Monday

It's funny how when you aren't working that you sort of lose track of the days....my last day at Medtronic was March 9th, sometimes it feels like yesterday and other times it feels like a lifetime ago.
Haven't done too much today, was in a bit of a funk this morning but am feeling better now. Was supposed to have dinner tonight with my friend Trenton at Cafe Veloce in Kirkland (one of my favorite restaurants, Italian of course!) but he hurt his back yesterday doing too much yard work...we've rescheduled for Thursday evening. Trenton rocks, I worked with him for almost 2 years and for the last year at Medtronic he helped keep me sane. Him & I are part of the HK Kids club....if you don't know what it is, then you aren't a member. ha ha :)
It's funny how things come at times when you need them the most....example, I checked the mail today and got a card from my best friend, Amy....it has a big smiley face on the front and inside it reads "Just thought you could use a smile". What perfect timing!! I love when people do things that seem so little but end up making such a huge difference....I hope that makes sense. I love Amy, her & I have been friends since we were in the 7th grade.....we still are unclear as to how the friendship started....something about a note being passed, I'm not sure. Either way, here we are 20+ years later and still the best of friends. Amy lives in Iowa and we are going to stop at her place on the way back to NY, Matt has never seen where she lives and due to things being so amicable between him & I, we thought it would be nice to stop for a little visit. It'll also be nice to take a nice shower and sleep in a bed, ha ha ha! Thank you ahead of time, Amy! One more thing I'd like to say about Amy is that she inspires me, Amy went through hell two years ago and never once lost her sense of humor....I think about all that she went through and survived and it makes me feel like I can get through anything too. :)

Another good thing that happened today, I got the most wonderful e-mail from my friend Keno at Medtronic, he is such a wonderful guy....his e-mail really brightened my day. That's the thing about Medtronic, the company itself may have some large issues and those that work there know what I'm talking about....but it's the people there that make the company. If it hadn't been for all my wonderful friends there, I honestly don't know how I would have survived.

As you can see I'm on a "friends" kick....I've just realized once again how awesome it is to have wonderful friends in your corner....it makes such a huge difference in life to have people that you know you can count on and that care for you. :)

Jason (my brother) is closing on his first home on May 31st!! I couldn't be more proud of him, my 'little' brother is buying his first home! Awesome! I went to Florida back in March and stayed with him, we had an amazing time. Jason & I have become such wonderful friends, our mother would be so shocked considering how we got along when we were little. I take full responsibility for that one, I was an awful sister.....my mom used to call me "Sybil", that should explain what living with me was like. Ha ha. It's so funny because it's like the day that we found out that our mother had passed away, Jason & I instantly became the best of friends and knew that we had to stick together. I'm so happy for our relationship. We also spent some time with our dad when we were there and that was great too. Our dad is an amazing cook, he made buffalo wings for us and they were to die for. I wish I had inherited his love of cooking, I love listening to him talk about recipes or what he is going to make for dinner....he reminds me of Kaelee because they both just love to cook. Wanna give me some lessons? Someone? ha ha

I never did finish my book last night, had more left than I had thought and only got through about 80 pages until I couldn't keep my eyes open. Hopefully I'll finish it tonight. I've got a bunch of paperback books to bring on our road trip....two new authors that I've begun reading is Lisa Gardner and Tess Gerritsen, their books are awesome. My all-time favorite authors are James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell, David Baldacci....that's all I can think of right now. I love to sit down with a good book.

Well I think I've rambled enough for now. I still am trying to learn how to do some fancy stuff on this blog, it took me forever just to get my picture on here. I'm a work in progress. :)