1-13-09

This is going to be a totally jumbled mess of thoughts...very much like the way I normally think when I am not writing it down. So I am smack dab back in the real world. I've been to both of my classes once and I am going for straight A's again. I forgot how much time school takes up, namely the time on the weeknights I would have spent watching The Biggest Loser or American Idol. Tuesdays are definitely the worst because I am up before 6:00am, gym, work, and school goes from 4 - 10pm. Yep, 10:00pm on a Tuesday night. The worst part of it is that tomorrow morning I have to be up again at 6:00am for the gym.
Happy Birthday to my little-big girl Tyra. She's 12 years old this month. I was never sure about her exact birth date. I hate clipping the nails on her back paws because I am afraid I will draw blood and I also think she is going deaf, which is hard for me to deal with. She's 12 and I know what the life expectancy for a large dog is and how the decline begins. Very morbid stuff, I know but that's the circle of life. She still thinks she's a puppy and that's all that matters.
I already have one of my New Year's Resolutions crossed off the list, and that actually happened on the 9th. Jen and I are going somewhere we have never been - CHICAGO - for an event we have wanted to go to since I became aware of it's existence - TASTE OF CHICAGO! I got a good deal on NON-stop flights (thank you Spirit) and now I have to find a cheap and luxurious hotel (a little ironic, don't you think?) My traveling life revolves around the places to eat in a city or country so I will be hunting all the cool restaurants and pubs for us to visit. Any suggestions???
Damages (on F/X) came back last week and it is one of the best written and acted shows on television. Totally worth staying up until 11:00pm for...what am I, 79 years old?
Last but not least, is it weird that I want lick my Lean Cuisine container completely clean after finishing the Fettuccine Alfredo? I mean, there's only 280 calories in there and I want every single one of them. Is it even stranger that I want to drink the leftover Ginger dressing from my salad at the sushi restaurant?