Rough Day

Today I attended a very sad funeral. I really don't want to disclose who it was for on the web, as it is not my news to tell, but I wanted to write down how I feel about it before the moment passes.

The person who recently passed was not someone I knew very well. I knew his wife and I have gotten to know his sweet little child. Though the time I spent with him was very very short, I got to see a glimpse of the person he was. He was an amazing father and an avid sports fan, and he will certainly be very very missed. I did ok during the funeral, and then at the burial until it came time for his daughter to say goodbye. The little kid wave just about shredded my heart. She's old enough to know he's gone, but not old enough to know what kind of impact that will have on her life.

I have attended only two true funerals in my life prior to the one today. The first was during high school for a friend of mine who was killed in a car accident. The church was so full with family and friends that I, among a lot of my high school class, had to sit in the hallway crying on my boyfriend's (at the time) shoulder. The wails from his mom were almost too much to handle. The second was for my grandpa - my mom's dad. He had a beautiful catholic mass followed by a reception where I got to meet some extended family and some of our family friends whom I had never met and he was in his 70s and had lived a good life. I still think he passed too early, but he had had the chance to see his children grow up, marry, and have children of their own. With my mother being so sick I often get worried that she won't be around to see the kids I plan on having and I really hate having these thoughts. Though I certainly had those thoughts today.

I'm so grateful that I was able to attend the funeral today to show my support for the family during this very difficult time. This man died far too early and based on the amount of people who came to show their respects, he was certainly loved by many. May he rest in peace.

White and Nerdy

Have you listened to that Weird Al song? You should. It was my brother's ring tone until I got a new phone.

Anyway, most of the people in my family have had to get glasses pretty late in life and I always figured I would be 40-something before it would happen to me. Of course, I didn't factor in the fact that I stare at a computer screen for 9 hours a day and then go home and... stare at a computer or TV screen. Clearly this is not good for my eyes. I got reading glasses early in college because late night studying my biology textbooks made me super tired, but they're old and weren't working anymore. Plus they're ugly. Talk about embarrassing.

So I called a friend's optometrist who never returned my call. That's the second time that's happened to me this year already, wtf people? Either answer your phone or call me back - especially when I leave a nice clear message with my name and phone number repeated several times.

*end rant*

Anyway, most of the people I work with wear glasses either part time (just for reading/computer work) or full time so I figured I was safe. I got another referral to a place that's right across the street from my regular doctor. EASY. So I go down there and it turns out the lady I was referred to lives in Dublin. Holy freaking awesome. So we chat as we do a million (not kidding) eye exams and she wisks me away to the next room where a lady helps me pick out a pair of stylish new glasses, then that lady wisks me away to "the finance department" which is a tiny cubicle where I can pay my bill for the day, then my doctor swings by and gets me for the last part of the test. That was amazing. And efficient. And amazing. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

Oh, and she dilated my eyes because I had time and Matt could pick me up afterward. I should have taken a picture, my eyes were freaky. Think Wes from Limp Bizkit.

So, I'll have a check up in two years and another dilation in four years, neither of which were bad at all. I also can't wait to get my glasses. The eye drops my doctor gave me are definitely helping, but they're not solving the problem.

I didn't mention - apparently when I blink my eyes don't close all the way. So I have to be very aware of how I blink throughout the day. Talk about exhausting. So the eye drops help my eyes stay moist since I don't always blink well enough. The glasses will prevent my eyes from tiring out so quickly. That's the source of my headaches and most of my discomfort.

Anyway, wanna see the new specs?


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I know, right? Those frames are purple. And pink. PURPLE AND PINK. I'm one of the least girly girls on the planet and these are quite possibly my two least favorite colors. What's funny is they looked the best on me! We'll see if I feel that way once I get them. Wish me luck!

Random Monday

I'm not sure today could have had more random things happen!

1. I got a message on Twitter from one of my mom's old friends. She was wondering how mom was doing since mom hasn't been feeling well enough to respond to emails/texts/etc. Thankfully I sort of recognized the name, but still weird none the less. Especially since I think she created the Twitter account so she could contact me, no other reason.

2. I got mooned today. I don't think I had ever actually seen someone moon me unless it was on TV or some stupid movie (this is why I don't watch these kinds of movies). Nope, just walking across campus and someone lifts up this girl's sweatshirt and apparently she didn't think to wear pants or underwear today. True story.

3. I saw a stray dog on campus and kind of got laughed at when I called Public Safety. Yes, I think she looks friendly but she wouldn't come my way and she has a collar on. Don't you think you should pick her up and get her home instead of letting her die on our campus? Thank you.

4. It was sunny this morning. And then cloudy. And then sunny. And then cloudy with HAIL! And then rain. And then some sun. Then some more rain. Mother Nature is confused and indecisive today.

5. *insert big thing that I can't mention online* but I promise it was random.

6. Matt is home sick while I sit here at work. Usually it's the other way around.

7. I got an email from Amazon saying my book shipped. Followed by another email that said while the status is technically "shipped", the book may be delayed a few days due to severe weather. Don't think I've ever gotten that email before.

8. Oh and apparently we're under a tornado warning? Good to know.

9. My Mr. Coffee mug warmer that Matt bought me ages ago works awesome.

10. #9 isn't really random, but I wanted 10 items haha.