Since You've Been Gone...

Well, I suppose I am the one who has been gone. I totally abandoned this lil blog in favor of being both busy and lazy. It's been just shy of two years since my last blog entry. I remember exactly where I was when I posted that particular entry (for no important reason; just the fact that I have a memory that stores random useless details) and sitting at that reception desk feels like a lifetime ago. It also feels like yesterday. It's strange how every day seems the same, yet when you look back so much has changed (we're getting deep here, people). Here is a recap of life changes, things I have done, and things that have happened around me:

·         I got engaged, and then got married.

·         I moved twice. Using my zip code as a pin/password was a bad idea for awhile since I had 3 different zip codes in the last six months of 2012.

·         I changed jobs thrice. Apparently I can't hold a job and/or I don't like to work.

·         A bunch of my friends got married. Last time I blogged I think I had one married friend. Now I have lots. I Irish jigged my way to and fro at 9 weddings last year, toilet-papered the crap out of lots of bridal shower "brides", and fully supported said friends during their bachelorette parties.

·         I became obsessed with a cat named Sage.

·         I went to Kauai, San Francisco, Tahoe, Napa and Sonoma for the first time--and drove through most cities on the coast of California.

·         I lost a bunch of weight. And then I gained too much of it back. Then I got rid of some of that, which puts me at today; losing weight with no intention of finding it again. Getting fit for life, not an event.

·         I watched my friends start having kids. It's the weirdest but also so very cool. As much as I hate stranger's kids (unruly bastards) I love my friends' kids.

·         I wrote half a dozen or more beginnings to stories that I will never complete. Let's say we'll work on that for 2014. Writing with a purpose, please.

·         I got my cartilage pierced. My sister convinced me to be hardcore like that and get matching cartilage piercings at Claire's before we went off to work at Outback together. Next step-- me convincing her to get a tattoo with me.

·         I toned down my profuse hatred for Kohl's (see previous post). Don't get me wrong, I'm still not a fan, but now we have kind of a love/hate relationship. I still hate so much about them but also… I bought a workout shirt there for $2.00. I can't not go there, seeing as there is a location across the street from my house luring me in with fake deals and sales.

See what I mean about nothing changing and then everything is different? I mean, in February of 2012, who would have thought that a mere 22 months later I would be shopping at Kohls on Black Friday?