keeping busy

well... chris left last week for afghanistan... and i'm trying to keep myself busy so that the time goes by fast, and I don't think about missing him as much...

i've been hanging out a lot with my friends from work... this past weekend, we did happy hour at a place that had an awesome 80s cover band! I had such a great time... i sang so much/loud that i had no voice on saturday, and danced so much that my legs hurt! and then on sunday, since some of us weren't able to go visit our moms, we went to one of the amusement parks here... i rode all the big rides... and even did the "Skycoaster" - the ride where they connect you to a harness and then raise you way up in the air... when you're ready, you pull the cord and free fall to the end of your line... it's like bungee jumping but you don't spring back up, you just swing out over the crowd... sounds scary, but i had a blast!!!

yesterday and today the electrical team went to pittsburg to visit a power lab... it was fun... got to see lots of neat stuff... but i was glad to be back home... the van ride was a little stuffy, and very bumpy... and getting stuck in traffic for over an hour wasn't the best time either...

tonight was the Gilmore Girls series finale... i can't believe that i watched that show for 7 years... i felt like i was growing up with Rory and that Lorelei was my friend... so it was sad to see the show end... i don't think i've cried so much over a show ending since Golden Girls (and i still cry when i see their last show in reruns)... but it was a good cry... i hadn't been sad about chris leaving, so the emotional show helped to get that out... like my best friend jackie says "sometimes you just need to watch a show/movie that will make you cry." i feel better now...

actually, i feel very sleepy now... i'm glad to be sleeping in my own bed tonight, with my comfy pillows... mmm bedtime! g'night