I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon...

The stormy weather is really freaking me out. When the sky is glowing orange/yellow and the wind is pounding at the walls and roof of your house, it's not a good thing. The wind woke me up at 3 am and I could not for the life of me get back to sleep. Guess it was no common storm either- tornadoes hit three states last night, including Illinois. No where near my friends thank goodness.
I am sad to report my week long 'spring break' is coming to an end. Not to say that I didn't get a lot of time to myself to spend as I wished, which was great. It seems to be the way of things: no matter how much time you have off from work/school/etc, you still wish for more when it's over.
To summarize, I worked Monday and Wednesday to set up my Physical Therapist Asst. hours and start date (which is REALLY soon...) and get some work done at the front desk before I leave them. It's sad to leave my Tina and Karen. They've been there for me for over two years now. We've worked our asses off to keep that office running as smoothly as our sanity would allow, even through moving the whole department to a different floor and reorganizing the office. I'm glad I got Megan in there to take over for me. I know they'll be fine without me, especially since they hired another secretary (one of the most anal therapist in our department's daughter. that should be interesting...). I guess it's not in my hands anymore. I have to let go of my old duties and start a new chapter in my life as a therapist. At first I was freaking out from all the pressures and expectations from myself and everyone else, not wanting to let anyone down. Now I feel exited and ready to get started. Bring it on!

On Tuesday, Heather and I drove up to Waukesha to say goodbye to my long hair. We went to 'Salon Nouveaux', a really fancy Aveda salon where they take donations for Locks of Love. I've been planning to give my hair to them for a long time but was hoping to hang on till after faire season. I couldn't stand my long hair in a ponytail look anymore and I wasn't sure when the next time I'll have time off will be. Plus it's customary in my family to get a dramatic hair change after a breakup. Call it therapy, I don't know.
We found the place with no problem (besides the crappy construction on 894...) and within minutes I was in a chair getting ready for the chop. My hairdresser's name was Snow. How cute is that? She was in her mid 40s, friendly but serious about her work. Which was fine by me - this was a very scary event for me and needed someone I could trust. I haven't had shorter than shoulder length hair in 8 years and I was really afraid that I would walk out of there with some godawful haircut. SO glad Heather was there for moral support and also got a great cut while she waited. We were making faces at each other and giggling the whole time. It was a really nice experience. I've never been pampered like that. A scalp massage, shampoo, styling and an hour and a half session of layering and snipping with bizzare looking tools. And a free manicure for donating! The ladies working there were gushing about how nice it is to have pleasant customers. Apparently their clientele is bitchy rich women. Poor things. I couldn't stand working with people like that all day long, day after day.
In the end I walked out with a big smile on my face and a great cut. I haven't felt this good in a while.
Heather and I have proven that we can live together with no problems these past few weeks. I feel so lucky to have such an awesome sister. No one understands my need to veg out like her. We can watch movies like no one's business. Mostly I've been doing costume research movies, like 10th Kingdom, Shakespeare in Love, Ever After, Romeo and Juliet (1968 version that rocks my world), Braveheart, Dragonheart, Lord of the Rings, etc. The bad news is I have to develop a whole new costume this year in the new dance troupe. The good news is, Jane the Phoole will be making my bodice!! I have plenty of time to design my garb just the way I want it. I'm changing my last name this year. Anserine was too hard for people to get. They kept thinking I was saying Anne Seryne or something. Plus having people calling me 'Mistress Scarlet' will be perfect. I'll be wearing lots and lots of red, of course. (but I don't want to be a huntress of husbands anymore. It got me into too much trouble.)
Not really sure where my character is going this year. We'll just have to wait and see. Less than two months now. :)
My REALLY exiting news is that Heather and I went apartment browsing yesterday and have found a kick ass place off of Ryan Road. Granted, I really want to move to Kenosha so I'll be closer to work and faire, but really I'm replacing the ten minute drive west to 94 with a ten minute drive south towards racine, so it's not that bad. Heather won't have to drive so far to get to Mount Mary too. This apartment complex is in a nice neighborhood and has clusters of buildings around ponds with fountains. Everyone gets a patio overlooking it. The rent includes heat and hot water, has a washer/dryer in each unit, two bedrooms and two seperate baths for $795 a month! And they have a POOL!!! It's so perfect, they're having openings in mid July/August, just when we wanted to move out. I don't want to give up the search after looking at only one place but I have a good feeling about this place. I'd rather drive a little more and pay a little more and be happy with where I'm living. It's my first place on my own and it has to be good. YAY!!!!
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And as of last night I have a date on Wednesday with Matt. It's strange. I've known him since high school... and now he works at Barnes and Noble with everyone. We were in Concert Choir together my senior year. He had a crush on me but I was seeing Mike "curtain boy" Cote at the time. Three years later, he suddenly appears out of nowhere. Funny how people slide in and out of your life like that.
So they're all playing matchmaker like we're in 2nd grade again. He's best friends with Amanda, whom I let slide that I was attracted to Matt, who of course told him. We were two steps above note passing, I swear. I feel so goofy being involved with this, but he's a really nice guy (THAT LIVES IN RACINE THANK GOD). I'm willing to give it a try. We'll see. He's so sweet. I invited him to my graduation party and he practically ran to the office to ask off so he could go. When I saw him last night I couldn't even look him in the eye, I felt so stupid. My face must have been practically burgundy. He said 'now you know how I felt in high school'.
Our first date is going to the first showing of the Matrix 2 with (gulp) Andy Hanson and his girlfriend.
gaaaaaaaaaah. help. I don't know if I'm ready for a new relationship yet. It's only been a month. But it sure beats staying home all the time. And now I'm smokin in my freshly dyed red hair and sexy new haircut. rar.
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I've been doing a lot of thinking this past week. Spring cleaning led to looking at all of my old scrapbooks and yearbooks. oh the nostalgia. Sometimes I am really sad to think of how close I've gotten to people, how much they meant to me, that now are no longer part of my life. Sometimes I wish I could wash my hands of the past and forget some of them. But like it or not, the people I've met along the way, whether they stayed for a day, a month, or years, are a part of me now. I can't erase the past. The people that came into my life left something behind in me that I have to accept.

I will never forget them.

I'll be lazing on a Sunday afternoon...

The stormy weather is really freaking me out. When the sky is glowing orange/yellow and the wind is pounding at the walls and roof of your house, it's not a good thing. The wind woke me up at 3 am and I could not for the life of me get back to sleep. Guess it was no common storm either- tornadoes hit three states last night, including Illinois. No where near my friends thank goodness.
I am sad to report my week long 'spring break' is coming to an end. Not to say that I didn't get a lot of time to myself to spend as I wished, which was great. It seems to be the way of things: no matter how much time you have off from work/school/etc, you still wish for more when it's over.
To summarize, I worked Monday and Wednesday to set up my Physical Therapist Asst. hours and start date (which is REALLY soon...) and get some work done at the front desk before I leave them. It's sad to leave my Tina and Karen. They've been there for me for over two years now. We've worked our asses off to keep that office running as smoothly as our sanity would allow, even through moving the whole department to a different floor and reorganizing the office. I'm glad I got Megan in there to take over for me. I know they'll be fine without me, especially since they hired another secretary (one of the most anal therapist in our department's daughter. that should be interesting...). I guess it's not in my hands anymore. I have to let go of my old duties and start a new chapter in my life as a therapist. At first I was freaking out from all the pressures and expectations from myself and everyone else, not wanting to let anyone down. Now I feel exited and ready to get started. Bring it on!

On Tuesday, Heather and I drove up to Waukesha to say goodbye to my long hair. We went to 'Salon Nouveaux', a really fancy Aveda salon where they take donations for Locks of Love. I've been planning to give my hair to them for a long time but was hoping to hang on till after faire season. I couldn't stand my long hair in a ponytail look anymore and I wasn't sure when the next time I'll have time off will be. Plus it's customary in my family to get a dramatic hair change after a breakup. Call it therapy, I don't know.
We found the place with no problem (besides the crappy construction on 894...) and within minutes I was in a chair getting ready for the chop. My hairdresser's name was Snow. How cute is that? She was in her mid 40s, friendly but serious about her work. Which was fine by me - this was a very scary event for me and needed someone I could trust. I haven't had shorter than shoulder length hair in 8 years and I was really afraid that I would walk out of there with some godawful haircut. SO glad Heather was there for moral support and also got a great cut while she waited. We were making faces at each other and giggling the whole time. It was a really nice experience. I've never been pampered like that. A scalp massage, shampoo, styling and an hour and a half session of layering and snipping with bizzare looking tools. And a free manicure for donating! The ladies working there were gushing about how nice it is to have pleasant customers. Apparently their clientele is bitchy rich women. Poor things. I couldn't stand working with people like that all day long, day after day.
In the end I walked out with a big smile on my face and a great cut. I haven't felt this good in a while.
Heather and I have proven that we can live together with no problems these past few weeks. I feel so lucky to have such an awesome sister. No one understands my need to veg out like her. We can watch movies like no one's business. Mostly I've been doing costume research movies, like 10th Kingdom, Shakespeare in Love, Ever After, Romeo and Juliet (1968 version that rocks my world), Braveheart, Dragonheart, Lord of the Rings, etc. The bad news is I have to develop a whole new costume this year in the new dance troupe. The good news is, Jane the Phoole will be making my bodice!! I have plenty of time to design my garb just the way I want it. I'm changing my last name this year. Anserine was too hard for people to get. They kept thinking I was saying Anne Seryne or something. Plus having people calling me 'Mistress Scarlet' will be perfect. I'll be wearing lots and lots of red, of course. (but I don't want to be a huntress of husbands anymore. It got me into too much trouble.)
Not really sure where my character is going this year. We'll just have to wait and see. Less than two months now. :)
My REALLY exiting news is that Heather and I went apartment browsing yesterday and have found a kick ass place off of Ryan Road. Granted, I really want to move to Kenosha so I'll be closer to work and faire, but really I'm replacing the ten minute drive west to 94 with a ten minute drive south towards racine, so it's not that bad. Heather won't have to drive so far to get to Mount Mary too. This apartment complex is in a nice neighborhood and has clusters of buildings around ponds with fountains. Everyone gets a patio overlooking it. The rent includes heat and hot water, has a washer/dryer in each unit, two bedrooms and two seperate baths for $795 a month! And they have a POOL!!! It's so perfect, they're having openings in mid July/August, just when we wanted to move out. I don't want to give up the search after looking at only one place but I have a good feeling about this place. I'd rather drive a little more and pay a little more and be happy with where I'm living. It's my first place on my own and it has to be good. YAY!!!!
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And as of last night I have a date on Wednesday with Matt. It's strange. I've known him since high school... and now he works at Barnes and Noble with everyone. We were in Concert Choir together my senior year. He had a crush on me but I was seeing Mike "curtain boy" Cote at the time. Three years later, he suddenly appears out of nowhere. Funny how people slide in and out of your life like that.
So they're all playing matchmaker like we're in 2nd grade again. He's best friends with Amanda, whom I let slide that I was attracted to Matt, who of course told him. We were two steps above note passing, I swear. I feel so goofy being involved with this, but he's a really nice guy (THAT LIVES IN RACINE THANK GOD). I'm willing to give it a try. We'll see. He's so sweet. I invited him to my graduation party and he practically ran to the office to ask off so he could go. When I saw him last night I couldn't even look him in the eye, I felt so stupid. My face must have been practically burgundy. He said 'now you know how I felt in high school'.
Our first date is going to the first showing of the Matrix 2 with (gulp) Andy Hanson and his girlfriend.
gaaaaaaaaaah. help. I don't know if I'm ready for a new relationship yet. It's only been a month. But it sure beats staying home all the time. And now I'm smokin in my freshly dyed red hair and sexy new haircut. rar.
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I've been doing a lot of thinking this past week. Spring cleaning led to looking at all of my old scrapbooks and yearbooks. oh the nostalgia. Sometimes I am really sad to think of how close I've gotten to people, how much they meant to me, that now are no longer part of my life. Sometimes I wish I could wash my hands of the past and forget some of them. But like it or not, the people I've met along the way, whether they stayed for a day, a month, or years, are a part of me now. I can't erase the past. The people that came into my life left something behind in me that I have to accept.

I will never forget them.