Tequila

Tonight's plan includes Tequila. You may want to give me a call at some point... it could be interesting. 1800 Silver. OOOoooooooooohhhhh right.... my liver might not like me tomorrow, but hey... welcome to 2008.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT! <3

Ice? No. Snow? Can't be. So... what is it?

You know... there was some kind of substance on my car this morning. I stepped outside, and it was 30 degrees, and it wasn't snow.. but it wasn't ice. Very strange. Anyways. Its finally New Years Eve, but i'm at work until 4. No big deal really.. just another day. Except its Matt's birthday and I wish I were up there instead, but hopefully in a month or so he'll get here. I've been told 2008 is going to be the year for me. I do graduate April 10.. 101 days, but who's counting? And hopefully this is the year where something finally goes right in my personal life, now that i'm actually getting time to have a personal life.. and lets hope things come together so I can get back to BOSTON in August! The wheels are in motion. OH, by the way...

THE PATRIOTS ARE UNDEFEATED IN THE REGULAR SEASON!!

what an awesome game it was.. I give the Giants credit, they came prepared.

Ok, i'll post later on when I get home for the last time in 2007... but until then, have a good one!

Patriots 15-0

Gametime! Ooof Tom Brady.. yum. So anyways.. weekend kind of crept up on me quick! Work has been really quiet the past few days, including today. Nothing too significant. I've kind of been in a mood that goes from unusually quiet to almost normal. Really, I just want the holidays (New Years included) to be over so I can get back to a regular work/school schedule and get it over with.
Know what I found today that i'm absolutely thrilled with? I don't ever have to worry about getting to the post office on time. EVER. They have this thing in the PO Box lobby that weighs your package, prints out postage, takes payment by a credit or debit card, and has a bin to put your package in. Its pretty exciting to me. Other than that.. I still haven't unpacked from home or cleaned. Maybe tomorrow. I'm going to try and knock out all my makeup work by the time school starts again on the 8th though.. I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and i'm motivated to get caught up and finish - and go home. When I get back up to MA i'm joining Brian's co-ed softball team, which should be awesome! Watch out for the hot corner with him at 1st and me at 2nd! Buttercup 1&2.

Congrats Denisha on finishing nursing school!

Thats it for now I suppose...

LETS GO PATS, KICK SOME GIANT ASS! :)

2007 in review

I kind of like these things, and they keep me occupied.

2007:
Where did you begin 2007? In Atlanta
What was your status by Valentine's Day? Unhappy
Were you in school (anytime this year)? Yes
Did you have to go to the hospital? Yea, spiders bit me
Did you have any encounters with the police? Nope
Where did you go on vacation? Massachusetts..
What did you purchase that was over $500? Flat screen TV
Did you know anybody who got married? Oh yes
Did you move anywhere? Yup, I move a lot..
What sporting events did you attend? Red Sox in Ft Myers, Red Sox in Atlanta, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball, Fudpuckers Beach Volleyball Fall Classic
What concerts/shows did you go to? Keith Urban/The Wreckers
Where do you live now? Marietta, Georgia
Describe your birthday: August 7. I worked.
What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2007? Bought a car (jeep)
What has been your favorite moment(s)? Too many to put down here
What's something you learned about yourself? I'm stronger than I thought
Any new additions to your family? Jake the yellow lab
What was your best month? I can't pick just one..
What music will you remember 2007 by? Hmm... not sure
Who has been your best drinking buddy? The baseball guys
Made new friends? YupBest friend? Lynn
Favorite night out? Helen, GA with Perry
Any regrets? Not yet
What do you want to change in 2008? I want to be more direct and tell people how I feel
Overall, how would you rate this year? 8
What would you change about 2007? Just a thing or two
Other than home, where did you spend most of your time? East Cobb baseball field
Have any life changes in 2007? No
Change your hairstyle? Nope.. its just long
Have any car accidents? one
Buy a new car? Yup, the Jeep
New BF/GF? Maybe
Get a new job? Yup, Equipoise
How old did you turn this year? 26
Do you have a New Year's resolution? Yea..
Do anything embarassing? There's a GOOD chance of that
Buy anything new from eBay? no
What was your favorite purchase? Too hard to choose.. laptop or tv
Get married or divorced? nope
Get arrested? not this year
Be honest - did you watch American Idol? no, but I would have if I didn't have school at night..
Did you get sick this year? yea, for a good month or so i had bronchitis
Start a new hobby? i work full time and go to school part time.. how's that for a hobby?
Been snowboarding? not yet
Are you happy to see 2007 go? yea
Drank Starbucks in 2007? oh yes
Been naughty or nice? some of both
What are you wishing for in 2008? To be healthy, and happy with the ones I love... in MA.

12.27.02 Until we meet again

Back in Atlanta

I'm back. Its funny, they overbooked my flight and asked for volunteers to give up their seats.. in a split second I realized that if I didn't get on that plane when it was supposed to take off, I wouldn't get on it. My flight was ok. I slept mostly the whole way. Got back to Atlanta during rush hour, but because its the day after Christmas, traffic wasn't too bad. My apartment is still in a bit of 'organized chaos', I think i'll clean one of these days... but i'm back to work tomorrow morning at 6:15. The next few months will be full of school, March will be here before we know it and starting on the 19th our exam reviews start.. graduation on April 10, Fuds volleyball @ Ft Walton Beach in April, national exams and state licensure crap by June.. baseball in May-June (AVP volleyball too)-July.. and then August is here. Lets see how things go.. but I know what I want. I miss MA.

Merry Christmas

Jake tries to fit as much as he can in his mouth... a Christmas beef flavored rawhide bone and a toy football!

How did my day begin? Well, I let Jake outside and a few minutes later we noticed he wasn't barking at the door yet... well, turns out the gate was left open from the night before. I got to chase him down the street in my socks because he decided an escape attempt was fit for Christmas morning. He finally responded to the word "cookies" and came back! Luckily its sunny and was about 40 this morning.. nice and warm! Today has been good, i've been visiting with family and just relaxing. Soon i'll pack my things and get ready to go back to Atlanta tomorrow. Not really looking forward to it like I used to...
Do you ever think about maybe, you have to be away from something to realize its what you want? I don't know. I've been doing a lot of thinking since i've been home. Its nice to have highways with 2 or 3 lanes, and to be able to leave to drop Mom off at work 10 minutes before she's supposed to be there... and get there with 2 minutes to spare. I don't know. The pros/cons of Atlanta vs Boston are beginning to become clear.

"Sometimes when you can't get somebody out of your head, maybe they're supposed to be there"

Procrastination

I will never ever wait until Christmas Eve to get presents again EVER. I promise. Today was good. I woke up and brought Mom to work so I could have her car, get home and finally started making chocolate covered pretzels.. burned chocolate and started all over again.. and saw Tim P for a little bit. Got home and started cooking and getting food ready. I wanted to pick up Jake's medicine, but the animal hospital closed early :( I got him a bone dipped into chocolate from Dorothy Cox though (candy/chocolate place in my town) and he was pretty happy. Tonight's a xmas even party at my house, every year my family and family friends come by.. it'll be good to see everyone.

By the way... i'm FREEZING! I need my oven :)

Home.. Day 3

Thats a picture of my dog Jake and I playing on the floor.. he sheds like crazy though! Favorite foods had so far while home... clam chowder from Mike's on Rt 6 in Fairhaven; linguica pizza from Marc Anthony's in Wareham. YUM! And my Patriots are up 28-7 so far on the Dolphins. So far i've just hung out with my family and seen a few friends. Oh, and been disappointed by Dunkin Donuts. Don't get me wrong, I love the place, but they don't have the dunkaccino anymore.. I loved that chocolatey flavored delightful refreshment. Instead they pour half coffee half hot chocolate into a cup and hand it to me like "um.. try this instead" :( so yea. Tomorrow is xmas eve and I still have some stuff to do.. like make chocolate covered pretzels for presents and get my grandparents something. NO idea what.. but i'll make it edible or a gift certificate.. see, there's plenty of effort there and its something they need. Fun for everyone all around. Kendra and I had breakfast this morning, it was awesome to just catch up and talk!

HOME!

Matt gets the award for most patient friend EVER. My flight, that was supposed to take off at 8:20 on Thursday night, got delayed by BOSTON 4 seperate times and finally took off at 12:45am.... landed in Boston at 2:48am. The first time we were delayed, it was b/c of heavy snow in the Boston area. The second time, there was a broken down plane and all but 1 runway was shut down. The third time all runways were shut down. The fourth time they told Atlanta to let everyone off the plane. 2 minutes after that announcement, they told everyone to get back on the plane b/c we were leaving 40 minutes from then. My god it was freaking annoying. The one good part was that I had upgraded my ticket the day before to business class (who are we kidding.. it was a first class seat) so I was sitting comfortably for the 6 hours we were trapped on that plane. And they were serving us 'adult beverages'. Not enough to distract me from the fact that I was supposed to be home in MA before my plane had even taken off, but whatever. Every single time they gave us a new arrival time I dreaded calling Matt.. I thought at one point he would be like "you know what... call your Mom to come get you, I can't". But not once did he lose his patience or get angry with me. I called him when he landed and it took a minute or two to get him to wake up.. but he only lives 10 minutes from the airport so he was there pretty quick. We were both pretty exhausted so as soon as we got back to his apt we fell asleep and got up around 6 to make the trip back to Funtown. He's incredible, i'm very lucky to have such a great friend! Only he's sick now. Oops.. guess I like to share my fun keep you up at night coughing ways. Sharing is caring...
So yea.. snow and ice and all around cold stuff. I've missed that! I've been thinking about things since i've gotten here though... its going to be harder to leave this time, I can tell already. We'll see.

Blue Man Group was AWESOME!! I got lost (briefly) in Chinatown (I HATE driving there), but it was great. My mom went with me and she loved it! I got a picture with a Blue Man, will post shortly. Look for the green paint in my hair...

T - 5 Hours

I go home TONIGHT!! Matt is still coming to get me. My flight takes off in... 5 hours :) So at home, I know this place where I can get a wireless signal, but i'll only get there once a day or so... so please be patient and CALL me if you want something! Apparently there are snow showers today, tomorrow, and Saturday! Niiice.. and cold. So, if you're in the area come on by on Christmas Eve.. the usual get together at the house with the usual suspects. Listen up for the shot bell.

Happy Holidays!

Happy Birthday Brandy (12/23)

I can't wait to see Matt.. its a much needed way long overdue reunion!! Hurry up!!

Random

No class this week! You'd think i'd get a little bit of the stack of makeup work from July done, right? Wrong. I was about to say maybe i'll bring it home and work on it in the airport, but it wouldn't get done and that would only be space taken up that could be used for something better.
I'm in a mood right now. They come and go, but this same one comes and goes at least 2-3 times a week. Its mixed up feelings. I feel bad that Matt's had a rough year. I feel bad that I only plan on being home until the 26th, and even though I don't want to move back I want to be there as much as I can. Maybe I do want to move back... I don't know. I feel bad that when i'm upset I keep it to myself because I suck at communicating. I'm THRILLED that I graduate on April 10, 2008 and can decide what I want to do and where I want to go.

Weekend and birthday wishes..

I'm still exhausted.. yesterday was a hungover day of lounging around and trying to stay warm. For it being close to 70 degrees last week, its taken a drastic turn.. its 27 now! Today I had clinic.. but i'm still so tired :P

4 days until I go home to Massachusetts!!

Happy Birthday Adam!
Happy Birthday Ryan!

What a night...

Just for the record, 4 girls trying to get ready and out the door by 7:30 didn't work.. but 8:30 did. Last night was a lot of fun. My dress was short, black and strapless, so the flip flop thing didn't work unfortunately :( I wish it had though.. my feet hurt before we even got out the door. They still hurt. It was fun though, lots of dancing and lots of drinks.. and a Waffle House stop at 3am. I think thats typical of late night partying though. I'm convinced that Waffle House wouldn't be in business if it weren't for the late night people coming in after a night of drinking. Nothing says soak up the alcohol like hashbrowns smothered covered and all that crap. No thanks. I ended up driving home after that b/c I wanted to sleep in my own bed... I got home at like 4:30am.

MA ---> 7 days

Tonight, class sucked. 3 hours of my life i'll never get back. I think I would have preferred to play in traffic. So tomorrow i'm going to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots ball! It'll be like the old Norwich days of going to balls 3 times a school year. Getting into a dress, etc... good times. There will be pictures I promise! I don't get into a dress often, so pictures are a must. But if the dress is long enough..expect flip flops to be on. I'm serious. I'm tall enough that it shouldn't even make a difference. My dress is black I think.. I still haven't decided. Oh well. Thats about it for tonight..

I fly home in 7 days!! Matt's picking me up from the airport :)

Things I love..

To make up for my terrible mood last night... things I love.

I love the BOSTON RED SOX. I love to play volleyball, both indoor and beach. I love the smell of the salty air at home. I love chocolate chip ice cream and coffee ice cream. I love to sit in the sand and stare at the ocean after a tough day or when i'm upset. I love to nap in hammocks. I love diet pepsi. I love the smell of rain. I love being called beautiful & gorgeous. I love sleeping next to somebody. I love having someone else brush my hair. I love fleece blankets and to be warm. I love Will Ferrell and every movie he's in. I love Atlanta Thrashers hockey. I love getting phone calls or text messages just because somebody's thinking of me. I love to text message. I love my best friend Lynn. I love road trips. I love baseball. I love being one of the "guys", yet I know how to clean up and make them notice that I can be a girl too. I love that its not even a question of why i'm in the umpire's locker room, its just accepted. I love my Perfect Game summer family. I love Dicks Sporting Goods. I love getting an unexpected email from a friend while i'm at work. I love the color green, like a spring grass green. I love my ipod (mini). I love flip flops. I love to fish. I love when people take time to let me know that i'm important to them. I love to cook. I love to travel. I love to fly. I love Texas. I love italian food & mexican food. I love to listen to Jack Johnson when i'm stuck in traffic - it calms me down. I love to sing and dance. I love Grey's Anatomy. I love to work out even though I don't act like it. I love the beach. I love puppies. I love Boston. I love to read. I love the sound of a wooden bat connecting with a baseball. I love the sound of rain against a window - it puts me to sleep. I love thunderstorms, but not when i'm alone. I love surprises. I love when a guy does something sweet for me.. its happened so rarely i'm not even sure what thats like anymore. I love being in a relationship more than being single. I love being in the company of MSR.. its a comfortable feeling, and he makes me smile. I love my dog Jake and the cats Ozzy & Peanuts. I love to drive. I love The Shield & 24. I love to snuggle. I love hockey.

I love to be happy and carefree, driving with the windows open.

Hint hint..

I like comments. It makes me feel like people are actually listening to what I have to say. Hint.

Things I hate.. the wide spectrum of it all

I hate that I can't hide my feelings no matter how hard I try. I hate being emotional, and I really hate not being able to lie well. I hate that I have trust issues. I hate even having the thought that i'm unwillingly part of a game. I hate when I convince myself that something's a good idea, when it proves that it indeed was not. I hate that I can't sleep past 8am. I hate carrots and cauliflower and most vegetables actually. I hate Atlanta traffic. I hate when people are demanding of the little spare time that I have. I hate that I can't keep my car or my apartment clean for longer than 4 days. I hate Barry Bonds. I hate that i'm always tripping over my own feet. I hate clowns. I hate that I shake when i'm angry about something. I hate that i'm far away from someone I have butterflies for...like 9 states far away. I hate the fact that no matter how many times i've seen it, I still cry at the end of Ladder 49. I hate that when all I want to do is go to the beach 2 minutes from my house in Massachusetts, I can't. I hate that my shoulders hurt so bad that I refuse to be touched when I know it can only help me. I hate that I couldn't get home for the second Red Sox world series victory parade. I hate Krystal fast food places. I hate that I don't listen. I hate that i'm stubborn and have to learn things the hard way sometimes. I hate that I couldn't be in Massachusetts for Matt when he needed someone, even if it would be to just sit there and try to hold his hand and make him smile or laugh. I hate when I can't take the pain away when my friends are hurting. I hate when my Dad is in and out of the hospital and I can't be there to help him. I hate knowing that I need to get away and be alone for awhile, and have 4 months left of school anchoring me down here. I hate that I have little patience, and have to rely on the phone or email to let someone know how I feel instead of showing them in person.


I hate when i'm in a mood where all I want to write about are things that I hate.

Just some thoughts

What I thought wasn't bronchitis before certainly is now... yay. Anyways. This week has been just alright. Class was the same... I still don't want to be touched.. work was the same, and i'm still not getting much sleep b/c of this freaking coughing. I sound like a barking seal. And, looking around my apartment.. it appears that my closet has thrown up all over the place. Its actually really out of hand, one day i'll get annoyed enough to do something about it. Until then, sidestep everything. The thing is though, I know where everything is... I call it 'organized chaos'.

The closer I get to going home for a few days, the more I absolutely can't wait to see everyone.. I haven't seen my parents since a quick weekend in September. I try to see them 2-3 times a year, but i'm an only child, so its hard. I rely on my friends a LOT to help me through things.. I used to be the kind of person who refused to ask for help, insisting I could do everything on my own. I'm still kind of independent and stubborn like that, but slowly i'm realizing that I can't do everything on my own and even the strongest person has to ask for help sometimes. I rely on my best friend Lynn a lot.. her and I went to Norwich together, and as close as we were there, I think we've grown closer since then. She knows me probably better than anyone, because we are so similar. She gets me, when nobody else does. I used to think that nobody, not even I, could figure out why I do the things I do, but she knows... because she does the same things. We've both been pretty unlucky in the past... but hopefully things are changing for us. Love you Lynner!

TEBOW!

I want to be in Vegas...

Is it sad that last night was the first night I didn't cough myself to sleep, and slept the whole night through? Ugh a whole week with this freaking flu-like crap. Anyways...
I wish I were in Las Vegas right now. Bryan's there, and 3 phone calls + 2 text messages are leading me to believe its the best thing in the world and i'm missing an awesome time. Which I know I am, but I can't miss work and school this week after being completely useless last week. But after I graduate in April, we're doing something super fun, I guarantee it.
So here are my countdowns...

16 days until BOSTON
128 days until GRADUATION!!