Day One Hundred and Thirty Five.

    When we woke up yesterday the weather was pretty overcast and a bit drizzly but it didn't really interfere with our morning plans which were to go downtown. We wanted to do some shopping then we were going to head up the coast to look at the beautiful houses. When we got downtown we had some coffee on a patio outside then tried to do some souvenir shopping. I was a little disappointed because nothing really caught my eye so I really didn't get anything except for a stuffed animal for my dog and a few book marks. The ride along the coast was absolutely beautiful even though the weather was a bit lousy. We stopped in a very posh town and got ice cream for lunch:) I had actually had a craving for ice cream the entire vacation and was very surprised with how good this place happened to be. Actually, as it turns out, it was nationally recognized for having some of the best ice cream.
    When we got back my Mother gave my sister and I a tour of the club house at her condominium. It's really amazing how much they have to offer and it always makes me so happy that my Mother has so much to do when she's down there. Unfortunately, it was still raining so we didn't get to go for a swim or anything. I think my Mom felt bad that we didn't get in the pool while we were down there but honestly I was more excited about going swimming in the ocean than anything else.
    For dinner we went to a local eatery which actually specialized in Philly cheesesteaks that were amazing. Afterwards, we took my Mom on a few more errands before going back to her place to start packing:( It was a really fast week with my Mother and I was sorry to see it end because I'm not going to see her until May at this point. I told her that I wished she could come home with me and she told me she had no interest in coming home to the cold weather. I understand that she hates the cold weather but at times it bothers me that she would rather spend the winter away from her family then bare with a few cold months. She always says that I won't understand how hard the winter is for her until I get older. That's probably true!
    I got terrible sleep last night and I guess a large part of that was being worried about over sleeping and not getting to the airport on time. I got up around 7:30am and got the rest of my things together before saying goodbye to my Mom. It was so cute because she set out a Valentine for us before we left! We got to the airport in time and everything about the traveling went as smooth as it can go. We had some turbulence on the plane ride home which scared me a lot but arrived only a few minutes later than we were expected. My sister's husband picked us up from the airport and once we got back to her house I got right in my car to head home. I was slightly frazzled because as soon as I got on the highway a warning light came on the dashboard which I have never seen before. I pulled over to find out that it was something with the integrated motor assist engine which has to do with the hybrid engine. I called my boyfriend who said he thought it would be okay to drive home so I did but I just didn't go above 65mph the whole time.
    It was nice to get home and it was only about 5:30pm. My second to oldest sister had already dropped my dog off at my house for me which was really sweet of her to do. It saves me a lot of time this weekend and I hope she realizes how much I appreciate it. My boyfriend arrived at my house about five minutes after I did and we spent a few hours chatting while I was unpacking. The main thing I wanted to do tonight was get a load of laundry in and take a much needed shower. By the time I was done with all of that it was already well into the evening. We were going to make dinner but both of us were feeling like we didn't want to have to spend a lot of the night cleaning up so we ordered in. I am definitely looking forward to making dinner for the next week to detox my system!
    It was such a nice vacation but it was also nice to get home. I missed my dog and my boyfriend so much that it was definitely time to see them. My hands look surprisingly well after my vacation and I think the warm weather helped. I also tried really hard to work on not over washing them because I know how it upsets my Mother to see me so obsessive with it. I am glad to report that my sister, my Mother and I all go along the entire trip. We didn't argue at all and I think we all did a great job being patient with each other. Alright, well that's all I have for now!

Day One Hundred and Thirty Four.

    This is only the second time I've had to do this but I am not going to write a complete blog for yesterday because I went to bed early last night and have been traveling all day today. I will write what happened yesterday and today in tonight's blog. Sorry to my loyal readers, I promise to make it good!

Day One Hundred and Thirty Three.

    Today was another good vacation day even though the weather was a bit lousy. We woke up late because we were all very tired and once we got ourselves together we went out to breakfast/lunch. Afterwards we took a drive to a ritzy town nearby and did some sightseeing. The weather was off and on rainy so it was really the best day to get some shopping out of the way, so we did that too. We went to a shop that was going out of business first and I found a cute skirt which my Mother bought me for my Birthday.
    We then went to the big shopping mall which had some really fancy shops. We only went in the Macy's but could have spent even more time in there because it was huge. Actually my Mother and I ditched my sister for a few drinks then met up with her later. It is hard because I get tired after I do so much shopping....well maybe tired isn't the right word....bored! It was already almost 6pm when we left the mall and stopped at the food store to get some groceries for my Mom.
    For dinner we got some take out food from a delicious local deli. I will say that so far on this vacation I feel like I have eaten so much. I think it's because when I'm at home I'm on a very regimented diet and I'm not used to eating so much anymore. We have been doing a decent  amount of walking so hopefully I'm not gaining too much weight. I still think I've been really good about not over washing my hands and letting a lot go. I think when I get back from vacation and have more time I'll explain some detailed stories about how I've held back some OCD urges. My boyfriend and I attempted to Skype tonight but the connection was pretty poor. He did look really cute though:) Alright until next time. Oh yeah I forgot to add how much I miss my little sweet doggy.

Day One Hundred and Thirty Two.

    Yesterday was my favorite day of the vacation so far!  I woke up and had some fruit and yogurt for breakfast before we left for the beach. My Mother decided to do some shopping downtown while my sister and I went to the beach, so we went our separate ways for the afternoon. We picked up some lemonade before heading to the beach. It was the most perfect beach day ever yesterday....sunny and a little bit of a breeze. We spent a good three hours out there until we met up with my Mother for late lunch and drinks.
    We then we headed back to my Mom's place and I can't believe how tired I was. I took an hour nap and I'm glad I did because when I woke up I felt much better. Our plans changed a few times until we decided to drive to a restaurant on the intercoastal for dinner. It was a fun place and I had scallops which were delicious! After dinner we went back to Mom's place to drink some wine and watch a movie.
    I spoke with my boyfriend on the phone for about twenty minutes last night and I am really missing him. He said we would Skype tonight which will be a new experience for me. It will be nice to see his face:) I also miss my dog like crazy as well and have been talking with my sister on the phone getting updates! It sounds like things have been going pretty smoothly so that is good news. I feel like I'm doing well with my OCD.... it's hard being here at times because even though the place isn't small there's no real privacy. I feel like every time I wash my hands it goes noticed. I haven't received too many comments but I was rushed our the door last night. Alright until later! 

Day One Hundred and Thirty One.

    I got up earlier than I really wanted to this morning because we were trying to leave for the beach early. It ended up taking a while to get everything together so we didn't actually leave my Mom's place until 11ish. Once we got down to the beach it took a really long time to find parking and when we did it was around noon. It was fantastic when we got to the beach because the weather was perfect and the water was so warm. We spent about three hours relaxing in the sun and swimming.
    The beach can be hard for my OCD because I have to deal with a lot of changing of clothes without washing my hands. Fortunately for me I happen to think that the beach is a very clean place, especially the ocean water. If I'm ever being very anxious I simply put my hands in the water to semi-wash them. We went to get some afternoon appitizers and drinks when we were done at the beach. It was very relaxing:)
     It was almost 6:30pm when we got back home and I took a shower. It felt really good since it was the first one since traveling which always feels great. We ended up going to a fairly nice restaurant for dinner which was a bit on the pricey side but very delicious. I can't believe how exhausted I feel right now and I think it's because of all the sun. We also did a lot of walking as well. I'm very impressed with my Mom who kept up with us all day long:) I am having a great time but am definitely missing my boyfriend. Alright until next time.

Day One Hundred and Thirty.

    I'm in Florida at my Mom's place:) The traveling day went pretty smoothly. When I woke up I had to take a shower and I had a significant amount of packing left to do. I got everything done, said goodbye to my sister and her husband, my dog and my boyfriend. Then I had to make the hour drive to my twin sisters house which was a really easy drive. Once I got there I had two beers to ease my flying anxiety then my Brother in Law took us to the airport.
    We barely made it to our flight on time because we didn't think their world be any kind of a line at security. We were wrong because the line was very long and I was sweating bullets the whole time! Once we got through security we got right on the plane and I didn't have a chance to use the bathroom beforehand so I had to go mid-flight. I handled it fairly well but it still left me with anxiety. I am so grateful that I was not alone in the flight because being with my sister made it so much better.  Once we landed in Florida we made great time but there was a plane in our gate, so we waited a half an hour before we could get off the plane. Once we did, by the time we picked up our rental car it was already 8pm and we drove straight to my Mom's.
    We were so hungry when we arrived at my Mom's place and she had made us small treys for dinner. They were really good and consisted of cheese, summer sausage, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, and a variety of dips. We ended up watching the Grammys, which sucked, then going to bed.

Day One Hundred and Twenty Nine.

    I went to bed very late last night and I ended up sleeping in way later than I had wanted to as well. When I finally got out of bed I took a shower and got myself ready so I could make that run to Target that I wanted to get out of the way before I went on my vacation. Even though I slept in so late it was still a fairly relaxing afternoon and my boyfriend went with me to Target, which was a nice change from the usual boring trip. I tried to hurry the entire thing up especially since we had a few other errands to run on the way home because I had family coming to my house. Once I got home my oldest sister was already at my house. See my second to oldest sister was coming because she is watching my dog while I'm away and because of that my oldest sister thought she would come to see her while she was here.
    My oldest sister and my boyfriend actually both helped me pack before my other sister arrived, which was good because I didn't know where to begin. I still had a last load of laundry to put in the wash but most of the major items were already together so I felt like I had gotten something done. Once my second to oldest sister arrived with her husband we all went out to dinner and then chatted a while afterwards. It was such a nice evening with my family-it was so needed. The only person missing was my twin sister but I took comfort in knowing that I'm going to see her tomorrow!
    My oldest sister went home but my other sister with her husband are staying the night, which leaves me at this point. I just folded the laundry and got the last minute clothing items in my bag. There are just a few things I will still have to pack at the last minute in the morning. The flight doesn't leave until 3pm so I am glad I'll have some time in the morning before I will have to leave. I am already getting pretty sad about leaving my boyfriend for this entire week but maybe some distance will be good for us. I think sometimes we take each other for granted and being away from each other might be a good break. Alright with that being said good night.

Day One Hundred and Twenty Eight.

    I finally got a great night sleep last night....a full eight hours and it's amazing how much of a difference it makes! When I woke up I had a lot of energy and I actually didn't have a hard time getting out of bed. When I did I had some coffee and did some emailing that was necessary. I saw a few weeks ago that Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were coming to town, so I figured I'd ask my oldest sister if she thought it was a good idea if I bought tickets for my Father and I. She said she thought he'd love it....so I bought them kind of compulsively. I sent him an email kind of demanding that he go with me and he was thrilled:) I'm actually super excited because the song "December of '63" is probably one of my favorite "oldies" of all time, so it should be a fun time!
    This morning after I took my shower I folded the laundry from yesterday and then I had to cut the cheese I was going to bring to work. It didn't take me that long to do at all and it ended up being a really easy item to take. Of course I was late for work and I'm not even sure why. Honestly though, I wasn't more than 5 minutes late to work so I didn't feel that bad. It ended up not being that busy of a night until the last two hours of course! I did feel like I was getting a lot done and I hope I can just leave it all behind me while I'm on vacation. I do have to call a co-worker about a last minute detail tomorrow, but it's not a big deal.
    After work was done I came straight home and my boyfriend was already there. He had some bad news because he drove my Mother's car home from his mechanics and it turns out that her car died about 5 minutes from my house. He felt so bad that he bought me roses! I told him that he should have bought my Mother the roses....not me! Anyway, the car overheated and he's not sure why. I think the car is just old and wants to die....I haven't decided what to tell my Mother yet, if anything. I mean what would be the harm in not saying anything until closer to when she gets back home? My boyfriend feels so bad he is already coming up with ways to fix one of his vehicles so that he could give the spare one to her.
    Once the whole car drama was done my boyfriend and I went to our favorite watering spot for some drinks and wings. I was very much looking forward to tonight because I knew it would be one of our last nights together before I left to see my Mother in Florida. Unfortunately half way through the night my inner conscious decided to get annoyed with the fact that he hasn't made any move on this relationship since he decided to call it that almost two years ago. I simply stated the truth....that a year ago when I heard his favorite song on the radio I used to get really excited and now it's not so exciting anymore. I fear that I'm over the entire thing the same way I've been over so many relationships in the past. I guess I just thought this one was different....when I first met him it just seemed so right....but here we are almost two years later and he doesn't seem to have any interest in marrying me. It's so hard because I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
    Then again I think of my OCD and I wonder if that's what is causing the hesitation. I mean, there are some people I graduated high school with who have been married and are on their second proposals. Me, however, has never had one. There has to be....I mean there must be something wrong with me. I guess the thing that frustrates me the most is that a year ago I was so willing to jump into marriage with my boyfriend and now I almost feel the complete opposite. It's as if all the special that their was between us has been sucked out because I feel if he really wanted me he would have made me his months ago. Ugh, listen to me talk, this is so depressing. I think I'm just bitter because I've pretty much been in every relationship possible and I thought this was the real deal. With that being said I'm going to bed.
   

Day One Hundred and Twenty Seven.

    I had a horrible sleep last night and I'm definitely feeling it tonight. Once again my dog couldn't settle down and then when I was in a nice, deep sleep this morning someone rang the doorbell! I was so frustrated because it woke my dog up and me. so it made it really hard to get back to sleep. Then when I got to sleep I ended up having a hard time getting back up. Anyway I decided not to go to Target because I wanted to sleep another hour. Once I got up I had coffee and decided to balance my checkbook fore the last time before I go away. I also had to make sure that I wasn't forgetting any bills that would be due while I was gone....hopefully I remembered everything. I also ended up gathering up all of the trash around the house because it is trash night.
    I put load of laundry in before I took my shower which means I think I only have one more load of laundry before my vacation....that's exciting:) I'll do a final load on Saturday so everything is nice and clean for my trip. I'm not sure what took so long today but after my shower I couldn't believe how late it was and I still had to fold laundry from the day before. With that being said I was about 10 minutes late for work  which I felt bad about:( Tomorrow at work is the last day for one of our supervisors, she's not leaving but switching back to the normal work rotation, so we are all bringing food in. My good friend at work talked me into going to the store tonight after work to get the cheese and crackers I'm going to bring instead of tomorrow morning and I'm glad she did. She reminded me how it would be much harder to get up early than to just stop on the way home tonight and she was right:)
    I have decided that instead of squeezing the Target trip into tomorrow morning I'm going to just do it Saturday. I really hope that I can get a good nights sleep so I can get up and do a nice workout. I think tomorrow might be the last time before my trip I'll get a workout in. I spoke with my boyfriend very briefly on the phone today and I was a little disappointed because he mentioned he'd possibly come over tonight, but at the last minute changed his mind. I'm started to get a little nervous about the whole vacation for a couple of reasons. I think the biggest reason is that I'm going to miss my boyfriend like crazy. It makes it harder that I've been on evenings all week and I have barely seen him. At least I'm not going until Sunday so I can spend all day Saturday with him.
    Another more obvious reason I'm getting anxious about the vacation is being around all those traveling germs. Ugh, flying is a really great way to catch an illness. I'm going to bring a tube of Airborne and a big bottle of Purell! Also, have I mentioned that I'm terrified of flying?! At least my sister and I got a direct flight so we don't have to do the whole changing planes ordeal. I seriously have to mentally stop thinking about how scared I am about flying on Sunday or I might not make it to the airport. Alright well that will do it for today. By the way I'm watching the new episode of "Impractical Jokers" and it's really making me laugh!

Day One Hundred and Twenty Six.

    It's seriously cold. When I got up this morning and looked at my thermostat it said 59 degrees. I usually always have the heat in my house set between 66-69 degrees but it's so cold out and drafty in my house that when its this cold, it never gets above the lower 60's. With that being said it was so hard to get out of bed and when I finally did I quickly made a cup of coffee then retreated to the couch blankets to hide. It took me almost an hour to get my nerve up to face the cold so when I did I forced myself to do a workout because I knew it would warm me up. I decided to do that 20 minute Pilates workout that I've done a few times since my sister sent it to me. It did the trick because once I was done with that I got some energy to clean some dishes in the kitchen up and have lunch! I couldn't believe how full I felt when I woke up this morning, I guess I ate too much last night, because I didn't even want anything to eat until lunch time.
    I was frustrated after I took my shower today because I went to take the clothes out of the dryer and one of skirts inside of it was wrapped up in a ball still wet. I kind of panicked because I hated the thought of a damp article of clothing in with my dry clothes, so I put the dryer on for another half an hour. I was annoyed that I wouldn't have time at that point to fold it before work so I'd have to do it tomorrow. In hindsight it's probably good that things like that happen to me because I need to learn how to deal with the fact that if I don't fold laundry before work it's really not the end of the world. Even writing it down makes me feel silly that I was so upset about it. Anyway I had to get to work on time today because it was meeting day and I got there right on time. It was a busy day at work but it went by really fast.
    I didn't get to eat dinner at work so when I got home I had another lean cuisine. I kind of get depressed when I have two lean cuisines in one day....haha, it makes me feel like such a bachelor. I am trying to plan my morning tomorrow because I'm running out of time to get some important things done before I go away for vacation. I think I'm going to try to get to the Target tomorrow. I don't want to leave my house empty of everything I'll need when I get back home because I'm sure when I do get back the last thing I'll want to do is go shopping. I think I'm going to try to suck it up and get right out tomorrow morning so I can get the trip out of the way. That will save the next two days for laundry and packing. Alright, that's it for now!

Day One Hundred and Twenty Five.

    The first thing I had to do today when I got up was to get my dog to the groomers because her appointment was at 10pm. After I dropped her off I picked up some coffee and came right home. I drank my entire coffee and then proceeded to take an hour nap! The groomer usually keeps my dog for the whole day but today she said she would be ready around 2pm, so it didn't give me much time to myself. After my nap I did my workout. I ended up doing a ab-workout which my sister had sent me the day before....it was kind of brutal. I also did a couple of Zumba routines. Then I decided to use the time that my dog wasn't here to clean out her toy bins and throw out any of her toys which were in really bad shape.
    After I picked my dog up I came back home to take a shower, fold laundry from the day before and then put another load in. Since I'm going to Florida on Sunday I used the extra time I had today to try on my summer clothes to make sure I could still fit in them. I also went through some clothes which I haven't worn in a while and got rid of a few items. I actually found a pair of jeans that I had stopped wearing for a while which I tried on and they look pretty good. so I think I'm going to put them back in the rotation.
    My boyfriend ended up getting to my place at around 6pm and I felt bad because I hadn't really put much thought into dinner. I thought we should cook but neither one of us wanted to so we ended up going to a restaurant I used to go to a lot in college. It was a very pleasant evening together and when we got home we had some much needed couch time. Of course I don't feel like I got to spend enough time with my boyfriend but at least we will have a few days this weekend together before I leave. My hands are in pretty rough shape so I've been doing my best to put cream on them whenever possible. That's it for now!

Day One Hundred and Twenty Four.

    Again my sleep wasn't that great last night....my dog has been so disrupted by the animal life in my area recently that she barks at every noise. I forgot to mention yesterday that last night when I got home from work I saw a fox running down my street! I can imagine that she smells every single animal in the area and because she is a hunter dog, it really bothers her. I got a lot accomplished before work today and I didn't even have to get up super early to do it all. Once I got up, after I had my coffee, I put a load of laundry in and took a shower. After my shower I took the spare room sheets out of the dryer and made the bed. Then it was time for lunch and I had another buffalo chicken salad....I was still using the chicken from Friday nights dinner so it was really easy.
    Once lunch was done I emptied the dishwasher, then loaded it again, took the trash out and put away all of the last Christmas items that I still had out. I spent a lot of time rushing around this morning to get everything I needed to get done because I wanted to get to work early for a continuing education lecture. I was very aggravated when I made it on time to find out that everyone where I was scheduled to work was assigned to go as well, so I figured if I went it would put me hours behind, so I figured I had better just not go to the lecture. Usually the coverage is more evenly spread out so it wouldn't have mattered so much if I did want to go. Oh well....even with not going to the meeting it was a very busy night and I ended up staying until almost 11:30pm.
    I didn't talk to my boyfriend on the phone at all today....he tried to call me when I was in the shower and when I called him back he was busy. Tomorrow is my day off so I'm glad I will get to see him then and he said that he would try to get out of work early. The most important thing I have to do tomorrow is get my dog to the groomers. When I take her there her groomer usually has her all day, which can actually be a nice break for me, because I can get a lot of things done. I didn't end up going to the ice rink on Friday so I'm trying to plan my day tomorrow around going. I'm a little worried about my toe in my ice skates, but I don't think it's broken. Today when I woke up it felt so much better, but still really bruised and swollen. I just think if it was really broken it would still be hurting me. I will see how it feels tomorrow before I determine if I'm going to go skating or not....I really should go because I haven't been in several weeks and I'm definitely missing it.
    Unfortunately my hands look really terrible. The last few days my hand washing has definitely picked up it's pace and it's bad timing because the weather is getting colder. I hope that because my day off is tomorrow and I don't really have any house work to do that I can minimize my hand washing. Alright, I'll let you know how the day goes tomorrow!

Day One Hundred and Twenty Three.

    I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night so tonight I am simply exhausted. When I got up this morning I decided to get right out of bed and start working on the things I had to get done. First and foremost I put the sheets from the spare room in the wash, because I've been meaning to do that for a few days now. After I had some coffee, ate some breakfast and had some internet time I did my workout. Today I decided to review the new workout set that my sister had sent me yesterday, which was a very difficult planking exercise. I only did one of the moves because despite it seeming way harder than anything I could handle it also involved equipment which I didn't have. Instead I did the 20 minute Pilates routine from the other day as well as a few Zumba routines. Once that was done it was shower time and I put the sheets in the dyer.
    One of my closest work friends was on tonight so it was nice to catch up with her, although at times it can be so distracting because she's very friendly and loves to chat. Working while chatting has never been my strong point! The good things is that at this point in our friendship she knows when to leave me alone and when she can approach me:) The fortunate thing was that it wasn't that busy of a night. Anyway, I had a few treats at work tonight because not only did she get us Starbucks but we also ordered out. We usually share two different sandwiches....we got the chicken salad wrap as well as a Cajun turkey Panini which were both amazing! The annoying thing about work tonight was how it started to get really busy the last two hours so it took me a while to wrap things up.
    So I'm annoyed with myself because when I had a few minutes today I did some very involved cleaning in my bathroom and I ended up stubbing my toe. I stub my toe all the time, but nothing ever like this. It hurt so bad all night that I was kind of walking with a limp! It looks very bruised and swollen....I really think I might have broken it. Grr....I know there's nothing anyone can do for it so I'm just going to complain about it for the next few days....haha. All of this happened after I was annoyed with my boyfriend on the phone, because he made a snide comment about me ordering out at work when I'm supposed to be eating healthy. I know he didn't mean it but it still annoyed me because I spent a lot of time talking myself out of feeling guilty about ordering out, only for him to make me feel guilty about it. I still can't blame the toe stubbing on him though, that was all me.
    Todays sad f-book story is that a friend of mine from colleges Mother died suddenly, either yesterday or today-I'm not sure which. This girl actually didn't graduate in my field because she switched majors but we actually work together at the hospital. It's all very sad:( My coworker tonight said "everything comes in threes"....that makes me very anxious. The really sad part about this story is that this girl started out the morning by putting a post up about how her Mother was lost and no one had heard from her for 24 hours. Then, 8 hours later she posted that she found out she died! I know these things happen all the time but it's so bizarre to me that they happened so close to each other and I found out on f-book. Well I guess that's it for now.
   

Day One Hundred and Twenty Two.

    When I got up today I was glad that it was still pretty early so I could spend the morning with my boyfriend before I had to go to work. He made a wonderful breakfast wrap for me to start the day! We ended up just cuddling on the couch for a while after breakfast before he left and I got ready for work. I managed to get the clothes I had washed yesterday folded before work which I was happy about. I really would like to get my bed sheets washed at some point in the next few days so hopefully getting the routine laundry out of the way will help with that.
    Work ended up being a pretty busy night which was actually okay because it went by really fast. It's such a contrast from the last weekend I worked where both days just seemed to drag on. I ended up staying a little late because I was chatting with a coworker I never get to see, so I didn't actually walk into my house until around 11:45pm. I ended up washing my hands a lot at work tonight which is frustrating because due to the harsh soap they are pretty sore. I am going to have to make sure to be better about creaming them tomorrow in between washes. When I got home from work I spoke with my boyfriend on the phone and I made my buffalo chicken salad as well.
    The next thing I have to talk about is a very tragic story I found out about through my friends f-book page. This is a warning that this is very sad. It involves a boy I graduated high school with, now were never that close but we have mutual friends so I've run into him a few times since high school. I always thought he was a nice kid and because of f-book I know where he lives and what he's been up to. Well, he always seemed like the playboy type who was always dating around and never very serious with any one girl, until the past several months when he starting posting pictures of himself with a really pretty girl who seemed great. I'm fuzzy on the timeline here because I'm not really a stalker but they eventually posted that they were in a relationship and I have constantly thought in my mind how great it was that he seemed so happy with her. Well, Friday night I checked the book and he posted this "Last night I lost my best friend". I guess she tragically died....I couldn't believe how sad I was and how much it affected me instantly. I found out today by doing an internet search that she died in a single car crash Thursday night. I'm heartbroken for him because I can't imagine what he is going through and how hard this must be for him as well as her family. When I think about how hard it would be if something like that happened to me I get sick to my stomach. It's really such a reminder about how fragile life really is. The sympathy responses are pouring in over his page and so many of them mimic the way I feel-that they just seemed so perfect for each other, like soul mates.
    I hope that story doesn't come across as stalking in anyway because I searched what happened to her. I knew it must have been an accident because what else would so suddenly take the life of a young girl. I guess with how public the internet is it's impossible to keep things like this hidden anyway. On that somber note I'm going to go to bed and think of my loved ones. I can only hope that they know how much I love and care about them, even though I don't get to say it to each one of them every single day.

Day One Hundred and Twenty One.

    Today was my day off but it didn't really feel that relaxing because I ended up having a lot more to do than I had initially thought. I had a very choppy night of sleep to start, because I fell asleep on the couch and didn't get up in bed until around 4am and then my boyfriend had to get up at 6am. I slept in a little later than I had wanted to but once I got up I didn't waste much time getting my day started. I got myself together and headed straight out to run some errands. I had to stop at the CVS, then the bank and the food store as well. My trip to the CVS was completely useless because they ended up not even having the hair products I was looking for:( Then when I went to the bank I found out that it had been robbed on Tuesday! When I walked in I thought it was strange that a security officer was at the door and on my way out I asked him why he was there and he told me the whole story. Ugh....kind of unnerving.
    The trip to the food store ended up being a big one and I didn't get home until around 1:30pm. I did a very thorough cleaning of my refrigerator because there was a lot of things in there which definitely needed to be thrown out. It actually took me a long time to get all the groceries put away and everything sorted. Then I decided to clean the floors up a little bit because the past few days with the warm up there was a lot of mud that got tracked in. I also cleaned the stairs leading up to my bedroom and gathered all the laundry to do another load. It was then finally time to do a workout! I decided to do the Pilates workout that my sister had sent me from the day before and I also did a four routine Zumba program I found on YouTube. After all of that it was time for my shower!
    The only other thing I wanted to get done before my boyfriend showed up was to balance my check book and pay some bills. I actually wasn't 100% finished when he got here....kind of bizarre he was early for once! We decided to make buffalo chicken pizza with a side salad for dinner and it was amazing. Humm....maybe all of my recent working out might actually be working if I wasn't eating so horribly as of late. Well, I mean it's not like we deep fat fry the chicken....the worst part of the whole pizza is really the dough and cheese. Oh well, what's life without a little indulgence? I'm excited that there's lots of extra buffalo chicken which I can use for salads the next few days. After dinner we just watched a movie on the couch and my boyfriend fell asleep a little bit after 10pm....so it was pretty much just me watching the movie.
    I started getting a little bit depressed when he fell asleep that we're going into evening week and I'm not really going to get to see him. I always think of things like that when he falls asleep early because I wish he would stay up and spend time with me while he can, but I really have to understand that he worked a full week and is exhausted. I'm actually pretty tired too....I think it's time for bed, until later:)

  

Day One Hundred and Twenty.

    I was excited when I woke up today and realized it would be the last time in a while I would have to get up so early. I got to work at a decent time and it turned out to be a very busy day. It was actually a good thing because it certainly made the day go by really fast....before I knew it my relief had showed up and it was time to go. I did have to stay until around 4pm because I had some questions to ask the group of people who work on the computer system about follow up issues, but then it was time to go!
    I ended up going to the bank on the way home to grab some cash and then getting a bottle of wine just in case I wanted some after dinner tonight. When I got home I really didn't waste any time cleaning or working out, I simply got right in the shower so that I would be ready when my boyfriend showed up. I decided to straighten my hair for our date night so that took about half an hour after the shower. I was all ready to go by 6pm and hadn't heard a thing from him, but he showed up around 6:30pm. He was a little bit distracted because last night he went to a hypnotist who was going to help him quit smoking, so he was dealing with the first day of not smoking. He said that he had trouble all day concentrating but I'm very proud of him for taking this on right now. I hope that he keeps it up!
    We ended up going to dinner which was a nice time, then we got home around 9pm. I wanted to watch a movie but we ended up just watching "Impractical Jokers" until he was falling asleep and went up to bed. I actually ended up falling asleep too but waking up three hours later and that is when I decided to write my blog entry. I'm slightly frustrated by the state of my hands because after this week at work they are very sore. I do however have time to turn them around, so I'm definitely hoping that tomorrow I can take it easy a bit so they have a chance to heal. Tomorrow is my day off before I work this weekend and I don't really have a set plan about what I want to do yet. I'm still thinking I might go to the skating rink. Alright, until later!

Day One Hundred and Nineteen.

    Well for a second night in a row my dog woke me up in the middle of the night and with my boyfriend being here, he just put her right down stairs. I hated letting him put her downstairs but I just had to get a decent nights sleep so I wasn't putting up too much of a fight! When we woke up we were both so tired and it took longer than usual to get out of bed. I was a little bit late for work and I felt bad about it, but then again I was there until 4pm, so I definitely made up the time since I was only 8 minutes late this morning. It was an extremely busy day at work which did make the day go by fast, but I felt slightly unhinged the whole time. I went straight home after work because I didn't have any errands to run....I love not having to stop!
    When I got home I gathered laundry and got right into working out. I decided to do two Zumba routines before attacking the horrible workout I did on Saturday again. However, I will add that today I did some alterations to some of the movements and left a few things out. Due to the fact that I left a few things out I decided to do an arm workout afterwards to finish off the entire session. Then it was time to put some laundry in and take a shower. I was feeling guilty and I still am that I didn't put another load of laundry in tonight, but I figure I'm on evenings all next week so I can use that time to catch up on all the laundry. It's really just the spare room sheets and my bed sheets which I have to get done. My boyfriend forgot to take the leftovers from dinner last night so I ate them tonight. A lot of times I don't eat the leftovers because I figure that they will be great for him to take to lunch. I was actually secretly glad that he forgot to take them because I thought that it would be a pretty healthy, filling meal to have after a workout day.
    Tomorrow I am going to have to get to work early because I already know the morning is going to be busy. I'm actually giddy with excitement for tomorrow night because my boyfriend and I have a "date night" planned. We're going to go out to dinner and I'm excited because we're going to a place we don't go to often, which we love, and it should be a lot of fun. I am going to get the laundry from today folded tonight so I won't have to do that after I shower tomorrow, that way maybe I can put some effort into getting ready for the evening. What I mean is that maybe I'll actually put some make up on! This week has been a harsh week on my hands so I have been putting lotion on them like crazy tonight. Alright, I guess that's all I have for now!

Day One Hundred and Eighteen.

    I was pleasantly surprised when I woke up this morning that I didn't feel terrible because my boyfriend is still battling a minor cold and I'm afraid I'm next. I ended up not having a great nights sleep because my dog kept waking me up ferociously barking every time she heard the wind howl. I told her that she had better cut it out tonight or my boyfriend would have her downstairs, because he's not as patient as I am with her overnight barking. When I got to work I found out that a new coworker would be shadowing me which actually seemed to make the day go by really fast. I ended up leaving work a little after 4pm because there was a bit of a training session in the afternoon that lasted an hour.
    On my way home I stopped at the food store to pick up some things to make dinner with, then headed home. We had decided on Sunday that we would use this chili garlic paste which I got my boyfriend for Christmas to make a homemade version of Kung Pao chicken....so I went with that idea. I must say it was refreshing not having to put a lot of thought in the whole planning phase and just going right in the store with the exact idea of what to get. When I got home I decided to skip the exercising for today so I could spend more time on it tomorrow, not rushed, when my boyfriend won't be coming over. I ended up just getting in the shower then folding the laundry from the day before. I felt guilty today that I didn't put another load of laundry in, but I just wanted to take a day off. I should really wash the sheets in the spare room downstairs as well as my bed sheets. I will hopefully get to my bed sheets before the weekend but I'm kind of waiting until our sickness is over so I can just do them once.
    After I was done with that my boyfriend told me he would be a little late so I read some of my book. By the time he got here and we finished making dinner it was already 9pm. I also wasn't in the best mood tonight because contrary to this morning I'm starting to not feel so great. Of course I took another Airborne tonight but I'm scared that's not going to cut it. I certainly don't want to get sick! I feel very sleepy so I'm going to go to bed and try to get a decent nights rest. I have two days of work until my day off on Friday. Until next time:)

Day One Hundred and Seventeen.

    I was in such a Monday mood today. It was so difficult to get out of bed and to make matters worse a cold has descended upon my boyfriend. When he woke up today I think he must of had a mild fever because the sheets were damp....poor thing. I will have to admit the first few hours I was at work I wasn't feeling that great myself....I just felt slightly off. Once I got my coffee, which wasn't until around noon, I started feeling a lot better and I felt alright throughout the rest of the day. I did make sure to have an Airborne tonight and some green tea. Work wasn't terrible but I felt like everything I was trying to accomplish wasn't working out, so I felt like I didn't have that productive of a day.
    When I got out of work I took a trip to my dogs veterinary clinic because I had to pick up some more heart warm medicine. I thought I could last until her appointment next month, but we have had such a warm up, I felt I had better grab some to be on the safe side. I would have been so mad at myself if I didn't get it for her and something happened. I also made her yearly appointment while I was there which is next month so I felt I was killing two birds! On the way home I stopped at the YMCA to get the ice rink schedule for this month. It looks like I may be able to go skating on Friday which is exciting because it will give me a break from these grueling online workouts my sister keeps sending me! When I got home from work I wasted no time collecting the laundry before I started my workout. I had told my sister that my legs were still aching from Saturday's workout so she sent me a basic Pilates routine. I must say I was pleasantly surprised and I liked it a lot. I thought I was going to get on my elliptical too but this workout seemed comprehensive enough, so I felt I didn't have to. I wish I could completely eliminate the elliptical because I don't like it at all but I know that cardio is very good for me. I really think I just need to get a new machine because mine is almost twice the workout just getting the stupid thing to work.
    After my workout I put clothes in the wash and hoped in the shower. Ultimately I made my goal of being done everything by 7pm which I was glad about. I also forgot to mention that I was able to get some mild house cleaning done as well. Once again I washed the entrance hallway down because it was covered in more winter weather salt and I also went through my mail. After dinner, which was just a Lean Cuisine tonight, I sat down and read some of my book....which was nice:) I could definitely fold the laundry tonight but I'm looking forward to getting in bed before 11pm so I think I'll save that for tomorrow! My hands look as if you would expect them to after where I worked today....I used a lot of that no water hand sanitizer which is chuck full of hand drying alcohol. I made sure to put cream on them tonight while I was reading so that should help. Alright, that's all I have for now!

Day One Hundred and Sixteen.

    I'm pretty proud of the fact that instead of doing a lot of nothing today I got some things accomplished. When my boyfriend and I woke up this morning we made a nice breakfast. It was very exciting to know that it was still pretty early and we had the whole day off together. We decided to watch the rest of the movie we fell asleep to last night which was "Some Like it Hot". I made him promise me that we wouldn't fall into the watching TV all day trap! Afterwards he took a bit of a nap while I read some news headlines online. The headline that got me the most upset is this one Police Group: Detective Who Fatally Shot Mentally Ill Teen Acted Justly". This gets me so upset and I realize it's still in the investigation phase but still, I can't imagine they had to shoot this kid in order to get control over him. Very upsetting to me.
    Anyway I decided then to take a shower and fold some laundry because I wanted to get that over with before the Broncos game was on. I actually didn't see much of the game because I was still folding laundry in the beginning and we started making dinner about half way through. They did end up winning which is exciting! For dinner we made corned beef and swiss puff pastry rolls as well as meatball sliders! I'm proud of the fact that we ate up a lot of leftovers this weekend instead of just ordering out. We made a decision that we really need to eat out less so I thought this was a good start. Unfortunately I recognize how the dinner we had tonight wasn't the most healthy option. I also ate a lot of left over Christmas candy today because I don't want to have to throw any of it out:( Maybe it's time to just bring it into work. I will say I'm impressed by how sore my body is from my work out yesterday. Even if I wanted to work out today I don't think I could. I am going to try to be better this week about the things I choose to eat.
    Tomorrow is one of the first days since before the Holiday's that I don't have to really do much after work. I'm excited because the big plan is that I'm going to work out and hopefully read my book all night! That would really be the perfect scenario so I hope the day goes well so I can fulfill that. I am probably going to want to do some laundry but as far as cleaning the house goes, it's not looking to shabby, so I have some time before I have to do any major cleaning. Alright, I better get to bed!

Day One Hundred and Fifteen.

    Well like most weekend blogs, this one is coming a day late. My boyfriend had to go into work yesterday so he left about 8:30am....I really felt like I should have just gotten right out of bed then, but I didn't. I ended up getting out of bed around noon and making myself some coffee then retreating to the couch:) I spent a fair amount of time online commenting on my sisters pictures on f-book....something I hadn't done in a while. It was really nice not having to be anywhere and just relaxing! My boyfriend called and told me he'd be back to my place around 4pm and I felt bad but I asked him if he could pick up some items we needed for dinner. It was totally raining outside and I didn't feel like leaving the house....he was sweet and said no problem!
    I ended up putting some laundry in, then taking a shower and cleaning up my bathroom a little bit. My boyfriend arrived shortly after I was done all of that and he said he wasn't feeling that well. It seems like he'd developed a bit of a cold, so he laid down on the couch and I got started on dinner. He had asked me if I could make meat balls earlier last week and I thought a "no plans" Saturday night would be a great time to do it. While I was making them I made a quick call to my Mom and once the meat balls were done my boyfriend woke up, he seemed to be feeling better! Dinner was the major production of the night....I had quite a spread. I made a nice salad, spaghetti and meatballs as well as garlic bread. Humm....so much for my diet! I took comfort in the fact it was all home made and at least it wasn't overly salty, right?
    After dinner we watched a couple of movies on Netflix and I had some wine. I forgot to mention that my boyfriend's Grandfather ended up getting sent home from the hospital with just the diagnosis of a syncopal event due to low blood pressure. It was so nice when he went to call their house and his Grandfather answered! Oh yeah another thing I did yesterday was this extremely hard work out which my twin sister had sent me for our vacation preparation. It was so hard that afterwards I was having trouble walking and it's almost impossible for me to explain how sore I am this morning! I won't lie though, it feels pretty good. I'm pretty proud of how my hands look this weekend which is good, because I'm working in an area this coming week which always lends itself to me washing my hands a lot at work. I feel like I should talk more about the movies we watched last night but I don't have time now so I will later!

Day One Hundred and Fourteen.

    When I woke up yesterday morning I felt pretty tired....I should have gone to bed a little bit earlier! It wasn't a big deal though because I got to the continuing education program on time. I met up with three friends from work and we sat together. The morning part of the program was being giving my one of my favorite professors at my college....oh yeah did I mention the program was at my college? Anyway, I'm not ashamed to say I had a major crush on him when I went to school there....haha. He's probably getting close to 40 now and he looks exactly the same. He's very confident, has accomplished so much in his career and is a great speaker. Anyway, it wasn't hard paying 100% attention in the morning classes even though I was exhausted:) We took a break for lunch and then did three more hours afterwards, were good but definitely not as good as the mornings classes.
    Once I got out of the program I went right home and called my boyfriend to see what he wanted to do with the evening since our weekend plans had changed. I instantly knew that he must of been having a horrible day because he seemed very distracted. After we spoke I took a shower and folded laundry from the day before. My boyfriend said he would definitely be leaving work around 6pm but he didn't show up until after 7pm. He told me he was going to have to go into work on Saturday for a few hours and he probably spent the first hour he was here on the phone. We decided to go to the local eatery to grab dinner and have a few drinks. While there, he got a scary call from his parents about his Grandfather being in he hospital. I didn't get the whole story but it sounds like they were ruling out a stroke. It's hard because my boyfriend was texting his parents and all the information I got was conflicting. The good news is that all of his lab work was fine and they said if he was a younger man, he's 92, they would have just sent him home. Hopefully I'll find out more information today when my boyfriend gets out of work.
    I feel terrible for my poor boyfriend, he really had a stressful night. As if how busy he is at work isn't enough, he had to have family emergency on top of everything else. Needless to say he was completely distracted the entire night and I don't blame him for it. When we got home he ended up falling asleep on the couch and it didn't take me too much longer to do the same. Unfortunately he woke up and went to bed around 1am but I was in my don't touch me or wake me up mood so I didn't get up to bed until 8am, when I should have been waking up:) It feels very bizarre sitting by myself with no real agenda on a Saturday morning. Since I haven't had time the last two days to do much cleaning around the house my hands are looking a bit better. Also, with the weather warm up today I think that's helped as well! My major goal for the day is to do a work out because it's been several days since I've gotten one in:( Alright, until later!

Day One Hundred and Thirteen.

    I had a extremely hard time getting up this morning but I was glad that it was my last day of work this week. Once I got to work it wasn't the busiest of days but it definitely presented enough challenges to make it frustrating. I felt like I was there forever too....I ended up being there until way after 4pm because I had to sort through my mailbox before I left. I guess they are cleaning out the mailboxes tomorrow so they wanted them all empty. It's funny because I found a lot of things from 2008....I can't believe I had all of that still in there! Anyway when I walked out I left with my good friend and we had a nice conversation which made it even later when I finally left the parking lot.
    It was almost 5pm when I got home and right when I was getting home my friend with whom I had plans with this weekend was trying to call me. I decided to call her back once I got home and got my dog out. She wanted to tell me that she called the place we were going to stay at to see if they could change our reservations to a different weekend, but they said they couldn't. We had a big conversation about whether it would be worth it or not for us each to have to drive out there for just one night. Also, as it turns out when I checked the weather it said it's going to be 55 and raining! Well what I decided to do was to tell my friend that another weekend would work better for us. She was very accepting of my final decision and we tentatively scheduled a make up date for March.
    My second to oldest sister came to visit me tonight and we are still hanging out here together. Once she got here, which was around 7:30pm, we went out to dinner. We had a nice dinner with drinks and we ended up staying out pretty late. It's just so easy to talk to my sister because we get along great and she's so easy to talk to. I will talk more about our time together tomorrow, I'm going to have to get to bed now. I'm going to a continuing education program tomorrow so even though I don't work I will still have to get up early-ish! See you later:)

Day One Hundred and Twelve.

    Today was meeting day at work and where I was working I had to be at the early meeting, so I tried to get out of bed at a decent time. I didn't have much time to start my car, but I did it anyway because I think even a little bit helps. I got to work with a few extra minutes to spare which is always nice:) The meeting ran late so by the time I was actually where I was supposed to be working it was already 8am. It made the entire day go by really fast, but timing worked out perfect because I was able to get my coffee around 9:30am which is the ideal time for me! I ended up being at work until a little bit after 4pm and I went straight home.
    Once I was home I called my friend who my boyfriend and I have plans to visit this weekend to solidify the details. I was very upset to find out that her husband is not going to be joining us because their pipes froze and he is going to stay home to get everything cleaned up. It kind of puts a damper on my plans because now I'm not sure if I should bring my boyfriend or not. This is my best friend from college and she is going to be bringing her baby, so I am not sure how much fun my boyfriend is going to have with just us. I'm thinking instead of going down on Friday night, maybe waiting until Saturday so I can spend some time with my boyfriend before I go. I'm kind of upset about this because where we are going I thought we'd be able to ski on Saturday, but I don't think it would be right to leave my friend alone in the room.
    My boyfriend and I went to Target tonight and then out to dinner. I was almost out of soap so I wanted to stock up....it wasn't any super buy but at least I have enough for a while. I am really looking forward to tomorrow night because my second to oldest sister is going to come to visit. I haven't spent a lot of one on one time with her in a while and I think it will be good for both of us. The last thing I'm going to say is how horrible my hands look:( It's a combination of the weather and over washing for sure. Anyway, until next time!
   

Day One Hundred and Eleven.

    I'm exhausted. I feel really run down like I need three solid days at home on my couch reading books. That would be some sort of dream come true! I know I just need to get through the next couple of days and I will have some down time next week. I was very worried about getting up at a decent time this morning because I still had my gloves in the dryer and I wanted to start my car for a while, with it being so cold. With that being said my boyfriend was trying to leave super early as well because he had an appointment in the city. I guess he didn't have a very good sleep because he woke up this morning all sorts of angry. I wasn't quite sure why at first but I guess because it was so windy out my dog had a hard time settling down and her pacing kept him up. It's pretty rare when my boyfriend gets angry, but he does have a temper, so when he is angry it's a little un-nerving. I just let him grump around and figured I'd talk to him later this afternoon.
    I ended up getting to work on time with my gloves on and my car pre-warmed, so I was happy about that. The work day was odd....it was slow in the beginning and in the end, but ridiculously busy in the middle. I guess I didn't mind it that much and it was nice to get my problems done so I had a little breathing room when I was finished. After work I simply went right home and started to do some cleaning. The foyer really needed a good wipe down because of all the salt being tracked in so I spent a while doing that and I also cleaned the downstairs toilet and sink area. After that I took the trash and was finally ready to get in the shower.
    I had done laundry yesterday so I folded it after my shower and paid some bills. By that time it was 7:30pm and I had left overs from last night for dinner. I sure do like an easy dinner! Although I had forgotten I had to unload the dishwasher after:(The biggest thing I wanted to get done tonight was to put the rest of the Christmas decorations away and get the boxes in the basement but after dinner that was the last thing I wanted to do. I ended up couching it for almost an hour and then getting the decorations put away. I can't believe how bare my living room looks now! I actually have some rearranging to do but I figure that can wait until tomorrow or later this week. After today's activities I must say that my hands look horrible:( I'm very upset by this too because I was doing so well. I knew it was going to be hard to keep them looking nice especially with all the house chores I did between yesterday and today. Ugh. I don't think this extreme cold is helping either though.
    After dinner my boyfriend called and I did mention how grumpy he was this morning. He said that my dog was really driving him crazy. I simply told him that he would have to put her downstairs or himself downstairs if it happens again in the future. He agreed and semi-apologized for being in such a bad mood. He was really stressed about the meeting he had in the city this morning so I can hardly blame him. I was kind of in the "not wanting to talk mood" tonight on the phone. I went on my speech about how much work I always have to do and why I can't ever just do certain things that I actually want to do for a change. He told me that he helps me out whenever he can and I definitely agree, but sometimes I do feel like he spends a lot of time in my house still as a guest. It was odd because this last weekend I felt the opposite because he was taking it on himself to take care of things such as the garbage or asking me if I wanted help with the laundry. However, last night I felt like he reverted in the he's a guest in my house mode again.
    I guess for the first time in this relationship I'm getting that scared feeling that I always get when my relationships start to get serious....the one where I think I'm going to turn into a nagging house wife. I feel if we really are serious about living together we are going to have to share the workload more. As it is I do most of the laundry and because I get out of work earlier I tend to do most of the food store runs. He had a good point of telling me that there are a lot of things I like to do my way and that's why he lets me. I can't argue with that, but at the same time, if he did something I really hate doing without asking me first I can't imagine I would be angry if it was done right! Alright, I hate turning this blog into a bitch about my boyfriend entry so that's it for now!

Day One Hundred and Ten.

    Today was a busy day from the start to the end and just as I was afraid of I didn't get much sleep at all last night. I knew that work was going to be busy and it sure was. It went by so fast I could hardly believe it. Once I was done I had to stop at the food store to get stuff for dinner. I decided I was in the mood for corned beef sandwiches and a big salad. The first thing I did when I got home was do some working out. My sister had already sent me a work out set so I did that immediately so I wouldn't back out of it. I also ended up reluctantly putting another load of laundry in because I'm obsessed.
    Finally it was time to take a shower and when I was done that I folded the laundry from the day before. It was already almost 6:30pm when I was finished with all that and my boyfriend had sent me a text message saying he was going to be late. I decided to start cutting the vegetables for the salad so that would be ready when he got home. I seemed exhausted by the time he got to my place which was around 8pm but I made our sandwiches and we ate dinner.
    Then it was time to take the Christmas tree down and that's always a very depressing job. It went pretty smoothly actually, although I think one of my ornaments is out on the curb with the tree:( I looked through it for quite a while but I didn't find it anywhere....but maybe I broke it last year? I spent a fair amount of time doing the initial vacuuming but I left it out because I still have all the rest of the decorations to take down and I will probably need to vacuum one more time. I figured I'll do that tomorrow night when my boyfriend isn't around because I don't really need his help for what I have left to do. It's amazing how fast the Christmas season seemed to fly by the year....quite sad actually. I am actually looking forward to things settling down a little bit so I can get back into my reading. After the cleaning I did tonight associated with the tree clean up I'm afraid my hands don't look that great anymore. I hope I can take it easy the rest of the week and get back on track. Alright, until next time!

Day One Hundred and Nine.

    Even though this was my "short weekend" because I got out late on Friday I ended up having a very productive weekend. Today when we woke up my boyfriend made us a very nice breakfast. We actually used the chicken/pepper mixture we had left over from New Year Eve's quesadilla festivities for a delicious omelet. We also made questionable bacon and weird frozen biscuits with sausage gravy. I guess I should explain about the bacon....my boyfriend got it from Wal-Mart for about $2.00 (it was labeled "economy grade") and it was mostly fat, but actually better tasting than expected. Secondly, when I mean weird frozen biscuits I meant that he froze the whole biscuit container, which I guess you're not supposed to do, because they didn't rise and were very cakey. This is quite a critique....it was actually an amazing breakfast and it was very nice of him to make it for me:)
    After we ate breakfast we got ready to head back to my place because they were saying we were going to get freezing rain. When we got back I checked the weather and they changed the forecast to all rain at this point, so that's a good thing. I wasn't going to put laundry in today but I decided to, so I did that once we got home. I also took a shower and then we made dinner. We had the left over Chinese food from the previous night which I was glad about because I didn't feel like making dinner!
    I was going to start taking the tree down after dinner but decided that I could just do it tomorrow. My boyfriend has a meeting in the city on Tuesday so he's going to stay here tomorrow night as well, so I thought we could do it after work. It will be a relief when I get it taken down because then with the Holiday's over I can get back into reading and working out. I slacked on the working out this weekend but I hope tomorrow after work I'll definitely do a routine. I won't lie....I am certainly looking forward to my vacation in three weeks! I haven't had a vacation since August and I'm definitely looking forward to the time off. I am really proud of how my hands look right now and I hope I can keep it up so when I visit my Mom she's proud of my progress. Alright, that's it for now!

Day One Hundred and Eight.

    When I woke up yesterday I was lacking ambition. I had to get to the bank to deposit my pay check by 12pm though. I was running out of time and my sweet boyfriend suggested going for me because it wouldn't take him long to get ready. He went to the bank and I got up and cleaned the kitchen a bit. The plan for the day was for us to drive my Mother's car to my boyfriend's car dealership to pick his Ford up, then I would follow him with Mom's car to his mechanics. We promised my Mother that we would get her car inspected. Once I showered and got a few things together we were off! Oh yeah I also had to fold laundry from the day before.
    The trip went really smoothly and we got to my boyfriend house around 6pm. I couldn't believe how long it had been since I'd been there!  Like usual it was really nice to be around his things for once. We decided for dinner to go out to a Chinese restaurant that is good in his town. I was excited because it has been a very long time since I'd been to a sit down Chinese place. It was really delicious....I got General Tso's chicken. I got enough of it for three people so I took some home! Afterwards we went back to his place and watched a movie while enjoying some beer.
    I guess the weather people are saying we will be getting some sleet today so we are going to head back to my place fairly early. I'm not sure if I will have the energy but I really should spend the evening taking my Christmas tree down. It's kind of a depressing activity so it will be nice to do it when my boyfriend is around so I don't get sad. I have already mentioned that it's also a chore which makes my OCD rear it's ugly head. I just think of the next year and how much easier it makes decorating when everything was put away properly the previous year. Alright, until later:)

Day One Hundred and Seven.

    I was slightly frustrated with the guy who plows my driveway yesterday because he never came, so my boyfriend had to spend almost an hour shoveling out. The only good thing about this storm really was how cold it is, because of that, the snow is very light and easy to shovel. Anyway, once I got up I bought my plane tickets to visit my Mom in Florida at the end of this month. It makes sense to buy tickets to Florida on the coldest day of the year! I'm also very excited that twin sister will be joining me. Due to the fact that we are vacationing soon my twin sister sent me some online work out regimens to do in preparation, so I actually spent a bit of time yesterday doing that. She said I should do twenty minutes on my elliptical, but I ran out of time. At least it's a start, right? It actually felt really good to do some working out and it just dawned on me that it must be why I woke up with a back ache this morning!
    By the time I put another load of laundry in, showered, folded the laundry from the day before and got ready for work I really only had about five minutes to eat lunch. I threw a lean pocket in and ate it fast! In hindsight I really should have allowed more time to get to work because the roads were still very slippery and people were driving horrible. My car kept getting stuck because everyone was driving so slow....my car needs some momentum to get through some of those snowy patches. I was very glad that I did start my car about twenty five minutes before I left though! Work was extremely busy and I kept having major issues which took up so much of my time. I kept feeling like I was the only one busy though, which is always annoying! I left after 11:30pm and I felt super frustrated with how the night went:(
    My boyfriend was at my house when I got home and we decided to go to our favorite local drinking spot to have a few and get some late night wings. I was so cold but I think it's good for us to get out once in a while....keeps us young! We were there until almost 3am and then spent some time watching YouTube clips of "Impractical Jokers". With that being said we didn't go to bed until very late and that's why this blog entry is a day late! We have a busy day today which I'll talk about later. Humm....I didn't really say anything about my OCD in this entry which is probably a good thing! I had a decent day yesterday suppressing my hand washing urge, probably because I didn't have a lot of time to do it that much. I guess something which has been very apparent is how obsessive I've been about doing laundry lately. I have probably done laundry almost every single day for the past two weeks. I just can't stand having dirty clothes lying around....it's becoming a problem because I don't want to do laundry every day! Oh bother....until later:)

Day One Hundred and Six.

    It's really insanely freezing right now. I seriously can't stop thinking about those hot, humid summer days. I ended up sleeping in a lot later than I had wanted to this morning which ended up making it pretty rushed. Once I finally got out of bed I put my dog outside which was hard because I could barely get the back door opened because of all the snow. I quickly threw a load of laundry in and got in the shower. I was rushing because I had to get some of the snow shoveled before I went to work. Anyway, after my shower I folded laundry I still had in the dryer from Tuesday. Once I was done with the in house chores I put on my winter jacket and went outside to tackle the snow. I can't believe how freezing it was and I thought my hair was dry enough to go outside, but I guess it wasn't because it froze! It reminded me of stories my Mother used to tell me about going to college and her hair freezing while she walked to classes in the winter.
    My coworker showed up to my house pretty early....in fact it was about 2:25pm when she arrived and I wasn't quite ready yet. I got myself ready really fast and we got to work almost ten minutes early, which was nice because the day shifters really were antsy to get out. It was an unusually slow evening at work but it still managed to go by at a decent rate. I'm so grateful that my coworker gave me a ride because when we drove home it looked like the roads had barely been plowed. It was helpful that there weren't that many people on the road, but I still doubt my little civic would have handled it that well. I am hoping that it clears up by the time I have to go in tomorrow.
    I have this this weekend off but it sounds like it might be somewhat annoying because we have to do a lot of fiddling around with our vehicles. We have to get my Mother's car to my boyfriends mechanic and pick his Ford escape up from the dealership. I am also bound and determined to make it to my boyfriends house for the first time in weeks. I feel so bad that it's been so long I haven't been there. At some point I have to get my Christmas tree put away too. If you ask me taking the tree down is one of the most depressing and annoying tasks of the entire year. I also tend to be very obsessive about getting it all put away nicely so that makes it take a long time. I am still pretty proud with how my hands look for it being so cold....I am trying really hard not to over wash. Alright, until next time:)
   

Day One Hundred and Five.

    I can't deny the fact that I really didn't do much at all today! When we woke up we said goodbye to my sister, her husband and my friend from work. I felt bad because we couldn't make breakfast for them all because I realized I didn't have eggs....oops. When everyone left my boyfriend made us cheesy bagel pizza while I cleaned the dishes that were left over from last night. The worst part was cleaning the stupid quesadilla maker! What a mess....they make machines like that so hard to get cleaned....I spent over half an hour cleaning it up. After we were done with that we decided to watch a movie and we went with "Raging Bull". We were looking at top movie lists and that was one on there which neither one of us had seen. It was pretty good and the titled was very aptly named.
    Here's where the day gets really lazy....after the movie was over we started watching the Twilight Zone marathon and that pretty much summed up the rest of the day. We also ordered out from a local eatery for dinner because I really didn't feel like cooking or cleaning dishes. I'm not going to feel guilty about our day today though....we both work really hard and I think we are allowed a day off here and there. Some of these Twilight Zone episodes are really fascinating. There's a lot of talk about an upcoming snow storm which is supposed to start tonight. It's hard to gauge just how bad it's going to be but I was already getting a bit nervous about getting to work tomorrow. I mentioned it to one of my closest co-workers via text message and she said she was just telling her husband about how she would drive me in and home after work because we are working the same shift. I can't believe just how great of a friend she is to me....I feel like I don't do enough for her.
     I've been thinking a lot about friendships lately because my best friend for years hasn't spoken to me in two months. I kept trying to get in touch with her and hearing nothing back so about a month ago I finally asked her exactly what was going on. She told me that she wasn't going to take a back seat to my dating life and that I haven't been available to her in months. I find this so bizarre because I've always gone out of my way to keep our friendship going. Plus the last six months I've done most of the organizing....I can't remember the last time she asked to hang out with me. One of the biggest problems is that she doesn't like hanging out with my boyfriend. She hates being the third wheel, even though I hardly think that's how we make her feel. It's very frustrating because sometimes, especially when I work evening week, I only have one day off. Therefore I started asking if she wanted to hang out with us on those nights, but she would always say no. It's definitely been upsetting me a lot lately. I have done a lot for her and I always feel like she never appreciated anything I did. The last thing I told her was that I would give her some space and I hoped she would eventually want me back in her life. Anyway, now that I haven't been around her much lately and I'm getting closer to some of my co-workers, it amazes me how great some friendships can be. It's making me realize how crappy she treated me a lot of the time and maybe this space is a good thing. With all that being said I still can't deny the fact that I truly miss her. Until next time.

Day One Hundred and Four.

    Well this blog is coming a day late so Happy New Year:) Yesterday started with me getting up late....but it's really because I went to bed so late. I ended up falling asleep on the couch at 5am and then waking up around 10am. Then I realized I really needed more sleep so I went upstairs to my bed and didn't wake up until 1pm! I had a lot of things I needed to do before my twin sister and her husband came so I was slightly worried I wouldn't have time. I got out of bed, had coffee and balanced my check book, cleaned around the house a bit, took a shower, and folded laundry from the day before. I also threw another load of laundry in because I didn't want to have to do it today.
    After I got myself ready I went to the bank, the liquor store and the food store to pick up last minute items. By this time it was already almost 6pm and my boyfriend was just arriving. I felt exhausted already but started chopping vegetables for home made quesadillas. Before I knew it my sister showed up. We had a really nice evening....we did a lot of cooking and eating. I felt like I was doing a lot of dish washing, although I was trying not to be too obsessive and instead enjoy spending the time with my guests. My friend from work ended up coming over around 11:15pm once she was done her shift to spend the evening with us as well.
    Once the ball dropped we all watched TV and drank champagne until I started falling asleep on the couch. We ended up going to bed around 3am. I woke up this morning with a headache which isn't that shocking! Alright, until later.