Showing posts with label Albany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Albany. Show all posts

Friday, August 5, 2011

Nonexistent

That's me. I have been totally nonexistent in blog world lately. I don't really have a good excuse. I guess life has been pretty busy, and lately I have been coming home from work and feeling totally drained of physical and emotional energy.

Life has felt a bit "funky" lately. As in, I'm in a funk. Nothing is really wrong, per se. Maybe I am just bored with my job (thank God it's over in a week!) and sick of getting up at 5:15 every morning. I think I am also beginning to feel the stress that will be this academic year. My schedule allows for very little wiggle room, and I think I am already beginning to feel that crunch. Plus, I am feeling the financial burden of being in school full-time, as I watch my savings dwindle; and while a year ago I felt confident in my ability to find a job when all of this is over, I'm not feeling as confident now. See...I've just hit a funk.

On the positive side of life, I've spent the past two weekends with my sister, Mom and cousin. And the fun continues with a visit from one of my best friends this weekend. Murd will be joining me in supporting James and the rest of the crew at the Ballston Spa Film Festival this weekend.

In the meantime, here are a few pictures from the past few weeks--proof that I have, in fact, been out there living my life.

 A pretty old Albany street
 Sisters:)
 Under the pines at Saratoga Racecourse

My cousin and I outside the track

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tuesday Morning

My schedule has been so off lately that I feel a little bit like I've been living in a daze for the past few weeks. This is part of the reason that I haven't been keeping up with my blog. There is a lot I want to talk about--lots of good changes happening in my life right now that I'm excited about! So, to catch you up, here's a little list of updates:

1. I'm going to be an aunt in October (which you already knew)...to a nephew!! James and Meg found out a few weeks ago that Beansprout is, in fact, a little man! We are all so excited!
2. Codie, my roommate of the past year, moved out last weekend:( Don't worry, nothing bad happened, it is just the end of our lease and her new place was ready for her to move in. She moved while I was away at Pat's graduation, so it was really weird to come home to a half-empty house.
3. I have a new roommate moving in with me for the month of June. She is an intern at Albany Med, and needed a place to live for a month--works out perfectly for me! I pick her up at the airport next Tuesday.
4. James and I are officially moving into our new apartment on July 15th! I can't wait to move out of this building--while it's nice, I have incredibly loud neighbors--and into a place that is a little more grown-up. The new place is also really spacious--so much so that I will have a little crafting space all to myself on our enclosed back porch. I am really excited about this!
5. I have my internship for next year all squared away and I am ready to start in August. I have to do some extra training since it is an Americore placement (even though I'm not in Americore), and I have some extra hours I need to complete, but I get a nice stipend throughout the year and a $2500 educational award at the end of the year which I can apply directly to my student loans.
6. This may sound silly to you, but I found a comforter for our new bed at Target for $18! If you know me, you know I love bedding. I happened to have liked this particular comforter for a really long time and happened upon it on Target.com one day on clearance! $18 for a $100 comforter! I had to order it, as there were none in stock at our local store, but even with shipping and handling it was a little over $30. I planned on making a duvet cover for James and I to put on our new bed, but the point of that was to save money--by the time I would have purchased the fabric and supplies, it would have been about the same price. Lesson for me: check out Target.com every once in a while for great deals!
7. I am almost done working for the family I've been cleaning/babysitting for since the fall. They are nice people, but their house is disgusting and their kids are really rude. I am very happy to be done working for them soon!
8. I will be with the C's again this summer--four kiddos and me! Unfortunately, they are moving some time this summer--could be any time, as their house is already on the market. Fortunately, they agreed to pay me for the entire summer regardless of when they move--sweet deal, right? I am really lucky to have worked for them. They are really good people and fun kids (most of the time) to work with.

I think that's the extent of my updates for now. I am making it a goal to get back on track this week, blogging at least every other day. So look for more of me soon!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Tulip Fest 2011

Here are a few favorite pictures from Tulip Fest on Mother's Day weekend. Unfortunately, I don't have the pictures of me and my Momma (she has them on her camera), but I played with the pictures that I snapped of some of the prettiest blooms. Enjoy!
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