Day 12

Ok, so I may have misplaced my laptop charger for a couple of weeks and was too lazy or too busy to look for it. Needless to say it has been a while - so instead of trying to remember ALL of the great things that have happened over the last couple of weeks, I will just reflect on the most prominent occurrences.

I was able to get Chandler's truck repaired, repainted, and tomorrow will have it detailed in order for it to be as good as new when he returns home. I am hoping that this will be an exciting treat for him. He deserves it!

My greatest triumph over the past several weeks has been learning the art of planning ahead and cooking nutritious meals. As a more-or-less single white female I have no real need to plan ahead, but I figure it's good practice for the future when it becomes a necessity. So far my adventures in cooking/baking have taught me that roasted veggies are the ONLY way to eat vegetables and that I am really crappy at follow-through if I don't write this stuff down! The first 2 weeks I successfully created breakfast, lunch and dinner items that would last me to Wednesday. Once I ran out of food I was not quite as prepared for the rest of the week and ended up eating out or snacking for dinner. I should have just gone to the grocery store; but alas, I was too busy to make that tedious chore happen. Sigh... This week I have planned my meals for the entire week, shopped appropriately, and have looked ahead to see what kind of prep work I need to do each night to make that happen. I hate becoming a planner! It sucks the fun right out of me, but it also makes me slightly less spastic throughout the week, so I will take that triumph! Everybody knows that Chandler is the fun one anyway!

In more appropriate joyful happenings - I was able to entertain old friends at my house this weekend! It is one of the greatest feelings to have people come and fill my house with laughter, love, and warmth. The good-time ghosts linger for days after a good visit and things don't feel as lonely! I can't wait until my boy is home and I can share laughter, love, and warmth with him as well!