christmas

so every time i walk into a room at my aunt dottie's or aunt barbara's i keep hearing people discus whether i have a 'boyfriend' or a 'friend who just happens to be a boy' LOL.....my uncle donald is joking that he has a list of questions for ed already and thats just my swedish side of the family...haha im a little nervous eddie might meet my family and run back to ny

i survived!

haha some how i survived my trip home-i fell asleep in the airport, in the car, at the kitchen table and then finally in my bed....i always love coming home after a long time, especially in the winter. my dad put up the christmas wreaths and candles in the windows and there is still snow on the ground! i ran out this morning and created a snow-angel in my sweatpants....brrrr. i also just noticed exactly how huge the tv tim bought my parents is.....the discovery channel has never looked so good as it does now on a 50" high def tv ;) needless to say ive been falling asleep watching my hero mike rowe

almost home

just finished my last exam...writing for three hours is never fun. i have about nine hours left in st andrews before the taxi comes to pick me up and i have the song 'leaving on a jet plane' playing over and over again in my head. my mother has kindly made a bunch of appointments or lunch dates for me for the next couple of days so i feel as though lots of people will see me jet lagged ;) besides that all is good and my parents even told me they decided to get me a tripod for christmas (i guess that must be where i get the never being able to keep a gift a surprise from....)

eeekkkkk!!!

two more days in scotland, im done with both of my papers so i just need to study for my three hour exam on tuesday and then off to the pub with the girls. i cant wait! its going to be so sad to leave them. we just had yet another amazing time tonight with lots of food and wine.
i cant wait till i get to see tim's dog-ive missed having a dog so much in the last couple of years. samantha, matlock and murray remind me so much of the book 'marley and me'. they were by no means perfect dogs but they were always there for you when you needed comfort or a laugh. after graduation as long as i can find a pet friendly apartment building i am going to adopt a dog....theres just something about a dogs loyalty and unwavering friendship that helps you through hard times. ok well im a little tipsy now so its off to bed ;)

pondering...

1) why cant professors have legible handwriting?
2) why do papers always take longer to write than you expect?
3) why is the lure of procrastination always so strong?
4) and finally did the amount of my possessions expand or did my suitcases shrink?

Beautiful Dreamer

i remember my nana singing this song to me while she played the organ. she used to do it every afternoon after i had eaten my snack (a peanut butter and jelly sandwich cut into the shape of sailboats). she doesn't always remember my voice when i call her but she still remembers the lyrics to that song. before her stroke she had the most beautiful voice ive ever heard. i can still hear it sometimes as i listen to the song:

Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while I woo thee with soft melody;
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!

graduation

its so scary and exciting to believe in a year and a half i'll be out in the real world fending for myself. so far ive come up with a list of possible jobs: information desk at an art museum, CRM (probably won't happen till after i get my masters), forensic anthropology (bones woot woot), barista at starbucks (mmmm....), and sadly i had to rule out indiana jones stunt double... so its up in the air in which direction my life will go. all i know is this new part of my life is going to take place in a new location.

grrrr i have too many things and they dont all fit in my suitcases!! i may end up wearing five layers of clothes to the airport.....

my life philosophy

scotland

some of my pics from scotland

so....

instead of researching for my next paper i created a blog ;)