Next Semester

Okay so my school schedule for spring is all worked out. Here’s what it looks like.
Monday
9:00am-9:50am :: US History from 1865 :: ESSC 255
12:00pm-12:50pm :: Elementary French :: LANG 211
1:30pm-2:50pm :: Physical Geology :: ENV 125
Tuesday
11:00am-11:50am :: French Lab :: LANG 109
12:30pm-1:20pm :: Elementary French :: LANG 215
Wednesday
Same as Monday
Thursday
3:00pm-4:50pm :: Geology Lab :: ENV 361
6:00pm-7:50pm :: Theatre Appreciation :: RTFP 135
8:00pm-9:50pm :: Theatre Appreciation Lab :: RTFP 135
Friday
9:00am-9:50am :: US History from 1865 :: ESSC 255
12:00pm-12:50pm :: Elementary French :: LANG 211

I know, it’s kind of weird, and not the most convenient schedule, but it’s the best I could do with the classes I wanted to/could take. Mostly it’s just because three of my four classes require labs. Oh well.

Last night was so much fun. I went to Eisley’s with Kirby, Nina, her boyfriend Jordan and their friend Kyle, Melisa and her friends Destiny and Derek, AJ and his friend, and Allison. I had never really hung out with any of the other than AJ and Kirby, and I had never even met a bunch of them. We just hung out and got to know each other for a while and eventually me, Kirby, Allison, Nina, Jordan and Kyle decided to go to iHop. We got crappy service, as usual when I’ve gone with that many people, but it was a lot of fun. I haven’t hung out with a big group like that in a long time, so it was nice.

This update is really boring so away I go to read Entertainment Weekly.

An Hour at the Park

Young couple having picnic under tree at the top of the hill. White SUV pulls up – young couple in matching white outfits with a pale yellow dog. Dog off leash – can’t catch the ball, even when it’s not moving. Disappear over hill as picnicking couple leaves. Middle-aged couple. Man on cell phone, woman being ignored. Up the hill to the water tower. Standing, talking. Arguing? Older man, business casual, pushing little boys on he swings. Joined by older woman – “Mimi, can you help me?” Middle-aged couple down hill. Woman on phone, then off. Not arguing, but also not affectionate. Yellow truck. Hispanic man out, into white SUV. Both leave, opposite directions. One of the boys swings alone while the others slide. Where is Mimi?

Friends and Money

I love the girls I work with.

Girls’ night in next weekend, can’t wait.

Today was good. Made $135 in tips and about $46 in wages (although before taxes and I don’t get that until the 20th). That brings me up to $245 home with me so far this weekend, and I’ve got another double tomorrow so there’s another $150-200. Gonna be tired as hell though.

My thoughts are being reduced to incomplete sentences. Bedtime.

Watching My Back

I found out Monday night that a girl I knew died of an overdose this weekend. Heroin or coke. She was only 22.

Yesterday my sociology professor anounnced that his dog had been hit by a car that morning and died.

Tomorrow is the eight month anniversary of my mom’s death.

It is not a good week.

Rat Race: Too Young for That

I had a five year old try to order whiskey on Monday night.

His mom laughed and ordered him a “kid’s whiskey” instead. Definition: “Sprite with a shot of Coke.”

Five year old boys should not know what whiskey is.

Also: The guy at McDonald’s yesterday recognized me from the gas station I had seen him at earlier. It was a little strange.

Remembering

My mom would have been 53 today.

The thing they don’t tell you when you lose somebody is how much it hurts to remember. I’m screaming in my head because there are so many memories flashing around and all I want to do is go back to them, just to have another day with her.

This is so hard.

Glad I Decided Against College There

I just read on MSNBC that Philadelphia recently had its 200th murder of the year. That’s 200 killings in seven months.

So much for the City of Brotherly Love.

The Good Kind of Surprise

My incredibly awesome family and my wonderful boyfriend threw me a big surprise party tonight. I’ll tell you all about it tomorrow; I just wanted to say that it was a lot of fun and it involved seeing my dad in a red feather boa and star-shaped sunglasses.

Amazing

Last night was as close to perfect as any night I’ve had in a long time. Kirby and I spent all night together, watching movies and listening to the rain as we drifted in and out of sleep. It was normal and relaxed and just what I needed.

I realized just how amazing it is that I’ve grown to trust somebody so completely. If he were to tell me the trees were leaking Pepsi, I would know without a shadow of doubt that it was the truth. He is quite honestly the only person I’ve ever allowed myself to be entirely vulnerable in front of. I’ve given him myself in every concievable way – a gamble, to be sure, but one well worth it. In return he’s given me his heart. He’s allowed me to break it and to piece it back again and in the process, we’ve somehow constructed a bond beyond what I can explain here. Simply put, it’s love.

So Exciting

I got to meet my new little cousin today. His name is Patrick, he’s three weeks old, and he’s adorable.

The last baby in the family was my sister, and she’s 16 now.

I was afraid to hold him because he’s so tiny. When I finally did, I was surprised that I was able to feel him breathing. Did I think newborns don’t breathe? I’m not sure. It made me scared to be a mom [eventually] because I felt very awkward around him. I’m completely comfortable around toddlers and kids, but around babies, I’m a little less at ease. Maybe it will be different around my own child.