JERSEY!!!

I LOVE JERSEY!!!!

It is so great being "home"!!!

I may be from Canada...but I am a true Jersey Girl at heart!!

The Jersey Girl- A love of an unpretentious good time, and a certain sense of style. Jersey girls are about attitude. They're about eating pizza, drinking beer, having great hair - and enjoying it all. She's got a mouth on her and she says what she means. She's got a nice, cheerful laugh...bottom line, all of them are sexy as hell. ---The Star Ledger

Mother...

25 years ago today you passed away. I don't miss you specifically because I don't remember. I do miss the "what could have been". And the idea of having that bond with a mother. I hope every day that I lived a life that you would be proud of.

Lisa Marie Schaub
October 19th, 1966 - August 31st, 1984

The countdown is almost done...

At this time in one week I will be in NJ with one of my dear friends!!!

At this time in 4 days I will be on a plane to Jersey!!! YAAHH!!!

It has been 1 year since I've seen Devin. 2 years since I've seen Sarah, Alli and her family. And 3 years since I've seen everyone else.

I am excited, nervous. Actually I am just happy!!!!

My bestest Alli.....

My dear "sister" Corey!

She is the lovely bride to be and the

main reason for my trip.

In Memory...

Monday was the 2nd anniversary of dad leaving this world. He did move on to a better place. But I am hurting every single day that he is not here.



Dad,

Please know that I was very lucky to have you in my life. Please know that you meant the world to me. There is so much in my life that I would love to be able to have a converation with you and tell you all about. My hopes, fears, dreams, accomplishments. I hope that you are proud of me.

I love you,
Jennifer.

Heinz Otto George Schaub
March 19th, 1936 - August 17th, 2007

Homesick...

I need to start saving up for a trip to South Korea. That is my newest decision. I have been so homesick for there lately. The missing it has come from actually using my Korean here in London. And finding Korean grocery stores and another Korean restaurant.

And then the other day I received the most beautiful email from Christina. A student that I private tutored. And that I miss so much. She wants to do an exchange or work in Canada for a summer. I would give anything for that to happen.

I know that I made the decision to come home....it doesn't mean I don't miss it....

NamDaeMun (Gateway to the South). Probably one of my favorite

places to visit in Korea.

And my dear Christina.

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I had a dream about my dad last night....
I haven't dreamt about him (that I can remember) in about a year and 1/2. I like to have dreams of him because then I remember him and its like he is alive again. But I also have a hard time having dreams about him because I just can't handle the feeling afterwards....it's heartbreaking. And I am not one to remember my dreams....so when I wake up, I don't usually remember much besides him being in it....and then the memory of him moving and talking fades.
He was in trouble in this dream....and he wouldn't tell me. I tried to help him....and then I don't know what happened I woke up. It felt so real though....it even had my new apartment in it (I was living in it), he was living nearby.
I think the dream was sparked because the other night when I was unpacking I was going through a bunch of souveniers. I found specific things that I had bought for my dad but had never mailed to him or given him....

New Job, New Apartment, Another Chapter In Life

With my new promotion I decided to move and not commute for a long period of time. However I did not plan to move within about a week of starting the position. Last week I moved into my new apartment and am still settling into things and putting things the way I want them organized. And I still feel backwards some days when I am attempting to find something. But this was a great move and I am excited that I took this step...






The living room/dining room/balcony!

My duckie bathroom!

My bedroom!!! that is HUGE!!!