It’s been a few weeks since anything exciting has happened, so I guess I’ll provide a mini update on life.
First things first…
I’m moving home. Not sure when exactly, but I am. I’m officially unhappy here and I need my life back. I’m not emotional about it, I’m not letting people persuade me either way, and I’m not making this a big deal. It just needs to be done. I’m over it. I have absolutely no life here and it’s taking a huge toll on me. I sleep, go to work, and go to the gym…that’s it. Weekends consist of an occasional outing with Adam, sleep, cleaning, working out, watching TV, etc. That’s about it. I can’t believe I’ve actually lasted as long as I have. I’m extremely proud of myself and have absolutely no regrets about moving here. My time has come, and I need my family and friends back. As soon as I find a job back in Cincinnati, I’m out of here. What’s done is done and I can’t take being here anymore. I look forward to getting home and having my normal life back!
On top of that…I have a new beau. His name is Ryan and he went to MSJ with me (also in Graphic Design). He is such an amazing guy and everyday I learn something new from him. We met in class and I’ve always had a “thing” for him…but nothing ever too serious, just a stupid college crush. Who has crushes in college? Haha! He was basically the typical “college guy.” Starting center on the football team, popular, smart, shy, easy-going, and always knew where the good football parties were. Luckily…nothing’s changed (except for the football thing – it was time to graduate). But it all started sophomore year of college when I decided to throw a party at my house. He showed up with his gang and I was so excited (even though I had a boyfriend at the time). Yes, this sounds like the dumbest story ever written, but I was just a girl with a crush. Now look where it landed us!! We have so much in common it scares me sometimes…and I tell him this. It’s creepy. Sometimes that can be good and bad. But luckily we are different so we can learn from each other as well. Even though we are 1300 miles apart, we talk everyday and grow closer. I keep telling him it will be worth the wait and things will only be that much better when I come home. The one thing that impressed me most about him is that he pulled my mom aside and said he has nothing but good intentions. We have been talking about this for probably close to a year now…so this has been a long time coming and the distance isn’t even a factor anymore. We both knew this was coming I’m so happy it finally happened!
Whit is finally all moved and settled in Nashvegas. She seems to love her job and even got to talk with Bob Barker on the phone! She seems happy in her quiet apartment and living her normal grown-up life. I think she made a great decision in life and I’m so happy for her (especially since she’s happy). She just realized grad school wasn’t getting her anywhere and with or without it, she would have landed the same kind of job. Fortunately she landed a perfect job in a city she loves. Things could not have worked out better and I’m extremely proud of her! Congrats on everything Whit! You are such a smart girl and I know you will go very far in life!
I’m coming home in 17 days!
(Oct. 31 – Nov. 1)
Ryan is picking me up from the airport and we are going straight to my dad’s house to see the twins in their costumes and to eat dinner. After that…it’s on to Nick’s annual Halloween Bash! Ryan and I are going as Indians. Our costumes are pretty much awesome and I’m sure lots of pictures will be taken. Nick’s party is always one of the highlights of the year. Its $15/all you can drink (or usually until they run out), you must be 21, and he usually gets either a DJ or a band. Last time I checked the event on Facebook…over 300 people had been invited. The party is always such a good time, especially for me because I get to see a lot of my friends all in one night!! So excited!!!!
Saturday is usually a day for recovery….but who recovers when MSJ has a home football game at 1:00 in the afternoon? Not I. Saturday is a day of Kcubed bonding (plus Manny and the boys) in MSJ’s parking lot with a mixed CD of tailgate music and a purple beer bong. We’re usually the first people in the lot and we don’t even go into the game. This tradition started when MSJ would go 15-0 and the games would be pointless to watch. We would absolutely kill the visiting team, so we thought it was more important to hang out in the parking lot and get tanked…then stumble to the bar during the 4th quarter and wait for the team to arrive. It was the start of what I like to call “Kcubed trying to play darts and owning TouchTunes.” I guess you have to be there. Anyway….after Maloney’s we’ll probably head home and crash for the night. Bengals home game on Sunday!
Sunday – Up at the ass-crack of dawn so we can leave at 7:30am to go tailgate downtown. You think that’s early? We’re usually not the first people to pull into the lot either! Sunday and tailgating calls for too many Whiskey Sours, Bloody Mary’s (disgusting), Corona’s, and ”Welcome to the Jungle” blaring so loud you can’t even hear yourself think. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. Hopefully this year we won’t get so drunk we fall into holes and play on cement walls. But bad decisions and Kcubed goes hand in hand, right? None of us will probably get tickets for the game either. Beer is cheaper in the parking lot and who wants to sit though Bengal torture? Usually we bring a TV and hook it up to the generator, but in the past we’ve run the generator out of gas. Oops. So we’ll stick to Jeremy’s beer pong table and corn hole to keep us occupied. You can always tell if the Bengals start losing early…people will start to trickle back into the parking lot and start drinking again. It’s all a good time even though they are the crappy Bengals. We always have the best time! Sunday night we will crash early and it will be off the airport the next day. Boo!
I’m also in the beginning stages of planning my annual Birthday Bash. This year will be the 5th year in a row for the Party Bus/Trolley (probably the last year). This year will be a Pirate Theme and I’m so excited to see what everyone comes up with. I’ve been hearing that this will probably be the best year so far. I’m still up in the air about the date. It will either be the night before Thanksgiving (biggest bar night of the year, which I normally have it on), or Friday after Thanksgiving. I’m still getting opinions, but will hopefully have it figured out soon enough. This year I am getting a bus. It holds more people and it’s cheaper. The bus holds 36, but that didn’t stop us from having 42 people climb on board last year. I remember at one point I was sitting on a cooler. No biggie. 200 Jello-shots will be gone by the first bar, people will walk out of the bar with food still on the plate, someone will steal shot glasses, people will be face down on the pavement somewhere, and someone WILL puke by the end of the night. It’s tradish. Jeff will make his annual speech that will be way too long, he will be the loudest person there, he will provide the annual “Puke Patrol” poster, and he could even possibly hand out prizes…you never know! But it’s always an amazing time.
That is all I can think of so far. Just concentrating on getting home and finding a job. Anyone know of any graphic design jobs or people I could talk to? K. Thanks!
new update plz.