I got a lot of crap packed yesterday. My back is sore from lifting boxes. Just proved how badly I need to get back into a regular gym routine again. I’ve only lived in this house what, 4 years? How did I manage to accumulate so much crap? People need to stop giving me Christmas decorations (MOM!) and dishes (Regina and Pam!)

In the process of moving, I found a few old journals and sketchbooks back from a few years ago. I started flipping through and came across an entry I wrote back in June of 2007, recapping my last trip to see my friends in NJ. Seriously, it’s been that long since I’ve been there? I feel like such a crap friend. Over 2 years! That’s like…almost unacceptable. I swear I tried to visit. But yeah, this entry hit the nail on the head. A lot of things have changed since then with all of my friends, but everything I’m about to rewrite on here still holds true about these guys. I meant it then and I mean it even more now.

The actual entry was fairly long so I’m just taking out excerpts from it. You get the gist…

“…Saturday night we all headed to the party at Napa. Thanks to Neil, everyone kept calling me “The World Famous Barb”. I felt slightly like a celebrity. I finally met Gop. If I had to describe Gop, I would say he was a real life Van Wilder. Kid knows how to throw a hell of a party. There was lots of beer pong and flip cup. I met a girl named Karen who we nicknamed “Awesome Karen” and some guy named Carl kept falling down Gop’s stairs. At one point of the night, Tom either hugged this guy or was trying to prevent him from cracking his head open. Still not sure, but it had me laughing for a few minutes straight. Review of the Napa party= A+. Only bad thing was that Nadine never showed up. She might’ve been too hungover from the night before…”

“…Tom and I drove the Harley to Wildwood Sunday. He’s one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met. We spent the day walking up and down the boardwalk, something I haven’t done in forever since Florida doesn’t understand the concept of boardwalks. You can talk to Tom about anything because he’s done so much. I often wonder how he’s not dead yet. Even though it’s caused some drama between friends, I’m so glad I met this kid because he’s been such an awesome friend. He helped make this trip happen. None of this would have happened if he didn’t pull it all together. I’m seriously so, so thankful. I know I’ve said it a bunch, but thanks again. Thanks so much…”

“…Nadine rocks. If I lived here still, I could see us hanging out all the time. She made us this awesome dinner Sunday night and then we went to get Rita’s Water Ice. She’s always making sure people are fed and comfortable. She’s like Mom, but she knows how to have a good time too. And she’s blunt, honest, and won’t take your crap. I like people like that…”

“…Neil is an awesome friend. I feel like I can tell him anything and he won’t judge me. He’s cool and laid back about things. The past few months I’ve realized who my TRUE friends are, and Neil is definitely a true friend. He listened to me when no one else would. He helped make this trip happen. Thanks for letting me stay at your house. Thanks for everything. You’re the best and I freakin’ love you…”

You guys are all still awesome friends. I’m so thankful and lucky to know each and every one of you. Most people aren’t as lucky as i am to have friends like I do. I miss you all.

Tags: family, friends, journal

I have not been a good blogger lately. Truth is, I’m tired. So tired. I feel like there’s just not enough time in the day to do everything I need to lately.

We haven’t been going to the gym as much. Last week we didn’t go at all because I was sick. I would get home, take medicine, and then crash. I’m glad I’m over whatever that was. And no, I didn’t have swine flu, although it seems like everyone around me is getting it. I’m trying hard to fight that crap off. I’ll be livid if I get sick before our Vegas trip (one week!).

So yeah, where was I? Right, gym. We didn’t go all last week because I was sick. Then we spent the entire weekend looking for the car. Sunday night Dave started feeling sick and that carried through until Monday. He fights things off much faster than I do. Then Tuesday he went to the Rays game, and Wednesday we finally got back in there. It felt good to go back. I had missed the gym, even though I was dead tired afterward. We were going to go last night, but I ended up laying on the bed with Dave and falling asleep for like an hour and a half. Like I said, I’ve been incredibly tired for no reason lately.

Dave’s driving up to Tallahassee tomorrow to watch the USF vs. FSU game so I figured it would be a good day for me to start packing up some of my house. I sort of started, but haven’t really had the time to put a major dent in the moving process. I have so many things I need to sell and since I loathe moving so much, I have a good feeling that I’m going to spend most of the day throwing things up on ebay and craigslist just so I can have someone else take them cause that will be one less thing to pack.

So that’s what’s been going on. Nothing all that interesting lately. I just felt the need to update because I told myself if I started getting into blogging again, I wouldn’t be one of those people that only updates like twice a year.

Tags: life, moving

After a long weekend of going to what seemed like every car dealership in the Tampa area (ok, that’s an exaggeration, we went to 5) and dealing with slimy salesmen, here is my new car…

It’s a 2010 Toyota Corolla S. Fully loaded with everything I would ever want. It’s sweet. I got a GREAT deal on it (thanks mostly to Dave’s negotiating skills). It’s also the first major purchase I’ve done on my own. I hope to have it for a long time, just like my old car. And since it’s Toyota, that’s a good possibility.

Even though I have a car payment now, it’s nice to know that when I get in my car, I know it will take me where I need to go.

Tags: cars, Corolla S, purchases, Toyota