All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.
-Aristotle

man, big bear ain't no mammoth! haha..i swear i was soooo confident after our mammoth trip about going to bear..big mistake=(..sucks when you catch an edge, fall backwards, your head snaps back onto the icey/granular snow and your left with a bruised ego=P/buttocks and stiff neck..blahhhh...haha oh well..at least we got to see some snow again...hopefully this tahoe thing goes through and it looks to be like more good times..just kinda worried about going when i should actually be studying for my engineering exam..i'm borrowing a lot of books from my co-worker and he gave me most of them yesterday..a whole box full of references and practice problems..exciting eh? seems more intimidating to me more than anything else..i need to reach back into the attic of my brain and hope it still remembers all this stuff..and i need to get my study mode back..it's just kinda hard to do with my sister's wedding coming up in 2 weeks..the marathon in a month (yikes!) and then my test in mid april..i hope all goes well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

speaking of mid april..yes, i have begun my research for a vacation. and i believe it will occur some time in late april to early may..and i think it'll most likely be to costa ricaaaaaaaaaaaa! duuuuuuuuuuude, it looks soooo fun! they have these packages where you'll get to explore the highlights of the country..like going to the rainforests!!! doing the canopy tour! it looks freaking crazy but at the same time exciting! then there's the beaches..the mountainside..there's so much..i'm just really excited..now i'm debating between 5 or 7 nights..heheh..anyone interested? i should be emailing soon once i get price quotes..yahoooooo..i remember i blogged a while ago about places i'd like to visit..and i know the rainforests were one of them...so i'm really hoping this goes through..let's see..upcoming destinations?

1) japan (thinking nov/dec 2005)
2) europe (the good old contiki tours..thinking 2007..boyfriend needs more vacation time!! ahhhh)
3) australia
4) bahamas/caribbean (2006..heheh)
5) kauai (spelled right?=P)
6) and my u.s. cities..like seattle/chicago/new york/d.c./florida (holiday weekends=)!!)

haha..sounds like a lot..we'll see how it goes..just something for me to look forward too..

so me & boogerlou had a conversation over lunch about who is actually happy with their work/jobs..like who wakes up each morning excited to be doing what they do..sad to say we could only come up with like 2-3 names i think..it's kind of depressing..i mean, i bet the majority of us are just working to work..i mean..we need to get paid right? the bills/loans/vacations/rent/etc..have to be paid..but how cool would it be to make ends meet by way of what you love...like sports stars get paid millions for playing the sport they love..when you're a little kid you write essays about what you want to be when you grow up..i'm sure back then we didn't know how it would feel to actually be doing that job..haha maybe it was just me..but i used to write about how i always wanted to be a dentist (hehe only cuz i wanted the toys that we'd get after our check-up)..then it changed to being an engineer..and you know that if i loved it wouldn't be making posts like these..haha..i dunno..random thought..

so anyways..boyfriends leaving for p.i. tomorrow night..yay that he's finally getting the chance to visit there..i think it'll be such a culture shock for him..we'll see..but i know when i came back, it really humbled me..so maybe in my previous paragraphs i should just be quiet and not complain and just make the most of it all and be grateful for what i have been blessed with..i am..it's just one of those wishful thoughts that always pops in my head..*sigh*miss you boogerhead..have a safe trip and i'll see you in two weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=P