firenze?

1. did absolutely nothing today, haha. woke up, skyped with my boyfriend, and hung around the apartment. 
2. went to the mall with my roommate, ate at CPK (!), and came back to watch the first football game of the season!
3. i love three day weekends. they're so much fun! 

i'm such a procrastinator. i need to get better at blogging. the problem is that i wait until it's late at night and then i am just so tired that i want to get it over with. but maybe i'll start blogging better soon. don't give up hope on me! i know that i am also going to do a travel blog while i am abroad in italy next summer. if i get to go! i really hope so. it'd be amazing.

pick two

1. had a nice nap today after my morning class and before my late afternoon meeting. that made me feel refreshed and ready for fun. 
2. went grocery shopping again for the fixin's for a quiche, black bean and corn salsa, and guacamole. yum!
3. had a fun night out with my friends. it was a hilarious and amazing night.

and, once again, i'm tired and going to bed. cool post, huh?

bar night.

1. jamming out to b.o.b. before going out with my girls! i need something fun to focus on tonight.
2. long day of classes today but they were pretty interesting and went quickly. 
3. went grocery shopping, killed two huge bugs (!), and did my italian homework. 

not feeling like blogging tonight. i just want to go out and have fun. then have one class, then weekend time!

italian?

1. long ass day today! gosh, i thought wednesday was supposed to be my easy day. GUESS NOT! i was on campus from 10 til 8. FML. i at least had a good workout.
2. my boyfriend landed safely and i heard from him a few times during the day. i realized that there is a limited time frame during which we can talk on most days...maybe this should have been obvious to me before but a six hour time difference is a pretty big bummer. 
3. four day weekend is fast approaching!!! i love labor day.

i need to stop procrastinating and get to work! i still have some reading for my 11:00 class that i have not yet finished. but it'll get read (some tonight and some tomorrow morning). i have decided, though, that i worry A LOT A LOT about things that probably don't need as much worrying. i worried about planes landing safely, i worried about dairy allergies, i worried about the gym, i worried about walking home alone. but in all reality, i also don't worry about a lot of things and just kind of live and let be. sometimes i'm a worry wart but others i'm a cool cucumber. speaking of cucumbers, i need to go grocery shopping tomorrow...

bye bye

1. today was a long, tough day. my classes were pretty interesting though and i had a dinner with friends and then frozen yogurt after! 
2. my boyfriend had some...traveling issues. passport? no go. but he's on a plane now and will hopefully land safely soon.
3. chopped champions tonight! it's a 5 part series featuring all of the returning champions competing again. the one who wins the first four shows competes in a final showdown among the four winners for $50,000.

goodbyes are hard. that's a given. but saying goodbye for five months and knowing that things could be totally different when saying hello again makes them even tougher. i know this will be a hard semester, that's another given. but i am also hoping to get a lot out of it academically, inter-personally, and personally. i will have more time to myself (even if i didn't want all that time to myself) and more time to think. so i need to occupy myself and my mind until i've started to manage my feelings and thoughts better. i am already wishing for spring 2011 but i also know that i need to take this semester one day at a time and make sure to keep living my life (just like my blog title suggests). because everyday, no matter how bad, is still a beautiful day (right...?).

ready for this movie to be over

1. my body is tired but my brain is not. gym workout today for the first time in a few weeks and also a long walk home. 
2. i think i am getting added to italian...that would be the ideal scenario. but it's still in the works. keep your fingers crossed!
3. watching the birth of a nation right now. it's a three hour movie about the civil war, reconstruction, and the ku klux klan based on the book "the clansman" by thomas dixon. shoot me now. 

long day today. long day tomorrow. i just want it to be the weekend again! but oh well, you don't always get what you want. i promise, i'll post a better post when i'm not watching this HORRIBLE movie. it's a silent film. three hours. but i'm going to my newest class tomorrow so we'll see how it goes!

not a happy day

1. tired and have a headache. thanks to my tears for a large part of the day. cool.
2. the drive back to school was all traffic and really frustrating and stressful. 
3. got some school stuff situated and started homework. then realized that i need my book to finish it...maybe i should buy that tomorrow...

i know i said i would blog about goodbyes tonight and katrina too but i'm just so exhausted. i need to sleep. so that's what i'm going to do. i'll blog better this week, i promise!

plans

1. not too tired but getting to sleep pretty early tonight anyway. big day tomorrow!
2. had a good day today helping my boyfriend pack and running errands and eating lunch. said goodbye to my other good friend who is going on the same study abroad trip! sad times. 
3. had a yummy dinner, a good family chat, and watched the shallow seas episode of planet earth in hd--baller picture and sound quality. 

again, i'm being boring. perhaps tomorrow i will talk about...goodbyes? yes, that will be fitting (very fitting). i also want to do a post about katrina. lots to say on that subject...but for now, just another early night. hope everyone is doing just as well as i am right now!

the blessed power of

1. went back home today. my boyfriend drove my car and he came over for dinner. planet earth watching with the parents after that! i love the glacier one.
2. i'm so tired. 
3. my class schedule is still not working out...frustration. 

i need to sleep. i think some mental healing is definitely in order. it also feels good to be home. i know that i will stay busy in college, though, which is ideal. but sleep is in order and then comes the next step.

working my way there

1. morning class that i really like and then my afternoon class was canceled! already! she is in new york for a conference or something. it was very nice! 
2. added a new class today--it fills a requirement and should be pretty interesting...it's also with a professor i had last fall and really enjoyed. 
3. had a fun night with friends! my boyfriend said goodbye to all his college friends today. but the night was well spent.

tonight has been an interesting night. the days are winding down. but i'm feeling very happy and very comfortable and very ready. much more calm than i thought i would feel. you know, being a junior and all. but i can handle this! just one more class to tackle with and hopefully i'll be home free...and with only 15 instead of 18 hours.

stupid people.

1. only one class today...hopefully i'll get into it! i really need italian 101, since i want to study abroad in the spring. 
2. spent the rest of the day in meetings for my psych labs and buying a few more books. 
3. had a relaxing evening doing some homework and then went out to a delicious dinner with my boyfriend. 

there was quite the incident at dinner this evening. well, two things actually. my boyfriend is allergic to dairy so he can't have any cheese/butter/milk/cream/etc. he told the waitress this when he ordered his meal (a vegan pasta dish) and she said she'd take care of it. when we received our food, his had mozzarella cheese on top as a garnish. he explained again about the dairy allergy and she apologized and comped the meal (so i got it for free!) and sent him a new plate of food. then, sort of like during our whole dinner, there was this loud group of college age kids eating at this relatively upscale italian restaurant. there was an issue apparently with the food for one of the girls and she talked with the waitress about it (both seemed pretty upset). then, the cook came out (crazy italian guy) and started to get in an argument with the girl; he ended the conversation by saying, "you can sue me if you want to." so, we later asked the same waitress what happened and she said the girl complained that there were not enough vegetables in here dish (which was a sausage dish) after eating the entire plate of food! she wanted her meal for free. absolutely RIDICULOUS. there are so many rude people in this world! she obviously just wanted her food for free and expected him to give it to her. well, she messed with the wrong chef! he refused and she did not get her way. spending a lot of my working life in a restaurant, i can attest to the idiocy and slovenliness that accompanies some customers. UGH. so, that's my blog post for tonight--a rant about restaurants.

"back on my feet again"

1. woke up early and showered and got ready for class! rushed to the bus but made it, thankfully. liked my first class a lot, was totally lost/confused in my second class (soon to be dropped), and think my last class will be relatively easy. 
2. had orientation for work today. it seems to be kind of disorganized, like every restaurant, but it seems like it will be a fun place to work.
3. had a birthday dinner for a friend and also baked a cake for him! fun times with friends. 

don't feel like blogging much tonight. i'm having a good time hanging out with my friends and getting into the swing of classes, so i'm not focused on my blog right now. but soon, i will return with full force! talk soon (like tomorrow), xoxo...

day 1.

1. woke up kinda late but had a productive day all the same! 
2. ate lunch, bought some textbooks, and got a job as a server! i'm excited. i have an orientation session tomorrow and then set up a training schedule. 
3. roaches are slowly taking over the apartment. IT IS WAR. 

i love college! living in an apartment makes me feel like i'm not even in college. living off campus and not going on campus except for class will be weird. making and eating my own food is a nice feeling! i love playing house...so far. i'm sure paying bills and dealing with ROACHES will not be that fun. but classes start tomorrow. we'll see how they go; i still have a few more books to buy. the one i'm most excited for is on monday night! i hope that's not a let down.

joke.

1. slept in today but then woke up and made pancakes for my friends. 
2. did a lot of unpacking. must take pictures tomorrow! 
3. my roommate moved in today!!! yay. 

something productive. HAHAHA.

ha!

1. i'm so tired tonight. college life is exhausting! 
2. i did some more unpacking/arranging today and am slowly getting rid of boxes. it's a long process!
3. still have to buy books...maybe i should do that tomorrow...but it makes me feel better that no one else has bought books yet either. 

i'm excited to start classes. i wish classes would just be four days a week and weekends were three days. that would be ideal. i've also decided to stop apologizing for bad blogging because it's my blog and my resolution and it's a big enough deal that i'm even doing this every day. so there!

thanks again

1. loooong day. looooong night. stressful. but i'm making progress on the apartment. next up: finish unpacking and buy school books. whoopee!
2. made a big trip to target today to buy apartment stuff and started to set stuff up but i needed help. thank you, boyfriend!
3. drama fo yo mama! 

not much to say again tonight. didn't i make the promise that i would be a poor blogger in these next few days? yes, i did. now i don't feel as bad, shew! thanks again to my move-in helpers--couldn't have done it without you all! xoxo.

move in day!

1. I LOVE MY SCHOOL.
2. shoutout to my mom and aunt for all their wonderful help! also, a shoutout to my boyfriend and friend for helping move all the boxes and furniture!
3. went to my friends' apartment and hung out with everyone! fun times. 

sometimes i wish that college with no classes could last for two weeks or so before we're made to go to classes. don't get me wrong, i love classes and i'm excited for this semester, but the time before classes start is so much fun! lots of bonding, lots of friend time, lots of partying. gooood times. 

hanging party!

1. got all my boxes organized and had two great helpers in the car packing party today! got all three cars packed with college STUFF.
2. getting to bed pretty early so i can be rested for tomorrow's big move...i'm very excited!
3. had a delicious but filling dinner. another reason i am so tired, i think. 

i'm nervous about the move tomorrow. i keep thinking that someone will get in a wreck and besides the obvious of why that is horrible, it'd be even worse tomorrow! these cars are jammed full of furniture and decorations and clothes. i'm also nervous about being settled in a new place and starting a new year. i wish some things about it were different, but i have no control over that now. sometimes (most of the time) life doesn't work out how you plan or even how you want. it's about adjustment and flexibility (my two strong suits...not). but i think being in an apartment finally will be really nice and i have a few days to chill and relax and party before classes start. but i'm also nervous about the classes! i am really looking forward to them and i hope that i'm not let down. perhaps i should lower my standards, but i refuse. so, nervousness aside, i'm hopefully for a painless and simple and easy move. maybe i should lower my standards on that front...

if the shoe fits...

1. had a good day. woke up and did some cleaning on my apartment furniture and helped make pear butter from home grown pears (um, yum!). 
2. went into town to see the boy and went shopping for lamps! and a trashcan! whoopee! 
3. ate mexican with my friend and came home to watch the first sex and the city movie (birthday present...yes!).

just realized something from the sex and the city movie...my third time watching it. when they are first looking at the gorgeous penthouse on 5th, he says something about "man friend" making him sound like a dog...carrie replies with "if the shoe fits." at the end of the movie, mr. big proposes by asking carrie to marry him in her closet and then slips a brand new, manolo blahnik on her foot (how very fairytale). i would say that is was just a coincidence if it weren't for two reasons: 1) this is hollywood. come on., 2) she reads lily "cinderella" and attempts to teach her a lesson about love. so for this reason, i think it was on purpose. but it is a nice way to tie up the story and bring everything full circle. i like carrie bradshaw for two reasons: 1) her wardrobe, 2) she wears pearls to bed (although they are fake). but she screws up the wedding and she makes big freak out and then is les miserables for six months. it makes for a good movie and yes, of course, i will watch it over and over (and the second one when it comes out on dvd), but still. cut the crap, carrie. it was partially your fault. she made it all about her...never a good idea when talking about a couple! but i understand her eagerness to finally tie the knot with big--talk about a procrastinator. but they end up happy in the end--who would have guessed it! the movie just made me think about my own life and my own relationships.

rockin' to the beat

1. i don't even know what day of the week it is! i get so behind during the summer months. but i guess i better get my mind straight since i'm moving back to college on thursday...eek! lots of organizing to do before then. 
2. got my arm punched out by the dermatologist today. she took off a mole she was concerned about and sent it to the lab. now i understand why she called it "punched"--that's what my right tricep feels like now. 
3. had a yummy family dinner and then boyfriend time! we watched the proposal and it was pretty funny (i like sandra bullock and ryan reynolds), but i totally called the last half of the movie's plot. 

so here i am, another night. with nothing interesting to say. i'm sorry! perhaps i should talk about....oh wait. all my ideas have run out! for now...ideas are (dur) always appreciated. i should apologize in advance, also, for the negligence my blog will be subjected to during the next week or so. i'll be preoccupied and busy and most likely not itching to focus on good blogging. but hey, as long as i do it every day, that is good enough for me. trust me, i want to do better than that, and will, but also need to cut myself a mid-year break. but i'll still be blogging! no doubt.