so i have been seriously neglecting my blog...i had an inkling this would happen ha! but anyways i am at my grandparents now celebrating christmas. my grandpa gave me a 5X Obama Tshirt and my brother a 6X, glitter and all. so now we both have a perfect outfit for the upcoming ghetto thug partys we have been invited to.

i just booked my flights for second term. i fly out january 4th which is only 8 days away. time has gone by way to fast. i flew home the 15th and spent the night at anneliese's after a dinner of oxtail and apple crisp. adding to the letdown i would receive once i returned to the kitchen of mama rolston. that monday we traveled to four airports in three different countries and used 4 different forms of transportation, surprisingly we were still in human form at the end. we flew out of berlin that morning into stanstead london. then we flew out of heathrow after a long bus ride into chicago ohare. the following day i met my brother for dinner, my first american restaurant in months. thursday night was the escada christmas party. watched my bosses and coworkers drink themselves in oblivion while trying on lingerie and posing playboy style for the hired photographer :] after our party crashed we headed over to louis vuitton for their holiday party...LAME! so we all went over to cheesecake factory for a few christmas drinks. then as usually nathalie and i set out to burn the city.

the next morning i headed out to geneva way of train to visit my uncle phil and aunt karen. we went to the little traveler, 3rd street and caribou coffee the highlights of this chicago suburb. the following night i had a wedding on the outskirts of geneva for my love amanda hermann now de silva. so for christmas my aunt and uncle bought me a dress esemble for the wedding! it was so kind of them. i got a red christmas dress from nyc, heels, jewerly, the whole package. they took me for pizza and i was basically drooling at the table. london has a funked up rendition of pizza, mainly sausage=hotdog so don't ever order that. and for some reason pizza hut is a sitdown upscale restaurant on the other side of the pond...we once went there to grab a drink cause we were so thirsty. but then we were greeted by a hostess stand and candlelit tables. no need to worry kfc was across the street haha so we hit them up instead.

anyways...the next morning after cinnamon rolls from brahm's i met up with whitney at C&B for wedding gift shopping..so typ of us to wait till the last day. but i missed whitney sooo much. i hadn't seen her since the beginning of august. and i hadn't heard her voice since the end of september. when i called her when i got off the plane we basically cried to each other over the phone. it was so great to see her. we met up with ross and ben, after waiting 30 minutes for their never arrival they picked us up and took us to panera. there we questioned their friendship responsibilities, even after they bought me lunch ha. i missed them both so much. while overseas and i don't realize how much i miss them cause i NEVER get to talk to them. my computer crashed but even then skype never worked on it. NEWS: the old man...santa, brought me a mac so no worries. whitney and i got ready at my aunt's. scarfed down chicken salad, and was just in time to get in for the wedding. laughing the whole way cause this is the story of our life. hanging out with ryan at the reception was a blast. amanda looked absolutely beautiful. it was so great seeing her and kara. we danced the night away like we had no pride. then the twins ahaha wedding horror story. ross picked us up around 1am. went back to his house. i slept in the other twin bed in his room and we caught up until 3am. then the next morning i poked him awake around 6.20 to take me to catch the train. nevermind the 10 degree weather or the fact we got 3 hours of sleep. THANKS ROSS!! then finally on sunday after tundra downtown temperatures, getting locked out of the condo, catching up at savor the flavor, i got on a bus to go home. 6 days after i landed i finally got to see my family and home friends. haha and on the way home i told my mom i get to pick dinner my first night home and she agreed. i go chicken and noodles and stouffers mac n cheese, to cut to the chase i got microwave meatloaf, my mac thanks, green beans in a can....its standard.

but anways back to my flight plans. i am flying back in may 29th. this is REAL different from original plans. i wanted to go to a school in denmark but i had to concede that so i could go to hong kong. the economy has taken a hard hit on my family and my college fund (which is in the stock market). with the unsure future and my mom's insecurities of my safety abroad i knew it wasn't happening. the school in denmark is krannert supported and does not charge tuition. in the end it is cheaper to go to this school than it is to return and take purdue classes. the housing option includes a meal plan. so $1000 for a month in denmark with 6 transfer credits..amazing deal. but my parents don't see eye to eye with me on my study abroad desires. and i was going to stay three weeks after the end of the aiu spring term to travel around europe. but my mom doesn't want me traveling alone and with the uncertainty of the economy they aren't sure if i will be able to stay overseas. i found about 20 different internships in downtown indy that are marketing and promotion directed that i am currently applying for. and they all require 10-12 weeks so i myswell head home for those. and i need money. so my new plan is living at home this summer with an internship and job and school. this next year i have decided to return to purdue to graduate within ADT. the fall semester of my super senior year i am going to Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute, it is accredited by CFS and Krannert. I will graduate in 5 years with both degrees and minors in marketing and fine arts. Then either next summer or the summer after my final graduation my parents will take me on a tour of Europe and afterwards I will be allowed to stay over to travel and see my friends and family...and maybe never come home hahaha. i probably shouldn't joke about that my mom doesn't find that funny. but who knows...america pales in comparison to me compared to europe and the other continents. and while i know this may make me sound ungrounded and unrealistic i really want to a) join the peace corps and maybe find a position amongst their organization and b) work for a cruise line and travel the world before i start to age and have to abandon my nomadic lifestyle. who knows...if i pursue this i strongly believe my family will disown me, which looking back at my santa presents i do not think i am willing to give that up.

anyways enough rambling. i leave next sunday and i will be home in five months time.