I came all the way back here for this???

Well, I/We are back from our mini vacay from California. It was so nice to see my sister. We had so much fun. J hit it off with my sis and her hubby. There was even a little male bonding of a game of basket ball.

One thing I always wanted to do, but always chicken out was ride a mechanical bull. Well this time, i grabbed the bull by the horns (pun intended), and rode it. What a horrid sight it was, but i had so much fun. Surprisingly, it is much harder than it looks. I completely fell face first just trying to get on the mat... smooth i know. lol I saddled that baby up... and i was doing so well... next thing i know.. SPLAT! i was thrown off! aw man... talk about sore. I didn't realize i needed to do thigh-curls to prepare for it. Next time.... its on!

The trip came to an end, and we caught a flight back to St. Louis only to be greeted by horrible weather... predidtion: ice storm.... Is it too late to fly back to sunny california?

Getting Out of Dodge.....

Tomorrow, me and J are heading to St. Louis to catch a flight to California. I am so stressed and excited. My sister lives in Cali, and she is graduating with her Masters in Nursing. She will be a Nurse Practitioner. I am so proud of her. I am glad I am able to sneak away for a few days to spend time with my sis, brother-in-law, and neice. I usually only get a chance to see them twice a year. I gotta keep working on my plan for them to move closer to home. LOL

This will be my first trip with a boy! Yikes! I am a little nervous how J will do with my sister and Brother-in-law. J is awesome, but he is very quiet. It takes him a minute to warm up to people. Sometimes people can misread quietness for other things. So i am just hoping that everything goes well.

My sister's graduation has gotten me thinking. Last year I had made a plan that this time next year (which is now), i would be enrolled in grad school. Well, i dropped the ball. The only thing standing in my way is that darn GRE. GRRRRR! I took it once, without even studying for it, and lets just say.....i need to retake it. I have to get focused again. So once again, I am going to make another goal that Fall 2009/Summer 2009 I WILL BE ENROLLED IN GRAD SCHOOL! I can't let this one test keep me from attaining my goals. Even if it means taking one class per semester for the rest of my life, i have to finish my master's degree. UGH!!!

Oh it is ladies night and the mood is right.....

After announcing my engagement to my friend "ishie", she came up with idea that the 5th of every month up until the wedding, we get together with the girls and do something to celebrate. Well starting this Friday, It will be exactly 1 year until me and J (S.O.) walk down the isle.

I haven't had a girls night in so long. I am so looking forward to laughing and being silly. I am not sure what all we will be doing, but i would be content with just getting something to eat and some bevs, and catch up with everybody. I think my clubs days are past me now. I can only take so much of that. You can barely hear yourself think, let alone hold a conversation. WOW...I sound really old. LOL

I am so very thankful for my friends. It is so nice to have people in your lives who are genuinely happy for you, and wish you the best.

"That Was Easy"

Where is my easy button? So the time away wasn't as bad as i thought it would be. I imagined myself to spend the holiday in a corner somewhere sulking, because me and S.O. were not together. Don't get me wrong, the bed time was hard, because i am used to sleeping with him, and when he is away, i don't sleep well, but other than that ...... lol, it was pretty much smooth sailing. Then again, I probably talked to him 50 times a day when we were a part. But hey, that's ok... it showed me that I am stronger than i thought, and being apart can do some good. Baby steps..... gotta take baby steps.......