An Epic February

I'm beyond excited for this month. I haven't been this excited in a long long time actually.

On February 14th I'll be going to New Jersey and New York to see my family and Laura!!! Terry and Peter and my mom will all be there. It was an impromptu decision to go, but I think it's going to mostly be awesome! I had the days off because I was going to go see Emily for Mardi Gras, but that was turning out so that I couldn't afford it. I was so looking forward to seeing her too. But I'll see her in April at the very least.

Then! On February 23 I depart for the Great State of Oklahoma! By then it will have been more than 6 months since I've been home. That's an unreal amount of time to me. Sometimes it feels like I've been gone for years, but most of the time it feels like weeks. I don't care what I do in Norman either. Except eat at Tarahumara's. Because Mexican food is awful in Florida! Then on the 25th I'll see Elton John and Billy Joel, which will be magnificent, of course.

The trip home also serves as the last step on my decision to continue living in Florida for at least another year or not. So expect a blog in March detailing my decision. And I'm not going to tell any of you any other way than via this blog!

Also, the Super Bowl is airing a commercial of Harry Potter world!!! And guess what?! The Super Bowl's in February too!

Dan and I have epic sword battles all over the place. And I always defeat him. This particular defeat happened in the Nerf aisle of Walmart. We've had battles in Germany, England and Adventureland. I wonder where our next one will be?!

This quote about sums up my life right now. I think I should make a gigantic poster of it just to remind me at all times.

“Don't let the sadness of your past and the fear of your future ruin the happiness of your present.” - Unknown

Day off and Sonic adventures

Last week Travis and I travelled to Sonic. Yes, the Sonic, America's Drive-In. And yes, I do mean travelled. This all started because I promised Travis I would buy him a drink for helping me set up furniture/set up things/driving me places. Since we're both not particularly familiar with this area we decided to rely on Travis's GPS to find us a Sonic. We arrive at what's supposed to be the first one on the list. There is not a Sonic in sight. We drive all around searching for it. We give up on Sonic 1 and start the search for Sonic 2. Sonic 2 is located past a toll road that costs $1.75 each way (ridiculous, I know). Travis pays the toll and we drive to Sonic 2. Surprise! It's not there either! Did I mention that Travis's air-conditioning is broken? And that we're in Central Florida in Summer? By now we're hot, thirsty and irritated. We turn to the not-so-trusty GPS to get a phone number for Sonic 3, because we're not going through this again. I call Sonic 3 and someone answers the phone! I ask, "What happened to the Sonic on Osceola Parkway?" He says, "Oh that burned down." It burned down?! Apparently Garmin needs to update their maps. By now it's been over an hour since we set out on what was supposed to be a 20 minute trip. We're determined to have Sonic. We will not surrender to the GPS. We vented about how if we were in Oklahoma we would have ran into 3 Sonics by now. The nice Sonic 3 phone man told me how to get to Sonic 3. "It's just right in front of Wal-Mart on 194. And score! Travis recognizes the area! We turn around, pay another $1.75 and pray that we find it. We're driving for a while, still with no air-conditioning, and after turning around more than a few times (we didn't trust the GPS any more, you see) we see a Home Depot. We see a Wal-Mart. WE SEE A SONIC! Victory! (We literally cheered). I ordered a lime vanilla coke and the Sonic 3 lady said, "Eww gross!"

We arrived back at my apartment 3 hours after we set out on this 20 minute trip. Let me repeat that for you. THREE HOURS LATER. It was quite a memorable adventure though. And at least I had good company!

Today was my first day off since last Thursday which, for those keeping score, means that I've been working 6 day weeks. Of course, that sucks. No one I know here was off today so I had no idea what I was going to do with myself all day. I decided that I'd go to Downtown Disney and do some shopping since I was in need of a coffee mug and a water glass. You know how some days you crave that alone time? This was not one of those days. I did enjoy shopping, but I really wished that I was with someone else. Someone that I could turn to and say, "Oh, isn't that cute?" or, "Why would anyone ever buy this?" Instead I had to have those conversations with myself...

While I was so sad today that I was alone, today's cloud did have quite a wonderful silver lining! I got to talk to so many people who I love! I skyped with my mom, Brad, Kirsten and Tracy, I talked to Terry, Peter, my Grandma and Alex and I chatted with Megan and Laura! I think I really needed those many interactions to get through the rest of my lonely day.

Pictures like this make me happy. And laugh. Even on a sad day.

You all know why I'd write this quote today...hahahahahahaha

"We creep because we care." - Someone in the OUPS. Laura?