What a day ...

Well, this week has been long and interesting, today especially, so I just want to get some of it out.

First of all my weight loss has been amazingly successful, I started dieting in March and have lost 60 pounds to date ... I dropped from a size 22 to a size 12/14 and I'm amazingly proud of myself.

Secondly, I've gotten back in touch with my friend Chealsey: I never figured I'd hear from her again, let alone have a chance to put the past behind us. After catching up with her for the better part of three hours, I feel like I finally get some kind of closure; our past year and a half of hardship and bitterness seems to be officially in the past and I hope that she and I can continue to be in touch because I sorely miss my best friend. I'm glad that our previous five years of closeness weren't loss in the mess we made during our senior year of high school.

I also heard from my cousin Charlie, a once-close relative who disappeared into juvenile hall and the Oregon state system for the last seven years. Good to know he's alive and well, and that I might get to see him again some day.

I took a little leap and started looking at possible studio apartments in the area for Boyfriend and I, the idea is exciting and terrifying all at once. I know that it'd be financially difficult at the moment, but we are setting a goal within the next year to move in together, and it makes me happy to know that monthly rates for our small needs are actually doable.

My week-long vacation on the Oregon coast was relaxing and refreshing, I missed my family so much, but my first day back has been even better. My stress about healthy groceries, car insurance, and gas money was eased by surprise finanical aid  support. I got to spend a day grocery shopping, cooking, and cuddling with my wonderful boyfriend whom I missed terribly while I was away.

Life is stressful on a daily basis but when I step back and take note that I'm looking and feeling amazing, have a car, a job, great college grades, and a loving partner, I really can't think of anything that could shake my happiness. I'm certainly loving life in a way I never have before ... finishing high school was officially the best thing that ever happened to me.