it's been a long long time

hello to those very few who see my live journal.
i've been MIA for quite some time, but i figured before i go abroad (in about three weeks---oh my god!) i should get back into the swing of things...as to keep ppl posted on what i've been up to.

This summer has been jam packed with work, family, friends, etc. Interning (judicial branch o'CT), lifeguarding (ie water aerobics and senior citizens) and teaching string lessons again. Meanwhile, i've been attempting to get everything around for espana, but i know that it's all gonna come down to the last few days before hand...but it'll get done, as everything always does.

Oddly enough, leaving the pool is gonna be hard, i've gotten to know some of the patrons and their family's quite well and although i knew it was only a temporary gig, it's been a good (but work-related-drama filled).

I miss being at school and I'm learning to live with limits, which i'm genuinely hoping will help me long term...alas, we'll see how it goes.

My current life plan (and i know this is sad to some people) is to do a post-grad 4 year stint @ georgetown univ. ulitmately getting a JD (law degree) and MAPP (Masters in Public Policy). This is hoping to remotivate me to be more "grade" oriented and maybe not be such a busy body, involving myself in way too many activities and not really being truly successful at any -- alas part of me doesn't want to lose that aspect of my personality either.

Anyway, that's a little tid bit of what's been going on... hopefully, if you're reading this it's because i've decided whether to share this journal thang with the masses.

to quote the late, great vanilla ice... "word to your mother."