Real World Mom

One of the benefits of living at the New Jersey Shore is the boardwalk. (My apologies for the crappy cell phone photo. Bad mom forgot her camera!)

A friend and I took my daughter and one of her friends to spend too much money hang out on the boardwalk last night. The girls had a lot of fun–and so did we!

Here they are on a ride that is somewhat like an upside-down ferris wheel. As they would pass us (upside-down), they’d wave. Although this is the kind of thing I loved when I was younger, I wanted to puke just watching it!

This one was slightly easier for me to watch. It goes around in large circles, first in one direction, and then the other. This shot was taken while the ride was stopped, pretty high up. (Did I mention I’m also afraid of heights?)

In case you hadn’t already guessed, I didn’t go on any of the rides. I just enjoyed watching the girls have a blast! But I did treat myself to this cool mug:

Gotta love this philosophy, right?

Recently, I’ve come across some interesting headlines in the news that I thought were worth sharing.  Hope you enjoy!

Forty-four year old woman gives birth to her eighteenth child. Eighteen kids??  What the hell is she thinking?!  Among the brood are 10 girls and eight boys.  I’m going to have nightmares.

Seventy-three year old man grows pot along with his begonias. Police believe neighborhood kids actually planted the marijuana in with the flowers on the man’s doorstep.  This poor guy was apparently admired for gardening skills even he didn’t know he had!

Man blows up his apartment while spraying for bugs. Should this guy be living alone??  Fortunately, he’s ok, but his apartment is a loss.

Sanjib Saha divorces pretend wife. Then his real wife found out, and the shit hit the fan!  I can certainly understand wanting to be divorced, but…duh!

Hope you’re all smiling! 

Continuing with my “summer theme”, I give you this week’s Give Me 5 Monday from Becca at BeccA’s Buzz!

Give me 5 fun summer vacation memories from your childhood:

1. Spending time at my grandparents’ house. They lived in upstate Pennsylvania, and I loved it!
2. When I was 13, we drove to Florida, and spent a week there. I think that was my first ‘real’ vacation.
3. Going to Hershey Park with family and friends. The SooperDooperLooper was one of my favorite rides! (You could not pay me to get on that thing now!)



4. Sleeping late–and not feeling guilty!
5. Trips to the shore. (For those of you who don’t already know, I’m originally from PA. Now, I’m lucky enough to live at the shore!)

The ‘Give Me Five’ Monday meme is designed to share fun info with each other in a simple short list! Here’s how it works. Each week, I will put out a random topic from my list of topics and you share 5 answers of your choice on the given topic and link back here! You can add photos, links or stories or just a simple list of your own of 5 things that relate to the topic as it pertains to you and your life experiences. It doesn’t have to be in any order of importance unless otherwise specified. Sign up for weekly reminder emails @ beccagirl@charter.net.

Summer is my absolute favorite season. Here are some of the reasons why I love summer so much:

• Laying in the sun totally relaxes me
• The sound of seagulls
• Going to the beach (although I like that any time of year)
• Seeing (and smelling) all the beautiful flowers
• I’m able to wear shorts, go barefoot, or wear sandals
• It’s butterfly season
• Barbecues
• Sandy beaches
• The boardwalk
• Gardening
• Green leaves on the trees
• I can spend time outside
• My semi-tan

What are your favorite things about summer?

Real World Mom is now a college student!

About 26 new students gathered in the lounge for orientation. I have to admit, I felt completely out of my element at first. Of those 26 people, I’m sure I was the only one old enough to drink!

We were taken on a tour of the campus–which probably would have been more enjoyable had it not been so hot and humid–but I found it helpful.

Finally, we went to a lecture hall to meet advisors and begin scheduling our classes.

Being the anal detail-oriented person that I am, I already had my ideal schedule worked out, as well as a back-up to that.  Unfortunately, none of my classes were available at any of the times I wanted.  So, I did the best I could.

I’ll be taking three classes on-campus and two more online.  Hopefully I’ve set it up so that my work hours won’t be affected too much.  We shall see!

On Thursday, I’m going back to spend some time in the Financial Aid Office.  Originally, it seemed that my financial aid award would fully cover my tuition and books.  I found out yesterday that isn’t quite the case.  So, I have to go and see what, if anything, can be done.

I’m off to lay in the sun for a bit while it’s still sunny!