To begin with, Friday I picked Bridget up from school and we went to Dunkin so I could experience my first croissant. I wasn't allergic, but to be honest, it wasn't as delicious as I had expected. Nevertheless, I made progress with trying new things.
That night, I drove up to Buffalo to surprise Andrew. Funny story--he didn't know I was in my way and stayed at the gym extra long because he thought I was running late, and I was stuck on his front porch for about 30 minutes. Oops.
Since I have been begging to go to Niagara Falls since about 10th grade, Andrew took me for a day trip on Saturday. It was so nice to see it up close. It is really pretty, after all.
On Sunday when I came home, I went to Trader Joe's with my mom and picked up--among other things--sunflower seed butter. As I posted about before, this was a major milestone for me, and has now become a major obsession.
Monday, Tuesday and Friday I worked a few shifts at Hollister. Not so fun. But, since I will be getting paid next week, it was a little bit worth it.
Tuesday I went to the dentist by myself--major milestone, and got my hair chopped off. (Not really, just an inch of damaged ends, but it felt like a lot).
Friday night, after an emotional heart to heart with my mom and sister, we went out to eat at Dinosaur BBQ to celebrate Bridget deciding on her first choice college--LeMoyne!
Saturday, my mom and sister and I had a semi-ladies day, where we shopped, got our eyebrows waxed and went to the liquor store (lol). I also tried sushi with fish in it (salmon and tuna--my usual used to just be a cucumber roll). And I lived! And liked it!
Saturday night, my dad made a Mario Batali short rib recipe that I'm obsessed with now. But honestly, I'd eat anything if it was from a Mario cookbook.
Also on Saturday, I sucked it up and let my mom highlight my hair. She does her own every month, and my super picky sister trusts her, and I was so desperate to lighten up my locks I agreed. And now they're all better and not so drab-looking.
Although I didn't go away, this break was great for a lot of reasons. I got to spend a whole weekend with Andrew, which was wonderful. I got to make money which was great. I got to relax sand catch up on sleep, which I desperately needed. But I also stepped out of my comfort zone a bunch of times, and I'm really proud of myself for that. I know they're just baby steps, but they were 20 year old fears that had to be dealt with. And the best part? Nothing went terribly wrong. I sucked it up and made it through, discovering new things I love along the way.
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