Life moves pretty fast....

Remember that life moves fast quote from Ferris Bueller?? Well, I guess you could say that quote applies to my life over the past year. All of you who keep tabs on my life (I know none of you do), but if there are some out there who do, I moved again almost EXACTLY to the date from when I moved back from Boston, pretty crazy huh?? Let me tell ya, this time was worth everything.

Last March 2012 when I was feeling down and like crap thinking my life wasn't worth living, I got myself back up, started hanging out with old GREAT friends and discovered that I am an amazing person and deserve the best. Summer was sweet. I was out on the Kankakee River every weekend, hanging out at Traxx in Grant Park with all my amazing Gansta's Paradise friends and loving life...never looked back at Boston the whole summer. Enjoyed trips to Chicago to see the cuz and had my sis around to keep me sane whenever I needed to vent about living with our folks. Then something I never ever ever thought would happen so quickly did. October rolled around and an old acquaintance started sending me messages on Facebook. I had no intention of even starting a relationship at this point, but he was pretty persistent on getting me to visit him down in Georgia. I know what you're thinking, "why would she do this again." Why put myself up for failure again when I know how this story ends. Long distance relationships just don't work, don't do it. I didn't make the decision right away, I discussed the situation with a bunch of people and most of them said "just go for it, what have you got to lose." Luckily everything worked out. He bought me a plane ticket and the moment I saw him (he actually parked and met me inside the airport instead of driving around and waiting) I knew that he was going to be my husband. It sounds corny, but I knew it, it was fate. After that trip, I visited again during Christmas to test out a long week and we decided I needed to moved down here. March rolled around, I loaded up my car and I moved again. In May, we made the commitment to marry each other at the courthouse in Woodbine, GA.

Four months later and we have an absolute amazing life together. We do so much, like go to baseball games, shows, the beach, putt-putt golfing, Downtown Disney, St. Augustine, just to name a few. We're happy as can be and can't wait to have a church wedding with all our friends and family around to see how much in LOVE we are!! Pretty soon he'll be gone on deployment, but I know when he gets back it'll be like he never left, I just love him soo damn much!!

I'll always have to keep Ferris's quote in the back of my mind because things have moved really fast the past 9 months. It's great, but we do need to enjoy the little things as much as we possibly can with the time we have together!!
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it." -Ferris Bueller

Also, the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup (AGAIN)!!! LOL

So very sad.

I can't do this. Being here is wayyyyy too hard, I miss Boston too much. I'm going to go back, I can't stay here, but I'm going to stick it out for a couple weeks at least, see how I feel about going back then. Right now I feel as tho I have to go, I enjoy that area just soo much and I love DJ so much that I can't just let that go. He means the world to me and I have to get over my crazy habits. He's the one I just know it and now I can't be with him so it's hard to be happy here. I miss him sooo damn much it breaks my heart.

So this week I start working at the Orland Square Mall and hopefully I will learn a lot! I'm excited to meet new people, but I won't forget my Saugus family!!! Things will be great, I'll work here for a couple months then move back to Mass and find my place again, I can't wait.

Heading home.

Hey guys and gals. Almost a year again since I've posted, but I figured I should update.

Sooo I moved to Boston last August and I absolutely love it. The East Coast is great and I enjoy living here, but I miss my family too much!! Everything's so close together and the ocean is in my backyard practically, lol. But unfortunately I've decided to move back home. I've made a lot of great friends here, with my adopted family and my PacSun family, so it's gonna be hard to leave.....sooo hard. I will miss everyone soo much and I hope to visit soon. I'm gonna miss a crazy summer here and I'm sad that I can't call this family mine anymore :(

On the bright side of things, Jobie will be coming to ride back with me in Martin! I haven't seen her since I moved here last August!! We're gonna check out Salem and the ocean before we head back home. It will be a lot of fun, so hopefully we make it back in one piece!! I've missed her soo muchhhh!

Boom Boom Boom

Dang! It's been a while since I've wrote on here and tons of things have happened!!

First off I met someone and we've been together ever since, the two of us really work well together, but he lives 1,000+ miles away from me. :( That part sucks and we're trying to work on me moving out to him and all that. I just can't wait to get out there!

Second, I quit the Journal finally!!! I'm soo glad I got out before the whole place sunk in. The sports dept. seriously is failing and I feel bad that the community has to see that but that's what happens when someone comes in that doesn't know what they're doing. Oh well, it's not my problem anymore!!

And finally I can't forget to mention how excited I am about the Chicago Bulls right now!! Omgosh the Bulls are in 1st place in the Eastern Conference and I couldn't be any happier for my team. I honestly can't wait till the playoffs start at the end of this month!!! BAHH!

P.S. I'll leave you with this hilarious video...copy and paste this into another browser window...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82VtBxeJH3I

summer.

Soo far the summer has been very good to me.

The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup!!!! Toews got MVP and Kaner had the GW goal, super exciting time for Chicago right now! Also, I bought a brand spankin' new car!! Lol, he's a Red Kia Soul + and he's super cute. I named him Martin.

Other things going on have been kinda rough. My personal life hasn't been going so good in the relationship department. Why can't I find a guy that hasn't been screwed over or messed with from another girl. I feel like I'm always licking the wounds for them. Are there any good looking/not fucked up guys out there my age anymore? Bahh this just makes me soo sad. I find someone I like a lot and it always ends bad, what's my problem?? I've been feeling really depressed lately about it too, hopefully this feeling will cease.

And in other news, just so we don't end on a low note, work has been great. I enjoy being there during the day, although the getting up at 6 a.m. part sucks. Before we know it the Bears will be in town and then school will be starting again.....then it's back to nights, lol.

She was made to blow you away.

She don't care what any man say.

This weekend was great. Paigie Steph came home from South Africa and the girls met up for dinner and a movie on Friday. I myself didn't go to the movie since I had seen it earlier in the week with my sis, but still it was a good time. Then I went out to see the new crew and that was a good time, what a random ass night, lol.

Saturday was just as fun. Markie D hosted Paige's coming home party and everyone was there. I hadn't seen a lot of those people in so long, it was great. Although around 10 at night, there was an awful storm/tornadoes that swept through St. Anne, luckily my parents house was okay, but our neighbors house, not so much.

Friday night I also had an epiphany. I know I have them all the time, but this time was different I think. I'm done trying to please everyone. This is my life and I'm the only one I have to answer to, so why try so hard to make everyone else happy if I don't keep myself happy? Sounds like a good idea to me. HA

Peace.

quarterlife.

I had an absolutely amazing 25th birthday. Prolly the best one since my 21st, lol.
I'm just glad I have good friends who took time out of their busy lives to enjoy my birthday with me (wink, wink). Playing Rock Band/Guitar Hero for hours and eating IHOP at 6 am is just lovely!!

Now I gotta figure out something awesome for my seester's 21st, because I don't want to disappoint her. My 21st was pretty freaking great, so I'm gonna have to make sure that happens for her too!

oh yeah.

I had a much better day today.

The shower got fixed finally, now both the shower knobs are fastened tighter which makes it a whole lot better since they don't leak anymore either, lol.

I can't wait till Saturday. The whole fam, my roommate and I will be enjoying dinner at Brickstone and then later my friends and I will have a late supper at Oliver's Bar and Grill and get our drink on. I'm pretty stoked about it. Even though it's just gonna be a few of us, it still will be a grand ole time, lol.

completely unnecessary.

What a trip that kid is. Seriously, I'm not crazy, I just speak honestly and when I have something to say I say it.

Watch out for this boy girls, he's one of those "you're clingy" guys. What is it with guys labeling girls that? If we show them that we care it automatically comes off as being clingy? Every guy is different, it's either he wants you around every living second or he wants you around only when he feels like it. I've never had a guy call me this before it's new news to me.

Oh and I'm creeping. So everybody since I added you as a friend on Facebook obviously I'm being a creeper cause I want you as a friend. Not at all true. I feel like FB is an outlet, just like this blog here and if I want to be your friend then who cares. If you want to ignore it then ignore it, don't be shitty and talk to your friends about how some random chick added you on FB the other day and you've met them at least once before, geez. People seriously need to get a life if they think cause I added you as a friend means I'm creeping, wow. I mean I've added Chris Duhon and Kirk Hinrich as friends and we've never met, it's just something to do. It doesn't mean I'm gonna be all up in your shit telling you what to do or whatever.

Bahh, I really just don't get how people love to cause drama. I'm a pretty awesome chick, I like sports, I'm pretty, I have a good sense of humor, I have a lot of common sense and I like to have fun, sooo why do you feel the need to start drama with me? Where does it all come from? Just leave me the fuck alone, if I want to get drunk and make a fool of myself I will and nobody is stopping me. I'm my own person and I've done good things and bad things, people do make mistakes, but why am I getting ridiculed for something I didn't do?

I'm just sick of it all. I'm happy and content with life right now, but really people just need to back off and let things go. Have fun and enjoy the moment, because you never know when all this fun shit will be done.

change is gonna come.

Whether I like it or not, change is gonna happen and it already has in some places.

The new b/f didn't work out. It's sad I know, but in a way I'm happy. I helped him realize that he missed his ex and I'm okay with it. I mean I can sit here and be mad OR I can be happy that someone else is happy to have him back. My life seriously is a movie right now or just a Sex and the City episode, lol.

I have been through a lot and I've realized that there's no point in being angry or mad at someone who's obviously feeling something for someone else. I feel like I've grown up a lot in just the past few months, hell even the past year or so just being on my own has really helped me get to know my true self. I've always tore myself down in the past and I really shouldn't be doing that, I'm a really cool girl and I deserve the best and my time will come.

80s

I just got done watching "Say Anything" for the millionth time and I can't help but tell everyone that I've always had this thing for John Cusack. I mean it's no secret, my sister knows I love him, but not many of my friends know of this obsession, lol.

Also on that note, I kinda hide the fact that I absolutely love the 80s. I feel like sometimes I'm a generation late. Somebody said to me at the bar last night, "what do you think you are, educated?" I guess I must have sounded informative on that fact that I knew what I was talking about when movies were the main topic. Made me feel special in a way.

Plus another guy said to me "how are you not married?" Yes I was at the bar, and yes he's engaged to another girl, but this guy is a pretty good friend of mine and I was pleasantly surprised with that statement, but grateful. He said I'm a catch and couldn't understand how nobody has snatched me up yet. Very cute. He just doesn't know how I am in relationships, lol. I'm not up to par with how to play the "game" and I love a person one day and hate them the next, that's just me.

Maybe John Cusack will come sweep me off my feet.

Oscar nite.

And the Oscar goes to........

Another Academy Awards has passed and I'm sitting here again loving every minute of it. Why is that? Why do I get so wrapped up in these people that I hardly know and feel like I'm living their lives? I don't know to tell you the truth. It was another great show if I may say, here are some highlights...

• First I must tell you, the amazing montage of John Hughes films was the first time I teared up during the show. To see all the kids he worked with, especially Macaulay Culkin and how he got kinda choked up, made me realize how great Hughes really was as a person.

• Next has to be Kathryn Bigelow winning best director. She breaks a barrier for all of us women and I have so much respect for her. The Hurt Locker deserves recognition and I'm happy they both got a gold statue.

• Okay the horror montage was a bit outta sorts for this kinda award show, but it was well done and put together perfectly with the background music. Did I say I love horror films?

• Sandra Bullock, you help me understand that being original is soo much better than being someone you're not and I feel that because of you, I am who I am today. That no matter what people tell you, be yourself and that's all that matters.

• Oh Jeff Bridges you've come a long way and I'm glad you finally got recognized for it and I'll never forget a little movie called Stick It.

• ...the dance sequence for all the original scores was pretty freaking awesome, good job Academy!

• On the flip side, sorry Academy I'm gonna tell you again I dislike the live music during the "In Memoriam." It takes away from the montage on screen and they have close ups of the singer?? I mean come on, I wanna see those pictures! p.s. you forgot Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur, bah humbug!

Just a few of the many great moments tonight at the Academy Awards. Please cast Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin again, they always do a good job. Goodnight all.

oh the reality.

So things turned out to be a lot more screwed up than expected. I can't understand how I believed this kid for so long...oh well reality sets in and I'm glad I figured everything out now instead of down the line when it really matters.

My sister and I are okay now, which is good. I was pretty upset about that, but it's all fine now.

a bad week.

So far this week has been pretty sad.

Ericka Schriefer died in a snowboarding accident and it's been tough on her family and friends. It's so hard on the ones she left behind, but I know that wherever she is she's enjoying it just as she did here. She was one of a kind and will always be remembered for how she could light up the room whenever she entered. I don't know how to make this better, but I know after a while the pain will go away eventually.

I'm just not motivated to do anything. This winter has hit me the hardest and I feel soo out of it. Paige is gone and I feel like my world is a little bit bluer while she's away.

All I can do is patiently wait for things to happen. Hopefully by summer my life will be a bit brighter.

stuff.

The Golden Globes were last Sunday and oh were they great. Lots of new winners this year and it definitely made my night. I can honestly say I teared up during a lot of the ceremony. Marty Scorsese winning the Cecil B Demille award was just icing on the cake.

You're so money and you don't even know it.

Two words, Dunn Inn. We must go there more often.

My cousin is on her way to South Africa. She's studying abroad there this semester. I'm so excited for her. I'm thinking I might visit her too, but I don't know for sure yet.

Crap, somethings wrong with me.

Okay wait, I think I'll be alright.....

.....cause I have to be.

Wow

Wow, it's been a while since I've updated ya'll with some newsie.

Well, the apartment moving went great and I have the best roommate anyone could ask for. The last few months have been kinda crazy, making new friends and hanging out with cool people. It helps that I don't live with the p's anymore, lol.

Anyways, things have been great and they can only get better. Christmas eve is in a week and I'm super excited. This year has been pretty amazing and a lot of things have changed in my life, that's for sure, bring on 2010...I'm ready!!

On another note, Julian Casablancas released his first solo album last month and I'm in love! Great job Jules.....now we just need more Strokes and I'll be set. Is it sad that I'm ready for festival season already??

New apartment!

Super excited I'm in a new apartment and loving life.
My new roomie is great and so far no complaints.

Yay!!

bears camp.

Bears Training Camp has been successful so far and super fun for me at least.
Check out www.bearscamp.org and www.daily-journal.com to see the latest videos and articles about the camp.

Hope you're enjoying it as much as me!

Much love to all...

aftermath.

The baseball trip was awesome. I had so much fun. My favorite park would have to be Yankee Stadium, but that's just cause I'm a bit bias. Fenway was pretty neat to see, but will never be as great as Wrigley, that's just my thoughts on that...to each his/her own.

I really enjoyed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, I'd definitely go back. I was disappointed that there wasn't much on Zeppelin, but they had plenty on Jimi, Janis, Beatles and Stones so that made up for it. There also was too much on Elvis, he disgusts me, but again I'm a warped fan of Johnny Cash and Elvis took the spotlight from him. And how could I forget seeing Cooperstown that's always a good time.

In Manhattan, I got to see my great Aunt Penny which was the best part of my trip. It was great seeing her, it had been wayy too long since we last caught up. I also got to meet her new pup Teddy!! He's such a little ham. Her and Teddy showed me around and I got an insider tour of Central Park.

Towards the end of the trip I was ready to come home. I missed having my alone time and being around the fam. Even though I was ready to kill everyone by the end, I had an amazing time and wouldn't trade that trip for anything.

Also....I'm kinda sad that we didn't get the Cincinnati game in....