finally made it around to an area of massachusetts that i hadn't really seen much of before, aside from visiting springfield twice when i was looking at colleges once upon a time.
it was a nice little trip... deerfield area, greenfield, shelburne falls, buckland. such cute little places! went almost to the top of the poet's seat tower in greenfield, and all i can say is: WHAT A VIEW! there's nothing like being able to see just about an entire town from one place. i would've gone to the very top of the tower, but considering that my head was getting dizzy from the heights, i figured that wouldn't be such a hot idea. i still could see sooo much though.
i think shelburne falls may have been my favorite, but it gets some competition from south deerfield only because of the yankee candle headquarters that has a ridiculously amazing christmas display (all year round!!) and really cool architecture/scenery inside. i felt like i was going to get lost in the place. by the time bob and i came out, an hour and a half had passed, but i had absolutely no idea that it had been so long.
can't believe i left my camera behind though. i would've loved to take pictures of the bridge of flowers. after the thunderstorm moved through, of course. lucky for me there was a hole-in-the-wall bookstore to hide myself away in for an hour while the storm(s) came barreling through. still had a not-so-beautiful view from the back room though. ughhh... only about 3 more weeks of summer though. YAY for the return of beautiful colored leaves and apple cider and pumpkin picking and cooler temperatures! soooo excited.
all for now... i feel like i've been doing pretty well with keeping myself up to date on here. sweet! :)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
"ooooh, burn!"
haven't had a sunburn in a while. i almost forgot how much it hurts to scratch them... until last night.
lesson of the day/weekend - don't mess with that bright new hampshire sun.
thank goodness for lotion with aloe... :)
and for hour-long naps in the car.
and for phone calls at a random mcdonald's in uxbridge.
<3
lesson of the day/weekend - don't mess with that bright new hampshire sun.
thank goodness for lotion with aloe... :)
and for hour-long naps in the car.
and for phone calls at a random mcdonald's in uxbridge.
<3
Saturday, May 28, 2011
chasing mistakes
Today's been the first day in a while that I thought about my old high school friends a lot.
I signed into Facebook for the usual news feed check/snoop around (yeah, yeah, I do that sometimes!) and a picture of a girl named Libby that I had been friends with in high school popped up in the corner. I looked at the picture and realized that I haven't talked to her for probably about 8 years or so, but went to look at her profile just because.
Learned a few things there, one being that (of all days I had to randomly check her profile) she got married today in her hometown! But for the life of me, I can't get over what foolish things caused us to stop talking to each other.
Libby was always friendly to me, but during our sophomore year, she started hanging out with another girl a lot - so much so that I hardly saw her anymore. It bothered me that we didn't talk much, so I figured the best thing to do would be to tell her about it. Looking back on it, when I did finally discuss it with her, I probably didn't phrase it exactly as I should have (although I remember trying to be tactful), and she seemed pretty upset when we finished. After that, we basically didn't talk at all.
I hadn't thought about that too much before now, but it's one of the things I would do over if that were possible. Apparently tact wasn't something I had a lot of as a 15-year-old, but I like to think that I would handle a similar situation very differently now.
Seems like planning out how to discuss things with people was one of the most valuable lessons I learned in high school. Maybe a bit too late, but better late than never.
I signed into Facebook for the usual news feed check/snoop around (yeah, yeah, I do that sometimes!) and a picture of a girl named Libby that I had been friends with in high school popped up in the corner. I looked at the picture and realized that I haven't talked to her for probably about 8 years or so, but went to look at her profile just because.
Learned a few things there, one being that (of all days I had to randomly check her profile) she got married today in her hometown! But for the life of me, I can't get over what foolish things caused us to stop talking to each other.
Libby was always friendly to me, but during our sophomore year, she started hanging out with another girl a lot - so much so that I hardly saw her anymore. It bothered me that we didn't talk much, so I figured the best thing to do would be to tell her about it. Looking back on it, when I did finally discuss it with her, I probably didn't phrase it exactly as I should have (although I remember trying to be tactful), and she seemed pretty upset when we finished. After that, we basically didn't talk at all.
I hadn't thought about that too much before now, but it's one of the things I would do over if that were possible. Apparently tact wasn't something I had a lot of as a 15-year-old, but I like to think that I would handle a similar situation very differently now.
Seems like planning out how to discuss things with people was one of the most valuable lessons I learned in high school. Maybe a bit too late, but better late than never.
Monday, February 7, 2011
maybe?
been wondering about this job posting i found on craigslist last night.
small textbook publishing firm called victory productions in worcester. has a bunch of positions that they need to fill, but that's a crazy commute to make every day from here, so i'd need to move relatively soon if anything came of it.
i haven't sent in my resume, but i'm still thinking about it.
definitely could use the experience and a change of scenery, but worrying a bit about how mom would fair considering that she'd have to pay the rent and all the utilities on her own if i were to get it. i know i'll have to go eventually, and she might not be too concerned if i did take this, but then again, she's not always honest about that stuff.
and i'd probably need to find a roommate. hm... too many questions!
small textbook publishing firm called victory productions in worcester. has a bunch of positions that they need to fill, but that's a crazy commute to make every day from here, so i'd need to move relatively soon if anything came of it.
i haven't sent in my resume, but i'm still thinking about it.
definitely could use the experience and a change of scenery, but worrying a bit about how mom would fair considering that she'd have to pay the rent and all the utilities on her own if i were to get it. i know i'll have to go eventually, and she might not be too concerned if i did take this, but then again, she's not always honest about that stuff.
and i'd probably need to find a roommate. hm... too many questions!
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