I miss home.

First, HOW IS IT FEBRUARY ALREADY?? Second, you'll notice that everything looks different. Before I made my website (or blog, which is what it really is), I was very against getting a blogspot kinda blog/website...thing. But after months and months of rearranging everything on GoDaddy, having my most recent post on the bottom, the portrait pictures were sideways, the site would take longer to load every single time I added a post, and you can comment! So here we are! Where the pictures are all the right way, the newest post is at the top, and you can easily access any post (not that you want to revisit them, but you never know).

In the last two weeks, my dad and Derek have both asked me if I am ready to come home yet. My answer: yes. And I know most people are going to say that I'm wasting my time over here, but really. I have already done pretty much everything there is to do here in Plymouth. I know I need to travel. I WANT to travel. But when I mentioned to my dad that I was going to go to Edinburgh in Scotland by myself, he told me that I needed to find someone to go with me, because he didn't want me to go alone. I am sure that I cannot convince any of my flatmates to go with me. So unless someone else wants to come over here, pay for me, and travel with me, then I am probably not going anywhere.

I have met some really awesome people here and made some great, life-long friends but I miss my family. I miss working with my dad, watching movies with my mom, cuddling with my kitties, hanging out at home with Sandra and Kenna, spending quality time Derek. I have learned a lot about who my real friends are from being so far away, and although it turns out I don't have as many as I thought, I really miss the good ones. I miss having good, different food everyday. I miss going to movies (people aren't willing to spend money to see movies here). I miss driving my car, blasting music, and singing my heart out (haven't done that here because, well, everyone can hear me). I miss QUIET. I miss not having to walk everywhere. I miss having a clean kitchen. I miss having a TV. I miss my bed. I miss work. I miss having an income (I am REALLY excited about getting my tax return). I just miss home. Plus I hate the whole rain and ridiculous wind thing that we have going on over here everyday. Two weeks from tomorrow my mom, Martin, and Andrew will be here. I'm still working on getting my Dad and Sandra over here.

Nothing has really happened to me recently. I have decided to try to read one book every week, write in my journal most days, and be healthier. Kinda like new years resolutions, but I never ever keep those, so I thought goals might be better for me. So far I have read a couple books, written in my journal for about 2 weeks, and have been eating a lot better, doing my challenge stuff and "playing" Just Dance by watching the videos on youtube, to get some extra cardio in and to help me hit my goal on my Fuelband.

I've actually done really really good for the past week and half at buying nothing but food. I haven't purchased any books, which is amazing. I have been making real food. Chicken, corn, carrots, mashed potatoes. It's been going well. I haven't skipped a day of my 35 day challenge yet and it's been over 3 weeks. I have been hitting goals on my Nike+ Fuelband again and I will increase the goal once a week, but on my fitbit, I can't manage to walk 10,000 steps per day, especially when it's so rainy all the time. I have considered joining a gym, but that costs money, and I have to walk to get to the gym everyday. I really would like to run outside but that isn't an option for me right now.

Yesterday wasn't a good eating day for me. In the morning I made cupcakes. Then I proceeded to eat six of those, six pieces of pizza, two pieces of garlic bread, a bunch of chocolate and bunch of gummy haribo things. I watched movies with Lucy and her friend last night, it was fun. Today I feel like crap. I am so freaking tired. And sluggish. Apparently everyone in our flat feels this way right now. Hopefully we aren't all getting some flat-wide sickness. That would be terrible. I should be doing a project right now. I have a lot of the research done, but now I have to put my presentation together and write my part of the report... But I really really really don't want to. UGH. You know, I really don't like school. It's boring. But I can't quit. So... I'm stuck. Anyway. I'm going to go *try* to do my work. Try being the key word. I have to do a workout, too. No :(

I miss you guys. So much.

<3 Jessica.














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