What's Next?

Alright god.. it's time for a sit down..

I have a few things to talk to you about.
Relationships
What's the deal with that anyway, how do you find the humor in what these things are. They're full of turmoil and compromise, Happiness and bouts of frustration. How do you expect two people to work as one?
See C__'s and my relationship is full of it's up and downs, but still we stay the course. Not because I don't think I can't go out and find something new or that she can't either. We're both attractive people in our early twenties, we both have dreams and wants that we look to peruse secretly but still meat in the middle every day and reach a common understanding about how are feelings for each other are stronger than any other thing that could threaten to rip us apart.

C__ and I are doing good again, but this time feels different. This time feels more true not only to myself but also to C__. I think, just as she held things back from me, I too did the same with her. Or maybe I thought I did the same for her. Somehow thinking that holding back the truth would be the better option, better than facing what could be something that we might just have to agree to disagree on.

So god the scores
You: 1
People:0

Money
Every time I try to get ahead you seem to find a way to throw a hip check in there and kick me back down to the way I was before I started.
Example:
C__ and I took out a small loan to pay off all our other small loans. Obviously I took out a little more than I needed so we would be able to do a few things we've been wanting to do as well as a few thing that needed to be done. All things considered be had about $500.00 left over the top after paying the other tings off. So what happens? C__ needs 3 of her five tires replaced so that ran a cool $340 to replace them. Side note, WTF why does three molded pieces of rubber cost so much?
Any way that still left a little chunk to work with, C__ could get a new pair of pants and I could pick up some new shoes... maybe.

And Then...

Bam out of left field we get a call.
C__ grandpa and her fathers side is in the hospital.. two states away. They've found cancer in his intestines and have taken about two feet out. But while in there they did a little extra and also found some in his limp nods.. So things aren't in a good way for the old guy. He's a wonderful person, one of the best people I have ever had the pleasure of spending time with no matter how brief that time may have been.
He's a Baptist preacher in a tinny town in OK, The church is like a hundred years old and the average attendance if ten or so. It's the kind of place where you have fish fries when someone "special" is in from out of town. Where everyone reads and everyone sings.. you don't have a collection, but donations are always welcome in any shape or size.
I'm no man of god nor do I frequent church with the exception of Christmas and Easter.. maybe. But He's the type of man you would go for, just to here him speak about his passion and life. He has never forced god on a single soul in his life and doesn't try to. He comes with the belief that if you do believe in it all than you do, if you don't.. well then you don't.

So we got the call on Friday and I had C__'s ticket to fly by Sunday morning. She fly on this Wednesday and comes home on a Sunday..

It will cost us the rest of what we had over the top and a little of what we didn't have.. But it's all worth it.

I only have one grand parent left now, and have lost four (Grandpa on dads side divorced and remarried).
You never know how much time you didn't have until that time has been taken from you. I used to drive by my grandpa's house every day on the way home from work, and how many times did I stop? Once, maybe twice. All that time I lost leaning anything about him about the way he lived is now gone.
I won't let C__ make the same mistake I did. So I'll do whatever I have to get her to him and give her the chance to learn something from a man who has done amazing things with his life and so many other peoples lives too.

and
More to come.