What I've Accomplished So Far This Semester

Mar 21, 2006 16:59

The only reason why I decided to update my journal is because I'm procrastinating over a paper that I don't feel like writing. College has turned writing into such a chore. Anyway, here's what's been up:

MONSTERJAM at G'boro Coliseum - January 16th, 2006:

If I had been born male, I would have probably attended this annual baccanale of noise and big trucks long ago, since it always falls sometime around my birthday. Attending a monster truck rally had been on my "Before I kick the bucket" list for sometime now. Once you've seen one, however, there's no sense in going to another one. Sara Ellington and Daniel McMillian also came along with me and Joe. Prepared with earplugs and tall plastic cups of Bud, we watched Grave Digger, Sampson, and the Ninja Turtle truck battle it out for...uh...well it's like professional wrestling where the most popular truck wins, I guess. I had a great time.

MY 21ST BIRTHDAY - January 24th, 2006:

Though it was on a Tuesday (yeesh), I still had a great time. Your mom was there. I ordered a margarita with my dinner the previous Monday with dinner, even though it wasn't legal yet. Later that night I was sitting at the bar with not-yet-fiance Joe and waiting for the clock to strike midnight. My first (legal) drink was a free whiskey sour courtesy of bartender Damien, then I moved on to a White Russian, a shot of tequila, a Three Wisemen shot, a Madras (I think), one other mixed drink that I cannot recall, and topped it all off with a Long Island iced tea. Needless to say I was buzzing at work the next morning, and felt horrible the following afternoon. I'm not the kind of girl who vomits. I just curl into a fetal position while my head and stomach hate on me.

THE PROPOSAL - February 1st, 2006:

Joe told me he had a surprise for me, but I pretty much knew what the surprise was. We had picked out the ring at Reed's jewelers at the mall sometime last September, and I knew that Joe was about to pay it off with the refund check all students receive from the school about every semester. After blindfolding me and driving me around the neighborhood, we arrived at Bianca's Italian restaurant just down the street from UNCG. It is a cozy, romantic restaurant and one of our favorites. After finishing off a delicious dinner and house wine served by none other than Brittany Bryant, my classmate from Ledford (a coincidence), Joe started asking me questions about how many things one needs to prepare for a wedding. After naming off a hundred different items, Joe takes the little black box out of his pocket, slides it across the table, and says, "Well is this on your list?" I was in gleeful shock, and Joe got down on one knee beside my chair and asked for my hand in marriage. What do you think I said?

YES!

QUITTING THE TEAM - February 4th, 2006:

I quit the UNCG Women's Rugby team. No hard feelings, I'm just not into it anymore, and it has nothing to do with getting engaged, but has everything to do with my academics and my professional goals. 'Nuff said.

IMPERSONATING A CRIPPLED PERSON - March 1st, 2006:

Yes, this sounds awful, but it's true. I had to do it for my "Junior Adventure" as part of my Teaching Fellows class. Me and two other fellows took turns wheeling around the Friendly Shopping Center. The goal of this activity was to help us experience what some of our students' parents have to go through on a daily basis. The highlight of this activity for me was following the directions given by Dr. Cooper to navigate the second floor of Hechts department store and find the wedding registry. We found it, but it and half of the second floor was surrounded by highly expensive and breakable china. We certainly would have had an 'experience' if we accidentally bumped into the china with our wheelchair! Thanks Dr. Cooper!
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