Erica

2008 in Review

2008-12-29T18:32:02Z

**Stolen from Marissa*

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
I got engaged and moved in with Dom. I went to Vegas. I played the Wii. I learned how to play Hold 'Em pretty darn well.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I did not keep my resolution and am as fat this year as last. Maybe having a wedding to prepare for will inspire me to work out my fat ass this year.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Um. Not that I know of.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Sadly, many of the patients who I grew to love this year passed away. It's one of the hazards of working here.

5. What countries did you visit?
None. Just stayed in the good ole USA.

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A wedding band to match my engagement ring. More time with old friends. More motivation in every aspect of my life.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
8/5/08 - Dom ask me to marry him
9/29/08 - I moved in with Dom

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting a new job at MSK, moving in with Dom, losing 10 lbs (then gaining it all back, ugh)

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not losing weight like I said. Being lazy.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Thankfully no. Had a few little health scares here and there, but everything turned out just fine.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Wii, wedding dress, ... not sure what else

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Dom, Lindsay, Marissa, Lauren McS.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My dad's sometimes. My self at other times. The stupid people who put millions of dollars to campaigns to oppose prop 8.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent/bills/food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting engaged. Moving in with Dom. My sister's new job. My new job.

16. What songs will always remind you of 2008?
Too many to think of.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? About the same.
iii. richer or poorer? Slightly richer.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
See old friends. Work out. Relax. Cook.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Worry.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Dom and I were in NJ with my family for Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, then headed to Long Island around 10am to see his family for the rest of the day. Then back to our apartment to do Christmas with eachother. Long days, but good ones!

21. How will you be spending New Years Eve?
Not a clue. Probably eating good food and relaxing.

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
More in love than before.

23. How many one-night stands?
None O:-)

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Real Housewives of Orange County, Top Chef, Project Runway, Family Guy

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't really hate people. Perhaps my manager at work, but not sure.

26. What was the best book you read?
Anything Jodi Picoult was really enjoyable for me to read. Now i have a new one to start.

27. What were your greatest musical discoveries?
Not sure

28. What did you want and get?
Engagement ring, vacation

29. What did you want and not get?
I have no idea. Skinny?

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I barely saw any, but Religulous was pretty entertaining.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 25, and had nice lunch with my family and dom's family. It was great to have everyone together.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I like marissa's answer of the Mets not blowing it. That would have been nice. Additionally, less stress with my dad would have been awesome.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Preppy work clothes.

34. What kept you sane?
My friends and family. Love them.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
David Beckham. He's hot.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Ditto.....Election '08 slash Prop 8.

37. Who did you miss?
My sister in Seattle. Dom sometimes (before sept obviously). My family in NJ.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Randy, my cube-mate at work. He's a wonderful man.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008:
Patience will pay off in the end if you work hard for what you want. Try to focus on the positive, it makes life easier.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

"I love you just the way you are"

Worst LJ updater Ever....

2008-09-25T00:52:54Z

See a slightly different kind of survey under the cut and comment if you like!

Wants 'N Wishes

What did you want to be when you grew up?
A vet...but what 7 year old with a dog doesn't want to be a vet!

In what way do you wish your childhood was different?
I wish my dad was more involved in things that I enjoyed.

What kinds of things did you want for Christmas as a kid?
Roller blades, bikes, etc.... NOT barbies and make-up

Did you wish you were an only child?
Never, I liked having sisters.

Did you want to move out of your parent's house as soon as you could?
Yes...and I pretty much did.

Is there somebody you wish you could be with right now?
Well, I always wish I could be with Dom, but I've been missing my sister from Seattle a lot lately, so I'd say her.

Is there one thing you want that you know you will never have?
Closure and an apology....I'm leaving it at that.

If you had one wish guaranteed to come true- what would it be?
To be married for the rest of my life with healthy/happy kids.

Did you ever want to be like someone else to fit in?
Yes, in 5th grade I was so close to being a cool kid and I tried to be just like them, but I didn't quite fit the mold

Have you ever wished someone would just die?
No, because God-forbid it ever happened, I couldn't live with myself.

Do you want a family life right now?
Yes

What's one thing you would change about yourself right now?
I'd be motivated to kick my own ass into shape.

What do you wish looked different in your appearance?
I wish I was skinnier and had better hair. My hair frustrates me somedays!

Do you wish you were somewhere else?
Nope, I'm happy as a clam

What do you hope to accomplish in your life?
I hope to be happy above all...whether I'm happy in a cardboard box alone, or happy in a house with my husband and kids.

What's one wish, besides "happiness", that you'd give to all your friends?
Security

What is the number 1 thing you want out of a relationship?
Someone to be silly with.

What's something you wish you never had done?
Devalued myself and my future spouse by giving of myself to much.

Would you want to be extremely rich or extremely smart?
Rich, because then people will think I'm smart. If i'm smart and poor people will think i'm dumb and crazy for not using my intelligence to improve my situation

Is there something you wish you could tell someone?
To a patient from work. "I love you and knowing you will die is the hardest thing for me to deal with. When it happens, my world will never be the same"

Do you make wishes when a digital clock says 11:11?
Yes, always

Are you in the field of the career you always wanted?
I'm closer than I was before

What do you wish was different about mankind?
I wish we were more compassionate to those who have the least. I wish would learn that being poor is not a reason to have shitty health care. I wish we could see beyond ourselves.

What's one material thing you don't have but wish you could get?
A house

What do you want for dinner tonight?
I already ate

How old were you when you started really wanting the opposite sex?
7th grade ish

Is there someone you slept with that you wish you hadn't?
Yes, multiple someones

Do you wish on shooting stars?
I've only seen them once or twice, but I don't think I wished on them...i was too in awe

Name one person you'd want to be with right now-friend, family, or relationship:
Dom....the usual

Do you wish you had a different family?
Not any more....though there were times when I was younger that I wish I did.

Do you ever feel like you want too much out of life?
Yes, but then I realize that I have all I could possibly need right now

What do you want to happen tomorrow?
I want my day at work to go smoothly.

What's one thing you wish could change about the economy?
Just give it some stability. Calm everyone down.

Do you ever wish you could be numb to emotions?
Nah, then i'd be dead

Have you ever laid in bed at night praying a certain someone calls you?
Nope...when i lay in bed, I want to be sleeping!

Have you ever wanted to date someone who was "below" you in social status in high school?
I think i have dated those people....ugh

Who do you think would make a good president?
I have no idea....

What memory do you hope to never forget?
My first "I love you" with Dom

Do you make wishes on your birthday?
Yes, but i don't really remember what they are

Do you want a cigarette right now?
No thanks.

Do you wish you were famous?
No, i hate being the center of attention

What do you want to do this weekend?
Move into Dom's apartment

Who do you wish was still in your life?
I dunno

Who is someone you'd do anything for to ensure their happiness?
Dom and my sister

What is a hobby or pastime you wish you'd pick up?
Working out

Do you want to make love to someone right now?
If I had the option, of course, but it's just my roommate and I....awkward!

Do you wish you were younger?
I like being 25, i just wish i didn't find the 3 grey hairs!

Do you wish you didn't know now what you didn't know then?
What?!

What do you hope and or are expecting to happen this year?
I hope to plan my wedding!

Do you want another chance at something?
Nope....once was enough

New job and new realizations

2008-08-04T00:33:50Z

So on the encouragement of a fellow LJ-er, I am updating (thanks for the little nudge).

I got a new job @ my company (Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC) that will start 2 weeks from tomorrow! For the past year I've been working as a patient liaison in the outpatient facility. I work with patients who are actively receiving chemotherapy, who are in remission, and sadly, who are on hospice. I make sure they know their appointments and i set them up for chemo, MD visits, surgery, consultations, etc. It's kinda like a glorified medical receptionist....at least that's what it sounds like when i describe it. In reality it's so much more. I deal with people at the lowest point in their lives and if I can make it more comfortable for them, I do that. If I can make them smile and laugh, I do that too...that's the best part of the job.

A few months ago I got an itch though....to do more for these people. In my current role, my hands are tied often with how far I can go when I talk to patients. Even though I'm a train counselor, I've been told specifically that I am not ever to counsel the patients as that's not my role (I've definitely had some conversations with them that crossed the line, but I'm human and can't just let people cry without intervening in some way). Anyways, so in the new job, I've got much more freedom which is awesome.

I will be a Research Study Assistant in the MSK counseling center. How cool is that? I think it's an amazing thing that the hospital offers counseling to patients and their families dealing with the struggles of cancer specifically. Many outside physicians may not have an expertise in this so it's great to have many amazing psychiatrists who do. I will be working on a family focused grief study. The goal of my job is to recruit patients and their family members to our study where they will randomly be assigned to either receive no therapy (sucks, but always has to be a control in research), a few sessions, or a full set of sessions of family therapy. We are trying to see the best way to help slightly to very dysfunctional families deal with this situation. I will be doing assessments and eligibility testing as well as meeting up with patients in between their family therapy sessions to see how they are doing. My new boss is amazing and explained that many times my role will be blurred and I will be using my counseling skills.

So though I'm nervous about the change, as any change give me anxiety, I'm excited at my new and hopefully more meaningful position.

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Onto my realization. Being an adult is sometimes lonely and there's nothing that can be done about it. The past 2 weeks I've been feeling really lonely sometimes and this weekend I broke down to Dom about it because I really had no other choice, my body was just telling me to let go. It's not that I'm lonely in reality, but I feel like I don't really have anyone around. I mean I have Dom, who is amazing, and all of our friends who are equally amazing. I'm surrounded by my co-workers all day who I would definitely consider friends. What gets me is the thought that I don't have the option at night to hang out with someone if I want to. We all know I'm a homebody, so it's weird to me that this is a bother.

When you are an adult, your friends are either people you've known since you were a kid, people from college, or people from work. Making 'new' friends as an adult is not easy and does not come readily. I have my friends from college and home whom I love dearly, but they are in NJ. I have Dom's friends whom I love dearly, but they are both of our friends, and though he says I shouldn't, i do feel weird hanging out only with them (except for Marissa....she is MY Friend first (well not technically, but still)).

The compounding facts to this are that I've been coming home late from work (between 7:30pm and 9pm) at least 4 nights a week to an empty house for the past month and a half because my roommate is studying in France for the summer. Liz, the roommate, is great and we have fun when she is home. She was always the built in friend who was not only easy to hang out with, but lives in the same space. I think coming home to an empty apartment on a daily basis has gotten to me in addition to feeling like I'm waking up every morning to go to a job that is stressful and then having to work overtime there and coming home stressed and late....this only leads to me going to bed and starting the cycle over. Perhaps it's just a rut...

The funny thing is, after talking to Dom about it all, i felt kind of silly for being upset over it. He was so sweet though and said that it's how I feel, so it's not silly. I obviously know this in my head, but I hate when I cannot control my tears.

This is by no means a cry for sympathy, it's just stating facts of being an adult.

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I've got nothing else really to say. I did take up golf recently and am really enjoying learning the game and that I can be good at it with a little bit of work. No more news.

Comments??

prancerqt @ 2008-07-16T21:20:00

2008-07-17T01:25:17Z

I feel like I should be on top of the world, but I'm down in the dumps.

Uncomfortable Survey

2008-06-25T15:11:09Z

I'm bored at work (for once). Check out the uncomfortable survey under the cut. If you want more details, leave a comment!

THE UNCOMFORTABLE SURVEY
(lets see if you can get through it, if not, you're too scared about your past)

Longest relationship?
The one now, with Dom. 3 years, 4 months, and 5 days. :)

Shortest?
Three days in 7th grade....his name was Ian and we were friends since we were 2. Thankfully after our 'relationship' that didn't even involve a kiss, we are still friends today.

Did the last boyfriend/girlfriend tell you they love you?
The one before Dom, after 3 weeks of seeing eachother (not even exclusively) he said he was falling in love with me, I broke it off that night. Psycho!

Have you ever liked someone so much that it hurt?
Who hasn't?

Have you ever made a ex boyfriend/girlfriend cry?
I don't think anyone ever really cared about me enough before Dom to cry over me. Except said "psycho" from 2 questions ago.

Are you happier single or in a relationship?
In a relationship

Have you ever been cheated on?
Physically, not that I know of. I think I've been emotionally cheated on though once before.

What is your favorite thing about the opposite sex?
I like a man who can make me laugh at the stupidest things. Also, a good smile and strong arms to hug me.

Have you ever had your heart broken?
Yes, but really only one time, so i guess in that respect, i'm lucky

When was it last broken?
After my freshman year of college. Long story, but in the end I couldn't date this guy because my parents never would have approved. I gave him too much of myself to take back. It was horrible. Good news though...we never lost tough and still talk to this day and are both in happy and healthy relationships

Talk to any of your exs?
See above answer. Other than him though, I am myspace friends with one of them, but I woudln't say we talk.

If you could go back in time would you change things to where you could still be with one of your exes?
Right after the break up, i would have said yes 100%, but thankfully hindsight is 20/20 and I could never picture myself with anyone but Dom now. I know my life would be totally different if things had gone another way

Do you have any feelings for any of your ex's?
One I will always care about becuase we are friends. I know all about his new life and his baby-on-the-way. There will always be an unspoken love there, but it's completely not romantic. It's just that we have a history.

Any of your ex's feel the same way?
I think said ex might. We dont' talk about it though....hence unspoken.

Do you believe that you are a good boyfriend or girlfriend?
Yes, I think I'm a very good girlfriend. Who knows what Dom things.

Have you dated people who were not good to you?
Ugh, yes.

Do you believe everyone deserves another chance?
Yes, a 2nd chance. More chances than that have to be earned more often than not.

Believe in love at first sight?
No, i think it's impossible to love completely without knowing a person.

Ever dated two people at once?
Nope

Do you want to get married?
Yes, definitely, it's part of the life plan.

Wanna say something to some of your exs?
To the one who broke my heart: Thank you. My life is so much better with us just as friends and not together. We are so alike but have such different needs in life. I could never be as happy as I am now if I was with you. I know you won't take offense to that because I know you understand me.

Ever date one of your friend's ex's?
In middle school, but does that even count?

Ever liked someone else's boyfriend or girlfriend?
Not that I can really remember.

Do you currently like someone?
Dom, but I'm supposed to like him

Since I haven't updated in forever....

2008-05-27T00:32:07Z

1) What’s the last thing you put in your mouth?
Crispy Mint M&M....seriously delicious. If you haven't tried them, you should.

2) Have you ever kissed anyone named Matt?
Yep, 3 at least....yikes!

2a) Have you ever kissed anyone named Matilda?
Surprisingly no...

3) What does your last text message say?
"Yes ma'am...see you then" It's from Marissa referring to our train ride in the morning.

4) What was the last song you listened to?
The theme song to "Music & Lyrics." We watched it last night and now I can't get it outta my head.

5) If you hated someone and got put in charge of their funeral music, what would it be?
Bon Jovi "It's my life" or "Put it in my mouth"

6) What did you do yesterday?
Woke up and did laundry. Then went to the mall, but only found one shirt which was really disappointing. It's hard to find nice summer shirts that aren't tank tops. Then last night Dom and I had Humus and pita's for a snack and pasta with meat sauce for dinner. Then we went to bed. Overall a nice day.

7) What did you dream about?
Not sure, I was really tired, so I probably slept without any good ones.

8) Pick a scar on your body - what did you do?
I have a long scar on my left knee from when I was probably 4 or 5. I fell in the woods of my friends house and got a really deep cut from a sharp stick. I probably should have gotten stitches, but I didn't, hence the long scar.

11) Last time you cried?
Last Saturday night, thankfully, now there's no reason to cry :)

12) Who’s your most religious friend?
My sister, by far.

13) Who do you trust with your life?
Dom, my mom, my sisters

14) If you could change your name to anything what would it be?
Claire...It was my name in high school French class because there is no French equivalent to Erica...awesome

15) What would you do if someone told you that you were the most beautiful handsome person in the world and they would do anything to wake up to your face each and every morning?
My honest answer sounds depressing, but I'd probably not believe them at first and make them say it over and over and over to make sure it was true. Though I guess Dom says it to me in not so many words every morning when he climbs into bed freezing cold and pulls me in to warm him up. It's complicated :-p

17) Do you trust all of your friends?
I trust until I'm given a reason not to. Then...well good luck.

18) Would you move to another state or country to be with the one you love?
Actually, I already did. I know moving from NJ to NY isn't very far, but it was a big choice. I couldn't be happier with the decision, but I know there are a lot of "strong women" who would be shocked that I've move my life for a man...screw that...I'm in love!

19) Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
I don't believe that everything happens for a reason, But I do believe that if you stop to look at a negative situation in a new light, you can find reason in it....maybe not that day or the next, but eventually.

20) What are two things you would NOT tolerate in a relationship?
Lying would be one. The other would probably be just disrespecting the other person.

21) Which one of your top friends do you think would make the best prostitute?
I refuse to answer a MySpace question in a Livejournal Entry.

22) Who is the nicest person you know?
Wow that's a hard one, I know lots of nice people. Probably the nicest would be my friend Lauren from High School. She's always there for a friend, rain or shine, whether she's drowning in work at law school or getting off work early. She'd give you the shirt of her back.

23) What is a goal you would like to accomplish in the near future?
Switching jobs within MSKCC to be doing something that is a better fit.

28) If you were to wake up from being in a coma for an extended time who would you call?
My family, then Dom....maybe Dom first, it would have to depend on when i slipped into the coma

29) Would you make a good parent?
Yes, and I cannot wait for that to happen.

30) Where was your default picture taken?
I suppose this is about MySpace too, in which case it was outside the bellagio in Vegas.

31) Honestly, what’s on your mind right now?
How much i DON"T want to go to work tomorrow :(

32) Who knows you the best?
Dom, hands down.

33) When is the last time you truly liked someone?
Before Dom, I honestly can't remember. I dated alot of guys just to date. Probably this one guy Eric (yes i know, bring on the jokes), but we never dated, it never would have worked.

34) What are your plans for the weekend?
I have a bridal shower on Saturday, and then probably relaxing the rest of the weekend.

37) What’s your favorite saying?
I have no idea...all my college catchphrases aren't really used anymore.

39) Have you ever punched a tree?
No, but I've peed on one! (I have)

40) Have you ever snuck out of your house/someone in your house?
Nope, always too scared!

41) How would you describe your relationship with your best friend?
Timeless....

42) Morning or night person?
Honestly, neither. I get up in the mornings early regardless of work or not, but I don't like it. I go to bed early most of the time too. I guess I'm a mid-morning person.

43) Are you there for your friends?
I like to think so....am I?

44) Do you like to spend time with people?
Yes, but I definitely need time to myself.

46) Are you a forgiving person?
I like to think that I am, but I can only forgive so many times for so many things. There will be people in my life who don't deserve forgiveness, but not forgiving only hurts me. Does this make any sense??

47) Would you ever share a girl/boyfriend with your best friend?
Hells no. (Marissa....that's why we are SECRET lovers...so you don't know about us)

48) Have you lost a friend recently?
Yes.

49) Are you talking to someone while doing this? Who?
Nope, just watching family guy.

50) Do you want a relationship right now?
Um....just the one i'm in, thanks.

***Do you have questions about my answers? Leave a comment!***

I need your advise!

2008-02-19T02:04:32Z

I consider myself a very good friend. I make people laugh and though I can be petty at times, I have a good heart and am always willing to listen to a friend in need.

I've rarely gotten in huge fights with friends, and when I have, they've just resolved over time. I've never lost a friend. Some past friends have faded away as tends to happen over time, but never in an abrupt or negative way. Mutual moving on.

But there is one person I cannot get over. Liz and I were close through all of grad school. From the first day of orientation. We hung out, talked on the phone, babysat for the same professor's son. We drank together and laughed together and bitched about school together. I thought that I'd made a friend for life....or at least one of those friends who is always there in the background.

Then one day she was gone. She didn't want to talk or anything. I respected her and gave her space. I was encouraging and happy for her when her dreams of moving to and working in Boston came true. I never heard a word from her about my job or my move.

Actually, I never heard a word from her after we drank mimosa's together on the morning of graduation. I miss her, but at the same time I'm very hurt by her. To my knowledge, I didn't do anything wrong, though if I had, I wish she'd have told me. I hate not knowing why she wouldn't return my emails or calls (which I stopped sending back in June/July realizing that if she didn't want this friendship, I wouldn't force it). We had the same sense of humor....dry and sarcastic...but we were both also very caring....hence being in school for counseling together.

So here's an honest question for the LJ community out there.....do I contact her again? Maybe on the 1 year anniversary of graduation? Do I just lay it all on the line saying I miss her friendship and ask what went wrong? Do I pretend nothing is wrong and just email her to see how she is doing? I need help. I'm usually the one giving advise....now i'm the one who needs it.

He reached out

2008-02-04T19:50:30Z

The one thing I really hate about Long Island is the driving. Parkways are ok, but the entrance and exit ramps are so short and dangerous. Drivers are stupid and erratic....worse than in NJ.

So, Dom and I were driving to a Super Bowl Pary last night. We are getting onto the Northern State Parkway from his apartment. When on an entrance ramp, normal people speed up when there is space to get into the lane. Dom did just that not realizing that the driver of car in front of us was lost and had come to a dead stop.

I only realized this when Dom yelled "What the Fuck", laid on the horn, and reached his arm over my chest to hold me back as he slammed the breaks and swerved out of the way. My heart was racing. We missed the car in front of us and were back on the road a moment later. I could still feel his arm on my chest, though it had left minutes before. I could still feel the protection he wanted to grant me. I had to say something. So I said "I know this may seem dumb babe, but thanks for reaching your arm over before when we almost hit that other car. It means alot that you'd think to protect me."

He looked at me and was like "I did that??"

He hadn't even realized that his hand held me back. His instinct had been to protect me, to hold me back in the face of danger...and he hadn't even had to think about it. I felt more loved in that moment than I can even say.....

50 Odd Questions

2008-01-28T01:27:54Z

This survey is a little bit different....check it out :)

50 ODD things about you! If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 50 things about your friends, and let them learn 50 things about you!

1. Do you like blue cheese?
I hate it, and I can't understand how anyone would love it!

2. Have you ever shot up heroin?
Nope, this girl is 100% drug free :)

3. Do you own a gun?
Also 100% gun free

4. Your favorite song?
So many....but here's a few. "hey jealousy" -- gin blossoms, "livin' on a prayer" -- bon jovi, "the luckiest" -- ben folds

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments?
Yes, all the time, regardless of what it's for. I always have to calm myself down a little so my blood pressure isn't too high.

6. What do you think of hot dogs?
I enjoy them mostly at baseball games when I'm not thinking about what I'm eating.

7. Favorite Christmas song?
"Oh Holy Night" the Josh Grobin version

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
I don't usually drink anything in the morning except milk w/ my cereal.

9. Can you do push ups?
I can probably do those sissy half-push ups, but not real ones. I'm weak.

10. What's your favorite piece of jewelry?
White gold and diamond earrings from Dom :)

11. Favorite hobby?
Um...sleeping on the train?

12. Secret weapon to get the opposite sex?
Sense of humor

13. Do you have A.D.D.?
Nope, definitely not.

14. What's one trait you hate about yourself?
My laziness

15. Middle Name?
Elizabeth

16. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment...
~I enjoy the Simpsons
~I'm cold
~I don't wanna work tomorrow

17. Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
~Pepto
~Gatorade
~Bagels
**Dom had food poisoning, so I was taking care of him**

18. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink?
Diet Coke, Crystal Light, Tea

19. Current worry right now?
Getting out of debt!

20. Current hate right now?
Being chubby, but at least I'm working on it!

21. Favorite place to be?
Hanging out with Dom....where ever that might be

22. How did you bring in the New Year?
Out to dinner w/ some awesome friends! Then sleeping in Dom's apartment b/c I'm lame :)

23. Where would you like to go?
On vacation to somewhere warm, I don't care where.

24. Name three people who will complete this...
Marissa, Basil, Carolyn

25. Do you own slippers?
Yes, but I rarely wear them

26. What shirt are you wearing?
My grey Drew University hoodie <3

27. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets?
Never have...but I own Satin PJ's and I can rarely sleep in them b/c I get really hot!

28. Can you whistle?
yea, I'm an awesome whistler.

29. Favorite color?
Deep Red

30. Would you be a pirate?
Nah, I get sea sick

31. What songs do you sing in the shower?
Well tonight I was singing the one that goes "It's too late to apologize....it's too late"

32. Favorite girl's name?
Claire

33. Favorite boy's name?
Not sure, I like a lot of them

34. Whats in your pocket right now?
Wearing comfy pants, no pockets here!

35. Last thing that made you laugh?
This crazy lady at the Laundro-mat talking to me about buying Bounce @ the grocery store.

36. Best bed sheets as a child?
We never had cool ones cuz my parents are lame, however...I had an awesome Pac-Man sleeping bag!

37. Worst injury you've ever had?
Broke my arm in 1st grade

38. Do you love where you live?
I enjoy it, I'm learning to love it

39. How many TVs do you have in your house?
3

40. Who is your loudest friend?
Um, probably Pete or Joey? I don't know!

41. How many dogs do you have?
None right now. The parents have 2, sister has 1.....I really want one though.

42. Do you have a crush on someone?
Does Dom count?

43. What is your favorite book?
"Running with Scissors" & "Dry" both by Augusten Burroughs. "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picolt

44. What is your favorite candy?
Snickers all the way. Then Reese's. And I really like those old school candy cigarettes. I've almost never met a candy I didn't like....hence the chubby!

45. Favorite Sports Team?
New York Mets!

46. What song(s) do you want played at your funeral?
"Amazing Grace", "Good Night My Angel" (billy joel), and then I'd want something more funny to remind my friends and loved ones of me. Something like "baby got back" just to lighten the mood. PS. This question is really messing with my head right now and bringing me down....time to move on.

47. What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Sleeping

48. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
I have to pee. I hope Dom is feeling better.

49. What is your current job?
Patient Liaison @ Memorial Sloan Kettering

50. When is your birthday?
3/27 -- This year I'm turning 25, don't you all forget it!

Open Post

2008-01-24T18:20:35Z

So I keep meaning to update, but everytime I sit down to do it, I'm just not sure what to say!

So here goes....

Ask me questions you have about my current life and such, then I'll answer....

If no one has any questions, i might cry, haha

2007 In Review

2007-12-31T19:57:17Z

1. What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before?
Got my Master's Degree. Got a real, adult, full time job. Moved away from my family to Long Island.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
No, i'm sure I didn't, as i'm still chubby. No new years resolutions for me.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
This girl I've known forever who's had alot of miscarriages, so that was cool.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Many patients I've grown close to at work....but no family or friends

5. What countries did you visit?
UM....nowhere?

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
There are a few things, but I prefer not mention them. I would like to have a tighter body :-P

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
August 18 - Day I moved to LI
August 20 - Day I started my new job

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Master's Degree, Job, Moving out on my own 100%. No financial ties to my parents anymore

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not motivating myself to move my ass more often.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nope, thankfully. Just a few colds here and there.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
New clothes? or Dom's x-mas gift...a digital camera.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Dom, for making my move to Long Island feel like the right decision. My family, for being supportive of this whole change of life.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No Comment.

14. Where did most of your money go?
Rent....bills....car insurance....groceries....

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving to LI and hopefully starting the rest of my life....

16. What songs will always remind you of 2007?
Hey There Delilah - Plain White Tee's

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? Fatter, but only a few pounds
iii. richer or poorer? Richer, but that's not saying much

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Worked out and watched what I ate. Read.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Nothing....

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
Spent it at home with the fam.

21. How will you be spending New Years Eve?
Dinner with my two favorite couples (Nick and Marissa, Dom and Erica), then hanging out with Dom at his place. Probably struggling to stay awake until 12:00

22. Did you fall in love in 2007?
If you count falling in love a little more every time I spend time with Dom *vomits on self*

23. How many one-night stands?
Zero

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Family Guy as usual. But also The Singing Bee!

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I generally don't hate people. I don't like alot of people I work with perhaps, but I don't hate them.

26. What was the best book you read?
My Sister's Keeper.

27. What were your greatest musical discoveries?
James Morrison.

28. What did you want and get?
An apartment, job, and life in NY

29. What did you want and not get?
ditto to marissa

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
I didn't really see many movies this year. I gotta do that more often.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
On my 24th birthday. I don't even really remember. I think I had class all day and night, so I don't think I did much of anything. But I did get alot of birthday wishes from the kids @ the middle school I was working at.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Feeling like I'd come farther in certain aspects of my life....

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Typical me. Nicely dressed at work in classic preppyish clothes. In sweats the second I get home and almost all weekend long.

34. What kept you sane?
Dom, food, sleep.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I have no idea

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Stem Cell Research

37. Who did you miss?
Petey.

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Kara from work. She's so fun and we get along so well :)

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007:
Just work hard and you'll get what's coming to you. Don't resent the lazy people of the world...it's not worth it

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

A thousand miles seems pretty far
But they've got planes and trains and cars
I'd walk to you if I had no other way
Our friends would all make fun of us
and we'll just laugh along because we know
That none of them have felt this way
Delilah I can promise you
That by the time we get through
The world will never ever be the same
And you're to blame

Life

2007-11-30T14:11:26Z

So this past week has been so uplifting at work. On Wednesday I had a patient telling me all about how his cancer is gone! Doctors can't explain it, but as of now his cancer is gone after only 4 treatments and he's only got a few more treatments to go. He was so excited and glowing. He had his life back and he was talking like he was the luckiest man in the world. I was the person who he shared that moment with. I am lucky.

Yesterday, a patients wife (who I'd helped get a PET Scan at an outside facility b/c she had a history of cancer) came up to talk to me. She said her scan results came back and her cancer hadn't come back and she was healthy and could finally relax! She was so excited and she was like "Erica, it's because of your help that I'm doing well and able to say I don't have caner right now."

Now, i don't cure cancer or see patients in the clinic, but it's nice to know that I can help to make a difference in people's lives and share moments with them when they get the gift of life back.

To everything there is a season

2007-10-30T23:48:15Z

So, in the past 6 days three people I know have passed away....a small memorial to each of them.

Marion
Dom's Grandmother passed away on Wednesday night of last week. She'd been healthy up until 3 weeks ago and then it was downhill fast. She was a wonderful woman. She was profoundly religious and never ceased to tell people about God and Jesus and Heaven. She always did good deeds for others. She had the craziest stories and often just rambled on and on without a care. Oh to hear those stories again. She was Dom's last grandparent. I spent the weekend at wakes and the funeral service supporting Dom and his family, and mourning. She will be greatly missed.

Mike
A high school senior who I taught in Vacation Bible School when he was a baby. He took his life on Wednesday night. I was friends with his older brother. Such a great and strong family. Such a horrible senseless tragedy.

Peter
A patient at MSK who was a thorn in the floors side. I know I work at a cancer center, so I need to expect loss, but he was the first patient that I knew and worked with who has passed on. It's just very sad because even though he was a thorn, he kept things interesting. He never let on to how sick he was, and he will be missed.

It's just sad that all these people will never walk the Earth again. They have finished this chapter and moved to the next.

It's made me think about alot of things and want to make sure I have a plan even though i don't plan on going anywhere any time soon. I don't know if I want a wake. I don't know if I want to be buried or cremated. I don't know who I want to speak or what I want said.

Sorry this is a morbid entry. I know the best thing to do for those lost is to live.....

prancerqt @ 2007-10-24T13:40:00

2007-10-24T17:42:21Z

There is nothing I hate more than people who try to make you feel stupid for making a small mistake when they could just as easily take a moment to nicely point out the mistake and make sure you are aware of it.

Why is it so hard to just be nice and NOT a bitch???

The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well.

2007-10-17T13:42:40Z

So, after fighting it and fighting it, I finally started reading the Harry Potter books a few months ago. Yesterday marked the end of the books. I finished the last one on the train ride home from work.

I can now, FINALLY almost understand all the hype and the folks who'd wait in line at midnight and read the books all in one day. Since i was a late bloomer, I was able to listen to them (I had the audiobooks) one after another. I didn't have to wait months to find out what happen. I knew that the next book was just waiting for me in my mp3 player. If I had to wait, I'd probably have gotten a little more excited about it when the book finally came out.

Anyways, that is all. I've finished the series, still yet to see the movies. I enjoyed it way more than I ever expected to. Sad to see it end.

Any reccomendations for good books to listen to or read on the train??? Leave 'em

Anti-Social.....

2007-10-09T13:08:31Z

So, sometimes I feel like I really have a hard time in social situations. And by social situations, I mean new social situations. This is stemming from my experience at my new job. I love the job and enjoy the people I work with....but they are all bonded on some level with eachother.

I sit here and do my work and crack a joke now and then. I join in a conversation when it catches my ear. But no one ever tries to engage me in conversation and I never try to engage them. For the most part, I think it's on my end b/c I just don't picture myself building lasting friendships with these folks. Does that make me a bad person? Many of their conversations focus around guys and drinking and partying and that's just so not who I am anymore. I'm funny and fun, but not goofy and giddy, which they are for the most part. And this is not a negative thing, it's just different personalities.

I really wish I was working with people from my training class because I feel like they are mroe down to Earth and I really was getting close with some of them when training ended. I still keep in touch with them which is nice, but it's not the same as working with them.

So i'm stuck....I don't know whether to fake it and try to become one of the girls or to just be myself and not care. I enjoy this one girl, Kara, that I work with alot. She's 22 and already married, so she's also not really into the same conversations that the others are.

I just worry that I'm anti-social because my desire to become bff's with these girls and guys is limited if it exists at all. I'd rather come to work, while being friendly with all of them, and leave them until the next business day. They hang out outside of work getting mani-pedi's and going to bars....i just have no desire.

Sometimes I think I could become a hermit...with the exception of just a few of my closest friends, and you know who you are.

I'm one of them.....

2007-09-26T13:48:23Z

So, I always made fun of Harry Potter Fans....Always.

I thought it was a lame story, a lame plot for a story, and the fact that people cared so much about FAKE people was crazy to me.

And now I've become what I mocked. I just finished listening to HP:Half Blood Prince....(yes i listen to them being read by Jim Dale, who is awesome, b/c it helps pass the train time).

I sat on the train feeling empty that Dumbledore was dead. I felt sad for Harry and lonely. It was the strangest feeling.

I was hurting, and mourning, just a little.

I am what I always mocked....

In a New York state of mind....

2007-08-23T17:13:13Z

So I'm finally living in NY and settling in slowly. The move on saturday went amazingly well and smoothly. My new roommate Liz is really great. We get along well and are very similar.

I have not been online because stupid Cablevision screwed up and now I won't have cable/internet/phone until next tuesday (i'm writing this on my lunch break at work).

Speaking of work...it is going well. Monday & Tuesday were new employee orientation at Memorial Sloan Kettering. It went really well and we got alot of logistical stuff out of the way in terms of pay and benefits. Wednesday and Thursday are the beginnings of training for a bunch of us who are going to be working in the clinics. We are learning about cancer and just getting down certain terminology and ideas. I found out yesterday that I will be working at the location I wanted (53rd between 3rd & Lex). It's a great location b/c it's right by the E train which comes directly from Penn Station so it is not gonna be a horrible commute.

I don't mind riding the trains and subways at all but I'm realizing that subways are an interesting phenomena. You are surrounded by people, hundreds of people, all up inyour personal space because teh train is packed....and yet you are completely alone. People don't make eye contact, and if they do it is awkward and they don't smile. People don't make conversation (which is probably not a bad thing at 7am). When I ride them I just feel alone...it's such a bizarre thing since i'm not "alone." For anyone who has ever ridden the NYC subways, you know what i'm talking about.

I've been very busy and waking up very early and therefore going to be very early like an old person. I haven't really had time to miss NJ yet, which is probably good. I have co-workers who still live there and i feel nostalgic, but I'm very happy where I am in Lynbrook. I know how to get to allt he basic places. Hopefully in a few more weeks I'll have the malls and such down too....though with the hours I'll be working, who knows if I can enjoy shopping! And with the debt i'm in....yeah...i get paid in 2 weeks...can't wait!

That's all...any questions about the move, leave them here! I'll try to check email from the cybercafe at work until I get it at my apartment, but no promises I will be able to get back to you quickly.

Yay for my new life!

"Your present plans are going to succeed"

2007-08-17T12:42:28Z

So this is going to be my last entry from the great Garden State....the dirty Jerz...the armpit of America. You get the picture.

I'm all packed up now (except my computer obviously). My life is fit into about 15 boxes. The movers come today around 2pm to pack my Uhaul for me. Tomorrow morning I am heading out to Lynbrook, NY to start a new phase of life. I'm very excited to get out there and moved in and settled. Not sure how long this whole settling piece will take since I've only got a day and a half this weekend to do so before I start work on Monday. Oh well, it will come with time.

I'm feeling really good about the move. The sadness is still there a little, but it's much more masked by anxiety (awesome...i get anxious when i'm making big plans) and excitement.

On my computer monitor is taped a fortune from a fortune cookie I got this spring. I believe, though i'm not 100% sure, that it is from the Chinese lunch I had the day I graduated TCNJ. It simply says "Your present plans are going to succeed." I remember when I got it I thought....yeah right, nothing is working out at all! I looked at it from time to time with always the same reaction of "eventually it'll work out" or just rolling my eyes in disbelief. Then this morning I glanced up and read it again...and it is true. Everything is working out the way I wanted. I am employed and I am moving to be closer to Dom. Life is going just as I planned it would with some minor differences that may end up to be better in the end.

By tomorrow at noon I will be a New York resident officially.....

Good Bye New Jersey, you have treated me well for the past 22 years, even if you are dirty and smelly

5 Questions from Marissa

2007-08-08T21:24:20Z

So I made my comment on Marissa's entry. Here are my 5 questions from her and my answers. Enjoy!

1. You seem incredibly liberal in some ways and sort of conservative in others. Politically, how would you define yourself (if you had to)?
I think you defined me just as I would define myself. I am definitely not 100% democrat or republican, but if I had to put myself somewhere I’d say I’m a liberal republican. I was raised in a rich/white/republican/conservative town so that has rubbed off on me in terms of how I feel about taxes and such. I am liberal however in my views of human rights issues such as abortion (pro-choice) and same sex marriage (obviously it should be legal). I love having that dichotomy because I can relate to a lot of different people, but that being said, the things I’m liberal about I will fight to defend. The conservative pieces of me are much more open to discussion and potential change as I age.

2. Favorite drunken Drew memory?
So many to choose from. Its hard to choose a favorite, but a classic Drew drunken moment was when Christine was so drunk and Marissa and I were only pretty drunk and we had to take Christine back to her room because she was sick and we were practically carrying her and trying to act sober ourselves because for some reason public safety was everywhere (and I think Christine was not yet 21). We were making up lies about why she was crying saying she broke up with her boyfriend and was upset, rather than the truth which was that she was wasted. We were shouting “Boys suck!” and other dumb stuff to convince everyone near us that this was not a drunk girl, but a sad sad sad girl. I think the best part of all was that Marissa and I truly believed that we were like ‘sober’ while this was going on. What I wouldn’t do to relive that moment and see the walking disasters we all must have been.

3. What was the worst day of your life?
I’m happy to say that it took some time for me to think of an answer to this question. I would probably have to say that the worst day of my life was when I found out that a classmate of mine in 11th grade had committed suicide. The reason it was the worst day of my life was not because of the death, though that was tragic and it did affect me greatly. It was the worst day of my life because it was the end of my innocence. In my opinion, innocence is lost in different stages in life depending on what kind of innocence. I lost my “I’m always safe because nothing happens where I live” innocence on that day, and I’ve never gotten that feeling back 100%. I never went to sleep again after that night knowing that in the morning absolutely everything would be just as it had been and that nothing bad would happen.

4. Do you have a role model? If so, who is it?
My mom is my role model. I know that sounds lame and cliché but she is. Looking at her 5’1 frame and inviting smile you would never know how tough of a woman she really is. She’s lived through a lot; nearly dying as a child, a crazy set of siblings, and a good, but not always good marriage to my father. She doesn’t give up easily and when her mind is set on something, chances are she is going to achieve it. She’s taught me a lot about love and marriage and how when the going gets tough, you have to stick in there if you can and it’ll get better. She was also a stay-at-home-mom which is what I eventually want to be, and she was a good one. Driving us everywhere and helping us study for tests and letting us play outside for hours on end. She’s just a great lady.

5. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Again, I have a lot to choose from, so I’ll give the number 1, and then do a quick follow up with one more that deserves an honorable mention. My number one pet peeve is people who bitch and complain about how shit-tastic their lives are and then do nothing to better their situations. They stay in horrible draining relationships, but find it necessary to daily bitch about them. When the topic of breaking up is brought up, they just say “I can’t, I love him/her.” These are the same people who come home miserable from their job every night and feel the need to bitch and moan, while at the same time not trying to find a new job or trying to find ways to make their current job more acceptable for them. So yeah, that’s number 1. If you are trying to better your situation but just can’t at the moment, then bitch away, but I just shut up if you aren’t willing to change it! (yeah, I’m a sensitive counselor type) The honorable mention pet peeve is……High Socks (with shorts obviously)! We all know that socks are meant to be worn at or below the ankle. If your sock is helping to keep your calf warm…it’s too high. If you have tall socks and pull them all the way up, that’s an issue! If you cannot find short socks and must wear tall socks, fold them down until they are low, don’t lift them up in all their high-sock glory.

Now it's your turn...
1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance, like a lyric to your current favorite song, or your favorite kind of sandwich, maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not.
2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in your own post.
5. When others respond with a desultory comment, you will ask them five questions.

Sadness....

2007-08-07T23:08:11Z

I know this is a time in my live when I should feel overwhelming happiness. I'm moving to NY to be close to the man I love and hope to spend the rest of my life with. I'm going to have a great job and great life out there.

That being said, I find myself being overwhelmingly sad sometimes, and just when I think i'm ok again, the sadness and tears return. I'm leaving all that is familiar to me. The place I have called home for the past 22 years. The streets I know. The malls I know. The people I know.

In Long Island I have Dom and his friends and Marissa (my friend before dom was my bf...woot!)....but I have little that's actually mine. I don't have people i can call My friends yet. I have people who are Our friends and they are great and I look forward to hanging out with them more, but they are not My friends. I have Dom's family, but My family is a few hours away. It's not a far drive by any means, but it's not a short one either.

Tomorrow is the last night Ever that i'll be living with my sister. We were supposed to have one more night after tomorrow (she leave on a vacation tomorrow) but because my move got pushed up a few days we don't. So I'll pack up and go while she's gone. Even though we have our rough times, she's my sister and I've loved living with her for the past 2 years. And there is a little piece of me that can't help but feel bad leaving her here. She'll take the burden of my parents and my grandma b/c they won't have me there. I won't see her every night or even very often.

My grandma is almost 87. Tonight on the phone she said "I miss you already" and I'm not even gone. She won't get to see me as much b/c she can't drive out there alone. Her health is good. Even though she always tells me I need to lose weight and is often annoying, I still love her and will miss her.

Of course I'll miss my parents too....probably more than they know. I know it's silly and i feel like baby for being so upset over something that is so good.

I feel like no one will understand this. Like Dom may not get that as excited as I am, I am very sad to leave this place and these people. I will try not to cry infront of my sister and parents when we say our goodbyes. I always try not to cry, but who knows if I'll actually succeed. I think about it now and cry, let alone when it's actually happening in 2 weeks.

I feel weak and stupid and confused about why this is so upsetting. I know life in NY will be great and will hopefully lead to a great future out there, I guess it's just the change...

I'm Employed

2007-08-06T17:59:39Z

So...I got a job in NYC.

As of Aug 20th, I'll be working for Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center as a Session Assistant (it's a patient liaison between the patients/families and doctors.) The job is going to lead me to alot of opportunities in the future and I'm very excited for that. I think that commuting will get old after a while, but it's better then a long drive. And being on Long Island will be great b/c I'll be closer to Dom and get to see him more :)

That being said, there is a piece of me that is bitter about accepting this job. I just went to school for 2 years and am tens of thousands of dollars in debt. My degree is in school counseling, and no schools called. I applied to every opening on LI, and none called. I've got to pay my bills and Sloan Kettering is an Amazingly prestigious institution so who wouldn't want to work there. There is a chance they will pay for me to get my MSW and eventually do social work there. So that's what I keep thinking.

I just get a little sad that my vision of being a school counselor will not be realized for at least 2 years and probably more. But life takes turns all the time so I'll just go with this one. For now, i'm employed and that is great. I will have money and a purpose and I will get to work with people every day and spend time with them in their times of need. It's not everything I ever wanted, but it's certainly got the potential to be.

EDIT: 3 hours after accepting this position officially I recieved a call from an organization where I applied to be a counselor asking me if I was still interested.....awesome

At least I know something....

2007-07-04T02:32:19Z

So, i'll be moving to Long Island solo. No, don't freak out. This doesn't mean Dom and I broke up, we are still doing very well. All roommate situations with friends did not work out, so I'm currently looking for rooms to rent.

Surprisingly enough, I'm not upset about this at all. I would have loved to live with either of my potential roommies, but the stars were not alligned. It's almost a relief to at least know for sure it's gonna be me who makes the choice on where I live and I can start looking now.

I have enough money saved that I can pay a security & deposit on my own which is a nice feeling. I have a few leads which is exciting and am hoping in the next few weeks to have found a place to live.

So overall, things didn't work out as was originally planned, but life will always work out. I'll be on the Island in a few months with some of my favorite people in the world. Sadly, I'll have to leave other favorite people, but I know that I'll have visitors.

Slowly life is moving forward....

because i'm Soooo bored

2007-06-29T18:05:59Z

I'm so bored. I'm working at my dad's office to help him out. Funny thing though...he left at 11:30 to go to the beach, and i'm stuck here the rest of the day. Joy. So for your viewing pleasure...a stupid survey!

How do you usually introduce yourself to people?:
Hi, i'm Erica. (Dom's GF, Eric's daughter, Ruth's Daughter, Lindsay/Kristin's sister)...rarely amd i Just Erica

What is the longest plane ride you've been on?
The plane ride to Italy, sitting next to my grandma for 6-8 hours on a cramped plane.

Where do you usually order pizza from?
Either Domino's (if i'm feeling like i wanna be a fatty and pig out) or Trattoria Uno which is more healthy-ish pizza

Have you ever been to Houston?
Nope, why would I ever go there??

Have you ever tripped going up steps?
Ugh, yes, and it's always so embarassing!

What's one thing you really hope to do this summer?
Get a job and apartment out on Long Island!

Do you have a best friend?
I have a few.

Are you going to be starting a new job this summer?
Hopefully!!!

Are you currently fighting with anyone?
Not that i know of. I don't really fight with people, i think it's dumb.

Have you ever felt like killing somebody?
Actually taking their life? Nope. But beating the crap out of them...yes.

Have you ever thrown something out of a moving car?
Gum, wrappers, cigarette butts (yeah yeah),

Ever taken a sobriety test?
Never had to....i know when i'm drunk ;)

If alcohol were banned worldwide, what would your reaction be?
I could care less, i'm not a huge fan of drinking anyways.

How old is/are your parent(s)?
Uhh...mom is 58, dad is 57.

Do you drunk dial?
I try not to, it always ends badly or embarassingly.

Can you see a phone right now?
Yes, i can see many, office phone, cell phone, other peoples phones.

When is your birthday?
March 27, but anyone reading this who is a good friend should know that by now.

Are you a jealous person?:
I try my hardest not to be.

Ever skip school and spend the day at the beach?
No, i was always too afraid of getting caught.

Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?:
I honestly don't remember. I guess I haven't done anything overly exciting lately.

Who was the last person you rode in a car with?:
My sister

How are you today?
I'm Bored as hell and wishing i was doing anything but sitting at this stupid office desk.

Do you miss anyone today?
Always...but he's coming back from Florida today :)

Do they miss you?
He sure better!

When you're in a bad mood, what will always put you in a better one?
Chocolate, ice cream, or dom.

Do you have any really crazy relatives?
Yes! Many...perhaps more than the average person

When people get depressed are you the one they turn to?
Yes, being that i've got the counselor vibe, they love me.

Does everyone in your life know the real you?
At this point, I would say that most people know the real person I am today. Most however do not know the real person I was at different times in my past, and that's ok with me.

What were you doing this morning at 8am?
Eating breakfast.

Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
Hell no, i love sleep too much to deprive myself.

What was the weather like on your last birthday?
It was a cool spring day....nothing overly exciting.

What are you listening to?
The sound of people talking to clients on the phone.

Can men and women be "Just Friends"?:
Yes they can

What woke you up this morning?
My bladder...i had to pee at 6:12am.

Do you listen to music everyday?
yes. I don't know how someone doesn't.

Initials?
EEN

Do you enjoy fighting with people?
Avoid it at all costs

Have you ever been in the emergency room?:
Only once for myself when i broke my arm, but also once when i had to take my mom there :(

Do you drink coffee?
Ick. no.

Are you a bad influence?
It depends.....

Have you been to more than 10 concerts?
Yep.

Are you reliable?:
That's one thing i pride myself on.

Do you give in easily?
Usually i'm a pushover

Do you need to do laundry?:
Nah, i just did it last night

How old will you be in 10 months?
25

Do you recycle?
Of course I recycle.

Where is the last place you drove from?
the apartment.

What are your plans for tonight?
Maybe hang out with a friend, or otherwise just hang at the apartment and clean cuz it's a mess

Facebook or Myspace?
Both

What was the highlight of your week?
Seeing the apartment dom will be moving into this week!

Whose car were you in last?
My own

When is the next time you will kiss someone?
Uhh...tomorrow. It'll either be rasberry kisses on little Madison, or real kisses on dom. Or both ;)

What color shirt are you wearing?
Greenish blueish

How long is your hair?
Shoulder length...i don't love it but can't figure out what to do with it

Last movie you watched?
Ocean's 13

Last thing you ate?
Watermelon

Last thing you drank?
Diet Pepsi

Where did you sleep last night?
in my bed

Are you happy right now?
yes

When was the last time you had your heart broken?
After freshman year of college i thought my heart was broken, but now it's all better and hopefully will not feel that way again.

Who/what do you hate/dislike currently?
War, not having money

If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
Dom here, or Money

What is your favorite scent?
Forever Romance by Victoria's Secret, or Clinique happy heart

What were you doing at midnight last night?
probably drooling on my pillow while i slept.

What is the last alcoholic beverage you had?
Malibu Bay Breeze

Who was the last person to send you a text message
Dom

Last time you went swimming in a pool?
Father's Day.

Where was the last place you went shopping?
Bed, Bath, & Beyond

Do you have any expensive jewelery?
Yeah, my grandma buys me the good stuff

AIM or MSN?
AIM

What was the first thing you thought when you woke up?
Ugh, I don't wanna go to work

Have you ever been in a wedding?
My oldest sisters...

Do you have any children?
not yet....gimme 5 years

Ever met anyone famous before?
Some of the cast from the 2nd season of survivor....but reality stars don't count

Do you want to be famous one day?
Nope, the spotlight does not interest me

Have you ever been gambling?
Yes once, it wasn't all that exciting

Erica 1 : Geese 0

2007-06-19T13:53:17Z

So I'm doing this thing Dom introduced me to called "Couch to 5K" in 2 months. It's a pretty cool 3-day a week work out program that just helps you start running at a normal do-able pace. Anyways, so i generally run in the park by my house....here's my survival story

There's all the geese and their babies around my neighborhood. So i'm running, minding my own business and see a huge bunch of geese ahead on either side of the path. There's like 4 adults and 8 medium sized babies and 6 little ones...it was like a goose playdate. So I have no choice but to run through these geese....but they didn't like it. The adult geese start hissing at me, so i stop running and decide walking might be less intimidating to them. Aparently not because then they are hissing and running at me and chasing me. So I again break into a run to get the hell out of there, and then I was safe again.

Who gets almost attacked by geese? Apparently me....haha