HOLY COW!  I can't believe how long it has been since I updated this thing!  I'm sorry to all of you loyal fans who have missed me for so long and have been hanging on the edge of your seat for all of this time to find out what is going on in my life.     Since I am a college student and can't seem to focus tonight any more on studying, I'll update you a little (Reader's Digest version of course!) 

I actually have been keeping very busy with every aspect of life.  Finished out marching band season, my last, and then went Texas two days before Christmas!  Thankfully most of you who read this, know what happened while we were there!   Christmas and New Years was wonderful this year!  Spent with my loving family, friends and Mikee!  January came and it sucked but I turned 21 at the end of the month!!  So that was cool!  But 2 weeks before that some schmuck in the ghetto thought it would be fun to break into my car and steal it so that was grrrr!  The months slowly started to get better though and now it's spring!  I love spring time!  I get the WORST case of spring fever ever, every year!  I don't want to do anything but be out in the sun and that's tough to do when you are still in school!   Just have to hang in there a few more weeks and it will all be over with!

Let's see, what else has been going on?!?  I've been working with my favorite fouth grade class at East Elementary again this year but this year Lauren (my sister) and I are doing a class play with them, so that's awesome!  They are such a great group of kids, very talented!  It should be a great show!  I've also been starting to work for Mommom (my grandmother).  She can't keep her house, inside or out, like she used to so I'm taking over and trying to do it to the best of my ability.  It is the least I can do for many reasons.  1. She's my grandmother and I love her to death. 2.  I'm going to be living with her again next year, I should start pulling my weight.  3.  I need another summer job, besides the one at the summer camp so I can afford my new car at the end of the year!  It has been great fun so far though and she couldn't be happier with seeing stuff get done and start to looking better.

Yes, you did read number 2 up above correctly, I'll be living with Mommom again next year.  She needs me there and I can't afford to live on campus any more.  I love living that close and not having to worry about commuting every day but it's just so expensive and not really the safest down there.  It's going to be incredibly hard though, b/c I'm going to miss Megan so much!  We really have grown even closer this year and I have loved every minute of living with her, she is a great roommate!  I just hope she understands and knows that I will be stopping by her new place very often so she better save me a place somewhere with Ringo and Sassy!   It's also going to be hard living farther away from Mikee.  He has been only 2 minutes away all year long and we see each other almost every day so it's going to be very hard getting used to being far away and not seeing him as often (especially not being in band any more and going alumni for TBS).

Let's get onto a happier note!  Mikee and I are still very much together and in love!  In fact, this weekend we will be celebrating our one year anniversary!   I can't believe it has already been a year!  Time flies!  But we are so comfortable it feels like longer and it's wonderful.  Now don't get me wrong, in the last year we haven't had it easy but we always seem to work it out and that's how I continue to see forever with him!  I love you sweetheart!  You are my always...

Now that you are all vomiting I figure I will start to wrap things up.  I've had a lot of bumps since my last post but a few things have gotten me through.  Having a best friend like Megan, a wonderful family and a loving/caring boyfriend like Mikee!  I love you guys!  Until next time, God Bless!

~JQ

"If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it."

Whoa!  I'm updating twice in one week!!!  I know, it's a shocker but please pick yourself up off the floor, close your jaw and read on to see what I've been up to. 

This week has been a long one.  In fact, is it over yet??  I sure hope so.....I'd really love it to be the end of July actually.  Anyway, I'll get to that in a bit.  This week has been full of work and school as usual but school is getting down to the wire for this term so it's a little more stressful.  I had my final lab practical this week and it was freakin hard!  The day before the exam we were told that we needed to know probably around 25 muscles, their origin and insertion and where they were in the body on top of everything else that had been learned since the last practical.  AHHHHHH!!!  is all I have to say to that!  Thankfully though, I have one of the most caring boyfriend ever....the day before my exam was supposed to be our day to hang out and be together but instead he watched Spiderman 1 with Jordan (my brother) and made sure I was studying......then took us out to dinner and we saw Spiderman 2......AND THEN he came back home with me and helped me study until about 12:15am.  He quizzed me until I knew it and wouldn't stop until I did.  The next day during my test I was incredibly greatful that he did!  Thanks Mikee!   This week looks to be much of the same.  I have my final exam in my lecture on Wednesday and then my new classes start on Thursday.  I really think I'm learning what having your brain fried is!  Hence why I'm looking forward to the end of July/beginning of August.

At the end of July my friend of 20 years (Yes that is how old I am.  We are exactly one month apart and have been friends since the day he was born.), Jess, is coming in town from Colorado with his mom to visit.  Since we've gotten older we don't get to stay in touch like we used to and really look forward to our summer visits (when they get to happen).  Then while he is here the drum corps show is going to be going on!  I love the drum corps show!  Every year for the last 4 or so I have gone and worked it.  It's a great way to spend a summer evening.  Not only do you get to see wonderful groups perform (fellow band geeks) but I also get to see all of my friends from high school b/c everyone comes back for this event every summer.  And the bonus this year is that I'll have all my college friends there with me too b/c KKPsi and TBS are working it.....WOOHOO!!  So that'll be an awesome evening.  Then the first week in August my entire family on my dad's side will be in town for my cousin Malia's wedding!  I can't wait!  I'm going to get to see family members I haven't seen in years (some in 8-10 years)!  It should be a great week concluding with the wedding which Mikee is my date for!   We're going to dance the night away again......I can't wait to get all dressed up and see him all dressed up(he's a gentleman and a down right stud)....it'll be fantabulous!  Then that next weekend my family and I are probably going to get to go up to Lake Erie to see my grandparents.  I love going up to the lake!  It's so relaxing and just refreshing for the mind and body.  This year I think Mikee is going to come up with us and most likely my sister's boyfriend as well so we might go over to Cedar Point....which would be awesome!  Then two weeks will fly by, most likely full of work and then band starts up again which will take up the rest of the summer.  I can't believe how fast it has gone but am looking forward to some new and exciting stuff this year....like living on campus!  Megan and I should be signing our lease this week some time and be set and ready to go for the fall!!  It'll be great.....I'm looking forward to it!

Phew!  I'm exhausted just talking about all that stuff!  But at the same time, I can't wait!  It is going to be a fun end to the summer....especially once these classes are over! For now though, I'm outta here!  I hope everyone is enjoying their summer and not having too much fun without me!  Take care everyone!  ::::huge "real" hugs to you all:::::  God Bless!

~JQ

Oh my goodness!  I didn't give you a "Mikee and Me" update!!    Anyway, we are traveling that road of life very comfortably together and enjoying every minute we get to spend together!  We're very much in love! I love you sweetheart!