Currently Listening Beep Pt 2 By Pussycat Dolls see related

Ok, I haven't posted in nearly nine months so here goes......Life is pretty good.  School is stressful but it will be over soon.  I think the last few months are stressful for every normal senior.  Matt and I have nearly been together for a year now.  Everything is still going as perfect as a girl could ask for.  As far as my job goes, I appreciate it now more than ever.  In two months I will no longer have a job because I will be going through a minor surgery.  I won't be able to work for a while.  As soon as I am healthy, though, I am moving up north to find a job and go to school.  I am hopeful to get a job working at a Hallmark Shop.  Um, after reading my last post I realize that I was overreacting A LOT! Amberly and I did eventually make up and things are great.  Her and Matt are even really good friends now too!  Its very comforting when the people closest to me actually get along.  (By the way, she finally dumped the jerk in question)  For those of you that don't know, I bought a truck!! It's a '97 Nissan King Cab and It's a stick.  I enjoy driving it and the more I do, the more I like it.  Not to brag or anything, but I've also lost like 2 pants sizes since January! Yeah for me!  Anyway, I am not planning on going to the Nine-Day this summer because of what happened last summer.  I think I need a break from it anyway. (Maybe some specific people will forget about be)  Honestly, I am petrified about moving, and I hope I can handle it.  I am moving from a town of 7000 people to a town, next to a city of 157000 people, which is next to chicago.  I hope I can handle it.  Matt and I have a great brand new 2 bedroom apartment in Yorkville IL.  It's awsome!  I sill don't know what I'm gonna do with the rest of my life yet, but the beautiful thing is that I don't have to decide right away.  I hope that I will still be able to keep in touch with many of you after I move.  Well, I suppose that's all I got for now.

               Katie

Currently Listening The Complex By Blue Man Group see related

Hello all, I know I haven't written in a long time. I apologize. I'm also sorry that I may have made comments on my last few entries that were slightly uncalled-for. Anyway, for those of you that still check in from time to time, I will give every one an update on my life and in return ask for advice on an issue.  An update:  Today, Matt and I have been together for three months. (I have a promise ring now!) Things are going great for the most part in my life. I'm looking forward to being a senior and school starts in about 5 weeks.  I'm still playing in the band at church, off and on, and for a while I got back into the habbit of riding my horse every day.  I've been out of town and it's been raining since I really got back, so I haven't ridden in about two weeks, but I am going riding tomorrow.  I'm actually off work tomorrow so I will have the chance. A lot has changed for me lately however and there will be even more change to come.  I've made changes in my college plans, and my future career. I decided that I work better with animals than I do people, so I not longer want to better the existence of human kind. Forget genetic engineering and the Nobel Prize, animal world here I come. I'm not quite sure of the direct path my life will take yet, but that's not important right this second.  Another change in my life is that I am losing a couple of people that are dear to me. One is a family member whose health is quickly declining.  The other is where my ploblem comes into play.  This is where I ask your advice:  My best friend and I got into a fight tonight.  She thinks that I am throwing everything away and that I am disappearing from everything entirely. I am moving in with Matt in a year because I'm going to school up north. (keep in mind that I'm not moving because of him, but because the school of my choice is in Aurora, Illinois) My friend is under the impression that she will never see me again and that over time I'm not going to come home anymore. I've tried discussing this topic with her, but she can't seem to understand.  This is my home-town and I hav family here. I have every intention of taking a weekend off every 2-3 months and return home.  She doesn't even live around here anyway, so that will be more often that we see each other now. There are other factors leading to our argument too. I have one boyfriend that I plan on spending the rest of my life with, but she has like 3 at a time. She never takes my advice when it comes to dating, but it wouldn't kill her to. I know some of you that my read this might think that sort of behavior is alright. Personally I don't think so.  I've known this girl my whole life, but lately our lives seem to be going in two different directions.  Every time we talk now, we fight. I don't want this to keep happening, but I feel like I've tried everything.  I've tried calmly disagreeing with her descisions, I've tried flat out being mad at her, I've even tried to support her even though I think she's making some of the biggest mistakes of her life.  Now she's accusing me of making the biggest mistake of mine.  I'm not sure she knows what love is, because if she did she wouldn't treat guys the way she does. (Let's face it ladies, all men can be terrible at one point or another, but it's not fair to treat every guy like a peice of gum. Sometimes you just get tired of the flavor and spit it out)  Of all people out there, she has attempted to give me advice on Matt, but I don't take it.  No offence to some and especially her, but in that department I feel I'm a little better off right now. Maybe I'm just being selfish about all this but I needed to get it off my chest.  If you want the rest of the story, e-mail me or call me if you even really care. If not, oh well. If you actually made it reading this far, do me a favor and at least comment advice. I'm curious to know if the outside world thinks I'm wrong. If I am then I am the one that needs to apologize and I will.  I am open to suggestions. Thanks

             Katie

PS....sorry about the lengthy-ness. thanks for reading

Currently Playing We're Not Gonna Take It By Twisted Sister see related

HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What's up? I'm so happy!  I'm crazy about Matt!!!! We are absolutly perfect for each other.  I've got to be crazy because I always have told people that long distance relationships are bad and they will never work.  I belived that until I met Matt. Wow. I've been going through an interesting stage in my life, and he has been helping me through it every step of the way.  So anyway, Life is good. I have a good life and I want to shout it from the rooftops.  I'm geting along with my family, mostly, and summer vacation is here FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  So, update on the details of my life, for those of you that don't know yet, I am NOT joining band again. Mr Hayden did approach me about it, but I don't want to put up with everyone again.  Besides, I would have to drop chemistry, and I can't afford to do that.  He made me mad once, and he'll probably do it again.  Moving on, to the next topic of discussion Prom was good, I actually for about 30 minutes. Everyone else was in dresses and I wore jeans and didn't pay to get in. It was awsome.  Graduation this year was short, sweet, and to the point.  Unfortunatly I didn't graduate. I still have another year to go.  So that's about it when comes to my life. I don't care about the stupid jokes anymore, so go find your own.

Peace