User talk:Mooneyrj

Hi Joc. I love you!

Heyyy I just figured out how to work this thing. Its not like AIM or anything but what I can do is log in to your name or you can log into my name and we can post things on each others discussion page. (I guessed your password on the first try so thats how I'm in here haha I know you use this password for everything). Its really nice because its free for me so I can check it whenever I want. Write on this as often as you can and then I will write you back all the time!!!!!!

Anyways, I'm on the ship right now obviously and I'm a little bit tired and a little bit bored. I've been working out a lot but I have this problem with eating late night snacks. Hopefully Ill get back down to a decent weight by the time I see you again!! Hmm what else have I been doing. I've been doing a decent amount of work and we're starting to get some of our plans together for Egypt. I think we're spending the first night in Alexandria, the second two nights in Cairo to see the pyramids, and the third night in this place called Sharm el Sheik (i probably spelled that wrong). It's on the Red Sea and it reportedly has the best snorkeling and scuba diving in the world. Mount Sinai is also around there and I'd love to make it up there but we're only going to have one day so I don't know if we're going to have time or not.

Then we're scheduled to go to Turkey which I'm a little worried about because of everything thats going on over there right now but it should be fine. Istanbul is supposed to be an amazing city and I'm soo excited for it. Then we go to Croatia and Spain. I have no idea what we're doing in Croatia, or what there even is to do there, but I'm 95% sure we're going to make it out to Barcelona in Spain which I am very excited about. I can attempt to use my Spanish again which has diminished so much (I find it hard sometimes to have conversations with the Mexicans on the ship in Spanish!)

Anyways, I have to go get to bed. I laid out today and got burnt and I only got like 5 hours of sleep last night because I was studying for an exam. I will talk to you soon!!

I love and miss you so much. I hope all is well.

It's me again babe. This site is pretty goofy, but it works. I got your text that you wrote on here. Sounds like your trip is still very exciting. I have quite a bit of work to do again this week. By the way, something that I forgot to tell you when I was driving back to school over the weekend... Last Friday, Sean and Amanda found out what their child is going to be! I kind of don't want to tell you until I talk on the phone with you, but I'm going to anyways. They are having a girl!! I think it's awesome. Ryan being the big brother of a little girl is going to be so cute. I can't wait. Also, on that drive home I almost got into a big accident... The traffic came to a stop because people were slowing down on 71 to look at an accident on 71 going the other way. I stopped, and the car behind me stopped, but the SUV two behind me wasn't paying attention and slammed right into the car behind me... The car behind me got blasted off the road right next to me. I was so scared, but luckily it got hit on the side of the back and went a bit to the side instead of straight forward and barely missed me. It was the scariest thing ever. But everyone was OK, and luckily I was right in front of the accident because the whole highway was pretty much blocked after that. As far as everything else, things are going well. I register for class tomorrow so I gotta get up early. But I love you so much and can't wait to hear from you again. And again, I'm so excited for Sean and Amanda, I think a little girl is going to be awesome. I love you sweetie!! Have fun!!

I'm so excited that you were able to get on here! This will save me a considerable amount of internet minutes. Thats so exciting that Amanda and Sean are going to have a girl! I'm sure they're so happy. Make sure you tell them I said congratulations. How is Sean's work going? Did he decide to stick with Devore? Also, how is school going for you? How do you like your classes? I hope you are doing well. I know you've been really busy and working a lot and I worry about you while I'm away. Classes for me are going ok. They're much different than anything I'm used to and I think my professors at Miami overall have been much better than they are here. I like my philosophy class but I got a C on my first paper (when was the last time that happened to me!!!) It didn't really bother me b/c I didn't put a ton of time into it and my grades don't even transfer. Also, I got one of the only As on the ship on the last global studies exam which I was really proud about. Hmm my women's studies class is somewhat making me a feminist yosh (ha jk I'm just saying that because you always make fun of me). I actually think the class is kind of bullshit because all we do is discuss our observations every class. I have a big test in that class tomorrow and the readings are kind of long but at least they're interesting. My business class on the ship is ok but nothing special. I'm also taking a population class where we learn about each countries demographics but the teacher is kind of senile so it blows even though the material itself is interesting. Hmm what else. We just left India and I know I told you a little bit about it but I was very glad to get back on the ship and take a shower. I looked like a bandit with a scarf tied around my face at all times but it paid off because I didn't get an infection from the horrible pollution like I did in Beijing... I just have a cold. How is everything else going? Have you made any big purchases lately? (i.e. a new Bowflex) Are you dressing up as a sleepy plaid man for Halloween? We have a Halloween dance on the ship but I'm so pissed off because they're not serving alcohol so its absolutely bullshit. They're so strict on the ship. Two days ago they 'randomly' drug tested Annie. They 'randomly' drug test maybe 20 people a week. However its a big coincidence that the only people they select are people who like to party or hang out with friends who like to party and have gotten in trouble. Its ridiculous. They're really out to get people on the ship and I can't wait to fill out an evaluation at the end of this trip because there is a lot to complain about even though I love everything that I get to do. OK well I have to go start reading for my exam tomorrow. Can't wait to hear from you again. Write me on here whenever you can! Even if its just to say hi I love you. OK sweets I'll talk to you soon. Love you so much!

I'm in class right now just wanted to say hi and I love you!

Haha, u crack me up. It's me again. I have not made any big purchases lately, although a new Bowflex does sound enticing. I'll check out Dick's Sporting Goods and see what kind of deals they got going on. As far as school, it's going well. I figured everything out for good. I'm going to walk at the end of the year. I'll be done with my major and Miami plan, except for the Spanish. I'm taking Spn 201 next semester to get a grasp on it again. Then after I walk in May, I'm going to take summer classes at Lakeland or CCC. I'll still be 5 hrs short of graduating too. So I'm gonna take Spn 202 over the summer, as well as 8 hrs of Real Estate (Finance) classes so I can take my Real Estate license test and get that under my belt. So overall, I'll be taking 11 hrs this upcoming summer, but it's not bad at all, cuz hours at local school are only about 100-150 bucks. So it's not gonna cost more than like $1,500. I'm actually real excited to to do all of this, get my degree, and get my license. I have high hopes, and so does my bro. But anyways, like I said everything is going well. I have had so much school work to do, it seems to never end. Working as much as I do doesn't seem to help. But I'm doing good and getting through everything, with a fat wad in my pocket ;) Before I go, I love u so much and I love hearing from you. ...To my cutest lil yoshi eva! Love ME!!!

Hi sweetheart. That sounds exciting I hope you go though with that. I told you before that I thought you would be good at real estate. I'm about to go to bed but I wanted to say Hi and i love you so much and i hope you do well. I cant wait to see you at christmas time!! Love, your sweetheart.

Hey you. Im in class right now and I figured I'd say hi and I love you. Haven't heard from you in awhile I hope everything is going well. How is sports going? Any new sweet songs out? Were going over 28 knots on the ship right now which is soo fast for a ship of our size. The reason is b/c were going through the Red Sea and Yemen is to the north of us an Somalia to the south and its so narrow that theres a minimal risk of pirates and an even smaller risk of terrorists, but the captain is taking every step possible to get out of this area as fast as possible. We're not allowed outside on the ship today or tomorrow bc its a little dangerous. Ill let u know when we make it to the Mediterranean. How is everyone? You never let me know about you and your bro and Devore. How is your mom dad and grams? How are your friends? Any good stadium stories? Write back and let me know I miss you! I love hearing about things from home. I love you so much!

Hey hey! Devore is donezo. My bro quit like a week after I came back to school. I thought I told u about that. He's now working as a recruiter for some company downtown. He's liking it as far as I know. As far as my rents, they are ok, the same with grams. Theres really not a whole lot going on. The browns won today!!! which makes us 4-3. The Steelers are winning the division at 5-2, so we're actually in contention which is CRAZY. The Red Sox are up 3-0 in the World Series, so they're about to sweep the Rockies to win it. This week I only have to work Thursday and Saturday, so that's a bit of a relief considering I've usually been working 4 day weeks. But like I said, it's paid off cuz I still havn't touched my bank account.

That's pretty crazy that ur in like a dangerous area on the seas. I hope everything goes well though, whcih I'm sure it will. As long as no pirates hop on and try to steal my wittle wosh. But I hope ur still having a great time, and I cant wait to see u. Also, I got a cool picture frame by Kodak... u plug it into ur camera and it loads the pictures digitally, so the frame can do like slideshows and shit. Its real cool. But yea, I can't wait to hear from u again, and I love u muchos grandes.

I really believed you when you said I could trust you being on a ship for 100 days. I wanted you to have the time of your life, and see so many things I knew I would never get to see. This trip is a chance of a lifetime, as well as a chance to test our relationship. I loved you so much and had so many hopes for us... The last few days have been some of the worst days of my life. After what I found out, I still love you, I just can't believe what you did. I don't think we need to wait until December to see how our relationship plays out. I loved you, as a girlfriend and best friend, but I don't know if either of those are possible anymore. We need to talk. I love you. ... Medium Moons.

So I know what you're talking about. And I'm so sorry. You have no idea how much it kills me to think about hurting you. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me for hurting you.

On another note, I would love to know where you find the time to go through my email but you hadn't found the time to write me emails, letters, etc. You know I can receive text messages on the ship. Up until I found this wikipedia thing you were writing me an email maybe once a week... and that's an overstatement. Brian sends Annie emails every day, and writes her letters that she gets in port every time. On top of it, whenever I asked you if you were hooking up with anyone you got very defensive and even pissed and didn't answer my question. What am I supposed to think Moons? You have made very little effort to keep our relationship strong while I'm away.

I'll call you as soon as I can, but please don't be so sad. What happened was not a big deal or anything so bad. I figured we could talk about everything when I got back because I wanted to avoid hurting you while I was away. Just don't jump to such horrible conclusions. I think about you all the time, and I miss you more than you know. I wish I could be with you to talk about this.

I don't know what you want to do about everything. I see you don't have us as being in a relationship on facebook anymore and thats all in your hands. I knew it was going to be difficult to maintain a relationship like this because communication is so hard. I have one month until I come home. What do you want to do? Do you want to take a break until then? Do you want to break up indefinitely? Do you want to stay together and make an attempt to talk about this as much as we can over wikipedia and on the phone a few minutes a week?

I don't know how I can be reassuring. It was wrong of me to hurt you. You mean the world to me and I care about you an unbelievable amount. Even though I honestly do feel we have grown so much apart these past few months, I do miss you so much, and I do still love you more than life. I could not go on not having you in my life.

Just please don't look too much into this or think too much about it. Let me know what you want to do and we'll do it.

I love you so much.

I'd like to take a break until you get home and we can talk about it more then. I don't know what exactly "hooked up" means, but I know damn well it isn't making out, and that disgusts me to think about. I can't be your boyfriend while you are still away and I have no clue what you're doing. If you would like to keep this relationship going when you return, i suggest you stop getting with people. If it's not that big of a deal to you, you know maybe "because Rob can't get his life straight" or anything like that, then go ahead and do as you please. I'm just letting you know that if you would have shown concern and been sorry for what you did in that email, I would not have been hurt nearly as bad. But you blamed your actions essentially on me, and never once said anything like "I don't know how to tell Rob" or "I feel horrible". I honestly thought our relationship was going to get better over this experience, ridding it of all of those petty dramatic fights we would get into. This shows me it hasn't gone anywhere but down. Maybe I haven't been staying in touch as much as I should, but that gives you no excuse to do what you did. And the fact that you excuse yourself by using me as a scapegoat makes me think even less of you.

I had so many expectations for us upon your return. All of those ideas are now down the drain. I still love you more than anyone I've ever know, more than my parents, more than my brother, even more than Vinny. But I cannot be with you while you are still on this ship. If you wanna call it a break, I guess that's what we'll call it. Do as you please, but remember what you do has a direct influence on what happens with us. I know you're smart and that you'll make the right decisions, I just don't know what is right to you and what you still want out of our relationship. It's not that I don't want to be together again, it's that I can't, at least while you're still on that ship. So let me know how you plan to finish off your trip, as well as how many times this incident has happened, and we'll talk from there.

I love you... Me. ...Oh yea, and I still think about you everyday. You have been my girlfriend and best friend for too long not to have you on my mind constantly. You are an amazing person, I just think theres a few humps you, as well as I, need to get over in order to be perfect for one another. I miss talking to you on the phone everyday, I miss telling you stories about this and that, I miss having you here with me. I miss you. At the very least, I can't wait to see you again and give u a hug to make sure you've made it home ok. I want the best for you, whatever form that may take, and if in the end that includes me, then be it. And if not, then like I said, we can always be friends. I just want you back in the states. I love you.

I just got off the phone with you. Honestly, nobody will ever in their life experience more of a close to death experience that I just did tonight. The car flipped over 4 lanes of a highway multiple times and somehow we all made it out. Three things came to my mind. The first was while the car was flipping over. It thought, my god, i'm actually going to die right now. Then, the car stopped, and as I was crawling out the window the first thing I thought was thank you God for looking out for me. Then, as soon as I made it out I thought that I needed to hear your voice. You mean the world to me. You know that and so do I.

I'm sorry if it seemed like I blamed anything on you. I know that me randomly making out with someone on a street corner while I was drunk one night is a horrible thing to do to you, and I'm so sorry. Now that I have been honest with you... I would like for you to be honest with me. And it doesn't matter right now because we're not together anyways, and we both know that we love each other more that anything, so what have you done that you think you may have crossed the line? I'm not accusing you, but I know how you are, and you would never tell me anyways if you did anything that would hurt me... especially if you thought it meant nothing and you didn't want to worry me. Dont work yourself up assuming that I'm doing such horrible things. All I think about is you. I feel horrible for hurting you. I hope you find it in your heart to forgive me, and I hope that we can work things out in December. Have fun until then. Just remember that you have someone on the other side of the world who misses your love more than anything. I can't wait to see you again. I love you so much. You see, you're all that matters to me Moons. I love you.

I'm going home tomorrow. Just took off work and everything. I have to get out of this town and get away. This week has totally fucked with me. First with the shit about u and someone else, then about u almost dying has really had an impact on me. School this week went fucking horrible. I talked to LBJ, he got us tickets to the Cavs game tomorrow night. I don't know why u didn't tell me that all u did with this guy is make out, after u know that we don't even call making out, "hooking up". We would always laugh at people who call that hooking up. I'm very glad to hear that's all u did, if it is in fact true. Thats a whole different question. As far as me, I have been good to you this year. I have been working so much, as well as getting my life straight. I lift every day and eat healthy, i've been doing well in school, and I have everything planned out for this upcoming summer. When I finally think I have a path set out for me, I read an email by my girlfriend that says my life is still fucked up and I have no direction. U have no fucking idea how bad u hurt me. And thats not the first time. For someone that u love so much, u really know how to push me down and walk on me. I'm so upset how things have been playing out recently, and I'm letting you know. All I ever talk about with anyone is you. All anyone ever asks me about is u. I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason, I'm just waiting to see what's going to come out of this. I still love you, I still want to see you, I still want to be with you. I just have no idea what I should do. My head hurts from crying, my head hurts from thinking, my head just fucking hurts. Like I said, I'm going home tomorrow to relax and watch the Cavs with LBJ. I probably won't get a chance to check my email more than once this weekend. If u want to write me, I'll try to get on the internet but no promises. I will call u if I want to talk to you. Nothing against you, but I want to get away from everything I'm currently dealing with. To tell u the truth, I probably will call u before I get back because I'll miss u too much. But either way, write me. I love you.

I'm leaving right now to go home. I love you more than anything in the world. Be safe, and PLEASE don't make any more unwise decisions. Be Safe!

I'm back on the ship right now and I don't know if this wikipedia is working right now because you changed your password back or if it just wasnt working earlier. Either way, I hope I was able to put your mind at ease a little bit. I know how much I must have hurt you. I'm so sorry. I hope I can hear your voice again soon and I hope you're doing well. Be careful also!!! Trust me, after seeing half the world, I still think downtown Cleveland is far rougher than anywhere else I've seen -- and I've been to some very poor and rough places. Call me whenever you want ... I love you, I miss you sosososo much all the time. I hope you get my email and I hope it clears some things up. We all have our worries and doubts sometimes. If things are meant to be we will work them out u know that. I love you more than life.

Hey we got cut off the phone earlier and I couldn't call you back because there has been no connection service on the ship since then. I'm going to try calling you back again but if I don't get ahold of you then have a good night and I'll talk to you soon and I love you so much.

As you can see, wikipedia is working fine. I never deleted the account or anything. Have a good night if I don't talk to you before the day is over.

Just so you know, if anything, I do need you as a friend. I love thinking about all of the fun times that we've had in the past. I think we have shared so many good things with eachother, and those times have shown how truly close we are. Our friendship is very valuable to me, and I'm sure to you as well, and that is one thing I cannot lose. So I don't really know how we are going to turn out when you come back, but we will still stay good friends and spend time together. I can't wait to see you again. Oh yea, and what did u get me for Christmas?

I agree ... I don't think it would be possible for us to just stop caring about each other and our friendship. We've put too much into this relationship for so many years now to throw everything away like that. I hope we can work things out eventually and be happy together again, but if that's not possible I definitely want to spend time with you and maintain some relationship -- even if it is just friendship. I am so excited to see you too... I have been going through major Mooney withdrawal w/ no animal planet, baby talk, etc. I've been picking you up a bunch of random souveneirs from different countries but I got you a nice present from Egypt. It reminded me of you when I saw it and its unique so I hope you like it. If not then you can't return it lol. I'm not giving you any more hints! Ahh only 1 month and 3 countries left!! We get to Turkey tomorrow and I'm soo pumped... I have to plan our week out tonight. However I'm also ready to start settling down again soon. Sight seeing is starting to get tiresome and its going to be hard to make the most out of these last few places. I can't wait for the holidays and I miss everyone from home soo much. Christmas is going to be bomb. I hope you'll still want to come over and come to the Cabin on Xmas eve. Well I have to get going... I'm in class right now and I should really take some notes. I got your text last night but I fell asleep right after I wrote you back so I didn't get your other texts til the morning... Im always exhausted. From sight seeing, from long days, from foreign diseases, from constantly trying to speak English with people in a way they understand, from being on tour buses for 12 hours a day. All I do on the ship is sleep and work out in between ports. I'm not complaining at all, every second has been worth it. But I'm definitely ready to come home. Can't wait til then. Love and miss you so much.

Did u get me a king tut statue? Or a miniature pyramid? U didn't give me enough clues. Today was pretty weak for me, I woke up and Ty asked me for an addy. I went to get him one and my bottle was gone. I asked everyone if they took it and they said no. I had prolly $125 worth of addy, and now its gone. They all said they saw the bottle on my desk over the weekend, but had no clue what happened to it before I got back. So i havent been too happy about that, knowing that someone came into my room and stole something out of it. But that's that. I miss you so much and can't wait to see u. I'm gonna go lift right now, but write me or text me before u go to bed tonight. I lvoe you.

I don't know why u havent called or wrote to me in a while, guess your havin fun.

Hey love. Sorry I haven't written you in awhile. We've been really busy in Istanbul -- its probably my favorite city weve been to so far. I tried calling you today from a public phone that was pretty cheap but you didn't pick up. We leave Turkey tonight so I won't have another good opportunity but if not I'll send you a text. I miss you so much and I wish I could see you. I talked to my mom about you today -- she was excited that you called her on her birthday. I guess my parents ended up cutting their trip short in France because everything was just too damn expensive. The euro is so much stronger than the dollar now its pathetic. I've spent SO much money this week... honestly probably close to a grand. Food, drinks, warm winter clothing has all added up soo much. Anyways, I have to get going but I'll write you a longer letter soon. I love and miss you so much. I hope you are doing well...

Browns just lost. We we're beating the Steelers the whole game and then lost it in the 4th.... u just called and i just talked to you and told u that so scratch that. Finally I got to talk to you. Call me more often. I really have no idea what ur doing over there or anything and i feel like the past week or two I don't even know you. Sounds like ur having fun though. Have a good day and write me a longer message so I know atleast something about what ur life is like right now. I miss u.

Heyy it was soo good to hear your voice last night! I miss you so much. I'm glad your interested in what is going on out here in the Mediterranean. Sooo let me tell you what its like. Istanbul is the only city that is split between two continents -- Asia and Europe, which means that there is a lot of both European and Asian (specifically Muslim) influences. Take that one time when you called me for instance. I was shopping in a place that was by all standards (including price) a European store, yet there was crazy Turkish music playing loud. In a lot of the places I've seen American music has kind of been the standard still (i.e. hearing Brittney Spears playing in a Chinese local silk market) but Turkey had awesome native music that they played in the clubs and stores and everything. It was sweet. The Turkish food was great too. They have so many cafes lined up on every street selling treats and coffee and hot chocolate. The restaurants are pretty expensive and their staples are Chicken and Lamb Kebabs, meatballs, and appetizers called "meze". They bring around a huge tray filled with maybe 12 mini plates of dips and sauces for bread and you pick and choose which ones you want. The bread is soo good there and they eat a lot of it. I'm usually so full from the bread that one little Kebab or dish of deep fried meatballs is enough for me! One night we went to a place for dinner that had live Turkish folk music and dinner. It was awesome because all the locals got up and were like dancing in a circle and stuff and everyone was clapping their hands. It was like nothing we have in the U.S. and I liked being surrounded by their culture. The people in Istanbul get pretty dressed up during the day and at night... mostly in long black coats and darker colored jeans/dresses/sweaters etc. I like cities where the people make an effort to put themselves together. Cairo was similar in the sense that all of the older men wore suits. It was different b/c the women in Cairo wore really conservative dresses and headscarves. i.e. devout muslim women have their entire body robed in black and all you can see is a little bit of their eyes. The muslim faith has a huge influences on Turkish people too, but they dont dress like Egyptians do. Muslims pray I think 5 times a day and at 5pm when it started to get dark out you could hear the Muslim chats from the mosques. Another thing that made Turkey seem to be more like Asia. The whole Asia/Europe thing has put Turkey in an interesting situation. They want to be admitted to the European Union but partially because of their location and partially because of the Muslim faith, the EU has repeatedly rejected them. Its a rough topic because from the surface Turkey appears to be part of Europe. Another rough topic is the USA. They HATE americans. I read a stat where the people in Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan have a more favorable opinion of the US than people in Turkey do. This became really evident whenever people asked us where we were from. Everyone either made a face or made a comment. It got to the point where me and Annie started telling people that we were from Canada not the USA. Hmm what else. One day we went to these islands called the Princes Islands. We took a 1 hour ferry out there. It sucked because it was a nasty day out but we still rented bikes and rode them around the islands and had a good lunch and some gelato. Nightlife in Turkey is awesome. There are an endless amount of clubs. We went out late I think 2 nights but stayed in the others because we were too tired from travelling all day and wanted to get up early to do touring stuff. One week in Istanbul was definitely not enough time to see the entire city even though the city itself seemed relatively small. The city is so clean... it was literally a breath of fresh air being on the coast of the mediterranean instead of the heavily polluted cities like Cairo, Delhi, Beijing, etc. The public transportation was so clean and efficient which is also very unlike all of the places we've been so far except Japan. OK so I'm done talking about how much I loved Istanbul... and despite what it might sound like I'm not planning on moving there haha even though it is a great city. I got sick from something I ate I think. I've had the worst heartburn of my life for the past two days and my stomach is bothering me. Still I can't complain too much. Our next stop is Croatia and I have NO idea what we're going to be doing there. It's supposed to be beautiful and have a lot of pretty churches to see but to be honest I'm so sick of sight seeing. Everyone is. You can only see so many mosques and temples. Still we're going to try to live these last two places up as much as possible. Ahh I can't believe its already the 12th! I'll be home so soon. These past 3 months have gone by sooo fast I can't believe it. Anyways, I hope you have a better idea of where I've been and what I've been doing this past week. I'll try to keep you updated more often. I can't wait to see you and I hope you are doing well. What is new with you? Not necessarily new but what have you been doing? I miss hearing your voice all the time. You make me so happy. I can't wait to see you and hear from you again so write me back soon! I love and miss you.

Yo yo. You better get me somethin more than $60 for Christmas! I talked to my parents last night and they wanted to say Hi and that they missed you. I have to get a keg from Stadium tomorrow of Great Lakes Christmas Ale, the best beer in the world. Wells wanted a keg of it, even though its $140, and we're gonna put it in Dane's kegerator. So I'm lookin forward to that. Once again, I have to work tonight, first on upstairs. I doubt I make any money though, cuz Uptown blows now-a-days. It's honestly because the new classes are all dorks because Miami is raising their standards, so nobody goes out anymore. It blows for bartenders. Anyhow, how have u been? Have you been good to me on the rest of your trip? I love you so much, and want things to work out well between us. My room is so unbeautiful without your pictures everywhere :( I hope you're being good. BTW, I never got that ring I paid for from the store at Beachwood Place. I have no idea what happened with all of that, and I sure as hell don't have the receipt. So I hope I can atleast get my money back somehow, or that would blow. I LOVE YOU!

Heyy. Did the brownies end up beating the ravens? I hope so I know that would make your day! I can't wait to come back and catch the last few games and start watching basketball!!! As for your Christmas present, Ive hoenstly bought so much stuff that I can't remember what I bought for who when and where. I'm trying to bring back as much stuff as possible but I don't know how its going to happen! I'll buy u more things for Xmas in the US if I have to (provided I'm not broke already!)Besides, its the thought that counts not the price! I have such little time in each country that I sometimes find I buy too much for other people and not enough for myself! O well I have a ton of pictures that are worth more than anything I could buy -- I can't wait to show you them! I put a bunch up on facebook yesterday from like 5 places. Check them out if you have time. Ohhh geez only 3 more weeks left... we get to Spain in 4 days its insane. Were going to Barcelona and were going to see a soccer game there which I'm really pumped about. Should be good times. Anyways I can't wait to see you. I'm in class right now and I g2g but I will talk to you soon. Miss and love you so much!

The Brownies won! It was the weirdest ending of all time! Ravens kicked a field goal with 36 seconds left (30-27 Ravens). On the kickoff, Cribbs returned it to the 42 yard line. We made two passes and got set up with 3 seconds to kick a 51 yard field goal to tie. Dawson kicked it and the ball hit the left upright, bounced through the posts by about 2 feet and hit the vertical center post that goes into the ground and holds the whole thing up, then bounced back through the posts and out the front. The refs looked at eachother and called it no good, they had no idea what to call it. So the Browns are all sad and the Ravens run off the fields into the locker room. Meanwhile, the refs are all huddling together, and then decided to look it over on the replay. Finally, the guy is like "The ball went through the posts, then hit the center post after it had crossed the plane and bounced back out. Therefore the field goal is good" So we went into overtime and we ended up kicking a field goal to win it! It was sick. Now we are 1 game behind the Steelers for first again, because they lost last night! I love it. But thats enough about that. It was nice to talk to you for awhile yesterday. I'm gonna call u again today because I like to hear you voice atleast. I love you so much.

Sounds like it must have been an exciting game... I'm sure u were really pumped about that. We are en route to Spain right now. I can't believe its already November ... what is it the 19th or 20th? Either way this trip has gone by sooo fast. If you happen to talk to anyone in my family would u do me a favor and ask how my grandma is doing? I know shes back in the hospital again and I do not think she is doing very well. My mom would never tell me if anything really serious was going on but I just have a bad feeling things are going progressively worse. You dont have to go out of your way to ask anyone but if you see my sister online or something I dunno. Is anything else new? Were about to book our hotel for Barcelona tonight and were also going to book tickets to a soccer game. It should be a good time. Were definitely going to go all out in Spain and I can't WAIT. I'm in class right now and I'm so bored. I hate my classes and teachers on the ship. Miami professors are much better in general. All I can think about is how much I can't wait until lunch. Great my professor just called on me. I g2g ill write back to you soon. I love u!

hey you havent written me back in awhile. my phone is dead and i cant find my charger. how are you? im leaving spain right now and I had such an amazing time. I will be home so shortly and I cant wait to see you. I hope you are well. Love and miss you... write me back and let me know how you are.

Honestly Rob, are you deliberately trying to not keep contact with me?

What's up. I forgot all about this page. I haven't gotten a call from you for so long, I figured u were doing the same as what u thought I was doing to you. I got your text a couple days ago and yes, i made out with some girl that LBJ knows a couple weekends ago while I was home. I don't even know her name or anything about her. I was at his place piss drunk and made out with her, then passed out on the couch while she went up to some kids room to sleep. So there's that. Other than that, everything is going fine. We had our Stadium Christmas party last night but I could barely even drink because I had so much work due today. Brownies lost yesterday by 6 points, even though Winslow made a sick catch in the touchdown with no time left to end the game, but it was called incomplete. Cavs are sucking and Lebron has been out for the last few games with a fucked up finger. I believe u get in on Friday, and u still haven't told me whether or not you're going to be coming home that day or staying in Miami. I would like to know though so I can plan accordingly. As far as us, I apologize for what I now did. I don't know how you have been behaving since we had that talk a while back, but I have been good to you the whole time through until that one instance, and for that instance I do apologize. I love you and am looking forward to seeing you.

Its really not a big deal I just hope you are happy. We're still technically on a break, so you're free to do as you wish. I do miss you though. As of right now I'm planning on being home TOMORROW at 5:50pm!!! I'm so excited to see you and my family and friends soon. I think I want to go to the Cabin my first night back and get a lobster tail haha. I'm soooo sad to be leaving the ship and all of my new friends but it'll be nice to get back. I can't wait to show you all of my pictures and tell you all about everything. We get to Miami at 8am tomorrow morning and I will be sure to call you then! Talk to you and see you soon. I love you.