Apple iPad in the news today

I have been reading about Apple's cool new tablet device for a long time now, and most of the rumors sounded pretty cool. Today I got to read legit information about it, see pics, videos, and all that good stuff, and man am I disappointed. It's literally a ginormous iPod touch/iPhone. It has no camera (I gotta say video chatting with that thing in hand would have been cool!), you have to pay way more just to have 3G, and storage space is pretty low. One cool feature is that it has e-reading, but I can't see that being better than the Kindle since it isn't e-ink, so it would be pretty strenuous on the eyes. As much as I want to buy every single new tech device that comes out, I'm definitely holding off on this one and don't expect to buy it in the future.

Most of my professors don't allow computers in class, so I've spent the last few hours typing up my hand-written notes. My handwriting is so awful I feel like I'm looking at hieroglyphics, most of the time I've spent is on deciphering this strange code that I write in. Is that an a? Who knows

Highlights from the past few weeks

Our holiday break started off at Elliott's grandfather's girlfriend's daughter's (Elliott has an odd family) holiday party back in December. It was a really fun night with presents, strong drinks, and excellent food. These get-togethers are always filled with interesting conversation and a lot of laughs. It felt good to be home.


We also brought Zeus to my house for a few days and it turns out Zeus, Ellie, and Wrigley really like eachother! It took a little bit of adjusting but Zeus started to fit right in. My parents also started to fall in love with him :). There were a couple snow storms while we were home and a lot of snow accumulated. Zeus had a hard time walking through and usually ended up with tons of snow on his face.

My mom also gave Elliott his birthday present that she had been slaving over for weeks. She put together scraps of his old boxers that had funny prints on them. They were always an inside joke between me and Elliott; I would always wonder which funny ones he had on. I ended up giving all of them names! This is one of the best quilts she has ever made and it will be cherished by me and Elliott forever. Thanks mom.

It felt good to be back into the city. We had so much fun home for the holidays but we are both ready to get back into our routine. When we got home from Connecticut all Zeus wanted to do was lounge around...I have no idea why he thought this was comfortable.


This picture is just so cute...every time we blow up the air mattress he thinks it is his own!

This is the newest addition to our apartment. We bought Zeus this gigantic pillow which is probably meant for a dog triple his size. He just sinks into it and passes out for hours!

Surprise!

These past few days have been really fun even though work has been pretty slow because of the holidays. On Tuesday I came home to find dumplings cooking and SURPRISE! Ariella, Elliott's sister, aka my future sister-in-law (yay) was sleeping over!!! I don't think I have ever been that surprised or excited to see someone!! It is so much fun having sleepovers in the middle of the week. It makes me feel all giddy inside much like I felt when my mom would allow me to have a sleepover on a school night. Anyways she is just adorable and I love her!

Bagels

I was really early to work this morning so I thought to myself "I haven't had a bagel in a while...I am going to get a bagel". I was really excited about getting one and thought really hard about what kind (whole wheat), what kind of cream cheese (vegetable), and whether I wanted it toasted (yes). I pay for my bagel and head up to my desk to eat it. I open the tinfoil to see that my bagel is BLACK...burned to a crisp! I thought why in the world would the bagel toasting lady think that I would want my bagel this way? Why wouldn't she just admit she failed and make a new one? I mean I still ate it (of course).

*note: this is not actually my bagel or my eye. this image is from google and by the looks of it she wasn't too happy with her bagel either.

Most people who know me would probably say that I am a 30 year old stuck in a 22 year old's body. I never really enjoyed the things most people my age would be doing. I never saw college as a time to "party" and "let loose". I never really liked staying out late to go drinking with friends. I always just preferred to be home doing my own thing or lounging around with Elliott.

In college I often felt out of place and was never able to contribute to conversations that started with "I can't STAND my boyfriend". I never felt the need to brag about the special things Elliott had done to other people because I was (am) genuinely happy and confident about my life and where it is going. I think my parents wish I "let loose" more in college but I know they know this is who I am and they wouldn't want me to be any other way.

Most people would say I got engaged too soon or think it is crazy that Elliott and I have been so serious about each other for so many years. To be honest, I don't really care and I cannot wait for the rest our lives. In a way I wish I could fast forward 5 or 6 years because I know how amazing our lives will be then. I know I should be enjoying right now but I can't help getting so excited about what is to come. I can't wait to show the world what Elliott and I are capable of...individually and together.

Watch out world...here we come!

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I am so excited that Elliott is done with his first semester at law school. I can finally watch tv now! I have so many shows to catch up on! He is really worried about the results (which he won't get back until next semester) but I am so proud of him either way.

For the past month or so Zeus has decided that laying on our heads is a really comfortable place to sit and sleep. He seems to like my head/pillow better (maybe it is because I have A LOT more hair than Elliott). I absolutely love how he curls up on my pillow with me at night until I wake up in the middle of the night to him sprawled out across the whole pillow snoring heavily. I have finally gotten used to Elliott's heavy breathing but now I have to deal with Zeus!

I try to wake him up and get him to stop but its not like I can ask him politely to stop snoring or turn over. It would be a lot harder to deal with if he didn't look so cute!

All Done!

YES. Done with semester one at law school, think it went well, guess I'll know for sure when i get my grades. Went out for the first time this semester to meet up with kids from school, was fun, had a good time at the bar. Chipotle for dinner, so good!

Wow, Zeus was just pooping and I had to de-attach one of his poops from a hair he digested (thanks for that one josie!). Well, that was exciting. No night is complete until you've de-attached dog poop from a dog's butt. Yea, so good. Oh he's pooping again, better go get that! That dog knows how to poop.

Anyways, bout to play some Assassin's Creed 2, Reub got it for me for my b-day, thanks bro. Can't wait for that. Oh crap, how the heck did Zeus get hold of one of Josie's socks? Once again, he's chewing on some clothes, what a crazy pup. Alrighty go time, this game looks nassstyyy