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Name: Kalyn
Gender: Female
Interests: Alright, I'll narrow it down to my serious passions: MUSIC, books, nature, Hawai'i, my family, cooking, laughter.
Expertise: Reaching things on the top shelf.
Occupation: Accounting/Finance
Message: message meEmail: email me
Member Since:
12/2/2005
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| Nintendo Wall StickersToo cool!! You know you love this. I know I do. 
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| Another One Down!!That's right....I have officially passed 3 sections of the CPA exam! I just saw the scores posted online today. Yay!! This is really great b/c the one I just passed was the last one that I was truly worried about. I am confident that I passed the final section, and as soon as they post the scores for that one it will be official. I will be finished with it forever, AND I will be reimbursed by my company for the cost of the test. Honestly, that is the most exciting part for me.  | | |
| Things I wish I were doing right now- Riding a bike in my neighborhood
- Sculpting pottery
- Planting flowers
- Playing the harp
- Swimming at the YMCA
- Volunteering for Habitat for Humanity
- Cooking meatloaf
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| More Good News....then just some plain News....then Good News again!!This week I am getting an entirely new household. My mother, who is becoming free-spirited in her old age, is giving me her entire living room set to replace my old one which I don't like very much. I'm getting a new sofa, love seat, coffee and end tables, and entertainment cabinet. She is also giving me her very lovely piano (baby grand!!!) b/c she doesn't play it much anymore and thinks I will get more use out of it. All of these things are being moved up to my house this weekend. Then on Wednesday the new bedframe that I finally ordered (mostly on account of being lazy) will be delivered to my house. This is the first time since I moved to OK a year and a half ago that I will not be sleeping on a mattress on the floor. It is a lovely wooden sleigh-bed type. .......That is all good news.
Moving on.
After sojourning in Lawton, OK for 6 years, my sister and her family, including my beloved nieces and nephew, are being transferred to Fort Drum, NY by the army. Ft. Drum is so far upstate NY that it's almost in Canada. That seems very far to me. They have been anticipating a move since January, and after hearing rumors of everything from Germany to Alaska, they finally received their officials orders yesterday. And since the army wanted Jeff there two weeks ago, their orders are to move ASAP. They are planning on leaving in less than 2 weeks. They are excited to be on the move and going somewhere new, and I am happy for them that they don't have to keep their life on hold any longer, but did I mention that Fort Drum is almost in Canada?? .....This is just ok news. I don't want them to move so far away. I will hardly get to see them now. I had briefly thought about moving along with them in order to stay close to them, but I strongly object to the idea of living so far north. That is not for me. So instead I am staying here and they are moving far, far away *tear*
Moving on.
My brother and his wife are also moving far away, but they have chosen the much more exotic location of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Actually his company chose it for him. They have just opened an office there and want him to go and oversee it, living there for at least two years. Of course he didn't object, and they are actually planning on staying longer. Now granted Argentina is much farther away than NY, but it is also much more fun to go visit. In fact, the family already has plans to spend Christmas there. :) Actually though, I am already used to Gabe living far away and not getting to see him much, so this really won't feel much different. They are moving in June, and I know they are very excited.
Moving on.
Not to be left out of the mix, my mother has decided that her children cannot outdo her. Since Jeff and Witney are leaving her all alone in Lawton, she has decided she has no reason to stay there anymore. Originally she was going to follow them wherever they went, but like me she has no desire to winter in a place like NY. So where has she decided to go instead???? You guessed it!! She is moving up to the City to live with me! Or rather, by me. I live in a duplex where the other half is just a cozy little one-room place. My neighbor is moving out in May or June, so we are scheming to reserve the place for her to rent. We both like the idea of being close but still having our own space and privacy. In fact, I really love the idea or her living right next door. I'm close to all my family, but my mom and I are kindred spirits and I was a little sad imagining everyone moving so far away from me. This is GREAT news.
So I see that my family is repositioning themselves all over the map. I am feeling a little left out - hopefully my turn will come. I would like my next residence to be somewhere warm and preferably close to the coast. :)
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