filling in the gaps

i leave for ohio tomorrow.  for 16 days.

first and foremost: i am such a sucker for SoCal (first, second, and third date).
there are a lot of details that won't (probably never? heehee) make it onto the blog.
but, let it be said that he's very chill, but also a bit of the "bad boy" type.
it's thrilling to be reckless and just enjoy life, laughing and having a good time.
sometimes i think it's good for me to stop being so serious, about everything, and just go.
but i'm simultaneously thinking about him all the time.  so much for not being so serious...ha.

while all that was going on, chelsea was here for a couple days too.
and, work was busy (yeah, what's new, right?) so timing was poor,
and more than anything, i just wish i could have spent more time with her.
she's off to london to start something new. i wish she was still here...

i've been working a really weird schedule for the last eight months.
mondays and fridays off. it makes for 2 really really short "weeks" but never a weekend.
that will all change soon. i took time off until may 16th and then
my last saturday at work is may 19th (assuming all goes as planned).
after that, i'll only be working 4 days a week.
i'm also passing some of my classes to the new staff.
my wallet is not sure how it feels about this new situation yet.

i have lofty goals of making one day of three off into a sewing day
and actually sewing and getting some stuff sold on etsy or elsewhere (local shops perhaps)
and that wedding quilt, which needed to done by tomorrow, when i leave,
is still squares of fabric stashed away somewhere in a box.
sorry brother and future sister-in-law...

when work is busy, my social life is too it seems.
i've been working 9-12 hour days for two weeks and squeezing
dates, drinks with friends, work dinners, parties at my house, in whenever i can.
the rest of the time, i have been consisting on conbini bentos or
eating out and drinking lots of beer and wine.
it's so bad for me, but i am not motivated to do anything else.
hoping that will change with another day off each week. 
fingers crossed.
though, the going out makes me feel much more alive.
so who knows...

ah, i leave tomorrow! :)
i'm excited but it doesn't feel real yet...