Good morning. It is my weekend of work, which stinks. BUT - I did trade Sundays with a coworker, so I have tomorrow off and work next Sunday instead. My life feels incredibly dull right now, I feel like all I have to talk about is work.... Cuz thats basically all I feel like I am doing. I sort of feel like I am just getting through the days til school starts, because that is the next chapter of my life. It is really weird for me to think about being a full-time student again. It has been 4 years now since I was full-time at Bethel! It will be a life change, that is for sure. But I am psyched, and I am ready to work my butt off and get good grades. My loans are pretty much all figured out, so I don't have to worry about those until I graduate.
I have found that I rather enjoy the taste of Pepto Bismol. It has a nice spearmint flavor.
Oh! I made camping reservations for a long weekend in July, and I am so excited. I have been wanting to go camping for like, 2 years now. Last year when Nate and I tried to go, there was not ONE campsite on the entire North Shore, and we had to stay in a nice hotel! We ended up in a luxury sweet with a fireplace, jacuzzi, and flat screen TV. Not exactly roughing it. We even had to order in pizza, because all we had were hot dogs and marshmallows but no fire pit. So yes. I made reservations for us and Nate's sister to stay at Lamb's Resort, and we have a nice site very close to the water. I am so excited!!
I should probably think about taking a shower since I have to leave for work in about an hour. Ho hum. What a waste of a shower though, since I will just be going to work and getting people's poop and germs and bodily fluids all over me anyways. I love my job!
Hopefully my next update will be a bit more interesting. : )
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Holy Moly Update!
Wowzer..... Time is flying. I don't know where my days are going, seriously. Sorry to any faithful readers (ahem - Stephanie). I don't even know where to begin, since its been like 2 months since I have updated! Well.
I went to Milwaukee with Nate at the end of May. Some highlights included the Brewers game, the Milwaukee County Zoo, Decemberists concert, RiverWalk, Kari-and-Jeremy time, Streetza, the Milwaukee Art Museum wings, and lots of walking. The Decemberists concert was so amazing. They played the entire Hazards of Love album from start to finish, without even introducing themselves. Then they took a brief intermission type break, and played another set of their older songs. Usually I get kind of whiney and tired from standing at shows, but not this one! I had a chair and I didn't even use it once. : ) I am so pumped to see them again at Rock the Garden on Saturday!
It was really fun seeing Kari and Jeremy. We joined them and a few of Jeremy's friends downtown for a birthday thing for Jeremy. Our little group had a good time crashing the date between the couple at the next table. We kept inching closer and closer to them until we had our drinks on their table, Nate's feet on the guy's stool, and Cameron smoking and using their ashtray.
The next weekend Nate came with my family on a trip to California for my cousin Alyssa's graduation party. Most of the Lindahl clan flew out there and we all stayed at a really nice hotel next to Disney in Anaheim. We pretty much just relaxed on the beaches and explored the beach towns. Nate and I went to the Dodgers game and got dressed for 80's night at the stadium. We were completely decked out and saw only like 5 other people dressed up. Out of like.... millions. I have tons of pics of the trip on Facebook, so please check them out for a visual : )
I have been trying to get my schooling all figured out for this Fall, which is difficult when I have such a small amount of time free during the week. I have been sneaking lots of phone calls and emails from work, trying to figure out my classes and financial aid. I have most of my classes all set, except I need to fit CWC in somewhere, which is just not working out. And it really sucks because it is a prereq for more classes that I need in the near future. As far as the finances go, I have a lot of money that I need to come up with in a little bit of time. At 23, I am still required to provide my parent's financial information to the government, for them to decide how much aid I need. I think this is totally out of this world ridiculous. I have been financially independent, living on my own for several years. My parents do not provide for me anymore, yet somehow Bethel and the government think that they should be able to fork out about 26 grand for ONE year of my education. I understand that I should be expecting this kind of bill with a private school, but I am still outraged that apparently I have very little "need" for assistance beyond my parents. For crying out loud. When are they supposed to save for retirement???? I understand coming right out of high school that my parent's income should matter, but I am an independent adult. Okay, enough venting. I have complete faith that it will all work out, I am just not sure how yet. I have a meeting with my financial aid counselor tomorrow morning, so hopefully I will learn of some more payment options.
I have been feeling very detached from everyone lately, and I really don't like it. Kari is still on vacation in California, and I haven't spoken to her since before my own trip two weeks ago. Stephanie is drinking coconut juice and eating spam without me in Hawaii, and we haven't spoken on the phone the whole time she has been away. I finally got to see Emily today because she is home sick from work, and this is my evening off. I don't even feel like I have talked to Nate much lately because I am going to sleep right when I get off work so I can get up and ready for the next job early in the morning. I am wishing I could cut back some work hours, but now that I have this Bethel bill looming over me, I feel like I can't afford to work any less. Summer is definitely slipping by, and I miss everyone.
I went to Milwaukee with Nate at the end of May. Some highlights included the Brewers game, the Milwaukee County Zoo, Decemberists concert, RiverWalk, Kari-and-Jeremy time, Streetza, the Milwaukee Art Museum wings, and lots of walking. The Decemberists concert was so amazing. They played the entire Hazards of Love album from start to finish, without even introducing themselves. Then they took a brief intermission type break, and played another set of their older songs. Usually I get kind of whiney and tired from standing at shows, but not this one! I had a chair and I didn't even use it once. : ) I am so pumped to see them again at Rock the Garden on Saturday!
It was really fun seeing Kari and Jeremy. We joined them and a few of Jeremy's friends downtown for a birthday thing for Jeremy. Our little group had a good time crashing the date between the couple at the next table. We kept inching closer and closer to them until we had our drinks on their table, Nate's feet on the guy's stool, and Cameron smoking and using their ashtray.
The next weekend Nate came with my family on a trip to California for my cousin Alyssa's graduation party. Most of the Lindahl clan flew out there and we all stayed at a really nice hotel next to Disney in Anaheim. We pretty much just relaxed on the beaches and explored the beach towns. Nate and I went to the Dodgers game and got dressed for 80's night at the stadium. We were completely decked out and saw only like 5 other people dressed up. Out of like.... millions. I have tons of pics of the trip on Facebook, so please check them out for a visual : )
I have been trying to get my schooling all figured out for this Fall, which is difficult when I have such a small amount of time free during the week. I have been sneaking lots of phone calls and emails from work, trying to figure out my classes and financial aid. I have most of my classes all set, except I need to fit CWC in somewhere, which is just not working out. And it really sucks because it is a prereq for more classes that I need in the near future. As far as the finances go, I have a lot of money that I need to come up with in a little bit of time. At 23, I am still required to provide my parent's financial information to the government, for them to decide how much aid I need. I think this is totally out of this world ridiculous. I have been financially independent, living on my own for several years. My parents do not provide for me anymore, yet somehow Bethel and the government think that they should be able to fork out about 26 grand for ONE year of my education. I understand that I should be expecting this kind of bill with a private school, but I am still outraged that apparently I have very little "need" for assistance beyond my parents. For crying out loud. When are they supposed to save for retirement???? I understand coming right out of high school that my parent's income should matter, but I am an independent adult. Okay, enough venting. I have complete faith that it will all work out, I am just not sure how yet. I have a meeting with my financial aid counselor tomorrow morning, so hopefully I will learn of some more payment options.
I have been feeling very detached from everyone lately, and I really don't like it. Kari is still on vacation in California, and I haven't spoken to her since before my own trip two weeks ago. Stephanie is drinking coconut juice and eating spam without me in Hawaii, and we haven't spoken on the phone the whole time she has been away. I finally got to see Emily today because she is home sick from work, and this is my evening off. I don't even feel like I have talked to Nate much lately because I am going to sleep right when I get off work so I can get up and ready for the next job early in the morning. I am wishing I could cut back some work hours, but now that I have this Bethel bill looming over me, I feel like I can't afford to work any less. Summer is definitely slipping by, and I miss everyone.
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