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Well with the usual perfect timing my internet was down the past week. The first full week of school. Guess since it couldn't be direct computer issues, it had to be something to make it extremely inconvenient to download the files with my notes for class and print them. GAH!



Anyway, my printer will be up for quite the workout tonight.

It's official. Mom broke her pelvis in two places. One slip and fall on the ice and she's now laid up in bed for the next six weeks.

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Dwidget
04:56 Jan 23 2009

Ouch. I hope she heals well. =[

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sahahria
13:01 Jan 23 2009

I hope she has a speedy recovery! :( *hugs*

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birra
16:38 Jan 23 2009

Ouch.



My best to her for a quick, and full recovery.

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My mom once said, "What makes you such a good friend is when your friends hurt, you hurt. When they are joyful you are joyful."



Being a friend is not something I "try" to do. It's just what I do. She was right, when they hurt, I hurt. I cry at their injustices as if they were my own. I celebrate their joys and achievements. I make a big deal out of little accomplishments. It's who I am.



There's a song by KT Tunstall called Heal Over. In it is a line that sums up how I feel about what it is to be a friend. "Everybody sails alone oh but we can travel side by side." If you're my friend, you'll never travel alone.

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birra
15:21 Jan 21 2009

So true... in one of Kurt Vonnegut's last interviews before his passing, the interviewer asked him "What is the meaning of life?"



His response, profound as always was, "I don't know, but I think we're here to help each other get through whatever this is."



Words everyone should take to heart...

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Took a trip up to Niagra Falls this morning. Started out on the U.S. side and then walked the bridge over to the Canadian side. Presently waiting for my camera battery to charge so I can see what kind of pictures I got.



I can imagine the falls are pretty in summer but today, they were gorgeous. It wasn't just the falls, it was the trees and everything else covered in ice. The snow has been falling pretty steadily since the moment I got into town. The snow gods hate me or love me, I haven't decided which yet. :p There's still nothing like a layer of white to make the world look clean and crisp again.



After a few hours of looking at an amazing force of nature, we decided it was time to head back across the bridge, back to the van, and home to watch some football. When we got back to the parking lot there's a band of squirrels playing in the trees, on the bench, and in and out of the garbage can. We stop to take some pictures because hey, squirrels are cute. All of the sudden, I'm being charged by a squirrel. :p I'm standing there, dumbfounded as this little gray squirrel runs up to me, and then passes me on the path with less than a foot between him and I. Fearless, they run back and forth. They stop and sit on their haunches just waiting for us to feed them something. I'm guessing they're a tad used to humans.



All in all, a fantastic way to spend my morning. I get to check one more place off the list. For now anyway, I still would like to see it in the summer.

I'm spending my vacation in Buffalo, NY this weekend. It's snowing, it's cold, and you're probably wondering, what the hell was I thinking coming here in January? It's not the ridiculous wet cold of New Jersey. It's a crisp, almost refreshing cold. It reminds me of home and it makes me miss something I never thought I would...real winter.



Living through the winters in Jersey I had decided I was probably going to move south. Move somewhere I didn't have to deal with winters. Somewhere the lowest of low temps are in the 40's. Then I got to thinking, I don't want to leave the East Coast. If I go south the summers are going to be hot and HUMID. Icksnay on the umid-hay.



I'm graduating college in less than 6 months. I have the whole rest of my life laying out before me. I know I'll be continuing my nursing education. I know I'll be working as an RN while I'm doing that. I know I want to meet a nice man, get married, buy a house, have a kid or two. I know what I want and the basics of what it's going to take to get it. What I don't know is where all of this is going to take place.



My options are wide open, which is wonderful and scary all at the same time. I have friends and family spread across the U.S. All of them wanting me to move to them. I'm flattered by their desire to have me near. It makes me feel loved and let's me know I'm doing something right as a friend. At the same time it pulls me in many different directions.



I can go any where. I am tied down to nothing. The only person I'm responsible for is me. Now it's just a matter of choosing. Where's the best school? What's the job market like? What's the housing market like? There's so many things to consider and not a lot of time to make a decision. I hate not having a plan in place but, one is forming. I never thought of moving north, going back to the cold. Now that I'm here, I almost feel at home....

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KCRC
15:05 Jan 17 2009

But...But....But...When you move we won't see you every few months at the Drac ball...And we'll miss you. :-(

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imagesinwords
22:45 Jan 17 2009

Man... I need to move to Buffalo, too :P

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If you're looking for something in here about you...you're not going to find it.

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sahahria
00:01 Jan 17 2009

but but but I was hoping you tell everyone how great my cookies are... wait... I didn't bring cookies to the gathering...



Well you could say how great my rowing is... uh damn, you haven't see me row...



Shoot, you sure?



Seriously though I thought this journal was supposed to be about you- after all, sad but true- that is how I'm "talking" to people as of late to see how they are, as I simply haven't had the time to chat as much I would like to. OMG you can call me run-on queen... I think I'd better go now before I get anymore crazy than I already am :P



I hope all is well :)

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I'm so excited about my upcoming trip! I get to drive across places I've never seen before, see an awesome friend I haven't seen in ages, check out what may very well be my future school, and enjoy temperatures in the single digits...wait...strike that. lol Seriously though, this is exactly what I need right before school starts. Is it Thursday yet!?

I needed two new tires for my car and an alignment. Now of course I have the sport model with 15" rims instead of 14" so the tires are a tad more expensive. Took it to one place, they couldn't even get the tires. Then we took it to the shop where my uncle has all his work done and we can get a discount. Dropped it off, call if there's anything more. Wouldn't you know...new tie rod and brakes. Total bill: $700. I now owe my dad two A's in the coming semester. Nothing like a little pressure but, it's well worth it. :D Always and forever a daddy's girl.

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sahahria
17:34 Jan 06 2009

YAY and that is exactly as it should be :D wooo!

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KCRC
23:56 Jan 06 2009

Sounds familiar.



You haven't been talking to Allie have you?

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Sunday I have to play the bad guy. I know I'm being the good guy to myself but, it doesn't make me feel any better about what I have to do. I haven't done this in so long. I hope I can find the right words and it goes as smoothly as possible.

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KCRC
01:40 Jan 05 2009

Good luck FM!



*Hugs*

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