THE BIGGEST.... BABY


so i moved. it's been a week, today.

with all of the crazy travel stories to report, the craziness of getting my new car all ready to drive, getting to doctor's appointments and plain just getting settled, i had not given myself time to cry. because let's face it, boston and i were WAY in love. and i have just left my heart behind floating atop the charles river. it's been wicked hard.

so currently i am at my parent's place in st george, utah. and for those that don't know utah geography, st george is the southern most major city before crossing the nevada border... a 4 hour drive from salt lake city.

so this past tuesday i jumped in my car and headed south to spend time with my parents for the week. 4 hours of alone time is plenty of time to pull the cork from the proverbial emotional soda bottle that had been shaken for several days and is ready to burst. and burst i did.

i had had a good cry by the time i reached my parents house and had pretty much gained my composure long enough to get settled in.

my mom was gone, so my dad cooked his typical dinner (steak) and we sat in front of the TV with our dinner to watch my parent's favorite show "the biggest loser." so there i was, eating dinner and watching the first episode where we get introduced to all of the players, when i got sideswiped from two of the contestants.




tom and tom jr are a father/son team from boston. and of course we watched as the cameras followed the two gentlemen around their home town.


then they announce that tom and tom jr are both cab drivers in somerville-- my old home-- and i LOST IT!!!


tears were streaming down my face as i watched tom jr pull into the burger king that was right down the street from my house. the burger king that was a life support after a long or bad day. the burger king where late night runs that may or may not have happened on a late sunday night when a few girlfriends and i were desperate for fatty foods and a diet coke!!!

there was my poor father, sitting there helpless, watching his 29 year old daughter have a breakdown over a burger king. his fork had stopped mid stride to his mouth. and then in typical dude fashion he snapped out of it and turned back to the TV.


i, of course, took a little bit longer coming back to reality but was able to finally gain control and watch the rest of the episode without creating my own "episode!"


i would personally like to thank the biggest loser for turning me into the biggest baby. oh and for inspiring me to get in better shape!