i'm so lucky

Thanks for all the love yesterday. I was just having one of those days,  I have them every once in a while and they just make me realize how lucky I really am to be living over here.  I mean, I wanted this SO BAD for the year and a half I was back in the States after studying abroad. And living (not just the 4 months) abroad was always something I wanted to do, and I'm able to do it.  I've been over here for almost a year and a half. I've gotten to do some amazing things, I've met amazing people, I worked my butt off for my Masters. I am so lucky to have the opportunity to do what I am doing. 

 Yesterday I went back and read from my old journal the entries from around that time when I found out I was accepted to UCC. I was in Florida with the crew team on spring break senior year. It was Friday, our last full day, and it was our lunch break. The underclassmen had just launched their surprise attack after the morning practice so all the seniors were thrown in the water (it usually happened Saturday) and we were all just hanging out/napping after lunch. So I checked my email on Jeanne's computer and I saw the acceptance email in my inbox and I just started jumping up and down screaming, tears streaming down my face I was sooooooooo excited! I woke up the girls sleeping, but I was on cloud 9. It was the 16th of March, and though we couldn't celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, on Sunday when we got back into Chestertown, we had a hilarious crewie party, where it ended with the seniors all going to O'Connors to celebrate. So just remembering that, and how excited I was in September 2007 when I hopped on the plane to move back, I am so thankful for this experience. And I wouldn't trade it for anything. 

Today was a much better day. I slept in and heard the raindrops and the winds against the house. After being slightly lazy and enjoying a few cups of tea, I headed into town where I went to my favourite coffee shop and had lunch and more tea and people watched and read Sense and Sensibility. I'm in my Jane Austen kick right now :) It was fabulous to just relax, read and not be at home. Then on my way to Tesco, I popped in a music/dvd/bookstore that might be closing? Not really sure, what the story is.. but they were having sales.. So I found Breakfast at Tiffany's and the newish Candace Bushnell - One Fifth Avenue and I got them both for 12 euro! So that was exciting! So on my walk home it was raining and it felt refreshing. I wasn't using my umbrella as it was too windy, and it felt great to get wet, have the rain in my face...  

Silly Giants, I was keeping an eye on the game while reading. I'm not a Giants fan, I'm a JETS fan. But I did want the Giants to win today ( hello Eli Manning!! and the cute running back who farms by my house)  so that was disappointing. But the Ravens are still in, so I'm cheering for them. So off to watch some classic Audrey Hepburn :)