rockin out the states

SOOOOOO......

i got home. (iowa home.) stayed a week and a half, then made my way east, spent a night in pella to see joy (college roommate) and my grandparents, and stumbled upon chicago last tuesday, which is where i am at the moment. iowa was restful, and chicago is sentimental. it's nice to be back in my homeland again and be able to eaves drop on other peoples' conversations and understand.

so to summarize my plans for the next while: ali (amazing boyfriend for those who don't recall) is coming to chicago on thursday!!!! WHOOP WHOOP!!!! he's never been to chicago, despite the fact that he's been to america a few times, so we all plan to show him a good time. he left for england the day i left for thailand and has been there since so we haven't seen each other for over 6 weeks! hopefully we won't have to do that again for awhile. so anyway, we're spending a week together in chicago, then heading to iowa for a long weekend (also a place he's never been. APPALLING huh. i mean who comes to america and doesn't go to iowa?!?), then he's flying back to england, and i'm flying back to chicago, and then two days later, i'm flying to london. and that's where i'm staying! yup, i'm gonna hang with the brits for awhile. i'll have to come back around christmas to apply for a work visa (don't ask why i couldn't apply earlier...MUY COMPLICADO!!!!), and then hopefully i'll be going back soon after to stay for good. and by "for good" i mean atleast a year. i must say i am getting tired of living out of a suitcase and always anticipating my next move, so God willing i get the visa and when i do and am in england, visa in hand, suitcases unpacked, i will be a HAPPY and RELAXED girl who will not be planning her next move anytime soon. (unless something really cool comes our way...he he...)

SO now that all the blah blah blah catch up is done, guess what i did today?!?!? MOVED TRICIA AND JEN INTO THEIR NEW APARTMENT!!!! it rained all day and their apartment is on the third floor, so needless to say, my arms are like jello! but they're in, we're done, and now it's only 2 days till ali comes!

oh AND i've been doing more than just...nothing...while i'm here. i'm getting trained in kindermusik! ya it's pretty cool cuz it's all online and i get to go as fast as i want. :) so hopefully that will give me a boast in the "yes i do have job skills in places other than korea" category.