holiday hoopla, t-minus...

holiday hoopla is drawing near and my excitment level is through the roof. all i have to do is get through classes tomorrow and turning in my curriculum map for connecticut camp and all will be right with the world.

now if only i was happy with my outfit. it's fine and all, but nothing special. i'll go around to some stores tomorrow and see if i can find some more stuff to add on to it. the holiday i have chosen to represent is st. patrick's day. i'm borrowing erin's huge ass hat, but other than that the rest is very plain and ordinary. hell, there's people that are going all out for this party: candy corn for halloween, a pregnant woman for labor day (ha! i love joe), a playboy bunny for easter, etc etc.

still can't believe i'm turning 21. cheryl called me tonight and it was good talking to her. i'll see her and eric in may though, when the whole family goes to cincinnati for erin's graduation. mom is slightly guilting me into going. example: "you know karen, grandma is celebrating her 86th birthday in april. she might not be around much longer."

first off, that's no way to talk about your own mother. but i know what mom is doing-- she's setting herself up for the fall. she thinks the more she talks about it the less it will hurt when it happens. not true. it will be devestating and it will rock my family to its very core. so in short i will go to ohio for my mother, because i know it will mean a lot to her. it will be nice to see the whole family again and i want to be there to support erin. it'll be a while until we're all together again-- there's so many of us that it's becoming harder to get together as the years go by. 6 aunts and uncles with tons of cousins, first cousins, step-cousins...

but that is later and the party is now. we have the usual number coming and i can't wait to see everyone!