Merry Christmas!!



(PS. Kim, you suck at posting.)

Almost There

I am one [work] week away from surviving my first semester as a hall director. Hot damn, where does the time go?

The building closes, essentially, on Wednesday. I have one dumb kid who didn't ask for an extension but is going on a school trip, so he might not get to move his stuff to his new hall until Friday. Damn him! But I told my staff to plan on being here until Friday anyway, so that's life. My flight is at 6:45 am on Saturday-- then home! Yay!

So my week:
Monday/Tuesday: 6 judicial cases-- yay beer pong. With study room furniture! Smart kids.
Tuesday/Wednesday: checking out kids for my floor that currently has no RA.
Wednesday: staff ice skating! I think. Yay.
Thursday: Finishing up around the builiding... RD Tacky Holiday Sweater Progressive Dinner!
Friday: Finishing up, sending my staff on their merry way
Saturday: Home!! Doug's birthday, concert
Sunday: KIM!! :)

Yay. More reflections later. This turned out different than I planned.

P.S.

Kim, I totally just noticed that Megan kicks our butt at blogging.  We should work on this!

Snow!!!

This is me blogging! I miss you girls mucho!  I will now update you on my life! :)

1.  It snowed today!!! It was really pretty but ended up only being like an inch...very disappointing.  However, the ski resort that is like 20 min from my house opened last Friday, so I think I might take lessons this weekend.

2.  The snow is now melted.

3.  I can't wait to go home for Christmas; however, I might be going home sooner than that.  Todd's (mom's fiancee) dad is in a coma, and the doctor advised them to start making funeral plans.  Todd's dad lives in NY, so I might be flying out to watch the kids while mom and Todd go to NY.

4. Tomorrow is my 6 month anniversary at my job!! Woo!!  Have I mentioned that I love my job?

5.  That means that it will be basically impossible to fire me with Utah laws.  I'm thinking about going in a bathing suit just for fun.

6.  Tomorrow,  I take the written part of my Spanish final!!!

7.  I am SO over Spanish and will be taking strength training next semester.

8.  Dang, it's actually hard to come up with 10 things today!

9.  The guy I was talking to is not in a relationship; however, he appears to be a big flirt.  We never actually went out...we've just been emailing, but I think I'll steer clear.

10. I totally hung Christmas lights all around the perimeter of my office today.  They complement my tree and gingerbread house!!

Love you and miss you guys!

Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving!

Things I am thankful for:

• A healthy, happy life
• A job, an income, and it's one I like, at that!
• An amazing family.
• Great friends.
• A wonderful guy in my life... who understands and puts up with me being so far away. But who looks forward more than anyone to me coming home.. and it's a good feeling sometimes. -gush- :]
• A roof over my head. And 400 others' heads.
• Y'all! [I guess you fit in the 'good friends' category, but it's worth separating]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Oh, Junior High...

Goodbye, TRL. Thanks for giving me something to watch every day for three years...

I always got mad when Korn made the #1 spot instead of the Backstreet Boys. I remember when the crazy kid, Jesse, was hired as the new VJ. Wow...

Aw, the memories.

Weight of the World

You know you're a little too stressed when, even after venting it to five co-workers, taking a half-hour lavendar de-stress bubbble bath... you still feel your shoulders shaking, your back being tight, and no mental relief whatsoever.

I need Thanksgiving/Winter Break.
I need a little sanity.
I need a break, period.
I need a massage. Wanna donate?
I need a little home.

It's just hit me recently that both my sister and I aren't going to be home for Thanksgiving. That's the first time ever. How weird that will be for my parents! I'm sad I'm not going home. But I do have plans here, so it's kind of okay, it will just be strange.

I'm stressed. Did I mention that?

Megan's recent life:
- hired a new RA! So I had a full staff for the first time all semester.
- missing student
- student's stuff messed with by ex-roommate
- drug bust from two weeks ago
- finally got druggie to move
- fired one of my staff members. No more full staff.

That's that, in a nutshell.

Randomness

My dad gets here tomorrow!! I'm super excited. But also a little sad because my apartment is nowhere near decorated. So it's really just off-white everywhere. And I'm kind of embarassed to show it off. Sigh. My living room isn't even done yet! SAD.

I was talking to a friend of a friend who lived down here in Texas for a month, and Hurricane Ike basically sent him back to Illinois. So we were talking, as I drove him around campus one day, about him leaving. And then talked about how long I wanted to be here. And you know, I was just saying the average as a hall director is 2-3 years, usually no more than 3. Usually it's unhealthy to do more than 3! Anyway, so then we were talking about him packing up and what it would take for me to get home. So then he was saying, "Well it looks like leaving is already in your head." And I realized.. yeah, it's way back there. And I don't like that it's there. I mean, to a degree, it should be. But at the same time, no bueno. Unless somenthing drastic happens, I'm here for two years at least!

So Jess... don't focus on leaving in two years. Focus on what you are doing, and what you can do and will do while you're there. I know you keep saying two years, but who on earth knows where two years will bring you. Keep that open mind-- I know I told you all the time, but I want you to remember that too..

Hi Kim! I hope Medusa turned out amazing. Show pictures!!

Love you both. <3

Blog blog blog

So, I was looking at our blogs and realized that we need to have 2 more by Friday. This is because we've had 8 blogs a couple months but never 9.  So, I'm challenging us to beat the record.  It's been really nice weather here the past couple days!!! Like 70-72! It's like mini San Diego.  I also love love love my job.  My mom asked me if that means I will want to stay in Utah.  I had to inform her that although I love it, all good things must come to an end...and this is no different....that's my piece of advice for the day! Off to read a book! LOVE! Miss you guys!

Listy Listy

Since making a list seems to be the popular thing...

1. I left work today at 10:30pm. Yuck. I hate that I have a 60 hour a week job but only get paid for 40 hours. Boo.
2. I had a political discussion with my students yesterday. They can't believe that I would be so conservative as to vote for the alcohol ban on the beaches. Ha! I laughed at that one. If only they knew...
3. One month until Thanksgiving Week and I couldn't be more excited.
4. I went apple picking last weekend with my sister and her bf. I'm pretty sure it was the most exciting thing I've done in three months. Is that pathetic?
5. Agreed about the friends. I feel like I don't have anyone here. I mean really...who would I call in case of emergency? Jerome? Honestly, he would be the top of my list right now. Awwwwkwwwaaaard.
6. I was a total beast to my student assistant today. I was frustrated and I took it out on him. And now I feel terrible.
7. We're doing a coloring contest in my office for Halloween. Lovin' it!
8. It's Homecoming on Saturday. And I can't wait for it to be over.
9. I've been very anxious lately because of some medical tests I had done two weeks ago. And I haven't heard results...which only makes me more anxious. I won't get into details yet, but please just keep me in your thoughts. I promise it's not life threatening.
10. I just feel like I needed a nice even list.

P.S. I'm listening to music right now and the song playing is "Your Kiss is On My List" by Hall and Oates. Haha. Lists.