They got all the right friends in all the right places....

Well hello all my dear friends!
    So, in the last week I have had like 5 or 6 people ask me if I've lost weight. Isn't that the nicest thing to hear from random people? I love it. And to be honest it keeps me going. I have become a little OCD when it comes to the food I eat. I mean its not like I am going to turn things down like at the family BBQ we had on Memorial Day, but I am much more conscious of what I eat on my own. I also try and eat breakfast which is something I have never been good at. And, I keep "running" its really more of a light jog/walk right now, but I'm getting out of the house and moving. GLORIOUS!
     So, it is definitely summertime because I have found that I am listening to The Fray (How To Save A Life), Rob Thomas (Something To Be), Meese (Broadcast), and The Script (The Script) which are all summertime albums that I seem to listen to all summer long. It is so glorious to wake up to Man Who Can't Be Moved, or Over My Head (Cable Car). On the weekends when I don't have to get up as early as I do on the weekdays and my favorite part of waking up on those days is just sitting there in my bed thinking about life and listening to some amazing songs. I find I think most clearly just after I have woken up. It really is a fresh start with nothing to cloud my thoughts or my mind. Its truly awe inspiring.
     Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time I was a kid. It was like 20 years ago. Okay, not that long, but still a goodly amount of time. I was a kid and I was lonely. I didn't have a lot of friends. Then one day after I had been praying for what seemed like forever, a new family moved in to the neighborhood. And lo and behold they had a daughter my age! We became quick friends and did many many things together. Then, just before high school started she moved away. Far away and I was very sad. We kept in contact a little bit, but it wasn't the same and I never forgot how great my friend was, or how much I missed her. Then, I grew up and went on a mission and at my farewell my friend came! I was shocked! And she brought her mother with her, who was always like a mom to me. I LOVE that family! LOVE THEM! for real. Any way, I got to say good bye to them before I left, which was a good thing because as it turned out my friend went on a mission herself like a week before I got home. Yeah, a WEEK. So, we didn't see each other for like 3 more years and it was sad, but that's okay because when my friend got home from her mission she started a blog. That's right a blog, but its not your usual blog. In fact, I think you should check it out...right HERE.  I followed it and found out that my friend's mother was publishing a cook book (which is amazing, BTW...you should check it out!!) and also that she was doing a book signing at Barnes and Noble sort of by my house. I practically live at Barnes and Noble...books books books...I call it "heaven" and can spend HOURS there, just ask Tex, that's where he and I always end up when we hang out. Any way, I went to the book signing and had so much fun!! If you get the chance to go, I HIGHLY reccomend it! Also, they are giving away a Blendtech kitchen mill. Pretty cool, I think you should check it out.
    In other news, I have been in the best mood to write. My goal is to have my first draft finished by the end of the summer. That's like 2 months. I think I can do it!! Tonight I was at the mall with a friend and we were in all the trendy stores comparing scents and Hollister has one called "Jake" NO JOKE!!! AND, it smells like Jake would, if he were a real person. Man I love those characters!! I wish they were real so we could hang out and stuff! Any way, best of luck this week!! I will be thinking of you all as I try not to die running, or actually jogging...lightly! Ha ha!!