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Good morning world. Yeah I'm still here, still writing in this thing. I realize it's been a very long time since I've written anything. The thing is, this journal use to be an escape for me. A place for my secrets and insecurities. I don't really need it anymore. The fact is i'm only writing in this right now cause I have 30 mins to kill. So, I'll give you quick up date on the latest stuff with me. I'll use the 5 pillars of happiness thing. Which in case you didn't read the journal about the pillars from years ago they are, friends, family, work, health, love.

We'll start with health. I'm fine. I've been on medication for a while now that keeps my crohn's under control. I'm a healthy weight and don't really have any problems aside from the occasional flare up. Usually cause by me eating something I shouldn't have. But really I couldn't ask for better when it comes to my health. Hell even my allergies are better and I can't recall the last time I was sick with anything else. So all is good here.

Family....I still don't talk to my mom. But that's really for the best. She is the worst person. Toxic, and I've been a lot happier without her in my life. My sister is doing good. Got a promotion. My favorite cousin is getting married in less then a month. I am her best man. I just realized I still need to write a speech for that....crap. Oh well I'll get to it.

Friends, are ok I guess. I don't really hang out with a bunch of people anymore like I use to. But we are all still in touch. BBB works just across the street from me. L and I text all the time. One of her kids is sick. Has to have brain surgery, but when everything goes well with the surgery, and it will. The kid will be a lot healthier. I miss B a lot. I have dreams about her often. They tear me up in the morning. I've made new friends as well. But you don't get to know about them. They are part of my new life, and you are my old life.

Work is going really well. I finally got a promotion. I'm the boss lol. I am still in optical but am now the manger. I'm also over a hearing aide clinic so that's different. I've only been at it about a week, but so far so good. I have to hire a new person next week, and then I start on training. The pay is really good, and I don't know what I'm gonna spend my extra money on. Probably elaborate vacations cause I still have 3 weeks of vacation to take. And I'm getting more every week. So much time off. What a thing to complain about right?

Lastly love, cause I know that's all you people really care about. Things are going really well. Barb and I are taking a vacation to Florida to the harry potter theme park then to key west for a few days. I really really want a butter beer and to buy a wand. I am also getting married in less then two months. We decided not to do the big elaborate wedding like I wanted. Barb doesn't really like that kind of a attention, and it was going to be really expensive. Instead we are just going to take a really long and really nice honey moon. Do some traveling. I'm thinking Italy in the spring. Maybe London. Somewhere far away that I've always wanted to go.

So, life is pretty good right now. I know that's not as interesting as my heart break and obsession with boys, but that's my life now. Things got better. Then they got a lot better. And now things are great. Sometimes I look back and think about the kinds I would change if I could. But really I wouldn't change any of it. Cause it got me here. And here is wonderful.

We'll this oatmeal is pretty gross, blueberry hazelnut, so I'm gonna cut this off early and get ready for work. I gotta swing through a drive through now. I'll catch up with you guys eventually. And if I don't, it's cause I'm too busy enjoying life. Later.