Welcome To MY World!

hmm

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:03:06 GMT

Is no one using LJ anymore? I just came on here to check my friend's recent post......and NOTHING!! Not 1 update from anyone! ::tear:: what has happened to LJ and MySpace?

Well, I will go ahead and update on the status of my life: School starts in under a month, I am totally excited to get back into the swing of things & finish this semester so I can get my diploma & graduate already! It's officially 4 months till my 22nd birthday, and only a month & 5 days till my boyfriend turns 28! And my nephew's are getting bigger and bigger; my youngest nephew, Nicky turned 1 last month & my nephew Jessie will be 2 in 3 days! Also, my two cousins, Moira & Jenna, will both be having their birthday on the 13th. And my other cousin, Amanda is having her birthday on the 8th & she starts high school this month! How time flys!

In other news: It's only 4 months till my Aunt Kathleen has her 5th child (hoping for a 2nd boy). My Aunt Nicky is also having a 2nd baby, she is due in February or March (hoping for a girl this time). And my boyfriend's sister-in-law is pregnant with her 3rd child; who we are all hoping for a girl this time)! I think that's all on the baby front right now. No weddings coming up, other than a guy at string band.

So, in my own little world, I am doing well...totally in love, happy, etc...still waiting for the day my life gets more exciting. Right now, it's me, Been, & our two cats; his cat, Sonny & my kitten, Guiness (with 1 n). We have a cute little family, lol. Maybe we'll do Christmas cards, HA!

It's A(nother) BOY!!!

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:54:36 GMT

Welcome to the world:
   Nicholas Daniel Hopkins
                 **9 pounds, 9 ounces**
              - July 11, 2OO8 -

Final grades & a summer class

Sun, 18 May 2008 01:11:01 GMT

I just lost the entry I was about to post, FUCK!

In a nutshell it summed up my grades: A-, B, B-, C+, C and how the teacher who gave me the C was not very nice considering I was at every class and I did my closed reading exactly how she showed us to. It also mentioned how the professor who gave me the C+ was an ass because they never gave us back our album reviews to check and see if we were doing them right, I also had an issue with him because he graded my paper very unfairly because I did it exactly the way he told us we could; we could go on anything we wanted, well the douche gave me a C on that paper...grrr....go figure the C and the C+ teachers were both in the English department! As for the A-, B, and B- I can't complain they were exactly the grades I knew I was getting and I am happy with them. They are my Education and history classes (the classes that I thoroughly enjoyed and liked the teachers, go figure).

So my GPA overall is STILL NOT a 3.0, however I am happy to announce that my GPA for Education is a 3.07, that made me extremely happy to find out!!

The 2nd part to my post was about the summer class I am taking (ART 162: Visualizing the Self and Others) and how the teacher post's everything in two week increments, which means week 1 and 2 are already posted for me to start (which I did). I just need my text book and I can finish the first two weeks, then hopefully next week or the week after (the first week of June) she will post weeks 2 and 3 so that I can get that all done BEFORE I leave for Vegas seeing as how I just found out that Paris (the hotel I am staying at) DOES NOT have free wireless internet, total B.S. considering the price to stay there and such. So now I must get everything done before I go. I guess in the long run it's for the best so that I don't have to drag my laptop out there with me and have to worry about whether or not I can get free wireless internet anywhere.

End of semester Updates

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:19:58 GMT

Boy, am I glad this semester is 99% over! All that is left is my History final on Monday morning @ 8am....oh, and my 15 page term paper for American Studies, damn 400 level classes!! It's okay, it's going to be on JKF and MLK's assassinations and the effects they both had on the 1960s. I figure if I can get 7 pages on both assassinations then that will be good. I am just always so worried about the amount of pages these papers have to be that it scares me and I don't even want to start them. BUT, in the end I always make out okay and get a B which is a 3.0, so I don't understand why I let myself get so worried all of the time. I just need to relax, that's all.

So with it being the end of the semester, that means that summer vacation is almost ready to start! However, I also have to take a summer class this year, BOO...however, it is an online course, which is good, so I do not need to travel back and forth to campus and have to worry about that whole deal. The thing that does suck is that it runs from May 26th-July 18th. I will be in Vegas June 10th-14th, so I have to take my laptop with me when I go so that I can work on the group projects she assigns EVERY week!! Yay for a 3 hour time difference too, that will be interesting to work out with my group that week. Oh well, time will tell how that all works itself out. No need to worry about it just yet.

So I am curious to see what my grades this semester are going to be like. It was an OKAY semester over all, not one of my greatest nor favorites. As of now, this is how I see it: AMST: B-, ENG: B-, Geography: A-, EDC: B, History: B-. BLAH, I know, I know, those grades are not so bad, but I don't know, I really just want that damn 3.0 that I so desperately need by this time next year. I also still have to take my PRAXIS, I'll probably take them in the Fall at some point.

SO, on the baby front, Desiree is due in July, still no word on the sex, they were told it was a boy, but they aren't so sure because my brother and Des didn't think the lady knew what she was doing. They saw something really long hanging down from the baby (clearly, it was probably the umbilical cord). So Des & her mom, and my mom and Jessie all said the ultrasound looked like a dragon, so obviously, they want to go back and get another one done because they really aren't sure what's going on, I say it's an alien baby with a tail, that or there's really two babies in there and it's not the umbilical cord, it's really another babies leg getting in the way! To which both answers got Desiree's mom freaking out!! HA, it was funny, she was just like "Oh God, don't say there are two, that's not funny!", well I clearly thought it was! Dumbasses, they make this wonder drug called BIRTH CONTROL for a reason, oh and those cheap rubber things called CONDOMS! Maybe they should learn to use them! Not that I don't love my nephew Jessie, OMG he is sooo cute! (see below). I wouldn't change him for the world, but to have another one already and in their situation, is just stupid. But look at that face, so adorable and crawling, already!! He is 8 months old, I can't believe how fast time goes by.

Going to be an aunt, again!

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:56:00 GMT

Yep, already...Desiree is due in July apparently. Hopefully this one will be a girl!! I really want a niece that I can dress up and make pretty! HA, also because Jessie will probably go nuts having a daughter!! God, I hope it's a girl!! I'd imagine they can find out when they go to the doctors wether it is a boy or girl since she is already 4 months.

~LaUrA~

Wisdom Tooth

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:58:36 GMT

Got my 1, and only wisdom tooth pulled yesterday afternoon. The numbing part wasn't bad, but the needle that they inserted into the roof of my mouth to numb up my whole left side of my face sucked. Everything went well, I didn't feel anything and it was all over in seriously under a minute....but then a few moments after they got the tooth out the wave of nausea and sweats took over. I couldn't think straight when the dental assistant was trying to schedule my next two appoitments. My head was just not there and really wanted to scream and run to the bathroom. Well then I calmed down and walked into the waiting room to meet Joe, well then I realized I forgot my jacket, purse, and gauze...so I ran back to grab everything and finally walked to the elevator and started to feel even worse then I had and was trying my hardest not to puke. Well...I got off the elevator, walked half-way across the parking lot, and ta-da I puked up my lomein lunch all over the ground while Joe jumped back as far as he could to not avoid getting puked on. (THANKS JOE!) When we got into the car he opened the windows so that I could get some air, which really helped, then he handed me a bag incase I had to puke again. Thankfully I didn't. I've been eating a diet of soft food since (with the exception of the grahm cracker thin crisp, they were delicious)! It did take a while for the bleeding to stop, but I was happy when it finally did because everytime I put the gauze in my mouth, I gagged. Right now everything feels pretty good, but my head still hurts a bit and my jaw hurts when I try to open it to a certain amount. Next Tuesday I go back so the dentist can check on the spot and be sure all is good with it. Then the next Tuesday I have to go for my cleaning since I am over-due for one.

~*LaUrA*~

What Movie Kiss are You??

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:18:34 GMT

What movie kiss are you?

You are a Notebook Kiss
You have a sweet relationship with someone you absolutely love being around- and nothing will keep the two of you apart. You are destined to be with each other-- good luck!!

Myspace Quizzes

::The Letter F::

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:45:06 GMT

10 things that I like that begin with the letter F, in no particular order. Comment for a letter.

1. Ferrets (yes, I think they are cute!)
2. Frappachinos (from Starbucks)
3. Friday's (the day)
4. Fame (the movie)
5. HA, an F word I can't write on here!
6. Fun
7. Five (the band)
8. Free stuff!
9. Friends
10. Family

WARNING: HARRY POTTER and The DEATHLY HALLLOWS SPOILER(S) & a quick update on me!

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:49:24 GMT

I have been great, I am spending some time at home for the first time in about a week tonight and some of tomorrow. I practically LIVE at my boyfriends so when we are apart it's usually on for 24 hours. It gives me an early look at what marriage life will be like (except then we wont have his brother and mom there, lol). I start school again on Tuesday, I can't believe a month has gone by alredy, blah...only another 4 months till another, even LONGER break!! I can't wait for summer-->warm weather, suntans, and Vegas & Cancun!! AHHH....I can picture it now!!

Yes, I have FINALLY finished the book! So glad I am done now, I feel like I have actually accomplished something over my break now! I can't believe all the people who died. And now all of a sudden I REALLY like Snape, he was just sorta...misunderstood. I think I am even more of a Snape fan now. And I was so happy when I read that Mrs. Weasley killed Beatrix, god she was evil, she had it cominng, she did kill Serius after all, you can't do that and NOT get killed in the end! lol, I had much love for Serius in the 5th movie (guess it's a chick thing, lol). I think I was shocked the most when they killed Tonks & Lupin...so sad. I am a bit mad at how Voldemort died, I thought there would be SOOO much more to it then that. I was kinda pissed that I had to read 650 some-odd pages just to find out he died that quickly and stupidly (yes, that's right, I said stupidly!) uhg... So I am confused, are we supposed to think that the Malfoy family have changed a bit at the very end?? I wish they could have cleared some of that up for me. And what happened to Luna? or George, and the rest of the important characters? Are we supposed to just assume they all live happily-ever-after?? I am left with all these questions...WTF?! lol, I think I am even more aggravated about it now that I keep thinking about it. I can't wait to see the next 2 movies now more than ever. But that is another thing that will piss me off....if they change things around and do not include the stuff I want them to, the way I had imagined it as I read the 2 books. But I don't know, I guess I will just have to wait and see!

~*LaUrA*~

Final Grades & Goddaughter stuff

Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:44:08 GMT

Final Grades:

AMST 100 - B

ENG 150 - B

HIS 250 - C+

EDC 217 - A-

EDC 205 - B

Current GPA: 3.0

Overall GPA: 2.88

All-in-all: NOT BAD!!! I am actually pretty happy. Wish I could have done better in History, however, History has never been one of my strong subjects. This education major however is a BIG change from Nursing, So far I have recieved a C, B, B, and A- in my first 4 education classes, which is good, the first education class that I got the C in was really hard though and the teacher made the final extremely difficult, but now that I have the A- in EDC 217, that C doesn't matter so much, I have a 3.0 education GPA, which is what I need, all I have to work on now is the overall GPA of a 2.88 which by the time I start student teaching in Fall 2009 has to also be a 3.0. I do not think I will have a problem getting that, all I need to remember is to keep doing what I did this past semester and I will do fine!!

So, my goddaughter hates me (or so I am starting to think). She is the only baby who cries when I go near her. Now in reality I know that she doesn't REALLY hate me and it is clear that it is because she has only met me 3 times now and really has no clue who I am. This is understandable, really it is, she just doesn't understand why my parents, sister, and I are there since she has only seen us at her Christening back in September. It made me sad though that she started screaming and crying when I tried to play with her and feed her. I seriously wanted to cry. So now I just say that she hates me and that she is a little brat! I know it's not true, but hey that's how she makes me feel. I am sure someday she will feel comfortable with me, but right now all she does is scream and cry when I am around.

Quick...eh, yeah...an update!!

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:42:23 GMT

Thanksgiving is a week from today!?! Holly Crap! Where has the first semester of my junior year of college gone??? Oy Vey! School is going well, not so happy with two or three grades in different classes, but there is still a lot to go grade wise within the next month. I am nervous/excited for this semester to be over. It's scary because time is flying by and I feel like I am losing track of time and the date and it kinda sucks but it also excites me, my birthday is in less than 3 weeks. It feels like just yesterday it was Irish weekend and I was down in Wildwood enjoying the last time I will be on the boardwalk for a while, but before I know it, I will probably be back down there. New Years is QUICKLY approaching and I am so nervous about it right now, I wasn't nervous last year because all I had to do was stand on a float and just play and have little movements here and there, now I am overwhelmed by the routine they just switched me to I was an ant, now I am a beetle...what if I f**k up?? I am in the front at the part I can't get...that means on LIVE TV...PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE ME, ME!!! That NEVER happens...AHHH...I just have to remind myself there is still over a month to go, I will get it, I just can't get as upset as I was the other night at practice, I almost cried I was so frustrated, but I sucked it up and kept trying...little baby steps, that's all.

My baby nephew is doing well, he is so fat! lol he was a pumpkin for Halloween, we actually had to cut out the bottom to the costume so that he could free his legs, his poor feet and legs were all cramped in before we cut away the bunting. Dominick was Spider Man, he was has been excited about that since summer, no lie, he's had his costume since at least July. lol and I thought I was the only crazy person like that. lol and he is 6!

I got my hair cut 2 weekends ago, long layers, it's actually really cute looking, not to much of a change so only 2 people noticed (neither being Joe)...but that's ok, I had told him I was gonna get it cut. Jimmy Armstrong's engagement party was the same night I got my hair cut, that was a nice little get together, it was only their close family and friends, it's nice that I fall under that category. Carol and Jack have always been awesome, they are some great and funny people to be around. lol even better as I get older! Strawberry Ziffindale is awesome wine too.

I think I have tendonitis in my right wrist now like I did in my left one back in November of Sophomore year of high school....playing the bass and probably too much laptop usage is the cause....maybe too much writing as well...I blame school! lol, 14 days of classes left, but can you even say that if 2 days a week you only have 1 class?? Hmm....it will feel like much less, I'll say that much!!

OKK...1:34am...and I have to read for my English class that is at 9:30, I ran late for class on Tuesday so I missed the announcement that I had to read these 3 things for today...time to get on that and hopefully I can be in bed within the hour that way I can get 6 hours of sleep.

Night,
~*LaUrA*~

Life, or something like it!! Updates!

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:14:32 GMT

The new puppy is CRAZY!! All Riley does is chew on EVERYTHING; including my nose, he bit the cartilidge of my nose, I heard it as he bit in, I bled, I scabbed up; it stung A LOT, it just healed after a week. Riley also peed on my hand when I took him out of his cage and tried to take him outside so he could go since I knew he had been in there for almost the whole day (the day the Phillies became the NL East Champions), so a litle while later while I am watching the Eagles game, I had Riley on my bed, but at this point he couldn't jump off of things, so what does he do when I roll over to try to take a little nap? That's right I open my eyes to feel something warm and wet on my pant leg, thank you Riley for peeing not only on my leg, but also on my Chase Utley Phillies blanket!

My baby nephew is doing well, he was sick the past 2 weeks or so, but he got medicine, so hopefully he is feeling better! He is a little pumpkin; so fat!! He weighs around 12 pounds I believe, and he is only 2 months, 5 days old.

My friend Christa from school is actually due with her son anytime within the next week! She is all small and cute with her 9 month pregnant belly, lol. She is still in school, driving to and from Jersey atleast 3 times a week to get to LaSalle, and even plans on coming back 2 weeks after the birth; I say she is doing the right thing, I have faith in her! I bought her a really soft baby blanket & a 5 pack of blue sports onsies!

School is going very well for me, I am just upset that I didnot get the position of the Explorer mascot, and I also didnot get chosen to go back to Kentucky this spring break; I actually pretty much cried about that one. Next week is midterm week, I have a 2 day American Studies 100 test...all essay, long and short! I am nervous about it, I need to go back and read over all of my notes so that I can be prepared for the essays! So far my lowest grade is a C on one of my English homework questions, all because I interpreted a story differently then was expected; I am not the queen of English Lit, I donot always understand things and read like everyone else. Besides the C I also have a 3 out of 10 on my 2nd from last Eng quiz because even though I read some of what I had to, nothing stuck with me because of how hard "Heart Of Darkness" really is, the teacher even told us almost all people struggle with it.

OK, well I am falling a sleep, time for bed! I'll update at a later time about tomorrow & string band!!

School & a Baptism

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:34:56 GMT

So school has started for the 2OO7-2OO8 school year! I am a junior, already! Scary thought! I still have to years after this one, it kinda sucks, but the last year is a full year of student teaching. We are already into week 3 of 15 which is cool; the weeks are flying by now that I am getting all of my assignments and readings done ASAP. It really DOES make things a whole lot less stressful. My schedule this semester goes like this:

Monday's - 11am - American Studies 100

Tuesday's - 9:30am - English/Literature 150 (Themese and Cultures)

11am - History 251 (1500-to the present)

Wednesday's - 11am - American Studies 100

2pm - Education 217 (Learning & Teaching Elementary & Middle school Mathematics)

Thursday's - 9:30am - English/Literature 150 (Themes and Cultures)

11am - History 251 (1500-to the present)

2pm - Education 205 (Educational Psychology III)

Friday's - 11am - American Studies 100

I must say, my schedule is pretty nice, only one class on Monday's and Friday's which makes it feel like a nice extended weeken. It's also great that I don't have to get up till 10:15ish on MWF if I don't want to.

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Some other things that have been going on in my life are that this past Sunday I became a god mother to a beautiful baby girl, Lucia Chiara (pronounced key-air-a). The christening was a nice closed ceremony between just the imediate families of my godfather and his wife, and a few close friends. It was great being asked to be the godmother to my own godfathers' daughter! As soon as I upload my pictures, I will post one. Lucia looked beautiful in the gown I picked out and bought for her! Too bad she really didn't like the shoes all that much...she kept screaming and kicking them off anytime we tried to put them on her. It was cute, she slept right through the baptism, even when the priest poured the water on her head; they finally use warm water to baptise the babies, the church finally got some brains, how about that, lol. The reception afterwards was held at this really cute Italian restuarant, it was really tiny, but only 3 minutes from their house and the church. The food was delicious and came out in courses, the salad and bread, then pasta in pink or red sauce; I had pink, DELICIOUS!! Then the main course came out which was your choice between chicken, salmon, or veal...of course, i had the veal! Finally was cake and a sampling of fruit, I found out I really do not care for Mango fruit unless it is in the waterice form! It was funny because the waiter came out and asked my uncle Jimmy (aka my godfather, and not a real uncle) how to spell Lucia's first and middle name incase they wanted it on the cake, well he knew how to spell the first name but when he got to Chiara, he was a little stuck and told the waiter to ask Lucy what she wanted to have put on the cake. lol, poor guy can't even spell his own daughters italian name, how do you think it will be for her growing up?!

Picture of my new nephew!!

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:06:24 GMT

MY NEPHEW IS HERE!!!

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:28:15 GMT

That's right!! Yesterday (8-7-07) @ 3:12pm after 18 hours of labor, my nephew, Jessie Lee Hopkins, JR entered the world! He weighs 7 pounds, 9 ounces and is just about 21 inches long!! He is adorable and looks just like my brother did when he was born!! Both mommy and baby are doing great & my brother is so happy, he even got to cut the umbilical cord.

As soon as I can, I will post a picture of the handsome little guy on here for everyone to see!

My parents are also very happy, my mom was the first of the family members to hold him an hour after he was born, she took one look at him and started to cry because of how much he looked like my brother. The first picture I got of him he stuck his tongue out in! lol, looks like he has his daddy's sense of humor already...watch out world! It was great when I got to hold him, he was a sleep but he looked so peaceful like he had not a care in the world!

I'll update later with some pictures!

~*LaUrA*~

BABIES!!

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:39:55 GMT

OK, so the last bunch of babies are/being born!

-My aunt Kathleen gave birth to a baby girl named Sinead (damn them and their weird Irish children!) sometime in the first week and a half of July.

-My uncle Jimmy (really my god-father) and his wife Lucy gave birth to a baby girl also, this was on July 1st and I believe they named her Lucia.

-A girl I grew up with who lives a few doors down from me just gave birth to her son Aiden Thomas on July 16th by C-Section.

SO, now I am just waiting on the birth of my first nephew/god-son. Desiree's due date *the last we heard* is August 13th. She had a doctors appointment this past Thursday, however, she has yet to call us to let us know what is up and everything. I just can not wait for the baby to be born!! They already named him-->Jessie,Jr. Blah, Blah, Blah. I am already spoiling this kid and he isn't even born yet!! lol. I am gonna be a great aunt/god-mother to him. I can't wait to hold him!!

~*LaUrA*~

How much do u worry??

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 01:48:40 GMT

Your Worry Factor is 45%

While you're not a worrywart, you worry more than you should.
Maybe you don't have enough to keep your mind occupied at times...
Or perhaps you've trapped yourself into some bad thinking patterns.
Try to worry less and enjoy life more. There's no point thinking about things you can't change!

Do You Worry Too Much?

::i belong in GRYFFINDOR::

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:23:16 GMT

GRYFFINDOR:
[X] You've never done drugs.
[ ] You have a lot of friends.
[X] You get along with everyone.
[X] You love soccer.
[X] You love baseball.
[X] You're into writing and art
[X] Favorite music genre is rock.
[ ] You believe in "innocent until proven guilty" theory.
[X] One of your favorite colors is red or gold.
[X] You have good grades at school.
[ ] One of the worst things you are at is lying
[X] You plan on going to college.

TOTAL: 9.

HUFFLEPUFF:
[X] You're content with mostly everything in your life right now.
[X] You laugh a lot.
[ ] You like to follow trends.
[X] Politics suck.
[X] You love to swim
[ ] Water "marco polo" is awesome.
[X] Pink is one of your favorite colors.
[ ] Black is morbid & depressing.
[X] Michael Jackson is talented as a musical artist.
[ ] You're an optimist.
[X] You're emotional.
[ ] You believe in going steady at a young age.
[ ] You haven't made fun of anyone this month.
[X] Loyalty is the MOST important thing in a relationship.

TOTAL: 8.

RAVENCLAW:
[ ] You're depressed to a certain extent.
[X] You love to read.
[X] You appreciate theatre & arts.
[ ] Sports suck.
[X] Hate is completely unneeded.
[ ] Indie is your favorite genre of music.
[X] Every once in a while you have little anger outbursts.
[ ] Lying is sometimes okay.
[X] Blue is one of your favorite colors.
[X] Knowledge is the key to power
[ ] Sarcasm is the best kind of humor
[ ] People should know what they're talking about before they talk.

TOTAL: 6.

SLYTHERIN:
[X] There's at least one person you dislike
[X] Basketball is a good sport.
[ ] Football is amazing.
[X] Black is a cool color.
[ ] You've lied about something serious
[ ] You're a very deep person.
[X] You have considered suicide.
[ ] You are not very loyal.
[ ] You like heavy metal.
[X] They make school seem more important than it is.
[ ] You're scared/nervous to grow up.
[ ] Anger is one of your primary feelings.
[ ] You have trust issues.
[ ] Guilty until proven innocent.

TOTAL: 5.

Whichever total is the greatest is the house that you are in..

Vacation, etc

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:41:08 GMT

SO, vacation was awesome!! Orlando is kinda wearing on me though. This was my 4th visit in 4.5 years. It was a lot of fun being there with Joe though, that part I would go back and repeat over and over. My facebook holds all of the pictures I took on the trip, minus some of the ones Joe got on his camera because my memory card sucks and only holds 100 pictures. But anyways, Universal was fun cause me and Joe got our picture taken with Donkey from Shrek, he was um...a little personal! haha, he asked Joe if he loved me and then told him to announce it to everyone standing around! It was cute, it made me feel really special! MGM was ok, would've been 100x better had the Aerosmith Rockin' Rollar coaster not broken down 3 times in one day and then they closed it for the whole rest of the time we were there. Oh well, atleast I got to ride Tower of Terror!! It was cool, I got to do & see SOO much more this trip then I think I have in the past 4 years I've gone. Our house was also beautiful, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, full kitchen, a game room for a garage, and a screened in pool of our own! I only used the pool on the first night though cause all the other nights the water was either too cold for Joe & my liking or it was too late and we were pooped. But overall everything went well and I had an amazing time. The Pirates dinner show was great once again, the pirate for our section (Benjamin Blue) was HOT! I got my picture with him, but it's on Joe's camera. So lastly, the trip home was nuts, here's the breakdown: arrive at Orlando airport at 3ish, go eat at Chilli's after checking our bags, after eating Joe goes to check plane delays, etc. Joe comes running towards us 2 minutes later (really funny run i must add), tells us our flight is CANCELLED, we are told to go straight to the security check point and to our terminal, we get there and the guy knows nothing, meanwhile the skies are darkening and looking threatening. So, we were supposed to leave at 5:56pm, we don't leave till 9:30ish, we then have a lay-over in Atlanta, we get to Atlanta and are rushed off the plane and told to hurry to the terminal to leave for Philly, it is now approximately 10:30o9sh I suppose we get there to find 100s of people all over the floors and chairs; people going to Philly, Chicago, etc. We are told no planes are leaving for Philly or from Philly, we had to wait till after midnight till we were in the clear to board and leave for Philly. We arrive in Philly at 2:30am-ish. Our bags are waiting for us next to the luggage claim. By the time we get to the car and are on I-95 in Bridesburg it is 4AM. Then we drop Joe off at home, then Rob, and finally we make it home ourselves. By the time I unpack the stuff that couldn't wait, it is now 5:15am and as I looked out my bedroom window the sky is a very nice blue color and the sun is beginning to come up over the Tacony Bridge. At that point I laughed and finally cimbed in bed and fell a sleep for 6 and a half hours. But yes, overall nice trip, and I guess it wasn't TOO TOO bad even with the approximate 12 hours of traveling, THANK YOU AIRTRAN!

~*LaUrA*~

New stuff, etc...

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:38:18 GMT

So, let's see...

My brother and Desiree are due August 13th. The baby shower is July 28th. I have everything with the exception of an extra thing I wish to add to the gifts to complete the set. They are naming the baby Jessie Lee Hopkins, JR. AHH, I am not liking it, I am not a big fan of the name Jessie in the first place. Oh well, I'll come up with a cute nickname for him or something. SO, guess what? I am going to be the god-mother of Jessie, JR!! My brother asked me at the pool last week when me & Joe were leaving, of course I said 'yes'.

So as far as work goes, I am back at KRG working with my mom again this summer. Not bad so far, not nearly as bad as last summer when we had to work with the wood, thankfully, there is no more wood stuff to be done; it's all acrylic stuff now. I've gotten 2 pay checks so far, both of which have gone in my checking account giving me $264.61 and after spending $44.27 today at the mall i am left with $220.34 which i will not touch now until Florida. That is the ONLY money i am taking with me, so i CAN NOT touch anymore of it unitl then.

I leave Tuesday for Florida, I can't wait!! When we get there we are going to Animal Kingdom, yippee! Joe & I are excited to ride the new ride there. Monday night my mom, Joe, & I are going to the Phillie's game again the White Sox; should be fun! Sunday is Katie's grad party, tomorrow *later today* is my cousin Bucky's grad party at his house. And since Joe just got in from Vegas a little while ago, I am even more excited to see him then I originally was, I get to see him later today after my cousins grad party! YAY!

Night,
~*LaUrA*~

FRIENDS ONLY!!

Wed, 30 May 2007 00:51:52 GMT

SOO...this journal and my Xanga are now going to be FRIENDS ONLY. i guess that just happens sometimes...oh well. moving on. to the guys and gals who are my TRUE friends, thank you for that!! i know i can trust you all.

~*LaUrA*~

tears...

Mon, 28 May 2007 00:37:09 GMT

y do people have to be assholes and openly admit that they dont like me? and then continue to act like a dickhead and say stupid shit like "all i hear is static", while i am talking to someone else?? i never said or did anything to this person to deserve to be treated like shit, i am dating HIS friend, the least he could do is pretend to like me like he has for the past year. why wait for now to say something? why hurt my feelings and make me cry? i hate people like that, people who apparently do not care about anyone, grant it, i say shit about other people and stuff that causes others to probably feel like shit, but then i regret it. but he probably doesn't regret it at all, he doesn't care about my feelings, or anyone elses. he is the one friend of Joe's that i could care less about if he stopped coming around. he is an asshole.

~*LaUrA*~

summer time, summer time!!

Thu, 24 May 2007 21:23:44 GMT

YAY, summer is almost here!! So, in honor of summer, today, I went and bought a really cute bathing suit that I had seen at Sears about 2 weeks ago and really wanted but I had just missed the sale, thankfully, when I went back today, they were on sale once again, but they were only 40% off and not the 50% they were 2 weeks ago.

So below is the picture of the new bathing suit, I think it's cute! The detail in the picture is not that great, so incase you can't tell what it is, they are hearts! Surprisingly, even Joe thought it was really cute and helped pick out the bottoms, lol. He liked the boyshort ones better than the regular bikini ones.

On another note, the pool opens this weekend!! I can't wait cause Saturday my family from Georgia will be coming up to Philly for a week and I haven't seen them in 2 years, I miss them a lot so I am excited to see them again, and Sunday we are having a party at the swim club and my mom's whole family will be there which is great, cause now I get to see my baby cousin George and I'll actually be able to hold him now!! YAY, I can not wait till this weekend!! AND maybe if my body cooperates with me between now and Sunday, I'll be able to start that little pill...that would be nice.

~*LaUrA*~

SPRING '007 GRADES

Wed, 09 May 2007 20:55:38 GMT

Calculus I          -     D+
Christology    -     A
Education 103   -     C
Education 104   -     B

Soo....yeah, happy with 2 of the 4 grades that I got. I just don't understand the C in Education 103, I must have bombed the final that's all I can assume. I used the GPA calculator that I found on this site: http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm
and it tells me that my current GPA is a 2.49. That upsets me, what am I gonna do?? I hate that I can not pull this damn 3.0 that I want/need (eventually).

SUMMER!!

Mon, 07 May 2007 17:38:47 GMT

school's over for the summer which makes me very happy! however, the D+ i got in calculus does not. i am still waiting on my other 3 grades, i should get them by wednesday. i want to find a job; eventually. i want to do something fun as a job, i want to work with little kids, maybe at a summer camp, anyone know of any places?? this saturday is Joe's graduation party, i can't wait; i get to meet more of his family as well, should be interesting/fun. sunday is Joe's graduation, it better be nice and sunny. graduation starts at 10am if it is nice, 3 if it rains, then it moves inside. i know a few people graduating, it's gonna be sad seeing them leave cause i know i wont see some of them again. my florida vacation is in a little over a month, i can not wait for that!! my relatives from georgia are coming up in less than 3 weeks; may 26th! my mom's birthday is also coming up; may 27th. i miss my old friends, i really hope i get to see them soon. i want to do something fun this week. maybe this summer i'll get to do all the things i wanted to do last summer but never happened because i worked every damn day, all day. feel free to help me accomplish this list:

The List Of Things I Want To Do This Summer:
-Get a tattoo (A.S.A.P)
-Franklin Institute
-Warped Tour '007 @ the Tweeter
-Def Leppard @ the Tweeter
-Phillies Games
-South Street
-Day trips to Wildwood, NJ; Cape May, NJ; SeaSide Hights, NJ; etc...
-Explore Philadelphia
-Explore New York City
-And anything else my spontaneous self comes up with.

~*LaUrA*~