Back to school

School has started and the towns of Champaign & Urbana are again under siege. I'm sure that every college town goes through this every August or so, but with a school the size of UIUC, it makes life difficult to get around at times. But that's life.

Cassie is doing well so far with the cancer. She's running around enjoying life, which is exactly what I want her to be doing. Sasha on the other hand has developed allergies to something, probably outdoors. Poor thing is on benedryl three times a day and she's not very happy about being itchy all the time. Hopefully whatever is bothering her will go away soon or stop flowering so that she can get a brake. Guess we'll see.

Nothing really exciting is going on at the moment, which I'm happy about for once. Two fantasy football drafts are at Gene's house this week. Labor day weekend means moving day for a couple we know, which is exciting because then they will finally get a chance to live in the new house they've been building all summer. Then in two weeks, I'm going to a baby shower for one of Gene's coworkers and the next day going to a birthday party for a soon to be one year old.

It kind of blows my mind sometimes how much change has occurred in the past year. Dating, new babies being born, and adjusting to where I'm at now in my life has definitely been a journey. In some ways I miss dating just a little bit in the fact that I don't get to go through that initial encounter of excitement you get when the first date goes well. At the same time I'm not missing trying to figure out the creeps from the nice guys that will actually treat a girl how she's supposed to be treated. And I definitely don't miss the bad first date awkwardness. One thing I do love about being in a relationship is looking forward to seeing that person when I get done with work for the day, whether it's to tell him about the good, bad, or just that I'm glad to be home. I always knew I would look forward to that once things progressed to the point where that was an option, no matter who I was dating. I guess what surprised me was how much it actually means to me, and how much more stable my life feels because of it.