So You've Got a Girlfriend

Well, who would have thought it possible?  I am speaking of course about the fact that I now have a girlfriend; Ivy.  As any romantic story goes, I met a girl who is different from the other girls I've dated.  I technically met Ivy on St. Patty's day at Lenys, but had been scoping her out quite a bit on the bus for months prior.  Then, after a few times flirting on the bus, we saw each other during lunch.  She, of course, imposed herself on me.  After she wouldn't leave me alone, I felt obliged to ask her out.  9 or 10 weeks of dating later, I realized that I had strong feelings for her, and could tell she did to, so I asked her to be my girlfriend. 

The First 6 Months are in!!!!!!!!

After all that crazy crap with my travel agent, I finally have my flights booked for the first 6 months.  Before I get into that, lets recap what happened and the reason to go with a travel agent.

Yellow Fever and Other Trip Updates

I received my Yellow Fever vaccination yesterday. Why didn't I get it with my other ones? It's a live vaccination, which means there is a chance I could catch yellow fever (yes, I understand the comical implications of what I just said), and it is required that you mustn't get another vaccination of any sort within 4 weeks prior and probably afterward. So this means that I just have 1 hepatitis shot left, which I'll get in a few months. Then, I'm all cleared. However, I will need to go back to my doctor to have him fill out a "Yellow Book." What this is is "proof", that I got vaccinated for my trip, and will be scrutinized by customs agents in most countries. I have to return to the doctor because I didn't learn about the Yellow Book until the yellow fever vaccination, and he didn't fill one out for any of the vaccinations I got. Plus, it'd probably be a good idea to get my blood type since I don't know it (crazy right?).

Vaccination fun

So I was at Goudy the other day...
I am mostly vaccinated for the trip now. I got six shots in one sitting, which meant that my arm was sore for about a week.

January update

So, I realize that probably no one is following this blog and that's fine because it's for me anyway. If anyone is, here's an update of what's been going on with me.
I went to Utah mid-January for 10 days. the skiing wasn't very good. they hadn't gotten snow in awhile and the inversion had decreased the snow pack quite a bit. So much so that I had to repair my bases twice within a few days. On top of that, it didn't snow at all while I there.