Colorado...

So I'm traveling for work again. I'm in Colorado Springs. Sitting in my hotel room, watching NIT basketball, drinking a Miller Lite, not wanting to work. I'll probably do some work later - or better yet - tomorrow morning. Another store visit tomorrow and then I get to hang with one of my BF...yes, I will be spending time with The Flackster.

Flack lives in Denver. We met in College. She didn't come back after her freshman year. I was bummed. Then she came back. I was already graduated. Then she went back to Denver. We were pretty tight. A guy came between us. She dated a total ass for 7 years. She couldn't see it. I could. I got tired of her talking about what an ass he was yet wouldn't do anything about it. I basically told her that I didn't want to hear it anymore and if all she was going to do is talk about him..don't call. She didn't. For almost 6 years.

I can't remember how we started talking again. I think she called after they broke up. The calls weren't that often. Every once in a while. She wasn't there when I needed her. After my marriage was breaking up. When I really needed her. I didn't think I could forgive her. I didn't think she would forgive me. I have a really bad habit of holding a grudge. I held on for a long time. Then I made a decision. Get busy living or get busy dying...well - that's really from the Shawshank Redemption - I didn't say that at all. I did make a decision that I would forgive and forget. I think the first big step was my first visit post her breakup with the ass. (not to be confused with the asshat that she sometimes sees now). We went to the football game. Had a great time. We've talked pretty much every day (sometimes email - sometimes cell phone - sometimes she leaves me messages on the cell phone so I can listen to them in the morning.) We're good now. We laugh a lot and when we actually get together, we have a great time. I do wish that we lived closer. Her parents are in Denver - they are older and she wants to be close to them, which I totally get - I'm the same way. For now, I'll take the time we have...

One of my other bf lives the same distance away but in a different direction. Missy is a true friend. She's there for me and I hope she always knows that I'm there for her. We don't have to talk every day. An occasional email, a post or a quick chat on facebook works for us. We can say so much in a very few words. When I found out that Missy was going to be in Omaha when I was in Denver, I was really bummed. What are the odds that she's going to be here when I'm going to be somewhere else. Luckily, I will be able to see her. We don't need a lot of time to say what we want to, we just know!

While I'm on the subject of friends...I FINALLY got to see Francine before I left. We live in the same damn place and I hadn't seen her in years - well, actually it was probably a few weeks - but in Francine/Maude years, that is YEARS. Once again, we just picked up where we left off. We can do that. I love that we can do that.

While sometimes I hate it when I'm gone from home for too long, I'm glad to see my friends.

I'm going to have a busy rest of the month. I'm lucky that Brently is so understanding...at least I hope he is. He knows I love my job. He knows that I'm not a cooker and I'm pretty sure he loves me anyway!

I'll be watching a lot of basketball over the next few days. This is when I'm at my best. I need march madness, Miller Lite, my friends and my cell phone - how else am I suppose to keep up with facebook???

OH WAIT - I was going to end but totally forgot to talk about last night. Nickelback. That concert was kick ass. I really loved Seether, which I didn't think I would. Jake and I actually got matching Seether t-shirts. He was going to wear his to school today and wanted me to wear mine to work. I told him that it probably wasn't going to happen, but I would wear it this weekend sometime. I think Nickelback put on a great show. It is in my Top 5...maybe in my Top 3 behind Tom Petty and The Eagles. I didn't get home until midnight and then up at 4:30 to get to my flight on time. I made it okay, but was rushed which I hate. I didn't have time to get my Scooters. I sat beside a dad with his little boy on his lap. It was one of my best flights. He was super nice and his son was super cute. We chatted all the way to Denver. I wish all people could get like that.

Until next time....

Kitty Walker...

I think I am Kitty Walker...Well, I'm Kitty Walker without the hot husband (not that Brently isn't hot), without knowing anything about politics, without a black son named Evan, without being a republican, without the 1/2 brother...oh wait, I have one of those....anyway, I think I am Kitty Walker...

Kitty Walker shuts down when she doesn't want to fight anymore...Kitty Walker doesn't want anyone to know when she's not happy...yep, I'm Kitty Walker...

Yes, I identify with a character on a TV show...

Finally....

So, it's been a while since my last blog. I've got a couple of requests to update this. They are from the same person (thanks Missy)...so I thought I would take some time to update...

It's a challenge because Sydney the super kitty HATES it when I use my laptop when I'm in my chair. Our living room is arranged so that our two chairs face the TV. My favorite place is to sit in my chair with my laptop and watch TV. It's a hard life, I know... Anyway, Sydney loves to sit on my lap, so when the laptop is, well, on my lap...then she can't be. She gets between me and the laptop which isn't easy. She usually ends up stepping on the keyboard. Okay...I finally got her to lay on my legs, so I should be good to go.

I'll try to go back and recap my life..hitting on the high points...

1) Work - I've been traveling a lot for work. I've been to Dallas and Evansville, IN in the past month. I'm going to Colorado Springs next week. I'm going to be able to spend a few days with Flack which will be great. I'm also going to help her get a computer so she can FINALLY get on facebook. The week after that I'm going to Ames. I'm actually taking my mom to one of her social work meetings. I'm meeting my co-worker in Ames and we're going to do some store visits.

2) Concert - I'm going to the Nickelback concert on Tuesday with my three nephews. I'm glad I'm doing that so I stay out of trouble on St. Patrick's Day. It will be a short night as I fly out to Colorado on Wednesday morning.

3) Brently - What can I say about him. The last few weeks have been a little stressful. He had convinced himself that he had colon cancer. I knew he didn't, but he wouldn't listen to me. He had some test last Tuesday - which was also his birthday. Turns out he has a small ulcer which should be cleared up in a couple months with medicine. He has decided to eat healthy and exercise, which is great. The thing that makes me mad is the fact that it's taken me 2 months to lose 13 pounds and I think he's lost that in the past week!

4) Family - my mom stayed with me last night. I judged state speech in Ames on Saturday and picked up my mom on the way through Shen. (Background story - I rode to Ames with my sister's neighbor who is also a speech judge. We had to leave at 4:45am...it sucked. My car was in Essex, so I picked it up and then went to Shen.) Jacque, Curt and the kids were in CB. They boys were taking the hunter safety course at Bass Pro and they stayed up here on Saturday night. This morning mom and I went to wal-mart and then we all (including Brently) met Jacque, Curt and the peanut for lunch. It was fun.

After lunch, Brently & I came home and I took a big ol' nap. I think I'm pretty refreshed - finally. Now I'm waiting for my shows...starting at 8pm. I'll be taping a lot of shows this week since I'll be gone. Then I'll try to watch them...Since I don't get back until Sunday night...I'll have two days. I don't know if that will happen and then Brently will get all twisted up. Oh well.

I'm excited for Missy's visit next weekend. I'm sad that I'll be gone for most of it but happy that I'll get to see her on Monday morning. I'm meeting her at 5:30am - I'm not a morning person...but I will be for her!!

I've been too busy to think too much...which is always good. I replay a lot of things in my head - how I could have done them differently, why I did some things. I don't really have any answers. I guess that's okay...I don't have to have all the answers. I also realized that I should tell people things that will hurt them just to make myself feel better. I think that's a good gig.

I'm addicted to facebook. When I should be working from home, I'm on facebook. Mafia Wars, Tetris, chatting, looking at pictures...you name it, I'm doing it. I need to get back in the habit on working at home...I'm so far behind...I don't see the light...the light is a dot to me!

Well...there you go...I promise I will try to be better. Even if it's something boring...I'll update you.

Until next time....