again, it's been too long since i have updated. oh well. sorry to any loyal readers out there. let's see, lots of things have been going on since i last wrote.

i spent 4th of july up at some family friends' house. it was pretty fun. just my mom, ellen, steve, peggy, and my uncle bill. and of course peanut the most ridiculous dog ever. they actually had to give her a zanax to drug her to calm her down because she barks like a fucking crazeball when fireworks go off. but that was definitely fun. and i got about a day and a half off between the actual 4th off and no one working on the 3rd, so that was sweet.

then the next weekend i got to talk to my baby for almost a whole day :D i just about died!!! it was one of those super surreal things where i thought i was in a dream. i had gone to bed about midnight on friday night, and when the aim alert went off i thought i was still sleeping!! needless to say, i totally flipped out, sprang out of bed and onto the computer, and spent the entire night and next day talking to him on and off :) it was totally amazing!!!! and it's really amazing what it does for us both. we miss each other so much and when we finally get to talk for a while, it just makes everything in the world right again, like my heart starts beating again. so yeah, good news and bad news from him, but in general, all is well. it sounds like i'll be hearing from him on a much more regular basis and that's the best thing in the world :) oh and also, there was a mention of engagement rings :D haha.

i went to Dana's wedding this weekend and it was a freakin blast. Dana is the daughter of one of my mom's really good friends who she actually grew up with and went to high school with and still hangs out with. through him and all of the other neighborhood kids, i know all of these crazy people who are pretty much my family and very close family friends, so it's always a blast at get togethers like weddings and camping and stuff. the ceremony was very sweet and cute and simple and also short, which was good because it was about 95 outside in the beating down sun. and the reception was ridiculously fun. i got wasted and danced the night away haha. i definitely drank my fair share of quality Wisconsin beer and boogied the night away :) the only negative part of the night was that my ex, Nick, was a total fucking freak weirdo douchebag to me the whole night, and that just annoyed and upset me. we'll see each other forever at shit like this, so i wanted to be able to be friends with him, but i just don't think that will be able to happen now. not sure if it was the new girlfriend or him, but whatever, either way, it was disappointing. however, the cake was not disappointing, and the baked potato skin thingies were really good!!!! man it was fun :) and of course i got to be the little girly girl who gets all happy about the bride and groom and their day and has all the wishful thoughts about her own wedding day someday :) i can't wait! plus i ended up crashing at my uncle bill's house and that was really fun. i don't get to see him too much, so it was cool to spend some time with him and his fiancee.

so work still kicks ass! i just got my own building today and that's frickin sweet. basically i am now in total control of the construction of 4 townhomes. i control the schedule, the inspections, the trades, whether they get paid or not, contacting the homeowners, etc etc etc. it's awesome. i now have actual responsibility, with which comes some kick ass potential bonuses! as soon as the homes close i get the bonuses for all four homes. yay!!! and i also found out that i get to go on a kick ass training program. i was the only person chosen from the entire illinois division to go to "field manager boot camp." i'm so excited!!! i'll spend the second two weeks of august in dallas, tx, training. i'll have classroom training and field training. then i'll come back for a couple weeks and spend the second week of september doing the same thing in minneapolis, mn, then i'll come back again for a couple weeks. then to top it all off i will spend the last week of training and then graduate from the program the first week of october in LAS VEGAS, NV!!!!!! all expenses paid for all of the traveling by Centex Homes!!! i can't wait!!!! i still can't believe they chose me, but it definitely means that they see a lot of potential for a good field manager and they definitely want to keep me around. and with how the market is down right now, it's very good to know that i have absolute job security. the best part about the whole program is that it will take up the next 3 months until Bart gets home on leave :D it will definitely help the time go faster and that is a big selling point...not to mention how i will be automatically promoted and get a raise when i'm done with the training :)

well, i think that just about covers the past couple of weeks. things are definitely good for me. i'm a lucky lady :) now if i could have a fast forward button...

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well, i suppose it's time to update again. sorry i suck, but it looks like no one has been paying attention anyway :)

i'm on my second week of work at Centex Homes and i'm pretty much obsessed with it :) i love every minute!!!! seriously, i have the best job in the whole world. i am one of those incredibly lucky people who have a job that is totally fun, they totally love, they are totally passionate about, and they can't wait to get up to go to work in the morning!! and i am really not a morning person!!! but i do love this and when the weekend came around last week i was like shit, already?? but i wanna come back tomorrow!!!! i know it sounds super lame, but it's true!!! i'm so happy!!! the job is good, i know i will really like it when i am fully trained. eventually once i learn everything that i will be doing like the back of my hand, i will have a ton of autonomy and independence in my job, which is really cool. not many jobs allow for that. basically the homes that i have are MY homes. it's my little business and i work for myself. i'm pretty excited about that :) and also, the people i work with are amazing. these guys are awesome at their jobs and they are a hilariously fun and entertaining bunch. the best part is that they weren't weird with me at all being a chick in the construction trailer or anything. i pretty much laid down the law that there are no lines with me, i probably swear more than they do, i won't ever get offended, and the only thing that will piss me off is if they start making small penis jokes. they've already invited me out to the bar and stuff like that, so i've made some friends and things are great :)

let's see, now that work has started i'm just busy and tired. every day after work i feel like i'm going to die. not because it's hard labor or anything, but because i'm not on a good sleep schedule yet. i can't fall asleep before like 12 or 1 and i get up at like 6, so i need to fix that. i'm sure after this week or pretty soon my body clock will reset itself to my new schedule. hopefully at least. in the meantime, thank goodness for coffee.

other than work, i'm still kind of exploring the area and whatnot. i took a trip downtown on the train for the Memorial Day parade and that was awesome. it was a beautiful day and i love Chicago. i had a fun time doing that. friday night i went out with a friend from work and his wife to Payton's Roundhouse in downtown Aurora to see his cousin's band play. they were freaking sweet. i would definitely see them again. sometimes local bands are just ok or kind of lame, but they were actually pretty good. and this restaurant was fucking sweet. it's a big circular building and in the middle is a big courtyard with a beer garden and a couple bars and fireplaces and stuff. it was sweet. and of course i've been doing some shopping for work clothes. luckily i have only had to buy khakis and new shoes and Centex provides the shirts. what a kick ass work uniform :)

and as usual, i miss Bart like i can't even explain. i hate him being gone and i wish he could come home right this minute. i also hate the situation we are in right now of not being able to communicate AT ALL for a very long time. fucking Army. ugh. i think about him all the time and i can't wait for leave and for the day he comes home for good. i've already got closet and furniture space all planned out :) haha.

alright, time for me to do some training and get to bed early. division meeting tomorrow up in hoffman estates. boooooo that's like an hour drive for me and i have to be there at 730am. the good news is that it will take up more than half the work day, i get free breakfast, and we probably won't do much of anything after we get back :) again, I LOVE CENTEX HOMES!!!!

i love Chicago.

i hate Afghanistan.

i miss Bart. (a lot.)

it's fucking hot outside.

the rest, for now, is just details.

well, i'm all moved into my new place in Aurora. i love it! i found a great apartment that i know i will love as long as i'm here :) my parents came to move me last weekend and it actually went pretty smoothly. we got everything out of my EL apartment in a couple hours, made it to Aurora in about 4.5 hours, unloaded everything in about an hour or 2, and then we were done. i can't believe we got that all done in one day just the three of us...we should start our own family moving company, because we are pros!!! the next day we did an assload of shopping. a freaking assload. went to IKEA and i got all new furniture, like everything. new desk, tv stand, dresser, dresser mirror, bookcase. went to this great resale shop in downtown Aurora and got the most awesome couch ever! it's beautiful :) then Mom and i went to like target and meijer and bed, bath, and beyond to get some other shit like decorations and cleaning products and stuff like that. i also got a new bed set and bathroom set that are soooooo pretty! we spent 13 hours on saturday assembling furniture. i can't believe we got that all done either! it was a little bit of a hassle, but now it's done. and everything looks wonderful!!!! i have a whole white theme going on. check out my picture page for photos of the progression. now it's done except for hanging some pictures on the wall, which i will probably take my time with to make sure they are where i want them. i don't want too many mistake holes in the walls! so after my parents left, i continued to organize and settle and whatnot. i've been shopping and stuff the past 3 days to get other little things that i want or need. like i got this amazing bed canopy that makes my bed look like it should be in cinderella's castle!! i love it! and i got some frames and just some other crap. i also went grocery shopping and got VEGETABLES for the first time in probably a year!!!! that is so exciting!!!! i love vegetables :) and it's even more exciting because i can grill them on my little grill outside!! how cool!!! i really am a big girl now :) hahaha...

so now i sit and wait for another week and a half until i start work at Centex on June 5. i'm excited. i am definitely enjoying my little vacation, but i'm very excited to start my career!!!! i'm nervous and scared and anxious and so many other things all at once. but i know that everything will be alright when i do start and i'll be just fine :) they'll teach me everything i need to know, so i shouldn't worry.

at least my waiting time has been happy because of Bart!!! what a surprise right? you people all knew it was coming...i got to talk to him online and on the phone for like 5 days in a row last week!!!! it was possibly the most amazing 5 days ever in the past 3 months. it even rivaled graduation weekend :) and then yesterday i got 3 letters from him!!!! and boy were they awesome letters. this man is incredible. i really am the luckiest girl in the whole world to have him. sometimes i can't even believe that he loves me! what we have is amazing :) there's so much to look forward to! so anyway, little taste of why i like his letters so much. the sarcastic humor gets me rollin laughing: "we just pulled a tick off the puppy that was the size of a marble, yummy." hahahahaa so matter of fact like marble sized ticks on puppies are normal...*sigh* and this is why i love my soldier :)

hmmmm. so today's agenda is pretty clear. how boring. i don't really have anymore shopping to do. i might return some stuff to meijer, drop off some clothes at goodwill, and check at linens & things for brown pillowcases and a brown dust ruffle. seriously now, what makes it so tough to find brown freakin pillowcases? i've checked at like 3 different places to no avail. oh well, internet shopping is easier anyway. but other than that, i have a feeling today will be a real vacation day of sitting on my arse on the couch in front of the tv. sweeeeeeet :) too bad all the rest of you have to work today!

i'm getting so spoiled this week!!!! jeez i thought one phone call was good, but shit 4 is just...i have no words!!! it's almost like normal life again talkin to my baby so much!! i'm going to have to say i like him where he is, even if he's bored and has nothing to do. plus he's much safer. i'll definitely sacrifice some sleep to be able to talk to him everyday online. after all, i don't do ANYTHING now, so i can nap during the day :)

i packed up my car today to take some stuff to my new apartment tomorrow. it's pretty stuffed and i still have to add the tv and dvd player and my bedding. and stuff to wear for 3 days. hmmm, it's really going to be full!! it's pretty amazing what you can fit in the pipscort if he's all packed up right! now all that's left is like 6 boxes, bed, desk, shoes, clothes, and a few other things that will probably amount to another 4 boxes or so. sooooo glad to be out of here in exactly a week!!!

but at this point, i don't even care. i just care that i can talk to my soldier all the time for a few days. it's sooooooooo amazing!!! just like him :) things are good. i am lucky. how i got so lucky, i will never ever know, but i'm not going to question it!!! i'm just going to look forward to all the even greater things that are coming up soon :)

i'm going to go buy chips for my salsa now. only like 7 more hours till i get to talk to Bart again. YAYYYY!!! and now i can have snacks :)

well, graduation is all over and it was SUPER!!!! what a GREAT weekend filled with fun, family, and friends!! the ceremonies were really awesome and i am so glad that i attended all the functions that i could. i will remember that stuff forever. anyone who doesn't walk will soon regret it, and if not soon, definitely 15 years from now. i just had such a great time immersing myself in everything Michigan State this past weekend. i'm really going to miss this place!! but i will come back as the proudest alumna that ever attended this great university!! Spartan for life baby, i bleeeeeeeeeeed green and white!!!!

and as is typical with me, i love change and new and different frontiers, so i have already been to aurora and back and found my new home!! i'll be living at fox valley villages in aurora. it's an insanely awesome complex and the apartment is just so perfect!!! it was a little on the high side, but i am such a Polish saver, i'll be able to work with my budget just fine. i fell in love with it anyway, so there was just no way i could pass it up and take anything else. plus it did end up to be the best deal out of everything i think. it's a very cute apartment, lots of storage space and closets, a really great kitchen, washer/dryer in unit, a nice big patio, great clubhouse with a state of the art gym, cyber cafe, and business center. and it's close to everything and will be easy to commute to and from. i'm very happy with my decision. it's the second time i haven't settled for something less, the first being Bart :) anyway, i'm VERY excited to move in!!! i pick up my keys monday the 15th and i'll be completely moved in there and out of here by the 21st. can't wait!!! i even already set up my internet, phone, and electric :) i'm so on top of things!!! it's going to be great. i hope that people will come visit. EVERYONE, and i do mean everyone, is certainly welcome. all you have to do is give me a call or shoot me an im and we'll set it up :) then we can go out on the CHITOWN!!! which will be awesome, of course.

the only bad thing about my little trip was that i locked my keys in my car and had to pay $75 for about 30 seconds worth of work to get it open. i guess that's the price i pay for being a total idiot. so that was shitty. and thennnnnn on my way home, literally 20 minutes from east lansing, a GIANT rock hit my windshield and cracked it. now, my only problem with this is that i have driven 85000 miles over the past 7 years and never had a cracked windshield. i have only locked my keys in my car one other time. in all those years, these things haven't happened and in a span of 24 hours they both happened. lucky me!!!! i have such awesome streaks of super duper luck like that!!! so now i have to get the windshield replaced right away before i drive to chicago again and it'll probably be like a million dollars. ugh. just what i need right now!! how frustrating. i guess all the positiveness of the past week or so had to stop somewhere and life had to give me a little reality check. thanks, life, i totally appreciate it!

but actually, it was all combined with a lot of happiness anyway. i graduated, got a great apartment, start a great job in a few weeks, AND Bart called on my way home yesterday :D BEST thing EVER of the whole week!!!!! i didn't think i was going to hear from him for another week or so, so it was an awesome surprise. this man is nothing short of amazing, and he is one thing that i am always lucky to have and my luck has never run out with him yet. and the funny thing is, no matter what other crazy shit happens to me, i know the luck never will run out with him. even half a world away, he manages to know when i'm missing him the most and the phone rings. somebody try to tell me we aren't meant to be. i dare ya!! anyway, he's good, which is always nice to hear. and it's good to know he's getting all my letters and packages too. he's probably the most spoiled soldier over there the way i send stuff. the best part of that is that he can't yell at me for spending so much money on him because he can't stop me!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!! love it! :) anyway, i miss him terribly, but being able to talk to him pretty frequently helps. and his letters make me overjoyed!! it was a double whammy yesterday because i got a call and a little Lauzon, Bart letter in the mail :) perfect! if this keeps up, the rest of the year will fly by. and shit, we only have to wait another 4 months or so for leave, so that's even better!! deployment sure does suck, but it's what's waiting when he gets home that makes it all worthwhile.

well. this has certainly turned into a long entry. i'm sure everyone who reads this was just so excited to hear my little updates. by the way, who left the last comment on my April 27 entry? thanks so much, it made me smile, but i'd like to know who wrote it!! i'm pretty freakin stoked that i got so many comments on my last couple entries, so keep it up, friends!! :)

i'm off to work out, shower, and hang with the oville crew for the last time in a long time. i'm really going to miss everyone. especially Bill. i'm not really sure what i'm going to do without him actually. it's going to be pretty tough getting used to not being able to just walk over and see him or have him knock on my door and then we just talk for hours...i don't like this already!!! :( and jeez, he's going to have a hard time surviving without young Brewer! i guess that just means that road trips will be in order :)

peace out, homies.

holy crap i'm an alumna.

i don't think there is anything else to say!

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.