As far as my goal to watch all 10 Best Picture nominated films before the Oscars, I am 70% there! We have "Winter's Bone" at my apartment waiting to be viewed, I am planning on seeing "Black Swan" tomorrow, and then I'll just have to see "True Grit" before the 27th. I'm excited that the completion of this task is actually happening!
As you all know, yesterday was Valentine's Day, and many of you also know that I am quite the sap. Therefore, I love Valentine's Day and all of the romance that comes along with it. While I did not get to celebrate with my wonderful Valentine yesterday due to work and school, we had an amazing time celebrating this weekend! Saturday was our personal Valentine's Day and we went out for a nice dinner to Wild Mango in North Olmsted. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was wonderful, and the prices were very reasonable. We are already talking about going back! We then went to South Park Mall because Chris needed to return a pair of jeans (obviously the romantic part of our date! lol) and we ended up meeting my parents for dessert at Houlihan's. It was such a nice surprise that it worked out for us to meet up with them. We caught up, enjoyed some food, and then headed our separate ways.
On Sunday I had to go to a Narcotics Anonymous meeting as a requirement for my Chemical Dependency Counseling class, and my friend picked me up at Chris' apartment since the meeting was in Elyria. The meeting was fine, but the better part was coming back to Chris' apartment to find flowers, a sweet card, and the cutest elephant stuffed animal (they're my favorite!). He had already bought me my Valentine's Day gift a few weeks prior, but this was such a thoughtful surprise. He truly is the best!
My surprises
Heading out to dinner
So now that Valentine's Day is over, I am faced with the reality that my life is absolutely crazy right now! My client load at my internship is picking up, which is definitely a good thing, but is also pretty stressful at the same time as it keeps me busy most hours I am at work. On top of that, I have many projects and papers that I should be starting for school to get ahead. I also registered to take the dreaded NCE licensure exam over my Spring Break, so that has me stressed out/frantically studying as well. I will definitely be relieved to get it over with (and hopefully pass) so I can focus more on applying for jobs and completing all of the paperwork that needs to be done for the end of my internship/graduation. The last day of finals is exactly three months from today...the countdown begins!
Hope all of you are doing well and had a lovely Valentine's Day! I'm off to study =\
