life so far.....

so i know that i haven't written in a while so i thought i would update you all on my life so far.  the last time i wrote was when Barack Obama won the election.  since then i celebrated my 22 birthday and thanksgiving....all on the same day.  i was reunited with an old friend the day before my birthday, and that was one of the best birthday presents ever.  i am so thankful that i have the friends that i do, and so glad that i am being reconnected with the friends that i have lost.  i was also able to meet mr. and mrs. manker.  i am so glad that i was able to spend some time with them, they are both such loving and knowledgeable people that i have met.  my cousin emily and i both agree that B3 is so funny, he was able to catch on right away that emily and i are not the most eloquent people that you could meet.  he was able to jump on board and join the family in making fun of us.  they both fit into our family so perfectly.  i can not write this without saying a big congratulations to ben and kate to the new arrival of their beautiful little boy archie.  he is so cute and can not wait to meet him and his lovely parents.  good luck to the both of you!!!

i have also been trying to finish this semester without losing my mind.  last week was by far the worst one i have had this whole semester.  i was finally given the chance to act like a real student.  i don't think that i have ever spent so much time at the library than i did last week.  i wrote two 8-10 research papers with in a 72 hour time period.  i really do wish that i had started all that earlier.  other than school i was able to celebrate my roommates birthday last night, we had a wonderful dinner at olive garden and a couple beers when we got back to our apartment.  anyway, as of thursday at 10 i will be done with this semester, and i will be able to go home for a good week then back down to cape for a great christmas party and work.  keep you guys updated.