Happy Birthday to littleshika and miss_scarlett!! I hope you two have fabulous, fun-filled days. :-)

So, for the last week or so my middle brother (the 22 year old living with his Columbia-attending girlfriend in NYC) has been debating whether to spend $400-$500 to fly to California during the winter holidays. Yes, that's a lot of money, and I definitely cringed when I bought my plane ticket too. But how often do I get to be in California anymore ( Read more... )

Boston definitely got its first snow of the season today. Why does it seem to happen earlier and earlier? It's only the end of October! It was heavy snow too, with big flakes that stick. It does look kind of pretty looking out of my window, snow on the leaves of the trees. Also, it's somehow supposed to be 63 degrees tomorrow, so it will probably ( Read more... )

This is probably one of my most shallow updates, but I feel a desire to do one of these anyway. For the last few months, my pants have been loose and I've needed a belt. This last weekend I finally got annoyed by the looseness, and asked Dan to take me to the mall to see if I fit into a size 4. So, while Dan investigated watch batteries as we both ( Read more... )

So, it took me 45 minutes longer than it should have to get home from my internship today. I know you're wondering why. Well, it so happens that there was a shooting at my subway stop. It was already a really long day, and I had a stomachache, and it's been a stressful week in general. The good news is that I barely missed actually witnessing the ( Read more... )

It's only the second day of doing both practicum and classes, and I'm already feeling incredibly overwhelmed and stressed. This is not a good sign for how the year is going to go.

Today Dan and I celebrate our 2 year anniversary. :-) It's hard to believe it's been 2 years, the time has just flown by. I can't believe I've been with someone for that long...wow. And he's so wonderful, and I love him so much. Unfortunately, there was no way Dan and I could celebrate together today, as his Mondays are full of classes and I ( Read more... )

Dan and I went to Northampton for dinner tonight. Since my summer is quickly coming to a close and soon we'll have little time to drive 25 minutes to go out to dinner, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. Also, Dan started his internship with the District Attorney today, which is definitely a reason to celebrate. Third, I have lots of fond ( Read more... )

I spent the last few days in Hampton Beach, NH, with Dan and his wonderful mother. The weather was perfect, 83 with a slight breeze and sunny. It was very relaxing, and I only got a little burned. Dan's mom, Kym, also treated Dan and I to delicious dinners and lunches while there, and was kind and friendly like always. Dan also took me to Maine, a ( Read more... )

So, I've been doing pretty good lately. I'm still hanging out at Dan's place and visiting Albany every weekend or so to be social. I really like Dan's friends, and they seem to like me, so time in Albany usually makes me happy. This last weekend, aside from spending way too much money at the mall buying clothes for my practicum (I'm working more ( Read more... )