Things feel like threy're getting better

Yesterday was all around a good day. Fun day at work, good talk with my prof, and a walk with Jen. But the best part came when I got the mail. I found out I just received a 2000 dollar grant scholarship! So great! But the piece of mail that made me truly the happiest was a letter from my little friend who I used to work with. He is 12 now and getting letters from him is just about the happiest event out there. I miss him a lot. In other good news I got A's on all of my finals, which yields B's in all of my classes. I'm only 18points away from an A in Anatomy it just sucks, but I'll take it.
Monday we will leave for the midwest and frankly I can't wait. It has been WAY too long since I have seen my family. I also get to meet my nephew Aiden for the first time. Thankfully my shingles have subsided to the point that I won't cause him to get sick so I will be able to visit him.
Speaking of health, I feel great! Okay, my cardio ability has worsened since school started, but I'm looking at the big picture. Now that I'm back on T I feel great. It hasn't been a huge change, but I feel just better all around. More energy, bigger harder muscles, I smell better, I feel more focused and even. God it is great to be back. Life just feels good and right again.

Shingles

I have them and I'm not talking about the roofing kind. They itch, burn, and hurt like the dickens and they have swollen my head up to some degree. This is super lame because it is the week before finals. Only a few more days of homework and I'll be on the road to studying. Can't wait to be done.

Back on T!

I went to my new doctor today and she was awesome. I just gave myself my first shot of T for my second start. Dr. Becker was very cool. She is trans herself and after asking me a few questions and talking to me a bit gave me a prescription, and had me get my blood drawn and I was outta there! I only have to go every 6 months for blood work/check up and I'm good. I went to Strohecker's and picked up my prescription went home and did my shot. Strohecker's was a surprise, not at all what I was expecting. It is a tiny pharmacy in an upscale smallish supermarket. The staff were very nice and I had my little brown bottle after 15-20minutes max. I'm looking forward to begin experiencing puberty round 3 now that I know what to expect. Although I'm now up to 100ml a week versus the 75 or so I was at before. That will be new. Can't wait for it to start working.

Thanksgiving crab!

Thankful for my sanity. It is almost the end of the term and I'm still mostly sane.
Now seriously.
I'm so thankful to have all of my family happy and healthy, especially my new nephew who is growing all the time. I'm so thankful to be in a relationship with a truly amazing woman who I love very much. She brings me a daily sense of thankfulness for what we have. I'm also thankful for my increased health and fitness, which allow me a world of minor life improvements.
I've been holding pretty steady on the weight front. Which is good because I keep lifting weights at the gym and am building muscle. My back and arms are feeling stronger and more toned lately, and I finally broke through my bench plateau that has been plaguing me for weeks.
I'm doing fairly well in school right at the A/B cusp in all of my classes.
I can't wait for my doctors appointment on the 3rd, and hopefully getting back on T again by Christmas if not sooner.
Wish me luck.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Now it is time for my thanksgiving crab.

Appointment and Food stamps

Things are looking up. I applied for food stamps and got the full amount! Woot. This means that instead of using my entire paycheck for food I can use it to get back on T! This is such a relief for me. I made an appointment for December 3rd. I can't wait to go and get back on track. Also my doctor is a transwoman herself which is super cool. Anyway, I'm crazy busy so I can't write much. Fitness is pretty good. I think I have tendonitis in my knee. My weight is at 207.4lbs. I'm very slowly losing weight which is fine by me. I'm feeling pretty good where I'm at for now.
Gotta jet!