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Vacation is on again!

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We’re on for Florida again!

We were going to go, and then we weren’t, and now we are.

When we first decided we weren’t going to go, I’ll admit I was a little bummed but I completely understood why we weren’t going to be able to go. Then we decided not to let what is going on affect us, and we’ve decided to give it a shot. We both really want a vacation. When we decided we weren’t going, I had suggested we could go away for a weekend instead, but I think both of our hearts were set on getting out of the state for over a week instead of going somewhere inside the state for just a couple of days.

I’ve decided to take off the third week of June when my cousin Mindy will be visiting, and I’ll also take off the second week of July so that we can go to Florida. Of course, this all depends on whether my tax return comes in within the next couple of weeks. I’m sure it will, though.

I’m exhausted. I’ve been working pretty much all day. Not counting the short breaks I’ve taken, I’ve literally worked almost twelve hours today!

Random rambling, and a book review!

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UPDATE 05/12/2010: I don’t know why everyone thinks I’m mad or ranting or venting in this post! It was just a bunch of random things I was thinking about.

You know how sometimes, you just need to ramble and let random things out? Here goes nothing…

  • Remember how I said I was going to not eat fast food for a month? Yeah, I should have had you guys put money on it, because I totally caved only a week in. You guys could all be $10 richer.
  • My printer won’t print. It refuses. It’s like an obstinate three-year-old.
  • Popi is doing well. He’s growing a beard. His face is covered in silvery hair. He looks so handsome. He stayed overnight in the hospital this weekend and they ran tests to see why he’s been having a fever on and off. They didn’t find anything, so they sent him home. Hopefully the fever doesn’t come back.
  • Mike and I aren’t going on vacation anytime soon. My income tax return has yet to come in, I’m still waiting on a bill from one of my clients, and there are a few other things that we need to take care of. Not to mention that I have to start repaying my student loans — ugh — in July, I still owe the surgical center $100, I have another doctor’s bill for $20… I need a sugar daddy. (; Or maybe a long lost, rich, doting uncle who doesn’t mind loaning me, let’s see… $5,000?
  • My aunt and business partner is on vacation, so I’m manning the ship while she’s away. So far, so good. Tomorrow or Wednesday will probably be really crazy, though.
  • During softball practice today, I hit a home run! My hits and throws are getting much better now. I think I’ve lost some weight, too!
  • I still haven’t had a flareup. Today during practice, my ankles were achy for a while, and then my left arm radiated a little between my elbow and shoulder, but nothing major. Those were the first twinges I’ve had in days. I fully expect the severe pain to return, though; this may be my longest remission period yet, but it always has returned, and usually worse than before.
  • Today I met another blogger who has symptoms similar to mine and has yet to have her mystery autoimmune disease diagnosed. As much as living with this sucks, it’s nice to meet someone who is going through something similar. Plus, Annie is really cool.
  • I finished Eye of the Red Tsar this morning. It was really, really good. I posted a review and a discussion topic over at Freaking Bookworm, so check it out! Who knows, it might end up on your reading list! And speaking of Freaking Bookworm, if you have a book review of your own that you would like to post, shoot me an email! It’s elizawhat at gmail.com.

I’m off to bed. Tomorrow may or may not be a long day.

How are you doing?

Softball, loans, vacation, and vampires, oh my!

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I was originally going to publish a super long post I’d written Monday afternoon, but because it was so long, I decided to break it up into three parts so that I could take a break from blogging for a few days. It’s mostly just a soup of stuff that’s been floating around in my head, and a few updates on other things.

  • I’m getting better at softball! Last night I went with Mike to the little league field up near his house to practice some more. He’s a great coach; I like that he doesn’t favor me, but he also encourages me. We practiced catching; he threw grounders and fly balls to me. I’m still terrified of fly balls, but I’m at least putting myself in front of them now as opposed to running away like I was doing last time. Heh. We also practiced hitting. I’m getting better at that, too; I hit a few that went maybe as far as third base, and then I hit one that went straight down the middle, past Mike on the pitchers’ mound. We also practiced me catching behind home plate. For some reason, I’m less afraid of the ball there than I am on the field. Then again, when someone cracks one out there, it’s going a lot faster than it is when it’s being pitched to you. Anyway, I’m getting better, still having fun, and am getting into shape; I ran after balls while Mike pitched to Robbie and it didn’t make my diaphragm and lungs feel like they were going to explode. AND I’m still a smoker, HA!
  • I got my new student loans statement this weekend. I owe a total of about $3,000 now, and I don’t have to start making payments until July. I plan on just putting down huge chunks of money between now and the next couple of months, because I don’t want to let the interest build up too much and I also don’t want it hanging over my head.
  • Mike and I are planning a vacation — a real vacation! — to Florida in June. We’ll be staying in my aunt’s condo, and we’ll be there for a little over a week. So if you’re in Florida and you want to meet up for lunch or something, let me know! We have no major plans, aside from lounging around the pool, hitting the beach, and just spending time alone with each other. The very thought of it makes me feel so tranquil. I’m doing my taxes tonight, and whatever I get back I’m putting toward this trip. I can’t wait!
  • I started a play-by-post biothriller/vampire roleplaying game, Bloodborne. It’s only just begun and it’s already a lot of fun. (Wow, that rhymed.) I thought I was tired of vampires until I remembered that before all of the Twilight hype literally killed the beast, vampires were kickass. Thank you, Anne Rice and Bram Stoker.

What’s going on in your world?

Life's like a jumprope

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Things have been very up and down lately. Right now I’m on vacation from work, so that’s a definite up. I’ve been sleeping in and even though I still have school to worry about, it’s not as stressful because I’m getting the sleep I need.

My biggest down right now is my symptoms. They are getting worse. Lately, my legs have been getting very weak out of nowhere. Since that last post, it’s happened twice more. Both times I had to sit down because my legs were like Jello and I didn’t want to collapse again. I realize at this point I should just call the rheumatologist, but I’m going on Monday anyway to get some blood test results. I’m hoping that there are answers in those results, or at least something to get me one step closer to the answer, but I am also completely pessimistic at this point.

Teaching is a huge up for me right now. Since deciding I am completely committed to becoming a teacher, I’ve been able to focus better and work harder toward that goal. (I still have no idea when I am going to have time to study for the PPST or when I am going to have time to even schedule the PPST. Luckily, my friend Cheryl told me that Sylvan Learning Center will do the test right there in their facilities, and the scheduling is flexible to your own schedule.) I’ve been thinking very hard about the lesson plan I have to write. I am, admittedly, a little behind in school, but I’m doing the best I can to catch up. I’ve accepted (for now, anyway) that my best is all I can do.

Mike and I got into a stupid fight last night, which got me down for a while but I’m over it now (and I’m sure he is, too). Things were going really well for a while, to the point where it all felt brand new and just completely amazing. Last night was both of our faults and, just like every other time we fight, we’ll just come out stronger.

Now you’re older and the weight is on your shoulder
Make the world a little colder
No more hiding in the old day
Be strong
Don’t you give up hope
It will get hard
Life’s like a jump rope

I want to get away, I wanna fly away

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I should probably try to limit myself to one post per day. Then again, where is the fun in that?

Mike wants to go to Indianapolis for a Colts game. He’s found a vacation package deal that includes game tickets (good seats), a hotel room and transportation. The hotel room is within walking distance to the stadium. The vacation is for three days. We could either take a plane or the train. Ideally, we’d take the train because it costs less.

The plan was to do this for the game on October 12th, which would be two days after his birthday. We would leave October 9th. To get the package deal, we’d have to buy it in mid-September. Unfortunately neither of us work full-time, and we both get paid bi-weekly. This means that between now and then we would only get two, maybe three, paychecks each. With the bills and daily expenses I have (like gas), I wouldn’t be able to save much. He probably wouldn’t, either. We talked about this last night, and he suggested we could go to a later game. It would have to be before the last three games of the season, because none of the starting players would be in the game — and those are, for obvious reasons, the players we would want to see. I feel bad, because he really wanted to go for his birthday, which is October 10th. I just don’t see it happening.

So I told him that we could still try, and if it comes down to it he could just go. Which would really suck, because a) I really want to go and b) I don’t know what I’d do without him for three whole days. Plus, I’d be really jealous. I have yet to go to a football game.

He also mentioned going to San Diego, because his best friend Mike H. out there owes him a trip. He would catch the Colts’ away game. That would be awesome for him, but sucky for me. Heh. I mean, I know we spent two weeks apart when I went to Florida in 2006, but we weren’t even technically together at the time. We pretty much talked every night, but I didn’t miss him as much as I would now. To think, I used to be such a strong, independent woman. Now I’m strong and attached at the hip. I know he would have a lot of fun, though.

I’m going to try and do a website between now and mid-September, because that would certainly help. Anyone have any suggestions for where I can advertise to get a client?