Happiness Is...

A pile of milk chocolate Mega M&M's on a yellow note pad at work, just waiting for me to eat them. Mmm, lots of chocolate, a crunchy candy shell, and such pretty colors! :)

So how long has it been since I've posted in here? A week? Maybe more? Sorry about that - I seem to have gotten out of the blogging habit. So, let's play a little catch-up, shall we?

Um, not that I have much to say about what's happened, because not much has. My brother showed up at my house out of the blue a couple of weeks ago. I hadn't seen him since 2001, when I kicked him out of my house (he was sponging off, er, living with me for a few months, until I reached my breaking point that January and kicked him out), so it was a big surprise. He hasn't changed much - just looks older and way more worn out by life. I guess how you live really does show on your face, because he looks way older than he really is. It's sad, really.

Anyway, we visited for half an hour or so, and then he hit the road, and I haven't heard from him since. I think he was scoping things out to see if he could stay there, but luckily J was there, and I wasn't overly welcoming (I wasn't inhospitable, really, I just wasn't really open and friendly), so I think he decided to look for someone else to sponge off of. Which is fine by me - I'm happier when he's a few states away. Sad, but true.

Other than that, not much has been going on. J and I went to see Ghost Riders, which I loved. We went to Target last week, where I used the remainder of my Christmas gift certificate to buy a new book and a new CD, plus some turkey for lunch, and wound up with .18 cents left on my gift card. Hee. It's crazy that they didn't just give me the change, but whatever. At least I got a couple of new things.

J ordered me a new pair of sneakers, because my old red ones are all worn out and getting stinky, and plus he rocks.

And I'm still completely obsessed with my Sims. I'd be playing all day every day if I didn't have a job. It's probably a good thing I'm not rich, because if I were, I'd just buy myself a super gaming computer and probably never leave the house again. Sigh. It's a crazy obsession, but I love it.

Oh! And the most exciting news, is that Willow is starting to learn to play! I adopted her from the SPCA a year and a half ago, and she never showed any interest in toys - it's like she didn't even know what they were for. But lately she's been seeing J's dogs playing with their toys, and she seems to have picked up the idea from them. I went home last night, and after I got them out and fed, she was having a lot of fun in the living room, playing with a stuffed hamburger. It was so cute. I wanted to get a picture, but I didn't know where my camera was, and if I had gone searching for it, she would have stopped playing anyway. Trust me, though - it was very cute. And I'm really glad she's learning to have fun.

And I thought I had something else to say, but now I can't remember what it was, so that's all for now. I hope you all are doing well! Thanks for continuing to read!