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Sorry I've been MIA lately. I've had a lot and nothing going on all at the same time. I'll start with the "a lot"...

A friend from TX was in town for a few days job and apartment hunting. (The Amarillo folk are slowly but surely taking over Chicago! Woo hoo!) We hung out a few times while he was here, ate some sushi, drank too much--you know, your typical hanging out with old friends behavior.

Another friend (also a former Amarilloan) is looking for a new apartment, so I spent a day checking out possible digs with him. I could write about 10 blogs on the number of DUMPS out there! Suffice it to say that we went in a few places where I kept my hands in my pockets to ensure I didn't touch anything!! *shudder*

Had a job interview last week to be the production manager for a theatre company. It had the potential to be a fun job, but the interview kind of turned me off. The interviewers were very nice, but they did not ask me one single question. They talked about the theatre and then looked at me blankly. So I offered info on me and asked about the job specifics. They didn't know. If they don't know what they want, how am I going to do it????

We threw a belated b-day party for me at our house. (My grandfather passed away on my b-day, so I, obviously, was not in a celebratory mood.) The friends that came to this party were what I call my young friends. They are all in their early 20's. Ricky and I? Are NOT! I woke up hurtin' the next day. Can't really hang with the young folk like I used to!

The day after the belated b-day party, we went to a belated b-day brunch with folks our own age. Whew. Good food, good conversation, lots of water to fight off the hang-over from the night before.

Following brunch, Ricky and I went to see a play. I'll write another entry on it, but for now we'll leave it at meh. Wasn't awful, wasn't great--just meh.

Been working on being healthier for both weight and just overall health reasons. Gave up Diet Dr. Pepper. Again, I'll write more on that later, but just so you know Diet Dr. Pepper is my own personal crack. That should give you an idea of how fun giving it up was!

Just got back from the huge neighborhood Target. Because I got there soon after they opened, I was one of the few people in the store. It truly felt like MY Target. Me likey!

Our niece just turned 16 and is coming to spend the weekend with us tomorrow. We're taking her to see Wicked and shopping at H & M. Yes, we are the cool aunt and uncle. And yes, we've now started a possibly dangerous precedent. When the nephews turn 16 we'll have to do cool trips with them too. Luckily we have a few years before the next one turns 16.

And now for the nothing...

I've had some days where I've just laid on the couch and watched old 90210 and Melrose Place reruns. I've also gotten hooked on One Tree Hill reruns. That show is kind of good. (If you're 12 or have the TV watching taste of 12 year old. Which I do.)

On those days where I laid on the couch I easily could have updated the old blog, but I just didn't feel like it. I think I'm going through a bit of a mourning phase. A few days after my grandfather died, my cousin got married and we were all determined that we would celebrate and make sure it was a joyous occasion despite our loss. Because I tend to be a bit (okay, a lot) of a crier, I really had to work hard at burying my sadness. I think I buried it so far that it took it a while to make it's way back up to the surface and a few days ago--WHAM! It made it's way back!

On top of that, I think I'm finally mourning Nashville too. Ricky and I really do like Chicago and are happy we made the move, but we also loved Nashville. When we 1st moved here I kept thinking how easy the transition had been, but when I came back from TX a couple of weeks ago I was truly surprised when I stepped off the plane in the Chicago airport. Logically I know I live in Chicago now, but I think a part of me really expected to be going home to Nashville. I think that's when the move officially hit me.

Anyhoo, those are my good and not-so good reasons for not updating sooner. Just so no one worries about me, I've actually been feeling better the past couple of days. I tend to mull over things that bother me for a day or 2 (the laying on the couch days). Then I finally tell Ricky what's bothering me, have a good cry and then I feel better. That doesn't solve all my problems by any means, but it does lift a load. (You may be wondering why I don't skip the 2 days of lazing about and just go straight to the talking it out part. Good question.)

Fun posts to follow. Stay tuned...