Just a little update...
Okay, it's been awhile since I've posted an actual entry. But my Facebook status update got so long because today was really, really, really good, and I had 912 characters! The character limit is something like 420, soo.. I didn't want to cheat everyone out of seeing what I had to say, so I'm writing about it here instead, and then posting a link or letting LJ send a link to Facebook. Jeez.
Anyway, here goes:
I'm really tired, and I'm going to bed soon after I find myself a snack or something. I've only had one meal today, while I was at the grocery store, which I did in an effort to curb impulse purchases. I did a really good job, too, I'm pretty proud of myself. The only things I got that weren't on the list were three little $1 containers of ice cream, as a treat. I haven't had ice cream in quite awhile, so I figured it'd be nice, I've been being really good the last month. Anyway, I've got all my travel-shopping done. I'm hoping the quart bags I bought are okay, they're the kind that are reclosable, but not zippered, but they're the correct size. I'll double check later on, maybe tomorrow or before I go to bed, make sure I didn't make a huge mistake. (If I did, I'll just get zippered bags instead. Waste of money, but still.)
I also got the ingredients I didn't already have in the house to make some really interesting-sounding brownies that I've been waiting to make for ages. I hope the mix is still good. (If it's not, a replacement box is only about 90 cents, because it's the Jiffy brownie mix, and the Bonanza Brownie recipe looks AMAZING. MARSHMALLOWS!) Anyway, I'm probably going to do that in the next couple of days, after it cools off a bit. Definitely before the weekend, because I like to listen to NPR while I'm cooking, and I talk to it, and I don't want to bother anybody with my weirdness. I also tend to break out in song randomly. :D
Hopefully, I'll be going to Nikki's tomorrow if she'll have me. I haven't seen her and the guys in awhile (I just realized she's the only girl that lives there!), not since New Year's, and I really miss them. So, if she's cool with it, I'll be heading over to her house tomorrow. (Leaving the house two days in a row!! WOW!)
And I asked McCain if he could take a moment to estimate the weight of my giant suitcase, because it has to be under 50 pounds for the airline to allow it on the plane without a fee. I don't have the money for a fee and don't want to ask for the money to pay the fee, so I'm really trying to keep the weight down. Anyway, he came down and tested it, and said it weighs about 35-40 pounds. !!! Wow! It's so heavy to me that I can barely lift it, but apparently I'm just a complete wuss. Who knew. :P I'm really paranoid about the weight, though, so here's hoping his estimation was correct, because I'll be really upset at my packing abilities if it's overweight. (And this is AFTER taking out a ton of shirts and packing them in the carry-on bag.)
On the subject of packing, I'm actually basically completely done! Everything is going to fit, everything I want to take is packed, I've already packed my passport and flight info for check-in due to paranoia about forgetting them at home, I just need to figure out whether I need any paperwork proving I'm going back home at the end of the month, which I am, since to get a visa to move there, I have to be in the country I'm applying from when I apply, and I have to send my passport to them, too, which is why I have to stay in my country, so I'll definitely be going back home. Plus, all my stuff is here! And you guys know how I like stuff.
Anyway, I'm incredibly excited. I'm not very articulate when I speak, so Chris probably doesn't think I've been very excited, but I am. I'm so excited, I miss him so much, I can't wait to see him again. And for a whole month!! :D
The current status of the countdown is, at this moment: 17 days, 3 hours, 43 minutes. It has been approximately 142 days, 13 hours, and 31 minutes since I've last seen him. It's going to suck so much having to come back here without him. I'm really tired of being without him. I want to wake up with him, see him every day, be mundane with him. This has been really hard, and it's not going to get any easier, not for awhile. But I know, I solidly know, that this is what I want. This man makes me so happy. I'm a better person for having him in my life.
Anyway, I just wanted to post about how today has been an EXCELLENT day. Really. Excellent. AMAZING. :D (It's crazy how getting to leave the house for the first time in over a week can make a person feel.)
Anyway, here goes:
I'm really tired, and I'm going to bed soon after I find myself a snack or something. I've only had one meal today, while I was at the grocery store, which I did in an effort to curb impulse purchases. I did a really good job, too, I'm pretty proud of myself. The only things I got that weren't on the list were three little $1 containers of ice cream, as a treat. I haven't had ice cream in quite awhile, so I figured it'd be nice, I've been being really good the last month. Anyway, I've got all my travel-shopping done. I'm hoping the quart bags I bought are okay, they're the kind that are reclosable, but not zippered, but they're the correct size. I'll double check later on, maybe tomorrow or before I go to bed, make sure I didn't make a huge mistake. (If I did, I'll just get zippered bags instead. Waste of money, but still.)
I also got the ingredients I didn't already have in the house to make some really interesting-sounding brownies that I've been waiting to make for ages. I hope the mix is still good. (If it's not, a replacement box is only about 90 cents, because it's the Jiffy brownie mix, and the Bonanza Brownie recipe looks AMAZING. MARSHMALLOWS!) Anyway, I'm probably going to do that in the next couple of days, after it cools off a bit. Definitely before the weekend, because I like to listen to NPR while I'm cooking, and I talk to it, and I don't want to bother anybody with my weirdness. I also tend to break out in song randomly. :D
Hopefully, I'll be going to Nikki's tomorrow if she'll have me. I haven't seen her and the guys in awhile (I just realized she's the only girl that lives there!), not since New Year's, and I really miss them. So, if she's cool with it, I'll be heading over to her house tomorrow. (Leaving the house two days in a row!! WOW!)
And I asked McCain if he could take a moment to estimate the weight of my giant suitcase, because it has to be under 50 pounds for the airline to allow it on the plane without a fee. I don't have the money for a fee and don't want to ask for the money to pay the fee, so I'm really trying to keep the weight down. Anyway, he came down and tested it, and said it weighs about 35-40 pounds. !!! Wow! It's so heavy to me that I can barely lift it, but apparently I'm just a complete wuss. Who knew. :P I'm really paranoid about the weight, though, so here's hoping his estimation was correct, because I'll be really upset at my packing abilities if it's overweight. (And this is AFTER taking out a ton of shirts and packing them in the carry-on bag.)
On the subject of packing, I'm actually basically completely done! Everything is going to fit, everything I want to take is packed, I've already packed my passport and flight info for check-in due to paranoia about forgetting them at home, I just need to figure out whether I need any paperwork proving I'm going back home at the end of the month, which I am, since to get a visa to move there, I have to be in the country I'm applying from when I apply, and I have to send my passport to them, too, which is why I have to stay in my country, so I'll definitely be going back home. Plus, all my stuff is here! And you guys know how I like stuff.
Anyway, I'm incredibly excited. I'm not very articulate when I speak, so Chris probably doesn't think I've been very excited, but I am. I'm so excited, I miss him so much, I can't wait to see him again. And for a whole month!! :D
The current status of the countdown is, at this moment: 17 days, 3 hours, 43 minutes. It has been approximately 142 days, 13 hours, and 31 minutes since I've last seen him. It's going to suck so much having to come back here without him. I'm really tired of being without him. I want to wake up with him, see him every day, be mundane with him. This has been really hard, and it's not going to get any easier, not for awhile. But I know, I solidly know, that this is what I want. This man makes me so happy. I'm a better person for having him in my life.
Anyway, I just wanted to post about how today has been an EXCELLENT day. Really. Excellent. AMAZING. :D (It's crazy how getting to leave the house for the first time in over a week can make a person feel.)