Nearly There

So the fall semester is almost over for me. I have 3 more finals in two days and then I get to go home! I'll be home for less than a month and then it's off to Florence for 4 months!

Danielle recently went through weight-loss surgery a little over a week ago and she's been doing pretty well so far. She's had quite a bit of pain but that's to be expected and even that seems to not be as bad now. As far as I know, she's already lost 20+ pounds. I'm so happy for her and proud of her. This is something that she really thought about for a long time and she'll finally be able to help correct some other underlying health conditions.

Rachel has VERY recently quit drinking! Monday she was a full day sober. I know how that sounds to everyone and honestly, I don't care. People have talked shit about my sister since I was 12 and I've taken a good amount of feedback and shit about her. I'm proud of my sister for coming to the decision to quit drinking. It'll definitely help her socially and mentally. Alcoholism runs deep on both sides of my family. I don't exactly know how much or how often she drank but it was obviously enough to have her come to this decision and I'm sure it wasn't made lightly. Regardless, I'm still proud that she came to this decision and my family has always been very supportive so there's no doubt that my family will help her with whatever she needs.

My boyfriend recently told me about this internship thing that RPI does. He said it's a co-op thing and that it would start in June and run through the fall semester. I think it's basically a short term job placement kind of deal. He'll get work experience and get paid which I know he worries about a lot. I don't exactly know how I feel about it. Well that's a lie, I do. I really want him to do it because I know it's a great opportunity for him. He needs the "real world" work experience and really, for him, getting paid is kind of a bonus. He worries that because he can't work while in school, financial burden falls on me. We're good at splitting whatever costs we have now (mostly who's got the bill for dinner, gas money, or the movies). He deserves to do this. I'm more worried about where he'll be placed and how often will we get to see each other. I don't know a lot about it because he's not even fully sure if he wants to do it.

Other than all that, nothing really to report. I have 3 more finals, finishing up things for Italy, and then before I know it, I'll be in a different country. I hope everyone is doing well and I wish everyone the best of luck in their endeavors.

Peace <3