Training is done!
Training has been so intensive that I have had to put all my usual routines on the backburner - especially the internet and any relaxing activities I usually do. But - I am trained in as an RA and I feel I am up for the job. Tomorrow, we help the Maple freshmen check into the dorms - helping them move their stuff. =) Then the next day I'll be meeting my own residents. I'm just excited over it all.

I am still limping pretty bad. I think it's the tendons along the side of my knee cap that have popped up and bruised out of place. It's a strange feeling when I have to bend my knee - but it's all right if I walk.

I'm debating whether to go to bed at 10pm or be tired again tomorrow. /shrugs

OAK RULES! heheh =)

Exhaustion

I have finally beenc onnected to the net. I have been so busy lately that finding ten minutes to even sit has been rare - all my nights have been spent staying up until 12 or later to get my dorm floor ready and any homework.

My brother's wedding was beautiful. I'll go into details later, I'm just here to tell you all I'm still alive.

Training for RA has been a rollercoaster. There has been so much... ups, downs, lefts, rights, and even upside-downs. Tonight is to be our "sleep early night" and so I go to bed at 11:30pm. I think I can actually sleep in until 6:30 this time and not get up at 6am.

My knee hurts! I think the knee cap got shoved to the right side or something - I feel like an old woman with how I'm waddling around and having to grit my teeth to go up stairs - they crack and it's so swollen you can tell when I wear jeans that it looks funny.

Geez, I miss insurance!

Wedding, training, classes - oh my!

Alan and Shana's wedding is coming up super fast. I just finished printing off some of the directions on how to decorate the church and the tables - Making sure everything will be as beautiful and tasteful as we can. =)

I begin some training this next Monday. I'm terribly excited. There's so much that is going to happen next week. I'll be back in classes (training class), I'll be moving into my new dorm, meeting all my new co-workers with the RA position, meeting the GA's in the English Dpt again, checking into my office (gasp), watching my big brother get married, and just plain take this big wave and ride it all the way to the shore. (I must be thinking about the beach too much) :-)

Classes will begin the beginning of September and I am just a bundle of nerves. I actually have a small twitch on my eyelid that has been driving me crazy these past few days.

Not to mention the head cold I got back - I am sick of being sick! This head cold has been a real topper compared to the others - my throat feels as if its 3 times bigger than normal and it is very hard to talk sometimes. It better start clearing up soon, huh?

Oh, for those that like Detective shows like me - Shame on Bravo for putting the "presidents movies" in place of my Columbo. *tisks* Shame, shame, shame on you. Although, USA is going to make me happy by having a 'Monk' Marathon this sunday - 11am til late at night. WHOOHOO. Time to get out a blank tape and take my time. =D

I had a rude awakening last night. I woke up drowsy (I had taken NyQuil) and Queen was standing next to my bed whining and yawning in my face. As Aspen says, "Dogatosis", so I got up and followed her to the front door. I could barely stand - it was about 4am - and there I was, wafting in the breeze as if I were going to plop onto the ground and start snoring and she disappeared. Now - I was *very* tempted to just leave her out there - I was exhausted - but I opted to not make her stay outside all early morning until one of us woke up, so I stood there... and stood there... and stood there... tried calling out with my hoarse voice... and stood there... gal darn dog kept me waiting for about 20 minutes. She came running from far across the street. I have no idea why she was over there, but I was so mad and tired I just berated her quickly and practically fell down the stairs to get back into bed.

hehe, guess what happened after that? Well, the day before I hooked my computer up to the home network and downloaded all my MP3's to moms computer so she could weed through them and have some. LOL, she was searching through my rap songs (R&B) and all I could hear this morning at 7am was "boom, boom, boom... boom... boom, boom, boom". I grumbled after trying to sleep through that for 2 extra hours.

OOPSIES
Whoops, been a while since I last wrote, huh? Sorry about that!

Life has been hectic. I have been working hard on packing up all my belongings and picking through them to see what goes to my dorm and what stays at Mom's to be put into storage. I am hoping beyond hope that I can get a storage locker on campus - we'll see.

I have finished a couple books for my future classes. I am so hyped up and ready to ger going. There's so much to think about and do! Especially with my brothers wedding coming up in two weeks. My training and the wedding are at the same time and I keep getting worried that something may happen where I'm either going to miss something important or people will be upset with me. /sigh *Maybe* I can ask about decorating the church Thursday night. I am amost praying that I'll be able to. Yes, it is my brothers wedding, but I need to help all I can. If I can't be there - I may have to put together all the decorations and leave them directions. It's going to be crazy. I need to remember to make table setting templates for the tables, make some "Reserved setting arrangements" for the tables, print out the programs, make Shana's veil, loop the lights along the ivy that will be around their table and make sure nothing goes wrong. Hrmm... when I get married, I'm thinking wedding planner. There is a lot to do and it's crazy!

Uh oh, Monk is almost on. I'll write some more when I get home from my Grandparents house. Have a great weekend!

Mom has put in an ad for roommates during the school year and so far two girls have already answered. This means I will be busy the next few weeks in moving all my stuff out of my bedroom and maybe find a storage room. I plan on taking some of my furniture to school with me so I can keep it near. I'd rather do that than have someone else use my stuff. It's not that I don't trust them, but it is less worry for either of us.

I finally went to the doctor yesterday and got medicine. Now I feel perectly fine today. A little sniffly at times but no sore throat anymore. CrAzY!

I have a Church dinner to help organize tonight. I plan on brining a book and maybe a sweat shirt to be comfy. I think I'll be gone all day. =P It should be fun though, a few other family members are going so I can sit and chat.

Congratulations are in order for Aspen! She got accepted into the teaching program overseas and will be headed to New Zealand next fall. Only a year away! She's going to have an exciting time Spring 2004, she is going to graduate, move back to Texas, and go on with her teaching! Very excited for her. =)

I still can't believe what we two have been achieving these days. I believe if either of us put our mind to it, we can get to our goals. I did find out my classroom I'll be teaching in is full. That means I have all 25 spots filled up! =D I'm beyond excited. Also, the time is coming for me to get ready to move back into my dorm room. I can't wait to go in and make my own personal space. I always loved that part. I just hope to make it inviting so that the residents on my floor will come in and talk to me when they feel like it. I still can't believe I got that RA position - I'm so pumped! I can't figure out which I'm more excited about - Both seem to be around the same calibur of experience that I've been hoping for. =D

Shana and I get to go looking for Wedding Cakes tomorrow. She was going to just get Walmart's - but I feel we should look other places to give the bakery's a fair chance. I'm willing to bet the cake would taste better. :P

More movies, state park, strawberries, and weddings

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a good movie. It was - interesting. I don't know what I was expecting - I was more curious about what all the people with such abilities would do together.
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I guess after seeing Depp and Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Carribbean I have been impressed for life.

We live only a little ways from the state park on the beach and I have found that riding my bike there is actually quite exhilerating - there are so many hills! I'm going to try and go everyday - maybe after Columbo ;-) hehehe

I was woken up by my mom early yesterday morning to go pick strawberries. I retorted with "I've had that experience before" - since she is always saying I "need to experience things". Of course, her reply was "every experience is different". Oh, what a line! I guess this time was different since it rained the whole time, I got soaked and cold and was fighting off mosquitos constantly. I got 2 buckets full and now what do we do with 'em? Freeze 'em I suppose. I'm leaving that up to her. heh

Someone else got married this last weekend in my family. It was a huge Catholic Church - beautiful and extravagant. The reception was a lot to behold also. I hadn't been to such a sophisticated wedding before and I was very impressed. I heard a few stories about my Dad from my uncle that night at the reception. It was pretty darn funny. My dad always had kinky black hair and he would grow it out into an afro. My uncle said he would keep a cigarette inside the hair unknown to others - except when he would suddenly stick his fingers into the side and pull one out. LOL! My memories of dad are always clean shaven and army short hair - balding on top. Ah well - at least I can hear the stories.

Pirates, friends, and writing - oh my!

Pirates of The Carribean - The Curse of the Black Pearl
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I personally loved this movie - I will be going to see it in the theatre again this Sunday and will definitely be buying the DVD as soon as possible. Alas I hate to give spoilers - I just have to say I was happy with all 2 and a half hours - just don't buy too much to drink.

Friends - We watched Jeremy go into the airport terminal and I had to say goodbye again for another year or so. Sure, I could always look for him on EQ - but if I did that... it's too easy to get sucked back in.

Writing - I think I found my solution to the problem I've been having with my story. I was always pushing myself to go into the fantastical - but I believe I will keep it out. I'm too much of a critic of my own writing sometimes and if I have something Hokey or something already used in another book - I will keep rethinking the part until I find a different way.