So the past 5 months have been so crazy that I feel like I'm living someone else's life. I know that sounds cliche, but things are so...not like they've ever been before. I have niece who's adorable and who I regret not being able to see as much as I do, along with her brother. The rest of the family is doing quite well. Ryan will be 5 tomorrow *tear* and he'll be going to kindergarten this fall which is about the craziest thing ever. Ryan and I have always had something that I can't really explain. He was born at a time where I didn't feel like I had anybody and he was a needy newborn so him and I have always been close. I don't think he'll ever know or understand how much he has helped me. When he was born he was basically my reason for staying alive. And for him to being going to kindergarten in the fall is absolutely crazy. Anna turned 2 not long ago and she's definitely got the terrible 2's thing down. She's adorable though and more than anything she thinks Andy is awesome.
This last February my two RF besties and I signed a lease for an apartment. We're moving in on Sept. 1. I couldn't be more excited about this. Lately especially, the dorms have been awful. There really isn't one thing we do that we don't get yelled at for being too loud. Lumps and I took showers one night and were chatting and apparently the RA said that we were uber loud even though the people across the hall couldn't hear us. I have a real problem with RA's lately. I've always liked mine and she's generally really good at what she does. But lately my friends and I can't make a sound without getting trouble (during quiet hours) and yet her and all of her friends run around the room screaming. Not quite fair, and everyone knows how it is. Different people definitely have different sets of rules. I'm also really going to miss some things though. In the past couple of months I've gotten really close to some girls in the building. And that's going to be really hard not having an endless supply of friends just a few steps away. For sure though we will be seeing eachother often. So next year there will be 3 of us in a 3 bedroom apartment so that we can each have our own rooms and we can get away from the dorms. We'll only be moving about 3 blocks off of campus though so walking/biking to class will be no big deal. The whole thing is really exciting but yet really scary at the same time. All and all I know it will be fine, but it's still going to be scary.
That just leaves me with the summer. Friday I learned that I was accepted as an intern with Ramsey County working in an Adult Probation office who handles only domestic abuse offenders. I really couldn't be more happy with this position. When I interviewed with them it just felt really right. I liked all the people that I met and everyone was very willing to let me observe as much as possible. They pretty much offered me it on the spot which was very exciting. They told me that they would be willing help set me up with lots of different things throughout the summer. So hopefully I can be set up with a ride-along, tours of correctional facilities, listening in on court cases, sitting in on probation meetins, weekly staff meetings, and lots of other awesome opportunities. Another reason I'm excited about this is because I turned down an interview with Washington County before I knew for sure that this internship was mine. As risky as it seems there just seemed to be something with Ramsey that I really loved and made me confident that they would offer me the internship.
The one challenge with the whole thing is that it's unpaid. But since it's only 3 days a week I'll be getting a second job that will actually pay. It's all going to be a challenge but I can honestly say I've never been this excited for summer. Another change that may be happening is me moving in with my uncle. He has a basement apartment that's about 10 minutes away from the internship versus the 1 hour from my parents house. Not that it matter or anything but I'd also be a lot closer to Andy.
Oh yeah, Andy n' me are still together. The stresses of this past semester have definitely put our relationship on the rocks a few times but for some reason or fate or whatever we always seem to come out stronger because of it. Getting engaged has come up quite a bit this year so I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Nothing I can really do about it but *force* myself to say yes when it happens. The whole me off campus him in the dorms thing kinda worries me a bit, but I know we'll be ok. We'll both be on the same campus everyday and only about 4 blocks away. Also he's getting a cell phone (hopefully) for his birthday from me, so it'll make things a lot easier. As excited as I am about the summer, not being with him everyday is the one dark hole in my plans. This whole move out thing is really starting to hit me soon. As much as I'm going to miss my friends, he's going to be the one thing that's the hardest. But I'll be doing something I should hopefully really enjoy and I'll hopefully be moving out of mom and dad's and into a more independent place with much better cell phone reception so it should be fine. Yeah...it'll be fine. It has to be. Because we're Andy and Cassie and we're just one of those things that's just meant to be. Never seen anything like him and I (maybe that's a good thing hmm) and there's no doubt in my mind that we'll be fine <3
And on the upside, after July 15 I can just drink my summer away.
Cheers!
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