Geez it's weird how much can change in a year, weird and awesome. I've learned a ton, grown a ton and am back to feeling comfortable in my own skin. Job interviews galore, new school, (online so doesn't compare to UN life but eh when life gives you lemons...) new boyfriend, new friends, new stalker, pet funerals, and new pet additions to the family, trips and travel, a new major, new home...lol. So I'm getting my life all set on a bit of a new an unexpected path now, discovered I should have listened to my heart about a lot of things then got the push I needed. My old college closed down my degree program last spring due to the whole TN economy thing but it turned out to be an odd blessing. Turns out what I really wanted to do all along WAS a Criminal Justice degree…it’s just a sub branch; Juvenile Justice. You’d think someone would have mentioned its existence in five years of guidance counselors, searches, and questions to career counselors but nope. LOL, I checked with Kaplan College and voila! EXACTLY what I’ve wanted to do all along and it does have a degree program.

So I’m doing that and following a 3am call from my brother moved back home to help him deal with some things, fell in love (yes me, in love, a paradox I know, lol ), helped bury my sister’s pet got to meet my see my kid sister’s first date (SCARY moment 4 the over protective big sis that I am), and have now become used to traveling across the US visiting family, friends, and boyfriend, very frequently, all on my own. Oh how life moves on.

I’m still looking for a new job; private daycare and nanny work can start to drive you batty after all , I love my kids but I miss conversations with people over five…So BACK TO RETAIL! I’m aiming for an assistant manager position and might get it soon too, that’d be nice. Flexible hours, $10 pay, benefits, and a cool environment, woot woot. I’m saving up for an apartment of my own (no roomies this time ) and a new lap top, money can be very fun. I’m going down to TN later this month specifically to watch the new Twilight movie with my dorm friends and buddies from school down there. Yeah…it’s an inside joke thing but somehow I think we got addicted to watching the movie- we crack up every time lol. It’s so awkward it’s cute but it did get me to touch the books (I so lost that bet with Lisa Marie) XD. Who’d have thought a teeny bopper level vamp book would actually turn out to be pretty interesting though…sparkly vamps?

Anyway I just saw I hadn’t updated in almost a year and figured I’d ramble here for a bit. Life’s rough but getting smoother, and it’s all good. I’m doing my best to steer clear from dramatic peeps and laugh with my friends, and enjoy my family as much as a 20 yr old can anyway. I’m psyched about my upcoming 21st birthday and my bf’s visit in Dec- he’ll be meeting my family this time lol. (God help the poor man XD), and it looks like my birthday plans are growing- two sides of my family plus four TN buds and my Californian bf…and here I was expecting to go with maybe two gals from CSM lol. We’re all heading to Wyoming in the summer to celebrate my Winter B-day since we’re all so spread out and all of us work or have school, no fun celebrating alone and this way is WAY more fun.

Look out Wyoming I’m coming back and bringing an invasion of city slickers and TN Boondock gals. I still haven’t decided if I’m actually going to participate in the rodeo when we head down this summer seeing as I can’t think of anything I’d rather do with my 21st then that (I’m still a cowgirl at heart it seems). I guess it depends on whether my uncle says I’m up to par come summer time. My younger sisters are going to chase the calf and my stepmom is trying to convince my dad he’s too old to ride…I’m not sure he won’t try it though. XD I’m nervous about the whole home town initiation thing- I wanna still call myself a cowgirl when I go back I got to head to The Inn and get a shot of whiskey. I’m excited though. It’ll all make one hell of a story someday. Anywho gotta run!