Happy News in the middle of the Dark, Cold Winter!

I got the above letter in the mail today and seriously, when I opened it, I started to cry. A small part of my many dollars in student loans is officially paid in full. A total of $4,400 has been paid back because I am a teacher. Awesome. I love it. It is some good news in a winter that feels will never end.

I think the February blues are starting in January and that is not a good thing. It snowed yesterday, it snowed today, and I think it just might snow tomorrow. Can I say I am done with snow and winter? I am. I hate shoveling off my steps, and I totally despise jackets. I want my shorts and t-shirt days back! I want to be walking around town in my flip flops not my clunky boots. HATE, HATE, HATE!

If I were to be living anywhere else right now, today, here are some of the places I would like:

1. Australia. I saw some professional tennis that is going on there now and I realized that it is summer there right now.

2. Hawaii

3. San Diego

4. Any tropical island

5. My futon under blankets with the heat pumping. Oh wait, that is where I am right now! :)

Normal Blood Pressure, Already?

Yesterday, as stated before, was a day of shopping. I got myself a new Blood Pressure monitor. I thought it was broken because when I took my blood pressure last night, it was in the normal range. I am never in the normal range; my blood pressure is always high. My friend always has low blood pressure, so she tried and and we found out that my new gage is actually accurate. After being on the drug for my HBP for only two days, it has already regulated my BP. Awesome huh? The most awesome part is that I really haven't had any side effects either. That is great news huh? Enjoy the picture of me and my new monitor with a normal reading! Thanks Sue for making me try something else before giving up!

The Packers lost in overtime today. That was hard on me. I was sad and still am sad. Oh well, I guess the Super Bowl will be like most Super Bowls for me-uninteresting! Even though the Giants beat the Packers, I will probably root for them in the Super Bowl. Nobody likes the Patriots, except for maybe weirdos!

Well, not much happening here. Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow and having the day off. Not much planned just some laundry and maybe a movie!

To Warm Sleeps!

Today I bought a new comforter for my bed. I am so excited to sleep because of it. I am sure I will be up later but it is a good to know I will be real warm when I do get to sleep. I shopped and shopped and shopped like normal when my friend Moo is in town. I got myself some gum, the comforter, and a blood pressure cuff. Very exciting stuff. Do realize, if you are my friend and come to visit me, I will be having you take your blood pressure. It is a good thing to know. I need to measure mine tonight.

I was so very lazy today. I got out of bed about 9am and then got myself to my couch where I lounged around and watched movies until about one this afternoon. Then I cleaned up a little and went off to the shopping with Moo. We also had some fabulous food from Mimi's. I had the Turkey, yum!

Not much else of note today.

The trainings I went to for work this week were good. At least Thursday was good. Friday, I pretty much mentally slept through. It was a bit boring. At least they feed us well. Last night was also Burger Friday and that is always fun. We ate and then played some games. Good times.

Well, until later. A

Kids are hilarious!

Well, I am starting to believe that I have friends who have kids solely for my own enjoyment. One of my friends from school has a little two year old girl. She entertained me a lot last night during dinner, wii playing, and a basketball game. First off she was asked if she was hungry and she said: "Yes-terday." Apparently, she only needs to eat every two days or so. She was then telling us some story at dinner and we did not understand what she was saying. Eventually, her mother asked her what she was talking about and my two year old friend said: "I don't know!" While at the basketball game, she was sitting in front of me looking for elephants in the bleachers and kept telling me that she could only see elephant poop down in the bleachers. She also got a little scared when I was cheering and said to her mom while cupping her ears(the pic is of me imitating her!): "Mom, can we go home, Alice is screaming and scaring me!" She is hilarious. My two year old friend and I also played catch with a volleyball in the school's office for about an hour. It was so fun!

The work week feels like it is over for me seeing that there is no school tomorrow and I have been at a training today and will be tomorrow. For the first time, it actually is a worthwhile training and I already have learned some things that I can use in my classes. Very good stuff. It is not a boring training either. It is very interactive and fun!

Tonight, I watched a bit of 24 with a friend while eating delectable cookies. I am trying not to eat bad foods during the week but obviously I am not doing good enough with it yet! I also went and watched some of the guys from my church play ball. They lost but it was still fun. It is good to get out even though it is so very cold right now. The temptation is to just bundle up on my futon and enjoy lots of brain cell killing TV, but it is very good to get me out of the house! Winter is still not my favorite but one day it will leave again. Maybe! lol.

Well, happy Friday. It is my favorite day of the week! Later.

P.S. Mom-another medical update. I got my new BP meds today. Will start taking them on Saturday. Waiting for a day that it won't matter if I am dizzy or not! Love ya!

Twelve Miles You Say?

It is late.  It is cold outside.  My contacts are getting fuzzy.  All of these things tell me that I should be in bed.  

It was so hard to exercise today.  12 miles felt like 200.  Why is it that sometimes exercising goes very fast and is easy and sometimes it is not?

Well, that is all I got today.  Sorry for the shortness.  Enjoy your Wednesday!  I know I am going to!  Later.

P.S. Mom-I called the Doctor's office today. Somebody should have called me by tomorrow's end and I will have a new blood pressure medicine. I can be grown up sometimes! :)