My last year of college starts

Tomorrow I am starting my last year of college. I am so excited. I can't believe that it will actually be my last year as long as I pass all of classes. I am determined to do very well which means that tonight will probably be my last night out at O'Brien's for awhile. Makes me a bit sad. Though I might be able to join my friends for trivia as long as I am not backed up on school work or I have a huge test the next day. The rest of the year I plan on revolving my life around school. Sounds like fun, huh? I really should start thinking about what I would like to do with my degree but it is a year away. Then again a year can go really fast. Woo hoo.....

My summer went by fast even though my life did revolve around Pier 49 and The Black Dog. My sister's family came to visit in August and I loved spending time with them. I can't wait to go see them in October for Blake's birthday. Makes me sad seeing him getting so big. Right now my nephew has pneumonia and a swollen eye from a bug bite that he got. :( I hope that he gets better soon and that I wish I could be there to give him hugs and kisses. Well, that's it for now.

Bored at work

So I figured I would blog while I am doing nothing at work right now. I am getting off in like 35 mins but I still need something to do and since I haven't blogged in awhile thought it would be a good idea. I can't believe it's August already. Wondering where the summer went. Though I am kinda getting excited about going back to URI soon. One more year of school and then I will officially be done with school hopefully. YAY!!!!! I mostly have afternoon and night classes but that's ok. I get to sleep in a bit more.

I've developed a crush this summer which actually has surprised me since I haven't really liked anyone in such a long time. It's been said that my crush likes me back so we'll just have to see where this relationship goes. We've been friends for awhile and we do work together and go to the same college. I think it would be fun to date again and I think this time I am actually ready to start dating again. It has been years since I have really been on a real date. Wish me luck!

SUMMER!!!!

It's finally summer. I am so happy. The weather has been beautiful and since we have opened outside at the resturant I am able to make money and enjoy the weather all at the same time. I can work on getting that tan I have always wanted....oh wait...I'm tan year round. Lol. I finished my semester at CCRI with good grades. Now I have to work on getting back into URI so I can finish my last year of college. Note to self...need to do that very soon.

Well, last week I was in Cheyenne, Wyoming for an old friend's wedding. I haven't seen Allison in like 14 years and it was so great to see her again especially on her special day. Her wedding and wedding reception was a lot less formal than I am use to but it was a good kind of change for me. I did feel like I was a bit overdressed. I arrived in Cheyenne 2 days before her wedding because I wanted to hang out with Amber who I haven't seen since 8th grade. I got to see Allison for about 20-30 mins at Applebee's when I arrived. She wanted to meet up before she had to go pick up her in-laws in Denver. Cheyenne wasn't all that exciting but I did have fun hanging out with old friends. I saw 17 again in their theater and toured the town seeing all the highlights there and did the Big Boots scavenger hunt. I wish I was able to see Amber's parents but her father is overseas since he's in the military and Amber's mom had a death in her family that week. :( Which means that I am gonna have to go visit them again. :)

Now I am getting ready for Leanne's wedding in June. Can't wait to see her and Sara again. Gina and I are driving to Maryland on the 10th right after girl scouts pretty much. I have decided that I am gonna try to change what my blog looks like..just have to figure out how to do it. Sara's blog looks so awesome and I wish that mine could look pretty too.

Week #2 of sadness

Marc's coming home tonight. I can't wait to see him to give him a much needed hug. I am excited about seeing him but I wish that it was under better circumstances. I still can't believe his mother died. It still feels so surreal to me. I can't even imagine what Marc is going through right now. The only good thing that has happened for me in the past 2 weeks is that school is over. One more year left. Hopefully the next time I blog I will have better news.

A devestating week

Last night my cousin Tom called me to tell me that our Nana just died. I had gotten word from his sister earlier that day that Nana wasn't doing so well and that now we were just waiting for her to go. It doesn't feel real yet. My sister is arriving in RI tomorrow morning and will be here the whole week. I'm really glad that my sister is able to come back even though she has a final in one of her classes this week. This is one of the times where I need my sister here. Sadly she is not bring Blake but its understandable. The wake and funeral are going to be held sometime at the end of the week. Anyways, I'm at a loss of words right now.

RIP Nana. We all love and miss you very much.

Updates

It has been awhile since I last updated this. Sorry. I have been kinda busy with work, school, Bubblegum Villains shows, and trying to find time for friends. This semester has gone by really fast. I can't believe I have 2-3 classes left before summer vacation begins. I have been debating if I want to take a couple of classes this summer. Not really sure since I have a lot going on.

Well, as everyone knows it was Easter this weekend. Sadly I could not go to church since I had to work. My weekend was pretty good. Friday I went to Erin's to go pick up my $5 Bubblegum t-shirt since they were selling it cheap if we bought tickets for their show with Bam Margera. It ended turning into a small little party. Saturday I had work in the morning and then had a few hours to rest before the BV show. Sunday I worked again in the morning and had about an hour in a half to get ready and drive to Massachusetts for Easter dinner with Josh's family and the Archumbault's. Poor Lucas. We kept throwing him under the bus for a couple of hours. Though it was all fun and crazy.

I want to write about my Bubblegum Villains with Bam Margera and my Lady Gaga concert when I have more time. Also, I need to go through some pictures of those 2 shows before posting them on here. It's time to head over to Gina's. We are making meatloaf for dinner for a bunch of friends before going over to Trivia at O'Briens.

My week with Blake and Johna and Spring Break

The week my sister and nephew came to visit was the week before my spring break. I was really happy that I only had class on Monday and Wed. which gave me more time to spend with them. I did a lot of babysitting for my sister so she could go hang out with her friends more. The only bad thing is that I had diaper duty the whole week. Blake is lucky that I love him very much. Blake and I spent that Tuesday together while my sister and mom went shopping off island. We were suppose to have a play date with Katie D.'s niece but her sister in law wasn't feeling well. Went out partying or clubbing after we put Blake to bed which was usually around 7 or 7:30 pm. Johna, Madison, Vicki, Meagan, and I decided that we were going back on our diets after that week cause we had to go to all the resturants that we have to go to when Johna comes to visit. We were definitely fattys. I was pretty entertained the one morning when Blake was in bed with me and was into the munchies. Blake thought it would be fun to feed me handfuls of munchies. So Blake would put a handful of munchies in my mouth reach back into the bag and grab another handful and shove it into my mouth. I couldn't chew that fast so by the time he was shoving his 6 handful of chips in my mouth I had to signal to my sister that I needed help stopping him. Blake was so proud. He couldn't stop laughing at me. Took Blake to the park twice when he was here. He loves the swings. Though he did enjoy going down the slides as well.

St. Patrick's Day Parade- What an awesome day. I had to work in the morning so I didn't get to pre-game with my friends before the parade. I got out of work at 11:30 and walked down Thames St. trying to find my sister and friends. I couldn't find them but I did find some of my family and had a couple of drinks with them. Finally found my family and we walked down to one of my Aunt Tricia's house cause she was going to watch Blake while we were all out. My cousins Liam and Evan were having a St. Patrick's Day party there so hung out there a bit. Blake played with his cousin for a bit before being put down for a nap. I didn't really drink much because I had to pick Blake up around 6:30-7 pm and put him to bed before I could go out again. I volunteered to pick up Blake so Johna wouldn't have to leave the party. Though Johna and Meagan showed up at the house maybe 30 mins later. We then proceeded to drink at the house. We made skittle shots but since we didn't have a mixer we used one of Blake's sippy cups. Don't worry we washed it out really well afterwards so there was no lingering taste of alcohol. I thought I was gonna have a lot more to drink that night but I am glad that I didn't since I did have work the next morning.

The day after the parade I had to bring Blake and Johna to the airport after work. It was really sad. I miss them so much already.

Spring Break 09- SICK the whole freakin' time. Whatever Blake had I got and worse. It sucked. The only time I left my bed was when I had to go the bathroom of course or that one day of work. Last Saturday was Vicki's b-day party and we rented out 2 rooms at the Marriott. Vicki and I shared a room since we both were sick. It was funny how much medicine Vicki and I had combined in our bathroom. I drank very little since I didn't want to mix alcohol and cold medicine together. Vicki's birthday was the only fun time I had on my break. Spring break went by really fast and now its back to school for me. Though I have only like 5 more weeks of school left. Where did the semester go?

HAPPY!!!!!

I just got back from class and decided to check my midterm grades so I know where I am at. I'm really excited to say that I have all A's in my classes. YAY ME! I can start thinking of what I would like from my mom if I continue getting A's. She said that she'll get me something special if I do well. I think I might want her to help me out with the flight cost to Wyoming for the May wedding I am going to.

Anyways, Johna and Blake are finally here. Blake is still cute as a button. Already taking lots of pics that I will put up sometime soon. Blake and I took a nice nap together yesterday afternoon. I am taking him the whole day tomorrow which will be fun. Katie D. and I are planning on a play date between her niece Lily and Blake. And on Saturday for the St. Patrick's Day parade he's going to be so cute dressed up in green.

Life...

I just got back from my dentist appointment and I am happy to say that I still have no cavities. YAY me. That makes me really happy. I actually like going to the dentist. For some reason it calms me even though you are having someone's hand in your mouth, metal is scapping against your teeth, and at times you get poked by the sharp tool. I think I'm a bit strange just reading that back to myself now. lol.

Still counting down the days until my sister is here. I'm so glad that I'll be seeing her in 4 days. Need to start cleaning my room soon. lol. Plus I feel like I need something happy to look forward to. Marc just told me his uncle just died yesterday which sucks because I have always loved his family. I really had no clue what to say to Marc when he told me. I felt bad that I couldn't hug him. I know that he was in need of a big hug. It just sucks being so far away from each other. I'm kinda torn about if its alright if I go to the wake or not. I'm not sure if it'll be wierd or not because I'm not Marc's girlfriend anymore. Then again his family was like family to me and I want to show that I still care about them very much. I'm pretty sure I have decided to go to the wake and show my respect. I feel so bad.

Let it snow Let it snow

Just when I thought that RI was done with snow, we were hit again. I was just wearing sandals and going out without a sweater the other day. I so can't wait for spring. Not that I don't mind snow cause it does get me out of school every now and then. Which I am hoping for tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed. Today was a good snow day to watch movies and drink hot coco all day long after working.

Johna and Blake will be here in 6 days. I so can't wait. I miss my sister and nephew so much. Blake is getting so big too. Makes me sad. I can't wait to kiss and bite his big baby cheeks. Speaking of babies....my cousin Pat just had his first kid on Feb. 19. His wife, Nicole, gave birth to a baby girl and they named her Lillian. I can't wait to meet her. My friend, Maricel, is having a baby boy in June/July. Can't remember which month. I have to start planning her baby shower soon.

Crazy week

It's been a crazy week for me it seems. I worked a lot this past week and kinda got behind on my homework. Though I did get everything done on time. It just took a lot of time. I even skipped out on a night out to finish everything. Man, I remember when I would go out anyways even if I did have a ton of homework to do. lol. I'm growing up. :) I'm so proud. During my crazy week, my friend Josh from high school came down to visit me because he had spring break. It was a huge surprise because he didn't tell me and Gina kept it a secret. So I didn't find out he was here until I walked into the bar in Providence. I was late meeting up with Josh, Gina, Erin, and Joe because I was out getting a reading with a psychic with Lisa and Paul and their family. They wanted to go see the psychics being done for the Winter festival. My reading completely amazed me. It put a lot of ease to my mind. Everyone was amazed with their reading too. There was a Perryfest going on because Ian was back from Iraq for 2 weeks I believe. That was a lot of fun. I
know that there were other things going on but I can't remember. It all went by too fast and the next thing I know it's Monday and its time for school. YAY!

My sister is coming to visit with Blake on March 7. I so can't wait to see her. I have to start baby proofing my room again. They'll be here for the St. Patrick's Day parade. Going to love dressing Blake up in green. Counting down the days.

Friday the 13th

Ahhh...Friday Feb. the 13th... It brings me back to an old memory. Way back in 7th grade. It was the day my first boyfriend and love Bryan asked me out. Now Bryan totally took me by surprise because I had no clue that he liked me. From the very beginning of 7th grade I knew I liked Bryan. Now Bryan became one of my best friends. He was part of my circle...it was Bryan, Jon, Dustin, Amber, Sabrina, Amy, Mari, Sarah, and I. Man, I miss all of them more as I typed their names. Jon who was best friends with Bryan and I told me the day before I left to go on vacation for Winter break that Bryan liked me. I thought that Jon was joking because he knew how I felt about Bryan and Jon does like to make a lot of jokes. Though I also kept hearing from other friends that they thought Bryan liked me as well. I kept thinking no its impossible cause I was convinced he liked one of my other friends Cheyanne. Cheyanne was this girl who lived 3 houses down from me and was a gorgeous blonde with a great personality. I liked her...everyone liked her. Plus they're both Mormons and knew that their parents would approve. I mean I'm not saying that their religion is one of the reasons why I couldn't believe he liked me...I just kept hearing that they stick together. Anyways, Cheyanne came up to me after school one day cause she had heard that Bryan might like her and I liked him and what not so she just wanted to assure me that she had no interest in him and wanted to say that she thought Bryan might like me as well. Now I'm thinking that maybe he does like me. Bryan never said a word to me or showed me that he liked me as more than a friend. He treated me like he always treated me.

February Fri. the 13, it was during lunch and we were all hanging out in our usual spot down by our 5th period class. 5th period I remember was Mrs. Pettite's math class. My group drove her crazy because we were always talking to each other. We all sat in alphabetical order and Bryan and my last name both began with a P. He sat right behind me. So I was hanging out with Amber, Amy, and Tabitha (Jon's gf) talking when Jon and Bryan came up to us. Bryan asked me to come with him for a second. I didn't think anything of it because Bryan and I had talked alone before but I was also a bit nervous. We moved over to one of the trees and he pulled out a box of chocolate and this small love book called a Key to Love behind his back and asked me to be his girlfriend. I was completely in shock that I believe it took me a good minute or two to say yes. As soon as I said yes we hugged and Jon came running up and stole my box of chocolate. I never even got one piece of chocolate. Jon had passed out all my chocolate....I guess that was his way of having everyone celebrate with us.

Bryan had told me that he had always liked me but didn't think I liked him until Jon blurted out that I liked him. Yeah I wanted to kill Jon for spilling my secret but I couldn't be mad at him because he did in a way help us get together. Bryan and I dated for 4 months. We broke up because his family had to move away. But during those times Bryan and I fell in love and had a pretty good relationship. I was shy as hell around him but he seemed to love it. I still remember our first dance to Hold On by Wilson Phillips during a party that I wasn't suppose to be at and our first kiss in the back seat of the car when we took a day off from school to go to Shimoda. We gave each other notes every day in the beginning of school and the end of school. Stand outside by our buses talking and say I love you to each other before we left to get on our buses. Bryan and I would sit on the side of the window since our buses were right next to each other and mouth cute things to each other until our buses pulled out. I also knew that I would find him waiting for my bus in the beginning of school and would walk me to my classes. Mrs. Pettite would usually have the person behind us correct our math papers as she told us the answers and Bryan would always pass my paper back with little cute comments. Mrs. Pettite never said a word about those comments if she collected them. I think I only got to correct his paper once or twice. I went to one of his basketball games and he came to one of my gymnastic mets. Everything was perfect.

The day Bryan left was the hardest day. It was a rainy Sunday morning on June. 14. I skipped out on church that day because Bryan was coming by my house to say a last good bye just by ourselves. Everyone was out of the house so we had the whole house to ourselves. We sat on my couch holding each other and me crying of course. Getting in as much hugs and kisses as we could. Promising each other we would keep in touch and to never forget what we had. Eventually he had to leave to help his family pack up the last of their things. While he did that Jon and Amber came over to support me and we went around pass and took some sticker pictures. We figured he could add it to his photo album we made for him at his going away party. Jon, Amber, and I arrived at the lodge 30 mins before Bryan's family took off for the airport. We watched them load up the van and then Bryan's family gave Bryan time to say good bye to everyone. I was the last person he said good bye to. One more kiss, one more hug, and one last I love you...then he was climbing in the van and with one last wave good bye he was gone. I didn't start crying until he started to pull away.

I know that's a lot to remember from a relationship that lasted for only 4 months and was so long ago. But its kinda true what they say about how you never forget your first love. I have moved on and grown from that experience. It did take me until I met Marc to fully get over Bryan. Bryan was my first love but Marc was my first true love. I thought that getting over Bryan was hard but trying to get over Marc is a huge challenge for me. Then again 5 years of love is hard to get over....

My goal for the summer and ice skating

I just finished a good hour workout. I am determined to lose lots of weight before summer arrives. I'm not very happy with the way my body looks right now and I would like to look like I did when I did crew at URI. I know its gonna be a lot of work but I am willing to work on it. I'm going to keep an exercise log of everything I do so I can track myself. Go Team Marissa!!! lol. I have a white skirt that I want to fit back into so that is a goal to work towards. And also I would like to look good in my bath suit when I go to the lake for Leanne's wedding. Oh, and I have to say for my health as well.

Later today I am going ice skating for the first time since high school. I feel like I need to get out of the house and have some fun. Been doing a lot of homework lately and my brain is starting to get tired from reading and writing. Can't wait. Well, I better go cleaned up from working out and get ready to ice skate. I hope I don't fall considering I haven't been on ice in awhile.

Fa La La La La

Right now I'm taking some time off from doing my brain paper. It's half way done and I know what I'm gonna say but I feel like I have been reading and writing about the brain all day. Plus I'm waiting for my eggs to cool down so I can peel them. Yummy egg salad. I am so hungry thinking about that right now.

So I just found out last night that my cousin John is getting married in Coloroda this July or August. So I get to add another wedding to my list. My summer is going to be fun with weddings. I've never been to Colorodo so I think it'll be fun. Plus I'll get to see my family in a different setting. Can't wait. I get to see 2 new places I've never been. :)

Anyways, nothing else new with my life so that's it for now.

A random Friday in February

Today I went to work. Thankfully I made it on time cause I was so out of it when I woke up. I'm glad that I had ironed my shit last night because I was so not feeling it this morning. Was so happy to see Val when I got there. I haven't see Val in almost over a month. And Paul was in too. All my faves were at work today. I had a ton of tables for a good hour and a half straight and once that rush was over I didn't get anymore tables. It's OK I helped Val set up the dining room for her banquet so the rest of my time went by quickly. When I got home I ate lunch and then took a little nap. I had such a bad headache and I needed for it to go away by the time tonight came.

Gina and I chaperoned the Girl Scout Valentine's Dance at 6:30 pm over at Gaudet. We brought chips and dip. At first I felt really out of place because most of the leaders are mothers and had their kids there. I got involved with cutting out hearts the whole time because one of the crafts was making a picture frame so the girls could put there picture on it after they got their picture taken with their dads or whoever they brought to the dance. The girls were so cute dressed up and some of the fathers even bought corsages for their daughters. The music was actually pretty entertaining. My favorite part was watching the fathers do the chicken dance with their kids. lol. The dance was a lot of fun and I would chaperone next year too. The dance was only 2 hours long but the time flew by.

Now Gina and I are watching Hero's before we go see Rocky Horror. I'm excited. I haven't seen it before and I heard that its good. Rob and Lisa are actually pretty surprised that I haven't seen it yet because its all about sex. lol. I kinda wish it wasn't playing so late because I do have work in the morning but then again I usually don't go to bed until 1 or 2 am.

Wasting time...

I am trying to waste time before heading over to Gina's. She has girl scouts right now. I probably should be doing some homework but I'm not really in the mood. I can't wait because we are going to Warwick to go get Hooters hot wings. So excited. I have been craving these wings since I saw them on tv last night over at OB's. Yum. Well, I hear they are good so they better be good. Be my first time at Hooters too. Gonna be a girl's night with Gina, Erin, and I at Hooters. WOO HOO.

So my day has been good so far. I went to school about an hour and a half early so I could print out a paper. I was really excited about seeing Sam there. Class was ok. Lots of talking and taking some notes. God, I am so bored right now. Nothing else to say so lata....

Break from homework

I just got sick of doing homework for my HMNS 1040 class so decided to blog while I am taking a break. I am mostly done with my paper so that's good. I always seem to wait the day before my class to start on papers. Then again its the best time for me to think and do an awesome job on a paper. I want to finish all of my homework by the time 8 pm rolls around so I can go watch American Idol and maybe go to trivia. I haven't been outside yet today but I heard it was snowing. I'm actually getting sick of the snow. God, I need to get a life besides doing homework all the time now.

Oh, so about my Nana I wasn't suppose to say anything because we aren't really sure about everything so we don't want to get anyone all upset and what not. So everything is hush hush. Lucky for me that everyone who reads my blog are people who won't say anything and also the fact that they don't really know my family.

I have been craving fast food so much lately. I guess because I refuse to eat fast food while I'm on this diet. Then again now I have until May to lose enough weight where I look damn good. I just got invited to another wedding from a friend that I haven't seen since elementary school in Japan. We kinda kept in touch and now she's getting married in May and wants me to come.
I think that it would be so good to see her again especially on her special day. I hope that her wedding will be a little later in May so I can come cause if its during school I don't think I could go. Woo Hoo weddings all around. I can't believe that I have been invited to 3 weddings in one year. Crazy. Starting to feel like the girl in 27 dresses. lol.

Anyways, it's time for me to get back to work. I have 2 1/2 hours before I met my deadline of 8:00.

Another boring day

God, I have been so lazy lately. All I want to do is sleep, do crossword puzzles, and watch tv/movies. I have been in my pj's all day as well and I think that after this I am gonna go put on shorts and a sports bra. Figured that I should at least do an hour of exercising since I haven't done anything at all today. Give me an excuse to say that I at least did something.

So my sister told me today some bad news. My Nana has terminal cancer and has like 2-3 months left. We just got the news today. Really sucks. Johna will be heading back to Newport when the time comes which will be nice. I love having my sister come to visit but this is one visit where I wish she didn't have to come back. I'm kinda in shock cause Nana has always been strong and now that she's really sick it's kinda unreal. So yeah...I don't know.

A boring but relaxing Friday night

So I was suppose to go out to The Blue's Building tonight to go see Bubblegum Villains but I thought it was at 9 pm. I was wrong and it actually starts at 8 pm. Since it's in Smithfield and I have no clue where it is I decided to just stay in. I feel bad for not going cause I said I would go but I would be so late if I left now. I am so relaxed at home and I just don't feel like doing anything now. Plus I kinda want to catch up on homework even if it isn't due until Wed.

Josh and I went to Tranquil Waters Spa today after our luncheon at work and his meeting. Though Josh said it would only take 10 mins so I should wait but it ended up being 2 hours of waiting. Lucky for him I had things and people to entertain me while I waited for his stupid ass. lol. I called to make an appointment on the way up to Seekonk and lucky for us that they were able to fit us in. Josh and his last minute idea to go get a spa treatment. I made an appointment for us to get a relaxation massage for 50 mins. They asked if we wanted seperate rooms or just get it together. Josh and I decided that we'll do it together. It was a bit ackward cause we had to take off all our clothes except our underwear. The beds were so nice and warm that when the massage was over I so did not want to get out. The massage was so good. I am definitely doing this again.

As soon as we were done with the massages we went to Chili's for dinner. Then Josh drove me back to Newport. Now I am home watching tv switching between iCarly and NCIS. Umm...nothing else to say except that I am really excited about going to see Lady Gaga with Josh, Gina, and maybe Josh's boyfriend Cris. Oh, and that Superbowl is on Sunday. YAY!!!!

Bachlorette/Sara and Kyle's wedding

First off I want to say CONGRADULATIONS to Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Fullerton. It was an amazing and beautiful wedding. I have to say that it almost made me cry especially when Sara started crying. Though I want to start this blog off from the bachlorett party so I am not gonna say anymore.

The bachlorette party was on Thursday, January 22, and I started my day off getting my nails done with some of the bridal party. It was fun doing that. I wasn’t too thrilled about seeing Dawn at first but I got over it and we actually hugged when I left. I had girl scouts at 3:15 with Gina and we got out around 4:30. Gina and I had a few hours to waste before we were to go over to Lisa’s for dinner. We showered and got our stuff ready because everyone was getting ready at Lisa’s. Dinner was at 6:30 pm and it was ziti and bread. Really good. Lisa made a drink called Consensual Sex with Sara. I could drink that drink all night. Lots of pictures were taken. We played Never Have I Ever while we waited for the time to come to get ready to go out. I learned a lot about people that night but then again I always learn a lot from that game. Sara opened up some gifts consisting of nice sexy lingerie. Also, Sara had to open up the penis pinata with her leg muscles but she finally got tired of it and ripped off the head. Kate made a penis cake which was really good even though Sara and I shared a piece. There was penis balloon that Sara had to put a face on. She made it look mad. Lol. Finally it was time to get ready and it took everyone a lot less time than we thought to get ready. Everyone looked hot in there dresses or dress pants and blouse. I had 5 different dresses because I couldn’t decide what to wear and everyone helped me finally pick one dress. We decided on the long purple one shoulder dress. The designated drivers were Rob, Billy, and Laura. I ended up in the car with Sara, Lisa, and Rob. The bachlorette party was at Foxwoods. At first we gambled some because Laura’s father I believe gave her some playing chips. Sara won $15 and then we cashed some of the chips in cause they were old and we couldn’t play with them. The party ended up at some lounge with a live band. We ordered drinks and then passed out the bachlorette dare cards to everyone. I believe we all ended up with 5 cards each. The dare cards said things like get a man to buy you shot, get a man’s underwear and get him to sign it, have someone sing you a love song, have a man purpose to you, get a picture with a married man, give a love letter to a man when his date is right there, call the last number on someone’s phone and talk to them, and so many more. Everyone had tons of fun with those cards. Gina won the dares with 375 points I believe. I only had 200 points. The lounge closed at midnight because it was only Thursday so we gambled alittle more. Sadly Sara lost everything this time. On the way home Sara rode in Laura’s car so I got the whole back seat to myself which was nice because I got to stretch out. I was really happy that Gina was driving home cause I was so drunk. I think the lemon drop shot put me over the edge.

Friday I did absolutely nothing. I woke up with a nice headache but I wasn’t feeling that bad. I stopped into work to say hi to Josh and got my W-2. Went home for a few hours and then I went back over to Gina’s because Leanne was over. I think I blogged that night and my title did not make any sense. Sorry about that.

Saturday, January 24, the wedding day. I woke up around 11 and packed all of my stuff that I would need to get ready for the wedding at Gina’s. Leanne, Gina, and I decided to get ready together. I got to Gina’s house around noon and Leanne showed up maybe an hour later. It took us a bit to all get ready since we all had to shower, put on make up, do our hair if we had enough hair to do something with, and then finally get into our dresses and heels. We thought we were going to be late getting to the church because Gina was having issues deciding what heels and coat to wear. Then Gina and I forgot our cameras but luckly we were still pulling out of the driveway when I noticed. Got to the church on time though we thought we were late because we saw the limo outside. Rob showed us our seats and then we waited for the ceremony to begin. The ceremony was really nice and actually was funny a few times. The maid of honor was Lisa and the bridesmaids were Kelly, Kate, Becca, and Dawn. Friends of Sara either from high school or college. I knew Lisa and Dawn and got to know the other girls either at the bridal shower or bachlorette party. Sadly, I do not know Kyle as well. I met him a couple times at parties but that was pretty much it. The whole wedding party looked so nice. Everyone at the wedding got to see and talk to Sara and Kyle at the end of the ceremony. When it was time for them to go take pictures with the rest of the wedding party all the guest lined up outside to throw bird seeds at them on their way to the limo. Some of us were debating if we wanted to open up the bag of bird seeds or just throw the whole bag of bird seeds at them. Though we were all nice and just threw the bird seeds. Once, the wedding party was gone to go take pictures Gina, Leanne, and I went back to the house to go charge Gina’s camera.
The reception was at The Officer’s Club and Leanne, Gina, and I arrived there around 6 pm. We got there as soon as they opened the door. Found our names and table and then went straight to the bar. While we waited for Sara, Kyle, and the rest of the party to show up I got to know the people at my table. Gina and Leanne were at my table as well as Amanda and Greg. Shane and Tim were people I did not know and then there was another couple but I can not remember their name at the time. I want to say that the girl’s name is Megan but I’m not sure. Sara and Kyle’s first dance was very touching. The speeches made by Lisa and Kyle’s best man, Brian, were great and funny. Lisa forgot her speech but she winged it pretty well and I don’t think anyone noticed. Dinner was so good. After dinner there was a lot of dancing. Shane was the first person I slow danced with and he stayed around through most of the other songs as well. The Italian dance where everyone made a circle around the couple and wedding party was tons of fun but I thought I would be squished everytime we had to go in the circle to hug the couple and there were times I got stuck between the other circle and the tables. I danced with Rob a couple of times and he was so cute trying to dance. He definitely made me laugh on the dance floor. My feet were starting to kill me on the dance floor but I did not want to stop dancing. I figured that as long as I have enough alcohol in me I would not feel the pain in my feet. When it was time to cut the cake and feed it to each other Kyle and Sara were nice about it. No smearing of cake on each others face. The DJ played a couples trivia with them on the dance floor. Sara and Kyle only got like a couple questions right but it was pretty funny watching them decide on who’s shoe to raise. Kate was the one who caught the bouquet of flowers but then again as soon as I saw the flowers heading my way I moved away and so did the others who were right next to Kate. Lol. I felt really sad that the night was ending when the DJ played the last song but at the same time really excited because it was time for Sara and Kyle to head back to their hotel room for some quality time. A lot of us didn’t want the night to end yet so we decided that we would head over to O’Brien’s. Lots more drinking there. Stayed until closing time and then I finally got to pass out on the couch in Gina’s room.

I remember waking up the next day with such a horrible headache and I did not want to open my eyes at all. It took about a good hour for me to finally get my head out of the covers and be able to function enough. Later Gina told me that I had facebooked Marc and Johna a couple interesting messages but I do not remember them at all. Gina and I went to Bishop’s for breakfast/lunch and then to my work to go visit Josh. The rest of the day I continued to recover from the reception. So that is pretty much everything I can remember. This was the best wedding I have been to in awhile. I wish that I could put all my pictures on here but I just choose the ones that shared enough of the good times.

Downtime before night before Sara's wedding

So I am definitely going to write all about the bachlorette party and the wedding but I want to wait until everything is over so I can write about everything all at once. I'm hanging over Gina's house right now with Leanne. I think we are going to watch Mortal Combat once we are done watching an episode of Bones. It's been such a lazy day today and its been really nice. I am not really sure if Katie D. will be joining us. Guess have to wait and see. I am so excited that I am hanging out with Leanne. I really missed her.

I woke up at like 12:30 pm today and was really happy that Gina had brought me up some water. I so needed it. Then Gina and I made some breakfast and then went and did some errands. Stopped by work to see Josh since I told him I would. It was nice seeing some of my other coworkers that I haven't seen in awhile. After that I fell asleep for like another couple of hours. Gonna get going caused I am way distracted by the tv. So be waiting for the next entry about Sara's bachlorette and wedding. YAY for Sara and Kyle!

Waiting for Bleach to download

So I am waiting for the new Bleach episode to download and figured while I am waiting I should write. I am so addicted to this show now thanks to Marc. If you haven't seen it you should try watching it one day. Marc randomly decided to show me this show one day when we had nothing else better to do. I am glad that he downloaded all the episodes he had on his computer to mine so I could catch up.

Anyways, went to trivia at O'Brien's tonight after awhile. O'Brien's closed down for over a week for renovations so my Tuesday night was different last week. My team ended up coming in 2nd place. We were doing really well until the 2nd bonus question and that screwed us up. Sadly there were no Science questions. The Bud lite girls were there promoting the beer and if you were drinking Bud lite you could enter into winning a trip up to some ski resort in Maine. They had free beer can opener keychains. It was a fun night of drinking and trivia. I wish that Sara showed up but she was playing poker with some other friends. Can't wait to see her on Thursday.

My first class starts tomorrow at 11:30....though technically it starts today since it is 12:30 am right now. I get to sit in a classroom for 3 hours but as least as its a one day a week class so I can deal. I looked through the 2 books for the class today and they don't look that bad. It was kinda exciting to get all my books and school supplies. It has been awhile so it was exciting at first. I think that its gonna be a bit strange getting back into the school mood since I have been out for almost 2 years now. I am so glad that Nicole is in this class tomorrow. After class I believe that Gina and I are going to Warwick tomorrow to shop for some things that she needs. Then I think I might go to the party on base with my mom. Not sure yet... Well, guess that's it for now. I think Bleach should be done downloading now and if not it should be done in a few. Want to watch it before I go to bed tonight.

Lazy day

Today I am being totally lazy. I went to work this morning on only 2 hours of sleep. Fun times there. I was pretty happy that I made it to work on time cause I was so not feeling well this morning. Then again I can only blame myself cause I knew what I was doing. Last night I went to go see Bubblegum Villians. It was tons of fun. I went with Matthew, Maricel, and Blake. We pregamed at Matt's house before we headed over to West Warwick. It was tons of fun. The bands were pretty good. The last band I wasn't too fond of though. Didn't get out of Blaze's Billiards until they closed and by that time I was so hungry. Ended up getting food at Denny's so I didn't get back home until almost 3:30 am. I drank more than I should have and I paid for it this morning. Though I had been good for not drinking for almost 3 weeks.

Anyways, 2 more days until school starts. I need to get my books and school notebooks soon. I think I will do that after I pick my mom up from her testing at the hospital. I'm really hungry now cause I haven't eaten since breakfast and I only had an omelette. Now I have to go see what is in my kitchen to make. Kinda wish I didn't nap for so long today cause it's going to be a long night of being awake unless I take sleeping pills. So I guess I'm gonna go cook me some food and turn on a movie.

Just blogging...

Well I have paid for my full tuition at CCRI and now waiting for classes to start on Tuesday. I am actually pretty excited about starting school again. There are a couple of people that I know in my classes which is good cause then I won't feel so alone. I am only taking 2 courses at CCRI this semester. My Monday class is Intro to Human Services and my Wednesday class is Drugs and Human Behavior. I plan on taking these two courses this semester and then transfer them over to URI for next semester. Once I am back at URI I have one more year left and then I'm done. YAY! After that I still have no idea what I want to do. Oh, for everyone who doesn't know my major it's Human Services (CCRI) or Human Development and Family (URI). I am thinking about doing the teaching thing after I graduate because I have always wanted to teach Kindergarden. I am still iffy on that though. For now I guess I just have to wait and see what path I end up on.

Tonight I am going to see my friend Rob's band, Bubblegum Villians, at Blaze's Billiards in West Warwick. I am wicked excited to see them perform cause I have not been to one of their shows in so long. Also, it'll be nice to see some of my friends that I have not seen in awhile either. I wish them luck on their show tonight but I know they don't need it cause they totally rock. Other than the show tonight there really wasn't much going on today. Though I did work for the first time in a week and a half. Let me tell you that it was a bit wierd going back after having so much free time. It was good seeing my coworkers again. I missed them a lot.

Unable to sleep

Right now I am wide awake wishing that I could fall asleep. Though thanks to Gina for getting me all wired up on tea and honey and then on cheese and crackers it's going to be awhile before it's bedtime. Gina and I have been watching some interesting movies on tv. I believe the first one we watched was called I think I love my wife and it was made me laugh. The only part I didn't like was when the husband almost cheated on his wife but in the end he made the right choice to not cheat. Right now we are watching Home for the Holiday and this movie actually makes me happy that my family is not so crazy. It has some funny parts in it. Other than watching those 2 movies we've been playing games on our computer or watching shows we've recorded. Sounds kinda lame but I am quite content on doing what I am doing so far. Gina and I have had some crazy moments like laughing about absolutely nothing.

So it's Friday morning and there is so much that I think I need to do today. Though right now I can't think of it all except for printing out my schedule and going to CCRI to get my student id. Also, I need to drop by work to see if I am working at all this weekend or anytime during the weekdays. Though I doubt I'll be working much or even at all since it's still so slow. I know I was suppose to go to the spa with Josh because we both had the day off but I forgot to make the appointments. So we are going to go when we have another day off together. Hopefully it'll be sometime before the wedding cause it would be nice to be all relaxed and loose so I can dance the night away. I have a feeling that I'll be hanging out with Gina again and maybe spend some time with Katie D.

That's it for now...I can't think of anything else to say. Plus I should try to get to bed. Good night!

First time blogging

Hey! So I decided to try this blogging thing out for the first time after looking through my friend Sara's. I figured that this would be a good way for my friends that I don't talk to all the time to keep up with my life. Right now...I'm just sitting on my friend Gina's room watching the food network. I'm about to start school next Wed. and I'm actually excited about going back after being out of college for almost 2 years. Lately I have been wondering what I should do about my life and what I need to do in order to get where I want to be. The only problem I am having is I have no clue what I want to do. If I do well this semester I only have a year left of college and a year can go by really fast. So I'm getting kinda worried....

Work for me is slow since there is not much going on in Newport during Winter. I actually miss going to work sometimes. I guess maybe because I also have friends there that I don't see unless I go to work or we make plans ahead if we aren't too busy. As least as I know that work won't interfere with my school work. This year is definitely slower than last year.

I'm a girl scout leader for Carey Elementary School right now. Though their program will be ending at the end of the month. Lucky for me there will be another program starting up again in the beginning of February that will last until April. Girl Scouts is helping me keep busy through the Winter season. Plus the girls are not that bad to hang out with for an hour. It's difficult to think up different activities that will keep these girls entertained every week unless they give us ideas beforehand. I help out with other troops when needed.

Other than that for right now I really have nothing new or exciting going on right now. Though next week I have Sara's bachlorette party and wedding. I can't wait to see Sara and so excited for all the wedding stuff.