Black Friday

Dedication: To the men and women who brace the Black Friday madness-you rock!

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Ladies and gents I'm not sure if you're aware but we are just 13 days away from the greatest holiday ever invented-Black Friday! If you know me, you happen to know it's just my all time favorite holiday. Most people cringe at the thought of waking up at 3:00 a.m. to stand in a line that is longer than I-95.
Not me-I live for that stuff. Trust me when I say shopping is my middle name and doing it on a minimal budget should be my first name.

Every year my mother and I develop a game plan about two days before the big festivities. We create our Christmas list, research the best bargains, clip coupons and map out our store routes.  We always make sure to visit the major department stores first. Perks you ask? JCPenny gifts free Mickey and Minnie snow globes (my mom owns far too many to count), smaller check-out lines and way better deals. Our shopping extravaganza usually ends by noon with a visit to Starbucks for a much needed energy boost. It's a joyous day I tell you and believe when I say the countdown has begun at Casa Ros/Turiano.

In order to help you prep for the greatest holiday, here's a few suggestions from Yahoo. It's a great way to get the 411 on what to do.

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Hasta next time,
Grace

On The Edge of Glory

Dedication: To my partners in crime-my fellow classmates. 

It’s one of the most dreadful times in the semester, midterms!

 To say this week is utter chaos is a lie, it’s hell on wheels-it SUCKS! Mugar (BU’s library) has become my second home, Starbucks has made far too much profit off of my caffeine need and workouts aren’t enough to burn my stress.  You’d think I’d be jumping up for joy realizing I’m almost at the edge of glory (glory = graduation), instead I’m on roller coaster ride full of twist and turns, highs and lows, and jolts that can give you whiplash. 

Midterms are not just tests that weigh heavily on your grade; for a last semester grad student they’re the realization that the end is almost near. It’s a big sign, which screams, “GRACE GET IT TOGETHER.” It’s a reminder that you’ve got two months till the commencement of the rest of your life, two months to pray someone will hire you, two months to study for the COMPS and two months to enjoy noon runs to the BU pub. I haven’t had the opportunity to realize this is all happening till now because my nose has been buried in this...

ALL WEEK!

Now that midterms are over, I think I’ll get it together. I’ll let you know how it goes. If nothing else, I’ll enjoy the edge of glory while sipping on a 2-buck chuck glass of pinot!

Hasta next time,

Grace