Being an adult is hard!

First, I just want to say thanks to everyone for all the hugs and good thoughts the past week. They really mean a lot!  My dad is doing better.  He's still in ICU, but he's stable, and hopefully will be moving to an actual room soon.  Hopefully, he'll continue to get better and will be out before too long. 

On to a totally different subject.  

I'm looking into becoming a genealogist, as I mentioned a few posts back.  The more I learn about it, the more excited I become. Also, the more terrified.  I know it's not going to be an easy road, and there is a lot of work ahead of me. But I think that this is a career I can see myself doing for the next 20 or 30 years. I've never felt that way about any job path before. 

I'm going to head up to the university on Monday to talk to a councilor about business classes and any other classes I may need, because I think once I get my certification, I'm going to say to hell with it and start my own business. 

Just looking at that sentence has me scared to death, lol. 

But I've been doing research and looking into this to find out the best actions to take, and a lot of the sources agree that starting your own business is the best way to go.  

I may not succeed in this. It may all be a pipe dream and I'll crash and burn spectacularly. But on the other hand, I may be even more successful than I could ever dream possible!  And you know what? I don't want to look back on my life and say, "Well, I could have done this, but I was too scared to try." 

In other words, this is me, thinking, "Wow, shit just got real!"

*Head desk*

My friend from the Army who is going to come visit me just called and told me he booked his flight for the 29th. To Seattle. Eep!  I'm really looking forward to seeing him, but I wish he had given me a bit more warning.

I told him what's going on with my dad, and we're tentatively planning to do something, but right we're not sure what's going on.  I really can't afford to fly up there, and I hate driving in Seattle. Driving in Seattle by myself? OMG, you'll never hear from me again because I will  have taken a wrong turn and will be lost!!!

I'm trying to get him to fly into my hometown, which if he uses a one way ticket won't cost much, and then we can drive up to Seattle on Sunday and he can fly out from there. But I won't be able to take any time off, so arrrgggh!  That means I see him on Saturday evening, we spend Sunday and most of Monday together, depending on where we are. If we're in Seattle, I'll have to fly back so I can be at work on Tuesday. If we're in my hometown, then we can hang out until my bedtime.  An no, he won't be joining me, lol. 

Anyway, much as I'm looking forward to seeing him and flirting and hanging out, I'm all stressed out now because I don't want to be a party pooper but I just have so much shit going on and and and *Kermit arms!!!!!*