Hometown

n. the town or city in which a person lives or was born, or from which a person comes.
  
          I seriously miss living in Dundalk. Most people would think I was crazy saying that, but I one hundred percent mean it. If Glenn would only give in and allow it, we would move there for sure. Especially considering that it seems most of my photography jobs seem to come from that area :) Maybe it is because I moved from my hometown when I was only 12, so I didn't experience a full life, and my teenage years, in the small town... but I think it is mostly the idea of a community where I know a tonne of people and have for many many years. This feeling is near impossible to get when you are in a city. Ah well, maybe someday we will move back there. I think it would be a great place to raise a child as I know that I absolutely loved my childhood growing up there! Some may disagree about their fondness or lack there of for Dundalk, but I adore it! 
          Yesterday was a tough day, one of my best childhood friends lost her mother on the weekend and yesterday was the funeral. Every time I would look at either of her daughters, I would tear up and have to blot my eyes with a Kleenex. It was so hard to see, and all I wanted to do was take that hurt away but I know I can't and nothing will. Besides my own mother, I definitely had a couple "second mom's" when I was a child and Mary was one of them! I literally spent an entire month at their place one summer, and when I was 16 Mary allowed me to come and stay with them after a bad breakup with a boyfriend (who I lived with) and didn't really have a place to go, that I wanted to be anyway (see my love for Dundalk above!) haha. I will forever be grateful for my memories of her and will remember them, and her always! She was an extraordinary woman, and the world is a little less special without her in it.
          When I was in Dundalk these past couple of days, I got to spend some time with my grandma. It was the most special time I could have asked for. Let me just start off by saying - my grandma has got to be the funniest lady around. We were constantly joking, and bugging each other about things and my stomach was in stitches from laughing at  with her, at times. For instance, we were sitting there and my Aunt Debbie and I were comparing apps on our iPhones and my grandma being the gambler that she is, saw that we had a slot machine type game up and wanted to try it. Well my grandma and I sat there, with iPhones in both of our hands for a good hour just hitting that "bet" button and everytime I would get something good she would give me the evil eye, and when she would get something big she would make a little squeal and jump a little in her seat. It was the cutest, most fun time I have had with my grandma. I am so thankful for this bonding time that we had, and I have decided to make a point of going up and visiting much more often. I just love my family so much! 
          Ok enough about all of this mushy gushy stuff... here are my stats as of lately! 
Start Weight: 182
Last Weight: 162
Current Weight: 161.1
Goal Weight: 100-110
          That's right, the plateau is officially broken! Or it was never there and my other scale is just a spaz. Anyway yahoo for another pound lost. I will continue to celebrate every step along the way so I hope that you will always be there with me even if your initial reaction is "whoop-di-doo, 1 pound" haha! It is a huge thing for me. In case you didn't know it takes a deficit of 3500 calories to lose one pound. That's a way more impressive number :)
          Hope everyone has a fantastic rest of the week and weekend. I will likely post again soon, I am really enjoying this blog thing. Great way to release my frustrations, talk about my feelings, and connect with people in a unique way!