We're Back!!

We are all back together in Delawareeeeeeeee!  So excited to be back....I got so excited that I split open my cut from surgery on my foot again wooo!  Jk, not good, at all.... but hopefully after super-gluing it together, it'll be all good again lollllll.  Crutching to class is quite an experience, I definitely took walking quickly for granted.  But anyways, so happy to be back with my best friends... it was a long 7 weeks!!!

The Pressure of Job-Searching

So i'm watching "Totally Biased" with my dad right now... and he is wearing these silly pajama pants with guitars all over them.  OH and Kim & Kourtney will be on Jimmy Kimmel tonight.... you obviously know who's gonna tune into that.... me of course.  I wish "Parenthood" wasn't over...Tuesday nights aren't the same anymore....until next season at least.

Anyways... i've thought long and hard about this, and i've realized... i definitely have a love/hate relationship with the job-search process.  I've always made myself all stressed out, but especially now being in college and trying to find internships... man oh man is there alot of pressure.  Okay, maybe it's just the pressure i put on myself, but whatever.  I'm fortunate to have found one already and got to intern over the past summer and winter break... but the process that led me to it was no walk in the park.  I began my internship search in November of last year... and I didn't land my internship until Memorial Day Weekend.  Keep in mind, I probably made about atleast 50 phone calls to atleast 30 companies, applied to atleast 20 places, and went on 3 interviews.  So much effort, to possibly get ONE job.  The crazy things we do to get employed now, huh?  My parents thought i was crazy to try to intern so early, but i don't think they realize, it's practically normal for students to intern before they graduate... and at multiple places!  I think that's why i put so much pressure on myself... but of everyone else i see around me.  I naturally never want to fall behind, so i push myself (to the point i go crazy)... oops.  And even though i'm still on crutches, i decided to hand-deliver one of my resumes to one of the companies i was in touch with.... and even though i almost fell on my face on the steps when opening the door... i realize (with the help of my boyfriend and parents) that the job-process is about never giving up, and doing anything you can to stand out.  So what better way of standing out then hand-delivering a resume on crutches?!  I tried to look professional while on crutches and a wrapped-up foot... i did my best.

And at the end of the day, even if i still have no new internship... i still got my kitty, who i have to cuddle with for a few more days before i head back to Delaware!!  (Sorry i'm obsessed with her, and sorry if you're my snapchat friend because i love sending photos of her to everyone on my friends list hehehe)

#longdistanceprobz

steve having the pleasure of skyping me and lilly on saturday night

So long-distance is tough, there's really no way around it.  And call me crazy, but i normally don't skype often, or talk on the phone.  I find that the more i do that, especially when i'm away at school, it makes it worse... i end up missing him more.  I really don't think that there is any textbook-lovey dovey solution for dealing with long-distance... BUT i do know that there are alot of rewards to going through it too.  I've always been independent, but i'm definitely even more so after almost 3 years of being away at Delaware.  You learn that you can get through most things alone, and even if you plan to be together forever... it's always good to see what exactly you can do on your own, because plans change and you never want to rely on someone else.  AND when you do see each other, after a month or 2... it is so much better than when you see each other every weekend.  

I'm not gonna go all sappy in this post... but i do have to say, he's the best thing that's ever happened to me and i've loved him for 5 years (but really since 6th grade... do the math) hahaha!  Hopefully this long distance thing ends for good once we graduate, but if not, hey- atleast we know how to deal with it by now!

My Big, Insane Family

 This is my lovely fam.  I have 2 brothers, 1 sister, 3 aunts, 2 uncles, and 6 cousins.  It may not be the biggest family you've ever seen, but when we're all together, i'm confident in saying we probably have better [and more awkward] family discussions than the average family would.  Going out to dinner is always an event, and funny stories are always brought up, and it always ends up my mom throwing ice at someone or putting it down someone's shirt or AT THE LEAST spilling something.... i feel so sorry for the people around us and our waiters, oops. Yet, we still go out to eat alot... maybe we like the world knowing how embarrassing we are? Beats me.  Anyways, i'm fortunate to have a few siblings... and as we've all grown up, we've definitely grown closer.  Sure, we'll always bust on Danny the most... but that's just a routine now haha- sorry Dan! 

I'm also fortunate to have both sets of grandparents live down the street from my house and in the town over.    My 3 cousins actually live in our town too- so we treated each other as friends, rather than family... which was awesome going to the same high school.  I think because of my childhood experience, I can only hope that my kids are as close to their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins because we got to see them SO MUCH and still do... when i didn't realize alot of people can't say the same of their family.  My other 3 cousins live down in Georgia... BUT the lucky thing is, even though they are the furthest away, my Uncle is a pilot and they get to travel anywhere they want, practically anytime they want.  So it makes them coming up to visit us on holidays and summer alot easier, and i'm soooo thankful for that because it's amazing when we're all together in good old Park Ridge.

Six Girls, All Under One Roof.

This is my first blog post- not sure if i'm fit to be an avid blogger, but i figured....

1) this foot surgery has left me stuck on the couch all day

2) i'm running out of tv shows/ movies i want to watch

3) i'm tired of stalking everyone on facebook who is studying abroad

4) and i guess making this could be fun too, even when i go back to school.

And what better way to lose my blogging virginity than to dedicate my first one to my six, beautiful roommates?! I've experienced a lot of new "firsts" with these ladies... from first college party [and all of the great experiences that come along with those nights], first real cooking experience, first pair of heels, first mini skirt, first time getting my hair curled [thank you carly & leah], and many more that cannot be spoken of on here.  Going into college... i was terrified- scared i wouldn't make any friends, nobody would want to hang out with me, nobody to sit in classes with.  I really did love high school, and i will always love my memories from it.  I was fortunate to have a great circle of friends, who i can still call my best friends, and of course my lovely boyfriend.  BUT these six ladies made coming to Delaware SUCH a relief.  Honestly, when i look at these two pictures above... if you were to tell me these would my be girlfriends/roomies when i got to college... i'd laugh and say that there was no way i'd get that lucky.  That sounds corny and scripted, but i swear to god, it's true.  These girls have helped me through so much, and have definitely contributed to me being more "girly" and buying more shoes than i ever thought i would have.  I still don't wear makeup or do anything to my hair or dress nicely for class... but i've come a long way.

My move-in day was far from ideal.  My family of six packed ALL of my college stuff and OURSELVES into our SUV and got stuck in atleast 6 hours of traffic... dead stopped on the NJ Turnpike... perfect.  When i finally arrived, i was the last person on my floor to arrive [if not the last, definitely close to it] and my roommate was already all moved in.  Everybody was going to the dining hall for dinner with the entire floor right as i began moving in my things.  So i had to leave my family to do all of the unpacking/setting up in my dorm.  I was all shaken up and terrified everybody was going to think i was the "loser who arrived super late who happened to have a huge family and hippie-looking parents".  

So when i met Leah... i automatically clung to her for dear life and found myself soooo relieved.  She and her roommate, Abby, befriended right away and were so outgoing and talkative.  When Leah and i went out together that first weekend... on our walk to the pregame... we instantly found 503480548593 things we shared in common: our mom's had long, dark hair & were very tan, our dad's both played guitar in a band, we both had long-term boyfriends, and plenty of other things... AND the fact everybody mixed us up and thought we were related when we were seen around campus.  Needless to say, we became best friends instantly.  We balance each other out perfectly... i'm the stressball, worry-about-everything, overthink everything kind of girl... and she is the go-with-the-flow, everything-will-be-okay kind of girl.  We've spent countless nights staying in watching rom-coms and having deep heart-to-hearts that i will never forget and hope we continue to do until we stop living together!!  When i just need to vent and talk about how stressed i am about grades, i can always count on you to help me put it in perspective. I forget the order i met everyone else, but i know that i definitely met April last.  One morning while peeing and then brushing my teeth in the bathroom before class, i casually began talking with April... about Calculus- HA what nerds!!  Anyways, we kept talking in the hallway- she did live right across the hall from me, and we could see each other from our bed's!  So we quickly got close, and began talking LESS about calc and MORE about boyfriends/friends/gossip and all those girly-bff things.  As soon as i knew it, she was coming out with us and we were eating dinner with her family at her house... and realizing how awesome her mom was too!!  I love April's carefree attitude- she never lets school get the best of her, and never loses sight of what she wants.  AND she is an awesome cook/crafter.  She's helped me cook plenty of times and answered alot of my stupid questions.  And she can make any piece of furniture look brand new from her pong table, to dining room chairs, to wall decorations... she's got the craft thing covered too... if i were a guy, i'd wanna marry her FOR SURE because she's got her shit together with all that domestic stuff.  And i guess since Carly works at Pier 1 Imports, she's also pretty good with furniture/home decoration things too.  I met Carly on the first night, but because she was going out with my roommate and she formally introduced herself, and all i could think was "wow she seems so cool, i doubt she'll ever be my friend"... literally, not even a joke.  Especially because she and my roommate were all dressed up to go to some frat party... and I was going to the silly freshman-planned events cause i didn't know any better [but Leah & Abby went too so i wasn't alone... and we got to see Dane Cook so it wasn't all that bad!]  But to my surprise, we did become friends, and I'm so happy we did.  Carly is great to talk to, and is so driven about her career and her school work, and i love to see how interested she is in her class too, even if they are about urine-analysis and other grossy things... but she balances school-work with fun too.  I need to get some pointers on how she incorporates fun into her crazy/hectic school schedule too.  She's great to talk to, and she was always there when i needed advice on doing the long-distance boyfriend thing, because she had been in a relationship for awhile too when hers was away at college and she was in high school still.  I am so happy i have her to talk to... and to be silly with, hehe!  And then there's Laur... who has a bigger heart than anybody i've ever known, seriously.  She is always making sure we all hang out as a group, and always wants everybody to be together and stay close friends.  I really admire that because if she wasn't around, i might not have as many friends as i do [besides these girls of course].  And she loves taking tons of photos, which sounds silly, but if you think about it... if we never took pictures, and she never took all of those mobile uploads, we wouldn't have anything to look back on and laugh at when we're reminiscing about the best years of our life.  I love her attitude on everything, she gets me to go out when i may not wanna, and she always makes the MOST out of any situation.  She has to be one of the most upbeat & happiest girl i've ever met, and she almost always has a smile on her face.....sober or not ;)  Last year when I didn't live in the same building as her, she always made the effort to keep everyone included and kept in contact 24/7... she says alot because i know that i get lazy and lose touch with people when i don't live right near them.  When we decided to all live in an apartment together, i was honestly nervous i wouldn't be as close with her since we didn't live together Sophomore year... but boy oh boy was i wrong!!! Thank god!!!  Not only did i not live with Laur Sophomore year, but that meant, i also didn't live with Tina either... so i was nervous about not being as close with her too.  But of course, we were closer than ever once we began Junior year.  I don't have ONE negative thing to say about Tina, i feel like she's my girl crush because i just love hanging out with her that much.  I know i'm lame and stay in more than i should, but when i go out, i always know to stick with you because i NEVER have a bad time with you.  You're always down to go out so i always have you when i decide to be a social butterfly. I could rattle on tons of silly memories from countless nights... especially the night when you texted me "i'm at po$ce" or something... and i just said "okay cya at the dorm!"... when you're text really meant to tell me "i'm with the police"... hahaha, horrible night- but atleast it's kind of funny to look back on? i hope so, or else i'm sure you'll beat me up for this comment when i see you next.  Anyways, clearly i always have a great time with you.  You are definitely to thank for my "fun-going out" side of my personality, but i love how you never look down on me for staying in to do school work too.  I also really admire how independent you are, and what a strong personality you have.  You always stand up for yourself and your friends and everything you believe in, and i know for that reason, i'm always gonna stand on your side of any argument because nothing & nobody will ever get past you.