Summertime update!

It has been a really really long time since I have posted anything of merit. I just have not had the time to sit down and write, which I think is a good thing, probably. Summer shouldn’t be about bloggin, it would be about going out and having a good time, no?

Lot’s going on. The jobby job is going ok, but I am kind of on the look out for another one. I have been having a tough time caring about the one I am currently in, lately. If I cannot even muster up enough passion to care about Human Rights, then perhaps it is time for a little shift in position! I started my masters in Organizational Leadership and Policy Study…and am SUPA excited to be back in the classroom. I have class one night a week and I am really enjoying what we are doing…it is so crazy to have reading and homework again. In classic class fashion, I skipped last week to go see a movie with Brett. It is the only time I will be doing it this summer, but Brett offered a much better option of dinner and a movie downtown and I could not resist. Turns out a little “class skipping” is good for the soul. In my every so educationally Type-A personality, though, I still did the reading in advance and felt ever so guilty the next day so I called a classmate to get the notes ASAP. Some things will never change!

Not much new in the mens department…still a drought:-) We will see what comes with the rest of the summer. There have been some interesting prospects-ya know, the ones where you think there might be something but just aren’t sure enough to ask-but none that have come to fruition. You know me, I am a wuss...I can't ever tell if someone likes me...I am literally the worst at this nonsense (somewhere both Brett and Lauren just have a big "mmmhmmmm she is") I wonder what the month of July will bring? My friends are all seemingly having trouble with their respective boys and girls, so maybe it is for the best...however, if you have any suggestions speak up!

This summer has been more than fantastic…it really is beginning to be one of the better summers I have had thus far! Work hasn’t been crazy, class has been great, and there have been tons of fun weekend things going on! I spent a weekend at a with some very good friends at their parents place in Lake Geneva, a couple of trips down to Champaign including a reunion weekend where I got to see a few friends I haven’t seen since graduation, a wedding shower for my brother’s fiancée the Wee (complete with a very fun night out with her and the dancing Mr. Jeff H. in Chicago), a couple of Cubs games, my aunt and cousin in town from Sedona, my sister and perfect little nephew in town from Florida, great nights out at the bars, PRIDE party/Brett’s birthday party and then the PRIDE parade the next day with a delightful afternoon of just chillin and talking, a super fun b-day party on Fox Lake with my bestie and her family, some concerts, Wednesdays are the new Thursdays, making new friends, a few bad dates and a few good ones, my good friend Nick moving up to Chicago and the GREAT news of two very good friends-Adam and Josh-moving up on August 1st, and most importantly an apartment in a kicky location with one of my very very best friends in the world who continually keeps me laughing and happy (and he cleaned this weekend while I was gone)!! There is even tons of stuff that I haven’t mentioned!

The funny thing is, it is only July 10th and there is SO MUCH MORE TO GO, including a visit from Mindy, Adam and Josh this weekend for a Cubs game and a WEDDING in August filled with family and friends! I seriously cannot wait to see what the rest of the summer brings.

Italy won the World Cup…FORZA AZZURI...with an incredible game against Germany to go on to the finals against France!

I want to send a very special “Tanti Aguri” to my bestie Lauren, who celebrates her 25th birthday today. Thank you for letting me come down and celebrate this weekend! Cheers to another year filled with growth, change, family, friends and fun. I hope it is magical for you!

Baci baci to you all and have a fantastic week!