I know I haven’t been updating as regularly lately, and I do regret that. Because other than using this website to stay connected to friends and family, make new friends, hopefully entertain someone who reads it, and have a place to express myself, I also want this website to contain a record of these years of my life. I want to be able to go back later, read it, and remember what was going on in my life at that time. So at least for that reason, I wish I had written more lately even if it’s just to report on what my day was like. That is exactly the kind of writing I used to do. I kept a…
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My boyfriend loves to fish. It’s his favorite activity – one that is also therapeutic and calming for him. When we started dating and I found this out I only hesitated for a minute, because I really don’t like the smell, taste, or feel of fish. A few times when I was a camp counselor I had to take some fish off the hook for my campers, and it wasn’t pleasant. But I knew that fishing was an important part of Boyfriend David’s life, and I’m always up for new things, so I told him from the beginning that I wanted him to teach me. When he got a boat and started spending more and more time fishing with his…
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Gas: $33.86 Food: $24.81 Parking: $14 New purse: $59 Indoor soccer league fee: $65 Heartworm pill: $14.16 Gym membership fee: $20.57 Haircut for my boyfriend: $15.95 Fishing license: $33 Dental visit (no, I don’t have dental insurance): $107 Car repairs: $184.92 TOTAL: $572.27 Gah! Notice there are no bills on the list, and only one real splurge item. Good thing I’m a high roller makin’ the big bucks. Wait…I’m actually a full-time student with a $9/hr part-time job. Hm.