Today I was cleaning out my junk drawer in an effort to prepare myself for the big move and I found something I was not expecting. Amidst all the forgotten keepsakes and hidden treasures were old valentines from a boyfriend past. He had taken a box of valentines - the kind you give to everyone in class in elementary school - and written something ( Read more... )

Apparently my typical version of 'girls night out' has been far from a real version of 'girls night out' up until tonight. My version has always been get together (dressed in probably sweatshirt and jeans) and go get coffee or a cookie. Or have some margaritas, make dip, and watch Iron Man. Totally fine for me. Tonight was...different. And awesome ( Read more... )

I spend a good deal of my time trying to be better, stronger, faster, smarter in every aspect of my life. Relationships, martial arts, school, work, life- everything. Martial arts- the martial way- I think has helped develop a stronger character than what otherwise would have been. It's true what they say- if you are serious about training it ( Read more... )

A bright flash is followed quickly by crackling thunder. It's so loud it sounds as though it's coming from right outside my window. I can hear the rain pounding on the road below my apartment...

It's an interesting accompaniment to my writing, the storm. It has its own surreal beauty. Maybe it comes from its forceful nature, maybe the sound of the ( Read more... )

Apparently we could only have two days of sunshine before the rain and cold came back. At least those two days fell on the holiday weekend!!

It was definitely the best weekend I've had in a long time, which is funny considering I had just come back from vacation...
First of all, 13 hours in a car on a 9-10 hour car ride is ridiculous. Being stuck in ( Read more... )

Tonight is my last night at Virginia Beach. Definitely a fun vacation- not a 'me' vacation, though. Dad's family is very different from me. By the end of the week...I'm very ready to come home. And workout without being made fun of. And eat vegetables ( Read more... )

I feel like I should update. I mean, if I decided to look back and take stock of my life...and look through old journal entries to try and figure out where I was and what I was doing- I think I'd wonder what the hell I was doing during this oh-so-busy and stressful time in my life. But I don't have the energy to really update. So here's a mini- ( Read more... )

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAMS ( Read more... )

Hilarious conversation yesterday with Matt (the iaido instructor). Now, so you understand just how funny it is...Matt is a big, strong guy who could most likely easily kill me with his pinky finger. He's trained in Japanese sword arts for, like, 25 years and is a third dan in muso shinden ryu iaido. He also does judo. And is very heterosexual. That ( Read more... )

This week was the week of doctors, and apparently it isn't going to stop at this week. Monday I had my first MRI. I found out I have two tears in my rotator cuff. Apparently the rotator cuff is made up of four muscles, and I have a tear in the biggest one and a small muscle underneath it. Met with the orthopedic specialist on Friday. He informed me ( Read more... )