I noticed that I don't write here much and I'm going to try and get back into it even if its just a small update.

I have had some good and bad things going on in the past few weeks, but altogether I'm doing well. I found out last weekend that I was put into the gift rotation that Brooke's family does each Christmas even though I'm not technically family yet, which made me really excited and happy that her relatives see me in that light. I really do like them all and I can't wait to be a part of the family and when I heard about this I just got a good feeling inside. The last dinner party went really well despite the small turnout. I really enjoy these alot and I think I would like to get a little more sophisticated with it next month and cook some different stuff for everyone. Maybe some risotto and who knows what else I'll find.

It's looking more and more like i'll have to go back to work at least part-time but possibly full-time. While I can't say I see this as a totally bad thing it's more of an inconvenience because i'm just so used to having so much time to do things around the apartment and doing all the cooking and having more than enough time to work on classes. While i don't really miss having to go to work everyday I do get bored often when I'm at home all day alone so maybe it won't be so bad. I just need to find something that isn't factory work because I don't think my hip where I had my surgery can take the abuse of a factory job, so finding something else might be challenging.