Hey Ya'll,
Ok, so I know I haven't written for a while but I'm a firm believer in doing what makes you happy and for a while I'd just lost the luster for blogging.
Lot's has happened since I last posted...
The new year started out a little rough. My grandfather passed away for January 6, the day of Epiphany. I'm not going to go into it via Blog post, but when all is said and done, he went on his terms and was ushered out with a bang. All I know is that after this whole ordeal I have come to be even more grateful for my family and friends. I have found so much comfort in the presence of those I love. This is a life lesson I hope never to forget.
When the time rolled around to head back to school, let's just say it wasn't the first thing I wanted to be doing with my life. Bound and determined to make the best of it, I moved into room 7 and made it a place where I can relax and find inner peace while being productive and living my life in a wellness-centered manner. I feel really proud of the way I've been living my life these last 4 weeks. I've been striving for health, serenity, productivity and focus. Overall, I'd say I've been rather successful while managing to have quite a bit of fun along the way.
Two weekends ago, I journeyed to the Northeast to visit my love, Kenneth. It was his Yearling Winter Weekend at West Point Military Academy. I flew into Newark and took the train to Penn Station where I met Kenny and proceeded to take a two hour stroll through Central Park (one of my favorite places on earth) and about another hour through the textile district. Eventually, we realized our tummys were saying it was time for dinner so after navigating the Subway we found ourselves in the middle of Times Square and made our way into this cute little Italian place for delicious food and even better Tiramisu :) We all know how I feel about that dessert. The rest of the weekend was fabulous. I got to spend some real high quality time with Kenny. I don't know when the last time we got to do that was considering we're always balancing ridiculous schedules and flying in and out of our beloved hometown. (Mostly Kenny doing this) I met his friends who I absolutely adored. I feel so much better about him being out there. I have to say, if he didn't find friends who could pull disgusting and crude pranks with him I would have felt like a little bit of my soul had died. But, thank goodness he did. The ball was fabulous and it was so amazing to be able to see the whole "post" including the barracks and the beautiful new library. All in all, I couldn't have asked for a better weekend. I wish I could return to our fabulous little B&B with all ten of us gathered around the morning breakfast table for our yogurt and berries, chocolate stuffed french toast and frittata.
Last weekend, I was fortunate enough to be elected to go the the AOII Leadership Academy 2009 in one of my favorite states, Tennessee. I've loved that state since I was a little girl who visited and got my first taste of Southern Hospitality at the Shoney's :) Meeting the leaders of AOII from around the country was an amazing experience that I'll never forget. I feel like the part of me that had lost some luster for the home I once adored so much was recaptured and my fire for this house has been recovered. Thank God for that. I love Chelle. That is all. She is our Pres and she's awesome. I wouldn't have gone to TN with anyone else. We were such an odd couple, seeing as though on the surface we're probably two of the most opposite girls in our house, but in reality we are a lot more similar than you might guess.
Tonight, we're reinstating dinner club and going downtown to Hell's Kitchen for some legit food that is bound to be a fabulous time. I feel great about my relationships in the house right now. Once again, I am stunned by how fabulous my friend's are.
I miss Karen now that she's in Ireland, but the time is going to fly and I'm getting frequent updates so I feel like her time there is good for us all. Katie, my roomie and other half are fairing fabulously in our beautiful room. I don't know how I got so lucky to have a roommate that I can have late night chats with every evening. I'll take a loss of sleep for good conversation any day. Hanacik and I are loving spending more time together again. I really missed her last semester and I'm glad we're back to our usual antics.
This weekend is Valentine's Day and I'm pleased to say I'll be spending it with my family.
All for now. Alpha love,
Kate
