hey ladies,

so sorry i havent written in a while. i HAVE kept update with everyones entry and have to say i am very proud of each of us. the other day i was organizing old pictures and sooooo many memories came flooding back. we did have some great times. some great times to look back on when my tired old butt comes home exhausted every night. if someone told me the real world was going to be this tiring, i would have made us all stay in binghamton forever. hee-hee….could you imagine what life would be like if we were still in bing….each of us would have a bar poll named after us……walmart would have probably named the beer area after us. tee-hee.

well keep up the good work everyone and i am waiting to hear about a shiny new addition.

love,
fran xoxox

Well hello there ladies!
Where to start….hmm….vegas was such an awesome time!! Shira was a lovely host and tour guide! (although you would never know she lived there for 9 months based on the way she drives!) her restaurant is amazing and the food was soooooo good! however i only think i will buy her recommended cookbook if it means she will cook for me..we managed to go dancing both nights shira was off…and yes…us binghamton girls really showed vegas the correct way to dance….i had the bruises on my back to prove it! just imagine what we could have done had we all been there! me and sam actually came away winners at the slots as well…who knew a nickle could turn into more than a hundred bucks!
so now i am back in school which is going alright…it’s just really busy and so much to learn…but at least i am doing a lil more doctory stuff now so that is good…i am going home for thanksgiving and xmas so hopefully us western NY girls can get together!
and for those of you wondering….i didn’t get anything shiny for my bday…but sam is hinting that it won’t be that far off…as in within the next year…he says he just needs to get the ring and plan something romantic (i am guessing that translates into me actually having some time off..)..so i am getting rather excited about that possibility :)….so keep thinking shiny thoughts for me!
glad to hear everyone is doing well! i miss you all tons!

Ok, so here’s the scoop for any who are interested…
I’m still working at Eastern Mountain Sports, and I just got a second job as a peak-hours bank teller, I start training on wednesday. School is going well, I’ve started my pre-practicum which is just observing and interacting, not actually student teaching. I go to St. Thomas Elementary on Tuesdays and Thursdays and hang out with first graders. The kids are great, I’m trying really hard not to have favorites, and the teacher I’m working with is really terrific. So things are pretty busy. I have moved in with Jenny from work, I love my new apartment and my new roomie. My family is all doing great and things with Josh are pretty wonderful too. I miss you all ridiculous amounts, I love that we get to catch up with each other. I need to go and finish filling out the paper work for my new job, but I will hopefully be talking with you lovely ladies soon!

HEY EVERYBODY!!! I’m sorry I haven’t written in so long. I know you’re all dying to know what i’ve been up to :). I miss everyone!! I’m excited though because i’ve heard little bits and pieces from you all throughout the year that make me think everyone (maybe not caitlin K though :() is going to end up back in new york at some point anyway :-D. Well, a girl can hope anyway.

So, let’s see…what’s new. I got a promotion at work! I’m the new music manager so I get a little bit of a raise and i’m now in management there. I like it so far. It’s a little stressful because the people that are working with me have no idea what they’re doing and seem to be untrainable (ok, i’m exaggerating alittle). Otherwise, it’s great. Tom and I are doing great. (especially now that i make my own schedules :-D). I’m still not moving out…not enough of a raise to do that but i can’t wait (especially tonight :)). Other than that i’ve just been hanging out. I now have work friends, which is cool. Oh…i have a reading and a music suggestion for you all. First, A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham (author who wrote the Hours). The book is absolutely amazing. One of the best books I’ve ever read. I can’t even describe it to you, you just have to read it. I have no doubt that you will all love it. And after you’re doing reading it you can see the movie. It’s really very well done…follows the book pretty closely and Colin Ferrel is in it. Forgetting that he’s gorgeous, he really does an amazing job with the character he plays. It’s exactly how i pictured his character to be. Oh, and my music suggestion…Barenaked Ladies, Barenaked for the Holidays. It’s hysterical and also nice to listen to :).
My sister is coming home the weekend before thanksgiving so I’m excited about that :). We’re having thanksgiving a week early this year. And, i think that’s about it. I’m sure after i post this i’ll think of a million more things. I’m sorry i haven’t posted in so long but i really do miss all of you so much. I hope you’re all doing great!!!

Hallooo!! I hope everyone is well (and still checking the website and planning on posting cause I need to live vicariously through all of you exciting ladies!). I don’t remember what happened for Halloween last year either…but this year I went as Jem! Do any of you remember Jem and the Holograms? The cartoon? I had temporary pink hair and was an 80s glam rocker girl! New York City is like a circus on acid on Halloween. A little kooky, but nothing us kooky Caitlins can’t handle right?! Dawn, I hope all is okay with you, I know your man had to go to Guam – I’m thinking of you! Its late and I can’t sleep so I am writing to you all! Shira and Caitlin – shall we say a reunion over Thanksgiving? – holla back!!!!!! To the rest of you ladies, when am I going to get to take you around the big apple? I miss you guys.

Happy Halloween everyone! Well, almost Happy Halloween. Is anyone dressing up this year? I’m trying to remember what we did for Halloween senior year of college, and don’t have the slightest clue! What did we do!?!? Did we go out? Did we carve pumpkins? Did we get dressed up? OMG. I think I have Alzheimers. Please someone! What did we do!?

*Losing my mind*

You may have noticed some weird things going on with the website in the past weeks, but everything should be fixed now, so let me know if you have problems logging in or trouble doing anything else.

Caitlin and Dawn are coming to visit this week, and I just wish that you all could be here!! Someday we’ll be reunited again! I can’t wait! We’re going to see Zumanity, eat at some exciting restaurants (including mine), do some Vegas sightseeing, probably do some imbibing of beverages, relax, and catch up on everything we haven’t caught up on! If only we could get someone (Sam…?) to follow us around with a camcorder the whole time and live stream it to you through the web!!! We’ll at least have to take lots of pictures.

There’s so much going on in my life right now! The biggest and most exciting thing is that I’m MOVING TO ITALY!!! AIAEIAAI!!! In the Spring to work with LaVitaVeraItalia in their new hotel/restaurant. You can imagine how excited I am. I’m learning how to speak and write and understand Italian and studying the culture, wine, and food of Piemonte everyday! I can’t wait to go! I can’t wait to get out of Vegas!! I will be sorry to leave Bouchon, because it’s just a wonderful place to work, but the desert is just not for me. Adios Mojave. I’m going to move home for a little while to save up money before I leave, but I’m not exactly sure when I’m leaving yet.

I guess that’s all for now. If you get a chance, could everyone try and post just a little entry sometime this week so we can make sure everything is working properly? Thanks!!! Miss you all desperately and talk to you soon!

Hi Ladies! I was looking for some pictures of us that I hadn’t posted already, and really there aren’t any left!! So, you all need to come to the sinful city in a few weeks with Caitlin and Dawn, if only for the sake of new photo material!! Hellow! Here’s what I unearthed (if this doesn’t convince you that we need new photos on the fly, I don’t know what will!): Everyone’s favorite converted parking garage; remember when Jen was in that beauty pageant? Three cheers for all the fun we had in G1’s kitchen! Does anyone have any digital pics of our graduation photo shoot? I haven’t seen any of those and would love to have one!

I was thinking that doing some volunteer work at our alma mater might help us reconnect with some other great alumni that we’ve lost touch with. What do you think? We can all go back to our high schools and man tables at the career fairs; tell everyone how great BU is and what wonderful experiences we had there…I think it would be a very enriching experience, and there are over 1200 active alumni members in the volunteer program already! Think of all the new friends we could meet! Ding! hahahah. (just kidding, guys.)

What’s new in my life? Hmm…the weather here is starting to get really nice! It’s usually in the eighties during the day and cools down to the upper sixties at night. Ding! Definitely a big improvement from the hundred-and-twelve-degree days we’ve been having for the past four months. I can’t believe I’ve been here for almost six months already! It just doesn’t feel like a home in the desert. I love my job, but the city and lack of support group here are just not good for me… I’m looking forward to moving back east as soon as possible.

I’m also looking forward to my girls’ upcoming visit!!! Wahoo!!!! What do you all want to do while you’re here? (and since Caitlin L. is the only one who said she couldn’t come so far, I’m assuming the rest of you will be here with bells on!!!!!) I can’t wait!!

Halllooo everyone!! Its been a while, so its time to catch up. Let’s see… so Luis and I are now just friends and he left for Madrid a week ago today. So that sucks big time, but I’m okay. Frances and Jen are keeping me entertained and bringing back the Binghamton love baby! I’m sad, but me and Luis are talking and stuff so it could be worse. So the best thing so far to report is that you all may see me in the January issue of Glamour magazine! I got picked along with another girl to be in a makeover article! Not very flattering for the previous “look” but that’s okay. So now I have bangs and redder hair! David Evangelista, Rosie’s hairstylist for her show, did my hair!! I got my makeup done really glamorous and they took pictures!! I didn’t get any free stuff which I thought was going to be the best part. Free stuff rules!! I looked into the possibility of the Vegas trip, but I don’t have enough vacation days at work to do it. I am SO JEALOUS. Jealous!!!!! Send me pictures and please tell me all about it! I miss you all ladies so so so so much.

Hey girls….so me and Sam are planning on flying to see shira and dawn in vegas…we are going nov 2nd (a tues) thrus nov 7th (a sunday)…you all should see if you can swing it…bout time for a reunion!! just think of all the trouble us binghamton girls could get into in vegas!!

so, just to update you guys from my last entry…tom and i ended up getting back together. So far things are going much much better than they were and we’re very happy :). I hope you’re all doing well!!! I MISS YOU