Success!

So, I was finally able tode-stress. I was made suddenly aware of this when my mother called and I didn't go into an instand anxiety attack.
I am tired, slightly sunburned and also majorly sore, but all is well with the world, and I feel as if I can at least handle whatever else life has to throw at me with a somewhat larger degree with logic, rational thought, and over all good cheer.

My vacation to VA has been spectacular. It's so weird that I feel completely at home somewhere so far removed in both location, and in likeliness of my real home. I've had a chance to spend time with both Nicole and Joey, and have loved every minute of it. I'm going to miss them deeply when I eventually have to go home, but at the same time, I feel ok about going back home. Or at least more than when I got here. There's still an entire load of stuff that I will need to shoulder as soon as I get home, but I feel confident now that it's not a prison, and that I can just say hey, I need to leave, but I will come back, and it will be handled. It's a great feeling.

I'm going to have to devote more time to this later, because right now I'm about to fall into a sleep deprivation induced coma that I need to come out of way too early in the morning.

For now, I'm totally content