Determination, Multiple choice, and resolution

First, the roommate situation was solved on Monday...woohoo! We worked out an agreement to prevent future miscommunications!

Next, my multiple choice midterm. I hate multiple choice. I have a severe wavering issue that makes me question whether I have the correct answer. Oh the anxiety. Anyway, I did pretty crappy on my midterm and I'm hopeful that I will be able to turn around my crappy performance and do well for the rest of the semester...so much pressure when it I am the one who is paying for college ;)

Finally, determination. This is more a message to my stomach flab. I will be getting rid of you. I admire your stubborness, hanging on to my waist, not wanting to leave. You will be leaving soon! I have been on a workout roll (and definitely a cardio roll) and hopefully you will not be able to last much longer...I am DETERMINED, I want to fit into my shirts that showed off my flat tummy (that existed at one point). I want to have full reign of my wardrobe again, and you need to leave!

Return of the slouch socks

Spring break is over and the gym is open again in the morning!! This morning, one of the older ladies at the gym was bringing back slouch socks. Not just the little slouch socks either, major poofy, up to mid leg slouch socks...it was awesome!

New roommate things are very weird. I thought things were going well, but this weekend we seemingly got the silent treatment, so I'm not so sure. I've been feeling uncomfortable since this whole situation arose...too much stress. I'm not sure that I should have tried to help with the search in the first place. Oh well...too late now!

those moms

I have given a lot of thought to what type of mom I would like to be. I love Laney and Alie's company, and I certainly want to be their friend as well as their mom. I don't want to be one of those moms who thinks that she's 16 when she's 40. I want to instill in the girls the importance of hard work, dedication, and passion. I want to be seen as their mom. I don't want to one of those moms who lets themselves go as they get more involved in their childrens lives. I want to be a mom, a daughter, a wife, etc. and play all of those roles equally. I want Delaney and Alison to have fun and I want them to see me having fun. I want there to be plenty of "adults" in their lives that they can turn to when they "hate" me or Carl. I want those people to know and understand our values, but still to seem "cool" enough to the girls. I think each person has their own idea of what a "perfect" mom is, and hopefully I will be able to live up to my own standards.

Disney College Program

Last night I tortured Brian with stories and pictures from my days as a WDWCP. Flipping through the pages, I remembered what a great time I had and what a much different person I was. On one of my last evenings working in good ole' Fantasyland I remember telling JT how I would miss the fireworks I watched almost everynight as the park was beginning to close. I do still sometimes miss those fireworks and music (in college admissions you don't hear much of that). I miss the spectromagic parade and my evenings of telling Brad how I aspire to be a firefly one day. I even miss castle duty, waiting until those very last diners finished in the restaurant upstairs. I loved looking down a completely empty main street USA with the faint music of cinderella playing in the background, an experience that very few people have had. Fantasyland was so still during those evenings, no crowds, no sounds, noone. I miss doing ride throughs, walk throughs and closing the attractions. I miss watching the sun go down and the Magic Kingdom light up each evening. I miss the weather. I even miss the afternoon rainshowers. I miss living out my own personal fantasy. I miss the feelings of independence, togetherness, and confidence that I felt during my time in Orlando. Most of all, I miss my friends. I miss the constant laughter, hugs, partying, and hanging out that I experienced when I was there. It sucks that we don't keep in touch as much as I hoped we would when we left the CP. It is tough looking back, when I sit alone at night, waiting until 9:45 pm for Carl to return home from work.

rooms in our house

Do you have that one room in your house that for whatever reason never seems to get cleaned? We have two: our bedroom and the backroom of the basement. The basement back room doesn't get cleaned because we need to get rid of the old owners dumb bar and all of their left behind paint. Our bedroom lacks good cleanings because it is the room that noone really visits except for Carl and I. I do change the sheets every two weeks or so, but the room really hasn't had a "good" cleaning since Carl and I moved in, a year and a half ago (I know, gross huh?) . Well I'm proud to say that yesterday, the bedroom got the star treatment that it deserved. Dusting, vacuuming, clean sheets, non-bedroom items removed; it looks wonderful! Better than it has ever looked before.
Of course we cleaned the rest of the house as well, but I am particularly proud of the usually left out bedroom. I feel like a clean house helps me to think and relax better. I think I have been watching too many of those home renovation/organization type shows.....

Dawson's Creek

As I was walking to the locker room this morning (it seems as though everything interesting happens at the gym) I noticed a girl walking towards me. She looked exactly like a girl in Dawson's Creek. Remember when the principal left Capeside HS because he wouldn't change his decision on Matt Caulfield's suspension (yes I was a Dawson's Creek addict)? Well this girl looked exactly like that principal's daughter on the show (she hung out a lot with Dawson, I think she was interested in film making too). It was sort of a surreal moment.

Anyway, my exam has not been posted yet, but I am finally all caught up on my reading and I have turned in my paper so I think it might be time for me to do some relaxing. Hopefully the rain will clear up for the football game tomorrow. I'm not sure if they cancel for bad weather or not. Carl has an interview today, although neither of us are quite sure what its for...but hopefully that goes well. I am having lunch at Chipotle with a friend from HS, so that will be fun. I'm also working on finalizing my summer plans (N. Carolina and possibly the Cape with Brian and Cirucci), so we'll see how that works out.

Gotta love Baltimore

As a child, I remember often hearing "Hate the weather, it's Baltimore, give it a week and it'll change". Well last Wednesday I was praying for a snow day. Today the forecasters are calling for a 75 degree day (unfortunately with afternoon rain). Crazy what a difference a day makes! I love the spring, even if it is raining!

schoolwork

I love school. I hate the dread that I feel when due dates are approaching. During my undergraduate career I would just pull all nighters or work all hours of the day to get my projects completed on time. Now, I do not have that luxury. I have the hours after the girls go to bed to get the research, reading, and paper writing necessary for my classes completed. Last night I tried to write my 8 page paper due on Thursday. I have certainly written longer papers, but my professor did not introduce a "point" for this paper, therfore I had difficulties coming up with a direction to go with the research. I get so nervous about these assignments that I give myself headaches and then end up having to go to bed....this is something that I need to work on. Last night, I overdid it with coffee to try to relive my old undergraduate days, and I end up writing to bulk of the paper today...ugh!
Maybe by the time I earn my masters I will have a system down for getting everything done without a high level of stress....

Snow

Sometimes I wish that the news forecasters wouldn't tell us about the "possibility" of snow. I know its not going to snow a lot, but there is always that small part of me that hopes it will snow enough so that we will be late or off from work. The prospect of snow always fills me with anticipation and it always seems to be followed by a let down. It snowed this morning. As I was getting ready for the gym, I watched the list at the bottom of the screen scroll through the alphabet of schools and businesses late or closed, wishing that TU would make the list. It didn't. Disappointment again. Oh well....

twin group

Ok. So I can't help it. As much as it annoys me, I'm addicted to this online twin group. The thing is, I think everyone in it is semi stupid. I mean seriously, how difficult is it to take twins out? I do it all the time. I mean, of course its different than the days of just being able to run into Target for a minute, but its not quite the huge deal that these women make it out to be. Its as easy as taking one person out of the car, putting them in the stroller, pushing the stroller to the other side of the car, and then putting the other person in the stroller, grabbing the diaper bag, and locking the car. Not using the stroller? No problem, put one child in the snuggli and the other in the shopping cart. Again, not rocket science! Compared to the kids of these moms on this board, Delaney and Alison are uber cultured. They have visited their parents college, the zoo, various aquariums, visited all of their aunties, gone on vacations, shopping, baseball games, rec football games, doctors appointments, happy hours and even wine and cheese parties...woohoo!!! I am not suggesting that I am a better parent, just merely stating that these people must be complete morons.

Next order of business on the twin board "working mommies, how do you get it all done?" Come on now, make a list and do what's on it. Assign some items to each day, and make it a priority to get them done. I mean don't you kids sleep people? There are 7 days in a week, plenty of time to clean, do laundry, grocery shop, and make dinner every night! What else is it that you need to get done? I am earning a graduate degree in my "spare" time! I have decided that being a mom of twins requires motivation, creative thinking, laid back parenting, patience, and organizations. Most of these characteristics can be acquired, so my advice to the twin mommies in this stupid group : acquire them! Act like Nike and "just do it!".

Brians first day

Yesterday was Brians first day. He had a HUGE dose of me. He lives with us, he works with me, and we had a fair last night. Just work alone was 11.5 hours. Then we were wired and up late afterwards joking around with Carl. Brian was awesome during his first day, and hopefully he didn't feel too overwhelmed! After our fair tonight we will need to catch up on HIMYM! Luckily this is my last fair for a while.

Sunday we had Brian and Cirucci for dinner. That was really fun..we had a baked pasta dish and baked apples (mmmm....). I also baked cookies on Sunday. I decided last week that homemade baked goods are sooo much better than store bought! I feel so domestic when I bake and the house smells awesome....its a win win situation :)

This weekend is our first football game and i will have to miss it because I have to work. Boo!!! I have started work on my paper. Actually, I think I'm going to go through some articles today and pick at least 4 to start getting through. My goal is to be able to get some of the paper started by Friday. I keep forgetting that its only Tuesday. I will be happy when the 17th has come and gone.

I have upped my workouts to keep up with the Self challenge. I am really really really determined to get rid of this last bit of baby weight that I've been carrying around. I feel really good about my arms and legs, its my stomach and hip area that is really starting to annoy me. Hopefully, if I keep up with Self's plan, I will lose the weight.

Annapolis

Yesterday I went to Annapolis with the leadership group. While watching the Senate in action, I found myself wondering, what would it be like to be a senator? I think that it has to be a fun job. You work as part of committees, you get to voice your opinion on multiple issues, and then vote on them. There are pages during your meetings that can bring you more coffee, etc. Certainly some of the things you vote on are a bit boring, but all in all, I think it would a fun position to have. The State House and its surroundings are quite historical and I think its difficult to not get wrapped up in democracy while you are there. I couldn't help but Iget a little caught up in politics and I'm thinking that I might be interested in following state politics a little closer.