A Very Unhappy Unbirthday

Well this morning sucked because I woke up and felt crappy but once I got to work it was better. I opened for the first time and it was nice. Pretty good day since then. Dad and I made tomato sauce and it rocks. I mean this stuff seriously kicks @$$ ;-)

My grandparents got new railings on their porch but their mattress still hasn't arrived.

My other grandma and I went out shopping yesterday and had lots of fun. We went to this Mexican place for lunch and I just enjoyed our whole day together. Then I got called into work last night. Closing isn't as much fun as opening but at least I got Jamba Juice for dinner (the ideal meal).

What's today, Friday? So Wednesday I went to see my friend's new apartment and they got their couch delivered. It was delivered in two pieces because it didn't fit through the doorway in one piece (they tried that three weeks prior). I actually had trouble believing it was going to make it into their apartment in only two pieces; although I suppose it ended up being four pieces after the frustrated movers tore off the cushions (they actually velcroed to the couch but all I heard was tearing) in an attempt to get it through the door. Either way, it reminded me of the "Pivot" episode of FRIENDS and made me laugh. It all got into the apartment eventually and was due to be put together a little later. I got an updated picture after I left, which is how I know all is well that ends well.

Before:


After:


On Monday I went shopping and got my new clothes, I am extremely happy with them. Then my bf came over and stayed over to Tuesday. We went window shopping at the mall. The only item I bought was a sundress for La Festa next weekend which I may also wear for my cousin's birthday party tomorrow. She just got her license and I am very happy for her!

Got home from MD Sunday evening after a great trip and was very satisfied :-)

Well I think that's all for now, I really want to go out tonight, but everywhere I want to go is two and a half hours away. Oh well, I'll be there next weekend!

Peace&Love&New Furniture

Matthew McConaughey

Tonight was a shit-show. That's all I have to say.

Margaritas+Vodka&Coke=TipsyAunt+SickMom=ShitShow

But at least we watched Dazed and Confused.
Now Failure To Launch is on.

Peace&Love&Craziness

Annapolis

So my cousin goes to the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD and we decided to come for a visit this weekend. My parents, my aunt and I left yesterday afternoon and got here in the evening and had a late dinner. Then we checked into the hotel and watched some tv and went to sleep.

This morning we woke up for the hotel breakfast at about 8:30 and left the hotel around 11 when the cleaning lady came to our door. We went to the Naval Academy which was really cool and historical and we saw their noon formation. Then we shopped at the store. It was very very large because it's where they have to buy everything when they can't leave. I got a sweatshirt and my parents got some stuff and everything. I really liked these shorts too, but I didn't end up getting them.

Then we went for some lunch in town which was really cool. It's so old fashioned and fun and it's right on the bay. We went to this little restaurant and got some really good food. Next we went to some shops and walked around. It was a lot of fun and then we got ice cream which was awesome! Basically that was my day, and now I am here resting for a while waiting for everyone else to get here.

Peace&Love&Ships

My Wish List

So this is the beautiful jacket that I really want: http://www.nyandcompany.com/nyco/browse/productDetailWithPicker.jsp?productId=prod2340007&categoryId=cat760004&browseSection=Promotion&FLCat=cat60036&addFacet=1002%3Acat2250002
I want it in black. It's so expensive but it would be so worth it. I don't usually lust over clothes but this makes me want it every time I see it since the first time. So basically 2-3 times a week for about 4 hours straight.

Last night I had a dream about work that they were getting rid of everything in the store while I was trying to buy clothes for work. I was running around trying to make a purchase and trying to find everything I wanted because it was being taken outside in garbage bags and I bought this beautiful jacket for $5.39 or something ridiculous like that. It was such a strange dream I half wish it were true but also really don't because my wallet was also stolen in the dream.

I am pretty sure I got screwed over in applying for my credit card bc I didn't buy anything and now I can't get an additional 15% off my purchase. I realized it this morning, 11 hours too late, and felt like an idiot. Oh well, there are other perks to the card. I also realized that it would be the best idea for me to go shopping Monday because my mom and I will be home and I don't have work that day. I have work Tuesday, so I can wear something new at work Tuesday. I'm going to feel like a walking advertisement but whatever.

Yesterday a lady came in and wanted a sweater like the one I was wearing and we have some similar stuff but I wasn't about to tell her it was from Express or wherever I bought it last winter. That's why I need to buy new clothes for work. Aside from the fact that I have very few clothes that I haven't worn yet. Also my pants don't actually fit me and I need shorter ones to wear with my flats so Monday seems like the best day to go shopping. By then I should know enough about my credit card also.

Peace&Love&Wishes

Tomatoes

blah yesterday I got called into work and I just wasn't ready. Now I'm tired but I also have work tonight so I need to perk up! I'm trying to figure stuffs out for grad school and it just seems to be getting more and more complicated as I get into everything. All I want to do is register for classes and there are like 300 obstacles in my way. I really wanted everything to be completed before I went away this weekend but I guess that's not going to happen. I need to ask my mom a few things when she gets home and hopefully get a lot done tomorrow so I can at least feel a little better about everything. I hate feeling overwhelmed, but I will get this all done.

Peace&Love&Tomatoes

Another Rainy Day

Mmm so I just finished up some cheesecake my mom and sister brought home for me and it was awesome. It was a chocolate and peanut butter cheesecake from Cheesecake factory. Before that we had Mexican for dinner and ate some of my salsa. It was quite a great meal.

Today I decided on a grad school and started trying to register for classes and all that drama. I really just want to get it all figured out but it may take more time than I want it to. After doing as much as my sanity would allow, I went to my friend's house to watch some Criminal Minds. He got me a signed picture of Kate Pierson for a graduation gift!! It's pretty sweet.

In a little while my best friend is coming over to hang out before she has to go back to school on Wednesday :-/ I'm going to miss her and everyone else going back to school! But I guess it's that time again. I'd probably being going back Wednesday as well if I were still in undergrad. I'm going to miss it.

Okay I'll write more another time :-)

Peace&Love&Rain

Lots of lightning on my way home today.

My Salsa!

"...hey, where'd everybody go?"

I made salsa!! Oh and it is quite spicy :-P Here is the recipe link I used in case anyone is interested: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/The-Best-Fresh-Tomato-Salsa/Detail.aspx

I used tomatoes and peppers right from our garden and the most difficult part was chopping them up haha. I did a little improvising and stuff but I am so proud of it!! Other things I've made that I am proud of: I made a blueberry pie from scratch on Father's Day after picking the blueberries myself that morning; making hummus with my grandma; making chicken. I think that's all I've really made that has felt like an accomplishment. This one night I made tacos but it ended up being a mess so I'm not so proud of that...

So Thursday night was my first real day of work and it was pretty fun! It was slow and tiring to be standing up but I like it a lot. Then I got home and my boyfriend came over and we watched Conspiracy Theory. We didn't actually go to sleep until 2 and then got up early for the beach so I was way tired by Friday night but we aren't there yet!

When we woke up we got all ready to go and my mom wrote a note that it didn't seem like beach weather. I was totally bummed but we started driving anyway with the notion that no one would be there if it was cold at least. We stopped for Dunkin' Donuts and by the time we left it was sunny out! We got to the shore and the red flags were out and I decided it would be a waste to pay to sit on the beach and not swim so we started walking around the boardwalk playing games and stuff and it was fun. Then we decided to check out the Tiki Bar so we went in there and ordered drinks and sat basically on the beach. So it was a success after all.

After we left the beach we went back to my house to change and then go over my best friend's house for a Hawaiian Luau! She and her parents went to Hawaii ten years ago and bought a cook book they never used so they made a Hawaiian meal and drinks and it was tons of fun!

After hanging out there, we went to see Eat Pray Love (yay!)! I was so tired and falling asleep in the theater, but it was a good movie. The book was better, obviously, but it caught all the good, key moments. Although it sort of de-focused the prayer and meditation part and made a lot of the God stuff seem like her imagination which really bothered me because finally there is a great story that is about finding their own religion and finding one's self and one's balance in this world and the movie sort of took that away and was like "I'm doing this because my ex-boyfriend did it" or something and sort of felt like a total oxymoron of the plot.

Anyway we got home at 1 and were up really late again so when he had to leave in the morning I thanked God that I could go back to sleep after he left. I wasn't supposed to start work until 1:30 so I had my alarm set for 11:30 when my mom came rushing into my room at 10:15 with my work on the phone acting like there was some kind of emergency. It turned out someone called out and no one could come in and they wanted me to come in early. They asked when I could be in and I said 11, not remembering that it takes almost a half hour to drive there and I had to get gas. I guess I was too tired to really think about any of that so I got up, got in the shower and dressed quickly so that I could get out the door and in my car (which was in bad need of gas so I was glad I didn't run out on my way to the gas station). I got to work with a few minutes to spare and I even thought about getting Jamba Juice with an energy boost in it before going in but I didn't.

Work was better than Thursday. It picked up because it was the weekend and was going by quickly until I had about an hour and a half left. That was when my lack of sleep hit me and I was tired, my feet hurt, and I was bored. I stuck it out though, resolved to buy new shoes that don't kill my feet if I have to stand up for five and a half hours straight, and left at 4:30.

When I left work my cousin wanted to know if I wanted to come over and hang by his community pool with him. I really just wanted to go home and sleep but I figured I could rest there and so I did. I stayed for a little over an hour and then came home where I watched tv and movies the rest of the evening/night with my parents. Then I went to sleep.

Today my boyfriend and I have been dating 2 months. He bought me beautiful flowers and I bought him a movie (the one we watched on Thursday when he arrived). I felt like sharing this information because in May I wrote a lot about love and relationships and when they are the best and what I thought I was doing wrong and what I was trying to do right. I still agree with everything I said back then and sometimes it helps to remind myself of it. I've fallen so fast and gotten so caught up in relationships in the past and it is a habit that is difficult to break. I'm still trying to do it, to find that balance I suppose you could say. It doesn't help that there are many factors to a relationship, but it helps to step back once in a while and look at where you are. I'm still trying to figure it all out and of course, when I understand it, I'll let you know. Hopefully this doesn't make me sound too clueless, it was easier being opinionated about it all before I was in the relationship, but that always happens. Some advice though? Never lose your confidence, always stand up for what you believe, and don't think that anyone will respect you less for speaking your mind. Trying too hard to please another person makes you forget who you are and it's best you just tell the truth and stop being afraid to say what you feel!

I love you <3 <3

Peace&Love&Salsa

"It's Just One More Day...

...No one said there would be rain again..." :-)

So far I straightened up in my room this morning while listening to (what else?) the B-52's. I know, the title suggests Bewitched and I don't blame you for thinking that I might be listening to them, but I'm not. I am currently sitting on my (made) bed, watching the rain outside, eating watermelon. Fun schtuffs :-)

I'm really excited because in about an hour I will be leaving for work and then by the time work is over the boy will be making his way down to my house!! My plans for tonight include eating dinner, watching a movie at my house, and then going to the 12:05 showing of Eat*Pray*Love!!! I am so excited for it because (1) I just finished reading the book and (2) I love Julia Roberts!!! So I hope it lives up to my expectations.

Tomorrow there will be beaching and I am so excited!! Also means I may not get to blog tomorrow, but I'll be back eventually. Then for dinner my best friend is having a Luau at her house and totally invited me last night!! So exciting!! Then we spent like an hour on the phone trying to remember our exact schedules from each year of high school (A day and B day) and I was stuck on one of my 4th block classes from senior year for the longest time before I finally remembered that it was Kids! Kids! Kids! My HS BFF was like "you didn't take early release or something that I didn't know about, right?" until I finally remembered. I actually typed it up and saved it on my computer in case I ever have that problem again, which is weird because I usually remember all of it. But I guess over 4 years will do that to you. Maybe I'll post my HS schedules one day if I feel like it.

Mmm this watermelon is good! We had corn on the cob with dinner last night and I was really excited. Mom, sister, and I went to Target and to the mall so I got to finally print out those pictures I was b*tching about the other day. I put them in the album and it's almost perfect! I mean, every page is beyond full, but I haven't written anything in yet because I'm hoping that my friend will finally post a few other pictures from before Bacc Mass that I haven't seen yet because there are some good ones in there.

My feet are cold. This sudden feeling reminded me that I also wanted to address the issue of socks today. I'm currently wearing socks of the ped variety so that they don't overwhelm my flats when I put those on. The problem is, they don't stay on my feet very well. They are always falling off. This bothers me. Also, my flats tend to enjoy falling off my feet every once in awhile, taking my socks with them. This really will not do. But then, I could always wear different shoes if it bothered me too much. (I just decided there are certain people that I probably wouldn't like reading this blog because of my constant misuse of subject/verb agreement. Oh well) Anyway, I love socks. And I mean I don't just love socks, I love socks! (yet another reason I can't have people editing my posts...my sentence fragments and sometimes run-on sentences. Actually, worse are run on sentence fragments. At least I have spell check, or I'd be screwed...) Socks are awesome. I have so many pairs of socks (and often non-pairs of socks as well) that they hardly fit in my drawer along with my underwear and bras anymore. This is a problem, especially since it's summer and often these socks never see the inside of the hamper for three months straight! So what am I to do with all these socks in the summertime? Put them away with my winter clothes? But then I may need them! I suppose I can just keep shoving them into the drawer because I really can't afford to get rid of any when in the winter I just can't have enough! I also have very naturally cold toes. I wear slippers but they remain cold. Even in the summer. But back to socks... I love all the different varieties of socks: peds, ankle socks, regular socks, knee socks, thigh highs, I love them all! And don't even get me started on leg warmers (because they are more of a winter subject)!! My most recent obsession has been with knee highs and yesterday at the mall I found a sock store! An entire store dedicated solely to the purpose of selling awesome socks! It was pretty cool and would have been better if I had actually had the time or money to buy socks. Or room in my drawer. Anyway, I bought a movie instead.

Peace&Love&Socks

The Next Step

So I'm working on putting together a Pro's and Con's list of the grad schools I was accepted into so that it will be easier for me to make my decision. R1 will be the school I got into first and R2 will be the school I got into second. Here goes.

R1
Location: R1 is definitely the closer of the two schools and would be easier to get to, especially if I'm going to be taking night courses, which brings me to another point...
Online: Some of R1's courses can be taken online and they actually strongly recommend that you at least take one online course.
The Program: The program at R1 is Organizational Leadership with a track in Higher Education. This provides me with a broader range of opportunities than a Higher Education Administration program, but I'm not sure if broader is what I want. I want to find a good fit for myself and while looking through the courses I could really see myself loving the program. The courses all sounded interesting--and even fun! But then I started thinking, what if I'm not taken seriously?
The Time Commitment: This program suggests taking only 6 credits a semester, especially in the first semester. This means the time commitment is only two nights a week and there are also more options in classes that I could be taking.
Price: I was made aware today that R1 is not a state school and will probably cost more than R2 by a lot. This made me nervous at first but because it is a private school I feel like they may be able to offer more money, like when my parents compare my private, out of state undergraduate institution to my sisters state school undergraduate institution and see that I basically was helped out a lot more. But I'm not sure if it will be less expensive in the long run. I will have to research further on this point.

R2
Location: From what I said above, I'm sure you've figured out this school is farther away. It's in state, but I'm not sure how far. I believe over an hour, which is quite a drive to be making frequently.
The Program: The program at R2 is Higher Education Administration, which is originally exactly what I was looking for. It seems so much more serious and professional, maybe because it is the name of the program that the people I look up to who are in Student Affairs graduated with. I feel like this will take me exactly where I want to go and set up a focus for me in Student Affairs. It also seems like all that I have learned about grad school will be in this program and my expectations (although they make me worry) will be met in a higher ed admin program. Also, if I were to go for my doctorate (which I would love to be able to do) this would be my area of study so I feel like it might make more sense for me to have it as my masters as well.
Time Commitment: I emailed my adviser yesterday and was informed of his suggested courses. He suggested three courses for my first semester (9 credits), all night classes. That means three nights a week I would have to drive to and from campus.
Price: According to my mom, this is a state school so should cost less than the other school. That will be nice because I will have to save my money for gas anyway.

Well those are the main points in choosing my school I suppose. Maybe I should think more about what I want. I really do want to talk to someone so maybe I should email my old supervisor. I miss her anyway.

Peace&Love&Life-Altering Decisions

Morning Post

This morning I went to breakfast with a friend from high school. We were supposed to go to mass first and then get food but our priest changed mass this morning to 7:30 instead of 8. My friend and I were both away this weekend so neither of us knew about the change so we missed mass and went to eat anyway. It sort of figures that I finally got up early enough to go to daily mass and it was not early enough.

We ended up go to a place in Princeton and I got these awesome pancakes. I love catching up with friends and had a great time chatting with him. I may not see him too often, but he is one of my favorite friends from home. We didn't actually know each other until after I graduated but I always enjoy talking about school and church, philosophy and country music.

Now I'm watching Walker, Texas Ranger. Maybe I'll write more later, it's still early.

Peace&Love&Early Mornings

Camouflage Band-Aids

I cut my finger today :-( Luckily I have these really cool camo band-aids that I bought for my boyfriend so I got to use one of them. I was trying to put this picture in a frame and the glass cut me it was not okay. But whatever, I'm over it.

I've been watering the garden for my dad all summer and today I accidentally left it on for about a half hour too long...oops. I usually always remember, but I guess because I came upstairs I forgot.

I still am working on finishing my photo album from senior week. I need to go buy about 8 more pictures from Target (my usual photo place) and finish it but I haven't had the chance to get there. I mean I could go tonight-or like right now-but that would mean I would have to go there and I really don't feel like just going to Target for some pictures. I would rather go when I was already out or something so that I have a good reason. Otherwise it sort of feels like a waste of a drive. I mean I also could just print them here but when I use the photo paper it takes a whole day to dry and I would want to immediately put them in the album. On the other hand, if I print them today instead of go over there tomorrow there really isn't much difference. Ahh the decisions... haha I am being pretty lazy right now but also I think it would be better not to spend money. I'm going to check if we have photo paper at all and then make up my mind.

In other news, it hasn't rained here in quite some time. We aren't in a drought again (like we were last month), but it still sucks that there hasn't been rain. And it has been uber hot out.

Work yesterday was pretty basic. I did the basic first day stuff like filling out forms and watching informational videos. Let me tell you, they were some videos. There was a lot of information and they were made by preppy workers in 2004 and they are just so happy to talk to you, to customers, and about anything store related!! Haha it was pretty amusing though at some points. The one character was a cross between my grandmother and the French lesson movies from the 90's that we used to watch in high school. I really did enjoy learning about the jewelry (there was an entire part of the video just devoted to that) and it was mostly things I needed to know, crossed with a bunch of common sense issues. After all of that I was finished for the day and left with a sticky note of days I am working for the next two weeks. This week my lucky days are Thursday and Saturday, which means I can go to the beach on Friday (!!) with my boyfriend (who has been wanting to go back since we last were there together two months ago).

So lately I haven't been up to much, making plans with some friends I want to catch up with, setting up meetings with grad schools, etc. Hopefully I can make a decision soon and make things a little easier on myself, but for now that's where I am.

Peace&Love&Camo Band-Aids

"Huh? Get a job?"

"What for?" "I'm tryin' to think..."

So today is going to be my first day of work at NY&Co. I'm really excited because this is the job I wanted, but also anxious and nervous because it's my first day (and what would a first day be without first day jitters?). There is a new policy at NY&Co that employees must wear all black or black on bottom and white on top. Also there are no tank tops permitted, you just have to wear a sweater over them. Of course, I still get to accessorize, which is really my favorite part, obviously. So I threw together an outfit today. Once I start working more I'm going to have to buy new clothes because I don't have that much black dress clothes, but I have enough for now. I have to use my first purchase wisely because I get more off on my first purchase. I cannot wait to work there with all those nice clothes and actually make money. Hopefully I wont spend it all on clothes, but I actually wouldn't mind much because it would be a good investment since when I get a real job eventually, or even just for my internship, I will have more to wear. Right now I have enough professional clothes because I have many from my past internships. I just cannot wait for 3:30!!

So from Thursday to yesterday (Sunday) I was down the shore with my family. Usually we rent a house for like a week, but because it was last minute and we didn't go for the entire week we just got a hotel room. This was a little difficult for me because I had to share a bed with my sister and it wasn't so fun. AND we had to all be in the same room which was difficult to wake up to (especially when my family thought it was perfectly okay to wake up at 8:00 every morning). So I could go on and complain about how I just wanted to sleep and I wasn't feeling well, blah blah blah, but I wont because I actually had a wonderful and a wonderfully hilarious thyme. My sister likes to discuss every topic under the sun basically and doesn't have any problem doing so with me and my mom (and sometimes my dad). That was pretty amusing and I learned some things about her. We were also invited to go to a club with my cousin and his friends who were also down. It was interesting, I'll put it that way. While I enjoy dancing and everything, this club was way too crowded and had way too many boys trying to dance with girls and whatnot. I guess it reminded me of when I was 16 and went to teen night at a club in S.C. with my sister and cousins and they wanted these boys to dance with them and stuff but we were so young then. This club we were at was just not my scene. I mean, I've been clubbing up at school with my girl friends and we would have so much fun and I wouldn't mind dancing with my guy friends and stuff, but I didn't really know anyone at this club and it was totally uncomfortable and I wished my boyfriend was there and my sister kept making me dance with these random boys. Her line of choice was "This is my sister! Dance with her!"

Luckily I was able to get away at times, but I didn't want to lose my sister or the people we came with so I would have to go back to the dance floor and find her or something where half the time she was dancing wildly with some boy or dancing about the same up on the stage. It was pretty amusing, I just wished I had my girls there to dance with me so I didn't feel so uncomfortable. Upstairs was the bar area which was outside and a nice place to escape to (it wasn't hot like the dance floor or the bathrooms). My cousin bought a round of shots at the beginning of the night and then one of my cousin's friends bought me a shot later by request of my sister ("There's my sister! She's 22! Buy her a shot!"), and they were by far the best part of this club. Since last week was Shark Week, the shot was called a "Shark Attack". The shot was a blue color and then the bartender squirted a red liquid out of what looked like a vinegar bottle wildly and shouted "SHARK ATTACK!!". It was quite amusing. As for the alcohol content, it was very minimal and it actually seemed as though we were taking shots of a blue colored lemonade with red liquid that was probably pure sugar on top. I enjoyed them though, and I was by no means intending to get drunk that night so I didn't mind. Leaving the club was the second pain in my neck though. As I was upstairs with my cousin and one of his friends a bunch of the people we were with, including my sister, left and couldn't come back in. I wanted to leave anyway, but my cousin wanted to go back in and look for more girls before we left so I tried to wait for him. After dancing and waiting and losing him I got frustrated and just decided to leave and find my sister. She had walked up the street at this point and got in touch with my cousin (who decided to leave without me) and he met me in front of his car. When we got up the street to the diner we decided to figure out how to get home since no one was really in the shape to drive (except maybe me) and drama ensued. I really just wanted to go to sleep and we got a taxi to my cousin's friend's house (where he was staying the night) and then hung out there for another two hours. Now, I had about had it but I didn't want to drag my sister home and have her upset with me so I waited. At one point I even got to spend some quality time with my cousin (which was not exactly what I wanted at 3AM, but whatever) and did a lot of walking. Eventually I could tell my sister was ready to leave and we went back to the hotel where our parents were waiting. It was probably about 4 by then and we just went to sleep. What a crazy night.

In the morning I ended up sleeping until 12:30 I was so tired. My aunt came down with some of her crew and that was an extremely fun time. I finished my book, enjoyed the sun and probably had the best time that day. We had really great dinners all vacation and my only regret is that I wanted to go to this one really popular ice cream place and we never got the chance. Yesterday we got breakfast on the way home and I relaxed for the rest of the day. I found out I got into another grad school (!!!!!) and now I just have to make a decision. I watched Kill Bill (vol. 1&2) yesterday afternoon and then Leverage was on at 9 so I really did have an awesome and relaxing day.

I am really excited to start work today and hope it's everything I think it will be!!

Peace&Love&Work

PS 08.09.10 is awesome :-)

I'm Back!!

So I know that any readers I had probably got frustrated with my absence over the past few months and stopped reading by now but I am finally ready to come back to the blog world. I've been a little down this summer after not knowing what I was doing with my life and just praying that I get a job or into grad school. Well some stuff has happened recently, one of which is that I will be attending grad school in September (yay!!) and that I have a job. It's a part time at NY&Co BUT it is just what I need right now. I have money I have to pay and also I'll be able to develop an awesome professional wardrobe because they have the greatest stuff. And also, I get to accessorize :-) I'm pretty excited and I start on Monday and TODAY I'm going down the shore with my sister (the 'rents are already there).

So to sum up my summer, I went to the beach with this kick ass awesome boy who asked me out and now we're dating. I've been back and fourth between my hometown and up by school more times than I can count (but I actually probably could count if I wanted to) and doing some pretty cool things like beach and picnics and hiking waterfalls and 6 Flags... yup, yesterday I went to 6 Flags with the boy and we basically had an awesome time. Except for the part when he had to leave. But we wont dwell on that part. 6 Flags is different. That is the biggest shock that I got. I guess growing up close to it and with season passes most years I got used to the little changes along the way. But not being there in a few years has really left me wondering if anything is the same. The part that upset me the most though was that NOW you are not allowed to bring anything on any rides. That is correct. Instead of standing in coaster lines and putting your bag on the opposite side of the track while on the ride, you must spend a dollar to put said bag in a locker until you get off the ride. And you better hope the line for the ride doesn't take more than two hours because if you aren't back at that locker in two hours the staff is allowed to throw your belongings out. That's correct, 6 Flags now officially sucks with bag policies. AND, if that wasn't enough, rides you used to be able to take a bag on, or hold it in your lap such as "Houdini" make you put your bag outside the door. Seriously, it's hardly even a ride. Basically the new policy sucks and I suggest not carrying a bag at all as it will make your day that much more annoying. PLUS you have to pay every time you use a locker. Now that might not seem like too big a deal but it's every coaster and big ride. You even have to get a locker for the log flume. I want to estimate that is about 8-12 rides right there. AKA $8-$12 being spent on lockers.

A new good thing about the park is that when you buy a refillable souvenir cup you get free refills for the first day you buy it. Any other time it's $0.99. This is way cool because at Hershey Park we bought a souvenir cup and refilled it numerous times having to pay the refill price and if anything, that was how we made up for paying for the lockers. Free refills are awesome.

Anyway, I'm going down the shore for a few days so don't be scared if I don't post again this week ;-)

Peace&Love&Sun&Sand!

PS I also cleaned my room :-)