Sometimes I am absolutely amazed at how quickly time flies by. I was playing with my niece today and I picked her up and realized there is not an ounce of baby fat left on her - she's not a todder anymore. I guess I already realized this - she's pushing 3 and 3 year olds are not toddlers - but it was like a reality slap across the face. She's a little kid. And my baby has taken her place as the toddler and my nephew has taken my baby's place as the baby. At least my nephew is still a baby. He can't even sit up by himself yet, never mind say "no" incessantly, throw his food, have temper tantrums... I think he's my favorite right now!
And in non baby related "oh my god, why does time go by so quickly" news, Andrew and I have been together for 10 years. We are not yet 30, and we've been together for 10 years. Wow.
really?
10 years??
I wish I could show you a picture of us back in the day, but unfortunately we didn't have digital cameras in college, and I lost most of my pictures from college in a flood. I only have a few left - and the ones I do have are in a frame.
You can rest assured, we looked like idiots though. 1999-2003 were awful years to be in college. The fashion was terrible. And I've never been really fashionable, so you can imagine what we looked like.
Maybe I'm not so sad that there are only a few remaining pictures left!
Showing posts with label college. Show all posts
Showing posts with label college. Show all posts
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
That time of year
All across the country, college freshman are moving into their ridiculously tiny dorm rooms that they have to share with complete strangers. Luckily for them it's 2010 and not 1999. My computer took up my entire desk and took 3 grown men to move around. Seriously. That thing was huge. Theses kids just slip their new sleep laptops into a whatever laptop bag is en vogue these days and call it a day. They don't know what it's like to lug huge computers up 3 flights of stairs, their facebook is not made out of paper, they don't have to deal with the extremely expensive long distance plans in the dorm rooms, and in 4 years they will be able to put their entire senior thesis on a flash drive, not 45 different floppy disks. Also - smart phones exist in their world.
Okay, so I'm secretly jealous of them, in that their technology is so much cooler than mine was. Though I was pretty cool in fall of 1999.
I cannot imagine what incoming college freshman will have in another 11 years!
Okay, so I'm secretly jealous of them, in that their technology is so much cooler than mine was. Though I was pretty cool in fall of 1999.
I cannot imagine what incoming college freshman will have in another 11 years!
Sunday, December 20, 2009
college
Ideally, Baby Girl and any siblings she may have will be able to go to any college she wants, financed be dammed. Who knows if that will happen, but that is the goal. We have already started working towards this goal.
I don't understand parents who have the means, but don't save anything. I understand if there is no extra money to save, but what doesn't make sense to me is just not saving at all. Do these parents want their children to have student loans to pay until they are retired? Why would you choose that for your children? As long as you have it, how hard is it to put away $50 a month for your child's future? Granted, with no interest $50 a month for 18 years will only get you $10,800. But A) even in a simple savings account will get you some interest, however minuscule, and B) $10,800 is more than nothing. Most parents will not be able to save and pay for 4 years of college. But it's a worthy goal, and the overused trite saying fits perfectly here: Aim for the moon - even if you miss you'll still be among the stars.
So, in conclusion, start some sort of college fund for your children. Please. And thank you.
I don't understand parents who have the means, but don't save anything. I understand if there is no extra money to save, but what doesn't make sense to me is just not saving at all. Do these parents want their children to have student loans to pay until they are retired? Why would you choose that for your children? As long as you have it, how hard is it to put away $50 a month for your child's future? Granted, with no interest $50 a month for 18 years will only get you $10,800. But A) even in a simple savings account will get you some interest, however minuscule, and B) $10,800 is more than nothing. Most parents will not be able to save and pay for 4 years of college. But it's a worthy goal, and the overused trite saying fits perfectly here: Aim for the moon - even if you miss you'll still be among the stars.
So, in conclusion, start some sort of college fund for your children. Please. And thank you.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Pow! Boom! Smack!
Nostalgia creeped up on me last night and smacked me right in the face. I was driving home from school (going about 80 since we were kept late. I tried to make up for lost time), and flipping through the stations when all of the sudden I received a nice right hook across my cheek. Damn nostalgia!
I hear Justin Timberlake in his pre "I'm the sexiest man in the world" days (you remember that - when he had all that curly hair, and he and Britney made the cuuuuuuutest couple?) and I was hooked. When do you hear N*sync on the radio these days? Never! And this wasn't ANY N*Sync song.... this was God Must Have Spent!
Pure poetry from a bunch of post adolescent boys whose songs and lyrics were written for them. But - not only is God Must Have Spent a mastery of harmony, but there is also an easy to learn dance (by "dance" I mean "hand motions") that MUST be done when the song is on, even if you are barreling down the Southern Exressway dodging around cars who aren't going the appropriate speed (the aforementioned 80).
Its when I was jamming to that Grammy worthy ballad that nostalgia cought me off guard. All of the sudden it was the 2000/2001 school year at Saint Anselm College. While sophomore year had its ups and downs, I'm far enough out now to mainly remember the ups. Like how Jenn and I had a poster of Eminem (wearing his sexy baby blue runing suit) that would never stay on the wall, no matter how much tape we used. And standing outside St. Mary's in the middle of the night because boys weren't even allowed to come into the Foyer (laaaaaame). The cleaning lady who walked into Jenn and my room on the morning of a snow day and Jenn pretty much had to jump out of bed and chase her out (I think she died soon after...) and me and Katie going out to play on the Quad during a huge snowstorm and Andrew and Ian met us there. We looked like kids playing in the snow, but damn, it was fun.
Sadly, I went to college before people had digital cameras (hell, I went to college before most people had cell phones) and I've lost almost every picture of college that I had (and I had a lot). I still have a few, but they are in a frame in my hallway. I'm insanely jealous of the kids who can save all their college memories on their computers - I certainly I wish I could pull some up right now!
I hear Justin Timberlake in his pre "I'm the sexiest man in the world" days (you remember that - when he had all that curly hair, and he and Britney made the cuuuuuuutest couple?) and I was hooked. When do you hear N*sync on the radio these days? Never! And this wasn't ANY N*Sync song.... this was God Must Have Spent!
Your love is like a river
peaceful and deep
Your soul like a secret
That I never could keep.
peaceful and deep
Your soul like a secret
That I never could keep.
Pure poetry from a bunch of post adolescent boys whose songs and lyrics were written for them. But - not only is God Must Have Spent a mastery of harmony, but there is also an easy to learn dance (by "dance" I mean "hand motions") that MUST be done when the song is on, even if you are barreling down the Southern Exressway dodging around cars who aren't going the appropriate speed (the aforementioned 80).
Its when I was jamming to that Grammy worthy ballad that nostalgia cought me off guard. All of the sudden it was the 2000/2001 school year at Saint Anselm College. While sophomore year had its ups and downs, I'm far enough out now to mainly remember the ups. Like how Jenn and I had a poster of Eminem (wearing his sexy baby blue runing suit) that would never stay on the wall, no matter how much tape we used. And standing outside St. Mary's in the middle of the night because boys weren't even allowed to come into the Foyer (laaaaaame). The cleaning lady who walked into Jenn and my room on the morning of a snow day and Jenn pretty much had to jump out of bed and chase her out (I think she died soon after...) and me and Katie going out to play on the Quad during a huge snowstorm and Andrew and Ian met us there. We looked like kids playing in the snow, but damn, it was fun.
Sadly, I went to college before people had digital cameras (hell, I went to college before most people had cell phones) and I've lost almost every picture of college that I had (and I had a lot). I still have a few, but they are in a frame in my hallway. I'm insanely jealous of the kids who can save all their college memories on their computers - I certainly I wish I could pull some up right now!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
memories!
So college was over almost 4 years ago. I love my life now, but there's just something about the college lifestyle that's incredible, and brings back great memories. Anyway, I found this, and some of them just brought me back. I've added some of my own commentary. Enjoy a little slice of nostalgia
The following are only learned from college
1. Quarters are like gold.
2. Be creative in the dining hall. (I have to say, I loved the food at Davison. Maybe a little too much!
3. Flipflops become as important as soap, shampoo, etc.
4. You will never find so many excuses for a bucket. (not really sure I get this one, I don't think I ever used a bucket
5. Asleep by 2:30 am is an early night
.6. New additions to the food groups: Mountain Dew, Doritos, Ben & Jerry's, Ho-Hos and Oreos Fries and ranch and Domino's cheesy bread as well
7. Make sure your alarm clock has back-up batteries.
8. Duct tape heals all wounds. (If not, scotch or masking tape will suffice for awhile.) (especially if you live in Dominic)
9. Showers become less important.
10. Sleep becomes more important.
11. Two meals a day are standard. One for some!1
2. Recycling becomes synonomous with laundry ("Oh, my jeans can last until Christmas...there's only a *little* bit of mud on them...").
13. You can never make too many meals in a hot pot (or pizelle maker).
14. 10 minutes is more than enough time to get ready for your first class (not that this is anything really new).
15. Going to the mailbox was never an ego booster/breaker before.
16. It takes more than one person to carry your laundry, books, trash, or alcohol.
17. If the lecture hall is big enough, get someone else's notes. mmm.... Humanities lecture....
18. You begin to nap again (also not new).
19. Your bill in the bookstore will almost equal tuition.
20. Isn't it amazing that the book your professor wrote is always required for his class? HA HA HA HA - Manuel made me read his stupid Parliament book three times!
21. Labs used to be fun. For those of us who were smart and took Rocks for Jocks, they still were
22. T.A. used to stand for teaching assistant, now, for terribly articulated.
23. Squirt guns equal stress relief.
24. E-mail becomes your second language. more AIM than email
25. Frat parties are exactly like they are in the movies.
26. Ten-page papers used to sound impossible, now they're a Godsend. moreso in grad school
27. You never realized so many people are smarter than you.
28. You never realized so many people are dumber than you.
29. Professors are like celebrities: you see them, but they never see you.3
0. Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you'd never know, but you could recite last week's episode of "Friends" verbatim. okay this one is slightly dated, but as Friends was still on when I was in college, I'll leave it.
31. See every movie under $3 that your campus provides; it's actually proportional to the amount of money you have.
32. Roadtrip whenever possible. love the roadtrip. Especially to Toronto
33. Pick up all new lingo.
34. Bum rides, money, notes and snacks as much as you can get them.
35. Don't burn bridges, especially if he's good in Biology.
36. Plain pasta never constituted a complete meal before.
37. The health service attendants are there because they couldn't make it in a real hospital, never ever forget that.
38. Forget putting the toilet seat down,you just pray that they flush.
39. Frisbee becomes a contact sport.
40. Care packages rank up there with birthdays.
41. College girls are the same as high school girls, just with more freedom...and no curfew.
42. It was never this bad when you got sick. 4
3. Pop a vitamin and breakfast is covered.
44. Learn to love your roommate, especially when he leaves you the room.
45. You always thought that worshipping the porcelain god was just an expression...it's not!
46. You'll learn more about male genetalia than you ever thought necessary, guys talk more about that than women and sex put together.
47. Beware the freshman 15, or in some cases, the freshman cup size. the aforementioned fries and ranch didn't help with that..
48. Even though the beds are long, they are also extra narrow.
49. Things that were a huge deal in high school are now commonplace.
50. You never thought you would share so much about yourself with people you have known for such a short time.
51. Computer games go in and out faster than the latest fashions.
52. Any game can be made into a drinking game.
53. Disney movies are more than just classics.
54. Find one thing you like in the dining hall and go with it.
55. You will hear more stupid nicknames than you ever thought possible.
56. Phone calls almost never happen and when they do, you just don't get the messages.
57. Cereal makes a meal any time of day.
58. Keep your high school term papers; nowadays, everything is recycled.
59. ATMs are the devil's advocate.
60. Beware the boy in the Care Bear toga.
61. You almost forget how to drive.
62. You'll drink anything if it's free..
63. People still cheat, it's just more technologically advanced.
64. You get really good with excuses for skipping class.
65. The girl you're going to marry may live right next door, so keep your stereo down. ha ha ha.. this one amused me :)
66. Ordering food at 1 am is a common occurance.
67. You never realized how cool you can be.
68. TV becomes a bigger time sucker than ever before.
69. You realize how great your hell summer job was once you get to work study. I worked in the CS. Enough said
70. Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them more than ever before. I'm pretty sure this one was written for me
71. You meet the type of people you only thought existed in the movies.
72. You learn to sleep with light, noise, extreme temps, and roommates snoring.
73. You don't have to cover your textbooks anymore.
74. You become a juggler with the balance between school, friends, girls, activities, work, parties... and boys!
75. You live for chicken finger day at the cafeteria.
76. People that were geeks in high school seem okay now.
77. You begin to realize that college is about the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes.
78. You get good at rationalizing on whether to do homework or not (usually not).
79. Procrastination becomes an art.
80. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires (for example, see # 12)
.81. The only reason you ever dress up is when everything else is dirty.
82. Your parents start to tell you stories about their college days.
83. With all the wealth of knowledge around you, you start to feel like you're on intellectual welfare.
84. Going to the mini-mart is a major treat.
85. Amount of alcohol consumed is directly proportional to grade point average.
86. You have two kinds of shoes: everyday shoes and party shoes.
87. Classes: the later the better.
88. The cute girls actually talk to you now. cute girls always talk to me
89. Care packages make it all worthwhile.
90. The longer you're there, the less you talk about home.
91. Always wear your safety goggles, they're not kidding.
92. You just don't learn last names.
93. Your teachers just went from Mr. and Mrs. to Prof.
94. That calculator Tetris and Duck Hunt come into play even more than in high school Physics class.
95. Card games never lasted for hours before.
96. Vacuuming happens every semester, if you get around to it.
97. Boys will dance in college.
98. People who never talked to you in high school are now your best friends when you come home.
99. You are never alone.
100. You find out what beer sludge is.1
01. It's amazing how late you can stay up doing absolutely nothing, yet falling asleep in class or in the library takes an average of two seconds.
102. You spend a ridiculous amount of time pondering the mystery of whether the cafeteria Lucky Charms are the real thing.
103. People magazine is your deep philosophical reading material.
104. You begin to subdivide your room into sections such as den, library, etc. to make it sound like a house.
105. All you have to do to make new friends is have mom send up some cookies.
106. You never realized how quiet your house was.
107. Dishes aren't dirty enough to wash until they have bugs and/or mold in them.
108. Printers only break down when you desperately need them.
109. You get along so much better with your family now that you never see any of them.
110. Your life will never be the same again
The following are only learned from college
1. Quarters are like gold.
2. Be creative in the dining hall. (I have to say, I loved the food at Davison. Maybe a little too much!
3. Flipflops become as important as soap, shampoo, etc.
4. You will never find so many excuses for a bucket. (not really sure I get this one, I don't think I ever used a bucket
5. Asleep by 2:30 am is an early night
.6. New additions to the food groups: Mountain Dew, Doritos, Ben & Jerry's, Ho-Hos and Oreos Fries and ranch and Domino's cheesy bread as well
7. Make sure your alarm clock has back-up batteries.
8. Duct tape heals all wounds. (If not, scotch or masking tape will suffice for awhile.) (especially if you live in Dominic)
9. Showers become less important.
10. Sleep becomes more important.
11. Two meals a day are standard. One for some!1
2. Recycling becomes synonomous with laundry ("Oh, my jeans can last until Christmas...there's only a *little* bit of mud on them...").
13. You can never make too many meals in a hot pot (or pizelle maker).
14. 10 minutes is more than enough time to get ready for your first class (not that this is anything really new).
15. Going to the mailbox was never an ego booster/breaker before.
16. It takes more than one person to carry your laundry, books, trash, or alcohol.
17. If the lecture hall is big enough, get someone else's notes. mmm.... Humanities lecture....
18. You begin to nap again (also not new).
19. Your bill in the bookstore will almost equal tuition.
20. Isn't it amazing that the book your professor wrote is always required for his class? HA HA HA HA - Manuel made me read his stupid Parliament book three times!
21. Labs used to be fun. For those of us who were smart and took Rocks for Jocks, they still were
22. T.A. used to stand for teaching assistant, now, for terribly articulated.
23. Squirt guns equal stress relief.
24. E-mail becomes your second language. more AIM than email
25. Frat parties are exactly like they are in the movies.
26. Ten-page papers used to sound impossible, now they're a Godsend. moreso in grad school
27. You never realized so many people are smarter than you.
28. You never realized so many people are dumber than you.
29. Professors are like celebrities: you see them, but they never see you.3
0. Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you'd never know, but you could recite last week's episode of "Friends" verbatim. okay this one is slightly dated, but as Friends was still on when I was in college, I'll leave it.
31. See every movie under $3 that your campus provides; it's actually proportional to the amount of money you have.
32. Roadtrip whenever possible. love the roadtrip. Especially to Toronto
33. Pick up all new lingo.
34. Bum rides, money, notes and snacks as much as you can get them.
35. Don't burn bridges, especially if he's good in Biology.
36. Plain pasta never constituted a complete meal before.
37. The health service attendants are there because they couldn't make it in a real hospital, never ever forget that.
38. Forget putting the toilet seat down,you just pray that they flush.
39. Frisbee becomes a contact sport.
40. Care packages rank up there with birthdays.
41. College girls are the same as high school girls, just with more freedom...and no curfew.
42. It was never this bad when you got sick. 4
3. Pop a vitamin and breakfast is covered.
44. Learn to love your roommate, especially when he leaves you the room.
45. You always thought that worshipping the porcelain god was just an expression...it's not!
46. You'll learn more about male genetalia than you ever thought necessary, guys talk more about that than women and sex put together.
47. Beware the freshman 15, or in some cases, the freshman cup size. the aforementioned fries and ranch didn't help with that..
48. Even though the beds are long, they are also extra narrow.
49. Things that were a huge deal in high school are now commonplace.
50. You never thought you would share so much about yourself with people you have known for such a short time.
51. Computer games go in and out faster than the latest fashions.
52. Any game can be made into a drinking game.
53. Disney movies are more than just classics.
54. Find one thing you like in the dining hall and go with it.
55. You will hear more stupid nicknames than you ever thought possible.
56. Phone calls almost never happen and when they do, you just don't get the messages.
57. Cereal makes a meal any time of day.
58. Keep your high school term papers; nowadays, everything is recycled.
59. ATMs are the devil's advocate.
60. Beware the boy in the Care Bear toga.
61. You almost forget how to drive.
62. You'll drink anything if it's free..
63. People still cheat, it's just more technologically advanced.
64. You get really good with excuses for skipping class.
65. The girl you're going to marry may live right next door, so keep your stereo down. ha ha ha.. this one amused me :)
66. Ordering food at 1 am is a common occurance.
67. You never realized how cool you can be.
68. TV becomes a bigger time sucker than ever before.
69. You realize how great your hell summer job was once you get to work study. I worked in the CS. Enough said
70. Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them more than ever before. I'm pretty sure this one was written for me
71. You meet the type of people you only thought existed in the movies.
72. You learn to sleep with light, noise, extreme temps, and roommates snoring.
73. You don't have to cover your textbooks anymore.
74. You become a juggler with the balance between school, friends, girls, activities, work, parties... and boys!
75. You live for chicken finger day at the cafeteria.
76. People that were geeks in high school seem okay now.
77. You begin to realize that college is about the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes.
78. You get good at rationalizing on whether to do homework or not (usually not).
79. Procrastination becomes an art.
80. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires (for example, see # 12)
.81. The only reason you ever dress up is when everything else is dirty.
82. Your parents start to tell you stories about their college days.
83. With all the wealth of knowledge around you, you start to feel like you're on intellectual welfare.
84. Going to the mini-mart is a major treat.
85. Amount of alcohol consumed is directly proportional to grade point average.
86. You have two kinds of shoes: everyday shoes and party shoes.
87. Classes: the later the better.
88. The cute girls actually talk to you now. cute girls always talk to me
89. Care packages make it all worthwhile.
90. The longer you're there, the less you talk about home.
91. Always wear your safety goggles, they're not kidding.
92. You just don't learn last names.
93. Your teachers just went from Mr. and Mrs. to Prof.
94. That calculator Tetris and Duck Hunt come into play even more than in high school Physics class.
95. Card games never lasted for hours before.
96. Vacuuming happens every semester, if you get around to it.
97. Boys will dance in college.
98. People who never talked to you in high school are now your best friends when you come home.
99. You are never alone.
100. You find out what beer sludge is.1
01. It's amazing how late you can stay up doing absolutely nothing, yet falling asleep in class or in the library takes an average of two seconds.
102. You spend a ridiculous amount of time pondering the mystery of whether the cafeteria Lucky Charms are the real thing.
103. People magazine is your deep philosophical reading material.
104. You begin to subdivide your room into sections such as den, library, etc. to make it sound like a house.
105. All you have to do to make new friends is have mom send up some cookies.
106. You never realized how quiet your house was.
107. Dishes aren't dirty enough to wash until they have bugs and/or mold in them.
108. Printers only break down when you desperately need them.
109. You get along so much better with your family now that you never see any of them.
110. Your life will never be the same again
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