i never would have thought i would have the chance for something this aweosme

so, i have to admit, i just found a perk to becoming an environmental engineer. a consulting firm visited work on friday who owns offices all over the world, some of which include japan, hawaii, and australia. i have my heart set on hawaii pretty much. i talked to greg about it, and, though his dislike for beaches, he agreed that it would be amazing to move there. i pretty much have my heart set on it. i need a change. though that's a pretty drastic change, it would be a dream come true for me. who wouldn't want to live there? so i got a little obsessive and looked up places and jobs this morning, and there's stuff there for both greg and i. moving from my family would be so hard. not being able to see bruce and kaitlyn grow up, or go to their sports games or ballet performances would suck. and greg has a new nephew that he would miss, but it would only be for a few years. i don't think i plan on spending my life there; it would just be something for a few years. i don't want to have kids there or anything because it's too expensive. an apartment there is like paying for a mortgage. but it would be well worth it, and everyone would have a free place to stay for vacation. we were talking about either buying a condo there or just renting an apartment. it's definately something to look forward to. i told my parents about it, and they seemed to think that it's something i should go for because, well, why not? who wouldn't move there if they had the opportunity?

what you want isn't what you need

so, i can't believe that february is already almost half over. honestly, it's not going fast enough for me. the faster it goes, the shorter this semester will be. it's definately turning out to be a hard semester. seems like i have to go to my professor everytime i have homework due, and i can't do my physiochem homework without my other classmates' help. i guess that's just how it is sometime though. it wouldn't be school without stress. besides, it makes it that much more satisfying when i do good in them. it's almost over, that's what i like telling myself.

i've been hanging out with my friends mike, jim, ben, sean, and other mike a lot lately. we've been going to a diner once a week to hang out, and it's so much fun. it's a good time to kick back and shoot the shit for hours on end as we all sip coffee. we've been yelled at by the manager because of loudness coming from our table, which i think turns out to be a good story haha. there's just never any stress when hangin out with the guys. it's a wonder what joking and laughing will do for the soul.

i joined a rec volleyball team, which starts next week. i'm pretty excited. it's been awhile since i've played...like 3 years. our name is "practice safe sets". pretty clever i must say. i hope we win because i don't think i'm gonna be the star of the team. a good way to get rid of stress too :)