4:20 time...... *sigh*
My whole world just got flipped upside down! My best friend is moving to Utah! Arg. Now that I am finally back in the state, she has to go move! I am happy for her, but I’m going to miss Em so much. I was really looking forward to being in Ann Arbor and getting to hang out with her. But I understand that she hates her job and this is a much better plan for her and John. I just… damn…. Well I guess I have a reason to learn how to ski out west! Hee hee….
I guess the upside of that is her friend Jason needs a roomie now. He’s really nice and clean and a good cook so I might entertain that thought. I really would like to be in the dorm my first year back though because I want to meet people my age going to school and kind of doing the same thing. All of my friends are graduating or have already found their “niche” of buddies. Not only do I want to do that, but I don’t want to worry about everything else that goes along with having an apartment (rent, bills, etc….) It’s awesome having your own “space,” but I want to move in with a good girlfriend or someone that I’ve known for awhile. I don’t’ ever want to be in the position again of having to walk on tiptoes around my roommate. Not saying that Jason would be that way (I sincerely doubt it), but going to Michigan is kind of starting over for me. I want to go in and really concentrate on school- which means I want to be in an academic environment. Not saying the dorm is always the best place for that (lol), but in an apartment building you never know if your neighbors are students or on the same page as you. Blech…
In other news, besides thinking about school stuff, I am great! I have been exercising and going to Curves and eating a lot better. I feel so much more energized and centered after getting on a normal sleep pattern and just doing things that are better for my body.
Andrew and I celebrated his birthday last week. We went to a Pistons game Friday with his Mom. Awesome seats and Darko actually scored a two-pointer! Plus neither of us had been to a sports game with a boyfriend/girlfriend before. So I’m sure the people sitting around us were ready to puke from all the cutesiness.
Saturday I met his stepmom Lou and she is SO cool! She gave me this big hug when she met me and we had a nice lunch sitting outside talking. (We talked a bunch more later too). She lives on a farm way past White lake almost into Fenton and has two horses, Shaboo and Chez. I haven’t been on a horse in years so it was pretty funny. Andrew used to go to dude ranches and take lessons so he just hopped up there like a pro- got into a nice trot by himself and everything. Then we went on the 4-wheeler really really fast. Lou said she could hear me screaming across the fields, I was so excited. The wind was blowing through my hair and I was clutching onto Andrew. And then I got to drive-hollah!! The day was perfect and sunny and I felt so comfortable. Lou’s house was really pretty and she appreciates art -you can see how it’s rubbed off on Andrew’s taste. And being around someone outdoorsy was refreshing. I don’t get enough of that in West Bloomfield. It reminded me of Alabama driving out there.
Later that night I decided to be a bad girlfriend and a good friend and skip Andrew’s birthday party to go up to Albion. This was the last time before Jennifer graduates that I could come and see her, her roomie Dre, and their friends. Since next week they will be preparing for finals and then bam! Another one of my chicas will have graduated. I felt really bad because I wanted to meet Andrew’s friends, but I also wanted to visit my friends, since the window of opportunity to do so was rapidly closing. (It’s closed!) Plus I think I’ll get to meet his buds this summer. Jenn and Dre visited me at Rhodes so it was kinda cool finally getting to see them in their atmosphere. We had a lot of jungle juice and got dressed up together for the “Buffet Bash” and it was cool. The party (frat house with sand for a floor) was too crowded and I couldn’t dance because of the sand. Then Jenn lost her ID and all the alcohol hit her suddenly. So we went back to the dorm, ate some pizza, made fun of drunk Jenn and watched Super Troopers. Not very exciting, but good memories with my gals. I can’t wait till Dre has a bonfire this summer because Jenn and I will for sure be there (she has a hottub now too so watch out! muuwaaahhaaahaaaa…..danger danger!!!)
Hmm.. what else is going on? Oh! I got to celebrate Natalie’s birthday with her and Krystle and Matt and Josh and Andrew and Jim and Joey last weekend. We went up to City Club and yeah….. drunken dancing is fun…. There were a couple kids rolling that I did glowsticks for so that was cool. And of course Natalie did her unmistakably Kung-fu Mama kick dance (watch out for heavy black boots in your face!) And Andrew was very patient with a scene that is definitely not his style. A scene that is quickly not becoming my style either. I like City Club and I like dancing but I guess I have turned into a fuddy duddy. I’d much rather be at a friend’s house just hanging out than going out to the club. Not only is it mega-expensive, but I don’t really feel like I am developing my relationships in a dark, smoky, loud place. Don’t get me wrong-it’s fun for a birthday night and cool to see everyone get together…… But I’d rather relax than go out to the club anymore. Am I growing up, or is it just me? I dunno…..
Oh... I almost forgot? Those who remember my Civic driving days? (Memphians) Yeah my brother totaled the car on his way back from Hilton Head (Spring break). He got hit by a semi-truck that drifted into his lane and was almost thrown off into a ravine. I was flying back to Detroit from Philly and my parents were going to Washington DC, so yeah… he was really lucky they drove another car (his friend Jordan’s Dad was with them) because they had to leave it in like Kentucky or something. Poor Joe. Thank God he’s alright, because the cop said it was a very close call. And no one got injured at all. I think he’s still shaken up about it though- he hasn’t been sleeping well.
I can’t believe it's April 20th. It seems like I moved back up here like 3 days ago. And it’s been two months of not celebrating 4:20. I feel like I can breathe again. And I am so proud of myself. And of Andrew quitting too. It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you take each day at a time and try your best. I can’t wait to focus that mentality to school in the fall. I sit here everyday (very very bored at work) and imagine what it’s going to be like, all the people I’m going to meet, all the new ideas I’m going to learn….. What my future will be like...I feel like the old Andrea is coming back...
PS. I ran into an old friend from high school, (Greg Boothroyd) at my bro's track meet yesterday. I didn't even recognize him at first- he's all grown up! Talk about unexpected! It was so cool seeing him and talking about his plans for the future to work with juveniles offenders and law/social work. And it's funny realizing how you can click with people you weren't very close with four years ago. Things change. It's nice to see someone not hung up on all that crap from North. It's also refreshing to hear someone doing something with their life to benefit others. Most of the people from this area just want to make money to live in "safe" suburbia forever. But yeah, it was kinda weird catching up on what people are doing these days. I don't really feel behind because of all the interesting experiences I've had, but hearing about people graduating or going to law school is just one more push to get me focused to finish school.
Yay!
I guess the upside of that is her friend Jason needs a roomie now. He’s really nice and clean and a good cook so I might entertain that thought. I really would like to be in the dorm my first year back though because I want to meet people my age going to school and kind of doing the same thing. All of my friends are graduating or have already found their “niche” of buddies. Not only do I want to do that, but I don’t want to worry about everything else that goes along with having an apartment (rent, bills, etc….) It’s awesome having your own “space,” but I want to move in with a good girlfriend or someone that I’ve known for awhile. I don’t’ ever want to be in the position again of having to walk on tiptoes around my roommate. Not saying that Jason would be that way (I sincerely doubt it), but going to Michigan is kind of starting over for me. I want to go in and really concentrate on school- which means I want to be in an academic environment. Not saying the dorm is always the best place for that (lol), but in an apartment building you never know if your neighbors are students or on the same page as you. Blech…
In other news, besides thinking about school stuff, I am great! I have been exercising and going to Curves and eating a lot better. I feel so much more energized and centered after getting on a normal sleep pattern and just doing things that are better for my body.
Andrew and I celebrated his birthday last week. We went to a Pistons game Friday with his Mom. Awesome seats and Darko actually scored a two-pointer! Plus neither of us had been to a sports game with a boyfriend/girlfriend before. So I’m sure the people sitting around us were ready to puke from all the cutesiness.
Saturday I met his stepmom Lou and she is SO cool! She gave me this big hug when she met me and we had a nice lunch sitting outside talking. (We talked a bunch more later too). She lives on a farm way past White lake almost into Fenton and has two horses, Shaboo and Chez. I haven’t been on a horse in years so it was pretty funny. Andrew used to go to dude ranches and take lessons so he just hopped up there like a pro- got into a nice trot by himself and everything. Then we went on the 4-wheeler really really fast. Lou said she could hear me screaming across the fields, I was so excited. The wind was blowing through my hair and I was clutching onto Andrew. And then I got to drive-hollah!! The day was perfect and sunny and I felt so comfortable. Lou’s house was really pretty and she appreciates art -you can see how it’s rubbed off on Andrew’s taste. And being around someone outdoorsy was refreshing. I don’t get enough of that in West Bloomfield. It reminded me of Alabama driving out there.
Later that night I decided to be a bad girlfriend and a good friend and skip Andrew’s birthday party to go up to Albion. This was the last time before Jennifer graduates that I could come and see her, her roomie Dre, and their friends. Since next week they will be preparing for finals and then bam! Another one of my chicas will have graduated. I felt really bad because I wanted to meet Andrew’s friends, but I also wanted to visit my friends, since the window of opportunity to do so was rapidly closing. (It’s closed!) Plus I think I’ll get to meet his buds this summer. Jenn and Dre visited me at Rhodes so it was kinda cool finally getting to see them in their atmosphere. We had a lot of jungle juice and got dressed up together for the “Buffet Bash” and it was cool. The party (frat house with sand for a floor) was too crowded and I couldn’t dance because of the sand. Then Jenn lost her ID and all the alcohol hit her suddenly. So we went back to the dorm, ate some pizza, made fun of drunk Jenn and watched Super Troopers. Not very exciting, but good memories with my gals. I can’t wait till Dre has a bonfire this summer because Jenn and I will for sure be there (she has a hottub now too so watch out! muuwaaahhaaahaaaa…..danger danger!!!)
Hmm.. what else is going on? Oh! I got to celebrate Natalie’s birthday with her and Krystle and Matt and Josh and Andrew and Jim and Joey last weekend. We went up to City Club and yeah….. drunken dancing is fun…. There were a couple kids rolling that I did glowsticks for so that was cool. And of course Natalie did her unmistakably Kung-fu Mama kick dance (watch out for heavy black boots in your face!) And Andrew was very patient with a scene that is definitely not his style. A scene that is quickly not becoming my style either. I like City Club and I like dancing but I guess I have turned into a fuddy duddy. I’d much rather be at a friend’s house just hanging out than going out to the club. Not only is it mega-expensive, but I don’t really feel like I am developing my relationships in a dark, smoky, loud place. Don’t get me wrong-it’s fun for a birthday night and cool to see everyone get together…… But I’d rather relax than go out to the club anymore. Am I growing up, or is it just me? I dunno…..
Oh... I almost forgot? Those who remember my Civic driving days? (Memphians) Yeah my brother totaled the car on his way back from Hilton Head (Spring break). He got hit by a semi-truck that drifted into his lane and was almost thrown off into a ravine. I was flying back to Detroit from Philly and my parents were going to Washington DC, so yeah… he was really lucky they drove another car (his friend Jordan’s Dad was with them) because they had to leave it in like Kentucky or something. Poor Joe. Thank God he’s alright, because the cop said it was a very close call. And no one got injured at all. I think he’s still shaken up about it though- he hasn’t been sleeping well.
I can’t believe it's April 20th. It seems like I moved back up here like 3 days ago. And it’s been two months of not celebrating 4:20. I feel like I can breathe again. And I am so proud of myself. And of Andrew quitting too. It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you take each day at a time and try your best. I can’t wait to focus that mentality to school in the fall. I sit here everyday (very very bored at work) and imagine what it’s going to be like, all the people I’m going to meet, all the new ideas I’m going to learn….. What my future will be like...I feel like the old Andrea is coming back...
PS. I ran into an old friend from high school, (Greg Boothroyd) at my bro's track meet yesterday. I didn't even recognize him at first- he's all grown up! Talk about unexpected! It was so cool seeing him and talking about his plans for the future to work with juveniles offenders and law/social work. And it's funny realizing how you can click with people you weren't very close with four years ago. Things change. It's nice to see someone not hung up on all that crap from North. It's also refreshing to hear someone doing something with their life to benefit others. Most of the people from this area just want to make money to live in "safe" suburbia forever. But yeah, it was kinda weird catching up on what people are doing these days. I don't really feel behind because of all the interesting experiences I've had, but hearing about people graduating or going to law school is just one more push to get me focused to finish school.
Yay!