February 22, 2004
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Ha. My four inch heels are just regular black high heels, Calvin Klein’s. Everyone asks me how I can walk with them on, but it’s so easy. Just lift your feet higher…
I’ve decided that I’m not going to go to college next year. I’m gonna take the year off and work. It’s funny. My mom supported my decision, but my dad didn’t. I just think it’s right because I’m not ready, and I know it. 2 months and a week isn’t enough time for me to recover from high school and jump head first into college. I don’t think I could handle it. I can hardly handle high school right now. My dad seems to think that I’ll never go to college if I don’t go right away. So I asked him if he doubts that I’ll go to college, if he doubted me, essentially. He wouldn’t answer that question. I knew that was what he was thinking.
It’s kinda scary. I know my dad better than he knows himself. I always point out his habits to him, and he says that he didn’t know. I always know what he’s thinking. I know what kinds of gifts to get him. Like his birthday present this last year: I cross stitched this really pretty red dragon flying across the sun for him, then I added “Happy 39th Birthday, Love, Crystal”. I knew he’d love it and I made it right in front of him, except for the letters of course, and he didn’t know it was for him. Then I had it framed and everything. And for Christmas I got him a dolphin snow globe that lights up and a CD I knew he’d love, which he did. He listens to the CD all the time in his truck. And I know that my mom will love anything you get her that’s some sort of decoration for the house that matches somewhere.
All my sisters are easy to please, just get them some jewelry. Hmm. But I’ve been thinking about other gift ideas for them. I’m gonna give Taylor a scrapbook decorated with horses that I’m gonna make sometime. The same with Rach, except with dolphins and killer whales. I’m not sure about Ashley. I’m not that close to her, which is sad. She likes clothes, makeup, smelly stuff, but I know of nothing that requires any thought. But it’s kinda hard when I only see her about once a month. And she’s always sick, poor thing. Maybe I’ll make her a quilt, I dunno……
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I took a year and a half off in the middle of college. I wanted to withdraw my fifth semester because I got off to a horrible start (new school, new state, waiter job, PARTY!!!!!). My parents were afraid I’d never go back, and I let them talk me into staying. Well, I got a .4 gpa that term and the next term started the same so I just withdrew and told them later. I took a year off then came back and finished out and did pretty well. Then I took three years between undergrad and law school. A little time off from school is not necessarily a bad thing. A year of working will probably make college look a whole lot better.
Oh, and don’t get near me with the heels.
My wife will kill me!
lol. I only wear my heels on Saturdays with my suit, the rest of the time I wear chunky platforms (I’m sorry…), sneakers, flip flops, other weird shoes. I love shoes…