Day One Hundred and Seventy Five.

    I had a hard time getting up yesterday morning and a large part of it was because of my sleep dog. When I stay at my sisters house she usually gets up when she hears my Brother-In-Law leave for work but yesterday she got up, barked once, then went right back to bed! Without her asking me to take her out, I didn't end up waking until around 11am. It had been a long day for her with the long walk and then her cousin dog coming to visit, so I certainly believe why she was so tired. I spent some time talking to my sister when we woke up before we had breakfast of fruit salad and coffee. It's amazing to me how quick the time went while I was there because before I knew it I was showering and packing to come back home.
    I decided to leave my dog at her house since she said she would dog sit for me while I'm gone for the next four days. I figured I would only be home for one night before hitting the road again, so this saves me another trip to my sisters house before officially leaving. With that being said, I missed my dog dearly last night; it's terrible without her:( When I left my sisters house I had to fill my car up with gas, then I was on the road. I was worried about the weather because it was calling for mixed precipitation, but I only ran into rain. I stopped at the food store before going home to get what we needed for dinner and only then did it start to ice.
    I'm not sure what motivated me but when I got home I decided to organize two junk drawers in my kitchen. That took at least an hour and when I was just finishing up, my boyfriend arrived. For dinner we made a General Tso's chicken stir fry over white rice, which was delicious. We also had some wine:) We watched some "Impractical Joker's" afterwards and then I watched a classic movie, "Designing Women", while my boyfriend fell asleep. I will add here that I had a wonderful visit with my twin sister and I'm glad I was able to work it into the vacation:)
    The plan for the next four days is as follows, to visit my Father tonight then my best friend from college over the weekend. Unfortunately, my best friend from college lives about 6 hours away, but with stopping at my Father's first it will chop the trip up nicely. I'm very excited to see my friend because it's been about a year since I've last seen her and I miss her a lot. She also has a baby who is now two and a half years old, so it will be nice to get reacquainted with him. Of course I'm a little nervous about the trip because I've never been to their new house so I'm not sure what the sink situation is like. It's also difficult sometimes to be around my friend because she knew me way before my hand washing OCD was ever an issue. She is very non judgmental and wouldn't ever make me feel uncomfortable, but it's still awkward. Alright, I'll talk later!