Gratitude

1. I'm so thankful that I was able to give a nice, loving home to my new guinea pig, Theodore.  I got my cage and supplies back from last year's horrible old roommates, but had no pig! It was purely by chance that I was able to secure Ted through a rescue clinic representative : )
Here's a picture of my happy boy in his new digs:

2. I'm very very grateful for my job at the café, my kind and helpful co-workers, as well as how warm and flexible they've been with my antics.  I was really burnt out on working there for a while back in the fall, but I think I've developed a decent blend of not overworking myself, and still generating some decent income.  Attempted to get a 2nd job to balance it out, which ended up not coming through : / But then it must have been for the best, and there are opportunities to do other things at the Co-Op as well.  I've got my name in to be trained as a cheese-cutter (hehehe!) and work in la fromagerie.

3. I'm truly appreciative of my dear friend, Nicholas, whose birthday it was this past weekend.  He welcomed me into his home for the weekend so that I could enjoy the festivities with everyone.  I tried to make it worth his while, and got him some terrific presents I know he is so pleased to have received! The entire bar threw a giant themed party in his honor, so Saturday night was CRAZY!

4. I'm really stoked that I have tomorrow off of work.  As my current gym membership is astronomically expensive, and I am but a poor boy, I am debating getting a prorated membership to the university pool (which, unlike the rec center where I currently go, is available to the public).  The weather is warming up, so it might be nice to do more running outdoors, swimming indoors, and then only use the rec center periodically.  That's tomorrow's endeavor, I think.