Homecoming

On Friday morning I will be leaving to attend homecoming at my alma mater. I could not be more excited about it. I haven't been able to return for homecoming since I graduated and it will be so nice to see everyone again. Since I spent the majority of my 4 1/2 years there working with the football team this means a lot to me and being back on the football field always feels like home. I am also thrilled that the leaves around this part of the country are just now changing so the 5 hour drive will be a beautiful one. Luckily since I've driven those roads at least a hundred times I will be able to enjoy the beauty instead of following directions. I am going to try and take a lot of pictures so I promise to post them next week when I return. I will also get to see my baby brother for a couple days which will be nice.

Tomorrow night marks the end of the high school football season for the team that I have been working with so I won't have to make any more trips out there until basketball season gets started up. It's been a bad year seeing as they haven't won a game yet but thankfully I haven't had any serious injuries since the first week.

Some of my family from Texas came in for a visit last week and it was good to see them and catch up. Since I lived away from my family for several years I felt a little out of touch with their lives. My cousin brought her 2 month old twin girls and we had a blast with them. I also have another cousin and his family that are back from a mission trip to have their second child so with all three babies together we had fun. I have pictures that I will post later of a few of my cousins and I with the four great-grandkids that were here.

Health wise last week was a rough week but I am recovering with some side effects. On a positive note, my medical insurance finally kicks in tomorrow so that should help with the medication expenses. I think it's absolutely absurd that a hospital makes you wait 90 days to have insurance but that's beside the point. I also had my 90-day evaluation yesterday and it went well. My boss loves me and so do his bosses so I wasn't worried.

This is a lot of rambling but I feel like it's information that some people will want and I'm bored out of my mind working at the YMCA tonight since there are zero people here because it is Halloween. I hope that your Halloween has been more fun than mine. I'll post pictures as soon as I have a chance. Have a great weekend!

SO Over It

There are many things in my life right now that make me just feel like I want to scream, "I'm SO over it!!" I don't know why I get caught up in things that don't matter. I have always been this way. I will put way to much time, thoughts, and energy into something or someone who does not deserve my attention in any way. I'm making it my goal for the rest of the year to only focus on what truly matters in life and the things that I will be able to personally effect.

How rich are you?

I feel like I am struggling financially. With the exhorborant costs of my medical care, a mortage for a house that I'm not living in, and some hefty school loans, I am barely scraping by. However, I came across a website today that made me feel extremely guilty for how much I have to complain about.

I'm loaded. It's official. I'm the 456,216,092 richest person on earth! How rich are you? >>

So what's your number? I don't want to know how much you make, just where you rank in this world of people in extreme poverty.

Boos

I changed one of my medications last week after seeing the doctor and added another. Since then I have had a constant headache (8 days for those of you who are counting) and nausea. I feel much more tired than I was before and due to working more, I have less time to sleep. Hopefully this will even out soon and the headaches will go away. I talked with the pharmacist earlier this week and she has informed me that it is more than likely the new medication, not the change in antibiotics that is the problem. The doctor did tell me that if the new medication doesn't improve my symptoms after 1 month then I don't have to continue with it. As of right now, it's looking as though this will be it for me at the end of the month.

I re-listed my house last week with a new realtor and lowered the price quite a bit so hopefully it will sell soon.

Keep me in your prayers!