Coming back from the holidays I was pretty depressed. I hardly wanted to do anything and my apartment got messier and messier. But nearing MLK Day I had something to look forward to: a week off work and a visit with my man. I went into a cleaning frenzy to make sure my apartment was nice for him. Well as nice as that shit-hole can be. Anyway, we went to Memphis for a few days for our fifth anniversary. Some days I can't believe we've been together for five years already, and other days it feels like we've been together forever.
We had tons of fun in Memphis and Huntsville. Got to see Sun Studio, the botanical gardens, an epic hockey fight (both goalies got ejected!) and all sorts of other neat things plus awesome music and great food. My diet managed to last half a day into the visit, but we made sure to stay active, usually parking the car in one place and walking everywhere for the day. And I still tried to keep my portions smaller and eat lots of fruits and veggies. My hard work paid off and I lost another two pounds! Next week I'll hit the 10 pound mark, I'm sure of it!
When my man left the depression came back. I won't see him again until the end of May. Almost four months we'll be apart. It's going to be a struggle to keep it together that long. Especially since my only work friend is moving away soon, and work itself is sucking horribly. But I have lots of activities to keep me busy. I've joined the local FIRST Robotics team as a mentor, I'm going to visit my family in North Carolina next month, in March I'm going to a seminar in Florida and the robotics competition in Knoxville, get a visit from my mom in April, fun trip with my mom and grandma in early May, then I get to go home for a week at the end of May. I can do this!
