I had some Ben and Jerry’s the other night and I know that I will forever more associate B&J with the Binghamton girls. What a tasy treat it is! But so much more enjoyable when you’re spoon fighting for the biggest chunk of brownie with six other girls! We should organize a synchronized ice cream eating extravaganza! (could be a little tricky with the time zone differences, but we’re all college grads, I’m sure we can figure it out!) We can each get our favorite flavor and then eat it at the same time!! DING!!! It’ll be just like we’re together again!! What do you think? Eh? Eh?

I’m glad that everyone seems to be doing so well by the way. I miss you all (i say that every time but i really do). So, I had my second interview for GM Manager, so i should find out soon if i got the job. The guy, bob connors, some head guy in the district, gave me the number of another GM Manager to call and find out “what i’m getting myself into” and then told me to call him back and let him know if i was still interested. So i did. And now i guess i just wait. I’m excited though, i hope i get it. In other news, I got way to drunk last night…vicki, craig, and i hung out at his house and drank, and i think it’s the drunkest i’ve ever gotten. I’m never drinking again :). I didn’t throw up but i was close…i felt aweful. But, not really a bad hang over so that was good. We did invent a new shot i think that i will tell you guys about because it was delicious. Fill at least two thirds of the shot glass with Kahlua (maybe more) and then top it off with a little butterscotch something or other. It’s very good. I hope everyone is well. I’ll talk to you all soon 🙂

Well I had my first anatomy lab today, and my cadever is a girl! The experience certaintly was unique, but extremely interesting as well. Its so weird that I had a lung in my hands today and tomorrow I get to dissect a heart…the things they let you do when you pay them $37,000!!
Not too much else really happening here. I unfortunately spend almost all my free time studying. I am really trying to not become a complete nerd, but they kinda force you to…the jerks…
but my building tried to through a lil party here last night…my floor has a balcony…so they had as many people as could fit on that out there last night..and some guys actually brought DJ equipment with them here, so we had some DJs…no one actually was dancing..but atleast we had some good tunes…Didn’t really meet anyone that cool unfortunately cuz most everyone was talking about dorking med school stuff, or Calfironia (cuz everyone here knows everyone cuz they all went to UCLA)…oh do i miss my girls to go out with!!
Guess that about sums it up for me…i have to go do some studying before Sam gets here for a “booty call” 😉
miss you all sooo much…

Haylo Chicas! I survived the blackout!! It was quite an experience. Our power didn’t come back till 7:40pm on Friday. 27 hrs!! Thankfully, my family wasn’t on the subway or in an elevator. NYC was definately strange. The bars and resturants in my area were packed at all times of the day. Not sure why people would choose to get drunk and become dehydrated in the heat and dark?!?! Most stores were closed, and I don’t even want to know how that is going to effect the economy. Little delis and pizza stores were trying to sell anything that wasn’t spoiled. I even survived with no traffic lights and running water. (Apt buildings’ water pumps are electric.) Everything else is going pretty well. Been emailing back and forth between my future aptmates. They are all older than me, but sound really nice. One of them described herself as sarcastic, happy/funny drunk, and pretty much down to earth. Its like we are twins! Orientation is Sept 3rd. I move to Boston Sept 7th, classes start Sept 8th. Registered for classes already. 4 classes, each 2.5 hrs. I was fortunate enough to cram them into 3 nites. Still not sure if I have an internship my first semester. Now for some shout outs:
Dawn: I can’t believe you sold Bessie. That car was major part of my college career. sniff sniff. I hope you received your bathing suit, I sent.
Jen: Yayayay, I am glad everything is flowing with the interview process. Don’t forget us little people.
Shira: Your in Cali already?!?! WOW!! thats soo cool. My friend Pia might be moving to San Francisco, which means I’d have 3 friends and some family in that state. Gonna have to see how far you guys are from each other.
Cait K. : Umm…did I read finals in your away message?!?! Glad to hear everything is going well with Sam.
Cait L.: Any updates on the job hunt?
Laura: Have you started working yet?
MWAH!! Lots of Love! 🙂

Hey everyone. Did everyone survive the blackout? I know Shira and Caitlin K did :). We got power back at 3:51 AM (i know because tom was sleeping in the room with me and when the power went on the tv went on full blast, and although it didn’t wake me up right away, it woke him up and he is very detail oriented–hence 3:51 :)). Was in weird in Manhattan frances? It must have been. In other news…my second interview for manager is on friday and then hopefully i will find out soon after that if i got the job (i hope i hope). How is everone else doing? Dawn, how is Nathan? Is he a sleepie baby? Oh, what’s going on with the cottage? are we going the 25th, 26th, and 27th? I hope everyone is enjoying the end of summer. I miss you guys…

Hi everyone! I don’t really have much to say, but I just wanted to let you all know I was thinking about you! I keep reading about all of you visiting each other in fun cities and I’m jealous!! The new little addition to our family set me back A LOT in my preparedness to move across country, but I have a guide book to San Diego that I keep reading, and that helps. Nathan is perfect by the way, and you should all come to Albany to see him! (And you could even say hi to me while you’re here 🙂 ) Oh…last thing…I sold my car! This is very exciting because it’s extra money, and less stress cause I was worried about selling it, but I think you can all imagine how I feel about sending my Bessie off to live with someone else…
I guess that’s all…love you and miss you guys! ~Dawnie 🙂

Hola girlies!! I definately loved Caitlin’s choice of words. I behaved soooo well, when they came to visit. But, I knew they had to leave with something, so I “purposely” bumped into a few people. wink wink 🙂 I guess I have matured with this whole graduation process?!?! Naaahhh, I don’t want to grow up, I am a Toy’s R Us kid!! Speaking of Toys R’ Us, they had the cutest baby stuff. So, all you guys with boyfriends, better hurry up and show me a baby!! 🙂 Lots of Love! P.S. I WANT BABY PICTURES, DAWN!!

The “barn yard” was finally together again!! By this of course I mean that Shira came to visit me this past thrus!!! Her and her new man Dave said that me and Sam should them a great time, so you all should want to come and see this crazy city of mine. She got her Thrus afternoon, (and she only got lost once the whole way here!!! I am so proud!!). We then went to a Mexican Tapas restaurant in downtown Chicago. Taspas is a style of restaurant where everybody orders lil dishes and then passes them around. So we had 6 people so it worked out really nicely… and of course we also went through 5 or so pitchers of sangreia (aka wine with fruit)..We then went to a dance club for a lil while…and me and Shira scared my new friends I think…but i mean they had a stage!! we had to take advantage of that!! On Friday Shira and Dave did some sight seeing stuff and then they left for St. Louis…she was supposed to hit vegas on Monday (the 11th)….Dave is really sweet so hopefully some of you guys will get to meet him too…and Shira introduced me to a new drink…Smirnoff Twist…Green Apple…its like SKYY Blue…only better…
well that’s the only exciting news I have….classes are alright…had a really hard quiz yesterday and my first final is next monday…so that stinks..Sam is doing well..He practically moves in here every weekend…oh it was so worth the wait!!!…well anywho…hope everyone is doing well….miss you all tons!!

Halllooooooo out there! So as Jen said I had a little adventure with her and Frances in the city last week. We had yummy food and ice cream and went on the Toys R Us Carousel in Times Square. We rode in the Monopoly car. I was unfortunate enough not to catch Frances in the act of any sort of misadventures, so I wasn’t able to laugh as much as I usually do when she is around, but she did bump into a few people and that was funny. HEEHEE. I picked up Luis at the airport and had to fess up to leaving his plant in my car during a very hot day and wilting it. Ah me.
We went to his godbrother’s wedding on Saturday, which was interesting because it taught me things that I do and do not want to do for my wedding. Poofy is not my day at the beach. But I did tear up at the wedding and embarassed, laughed off about 10 people who asked when me and Luis were getting married or saying that I was next, or one lady who made Luis at a loss for words for about the only time in his life by pointing at me and asking, “what is your wife’s name?” I swear I saw his eyes bulge for a moment. The reception was fun, but they played 50’s and 60’s all night instead of sexy Spanish dances that I had hoped. Ah well, at least I wasn’t at home watching TV!! Miss you all, Thank you Jen and Frances for being such wonderful hosts and hanging out with little old me! CONGRATULATIONS DAWN!

Hi everybody. I miss you all so much. I am just writing quick to update you all on what i’ve been doing. Caitlin came down to Long Island and then we went into Manhattan to visit Frances. We had a lot of fun :). Thank you Frances for being our host.

I had my interview, finally, on thursday. I don’t know how it went. I was nervous and I thought i could have done better, but i have a second interview…or will have one when they call me to give me a date. That probably won’t be for another two weeks because the man that has to interview me will be on vacation next week. I ended up leaving my pocket book in the interview room and as we were walking out the woman was like “do you have everything” and i said “no, i forgot my pocketbook” and went in and got it. I felt really stupid.

Also, i don’t know who i’ve told and who i haven’t, but tom and I set up Tom’s friend Frank with a girl that i work, Danielle. They seem to be getting along well so far. I’m excited because i’ve never done that before and my first try was successful. I hope it works out. They’re both very good people.

Well, i think that might be all the big news for now. I hope everyone is doing well. Congratulations to Nathan, Holly, Aunt Dawn, and the rest of the family. I will talk to you all soon. I miiisssssss yoooooooouuuuuuuuuu guuuuuuuuuuyyyyyysssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!