Addiction

So I'm addicted to blogger. Its not good. I have no where else to go. SO I cruise the blogs of people's that I usually check then i check mine for comments (why? I don't know. There are rarely any.). And then I just hit Next Blog for a while and then I'm bored. I think my life is not stimulating enough.

There's also this recent problem that I really want to kiss Brendan again. Umm so I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by that new feeling. Never wanted to see someone again so much simply so I could "jump" him. Its a bit unnerving, because, I don't know. That is just sooo sexual, and normal I guess, but still. It wasn't aazing but then who am I to judge...I've only kissed three guys. And well, I guess if one wants more thats a sign that it was good, right? Or something like that. I also want areally big hug from him. This is driving me nuts. I already know that he has work all the rest of this week so there is no reason to be so on edge...thats it! I'm on edge! Bah. I'm sexually frustrated. Oy, I've been sexually frustrated for about a month and now its like I had one Pringle and now I can't stop. Groan, that was a bad simile. So therefore I've decided to included it under the title Addiction since thats how I feel, addicted. WOuldn't he love to know that I feel addicted to his "lovin'". Heehee

So I read in the news today that these four guys died at the Boy Scouts Jamboree. Jay is at the Jamboree. I got so scared. I had to read the article twice and then call him to make sure everything was ok. He was mildly amused at me I think, but I mean really. He is one of my best friends and if he was dead, or any of my friends died I'd be...I don't know but devastated doesn't even come close to describing that feeling. Can you be addicted to friends? That doesn't really belong under this title but I'm not redoing it so I sound more addicted.

~*Ery*~

Up(date)

Hee hee. Good day. Well today was the date and I had so much fun. Brendan and I went shopping, which was weird. I don't want any control over what someone I just started seeing wears. Too much power over someone else. But we saw Madagascar which was really cute. We held hands and everything. Next time I am bringing out the big guns and opting for a scary movie. After that he taught me how to drive a stick shift. Stupid cars. Thats hard. I got kisses for good reversing skills, though. Good reason to learn how to drive a car.

After that we went back to his house and sat on his couch and cuddled and talked. It was really nice. And holy crap he has a water bed and I was like...hmm I need to get out of the bedroom right now, or there will be trouble beause I might not want to leave and I don't need to start a makeout session on his water bed. Wait, that sounds bad...but then again I did get out of the room quickly, so it doesn't matter really, yet. But the couch was nice. He put his arm around me and I had my head on his chest and we just talked about stuff and it was sweet because there was nothing really happening and then he was, like, massaging my head and I though I was gonna melt... I mean I could have just dozed off right there I was so comfy with him.

Apres ca we went and got burgers and I think I have a bit of heartburn, but I don't know because I've never had it. The best part about the entire burger place was the fact that we were there. Every time I got to that side of time I see this burger place and think/say: I really want to go there. Then we were there and I got really excited and had to explain why; he laughed and said somethng along the lines of: you will get some good greasy meat. Conversation sorta dragged but we had been together since 1:30 which brought us to about 7 1/2 hours which is a long first date. It continued at his house where Brendan taught me how to play cricket...which I always tought was a game like croquet, but no. Its a darts game. And I'm suprisingly good. I only lost by two. Which is really good since he aparently usually whips on people. I could have won but he blew my last turn by giving me a "good luck kiss" which backfired on me and helped him...not cool. I pouted and got a nice hug. After that his mom said he should take me home which I could have hugged her for because I didn't know what we were gonna do next (actually I do know. I was gonna give him a back rub because that was the bet for the cricket game.). And its not so much that I wanted to get away from him but more like it was the longest 1st date ever and I needed to come home and gather my thoughts. Like right now.

On the ride home we talked and I gave him a kiss for finding my house and then he demanded (yes, he said...give me another kiss before you get out...and I happily complied because it was easy and I had been wondering about that) another before I got out of the car. Heehee I like demands. That sounds almost kinky. I don't mean it like that I just like not having to think about what I'm gonna do and if I should give him a kiss right before I open the door. He walked me to the door but I told him no kisses at the door because of all the windows. Which was wise since everyone except my mom was sitting in the front (living) room right by the afore mentioned windows.

Okay I'm still not really sure how I feel about Brendan. Which is awful. I think I like him but at the same time I don't feel this overwhelming want or need to be close to him. I mean I like it when we're together but then I don't think I'm gonna have a hard time leaving in Aug if we're together then. I don't know. I guess the thing is: I was looking for a fun summer thing, and I think I just got it. I feel bad but then again, I think I'll be okay if I just don't tell him. Poor Brendan I'm a user. I didn't even know it. Bad Ery, stop plotting just go with the freaking flow (but stop when you know you are supposed to stop).

~*Ery*~

Good song

I used to sing this song with my dad when I was like three. Although not the most child appropriate I lved it, and weird as it sounds I might dance with my dad to it on my wedding day...simply because it was our song. Random I know but I heard it today and I had to write it down beforeI forgot it.

Drinking chapagane/feeling no pain till early morning/Dining and dancing with every pretty girl/I could find/Having a fling/With a pretty young thing ill early morning/Knowing tomorrow/I'll wake up with you on my mind.

MCREST

Each year I forget how much I enjoy participating in MCREST. I always meet the most interesting people who tell me the most interesting things. This year I only managed to get there once but it was for the overnight stay. I think I still prefer serving dinner and staying through hospitality but I got a lovely breakfst conversation and I'm much closer to a woman in my parish which is always a good thing, despite her being mildly annoying. On the note of meeting people I met a guy named Thomas (and I've always wanted to know...when your name is Thomas do you go by Thom, as in the spelling or is it just Tom? Always bothered me.) who was very, interesting. He showed me his 007 Wallet and insisted on spelling my name everytime he said it. Later on I had dinner with one of the men who came in later. He wasstarting at MCC in the fall and was going into the culinary arts. Its amazing sometimes what we don't see in others. The next morning I was so excited because Dana wa there helping with breakfast. The whole time I hd been there I felt bad because it was the first day I had ctually gone vs the several I was signed up for, but then she said she felt the same way. I felt so much better that I wasn't just a slacker, or at least, I wasn't a lone slacker. Since we eat breakfast wit the guests I met several other men that day. The most notable one was named Matt. He was young, probably only about 21 (can you even imagine...only 21 and already homeless, but then again the highest amount of unemploymentis in men 18-25; its a sad world). Hewas eting french toast (and yes this explanation is necessary because it looked sooooo good) with strawberries and powdered sugar and syrup. Yum. He told me that the fact that I could make crepes was the sexiest thng he had ever heard. I was...oh what is the word...impressed? No, its more of a swept away. Anyway that was MCREST and it was fun and Im glad I went...like always.

Ery has a date!!

I'm excited! Incase that wasn't clear. So I'm going out with Brendan on Sunday. Yea! He called today and we played a rousing game of phone tag. I was pissed I missed his first phone call. I've been waiting for his call since him and Jay dropped me off on Tues night (it was a good hug!) and then I missed it. But he left a message (which I'll admit to saving) and then I called him and left him a message, directly after which my phone started to ring. I answered it and the first thing he said was "I guess we're playing phone tag." Which is exactly what I said in my message to him. I'm on this crazy high and I have to keep telling myself to calm down or I'm going to just explode. I also have to keep telling myself to stp plotting. Its good plotting, but I need to stop trying to plan what's gonna happen in three days. I can't affect that so I have to go with the flow. I believe that will be my mantra for the next few days: Go with the Flow.

On a non-related note Girls Night is tomorrow! Nancy, Jackie, and Claire (hopefully) are all coming to my house and then we're going to see a Margaritaville inspired concert downtown and its gonna be a blast. They are all spending the night and Nancy is bringing fudge and I should go to the dollarstore and buy some other snacks and stuff and I don't know what we're gonna do after the concert yet....hmmm I should start planning this.

Anywho. There will be updates (heehee date) on everything...I'll just go with the flow go with the flow go with the flow go with the flow go with the flow go with the flow ... ...

~*Ery*~

Not my fault / "Take responsibilities for your actions"

Ugh. Pefectly good evening spoiled by parents. Did nothing all day. Technically I overslept and should have called my dad/boss to see if I was needed...but he came home!!! I mean, he came home and was here for like fifteen minutes...not once did he come to my room and wake me up...although, I was awake and avoiding him, but still he was here. And then my mom calls a around 10pm to tell me that my neighbor did need a babysitter (despite the mother watching me leave at 6:30 and saying "I doubt she's even going to go...just watch, she's not doing it.") I mean yeah I should have called and found out but seriously? There were ways for me to get home before then and I know my mom didn't start babysiting at 10. There is no way. She can't even do it quietly. No she uses the f-ing Nextel walkie-talkie and tells the entire table. Thanks Mom. Oh yeah and I'm supposed to have my phone on me at all times...like when I'm playing volleyball. Because thats how I'm "acessible" (good for the phone too, duh) Ugghhhhhh! Not my fault!!!

On that note there are so many worse things I could have done. I could have grown up to be a very bad adult, but instead I'm not responsible enough. I know parents who would kill for their child's only fault to be that they overslept and didn't call work and forgot about a babysitting job. I could probably name five right now but then again...that's not taking responsibility for my actions.

~*Ery*~

Boats are Fuuuuuun!!

Well the boat trip yesterday was a blast. I was being a nervous worrywart for no reason. We all got along fine and I think brenden is a very nice guy. But I will tell the story form the beginning.

Well it would be wrong to leave out the fact that they were late getting over to this side of town so I was getting myself into such a tizzy waiting for them that I had to lay down and do some deep breathing exercises. They finally got here and I almost immediatly calmed down. THey had come in two cars. Jay and Brendan were in Jay's truck and Matt and his girlfriend Hillary were in her pickup. I rode in the backseat of Jay's truck and gave him directions back to the marina from my house. We got to the boat and Brenden started cooking lunch. I don't think I mentioned it earlier but he cooks in his dads resturant and is going to culinary school n the fll. I sat ou at the grill with him while Matta and Hillary got changed on the boat and Jay got gas for the jetski.

After we ate we got on the boat and headed off. Matt and Hilllary followed the boat with the jetski and we anchored out by this island. After they got to the boat Brendan and I took the jetski out and that was fun. (This is feeling so rote and bland...there will be feelings following the recitation of the events themselves.) Then the guys took the jetski out and went tubing. Hillary and I just sat in the sun and talked. It as great. WhenI first met her I expected her to be really stuck up and preissy but she wasn't. She loves to read and learn stuff and was genuinly a sweet girl. We were going to go tubing but after watching the guys get flung around we changed our minds and just sunbathed some more. A little later we went for dinner at this fancy expensive place on the water. Jackie joined us there and then we went back to the boat. We took a "midnight" (otherwise known as 9 pm) swim, well jumping off the bow and such. Then we came in and packed up the boat and came home.

Alright. That was probably the most boring thing ever. I don't know why but I hate admitting feelings to myself. It probablly has something to do with self protection. One of those if-I-don't-admit-it-it-isn't-true sort of deals. Anyway I guess I fill fill in some blanks here.

Okay as soon as I saw Brenden I remembered who he was...which is not a feeling, but it was calming. I can't deny that I still find Matt to have an attractive personality...but at the same time, I'm not attrated to him (yea points for me!!). I don't really know how I feel about Brendan. He's a really nice guy and stuff Im just not sure what I feel. He said he'd call me sometime this week though so maybe we'll hook up and do something just one-on-one which is a good way to figure out some of these feelings. Athough when we hugged (everybody hugged so its not like a huge deal) at the end of the night...it felt nice. We're the same height and stuff but he seems so much bigger and stronger than me. Mmmm thats a good thing. Control yourself chica. Heehee.

I don't know what else to say. Oh yeah spiders are icky. We found all these spiders by the bot and they were big and icky and Brenden was scared too and that made me happy for some reason. I'm in such a good mood!! Its glorious. I feel like everything is right. Everything is just falling into place by itself and its just happy and glowing. I think it has something to do with just letting go of control over my relationships and letting things happen.

By the way it took me two hours to right this...I was having serious writers block...as it is I'm not even satisfied with how it came out.

~*Ery*~

Boredom, Boredom, Happiness?

So I went to visit the mother's family this past weekend. We ended up staying an extra dy which wasn't awful but it threw things out of wack a bit soo yeah...not whole lot to saw right now (at least nothing that I feel like taking the time to write) because I have other specialler more exciting yet confusing things to discuss, with myself and the computer. Anywaay, the story.

So while I was out with Nancy Jay called. He was checking to see if I was still going to the boat with him and Matt and his girlfriend on Tues. (Oh man! A whole other story there that will have to wait till this one is done). I told him I was and then he asked me the oddest question: Do you remember Brendan? I'm now switching to colorcodeing some of this..its easier.

Me

Jay

Brendan

Nancy

My thoughts during the whole thing.

Actions

Yeah, I remember Brendan. Ryan's cousin...why?

Well he's gonna call you in a little bit if thats ok? 'Cause he likes you I guess(what in the world!?! I can't even remember what this guy looks like! I've only met him like twice total) so I gave him your number and he's gonna call in a little bit and come with us tomorrow if thats alright?

Yeah thats fine. I'll see you tomorrow.

Hang up phone.

Nancy, remember Brendan?

Ryan's cousin? Yeah.

Well apparently he likes me and is going to call me in a little bit, accordingto Jay.

Wait wasn't he going out with his date from prom...Annie?

Yeeeaaah. You're right he was. Well maybe they broke up? Jay wouldn't give him my number if they were still a couple, he'd be nicer to me than that.

Well yeah. But what if he's on the rebound? You don't want to be a rebound girl.

Phone rings...Brendan's number presumably since I don't recognize it.

Hello?

Hey this is Brendan...Jay gave me your number.

Oh hi! (This playing dumb act sucks)

So what's up?

Not much, how are you? (I hate saying that. I feel so old fashioned)

Not much not much...so I heard you're going up to the boat tomorrow.

Yeah, you're coming up too, right?

Yeah yeah...so I was thinkin maybe we could get together sometime...whats your schedule for this week?

(I should add right now that I missed a bit of this because Nancy decided to spit a gigantic amout of phlegm out the window of her car at this moment....she was so proud that she apparently forgot I was on the telephone and started gushing about how far it went)

Ummm well (gather thoughts gather thoughts! This is a date potential question here!!!) I'm not really sure about that right now I just got back from vacation.

Oh yeah where too?

(and at this point Nancy got helpful: The picnic on wed. (hissed). Whose all going? Will they care? (also hissed with hand over phone) trying to keep up with two converstions is hard.)

I went to _____ to visit my mom's family there.

That's cool.

Anyway, I've got this picnic thing I'm going to Wednsday...if you want to come...? (please say no please say no please say no)

WEll I have work everyday except Sunday, so... (for God's sake why couldn't you just ask if I was interested in doing something on Sun. you moron)

Ummm, as far as I know I'm free Sunday so if you wanted to get together that would be cool.

Okay, well since you live so far away would you mind meeting me, like, halfway or something?

(No I wouldn't mind but I can't because I killed my car and Oy! This sucks!)

Well I might be able to work something out....but you see I don't have a car...sooo....

Oh well (laughs) (good sign...not totally pisssed about lack of vehicle) I guess we can figure it al out tomorrow then.

Okay sounds good see ya then.

Alright bye.

Hang up phone.

Okay well that was weird. I men its just weird!

I know I mean you've only met him once.

Yeah and I don't even remember him I remember who his date was nd suff....but I can't place his face.

Yeah

I'm gonna call Jay and find out about this break up thing and if I'm a rebound girl.

Ok

Thats the gist of the story. Jay told me I wasn't a rebound girl and that he would take better care of me than that...aww. So yeah now I'm going to the boat and I'll just see what happens.

Oh yeah the going to the booat with Matt and his girlfriend story:

I talked to Matt one day online and he told me about how he hurt his hand and blahdee-blahdee-blahdee-blah. He mentioned that he was going up to the boat with Jay someday this week and I should come up if I can work it into my schedule. It pains me to say that I was sooooo happy. I mean, I know he has a girlfriend and I don't even want him anymore (mind out of the gutter), but I wanted to *this makes me literally cringe as I type it* show him what he let go. As in I wanted to look so good and stuff just to show him what he could have had. Its ridiculous and shallow but its the truth. So I tell him 'yeah it would be cool to come up here's my number, call me when you pick a day,' and that was it. Well Jay called today and invited me to come up with him and Matt and his girlfriend...and I about died (first word that came to mind...I don't like it because I didn't care that much but I can't pick a more fitting phrase). Because now I had a dilemma. I wanted to look good, but I couldn't look too good because then she would know something was up, I emphasize the she because lets face it a guy wouldn't have any clue how long a girl took getting ready, but she would and I can't have that. So yeah there is that story.

So now I'm ... happy? I don't really know. Because its cool and fun and exciting that someone likes me, but I don't even know him. I don't want to fall in the same trap I did with Matt wherin I knew he liked me so I decided that I would like him too...then again, maybe that was just supposed to happen. Fate? I don't know. The best thing to do right now is to stop schemeing (outside of what I'm gonna wear which I've already got figured out) and just go with the flow. Try to be fun and carefree and open to the possibilities

A Woman's Perogative

Well damn. I always thought a "woman's perogative" was something I'd be hailing as the best thing ever, and now I've gotta come and bash it. Oy. I'm so pissed right now. Mother dearest played the "I'm changing my mind twice in two days" card and now I'm stuck cancelling plans. I should back up. This doesn't make much sense.

Every year my family (plus or minus dad...he can't always get off work) goes on a 9 hour car ride to visit my mom's extended family. Its all well and good and we stay at Grandma's house but its not, how do you say?, the most exciting trip ever. Granted we get to see relatives and cousins and all that fun stuff, but Grandma's house is boring and tthere just isn't much to do (she doesn't exactly live in NYC). So this year, like every year, we began scheduling our trip. We decided on an extened weekend one spanning July 14-18. All well and good. I really didn't want to go, but what are you gonna do? Its family and thats just how it goes.

Well **This can't wait: I totally just got free cake at work and it was delicious and it had strawberries and it made me reeeeeally happy. Now back to the regularly scheduled story** right after orientation mom decided that she was just gonna go home later than planned, othrewise known as after my grad party. So I went ahead and made plans with Nancy Jackie and Jay (all of whom I haven't seen together in a long time). Jay has this city fesitval thing going on that he's all excited over so we were just gonna go hang out there and just chill with each other. I was just starting to get excited about it.

But now mom has used her woman's perogative to decide that we are going to go to visit her family the weekend of the 14-18. Thus shooting all of my plans to hell. No that they were especially fun or intriguing plans, but I was excited. I had made plans and now they aren't going to go through. Plus I don't know if I'll even be able to tell Jay until that day which is really not cool. I'm so not happy (I was pissed before but then I got cake so I'm a little happier) Because I have go to see the family. I can't not go because some are coming out here for my grad party and how would that look if I couldn't go see them because I had plans with my friends. Arrrgh! Stupid Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid. Merde merde merde merde! C'est penible et merde merde merde! Elle est penible et stupid la perogative de femme!! Merde! Heehee french. I only know one swear word. Merde=shit. Heehee. Still angry. But now angry in francais.

Ick. Merde. I'll be back later to write something else. Don't know when, just know: I'll be back...heehee sorry I really didn't mean for that to come out like that. Bad pun.

~*Ery*~

Northern

Wow. I feel like I haven't posted in something like forever. Its madening. I have so much to catch up with. Orientation was an absolute blast but I have so much more to say on the subject so here goes. (I'm using the bullets simply because they are flowers)

• Mom and I got lost. On our way to the University we missed a turn and ended up at this random Point where the road ends and where some famous guy's ship went down. All very pretty but added about two hours onto our 7 1/2 hr trip. It also caused us to almost miss ID picture taking and didn't allow us enough time to pick up toothpaste prior to arriving on campus like we had planned on. Stress was felt all around.
• I made friends! Ummmm....no I'm not a complete loser who has never had friends but I was nervous that I would spend all three days with my mom. But anywho I made friends right away with several people in my small group. I'll list them and my thoughts on everyone I remember at the end of this post.
• I have a roommate. Well not quite. I still have to request her officially online but Timnah and I decided to become roomies. We get along so well. Similar interests and everything. For reading purposes these are things that I noticed we had incommon from the get-go: Biology majors, love to sing, drama in HS, random music lovers, love Micheal Jackson's old stuff, nonsmokers, don't shave our legs as often as we should in the winter, know how to play euchre, and live in the same general area of the state. It doesn't seem like a whole bunch but its enough to build a friendship on I think. We're both willing to compromise on stuff and I think we'll have the same views on studying and things like that.
• There are boys at my school. Heehee. I went to an all girls Catholic High school. This heading should be a post of its own. Heehee. Boys make me all giggle-y. For the first time I missed something dealing with school, because I was talking to a boy. It was totally worth it though because he was cute. And I met this guy named Hobie who is really fun and makes my day. And there are boys in my school. I can't stress that enough because it is so crazy to me. Like I had to get ready in the morning. I had to brush my hair and remind myself not to say 'uterus'. Its weird. I like it (heehee) but its weird. But enough with that I'm making myself dizzy.
• I played euchre...and won. Thats all there is to say. Timnah and I won and we were happy and I was really happy and yep thats it.
• I learned some geography. Milwaukee is in Wisconsin? I didn't know that. I sounded really dumb whenI admitted it. Milwaukee is in Wisconsin. Oy I felt stupid.
• College is going to freaking rock. I'm so beyond excited. I was ready to move in that day. Lets go. But Summer, last as long as possible because you are fun too.

People I met at Orientation and what I though of them (mostly nice things because I am just lucky like that)

Humera ~~ First person I really met. Really nice...almost too nice. Seems to be a "killing you with kindness" type

Brooke ~~ Met her with Humera. They are practically twins with a 6 inch difference in height.

Timnah ~~ My new roomie! I love this girl. She is fun and outgoing (and outspoken).

Abbi ~~ This girl rox my sox. She is so funny. I'm a bad describer but she is.

Abigail ~~ Not so nice. Snapped at Humera but may have just been haveing a tough day. Not really sure about her.

Dani ~~ Being as nice as possible, I'd say she was a little odd. She had trouble during our scheduling talk, which is sad because thats probably the simplest thing she's going to do in college. I feel almost bad for her. But she was really nice.

Heather ~~ A diver who was clearly the best on her team. Heart in the right place though. She tried to get me to swim but I realized through her that swimming can't be my life.

Hobie ~~ I mentioned him earlier. He's so fun to be around. His name really is Hobie and he is so easy going.

Jason ~~ Yeah, nice but quirky. Fun to be around but could get to be that person that you end up avoiding.

Sean (?) ~~ Pretty sure his name was Sean. He was the cute boy that made Abbi and I miss our leader to the next meeting.

Joe ~~ Nice guy who lives near me. Confirmed my thoughts that the westsiders are always partying.

Jim ~~ Didn't really talk to him much, but he seemed like a cool bohemian rocker type.

Jessica (?) ~~ Nice girl I talked to twice. I gave her my block of classes so we were good buddies for about an hour.

Thats it. I'm bored with writing about this. Truthfully I'm bored with thinking on it too much. I'm gonna go do something fun.

~*Ery*~

Iteresting Coincidences and other Randomosities that may come to mind as I write this

1st-- Coincidence: Jackie told me to call her friend John...(no relation to the other one that I like that she has no idea about my liking him.) I took that as a sign that I should just get up the nerve to call him. But I didn't. Because I'm a scaredy cat. And because my excuse was that I would need a ride and its not cool to need a ride to a date that you set. (Its a pretty good excuse, I think)

2nd -- So ever since I was, like, 12 I have felt this overwhelming itch to "go home". I have not moved or anything. I just feel like I need to go home. I have two theories on this feeling. One is that I am ready to live on my own ad be in my own house. Perhaps I need to move to get to my true home (Which is perfect since I'm leaving for college in 2 months). My second theory is that (this is really Bible-thumper-ish so hold on) home is heaven, with God. And that when I feel like I want to go home what I really feel is that I just want to be closer to God. I don't know if that means that I want to die ( I think not) or if I just feel far away from God but yeah those ar my theories.

3rd -- The bullets for my blog are flowers...how sweet is that!!! I was so excited I almost squeeled out loud...then I remembered I was in the office and someone might look at me funny.

4th -- I hope it didn't weird you out that I used your signing name (conspicuously absent here:_____) It didn't even occur to me. It makes me happy that you read my extremely long posts but enjoy them all the same.

I'm ending this now since I have noting else to really say on the subject.

~*Ery*~

Ummmm, Titles Escape Me

Wow. So I hate writing in an actual journal. I tried writing down what was going on over the weekend in a n actual journal that I would transfer over later on, and it sucked. I'll be doing it again when I ride up to Northern but ick ick ick. It just takes so long. But enough griping. This is going to be long enough as is. Well maybe not, maybe I can shorten it. I'll use bullets and numbers (crazy I know, but it just might work).

1. Firday July 1st ~~ After work

• Went to Jen's housse for hot dogs. We had one heck of a time getting the coals lit though so it took us close to an hour before we were even able to eat.
• Walked to the fireworks downtown. I was "lucky" enough to end up talking to Cal(mentioned in a previous post as a possible future good friend). Who, nice guy though he is, is mildly annoying in that he talks to you until you physically remove yourself from him by at least a block. So he bothered me for almost the entire night of fireworks until I ditched him right before the show. He found me after that and I spent the walk home talking to him again. I need to learn some not-so-nice-girl traits so I can get rid of unwanted people without makin ghtem ffeel like it was something they did.
• Back at Jen's we all just hung out for a while. We played with sparklers and then all the girls went for a "road trip" to Taco Bell. Liz and Jen play this game whenever they leave a drive through. They try to perform they're very best little kid cry. It's so funny! There were 6 of us in the van all trying to sound like little kids who didn't get candy, it was great. We got back and just sat around and talked in the tent.
• I got to be proud of myself because Liz, for some reason kept egging Sam and I to take off our tops (I think she was feeling sorta slutty because of her recent behavior but thats teh only reason I can think of that she would act like that). I resisted and did not do it. Although I will strip in a game situation I'm not just gonna go taking off my clothes just because. Thn I showed everyone what my undies said....I think its different. Yes, it is because it was done with innocent intentions...Plus they were so cool. They say: Hi, I'm an Aries! (on the front) and then describes attributes of an aries on the bum. I love them mucho much. And its Jackie's fault that I show people what my underwear saynow since she has showed me since the first day I met her.
• I stayed up until 5, went to bed in the tent and shivered for two hours then got up and talked with everyone else who hadn't gone to bed. It was cool, we watched the sun rise and listend to the birds chirp.
• Fun quote of the night: "Wouldn't be awesome if teh fire just crwled up the lighter fluid into the bottle and exploded!" ~Liz " Yeah I'd throw it backwards...and oops!It would hit you" ~ Mike in response to Liz

2. Saturday July 2nd~~The Cottage

• On saturday My family (not including Dad) and I were scheduled to go to Carrie's (Mom's friend) cottage on the lake. THis lake apparently is very close to Jay's house and since Carrie and everyone in their family absolutly loves him, Carrie told me to invite him the next time we came up.
• I invited Jay and he came to my house from the Club where he had spent the night. We drove over separately from my since he'd have to go home later anyway and since Jay needed to stop by his house first.
• Have I mentioned that Jay has an amazing water bed? Nancy, Jackie, and I make it a point to go to his room anytime we are over and just sit on his bed. Its just so bouncy and move-y. So I went and sat down...well laid down (I was tired I only had two hours of sleep!) while Jay took care of his laundry and other stuff. Let me tell you if I had just closed my eyes I would have fallen asleep right there. Which I can only imagine would have been an interesting wake-up..."Ery. Wake-up. You are asleep on my bed and we are supposed to meet your mother in a little while." Heehee. So yeah we left and went to the cottage.
• Not much that is extremly exciting happened at the cottage. We rode the jet ski, played some football and went tubing. I can't hold on to a frickin' tube after I fall off the first time so the boat got many good laughs out of seeing me go skidding across the water. After that we had dinner and then played in the water some more.
• After a while the water was cold so we all got out and got changed. Jay and I sat on the hammock to gether and just talked about random stuff. Nothing too deep just surface-y stuff. I would be lying to myself if I didn't say that it just being the two of us swinging in a hammock was a totally sweet, potentiallly romantic moment that was completly wasted. And I don't even mean between us two specifically. I mean, no one was paying a ttention to us or really watching what we were doing. If there was anything romantic going on between me and the person I was in the hammock, there would have been fireworks of a different kind going off (heehee excuse the bad pun, it just slipped out).
• The boys all had a ball setting off firecrackers and then everyone went home. Jay had invited me to go see a baseball game the next day so I was off to bed so I could be up in time.
• Fun quotes of the day: How do you get out of bed in the morning...I'd be too comfortable to move." ~ Me after reluctantly rolling out of Jay's bed (the wrong way apparently) "IBS, Itchy Butt Syndrome" ~ A condition explained to Jay by Kevin and Carrie that results from staying in a wet suit for too long.

3. Sunday July 3~~ Baseball Game

• Got up at 8:30 for church. I was soo tired, but I had to go. Just one of those things. Church really calms me down. Which I guess is a good thing since it then allows me some quiet time to think, which I equate with praying in an informal manner. After chruch My mom and I had to wait for my dad to finish up with some MCREST program (a program to help the homeless) stuff. After he finished he insisted on staying to talk with some people. After a while I figured I shoud go check out what time it was since Jay was coming to our house at noon. The only clock around was in the church itself so I had to go back in, but I felt bad about wanting to see the clock and leave to I knelt down to say a Hail Mary...then Isaid nine more...and then the group rosary started so I sadi that. I was in the shurch for another half hour. At that point I went to tell my mom that I had to leave. Jay almost beat us to our house we cut it so close.
• Went to the game...was bored. It was hot and the game was boring and I really don't enjoy watching sports like baseball (or any for that matter). So yeah very non-eventful.
• Jay took me home and then went back to the Club to jetski (I sooo wanted to go but didn't want to impose) So instead I went to Big Boy. I really really really really wanted a chicken club ciabatta and some strawberry shortcake. It was good. I then spent the rest of my night home alone vegging out in front of the tv. Big wooop-dee-doo-dah.
• No fun quotes...although I got sunburned and I thinkI have a sunblister on my lip...or a cold sore although how the heck I would have gotten that I don't know.

4. Monday July 4

• Haha look its #4 and July 4th (wow that was not related to what happened at all)
• We cleaned. The entire house.
• Josh called to get my address so that I can get some mail...I love mail, in all its forms.
• Uncle Ken and Aunt Viv came over and we had a "BBQ" (in quotes because we had normal grilled chicken and burgers no actuall BBQ). Uncle Pete came over later and we lit off some fireworks. It was a nice end to the weekend, I love my family.
• FUn quote of the day: "Rockaby baby" ~Uncle Ken and Aunt Viv for at least one answer everytime we went around the song words game. (they are haveing twins so I think they have babies on the brain)

Well that was my long weekend. I should have planned to do something tonight, but I forgot. Oh wow I have to relate my odd coincidences and stories in the next post because this is just too long already.

Heritage story

I mentioned that I had stories about my heritage to tell so no time like the present they say...here we go.

The: I'm Irish and I learned it on International Day when I got in trouble for wearing a Toga Story

EAch year my school holds an international day where we celebrate different nationalities by dressingup in traditional or modern-day costumes of different nationalities. Now the rules are: if you dress up it has to be school appropriate, and if you don't dress up wear your uniform (all girl school cute plaid skirts and all that jazz). Smple. Only problem is that no one ever cares. THere are usually abot 20 people that dress up and they are all the people who helped organize the day. SO this year one of the girls suggested that all the seniors wear togas on International Day...a traditional (if ancient) Greek costume. SO That day we all came to school and helped each other properly wrap our togas over shorts and t-shirts(to alearly avoid indecency by flashing ashoulder or some thigh). We were all very good and decent about it and didn't do anything rude like run through the corridors screaming "Toga Toga!" (Although we should have considering the outcome anyway) WEll halfway through 1st hour Good ole Sister (yes its a Catholic all girls school) comes on the PA and tells the teachers to send everyone down who is wearing a toga. When we get there both principal and dean of students yell at us for being immature and tell us to take off teh togas....we all do as we are told. But, for the first time in my scholarly career, I decide to go aaginst the authority...I mean I'm Greek! I have a right to wear this toga (even though its not in the rules I do have a better excuse). Well When I told the principal a dn the dean tis the principal huffs off to her office to find my record to see what my mom wrote down as my nationality...meanwhile the dean tells me that I'd have to proveI was of Senatorial descent since they were the only ones who wore togas (are you kidding me! Here let me get you the mile long record of my heritage that proves that one). THe principal calls me to her office and points to an itty bitty line about so long _________________, that my mother wrote my nationalities on...(not much room there)...on it it said Geman and Irish. She say" Well your mom says you're German and Irish, so clearly you aren't Greek and therfore not allowed to wear a toga" Meanwhile I stand there thinking..." I'm Irish?!?! SInce when? Oh well Irish is cool." SO I take off my toga, since I figured it wasn't worth calling my dad to find out what Grandma's last name was (Kristopolis, by the way...I mean how much more Greek do you get). I got to go home and tell my parents what happened and they laughed a nd said that if I got detention for being out of uniform, they would go get me out of it with my Grandma's last name...gotta love concerned parents. I should note that, although, togas are "not traditional wear, and only senators wore them" It was perfectly ok for someone to dress in a leprachuan outfit....FOr some reason, I think it would be easier for me to prove senatorial descent than for her to prove she cam from a long line of leprauchans.

The: I'm German Story
First off, let me say that I love my grandfather dearly. THe thing is, however, that you can't get him going on any subject unless you have a good two hours to listen to him tell the same story ten times. Well one day I asked my grandpa what nationalities he was. And so he started listing, and listing, and listing. Not that the list was long he just kept repeating himself. Well at around the third time of saying German he stops and says..." Yep, we're German. You know why? Because we like to drink! Heh heh heh!" Oh boy. I'm an alcoholic and there's no around it...I'm German , therefore I like to drink. I love my grandparents.

~*Ery*~

Survey

Stole this from JAMiN...Although I changed the answers so now its mine! Although why I bothered I don't know, because everytime I copy paste one of these I have to completely reformat the stupid thing so its not just one huge paragraph. THenI have to go back and do it. I must be eternally bored or garrulous (word of the day)...one or the other


--Name: Ery, Sheep, CeeCee, Haricot vert = Rico, Jane the Potato Farmer, Laterose,
Birthplace: In a small little city
Current location: Work, in the downtown of that small little city

Layer Two:--
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Brown, although it was really fun being a red-head, I might do it again
Height: 5'7"
Righty or lefty: righty
Zodiac sign: Aries
Heritage: My grandpa used to call us a Heinz 57...since thenI've learned he was correct. ButI know I've got some Greek, Irish (learned that this year on International Day when I got introuble for wearing a toga...I'm gonna have to tell that story one day), English , French-Canadian, German...(I've got a story about that one too). And other assorted European nationalities
Your weakness: Food, scary movies...good Lord am I ever scared of those
Your fears: Oh umm scary movies
Your favorite kind of Pizza: sausage, olives and mushrooms
Goal you would like to achieve: I would like to be able to die happy, without regrets

Layer Three:--
Your most over used phrase: I don't know ( no really I don't know it changes)
Your thoughts when you first wake up: what time is it?
Your bedtime: 10-ish...during the summer it runs to more of a "whenever I can't keep my eyes open time"
Your most missed memory: I miss running around during the summer with the girls down the street, rushing inside for dinner and then running back out as soon as possible...(then being bored for the last three weeks of summer)

Layer Four:--
Pepsi or Coke?: Don't drink pop
McDonalds or Burger King?: McDonalds...just somehing about dem chicken nuggets
Single or Group date?: I've only had a single so thats the one i'll go with for right now
Adidas or Nike?: I so rarely buy sneakers that I wouldn't even have a preference...but I think the pair I own from 9th grade are Adidas
Lipton or Nestea?: D0n't drink Iced tea either
Chocolate or Vanilla?: Vanilla I can OD on chocolate sometimes vanilla soooothes
Capuccino or coffee?: Capuccino (because it covers up that coffee flavor)

Layer Five:--
Smoke: Eeeew no
Cuss: heehee cuss (I've always loved that word) not not often...mostly in my head at inanimate objects
Sing: yes it calms me down
Shower everyday: Yeah, I'd be dirty if I didn't
Have a crush: Yup...Jon apparently
Want to get married: Oh yes please
Believe in yourself: Yeah, I guess I do most of the time
Get motion sickness: Yep on big boaats when I look at the horizon (yeah I'm backwards...and guess what? I swim) and when airplanes land and take-off
Think you are attractive: Not sure...awful answer but I feel like it sometimes.
Think your a health freak: I try. I go through bouts of it every couple months
Get along with your parents: Mostly, they're cool, I'm the first so I get trial run a lot
Play an instrument: I used to play clarinet, but I sucked big time (my mom said I would have been better had I practiced

Layer Six:-
In the last month have you:--
drank alcohol: Lets see a month ago...no, but the month before I had a sip of vodka...yuck! yuck!
Smoked: Not first hand (secondhand though is a nother story unfortunatly)
Done a drug: Excedrin?
Had sex: No no no no no no
Made out: No boohoo makes me lonely
Gone on a date: No again...this is getting depressing
Gone to the mall: Ummm, no actually. My God I need to get out
Eaten an entire box of oreos: They make boxes of oreos. We always get a package-y thing....so no again I guess
Been dumped: Not dates = no dumpage a good thing I guess
Gone skating: No
Made Homemade cookies: No
Gone skinnydipping: No
Dyed your hair: No
Stolen anything:No...I'm one boring piece of work here. Not that stealing would be cool or anything but look at that layer I haven't done anything in the past month...June sucked.

Layer Seven:-
Have you ever:--
Played a game that required you take off clothes:Yes twice
In mixed company: Yes, once...I have to say though that next time I'm wearing more clothing because I suck at these games.
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: No, I'm crazy sober...I can't add alcohol to that!
Been caught "doing something": No...well maybe...Romney and I mad out in a bed with two other people in it who knew what we werre doing...does that count as "being caught" or just being a stupid exhibitionist?

Layer Eight:--
Age you hope to be married: Somewhere between 24 and 28...at least engaged by 28
Names and number of children: If I have daughters I want at least two So they can be Chrisanthy Margaret and Alanna ...other than that I don't know
Describe your dream wedding: I never thought one up...but I do want to be married in my church
How do you want to die: Happy without regrets or pain
Where do you want to go to college: Northern ______ University (I'm not filling in the blanks)
What do you want to be when you grow up?: Right now? an Environmental Scientist
What country would you most likely visit: Greece I'm just fascinated by its history.

Layer Nine:--
Best eye color: Don't care
Best hair color: Don't care
Best article of clothing: I love cozy, oversized sweaters
Best date location: *shrug* haven't had enough to choose...although I really want to have a picnic on the hill downtown
Best first kiss location: In this cute little alley in downtown...It was so sweet

Layer Ten:--
Number of drugs taken illegaly: Well my mom gave me some of her prescription pain meds whenI had whiplash but thats it
Number of people I would trust with my life: 3 maybe 4
Number of CDs you own: About 30 maybe
Number of piercing: 1 in each ear...but they might have closed up again (my fauult I know)
Number of tatoos: None dont' really want one, although, the henna one was pretty cool
Number of scars on my body: 3...under my chin, on my wrist from burning myself, and my back from burning myself...no more fire!
Last person who:--
Fell asleep in your bed: me
Saw you cry: Umm either my dad or Jackie and Nancy
Made you cry:My dad I'm pretty sure
Spent the night at your house: Nancy or Jackie
You shared a drink with: Jen I think
You went to the movies with: Josh
You went to the mall with: I don't know but I think it was Jackie
Yelled at you: Ummm, I've been good lately, although, nope dad didn;t yell then
Have you ever...--
said "I love you" to someone who was not a family member: yeah
Been to New York: The state? yes...the city? no :(
Georgia: Yeah Atlanta at night is soooo pretty
California: Yup once...I love it there
Hawaii: No but wouldn't that be fun
Mexico:No...
China: No but these all sound very cool
Canada: Yes! I love Canada
Danced Naked: Alone in my room....but I really wanna do it in backyard under a full moon
Dreamed something really crazy and then it happened the next day: No. because if it did Marvin Gaye might be my mailman
Stalked someone: No butI trailed behind while someone else did
Pick one:--
Apples or Bananas: Apples...bananas are soooo squichy
Blue or Red: blue...its like water
Walmart or Kmart: KMART I guess although I don't really prefer one or the other...WALMART is just not nice
Math or English: For the longest time my answer was english...now I'm not sure (AHHHH! I just admitted to sorta likeing math!!)
Radio or CD: Radio, butI wan to invent my own station
Drawing or Painting: Painting...I love color
High School or College: High school was coll, but college sounds like an adventure

The final questions:--
Last times you went out of state: One month ago
Things you like in a girl/guy: Ummm, confidence, sense of humor and ease, easy smile...openess
What book are you reading now: None, I gotta go to the library!!
What is on your mouse pad: I don't have one
Favorite magazine: Umm Seventeen? ButI'm growing out of that one...I like National Geographic a lot
Favorite sound: Water on a beach, the sound of a wind storm, forest noises.. a train 5 blocks a way
Worst feeling in the world: There are so many, but the one I hate teh most is helplessness
Do you like scary or exciting rollercoasters: Weee! fun!
How many rings before you answer: In as few as possible without running at the phone...the ringing, make it stop!
If you could have any job you wanted what would it be: I would be the person who sings for the person who lipsynchs...I love to sings but applause makes me nervous
What are you going to do when you finish this survey: Post it...thing is loooooong. Whoever ends up seeing it may need to stop for a meal along the way...I did

4th of July!

So I'm posting about the 4th of July on the 1st...somehow that doesn't seem correct. But it is. Because I may be rendered unable to post until after the fourth or even the 8th, depending on how things go up at Northern. Thats right its orientation time! Yea! I'm so crazily excited!!! Eeeee! But that is all I have to say right now so I'm gonna try and save this and see if it works.

Oh man it was totally my own freaking stupid fault. I'm sorry Blogger. I don't hate you anymore. I wasn't displaying the damn drafts....stupid stupid stupid. Oh well, enough beating myself up over it.

I've decided to start a list of things that I need for college as they pop into my head. Random things (well randomly specific stuff that you always need but usually forget). Stuff that I'm likely to forget during a packing extravaganza.

Raincoat/Umbrella (one and/or the other)

My CDs (eventually placed in one holding container)

Clipboard (Have I mentioned how amazingly useful and fun these are...)

(To be continued...)

Shame, I never called Jon. I should though. Right after work...Geez I'm such a wimp. Well I can't do it here in the office. I mean not only is that really unprofessional, but my Dad is here. That would be weird. "Don't worry Dad I'm just making a date"...*whinny noise*... I don't think my father wants to even think about me dating. This office is sooooo quiet. We don't even have some soft rock stuff playing softly (heehee soft rock playing softly). Its driving me nuts. And now I'm starving. I reallly need to remember to bring some food to eat when I'm working...I mean all this sitting makes me quite hungry. And I have noticed in my detailed listing of many lending companies (part of my job, no I'm not OCD over listing lending companies) that they are either located in TX or really like helping out Texans...I don't get it. Why are the TX people so cool as to get lots of lending privleges? Oh! Maybe they are just so poor that they need extra help. Although, that doesn't sound quite right. I shall have to think this one over. "Super Jumbo Loans" This is a highly advanced business, can't you tell?

My leg still hurts. I was a good girl, though, and took some Excedrin and now it doesn't hurt so much. I'm gonna have to really buffer the leg with pain pills for later on when we walk downtown for the fireworks. Don't want to be in immense pain while walking...I'll have to stretch out before we leave.

Weee! Well my day here at the office is just about done. So au revoir

~*Ery*~