Friday Five (www.fridayfive.org)

1. How much time do you spend online each day ?

Oh wow let me see. During the week I chat with Pete from 3pm til 5:30pm so at least 2 and a half hours, thats if I haven't been on earlier in the morning. Usually as soon as I wake up I go online - really bad habit that I'm sure will stop when school starts up again and I have actual stuff to do with my life! On weekends I chat with Pete from 8am until about 10am and then later in the afternoon about 4pm to about 7pm usually. On average I spend about 5 hours online a day on the weekends and 2.5 a day on the weekdays - well thats the time I spend chatting with Pete - the rest like blogging is more. I waste my freaking life on here!!!

2. What is your browser homepage set to ?

The Earthlink homepage thing.

3. Do you use any instant messaging programs? If so, which one(s) ?

I use AIM on this computer and then on my personal comp when its connected to the internet (hasn't been since April) I have AIM and MSN but I usually just have AIM on.

4. Where was your first webpage located?

Geocities, one of those blah template things where you just enter your info in and a few pics.

5. How long have you had your current website ?

Ummm I started blogging about a year ago I guess a little less than that, I've had this blog since my other one kinda got messed up in early April I think. I've had my homepage (www.geocities.com/princessjuls02) for about a year or so I guess.

Feel bleh/depressed. Talked to Pete on the phone earlier, I felt like calling him so I did. I started crying because just hearing his voice made me remember what it was like to be with him (it hasn't even been 2 weeks and it feels like an eternity since I was with him), and it just sucks. I'm sick of being in and LDR I think 5 bloody years is enough!!! I want to be freaking normal ! AH!!! Don't mind me just going quietly insane. Went to Blockbuster and got a previously viewed DVD for $12, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" shall comment on how it is tomorrow or something. Haven't walked yet today - I should do to keep on track but I don't feel like it - want to just eat crap and sleep. Grrrr.

Morning. Here at the motel wasting time until my dad and I can clean - yay my life is so exciting huh ?! I might have found out why I can't seem to lose any weight even when I do my walking everday (I am starting to do that again but didn't do it yesterday as I was busy and then when I got home I was too sore from the night before.) Anyway the reason might be the medication I take for my speech impediment - its actually an anti-depressant but it helps with my speech as well. I think thats it because I was reading in a book my mom got me about the Atkin's Diet (actually I think Pete's mum has the same book as she has lost weight on it), it says that some anti-depressants (it named the one I'm on) slow down or prevent weight loss and might even cause ppl to gain weight. I told this to my mom this morning and she asked on of her friends about it who was also on the same medication and she said it caused her to gain weight. So I'm not just really stupid and don't know how to exercise! Woo hoo at least I feel better now! Anyway might have to go to the DR and tell him about this stuff and see what else I could do for medication. Ugh I hate doctors though! Well thats about it for now.

Hi. Just got back from spending the day hanging out with my friends hehe. We met at the mall and then walked around there for a few hours, of course bumping various old class mates including two girls that graduated with us - I got to show of my engagement ring some more which is always fun! Then we went to the Outback for my third engagement dinner (I'm telling you if your not engaged you bloody well should do as you get great cards, nice gifts, and go out to eat with all your family and friends.) Our friend Becca was able to meet us there and have dinner with us which is great as I haven't seen her since last November! I did forget her bday though oops it was earlier this month! Ah! I shall have to send her an ecard later! Anyway then Becca had to go and we went to Barnes and Noble where I looked through various wedding magazines and books, including one I wanna get for Pete "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom" or something hehe. We then headed next door to Best Buy where I saw The Second Season of Felicity on DVD which I really want! (Pete will probably get it for me either for our anny in Nov or Xmas hehe) Then we ended up going to Pet Smart and looking at some fishies and I saw something else I wanna get for Pete but I didn't get it as I will probably forget I have it by Christmas! It was a really good time and it was so good to see them! I officially asked them to be my bridesmaids (not that I have any other friends anyway hehe) so they were like "sure yeah!" Anyway thats about it for now - didn't get to chat with Pete today as I was out :( I miss him grrr.

Oooo I am back to walking away my pounds - my butt aches so bad though as I did 2 miles last night before showering and going to bed! Ouch! I should do at least another 2 tonight but I dunno if I can take it with the achiness! Might just wait til tomorrow morning and do 3 - guess I shall see!! Ta-ta for now!

Hi. I have a headache :( Today I got up at like 5am to go with my mom to my sister's house to watch my niece, she was home from daycare with a fever, while my sister and her husband went to her operation (cosmetic surgery.) So I'm tired! Might be the reason for the really bad headache. So I'm drinking Welch's White Grape and Raspberry Juice which is really good! I had some in England while I was there - though I don't think it was white grape but regular grape.

Jennie was saying how Americans can't understand her R's hehe I remember me not not understanding when English ppl say R's - shall have to take notice of it more when I am on the phone with Pete. I forget how he sounds really - as I haven't talk to him on the phone since I've been home. Its only been about a week in a half but it feels like AGES. Grrrr. Anyway getting off here and chatting with Pete for awhile ;)

This is a pic of my yorkshire puds from last night ;) They were a bit burnt on the top but I did leave them in longer than was called for because the rest of the dinner wan't ready...will try again maybe tonight hehe.

Ah the Scent of Yorkshire Puddings Baking...

So this morning I got in the mood to cook, and then in the mood for yorkshire puddings so I found a really simply recipe online and printed it out and ta-da my yorkshires are backing - yummy! Okay so I only had enough batter to make 6 as the muffin pans I used were 'giant' ones which I didn't know until I was pouring the batter in them! I told Pete I'd have to tell him how they turn out tomorrow - as he loves them (so do I!) And his mum said that if he was moving here then I'd definitely have to know how to make them ;) So I shall have to impress Lin if I am successful tonight! I shall know in 25 mins - ooo just sneaked a peak - they are all puffy!!! ;)

Morning Darling Ones. Hmph whats new ?! Yesterday I went with my mom and one of her friends shopping, and we ended up going to lunch for my 'engagement dinner' hehe. Gotta love this engagement stuff! Presents, cards, dinners, money - its like having a birthday for an extended period of time! Anyway we went to this new place in a nearby town (NSB for Sara and Tiff who know where that it) called 'the garlic.' Obviously as the name of the place says they LOVE garlic! They have this bread that you get and with it comes a whole clove of garlic that you mash up and add pepper, balsanic vinegar and olive oil to and dip the bread in it - yummy! Anyway the food was good when we eventually got it. First they didn't have what my mom and her friend ordered, then they didn't have the side item they wanted, and then when I got my chicken it wasn't cooked! And for those of you who know I got food poisoning from uncooked chicken 2 years ago in England so I'm a bit crazy when it comes to that. Anyway my chicken stuffed with cream cheese, goat cheese and spinach was really good. Then we went to a few other stores...they just opened a Super Target near by! YES you heard me right!! So we went there but didn't get to explore too much as it was getting late, I'll have to go there again and get me some Starbucks yay! But in there I got a scrapbook and silver press on letters, I think I'm getting into scrapbooking, as my mom has this whole scrapbook kit that she never uses so she gave it to me so I will try that out soon and hopefully not suck too badly at it ;) Also I got a little rug for my dorm room - bright yellow with colorful circles, and a metal free standing shelve thing for the bathroom in the dorm. Did I tell you I saw my dorm last Weds ? Wow its tiny! I gotta get in touch with my roommate soon and see who is doing and bring what - hopefully I'll get DSL in the dorm or my own phone line so I don't have to limit my online time - as you all know that was a big topic last year with my roomies. Anyway best be off for now! ta-ta.

Evening. Ooo today I got a surprise bargain which is the best kind in my opinion! I stopped into Payless while my mom was in another store in this shopping plaza, I was looking for sandals for the rest of the summer and into autumn (which really doesn't exist in FL too much.) After some looking I found a cute pair that fit pretty good, they're brown leather sandals without backs to them - they were $12.99 which I thought was a pretty good price at that moment. So I went up to the register and the woman there rang them up and guess what the total came to... something like $4.26!!! What the heck ??!! I dunno how it happened either - but that was the only pair of that sandal that I saw in a few different size areas so I guess it was the last of a sale item that wasn't marked! Yippee.

Wow in November Pete and I will be a couple for 5 years!! Where did the time go ? I have no idea! And for those of you who don't know yes I was 14 when we met. Actually we don't remember when exactly we met online but we think it was around late Oct or early November and we started becoming interested in each other romantically mid November or so we think. All we know is early December my house caught on fire and we didn't have any contact which each other for a month so it had to be about mid Nov. Anyway I have been looking online for romantic/personalized pressies for him...I have a few ideas but I can't really post them here as he might see them ;) Wow I feel really old and pathetic that we have been together nearly 5 years now but I'm only 19 so I guess I'm not! I have to remind myself of my age a lot! I know I'm weird. Anyway best be off here - eyes are hurting! Need new glasses!

Morning! Wooo hoo I actually slept through the night. Okay so the jet lag isn't finished but tylenol PM really helps ;) Alright I know I shouldn't take it unless I have pain and need to sleep but needing to sleep is enough of a pain! Besides I only took one so its not that bad. Hehehe. I'm glad I slept and I don't have that 'I can't sleep cause of jetlag headache' yay. I wanna do something fun today like something with my friends, but of course we never know Tiff's schedule so I need to call Sara later and see! There are some good movies out like American Wedding (3rd movie sequel thing to American Pie.) and Johnny English (with Rowan Atkins! Mr Bean!!) hehe. I think Sara would go for either but I dunno about Tiff! We shall see!!

Awww v. cute picture of Pete ;)

Friday Five - Traveling

1. Where was the last place you traveled to, outside your own home state/country?

I traveled to England on June 27th (got there on the 28th) and just got home this past Sunday (actually early Monday morning.)

2. What is the most bizarre/unusual thing that's ever happened to you while traveling?

Ummm I saw Mr. T (the boxer guy) in the St. Louis airport while I was waiting for my connection to London. I took pics of him (they're on my MSN group if anyone wishes to see them and is a member hehe.)

3. If you could take off to anywhere, money and time being no object, where would you go?

I would probably go to Ireland with Pete ;)

4. Do you prefer traveling by plane, train or car ?

Plane I guess. Seems to be the quickest unless you get delayed grr.

5. What's the next place on your list to visit?

Ummm I wanna go to Ireland with Pete sometime. I think my family is thinking about going to Pennsylvania the day or so after Christmas to visit my uncle and his family. Other than that I'll probably be off to England next summer if not before then to visit - see what happens ;)

Left-handed Love Story

Pete and I are both left handed, which is pretty cool if I do say so myself ;) So for curiousities sake I was looking up left-handed websites and such hehe. Famous lefthanded couples: Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. (Okay so both couples are divorced - hope that doesn't say something about lefthanded couples hehe.) Other lefthanded famous people: Prince William, President George Bush (senior I guess), President Bill Clinton, and lots more! I also found out lefthanded people don't usually live as long as right handed ppl and are more prone to disease and illness :( Oh well I will think its cool! Lefties rule! hehe

Found this quiz (http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html) on Sarah's blog hehe.

I am 4.33925% which means I'm a Poser! I suspect Pete will be more of a geek as he is into games and such so I shall get him to take it when I chat with him! Funny how one of the questions said if you had dated someone online or married someone online ;) Which means I am and know lots of geeks!

Okay Pete is 5.71992% and is also a Poser hehe.

Some Daily Zen (I need all I can get!)

Friday August 1st
"Where is the farthest place that you have ever traveled? How did you get there? Would you go back?"

Ummm hard to say what is the furthest because I could say that Essex, England is the furthest I have gone from my current home. But then when I was in England we went to Amsterdam which would be the farthest from my home in Florida but since I had been in England it wasn't very far from there. HMPH. I got to England on planes and I got to Amsterdam on a ferry and a coach for 10 hours! UGH! I will definitely go back to England (probably next summer.) But I doubt if we will back to Amsterdam unless we had at least a weekend there and could fly there and had a lot of money to stay at all the best places.

Awww v. cute pic of my nephew ;)

Sleep Deprivation - Day 4

Here I am up at the crack of dawn again!!! Actually my clock in my room said it was about 1am when I woke up, so I thought I only slept about 3 hours but then I came in here and the oven clock says 6:40am Ugh. I'm sure the time change is much harder to get use to here, can't really explain why - I just know I don't have trouble sleeping, though I might just go to bed early when I'm there and get used to get that way. Anyway. I've been on a comfort food kick - I guess battling the depression demons in my head. I really have to start my WATP again soon. I only got 13 miles done while I was in England, but then again Pete and I walked A LOT, especially when we went to places like London and Amsterdam. I've been looking at wedding sites and such, totally making myself crazy as I know we're not getting married until I'm out of college probably. Anyway today my mom and I are going to St. Augustine, where my college is, to make sure all the financial aid stuff is taken care of. Oh and guess what I found out yesterday ??? My sister is getting a boob job next week! I won't go into how stupid I think it is - but whatever - I'm sure she knows I would feel this way and therefore didn't tell me about it. UGH. Anyway I'm going to try to go back to sleep for a few hours! Wish me luck!

Good Afternoon hehe. I went back to bed this morning from about 10am until like 1pm so I feel good - just got out of the shower so feel all refreshed hehe. Still haven't unpacked - oops. I took a pic of my engagement ring and messed around with it in PSP while I was at Pete's - so that is the end result. I have to get in touch with my new roommate soon - this year I'll only be sharing with one other person so it'll be totally different from sharing a room with 2 girls and a bathroom and living room with another 3 - less space though ugh.

Morning. I'm sleeping later and later which is good - stupid jetlag grrr. I went to bed at like 9pm last night as my body was thinking it was 2am and now I am up at nearly 7am because I think its noon. Yesterday my mom, brother, and I went to my sister's to see my niece and nephew. I hadn't seen them since a little before I left for England, and they have gotten so big!!! Hehe I told my niece I would set her up with Pete's parents friend's grandson, Oliver, who's nearly one hehe okay so I'm arranging a marriage for them hehe. I took some really cute pics that I may add to my msn group sometimes - maybe not. I have been thinking of opening a second group for my family photos only and keeping my current one for pics of Pete and I. I have been using an old photo album that we haven't used to make a scrap book of all the engagement cards we got, and movies stubs and such from this last trip hehe. Overall I think I'm getting adjusted to being back here in FL, and in the US in general, it seems like ages since I left the UK - ugh. I miss Pete so much - so all I want is for Xmas to arrive really soon hehe. I already have a few ideas on xmas presents for him, and I want to find a place online that sells Christmas crackers because I don't think you can bring them in your luggage anymore from the UK and if you do you have to take the cracking thing out - which defeats the whole purpose hehe. I also want to try to make Yorkshire puddings mmmm hehe.

You can go Home Again...

And I have - obviously. Yesterday we work up at about 7:30am (GMT) and took showers and got ready to go to the airport. Pete and I played another game of badmitton (sp?) before breakfast was ready. Funny how I wanted an english breakfast so much and finally got one the day I was leaving hehe. Anyway we left the house at about 9:45am. We got to the airport and waited about 45mins in the very long check-in queue for American Airlines. They had to ask my security questions and then I checked in (this is where chaos struck). Then we walked around a bit and I got Cadbury chocolate for my mom and some little bits to bring on the plane. A little before 1pm I went through the departures gate thing, wavy to Pete and his mum. I cried a little off and on all that day and the days coming up to it. Pete started getting all teary just as I was about to leave and I had to hit him to make him stop because it would only make my crying worse hehe. ;)

The flight from London to St. Louis was alright - long and boring. I arrived in St.Louis at about 5pm (CST). Then I went through to immigration, and was suppose to collect my baggage and then go through customs...but guess what ?! My big black duffle wheely bag wasn't there! :( So I talked to the airline person around and she said to tell them in Orlando when I got there. So then I went through Customs, there was a long line of people coming through so they wanted make some go through a Secondary Inspection and I was one of them - hmph. So after that I went into another queue for another security inspection before I got to go to the Gate area. I got to the gate area at about 6:15pm (CST). So I called my dad and told him I was there and I'd call him later when I was about to board. My plane was scheduled to leave at 7:47pm, first I checked the thing and it said 8:15 and then the next time it said 8:50pm! UGH ! I got some bits and pieces to snack on including some advil for my very bad headache :( I called my mom a bit before we were about to board, so she could get ready to leave for the airport. I finally boarded at about 8:30pm (CST), I really don't remember too much of the flight as by then I was dosing off from exhaustion - but it was only a little under 2 hours long so that wasn't bad. At midnight (EST) we arrived in Orlando yay! I went down to the baggage claim (not because I had any to claim - as we think its still in London - but to meet my parents.) I walked around a bit and didn't seem them so I thought I'd look about side in the part where the cars pull up...I walked a bit and saw a van that looked liked my mom's, and then she kinda jumped out of it hehe. They were actually just going to check the screen to see what time I was coming in as they called AA and they said it was suppose to come in at about 12:20 hehe. So then my mom went to the baggage desk with me and the guy said "well if its not here its probably in London, especially if you didn't pick it up in St.Louis" - Ummmm DUH!!! So he took down my info and gave us a number to call if it doesn't get delivered here today - luckily all my valuable stuff was in my carry-on but I still want my baggage!! Ugh I think next time I'll pay more and go direct on Virgin Atlantic again - I've never had these problems with them! Anyway I'm coping well being back home - guess it helps that I know Pete didn't have anymore paid holiday time so if I stayed longer I'd be in the house all day or walking down to the shops and such - basically bored out of my mind. Well best get off here. Hope everyone had a good weekend hehe. On Saturday Pete's family had a BBQ and set up the badmitton net and Pete and I played 4 or 5 times and he won all the times grrr so we played before I left yesterday and I won!! yay!! I will add pics to my MSN Groups soon! Bye!

Blogger Buggered ?

Why isn't the post I posted this morning showing up on my blog but does show up on my blogger thing ? Also Jennie's blog is only showeing Monday's post (or maybe its just Pete's comp) hmph. If your in the UK doen't go ot the Outback Steakhouse - we just got back from there. It was more expensive than the one in the US and the food wasn't up to standard - most of it wasn't cooked properly :( My Alice Springs Chicken was good though ;) We went with Pete's parents and grandparents - then to his gp's for coffee. We got an engagement present from them, chinese style soup bowls and rice bowls I think. Hehe Pete's dad and I were doing a duet of Savage Garden songs on the way home ;) Anyway night!

Bridezillas ?

Pete and I were watching a programme about Bridezillas on the Discovery Channel on Wed's night. Haha. Then I found this through Erin's site hehe...


BrideAudit™

Another Great Site

Ooo Pete found a funny site in one of his Xbox Mags... shall add it to my fav stupid links such as GreatBoyfriends.com. This new one is Bitter Single Guy.com hahaha. Ah we're watching an FBI Files thing that was in FL and the guy who raped and murdered 3 women (a mom and her 2 daughters) was found in a town right by where I live!!! This happened in 1989 and he was found in 1994! I was 10 so I don't remember it on the news but how weird!!! Only in Florida!!

Expensive Meals

Okay so Pete and I are going to dinner with his parents and grandparents on Friday night. We wanna try the new Outback Steakhouse that just opened in Basildon. Pete's Nan went by there today and got a menu - the average price is like £15 for a steak grrr. Its only about $12 at home - I even tried to go on the Outback UK website to look at the prices but they conveniently don't have the prices on the menu - but the food looks the same as in the US Hmph - guess we'll see on Friday night.

I finally redid the index page of my website - to a summery feel again and added an Engagement page that isn't 100% done yet oh well. ANyway stomach is feeling crap so I best be off here!

Feeling Better

Well at about 3pm I finally started to feel human again, so at least now I'm dpressed and up, even if my only movement is around the house. Only a few more days and then I head home :( I'm ready to go home, definitely, but I really wish Pete was coming with me as I really REALLY don't want to have to leave him again - and go back to the dreadful LDR mode. I think the more we think about it the more Florida seems to be the best home for us in the end...can't say particularly what specifically has changed my mind - other than Pete's sudden change of heart a few months ago. But its not like we'l never come back to visit, or even maybe someday consider living here again but not anytime in tne near future - as the practical things just seem to be easier to sort out in the US like house, jobs, driving, and bringing up kids. And after going to Amsterdam we really don't think we'll be travelling around Europe again anytime soon. I don't think it I have ever felt more proud to be an American and live in American until the way back from Amsterdam. And no I@m not getting super patriotic (ahem Sara - so don't have a cow!) Just saying I appreciate my country a lot more I guess.

Hmmm I'm in Wedding mood - looking at dresses and having daydreams of the 'big day' even though in a way I feel way too young to get married at the moment - hmmmm I can't make up my mind I know! Anyway I'm watching 4 Weedings and a Funeral so I'll get off here and relax ;)

As my Imood says I feel CRAMPY!!! UGH! It all began about 6am this morning... I really don't think I've ever had cramps this bad in my life ugh! I feel a bit better now - obviously as I'm on here. I uploaded the Amsterdam pics to my MSN group if anyone wants to see them and is a member. Anyway going to lay down again before I get worse. Bye! Pete's at work today so I'm just going to take it easy and relax.

Morning. Well we got back from Amsterdam yesterday at 5am - so needless to say we did nothing yesterday as we were exhausted. We had a pretty good time, the worst part was the trip there and back - 10 hours each way on a coach (chartered bus) and ferry. We got the coach at about 12:30AM on Saturday morning, I had a nap before we left the house but I really didn't want ot get up to go ugh. At 4:30am we got on the ferry in Dover, which we were on for an hour and a a half, which brought us to Calais (sp?) France. From there we got back on the coach and drive through France and Belgium I think and then we got to Holland, and finally to Amsterdam at 10:15am (GMT time.)

We had 10 hours free time in the city. First we went into a bookshop and got a map of the city and then walked around trying to find a place for me to go to the bathroom - which was a chore in itself ugh, the people were so rude,, but finally we found a decent person that let me use a bathroom in a bar/cafe place. Then we spent a few hours being rally lost looking for Anne Frank's House - we finally found it at around noon! (It was the only thing I really wanted to see there.) By the time we waiting in the queue to get in and looked around it was about 2pm. Then we walked around a bit and found a KFC to eat in, it was really expensive though about 18 Euros for our meal! We took our time there and rested a bit, so by the time we were ready to see the museums they were just about to close! So we eneded up taking a boat tour on the canals which was really nice. Then after a lot more walking and resting we got back on the coach and headed back home. ANyway I'll upload the pics to my MSN group soon - best be off for now as Pete's off today so I want to spend a lot of time with him :)

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Hmm interesting. Well I finished Mr.Maybe by Jane Green about an hour or so ago...which means I have no more books ugh - might pick up another 2 for £10 on friday (to read on the coach and ferry on the way to and from AMsterdam and on dreaded plane home :( I dunno this time I'm not too incredibly depressed about going home - I mean I'm not jumping for joy at the thought of leavng Pete (yet again - this is the 8th time we will part), but since we are now engaged it seems like we're at least heading for a goal in the future. Hmph plus I'm totally bored here when Pete isn't here and some of the time when he is home. I guess I'm just used to having tons of crap to do that when I have nothing really to do I get bored easily (hence the reading of 2 books in less than 2 weeks.) It'll be interesting being home with an engagement ring on my finger, and I have a very girly inclination to show it off to all my friends, and when college starts again in Sept to all my friends there hehe. Okay I just like the attention it brings I guess hehe. WEll not too much up for today... I did 3 miles yesterday - so today my back hurts :( I might do 2 miles today if that - not sure see how I feel later.

Good Afternoon. I feel lazy/tired. I got up with Pete early this morning, then he left for work and I had some toast and watched some morning TV... then around 11am I laid down for a little while, next thing I know its 2:45pm ummm guess I was tired hehe. Then my mom called and we chatted a bit. More bad news - a friend of Pete's mum's had a car accident on friday afternoon I think... they were going up to Scotland for a wedding, and in Ledds they got hit by a lorry (big truck) and they're daughter (in her mid 20's I think) was thrown from the car and isn't expected to live much longer, her cousin was killed on the scene :( They say death comes in three's - this past week it really did (as Pete's dad's uncle also died earlier in the week - a few days after Pete's uncle.) So we're all very depressed about death lately - so sad. Well I'm being lazy today ugh just don't have any energy - hopefully I will by Friday night (as we get the coach in the highstreet at a bit after midnight to goto Amsterdam.)

Morning. Yesterday Pete and I went to London, we didn't leave until about noon because we were watching Family Exchange - I'd been watyching it the whole week and Pete had seen the one on Thurs so we wanted to see the last one. I hope its on next week too hehe. Anyway we went to Shakespeare's Globe... it was neat but the 'guided' tour was a bit crap for £8 each. Good think we went in the summer though as we got to see the actors rehearse a bit - which was the only worthwhile part of the tour. Pete said we could go back and see a play there next tiem I'm over in the summer - as the ones playing now aren't very good. WE had Starbucks Caramel Frappacinos and sat by the Thames (pronounced 'tims') a bit, as we couldn't get into the Globe with the drinks hehe. Then we went on the tube to Victoria and had lunch/dinner at Pizza Hut ;) Anyway thats about it for now. Bye.

Blah blah. Nt much to report on - grrr boredom! Pete should be home in less than an hour ;) I'm more than 2/3 of the way done with Babyville...its pretty good makes me think about not ever wanting to have a baby. Ok thats not true I want to have kids - just not any time soon. Hmmm. On Monday Pete was Mr Popular - he was asked out once at work and then again on the bus on the way home - grrr hehe. Makes me realize how lucky I am to have him ;) Ummm I added pics to my MSN group yesterday a few cute ones - none of us though - we need to get some pics of us together before I leave. Grrr been thinking about how much time I have lefthere and how much I want to and don't want to leave ugh. Anyyway thats about it fore now - bye bye.

Who's going to Amsterdam ???!!!! We are!!!! As you know I've been really bored here. I was talking to Pete's mum last night about it - she had a look in the paper and found a day trip thing to Amsterdam for £28 each and 10 hours free time in Amsterdam. So she phoned up and I gave her my credit card and she booked it for us. The coach leaves at around midnight on Friday the 25th and we get back sometime Sunday I guess. Anyway I'm excited - going to look at stuff to do with our 10 hours in Amsterdam :) I got an engagement card from my great Aunt Mary with a sweet note and a check for $100 :) Anyway going off to blog hop and surf for things to do in Amsterdam ;)

Presents Galore!

Gotta love this engagement stuff - you get a ring and pressies yay! Pete's mum just got back from doing Jan's hair (neighbor next-door-but one) and she and her husband got us a set of kitchen knives and scissors hehe looks like our kitchen items are coming together all we need now is a kitchen (and house) to put them in ! hehe. Pete also got his bday present to himself through the post today - a game called Steel Battalion - which has this 2ft controller thing - ugh hehe. Best be off he's unwrapping it now ;)

Hello. As I've adapted my title to my 'Essex Experience' I might as well posts about my experience. This is my 5th time coming here, every time it changes. This is the first time that Pete has had to work full days with me here (except for the holiday time he got off - this week he's off Thurs and Friday.) I feel rather housewife-ish. Which I'm not sure I like very much hehe (no offense to house wives - its just not my thing) - but in another way I like it. I'm sure I would like ti more if Pete and I had our own place, not that I don't love Pete's parents house but its not 'ours' and a feel a bit weird doing too much around the house. I do hand up and take down the washing from the line. Like most Americans, I have a drier at home, we used to have a line outside and would air-dry our clothes when I was little. I always loved it, and doing it here has been nice and rather quaint/domestic. Other than house work - I'm not up to much when Pete's at work. Usually when Pete's not working we're watching the telly or DVD's and having gone shopping a few times (which usually ends up resulting in us having no money left lol.) Yesterday we went to the park around the back from Pete's house and brought the football (soccer ball) and kicked it around a bit. There was a basketball hoop screwed to the cement fall that we were kicking the ball against - only the hoop and it was rather old (I know it was there two years ago when I was last here for the summer.) We ended up trying to use the football as a basket ball and only a made a few shots. Pete has an old basket ball so we decided to come back home and pump it up and go back and play a bit - it sucked though as its about 10 years old hehe.

This morning I watched BBC One for a few hours, which I love. Then I did my WATP for Abs 3 mile walk, took in the washing from the line, took a shower, got dressed, put the other washing up outside then went to into town. I got Babyville and Mr. Maybe both by Jane Green. I actually saw Babyville in the St.Louis airport on my stop over there but it was $20 so I didn't get it. I only got Mr. Maybe because WH Smiths was having a special on a lot of their books - 2 for £10 - and after about half an hour of looking I decided on that one. Actually when I was there an older woman (about 50-60ish) was looking at bookes and having the same problem as me - finding another one as there were so many. She recommended a book to me...I dunno if she realized by my 'accent' that I was American but she didn't mention it and neither did I. I then wnet to the grovery store and got some more Posh Noodles (yummy) and a few more bits.

I have a few pics from the BBQ but I couldn't add them to my MSN Group earlier bc Pete's dad's comp was being a pain. Grrr. Thanks for the Tags about Pete's uncle - he actually lives in Australia and has so for about 20 years I guess so Pete's barely remembers him and was mainly upset for his dad's sake as he was the closest brother to Pete's dad (he has a total of 5 brothers and one sister.) Anyway Pete's dad isn't religious or anything so I doublt there will be a memorial service here - as the funeral is in Australia. In more brighter news - Pete and I got a little pressie from Pete's Nan - its a little framed thing of Chinese writing and it says something about love (she ccouldn't remember the exact wording) and at the bottom is says 'Love' and under it says 'Peter & Julie' (she wanted it the other way around but they did it that way.) I just got it a few mins ago from Pete's mum so it'll be nice to show Pete when he gets in. Well best be off !

Post from last night - lets see if it'll post

Evening. I'm tired. Bit of bad news - seems Pete's uncle has died :( He's been ill for about 3 years now (as I remembver it was during my first time here when they found it he was ill.) Pete's dad has been on the phone a lot with his family today.

In more brighter news - the BBQ was a success and fun hehe. I got some cute pics - everyone hasn't gone home yet but we're tired so we just came in Pete's room.

Yesterday we went to Lakeside. We got our bear we made in January some new clothes at The Bear Factory hehe. Our scruffy got a new jumper/sweater which is red and has the union jack on it and navy blue trousers :) I also got Sara a present hehe (all I can say is fcuk!) She better like it as a paid a pretty penny for it - well 2500 in fact!! (£'S) We got lunch at Quizno's (which i didn't know they had in the UK) it was yummy! Later I got a Starbuck's Caramel Frappacino...they asked me if I wanted a "cream base" or a "coffee base" - as I am one for cream I decided on the cream base - so the frappacino was more like a milkshake but yummy none-the-less. We spent a lot of Pete's wages yesterday and a good percentage of my money so we're a bit broke ugh. Anyway I'm tired so I best get off here. Goodnight!

Morning. I really should jump in the shower but I came on here ;) We're having a BBQ today and its actually sunny!! woohoo. Yesterday was Pete's mum's bday. We got her a Me to You bear card and Gosford Park on DVD - as she said she wanted to see it. Of course yesterday she went down to the pub with her friends hehe. I think we were asleep by the time they all came back hehe.

I've been messing around with PSP and am working on an engagement announcement for my homeage I guess. I should finish it up sometime on Monday. I was going to put up something here I made but Lycos is being a pain grrr. Well best be off here and shower.

Hi hi. Not too much to report on today. Its 'hot' here in England today - well as hot as England can get really I guess. Which means pale english skin is being exposed to the daylight...for example Pete's dad has the day off today I guess and is doing some gardening shirtless so that his pale chest can get bright red hehe. It feels nice to me - though I have to admit I did get a bit sweaty walking home from the highstreet with some groceries earlier, but its definitely not my definition of hot as I have spent most of my life in Florida and am not too keen on returning in August - the hottest month of the year hmph.

Pete should be home in about a hour :) I feel reather homely/wifely - I washed the sheets on the bed today and then hung them out to dry in the sunshine. I just brought them in and am half way done making the bed. I slept til late today - about 11am...I felt achy and pretty sick this morning but am okay now. On monday Pete and I bought his mum a present for her bday on Friday :) She's having a BBQ this weekend which will be fun - it'll probably rain but thats what is expected from an english bbq hehe. I got some sweet and sour Posh Noddles (from the makers of Pot Noodles only they're 'posh') I had those they were good :) When I was in town I stopped in Choice - which is like a discount store for NEXT merchandise - some cute things in there but I didn't see anything I really liked. Anyway best make the rest of the bed - Pete's off the rest of the week yay :)

Oooo I forgot to mention I got PSP 7 yesterday at GAME for £20. It was originally £40 but was 50% off woo-hoo. Guess its not such a great price with the conversion rate but oh well. I wanted to install it on Pete's comp but it sounded as if it was going to take off into outer space with the weird noises it was making so I cancelled that - piece of crap comp grrr.

All on my lonesome

The rest of the family is at work hehe - meaning Pete and his parents. So here I am with the house to myself and I don't mind it. Pete should be home by just after 6pm :)

Yesterday we went to Basildon again for some shopping as my money came through - all £140 ugh damn conversion rate! I had like $250 grrr. Anyway now I only have £80 left ugh. I got two tops at NEXT - which I can't find on their website. One is a white tshirt with the union jack flag on it but the flag is in floral print which is neat. The other one is a black v-neck top with tan embroidering around the neck and at the bottom of the 3/4 length sleeves. I might actually exchange the black top for a size larger as the embroidering at the sleeves makes them a bit tight around my wrist area. Pete got me the Original Brown Me to You bear ;)

We went to KFC and also bought some Thank you cards for everyone who sent us an engagement card :) Though when we came home and opened the thankyou cards they weren't really cards but rather just decorated pieces of cardboard - in other words they didn't open. They just say Thank you on the top with silver and white stars around a white box where you have to write the note in. Grrr not what I wanted but oh well. I did my 3 mile WATP for Abs today - felt good I guess. Then I ended up showering and walking down to the highstreet to get Pete's parents a proper thank you card. Hehe. I have a bit of a card dilemma...I haven't done a card yet for Pete's parents and grandparents because I don't know if I should address it to them as "Mum and Dad" and "Nan and Granddad" or by their first names which I call them...since the card is from both of us. I might just get Pete to do those and I'll sign my name, hehe its weird changing what you call people ;)

I found a cute engagement page set at Terri Lynn Graphics that I'll use for my engagement page...for some reason Yahoo pagebuilder won't open on this computer hmph.

Oooo I also added more pics to our MSN group from the past week or so and approved Heidi to join our group :) Well thats about it for now. I think I might try pagebuilder again and do some tidying up for Pete's mum :)

Hi - just a quick question. Does anyone know of any cute engagment adoptions or graphics ? I want to make an engagement page for my homepage soon and I want something different :) Thanks for any suggestions!

Feel all Grown Up

Awww Pete and I got back from his friend's and Pete's parents got us an engagement present ;) It was really big and heavy and we had no ideas what it was. Pete said I should open it while he opened that card hehe. I unwrapped it and it was a 44 Piece Cutlery set!!! It has like 6 of every spoon, fork and knife known to man! Very posh hehe. I felt shocked opening it - like the whole engagement/wedding/marriage thing is official hehe. As Pete's mum said it's our first household item - and as I replied "now all we need is a household!" hehe. We're getting Thank You cards tomorrow for everyone who has sent us a card and of course for Pete's parents for being so great and getting us such a lovely present!

Bored in Essex


I've been here little over a week and now I'm bored out of my mind. Don't get me wrong - I love being with Pete and just hanging out with him but I wish there was more we could do that didn't cost a fortune and was relatively close to here. I can hear the voices in my head saying "Why don't you go to London ? " Hmph thing is theres not too much to do in London that we haven't done already (this being my 5th time here.) Plus its £10 each for the travel card to get there, back and ride the tube around during the day. The fact of the matter is there is NOTHING worth doing in Essex - that doesn't include drinking all night and puking your brains out (which Pete and I are not into.) So here I sit at Pete's friend's house while he plays video games which he could do at home but we just needed to get out of the house. My money should go through Pete's bank by tomorrow hopefully (I had to convert it and it took a few business days to go through - why ? I have no idea.) If it does come in tomorrow we're going back to Basildon town centre/mall for some shopping :) I saw a lot of cute tops in NEXT the last time we were there :)

Haha little Essex joke for everyone ( I doubt anyone who hasn't lived in Essex will undertstand it but here it goes..)

What's an Essex girl's favo(u)rite wine ?

Answer: "Can we go to Lakeside?" (Lakeside is the closest big mall around - which we might go to on Friday.)

Hmmmm thus the boredom continues... Pete will be working on Tues and Weds this week so I might just hang around or go to the highstreet... maybe do my Walk Away the Pounds for Abs then. I haven't done it since I've been here - though we have been walking a lot as Pete doesn't have a car ;)

Happy 4th of July

Because Pete's bday is the day before America's independence day, I have only been in the US for once 4th of July since 1999 Ooops hehe. Not that I'm not proud of my country, I'm just not really an overly patriotic person - I was actually going to bring this little American flag door hanger pillow to put on Pete's door for today buy I forgot to pack it. Hmph. I know I need to take the little June angel off the right side and add the July one but I seemed to have forgotten my username for lycos grrr.

Thanks for all the bday wished for Pete :) He had a good day. I got him this ring and a Battle of Britain DVD from a local shope here. We went to Basildon (nearby town centre/mall), there wer had some KFC ( I had the Zinger twister which they don't have in the US - it was good but I prefer the orginial twister.) Then we went to go see Anger Management at the local cinema. Its rather new out here and its the one of the few that both of us wanted to see and that I hadn't seen - it was really funny! Then we came back home and ordered chinese yummy!

Last night on the phone I also told my mom that Pete and I are engaged ;) It was really funny and she was all happy for us and immediately told my dad - I thought that she would wait until after I got off the phone to tell him but she didn't hehe. He got on the phone and was very sweet. :) SO now she has been spreading the news hehe. She also mentioned about us going out for a great wedding dress hehe though it will be a rather long engagement (probably about 3 years.) Thene she phoned up close to midnight and we were sleeping, but I got up and answered it as I thought it might be her or my sister. She wanted Pete's address (which I know she has somewhere.)

This morning we got up early to go to the dentist (Pete had an appt for a check up.) One of the recpetionists actually lives next-door-but-one (hehe I love that phrase) to Pete's parents and is a friends of the family so we had a chat with her and she introduced me to the other receptionists as "Julie from America." Hehe. After that we shopped around the town and I got a new assignment/calender book (UK diary) at WH Smiths ( I LOVE that store!) Its pink and has little cows on it and says "Mad" on it hehe. We also got some drinks and "American style cookies" hehe. Its funny how "american" food is always labelled as such with stars and stripes on the front hehe. Well thats about i for now. BTW I approved those who applied to join my msn group :)

Another quick note - I took a few better pics of my ring and added them to my MSN group which you can join here :) Awww today Pete and I got two Engagment cards - one from his grandparents and another from a friend of the family. We're thinking about having a little engagement party soon so I shall take pics of that if it happens. Tomorrow is Pete's bday so we'll probably go to the movies and then order in chinese or something. He's in the living room watching is fav programme which is over now so I best be off to cuddle him as he's feeling crappy ;(

Just a quick note. I added a pic of my engagement ring to the albums of the two Yahoo groups I'm apart of - Online Wives Club and US UK LDR SUPPORT group. (latter one I'm the creator of) I wanted to add it along with the pics of Mr. T to my MSN group but its buggering up ;) Ooo been here 3 days and already talking english slang hehe.

Hi. Yesterday at Pete's grandparents' we decided to announce our engagement. Okay really it was more of a waiting to see if either Pete's mum or his Nan noticed my ring. Both Pete and I thought his Nan would notice it first... anyway we had dinner and still no one noticed grr. Funny thing was I sitting right across from Pete's mum and started just obviously trying to get her to nice it... did it work no hehe. So in the end Pete ended up asking his mum to look at my hand. I showed it to her and it even took her a minute to notice it. hehe. She was like "You got engaged ??!!!" ummm yeah. So she said congratulations and asked Pete why he didn't tell her. Anyway the reaction was good :) Pete's nan also said congratulations and Pete's dad had funny comments about him moving out - which was expected hehe. Today while we were in town we ran into Pete's mum's friend's daughters and told them :) They're really sweet and said congrats too. Keeley even asked if we set a date ;) WE said no of course ;) Anyway not too much going on here - I wanted to tell me mom over the phone but it never seems to be the right time. I will eventually though ;) Well best be off her! I'll tell you when I have a picture online of my ring ;)

Hello from Essex!!

Wow its still so early here but I feel like its mid-afternoon at least! Everything during the journey went well. I even saw Mr. T at the St. Louis Airport! No JOKE ! I really did! I will upload the pics when I can get the program for the digital camera on a computer here. It was so funny!! He was really nice! I didn't get a picture with him personally I just took pics of him with other ppl ;) I got into the UK at around 6:40am GMT. By around 7:45am I was with Pete and his friend heading to the car park hehe. So that was the early morning. I stil have more news..

At around 10:30AM GMT Pete got out a gorgeous white gold diamond ring and asked me to marry him!!!!!! Of course I said YES!!! hehe. The ring has one larger diamond and two slightly smaller diamonds on either end and the band is kinda curvy on top and bottom of it. I've never seen anything like it and I LOVE IT So MUCH!

Anyway, we haven't really told anyone in our families yet, we're trying to decide who and when but we think everyone will be happy for us! So SHHHH don't tell anyone in oru families!

Oooo and a very Happy Birthday to Jennie!!!

I'll be back around sometime soon! BYE!!! :)

Farewell!!

Well I'm all dressed and ready to go - will leave the house whenever my mom is showered and dressed :) We have to make a few stops on the way so its not like we'll be hours early as my mom always needs to make stops! Anyway I will be sure to post from Pete's the first day or so to let everyone know I'm safe and sound! After that I won't be posting much - especially the first week as Pete is off work :) Anyway wish me luck on the plane and the connecting flight! Saint Louis and London here I come!!

200 Miles Under my Walk-Away Belt

Yay I have walked 200 MILES!!! Wow I feel accomplished, but a bit disappointed I haven't lost really any weight - but I have become more toned and lost a few inches on my waist and hips I think. Still have a long way to go! I haven't really done anything else today but that. Ooo I did make my mom and I some french toast (I believe they call them egg slices in the UK?) Its bread dunked in egg and milk and then toasted in a pan - mmmm yummy! Anyway I think tonight we're having a nice dinner as a family for my going away, my little brother (who is taller than me) is also going away with is friend's family to Tennessee over the weekend so its a join going away thing ;) I'm sure I'll be on later to say a final farewell before I depart tomorrow!!

Oooo new blogger. Very cool.

Give me a ticket for an airplane...

Wow this time tomorrow I will be getting ready to leave!!! ah!!! I feel a bit nervous actually, which is making me feel kinda nausous. Anyway I couldn't sleep anymore so I thought I'd come on here and see if I could post. Now that I can I dunno what to post about - hmmmm.

I'm almost completely done packing - just a few little last minute things to add like my toothbrush and razor etc. I'm actually shocked I got everything into my one big suitcase. I remember the last time I went to the UK for this long I took two big cases - but I have since then minimalized my life hehe okay maybe not. I just don't want to have to try to lug two cases around its so much easier with one! Today I have to finish packing and clean - yipee.

Wednesday Wish

What historical event do you wish you could have been present for ?

Hmmm okay I'm a totally freak - but I would have loved to be around for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (Princess Diana)! I know I know I'm weird! I've always been interested in royalty and I love weddings and that was the most elaborate one of them all - at least in recent history! Pretty sad when you think of the end results but still it would have been great to be there!

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

The excitement about leaving on Friday has really hit me in the last hour or so! I can't believe I will be leaving in 3 days!!! I'm really excited about seeing Pete again, for some reason I won't really feel totally excited about it until I get into Gatwick. Hopefully all will go well in Immigration and Baggage Claim - so I won't be in there for like 2 hours before I get to go and find Pete! Either is friend or his mum is bringing him to the airport. I always find it nerve-racking to search for him when I get out into the airport area where everyone is - maybe because its always like 6 months in between meetings so I forget really what he looks like in person, or maybe its just the excitement of it all. Last time I actually had to turn around and look for him again as I didn't see him - I actually recognized him from the back of his head and said something like "hey!!" and then he turned around hehe. ;) Wonder how it will happen this time! Well best be off and to bed soon as I have to get up early tomorrow to go to some farmer's market thing with my mom and sis ;)

Tuesday This-or-That

1. Surf sites at random, or do you have a list of regular reads ?

Usually regular reads, something if I'm bored I go to random sites like greatboyfriends.com LOL

2. Do you visit mostly blogs, or news or other sites ?

Mostly blogs or internet romance site/yahoo groups

3. Do you go online every da, or just a couple of days a week ?

When Pete and I are apart everyday to talk to him and goof around online. When we're together I try to limit my online time so we can cuddle ;)

4. Do you allow comments on your blog, or not ?

On my zonk board but thats about it

5. Do you shop online at all, or at regular stores ?

I usually shop online for stuff I can't find in regular stores like some DVDs, wine glass charms and stuff like that

6. Have you ever done online bill-paying/banking, or not ?

Ummm my account is able to be accessed through the internet but I have never done that

7. Which news site do you prefer?

Gotta say I really don't look at news sites, the most news I see online is on the front page of the earthlink open page thingy

8. Live chat rooms, or message boards ?

Hmph I haven't been in a chatroom in AGES and really hate them - though Pete and I used to go into private chats and annoy other ppl in them on AOL early in our relationship. So I guess message boards, but I prefer groups better

9. Instant messaging or email ?

IM'ing! I love IM'ing ppl, I only email them if I can't get a hold of them through IM. I email Pete from my cell phone usually if I can't get online to chat via IM.

10. Yes or no: have you ever met, or at least talked on the phone with, another blogger? If not, would you want to ?

Hmmm nope I haven't - mostly because I'm not comfy talking on the phone with ppl that don't know about my speech impediment and partly because I really haven't met a blogger that wants to talk to me on the phone - yes I'm the blogging outcast! (JK) Actually the only person I met in person and talked on the phone with that I met online was Pete, though I have met his friends through him on the internet and then in person but never anyone else.

Wow only 4 more days til I'm in England and 3 before I leave!!!

Yesterday my mom, my brother and I went shopping at walmart for some stuff. I got about 6 pairs of capri pants for my trip - 2 jean colored ones, one white, one tan, and another I can't remember off the top of my head. Since I'm relatively short for the size I wear - they're a bit long on me so they look like cropped pants instead of capris but I like them :) I got a really cute pair of babydoll style pajamas, socks, underwear and some bathroom stuff. Today we went to a few other stores and I got a battery put in my watch, and some face wash. My mom was nice enough to get Pete sneakers (UK trainers) for him for his bday as I already have bought him something ;) So we picked out those and then ended up going home. We stopped at a garden park on the way back from our house, we've been going there since my brothers and I were little but hadn't been there in awhile. They made improvements to it but I like it the way it was. Hmmm would be a good wedding location - see how I think ? hehe.

I wasn't able to get back in time to get online and chat with Pete before he had to go to bed :( I feel really bad that we haven't been able to chat a lot in the last few days but we'll be together soon so I don't think he's too worried or upset and he knows I'm getting stuff done in time for the trip. I might send him an ecard later so tell him how much I love him ;)

I actually did my walking today ;) I sweated a lot - as I haven't done it in a long time! Felt good though I'm sure I'll feel it tomorrow morning though. I really wanna get up to 200 miles before I leave so I need to do 3 more miles before Friday! I'm starting to pack up my stuff I need to bring with me ;) I really hope I can fit it all into one suitcase with my carry-on! Yes I over-pack!!

Hi hi. I have changed the graphics on my homepage to a more patriotic 4th of July theme as I will be in England on the 4th and not online much as Pete has the whole of next week off ;)

QOTD #36

What does your week have in store? Appointments, occasions etc?

Wow good question for today/this week :) On Friday I'll be beginning my journey to the UK via St. Louis at about 12:45pm. Today I should be going shopping a bit later with my mom. Tomorrow some more shopping, Weds we'll spending time with my sister, and Thursday I'll be packing and stuff ;) I might get my hair cut sometime before Friday - if not I'll just get Pete's mum to do it while I'm in England as she's a hairdresser and it will be free hehe.

Hola (thats about the most Spanish I know - even after 2 and a half years of it in HS)

T minus 4 days until I leave !!! ahh!! So much to do! Hopefully I'll get most of the shopping done today. Yesterday I spent a little while straightening up my closet and re-organizing my drawers. I tried tons of stuff on that doesn't fit me anymore *sob* Grrrr. Some of the stuff I can get on but I need to lose about an inch in my waist and hips for them to fit right, and others I can't even get up far enough to button them! UGH Thats the thing with my walking - I didn't do enough firming for my upper thighs - so I lost weight and gained muscle in my legs but I still have to work on my upper thighs, hips and waist. I will take both of my dvd's to England so when Pete's at work I can do them :) After doing that I ended up going to my friend Tiffany's house and then we all went to the movies and saw Bruce Almighty - which I thought was pretty funny and it had some funny biblical references in it like he parted a bowl of tomato soup (kinda a red sea) and thought of this program called Yehweh (old testament term for God - kinda like Yahoo hehe.) After that we made dinner at Tiff's and then I came home. I got a new wallet and a pair of earrings at Beall's Outlet on the way home from the movies with Tiff and Sara :) Well best be off !

Erm Tourists

Growing up here in FL there is one thing I hate - stupid tourists. Not saying all tourists are bad or anything, especially the ones that leave good tips for the maids (in our case me and my dad.) But then there are the stupid ones. They can be in hurds or on their own, but they're still just as stupid. They run across the street from the beach to where-ever they are going without much concern about getting ran over - because they think you owe them something because they are spending their money in your town. Ugh. These stupid people also come into the office of motels and ask really stupid questions, one such conversation went on today between my uncle and a said stupid tourist:

My uncle: Hi how may I help you ?

ST: How much would it be for a room for one person ?

My uncle: that would be $60 plus tax

ST: Is that an ocean view room ?

MU: Yes, that means it is not directly on the ocean but against the main building so you have to go outside to see the ocean.

ST: Oh so you don't have any ocean fronts ?

MU: We only have one and its rented

ST: Oh. And do you have to carry your luggage up the stairs ? (Keep in mind said stairs are about 5 of them and this woman only wanted to room for a night so how much luggage could she have ??!"

MU: Ummm yes.

ST: Thank you (she exits)

Keep in mind this isn't like a really posh hotel or anything, but rather a small family own and operated motel with 10 units on the ocean. Grrr I hate people ::singing the song:: (My dad made up a "I hate people" song hehe)

Anyway such is my life - an American version of Fawlty Towers! Where I would be Polly!!

Erm Tourists

Growing up here in FL there is one thing I hate - stupid tourists. Not saying all tourists are bad or anything, especially the ones that leave good tips for the maids (in our case me and my dad.) But then there are the stupid ones. They can be in hurds or on their own, but they're still just as stupid. They run across the street from the beach to where-ever they are going without much concern about getting ran over - because they think you owe them something because they are spending their money in your town. Ugh. These stupid people also come into the office of motels and ask really stupid questions, one such conversation went on today between my uncle and a said stupid tourist:

My uncle: Hi how may I help you ?

ST: How much would it be for a room for one person ?

My uncle: that would be $60 plus tax

ST: Is that an ocean view room ?

MU: Yes, that means it is not directly on the ocean but against the main building so you have to go outside to see the ocean.

ST: Oh so you don't have any ocean fronts ?

MU: We only have one and its rented

ST: Oh. And do you have to carry your luggage up the stairs ? (Keep in mind said stairs are about 5 of them and this woman only wanted to room for a night so how much luggage could she have ??!"

MU: Ummm yes.

ST: Thank you (she exits)

Keep in mind this isn't like a really posh hotel or anything, but rather a small family own and operated motel with 10 units on the ocean. Grrr I hate people ::singing the song:: (My dad made up a "I hate people" song hehe)

Anyway such is my life - an American version of Fawlty Towers! Where I would be Polly!!

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The Prince turns 21

Anyone who knew me in high school, knew one thing about me - I was obsessed with Prince William most of my freshman year and even before that. Actually the climax of this obsession hit about the end of 8th grade. Hmmm how things change! I still find Prince William to be attractive, though in recent pictures his nose has grown and he has developed a somewhat horsey appearence, but oh well. Today he turns 21, which somehow makes me feel very old even though I am 2 years younger, maybe its just that fact that I have 'watched him grow up.' I feel sorry for him really for obvious reasons. Anyway Happy Birthday Prince William because I'm sure you read my blog and just can't get enough of me! ::dreaming::

In other news, this time next week I'll be in England!! yay!! Hmph so much to do before I leave on Friday! I got an email from Pete saying he won't be online until 9am so I have half an hour to waste. Its so nice to not really have anything intellectual to do, but I have so many practical things to do that I put off before when I had intellectual things because I knew I would have this week, so now I'm rushed! I need to go showing for some jeans/trousers (I won't call them pants on here as thats UK terms for underwear - need to get those too though.) I saw something yesterday in St. Aug I might get Pete as a funny gag gift present - I can't tell you what it is though as he might read it on here. Well plans for today include working at the motel and maybe doing something with my friends - although I dunno if any plans will pan out today! Hmph. I shall be on later I suppose!

Friday Five (http://www.fridayfive.org)

1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short ?

Hmmm hard to describe my hair - its naturally wavy/curly until it gets a bit past shoulder length then it'll go straight as the wave/curl is weighed down.

2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime ?

Ummmm when I was born I had ash-blonde hair. When I was like one and two my hair was like blonde with a bit of a red tint to it. Then when we moved down here (to FL from NJ) being in the sun a lot my hair got more blonde. If I go out in the sun a lot over the summer my hair will get blonde, as I haven't been out a lot so far this year its dark / ash blonde.

3. How do you normally wear your hair ?

I usually have my hair up in a pony tail, especially if its wet or its really hot out. Sometimes I wear it down but I always have to have hair tie around so I can put it up if I want.

4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like ?

Well I'm planning on getting it trimmed to how I had it cut last time I went (late April) so I guess it would look like that.

5. Ever had a hair disaster ? What happened ?

Hmph I have had a few bad hair cuts, ones I really didn't like, but it grew back and everything was okay hehe.

Morning darling ones

Yay I survived!! All I have to do is go to school and turn in my paper and I'm DONE! Wooohooo. Where is new blogger ? Yesterday I decided to make a new blog, it was going to be "Notes from a Small English Town" so that I could record all the quirks of Wickford in a blog when I get there but I decided to delete it as the layouts on 'new blogger' didn't really do anything for me. So my question is why am I not seeing 'new blogger' the only reason why I know it even exists is because when I went to go make that new blog they said that every new blog has to be on the 'new system' its a bit weird actually - but cool looking, looks simpler than this version but I doubt if it is hehe. Anyway I really should go and shower so that I can go to the motel and then my mom and my great aunt and I can go to St. Augustine and get some errands done so I never have to go back there again until Sept!!! wooohooo! I can't believe in a week I'll be heading to the airport to begin my journey!!! yay!!!!!!

Which flock do you follow?
this quiz was made by 3 for Thursday (#35):

1. What are 3 things unique about you?

I've been in an LDR for almost 5 years with Pete and we met on the internet. I don't drink, and ummm I have a weird looking tongue.

2. What are 3 funny/strange/wacky talents you have?

Hmmmm I need to think about this one!! ::thinking::

3. What are 3 of your best traits?

Hmmm I dunno if they mean physical traits or personality traits.
Physical: eyes, chest, hair.
Personality: sense of humor, sarcasm, understanding

BONUS: What is the most outlandish thing you’ve ever done?

Hmmmm not very outlandish but once at the Outback my friend Sara and I ate a whole thing of butter for the bread just plain...thats the only one I can think of at the moment! Sara and I also made up songs about our HS teachers and stories too (with Tiff and Becca hehe)

Yay my finals are done! I dunno how well I did - probably not great but at least its over! I'm still at school working on my paper - I think I'm pretty much done so I might go home soon. Plus its FREEZING here in the library! And I have a sweatshirt!! Ahhhh!! Hmph

I should be studying or working on my paper but alas I am not. Brrr I have been studying all day pretty much - well not so much studying as writing out info for my study guides to be able to study - I do a lot better if i right things out in order to remember them so thats what I do. Hmmmm seems as though Pete and I have been talking about the same song to each other without knowing it - its by Evanscence (sp?) - what a cool name for a band first of all! Anyway I've always heard of it as "Fallen" on the radio but thats the actual album name - the title of the song is something else hmmm anyway. Best be off here I guess hehe.

Morning. Hmmmmm a good 12 hours of sleep under my belt hehe. I went to bed really early about 9am because I was so tired (mentally exhausted I think - also it probably has something to do with my eyes grrr) Anyway this is my last Weds off woohooo so I'm spending it in proper study fashion - of course because I have too finals tomorrow and a paper due now on friday. I'm getting really excited about going to England and seeing Pete again :) I actually am going to get my mom to call the airline and confirm the flight as I'm all paranoid because I have an eticket (Ugh I hate those things!) Call me oldfashioned but I like getting a proper ticket. That reminds me I found this site a few weeks ago on google or something...its www.greatboyfriends.com. Go to it its a hoot! You actually recommend boyfriends through this questionairre its so weird! I know I met Pete online and stuff but that was like a chance meeting thing I didn't go to greatboyfriends.com searching for one! I think thats the funniest thing about being in a internet based relationship for as long as we have - in the beginning it was almost unmentionable that we met on the internet, now everyone does it. Which is good because I don't get crazy looks as much as I used to - well until I tell them how old I was (14) and how old he was (20) hehe. Anyway I'm off to shower and do some studying ! Ta-ta for now!

Good news!

Oooo my American Lit professor has extended our papers to be due on Friday yay!! Of course she couldn't have done so last week and not make us STRESS OUT over doing EVERYTHING in a matter of days, but her husband is letting his class have until Friday she it was fair that she let us...grrr duh. Well I'm happy about that. But it means I'll have to go to school on Friday to drop off the paper, but I would have had to go there anyway to sell back my American Lit books ugh oh well its ALMOST OVER!

Tuesday This or That

1. Newspapers or magazines?
Hmmmm magazines, although now that I am almost done with my Mass Comm class I realized most of the magazines are advertisements and very little interesting information but oh well

2. Books-on-tape or regular books?

Regular books - I need to be able to re-read certain parts if I don't understand them

3. Paperback or hardcover?

Paperback are cheaper but hardcover is easier to read without having to hold it open ;)

4. Fiction or non-fiction?

I like fiction but I am also currently into travel writers such as Bill Bryson.

5. Sci-Fi/Fantasy or romance novels?

I hate Sci-Fi/Fantasy so I'd rather have a good romance novel if I had to choose!

6. Borrow from library or buy books (either new or used)?

Ummm library is more affordable especially if you end up hating the book, but I LOVE to buy books! I have so many that I still haven't read!

7. Subscribe to magazines or buy on newsstand?

Newsstand usually, its cheaper as you aren't committed to buying one very month

8. Current best-sellers or classic literature?

Either one depending on my mood

9. Read books once, or re-read favorites every so often?

Ummm I like to re-read books but I don't really get the time to....so I only end up reading them once most of the time

10. Here in the U.S., we have two hot best-sellers...former First Lady Hillary Clinton's memoirs, and the new Harry Potter book (coming out June 21). If you had to read one, which one...Hillary or Harry? Why?

I would go with Harry Potter, I only read the first one, and my friends are total Harry Potter freaks so they would make me if I had that choice hehe. Plus I don't care what Hilary Clinton has to say!

Morning. I feel relieved. My brother got into a car accident last night - he's okay though. My uncle called at about 11pm last night and told my mom, she then went to the hospital as that was where he was. I'm not really sure what happened but my mom said a crazy lady hit him and he ended up swerving into a pole or something...thankfully he was wearing his seatbelt so he wasn't hurt but I suspect the car is totalled as it was only a little 2 seat Geo convertable. Anyway so I'm glad he's okay, he's been a jerk lately but he's a 17 year old guy so I guess it comes with the territory. I feel bad for him as he has only had his license since December and has been in 3 accidents, this was the only serious one and only 2 of which were his fault. Anyway gotta head to class!

Heeeelllllloooooooo.... How are you ????!!!!!

I'm hot and busy. Hot because our AC is messed up again soo my mom decided to turn it off for awhile. Hmmm ugh! I just got home a little while ago, I stayed at school for a few hours to work on my final paper for my American Lit class which is due on Thurs ugh! So much to do....well I'm going to go and try to cool off and do some more work Grrr I can't wait until Thurs afternoon!!!! And then next Friday and Saturday!!!

"Question of the Day"

Week # 29

1) What makes you happy ?

Being with Pete, or family or friends (or all) and having a good time.

2) What makes you sad ?

Being to far away from Pete :(

3) What makes you laugh ?

Good Jokes, funny stuff, my friends, Pete, my family (some of them), funny movies, other people's stupidity etc

Unconscious Mutterings hmmmm

1. Arbitrary:: unimportant
   
2. Sweatshop :: child labor
   
3. Cotton ball:: washing my face
   
4. Intimate:: empty house
   
5. Forgotten:: lost
   
6. Photography:: smiles
   
7. Secretary:: glasses
   
8. Stadium:: boredom
   
9. Purpose:: unknown
   
10. Shoe box::trash
    

Evening. Have a good weekend ? Mine has been alright. Today we all went to my sister's house for a BBQ, but before that I went to the motel and cleaned some motel rooms obviously hehe it was work what can I say. The BBQ was good :) We were suppose to go on the boat at some point but we didn't - which was okay by me as I'm still achy from Weds walking that the tubing off the boat would make me 10 time more achy tomorrow. I still have TONS to do - I was going to do my collage project for my Mass Communications class due on Monday but I don't have any spray glue soooo that'll have to wait until tomorrow, I read some of our assigned reading in "Moby-Dick" but I still need to read more. Lately my eyes/head have been bothering me after I read or am online for awhile, about an hour...I start to get pain in my eyes and different areas of my head :( I guess I need to go the eye Dr when I get back from England - I would go before then but my insurance is all messed up so I can't grrr. Well tomorrow will be much the same as today, only with less time to do everything in! I can't wait until Thurs afternoon when EVERYTHING for school will be done!!! Roll on THURS AFTERNOON Wooo Hooo only about 13 days til I'm in England! Can't wait!

See what Care Bear you are.

Friday Five - for Friday the 13th dun dun dun!! ::scary music::


1. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, but never have?

I really wanna go to Ireland, I guess thats one thing that I haven't done that I really wanna do. Other than that I dunno, I've been thinking about getting a tatoo for awhile and Pete has too but I dunno if we'll ever get them - we're worried about them getting all dodgy looking when we get old and wrinkley hehe.

2. When someone asks your opinion about a new haircut/outfit/etc, are you always honest?

Depends on the person - if my mom asks me I'll usually be pretty honest, if its my roommate (when I had roommates) it would depend - my one roommate used to ask me like everyday because she was totally self-conscious and sometimes I would be totally honest and other time I wouldn't, if my sister asks me I'll usually say she looks good because I know thats what she wants to hear lol. My friends really don't ask me how they look probably because they know I'll tell them the truth ;)

3. Have you ever found out something about a friend and then wished you hadn't? What happened?

Ummm yeah that has happened a few times, once with Pete and a few times with a few of my friends...every situation was different. With the situation with Pete it was told to me by someone I don't talk to anymore and it was this whole big thing like right before we met in person...but its totally over now as it was so long ago and really stupid looking back on it actually...things were rocky for a few days but got back on track :)

4. If you could live in any fictional world (from a book/movie/game/etc.) which would it be and why?

Ummmm the first two that come to mind are the candy land area of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or the Wonderland of EA Game's ALICE hehe. The chocolate factory candy land for obvious reasons, and Wonderland because it would be cool chopping off cardguards heads like in the computer game hehe.

5. What's one talent/skill you don't have but always wanted?

Horse back riding and playing the flute...not really sure why just wanted to be able to do both and I never have :( Oh well maybe someday I'm only 19! lol.

Oooo happy Friday the 13th!!!! I'm not going to say TFIF today because well I have tons to do so I'm not really too happy its Friday. I'm still at school waiting for Student Services to open back up again at 1:15pm so I can get my new Student ID and then I'll head home. Here is an easier link to my dad's father's day present (its the first one in the second row) since my mom's comp is a Mac I can't link to anything without doing the actuall html but I'm too lazy to do that all the time. In other news I got the wine glass charms I ordered for Pete's mum yesterday - they're cute :) I feel a bit better today but not 100% think its just stress though ugh. Well I might be back on later if not over the weekend! Ta-ta for now!

As my Imood says I feel achy - why ? Because I did my 3 mile walk away the pounds for ads dvd last night and as Jennie once said - the thing is evil! My whole body aches from not doing it for so long! At the moment its especially my back :( I've been feeling headachy/nausous/dizzy/achy today. I even laid down for an hour and felt a bit better but now I'm up again - I need to do tons of reading so I should be off here soon. I got my dad a birthday present, an Irish cap from the Irish store in St. Augustine, the story behind that is that my mom got one when she went to Ireland in like 1980 or something (before she met my dad) and then when she and my dad were together she gave it to him and he LOVED it, I dunno what happened to it but anyway I got him a new one! It wasn't cheap either as it was Imported from Ireland, so it was like $50, but he's worth it. If your close to my consider yourself lucky because I give GREAT GIFTS hehe. If you go to http://www.hannahats.com/products/caps.html the hat I got my dad is similar to the first one in the second row :) I'm going to actually go do the conversion and see how much it would have been online hehe. Anyway by for now. This time in two weeks I'll be almost ready to leave for England!!! yay And this time next week I'll be done with school!!! YES!!!! Only a few more days!

My day off was nice - really didn't get too much school work done but oh well! I ended up going to my sister's this morning and babysitting while she went into her walk to talk to her boss about starting back part-time instead of full time...which they agreed to yay! So I got to her house at 9am. She was gone a few hours, when she got back we fed the babies and then we went to Quizno's (a sub place) for lunch it was good :) She even gave me $40 for babysitting today and the other times I have in the past - which was really nice of her and will come in handy when I go to England. But it was a fun day. If your a member of my msn community go and look at the most recent pics of the babies taken today (in Babies Album - end of page 4 beginning of page 5) hehe. Wow 17 days til I'm in England and only 16 til I leave (2 weeks from FRIDAY AHHH) I really shouldn't be on here as I have TONS of reading to do and a project due on Monday and my 6-10 page final paper due on next Thurs and have two finals on that same day but I'm on here UGH Best be off as I'm stressed out just thinking about it ! Ta ta for now lovely blog world!

Tuesday This Or That (from last week as I didn't really wanna do this weeks)

1. Cats or dogs ? Dogs!!! Although I am warming up a bit to cats, they're too independent though!

2. Butterflies or Birds? Ummm birds I guess - I like the really little ones that hop around

3. Horses or cows ? Hmmmm toughy! In the summer of 2000 when my mom and I went to England for the first time and met Pete's family we all went to Dorset and took tons of pics of horses and cows! Mostly horses though as they were just out in the fields with no barriers it was so cool to see them 'in the wild.' So both I guess

4. Turtles or snakes ? Turtles! they're cute!

5. Frog or grasshoppers ? Frogs are cute especially little toads hehe.

6. Lions or Tigers ? I really like the while tigers :)

7. Elephants or mice ? Elephants - mice creep me out

8. Porcupines or aardvarks ? Ummmm porcupines I guess (dunno what an aardvark is really lol)

9. Unicorns or Dragons ? Hmmmmm Unicorns I guess hehe

10. Thought provoking question: (Simplified) Would you give away your pet or stay put in a dumpy apartment ? If it was a dog I would stay put, if it was another smaller animal which didn't really know that I was it's owner like a turtle I could give it away.

Hi hi. I'm feeling a bit better, I was just really sick of computers while I posted last night hehe. I turned in both of my papers, and really I don't care how I did on them - because I just have to start on another paper and project anyway so I can't stress over anything for too long, on top of that I have to read sooo much in American Lit that I have no time to stress really, but as usual I get online to chat with Pete everyday...I feel that its important to destress me and important for us as a couple to chat everyday even if it is only online. But in 19 days I'll be there! 18 days til I leave! Wow!

I read Jennie's blog and she had a really weird dream last night! Actually I remember my dream from last night it was a good one though - in the dream Pete and I got engaged Ooooo you know whats in my subconscious for this trip hehe (although I can't get too excited as I'm not certain) but anyway it was a nice dream :) Anyway only have about 15 mins more to chat with Pete so best be off here!

Musical Computer Chairs ?

I'm sick of typing papers, I spent all day yesterday doing my American Lit paper due tomorrow, and a few hours today finishing it. Then I started on my Mass Communications 2 page write up - then I took a break and moved to the other computer (the only one hooked up to the internet) to come on here...whats wrong with me ???!!! I need to stop coming on this thing so much but its soo addicting. I can't wait until I go to England just so that I won't have to turn on the stupid thing everyday unless I really want to, not saying I don't want to talk to Pete everyday but UGH I just want a normal existance!!! I'm getting off here before I die of mental exhaustion!

Florida Summer

Well its an ordinary Florida summer day, the real kind, the kind they don't tell you about in the commercials for Disney....hot and sunny until about 3pm when the heavens open and it RAINS - today its going on longer than usual, about 2 hours, but I find it relaxing I guess - but then again I'm not in it. I feel bad for my mom - she has been cleaning for days and got the back porch all clean and nice and then it rained and flooded and now she's trying to clean that up that :( And yes I am helping in between working on my paper ugh. This time in 3 weeks I'll be in England with Pete yay!!! Can't wait!!

Other plans for the day include: Watching Trading Spaces at 8pm - the crew is going to London to work on two flats and all you BBC America/Changing Rooms fans will be delighted to know that the adorable Handy Andy will be there!!! hehehe. I'm getting BBC America back soon!!! Yay! I'm like addicted to it sorry! Ooo then at 10pm on TLC they have a new episode of "For Better or for Worse" I love that show - love when the couple doesn't like aspect of their wedding! Ok TTFN !

Friday Five - all about Love Oooo la la ;)

1. How many times have you truly been in love?

Only once, hehe happened about 4 and a half years ago and have been every since ;) By the way I'm talking about Pete, obviously hehe.

2. What was/is so great about the person you love(d) the most?

He's funny, cute, honesty, has the same sense of humor as me, I can tell him anything, he's my best friend, he never judges me when I'm wrong, he's always sweet and caring and nice...and a lot more things I can't say on here hehe. :-p

3. What qualities should a significant other have?

Ummmm see above I guess ;)

4. Have you ever broken someone's heart?

Hehe nope! Pete was/is my first boyfriend/love/lover so I didn't have a chance to harm someone elses heart hehe.

5. If there was one thing you could teach people about love, what would it be?

That it doesn't always come at the perfect time, or in the perfect place. And that there will always be issues you have to overcome and not to get discouraged by them.

Ooo I found a site with a 'beach' set of wine charms that has a flipflop! I have to show it to Pete when I talk to him, I looked a bit today in St.Augustine but I didn't find any with the stupid flipflop hehe. I should really start charging committion! hehe.

Quest for Wine Glass Charms

For last Christmas I got Pete's parents a set of 'beach' wine glass charms - which are little ring things you put around each wine glass to decorate/tell them apart. Pete's mum really like them, which I knew she would. So all was well. Then today Pete says his mum needs a favour so I'm like "okay..." Looks like she wants me to get her the same set of wine glass charms for her friends birthday, mostly because her friend loves flipflops and the 'beach' set had a flipflop charm. So now what do I have to do ??? Search for the same or a similar set. Thing is they were probably a special Xmas item in the store, as they were in the middle of the aisles. So I dunno if I'll be able to find them or not, I looked online and found a few that I might tell her about incase I don't find them. I told Pete that I couldn't promise anything. Still this isn't what I need grrrr I always have to make everyone happy! Driving me nuts!

Hello. As my Imood says I was feeling crampy yesterday :( I didn't actually end up doing anything but cleaning up the house (mostly my room), which is still a mess as I have SO MUCH CRAP! The week before I got to England I'm cleaning out my closet and drawers and getting rid of a lot of stuff!! By the way I am leaving for England 3 weeks from tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Where has the time gone ?! But I can't get too excited because I have two more weeks of school, 2 papers due on Monday, a project due next Friday, another due the following monday, then a 6 -10 page paper due with my final exam on the last week of school. Wow lots to do in no time!!!! I can't freak out though! Just gotta do one thing at a time! UGH ! Anyway I'm excited about England :) I am a bit nervous about the connecting flight as I've never been on a connecting flight alone but I'll be fine! I get to go to St.Louis wooohooo thats as far out West as I've ever been hehe Sorry all you more western ppl, I'm a total East coast girl ;) Well off to waste time that I could be using to do the LOAD OF WORK I HAVE TO DO IN 2 WEEKS! hehe.

Last night I was super tired/lazy I fell asleep really early so therefore I am up at 7am when I don't have to be! My one day off Grrr. Oh well here are some silly quizzes :)






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I'm Dodgy!

Hehe here at school, finally got the How Dodgy Are You ? Quiz to load up :) I am:

Dubious
Bet you didn't think you'd be on the wrong side of the law when you started this quiz? Thought you were sweet and innocent? Well maybe you should swot up on the law. Otherwise you never know when you might get a knock on the door…

Based on your answers, we have calculated the maximum penalty for your crimes*:

Years in prison: 5 Potential fine: £2000

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Haha love the little disclaimer at the end! Welll off to post on WebCT for class at 11am Grrr.

Arrrggh what is up with my Zonk Board ???!!! It was fine this morning and possibly this afternoon hmph. Haven't been up to much. School sucks I hate summer classes - I have two papers due on Monday - yeah one of them has to be 2 pages long (easy) and the other has to be 4 -6 pages long (crappy!) Grrr. Only 25 days til I'm in England yay!! Well less probably just rounding. Pete has been talking more about moving here so looking like we're going to look into it and do it eventually - not too much sooner than previously planned, Dunno see how it goes. I wanna do the Dodgy quiz thing from Jennie's blog but its not loading for me grrrr. Ooooo Trigger Happy TV is on! Must be off!!

Yay its JUNE!!!

So why am I so happy ? Well its June which means by this time next month I'll be in England! And this time on August I'll be not wanting to go home :( Anyway forget about the going home part for the moment. POSITIVE THINKING. Hmph. That reminds me I added a new page to my site yesterday - Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder - Tips for long term LDR's like moi! Pagebuilder was being annoying so it may be a bit weird looking but I'll fix it up when I have more time. Ugh back to school tomorrow grrr. Only three more weeks of classes! Then I have a week before I leave to R & P - or relax and pack. Which are contradicting statements - as I will try to bring only one HUGE suitcase. Wish me luck on that front! I cleaned 6 motel rooms today ugh! That is why I don't feel eternally grateful for living in Daytona Beach FL, because I get to clean rooms - its money though yay! Well I'm tired - going to chat with Pete now.