Lori Lately..

So lately, I've been kind of down on myself. Whether it be about my weight, my looks, the way I sing, or simply if I'm strong enough to be here. But last week, a friend from work named Lindsay gave me a good talking to, and although she said many of the things that mom and dad, and Ray have been saying over and over again, it was nice to hear it from someone I just met and from someone who i've been jealous of since I met her. She told me I was smart, funny, gorgeous, and also said that she talks about me all the time. Her mom actually wants to meet me and so does her brother because according to her, if it wasn't for me the first few weeks, she would've left. It was SO nice to hear that because of how i'd been feeling. Not only Lindsay, but my roommates have made it very clear that just for the short weekend I was gone, they were really bored because they didn't have goofy Lori to make everyone laugh :)

So one of the many things I've been telling myself is that I need to get out of the Apartment. Yes, I'm still getting my homework done, but I don't spend all day on it. last night after work, I went to Antonio's house with Lindsay. he's a coordinator (like a supervisor) from work and He invited a whole bunch of people from PVH (Pinocchio's Village Haus) to his house just to relax and talk about anything besides work haha. It was nice to get to know a lot of people from work while they weren't in their "Have a Magical Day" mode lol. yes, i'm in that mode often lol.

Another thing that I'm not sure if all of ya'll know about is that one of my roommates, Sarah is leaving to go back home to Idaho. she's just really homesick and not ready for this yet, but hopefully she'll keep in touch. Me, Melissa, Ashley, and Amanda are all the closest. We do EVERYTHING together. And no, that is not an exaggeration (splchk) They are like my sisters that I don't argue with lol. so wait, that's not like a sister at all huh? lol just kidding Stefanie!! So now I know what you're thinking...where's the 6th roommate? You are correct, i'm leaving one out. That would be Kylie. Not gonna lie, SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY!! As sad as it is, she is kind of the odd man out, but i've tried doing the nice Lori thing and all that but after about 2 hours of someone bragging about how great a singer they are WHEN THEY'RE NOT! is a little difficult... okay now that I have that out of my system...

I still miss home. Oh, has anyone read Twilight? I've started. I know, i'm a follower, but the movie was good, so I had to start reading the books. I'm on chapter 6 already and i'm only on the 3rd day. that may not seem like a lot, but if you know me well enough, you're applauding right now. Thank you Phonics haha, just kidding. More good news, I've started writing another song. This will only be 4 but it's hard, so I'm excited! Oh yeah, and i've gotten ER (early releases) this week!! "Hail the conquering hero, na na na na na na na" haha. Well, Ashley needs to get something from Wal Mart and since Lori almost broke the dishwasher this morning, I get the pleasure of helping lol. Ah, another time another tale...I hope everyone's doing well and i love all of you!!!!

Always,
Lori