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it's been awhile since i posted anything, partly because i felt like there wasn't anything going on. in reality, there has been a lot going on, but nothing overwhelmingly exciting. or at least when there was, i didn't have time to write about it. quick recap of the last few weeks:

with easter arriving (and lent ending), i've eaten nothing but junk and have gained about 5 or 6 pounds. i've barely run and have become a lazy blob. i've become a little more social, meeting up with people i rarely get to see, so i tend to eat everywhere i go. somehow birthday parties, friends from out of state, mother's day, and tuesdays have become the death of me. plus i kept filling in weird hours at both jobs, and therefore grabbed food at random times. more of this nonsense will continue for another week or so, so i'm hoping to get it together soon. i have to. i can't begin my summer 10 full pounds heavier than last summer. it's just not okay. i know it's completely possible, but i need to get it into gear. so with the exception of dinner out tonight, fried pies on saturday, and a quick trip to austin on sunday, i think i can get things. maybe i can work in a good run friday and saturday despite a rainy weekend.

went to "prom redemption" at my sister's store. there were about a dozen of us that showed up on saturday night to relive (and hopefully redeem) our high school proms. we pulled into town and found out that the high school was actually having their prom that night as well. sadly, our fake prom was decorated much much better than theirs. no one can live up to a davidson decorated prom. it just doesn't happen. we ruled that school. as we turned the corner to my sister's place, i saw my parents seated in lawn chairs, margaritas in hand, across the street. they provided the crowd for everyone's entrances, complete with photos and clapping (dad made sure to clap anytime anyone entered or exited the building... or stood near the windows). we had a really good time. the music was incredible, which was the main reason i hated my proms so much. i know a lot of what i like isn't danceable, but they really could have played some better stuff. there's enough good hip hop out there to make a great dance, they just chose to not play any of it. so we danced and danced and danced. we crowned a king and queen. we had fun. a few of my favorite people from high school were going to show up, but didn't, which threw me for a little loop. as i got more and more tired, i got more and more annoyed that they didn't show, and felt fatter and fatter (just telling the truth) so then i just shut down. i'm super stubborn and when i finally quit, i'm done. so basically prom redemption ended the same way my real prom did. luckily i had a really good time throughout the night and considered it a success (i'm doing a really good job pretended that the end didn't happen).

in other news, alex and i went to see wilco a couple weeks ago. i've been in love with jeff tweedy since 2002 when i moved to austin and watched "i am trying to break your heart" with tommy at the dobie theater (r.i.p.). i've been obsessed ever since. the great thing about this show was that it was in denton. i didn't even have to drive all over dfw trying to find some venue. so we left for the show, got there in less than 10 minutes, and were ready to go. i got a beautiful new poster for somewhere in my house and a basic, but cute, t-shirt. we watched it at a small auditorium on campus, which provided a cozy atmosphere for my loves. we sat closer to the back, but i'm not going to start to complain about it. the only downfall to the night is that now that they have about 500 albums, it's hard to fit all of my favorites into one show like they used to. i heard my loves and got to hold alex's hand during "i'm the man that loves you," which we used as our wedding recessional. overall, great night, complete with tweedy stand up. my sister, her boyfriend, and a few friends were scattered across the room, so it was fun to see a few faces throughout the night as well.

the only other exciting thing in my life? my garden. yes, my tomatoes are dying a slow death, and my peppers look really pitiful. but i planted more tomatoes (please work, please work, please work). and my little jalapenos were picked last night, waiting to be consumed in the next few days. AND i have a new baby squash. this was the last thing i expected, since my squash plant is about 8 inches tall, while my zucchini is about 2 feet tall. but that little squash is really trying. so far he's about 2 inches long, but he's trying, and that's all that matters. if i can just get my tomatoes to take, i'll feel like a success.

so that's about it. more or less, i just feel fat and need to get everything together. i have a lot of projects i want to do, but just haven't. and there are a lot of miles i need to run, but just haven't. maybe i'll find the motivation to get going. until then, tacos tonight. i still can't wait.