Prego! and the love poetry of Catullus

Things are all set for go.

Dinner last Thursday went suprisingly well. I'm optimistic. Things are still sketchy and I really don't want to go to Florida over Christmas...I can probably go for a weekend. I want to spend Christmas with Mom, Brian, Gram, Papa, and Spencer, if he's around. Then, I want to go to Baltimore and spend New Year's with Mattison before I embark on my adventure Jan. 4th.

I need to get moving on this whole study abroad thing. I don't even know what forms I need to get filled out. I need to make an appt tommorow to see an history of art advisor. I need to read through my forms.

I went grocery shopping today (its one of my favorite things to do). The produce station is fantastic. I made a hearty chicken salad with cucumbers, feta, roma tomatoes, red onion, avacado, and hard boiled egg over spring mix. I felt accomplished. Chicken piccata with green beans later this week. I want to master the kitchen!

I am excited to see Jendavis.

I really enjoy babysitting the boys. I make mad bank and its much less aggravating. Working at Buca is aggravating and I don't really know if I want to keep it up, but it gave me plenty of grocery money.

I want to take advantage of the American Apparel back to school sale. Maybe tommorow. I also want to get my massage done soon.

Life is just very exciting.

Tired and true of heart

It's only week two and I feel so far behind.

It's around nine and I'm already exhausted.

I had a really good weekend. Dinner with family, a party at the house of Brett and Colin, Mattison race, party at Mattison's, and an uneventful Sunday.

I am just very distracted right now.

Such were the grounds for divorce I know

Classes have begun.

My schedule hasn't sorted itself out yet, but I think I'll be happy whichever shoe happens to drop. I don't think that is the correct use of that idiom, but I'll go with it anyways. My Independence and West African art class looks fantastic and it seems to deal with a lot of the same themes and problems that Brazilian Modernisms unpacked. The rebound from colonialism seems to affect each country a bit differently and it is very interesting to see how nationalism and identity form after the fall.

I think I'm going to be able to get away with not really buying any more books this term.

My mom took me birthday shopping the other day. She is a fantastic woman, my mother. I love her to pieces. Mom, Gram, Papa, Mattison, and I will be going out on Friday for my birthday. I'm really excited to see my grandparents. I'm less excited for next Thursday, where my father will be coming out to see me for my birthday. Luckily, Mattison is willing to come along and suffer with me. I don't think I could have done it alone.

In good news, I quit my job at St. Thomas and will be the Partins' nanny starting next Monday. The whole first week of work sucked and I'm sick of spending 90% of my energy on kids who drive me absolutely crazy and not getting to spend time with the kids who are attentive and interesting. I'll be sad to leave a few of them, but for the most part it will be better. I love the three boys, it'll be much more flexible since I'll be able to do work at their house, and the pay is significantly better. It's a no brainer.

Life is good though. It's a plus ten.

Oh! and Ms.Rohde is coming to dinner between 6:30 and 7:00 on Sept. 22nd. I am all sorts of woohoo excited!