It's been awhile

I had all the intentions of writing these amazing blog posts about my vacation and work and moving.....but I am a Fosse and procrastination and lack of internet got to me. Hence a really condensed version follows:

I took two weeks off in April and I tried to make the most of it. Amanda and I took a trip to Niagara Falls. It was amazing. The falls were beautiful and the area itself is like a jersey boardwalk that threw up over five city blocks. Casinos, unhealthy food, ferris wheels, Ripley's Believe it or Not, screaming kids with soft serve. I was in heaven.

After the Niagara trip I drove to Jersey and then flew to Cali to hang with Briana for a couple of days. I had found out that I got accepted to Claremont Graduate School about a week before and the Dean of the school was able to meet with me during my stay wth Briana. So basically I got off of the plane, went to B's, borrowed her nice clothes and then she drove me to Claremont. She also sat in on the meeting with the Dean and I thank my lucky stars she was there. I was asking all the academic questions and I was getting wicked excited about the program and I completely forgot to ask the other important questions like housing. But luckily B-diggs was there to throw on her former supervisor cape and save the day. After the meeting I knew I was going to go to Claremont. The area is very cute and collegiate, like a mini Northampton. With the meeting over with me and B enjoyed my next three days by going on a much deserved shopping spree.

After Cali I stayed in Jersey for the rest of my break and caught up with friends and family. Cinqo de Mayo occurred. Jenna graduated. It was good times.

AND I walked in the MS Walk with the UPS Store clan. We were called the Fighting Fitzgerald's and it was a fun time. It had everything a walk should have...hair transplants, lost 12 year olds, irate mothers, and cookies.

The last month has been a whirlwind of graduations and trumpets. The international trumpet guild decided to hold their annual conference at Umass this year. Two days after graduation 1000 trumpeters descended upon the campus. Because I was finishing my year long job and starting my summer job I got hit with a double whammy. Not only did I have to help register all of these horn blowers I had to house them too. I don't mind my job and I like the details of it, but I do mind how sometimes we lose perspective and start to think that our job is the most important in the world. It's not like anyone will ever not be able to go the conference or not be housed. I mean no one is ever going to have to sleep outside of the dorm because of a mistake. Everyone gets housed and registered whether or not we have an aneurysm. Therefore I prefer to not have one whereas sometimes my bosses like to put on that song and dance. But hey it's just a summer job and after August 17th it will all be memories.

So until August 17th my life is a string of work days, usually 15 in a row and then one or 2 off. Yes it sucks and is tiring but I have dollar signs in my eyes.

So there it is, the past couple of months of my life condensed like Campbells tomato soup.

AND I almost forgot the best thing...I bought my ONE WAY plane ticket to Cali a couple of days ago. I will be moving on August 28th. I don't have an apartment yet but that will fall into place. It always does.