Over the past like - three weeks, I've had so much to say but its been really hard to find time or to have a computer that works to get it all out and declared.

A lot of life-altering decisions have been made the past few weeks - but a lot of cool little ones too! I finally decided on an apartment - we move April 24th. The new apartment complex is really secluded and pretty on top of a hill behind GWU. Plus, its right between work for Ryan and me so we should be driving pretty equal distances and I won't have to drive 25 minutes to work anymore!

My husband is really sweet and he tried to surprise me with a visit from my best friend this week - however, all though he kept his part of the secret superbly, Trista has never been one to keep a surprise under her belt, so I've known she was coming for like the last month. She got here yesterday after what seemed like 25 hours of delays. Really, her flight was cancelled and the next flight wasn't until 2:00pm or some joke like that so instead of arriving at 10am, I FINALLY picked her up at 4pm. But we still did lots of fun things! We went to the park, ate at McDonalds and got me another tattoo!

Speaking of the tattoo - it hurt SO much more than my first tattoo... I thought the girl was seriously trying to peel the skin off my body! ouch. And Trista wouldn't hold my hand because I was so sweaty - plus I was gripping the pillow pretty tight so I'm sure she was concerned I might break her hand. And I might've, if given the opportunity. Hehe. So I got my tattoo on my back, and I'm pleased because I saw the guy pull out a razor like he was thinking he was gonna have to shave my back and I was like, "ew, gross - who's back is THAT hairy?" Apparently not mine because after he looked at my back he put the razor back in the bin. :) So now I have my bat tattoo for my hero of a husband. One of the other artists walked by and said "She loves her some Batman!" to which Trista replied "She married him!" I love it! It was so cute. And I don't have a picture yet, I'm sorry. I could have a picture in about two seconds, but then I'd have to upload it to my computer and then to this blog and I don't have the patience at this current time.

So more big news that most of you already know - my husband has enlisted in the Army. He's talked about doing this since before we were even engaged, however, it never seemed to be the right time until now. I am so excited for him - I think his job and the whole experience will be fantastic and I am so proud of his decision. He leaves for boot camp mid July, so I still have a few months left to enjoy his company before being left alone. It makes me want to spend every waking moment with him -- but of course, thats impossible. Thankfully, I've had lots of people offer to stay with me and hang with me so I know I won't be alone-alone ... but I will be without him. I try not to think about that part though. :) After boot camp his AIT is in Texas, and because its more than 20 weeks, I'll most likely be moving down with him and I'm REALLY excited about that because during the coldest months of the year ... I'LL BE IN TEXAS! Which is awesome since I hate cold weather. Plus, I've always wanted to visit Texas for an extended period of time - but I've never wanted to really MOVE there because people there tend to get enormously attached to their state, which I feel is a little silly. That kind of patriotism behooves your country, but your state?!? I dont' know about that.

Also, Trista, Ryan and I all have terrible colds. As I am sure do the rest of the world - because thats just how it happens. Thats all my news.

when i got home from school i felt like crap, and went to the nutritionist. my complaints were: lack of sleep, short-term memory loss, irritability, increased appetite, uncontrollable acne, and (i know its gross) constipation. she "diagnosed" me with "chinese liver flukes" and after about six weeks they went away - along with the symptoms. however, she warned me to keep taking the supplements she gave me on a regular basis or they could come back and be worse than before. well guess who didn't take the supplements, and guess whats back.

the past two weeks i've been feeling so brainless... like SUCH an air-head. plus, i've been putting on weight that i can't keep off no matter how hard i try. i'm exhausted all the time even though i have cut my work load in half. plus, after a year of clear skin, i'm starting to break out again. (i won't update you on my poop diary.)

is my post really about liver flukes? no. my post is about how i found out i have liver flukes again and how we should all be more understanding of each other because you never know what the other person is dealing with.

my mother-in-law recently bought a present for her son's birthday, and accidentally had it shipped to ryan's and my apartment. as soon as she found out it had been delivered to the wrong address, she asked me to bring the gift with me to work the next day, which i told her i would do. well, i left for work the next morning, the same time as ryan (which is a rare occurance) and as we walked out together, i completely forgot the gift. i texted her and apologized for forgetting it, and told her i'd bring it the next day. the next morning she texted me to remind me. but i still walked out the door without it.

its like no matter what i do, i can't remember the simplest things! its so frustrating because i hate letting people down -- and apparently she was really riding on having this gift for her son's birthday. so now she's upset with me, and i'm upset with me, and .... just general upset-ness prevails.

how do i control something thats out of my control? i had the gift RIGHT beside the door, and i STILL forgot it! i don't like always having excuses for when i do something wrong - i feel like that doesn't get you anywhere and you don't learn the lesson of your mistake. however, i feel like this is totally out of my control - but thats a really lame excuse.

idk... bottom line - i feel like shit.