Legal Eagle

I DID IT!!! I finally had my last class of Law School! It feels so good to fianlly be done with 4 years of hard wordk ( well I still have finals but I'm so used to them by now that I'm not even worried). I can't believe I am finally graduating. Luckily I had a great group of friends to share the classes, the stresses,the frustrations and the fears about the legal world with. The 10 of us who refer to ourselves as "The Syndicate" ( our law firm name or the name of our private island if we all make it big) And what an eclectic group we were.... there was the Republican, top our our class, who we know will do great things, there was the women's rights activist who was so wise of the world that it made me in awe of her, there was the hockey jock who's stress level always rose as the semester grew on-- almost a signal to us that finals were coming, the fashionista who could be seen shopping on Zappos when we were supposed to be learning Criminal Law, etc. It took such a common bond as the crazy world of law school to bring us together... and I could not have survived without them. Now it is off to the fulfill my career abition that I established during my undergad-- to become a lawyer--I just have to pass the Bar now:(

Getting older...

So I'm officially older.... not old yet... just older. It all of a sudden hit's you one day that body that you had when you were 20 is not the same body anymore. Some observations:
1. My hands--- I look down at my hands and I see my Mom's, not my Mom's as of 20 years ago but her hands now... I better start moisurizing better.
2. My alcohol tolerance-- it's gone. I have 2 drinks and the next day I feel like crap. What happened to the girl who could down 4 long island ice teas and a couple of beers on a Tuesday night and still make it to class the next day with a full attention span back in college? She went bye, bye.
3. Boobs--- let's not go there other than to say-- gravity.
4. Hair-- where did this gray come from? I'm not 65 yet-- I'm only 33-- what the?
5. Caffeine-- need it, want it, have to have it to survive the day.
6. Finally my mind--- I have always prided myself on my ability to have an amazing memory-- especially when it comes to useless knowledge ( Yes Tori Spelling was on Saved by the Bell- she played Violet Bickerstaff Screech's love interest! Oh and the cheer I tried out for cheerleading in 1989 with went a little something like this "Look out, watch out, here we come, the stong, proud Jaguars and #1) but recently I forgot my friend's Sarah and Stacy's B-day ( I called a day early-- sorry girls-- I'm losing it!) where did it go? I claim in some ways that as I gave birth a little of my mind slipped out as well but COME ON! Better try out for Jeopardy or the World Championship of Pop Culture now while I still have something up there!

TV

Ok so I just read my friend Andrea's blog and I'm laughing at her empowering obsession over the show "Friday Night Lights". Although I don't share in the absolute devotion to the show... there are a couple of shows that make me check the clock every 10 mintues until they are on-- here are my top 10:
1. The Hills---- hello? LA drama stemming from the good old days at Laguna Beach... love LC!!
2. The Bachelor--- yeah I know it's been on for something like 10 years but each "most dramatic rose ceremoney ever" still gets me.
3. Top Chef--- the chef's amaze me. I have to read the instructions to make Hamburger Helper while these people can whip up a garlic based chutney styles chicken with rosemary dressing and a pearand escargot flan. -- What the?
4. Brothers and Sisters-- anyone who has ever seen Steel Magnolias loves Sally Field--and how can you go wrong with a family that owns a winery?
5. Supernanny-- learn how to control children-- 'nuff said.
6. The Real Housewives of New Your City/Orange county--- these women rock! It totally makes you want to go get yourself a sugardaddy.
7. How I Met your Mother-- Doogie Howser as a playa- how cool is that?
8. Rock of Love with Bret Michaels-- there is something about has been '80's hair band members and 20 something strippers looking for love that really warms your heart.
9. Scott Baio is 46 and Pregnant--- Betsy loves Chaichi!
10. Jon and Kate plus 8-- these people are my heros! A pair of twins and a set of sextuplets all in GAP clothing.

Smarty Pants

So when you have kids one of the main things you tend to wonder about is whether your kids will be smart. For my brother who is a genius and his wife who's mother's maiden name is Einstein, there was obviously no question. My neice is already throughroughly involved in doing multiplication tables and reading full chapter books at the age of 6-- yeah their kids are smart. But how do we measure our own kids? There are of course certain milestones that the books and doctors look for like saying full sentences, dressing themselves, etc. But does this indicate intelligence or just good parenting? Take for instance Matthew-- alot of people have told me that the fact that he knows his colors at the age of 2 is advanced.... but of course I go back to the fact that he won't even say his own name. Do I think he is smart? Of course-- I'm his Mom. But should I really be amazed when he does things that other kids aren't at his age? It all goes back to what you hope for your child. Of course I hope that my kids have intelligence but I really want then above all to have a big portion of their Dad's common sense. Especially as they get to be teenagers, the need to know right from wrong seems to be as important if not more than learning and excelling at geometry. I'm not knocking school ( hello I've been going for 22 years!) but I am hoping that I'm able to parent correctly in helping the kids learn... oh and send them over to their Uncle's Dave's for a little chemistry and algebra lesson every once in a while.