She Works Hard for the Money...
I've fallen into a routine now.
I go to work every day and then either spend my nights at home relaxing, or with Ben relaxing. Or at least trying to relax. It's so nice to have a routine now. Work makes me feel tired and all I want to do is rest, but I know it's not good. I need some motivation to do more. I'm going to use my free Bally's pass this week and go to the gym and work out. I'm gonna lose that holiday weight plus some. It's a start.
Nothing totally new or exciting, except that I feel terrible for my sister and her husband right now. His sister came to visit them for a couple of weeks around the holidays, and she was nothing but ungrateful and self-centered. Obviously family does not mean as much to her as her internet buddies, which is ridiculous when you are 31-years-old. The woman is married with two children, and goes and spends a week in Tennessee with some guy she met online. Not only that but she was rude to my sister and her husband who did nothing but give her a free place to stay and spend time together. I guess sometimes people still live in a fantasy land and don't always grow up. Sad, but true. People sometimes truly piss me off.
Nothing is more important than family.
Speaking of which, I am so excited to go see mine in March! I'm bringing Ben and we're planning on staying for a long weekend beginning the 16th so we're there for St. Patrick's Day(only the most important holiday in my family besides Christmas!). My dad's band will be playing some gigs, and my brother Kennedy is bringing his fiance Jocelyn up to meet everyone as well. It will be really exciting.
But before I look forward to that...Valentine's Day is coming up. I have a few ideas of what I will be getting Ben. I think I'm going to cook for him at the house and have a nice romantic evening at home, instead of trying to make reservations at some fancy place and paying more than either of us can afford right now. It's a good idea right? We got into a bit of an argument about what to do, he wants to go out to dinner and nix on the gifts. I think there is no reason we should spend more on food instead of getting something nice for eachother. I honestly think he just doesn't know what to get me, and I can't just flat out tell him "I want roses" or "I want a romantic card". I hope he goes to some friend for ideas.
Last night Ben and I re-did his room with a theme. We went to Target, only the best store ever, and bought a bunch of little trinkets, all in black to give his room a "modern" look. This was totally Trading Spaces inspired. It looks really cool now, he's got two little tables he covered in black sheets and we put black framed pictures on it, neat little stuff like that. It was something other than just laying down and watching a movie together anyway.
Alright that's enough of an update for now. Hope all is well with everyone else. I had a wonderful weekend and look forward to another one.