Hi again,
It's been a while.....the day after my last post I received some bad news...something that might turn out to be a health problem. I was in a bit of shock, but I'm trying to suppress my worries until I am seen by a specialist (which will hopefully be soon!). I have been trying to keep my mind busy and so have been doing a lot of work over the last little while.....writing a grant and completing ethics for my dissertation. I also took a weekend off and went on a road trip with hubby and pug...it was so relaxing just to get away for a couple of days...I am ready to go back! I do have another trip to look forward to....I will be going home for a week and will have a chance to visit family and friends. Now that I have been away from home town for a couple of years, I feel like I am used to my new life and don't realize how much I miss everyone there until I am back....and then I don't want to leave :) I do notice that my relationships have changed though...I am as close with my family as I ever was, but many of my best friends have moved in different directions since I left and have not kept in great touch. I enjoy catching up with them when I am there, but it is just not the same. Still, there are other friends that can just pick up where we left off....it seems like no time has past at all and it is as if I never left. Whenever I go on a trip, I always find myself most excited when I am anticipating what it will be like when I'm there. There is a lot that I am looking forward to on this particular trip, so I will really be getting excited over the next couple of weeks :)