It was this time of year seven years ago that I moved to Charlotte. I was reminded of this because the Southern Women's Show was this past weekend, and that was one of the very first things I did when I got here. Mike & I were staying in a furnished condo owned by his employer until our furniture & everything arrived (a few days late, but that's ( Read more... )

There are less than 9 hours left of this year. I am heading out to a party at Candy & Bill's later, but now I am here, with the Twilight Zone marathon on TV. It's been a New Year's tradition ever since I was a kid and we watched them on Channel 11 out of New York City ( Read more... )

My dog Zack died on Monday. He had a blood clot that was blocking circulation to his organs. He had been sick for awhile, and had his ups and downs, but this happened kind of suddenly. It seemed like he had started to be on the upswing again late last week, starting to eat more and feel better. Mike was in town for a few days, the first time he's ( Read more... )

It's Wednesday morning and I am sitting home in my PJ's! I feel so decadent. Well, not really. I am going into work at noon, and staying until about 9. There's an information session tonight for one of our programs, and I'm going in case people have any questions about registration, payments, etc. I went to the first yesterday, which was during ( Read more... )

Zack isn't doing very well. He can't really move around very much. I get him to go outside three times a day, but it's hard for him to get up and walk. He has stayed at a stable level for the last few days, not really getting much worse or better. He does drink water a few times a day, and he ate some dinner ( Read more... )

What the Hell?! I was watching VH-1's latest reincarnation of I Love the 80's, when the picture started getting sort of fuzzy and the colors were going all weird. At first I thought they were using low-quality video clips from 1981. Then I realized it was that way even in the interviews with Mo Rocca and Michael Ian Black and all those people ( Read more... )

This is pretty typical for me...to be really into something and then sort of lose interest. Well, anyway, yeah, two weeks has gone by. Let's see, what's been going on....Last weekend Jen & I went out to Chapel Hill for the weekend to visit her college roommate. I brought Zack. Damn, when did I become one of those people who brings my dog with me ( Read more... )

Thursday was Jen's birthday, and this weekend she is at her parents' house. So I'm just doing my own thing, although I really do want to get some cleaning-type stuff done. Tomorrow, maybe ( Read more... )

It’s Friday…yay! The work week started out crazy, but has actually calmed down to a manageable level, which is nice ( Read more... )

I just got back from Mike's house (my former house) for the last time. I helped him do some last cleaning up, and I took a few things out of the fridge. He's staying in a hotel tonight and leaving for Syracuse in the morning. He said goodbye to Zack, and to me. It was kind of sad, more so than I would have expected. I think Zack might be getting ( Read more... )