Monkeython

2004-04-11T09:24:00.000-04:00

Well I'm goin from Happy New Year to:
Happy Easter!!
Spend it with family/friends and enjoy the day!

2004-01-01T18:13:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year!
Hope everyone had a safe and happy night!

2003-12-11T13:58:00.000-05:00

End of the semester sucks!! Blah!!
One final down :)
Two finals to go :(

2003-11-10T16:31:00.000-05:00

Hard Rock Cafe Detroit opened today!!

Dad and I got there around 7:30am to get in line for the grand opening pin! Fortunately at 8:30am they handed out the numbered tickets that allowed you to leave the line to go warm up and come back and get your same spot! We got back in line around 9:30am and within about an hour and a half we were on our way home! It was pretty exciting to finally have it open in Detroit! AND to be there for the grand opening when they opened at 11am with the tv cameras all around! I think we're heading back there tonight as well for dinner and to hear some music! Check it out!

2003-10-18T23:05:00.000-04:00

Another wedding!!!

This time Congratulations to Kate and Jay Woodhams!!! The wedding was last weekend and went beautifully!!! Denny managed to go with me and we really had a good time! Whatever it is...we really enjoy hanging out with each other it seems. (Unless he's a really good liar and pretender!)

Ok...time to get rolling :) Things are still crazy with school! Later!

2003-09-23T09:55:00.000-04:00

Hey ya'll!!!

This past weekend was super busy, but completely worth it!! All I have to say - Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard!!

Andrea and Travis finally got married!! It was a long and hectic day, but in the end everything turned out beautifully!!

And now that they are relaxing in Hawaii, I'm back to the regular school routine :( At least in a few weeks I get to go participate in Kate and Jay's wedding as well!!!

2003-09-07T23:07:00.000-04:00

The one thing I've learned lately is definitely what a friend is. It's amazing that someone you may not have known for very long, knows you better than someone you've known since you were 4 or 5. Maybe some people just have a better intuition of when a friend is in need of their help or caring.

I love all my friends, I just get confused easily I think...

Night.

2003-08-23T20:06:00.000-04:00

I'm 22! Despite the LONG week I just endured...my birthday was on Thursday, so that brightened me up a bit :) And to top it off, a bunch of my friends went with me to JD's last night to celebrate! Fun night and interesting times! Let's just say a guy that I had invited the night before ended up showing up. That rocked, but got rather interesting. Andi kept talking about how badly he wanted me...things got somewhat friendly between him and I too. Hmm...boys confuse me so we'll see about that.

Ok...enjoy the evening everyone! I'll try to update more!

2003-07-28T15:56:00.000-04:00

Ahhhhh - Got back from vacation last night :) I feel so relaxed! And I even worked all day! Woohoo!!

Bits and I went up north and chilled at our aunt and uncle's new cottage! It was so very nice! Also managed to party Saturday night with some people I know at CMU! Fun times had by all I do believe!!!

Final exam in my computer class tonight. Took my Audiology final on Friday! So after tonight I'll only have my Chem class - and hopefully I'll do well enough of my next test that I won't have to take the final and I'll actually get a 2 week summer vacation rather than only a 1 week vacation!

Go me!

2003-07-20T00:22:00.000-04:00

So yeah...still a bad year.

Not sure if I'll be able to graduate on time due to being 1 credit short. (Dang counselors that don't know their job...)

No clue what's goin on with Adam and I. Apparently he's supposed to call me so we can get together and talk about it....

Hmm what else? I dunno. Life sucks. I'm tired. G'night

2003-07-02T14:36:00.000-04:00

DAVE MATTHEWS - YEAH BABY!!!

Concert tonight!! So excited!!!!!

2003-06-29T23:45:00.000-04:00

Times are changin...scary, huh?

Things are pretty much over with Adam. I say pretty much because I haven't talked to him since Wednesday and it really doesn't even matter to me. Nothing has been said between us, but I'm over it all. He's a great guy, just not the right one for me.

Work is keeping me busy! Besides that all I do is go to school too. I just started my 3rd summer class. YUCK! Chemistry sucks!

That's all I do believe. Alrighty...nighty night!

2003-06-14T17:06:00.000-04:00

I promise I'm still alive :)

2003-05-29T23:14:00.000-04:00

It seems like it's been FOR-EV-ER since I've posted here...

Nothing is really new tho...I'm working and going to school. Fortunately, with Monday being the holiday I don't have class this week :) I got lucky man!

Adam and I are still "dating" as well!! My girl friend, Eve, and I were chatting online last night and she asked if we were official yet or not. Nothing has been said...so I'm sticking with the "We're just dating" deal. I'm happy where we are and am in no big rush :)

Eve's wedding is next weekend...that will be a great night I can already tell!!

Hmm...just got home from hanging out with Kenny. Haven't seen much of him lately, so it's always nice to be able to chill for awhile. Other than that...I'm exhausted. I worked way too long today and am ready for bed! G'night!!

2003-05-13T21:01:00.000-04:00

Almost to week 3!!

Spring seems to be so hesitant to get here...the weather is keeping everyone on their toes! One day it's near 80 and the next it's barely in the 60's. And I could completely do without the rain!!

School is going well so far too...my Monday night class is gonna be fu-un! We haven't stayed much past 6:30pm either day yet...and class begins at 6:00pm! This week I don't have to physically go to class on Friday either, it's an online lecture since there is a professional lecture going on that some of the people wanted to go to. Woohoo!!

Adam and I have continued to talk every day...he leaves on Saturday for one and a half weeks on a cruise...it's going to be so odd not hearing from him! Go figure a few days after he returns he's heading back out of state for a family graduation party. I do know for sure that I'll see him at Eve's wedding tho! Eve emailed me yesterday about table arrangements...she wanted to know if she should put Adam and I together. I didn't want to make that decision alone, so I asked Adam about it...he gave me a very enthusiastic "Yeah!" and then tried covering it up by saying "If that's what you want..." My first wedding I will actually have a date for! *Yay*

Blah...I've gotta get offline. G'night!

2003-05-07T22:38:00.000-04:00

Two weeks as of tomorrow :) We've talked every day still! This past weekend we went out on Saturday. Went to a fire academy graduation party (they all graduated on Friday night). That was rather entertaining!

Got back to his place around 12:30am and chilled for a few minutes before heading home. *Had our first kiss* All is going well :) I saw him the next day at our friends graduation party. Actually seeing him tomorrow for lunch too :)

I like this guy - seems he likes me too!

To be continued...

2003-04-30T23:21:00.000-04:00

It's been almost a week since I first really talked to Adam on the phone and things are still going very well! We've talked every day and I've seen him twice so far :)

*Fingers still crossed!*

2003-04-26T15:11:00.000-04:00

And now for a shocker: I had a DATE last night! A real live date with a boy! It has seriously been over 2 and a half YEARS since I've been out on one of those!

My girl friend, Eve, from school set me up with one of her best friends, Adam! He called me Thursday and we chatted for nearly an hour and before hangin up he asked me out for dinner on Friday! (Boy did Friday go sslllooooowww)

We went to dinner at Papa Vino's and ended up at one of his friends' places for an impromptu bonfire! We had a great time without any of those awkward silences!!! (That's the best part!)

We ended the evening with a sweet and simple hug...but he did say for me to call him today if I'm not doin anything :) WoW!

I hope times are certainly changin for the better!

2003-04-20T21:31:00.000-04:00

Happy Easter!

Hope it was happy and safe!

2003-04-17T23:18:00.000-04:00

Weird...but I think I fixed it. *Yay!*

2003-04-17T23:15:00.000-04:00

Why do I get some other girl's blog when I type in the web address for mine???

2003-04-16T22:58:00.000-04:00

Times are difficult it seems! My father is driving me nuts...I think once Johnboy goes back to school that I will be moving into the basement. Just gives me a bit more distance! I have no money to move out...or I would have been gone long ago! Heck I can't even afford a new little tv (since mine died)!

Anyways...few weeks left of this semester. Guess I should be registering for spring/summer now, huh???

Blah...dreams of being graduated!

2003-04-07T17:05:00.000-04:00

"After a few days that were a bit serious, dear dear Leo, today you awake with a light heart and boundless energy! Your capacity for seduction will be at its peak, so why not use it to your advantage? The men and women at work, in particular, will yield to your wishes today. And your influence extends through all levels of the organization. If you've been thinking about asking your boss for a raise, by all means do it today!"

Darn! The big boss was even in today! Should've asked...

Ahh well...soon enough :)

2003-03-29T23:32:00.000-05:00

It's been a great day!

Didn't do much. Shopped with Renee for Eve's wedding shower gift. Ran errands. Cleaned my room for 5 hours...but it was completely worth it. I came across wonderful memories!

Now I'm going to sleep a happy person :)

2003-03-25T23:07:00.000-05:00

Blah Blah Blah

I hear the same ole crapola every day. Day in day out. When's it gonna end??

2003-03-23T22:13:00.000-05:00

This year sucks. Plain and simple. Not much good is comin out of this...

I'm once again down and depressed. Maybe I do need drugs for this.

For tonight - sleep and Motrin better help! Night

2003-03-19T23:43:00.000-05:00

I feel a bit better than I did last night. Not much, but a bit is a start! This whole war thing is ridiculous! I've never really cared much about anything like this. Maybe I'm naive, but I'm not really worried about terrorism around here.

What worries me the most is that I've got a cousin and 2 friends in the service. My cousin is a Marine and all his jobs he's had have required him to stay stateside. I've got 2 friends in the Navy and I couldn't be more scared! They are newbies and still going through school...seems to me they would be among the first groups to get deployed :(

I want everyone to just stop this right now. Didn't their mothers teach them any better??????

2003-03-18T23:39:00.000-05:00

If you think the parade of life is passing you by, perhaps you are not listening to the music.

I know I don't really type here much anymore, but my livejournal is much simpler and easier for my friends to access. However, it's one of those days. I don't want people to feel bad for me and try to make me feel better. I'm depressed. Let me be depressed. Therefore, I know everyone pays attention to my LJ and not this...so I will type here tonight.

Do you ever get the feeling that the world is out to get you? Everyone else in the world seems happy. Not me. It just doesn't seem like it's ever my turn to be happy. With the minor exception of being admitted to grad school.... It's been a long ass year and I am so thankful and happy that I was accepted.

But there's other things in life to feel. Like the sense of belonging and being wanted. It's not there. It hasn't been there for a long long long time. Like...well over 2 years now. Everyone that surrounds me is happy and in love. They all say they want me happy too, but they can't do anything to make me happy.

Odd things are even happening with my friendships these days. And they aren't so good either. Between pretty much losing one friend over the past year and feeling like a complete screw up in other friendships...it's not going well. I think the one thing that hurts the most is that after opening up with one of my best friends and being completely honest with each other...I think my friend is handling it much better. I just feel differently in my heart after learning of feelings and such.

I just wish things could be different. I wish I could go and change the past. Do things differently...ya know? I just feel like the hurt isn't ever going to go away. People keep telling me their wishes for me and what they'd like to see me be doing and feeling. I'm really self-doubting everything. I don't feel I'll ever have the chance to feel that love and want.

I really miss my friends lately. I feel like a loser and a loner. Dare I say anything about wanting to be more social? No. I am telling my friends I miss them, but that's the extent of it. I wish things could be different.

I suck. I know.

2003-03-17T23:42:00.000-05:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It was a great first *legal* one!

2003-03-14T18:14:00.000-05:00

I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED TO WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR GRADUATE STUDIES!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D

2003-03-10T14:16:00.000-05:00

If I throw a stick will you go away?

March is getting sorta rocky! Mom was in the hospital overnight last week. Tomorrow is Dad's surgery. Praying everything goes well!

2003-02-26T08:32:00.000-05:00

"By popular demand, I'm Back!"

Certainly nice to be back on wheels, yes indeedy. Still a bit nervous to be driving though...there's a lot of crazy drivers out there!

Other than that, I've been working and going to class lately. That's about it. Fortunately, this weekend I'm getting out a bit! I think I'm headed out with Bean on Friday and then to JD's on Saturday for Eve's birthday! Apparently, there will be a bunch of couples and me (no big deal), but Eve did mention she has a single friend who will be joining us as well. She mentioned who all would be there since he said he'd feel weird if he was the only single one, and he keeps asking if I'm cute. (GREAT.) Shall I cue the "Another one bites the dust" song for when I get home???? We'll see.

Anyways, things are going well! Unfortunately, March is only a few days a way. (SCARY thought) This year has been bad enough! Can I have a good March please?????

2003-02-21T23:08:00.000-05:00

Speed kills - slow infuriates!

I have a new car! It's a beautiful 1998 Chrysler Cirrus LXI! It feels so nice to be mobile again!!!! I have the bestest parents in the entire world!!!!

2003-02-20T08:35:00.000-05:00

"MacGuyver taught me everything I need to know."

Cleaned out my car yesterday. Scared the bejeebers outta me too! I kept expecting explosions to happen or something. Fears of my car :( Maybe I should be a bit happier I'm not getting it back, huh??

Not much else going on. It's 8:30am and I'm already at school for my 11:45am class. It will be nice to get my own car. Depending on other people for rides isn't all it's cracked up to be! Actually as soon as we got to school we noticed a car accident in the exact same intersection as mine happened. Didn't look nearly as bad tho. Luckouts...

2003-02-17T18:07:00.000-05:00

"Improve your image - be seen with me!"

Not only do I not have a car, but I have little to no voice. It's so frustrating answering phones all day!! I feel like a stinking moron with a weenie voice!!

Oh well...when it rains, it pours, huh?

2003-02-13T09:56:00.000-05:00

Ow.

Got into a car accident yesterday. Lights weren't working downtown by school. I'll be ok, just really sore today and I did bump my knee during it all. My car on the other hand, don't think I'll be getting it back :(

I'm still numb and pretty scared. Good bye.

2003-02-10T23:42:00.000-05:00

"Don't look on other people's needs as nuisances but as opportunities."

Long day. Work is horrible lately...everyone seems to treat the other like they are mere children. Don't get it whatsoever, but I'm trying to deal.

Ahh well! Not much going on these days. School and work about sums it up! Chuck is coming home this weekend! I'm excited to see him!!!! (He left in November for boot camp.)

Enjoy the week!

2003-02-03T18:19:00.000-05:00

Busy weekend! Left Thursday after class to see Sara (and Kate!). Spent the night, then left for Ferris on Friday. Spent the weekend with Kenny (FSU/U of M hockey games...). Managed to stop at Central on my way home and see a little of Eric ;)

Good times had by all! Can't wait to do it all over again!!

2003-01-26T23:57:00.000-05:00

The funeral was beautiful, but very difficult! My brothers gave the eulogy, and I'm so proud of them! They did the best job...simply amazing!

This whole last week has been extremely exhausting! We all came home and napped yesterday. Everyone ended up at my aunt's house, but I headed over to Kenny's. I just felt like I needed to get away from everything. So I ended up chilling at Kenny's, with his family, watching various movies. It was great!

Today was church and then some studying. After that I headed to my aunt's house to help deal with all the flower arrangements, as well as putting away pictures from the boards they had at the funeral home.

I've gotta be at work at 9am, so I better get going...g'night!

2003-01-23T21:28:00.000-05:00

Long day of classes. I bet tomorrow I'll be wishing I was in class...

After class I went and got a manicure. Felt nice to sit back and be pampered for a moment. Got home after all that and found a very pretty basket of flowers from Bean! (Her mom dropped them off!) Funny thing was...she had called me earlier and ended up telling me I was getting a flower delivery today! Almost started crying!!! I'm trying to keep myself from crying today. If I succeed, it'll be the ONLY day this week (Mon-Sat) that I don't cry. However, I just got a call from John that Jim was on his way to meet him and Lauri and they were gonna go back to Lauri's place to hang out. Lauri was in the background saying "Wear your pjs!". We're having a mini-pj party! I'm so excited...but also thinking crying will be involved :( I just can't handle it anymore!

Everyone has been apologizing the past few days...and that's great and nice and all...just doesn't make the pain go away. Yesterday I had remembered that I had a picture of Uncle Tony and me from Tiff's wedding a few years ago. Last night before I *attempted* to go to bed, I got it out and just sat on my floor and cried, cried, cried. That wedding was filled with so many wonderful memories! Ended up crying myself to sleep again.

Neither tomorrow, nor Saturday will be good...

2003-01-22T09:37:00.000-05:00

Rest In Peace Uncle Tony

I love you!

2003-01-17T21:29:00.000-05:00

So much going on, yet so little to say about it all.

That is all I do believe. I'm bored. I need to find something to do now.

Goodnight.

2003-01-02T15:49:00.000-05:00

Sometimes I get horoscopes that completely hit what's been going on lately...

"Today you might learn something about a friend that could be rather disconcerting, dear Leo. There could be a dark side to this person that you haven't been previously aware of, and this could cause you to want to withdraw for a while and re-evaluate your involvement with this individual. When considering it, remember that we all have our dark sides. Could what you've discovered simply be this factor, or does this go too far beyond it for you. Think about it!"

Unfortunately, I've known about something like this for over a month now. It's pretty sad when the "re-evaluate your involvement" means "do I want to be in a wedding or not?"

Things have a funny way of working out in the end. Good day everyone!

2003-01-01T20:47:00.000-05:00

"Happy Freakin New Year to you too..."

Well...the holidays have come to an end for a month or so. Thank goodness is all I have to say. Yesterday was such a good day too! Went and met up with a friend of mine for lunch before he left today to go back to school. After that I did some shopping, so that's always fun!

Had dinner with my parents and some family friends. My entire life (until after graduation) my family spent New Years Eve with some family friends. Tradition...gotta love it! Anyways, the past few years I've spent the time with friends, but all the kids call and talk to everyone shortly after midnight. This year I decided to have dinner with my family and friends before hitting a party! We met at Joe's Crab Shack around 7 (my parents and I got there at 6:30pm to get a table) and it was nearly 9:30pm by the time I left! It was great!! For the first time in years 4 out of the 7 kids were together on New Years with the parents! Mike and I had dinner with the parents and then Lisa and her new boyfriend and Pat and one of his friends showed up for drinks and to chat! It was so much fun! At the end of the night we even begged our waitress to have the serving crew dance to one more song so that our group could have a great time dancing too! Great time was definitely had by all there!

Then I headed to Nick and Dana's party. House was packed and people were pretty intoxicated by the time I got there. Unfortunately, the one person I was really looking forward to seeing didn't show up...hope everything is ok! But I guess it worked out that he wasn't there since, shortly after 11:30pm, the night took a drastic turn. Not going into detail since it was bad enough last night, why relive it now? Thankfully there were a few people there aware of my situation and did their best to help me out. After the 2 hour ordeal, there were still people around to chill with. I spent almost an hour sitting on the hallway floor in the basement with a very unlikely source. Very thankful to him. Extremely surprised as well! LoL...this from a guy who goes out of his way to be mean to me (in a playful way). Anyways, I ended up crashing at the house (since Andrea and Travis had left me due to inevitable circumstances). Sharing a couch and a blanket was nice, yet uncomfortable for sleeping purposes. Woke up a number of times throughout the night. Finally got off the couch around 10am and began the cleaning process.

Got home around 2pm and had to shower and get ready before my family showed up for dinner. Long night, long day, I'm tired. goodnight...

2002-12-25T01:11:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas everyone!

Enjoy the day and stay safe!!

2002-12-21T00:17:00.000-05:00

"Ignoring the facts does not change the facts."

Past 2 days have been very nice. [First of all, I learned that (besides my A in clinic) I got an A- in Audiology!!!] Thursday I didn't have anything planned...it was wonderful! Kenny came over and we exchanged gifts (Thanks again!) and had some lunch. Just chilled a bit and the rest of the day was spent cleaning my room, running errands and just getting a lot of stuff done. Last night mom's family got together for dinner at Loon River since my Uncle David came into town. So that was nice!

Today I worked from 11:20am until 5:30pm. I got a LOT accomplished (turning into a recurring deal...cool!), so that really helped me feel better about everything! Was supposed to go out and see Andi for the night, but it was snowing and my brakes sounded like they were about to die when I got out of work, so I left her a voicemail that I wouldn't be able to drive out :o(

That made me feel bad, but I ended up having chinese with Kenny and his parents (Thanks again!). After dinner, Kenny and I met up with his friend and got some shopping done. After dropping her off, we eventually ended up in downtown Mt. Clemens. Sat down and had a drink at Bath City Bistro and just talked. Feels good to just be able to go out and just talk!! After that I dropped him off at Adrienne's and here I am now.

I must admit though, we talked about a lot of stuff tonight and it really got me thinking. My drive home from Adrienne's was spent fighting back tears. I finally gave up the fight around 16 Mile and am slowly starting to feel a bit better. I've realized that I've come to a point where I'm doubting EVERYTHING. I feel horrible that family and friends have become victims of my doubts and I want to apologize. A LOT has gone on around me (and within me) lately and it just seems that the entire universe has changed. Not all is bad either, some things have been very positive, but it's all changed.

One of my favorite quotes comes to mind: "I believe that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be." I guess it sorta keeps in perspective for me the fact that I'm still working on myself. Surprised to no end that I still have friends, but I'm really trying...

2002-12-11T23:46:00.000-05:00

"You got an A!"

Those words were music to my ears today! I was all nervous earlier about my term ends. It was pretty funny actually, my supervisor saw me on the computer in the lab and said "Are you waiting for me? Why don't you just come and sign them?" I was VERY surprised! I was sure that there would be changes I'd have to make! But no!! She said I worked very hard all semester and made great improvements! Then she said that I did a great job and worked under difficult situations (my clients) without getting flustered! Finally she tells me I got an A! I nearly died!!

AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Talk about a sigh of relief! After clinic we went for a nice dinner at Hockeytown and then I went up to the Post! Great night! Great friends! Great grades all around!!!

2002-12-09T13:23:00.000-05:00

"Patience is a virtue!"

All I have to say is "ALMOST DONE!" I'm getting ready to go to school for clinic. After tonight, one session down and only one more session to go! (Follow the light!!)

K, wish me luck! Since I haven't seen two of my clients since before Thanksgiving, I'm pretty sure they'll all show up today. Oh well! More hours for me...

Have a good one! (P.S. Kate - I still have your birthday present! Email me when you have an idea of your schedule for the next few days/week!)

2002-12-08T22:35:00.000-05:00

I really hate it when the internet screws up before I have a chance to post.

Anyways...between 8pm and 9:30pm was the highlight of my day! The radio station 96.3 had a "retrospective" special on the Dave Matthews Band! It was filled with music, comments, and stories by the entire band! It rocked!!

Other than that I worked today. Managed to get a lot accomplished due to the fact that I'm all alone on Sunday's!

I'm pretty exhausted today. Never seem to sleep on weekends anymore :o( But I suppose that's a good thing since I'm out and about! Ok...it's just about bedtime! I gotta wake up in the morning and fix my reports, type out my conference outlines, and pack my clinic materials! (Only 2 more days of therapy! I'll be at the bar Wednesday night I think!)

Oh yeah - Congrats to Kate and Jay!! Love you guys!!

2002-12-08T01:48:00.000-05:00

I love weekends :D

2002-12-02T17:55:00.000-05:00

"You eat poo!"

Whatta day it's turning out to be. Woke up and saw white everywhere. I hate days like this when I have to drive to school! I spent my entire morning getting reports typed up for clinic today. I had to finish one report, do another, AND do lesson plans. Was also supposed to do SOAP notes, but those never happened. (Hehe...)

I finally left my house a few minutes before 2pm. Somehow managed to arrive at school about 40 minutes later (never went above 45mph either). Was at school for about 40 minutes before they decided to cancel all clinic appointments due to the weather. So many people were calling in anyways, what's the point! So I ended up staying at school for about 20 more minutes to finish up some parts on one of my reports (not that the computer saved them...ugh) before heading home.

Drive home sucked and I was never able to go about 30mph the whole way. (Biggest UGH!) 2 expressway's and 2 surface roads at under 30mph. Geez...it took me an hour and 40 minutes to get home. Thankfully, once I got home I discovered my second letter from my friend, Chuck, in boot camp! So that cheered me up immensely!

Now I'm off to fix my reports before emailing them out. Then I'm going into work for a few hours to earn easy money. Enjoy your night and drive safely!

2002-12-01T17:22:00.000-05:00

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."

Exhausted is a nice way of putting how I feel. Last night was awesome! Picked Andi up around 6:30pm and we proceeded out for the night (morning too...lol). Stopped at a few stores and had dinner at Red Robin. Then we made our way over to Whirlyball. Wow...a fun time ensued from there! Whirlyball was an ass-kicker. My back is KILLING me...not to mention the 10-point mega bruises on my legs, hips, and inner thigh. It was definitely worth it though! Managed to meet a few more people from the boards - some I had talked to and some I hadn't talked to before. Sean, from the last party, never showed up, but I managed to spend the night flirting (hehe...) with a guy, Eric, I had been chatting to for a few weeks now.

We ended up leaving the party and getting home around 5:30pm. Got to sleep near 6am and had to be up for church a little before 10am. So yeah, I'm kinda dead to the world right now. K...back to my reports!

2002-11-30T02:07:00.000-05:00

"A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart."

Hope everyone enjoyed a safe and happy Thanksgiving! It was pretty low-key for my family. My grandpa D. had gone into the hospital on Monday and was released Wednesday afternoon. My Uncle Tony is still in the hospital and really not doing well it sounds. Apparently they've put him at a Level 4 cancer which means that he's got approximately a year to live. Can't really believe it...but that's what they say.

So all in all...Thanksgiving was pretty low-key.

The whole week has been spent in great company at least! Wednesday went out with Andrea, Travis, and Mike...later on Eric and Shelley came over to party. Tonight Kenny and I went out for dinner and some shopping. Around 9:45pm his girlfriend and 2 other friends joined us at the theater to see "8 Mile". Tomorrow night I'm going out with Andrea and the whole car group again. It'll be nice if Nick is able to stop by (along with Sean preferably!). If not...there will be plenty of guys my age there to meet and greet! After whirlyball with them, I'm sure we'll all end up back at Mike's for ANOTHER party (it doesn't end, really!).

But as for now, it's way past my bedtime and I'm exhausted! Goodnight!

2002-11-25T11:40:00.000-05:00

GRE was horrible. Must reschedule. WHY ME?

2002-11-24T22:50:00.000-05:00

GRE at 8am...wish me luck! :-\

2002-11-19T00:59:00.000-05:00

Happy 21st Kate!
Be careful and enjoy it!

(Why'd ya hang up your cell???)

2002-11-18T09:16:00.000-05:00

"Please Tell Your Pants Its Not Polite To Point."

Wow. It's Monday morning and the only reason I am awake is because my brother had to wake me up so I could drive him to go get his car. Ugh. I'm beyond sleepy. This weekend was spent drunk and awake. No joke there either....

Friday night I babysat for Jacob, and then headed over to the MM party. Not sure if I posted about this or not...Andrea posted something on a message board with the general idea being "What do guys look for in a booty?" and the response is well onto 18 PAGES of posts. I had made a comment last weekend to some of my girl friends about my butt (we were at the bar and it was funny!) and Andrea took it a different way and wanted to get some guy advice. Anyways, let's just say that the MM guys definitely got interested.

Met Travis and Andrea there around midnight...so we all headed in. Let's just say...damn. Everyone was playing "Asshole" when we got there and had definitely been playing for awhile. Did have a beer, but didn't play the game...(I haven't had a beer in forever. I was impressed!) Managed to meet a couple of the guys and figure out who everyone was that had been posting. Also managed to meet a friend of someone (who's not on the boards) and him and I chatted for most of the night. (Cutie!!)

Left there around 2am, much to the guys dismay, but I was leaving Saturday for WMU. I managed to sleep from 4am until 8:30am - ick! Woke up Saturday went back to the MM message boards and waited to see if/when the digital camera pictures were going to be posted. Luckily, Nick (photographer of the night and cutie's friend) was nice to me and didn't put any pictures of my butt on the internet!

Left around 2pm for Lansing to meet up with Stace and her boyfriend, Jimmy. Ended up getting to Kate's apartment around 7:30pm. Went out for dinner and a drink at a local bar before retreating back to Jay's house for some more alcohol. We all got pretty smashed...conversation definitely proved it. Let's just say...we all learned a LOT about each other that we prolly didn't need to know. hehe. All in good fun...that's for sure!

I think we fell asleep (some passed out...) around 4am. I saw the clock at 6:15am, 8:30am, and finally at 10:15am. Was up much more than that...snoring is not a fun thing to listen to. We finally headed out for some lunch around 2pm and I think I ended up getting home last night around 7:30pm. All in all, I've gotten no sleep and too much liquor this weekend. I want to go back to bed, but I think I'll just go take a shower instead. Enjoy the week!

2002-11-14T22:01:00.000-05:00

Man: "I'd really like to get into your pants."
Woman: "No thanks. There's already one asshole in there."

Times suck. Between school and work. Argh!

I do find it funny that now - work is having an audit sometime next week. You'd think I was a know-it-all in the land of Arden Courts. I'm allowed to work as much as possible. I don't have enough time to fix their mess and they know it. Let's just say...back in April we passed a state regulated audit with flying colors. Completely perfect. Now? I wonder how much we'll get charged...lol! I hope heads roll!!

Anyways, it's been an interesting week. I may be meeting a huge group of people (guys) tommorow. Andi keeps me on my toes! And then...the best part! On Saturday I leave to go meet Stacey and Jimmy and then we head out to see Kate and Jay!!! Woohhooo!!!

It's a mini-vacation! I'm all excited! So! Everyone have a safe weekend...I'll be intoxicated for the most part I'm sure. Pray for me!

2002-11-11T00:18:00.000-05:00

I hate the thought of going anywhere but Wayne for grad school. (Especially when my options are: EMU, CMU, WMU, MSU, or Univ. of Toledo!). Wish me luck as I start the application process!

2002-11-10T01:37:00.000-05:00

wow it was a good night ;)

2002-11-07T09:35:00.000-05:00

"God gets some of His greatest work done through the most ordinary people."

Times are still pretty crazy around here. Between school, work, family, and friends...I think everyone is surprised I'm still around.

This past weekend with my cousins all here was definitely not what we expected, but to each his own.

My uncle is still in the hospital and varying between good days and bad days. I actually saw my great uncle this week too. He's not looking good at all.

My friend, Chuck, left this past week for boot camp. The last "nice" guy in this country is in the navy...surprise surprise.

The weekend after this one I'll be headed out to WMU to see Kate and Jay. I'm actually meeting up with Stace and Jimmy at their place before we all drive out for the night. I'm really looking forward to that! It'll be nice to be out of this place for the night and with people who want to go out and have fun!! (Besides...I've never really seen Stace or Kate even the least bit tipsy. I've only heard the stories!)

That's about all. I did register for next semester this week. That actually made me VERY happy. I've got French 3 (thank goodness it's my last semester!), an Intro to French Civilizations, and Speech Science. (Yes, I'm still going for SLP.) Best part of next semester? I only have classes Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! Unfortunately, on Wednesday's I'm only there for about 50 minutes. That sucks for gas and parking money, but I will have long weekends every weekend!!! Tuesday's and Thursday's I'll be downtown from 11:45am until 5:50pm so it's not bad at all! I won't have to deal with rush hour traffic!

K, I've got lots to do before leaving for school. Enjoy your day.

2002-11-03T01:44:00.000-05:00

so tired...

2002-11-02T18:15:00.000-05:00

this is turning out to be a WACKY night...

2002-10-30T11:07:00.000-05:00

Last night was not the greatest. My uncle went in for emergency surgery since he lost all feeling in his legs. Surgery went ok and he's fine now I suppose, but it's all just so stressful.

This weekend should be fun! My Pennsylvania family is coming in. My cousin Doug is also joining them! For the past month or so it didn't seem he'd be able to go on leave from the Marines, but he can! This will be the first time in forever that we'll all be together! And now we're all legal to drink outside of the house!

So we'll be partying on Saturday! Call me if you wanna join!

2002-10-26T17:01:00.000-04:00

Halloween/Birthday party tonight! Call my cell if you wanna come!! :o)

2002-10-24T09:29:00.000-04:00

Found out last night that my Uncle Tony does in fact have lung cancer. Scary part is that the cancer has already begun to spread to his spine. Things aren't looking too good right now :( Please keep him in your prayers.

2002-10-22T23:29:00.000-04:00

I really hate how this happens like clockwork...
Every few months I just go through complete meltdown. The lists of my stress factors begin. It sucks. I can't take this much longer. But as usual, I will. I'll deal. Life goes on. Blah blah fucking blah.

2002-10-20T22:49:00.000-04:00

I just don't get it...

I don't understand why I wait til NOW to torture myself. Yesterday was Sweetest Day, but just today I've decided to reminisce. Yes boys and girls, my last official "date" was prior to May 2001. Sucks to be me. Don't I have enough friends already??

2002-10-20T00:21:00.000-04:00

Went and saw Jacob today! He's such a cutie! Has that perfect baby face :o)
(This was the aunt who was in the car/train accident back in July. Thank goodness everyone is doing wonderful!)

2002-10-17T09:28:00.000-04:00

Welcome Baby Jacob Richard!!! (I have a new baby cousin :oD )

2002-10-17T01:30:00.000-04:00

Today completely sucked.

2002-10-15T23:43:00.000-04:00

Can't...do...this...anymore!

2002-10-14T13:49:00.000-04:00

Tis Doom Day...

Well, I start clinicals all by my lonesome from now on. Today is the first...I'm ready for dealing with my little boy, however, I'm not ready to administer tests to an adult! That I just feel completely idiotic about! OH WELL...nothing I can do to stop it from happening now!

And go check Andi's livejournal if you haven't already!!!! It was a GREAT weekend!

2002-10-08T13:39:00.000-04:00

"Calcium is expensive!"

I really am beyond frustrated. With all this crap due right now...argh! I've finished my parent conference report, but that was just the beginning! Now I've gotta have SOAP's and Lesson Plans accomplished. I've never been on time with any of these papers yet (which doesn't matter since they aren't graded). HOWEVER, as of Monday I have to turn everything in to my clinical supervisor, SO...I have to pay attention to deadlines now. ICK!

2002-10-07T21:59:00.000-04:00

"I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think."

I really don't think I want to go back to school. It's like in "Office Space" where he just decides NOT to go back to work. I wish I could do that!! *sigh*

2002-10-04T22:34:00.000-04:00

A direct quote from the Boss: "We passed over a lot of good people to get the ones we hired."

Sooo tired! I've had my pjs on since 10pm. I know. I'm lazy. But I haven't had one of these friday nights in a long time! K...I'm outta here. I'm planning on changing some things in my room...wish me luck!

2002-10-02T15:26:00.000-04:00

"I'm going cuh-RAY-zee!"
--everyone right now!

This TRC lab is completely crazy at any given moment with everyone writing initial reports, lesson plans, and so on and so forth! It's just insane! Anyways...I just talked to my teacher and mentioned how I needed to talk to her aide before turning in my initial report (which is so not done...shhh!) and she was nice enough to just say that since my initial report isn't graded...to just not worry about it! WOOHOO!! So therefore, I am not using this time wisely as I should be, and I am playing around online :o)

I just learned that there is a DMB concert on Friday, December 13th in Chicago! PERHAPS we should consider a roadtrip?!?!?!?! Anyone agree with me?

K...I've gotta be in the hot little clinic room in a few...later!

2002-10-01T22:38:00.000-04:00

I'm Queen Procrastinator! At your service :)

2002-09-30T22:56:00.000-04:00

"I'm sorry. All of our brain cells are currently busy. Please hold for next available neuron!"

It's been a LONG afternoon. My poor client went berzerk today. Not a good session. The dad even had to come into our session to reprimand him...
Other than that, I've learned that I only have 2 weeks left with Anjie in the sessions. Then I'm all on my own. EEK! To top it off, I have a brand new client the first day I'm alone. Bigger EEK!

And in other news, Kenny and Andi have practically forced me into opening a Livejournal. I feel like such a traitor, but I do what makes people happy of course. Sorry if I get a little behind in my updating

2002-09-29T23:22:00.000-04:00

"Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot."

Bright and early this morning...my eyes took forever to adjust! My alarm went off BEFORE 7am...I don't remember the last time it was even set for earlier than 7am!! But off to work I went! Really did NOT feel like being there. Fortunately, I didn't have any extremely "important" work to do, so I was able to slack a bit. Granted...slacking for me just means cleaning and organizing. I work with the biggest slob!

Anyways...came home at 1:30pm for our Tupperware party...oh so special! The the family came over for dinner. Nothing too special!

K...I'm outta here! G'night!

2002-09-29T00:06:00.000-04:00

"If you depend on God for only half of your happiness, you will love Him with only half of your heart."
William Law (Matthew 22:37)

Fantastic weekend! Work was somewhat decent last night...no huge problems! Afterwards I had dinner with the rents (trying to get back in the habit of getting free food!) and later on I picked Ames up to go to the movies. However, the movie was sold out. She even got approval to go to the much later one and be home much later, but it too, was sold out. (Mean ticket guy too...) Although, we did run into her older sister, brother-in-law, cousin, and her boyfriend and ended up seeing XXX with all of them. (Decent movie! Vin Diesel is just a hottie!)

This morning I woke up and ended up getting some lunch with Andi (even though she was GOING to leave for home....shame shame!) Fun fun time as usual! Seriously...you'd think we were still little girls the way we just talk and talk and talk! It's called YEARS of friendship!

Did some shopping with Mom and ended up meeting my aunts and younger cousins all at my grandparent's house. From there we headed to the cider mill! (I love that place!) Of course it's much more difficult with a rambunctious 2.5 year old (who has 3 fresh stiches along his eyebrow line from a chance encounter with a store shelve at Target's). My poor baby :( A fun time was had by all though!

After a nice dinner with Mom, I dropped her off at home before going to rent a DVD for the night. Finally rented "Charlie's Angels" since there wasn't anything else I was truly in the mood for. Once again...decent movie! However, I'm looking at the time and realizing I have a headache. Nonetheless I need to TRY and be at work around 8am...so I do believe it's bedtime for me! Enjoy the rest of the weekend!!!

2002-09-27T09:46:00.000-04:00

"If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?"
--Will Rogers

What a perfect morning to sleep in! It's rather dark and gloomy and rainy outside (ick!). I had every intention of putting something in this post, but now I my mind is completely blank. I hate it when that happens!

The other night I was chatting online with Anca from high school. We were both catching each other up on the latest and greatest! (Apparently Bean was having practically the same exact conversation with her as well!) However, Bean asked the ultimate question...and we got the answer that had been on everyone's mind for years, but was too afraid to admit it! I guess it's sort of weird to "know" something about someone. Not that it will change anything, but the mystery is gone. I'm not putting our findings down in here since it's not really my place to say. Let's just say that lots of people are exactly the same as they were in high school, and a few have changed completely....

Well, I suppose I'm off to get ready for work. Wow...what fun! (I know!) But it'll be interesting to see what kind of crap is thrown at me today! Plus, after work I'm picking up Ames and we're heading to check out "Sweet Home Alabama"! We could both use another Friday night out and a chick flick!

2002-09-26T14:05:00.000-04:00

"Follow your dream! Unless it's the one where you're at work in your underwear during a fire drill."

Once again - I'm at school, but really just feel like being in BED!!!! At least today I was able to wear some comfy clothes rather than "clinic" clothes! I've got Audiology at 3pm and we're doing a lab with tuning forks! (Audiology jargon...I'm sure!) I'm excited...classes always seem to go much quicker when we aren't just sitting there in lecture.

On the topic of school...clinic went very well last night! (We even got a "Good Job!" from our supervisor!!! Now THAT'S an accomplishment!) At least with the one...the other two clients (neither of whom have shown up yet) are going to be dropped from the program I do believe. Hopefully we'll get older clients and no more little little kids!!!

Last night was much better and some things were even resolved! So that's a much better situation! Although, I'm sure it will stay that way for long, but the future is always uncertain in my case! Things change drastically by the minute around here!!!! (It's what keeps getting me out of bed in the morning.)

Ok ok - now I'm rambling. It's time to start thinking about heading to class!! Enjoy the day!

2002-09-25T13:48:00.000-04:00

"The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred."
-- Soichiro Honda

It's one of those days...all I want to do is climb into bed with a drink, my teddy, and some comfy pjs! I'm so achy and sleepy!! BUT...lucky me, I get to go to my clinical sessions at 4pm! Just what I want! The possibility of some kid beating the crap outta me! (Hopefully he'll be good like he was on Monday!)

Other than that...last night was terrible. (Big thanks to Kenny for making me talk though...not that I made ANY sense!) I'm realizing some bad things about a couple of so-called "friends". (No...not any of you who actually read this!) Hopefully things will get better soon!

Alrighty, I'm outta here!

2002-09-24T23:05:00.000-04:00

"Please Tell Your Pants It's Not Polite To Point."

Well nix that quote from earlier...this day is not ending as well as I'd like it to, that's for certain. I'm just having a hard time understanding people lately. Guys in particular. (Does that surprise anyone?)
Think I'm headed to suffocate myself in my pillow...later.

2002-09-24T14:44:00.000-04:00

"Je me sens bien!"

I got a 95% on last week's french test! That's always a great way to start off a week! THAT, and last night's clinic session went great! Everything was thrown at Anjie's head, not mine!!! Besides that...he was so much better! We felt super afterwards - it definitely helped to have our supervisor give us good feedback!!!

Oops...just looked at the time. I've gotta be in class in 15 minutes! Enjoy the beautiful day!!!!

2002-09-23T10:37:00.000-04:00

"If the US government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?"

Yeah, that's about it. :o)

2002-09-22T23:13:00.000-04:00

"Give time to love, give time to speak and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind."

I was a little nervous as to what direction my day was going to take when I almost started crying during church! First it was a song that made me think of Mr. G's funeral, and then it was the way Nathan's face lit up when he asked if he could go stand by Jimmy during church!

Other than that...it was a very low-key afternoon. I ran to a couple of stores before heading into work for an hour and a half. (I was only "allowed" to be there for an hour....too bad! Damn budgets!) Got home and Jimmy was over! We ended up going out to dinner with our parents and then decided to go out to Ye Olde. (Bear in mind - my brother is a regular at this bar.)

We got to Ye Olde around 7 or so and didn't leave until 10ish. This is where my day hits the high point! Like I tell everyone, "Jim is my friend, whereas John is still my father". Tonight was a wonderful night out with Jimmy. Him and I can go anywhere and just talk ALL NIGHT LONG! We don't hide anything from each other. Sometimes I hate it when he tells me what he has done throughout his life, but no matter what, I learn a lesson.

I actually learned of a few things that I was not aware of until tonight...other reasons I almost started crying. The one thing he told me tonight that REALLY made my night was how he describes me to everyone he meets. As he said, he speaks "very highly" of me to everyone he talks to. I'm "the angel" of the family - in a good way! Apparently there's one story that he tells everyone whenever he is talking about me. A few years back my family was together in Pennsylvania for my cousin, Tiff's, wedding. After the wedding we were all sitting in the hot tub just chilling...and all drunk. I started telling my Aunt Kelly about how much I respect Jim. I went on about how I've learned so much from him and so on and so forth. (This is all starting to come back to me in pieces from that night!) Tonight he even admitted that he cried in the hot tub that night. THIS is what he tells people about me!

So here I sit...the tears are finally making their way down my cheeks. And people are always asking me why I do so much with my family. Does this help to explain it?!

I love you and Goodnight!

2002-09-21T15:33:00.000-04:00

"Ways to Relieve Stress #10 - Make up a language and ask people for directions."

I feel like I've been so lazy today! But I've been up and about!! Guess I've been going to bed too late these past few weeks...

Yesterday I had a dentist appointment, only to find out that I have a hairline fracture in a filling. I didn't know that could happen! Makes perfect sense though becuase it's been hurting pretty bad if I'm chewing something crunchy or really sticky/chewy. So now I need to have that fixed :(

After that I headed to work...things are irritating, but I'm doing a good job of not letting them get to me since I'm not there very often, and also because it does not appear my supervisor will be making her 90 day probationary period!

After work I headed to Bean's to pick up her sister, Ames! I had promised her a night out...so we proceeded to dinner at Joe's Crab Shack (nobody got crabs this week...) and then we tried the movies, but with no avail. Instead, we hit a few stores and finally ended up at Caribou in Royal Oak!

That brings us to today! I went and picked Bean up a little after 11 and I'm just now getting home from our shopping excursion! We hit the mall...she had a few gift certificates to use up and we also had 15 minute massages (more like 20 minutes) at Bath and Body Works! It was nice to relieve some pressure in my back, but my neck is still somewhat stiff.

Now I'm outta here to take a short nap before heading out to watch Alex!! Enjoy the night and stay safe!

2002-09-19T23:33:00.000-04:00

"Don't bother me, I'm living happily ever after."

It's been a good day and a bad day. First of all, I finally got through to the telemarketers to take my name off their freaking list (at least I HOPE I did!). Secondly, the bank teller gave me $5 too much and I promptly returned it. And finally, my Audiology quiz didn't seem THAT bad, and our lab went quickly and we were out of class at 4pm!

On to the bad portion of the day...I feel gross. I know WHY I feel gross...we won't go into that...let's just say I may be a little irritable right now...sorry!

And for the meanie who replied to me...I don't like you very much.

Goodnight!

2002-09-19T09:06:00.000-04:00

"Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly."

Mornings come pretty quick these days! And they always seem to include soreness lately...I've gotta change that! Got class today (can this week get any longer?!) and also an Audiology quiz and lab. Not exactly looking forward to any of it, but it needs to be done.

As for clinicals yesterday, not one of our patients showed up. It sucks to know that I sat at school from 12:30pm until 6pm for absolutely nothing! I got a couple of observation hours, but still! There's always next week....

2002-09-18T14:06:00.000-04:00

"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry, and the world looks sheepish and suddenly remembers it had other plans."

Can this day get any longer?? Took a French test a little while ago...not too harsh I didn't think. Went to the new cafeteria with Jessica (it's so weird calling someone else by your own name!) and now I've stopped in at the library to check some email. Hey...I've got time to procrastinate! I only have an Audiology test tomorrow! Ok...off to see what we're doing with clients today!

2002-09-17T23:16:00.000-04:00

"well...if you're a smart cookie that means, you don't get a cookie cuz you ate the smart part!"
--thanks Kenny!

Fattening day I tell ya!!! Classes today seemed excessively long...I really just didn't want to be at school period! Fortunately, I got a phone call from Jimmy saying that he was making steaks for dinner and I was invited over! I ended up going straight there from school as I was not about to drive all the way home and drive all the way back!

Jimmy and I had to go shopping for dinner materials and I bought my first bottle of liquor at the store! I spent 6 bucks on a bottle of Smirnoff Raspberry! Mix that with Squirt or 7-Up and it's marvelous!!!

Other than that...I don't believe much happened today! I have round 2 of clinicals tomorrow and I'm a wee bit nervous to see what happens! Wish me luck!! G'night!

2002-09-16T22:22:00.000-04:00

"I love you, you love me...."
--don't even ask...

Well, 1 out of 3 clients showed up today for the first day of clinicals. Let's just say, if I had been in that room all by myself, I would still be crying! Cute little boy and all, but holy cow! He throws EVERYTHING! I mean, anything he could grab out of Anjie's hand...he threw. I do believe he'll be a great football player! Unfortunately, it seems that he was pretending that my head was the goal. Yes, everything was thrown at my HEAD! One session down...

Other than that, not much going on these days! My homework load just picked up terribly with the beginning of clinicals! And with that...off I go! G'night!

2002-09-16T14:18:00.000-04:00

"My ear is your ear!"
--Darn Audiology speak

I've got 1 hour and 45 minutes til my clinicals start. I spent a good portion of my Saturday study time reviewing the problems associated with the disorders I was faced with. Go figure - just an hour ago (in my clinical class) I was informed that my clinical assignment was switched. Now I'm with a girl who I'd never met before. I happened to run into her after my class by means of another girl I know. Now...instead of having 2 compliant children and one adult, I have a non-compliant child, another child I'm unsure about, and a 19 year old. ARGH!

The good part is that this clinician will not be leaving for the Head Start program in a few weeks! I have a little more time to just do more observing in the sessions before I have to take them over completely!

Well...I'm gonna go get ready to meet Angie (the clinician) and learn some more about what we will be doing today! Wish me luck!

2002-09-15T15:45:00.000-04:00

"O'Doul rules!"
"Yeah...O'Doyle rules too, dork..."

Whew...I'm exhausted! My weekend seems to have evaporate right before my eyes! Friday I worked all day and went out to Joe's Crab Shack with Kenny and Adrienne (Adrienne "got crabs" that night....lol). After that fun-filled meal, we ended up back at Kenny's house with some of their friends to watch "Van Wilder"...definitely a worth while rental!

Saturday morning I woke up bright and early and headed to Caribou to get some studying done...which I did a thorough job I hope! Left the coffee shop and headed to Lakeside to meet my friend, Holly, for lunch and for some shopping (she needed a dress for a wedding). It sucked...she picked the very first dress she tried on. That NEVER happens to me!

After wearing myself right out I headed home to figure out when Johnboy and I were leaving for dinner. We ended up meeting Chrissy and Matt at their house around 5:30pm and later headed for some dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. Finally got to the bowling alley around 7:30pm and continued the fun and laughter!

It was a great night! We had plenty of good times! And boy did my alarm clock go off early this morning. I think I got into bed last night (this morning) around 2:30am. It was extremely hard to get my butt outta bed and ready for work! Luckily, I didn't have THAT much to do today! I did a lot of cleaning and organizing...doubt it'll look anything like I left it when I go back next Friday!

Now I'm headed to Grandma's for dinner! As far as I know all I'm doing tonight is going to bed! I've got my first day of clinicals tomorrow...wish me luck

2002-09-12T21:47:00.000-04:00

"We all know I'm not mentally stable!"
--gotta love it when your friends admit this themselves!

The picnic went well...I was able to catch up with a few friends plus get some info on my clients I meet on Monday! I'm even more excited! All I can say is that I have 2 little kids and one adult woman! I'm excited!! I get to work with an adult already! :oD

That's about it for here! Tomorrow I get to work...yippee. Til then! G'night!

2002-09-12T14:35:00.000-04:00

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, and so would an 80 lb. carrot."

I'm bored outta my mind...although I've got class in half an hour. Thank goodness for friends :) my buddy, Nick, logged on to check his email and is letting me use his signon since I haven't quite figured out my password! Kinda been an educational day! Took a quiz in French, then Nick and I checked out the new cafeteria spot on campus (in the new dorms). All you can eat buffet! Rock on! Food was somewhat decent as well!

After Audiology, I'm headed to Metro for a WSSHLA picnic! I'll get to see some of my friends for the first time in awhile! Very excited!!! Renee just called to make sure I was going so she could see the pics from JD's...those oughta be interesting to show her!

Alrighty...I'm outtie! Gotta head over to class now! Enjoy the day!

2002-09-11T13:36:00.000-04:00

"I've learned....That love, not time, heals all wounds."

One year. It's been one whole year since the attacks. I'm rather unsure how I'm feeling today, so I'm not going to sit here and type away about everything. Have a nice day...it's beautiful outside!

2002-09-10T21:50:00.000-04:00

"Look without judgement. See with inspiration."

Today was actually rather boring. Nothing went wrong, but nothing exciting happened either. Went to French and Audiology...that was about the extent of it all! I've been lounging in my pj shorts and a t-shirt since I've gotten home. I wore my new skirt all day today and, even though it's very comfortable, I just wanted to get into my pjs as soon as I got home.

I seem to be very sleepy and bored! I do believe I have an assignment due en francais tomorrow, yet I have no desire to even find out right now. I'm waiting for someone to talk to me online...otherwise...I'm off to bed!