I have been extremely busy the last couple weeks with classes, moving, and Lois Anne's 21 birthday bash. I have finished my first two grad classes and got A's for them both. My third class started shortly after and has been less stressful than the first two. I also scheduled my classes for next semester. I have class only two days a week and am loving the thought of a 5 day weekend.

I have finally settled into an apt. that I can call home for another year at least. i am sick of moving (twice in 7 weeks) and happy to be settled. I am very happy with my choice of apt. The living space is ideal for me and most importantly it is CLEAN!! i also live next door to my favorite bar which is a nice perk.

The next big thing to report on is Lois Anne's bday. This past friday Lois Anne became an adult which is great because now i dont have to feel bad when I go to the bar and she stays home. She planned a celebration weekend that would rival Mardi Gras. It begin Thurseday and ended Tuesday. She was a trooper, vastly exceeding my drinking expectations of her, and therefor I was proud. She also had planned a joint birthday party for her (July 14) and her mom (July 12) on Saturday. This was a great time to hang out with her friends and family.

The next few days her and I went on vacation to Atlantic City. We had a great time, did a lot of drinking, gambled moderately, laid out in the sun and most importantly spent some quality time together. After that long weekend it was time to get back to school and my normal everday life.

It was sad to see the vacation end and not have another to look forward to, but I am currently negotiating with my girlfriend about a trip to Boston in September to see the Who. So we will see until then Ciao

JK

I haven not written a blog in a while so i supposes i have much to talk about. So let me begin delving into the beginning. My first semester as a grad student was disrupted by a freak floods which caused the University to close for almost a week. This was great because i got a nice long vacation to recharge my batteries before my final projects were due. I also had a lot of free time.
This is an indept explanation of my week home in Old Forge. Thurseday the 29th is when i came home I did nothing special during the day mostly relaxeds. I went to Lois Anne's cousin Phils baseball game during the evening then went to see Superman Returns. I was anticpating a much better movie. Don't get me wrong it was a good movie but nothing fantastic. Thats what I thought. I went home and then went bed to get my rest for Def Leppard.

Friday I woke up early to work on my instructional design manual. I was basically done writting it I just needed to edit screen shots using photoshop. This the majority of the morning annd some of the afternoon. Once my brother came home from work he destroyed all motivation I had to do work. We hung out for awhile then we got ready and picked up the rest of our group of friends going to the concert. We arrived a few hrs before Journey was set to go on stage. None of us were Journey fans so we opted to stay and tailgate a little longer in the parking lot. When we finished tailgating we went into the venue and got a spot on the lawn next to my girlfriend and her entourage. The show was ok, Def Leppard sounded good but they played a very short set which displeased us.

Saturday was a fun day for me, I did a lot of relaxing during the day and went to a few 4th of July parties. I stopped by Kelly Casey's party first with Shaun. This was a good time I got to see some of my friends for the first time in a while. I played some horseshoes and drank a couple beers. Then it was off to Nikki's party. I drank a couple more beers there and then ended up at Maxi's to meet Al, Chuck, Gilbert and Jon showed up later. This was a good time I always enjoy hanging out with Al and Chuck. We drank there for awhile and watched Pearl Jam storytellers. Then I went back to Nikkis with Alan, Jon and Chuck. i hung out there the rest of the night and then we all went home.


Sunday and Monday were very basic days I went to dinnner with Lois Anne, Jon and Camille to an Italian Resteraunt which I cant remember the name of. It was good I got some gnoochis. Lois Anne got a calzone that was the size of Montana...literally. After that I went home and watched entourage. Monday I woke up early to help my day move some wood. This took up my whole morning. It was a very hot morning not the type of morning you want to be up moving wood. After that I layed around until the evening. Lois Anne and I went to see "The Devil Wears Prada" at night. It was a pretty good movie. I was surprised that I liked it.

Tuesday was the 4th of July. Jon, Camille, Lois Anne and I went to Dorney for the afternoon. Dorney was a good time especially Steel Force. That ride left all of us speechless. When we got home from the park I went over Lois Anne's grandmothers house to watch some family fireworks. After that I went up to Montage Mtn for some more fireworks

Wednesday I had to go back to school and I was unpleasant. Oh well I guess had the best time I could while I was home.

I'm only this far and tomorrow leads my way
JK