Turkey Day

Turkey Day was fun this year. In 24 hours I had 3 Thanksgiving dinners.
The first one was at 2:30 on Thursday at Clay's parents house, the next one was at 6 at my Mom's house, and the third was 12:30 the next day at work. So much turkey, good stuff! Then Friday night it was dinner with my Dad and stepmother. Too much family!!! My brother, his wife, and their 2 sons drove down from DC. It was weird to see my brother twice this year. When I lived in CA. I only saw my brother every few years. So that was my Thanksgiving. I haven't done any shopping yet (besides online) because I've been working all weekend. I'm off for the next 3 days, so I'll have to get some shopping done then.

I hope all is well in the rest of the world. I hope all my friends had a nice holiday. Please remember when you are out there trying to get the best deal, don't knock people over to get it. Be nice, and stay in the holiday spirit.

Rabies

The vet clinic I work at requires a Rabies vaccine, and today is the day
I start my series. I am not looking forward to this at all. I've worked
in vet medicine for 7 years and no other place I worked required a
vaccine. Then again Rabies is not an issue in Southern California. At
least not in domestic animals. So I'm off for a shot soon. Hopefully I
won't get a reaction since I've been sick this past week with the flu. I
let you know if I start foaming at the mouth.

Sick

I am sick! SICK, SICK, SICK! This is awful. Right now I'm at work (on a
break), hopfully I'll be able to leave early. I want to go back to bed.
Meh.
--bkeul

At Work

Today is absolutely beautiful outside, it's a perfect temperature, and
I'm at work. I'm wishing I could go on a hike through Umstead Park.
Yesterday I went running for the first time in a long time, and it felt
pretty darn good. My legs are hating me today but that's okay. I keep
thinking I should join a gym, but I really only want to if they have a
pool. Swimming is my favorite form of exercise, I would probably do it
every day if I could. Maybe that should be my goal over the next month.
We'll see. I do feel better when I exercise.

--bkeul

Happy

You know something? I am pretty happy with where my life is at this point. I have a boyfriend that loves me, a job that I like, and just a general joy with my day to day life. I'm not really sure about where I physically live, that's an ongoing decision. Some days I feel like selling my house in Los Angeles, and just being done with it. Other days I just want to move back there and take the house back for myself. Is LA where I'm supposed to be? Right now I'm in NC and it's okay, not ideal but okay. I could sell my house in LA and buy a nice place here. I just don't know. When my ex husband and I split up I wasn't sure where life would take me, and to some extent I'm still not sure. I'm just taking it one step at a time, and keep moving forward. I really want the more normal things that life has to offer. I want a husband that is a true partner in life. I want a family. I want a home that I own and live in. I want to be comfortable with my life and happy when I wake up in the morning. I want adventure and to be able to travel some to places I've never been. And I want to quit smoking. That's an odd one to throw in at the end, but it's true. It's something I need to do for myself and my health. So that's where I'm at right now. I'm good with that.

Today

Today is my day off. There are some things I need to get done. Paperwork for the house, pay some bills, and figure out how to be a bitch to a friend. See my friend is renting my house in LA, but he hasn't been paying me. I've been understanding, but now i just can't afford to be nice anymore. If he can't afford to live there I need to figure something out. I don't know if I'd sell it or rent it out to someone else. It's not really a good time to sell a house, considering the market. Some days I just want to sell and be done with the whole thing. The logical side of me says to hold on to it, it's a good investment. Maybe I should just move back to LA, and take the house back for myself. I'm not sure what's going to happen here. I just hate being put in this position. Don't ever rent property to a friend. It can come back and bite you.

Another blog

So here's another blog for me to write. I have a few out there in cyberspace, but why not one more? I am 33 years old and divorced as of this past year. I am exploring myself and figuring out where my new life will take me. I was born in North Carolina and moved to San Francisco when I was 19. Seven years later I moved to Los Angeles and stayed there for 6 more years. Then I tried Chicago for about 6 months, and currently I am back in North Carolina. Who knows if I'll stay here, It's okay for now, the prices for property are so cheap compared to California. I still own a house in Los Angeles, and I need to figure out what to do with it. My life is in a constant state of change right now, and I don't see that ending anytime soon. If you start reading this you'll find out about all the twisits and turns it takes. So there that's a little background info about me, and my first entry for this blog.