Yesterday was the 2nd anniversary of my mother's death. This week, I've been too busy to grieve. It hit me yesterday at dinner that yesterday wasn't just the 5th, but it was the 5th. I have been crying a bit this past week, with the big gusher being last Friday. But, I think my mother would be glad to know I was actually busy this week.
Tuesday afternoon was spent with Lindsey. We had lunch at Sticky Fingers. As a member of its mailing list, I had received a coupon for a free half slab of ribs meal. So, we went there to take advantage of that coupon. After lunch, we headed to T.J. Maxx so Lindsey could buy Christmas crackers. Christmas crackers are a holiday tradition in her family. I had never seen one until she bought them. They seem to be a Commonwealth thing. Lindsey's grandmother is British.
That night was spent helping Joey with a presentation he had to give today. He wanted to work on it, and wanted my feedback on the project. He values my input, since my grades are good. The assistance on the Power Point goes back to spring semester last year and we worked on that group project. I was the one that developed the presentation, and it looked nice. We got an A on it. My payment for the help was dinner. We ended up using my laptop because his desktop was giving him trouble. He liked using my laptop because it made the editing, especially the graphics, easier than if he did it on his computer.
Yesterday was spent pretty much with Joey as well. We had lunch before my first class. Between my classes, and after he finished other important items, we went to the gym. He didn't have to drag me, but he didn't allow me to use the excuse that I had no shirt in my car to use at the gym. He lent me one to use. He didn't have to drag me because I knew going to the gym was good for me. I will not allow him to push me into doing something that I know is wrong, and he knows that, too. And he made me work out in that hour spent at the gym. I hurt now from that work out. Shame he waited 3 days before I graduate to take me to the gym. Had he suggested this earlier in the semester, it probably would have been better for me. After classes had ended for the both of us last night, he showed me a job search before dinner. Seems the past month or so, I've been going to dinner with him on Wednesdays, along with his uncle and a family friend. I wasn't expecting to have dinner with them yesterday, but I guess it became a habit. I ended up going to dinner, and browsed the mall.
Today was Lindsey's day to have me. 
No, I'm not a kid to be shared between divorced parents. It just looks that way at times. We had my birthday lunch today. I'll say Applebee's tomato basil soup was delicious. It was her treat. She also offered a hair cut or nails being done as a gift, but I turned her down. My hair is the perfect length and my nails are going bye-bye after graduation. I just couldn't justify the expense. I did go with her to salon so she could get her hair done. After lunch, I saw the counselor again. I really needed to see him after Friday's breakdown. He told me something I needed to hear: take the rest of the month one day at a time.
In other news, a grade for my Senior Project, better known as a capstone project, was posted to SHIP today. I made an A in it. That A will go along with the one I made in E-Commerce (that isn't posted yet), and the one in Golf. I'm waiting on my Meteorology grade. I don't know how I did in it. I was border line A/B last time I did the math for it. My classes required for graduation are finished. I only have one project for Digital Photography to do post-graduation. That class, I don't really care about, except I want an A to make the Dean's List this semester.
Posted by Shawn at December 6, 2007 5:08 PM in General, Schooling.
