The Boyfriend and I went up to Johnson City, Tennessee yesterday afternoon to visit some compadres of ours, one of whom was prevented from joining in the sort revelry that occurs when we get together by the fact she is about to hit her third trimester in the wacky world of pregnancy. It was a big party and I got to see a lot of old friends, which is always a treat. Alex had a good time as well, though he was less familiar with many of the folks there. Once again, as my mom recently proved in a series of posts on her blog, Chattanooga is a small town for such a big city. I was introduced to a girl last night who goes to med school up at MTSU but has been friends for a long time with the older sister of a girl I went to high school with and have continued to run into before her recent move out west. It's bizarre to be so seemingly far removed from home-town business and to have someone you've never met before shout from across the room, "Hey, you hung out with so-and-so a while back, didn't you?"
On another New Years note, I'm not so into resolutions (too depressing, as they set you up for failure in February) but I do have some long term goals I've been working at for a while now and might as well share.
*Exercise 5 days a week (just got a new jump rope!)
*Keep trying to eat better (more veggies, less meat/fat)
*Keep up going out with Alex once a week for some us time
*Clean up more regularly, not make messes or let them go as long
*Make dates with myself to relax by doing something better than surfing the internet endlessly
*Enforced recreational reading!!!
*Volunteer somewhere
*Enjoy the now (sometimes my mom has good advice)
