FlashBack

Today my little (ok not so little) brother, graduated today. I went back to my high school and saw them walk across the football field, and see them all so excited. It just amazes me how much time has past since I was in their place. I can remember sitting in those chairs, listening to my class song being sung, listening to the speeches about what life held for us, and being so excited that I was finally leaving the life that I had lead.

This also led me to think about how much has changed since I gratuated two years ago. I have lived in a city by myself, I have made a completly new friend base, for goshs sake I lived in europe for five months. I have become so much more open minded, liberal, and so much more care free. Its just weird to see all the ways life can change so quickly.

This all makes me think back to high school, when things were simple, I had no worries and I just wanted to stay in my bubble forever, with my friends and my life.

I'm going to steal this from the graduation tonight becuase I like it so much.

My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,

Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,

You never need to carry more than you can hold,

And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,

I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,

Yeah, this, is my wish.

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,

All the ones who love you, in the place you left,

I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,

And you help somebody every chance you get,

Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,

And you always give more than you take.

To remembering where we came from and excited about where we are going.

Congratulations Class of 2007

Fireflies

My favorite thing in the world is to drive down the country roads in the beginning of the summer, at night, and watch the fireflies in the fields. It is gorgeous. These pretty twinkling lights in the moonlight and smelling the honeysuckle. Its just something you can't get in a city.

If heaven was an hour,

It would be twilight

When the fireflies start their dancin on the lawn

Bummy Beach Day

Today was wonderful.

I woke up around 11, had some breakfast, read the newspaper, and then my friend called and we went to the beach.

We played football, tanned and such. Then went to taco bell and came home. Later we are going to another friends for a sleepover.

I love today.

A slew of ID's

So I thought I lost ID so I bought one last week when I was at LaSalle.

Yesterday I found the old ID that worked.

I also got a letter in the mail from my gramma, inclosed my original ID.

So now I have three. If only one of them would actually work to get me into Basil.

A Maryland Tradition

I am officially home. You want to know why? I had crabs tonight. Delicious Beautiful Maryland Blue Crabs. Steamed to perfection doused with Old Bay and served with melted butter and vinegar. It was one of the best meals I have had, in basically forever, since the last time I had crabs.

Now to explain the tradition of crabs in St. Marys County. First you have your choice of about 10000 seafood places in the area, however you must be careful when you would like to have your crab feast as many are closed Monday and Tuesday and sometimes even Wednesday. So you decide on your place, today it was Captain Leonard's. Personally my family's favorite. You walk in and if you are from the area you probably know the hostess, the waitress and the cook, which was no different for tonight. As you are seated at your table, you may ask where is the table cloth? This table isn't ready? Actually it is. Your table is covered with brown paper, with newspaper underneath. Bring your own crayons and such to color with. As a kid my mom always had pens and markers and such, which led to tick tac toe and the dot game.

Next to the food, you really don't need a menu. You know what you came for and you know how to order. "A dozen steamed crabs" That's it. Well maybe you get a beer or for the younger crowd sweet tea or lemonade. Or maybe a cup of creamed crab soup. But that's it. So as you wait for food, and your coloring on the table, you may look around to see the decor of the classy restaurant you are eating in. Behind you the waitress is cleaning the table, not busing, cleaning, literally taking everything off the table, including the cups, silverware, plates, everything including the table cloth right into a trash can. Love it, enjoy it. Surrounding you are southern accents, anchors and ropes adorning the walls, and pictures of boats and sailors. Again, Love it, enjoy it.

The crabs arrive. A heaping pile of crabs, now red from the heat, dowsed in old bay, also on the plate, a couple of wooden hammers, and some little knives. So you grab one and say to yourself, how the hell do you eat this? Well lucky I am here.

Liz's Handy Dandy Guide to Eating a Maryland Crab
-Flip the crab over - Place your fingernail into the little point and pull back - Then Put your finger in between the back and front and lift of the top shell - Then Break off the eyes and remaining legs - Following this, scoop out the mustard(guts) and the lungs - Then break the body in half, so you have to separate sides - Next take your knife and cut the sides in half- This will reveal luscious meat so good you think you have gone to heaven.

Now you have discovered the true goodness of the Maryland Blue Crab. The only way to know for sure you have throughly gotten your fill is if your lips are tingly and burning from the Old Bay. Wasn't that fun? Haha not as fun for you as it was for me tonight. Because you just had to read about it. My suggestion, everyone come to my house one weekend, and we will have a crab feast. Crabs, beer, games, and a bonfire. Sound good? Let me know. We can caravan.

I love St. Mary's County!

Mind Set

Apparently, my brain still thinks I am in Europe. I have been home for about a week and half now but I guess I am still not used to being on this side of the Atlantic.

Last night I had a crazy nightmare. I was on a bus in Italy, trying to go somewhere, and I got off the bus because it was a stop or something, but I was getting back on. So I left my purse, but when I got back, It was gone. So I start freaking out because my passport was in there and now I wouldn't be able to get back to Ireland or even to the United States. I then went running around speaking broken Italian trying to find my purse. I woke up in the middle of the night sweating because I had lost my passport.

Mamma Mia! I need to convince my head that my passport is no longer my most important possession.

Being Home

Its so funny how coming home can change your attitude on life. I don't mean coming home, like from Ireland to the United States. I mean coming home to SMC. It may be the most boring place in the world but it is home. I am like that I am finally starting to appreciate this as home. When I was driving down the street passing a horse and buggy, smelling the honey suckle and looking at all the fields I realized I was happy here. Its where I spent my childhood, its where some of my best friends are but more importantly its where I grew up.

I'm happy I did this all in such a rural place. Sure at times I wished I grew up in a city, but I think there are so many benefits to growing up in good ole st. marys. I was never scared in my neighborhood, we can go boating whenever we want, we get fresh corn once a week. There are so many benefits. I'm happy I can appreciate this now, because when I went to school I was very much in the "Screw hickville" mentality. I love the city I really do and obviously that's where I am moving after school, but its nice to be able to come back to this backwards place. even if it only is for two weeks.

It makes me sad that eventually all my friends will move away, my parents even plan to move after my sister graduates, and there's a chance I could never come here again. I hope when I get older I'll remember this and come back like once every ten years or something.

Home

Back home

Where the memories all have gathered up

And slowly turned to gold

And I carry them along with me wherever I may go

And I feel fine

So fine

In knowing that this road I'm wandering on

From time to time

It always leads me home

Back home

I also like that I can listen to country music :-D

Thinking

So I am back from Ireland, and thought I would try and continue to keep this up. If you want to read the Ireland blog, the link is in the previous post.

So I have been thinking alot lately, about home friends, guys, lasalle friends and life in general. And I've decided I am happy where I am. I wish I could spend more time with both friend groups but it's kinda impossible. There is no way to spend equal amount of time with both, as much as I try. It stinks I want everyone to be together all the time.

For guys, I finally had some one flat out tell me some thing I think I have known for a really long time, I don't want to be in a relationship. Not at least right now. So I have told myself Im not going to go looking for one, If one comes along and it happens to be great then I'll go for it, but I am not going to force anything. There is only one guy who I would want something serious with and well I don't know if that will ever happen, but we shall see. So for me thats going to be this summer/next semester. Not to go looking for anything, and just be happy as is.

Why look towards the future when you can enjoy today?

So i probably wont up date this one for awahile...click the link below for the ireland blog

http://lizinireland.blogspot.com/

And Kelly's......

If my life were a movie, this would be the soundtrack...
How to do it:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc).
2. Put it on Shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button.
6. Be honest.

My life is a: What Have you been doing lately- Relient K

OPENING CREDITS "Backwards" - Rascal Flatts

WAKING UP"Loves the Only House" - Martina McBride

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL"When it Comes" - Incubus

FALLING IN LOVE"oohh la la" - Danity Kane

FIGHT SONG"The Glory of your name" - Sevenoseven

BREAKING UP"Saints and Sailors" - Dashboard Confessional

PROM"It's Like That" - Mariah Carey

LIFE IS GOOD"Change your mind" - All American Rejects

MENTAL BREAKDOWN"One Sweet Day" - Mariah Carey

DRIVING"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" -Elton John

FLASHBACK"Shake it Off " -Mariah Carey

GETTING BACK TOGETHER"No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - Kenny Chesney

WEDDING"Faliure by Design" - Brand New

FINAL BATTLE "The Good Fight" - Dashboard Confessional

DEATH SCENE"More Love" - Dixie Chicks

FUNERAL SONG"More than Anyone" - Gavin Degraw

END CREDITS"Comeback to Bed" - John Mayer

copied from amanda...copied from liz....Stolen from meg..who stole from doug...who stole from amy..who stole from sara.....

And Amanda's soundtrack......

If my life were a movie, this would be the soundtrack...
How to do it:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc).
2. Put it on Shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button.
6. Be honest.

My life is a: Funny Honey- Chicago

OPENING CREDITS "Like A Virgin" - Madonna.....Excellent

WAKING UP"Lady Marmalade" - Moulin Rouge.....she's a whoreeee

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL"Murder Murder" - Jekyl and Hyde...and a killer

FALLING IN LOVE"For Now" - Avenue Q

FIGHT SONG"Since you Been Gone" - Kelly Clarkson....feminist

BREAKING UP"Inside Out" - Eve 6.....really she will kill you

PROM"Robin Hood and Little John" - Robin Hood....hmmmmm

LIFE IS GOOD"Heaven is a Place on Earth" - Belinda Carlisle

MENTAL BREAKDOWN"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - Elton John

DRIVING"It's All coming back to me know" - Celine Dion

FLASHBACK"Just Around of the River Bend" -Pocahantas...more like looking towards the future

GETTING BACK TOGETHER"Do I love you because you're beautiful" - R&H Cinderella

WEDDING"This Love" - Maroon 5....apparently he will cheat

FINAL BATTLE"Candle in the Wind" - Elton John....she's a whimp tooo

DEATH SCENE"Beyond the Sea" - Duncan Sheik

FUNERAL SONG"Man I feel like a woman" - Shania Twain.......feminist i tell you

END CREDITS"When you're around" - motion city Soundtrach

copied from liz....Stolen from meg..who stole from doug...who stole from amy..who stole from sara.....

Cuz everyone else is....

If my life were a movie, this would be the soundtrack...
How to do it:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc).
2. Put it on Shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button.
6. Be honest.

My life is a: Jamming (Bob Marley).....touche

OPENING CREDITS "I wanna talk about me" - Toby Keith

WAKING UP"Sophomore Slump or the Comback Year" - Fall out Boy

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL"No Good Deed" - Wicked

FALLING IN LOVE"Material Girl" - Madonna

FIGHT SONG"When you wish upon a Star" - Pinocchio....apparently I am a whimp

BREAKING UP"Belief" - Gavin Degraw

PROM"You'll See" - Rent

LIFE IS GOOD"How to Save a Life" - The Fray

MENTAL BREAKDOWN"I'm not that Girl" - Wicked....So appropriate

DRIVING"The Real Thing" - Bo Bice

FLASHBACK"Slipped Away" -Avril Lavigne....a very good match

GETTING BACK TOGETHER"I woke up in a Car" - Something Corprate

WEDDING"99 Red Ballons" - Goldfinger....apparently there will be 99 red ballons and a german man

FINAL BATTLE"Goodbye Love" - Rent....again i am a whimp

DEATH SCENE"Underground" - Ben Folds Five

FUNERAL SONG"As Long as Your Mine" - Wicked

END CREDITS"Undiscovered" - Ashlee Simpson



Stolen from meg..who stole from doug...who stole from amy..who stole from sara.....

SHOCK

so its been like a month and a half since i've posted anything on here...so I know you are all shocked that this is going up. I'm not going to recap all of school, you guys know what happened, and if you dont whatev. I'm basically writing this becuase i need to get something off my chest.

I hate absolutly hate when you are unsure about situations, especially when you don't know how people are feeling. I really want to be sure about a paticular situation, that at the moment I have no control over, becuase the person it invloves is across the atlantic ocean. Talking to someone online for 6 months is the worst form of communication ever. Dont get me wrong I am happy I at least get to talk to him, but it's been so long. The worst part of it is, I dont know how he is feeling, becuase get this you cant see facial expression or tone of voice over the internet...shocking i know. So I am taking to interpret other things, which as a girl I have to do because it's what we all do. And the way I am interpreting this is, maybe he cares for me as much as I care for him, but I can't be sure, I can only hope. I guess we will see when he comes home, but he'll come home and if I get accepted to the Ireland program, I'll be leaving 2 months after that. So this is just a crappy situation all together. I wish I could just let it go, and look to someone else, but I can't, something keeps pulling me back. This sounds so middle school but everytime I see him online and we talk, it makes me so happy, how dorky does that sound...but it's our only form of communication, so I go with what I got.

Still in a weird mood that I have been in for days now, I just wanna figure this out....


P.S i love the masque and scavenger hunts

Phila-lovely

I love philadelphia. Well it has always been my favorite city, I mean why would I go to school there if it wasn't. But this weekend was my yearbook confrence and I stayed smack dab in old city. Like Bank St. which is an alley right off market. It was beautiful, and all the great shops and restaurents right around were awesome. And you could see the entire sky line from the roof because it was right by 2nd st. So incredibly beautiful.

Anyways, Friday I left home about 1ish and drove the 3 1/2 hour drive to philly, which took 4 hours because of damn delware, I seriously hate that state. Ever single time I go through it takes forever::shakes fist::. Anyways, after entering the city I drove through main philly for the first time ever, very scary and tried to find a parking spot. Now I havent paralle parked in ages, since my driving test, almost 3 years ago. So I was looking for a gigantic spot, which I eventually found, but then learned after meeting up with my uncle that it was illegal, I didn't know the arrows on the parking signs actually ment things, but they do, so we moved my car and then he took me to his girlfriends apartment that I stayed at. Let me just say when I live in the city, I want this apartment, so pretty, so classy, so like "I'm 20ish, I have a cool job and I live in Philly". I want that. Once I was settled, I got prettified and meet my uncle Chris for dinner, which was amazingly amazing. We had italian and then walked around old city, and independence hall area, and then headed back to my apartment for some good old fashioned talking. Basically i love him, and i am happy he is in my masque family tree.

So, Saturday was the beginning of the confrence. A yearbook confrence. I was in absolute heaven, like seriously i love yearbook and I will bring the one at Lasalle back to better standards, and have people actually buy the book and pay attention to it. I have one year to turn this book around or the administration is threatening to get rid of it. So if you can help at all, pictures, stories, design, anything, please let me know, right now its me and dawn for the whole book, so help me please! Anyways after the confrence me and a friend I meet there, Sam, went around the city and took cool pictures because we are artsy folk, and we just had a photography class that day. So much fun. We then went to the greyhound station to pick up Cyndi, a friend from home who was coming to stay the weekend. Follwing this was more touristy stuff, like seeing boathouse row, the art museum, logan circle, all at night of course, so incredibly beautiful.

Sunday brought more yearbook, and more of the liz's tour of philadelphia, considering it was Sam and Cyndi's first time in philly. I took them to south street, and then to Pat's to get an amazing cheese steak, which I have to say I taught them well, becuase they both ordered properly and enjoyed their cheese steakes emmensly. Afterwards, I showed them the workings of Septa, and how to buy tokens. Followed by fun with cameras, alcohol, and mirrors back in Sam's hotel room.

Monday brought the end of the confrence and my goodbye to Sam. Which was really really sad, becuase we got pretty close for just meeting on saturday. She is an amazing person that I will definatly keep in touch with and visit, I mean we were ment to be friends, we have the same birthday! Aftewards me and Cyndi went to reading terminal market for an italian hoagie, followed by some shopping and then home.

So basically this weekend was amazing, and I cannot wait until saturday when I am back for good. I can't wait to see the city again and all my lasalle lovelies (golden girls..eeekk). But now i am off to pack, order books, and so on....

<3's

i realized what i don't like.

I do not like hard core screamy rock. I do not like smoking. I do not like friends who ditch friends for boys. I do not like rock concerts. I do not like being around sweaty people i do not know. In comparison, I do still like rock. I do like clean air. I do like friends who are still my friend even when they have a boy. I do like accustic sets. I do like being with my friends. All of this I realized at warped tour. Which all in all was a good time, the middle of the day headache I definatly could have lived without. But you can see what else i did not enjoy by the above. I dont wanna go into details, but whatev. I just have a few questions that maybe ya'll can answer.

• Why do people smoke? Especially when they know it will kill you.
• Why do people dress rediculously? Like I understand individuality to a certain extent but seriously some people dress like they are going to the circus.
• Why do people like screamy music? You can't understand the words, someone is just yelling at you constantly.
• Why do people have to be rude? I got some of the meaniest looks today, like all the bands were preaching be nice to each other, and all people can do is act crappy to one another.

I guess thats all for now, I am in an interesting mood. Hopefully packing will make me more excited for tomorrow and my weekend getaway to philly.

<3's

Days are numbered.....

Since my job has ended, its time for super fun before it's time to go to school. Tomorrow is warped tour! OMG going to be sooo much fun, I can't wait. Me and my girls are driving to Virginia, to see 40 zillion bands and just have an awesome day. And today me and kay went to the store to get cool shirts to wear. And well I was a bit extravgent and bought 6 shirts and 1 skirt, but they were priced well and I need them, I really really do! Anyways after warped tour on thursday, friday morning I am getting a new cell phone. And considering mine isnt recieving or sending text messages, the battery life is horrible, and I never get service, I feel its time for a new one. So yeaaaa!
After the new cell phone I am driving to Philly for my yearbook conference!! Wahoooo! I really can't wait. Im a yearbook nerd, If ya'll didn't know, so I have already thought up theme ideas and cover ideas....so no worries the yearbook will be smokin! Neways on friday I am gonna meet my uncle so I can get key's to his girlfriends old apartment, thats right an apartment all to my self...yea! On friday night, Chirs is gonna come down to center city and we are gonna go out to dinner...some quality uncle-neicy time :). Then saturday my conference actually starts. Sat night Cyndi is catching the bus up to see me and gonna stay till Monday with me, so I can show her around the city. Saturday night includes going to my uncles bar/restaurant for some dinner. Sunday and Monday include more yearbook conference and showing cyndi around. Monday night we drive home back to MD.
Then all next week is packing and saying goodbye time...and then saturday...LASALLE!! So fun filled times ahead. I cant actually believe its time to go back...I cant wait!

Link Names

So I decided to join the crowd and give names for my links. The names are characters from musicals. Question on who you are? I'll explain, maybe change em if you can think of a better one.

In other news I discovered a freckle on my botton lip....and 12 days!!!!

love it

Prehaps my favorite photo ever.....what a biology book should be used for.

Guys and Dolls

So this past weekend I went and saw a production of Guys and Dolls put on by my local parks and recs association. And it was wonderful, all of the actors and actresses were really really good, all except for the one playing sarah brown, who didnt have the strongest voice, but everyone else was excellent. Like the actor playing Sky Masterson and the actress playing Adelade were exquiste, i mean they did their characters to the t, there performances were almost as good as the ones in the movie. I really enjoyed the whole show, the scene changes were a little long, but it was parks and recs production so I wasn't expecting Broadway perfection. It made me realize how much I miss live performance, and how excited I am for the Masque to start again and to see Wicked on Broadway.

In other news......16 Days!!!

And Counting....

An official countdown as begun to my move in day at LaSalle. 20 days people....20 days! It seems like yesterday when I was moving out. But it was 3 months ago, and it's time to go back. I have loved this summer so much, and in many ways it is bittersweet for school to be beginning. I have felt this summer was probably one of the best I have ever had. Though there was never anything to do, I spent so much time with my best friends that it didn't matter. And I am very hapy that this summer was able to happen, because well I don't know if I will be back in good old SMC next summer. I really think I'll be in Philly next summer, or wherever I get an internship. It makes me excited to think that I have the chance to live on my own, but I am worried that my connections to home will just become distanced and streched to thin. That's why this summer needed to happen. That way I could become so close with these friends that it would be a matter of life and death to stay in touch with them. Other than them though, I am ready to leave SMC behind. It has served has my home, but in many ways it really never was. I am not orginaly from here. My family all lives in the Philadelphia area. My Parents are moving away from here after my sister graduates. My friends don't plan on living here after graduation. My goodbye to St. Mary's County is becoming imminet. This summer may be my last time to call this place "home". But that's a-ok with me. I'm excited to live in the city. I'm excited for this school year, and making the bonds with my LaSalle kids all the tighter. So Aug 19. Thats the day. It makes me smile. I got my moving in early email the other day. It makes me happy.