i have officially caved ...

it's true ... i finally let curiosity get the best of me and read THE book ... and have now fallen in love with edward. really?

p.s. afton is dead meat!

I count my blessing

I have a confession...I hope this doesn't hurt any one's feeling, but I must admit that Afton is my absolute favorite sister. (Sorry Niki. You come in a close second!) I am so grateful that she is my little sister and I have her in my life. I don't know what I would do without her. I would definitely be bored because she's so much fun! She's just all around....what's the word? Oh yeah, PHENOMENAL! Here are all the things I love to do with her when we have time:
I love snuggling with her. We sit as close as possible and sometimes hold hands. It's phenomenal!

I love to play games with her. She's phenomenal at games!

I love going to my fav places with her and giving her phenomenal kisses!

I love acting like Charlie's angels with her and I love making her laugh with my dorky ways. She has a phenomenal laugh!

As you can see, I just love her! I feel truly blessed she's my sister! She's, yeah you guessed it...truly PHENOMENAL!

first week down ...

it's weird to think that a week ago tonight i was flying across the atlantic ocean and leaving my life behind. i've now started life number 15 and just finished week one. i bought a brand new car ... 2009 honda accord coupe ... was going for the sedan but then saw the coupe ... who knew that a 2-door car could be so bad ass (i know afton ... new word). she's between gray and black and uber shiney ... she has black leather (never thought i'd go there either but mom says it shows my passion) and lots of fun interior knobs.

today i drove down to williamsburg to meet my new house and new office mates. it was 2.5 hours each way and put about 400 miles on my new car. but the house is amazing and i can't wait to move into it! virginia beach is about an hour away and will spend many a weekend not frolicking in the ocean ... if i'm feeling adventurous i may go in up to my knees.

tomorrow i leave for niki's. i wrote down the directions and boy, it seems a lot more complicated than i remember. lets hope i can find my way again ... afterall, sussex new jersey is in podunk. but i will definitely enjoy the 5-hour drive in my new car ... any ideas for a name? wait ... courtney said it's not cool to name cars anymore ... i'm so out-of-date on the new life rules. so anyway ... visiting niki and she's gonna cook alllll weekend long ... it's been a long time since i've had a home-cooked meal and i'm really looking forward to it.

pics of car and trip to jersey soon to come ...

and then comes boredom ...

well, after a busy sixteen months in the sandbox, i am finally home. i am only on day three, and all i've done is become addicted to crackbook, drink diet coke and try and figure out how to create a blog. my poor sister, aspen, has been very patient with all my texts and questions ... she's made fun of me only a few times today. this should be interesting and i have a month off from work to try and figure this all out. wish me luck!