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[December 05, 2008 | 04:21 PM] [ music | The Lime Tree - Trevor Hall ]

make my wish come true, all I want for christmas is you [December 02, 2008 | 04:34 PM] [ music | Carol of the Bells - Celtic Woman ] I know I'm not a religious person by all means, but since I've been back from my trip to New York I've done a lot of thinking about what I'm thankful for in a more secular sense. I really am so thankful for all my friends, new and old. Prior to my trip my sister had warned me that I needed to balance seeing my family with seeing my friends, and I thought to myself that there were really only two or three people tops that I NEEDED to see. Brendan was picking me up from the airport and I couldn't want to run to him in the baggage claim room movie style and jump on him and give him the biggest hug. He really has been my closest guy friend this past year, which is so weird to think because when we first met it was not by choice and we hated each other. He has acted like a big brother figure to me and always been there for me when I needed him. It's always good to know that on the other end of a 13 hour trip someone like that is there waiting for you. The other two, Dawn and Madelaine - are both the most important girls in my life. Each of them in their own way have been a big part of my life through all the ups and downs. Saying goodbye to them in August was one of the hardest things to ever do. No matter how much we've fought or disagreed. I remember thinking all through senior year "we would just be a phone call away" and "it's really going to fly by" and I assured both of them that when we talked about the future... I assure you, after watching them walk out my front door that night in August I realized this was not the case. I've never felt further away from a best friend in my life. It's been so hard here not having that crutch to lean on, or that best friend to be with. In our own ways we've all 'defied gravity' if you will and leapt into our own future... Three paths leading to complete opposite ends of the world. I was scared that coming home to them this past weekend would just make me realize further how much things have changed and how different we've become but that wasn't the case. Laying on Dawn's bedroom floor and talking about boys, or having Casella-style ladies night with my mom and her famous pasta dishes... Driving around and getting 3am phone calls from a Sleep-strucken Cathy O'Connell demanding of our whereabouts or late night stops to starbucks or seven eleven. When I landed in JFK Tuesday All I had on my mind was to get home and have a family dinner, see Kevin and Cory and the puppies, and Surprise my best friends, but I have to say when the weekend was over I realized that there was so much more to it than that. It surprised me to find when I went out how many people were genuinely excited and happy to see me. I have so many friends that I've met through Brendan who in the past year I've been so blessed to meet. Most of them however I always assumed were just kids that ran in the same social circles as me, and Weren't really looking to be close friends. It really truely surprised me How much some of them care about me. Scott threw a party that was better than I could have asked for, all the girls are so open and welcoming to treat me as an equal, and not "that girl at the party we didn't go to high school with or hang out with" as did the guys. It was a good way to end the week spending every night with people Who I know are worth the time and effort to be friends with, and care about... a struggle I've been having with my every so selfish roommate lately. It was really nice to come home to that change and I miss it already. I never thought I'd be this excited to go home again, but I can't wait for December 18th.

[November 10, 2008 | 12:13 PM] [ music | The Animals Were Gone - Damien Rice ] Dear Dr. Ted Zerucha - Thank you for being the most understanding man in the history of this planet. -Katie Casella I feel like it's so hard to do well here... Like every time I feel like I'm excelling in one class, I'm in danger of failing another class. All I have to say is It should be interesting when the final grades come in. P.S. Dear Misty Mayfield, WHy on earth is it so impossible to get an advising meeting with you BEFORE spring registration?!?!? SERIOUSLY WOMAN? -Katie Casella

I'm supposed to be resting up for my powderpuff game tomorrow [November 08, 2008 | 02:43 AM] [ music | One Man Drinking Games - Mayday Parade ] there is a huge update i can't wait to write about the election when i have time to make it concise and elaborate. All I'm going to say for now is that I have relatives that live in two out of the three states that voted against equal marriage rights in this past election... which scares me because it makes me wonder if i really know them, how they feel on these issues, and if we weren't related how i would feel about them if we met on the street and talked politics. anyway. i'm a sorority girl now. it's weird, but i like it. i'm our powderpuff team's star running back, which is really exciting for me considering our high school was the only high school in america that didn't have an annual powderpuff game. for me to participate in. life is good. life is really good actually. i can't help but wake up every morning and feel better and better about myself, and my future, thinking that we're on the brink of a better tomorrow. with that said, goodnight ljay - here's to waking up again tomorrow.

fall break. [October 11, 2008 | 02:35 PM] [ music | There It Go (The Whistle Song) - Juelz Santana ] I'm so excited that this is where I'm goign for fall break. So excited infact, that i wish i could just pack up my betseyville luggage right now and jet off with justin.

come home [September 28, 2008 | 04:35 PM] [ music | I Can Tell That We Are Gonna Be Friends - Jack Johnson ] 6 months ago yesterday was my first trip to Boone, NC. It was the day that everything changed for me, and I had a glimpse of what my new life would be like down here south of the Mason Dixie. I would never go back to before 6 months ago.

[September 26, 2008 | 04:27 AM] [ music | We Dreamed In Heist - Anberlin ] I don't sleep anymore. The same things are always haunting me... its 4:30am, i have a class at 10. My roommate snores really loud when she's passed out drunk. This weekend is parents weekend, and I really wish my parents could be here. I wish they could come to duck pond field with me to check out the tailgating, and experience a real mountaineer football game... I guess I'm excited for game day either way but it just would be really special to get to spend it with them. I got my english paper back today and who knew? i know how to write? atleast i'm doing something right... i guess my next post will have to be filled with pictures and fun and entertainment since these last couple have been really boring. goodnight.

[September 24, 2008 | 03:09 AM] [ music | Rootless Tree - Damien Rice ] I don't know what I want to be when I grow up.... and It's haunting me. first big exam tomorrow. WIsh me luck.

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