I will call him J

From now on I will refer to my boyfriend as J because I hate the word boyfriend. It just sounds so middle school. I think it makes me sound like a stupid little girl who is obsessed with her boyfriend and jumps at every chance to use the word boyfriend. As much as I am proud and excited that J is my boyfriend, I still do not like the word very much. I gave my group presentation today....the one I was dreading. It went a lot better than I thought it would. I put off making the visual aid, a mock up of the game Operation, for weeks. I was so nervous because I had to draw the man on it and I cannot draw. I sketched him in pencil last week and then last night I finished the sketch and brought it to my group for their approval. They thought he was cute so I finished him in marker. He turned out soo much better than I thought he would. I was pretty pleased. I don't have anything major going on again until my Soc test next Wednesday. I should start reading and looking over the vocabulary for that today. I think that's what I'll do at my other job tonight. This weekend is my mother's birthday. I need to get something for her. I'm not getting her glassware. I got her a nice tote bag from the college bookstore, but I think she deserves more than that. She will like the bag because it has a pocket that zips inside and the top closes with a snap so things are less likely to fall out. It is pretty heavy-duty as well. My dad will help me find something for her on Saturday when he is up for my induction into the math honor society. I just found out that by joining this I'll get an honor cord at graduation. I like those cords...they make me feel important. I'm so terrible at math so I think it's really funny that they are letting me in. I can study really really hard and do well at it, but I forget what I learned pretty quickly and I go back to sucking at math. I guess my hard work pays off though because it will be a nice resume builder and another honor cord. Tomorrow is the Patty Griffin concert with my dad. I'm really excited about it! I'm not sure what I am going to wear yet. I think I have it narrowed down, but I'm not sure. I'll have to try on several outfits tomorrow before I decide. Also, my dad is going to meet J for the first time. We are going to stop in Chippewa to have dinner with him. I'm also excited about that. I'll get back to school kind of later, but I don't have to be anywhere until 11AM on Friday morning so I'll be fine. Last night I had dinner with my big. I love her. We always have fun together. She's so wonderful to talk to. She is so smart and sweet. I can't wait to celebrate her birthday with her. Her actual birthday is today, but she is going out with her mother today so we must celebrate another day. It will be a good time. We think we may do it April Reign weekend because that is the only weekend that both of us will be at school and it won't be the weekend before finals. Yesterday, I noticed that the battery in my blue watch died. The last time I noticed that it died was when I was 17. I was in the airport, saying goodbye to my parents as I was leaving to fly by myself for the first time. I had always flown with my parents before. I was on my way to California to visit my aunt and cousins. I cried at the gate when I had to leave my parents behind. On my way back, I cried when I got through the gate, leaving my aunt and my cousin's husband and son behind. I have problems saying goodbye. I think I may have cried when I left my uncle at the gate in the airport when I was flying to Texas last December. I usually say "See ya" to people rather than "goodbye" because it sounds less harsh. I hate goodbyes.