Listening to your elders

I was talking to my Mammo on the phone today. She is 85. She still lives by herself, but is getting to where she needs a lot of help. Her mind is starting to go. In our 15 minute phone conversation she asked me 6 times where I was. But she could remember details of the house she lived in while in Connecticut nearly 30 years ago. As we were getting off the phone, she gave me a piece of advice, that, no matter how cheesy, I have to appreciate. "Make every day a good day. Enjoy the memories you are making now. One day, it isn't going to be a good day. But when you have those bad days, you are able to call on those memories for the good days. So, make today a good day, and tomorrow too sweetie. And I hope you have more good days than bad days."

Time are tough right now. I know everyone has such busy lives, between work, school, family, etc. Right now I am so bogged down between working and going to school (both full time) that sometimes I forget to unload the dishwasher or buy toothpaste. My stress level is probably at its highest. But talking to Mammo today made me realize, she's right. These are good days. I need to enjoy them, and store them away for when times are tough(er). I may be stressed, worn out, financially strained; but Autumn is approaching, I have two puppies who greet me like I'm their queen every day, a boy who brings me flowers and friends who call to check in. Days may be tough and long, but they are good. So, today is a good day for me. It is a good day.

Numbers

18: Number of books that I bought for class this semster (not including the ones I already owned or did not buy)
4: Number of classes I am taking (double the load I have been taking for the last two years
7: Number of shifts I still work a week (ridiculous!)
1,611.84: Number of miles traveled this past weekend
28: Total number of hours spent in the car in a matter of 3 1/2 days!
5: Total number of people traveling together in our rented white mini-van
2: Number of people in that van who actually drove any of the 28 hours or 1,611.84 miles
14: Number of chesse curds I consumed this weekend
84: Number of times I wished I knew Spanish so I could communicate with Judy (one of the five traveling buddies)
2: Number of hyper dogs who act like they never get any attention (but they are still so cute, even when they are bad)
5: Average number of hours of sleep I get a night these days
25: Number of years old I turned last week
6: Number of months I have been with this wonderful man (that is a huge accomplishment for me!)

Hey guys. Sorry for the lack in blogging. My computer has been sickly, and I just got it back yesterday! This week I started back to class, and am still working a ton. Classes are shaping up to be incredibly time consuming. I am taking twice the load I have for the past two years, in hopes of FINALLY graduating in May!! So be praying for me this semester as I learn to balance a few more spinning plates.

Work is going fine. It is busy, and I am still working a ton of shifts. Its almost like I never left. :)

Kris and I are doing great. Between our super busy schedules we manage to find some time nearly every day to at least see each other. A few weeks ago we took a day off together and went to the Maker's Mark Distillery. It was a whole barrell full of fun! (sorry, bad pun...good burbon!) It really was fascinating to see the whole process. We got to dip our own bottles and they gave us chocolate! (No free samples of the actual burbon though - that is reserved strictly for the VIP tours)



Kris and I dipping our very own Maker's bottles!













I am traveling to a new state next week. I am heading to The Land of Chesses (otherwise known as Wisconsin). I am actually pretty excited. Even though the drive will be long, and I forsee having to drive myself most of the way (as the boys, aka Nathan, Ricco and Kris, will probably sleep most of the way), I am excited about crossing another state off my list, and spending a little quality time with some quality chesses!! My buddy Kyle is getting married, and all of my boys are ushers. It should be a fun weekend. Look for pictures to follow soon!

Well, that is the quick update for now. Be checking in both here and my other site for topics that run a little deeper.
Peace.