Sunday, April 3, 2011

the countdown begins...

The Countdown Begins!!

with 14 days left, im starting to prep to be back on american soil. "here's marissa eating American soil; mmmmm tastes like LIBERTY"

two weeks ago i was ready to come home. in fact, my restlessness started to kick here; its like ive been in one place too long again. we dont get to go to sweden ( =[ ) that shit was crazy expensive! it didnt help that the website was yelling at me in swedish because i wasnt booking the train tickets right. MY bad, sweden. we didnt get to go to prague, budapest, or amsterdam either. slightly bummed. just  didnt have the funds i guess. i did, but jake didnt. we're kind of travelled out. i suppose i am ready to be home, but im absolutely in love with dublin. its had such an impact on my life; i cant imagine not being a part of it. and i cannot CANNOT believe that the greatest trip of my life is nearly over....this is so sad. it has ruined me as an american and as a student. lol. i literally have two papers left and im done-zo. st. norbert is doing what it does best and trying to fuck me over. im not planning on losing much sleep on it; i have an overwhelming sense of apathy toward the whole academic thing lately. i wholly intend on bitching mercilessly until i get my way. be prepared, registrar. you aint never dealt with a woman so pissed. I WILL NOT BE TRAPPED THERE ANY LONGER THAN I NEED TO BE. dont worry, its only three grand directly out of my pocket.

on a lighter note, im taking a day trip to london on tuesday. should be fun =] im glad i get to see it, even if its just for the day. we might try to squeeze in a couple trips around ireland too. i havent seen limerick yet, and i had SUCH a blast in galway that i'd love to go back there. 
today, jake and i met up with our friends phoebe and emily in howth. there was a 'prawn festival' and the usual sunday markets. i bought a ton of jewelry that i shouldnt have bought =P its all good tho. most of it is for my family. since im pretty sure that my sisters are way too lazy and have a severe ADD problem, i'm almost positive that they wont read this, so i'll include a picture of everything i bought, including the stuff i bought them. if they dont like what i got them, i think im going to keep it myself. randa's birthday is the week after i come back, so i need to get her something for her birthday. 19s nothing special. LOL just kidding. maranda and i actually decided to live together. i was planning on living alone this next year and just get an apt. by myself. but then i was talking to her and realized how much marinette SUCKS, and i asked if she wanted to get one together. sooooo ima move in on may 1st, shes coming in whenever shes done with school. pretty pumped about it. i even have a list of the things i need/want. i dont even have a bed. like at all. not even at home. great idea, parents. let me just say how excited i am to sleep on the couch in my own house. whoooooo. either way, i cannot wait to see my favorite A's: angelina, audra, and ali. and i cannot wait to have the one thing that gives me comfort at night: AN INCOME. 
i dont have a full-time job set up for the summer yet, but im going to start making some 'bothersome' phone calls and not stop till someone gives me a job.  i just found out that the spring formal dance is going to be april 30th, WHICH MEANS I CAN ATTEND. aaaaaaawesome. so pumped. i cannot believe how much i miss my BUD girls. who knew i actually liked all of them that much =P just kidding

overall, this trip = success. im sooooo sad its over. but i miss everyone way too much to stay for much longer. i wish i could just go home for a few weeks on like a 'vacation'. ha. 'holiday', as they say here. im a little bummed that one of my best friends wont be there when i come home, because he just haaad to go to the AFGHANI MOUNTAINS AND NOT COME HOME FOR TWO YEARS. selfish. rude. you know who you are =P miss you. so incredibly much. prepare for the biggest four-limbed-hug of your life when you come home. 



ANYwho, ive got some dinner to attend, i have to make a 'flow chart of a service 
ive experienced and all the steps therein' for my services mkting and mgmt class. shoot me now. at least its an excuse to eat a really ymmy din din with my favorite bunny ^_^ i've eaten so unhealthy in the last few weeks that any weight i lost is now back. le sigh. i'll just have to try harder at home. limited income should help. newfound access to places like taco bell and wendys shouldnt help. a little here, a little there. we wont tell my diet log. im actually thinking about getting a trainer, even if its once a week. i think it'll really help keep me on track. i want to look awesome for graduation, and anything else extremely important in a girl's life that might be coming up in a few years. ;) we'll see i guess. 
im freaking out about money, about bills, about grad school, about taking a year off in between undergrad and  grad school, about being a senior, about my best friends leaving me (i literally cannot imagine life without them), about everything. 2011-2012 will definitely be a big year for me. its gonna be a big year for everyone depending on if we all survive. hopefully, this whole apocalypse thing will be just like y2k. :/ here's hoping. this town is getting sick of me, its time to find somewhere else to check off my list. we're actually looking into schools in florida, probably miami. im just not feeling the cold anymore. i got a little taste of the warmth of the southern part of the country and decided that i cant do cold weather anymore. thats it, im done with you wisconsin. making plans and having something to look forward to is what makes my life fun for me. 



favorite song lately: somebody like you AND/OR rumor has it = adele. 
favorite country lately: spain. fell in love.
favorite movie lately: totoro. thats right, i found the torrent
favorite object: the most adorable pair of lace shoes i bought the other day. 
SO. 
GORGEOUS.


 what can i say, i like being lacey. 
 14 days!!!
<3

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." 






wicklow mountains


for me ^_^

bottom for mommy, top for me ^_^

rings for seesters; theyre greener than they look here

hard at work in our messy room


the quote was the deciding factor; that was my senior quote