hello blog. i haven't taken the time to actually sit down and write anything of substance in a long time. partly bc works been so busy lately that the last thing i want to do is get on a computer, and partly bc i've got so much on my mind that i don't how how to process it all out. plus i've been getting some strange hits on the blog tracker, and i dont like the idea of it. i may set this nonsense to private again. if it does, i will give those of you who read this regularly a password. since soccer has ended i've not been getting as much exercise as i need, and combined with being in the dungeon at work now, i cal feel myself getting sluggish. i used the Zombies, Run! app on my phone yesterday and it did the trick of getting me moving. it gives me cold chills and the creeps the same way that the show Walking Dead does. i guess if it gets you moving, that's all that matters. they're already setting dates for next year's Warrior Dash, so I'm telling myself i'll sign up when i get back from vacation and that will give me the commitment i need to get moving. i did a dumb thing this weekend and it's sorta bit me in the ass now and i am all embarrassed, but, at least i addressed it head on. which is unlike me. but, face your fears and all that. i've been working so hard at facing fears that i couldnt let this one slide. it didn't work out in my favor, but hey. live and learn i guess. all else i'll blame it on the full moon out. i've been blaming the moon on a lot of things lately. like the fact that i burst into tears last night while doing laundry bc i'm more than a little convinced i'm going to die alone. i put together my list of wants/demands in a partner the other day, and i can tell my priorities have changed so much. not as superficial as they used to be. i guess that means i'm an adult. i wont lie though that part of me gets a little more sad each time i watch another friend get married and find their happiness. if this year is about learning patience, i want next year about embracing happiness. i need to get back into blogging things i'm thankful for. i'm thankful for my friends and family and their safety. i'm thankful i got to go to my friend's son's soccer game tonight, it's been crazy watching him grow up into a young man. he's had such a strong example on how to be a good, tough, but compassionate person from his mother and i hope someday i can be that kind of example too. i'm thankful that i'm going to see all my 'home friends' this weekend at steffs wedding. i'm thankful that i have a job that i enjoy that is pushing me past my comfort zone. i'm thankful for the support i am getting in this transition to a Lead position, bc it's terrifying. i'm thankful for the little things some people may take for granted, like going flying the other night bc it really puts your life into perspective when you're soaring above the clouds in a tin can. i'm thankful that i have had feelings for someone out there in the universe bc even though it doesn't matter and wont amount to anything, it reminds me that just because we've been broken doesnt mean we cant be put back together and try again. and that is scary as hell. but kinda in a good way. i'm thankful that i have the ability to go out and run around town listening to fake zombies attacking. i'm thankful that i'm trying to work on overcoming fears, no matter how small and insignificant they may be. and i'm thankful for every day i've been given on this earth, bc i want to make it a better place in some small way.

Bethany's surgery went well and she is home. I am glad it did and hope it helps.

Work lately is overwhelming. So I started using zombie run app.




I need to turn my brain off.


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One of my coworker friends is a pilot and took me up tonight! We went to Braxton and did a flyover of the house and back. It was so awesome. Everything is so beautiful from that high.

I am one very blessed little girl.










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Whirlwind weekend. Thats the best I can describe it. I didn't stop from the moment I hit the interstate on Friday til I got to work this morning.

Friday evening I stayed with kellie and Chris at their new house. It's coming along nicely and looks like a real home, not just some place they live. It was good to catch up with them and finally meet their puppies.







We went to kellies parents house for breakfast Saturday morning and I got to spend time with my future ex-husband and the tiny love of my life, who won me over by sharing his Oreos with me:




Men, always share your desserts. Especially if it's for breakfast.

Saturday afternoon I met up with Bethany and Corey and went to Huntington for a blues festival and to just wander around. So much Marshall stuff it made my skin crawl.










Then I met up with my friend Andrew and went to dinner at a great Indian place and drove around the greater Huntington area before meeting back up with Bethany and Corey to go to their friends bar with excellent brick oven pizza and fun decorations.


I have decided that Huntington isn't as disgusting as I previously thought. But it's still no better than Morgantown, and I don't even want to be here anymore. I've got the itch to move again, but that's neither here nor there.

Sunday Bethany and I had a wonderfully lazy morning of Cheers, Tudors, and this view:







I know i say it a lot but when i have a real house and life I want to live on the water. It just relaxes me. I'm a nicer person.

Up next was Shainnas baby shower which was actually fun (I've never been to a fun baby shower before) bc it was a pool party. Shainna is such an adorable baby making machine and it was a nice day catching up with everyone.










I ended up stayin down there last night and hanging out and not coming home until this morning. It's all together not in my character, but fuck it. It's summer of Andrea.

So here was the view on my drive home.




I'm so glad for the good friends I have. They keep me sane and laughing and loved.

This weekend I get to watch another friend get married and I'm so very happy for them. They have been through so much together. Gives me hope.

We got Alisha and Jason married and I mentioned Shark Week in my toast. I feel like that is a win all the way around.

I just don't feel much like writing lately, about anything. So here are some pics!



























































































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