I heard it through the grapevine...

To exercise or not to exercise that is the question. I really should. I haven't in a week. Even if I just do 25 minutes of treadmill while watching Dawson's Creek, that's better than nothing right? But, I'm sleepy this morning. I'm going to do it though. I can't stand that my jeans are seriously starting to not fit. It's a very scary thing and I'm not going to let it happen. I had a decent breakfast. Wheat toast, fruit and chocolate milk. I know, I know, the butter on the toast and the chocolate in the milk were not good choices, but in my defense, it was the only way I would be eating or drinking those. I actually wanted oatmeal, but we were all out. :-( Anyway, I'm going to do it. Exercise that is. :-)

Here's a quick post, since it has been almost 2 months since the last time I wrote. Things are pretty much the same as ever. Doug and I are still going strong, in fact he gave me the key to his apartment over the weekend, so long as I promised not to abuse it. Then Saturday night we went to the big Mardi Gras parade downtown. It was actually the first time in our dating history that we didn't end up fighting at all. We even went dancing after the parade and had the best time. :-) Next month is our first anniversary. It's hard to believe that our silly blind date actually worked out and we have made it this far. I should quit talking about how well things are going, before I jinx it. One more thing though, he told me Saturday night that he was mesmerized by me! No one has ever said anything more wonderful, ever! Time to get ready for work now. Happy Monday everyone!

Now I remember why I don't like going to the doctor...it costs too freaking much! Yes, I have a sinus infection and so my doctor gave me a sample of Accuhist, along with a prescription of Avelox. The Avelox cost $40 for a 10-day prescription! I was thinking it would be a generic thing and I'd get out of there for $5, or at the very most our non-generic price which is $15, I think. Apparently, it's not on the preferred prescription list. But what could I do? I can't not take it, after the way I felt yesterday. This better be some good stuff.

I'm going to the doctor today. I don't know what I've got, but yesterday I couldnt' get it to respond to any medicine. I'm thinking it is a sinus infection, but I have a dumb feeling I'm going to get to the doctor and he's going to laugh and tell me it is just a cold! I actually don't feel too bad this morning. The congestion is better and only one eye is watering. I know once I get into that dry air at work though, it will go into overdrive! I hate going to the doctor and I hate being sick. If I didn't have a program this morning, I would stay home and sleep until my appointment. But I don't think I'm particularly contaigous. I'll see what Karen says this morning. She may just send me home anyhow.

It really just hit me hard this morning that Carmen has actually left. We had a dinner on Sunday and that was hard, but when I was washing my face this morning and I saw my Clinique 7-day Scrub, I all of a sudden realized that no one would go to Clinique Bonus Time with me anymore. I know we will talk. We have all kinds of plans to do a joint blog and to start knitting and everything, but it's not the same as actually having her here. Being able to go to lunch or the mall at a moments notice. And who's going to counsel me in my relationship woes. No one understands as well as she does. My best friend is gone and I don't know what to do.

A couple of things to mention today. Doug and I adopted a kitty. He was a stray that found us and we just couldn't bear the thought of him spending the winter outside. So today, we get to pick Boomer up at the Vet. We are so excited. It is just about all we thought of this weekend. Hopefully, Doug will be off early enough that he can come with me. :-)

In other news, it looks like I will be traveling to the New England area this weekend. Carmen has a job interview in Vermont, and since Josh can't go with her, she asked me to come instead. Her mother-in-law is also going with us. We'll be flying into Boston on Friday, possibly driving to New Hampshire and then on Saturday we will drive to Vermont for Carmen's interview and spend the day there. Then on Sunday we will have almost a whole day to spend in Boston, because our flight doesn't leave until 8:00 that night. I probably won't be home until 1:00 in the morning that night, but oh well. I am really excited to do this too.

I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week. Soon it'll be Christmas and I have barely started shopping. Yikes!

I did survive the haunted houses and the scary movie we saw before hand. I wasn't impressed with the scary movie and I was terrified to go to the haunted houses, but after we made it through the first one, I was okay, so I decided I could brave the second one and I'm glad I did. It wasn't even scary and it went really fast! Mostly it was just dark and the next thing I knew, we were at the huge twisty slide. I don't know that I will go back next year, but at least I can say that I have done it now.

Yesterday was nice. Doug and I spent the whole day together. He woke me up in the morning made me breakfast, we watched bits and pieces of scary movies, along with an edge of your seat Chiefs game. That evening after Doug made dinner (our deal is he cooks, and I do dishes) we watched Hellraiser, which according to Doug was the scariest movie ever when he was a kid, so I was really expecting to be scared and I was kind of disappointed. It wasn't scary at all. I'm thinking monster movies don't scare me. It's the psychological stuff or things that could actually happen that really scare me the most. All in all, it was a pretty good Halloween.