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our first baby Benjamin James 11 lbs 7 oz Born: 12/15 |
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well, despite the sad times at home, the going away party last night was a blast :) the band at rick's wound up cancelling, so we had a dj all night. he played songs from jamaica multiple times... my legs are sore from dancing the whole time :) it was a much needed break from thinking about the sadness to come... and i apologize to all of those who got my drunken phone calls... i know i made a ton, and i'm sorry! i will really, really miss all my friends in michigan... you guys were so much fun last night, it was unbelievable. laura made me the best present ever... it's a sweet scrapbook of our times in high school and in college... mostly college... and i have looked at it a million times. I LOVE IT. :) so thanks laura... i'll miss you more than you'll ever know...
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so there's bad news on the homefront... my grandpa died friday night. the visitation is scheduled for monday night, and then the funeral is early tuesday morning. i'm ok, but i haven't seen my family yet. i know it will hit me once i do. so i'll be in town til tuesday afternoon. at least i don't have to work til wednesday :)
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so i've temporarily put the webcam archive images back up. click on "archives" under the black and white picture to the right... and enjoy them while they last :)
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so scrubs was good last night, as always :) i tried to go running in the fitness center, but someone was using the treadmill again. so i had to settle for 15 minutes on the bike instead. not ideal, but at least i did something! i'm going to try running again tonight, even though i'm on 4 hours of sleep. i stayed up too late talking with my roommate on the phone, and now i'm exhausted. i'm driving back to michigan tonight though, for my "going away" party tomorrow. i can't wait. i miss the bar, even though when i lived in east lansing, i didn't go that much. i started going more right before i left... being unemployed for 3 months will do that to you :) regardless, it should be a good time. so reminder: rick's @ 10 everyone! hope to see you there!
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scrubs tonight people... 8:30/7:30c!! i can't wait. man, i'm pathetic... i just realized... :) i need a hobby...
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i made it three days! that's the minimum i made for myself for running per week. i'm aiming for mon-fri... but we'll see if my muscles last that long :) i am not in too much pain... just an overall soreness. especially in my quads. for whatever reason, those are the least worked muscles in my legs. i'm planning on running again today... but yesterday when i went to the fitness center for my apartment complex, i was disappointed. it's super small, and they only have one treadmill. of course someone was using it, so i had to wait until she was done. then more people were waiting behind me, so i couldn't run for very long. oh well. i ran for 20 minutes, so i figured it was good enough. hopefully it won't be as crowded today. i have started losing weight again, being back on the program this week! so that's good news :) i'm about 15-20 lbs away from my goal... but i'd be happy with 10! :) we'll see how this running thing goes, and if it helps with that. i'm hoping to hit goal by the middle of summer... still leaving me time to go swimming :) it's possible!
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today is day three of running... i made it yesterday despite the pain in my quads. i'm pretty sore today... but i'm not gonna let that stop me! :) no weight lifting yet... i need to save my money until i don't have to pay two rents... so it looks like i won't be joining a gym til the end of august. that's ok though... i have a free facility both at work and in my apartment complex. between the two, i should be ok this summer. i figure if i run 5 days a week, it should do something!
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i was getting yelled at for leaving champaign every weekend... and i realized that from now until the end of may, i have something planned. all except for the weekend of april 11... i might actually be home for that one. it's crazy. this weekend is the going away party... next weekend is laura's birthday party in chicago... then it's the 11th... then it's easter, then it's the race for the cure... then it's my roommate's graduation... then it's mother's day... then it's the boston trip... and then i rest :) crazy :) and i thought i didn't have a social life... go figure :)
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so i finally found a place i want to visit in champaign... it's a bar called the "highdive". so far, it looks pretty fun... but i need someone to come visit so they can go with me to check it out. preferably someone who likes to dance... or watch me make an ass out of myself. either way, should be fun :)
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the chicago human rhythm project holds tap workshops in august. i can't wait :) i need to find a studio around here that has a good rhythm tap class. i definitely need to practice a ton before i attempt a workshop. i'm also thinking about getting a practice board/mat... i live on the 3rd floor, so i need to muffle the sounds somehow. hmm...
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today was a long day. i'll be glad when this week is over. sat is the night to be at rick's... i'll be dancing the night away :) in the meantime, i did get slipcovers for my couches, and i got a couple lamps, and filled up the fridge. made it seem a little more like home :) now i just have to get all my finances in order, and i'll be set. that might take a little longer... but it will eventually get there. i also get to bring one of my cats home with me this weekend. the other is going to keep my roommate company for a bit, and then i'll probably bring her on easter, if she gives her up :) other than that, no news. might get to bed early tonight... i'm whipped after i went running today. we get free use of the facilities at work, and they have a treadmill. figured i needed to get some use out of it until i can afford to join a real gym :)
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so i made it home and back... the drive actually wasn't that bad. my grandpa is doing ok... but i wish it was better. this weekend is my going away party at rick's in east lansing. i plan on getting there around 10ish... maybe earlier so i don't have to stand in line. but that should be a good time :) i also talked to the guy i like over the weekend... and we're planning a trip! he's going to try and visit champaign before may... and i'm going to boston around the 16th of may. i can't wait! i'm so freakin excited... so that's something else to look forward to :) i start my second week of work tomorrow... and i might have to start doing actual work. doh. :)
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so i didn't do too bad with my picks... i got 10 out of 16... and i picked the tulsa upset. :) so that helped... congrats to my roommate... she got accepted into grad school in michigan. she's not sure if she's going there yet, but that's one school she no longer has to worry about. doh. i realized i just called her my roommate. that sucks. my old roommate. how depressing does that sound? i'm supposed to be coming home this weekend... but i realized that i get a check today, and if i deposit it out here, it might not go through right away. so if it doesn't, i don't have money for gas to make the trip. oops. so keep your fingers crossed on that one...
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scrubs was really good tonight. i love that show. it's been my favorite since it aired. SCRUBS ROCKS! :)
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so i'm pissed. no schools down here teach muay thai. i was so close to getting tested... like within 2 weeks.. and now nothing. so if anyone is in the east lansing/lansing area, check out american martial arts academy with dan smith. i really miss it :( i'm also on the lookout for a new weight watchers location, and a new gym. i had a lifetime membership to fitness usa, but they don't have those here in illinois. it was only a michigan chain. figures. i started looking into gold's gym... it seems nice. i need to whip myself back into shape. these past few weeks, i've just been eating whatever and sitting on the couch. not that it hasn't been fun... but my clothes are starting to not fit as nicely. i might be taking a trip to boston in may... so i've got two months to get my act together :) otherwise, summer is right around the corner... and i swore i was going to go swimming this year. i only went once last year... at my roommate's family's cottage on higgins lake. how sad is that? we have four pools at my new apartment complex... i need to try out one of them! :)
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march madness starts today... did you make your bracket? i finally filled mine out... and i'll be the first to admit i suck at picking teams :) but i love watching the games and following along. :) woohoo... go state!
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we're at war. it sucks. we are a hated country for doing it. i feel like such a bad american for not knowing why the world hates us so much. i know someone (as i'm sure a lot of people do) over in the middle east right now. he was a neighbor, and i grew up with him and his brothers. i need to get his military address to write him. like i'm sure he doesn't have other things on his mind... but he might like it. i haven't talked to him in years... i wonder how he's doing. anyway, on a lighter note, work is going really well. i still haven't made my way around town, but i at least enjoy my days on the job. the bar i went to on monday night was fun... it reminded me of the temple club back home during happy hour on fridays... :) it's always fun to avoid thinking about worldly politics...
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for those of you wondering what the hell happened to the photo albums, and webcam archives... i'm sad to say that they are gone, and i don't know when they will be coming back. the database they were kept in resided on a server that was hacked. so until i can figure out a better way, they are temporarily unavailable. so you're stuck with one picture for a while :) i still have dotphoto albums... so feel free to check them out here :) pretty random pictures, but still fun to look at..
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work has been good so far. i'm taking a break, even though yesterday and today were pretty relaxed. i went out last night for st. patrick's day with a guy from work. it was really fun, and i woke up with a slight hang over this morning... ahh, drinking holidays are fun. :) nothing big planned for the rest of the week... oh! i did hear from my "special friend" :) i actually got to speak to him on the phone, though we didn't get to talk a whole lot... hopefully i'll get to talk to him tonight, or sometime later this week :) so illinois isn't too bad. i'll be driving back to east lansing this friday, to see a play, and then next weekend for a going away party... mine :) on a sadder note, my grandfather is in the hospital, and though he is doing better, we are all still waiting to see if he will make it through ok. i talked with my mom earlier today (it's her dad) and he seems to be doing better... so we'll see... american idol is on tonight... yes, i still watch that show, though not as much as i did last season... should be a good one tonight... so far clay is my favorite... he's such a cutie. :)
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happy st. patrick's day! my first day of work was pretty fun... i didn't get to do any actual work, but i met a ton of people. i also got invited out to eat and for some drinks, so i'm pretty excited about that. i actually get to celebrate st. patrick's day... woohoo!
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i've been listening to r. kelly's remix of ignition every day. it will always, without fail, bring a smile to my face, for many reasons. it was overplayed in jamaica, but man, i love hearing it :) you can try to listen by clicking here, but i can't get it to play without crashing the browser. so click at your own risk :)
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living by yourself is odd. i've always had a roommate. it's really quiet. i've been playing music all day to fill the void. i'm gonna have to invest in some cd's soon after i've listened to all of mine a million times. i did my laundry, and now i'm officially bored. everything's put away... *sigh* i can't believe i'm saying this, but i'm actually looking forward to work on monday. go figure :) i think it's time i stepped away from the computer, and sat my ass on the couch... movies are always good...
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yeah... i'm bored. here's photos of my new place: new apartment photos
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well, here i am. an illinoian... or whatever the hell you call people from illinois. all of my stuff is here... not unpacked, but here :) i have a lot of laundry to do... and a ton of stuff to buy (food, wastebasket, etc) but overall, i'm pretty settled. my bed is made, my computer is up, and i have television :) all the essentials :) now for the unpacking... *sigh*... i really hate moving. i miss everyone in michigan. it's really quiet here... being 50 degrees outside doesn't hurt though :) i have a balcony, and my doorwall is wide open! i'll have to take pictures once everything is put away. i don't know when that will be, but my goal is tomorrow. i set up my speakers around the place... now i'm jammin to jamaica songs everywhere... ahhh... sun, sand, and r. kelly...
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how happy am i right now? my "special" friend (as my sister likes to say) from jamaica just wrote me... i swear i haven't stopped smiling :) the packing is going ok... still sad to be boxing up all of my crap... but i'm almost done, i think. i leave tonight to my parents, and then wake up bright and early tomorrow morning to drive down to illinois. so tomorrow night, i should be up and running again. that's the plan, anyway. but i will be in another state! so friends, send me your addresses/phone numbers so that i have something to do when i get there... bye michigan... i'll be back soon...
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tonight is my last night in my apartment. i still have a lot of packing to do... and i'm running out of boxes. i always forget how much crap i have. i am also procrastinating by surfing through our jamaica pictures... i need to get back to reality here. i think moving into my new apartment will give it to me. no word from the guy i met down there... i don't think i really expected to. hoped, but didn't really expect to. anyway, time to get back to packing... i hate moving.
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there they are. all of our pictures from jamaica. if you saw them before now, check again... i added about 20 more, mostly from our last days there, sans andrew and company. i really want to be back there... but i'm glad i went, and i wouldn't have traded it for the world.
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so sad, so sad... i just downloaded a bunch of songs that we listened to on spring break... and good lord they make me sad. what i would give to be back in the room listening to our walls thump at 8am with those songs... or to be back on the beach, drunken dancing... oh jamaica...
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half of the pictures are up of Jamaica... you can view them here at dotphoto.com... you don't have to join to view them... so click away!
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good god, i just had the best week of my life. well, if not the best, pretty damn close :) jamaica was awesome. i'm putting my pictures up tonight... i took the digital camera down there, so they should be pretty good quality. our hotel was directly on the beach, and directly next door to the bar. so we literally waked out of our room onto the sandy beach of the ocean, and walked about 500 yards to the bar. it made for a pretty noisy night, but being up at 5am didn't hurt :) everyone was nice... and i met someone really special down there. i doubt anything will come of it, for as they say down there "what happens in jamaica, stays in jamaica"... but a girl can hope :) i did not want to come back home, back to cold michigan with snow everywhere... back to jeans and long sleeves and big coats. *sigh* back to reality. now i have two days to pack up my apartment and make the move down to illinois. bleh. talk about the most depressing week. i lose sun and sand and fun people the same week i lose my close friends and family. that's a lot to lose in a week. oh well... c'est la vie. life goes on. i'll let you know when i get the pictures up... oh, and hi to all the BC guys out there that find this. you guys made my vacation, that's for sure :)
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