New Blog

This is something I have been contemplating for a little while. For certain reasons I want to change this and my other blog url so I'm just creating new ones. If you want to continue to follow they will be linked on my facebook soon.

Chicken say 9/11

Who's been feeling pretty sunny this week? Me!

Aaron and I are going to pay for my parents to come visit us via Amtrak (since my dad doesn't like doing long drives anymore). When I first mentioned the idea to my mom she got absolutely excited :) She hardly ever gets excited over things so it made me extra eager. They'll be visiting the weekend before her birthday.

I've taken to visiting B&N and reading halves of books. I read the second half of Waiter Rant the other day. I read the first half of South of the Border, West of the Sun (I actually want to finish it) and the second half of Bound Feet & Western Dress: A Memoir. The last book made me nostalgic for some Chinese history so I went to the library and checked out Daily Life in Traditional China: The Tang Dynasty. It's such a good, easy read, loving it.

Don't know why I've been feeling high this week since I haven't done anything in particular this week, but I am glad I am.

Oh over the weekend we had lunch with one of Aaron's coworkers and his wife & baby. I thought it was cute that Aaron's made some friends at work. I liked them both and thought their baby was too adorable.

The other week I had lunch by myself at a sushi restaurant, and breakfast by myself at a different sit-down restaurant. At first I thought I would feel awkward being by myself, but I actually enjoyed it. Now I really want to see a movie by myself since I never have before. I think people make too much of a deal over doing things by themselves. Of course I was okay with eating in the dining hall by myself in college so maybe that helped condition me some. Don't know.

can't sleep

Partly due to my brain being overactive, and partly due to 7-11 slurpee I'm sure.

There's some family drama happening on my husband's side of the family. It's been this way for a while and I really can't see an end to it. It has prevented me from interacting with my nieces since I was too afraid of ruffling someone's feathers on that side, or getting asked questions by someone as a means to get to my husband. But tonight all I keep thinking about are my two nieces; how the last time I saw them was Christmas. How the time before that was in May. How I shouldn't be a coward anymore and just try to forge some sort of relationship with them, even if it's through the mail.

Somehow my name has gotten dragged into this whole drama thing even though I have absolutely nothing to do with it. My nieces have daily interaction with the people who are dragging mine and my husband's name through the muck. It might be too late to salvage whatever positive image they last had of us but I have to give it a shot.

bills

For 2 years we have been on a get-paid-once-a-month schedule and were pretty well adjusted to that. It's going to take a little while adjusting to being paid twice a month, like spreading out the bills. Yesterday I did what I usually do, pay as many bills as possible, whether or not they're due right now. Yeah, won't be doing that again. It's put us in a pinch, again. I swear, things should be ok after the 15th. I just wasn't thinking right when I did that. At least with the paycheck for the 15th it'll be mostly money free to use however.

Oh it's a beautiful morning, oh it's a beautiful day!

Why you ask? "Pay day!" I say.

Went and got some running shoes. My arch in my right foot has been killing me lately, especially with all the walking I'm doing now. I still need some regular shoes with arch support but I'm really glad I finally got the running shoes so we can start doing that in the morning. The store I got them from was awesome too. They had me stand on a machine that outlines my foot, confirming that my right foot had a higher arch than my left, and is apparently collapsing. I heard that a few months back from my massage instructor. Collapsing arches hurt. The store also let me run around outside with different shoes to really get a feel for them. So yay for that.

Then I went back to the Therapy store to use up some store credit (went there on Aaron's birthday and got 10% credit when they learned it was his b-day). Got a dress. Maybe I'll post a pic some time. I tried on some 4 inch heeled shoes that really looked cute... but the stability and ability for my feet to turn Barbie-doll was lacking.

I will also be starting at the Traditional Chinese Medicine school here, in a bodywork program they have. I was hesitant at first since the acupressure classes fall on Saturdays and Wednesday nights, but I really want to do it and know it's for me. A small sacrifice in the grand scheme of things.

Reeeeally need to get re-crackin' on unpacking the moving boxes. grr.