1. December 2008 by Sarah.

Currently I am listening to Christmas music, writing a paper, working on a presentation, under two blankets, and contemplating life.

Only one more week of classes, fours finals and then I get to go home! Thank goodness! I need to just sleep in my bed and crash on my brown couch.

This evening I got back from Philly and attempted to take a hot bath, no such luck. Then the heat isn’t working and so I will be sleeping with a heating pad to stay warm. I can’t feel my toes right now so that may be a bad thing.

Yesterday I spent the day in NYC had a wonderful time and totally can’t wait to live there for real! I just need to land my kick ass PR job and I will be fine.

The next 9 days are going to go so slow!!!

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28. November 2008 by Sarah.

This pretty much sums up the evening!

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26. November 2008 by Sarah.

Sometimes a person can really be shocked about what life throws their way. Moving from CA to Alaska, graduating college, new relationships, losing old relationships, writing a thesis. All of these and much more are part of life and you have to deal with them as they come.

I use to think that I could handle just about anything that was thrown at me. But maybe I was just thinking of the academia world. Now that I am about to end life as I know it in academia, I will really have to face the real world. Allow me to elaborate…

Going to college 3,000 miles away from where I had spent every waking moment of my life was a pretty big thing for me. I thought it was going to be the biggest, as it turns out it isn’t. After freshman year I learned that I am still living a in a very tiny bubble. Larger then when I lived at home, but still a bubble. I don’t have to cook my own meals, I don’t have to pay bills, I don’t have to drive places or get gas. The only responsibility I have is getting my homework done and attending many club meetings. No job, no boss to report to, no lunch breaks, etc. I am not out there in the real world yet.

The more that I think about this concept the more I run away from it. I have no idea where I will be this time next year and it scares the hell out of me. Will I be CA? Will I be at a job I know how to do? Will I be making enough money? Will I be happy? In high school when I was making the decision to come back east to school I always had plan “B”, going back home. That option is now gone. I mean, I know that my parents will be there for me in every capacity, but I won’t be able to return home like I have in the past. I won’t work in Lancaster I know, I could live there until I have saved up enough and then move closer to work. But I still don’t know that yet. Everything is so unsure at this moment and I can’t think about that fact.

Visiting family here for the holiday is wonderful and I love them so much and am so grateful for them. However the question is always asked, “So, Sarah, what are your plans for after graduation?” My answer is always the same, “Not really sure just trying to get through the semester.” Then as fast as I can I try to change the subject and move on. I can tell them what I hope will happen, what I have planned, but that may not work out. So I just don’t give details and hope that is enough.

I know that I am not the only person feeling like this, but it sure does feel that way sometimes. Going with the flow is something that I am really good at, however sometimes I like to swim up stream against the flow and that is where I run into problems. I guess for now I just have to get through finals and enjoy my time at home with my family. Think about the hard stuff after the holidays.

Just as a side note, this the brown couch that I may have mentioned in the past, as well as Buddy and my red robe. If I could just stay there and figure life out, it would be great!

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24. November 2008 by Sarah.

This morning I am off to Philadelphia to spend Thanksgiving week with my East Coast relatives. There will be shopping in King of Prussia, trips to NYC, and lots of Starbucks and sleeping in.

Tonight when we roll into town, I will thrown on all of my ballet garb and take a masters ballet class. This means that I will get my butt kicked by an incredible teacher and not be able to walk tomorrow morning. May sound so not fun to the average person, but believe me to a true dancer, it sounds like wonderful! I am taking very little work with me, and I plan on just enjoying my break before finals in two weeks!  Then I get to go home!!!!

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24. November 2008 by Sarah.

This weekend was Mandy’s Bridal Shower Tea and Bachelorette party. Oh yeah I had a fun weekend. The tea was so cute and I love eating figure foods! I have pictures, but am to lazy to go and upload them at the moment. I will soon I promise. We played the typical bridal shower games. Even the “create the wedding dress out of toilet paper” game. We split up into teams and oh guess who won?!! Yep, my team won. I was the chosen one to get all dressed up. And we WON! I really don’t like losing, so I am glad we didn’t.

Then it was time for the bachelorette party. We started out with surprising miss Mandy by decorating her car and the apartment. Then we played some games, ate some food, then it was off to the bars! We started at Irish Alley and it was first time that I actually sat at a bar. Catherine, Alanna and I ordered Cosmos, which were incredibly strong, but yummy. Alanna and I were talking and she made the comment as she sipped on her drink, that she felt so much like a grown up at that moment. I do have to agree with her, there we were, one of our best friends getting married in two weeks, we were all dressed up, and drinking Cosmos at the bar. How could you not feel grown up? Then it was off to the Bistro, which was a bar with a live band, lots of people and I had an Appletini, which was so good! After that we called it a night and headed back to our rooms for some sleep.

I think we are growing up, and it is a little scary!

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22. November 2008 by Sarah.

Dorm life can be very interesting. The staying up late and getting up early because you had people in your room and just had to talk. The same four corners for a year. Little everything, wild colors, text books every where. It really is the little things that make a dorm room a dorm room. However there are some downsides that I just can’t help and can really make life miserable. This particular downside involves one of my favorite past times, bubble baths.

Last night at like 11pm I had plenty of hot water for a nice long bath, something that I haven’t had in weeks, because I apparently take a bath when the rest of the dorm takes a shower. Lack of hot water sucks, I need my bubble baths people!

Now this morning I slept in until 9am, got up ate some banana bread (thanks Mom!) and then got ready for a bath. There was no hot water. So I got out, thought that I would blog about it and now hopefully there will be some hot water. However I am not holding my breath, and will possibly have to attend this bridal shower without shaving my legs.

And yes, that rubbler ducky is in my bathroom on the lip of the tub!

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17. November 2008 by Sarah.

This morning when I sat down to write a post, I thought it would be something super deep about being a 20 something, getting ready to start a new chapter of my life and so on.

Then we went on a rode trip. 

I am sure that there is something profound to say about the above, but for now I will continue watching Love Actually.

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10. November 2008 by Sarah.

There are only a few weeks left in the semester. This is total crunch time, nothing else matters except getting the work done, studying for the tests, writing the papers, turning in drafts of thesis, and so on. There fore some daily habits go by the way side in order to make time for such things.

One of my dear friends who I love oh so much has gotten so caught up in work she hasn’t showered in a few days. We all love her, but will be THRILLED when she takes a shower. That is an extreme example of course and I would never do anything like that, oh no! However I am finding that in the beginning of the year I worked out everyday, picked up my room, did dishes daily, and so on. I am now down to working out at least once maybe twice a week and I do the dishes once a week. Thank goodness I have more then one bowl.

This is just a prime example of the college life style. Who cares if the bed isn’t made, you are living at school to go to school and make the grades. And that is just what I am doing! Entropy…bring it on!

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8. November 2008 by Sarah.

My father is so funny! He sends me these things and this one I thought I should post!

A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl.

Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well until one
day he rushed into a lawyer’s office and asked him if he could arrange a
divorce.

Have you any grounds?
Yes, an acre and a half a nice little home.

No, I mean what is the foundation of this case?
It is made of concrete.

I don’t think you understand. Does either of you have a grudge?
No, we have a carport, and not need one.

I mean, what are your relations like?
All my relations still in Poland .

Is there any infidelity in your marriage?
We have hi-fidelity stereo and good DVD player.

Does your wife beat you up?
No, I always up before her.

Is your wife a nagger?
No, she white.

Why do you want this divorce?
She is going to kill me.

What makes you think that?
I got proof.

What kind of proof ?
She is going to poison me.

She bought a bottle at a drugstore and put it on shelf in bathroom. I can read, and it says ‘Polish Remover’

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4. November 2008 by Sarah.

I thought that I would give you an play-by-play of my day.

6:30am: Up and at em! Time to get dressed and go to the gym.

6:45am: At the gym for a half an hour bike ride, while reading for my research methods class.

7:30am: Eating breakfast in the Dining Hall reading for my research methods class

8:00am: Get ready for errands, talk to Mom, check e-mail, get dressed, make bed, fold laundry.

9:00am: Went to the Post Office, the Bank and then off to Philosophy class.

10am Philosophy class

11am Astronomy class

Noon: Lunch with Sterling and Catherine in the Dining Hall

12:30pm work on research methods study guide for test on Tuesday.

3:00pm Off to the graphics lab to get ready to work on project for print on Tuesday afternoon.

3:30pm Senate Board meeting

4:30pm Work on design project

5pm Dinner in the Dining Hall

6pm Off to Starbucks for Monday night pick me up

6:30pm STARs meeting, worked on t-shirts for Freshman Fall Fire

7:45pm back in the room, finished up Astronomy assignment, checked e-mail, looked over part of Media Law readings for tomorrow.

8:48pm Posting this blog then will write a page for literature for thesis. Then a bath where I will study for my Research Methods test tomorrow, then bed….

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