Camping for a contract

Call us crazy, but we decided that we wanted to be the first to get a contract... so the obvious solution was to camp out three days before the contracts opened.



I am not sure who's idea it was to try to get into a competitive housing contract, but because we are we decided that we should camp out. "So wait, you are going to be homeless so that you can get an apartment?" Is a question that I have been asked when a friend found out about our plan. Basically.



I haven't even seen the inside of the apartments, but the outside looks pretty ghetto. I guess that is what I should expect for a college apartment that is so close to campus right? I am sure it will be great. But as for right now I am trying to get my self prepared for tonight when it is my night to sleep over... it is supposed to snow!

My Mommy Valentine

My wonderful daughter-
it's Valentine's Day
and these are my wishes for you...
I'm wishing that in the midst
of your busy life,
you can take a moment to relax
and enjoy your family and friends
who think so much of you.
I'm wishing you time
to look back on days passed
and realize what a difference
you make in so many lives.
And, I'm wishing you the excitement
of looking ahead
to all the good things
that are waiting for you
in the future.
Because your happiness
means so much to me,
I'm also hoping that you'll realize
what a gift you are
to everyone who is lucky enough
to have you in their lives --
and that includes me.
- P. Conrad

I love you Mom!

Missing Mommy

I feel as the distance between my mom and I has grown, we have grown closer together. I call her almost everyday. Most of the time, we just casually talk as I walk home or as she is making dinner. Sometimes I have to call her to get recipes because she is a really good cook. Other times I call her to vent when things aren't quite going my way. But really it is having there to talk to that makes the biggest difference. I am not sure she knows how much I enjoy our, sometimes short, phone conversations. And I think that I may take them for granted sometimes, but on days like today when I call her four or five times and every time I hang up knowing that I have the best mom in the world. And I would be lucky if I could be half the woman, wife, and mother that she is.