Halloo Laaaddies!! I am just getting excited about Caitlin coming to NYC and having a mini-reunion! I would also like to second Jen by saying that Jess looked beautiful at the wedding – like a princess! Things in NYC are fine, Luis is back and I’m loving it. He just finished working on a Diet Coke Lime commercial! Work is okay, although there always seem to one bitch in the bunch wherever one ends up working. If you see me on the news cause I’m being arrested for a cruel and unusual crime, its all this girl’s fault. But don’t worry – I give her plenty of Caitlin attitude. What what! I wonder who’s birthday is coming up?!! Dawn I hope you are doing really well out there! I read the Key Trilogy from Nora Roberts – the best guilty pleasure, yum. Other than that, I’m thinking about calligraphy classes and starting to study for the GMAT (business school SATs). I’m hoping for a reunion soon since its been a year since I’ve seen some of you and I miss you all!

Hello there ladies… random info for you all… there are places to hang glide and sky dive near my house… i did some research on them and the cost is $125 for hang gliding and $185 for sky diving… now they don’t just throw u out of a plane or anything like that… i think it’s called tandem jumps which really means that they strap you to someone who knows what they’re doing and you go down with them… so, if this insane idea interests anyone let me know! I’d like to do one of the two things at some point this summer…

i’ll give you all an update on me later on… take care!

HI EVERYBODY
I hope everyone is doing well. Sorry i haven’t made an entry in a while. No excuses. With Jess’ permission i want to put some of the pictures from her wedding on here but I don’t have the pictures yet because Eckerd pissed me off :-D. The wedding was so much fun though. Jess looked so beautiful and it was the perfect day. Everything was just so pretty and everyone was up and dancing. I don’t know about everyone else but i had a great time. Thanks for inviting us jess!!!! and CONGRATULATIONS!!.

I’m having a good summer so far. My parents just bought a boat so I’ve been hanging out with them and their friends on the boat a little and having a great time. I also just bought a kayak and i’m having a lot of fun with that too.

I’m also very excited because i have my plane tickets for california!!!! I’m going the second week in august to visit my sister and dawn (hopefully). My sister is talking about getting a rotweiler (don’t know how to spell it…you know, the scary dogs) though and i am NOT sleeping on the floor with that kind of dog in the apartment. I don’t think she’ll get one though. She’s doing really well…likes her job. Ryan got a job in his field finally so he’s happy.

Tom is also doing well. He’s working at barnes and noble now and waiting to hear from US customs. He did really well on the test so once their hiring freeze is over, hopefully he’ll hear something. I’m still working at barnes and noble but i’m thinking of applying to be a flight attendant. I just thought that wouild be an interesting job. I love it at barnes and noble though. Oh, and don’t buy the clinton book, i heard it was boring, and it’s 900 pages.

what else what else…I don’t know. I miss you guys so much. I watch reruns of dawsons creek and think of you all everytime. Caitlin K, congratulations on finishing school for this year. I’ll be around when you’ll be in new york city. Let me know what day you think you’ll be free and i’ll take it off from work (try to let me know like 3 weeks before :)). And tell sam i hope his hand feels better. Shira! Las Vegas! I want to come visit you! I hope you’re having a fabulous time. (usually i try and stay away from this shout out thing, but the mood struck me tonight). Jess…well, you’re too busy being a newlywed so you won’t see this anyway, but congratulations again :). Nicole, i hope everything is going well in MA…and i hope everything is ok, i heard there was some sort of family emergency last weekend. Laura…i keep thinking about hang gliding…i still dont’ think i could do it, but we’ll see :). Dawn! Miss you! I hope you got my message about Thomas Kindkade. He looked a lot different than i thought he would. Young and kind of chubby. I pictured a fragile old man i think. I can’t wait to see you in August!!!!! Caitlin, Frances, I just saw you and i’m going to see you like 200 times this summer, which, by the way, i am so excited about :). Thank you again caitlin for letting us stay with you! (Tom and I realized that we forgot to make the bed monday morning, sorry). I feel like an actress accepting an award and i’m afraid i’ve forgotten someone. But i’m tired now and want to go to bed so i’m just going to say goodnight. Hugs for everone!!!

Remember our coffee house outings, Ladies? I found these pictures from one of our first java trips in Binghamton tonight and knew you would appreciate having them plastered all over the internet. (hahaha–aren’t they heinous? I think we only went for coffee after hours of prisonish study sessions.) Did any of us ever order regular coffee on these trips? I don’t think so…it was always Snickers Mocha Special, Thin Mint Macchiato, or some other scrumpscious candy bar-oriented drink.

Here’s Dawn driving us there and waving at the same time! Isn’t she talented. What was that game we played every time we went? The one with the categories and you had to shout out things that were in that category…Scattergories was it?

We had so much fun trying to get the self-timer on the camera to work! Where would the world be without self-timers?

Life in Las Vegas is good, if a little lonely. But there’s only a little over four and a half months until Thanksgiving, which I’m definitely hoping to go home for. So Ding! I’m starting to go out into the world and do things with other people too, so that’s a major improvement! Though a hermit’s life isn’t so bad either–at least you can do whatever you want with your free time! It looks like I’ll be having Thursdays and Fridays off from now on, so that’s a plus.

Hey girls!! sorry i haven’t posted in a bit….but this time its not because i have been too busy…i have been done with school now for about a month and i am loving it!!! i have been living down at sam’s and we have just been relaxing….taking lots of long walks and playing tennis and reading and eating out and drinking….he finally gradautes this weekend and then we are flying home to warsaw on july 1st….then i will be coming back here at then end of july…but before school starts i am planning a lil trip to NYC!!!! the dates are going to be July 29th thru Aug 1st!! so let me know which one of you fine city ladies will want to get together…i’ll be staying at the place sam’s job is putting him up…its right downtown i believe….but i’ll have plenty of time to see all of you ladies!! i can’t wait!!

i do have some sad news…my puppy died on the 4th…he had cancer and i guess his amputation didn’t catch it all…but thankfully he was healthy after the surgery right up until the day he passed…but don’t worry about me…i am coping pretty well….but i do miss my zeusy

anyways….i hope all of you are doing well…and that those of you going to jess’s wedding give her a hug for me and enjoy it and take lots of pictures…and then show them to me when we meet up in new york!!

oh and in other random news….sam broke his hand…doing tae kown doe….the day before he got his black belt….so he was upset about that…but let me tell you…but he gets the cast of in a few more weeks…which is good…cuz its hard to romance a guy in a cast 😉

well talk to you girls later…and hopefully see some of you soon!! miss you all tons!

See pictures of my trip cross-country last summer:

Roadtrip USA

I know it’s practically June 2004, but here are the pictures from Kwahanamas 2002. Geez that was a long time ago. Do you guys even remember this party?! 🙂

What’s new with everyone?!! Nicole–how’s Massachussettes? Frances–are you back in New York? Caitlin K–are you full swing into your summer vaca? Caitlin L–what’s upppppp?!?! Jen, Laura, Jess, Christina–everybody, what’s new in your lives?!?!

Las Vegas is fabulous! I almost got to go to the Madonna concert last night, but tickets (last minute) were $256, so I’m hoping she’ll come back sometime and I can get advance tickets. I love my job and my apartment and just living in my own place/doing my own thing FINALLY. I wish you guys were here!! Hello! When are you coming to visit!!! I haven’t actually made any new friends yet, but…yeah I’m sure I will eventually. The people at work are all very friendly, but no one seems interested in doing anything outside of work. (Okay, well there’s one guy, Dennis, who is very interested in doing something outside of work, but NO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I’m telling you. We all know the rant about harmless-weirdo-but-stalker-types. Ugh!) I’m starting to get a little antsy and think I need to find dance lessons or something else to do with my free time. My job is great because I don’t have to think about it at all when I’m not there! Very different from what I’m used to. And can we say “zero stress”? Yes, we can. I even get most weekends off (optimal for all of your upcoming visits!!). Anyways, maybe I should get a second job to fill up this void. But, if some girls I went to college with were planning trips to come see me soon, then I wouldn’t have to do that, because I could just spend my time planning fun things to see and do with them in Vegaaaaaaaaahs. Hint, hint. Miss you all tons!!!!! xooxxoxox

I always seem to write ten bazillion times more than you guys, so I am apologizing in advance for the length of this one…

First off, let me just say, I miss you guys so much!! I am all sorts of excited about all the neat stuff that I am reading about y’all, once again, thank you shira for setting this up for us!

as far as my world goes, this past weekend was graduation weekend, so I have been reliving bar crawl and the weekend festivities from last year very vividly. I’ve also been looking at a lot of the pics from moltenchocolate.com and seriously regretting not spending as much time with you guys as I should have. I am however, finding some pictures that DO have all of us while I am attempting to pack up all my worldly possessions. Moving day is this saturday/sunday (I know that’s two days, but I think I’m going in stages), and I have packed one box so far. I have two of the gigantic binghamton city garbage bags full of stuff I can no longer keep just for the fun of it, but there is still so much more to pack!

I’m moving to Holoke, MA to this great townhouse on Mt. Tom, right across Rt. 5 from the Conneticut River. it’s outdoorsy to the extreme, which makes me happy, and it’s only 6 minutes from my sister’s house, which makes me EXTRA happy. The problem arises in the fact that I am only renting a room in this fantastic townhouse, so I now have to squish my apt. style living back into one bedroom. it is 12 x 15, so it’s a little bit bigger than my first apartment here in bingo!! I have my own bathroom right off my bedroom too, which is definately a plus, and there is a backyard, DISHWASHER, GARBAGE DISPOSAL, WASHER & DRYER, and a living room I think I will be comfy enough to curl up with a book in. the living room even has a working fireplace!! (although Pam did mention it’s more for ambience than heat. well come on now, if I’m lighting a fire in the fireplace for ambiance, I’m hoping for plenty of heat elsewhere!!)

although the boy front seems to be a bit dry at the moment. apparently Mike my Army Guy is just like every OTHER guy I have met recently and took the one opportunity given to him to completely blow me off. He was on leave these past three weeks and talked a whole bunch beforehand of wanting to come see me, calling me, etc. guess who didn’t call? guess who DEFINATELY didn’t make any effort to get together? yeah. I understand if it turned out to be too weird and that he was wicked busy, but a little word would have been nice… Also on the boy front, things are very bizarre with Steve. NOTHING has happened (well, nothing news worthy, a little kissing and attention never hurt anybody… I think); but he certainly is being more friendly than before, and I’m starting to get sad over the fact that for the first time in five years, he’s not going to be a major part of my life, if a part at all. He’s going home at the end of the month, and then joining the peace corps as soon as he hears from them (I’m sure he’s going to get in).

as far as work and school go, I’ll be working at EMS Holyoke, working on finding a full time job, and school is a big question mark. apparently my program (graduate elementary education) usually starts June 7th, but nobody felt the need to tell me that, so all my financial aid is filled out for the fall. Eek! and Grrr!!

ok, this is once again, ridiculously long, so I’m going to stop here. I miss you all tons and love to hear about what’s going on in all your worlds. I will be sending out a mass email with my new contact information, and my email address will stay the same. love you sooo much!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Hey Ladies,

Can you believe this weekend marks the one year anniversary of our graduation? One year of no Thursday night television and Dick Fast Chick Love!Speaking of Thursday night, did you guys see the Series Finale of Friends? I can’t believe the show is over. I’ll definately be going through signs of withdrawal in September.

Speaking of September…..after some soul searching and problems I was having with my supervisors and program advisors, I have decided not to return back to Northeastern. That means I’ll finish up my summer school and then attend graduation in September and get my masters in Applied Educational Psychology. The rest of my classmates would be going on to get another Masters in School Psychology. It is definately weird realizing I am about to start the real world. Been searching for jobs like crazy and have a few possible leads, but who knows? I have also realized i am only 22, so i have time to truly find myself, right? I have been looking into something called a Child Life Specialist. It involves doing an internship at a hospital and taking a certification exam. Then I would get to work with kids who have been staying at a hospital for a while (chemotherapy, kidney transplant etc). So maybe that will be my new career!?!? Or I could always run away and join the circus as “Franny the Flying Jew”. It will be interesting moving back home after 5 years of being away. Thank goodness Caitlin, Jen, Tracy and Pia live in the area!

Everything else has been going pretty good. I am only taking 2 classes this summer. Plus I am making a little extra cash working with a 10 year old boy with autism. Besides that I am enjoying myself sleeping late and actually doing a little non-school reading. It has definately been a while since I have opened a book and not had a highlighter in the other hand.

On the boy front…..i have been hanging out a few times with my mom’s friend’s son who goes to harvard law school. i am sure i have mentioned him before. we have hung out off and on as we were growing up. his name is david, he is 24, adorable, sweet, funny, and so down to earth. however, he lacks assertiveness so there is some kosher flirting but NOTHING ELSE!! i have half a mind to get him drunk and just go for it. but just my luck, he doesnt drink. i guess i am just going to have to enjoy the flirting. he’s staying in boston for a while, so i am sure we will cross paths later. it will be like a lifetime movie or something. in a few years, we’ll see each other at some function, our eyes will meet, and then he’ll come up to me and confess his love, and how he hasnt been able to get close to any woman in the last few years because he has been thinking about me. (okay, i need to STOP reading the cheesy romance novels).

love and kisses to everyone!
fran

Hi there Ladays! So, tons is going on here in the big CA. After two weeks of job hunting, I’ve decided to move to Las Vegas and become a dancer!! I’ll be taking classes at LVU (Las Vegas University) and waitressing at night. HAHAHA!! GOTCHA!! Just kidding. That’s back-up plan D. Okay, so I am really moving to Nevada and will be living 10 minutes away from the strip on the edge of a golf-course in a swanky (feels like a four diamond resort after Hayes Community!) apartment with one of the girls I went to school with (fondly referred to heretoafter as J-Lo).

I have two very promising interviews on Wednesday, so will be getting there on Tuesday night. We can’t move in to the apartment until Thursday, however, so I’ll just be camping out in my car in a parking garage to save money. Or, perhaps get a hotel room.

I’M SO EXCITED!!!!

My interviews are at Renoir in The Mirage and Bouchon Bistro in The Venetian. Both very exciting and renowned restaurants–it should be interesting to see how things work in humongous hotels like these!

Our apartment is so hot. I’m just as excited about living in this apartment as I am about these new career opportunities! It’s a two bedroom, two bathroom apartment with a living room, washer & dryer, kitchen with gas stove, dishwasher, microwave, disposal, etc. We have a real, working fireplace in the living room!! And two 24-hour swimming pools (one is laguna shape and the other is for doing laps) (not in the living room, but outside our front door).

There are also three spas (including a sauna), a workout room and a gym with lots of machines and full length mirrors, and a mini movie theater that you can reserve and have a party in with all of your friends! We have several walk-in closets, a roman tub, a little patio, covered garage and storage room! It feels like heaven!

Plus, it doesn’t really look like your run-of-the-mill cheezie apartment complex–it’s by a golf course and there are palm trees all around it, it’s sort of Spanish stucco style with a red tile roof. And, the real bonus is that it was built before they made the 30% Green Law (which says that only 30% of any property can have green vegetation because of the water shortage in the area), so our property is 70% green!!! Its not the typical Vegas Rocks scene–we have trees and grass! Ding!!

We don’t actually have any furniture or any money to buy any yet (Sin City may seem glamorous, but the pay is not all that fabulous), but I’m sure after we get our second jobs we’ll be able to afford some. OH! And that’s the other thing–rent is TOTALLY cheap!! It’s only costing each of us $400 a month to live here!! That’s at least $500 cheaper than any dinko one bedroom apartment in San Francisco–so it won’t be as stressful as living in the SF.

I like that we’ll be a little outside of the city too–since we’ll be in that craziness all day and all night, it will be nice to get away from it when we get a chance to go home. I can’t wait for you all to come visit!!! There’s plenty of room (as long as we don’t get furniture any time soon) for you ALL to come visit at once!! IMAGINE THE EXCITEMENT, LADIES!!! So much fun. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Hope you’re all well and happy and enjoying summerish weather where you are! Please come visit soon, I don’t know a single person in this new town and I miss you all desperately!!

Oh! And here are the pictures from Daiquiri Night at Caitlin and Luis’.