8:50p

Bored
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So I'm back from my session. Feelin' kinda bored.
Also feelin' kinda tired.
Wow, 'guess that afternoon run took a little out of me.
That's what i get for being a lazy ass for so long! ;)

Not much planned for the rest of the evening.
I'm just happy to be home with my boyfriend,
(he's sitting right next to me playing Madden Football on his computer)
and happy that tomorrow's Saturday
which means I won't have to get woken up by him
getting ready for work.
And lately, it's been bothersome. I don't know why.
I'm usually out like a light until 10a.
I guess all this lack of exercise is just getting to my
body.

Bukas ("tomorrow" in Tagalog)
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Tomorrow morning, though, I'm planning on visiting an old friend and her family.
We've known eachother since we were in 3rd grade, and although
we don't keep in touch often,
it's like we just saw eachother yesterday
whenever we DO talk or see eachother.
What can I say...i've been blessed with the best people around me. :)

Anyhow, I'm pretty excited to see her, esp. since
she's going through a new journey in her life, too.
It's funny how she still continues to influence me,
even though we hardly ever talk.

I'm excited to see her family, too, esp. her mom
who just went through a pretty serious operation.
When we were kids and I went to her house after school,
her mom always treated me like I was one of her kids.
In fact, her family hired me in my very first EVER job when I was 14.
'Treated me like family, always.

In the afternoon, we're getting together with some friends
to watch game 6 of the World Series. Pretty exciting.
If the Giants win this one, they win the series.

I'm also just excited to hang out with our friends.
Actually this week we hosted dinner on Tuesday and Wednesday
at our place to watch games 3 & 4.
It was fun, but I kinda overbooked myself w/ too many obligations on Tuesday night so
I wasn't able to serve dinner until 9p...
As my girlfriends and i say, "it was PP" (Poor Planning).

Final thoughts for the Day
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So writing in this blog has felt pretty good.
I'm guessing that these first few blogs will most likely be
my longest, since this is a whole new thing for me.
Although, I hope this won't be the case 'cause
I really value processing the stuff that happens in my life.

And honestly, it's not an easy thing to make space
for this kind of stuff in your daily schedule. All the other
"pressing" (though not always the most important) things in life
usually get priority.

Besides, I really miss this. In my last job, we ran
a training program for young adults which consisted of
weekly trainings that focused on discussions/investigations
of social issues along with professional development training.
I was actually one of those "trainees" (aka AmeriCorps member) in my
first year with them.
Although I didn't speak much during discussions, I got so much
out of the space that the staff created. My mind/perspectives/misconceptions/prejudices
were stretched to the fullest.
I never felt so challenged to THINK about/pick apart stuff in my life!
Going through that program as an AmeriCorps member and then working as a Staff member there
for over 4 years was one of the most valuable things I've ever done with my life.

So why did I volunteer to be layed off from this job?
It was just time for change.
And the best part of it is I made some of the greatest connections
with people there...People I now consider my family, my strength, my inspiration.

And the funny thing is, their impact on my life carried over to my boyfriend, too.
'Cause through all of that digging, searching, picking apart of social issues that I went through,
he was along for the ride, too.
And all of that has made us better people from it, if not more aware individuals.

So, like I said, I appreciate this space as a place where I can process my stuff.
wow...sure did digress a bit, though, huh? ;)

Til tomorrow...