Cut for chattiness today with an update on the aforementioned issues with Ian's student loans, what I'm reading for pleasure and for school, detailed notes about what I'm learning in school, and at the bottom of Pandora's box - hope for Ian's career.

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There are days when I deeply regret that I didn't take student loans to get through college right out of high school. I wonder how my life might be different for that education, experience, and presumed leg-up in finding a career? And then there are days when I want to stab the student loan companies in effigy, and then burn that dummy in a great ( Read more... )

At least one of you will pick up what I'm putting down in the subject line! I attempted to write, "What HAVE I been up to lately?" and I couldn't help but snicker at this odd minor old joke.

I got a lot accomplished this morning! Considering that I stayed up until the heretofore unknown time of 4:00 am and then woke around 9:30, this is pretty ( Read more... )

Stole Ian's camera and I uploaded select photos from his Guildhall graduation to Facebook. (If that link doesn't work, I blame Facebook.)

Meanwhile, in a post script to a recent Girls Only post: The retailer of my chosen wedding gown replied to let me know they're expecting a new shipment of that gown in Coca-Cola red within 2-3 weeks. They ( Read more... )

Ian's graduation day was like Christmas. I woke excited and ready to leap out of bed and get things started! We enjoyed a wonderful day with family. The ceremony we attended was just for the 30 graduates. Ken Levine from 2K Boston was the speaker, and gave the somewhat typical, "Don't do what everyone else has done, go out and innovate," speech. ( Read more... )

I got up at 5:45 today to take Ian's brother back to one airport, come all the way home, then go with Ian to take his parents to the other airport. *yawn* Didn't go back to bed. Have sat around finally playing Assassin's Creed myself all day. Benihana dinner with other classmatesalumni tonight.

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After getting out of work early yesterday (my company's holiday gift to us in lieu of expensive party), I dashed home to do some final domestic chores in preparation for family arriving. I did the worst things first: cleaned bathrooms, scrubbed toilets, cleaned off the kitchen countertop under my plants, washed pots & pans, the works. Just when I ( Read more... )

Ian's stress levels are running pretty high these days as he crams in the last bits of work before graduation on December 13. I think that most of his stress is from the continued job search. Ian's experience is about on par with the other students, particularly the artists. Still, I understand his anxiousness. I wish there were something more we ( Read more... )

Ian and I joined his parents and maternal grandparents in Gulf Shores, Alabama for Thanksgiving. His parents have a condo right on the beach -- it was incredible. I was prepared for sort of a chilly and grey beach weekend, snuggled in a comfy chair with a book. Needless to say there was some scrambling to buy shorts and a bathing suit for Ian since ( Read more... )

Grocery shopping day. This time three weeks of supplies for $100, including stocking up on Coke while it was on sale ($.40 for each 20-ounce bottle, $.25 a can -- it pays to use the stock from home and forgo machines and restaurant Cokes!). Now that I've been in this new routine of grocery shopping for about three months, I'm really impressed by ( Read more... )