i know, i know. haven't posted in a while. i've been busy, what can i say?

in a nutshell, i am now done with college except for one small exam on Monday. i've got some reading to do for it, but i also have all weekend. i'm not too worried. yeah, that's right. done with college. it's very strange. VERY strange. and kind of creepy. but also, very exciting. i'm ready for the next step of my life. i can't wait :)

found out i'm placed in yorkville, IL. a little bit west of aurora and naperville, so i'll probably be living in aurora. i think i'll be making a trip to figure out an apartment the monday right after graduation. anyone want to come with??? i'd love company!

ummmm let's see. grades seem to be working out pretty well even though i thought they weren't going to be great this semester. yeah, i'm a pimp. i know. too bad i didn't figure out i was a pimp like 7 semesters earlier. oh well, it's all worked out well in the end.

only 10 more months till Bart comes home. i miss him so much. every single second of the day he's on my mind. he's coming home in october for leave and i can't wait!!! that's only 5 months, but hey, who's counting!!???!! he's been in touch pretty well so far, so that has helped tremendously. it makes my day/night/week/month when i do hear from him :) whether it's a letter or a phone call, i just can't stop smiling! he's amazing even half a world away. can't wait to be with him again.

don't think there's really too much other news. well, my birthday i guess. i turned 22 last week. had the bestest deuce deuce celebrations ever!!!! Rick's rocks. and the beach party was amazing. it was a really great birthday. i'm so glad it worked out that way because it'll be my last big birthday bash with all my friends in college and everything. thanks to all who made it very memorable :)

other than that, just graduation next weekend. can't wait. it'll pretty much be just me and my parents and my grandma, but that's ok. they're probably the closest people to me and it's tough for everyone else to come from wisconsin. Bart's parents were going to try to come, but they are busy too, so i understand. i'll visit them both before i leave michigan anyway, so it's ok.

that is all. and i'll try to post more often i promise. for the 3 people who actually read this :)

i suck at updating, i know. but i also think no one reads this, so it might not matter too much. maybe someone should comment once in a while...what a novel idea that is!

things are alright overall i guess. school still fucking sucks. too much to do in too little time. which is totally partially my fault for putting it off for a while. but it's also my perogative as a senior :) at least there's not too much left and it'll be over soon. then i get to start my life!!! i can't wait!!!

i miss Bart terribly...obviously. i write him every day and have gotten to talk to him 3 times on the phone so far. it's soooooo great to hear his voice!!!! it's like heaven in my ear! but now i won't hear from him again for a while, so it's back to just letters and hoping for the phone to ring sometime soon. but it's ok, we're doing ok. we might actually be doing better than ok for a deployment relationship. i'm not worried about coming out of it in great shape, that's for sure, and it's a good sign i think. less than 11 months left!! woooooo!!! haha :)

hmmm anything else new...i can't think of much. i spent last weekend at Bart's dad's house visiting. it was a really great weekend and something i definitely needed. just relaxing and family and a home to go to. i get stir crazy at school without family, so it was perfect that i could go there and hang out with everyone. this next weekend i'm going to Bart's mom's for Easter, so that should be equally as awesome. i can't wait for that either. i'm sure it'll be a good end to another rough week of crapola.

hb bar crawl was yesterday. it was alright. i'm glad Carolyn and Kristen were nice enough to walk home with me. otherwise i might have died!

i think that's all. i'm kind of too tired and irritated today with many people in my life to come up with anything profound for this entry. maybe after i'm past the point of being pissed and contemplate things some more. i'll update in a few days and hopefully feel better. if it's any sign of anything, the past 2 days have reminded me starkly of high school. and we all know how awful that was for me. i hope it gets better real soon.