New things.

I was thinking about where to begin with updating y'all on my life.  Not sure so I'll just dive in.  School started back last week, I like my schedule because I have 3 classes back to back MWF and 2 classes back to back T/Th.  I have a class with Dr. Lewis (Cambodia professor)!  By yesterday, I was already feeling burnt out.  Goooood.  But I'm enjoying campus and already being nostalgic of walking around UGA.  It's way cold (even though I am the most south of all four of us....I'm also a wimp).

(okay, so you'll notice the top of the dishwasher there is no tile...they had to do that to take out the old one, and instead of re-tiling it they are going to install a butcher block! aka wooden cutting board surface woowoo)

Life at Poplar, a few things are going on.  It doesn't really feel that different without Olivia here, it honestly just kind of feels normal in a weird way (it has been taking me a long time to fall asleep...something about having another body in the room just always helped me).  And I like how my room is set up now.  It's such a big room to have all to myself!  Our landlord Michael Littleton, who is a hippy and he and his wife are swingers....he's a really strange person, has been showing the house to potential tenants for next fall.  Weird.  He de-briefed with Ellyn, Alison, Becca, and I after 3 groups had come to see the house, and asked us if we thought any of them had the potential "right vibe/energy/aura" to be Poplarians.  This is my life.  WE GOT A NEW STOVE AND A NEW DISHWASHER!!!!!  I'm so pumped, our dishwasher had broken a bit before Christmas break and the stove was crap.  Now we have a swank new dishwasher and the stove is retro and old and is a double oven!  Super cool.  Hehe.

(my room, sans Olivia and her bedroom items)














(Lindsey, your painting of Ta Prohm hangs in my "reading nook")

(I do like how the door serves as a bedpost, it lines up well)










I saw It's Complicated the other night (Meryl Streep and Steve Martin), it was cute and I really wanted to live in Meryl Streep's home in the movie.  PS there is this blog that I happened upon that I am obsessed with called Design*Sponge .  I think you guys will like it too, it's just cheery and talks about decorating and home and food and other stuff.  Domesticcc.

I had another couple of therapy sessions with the Psychology Clinic, also.  It's still weird talking about my feelings and feeling like everything that I say is either convoluted or contradictory.  I feel like a crazy person, but I do really like my therapist, he's very encouraging.  But I'm going to be doing a CBT type program (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy).  All of it is going well, I'm glad I'm doing it, but I've realized how little I let myself talk about (and even feel, to some extent) my emotions and my negative thoughts.  It's an adjustment for certain.  2010 will be a ridiculously change-filled year for me, keep me in your prayers please.  I need y'all.  And I thank you guys for being irreplaceable and strong and everything that you all are.

I miss you guys like crazy.  I want to be with y'all again.  Rachel, we are thinking about either roadtripping to D.C. for Spring Break or going to Asher's aunt's house in Ft. Lauderdale.  We're torn, but I will keep you posted.  Oh also, Vampire Weekend's new album came out today, I'm beginning to check it out.

MIA's latest. She rulez.

Love you all,
MK