The Week That Wouldn't End...

Maybe it's because I knew I was heading to Eugene straight after work on Friday.  Maybe it was my body still trying to recover after the half-marathon I ran last Sunday.  Maybe it was my insistence on still keeping my regular gym hours despite running 13 + miles in one day.  I just know that this felt like the longest week ever and the weekend doesn't seem like nearly enough time to recover and start all over again on Monday.

I don't want this blog to seem like a depressing montage of my life, which I think it's been dangerously close to veering this past year, but I also don't want to lie.  Am I happy to be working?  Absolutely.  Am I grateful to be working in such a fun office?  You bet!  Is it nice to go grocery shopping without debating whether or not I want to eat rice for an entire week or splurge on a t.v. dinner?  Of course!  But other than that, there isn't much else of note to report.  My friends either live in Eugene or Southern California, neither of which is a short drive (though Eugene is ever slightly more reasonable).  Most of my weekends are spent on my own.  I go see movies by myself, which is fine every now and again, but not all the time.

(And yes, I have heard the, "if you want to make friends, just go out and do it," argument many times before, but really, that's easier said than done.  I also want to be an instant millionaire, so I guess the only thing stopping me is that I'm too lazy to just "go out and do it?")

I keep hoping things are going to turn around.  That my late 20s won't be just work-run-sleep-repeat.  But I'm also realistic and not expecting any miracles...

To end things on a happy note...I'm home for the weekend to celebrate my mom's birthday.  I had dinner tonight with the lovely Kiley and Amanda at Agate Alley in Eugene.  It's funny how you don't realize how much you miss a place until you've been away for awhile (Eugene, not Agate Alley).  Also, the mindless gossip...I think I've missed that the most.

Here's hoping this weekend recharges my batteries a little bit...I could definitely stand to shine a little brighter than the dim glow I've been operating at for the past week...