I am a T

After hearing about the Delta Zeta fiasco on John Stewart tonight, I'm proud as ever to be part of an organization that would never ask women of strong character to forfeit their membership.

Having met Deltas from many chapters and in various parts of the country, I know we are a respectable and successful group of women. I think my sisters are all swell and I cannot wait to meet more of them down the road.

Woo-Hoo! Interview Number One!

Normally I'm not one to announce to the world when I have something that might work out but I'm not sure. Because then people inevitably ask if you got it and if you didn't then it sucks to have to say "no I didn't get the job/make the cheerleading team/hear back from him/etc."

But I am so excited that I have my first real job interview!! I just have to share. Next week I'm going to have a phone interview with National Instruments for a public relations coordinator position. I am pumped.

With a Side of Karaoke Please

pre hot tub
Originally uploaded by cheryl_lynn425.

Thank you Auntie Pam for basically rocking at life.

Auntie Pam (AJ's real auntie, my adopted auntie) made dinner for AJ, Megan, Kim and myself last night. Delicious pasta and meatballs. We had a little wine and cheese with a side of karaoke to start the night off. Then the aforementioned fab dinner. Then on to the hot tub for a couple hours. It was excellent! I don't see nearly enough of Kim or Megan and I couldn't ever see enough AJ. Great gals night...and one that saw me in bed before 11:30p.

Megan just signed a lease for her place in Chicago! I'm so excited for her. She's living with her sister and will be there pretty quickly after graduation. We've celebrated her new place in a cool new city and in a few weeks we'll celebrate my new place in a cool new city.
As Meg and I were dicussing, its a little scary but we are pretty OK with it.

Bring on the red robes BU, bring them on.

We Survived the Weekend of Feb. 16, 2007

The girls
Originally uploaded by cheryl_lynn425.

"Survival" is usually the determining factor when Justin comes to visit. This President's Day weekend, like most in college, was Emal's birthday, a long weekend, a Justin-visit. We're so proud we walked away mostly unscratched. Way to go us :)

btw, I'm not the creative one here, all title credit goes to Val.

For the Love of the Move

I was talking to Nate the other day -- well we talk most days. But besides the point. I've generally been pretty excited for my move. I do my best not to get too excited to where my excitement for the future over takes my ability to enjoy the present. Really I try. But I've got to tell you...

Moving to Austin is going to be awesome!

Besides that Austin is just this cool fun small liberal city in Texas -- basically everything I want, its going to be great because of the people who are going to be there. Now I know some of them won't be there indefinitely but I'll take what I can get. Amy and Kelley will be there this summer. Fernie sounds like he will be in and out this summer. Shannon's local and if she has anything to say about it, Henry will be local soon as well. Louise is there. Dorian's going to be around at least for a little bit. KBR is there with her crew. Little brother will be there for the summer. Melissa is going to visit, as will Zach and Mandi and hopefully Jerry.

And NATE! Nate and I are going to be great roommates. First, he's told me that I can decorate b/c he hates to decorate. Sweet!! And then a couple days ago he asked me if we could have lots of parties and themed parties at that. I'm sorry, did you really have to ask? Just watch my inners southern woman/sorority girl come out! Themed parties are the best thing ever. Now we just need an apartment...

Oh yeah and a job. Does anyone have one of those they could give me? That'd be great, thanks :)

The Night We Drove to Rhode Island

Last night I was home for about 30 minutes when AJ and her friend Ben got to the house and told me that not only were we going to dinner but we were going to Rhode Island. To see a band at a place as Val would say. Only in places like Boston do you drive to the next state to see a small band at a small bar.

Let me just say that bars in New England but outside of the city are an experience in and of themselves. Val's beer was all but free and my cape codder had maybe a shot of cranberry in my vodka. Not to mention the overwhelming over 30 crowd. It was a fusion of the Landsdowne in Sydney which on Fridays would transform from easy going 20-something's bar to goth band bar and Sherlock's, the only pub back home in CL. Yup, we drove 45 minutes to go to Pawtucket RI's version of Sherlock's.

At least the singer in the band, Lourds, was amazing. That girl could play a wicked violin.