The Adventures of Kristine

I took a Furlough on Friday (ahh the joys of a four day weekend) and made it an amazingly productive day.  I got down to the beach for an hour or so, went for a long bike ride, and most importantly, completed and sent out all of my paper work for the program we are applying for for our New Zealand work holiday.

WELL [...]

This being the first five day week I’ve worked in awhile, it REALLY hurts. And it has nothing to really do with the fast that I have a longer commute than I used to (of course it does help) or that I pay four times more to get to work now  (I don’t pay rent anymore [...]

It’s been a week and a day now since I moved back home.  Strange how quickly time goes by, but yet can still drag along. Overall, it’s been going very smoothly.  My parents are a tremendous help getting me to and from the bus (my mom has been driving me and my dad gets in around [...]

As I mentioned earlier today, this past weekend I took the plunge and moved home to Middletown. I know, why oh why would I ever leave my wonderful apartment in Hoboken to move home, to live in my parent’s basement (which was recently renovated. it’s not like a creepy dungeon), add an hour & 45 [...]

It’s finally beginning to sink in: We are ACTUALLY doing this.  It’s one thing to plan, brain storm, further discuss, and plan some more. But it’s another thing to book the tickets.

So it is final my friends! Kyle & I will be leaving September 21st for a week in California. We both have friends and family out [...]

I remember when my future was a clean slate and instead of taking advantage of it and exploring my possibilities, felt overwhelmed with the emptiness. I didn’t know what I wanted to be or where to go. I didn’t see what opportunities were available, so took the safe route and did the college way and somehow ended [...]