does anyone read these anymore??
stumbled across this again during a school project - its funny what happens when we grow up. looking back is weird...its not that long ago but so much has changed. I've changed so much.
Here's the update (even if you didn’t ask for it ;) )
1) Andrea and I still happily together...it'll be 7 years soon. Its insane how much two people really can share. There is nothing she doesn’t know about me...I think i can actually feel it every time her heart beats. I cant wait to make that beautiful girl my wife.
2) Working very hard on being an out and comfortable lesbian. Soooo not as strong as I thought I was. I care too much about what other people think. Buuuut, I am getting there, and I know that it is worth it.
3) Enrolled in Master's Program at Fairfield Univ. for school psychology. I'm almost finished w/ my master's classes (3 left!) then I will begin internship for my school certification and certificate of advanced study. I'm hating every minute of it. Completely doubting my abilities to actually make a difference in the life of a child and feeling very overwhelmed. Also completely overburdened with school, work, and home life. Missing poetry, coffee shops, museums, theatre, political debates, dancing, entertaining...everything that makes me, me.
4) Recently had a huge upheaval at work...I was given notice in April that I was being laid off (transferring my department out of state) and my termination date would be July 7th. There were many tears and I panicked - I applied to a million places. Then I got a ton of job offers (including CIGNA coming back and saying they actually wanted to retain me for my choice of a couple new positions). So that was confidence boosting and overwhelming all at the same time. I decided to see what offers came in and just take the biggest. Sooo, beginning June 12th I will start my new cushy, corporate job with The Hartford Financial Institution (representing some VIP clients in the legal department). Very lovely pay increase and my own office with a door and a window!! (I’m really hoping I will also have an assistant but no word on that yet...). Its really insane how the whole business thing just fell into my lap - i never though I would be the board room, phone conference, managerial type but I'm finding a lot of success and I actually like it. The whole thing is making my head spin and its making me question whether or not I should continue with the school psych thing. In the end I will actually have to take a pay cut if I decide to become a school psychologist, who the hell wants to do that??
5) Aside from Andrea, Mickey and Lilly (cat and dog) are the loves of my life. Lilly has come sooooo far from where she was when we first adopted her - i'm so proud of her and I swear I fall in love with her every time she looks at me w/ her pathetic brown eyes. I can tell that she is soooo happy in her new home and that makes my heart sing :)
6) Got a new car (yes, another new car...). I decided I wanted the hatchback version of my Mazda so that Lilly could sit in the back rather than on the seats. Its a year newer and a bigger engine :) She loves it and I love it, still red and sporty, but a touch more practical. Bette updated.
7) To date I've lost a total of 60ish lbs. Still plugging away. 17 lbs away from my goal. Andrea has also joined in on the weight-loss quest. I love that we can share that now too. She is doing so well - blowing me out of the water! but i've very proud of her.
8)Suffering from major house envy. I feel like i'm getting so old so quick not being married (stupid CT legislatures....) and still living in an apartment is making me feel really behind. Andrea and I have begun discussing the possibility of a condo or townhouse. I'm really wanting a nice, small house w/ a fenced in backyard - my demands aren’t excessive, right? So...stay tuned on that, knowing the way we operate, the next post will be that we are moving....
So there you have it - fully updated and I’m sure fascinated (actually I’m pretty impressed if you are still reading by this point...). There is probably more but that’s what I can come up w/ before 6am. Please give me an update, i feel like I’m missing out on the lives of so many people i care about.
Here's the update (even if you didn’t ask for it ;) )
1) Andrea and I still happily together...it'll be 7 years soon. Its insane how much two people really can share. There is nothing she doesn’t know about me...I think i can actually feel it every time her heart beats. I cant wait to make that beautiful girl my wife.
2) Working very hard on being an out and comfortable lesbian. Soooo not as strong as I thought I was. I care too much about what other people think. Buuuut, I am getting there, and I know that it is worth it.
3) Enrolled in Master's Program at Fairfield Univ. for school psychology. I'm almost finished w/ my master's classes (3 left!) then I will begin internship for my school certification and certificate of advanced study. I'm hating every minute of it. Completely doubting my abilities to actually make a difference in the life of a child and feeling very overwhelmed. Also completely overburdened with school, work, and home life. Missing poetry, coffee shops, museums, theatre, political debates, dancing, entertaining...everything that makes me, me.
4) Recently had a huge upheaval at work...I was given notice in April that I was being laid off (transferring my department out of state) and my termination date would be July 7th. There were many tears and I panicked - I applied to a million places. Then I got a ton of job offers (including CIGNA coming back and saying they actually wanted to retain me for my choice of a couple new positions). So that was confidence boosting and overwhelming all at the same time. I decided to see what offers came in and just take the biggest. Sooo, beginning June 12th I will start my new cushy, corporate job with The Hartford Financial Institution (representing some VIP clients in the legal department). Very lovely pay increase and my own office with a door and a window!! (I’m really hoping I will also have an assistant but no word on that yet...). Its really insane how the whole business thing just fell into my lap - i never though I would be the board room, phone conference, managerial type but I'm finding a lot of success and I actually like it. The whole thing is making my head spin and its making me question whether or not I should continue with the school psych thing. In the end I will actually have to take a pay cut if I decide to become a school psychologist, who the hell wants to do that??
5) Aside from Andrea, Mickey and Lilly (cat and dog) are the loves of my life. Lilly has come sooooo far from where she was when we first adopted her - i'm so proud of her and I swear I fall in love with her every time she looks at me w/ her pathetic brown eyes. I can tell that she is soooo happy in her new home and that makes my heart sing :)
6) Got a new car (yes, another new car...). I decided I wanted the hatchback version of my Mazda so that Lilly could sit in the back rather than on the seats. Its a year newer and a bigger engine :) She loves it and I love it, still red and sporty, but a touch more practical. Bette updated.
7) To date I've lost a total of 60ish lbs. Still plugging away. 17 lbs away from my goal. Andrea has also joined in on the weight-loss quest. I love that we can share that now too. She is doing so well - blowing me out of the water! but i've very proud of her.
8)Suffering from major house envy. I feel like i'm getting so old so quick not being married (stupid CT legislatures....) and still living in an apartment is making me feel really behind. Andrea and I have begun discussing the possibility of a condo or townhouse. I'm really wanting a nice, small house w/ a fenced in backyard - my demands aren’t excessive, right? So...stay tuned on that, knowing the way we operate, the next post will be that we are moving....
So there you have it - fully updated and I’m sure fascinated (actually I’m pretty impressed if you are still reading by this point...). There is probably more but that’s what I can come up w/ before 6am. Please give me an update, i feel like I’m missing out on the lives of so many people i care about.