Up early for no reason

Today I was supposed to have an appointment at 10AM, so I got up at 9. I got a call around 9:15 saying the lady needed to reschedule. I was already too awake to go back to bed and I knew that my roommate being up wouldn't help me get back to sleep. I went to bed at 1 last night and so getting up at 9 was 8 hours of sleep. That is plenty of sleep. I get so excited when I get that much sleep. I went to the Beave for the last time until after finals over the weekend. It was a lovely trip. We went to the grocery store to get fixin's for dinner. I enjoyed the shopping trip...I was the taskmaster while J was distracted by shiny things. We cooked up some BBQ chicken, rice, green beans, and home made french fries. It was an excellent meal. I was so satisfied that I didn't need to have a snack later. If I have fulfilling meals then I don't snack. I think that is my problem here at school...my meals are just not fulfilling enough. My mom's birthday was nice. We had turkey, mashed potatoes and corn for dinner. It was so good! Two great meals in a row! Well actually three because J made me pancakes and sausage for breakfast. The pancakes were from scratch. My mom liked the bag I got her. My dad got her a CD. It is getting hard to buy for my parents. I can't just draw them a picture or make one of those little chore coupon books any more. I actually have to spend money on a well thought out gift. We didn't have a cake. I guess it's because there are only three of us and they are the only ones who eat cake. They probably didn't want to be stuck eating an entire cake. I'm glad I get to go home again this Thursday because I kind of miss it. J is coming on Saturday to meet my mom and spend Easter with us. We don't do anything big for Easter. We just go to church and then out to lunch with my parents' best friends. It's a pretty low-key day. I'm usually terribly bored so it will be nice to have company. If it's nice out, we can go for a walk around Fremont because there are some pretty parts of town. I'm pretty excited to show him where I live! Yesterday I realized how hardcore I have been ignoring my friends. I am slowly working to correct the situation. It will be easier after Easter because I won't be able to leave school. I also do not have a lot of work going on in the next few weeks so I'll be able to spend time with people before we leave for summer...as long as they aren't too busy. I talked to one of my friends from Fremont last night. I'm glad that we'll be in close proximity again so we can hang out. She really needs a girl friend to talk to. I know how important girlfriends are to a relationship so I will try hard to be there for her so her relationship has a better chance of working out. While it's tempting to spend all your time together, it's not healthy. It is very necessary to do things with other people away from each other. If nothing else, it helps you remember why you're so happy when you're together. It gives you time to miss the other person.