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Hi friends!

I’ve been totally lax in my writing this week. I’ve just been busy in my personal life and then our server crashed at work, which just sent everything into a tailspin. I’ve been working at my job for almost 6 years and every document I created in that time has been lost. Fun! Luckily I wasn’t the only one that lost their files, so we’re all kind of working together to get everything replaced. And yes, I just about bored MYSELF to tears with that story.

In any case, my Super Bowl Sunday was fantastic. It was everything I hoped it would be and more. Honestly. All of my close girls were there with their respective girlfriends. I can’t remember the last time the 8 of us were all in the same room together. It was a fucking blast. Paul and I made homemade potato skins, homemade Chex mix, and I did that bean dip I had mentioned in my last post – ‘cept instead of 7 layers, I made 12! It was pretty damn tasty. We also brought over a bottle of champagne, vodka and two bottles of wine. I mean…were we planning on spending the next 3 days there? It was insane. But a wicked amount of fun.

Paul and I left at some point during the 3rd quarter (and after seeing the incredibly disappointing half-time show. Prince makes me yawn the mouth right off my face. Sing Diamonds and Pearls or shut the F up). When we got home, we watched a bit more of the game and the recap of the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet. For some reason, that show makes Paul and I shit ourselves with laughter. I especially love when one of the dogs does something miniscule, like bark and lay down, and then they do an instant replay of it over and over. Just the dog…barking and laying down. Replayed over and over and over. It’s ludicrous and hilarious.

After that Paul and I spent hours making each other laugh. I came up with this whole routine of the Super Bowl party and was walking around impersonating him and everyone else. We were honestly crying, we laughed so hard. Paul ended up spilling 3 drinks in 15 minutes and then he literally pissed himself cuz the laughter got out of control. You can’t even mention the name “Debbie Gibson” without him busting out into a guffaw now (long story). We rolled into bed around 3am that night, happy and fulfilled.

The week just kind of took off from that point. Tyler had a vet appointment and he’s in great shape! He weighs 8.46 pounds and the vet said that he’s doing well (all the people cooing and cuddling him made me so proud to have an adorable dog). Later that day, I made a fairly complicated version of Chicken Kiev for dinner (it took me 4 hours to create) and luckily it came out perfect (I’m totally learning how to cook for real!). I just love that America's Test Kitchen.

On Wednesday I had a teeth cleaning and if you know Joe, you know how deeply I fear going to the dentist. I barely slept for two days in anticipation of the visit. But once I got there, I had no cavities and the dentist said I had “gorgeous teeth”. WHO KNEW?! I was ELATED and pretty much coasted through the rest of the week because of that compliment. Flossing really is the way to healthy gums!

Tonight I have my friend SUBES coming to town to spend the night with me. I have a game planned and we’ll have some appetizers and go to a fun dinner. Then later tonight, my parents will come to town for the weekend (they’re seeing Altar Boyz at my request and I just know they’re going to love it – being the Born Again Christians that we are). Busy busy busy busy busy weekend! And then next week is Valentine's Day and Paul's 30th birthday. I'm psyched.

As I mentioned earlier, my emotions are more in control when I keep myself busy and don’t coop myself up at home watching television every night. I’ve been spending a lot of time with a variety of different people and also spending more time with my best girls. And because of that, I’m doing very well overall. I started this year off on a very positive note and I gotta say…I haven’t lost that “happy to be alive” feeling yet. Of course there have been some down points, but they’ve been few and far between. I can’t believe its February and I haven’t once wanted to put a bullet in my skull. It’s a first. Trust me.

Lastly, the news of Anna Nicole Smith’s death was incredibly depressing to me. I mean, I wasn’t a big fan of hers and it was just a matter of time before the drug abuse got the best of her. But it was still sad and somewhat shocking to know that her destiny was fulfilled in such a way. I will no longer say anything negative about her and I think that my overall opinion of her has changed. I guess death can do that to an opinion. Just so, so sad, especially for her poor baby girl.

That’s it for today! Much love to you all!