Potpourri

I have a lot of little random things to blog about so...ta da!

First of all...we leave for KC in less than a week and I couldn't be more excited! Sean, Tank and I will be loading up the car and heading west. Can't wait. I need some family & friends love. Especially with school starting in little more than a month!

I sold back some of my textbooks for some extra cash. Basically how it works is you find the company that gives you the most money, they provide you a shipping label and you box up the books and mail them. In this case, the company offered USPS or FedEx. I chose FedEx since it's faster. We didn't have any regular brown boxes so I put my two books in a Nike shoebox (the sturdier of all the shoe boxes). I taped the box closed and wrapped it with brown paper. The next day I took it to a FedEx Kinkos (or whatever the hell it's called now) and they informed me that they can't take wrapped boxes because "the conveyor belt will shred it up." Really? Are your conveyors saw blades?

The guy informed me that I could either rebox it in another box OR put tape around the entire thing. So, seeing as how I was already out, I went and bought tape. And literally taped the entire box. I take it back to FedEx and the lady took my box (giggity) and looked at it like I had handed her a dead puppy and goes "This box isn't good. You shouldn't wrap it. Hopefully it makes it." She then gave me the receipt with the tracking number and sent me on my way. Like, let's not be dramatic. It's not going to get torn up or shredded to bits or whatever. By the way, it was delivered this morning so take that, lady.

On Wednesday this week, I went to a taping of America's Got Talent.

It was a lot of fun. It was a results show so there wasn't a lot of acts, but we did get to see the dog who won Britain's Got Talent and some run-of-the-mill pop singer named Havannah Brown. Some bitch sitting in front of us kept yelling at Howard Stern. She was annoying everyone in our section but she didn't get kicked out. But she did leave before the taping was done. 

Sean and I ran another 5K this past weekend. It was a tough run. It was hot and I pushed myself way too hard. Half-way through I started getting chills and goosebumps, which according to Dr. Google...are signs of heat exhaustion. I felt like shit the rest of the day. I'm not signed up for another run, but want to do one in September. Apparently they are thinking of bringing The Color Run to NJ and if that's the case, I will be signing up for that!

Until next time...

Patience is a virtue - Sit back & enjoy the ride

Patience is something that I have to constantly work on. It's never been my strong suit - at least, not in my personal life. When I'm working, I have great patience with clients. You HAVE to have it in social work. Why can I not transfer this to my personal life? Why can't I just enjoy the ride?

I've been thinking a lot about this recently. Even if Sean and I rent a movie, I will sometimes look up the synopsis on IMDB. Because I can't wait to know how it ends! How ridiculous is that?? But, looking back, my patience has always been lacking. I'm not really sure where it stems from. It's not like my childhood was filled with trips and things to look forward to. Growing up poor doesn't really give you that luxury. But then again...maybe that *is* where it stems from. The few times I did have something to look forward to, it was unbearable because it was a treat. I don't know. I'm probably grasping at straws.

Sean and I are visiting home in about 2 weeks and the wait has been ridiculous for me. We were just home in March, but I can't wait to go again. School starts at the beginning of September and part of me wishes it was sooner - because I'm ready to graduate. Graduating means continuing my career. Graduating means moving. Graduating means figuring out our next steps. Once school starts though, I'm sure I'll be wishing for a break. And the time will fly by so fast, it will be here before I know it.

Sean and I are also taking steps toward figuring out another aspect of our life. On August 13th, we have an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist. After 8 months of long cycles and no ovulating, we're ready to pursue testing. Part of me still hopes my body is still recuperating after being on the pill. But the more time that goes by, the less I'm thinking that. The impatient part of me wants all of the testing to be over. It, of course, is going to be more tedious for me. I just want to know the official diagnosis. I want to know our plan. I want our baby in my arms. But, I need to enjoy the ride. I need to be patient. They do say the best things in life are worth waiting for, right? 

One Year

On June 25th, Sean and I celebrated our one year anniversary. I, of course, planned to blog about it that day but that obviously didn't happen. We went to Atlantic City to celebrate. Had dinner at The Melting Pot & did a little gambling. Perfect day for us :)

We came home and had our wedding cake. We froze the top and honestly, I was afraid to eat it because it traveled with us (in a cooler) when we moved.

Luckily for us, it was still REALLY good (don't let Sean's face fool you).

Next week, our year anniversay of living in New Jersey will be here. New Jersey really has not been kind to us, so it's been a rough year. But, the year has taken our relationship to another level. I have (and have never had) no doubt that Sean and I will be able to get through all of the challenges of our lives together. We have this amazing level of intimacy, trust, commitment and communication that can't be broken. I hope soon that life starts treating us a little easier and gives us a few breaks. I look forward to our future.

This next year will be another interesting year for us, with lots of decisions and hurdles for us to make and overcome. I'll be graduating from Grad School in May. We will be decided wether or not to move back home and I hope that we are able to start our family.

But no matter what happens, I know I'll always have my best friend by my side.