Okay so here's the deal, I'd pretty much given up on LJ cause 1. I'm really lazy and 2. I had other way more exciting things going on that took precedence. Now that those exciting things have trailed off for a while I figured I would let anyone who still reads this know what I've been up to.

As you may or may not know I've been seeing this guy Greg since September. He had applied for a job in Naples, Italy and ended up getting it. After spending every weekend and all my free time with him over the past 9 months he up and moved last weekend. Needless to say it was very difficult to have the man I love move 6 hours away to another continent. He'll be there for 3 (yes, 3) years. But one good thing out of all of this is that I will be visiting him in August for a month. A month!! I've never been out of the US and now I get to go for a month! I've always wanted to go Italy, more than anywhere else in the world and now to actually be going...I almost don't believe it. When I half jokingly said maybe I should look for a job while I'm there so I can eventually join him full-time he said I should. Me, move to Italy? I can't even begin to tell you how appealing that sounds. Of course my mom is very against the idea but my dad is all for it. I'm not sure how realistic it is but the desire to do something that absolutely scares the crap outta me is so strong that it makes me want to do it more.

One kink in the plan is that I decided to go in August because my internship at MCFRS was supposed to be over in July. Keywords there being "supposed to." When I told my boss the plan she said "oh, well, this intership runs indefinitely so if you want to come back in September you're more than welcome to." Come back in September? Seriously? Of course I'll come back! I get a month off (without pay) to go to Italy and then I come back to a job I thought was over. And they're talking about making it a permanent position that I'd be able to apply for if not get promoted to. Not to be pessimistic but I can't help but wonder when the other shoe is going to drop. My luck is not that good. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. My desire to control and plan everything is so strong but I promised Greg that I'd go with the flow so that's what I'm going to do.

If anyone wants anything cool from Italy let me know! :)



That's him on the right. Aren't we just the dorkiest bunch ever? :)

I know this article is old but it's still pretty cool. I don't think I'll stop applying the 5 second rule anytime soon though.

http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news2467.html

His name is Jack and he's such a sweetie! We rescued him from a family in VA that couldn't take care of him anymore about 3 weeks ago. He's 2 years old and Oakley's new best friend. They spend all their time sleeping and wrestling. Crazy boys...

My aunt sent this to me, I think it's pretty good.

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked,

"How heavy is this glass of water? "

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It
depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a
minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll
have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll
have to call an ambulance.

He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management.
If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the
burden becomes increasingly heavy,
we won't be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you
have to put it down for a while and rest before holding

* Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're
the statue.

* Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have
to eat them.

* Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in
the middle of it.

* Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by
their maker.

* If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

* If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it
was probably worth it.

* It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve
as a warning to others.

* Never buy a car you can't push.

* Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because
then you won't have a leg to stand on.

* Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

* Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep
late.

* The second mouse gets the cheese.

* When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.

* Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you
live.

* You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be
the world to one person.

* Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

* We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are
pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are
different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.

* A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a
detour.

What's going on in the background: Love and Memories - O.A.R.

In the past couple days I've watched Finding Neverland, Funny Face, and The Notebook. I cried at the end of Neverland and The Notebook. I'm such a girl. I cry at the drop of a hat. Forrest Gump? cried. Big Fish? cried. Terms of Endearment, Stepmom, Steel Magnolias? cried. I'm sure there are more I just can't think of them.

EDIT: I also saw I heart Huckabees yesterday. Great movie. Didn't cry, more like laughed my ass off.

What's going on in the background: O's v. Stankees