Graduation!

More to come, but here's a short video for those who couldn't come, and for those who just want to relive it for a sec :)

Congratulations, Graduates! from Northwestern News!

Yesterday, I Bought Four Pairs of Shoes

I blame Ary (lol). No seriously, I blame no one, because all of them are fabulous and wonderful. Gosh, I love shoes :)

As I have been telling everyone lately, the last week has been absolutely fabulous. Why? The love of God. There is no other explanation for it. Oh, sure the weather helps, and the time spent around you-know-who definitely adds to the mix, but honestly and most importantly, it's just been amazing to see God in my life. Nothing dramatic has happened and the root of some of my stress is still there, but I've given it to God, plain and simple. It's wonderful. Thank You, Lord!

Quick Updates (in 100 words!):

Can I finish the quarter, please? Schoolwork should be done by now. I still have two classes next week. BLAH! I just want to go sit on the beach.

Dillo Day: AWESOME OUTFIT PLANNED! Don't know why I'm being girly all of a sudden. The onset of summer maybe? You-know-who might have something to do with it too :)

Still need a home for buttons! Know anyone who wants a cat?

Graduating in 3 weeks. Starting real life. Very scary. Very exciting. Loving going home for the summer. Wanna move back to Chicago in the fall... HELP ME FIND A JOB :)


----- OKAY, it's 102 words, but still, pretty impressive. I'll update again after Dillo Day festivities :)


* Oh and an update for those who read this and know what I'm talking about (i.e. this part of the blog is vague on purpose)... Still don't know the official word, on either front. But I sure do act like a girl sometimes and he sure acts like a gentleman. (But I don't want to be a S!)

So I haven't written in a while...

.... and I am not even going to try to catch you up on the first day back. Suffice to say, everything goes. Not quite everything goes well, since there are a bunch of things that aren't quite right (like the fact that I am sitting at home in my PJ's trying to do 5 weeks worth of HW for my thesis class in one day... ain't gonna happen), but all in all I am happy. So, yes, everything goes.

I'm gonna try to do this is some semblance of order (the catching up) so bear with me.

God Stuff: Trying. Hard? Not really. Working on that. Going mediocre. Struggling inch by inch. But at least I'm moving forward :) (Situation is not as depressing as it sounds; I just wrote it in a very matter-of-fact manner. Please do not think I'm dying in life. I am not.)

School: Trying to get an A- in 3 classes this quarter. Can I do it? I hope so. I am trying. We shall see. LOL. My thesis grade, will be shitty, but at least I'll pass right. I just didn't want to overload winter quarter. I just couldn't. So now I don't have to. Hopefully it won't be at the expense of my less than stellar GPA.

Introducing Ms. Bobbi Amelie Buttons! Yes, I have a kitten. She is approx 6 weeks old. and is such a darling. In fact she is sleeping on my foot right now. She's taken a liking to my house shoes and tries to eat/sleep with them as often as she can. Besides Aiden, she is the cutest thing in my life right now. I can't wait til she gets a little bigger (and I can get her declawed, she's scratches me on a daily basis) so that we can have some fun. But then again, right now she fits in one hand pretty much.

Men: Not much has changed on that front for quite a while. Still not searching. Still happy about that. (Though if one comes my way, I will not turn him away :) Funny thing though, I've just discovered that the one exception to this feeling, reminds me of my brother. Eww. And, despite the fact that he is not at all my type, I still find him attractive. Double eww. Still, nothing's ever gonna happen on that front, so I'm not worried. He's doesn't seem interested and I feel no obligation to figure out if he is or isn't. Doesn't seem important to me at the moment. Dating someone is not on my list of high priorities.


I guess that's enough for today. I'll try (cut me some slack on the trying too, as humans we all fail-- often) to update again soon.

Loving life as a R.A.P,

Britt

School: I did it to myself this time :)

So I'm taking summer classes. They start on Monday and I'm doing it because A) I need to pay my rent and B) I need to graduate on time, without stressing myself out by overloading fall quarter. I start on Monday, which means that I have one day left to PAR-TAY! And by party, I mean curl up and read a book in my bowl-chair after church. LOL, I feel like such a lame. I'm determined to finish The Shack before school completely takes over my life. I think I can do it. Wish me luck :)

I need a job. Seriously. Anyone know of anybody that's hiring? I refuse to be poor this summer and I need to buy stuff for new apartment in the fall. Oh yeah, and make September rent. Ahhh! Being a real adult person isn't the greatest right now.

On a happier note, Kate's B-day was pretty awesome. Just a couple of us hanging out at her and Sam's new place, but it was definitely cool. We played LIFE, which is my new favorite game, and I didn't suck too badly. Kate and Hannah definitely blew us out of the water though they made almost three million dollars apiece! The birthday girl won the game, though, which I'm sure only added to the awesomeness that was her day.

Another happy note: My mom and Dad surprised me today and took me out to brunch @ Flattop. It was pretty good and they stayed almost the entire day. The bummy part is that I didn't get to see my dad that much since Mom and I went to a baby shower while Dad worked on his sermon. But at least he got most of it written, and we set up a day to go to the Goodwill Downtown the weekend after next. I love my dad!

Random: I was thinking about Luke earlier today. For those of you who don't know, Luke is my ex-boyfriend (who just came out of the closet). Anyway, he graduated today and for a brief second I thought that I might like to see his parents. I thought again. While they were sweethearts, I really don't need that kind of drama in my life anymore. Besides, I'm almost positive that I couldn't have kept the fact that he's gay a secret: I seriously doubt they know. Anyway, I am happy that he graduated (for his sake and my own) and I hope that I won't see him again for a very long time, maybe never. Rumor is, he's staying around Chicago, but my hope is that he'll be far from Evanston.

Another random note: I have yet to ask certain someone to hang out. True, it's only been a week, but it feels like much longer. And as for the other certain someone, I was told that it is now "illegal" for us to date. Oh, the irony. Perhaps there will be an exception if I can get him to look twice at me. (Which in turn means, I actually have to TRY; I really don't.) Here's to a summer full of agony: school and unrequited love (sort of). Ohh, add in the beach and a few good books to make it bearable. (Please note the lack of seriousness in this section. I'm actually really excited for the summer, whether it be with or without male attention.)

So there. I think that's enough for right now. I'll try to write again soon, when something interesting happens to me.

I'm holding my breath and crossing my fingers :)

Why am I STILL in school?

I'm currently sitting in PARC library, people watching. I don't really want to do my paper and because I keep repeating that fact, I sound like a whiny brat. Oh well. I don't whine very often.

Two exams down.
Three papers to go.

If I can get two done in the next 15 hours, I'll be quite happy.

Not as happy as I would be if a certain person knew I existed, but ya know :)

Btw, he has yet to grace the door.

People watching = FAIL.
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So we have 4 days until the end of school and I am DYING to get out!
Then, I'm going home for a couple of days (to see Lisa!).

And then HOPEFULLY, I'll be back for SUMMER SCHOOL.

Why do I do this to myself, you ask?

So that I can graduate on time.

Ahh... to start "real" life.