summer, school and new beginnings

this has been the best summer i have had in a long time. i got to do so many fun things. i went to long island for 2 1/2 weeks, i got to see 3 of my college roommates, i went to jeremy and ali's wedding, i went to a wonderful nccat seminar where i went white water rafting and broke a board with my hand, and i have enjoyed many lazy afternoons by my pool. i certainly didn't work very hard this summer and therefore i didn't make much money-but it was sooooo worth it. i've also learned a lot about myself this summer and have overcome some things that have held me back in the past. now i am only one week away from my summer's end---ah! next tuesday i go back to school. while this can be a very exciting time for you moms, it is an anxiety filled time for me. what kinds of kids will be in my class this year? will the parents like me? will i get everything done before school starts? what will our schedule look like? how will i get through the dreaded first few months? well, i am taking a new approach this year. instead of being stressed and super-stressed i have decided to go into a "Halsey-God Partnership". yup, I am partnering up with God to get me through this new school year. i'm gonna listen to Him and let him control all that takes place. this is not going to be easy ( since I am a control freak ) but i know that it is what i need to do. so, i'm gonna enjoy the next 7 days and not go crazy! i am going to enjoy every last minute of my summer. then next tuesday my partnership will begin. in the mean time my partner will be handling all stress and anxiety regarding school. so, be in touch with him if you need anything!!!

internet oh internet, how i miss thee

ryan and i moved into our apartment a year ago in july. when we moved in we discovered that there was an open wireless connection available to us. we assumed it was from an apartment nearby because we had an "excellent" connection. i don't do anything top secret on my computer so i wasn't worried about my identity being stolen or anything. i thought it would be okay for us to "share" the connection until we got around to getting our own. well, a year has passed and the connection has never failed us. it has been wonderful to have one less bill. but all good things come to an end eventually. when i was in the mountains last week the people who lived directly above us (whose dog runs around from room to room nonstop!) moved out. and with then went our wonderful internet connection :( once the denial passed and i realized that the connection really was gone i panicked to find a replacement. i called a few different places and ended up going with road runner through time warner. however, they cannot come to do the installation till Sunday!!! the thought of a week without internet was scary. thankfully i have internet assess at work and have been able to check my email, etc. almost everyday. but i miss my own internet so much! i actually had to use the phonebook for the first time in ages this week! i needed to look up a number and i usually just use yellowpages.com, but this time i actually had to dig out the phone book, do the abc's in my head and look up a number. how spoiled are we?!?!? and then i needed directions and i couldn't do mapquest! aaahhh! i had to rely on the not to precise directions from a friend to navigate through downtown raleigh. i'm happy to say i made it-but not without a few wrong turns down a few not too safe streets. but finally it is saturday and i can see the light! tomorrow between 1-5 i will have my own internet connection that cannot just up and leave without my permission! it is amazing to think that less than 12 years ago we didn't even have a computer in our house. i only opened an email account my senior year of high school so that i could communicate with my boyfriend who was already away at college. and now i can't survive without it.! i even caved in and bought a $9.99 day pass for t-mobile at starbucks yesterday! can you believe it! i spent $9.99 just to make sure i wasn't missing anything (that is basically what it all comes down to). as school gets ready to start again i am going to make a conscious effort to not check my email 10 times a day. i'm sure, as i have learned this week, that i will survive.....

a case for coffee

i love coffee. absolutely love it. and i seem to keep finding great reasons to drink it! http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070806/hl_nm/caffeine_memory_dc

have a great day and don't forget to drink your coffee.