playing catch-up

Whew! What a crazy-busy weekend-plus! (Well, in reality, Boyfriend and I have had something busy to do every weekend for darn near two months - that's a lot for us!) To avoid a lot of unnecessary details, I'll just recap with the most important thing from each day, and what I learned from it.

Thursday - Boyfriend and I were invited to see X-Men Origins: Wolverine on its opening night with some co-workers of mine. As big X-Men fans (and huge geeks) we were really excited about the movie, not to mention the fact that Boyfriend and Co-workers finally got to meet the person(s) I talk about so often!

Basically, the movie was pretty dang good, but not worth the hassle of seeing it at midnight opening night (in my opinion). Also, a movie theater is not a good place for introducing people, as it's difficult to hold conversations while sitting in a row. I suck at bringing people together sometimes.

Friday - I took the day off to go see a school counselor about a number of different things - classes, universities, majors, etc. I was pretty disappointed in the experience, as one of the first things I was told was that the counselor would not have enough time to go over everything I needed to talk about. If I wanted more info, I needed to come back another day. This was quite a letdown, and that partly had to do with my last experience with a school counselor - Barbara was inspiring. She fired me up and got me really, truly excited about going back to school. I had been hoping that Friday's experience would be positive, if not just as thrilling, however I guess my expectations were a bit too high. Now, I'm not saying that the gentleman I saw Friday wasn't doing all he could - I'm sure he was. He most likely had some restrictions placed on him that I didn't know about and couldn't avoid.

Counselors can be a huge help and a huge inspiration - but I should also be prepared to tackle things myself if and when the need arises.

Saturday - Boyfriend and I spent the whole weekend at my best friend's house! We enjoyed a number of activities - walked two malls, ate at a traditional sushi restaurant, went to see Dov Davidoff (who reminds me of a younger, skinnier Vin Diesel) do some stand-up comedy.

Even though my best friend and I have known each other since 2nd grade (18 years, WOW!), and whenever we get together, it's like no time has passed... it's not like that for the people we bring together. Things can get awkward or uncomfortable because there's no long history there. And I need to find a way to work around those moments.

Sunday - For some strange reason, after we got home on Sunday, I started feeling incredibly stressed out and overwhelmed. It was probably just a combination of my mind turning to work-related matters, being nervous about school, putting honest effort into my relationship, my lacking self-esteem, and the stress of living with my parents again. All of a sudden, I started crying. It was one of those weird cries where there's not one thing specifically that's upsetting you, and so it doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, but you just can't stop. (Ladies, you know what I'm talking about!) You just have to let it run its course.

Luckily, Boyfriend was incredibly comforting to me. At first, I thought I'd have to really explain that it was nothing big, and that I didn't need anything but to just be held... but I didn't have to. It only took a few very simple words, and there it was - just what I needed. It felt wonderful.

Monday - A few things today, really. First off, my laptop has arrived! It's waiting for me at home, and I totally can't wait to get off work so I can go play with it. I'll post pictures as soon as I can.
I also received an $800 check from my mutual fund account, which is going directly into my College savings account - I'm up to about $4,500! I really hope I can get past $6k by the time I quit my job.
I got a direct link in a "thank you" post at Positively Present! My heart literally skipped a beat to see the title of my little blog on a website that I personally find so inspiring! Woo-hoo! Thanks, PP - you're wonderful. <3

I've got a lot of things coming up in my life - organizing a Cinco de Mayo fundraiser at work, seeing Star Trek and going to a friend's BBQ on Saturday, a breast cancer walk and family brunch on Mother's Day, my 25th birthday in June, planning for school, and of course all the little daily things! Whew! What a suddenly busy schedule!

But... (can you keep a secret?) ... I love it. Don't tell Boyfriend, though - he already thinks I've lost my mind! :)