We had a blast last Saturday. Ryan, Jacob, Ashley, Houston, and I carpooled out to Citywalk in Orlando to meet Rachel, Julius, Julie, and Ed and hung out for a day like old times (old times being high school). Showed me how much I miss everyone, and made me look forward to my friend Ian's annual Christmas party which I've never been able to go to ( Read more... )

Well, I'm finishing packing for tomorrow. I'm hoping everything goes smoothly; apparently, Grandma is really excited that we're coming and has been more stable recently. I'm also borrowing my parents' video camera to finally show Houston (and perhaps all of you) why Massachusetts is so gorgeous, and an actual small town. No Wal-Marts in sight, ( Read more... )

Well, it looks like I'll be visiting Massachusetts next month for four days with my dad and sis. Sam decided she wanted to go over her fall break after talking with my grandmother. About a year or two ago, she was diagnosed with dementia. It started off slowly, but it's been getting worse and worse. She hasn't forgotten us, but we're both ( Read more... )

Lord, it's been a crazy few weeks, and last week was the kicker: my cousin's graduation, my birthday, and my beloved manager's last day. Needless to say, my weigh-in this week was up a pound, but I'm just thankful that's all it was. Oh, and Hillary conceding the nomination, which was the best early birthday present ever ( Read more... )

Week Two check-in: down another two pounds, for five total! I bought some weights for home, and am going to start my exercise regime tomorrow ( Read more... )

Stuff, as they say, has been going down, and I've been a lazy ass and not posted about any of it. I'll try to sum up ( Read more... )

Well, this Christmas was certainly interesting. Houston and I went over to my parents Monday afternoon (thanks to me getting a day off and he getting out early), and arrived in time to go out to dinner. My sister and Drew were also in town, and we invited Geoff's grandma Evelyn to come with us, since she's house-sitting for his parents while they ( Read more... )

Lots going on. Been busy ( Read more... )

I'm so bad at this remembering to post thing. I meant to post after I got back from Massachusetts, but I forgot and then I got scheduled for a shit-ton of work and I've been sleeping. A lot ( Read more... )

So, I was planning on going home (Melbourne) one day this week to pick up my dive gear, so my mom said to come on the Fourth for dinner and cause my sister and Drew would be over too. My dad, upon hearing that I was going to start diving again, decides that he wants to get me a tank. And then my dad, mother, and sister decide that it will be a ( Read more... )