Managing Life

Getting the hang of this law school, love, and life thing…

Today...

We talk almost everyday now.  He encourages me, and I encourage him. He tells me his dreams and his plan on getting there.  I never have to ask, but when I do he's always honest.  He wants to be a venture capitalist and start a foundation.  I discovered that he's also going back to school in the Fall.  He has no problem meeting my parents and will make a point to do so this week.  He asked me what my "ideal date" would be like.  I was surprised.  I didn't know that he was ready to date so soon.  Things are heading in the right direction.  

Changes

So much has changed in the last year. I've loved and lost. Tried to make sense of it all. Found understanding. Switched jobs 5 times. I'm starting law school at Bowen in the fall. So much...I chose Mr. Knightly and I chose wrong. He was Mr. Knightly to a T, charming, false, and cowardly. Mr. Darcy is back though and we are taking it slow. Hindsight is 20/20 so I'm taking my mistakes and trying to learn from them. 2009 may turn out to be a huge turning point for me. We'll see...

My Mr. Darcy

And then He comes to turn everything upside down.  I have a Mr. Darcy and a Mr. Knightly.  But I've always been a fan of Pride and Prejudice, so I think I'll go with Mr. Darcy.  

Tristeza tem fim...

So I'm dating this guy now. He's kind, funny, romantic, and even though he has only known me for like 4 weeks, he knows me.  I've never met anyone with the same eclectic interests as mine.  At times it just freaks me out how much he understands me.  I'm so happy right now.  

Back in the Rock!!!

So I've moved back to Little Rock. I have an awesome job now. I work at a residential/summer camp working with kids. I never thought that I would be doing this. I'm a janitor, a kitchen worker, babysitter, tutor, counselor, essentially everything. The people I work with are incredible. They appreciate me for who I am. They aren't pretentious. They're real, honest, and I'm loving it.

MySpace

I'm blogging live from the Burgh for the first time. I have one word to say "IKEA." Love it. We really need one in Arkansas. It is the Walmart of the home furnishing industry. Everything is super chic. The only downer is that everything is do-it-yourself. So after all of the shopping and color matching, etc. You have to pick up the items from the warehouse yourself, you have to lug it to and from your car yourself, and you have to put it together yourself. You don't think of any of this as your perusing the showroom floor for the perfect desk to match your perfect bed. Needless to say after 4 days of putting tables and chairs together I was dog tired. I was so glad that we arranged to have some of the items delivered to my apartment. And right now I have to give a shout out to my mother for being such a trooper throughout all of this. She carried boxes, chauffered me around, and helped me clean from the moment we got off the plane, until the moment she left. Thanks to my Dad too for helping me on the financial end. Love you Daddy!. Pittsburgh is definitley a working class city. Everyone here is so blue collar. It reminds me of Brazil in a way. All of the neighborhoods have names and different identities. It's nothing like Little Rock at all. It is a little redneck of course. West Virginia is right around the corner. I'm meeting my cohorts for the first time today. We are supposed to meet up at someone's house for pizza and beer. Sorry Curtis, but I'm going to have some pizza, but I'll skip on the beer. I've got to stay ontop of my fitness. Pitt cannot be another Wellesley. I refuse to gain needless pounds. I've been running everyday and when that gym opens guess what I'll be doing::working out of course. Hung out with Tim and Natalie last night. I predict that they will be engaged within the next year. I need to go to a black wedding. I need to reaffirm my belief that some dark knight is waiting for me around the next bend. Anyway that's all for now. I'll update you when classes start. Paz.