Hey everyone!

I know that it has been a while since I posted something but this week has been insane!  Aunt Diane is getting on my case so it must be about time for an update.  J/K!  I guess that I will start where I left off last time.

Friday: My roomies gave me a makeover and then I went out to Axis, an 18+ club on Lansdowne St.  It was ladies night so I got in free and it was fun danced for 3 hours straight then came home and hung out with some other people from my dorm for awhile.  Finally went to bed at 4 am.

Saturday:  Got up and went to brunch at 11 and didn't really do much the rest of the day.  Got some homework done b/c I was planning on going out on Sunday afternoon.  Watched TLC for the first time since I've been here and made a couple of hemp necklaces to prevent myself from eating a whole box of Wheat Thins.  Went to bed early.

Sunday:  Got up fairly early (like 9:30) and went to breakfast all by myself b/c my roomies were passed out still and I didn't want to wake them up.  Came back and did some more studying.  Then at 2 there was a group of upperclassmen who volunteered to bring a group of students up to the Prudential Skywalk, so I decided to join them.  It was a fun time and I could see the scoreboard of the Red Sox/ Yankees game if I used the provided binoculars.  We went out to The Cheesecake Factory afterwards, YUM!  I wanted to get the Fish Tacos but they were out of them so I had to settle for the Thai Peanut Pasta, which was a very good second choice.  I got the Taramisu cheesecake, quite possibly one of my favorite desserts now!  I got back to campus just in time to make it for the Open Forum for student elections.  I got to stand up and introduce myself and say why I would be a good house council member.  That was fun and I stole the free desserts to take back up to the room for later...  Just don't tell food services...

Monday: Three classes and then came back to my room at 4.  My friend Erin had a roommate crisis and so we went to McDonalds for dinner and got some chocolate before coming home.  She ended up going back to NH for a couple of days, so we didn't get to eat our chocolate together!

Tuesday: Got 2 packages!  1 from Mthr. B and 1 from Nana and Grumpy.  There were some good eats and some college neccesities not to mention blonde brownies from Nana and a bunch of hot cocoa and tea from Mthr. B! 

Wed:  Got done with classes at 1!  Mary Beth and I went down to Fanuiel Hall to do some shopping in prepartion for our BIG Saturday night out.  I got a free gift at Vikkie's (a huge tote bag with like 4 full size lotions and stuff in it!) and I new pair of jeans!  Guess what,  I have dropped 2 sizes since the beginnning of the summer!  I tried on the 16s and they were falling off so I tried the 12s and Voila!  Perfect fit!  I was doing a little celebration dance in the dressing room and all the people gave me funny looks... But anyway... Hooray for the laxitives that they apparently put in the food in the caf!

Thurs:  Had placement in the morning and took my first observations!  My focus child was cranky this morning and we were sitting so we were sitting and reading a book and he fell asleep in my lap!  It was fun.  When I got back I found out that my friend came back from NH and got a new room!  A single all to herself!  The lucky darling!  I was jealous for about 2 seconds then I was like "I wouldn't have wanted to have her roommate if they offered me a supermodel's body and a perfect GPA" so I relented and helped her to pack up her stuff.  Now she lives in another building instead of next door and the makes me sad!    But on a happier note I got the Public Relations spot on the house coucil!  I was running unopposed but it was still a good feeling to win.  I've had an aversion to student government type things ever since I had a bad experience with it in 3rd grade but now I am back in the swing of things... it only took 10 years! 

And that brings us to... TODAY!  I got my English paper back... not too bad... got a "B".  Also got back a test that I got a "B" on.  I guess that others in my class did not do as well so I am pretty happy with those grades.  Human Growth and Development was neat today.  We started in the library learning about finding journal articles and other referances for our first anaylsis paper that is due in November.  Then we got to go to a session of the Conferance on Child Development that is being held here today and tommorrow. 

This weekend will be a good time.  Lynn is coming down from Worchester to go out for our birthday.  The parentals and Ben are coming to bring us to dinner, Yey!  Then I am hosting a perspective student overnight on Sunday!  The plan is to bring our students down to the Loews by Boston Common.  And YEY!  Host students i.e. me get $15 to spend at the movies and T tokens to get there!  Should be fun!

So that's it for now!  I'll try to update a little more often so that these entries are not so long!

~Julie

Sounds as though you had a great week - and lost 2 sizes besides!!!! WhooWhee!!
Happy Birthday!
Love, Nana:o

Happy Birthday Julie !
I miss living right next door to you but I do have to say my new roommate and I get along fabulously . I would have shaved my head to get out of that room, turns out all you have to do is breakdown a little.
One of these days I will stay the weekend and we will have to hang out.:)

Thanks for the update I will expect another this weekend. It sounds like your making the right food choices. congrats! I have been getting up the past two weeks and walking and Uncle Matt gives Sierra her bottle and cereal. She is not breastfeeding any more. She has a mind of her own! Now which side of the family does that come from? Probably not Uncle Matt's! Her runny nose seems better this morning and I will probably walk her to the park to put her in the swing. She loves it. Well ta ta for now. Keep up the good work in school and yourself. Two very important subjects.

Love all of us