The next three weeks are going to suck. I will be working a lot and am very stressed out about it. I am doing my best to not think about it when I am not at work, but that does not seem to be working very well. I will make it one way or another.
I am trying to focus on September when we are going to DC for about a week. I have never been so I am quite excited about it. Anyone have any must see things while we are there? I am sure this will be one of time time that the extra memory card I accidentally order with my camera will come in handy.
The trip to DC will be the first time I have ever flown. I am nervous about flying. Safer that driving, and all that, I know. It is an irrational fear that I am going to have to try and control. I am seriously considering taking a sleeping pill as soon as I get on the plane and hope that I am asleep before take off. The only downside I see with that plan is that it will be a fairly short flight and I don’t think Mandy would have a lot of luck trying to carry me off the plane.
We are also going to head down the Ocoee river sometime this summer. It is looking like very late July or sometime in August. It seems to fall in the category of something I need to do at least once in my life. I think it will be a fun trip, even tho all the stories I hear involve people falling out of the boat and almost being killed. It is crazy that I lived that close to the river for almost twenty years and never went. I used to be such a shut in.
I turn twenty eight tomorrow. It is hard for me to wrap my mind around the idea that I have been alive for twenty eight years. Each year seems to fly by faster than the one before it. I know each year is a year and take the same amount of time to pass, forgetting about leap years of course, but as I age the a year gets to be smaller relative to the amount of time I have been alive which is why they seem to go by faster and faster.
I would love to be able to say that the last year went as I had planned, but you all know that would be a lie. I have not had a single year in my life that has gone the way I had planned. Each year seems to bring its own set of suprised that range from heart breaking to wonderful. This year has been no exception with its share of heart breaks and unbelievable blessings.
My relationship with Mandy is hands down the most incredible blessing of the last year. It is something that I could have never seen coming and am so very grateful for. I can’t describe how much she has changed my life or even begin to convey how encouraging she is.
Heart breaks are not really woth going into. They are hard lessons that life much teach and I can only hope that I learned my lessons and don’t have to repeat any of them.
Mandy and I have been pretty busy with all kinds of things. We spent one weekend at Big South Fork, which is an awesome park. We only got about eight hours of time that it was not raining, but had a blast in those eight hours. We have also been playing a little tennis which is surprisingly fun. I have also started running again. So far the knee has not bothered me, but I am trying to take it slow.
We had Friday off to finish moving everything. It is great having everything in one place now and not having to worry about making sure everything is OK in both places. It is also great feeling knowing that we took care of it all ourselves. Not to say that we did not have help. I guess what I am trying saying is that it is a great feeling to know that we are at the point in life, and have been, that we can take care of ourselves. It is also nice to know that we do have people that would do everything within their power to make sure we are fine and would help us anytime we need it.
It is so wonderful to know that there will be no more moving for a time. I can’t stand moving. In this case I was happy to do it, but am still glad it is done. Now that all the stuff is in one place there is still a lot of organization to be done. We have most everything put away, but knowing myself I will be rearranging things for weeks to come until I find that perfect arrangement.
Friday afternoon we played tennis! Really it was just Mandy trying to teach me. I had never played before, but I think it is going to be a lot of fun, after I get the hang of it. It can’t be much fun for Mandy right now, but she is being wonderfully patient with me and has only horse laughed at me a couple of times. The really bad part is I came within two feet of hitting a truck driving down the road, thank God it hit the grass and not the truck. I don’t think I would ever been allowed to play again if I had caused a wreck on my first round out.
My life is good and gets better everyday. Thank you so very much Mandy for your love and every single thing you do big and small.
We had a really busy day yesterday and got tons of stuff done. First up was returning Mandy’s equipment from Comcast. That all went well except for the fact that we forgot her remote. After Comcast we went to Cool Springs to get her ring sized. While that was happening we went to the mall and looked for my wedding cloths and for an TV stand that will hold my TV in case Mandy’s breaks.
Picked up the ring and ran to Opry Mills in another attempt to find me wedding clothes. Had all kinds of luck at Banna Republic, so I now have 80% of what I will be wearing in January. It is going to be so wonderful, I can’t even explain how excited I am.
We had to be at Big River by three to meet a lot of the developers from work. We had a really fun early dinner just laughing and enjoying not being at work. After dinner we went to the Predators game. Was a great game and we won!
After the game six of us went to Big Bang to enjoy some good music. A little over have way through Earth Hour Mandy and I left to walk around the city a bit and see it with the lights out, but also because we turn in to pumpkins if we stay out late at all.
Just in case anyone missed it on flickr, MySpace, and Facebook. As of Saturday Mandy and I are now engaged!
Other than still being sick we had a really good trip. Our first stop was Jackson, MS to see Mandy’s Dad, Aunt, and Uncle. From there we went to New Orleans, LA and then on to Gulfport, MS to see Mandy’s Mom, Aunt, and Grandmother.
From what I have heard everyone approved of me. I was really cool to see all the places and people that Mandy sometimes talks about. I got to see the houses she lived in, some of the schools she went to. Got fighting lessons from her Dad and Uncle. Her Grandmother is such a sweet woman and has a sharper mind than anyone else I know. All the things she holds in her memories is just amazing.
Finally getting to see New Orleans was very cool. We got to have dinner with Kevin which is always a good time. We walked around the city a bit, and when I got to tired we hoped on a little bus tour thing. It took us all over the city including the lower 9th ward. It was crazy to see how much is just gone from the storm, not just in New Orleans either, but all along the coat.
I am off to try and make it through another day at work. I am still feeling the mono, so about lunch time I am just ready to pass out.
We are off to MS and LA. Will be back on Saturday or Sunday.
I called the doctor yesterday and convinced them to call the lab and see if any of my blood work was done. Turns out that I tested positive for mono. Seems that I might be running a fever for ten days (five down I think) and feeling bad for up to three months.
On the upside as long as no one drinks after me, or kisses me, I will not getting anyone else sick. That means trip is still on, just doing to not feel that great the whole time. I think with feeling bad all the time for a few months I will have to sign back up for Netflix.
I missed work on Monday because I had a massive headache. Managed to make it on Tuesday and have not been back since. I went to the doctor on Wednesday. I had a temperature of 102. They were leaning toward the flu, but that test turned out negative. They took a urine and blood samples. I still know nothing. I have had a fever for at last four days now. It is not getting any better.
At the earliest the blood work might be back today, but it could be Monday. I really want to be over this before then. We have a trip planed for the upcoming week and I really don’t want to miss it.
Just in case any of you had any doubt, day time TV sucks.
The move went pretty well. Everything was moved by midday Saturday. Still have things to unpack and put away, but at least it is all here. I am so glad to have it over with and starting next month hopefully it will start saving me some money.
In my old building I was on the left side and in the new one I am on the right. It is driving me crazy! Everytime I go to do something I move the wrong direction. I am sure at some point I will get used to it.
Just one more full work week before I am off for four days! I am so very ready for a break from work. I think it is going to be fun to get out of town!
