Getting Through My Adoption (Slightly-More-Than) Two Week Wait

With 5 days to go before our first adoption training class and having been more than a week since my last post, I’m sure some of you may have been wondering what I’ve been doing with myself (or, perhaps I overestimate my interest-factor…..either way). Here is a list of the activities that have occupied my time and helped to fill the slightly-more-than Two Week Wait between our invite to adoption training and the first class:

• Had a severe sinus infection.


• Went shopping with The Hubs to get some new work clothes (we’re no longer wearing scrubs and I’m actually okay with that) while having a raging fever.


• Read through The Hunger Games trilogy a second time.


• Purchased The Hunger Games Tribute Guide to go along with the movie.


• Purchased The Hunger Games Official Illustrated Movie Companion.


• Read both of the movie tie-in books I purchased.


• Wept through the haze of a high fever because I could not be a character (obviously one that survives and, preferably, winds up with Peeta) in The Hunger Games trilogy.


• Re-acquainted myself with Twitter


• Searched for websites related to The Hunger Games


• Found and devoured all the info on Mockingjay.net


• Discovered (via Mockingjay.net) the actors playing the characters from The Hunger Games


• Developed a wildly inappropriate crush on Josh Hutcherson (who plays Peeta Mellark and is 14 years [!!!!] my junior)


• Located JoshHutcherson.com, the official website for Josh Hutcherson


• Followed the link from JoshHutcherson.com to Josh’s personal Twitter account, @jhutch1992 and began Twitter-stalking following Josh on Twitter - despite my strict personal rule about not following celebrities. I guess rules were made to be broken!


• Began following @TheHungerGames on Twitter.


• Returned to work after 2 days off sick (yes, I managed all of the above over a weekend and 2 sick days!)


• Survived the other 3 days of the week at work to reach the weekend


• Began planning what The Hubs and I would be wearing for opening night of The Hunger Games seeing as how we plan to dress in fasions of the Capital. Yup, both of us - well, The Hubs' costume will be a male costume, lol!


• Went shopping with The Hubs again and became a member of Books-A-Million. Got some great books as well!


• Had a fantastic meal at the Olive Garden.


• Went to see Journey 2: The Mysterious Island starring (surprise!) Josh Hutcherson (did I mention I'm a little obsessed? =D)


• Had a nice long Skype-chat with my best friend who will be home for a visit from Afghanistan on March 16.


• Was told by a random stranger in a store that if I were a pizza topping, I'd be cheese because everyone likes cheese (I know, I was perplexed as well).


• Discovered a fantastic organization via @jhutch1992 called Straight, But Not Narrow founded by Avan Jogia and began following @WeAreSBNN on Twitter.


• Began following @ATJogia on Twitter.


• Watched an extremely powerful episode of Glee.


• Tweeted that I felt the next episode of Glee should have some members of the cast wearing Straight But Not Narrow t-shirts as they fit very well with the storyline.


• Saw and Re-Tweeted that Max Adler (who plays Karofsky on Glee) should join several other awesome celebs and do a PSA for Straight But Not Narrow.


• Began following @MrMaxAdler and @msleamichele (there goes that no following celebs thing. Oh, well, it was fun while it lasted)


• Petitioned for, was accepted and have paid my dues for my graduation from college in April! The Hubs and I will be traveling to Iowa for my graduation...I can't wait!


• Decided I want to get a guitar and learn to play.


• Began eating better (again) and exercising using Just Dance 3 for Wii as my exercise routine.

I think that's all. Now, what have I NOT been doing that would have been more productive?

• Visited and commented on my blog reads


• Worked on the afghan I owe Emily.


• Made any hairbows to open my Etsy shop


• Kept myself sane

I know I should be unhappy with the things I haven't done, but I'm actually not terribly upset about the things I have done. I will need to work on these things, but I'm going to try not to beat myself up over it. In a few days time, we'll be moving forward with things and it'll all work out. Good times!