I’ve been sick quite a bit the last few weeks; once with flu like symptoms and now my allergies are driving me up the wall. I’ve had a cough that I can’t seem to get rid of and only gets really bad when I lie down to sleep or am just waking up in the [...]

Classes have been in session for a week now and I’ve already had to miss one meeting of 4 classes because of the possibility of having swine flu. It all started Wednesday evening after an uneventful day of work and school, grocery shopping and making dinner. I felt fine the entire day but a few [...]

It’s been a pretty rough week for me despite being on “vacation.” I had so many things planned to do on this time off from work – Alan coming to visit, me going to visit him, me going home for a visit – but in the end everything fell through and I got stuck at [...]

A few days ago while browsing Facebook, I happened upon a photo album from when my younger cousin went with some other family members to Key West. The trip looked absolutely fun and I wish I could afford to do something nice like that; chill out on the boat for a week in the middle [...]

I just moved into a new apartment a few weeks ago and I must say I absolutely love it. It reminds me somewhat of a manufactured home with it’s open floor plan, granite counter tops, laundry room, a master bedroom with a walk in shower and closet and a second bedroom with a full bathroom [...]

Friday night was the start of what should have been my week and two day vacation. I had planned on Alan coming here to visit but everything fell through when his work wouldn’t allow him the time off. Then, I had hoped that I would be able to go up there but that fell through [...]

I don’t sit around asking for heart pendant jewelry or expensive material items. I don’t ask for him to buy me this or buy me that. In fact, I rarely ask for anything at all except for the basic necessities of a relationship: time, commitment, respect and communication. I never expect him to go out [...]