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!!

Pink

So I have been feeling very adventurous lately! I don't know why but I guess it has a lot to do with many different factors: being done with grad school, loss of one of my best friends and just knowing I can do whatever I want. So about a month ago, my friend Jill said she wanted to put purple highlights in her hair. I told her if she did it, I would put pink in mine. So I had forgot about it until Jill told me on Thursday night she was going to get her hair done the next morning and she was putting the purple highlights in. Coincidentally, I had a hair appointment for a haircut the next night as well. I told her that I would ask my hairdresser if she had time to do and it she did, I would do it. To make a long story short, I can home with pink highlights in my hair. She only put highlighted 3 strands on each side and did a peek a boo type thing so its not all over. I LOVE IT!!!

Of course, I saw my sis and brother in law yesterday and needless to say, their reaction wasn't very good. They basically told me it was irresponsible, immature and I wasn't being a good role model for my nieces. I told them that I did it for FUN and it will fade over time. And if I happen to get a job interview, my hairdresser said she would highlight it back to my normal blond. They did apologize later and told me they were only giving me a hard time because they loved me. Whatever. I can do a lot worse than dying my hair pink. I love it and that's all that matters:)

All blown out

Friday night

SERIOUSLY??????

I am so disappointed in myself right now. You would think I would be relieved that grad school is over but I am not. Whyyou ask?? I did not pass my Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam. Bummed is not even the right word. In order to become certified, you must answer 94/150 questions correctly and I answered 88/150 correctly. SERIOUSLY??? Only 6 points away??? Its so frustrating because honestly I would rather fail miserably because at least then I know I didn't know the material but being soclose makes me wonder if I could of rechecked my answers again (even though I checked over my answers at least 4 times) maybe I would have passed.? So I am able to take the exam again in October. So even though I am done with grad school, I will still have to study for this exam. I am still able to get a job without being certified, it is not required but it is looked upon highly. I figured what was the point of going to grad school and not becoming certified, its like going to med school and not becoming a doctor. So hopefully in October, I will be an official CHES and I better be, because this is an expensive exam to keep taking every 6 months!!!!!

Hopefully, my luck will improve and I can find a job and move forward with my life. Living in limbo is not fun:(

Random

I really don't have anything interesting to talk about. It has been nice not having grad school anymore but I still feel just as busy and wonder how I fit it in my schedule before? I have been working out more, usually taking a walk with the kids in the wagon for 30-60 minutes in the afternoon and still going to the gym for 30-45 minutes after work. I gained the Grad School 8 and have lost 2 so far! My pants are starting to get looser:) I have been doing more reading and watching TV (I am almost caught up with my DVR shows) as well as more cooking. Its nice to take my time cooking dinner and then taking my time eating rather than doing everything as quickly as possible. I went and saw Andy Dick at the comedy club last week. That was so much fun:) It was nice to just laugh and enjoy time with friends:) I am looking forward to my 3 day weekend and I am going to see Zach in Charlotte. It will be nice to relax all weekend and not have to come home and do homework:) The job hunt is going but nothing new is coming up so I am just enjoying my time being a nanny and soaking up as much sun as possible before I find a job. It will happen when its time and I am content for the time being.

Happy Memorial Day weekend:)