i'm biting the bullet... starting next week, i'll be working the 40 hour life. initially, i decided i would only work a few odd hours here and there just to get back into the business, but after examining my spending habits and my last credit card bill, i realized that i NEED to work. and anyways, it will serve has preparation for my future working life, post-education. ;)
that said, these past few weeks have been extraordinarily relaxing and lovely. out of my goals for the summer (besides that of chillaxing with the friends and family), i've happy to report that i've already finished a couple books and i also have been maintaining a moderately stable schedule of working out at the gym. just a few other goals to hit and this summer could prove to be quite fruitful.
yesterday i went to a barbecue that was up in the mountains by La Canada. i'm definitely a city girl at heart (if not a sub-urban girl) but being out in nature was quite nice. there was a river with freezing cold river that the boys (being boys) waded into and splashed around in. after the eating, we hiked (most of us rather reluctantly) up and down the mountain to check out a waterfall, which admittedly, was very pretty. someone had said that the hike would be a mile there and then a mile back. LIES! it was actually about two miles there and two back (about 3 hours all together), but a little exercise never killed anyone. it was actually kind of fun to jump over rocks and balance on trees. i fell at one point and am now nursing a brusied kneed. also, i feel some soreness in my ass, which leads me to believe that the hike was a good workout for my toosh!
some highlights:
last week, i went to work hungover and threw up twice. now THERE'S something i haven't done in a while.
buddies jack, simon and patrick came to pick me up for dinner. right when they rolled up, my mom came home and saw them. she gave me an unhappy look, but i was not later regaled with any lectures of disapprovement. amazingly enough, mom's letting go of her little girl.
because of boston, beer has become a large part of my liquor consumption. oh well, it's less expensive than cocktails. =)
damn you ebay!
love the beach, but trying to hide from the sun. thus, i have purcahsed a giant umbrella that will now go with me everytime i hit the beach (for bonfires or bbqs or otherwise). that, combined with the lack of sun that boston receives, has turned me into one verra pale-skinned mofo.
with no 8 am classes looming over my head, i've logged in many hours of sleep. sleep is nice.
and as such, i will say good night now. peace and joy always.