HAHAHA.. I got pied! 5 times to be exact. :) It was my VERY first time getting pied and its not really an all too great experience... HILARIOUS... but pretty icky. Thank you to Beth, who gave me my very first pie to the kisser... I will always cherish the memory of the splattering of whipped cream and pudding slamming into my face while encased in that oh so attractive black garbage bag. Thank you to Luc... who gave me my second pie which was delivered slowly and twisted to that there was maximum whipped cream coverage onto my face... Thanks to Carrie for helping me clean up but only to pie me AGAIN... Gracias to Mary who sent the pie at an angle where globs easily fell into my ear... and last but not least... a big HUGE thank you to BRYAN.. who scared me immensely with his 6 ft running start and pie in hand. My hair hasn't completely recovered from the impact and the that terrifying vision of you charging towards me with that white masterpiece will always haunt me. :P HAHAHA.. nah, its all good. The money is going towards a good cause and it truly was an experience.

The luau today was FUN! :) Got to see everyone and hang out at the beach... perfect huh! I mean, aside from being pied, losing at the tug-o-war (cause the other team had sooo many guys and a bunch of strangers watching us on the beach came and joined in on this 30+ person tug-o-war!), and getting my clothes soaked while wading in the water by some lil girl... it was all soo much fun! :) Where else can we bury Salamanca in the sand and form sand boobs on his body!?!? (IT WAS AWESOME... if anyone has pictures.. please send me!)

my.grateful.things
1) I'm soo grateful that the weather at Corona was perfect! When I left Pomona this morning, it was crap-tacular and looked like it was going to rain! But as I drove down the 57 into OC, it just got beautiful! :)
2) I'm grateful that the banquet was a success... Bryan, Lamar, Fat, and Sarah... you guys did an AWESOME job! :)
3) I'm grateful for long hot showers and that icky scent of whipped cream is almost gone.

SWEEEP!! :) Has anyone seen those CAL FEDERAL billboard ads along the freeways... and now they have a lil GO LAKERS signs on them... thats just GENIUS!! It was a really good game today... Lakers just BURIED the Spurs!

Yesterday, had the Magic Kingdom banquet were Athena and I got auctioned off for 3 hours of service each to Manny, Carrie, and Pic. It looks like I'll be washing their cars... except I don't know about Pics since his hours would be wasted on me just driving to Vegas if that were the deal. Last time I owed hours it was exactly a year ago and I was cleaning Michael Knight's windows and kitchen. Matter of fact, I think that was the time when I first met Carrie, Manny, and Pic. oOOOO.. weird huh.

Saw Pearl Harbor... OK. I didn't like it. It wasn't ENTIRELY bad. The visuals were really stunning... especially during the attack... those scenes really made you understood the impact of destruction... but then there was this "storyline." Whoever wrote this script should be crucified!! If the actual attack on Pearl Harbor was only 2 hours long.... WHY is the movie 3 hours? There are a lot of things that irked me... but I don't want to write them down because someone might want to see it and I don't want to ruin it for them. (We got bombed... OOPS!??)

a GREAT BIG HUGE SHOUT OUT TO JR!!! :) YAY! He graduated this weekend from CSUF as a bad ass business major. Good luck in that creepy place called the REAL WORLD... but I'm sure you'll be fine. To think... no more school... wow... so lucky. =D

Tomorrow, if anyone is busy, we are having our banquet at Corona Del Mar around 1. :) It should be a lot of fun and this year we are trying out a new fundraiser. Basically, its a pieing raffel. We are going to be raffeling off Bryan, Caroline, Chrissy, and myself with tickets set at $.50 each or 7 for $3.00.... BUT... if you donate $10, you can pie anyone would want. If you donate $20, you can pie 2 people... OR one person twice... and so on. I know I should be freaking out at the aspect of being smacked with loads of whipped cream, but I'm sooo excited cause the money is going to a really REALLY good cause. So its my goal to piss off at least 10 people, cause then that means 10 pies = $100. Not too shabby huh. If I piss off more than 10... so be it. Anything for the club. =) SOOOOOOO..come on down and bring your money. Or you can be like Beth and bring some sprinkles.... its going to be DELICIOUSLY WICKED!!

Okies, the 3.
1) I'm grateful for Carrie, Pic, and Manny for buying Athena and me yesterday... :) YAY!! I was scared that we might be auctioned off to some scary person who had some scary service for us to do. I know I really shouldn't say anything cause knowing those 3... they would probably think of something BAD just to see me suffer...
2) I'm grateful for cheap gas at Cosco.
3) I'm grateful for my mom and her MASSIVE supply of Neutrogena products.... I'll never have to go to the store for any tolietries for the next 10 years!! I swear!

Argh....I have no idea if this blogg will actually show up since the whole blogspot server is down, but I just gotta write about my nothings to make my day complete. hahah... you'd think that i'd start professing my love and my revealing my deepest darkest secrets right now, but just watch in the morning, the site would suddenly become available and everyone would know everything. Can you imagine?? "Dear Blogger... isn't ________ so dreamy? I love him so...." YEAH RIGHT!?!

Well, my first day of ACTUAL vacation was great! Weird thing cause I woke up around 7am and went on the computer because I had this terriffic idea that I had to write down. Yeah, I'm a nerd like that... but if I don't write it down and try to remember it later on, the idea isn't as fantastic anymore.

Anyhoo, later in the afternoon, Beth and Carrie came over and we went over to Downtown Disney to visit the Sephora. :) I swear, its like a toy store for girls.... bought some make up and got ripped off at Ayribba Ayribba for dinner. Its really cool to go dancing there but the food is EH and so not worth the prices. Then we came back to my apartment and got all crafty with beads while watching HERCULES to complete our night of "DISNEY."

Lately the weather has been FREAKING HOT!! The air conditioner isn't working properly so its like an oven inside. At night it gets a bit better, but still warm. Sleeping hasn't been all that great for me anyways since Fred has the habit of sleeping IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BED... so its hot, I'm curled up and on the edge of the bed while my DOG is happily snores away. I guess I can move him over or something, but awwwww...he's already sleeping.

grateful things:
1) I'm grateful for friends with books.... especially GOOD books. Its going to be a long summer since I wasn't able to get the classes I wanted so I'm just going to read away. So if anyone has some good suggestions... I'm open to anything. :)
2) I'm grateful that I booked my flight for Oakland and Buffalo already... I was feeling lost about the whole thing but at least now I know that I'll be meeting up with Carrie in Oakland and flying down with Beth and Ryan for June board... YAY!! I won't be wandering around bymyself!
3) I'm grateful for happy memories.

YYAAAAAAYYYYYYY!! I'm finished!! :) No more school for me.. for now that is. But.. YAYY!!

The most interesting thing happened to me today and Carrie can testify to it even though she wasn't there (physically). After my final, I was so happy that I called Carrie to talk about my excitment and our upcoming weekend plans. So here I am, driving and talking on the phone (which I know is really bad... I normally have a head set, but the ear piece has been bugging me cause I seriously think its too big and it hurts my ear). My left hand is holding the phone to my ear and I am grasping the wheel with my right hand. The window is open and I'm stopped at a red light to make a left hand turn onto the freeway ramp. Soooo.. here I am, chatting away when I hear the guy in the SUVnext to me.

WEIRD GUY IN SUV NEXT TO ME: Excuse me, what handed are you?
ME: left...
WGISUVNTM: Really, cause you are driving with your right hand.
ME: *laughing* ooookkk...
WGISUVNTM: And I'm taking a survey of people. You are the third person to say you are left handed but driving with your right hand.
ME: *still lauging* Really? I never really thought about it
WGISUVNTM: Yeah...now I need your mothers maiden name and your phone number...
ME: *yes... still laughing* Um... I dont remember.
WGISUVNTM: *laughs* You too? I forget all the time. Well thanks for your input.
ME: you're welcome. *into phone as WGISUVNTM's window is going up* OH MY GOSH??

????? um.. yeah. That was interesting but pretty humorous. Carrie thinks he was trying to pick up on me, but I think he's just a kook who really was interested in the driving habits of leftys. Still... if he were... kinda flattering.. weird... but nice. =)

Anyhoo, came home to find Nicki's wedding invitation on the counter. For those who don't know, Nicki was my best friend all through elementary school who shared the same name, birthday, and passion for the Anne of Green Gables series as me.... and we both had younger sisters who were a year behind us (who were best friends also) and were always at each others houses. I remember last semester when I ran into her after class, she showed me her engagement ring.. I was soo happy for her and suprised. Here I am single and feeling incredibly young and here she is with a fiancee. I'm really really happy for her though,, she has that "I'm so happy I'm in love" glow. I guess seeing the invitation today made me realize that adolescence is pretty much over and even though I don't feel it or see it, settling down and having a famiy is right around the corner. EEEKK!! ILLL!! What am I talking about... scary!!

So what are my plans for the summer. *argh* I couldn't get any of the summer classes I wanted... so now its on to PLAN B... GET A JOB. It won't be too bad... need the money anyways... so its all good. =)

EWWWWWWWWWWWWW... manny is a sicko. Apparently, he has a crush on my mom... which is somewhat ill.

Manny: mrs concepcion is mine
Manny: can i call her mom
Manny: hahaa
Me: um... EWWWWWWWWWW
Manny: oh wait
Manny: hahaa
Manny: she can be like
Manny: sino ang nanay mo
Manny: ROFL
Me: you need help.

DISTURBING?? I think so.

On a happier note...the list:
1) I'm gratefiul for that back elevator in Humanities... its the only elevator that isn't a death trap... its pretty stable just looks creepy with its dim lighting and scratched up walls. Too bad I ride it on my last day of class...
2) I'm grateful for BOOK BUY BACKS!
1) I'm HELLA grateful that I'm done with finals! Lets go play!!

Someone shoot me.

Right now I'm in my ad writing lab and guess what.... the final is on WEDNESDAY!!! *sigh* just my luck huh... oh well... its a good thing, I guess. Now I have more time to prepare (aka freak out) for it.

Well I have 2 1/2 hours till my next final (my real first final) so yay. Gotta buy a scantron. Wouldn't it be easier if they sold scantrons and pencils in vending machines outside of buildings so then us poor students wouldn't have to trudge over to the bookstore whenever we needed one? Just a thought... I still have MISSY's GET YOUR FREAK ON playing in my head. HELP!!!


Thought it might be something you folks might enjoy... yes I'm a dork.

OH BY THE WAY... wasn't that the coolest episode of X files yesterday?? Krycheck is finally dead... or is he?? And yay... Scully's baby is normal!! And *sigh* Scully and Mulder kissed... now wasn't that the most romantic thing ever? Its about time.

FINALS WEEK! EEEEEEK!! I guess the million dollar questions is *dum dum dum* WILL NICOLE SURVIVE? I think there's a good possibility that I will. I am looking forward to that glorious Wednesday when I can scream “YAY I’M FINISHED” and dance in the parking lot.

Although I have been in the miserable company of my books this weekend, it hasn’t been all too bad. On Thursday, Joe came over with books in hand as well as a copy of MEET JOE BLACK because he believe he has a suit like Brad Pitt in it or something like that. The movie wasn’t all too bad even though I felt like my life was slowly dwindling away as I watched it. ITS SOOOOO SLOW and LONG!! Oh my gosh… I really wanted to grab the remote from Joe and fast forward to the end, but nooooo… Joe just had to watch the whole thing. I swear, a hour could have been cut off if there weren’t so many *dramatic pauses.* Never again…

Friday, went to work where I studied since it was super slow and then went to the Foothill DCM at CHUCK E CHEESE. It was so cool going ticket crazy and watching Carrie “Queen of the Skee-Ball” work her magic. Got my nifty key chain and then picked up Melissa (she’s back! YAY!) and met up with Carrie, Beth, Luc and Ryan and off we went to Puente Hills for a movie. While we were waiting for it, we went over to Gameworks were we squandered our money on more Skee-ball and tickets for prizes! OHHH!! And I got to play DDR for the first time (which wasn’t too horrific… even kinda fun… except for when Carrie didn’t press the right button and we were suddenly not BEGINNERS! EEK!) Then we got to see SHREK which like one of my new favorite movie! (I SWEAR!! Everyone needs to watch this one… it was soooo incredible and hilarious! I couldn’t stop laughing and the audience in the theater was laughing at US cause we were so loud at expressing our emotions. POOR GINGERBREAD MAN!!) After the movie, went over to the 24 hour Wal-Mart (YES AGAIN!) cause Beth had to get some bowls and a wading pool for the CPP project the next day… and we got to look at cool cheap shoes!

Yesterday, went to the Magic ECM and then came home and (In no particular order) studied, researched, and freaked. Manny and Carrie came over after their trip to SD and had me take a boba break wth them. :) I needed it. I think I’m going crazy… had the background tune to Missy Elliot’s GET YOUR FREAK ON in my head all day long and it has been driving me crazy!

Today, only went outside to put my laundry in the dryer. Not at all too exciting. But it will be better tonight when we all find out who the father of Scully’s baby is...(PLEASE SAY MULDER!) Gonna get that VCR ready just incase I miss it.

SIGH. Breaks over. Gotta go.

1) I’m grateful for finals, cause it means that school is almost done.
2) I’m grateful for study guides!!!
3) I WILL BE EVEN MORE GRATEFUL ON WEDNESDAY WHEN
FINALS ARE OVER!!

rosebud.

Do you sometimes wish you had the power to see the future?? Or just a glimpse into tomorrow to see if everything turned out well. For instance, will I be happy doing whatever it is I do? Am I married to my prince charming who will treat me well? Are my kids normal? Am I a good wife and mother? I guess this is all a freaky revelation I'm having since I'm 22 days away from turning 21. When I was younger, I always thought that by the time I'm 21, I'd be this supercool entitiy that couldn't do wrong, perhaps living in sin in my perfectly furnished IKEA apartment with my Mr. Right and steps way from graduating college and becoming this bad ass grown up. But right now, I'm far away from being this person who I thought I would be... its not dissapointing at all, just a realization that in the long run, things don't come out the way you think it will.

I really hate finals.

Mom finally got the DVD player working, except the picture on the screen fades from bright to dark while a movie is playing. I'm just grateful its working! Plus the picture thing isn't TOO bad... I'm sure its something that we can get used to or something. =)

Last meeting today for the semester and it went well.=) Everyone was rolling coins and it had me thinking about this fact I saw in Jane Magazine. Something to the extent that 80% of money have some kind of fecal matter on it. Pretty gross huh... something to think about when you grab your wallet huh.

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1) I'm grateful for Tina and Keri and I'm sooo happy that they are in the club with me at school. =) I don't know what I would do without them at the meetings with me...
2) I'm grateful for Carrie for lending me SHES COME UNDONE by Wally Lamb. It was an AWESOME read... although a bit depressing. Yes, I know, what am I doing reading when I should be freaking out for finals.. but I really couldnt put the book down. It THAT good.
3) I'm grateful for every chance to prove others wrong.

ahhh the best thing one can do to get away from the stressed and pressures of school is to go shopping. :)

after a long day at work, (where I can happily say that I didn't mess up any ticket orders!! yay!) I met up with Beth and off we went to Cerritos to go shopping and grab some dinner with Carrie. (Actually, I went to the post office before meeting with Beth where I spent $12 on an overnight letter that also included a $10 proof of enrollment. EEK!! How come no one told me that my class schedule would easily suffice??) For some ODD reason, we spent WAY too much time at an accessory store and suprisingly didn't get thrown out by causing so much rucus. *ahem* somebody(s) running around the store with bunny ears and a crown?? :) At least we didn't have to buy a weird looking monkey with three eyes to proove our friendships to one another. Don't fret Carrie, we'll find something!!

HMmmm... oh my weekend. I haven't blogged about it yet huh. Well, on Saturday went to OCC's pajama jam with Keri and Tina which was pretty cool. Poor Mikey stripped to his skivvies to "PEACHES AND CREAM" *which I think he's probably done before... :)* and got $80 while Christine sang one verse to a song and got $250. Got to see Salamanca *without BLING BLING* and Luc, both whom I didnt think were going so it was a kick ass suprise. Everyong got their groove on and got a new bookbag!! :) Afterwards, we went over to the Hat and the non-ghetto 24 hour walmart were everyone and their father was there getting last minute Mother's day gifts. *tisk tisk*

Mother's day was fun even though I had a group study session that night AND missed the first half of the season finale of X FILES. Mom loves her new DVD player even though we haven't connected it to the tv yet cause the wires are just not cooperating! It was so cute when Carlene and I gave her the gift... first we gave her the DVDs and she was really excited when she saw *MY DOG SKIP* which is like her favorite movie of all time cause she LOVES Malcom in the Middle. SO here she is, squeeling with delight for the movie when she realizes it's a DVD and then says... "OH WAIT.. ITS A DVD... WE DONT HAVE A DVD PLAYER." Carlene and I start giggling like crazy and scream "YES YOU DO!" It was just awesome seeing her face when she realized everything.. :D It was oh so dramatic and something you would probably see in a movie but I'll always remember it.

My grateful things:
1) YES BETH.. I'm grateful for finding parking at the mall today... It was a happy moment whem I pulled into the lot and then the car slips out of the stall thats RIGHT NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE. :) I couldn't stop cheering and felt incredibly lucky.
2) I'm grafeful that the REAL WORLD finally won the challenge... this was what?? The 4th challenge and the team has pulled through and stopped that ROAD RULES winning streak. YAY!
3) I'm grateful for the cheap gas station on SOUTH ST near the mall... it was only $1.89 for regular. (EEK which is still freaking expensive but its better than $2.00!!)

i've been told that if you ear itches... it means someone is thinking of you. IF THERE IS SOMEONE ACTUALLY THINKING OF ME... CAN YOU PLEASE STOP?? (pretty pretty please!?!) This inner ear itching is driving me INSANE! I know I should be flattered if this were the case, but its irritating. Can't I just request the ability to tear up straw wrappers with the knot or the coke can tab game instead of the inner ear itching? EHHH... I'm a dork I guess..

Last night, went over to CPP to watch the guys do their NSYNC thang and it was AWESOME! =) But they didn't win. =( BUT STILL.. it was GREAT! =) Beth made some really cute signs for us to have for when they started dancing... and we started screaming like die hard fans. It was like we were really at the NSYNC concert! Afterwards, we went over to BJs and then back to the dorms were we kicked it and played HYPOTEHETICAL SITUATIONS ... HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH.. which really had our creative juices flowing. For instance, marrying Michael Jackson or having a piece of really good chocolate? HMmmmm... something to think about huh.

Anyhoo.. went to work today and I'm really getting a hang of working the window now. YAY!! :) I know.. im totally loving my job and we have this new supervisor laura who is so awesome. The atmosphere is so much fun and I'm sad that I won't be working there over the summer. (the theater doesn't have any performances during the time.. so Nicole has to find new summer job. ) but for the time being.. its pretty great.

the list:
Since its mother's day:
1) I'm grateful for my mom's nagging. Sure it bugs, but someones gotta do it.
2) I'm grateful for her ability to be sooo cool with my friends. ( I SWEAR.. Joe is sooo using our friendship for my mom....he wanted to come over for mothers day cause he thinks that shes going to be cooking for sure. He's a dork. )
3) I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO grateful that I was blessed to have a mom like her. I hope that I can achieve at least half of her greatness and be as good as a mother to my own children.

First, it was:
"baby you're not the only one..."
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"baby you're not the only one..."
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"baby you're not the only one..."
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but then it turned into:
"you've might been hurt babe.. it ain't no lie..."
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"you've might been hurt babe.. it ain't no lie..."
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"you've might been hurt babe.. it ain't no lie..."
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What am i blogging about?? Well for the last 2 nights, Joe, Wei, Luc, Salamanca, and Jasper have been over learning those NSYNC dances for their LIPSYNC over at the dorms tomorrow night. It seems that since I live in the city of Pomona, my apartment is the hang out for the Cal Poly Pomona dudes... GREAT! =) hahah.. actually its been cool even though my carpet is pretty ragged and the futon just isnt the same anymore. =D So the homies came over last night around 10... and left EARLY this morning around 6am after breakfast at Dennys. (hey Mike!! what do you call your earing again!??! HAHAHAHHHA!) And to think.. its only WEDNESDAY! Carrie and Beth came and helped critiqued the guys and so far its looking good (lets not forget they went through my collection of "esscentric obsessive compulsive women stories of self discovery and true romance!) hahaha.. even I got a lot of it down!

Its been getting HOT!! EEK!! and insect bites are showing up on my legs... evidence that summer is right around the corner.

ok.. be back later with my GRATEFUL THINGS... :)

It was a "dawsons creek" weekend... doo doo doo doo.... BUT IT WAS ALL GOOD!

Friday... work... interview... shop.

Saturday: went shopping in the morning for Mothers day and then later went out to watch THE MUMMY RETURNS with Joe. It was pretty good... nice action... the fighting was pretty dope... =)

Sunday: went to Ontario for the board meeting... YAY!! and then off to Pomona's banquet to witness Carrie and Mike being shoved into the pool by Luc (HELOOO!!! DONT STAND NEXT TO THE POOL... JUST ASKING FOR IT!), Armando jumping into the pool with Pic in his arms (too cool... I totally he was going to save Pic from us crazy ruffians trying to ambush him) and lets not forget... EVERYONE ELSE being pushed in. (now imagine my most sarcastic tone of voice) THANKS GUYS. =P

Afterwards, came home to discover that crack whore hair isnt too bad.. =) and then Carrie and Beth came over and off to SAM WOO for dinner. Now first of all... the three of us has this joke of whenever we have to write checks to one another, we MUST write "SEXUAL FAVORS" on the memo. Anyhoo... so dinner was fabulous and we had lots of left overs and here comes the check. Beth was going to but it on her card but *gasp*... ONLY CASH ACCEPTED!! AAACCCCCKKK!!! So now we are giggling like crazy at the whole insane situation and in the back of my mind I'm thinking "OH MY GOSH!! WE REALLY MIGHT HAVE TO PERFORM SEXUAL FAVORS FOR DINNER!!" but NOOOO!! thankfully we didn't have to... I went accross the street to the ATM... but DAMMIT!! The place is closed... so I drive across the freeway to the Bank of America and get money. When I get back to the restaurant, I'm scared that I'm going to find Carrie and Beth pissed but relieved at me as they are scrubbing dishes in the back... but YAY! no.. they arent. They are sitting at the table waiting patiently with a waitor hovering nearby. ( I guess he saw me leave and assumed that they would sneak out one at a time... ) we paid for dinner and off to get some boba!!

GRATEFUL THINGS
1) I'm grateful for my friends who believe in me... THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!! Really... I won't let you down! And also for supporting me and helping me out. *MUAH!!*
2) I'm grateful for car air conditioning. YAY SUMMER IS HERE!!
3) I'm grateful that theres only 2 more weeks left!! =D WHOOOOOOOOO!!

I hope that everyone remembered to get their free ice cream today!! =) Beth and I went to the Baskin Robbin in Chino Hills for our free scoop... and then drove over to the one in Walnut! Yes.. I know... We're ice cream whores, but what can I say... it was FREE!! Come on... you know you would have done it also. =P Anyhoo, it was fun just kicking it in line chatting about relationships and how dorky we were. Afterwards, we came home and gawked at how HUGE Dawson's forehead was and cried over Pacey and Joey.

Today, I was driving with Fred in the car and he did the cutest thing... actually, he's done it before but this is the first time for me to write about it. When he drives with me, he tends to sit in the passenger seat next to me and I would pet him as I drive. But the adorable thing is that when I do stop petting him, he'll scratch me with his paw and bend his head down. *awwwwww* Its the same cycle and its just so cute. I love my doggie... The other night, he was sleeping and having this wild dream cause he was growling and his lil legs were kicking like crazy... hehehehe... actually, he's been pretty good lately. When everyone was over this weekend, I don't I heard anyone complain about him being gassy or anything... YAY FRED!

Major props to JR because he blogged 3 days in a row!! (plus he gave me a *blurb* in his!) =) hehehehehe... you soo get a sticker!! Don't listen to what Carlene says... you arent WIGGITY WACK WEAK SAUCE,, you are cooler than that... YAY!! PARTY SOON!

35 days till I turn 21...

Yesterday, I ran into Sara Salter on the shuttle and we got to talking about how old we felt since graduating from St. Lucys. There are a whole bunch of girls who have gotten married or pregant since then and its just insane. I can't imagine getting married right now... it would be like I'm playing house or just babysitting. Its just weird!! HAHAHA... but just watch, I'll find the love of my life, run off to vegas, and everything will make freaky sense.

And here's what you've been waiting for:
1) I'm grateful that my sister came over the other night... we haven't spent a lot of time together lately and it was fun just chatting and doing our nails.
2) I'm grateful for folks that can make me laugh.
3) I'm grateful for cheesy romance novels that make you optimistic that there is a perfect person out there who will accept all your quirky traits and faults, and that you can accept theirs with an open heart.