Best weekend ever!! but, I haven't written in this in forever, where to start?

I'M ENGAGED! That happened on Christmas Eve, 2012. BEST DAY EVER.
( and here is how that happened )

Everything was going well for a bit ( Read more... )

having to secure your own salary at your job sucks. luckily, I've been getting better at this whole grant writing thing, so I should be good to go for awhile. unfortunately, if I leave this place, I basically did all the work to pay for the next person in my position. at least if they are as inexperienced as I was, they'll have some cushion to ( Read more... )

Ok. Everything has been way too intense lately. So many deaths happening all over, RIP all of you very good people that I love. I feel like every time I turn around someone else is calling me with sad news ( Read more... )

26 you say? That's how old I am now? what?
It's weird how fast everything goes.

Older age is bringing more gray hair and dimples? yes, dimples. My laugh lines are coming in, and I've decided I love them ((Kathryn, my co-worker and I, had a conversation about how when you're 50 you finally get the face you deserve, no matter what, so keep on ( Read more... )

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. I finally made it below 40k on my school loans!! I've been SO CLOSE for so long but couldn't put any extra money in so the interest was killing me. Now I just want to call VSAC and yell BOO YAH into the phone. current amount still owed: $39,120. ugh ugh ugh. ((although when I think about the fact that I started at a little ( Read more... )

so happy. so spoiled ( Read more... )

Now I'm so bummed to be back to normal life ( Read more... )

Alright. I just need to finish setting up the awesome 40 gallon tank that I brought up to the office, get all of my fish in it, and then decorate, and I can get out of here ( Read more... )

Hurrah for almost having homework over the weekend, and then your boss realizing that the files she wanted aren't due for a whole week, so no homework! WOO! ((I was really scared of having to do homework, I'm so not interested ( Read more... )