Attention Ladies,
Leggings and a short tunic with uggs and nichole richie bug sunglasses is NOT an acceptable outfit.
Your immediate compliance is appreciated.
Thank you,
Jenna
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
If you dont have anything nice to say...
Well, I dont have too many nice things to say about Philly, but I need a break from thesis hell and to vent a little... The last few days have not been so great and I'm trying really hard to stay positive and keep my eyes on the finish line of graduation.
This weekend we went to New York to visit Mr. F's family for the Greek Orthodox Easter and had the MOST DELICIOUS Egyptian food! It was alot of fun and nice to get out of Philly for the day. However, on our way home we got stuck in traffic and a trip that should take 2 hrs took 3 to get back. We were exhausted from not sleeping well the over the last week with Aidan being sick. Fortunately, we were able to find a street parking spot...or so we thought. On Monday morning in the cold and rain I walk to where we left the car and there were no cars for blocks! I started to panic because I had to drop the Little Man off at daycare then catch 2 buses to make it to class! Well, in the light of day with a little more sleep I reread the parking sign that says "Tow zone 7am-9am, 2 hr parking 9am-5pm" &*(^*&#@%!!!! So realizing the Parking Authority had towed our car sometime in the last 45 min (it was 7:45am) I manage to hail a cab and get the little guy to daycare, catch those buses and make it to class only 5 min late. Whew!
Then came the fun part...one of my classmates offered to take me to the PPA impound lot, which was much appreciated because the last thing I wanted to do was figure out how to get there on the bus in the rain. I also realized that the car is registered to Mr. F since it was his long before we got married, and the insurance is under his mom's name. Fortunately I changed my name on my driver's license, so at least that matched! However, just to be sure because I was NOT making another trip out there, I brought our marriage cert. Better safe than sorry.
Now, if you have seen the show Parking Wars about the Philly Parking Authority, I can tell you from first hand experience that they are not exaggerating or making anything up. After I paid $170 a the cashier's window they told me to move to the next window for the release paperwork. Ok, fine. I scoot over but there is no one at the second window, however there is someone at the 3rd window helping the guy infront of me. I wait for a few minutes until the lady behind the 3 window yells at me that the line starts behind the guy at the window. OH. So I move behind him, then she continues to yell that I have to stand behind the black line on the floor. THERE IS NO BLACK LINE ON THE FLOOR and if there was, I'd be behind it I was back that far. Keep in mind I have been beyond polite and compliant, unlike the majority of the people ahead of me in line... and it wasnt worth the fight. Finally a 3rd person appears behind window number 2 and handles my paperwork. She happened to be very nice, maybe because I had every documentation imaginable and was prepared and polite. I unabashedly did my best southern girl routine.
I'm finally ready to get my car and head to the lot. A bunch of people who witnessed the stand behind the line incident started teasing me about it because they all saw how ridiculous it was. Then because I have VA tags (registration and insurance in Philly costs and arm and a leg)and because I smiled the lot attendant couldnt have been nicer and was concerned I might have to drive to VA that day and even washed off the soap writing they put on the cars to ID them!
Then yesterday I finally got my edits back from my professor for my thesis. NOT GOOD. However, he was impressed I had even gotten anything done as he wasnt expecting me to get him kind of a draft and figured I'd write over the summer. Hell No. I want to be done so badly. I can handle constructive criticism, but finally broke down crying in front of him, which was super embarrassing although he was really nice. I think the pressure of everything from taking care of the baby and having a home life and classes and writing a thesis and not sleeping finally came to a head. I was pissed at myself for crying but what can you do? So now I'm back to work on the edits and hyped up on caffine for the next few days. It is what it is.
However, the bright spot of the day was when I decided to go for a walk last night with the Little Man to Rita's for some ice cream and much to my delight, found a full rewards card in my purse as I was reaching for my cash! So I got my ice cream for free! Its the small things, right? :)
Ok, back to work....
This weekend we went to New York to visit Mr. F's family for the Greek Orthodox Easter and had the MOST DELICIOUS Egyptian food! It was alot of fun and nice to get out of Philly for the day. However, on our way home we got stuck in traffic and a trip that should take 2 hrs took 3 to get back. We were exhausted from not sleeping well the over the last week with Aidan being sick. Fortunately, we were able to find a street parking spot...or so we thought. On Monday morning in the cold and rain I walk to where we left the car and there were no cars for blocks! I started to panic because I had to drop the Little Man off at daycare then catch 2 buses to make it to class! Well, in the light of day with a little more sleep I reread the parking sign that says "Tow zone 7am-9am, 2 hr parking 9am-5pm" &*(^*&#@%!!!! So realizing the Parking Authority had towed our car sometime in the last 45 min (it was 7:45am) I manage to hail a cab and get the little guy to daycare, catch those buses and make it to class only 5 min late. Whew!
Then came the fun part...one of my classmates offered to take me to the PPA impound lot, which was much appreciated because the last thing I wanted to do was figure out how to get there on the bus in the rain. I also realized that the car is registered to Mr. F since it was his long before we got married, and the insurance is under his mom's name. Fortunately I changed my name on my driver's license, so at least that matched! However, just to be sure because I was NOT making another trip out there, I brought our marriage cert. Better safe than sorry.
Now, if you have seen the show Parking Wars about the Philly Parking Authority, I can tell you from first hand experience that they are not exaggerating or making anything up. After I paid $170 a the cashier's window they told me to move to the next window for the release paperwork. Ok, fine. I scoot over but there is no one at the second window, however there is someone at the 3rd window helping the guy infront of me. I wait for a few minutes until the lady behind the 3 window yells at me that the line starts behind the guy at the window. OH. So I move behind him, then she continues to yell that I have to stand behind the black line on the floor. THERE IS NO BLACK LINE ON THE FLOOR and if there was, I'd be behind it I was back that far. Keep in mind I have been beyond polite and compliant, unlike the majority of the people ahead of me in line... and it wasnt worth the fight. Finally a 3rd person appears behind window number 2 and handles my paperwork. She happened to be very nice, maybe because I had every documentation imaginable and was prepared and polite. I unabashedly did my best southern girl routine.
I'm finally ready to get my car and head to the lot. A bunch of people who witnessed the stand behind the line incident started teasing me about it because they all saw how ridiculous it was. Then because I have VA tags (registration and insurance in Philly costs and arm and a leg)and because I smiled the lot attendant couldnt have been nicer and was concerned I might have to drive to VA that day and even washed off the soap writing they put on the cars to ID them!
Then yesterday I finally got my edits back from my professor for my thesis. NOT GOOD. However, he was impressed I had even gotten anything done as he wasnt expecting me to get him kind of a draft and figured I'd write over the summer. Hell No. I want to be done so badly. I can handle constructive criticism, but finally broke down crying in front of him, which was super embarrassing although he was really nice. I think the pressure of everything from taking care of the baby and having a home life and classes and writing a thesis and not sleeping finally came to a head. I was pissed at myself for crying but what can you do? So now I'm back to work on the edits and hyped up on caffine for the next few days. It is what it is.
However, the bright spot of the day was when I decided to go for a walk last night with the Little Man to Rita's for some ice cream and much to my delight, found a full rewards card in my purse as I was reaching for my cash! So I got my ice cream for free! Its the small things, right? :)
Ok, back to work....
Saturday, April 18, 2009
BEAUTIFUL weather!!
What a whirlwind week its been and I'm happy to report today has made up for the previous few days. First of all, Aidan had his first cold and it was miserable!! The poor kid had the terrible sniffles and ended up with a fever yesterday. The night we spent on the la-z-boy was not fun, but the fever finally broke last night and he was back to his old self today, just in time for the most amazing weather!
I also managed to send in a draft of my completed thesis. I can hardly believe it, but looks like I might be graduating ;) Of course I'm still waiting for my advisory to send me his edits, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed the worst is over...and I've got great stories for Aidan when he complains about homework in 8 years, I'll just remind him I wrote my thesis on no sleep and typed with one hand while he slept!
Finally, I hope everyone was able to enjoy this incredible weather! We headed to the park like the rest of Philly and enjoyed the sunshine. Aidan loooved it as much as we did, so here are some pictures...
I also managed to send in a draft of my completed thesis. I can hardly believe it, but looks like I might be graduating ;) Of course I'm still waiting for my advisory to send me his edits, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed the worst is over...and I've got great stories for Aidan when he complains about homework in 8 years, I'll just remind him I wrote my thesis on no sleep and typed with one hand while he slept!
Finally, I hope everyone was able to enjoy this incredible weather! We headed to the park like the rest of Philly and enjoyed the sunshine. Aidan loooved it as much as we did, so here are some pictures...
Monday, April 13, 2009
exhaustion setting in
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and didn't make yourself sick eating too much chocolate like I did!
Things in our house have been very busy as I realized I have 3 weeks of class left. I'm super excited but feeling stressed because my thesis still isnt done (its due next Friday!!!) ughh and because I still have other projects and classes to worry about. Oh, and I'm hoping to get a job too. I'm trying not to worry about it because over the last year things have just worked out better than I could ever hope... and I have enough to worry about right now.
I cant believe I'm actually graduating with my masters!!! Unfortunately, no one in my field is hiring so I'm probably going to be an office assistant again, which stinks, but it will be great to have some income, especially as my loans repayments are going to start soon.
However, before I can get too excited about graduating, I actually have to get my work done... Lately Aidan has not been sleeping well and Mr. F and I don't know what to do. Its like he's reverted to being 4 weeks old again. We were up 6 times on Saturday night! This has been going on for about 3 or 4 weeks...try writing a thesis on such interrupted sleep with little to no caffeine (I'm trying to avoid it cause Aidan gets a rush when he nurses). The poor kid also has his first cold and keeps choking at night:( coincidence that he started daycare last week? probably not.
Last night I was up till 2am doing homework, just in time for Aidan to wake up so I could feed him. I think I got about 4 hrs of interupted sleep. Awesome. that could explain my professor said, "Jenna, you look exhausted." when I walked in this morning.
My plan right now is to just keep swimming and remembering, "this too shall pass."
If you have a chance, take a nap for me! :)
Things in our house have been very busy as I realized I have 3 weeks of class left. I'm super excited but feeling stressed because my thesis still isnt done (its due next Friday!!!) ughh and because I still have other projects and classes to worry about. Oh, and I'm hoping to get a job too. I'm trying not to worry about it because over the last year things have just worked out better than I could ever hope... and I have enough to worry about right now.
I cant believe I'm actually graduating with my masters!!! Unfortunately, no one in my field is hiring so I'm probably going to be an office assistant again, which stinks, but it will be great to have some income, especially as my loans repayments are going to start soon.
However, before I can get too excited about graduating, I actually have to get my work done... Lately Aidan has not been sleeping well and Mr. F and I don't know what to do. Its like he's reverted to being 4 weeks old again. We were up 6 times on Saturday night! This has been going on for about 3 or 4 weeks...try writing a thesis on such interrupted sleep with little to no caffeine (I'm trying to avoid it cause Aidan gets a rush when he nurses). The poor kid also has his first cold and keeps choking at night:( coincidence that he started daycare last week? probably not.
Last night I was up till 2am doing homework, just in time for Aidan to wake up so I could feed him. I think I got about 4 hrs of interupted sleep. Awesome. that could explain my professor said, "Jenna, you look exhausted." when I walked in this morning.
My plan right now is to just keep swimming and remembering, "this too shall pass."
If you have a chance, take a nap for me! :)
Thursday, April 2, 2009
separation anxiety
Today was a big day for the Little Man and I... the first day of daycare. It was so hard to drop him off, and yes, I definitely cried, Aidan didn't cry, but I sure did. The feelings of guilt about having someone else take care of my baby is terrible. I think its what every mom must feel at one time or another. But, I have to believe that giving myself this time to finish my masters and get other things done will make me a better mother. Don't get me wrong, this daycare has come highly recommended and I'm sure he's going to be just fine, the kid is very social so I'm sure he's going to love playing with the other babies...but, well, its just hard. Then to add insult to injury, I had to wait almost 20 min for a bus to come I now have take 2 buses to get to class. ughhh.
This weekend was pretty great too, I was actually very productive and got 5 pages done of my thesis yesterday. The weather was STUNNING and I settled in a coffee shop nearby and put on my "paper writing" playlist. I think I've only got about 12 pages of text left to write and while its ambitious, I'm hoping to get my draft done by Friday. That gives me 2 weeks to get it all straightened out and edited etc.
On Saturday evening Mr. F and I went to my school's Beaux Arts Ball at the Mutter Museum. The theme was "Gatsby's Prohibition" and it was great! People went all out with their outfits including some spats on the guys and 1920's flapper dresses on the girls. I will post a few pictures when get them uploaded. You may know the Mutter Museum as the medical oddities museum... or the American Physician's College.
This weekend was pretty great too, I was actually very productive and got 5 pages done of my thesis yesterday. The weather was STUNNING and I settled in a coffee shop nearby and put on my "paper writing" playlist. I think I've only got about 12 pages of text left to write and while its ambitious, I'm hoping to get my draft done by Friday. That gives me 2 weeks to get it all straightened out and edited etc.
On Saturday evening Mr. F and I went to my school's Beaux Arts Ball at the Mutter Museum. The theme was "Gatsby's Prohibition" and it was great! People went all out with their outfits including some spats on the guys and 1920's flapper dresses on the girls. I will post a few pictures when get them uploaded. You may know the Mutter Museum as the medical oddities museum... or the American Physician's College.
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