The Past and the Present

[spritechan]

I've started reading my journal from the very beginning. It is almost painful to see how dramatic and whiny I was, and how I clearly was too stubborn to admit when others were right. However, it's been a good opportunity to realize just how enjoyable my life has been (other than at home, that part remains consistent with my memories - except for how much more I liked my mom). Minus the fact that I struggle to enjoy things in the moment. I had to let Bre know that I love her and am grateful for her sticking by me all these years, because I was a total bitch to he sometimes. She responded saying she was ignorant to the world and that I put up with THAT, but I really don't think they were the same. We both around, but I'm always a meaner party.

Steve and I had the week off, and it was so nice. I was busy for a lot of it - oral surgery appointment (getting my wisdom teeth out on the 13th of September, they've been bothering me for awhile now), eye appointment (am going to try out a new special lens just for my type of eyes/get new glasses), took Grim in for a check-up (still 15 pounds and healthy, just had the vet scrape some tartar off his teeth), Nate gave us a futon and a click-clack couch, I had school on Thursday and today I had a bridal shower for some cousin of mine that I went to with Connie and Haley. Otherwise it's been a lot of Joe Waid and some of Courtney and Pat. Steve and I went to the State Fair on Friday. It's kind of a "thing" here -  we gorged ourselves on all the foods we wanted, ran into an old coworker, Jeff LaPlant, in an arcade there. He recognized me and apparently did a double-take and called my name. It was cool chatting for awhile.

Courtney played Amnesia last night. We were downstairs in the dark and the boys were upstairs playing DotA. They said it was either silent, orwe were shrieking. It was soooo fun.

Steve's great. Haley's great. Joe Waid's great. Bre's great. Courtney's great.

Comments

[silver-tiamat.livejournal.com]

Ah, good ol' retrospect. Puts a lot of things into perspective. It's why I hate not blogging more these days, because someday I want to be able to look back and see my circumstances with older eyes.

Reading about your appointments just reminded me of all the appointments WE need to make. Ugh. Dentists, eyes, cats...same deal. Why can't everything just function all on its own without needing all this help??? *throws dramatic hand across forehead* Oh well. The price of living long and healthy lives, right?

Everyone is great. Is Leah also great?

[vixenofflames.livejournal.com]

I'm actually doing pretty well! I've been sleeping a LOT better since I stopped eating so poorly, which has helped my mood IMMENSELY. Not to mention that with a better-regulated blood sugar, I haven't been as irritable as I normally am. Over the week off I got hooked on caffeine again :/ But! It's from latte's instead of energy drinks (though I DID drink like a third of an energy drink one night, but it wasn't even that good!!!).

Apologies for the sucky-written entry. I REALLY wanted to write but then I was soooo tired from a long day and not getting much sleep because I had gone to bed so late the past couple of nights. AND Blake couldn't find the van keys and kept texting me asking if I was SURE I didn't have them - and I DID NOT and make it a POINT to say "Here are the keys" before I leave so I KNOW I don't accidentally take them home - and she didn't even let me know that they found them so I felt guilty all of Saturday night and yesterday (I worked on Saturday, long story). And then when I got here this morning I saw the spare van key was out so I felt even MORE guilty and started tearing up the house looking for the keys (I got here like 20 minutes early today) and then they were on the table -_- so... she found them.

I haaaate making so many appointments! I just keep telling myself how much happier I'll be once my mouth heals and I can see well again. AND having the cats be healthy, yay!

Oh, I think I had a UTI a couple weeks ago, and I had started taking the medicine that was supposed to get rid of the "unique" resistant bacteria in my bladder, and the doctor's nurse told me I had to finish taking those first, and my body was NOT happy about a different antibiotic so it has taken its sweet time leaving. I'm still pretty sensitive. I've also been drinking diluted apple cider vinegar because it's supposed to help, but drinking it is almost torture on my poor stomach. I started my new class, which sounds like it will be really interesting, except I already don't like the professor because she actually requires us to highlight or take notes on the readings to "prove" we read the section. Oh, I didn't realize this was grade school? Where can I go to be an adult, thanks? And so much for selling the $175 books back now. Awesome. Otherwise I have another practicum starting at the end of September - "Reading Clinical" where I tutor someone in reading for 30 hours. And I'm going to sign up to take the Reading, Writing and Math licensure exams soon as well!