Sunday, January 31, 2010

And now she's gone

Well, Tiffi is home again. I put her on the plane 8 hours ago, she's been home for about 3 now. I was missing her as soon as I watched her walk through security. She arrived after a little delay on Thursday evening and I'm sure she saw my face light up when she crossed the security line. I tried to take her around and do some of the tourist type stuff before the rain started. It was unfortunately a cold and rainy weekend. I had hoped she'd get to see some of the beauty and experience some of the warm weather but that just wasn't the case. Let's see, what else happened? A few good meals, a few drinks and hours of just talking. About what? Everything! Stupid stuff, serious stuff. All the things that a best friend is around for. That being said I sure do miss seeing her in person every week like I used to be able to 5 years ago. It was my decision to move away, she's not to blame. My reasons were selfish but right. We've become closer lately and I'm more than grateful for that. Grateful isn't even close to the right word. I'll have to really think about what word will actually express what I'm trying to say. She's my best friend folks, I'm lucky that she's let me into her life. I feel so lucky in fact. And while we start texting EVERY DAY around 8 am I've figured out what I miss the most about not being near her. She'll say it's her ass, but it's her laugh. It's heartfelt and uncontrollable. It's catchy and honest. I know that I'm funny at times, it's something I work at. But with her I only get an honest laugh when I'm actually funny. I think that's going to be the thing I hate the most about the 1300 miles between us. All that being said, I'm off to finish getting myself set up for work and to turn up the music. Any more of the all Tiffi love fest and I'll end up just as misty eyed now as I was leaving the airport. I'll see her again in July when I head back to Maine for Lisa's wedding. And the 5 months until then will drag on by, I'm sure of that. If you're reading this Tiffi, I miss ya lovie!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Television

I sure do wish I understood why so many people dedicate so many hours to watching tv. I just don't get it. I keep hearing everybody talk about this show and that show. I just don't have the dedication to sit down and wait patiently for a show to come on once every week. Well, that's not true. I do watch just about everything MMA related pretty religiously. And the only actual scripted tv I watch is CSI: Las Vegas. I've gotten into a few shows since they were released on DVD but I've never watched them during the actual time slot allowed. I love Scrubs and How I Met Your Mother but I never watched an episode on time. Why plan on not being able to hang out and enjoy life for 2-3 hours a night some nights just because a time killer is on. That's what friends are for. Live life, kill time when you're sick in my book.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

This year so far...

Once again, I've been slack. January is almost over and I've written nothing. Time to fill you in on the last 30 days.

Christmas was good this year. The whole immediate family was together for the weekend. The girls got spoiled, the rest of us did as well and it was good to be around family. New Year's was a party at Dirty's house yet again this year. I hope she'll continue to do it in years to come, it's been fun each year. Though we'll need to find a way to keep Cheryl awake until midnight at some point. She's 0 for 2 so far.

Work has been crazy. The transition from AS400 to SAP has gone pretty smoothly but the hiccups have been some pretty inconvenient ones. No biggie, we'll power through them and by the end of next month it'll be clear sailing. I've once again been given a great review, but the raise never seems to match the review. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining at all. I'm happy to still have a good job that I'm very good at. I just really like money. I like making it, I like spending it. We'll see what the next year brings, maybe a promotion finally.

I think I'm finally coming into my own in my personal life. I'm really starting to have a firm grasp on who I am as a person. No more trying to figure it out I hope. I'm thinking this is going to be the year I finally meet somebody who realizes that I've got a lot to offer. It feels right finally.

That's it for now. Time to get out there and live some!