Has it really been a year?

Wow so I've basically been out of school for a year now... really hard to believe. I've been thinking lately about how quickly this past year has flown by. This time last year I was attempting to study for my last exams and starting a job that I really didn't want all that much but definitely needed. So much has changed since then. I've met lots of new people and friends. on the flipside, I've also lost touch w/some people...kinda sad. The people who are important to me though still hear from me and I still hear from them! yay. One person in particular is Neil. Even though he lives in the bottom half of the country now, we still talk. That's more than I can say about some people who live 5 minutes away! Everytime him and I hang up the phone I find myself saying that I miss him. I miss you Neil!! Anyway this past year has been pretty good and I'm excited to see where the next year takes me.

I purchased season 1 of arrested development on DVD the other day AND the box set of The office seasons 1&2 and the Special. Let me just say that Jason Bateman is way YUM! So anyway I'll be watching a lot of AD and the office in the coming weeks.

Cheers!

AH Memories!

I love reminiscing. It makes me smile when I think back over the years. It also makes me feel WAY old... Anyway, one of the people I talk most w/about the past is Christine (aka Xtine). She's a friend of mine from MI. It's weird b/c in MI we were friends but I wouldn't say we were great friends and since moving to IN like 8 years ago she's become the one person from MI that i have kept in touch w/ the most over the years. We seriously talk to each other every day multiple times a day on the computer (yay for instant messenger, one of the greatest inventions ever!). Usually it's just shooting the shit about stuff like american idol or music or such. Every so often though, we chat about the good ole days and I love it b/c I think about Michigan and how I really grew up there. So thanks Xtine! You are the best online friend a person could have! (and a great friend in general)

Gary Rocks!

WOO HOO!
With some help from my friend Xtine in MI I found this awesome webpage all about the fat kid singing the dutch techno. I had a link to his video performance a few entries back. Anyway, it is a song by some Romanian group called "O-Zone" but the kid who made the song famous is named Gary and he's from New York. This website is very informative so check it out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numa_numa

Keep on Rockin' Gary!

DAMN!

Poopy shit! I just deleted my entire entry! oh well i guess i'll recap what I typed out and then proceeded to delete:

• I'm back from south bend...Holla!
• I bought myself a digital camera for my birthday so some kick ass pictures will be soon to come
• I'm really enjoying the great weather we've been having recently. I really have the urge to go golf and I've come up with a grand plan to ask a certain someone if he golfs...so lets hope he does!

That is the very summarized version of what I originally wrote.

Till next time......cheers!

It's been awhile...

So let's see...I haven't written much lately. Anyway, I've been up in South Bend for the past week w/Star Team helping open a new store. I have two days off so I came back home to sleep in my own bed and see my friends. It's kinda boring/lonely being in a town where you don't know anyone, so it's nice to be back here for a couple days. It's been pretty cool in South Bend w/the store though. Damn busy on opening day. I dont think i've ever come home from a shift as tired as I did that day. My brain was fried from coaching/teaching all the new partners. But I like doing it. I wish I could be a member of Star Team longer but I have my panel interview for management may 2nd. That's exciting though! I'll give up my star team membership to move up w/the company. So here's some highlights of my time in South Bend so far:
- MY BIRTHDAY! I turned 23 april 2nd...holla for that! I wasn't expecting much this birthday. HOWEVER i was waaaaay wrong. Even though I had to work 8 hours on my birthday it was pretty awesome --giving the circumstances of where I was and all. No partying this year however. My past two birthdays (21 and 22) where pretty fun out at the bars, however not one drop of alcohol this year. Anyway lets see. My birthday wishes/celebration this year started at 6:30 a.m. when i was awoken to my phone ringing. it was Alexa, Adam, and Beth calling from work to sing happy birthday to me. haha i was half asleep but it was pretty cool. Then at 7:30 Jen sent me a text message saying happy birthday and I just realized now I never thanked her..oops. Thanks for the B-day wishes Jen! Later on in the day Hillary ,Ross, kelly and Alexa (again) sang to me too. Todd missed out on the singing so he called later on to say happy birthday. Adam called me too to see how things were going up there and say happy birthday. I also recieved phone calls that day from two of my best friends, Kelly and Suzanne...yay! Everyone of my family members called me AND they sent me flowers to the store. That made me smile My grandma called... I love my grandma so much : ) ! My aunt in Sweden called too! I was meeting w/ District Manager that day to discuss some things and she had a birthday cake for me that I shared w/everyone at work..and some customers too! One of the members on Star Team even got me a giftcard to Borders. He's a pretty cool guy and Amanda's lucky she gets to work w/him all the time since they work in the same store. So all in all my birthday was pretty awesome. I was hoping that a certain someone in particular would have wished me a happy birthday but oh well it was still great anyway!
- Meeting w/my DM. Let me just say I have an awesome DM. When you talk w/her about our company she's so excited about it, it makes you more excited. Anyway we talked about my future w/starbucks and all the possibilites/oppurtunities I have in the coming months. So it's given me a lot to think about and gotten me super jazzed about everyting. Oh I also got my black apron! woo woo I am a coffee master!
- So yea, about my resemblanc to Janeane Garofalo... TWO more people told me I look at her. One was a girl who works at the store in south bend and another was a customer. They both told me it was cool and a good thing. I just find it so strange that all of a sudden I'm being told this on a regular basis

Well I think that's about it. Life is good. Thanks to everyone who made my birthday great. To my old friends and new... you guys are great!

Peace