PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!









"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America -- I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there."  - President Elect Barack Obama, November 4th, 2008

I cried. I'm so giddy with excitement and utter joy. What a beautiful man, what a BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR MY COUNTRY!!!


ALSO:

She is soo cute omg.

I went home last Thursday and hung out with my family, which was nice. They are all so happy to see me all the time, now that they don't see me every day. Lol.

I am also having an unrequited love affair with this barista here at The Coffee Grind. He is gorgeous but I suspect he is probably a few years younger than me. Oh well! He makes a damn good latte, which makes up for any other fault he may have in my eyes.  :)

This week I am planning to work out a lot (Bahamas in December!!) and finish a few books I've been reading. Also, I really need to concentrate on writing my book. I am the Queen of Procrastination. Bah.

I've been organizing all my photos and albums that I'm really behind on, which I love doing. It'll take a few days. I'm currently finishing my last "Crazy College" album, beginning a new "Post College" one, and I'm getting all the pictures printed out to finish my "Backpacking Europe" album (way overdue!!) and my "Summer Camp 2008" album. No kidding.

I like thoroughly documenting my life in neat, chronological albums almost as much as I like making lists. And I love making lists more than anything, ever. Currently, I am adhering to several short-term and long-term goal lists, as well as lists of books I have to read, music to download, and movies to watch. Also a shopping list, a daily schedule list, a work-out schedule list, and my oft-consulted favorite baby names list.

Yeah, I'm a freak.

ANYWAYS life is awesome!

It's my day off! I am at a coffee house near my job, alternating between reading "Darcy & Elizabeth" (an utterly delicious sequel to "Pride and Prejudice" that has consumed my life as of late), perusing around the web, smoking too many cigarettes, and slamming down hazelnut lattes. Ah, my favorite kind of day.

I realize that I haven't written about my job yet. I'm pretty much in love with it, although its not necessarily what I want to be doing right now... I am a live-in nanny for an extremely wealthy family in Frisco. At first the thought of living in the same house where I work every day (and with complete strangers at that) sounded extremely unappealing, but as it turns out it is working out better than I could have ever expected.

I have my own upstairs "wing" of the house that is just mine, which includes my gorgeously furnished room, monstrously large bathroom, and fitness room. I have no less than three plasma screen TVs at my disposal, as well as a brand-new SUV. It is hardly anything too hard to deal with, lol.

They have one child, Isabella, who is cute and spoiled as one can imagine. She is almost 4 and is rapidly becoming my best friend, considering all the time I spend with her. They pay me very well to not do that much, so I have no complaints. I wake Bella up for school at 8, feed her, make her lunch, and drop her off at the Montessouri school down the street every morning. Then I am free to do whatever my heart desires until I pick her up at 3. Then we play, go to the library or to the Wiggles playhouse nearby, the park, etc. Then I make her dinner and give her a bath, and get her ready for bed at 8. I have 2 days off a week, and one weekend off a month. Although after Bella is in bed I am pretty much free to leave every night as well. Its not a hard life.  :)

I find that I have more free time than I've ever had at any other job, actually. Which is why I am at this coffee house for the 4th time in 3 days. Not that I mind... I feel like I am really getting my life together, and it is a relief. Obviously I didn't go to college to be a nanny, but since I am not quite sure what I went to college for, this is a perfectly suitable temporary job. I plan to stay for about a year, in which time I really hope that I will have most of my debts paid off, credit card and school-wise. Since they pay for my food, housing, and gas, I have virtually no expenses. Also, my book(s) is/are coming along great, and I feel like I am really on top of organizing everything in my life that has been in utter disarray for the better part of the last few years.

One of the amazing perks about this job is that I get to travel with the family. As it happens, we are going to Disney World in 2 weeks, and to the Bahamas in December. I will be back about a week before Lindsay's wedding. Hopefully with a righteous tan. Haha. 

Frisco is not that far from home, so I drive home about once a week to see the fam and spend the night. Right now we are really into "Psych," (a completely fabulous and underrated show) so I watch it at home with my family every time I go home. We're on Season 2.

Lindsay is coming to Dallas this weekend, so I'm meeting up with her after I'm off on Friday night. I miss Jules and Kristin terribly though.  Chris is away at work, but next weekend is his 23rd birthday party. I have a feeling it will be very interesting.

Last Friday I ended up going to Blackfin in Addison with Marie and a bunch of her and Andrew's guy friends. It was really fun, especially since getting let right in without even having to present ID (because the bouncer said I looked "so damn good") put me in a ridiculously good mood. Ah, vanity... and speaking of which, I ended up drunkenly making out with one of those said friends, Mike, who was himself extremely vain and cocky. Ick. If I have learned anything from being in college for the last 5 years, its that my judgement in men becomes extremely impaired after a few gin and tonics.

But other than that and working, I went and saw High School Musical 3 on Saturday. (SInce I also went book shopping and made several intelligent purchases, I feel that I should not be judged too harshly.) It was actually very cute and I liked it. I've also realized that I have no qualms about going to the movies by myself. In fact, I almost prefer it. However, it has unfortunately led to a new obsession:





Um, damn.

So all in all, things are pretty great. Now I need another latte.

I am happy to report that life is actually really good for me right now.

I feel like I finally caught a break! Someone up there still loves me, I guess.

My job is great, my family is great, everyone is good.

I still miss my friends but we are keeping in touch and they are all doing well. Lindsay is getting ready for the wedding (FINALLY ordered my bridesmaids dress!!) while Kristin is dying for David to finish his MBA so she can quit her horrible job, Juliette feels like shes a work-a-holic, and Marie is getting ready to move to Austin (*tear*). And all my camp girls call me and text me all the time, I love it. They are amazing, and I really miss them.

Single life is pretty good, even though Chris and I have totally been booty-calling each other over the last 2 weeks. There is just something so comforting about someone who knows you so well. And the sex ain't bad.

It's been really nice seeing him, and although I'm not too horribly eager to go down that path again, he's always been my "funner" half. Life is a little boring without him, I must admit. And he is genuinely a great person, so I never feel too bad about wanting to spend time with him.

In OH-MY-GOSH news, my book is almost done!! I am excited. But not too excited, I don't want to set myself up for major disappointment.

But who knows? I may become an author after all. It is my dearest wish. Then I will take back every bad thing I ever said about my life.

:) 

While I'm on the topic of wishing, here is what I would like my next boyfriend to look like:




*Spontaneous orgasm alert.*

 

College...
parties dorms tiny beds shared showers cheap food first loves one nighters all nighters broken hearts drinking dancing beer pong spring break boys friends roommates rivals football tailgating trips best friends classes lectures papers exams scantrons freaking out cramming adderall sleepovers vodka whiskey wine girls nights bar-top dancing back porch drinking concerts northgate dancing all night first times last times moving changing growing friendships lovers discovery understanding confusion chilifest tents drunken debauchery backpacking Europe being jaded being satisfied being scared being alive finding yourself finding your friends living life...
love.



Goodbye, college my dear old friend... I'm really going to miss you.

 


PS - On a happy/terrifying note, Kristin is getting married next MONTH! (OH MY GOD. I am already nervous as hale.)

ilu Krissy and David!