| Ehhhh.. so I've been updating my other journals lately so I figured I'd update in here as well.
Long story short, school & financials are just not on the same page right now. I took the last quarter of the year off (so unlike a bunch of my friends, I am free of papers & exams) so I've been out of school since mid-March. I basically was told that I wasn't going to graduate on time at my college so I took the quarter off to figure things out. Even if I had continued to go to school, I think it would have just been a waste of money because I could finish all my major courses in by the fall EXCEPT for the language courses which must be taken in successive order... meaning I would be going to school as a PART-TIME student for a year and a half before having the credits to graduate with my chosen major. And going part-time is SO not worth it with the overly priced tuition DePaul is charging. So I took the quarter off and planned to transfer out to another Chicago city college that would 1) give me more financial assistance and 2) actually work with me as an individual to figure out the classes I need to take in order to graduate as soon as possible. And I found a school that met my needs, but even with the financial assistance, with the economy being so bad right now, my parents just can't afford it. My 5 year old brother is starting a REAL school this fall and my parents decided to go the Catholic school route, just as they did with me. And I know that my parents are suffering financially due to the economy and their business being real slow SO I decided to act like an adult for once and I gave them the option of letting me take a full year off of school and just work full-time so I can help pay rent for my apartment which will allow them to have a little bit more extra cash to work with. My dad says to hold off on making that decision and see what happens within the next month. So I guess we'll see what happens.
But speaking of work, I have been employed with Bath & Body Works for the past month and a half and I've loved it. It's a fairly simple job, I have a great time with my coworkers and the hours are pretty flexible, although I basically gave them open availability so that I can make as much money as possible. The downside is that because I love it so much there, I ended up spending a lot of my paycheck there and that is not the purpose of a job. The purpose of a job is to make money so that I can save. Also, I was hired as a part-time associate so I did not get many hours for the first month.. but now that we're having our big semi-annual sale, they've been giving me a ton of hours.. a little too late though because Ricky helped me get a job at his Walgreens in the photo department (MY DREAM!) and because they sell similar products, I can only keep one job.. and I chose the job with more hours & higher wage, Walgreens. And it also doesn't hurt that because I chose Walgreens, that I will be living with Ricky at his parents house AND working with him (although not in the same department).
Mm.. now to talk about LOVE. Ricky & I are fantastic, I mean, we have our ups and downs like all couples do, but my whole family loves him.. and we're actually moving into an apartment together in August.. and my parents are O.K. with it! What a great feeling that is.. and my dad even said to just get a 1-bedroom to save money (although paying for a parking space in the city bumps up our monthly rent to the same amount I'm paying now for a 2-bedroom). But it's alright because we'll have our own place.. to decorate together, to rearrange our furniture, to cook, to eat, to sleep.. all together. We've found an apartment already, we're just waiting on the credit check and then we'll be all set to sign the lease. I cannot wait. |
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| ^__^ I'm trying to procrastinate on a paper once more... it's due in about 13.5 hours and I have half a page left to write... but I can't seem to concentrate on it.. oh well. Stupid finals. Oh well.. that means tomorrow at 4pm I'll be on Spring Break! Hooray!!
In other news... my 21st birthday is in August and my plans were to go to Athens, GA for my sorority convention. Well, Ricky wanted to go on a vacation as well... so over the weekend, we booked a flight to Orlando, FL!! We leave 2 days after my 21st birthday (so I can spend the weekend celebrating with friends and family) and then we'll be in Florida!!! Tentative plans are to go to the beach (duh), and spend at least 2 days in DisneyWorld (and we will be lodging there since my friend can get us discounts on hotel rooms) and I want to go to SeaWorld to see the dolphins! At the end of the week, we'll be catching a ride with my sorority sisters in Florida to Georgia for my sorority convention! Hooray! I'm really super excited... but honestly.. who goes to DisneyWorld on their 21st birthday?! Don't normal people go to clubs and get drunk?? LOL.. I guess I'm not normal... |
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| I would be a great housewife because I love to keep everything clean and in order. I'll gladly spend hours cleaning a single room if it means I can walk around barefoot without stepping in anything.
...but I would be the bitchiest one ever because I hate when people dirty something that I just cleaned up.
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| Hmm.. it's been a while I guess.
so happy new year everyone! 2oo8 should be a good year...
I'm just procrastinating right now because I have to write a short response paper and I REALLY do not feel like it. I'm at Ricky's parents' house and nobody is home with me because Ricky is at work, his mom is in Chicago visiting his grandma in the hospital and his dad is at the restaurant. Yep.
Anyways.. obviously me and Ricky are doing great... we just had our 3 month anniversary on Wednesday :] Umm.... yeah, I got a job over winter break at Borders and I LOVE IT! I'll be working there again over spring break and the summer as well. Mmm... school is alright I guess. I still have to kinda declare my major. LOL. I suck at school x__X
Uhh yeah... Santa was good to me this year :] I got a new iPod 80GB and a new laptop. But the laptop was out of pure luck because my uncle lost an old lady's laptop and she wanted the same exact one (so she wouldn't have to relearn how to use a new laptop) and it just so happened to be the same model as my old one. SO my uncle took out my hard drive and put it on an external and gave me the new laptop he was going to give to the lady. SO much better now cuz now I have a 40GB external AND like 80GB on my laptop. WHOO lots of free space! So after I got the new laptop, I decided to organize ALL of my music PLUS I copied ALL of my CDs onto my computer. I have 3,500 songs in my iTunes right now and still have like about 500 more to add because I haven't had time to finish organizing them yet. But yes, my new iPod is very happy. OOH and Ricky was good to me also because he bought me a pink Nintendo DS Lite! YAY! I borrowed his during my entire winter break and I just got a little bit addicted LOL.
Yeah.. okay, I don't feel like typing any more so more next time.. whenever that may be.
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I've been procrastinating all day on this paper I have to write I just wanted to say..
...i sorta kinda like ricky a lot  hahaha.. wow. i feel so lame.
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