In a Funk

I have been in such a funk lately and I don't know why. I have not been sleeping well and when I do finally fall asleep, I am wide awake at 6!!! I am a person who needs as least 8-9 hours of sleep per night to feel my best and I am definitely not getting that! Plus, my neighbor feels the need to talk VERY loudly on the phone in his kitchen on a nightly basis (my bedroom is on the other side of the wall in his kitchen). Last night, I could hear his TV in his living room! Good thing Jill wasn't home, she would have been mad if that had kept her up since her room is on the other side of his living room. I have never had this problem before with any previous neighbors. I really want to talk to him, the problem is he will talk my ear off about nothing and I don't have time to listen to someone talk just to hear them self talk.

I had an okay weekend. Friday night I went to Firebirds for dinner to celebrate Melissa's 30th birthday! The food was great and I had a blast catching up with friends I have not seen in awhile. Then we had dessert at Ben and Jerry's, it was yummy:) I worked at Padoodles on Saturday, wasn't busy it was a long day. Then I went and saw the Proposal last night with my friend Meda. It was sooo funny and it definitely got me out of my funk for a little bit. Of course, I am super tired again today because of lack of sleep, I am definitely going to be in bed early tonight and hopefully tomorrow I will feel like myself again! I hate being in a bad mood and not feeling like my normally chipper self... Good news is that I am on vacation next week, can't wait to relax and catch up on some sleep!!!!!

Lazy weekend

What a great lazy weekend! I cannot tell you the last time I had a free weekend. It was awesome! After work on Friday, I went shopping for my sis's birthday present (her birthday is today!) and came home with a new pair of sneakers! On Saturday, I stayed home all day and did stuff around the house. I even took a 3 hours nap on Saturday afternoon. Ahh bliss! Sunday was family day since we celebrated my sister's birthday last night with dinner and chocolate cake. We played badminton and I have to say it has been at least 11 years since I played last. We played it in gym and I was never very good but I always liked playing. I have definitely improved since then, maybe its because I am not as klutzy as I was then. Actually I still am a klutz but I am definitely more coordinated now. All in all it was a great weekend!

Next weekend is another busy one!!!

One Year Already

I can hardly believe that it has been a year since my friend, Brandon died. In some ways it seems like yesterday and other days it seems longer. The first year was hard and I thought a lot about his family especially around the holidays and his birthday and they are in my thoughts and prayers today as well. I am sure it has been a difficult day for them and I hope God gives them peace. The first year is always difficult and hopefully it will get easier as time goes on. When I went to see Zach over Memorial Day, it brought back memories of Brandon because that was the last time I saw him before the accident last year. At least now I can remember the good times without crying and I will cherish that always.

When I found out Brandon had died, all I kept thinking was unfair it was to lose a friend, that is not how its supposed to happen at my age. I never thought I would have to experience that again but unfortunately, 9 months later I did. It has only been 3 months since Chris died and I still feel like it was yesterday. I can now honestly say I know exactly how Zach felt when Brandon died, they were close like Chris and I were. Zach told me the first 6 months were the hardest for him and it has gotten easier, I hope he is right. I know my first trip to NY will be very difficult. I am not looking forward to that and I am putting it off as long as possible but I know I can't avoid it forever. Friends and family are having a memorial baseball tournament for him in August and I want to go but I don't know if my heart can handle it. But I will do it for Chris because that is what he would have done for me. I do believe that Chris is in Heaven and he is watching over me. I was really upset recently and asked him to give me a sign that he was ok and all of a sudden I could feel his presence in my room. I know it sounds crazy but it is true. I felt at peace as soon as I felt him and it made me realize he is okay and he is my angel watching over me from heaven.

To Brandon and Chris-I miss you guys but you're both always in my heart, see you again someday:)

Busy weekend

I had a 3 day weekend this past weekend and I enjoyed every minute of it. Jill and I went to the Farmer's Market and ate lunch at the Seafood Restaurant, it was very yummy! Then we wandered around and I bought lots of stuff; a quart of strawberries, quart of peaches, catnip plant, tomatoes, some candy and some note cards. I love walking around and browsing. On Friday night I went to Sushi Thai for dinner with Anna and Meda to do some catching up. I worked Saturday at Padoodles and then came home and started baking! With all the peaches I bought I decided to make Peach Cobbler. Now for those of you who know me well, I dislike cooked fruit, to me fruit should not be cooked! But Jill convinced that Peach Cobbler is awesome especially with vanilla ice cream so I took a chance and made some. WOW! Jill was right! It was heaven and it gets better tasting every time you reheat it up!

Peaches all cut up

Ready to go in the oven

Looks yummy, can't wait to dig in:)

Sunday was a lazy day. I took a nap, picked up around the house, replanted some flowers, made dinner and watched Two Weeks Notice! It was a great weekend and I can't wait to do it again next weekend!!