MIKE MIKE There's some chick in your car!!!

Well...this was the couple days that M came to meet the family and see good old home sweet home. It began as another mellow, boring end of the week and ended with an interesting story that I'm sure will be told in my house for years to come. He came on Wednesday. We dragged him shopping. He met all my wonderful friends. Thursday we did nothing then went out to eat with the family, came home and got crushed by A at Trivial Pursuit. Friday we drove around...I showed him the area. We even dared to put the top down on the convertible. AND...I didn't stall on a hill...in fact, I barely drifted backwards! YES! Anyhow, then we went to Pittsburgh. That was a good time. We came home, and we just decided to relax for his last night here. We fell asleep and woke up to screaming. We had no clue what was going on. Turns out, some girl got into his car and was looking around to steal money. Fortunately, M had nothing worth taking in his car. Since we don't have police here, there wasn't much anyone could do. So, we all went to sleep, and woke up at 6 am to the police banging on our front door. It was a ridiculous night. We were worried about M being upset and not wanting to come back, and M was worried about making a good impression and not even being allowed to come back. It was interesting and I am positive this will be one of those great stories that never fail to show up in my life. I think everywhere I go or anything I do, I get a good story out of. This weekend was no exception. Overall, I had an amazing visit with M. It was fun and nice.
The one thing that is killing me right now is the fact that classes start in four days again. This break went much too fast, and I feel like as soon as I settle back in with my friends and everything here I am off to UD again. I am excited to see all my UD friends though. Being at home makes me feel out of my element. At school, I have a routine and a schedule and all my stuff is there. At home, I feel lost because there is nothing to do.
Well...I guess that's it for now. New Year's Eve is tomorrow and that's all I have to say about that. :)

"Happiness is looking into the eyes of someone you love and realizing that the look in their eyes is the same one you have in yours."

I guess I'd just like some Tinker Toys...

Keith just melts my socks off. Thanks J for buying A the CD for Christmas so I can enjoy it. Haha. So I survived my 20th Christmas. I'm not a big fan of Christmas, but I guess as I get older I can bear it a little more because I have a ton more appreciation for all the work that goes into it as well as for the real reason behind it. All the stupid petty stuff I can't take though. I like the breakfast with my family; I like the food and company and laughter. It was really nice to get just to spend time with my family and truly soak them up. Of course, you realize some interesting things about your family-good and bad. Classic stuff.
So, rather than say what I got for Christmas, I will just say that I am thankful for everything I have-materialistic and not. My family and everything they can give me is amazing. And I have friends that truly love me and care about me. I am thankful that Aunt M wore pants under her Mrs. Claus outfit. I am thankful that Gram didn't get as drunk as last year. I am thankful my mom didn't stick a fake penis in her mouth in front of me when I was 11. I am thankful that I have a car to drive, clothes to wear, food to eat, and a home. You know, I don't really like Christmas, but it's one of those times when you really realize how much you have. So, I can't hate it for that.
We watched the Grinch last night and A Christmas Story. I forgot that the kid wanted a blimp and that he slept with it under the tree. Gotta love that movie.
All the nights I have been home, A and I have slept in the same bed together. We are too cute, and I love her too much.
Anyhow, Christmas is over, and for once I don't feel empty. I feel content. And it's a good feeling. Now the fun starts with friends and family. M is coming in less than two days, and I get to show him all the fun stuff here. Haha yeah right. Well, I'm going to bed without a silver blimp. I guess I will survive.

"Did you come here straight from Santa’s workshop? Cuz you’re a real doll." - some Elf

when it stops, you marry k-fed, pop out a couple babies, then flash your area at the world with paris hilton...

Just listening to Lucky by Britney Spears. She asked a question so I answered her.

Anyhow, I'm over halfway done with finals! And only three more days until DISNEY WORLD! I checked the weather for Orlando today. It is supposed to be in the high 70s and sunny. I know you're jealous. :)

I just took my Spanish final. I am amazed by myself and how much Spanish I actually know. Freaking awesome! Anyhow, it feels like this week is dragging on and on and on. Finals weeks are always the longest weeks of my life.

Yesterday gave me two reasons to be happy: 1. Fergie's cd and 2. I finally got Toxic by Britney. I feel like my iTunes is now prepared for finals week and Disney traveling.

It is raining today. Blah. I wore my new skinny jeans...A, I almost rolled them up since it was raining, but then I remembered you told me I was never allowed to do that. Then, when AJ told me she liked my rolled up jeans and laughed at me, I knew I had to put them down for sure. I suppose function rules over fashion in my life. What can I say?

AJ and I watched The Price is Right today. It's our new finals week tradition I suppose. Some lady was jumping around like an idiot. Then she stole Bob's mic. Then she did a cartwheel because she won golf clubs and a crib. Her shirt went up and the world saw her bra. TUCK IT IN! GOODNESS! It's eleven in the gosh darn morning. Old happy timers are watching! Have a conscience! Learn some manners! Some other lady took 349729357 hours to get to the damn stage. Then in the lil wheel spin she got a dollar on the first try. She stood under the little light up 1.00 praying. I took out my finals frustration on the television. How does Bob deal with his job?!

Happy Tuesday everyone! :) I hope you like the snowman cuz I love him!

"I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss, the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit. But maybe the best any of us can do is not quit, play the hand we've been dealt, and accessorize what we've got." -Carrie from Sex and the City

Procrastination...54....can't get out...the bathroom door

Ok just kidding...I know it's really concentration. But I don't have concentration now; I have procrastination. Finals week just sucks all the life out of someone. Speaking of life...look at this cool thing I've found to take up my time.

if your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?
so, here's how it works:
1. open your library (itunes, winamp, media player, ipod, etc)
2. put it on shuffle
3. press play
4. for every question, type the song that's playing
5. when you go to a new question, press the next button
6. be honest, even if you're embarassed to have the song or it doesn't fit

opening credits: "Groovy Kind of Love" Phil Collins

waking up: "Hot in Herre" Nelly

1st day of school: "If Only" Goldfinger

childhood: "Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back)" Dave Matthews Band

best childhood friend: "Crying Shame" Jack Johnson

fight song: "Auld Lang Syne" Relient K

breaking up: "You Drive Me Crazy" Britney Spears

prom: "This Ruined Puzzle" Dashboard Confessional

college: "Satisfied" Ashley Monroe

turning 21: "My Worst Fear" Rascal Flatts

college friends: "#41" Dave Matthews Band

falling in love: "Hundred" The Fray

life's ok: "If You Wanna Touch Her, Ask" Shania Twain

mental breakdown: "Guess Things Happen That Way" Johnny Cash

driving: "Why Can't I" Liz Phair

career: "Lover Lay Down" Dave Matthews Band

travel: "Purple Haze" Jimi Hendrix

flashback: "Breakfast At Tiffany's" Deep Blue Something

getting back together: "Can't Make You Love Me" Britney Spears

wedding: "Homewrecker" Gretchen Wilson

birth of a child: "Take Me Out" Franz Ferdinand

final battle: "Fly Me To The Moon" Frank Sinatra

death scene: "When I Get Where I'm Going" Brad Paisley f/Dolly Parton

funeral song: "Grey Street" Dave Matthews Band

ending credits: "Smooth Criminal" Alien Ant Farm


Haha! I hope you enjoyed this or at least got a good laugh. Have fun procrastinating!

"Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels." -Faith Whittlesey

To the left...To the left

Happy Christmas on Campus Day! Today, hundreds of kids got bussed into UD, and we got to hang out with them. E and I adopted a kid together. She is in first grade. Things to note about tonight: E and I got made fun of and possibly had a picture taken of us because we have the same winter coat (thanks moms!). G called the elevator an alligator, too cute. She got two trees painted on her cheeks, her nose painted red, and her name written in pink across her forehead. She then ran around yelling at people, "what's my name what's my name?" while pointing to her forehead. It was a fun night. I got my workout by carrying her on my back. At least it was much better than my Satan child last year. Campus looked gorgeous. All the lights and the big tree are up. I don't think it will truly be Christmas until I go home.
So, Wednesday night I went to Hammerjax. Some guy thrusted me from behind. Quite uncomfortable. However, overall, I had a really fun night. I love dancing. I love friends. I am pretty excited about Pegasus over Christmas break with my loves from home.
Right now I'm procrastinating because I do not want to work on my take home final from hell. I have seriously worked on this stupid final for at least four hours. It's horrible. It is probably going to end up being 18 pages long. That is absolutely ridiculous. I want to tear my hair out. Ohhhh college. College would be perfect if it wasn't for classes.
So in one week, I'll be in FLORIDA! I cannot wait. I can't handle this 20 degree weather. It's slowly killing my spirit. Thank goodness I'll have a little break from the winter weather. I will need it desperately. I'm still convinced I need to live somewhere warm. Plus, I get five whole days with my girls...no guys, no schoolwork, no worries. Just fun!
Well...I should probably get back to my studying. Blah. I just keep trying to focus on how good I'll feel when I'm finished.

"Never underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering." -Winnie the Pooh

If your grandpap looked like Elvis, I'd stalk him

Feliz Navidad! I've spent the last three hours in the living room with E and A listening to Christmas music and doing homework. These are the fun days of college let me tell you. It has been an incredibly long time since I've written. Mainly because I am drowning in work. Classes end on Wednesday and finals week is next week. Life is hard and tiring right now. However, it is always fun! Disney in 11 days...I cannot wait. I checked the weather in Orlando today and it was 84 degrees. Which leads me to the fact that it is in the 20s this week. I just want to cry everytime I step outside. I hate winter. I mean it. I really do. No one seems to understand that I really really really do. So I am very proud of the fact that in the last week, I will have turned in 64 pages worth of papers and done 20 minutes worth of presentations. It has been a rough time, but to look at all the stuff I have done, holy crap I rock! So this weekend consisted of me relaxing in my sweatpants and fleece pullover (the latest love of my life). So, today, I lost a very important bet. I thought Michigan would be playing OSU in the national championship game, and I made a bet with Amanda. Turns out, they are playing Florida...what the hell is that?! Michigan totally deserved the rematch. Oh well...college football needs an end of the season playoff system...no more of this crap. And honestly, I am a ND fan, but how the hell did they end up playing the number 4 team, but other teams got screwed over. They need a new system. So, we played Life last night. I won!!! I retired with 3 million dollars and only one accidential baby. YES! Oh, and I made M be gay. So when he got married, he had to marry a man. Haha. I don't know how he puts up with me. Oh wait! It's because he's not ready to come out of the closet yet. A just told me I missed Fergie perform on VH1. Now my life is ruined. Let's see what else is new...Christmas is coming the goose is getting fat...Ok I think I'm officially out of steam. Plus, I still have work to do and a shower to get before I retire to my bed.

"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around." -Love Actually

Random Question Time

50 Random Questions

1. Where were you 3 hours ago?

Sitting in my room watching Love Actually

2. Who are you in love with?

My friends

3. Have you ever eaten a crayon?

Nope.

4. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?

Yes.

5. When is the last time you went to the mall?

At home, a little over a week ago

6. Are you wearing socks right now?

Nope.

7. Do you have a car worth over $2,000?

Nope.

8. When was the last time you drove out of town?

Last week to Columbus

9. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?

Nope.

10. Are you hot?

Pshhh...what kinda question is that?

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?

Chocolate milk

12. What are you wearing right now?

Jeans and my Minnie Mouse t-shirt

13. Do you wash your car or let the car wash do it?

Wash my own car, thank you very much.

14. Last food that you ate?

Gummy Bears...do they count?

15. Where were you last week at this time?

At Katie Lynn's house

16. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?

Yes..skinny jeans :)

17. When is the last time you ran?

2 weeks ago

18. What's the last sporting event you watched?

umm...OSU Michigan maybe?

19. What is your favorite animal?

my Tipper Marie

20. Your dream vacation?

anywhere beach...maybe in Europe somewhere

21. Last person's house you were in?

Mine.

22. Worst injury you've ever had?

Sprained ankle.

23. Have you been in love?

Yep.

24. Do you miss anyone right now?

My loves in Pittsburgh

25. Last play you saw?

Beauty and the Beast? I don't even know...

26. What is your secret weapon to lure in the opposite sex?

If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret.

27. What are your plans for tonight?

Playing games and watching Christmas movies

28. Who is the last person you sent a MySpace message or comment?

I don't have MySpace.

29. Next trip you are going to take?

DISNEY!

30. Ever go to camp?

Nope.

31. Were you an honor roll student in school?

Yep.

32. What do you want to know about the future?

If I become successful and where I end up living.

33. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?

Nope.

34. Are you due sometime this year for a doctor's visit?

Yep.

35. Where is your best friend?

Duquesne University

36. How is your best friend?

Beautiful and Wonderful as always.

37. Do you have a tan?

Nope. :(

38. What are you listening to right now?

Nothing actually...weird.

39. Do you collect anything?

Nope.

40. Who is the biggest gossiper you know?

Alex.

41. Last time you got stopped by a cop or pulled over?

Coming home for fall break :( My first time

42. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?

Yep! I love straws!

43. What does your last text message say?

Sure.

44. Do you like hot sauce?

Eh..depends.

45. Last time you took a shower?

An hour ago

46. Do you need to do laundry?

Nope.

47. What is your heritage?

Everything...

48. Are you someone's best friend?

I hope so.

49. Are you rich?

Nope. Poor college student.

50. What were you doing at 12AM last night?

Watching the dumbest movie ever.

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My last night in the ville

Overall, I have to say I had a nice break. I have spent more time with my family than anything, and by family, I also mean a couple best friends. As I get older, I start to really like Thanksgiving. It was nice to catch up. It's always funny how things stay the same, but still change. Being in Dayton really makes me out of the loop sometimes.
This break has also been filled with so many laughs and goofy times too. Aro and I have realized that we will never grow up. We always can find a good time, whether it is singing or roller blading. Which by the way, roller blading never goes out of style. Stega, gram and pap's funny remarks, mom and dad's funny remarks, and Aro's hilarious comments. Gotta love the fam.
This break has also made me realize how much my friends at UD are my family as well. I miss them tons and I can't wait to get back for our last 3 weeks of the semester together.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm thankful for everyone and everything in my life. :)

""At the end of the day faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. Its like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And its not so important happy ever after, just that its happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you , and once in a while people may even take your breath away." -Grey's Anatomy

Home Sweet Home

Oh my. The first day back in the ville and it's totally drama filled as usual. Great.
So I spent last night with my AJ and it was amazing! I love that girl more than anything ever! Today, I came home. I relaxed, moved stuff back in, and saw friends. First off, I want to say I have missed a couple of them more than I even realized. I have definitely missed my family a ton! However, putting 9 high school friends together was way interesting. The drama is intense. Some things never ever change. The people I was closest with I spent the most time with, and the other people were just around. The night could not go by without me getting into an argument with the person I spent most of my high school days arguing with. And...some people cannot let go. I am so sick of everything reverting right back to two years ago as soon as I step foot here again. I feel horrible with people using people for info and everyone talking behind everyone else's backs. I actually compared tonight with a scene from Laguna Beach. Yes, our little town it's only little Laguna. So dumb. Dear UD, I miss you!!!! College life is amazing. College friends are amazing.
I do not really have anything profound to say today. I just think it's funny how I've changed, but everything else hasn't. Life is so funny in some ways. All I can say is for once in my life, I'm truly happy and content. I feel whole for many reasons. I feel good for many reasons. I'm happy. And I mean it.

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

Ever have one of those moments...

Have you ever had one of those moments where you feel like the problems you have or the worries you have are so minuscule in the scope of the world? It's like a huge slap in the face when you realize your life has not been bad at all. This semester I am so thankful to have taken the Women and Religion course at UD. It has opened my eyes to so many things I would have never experienced.
Tonight, the first showing ever of a new documentary was shown in Sears Recital Hall. It is called The Sisters of Selma, and it will be aired on PBS in 2007. It is about the Civil Rights Movement, specifically in Selma, Alabama. It shows the Catholic nuns and priests who marched along with the blacks for the right to vote. Joyce Hart is the producer. She was in Sears tonight. So was one of the first black nuns, Sister Antona, who also marched in Alabama. She is now over 80 years-old and still, as she said, "uppity." She is one of those people who you just have to be in awe over. One of those people who can quietly command a room, who can speak her mind, who is an amazing human being.
I feel like coming from a school district with the majority being white students, I never really got the full weight of the Civil Rights Movement. We were basically taught that they marched and gathered quietly. We learned some stuff about Martin Luther King, Jr., but there was no substance to what we were learning about. Tonight, for the first time, I experienced the full weight of the movement. I got to see white police officers beating their fellow human beings with batons and spraying them with tear gas. I saw black men being carried on stretchers and loaded into hearses because blacks did not have ambulance services. I saw black women and children get pushed down and laughed at. How can you treat your fellow humans like that? All they were doing was exercising their rights. They wanted the rights everyone else had, and that they had been denied for hundreds of years. Plus, I do not understand the crime of wanting to walk across a bridge and being denied that right. They never hurt anyone and they never were violent. Yet they were treated like criminals.
The worst part is the fact that this is still going on in many parts of the world today. This is still going on in our backyards. And it makes me sick to think that anyone could hate someone, someone only for the color of their skin, so much. I applaud the African Americans who marched, who spoke their minds, who stood up and stared the whites in their faces, who rose up from oppression and took matters into their own hands. If only everyone could be so brave.
Which leads me to Martin Luther King Jr. What a man. There is no way I can express how amazing of a person he was.

"Better to go through life with a scarred up body than a scarred up soul." -Martin Luther King, Jr.

What A Wonderful Weekend

Well...here's my weekend rundown. On Friday I roadtripped it with R and M to Purdue to visit one of M's friends. It was a long ride there, but we had our Chipotle so all was good. Purdue is a really nice campus. It is way pretty and the area around it is really cute. Not to mention the house we hung out in was really nice. Anyhow, the funny thing is that the male to female ratio is way off. So, the whole time I was there, I saw one other girl. Kinda funny. The ride home was quite interesting...at least the stop at the random gas station in the middle of nowhere in Indiana was quite interesting. There were ashtrays in the bathroom stalls. Not to mention this cool machine in the bathroom where, if you inserted a quarter, it sprayed cologne on you. There were probably 7 different scents to choose from. If I only had a quarter. Then, the gas station sold knives. And...they had a Roboraptor on the top of their coffee machine. No, it wasn't for sale. It was probably their pet. I want one so bad!!! It was a quality trip with quality music and quality people. I had a fun time!
So, I got back to UD, and we had a game of knockout scheduled. AJ, E, and I dressed in all black. We were the black plague for the game. Haha! We even had matching headbands. I actually surprised myself with my basketball skills. Then, J and I ran and lifted for a bit. It felt good, but I am really sore today.
Today, I woke up really late...then I went back to bed...so all in all I slept until three. Haha! Like I said before, I love lazy Sundays! I drove J to recording, watched the Steeler game, and did some homework. Then I got suckered into playing a game of volleyball yet again. We won...bigtime! I am surprised my arms even worked today after my physical activity yesterday. The rest of the day I procrastinated. I watched some quality television, and, as I write, I am watching It Takes Two. I love this movie!
So, only about a week until I'm home sweet home for Thanksgiving. I can't wait! In fact, I can't wait for this semester to be over. It's been a long, rough one.

"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them." -A.A. Milne

A few random thoughts for the day

First off, I forgot to say this before...but HOW THE HECK DID DIERKS BENTLEY GET MARRIED ALMOST A YEAR AGO AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW!? Rather disappointing. My Keith got married and now my Dierks is married. I am also disappointed that Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe broke up. However, I am rather happy Britney finally divorced K-Fed. There are some randoms.
Oh! And I forgot to tell anyone this exciting story so I'll write it down. Someone will see it and maybe the word will get passed around. The other night I was replacing a light bulb, and I thought it was a good idea to stick my finger in the light bulb socket. I electricuted my finger!!! It was a really weird feeling. My whole finger like pulsated and tingled and hurt. I didn't even realize what I did until Mike told me. Way to go!
Ok...I think that's it for today. I need to go be productive. And by being productive I mean watching America's Next Top Model.

"When you are walking on thin ice, you might as well dance on it." -Anita Shreve

Amanda and I never rode the Dino at Wal Mart...

I was just listening to Kenny Chesney's Summertime song. And I thought, Aro and I never got the Yoohoo bottle for the floorboard. And then I thought, we never rode Dino at Wal Mart at 3 in the morning. Bums.
Anyhow, today I helped out with Kids Voting America, a program that lets kids vote at the polls when their parents vote. Quite a cute idea. There was an 8th grader that we talked to for quite sometime. He told us he had a girlfriend for one day, but she ended up being a slut. Or ho. Or bitch. Whatever one you preferred. Then he told us all his clothes were from Hollister. Oh, except his cologne...that was from Abercrombie. Can you believe this?! This kid is 13 years old. Crazy. I feel so out of touch with today's youth...and was it really like that when I was 13?
I registered for my classes today. Lovely. I am so sick of taking classes. Yuck. And I have 2 classes on Friday. I don't think I'll ever have a semester with Fridays off. That's one of my goals in life: no class on Friday. That's a good goal, and I can only hope one day it will come true. Haha.
So, how about in 6 and 1/2 weeks I will be a junior in college. I'll be halfway through. That is absolutely insane!!! I still feel like a freshman.
Well, that's it for today. Sorry folks, not much fun, just a quick update.

"Leading a human life is a full-time occupation, to which everyone devotes decades of intense concern." -Thomas Nagel

I love lazy Sundays

Sundays are my favorites. Sleep in late, never change out of my pj's, watch television, do a little homework, and just relax. Tonight I watched Grey's from last week, Desperate Housewives from last week, and the new Desperate Housewives from this week. It was kind of nice to see DH come out with a serious episode for once. It actually had nothing to do with sex, relationships, or killing people for the most part.
Anyhow, this weekend was so much fun. Friday was amazing (except I got some crazy headache). Saturday was E's birthday...she was the last of the teenagers in our room. Now we're all officially 20. Crazy. We went to the Olive Garden. AJ graciously pointed out that sauteed means to jump in French. I don't know how I lived without knowing that girl. Then we went ice skating. I never believed a cow could ice skate, but I swear I saw it with my own two eyes. B was not so lucky. He fell...he tap danced...it was hilarious. Oh, and some middle schooler tried to flirt with me I think. You know, in that "I'm going to cut you off and skate as close as I can to you so you almost fall" sorta way. I took the liberty to "accidently" punch him and push him. Then he got in trouble with the skating guard people. I would never go back to middle school days. We came back from skating and watched Crash. It is seriously one of those movies that makes you think a lot about life and how you treat people. It's a good one.
So, I think this weather is playing tricks on me and making me sick. Friday I froze to death, but this week is supposed to go back into the 60s. You know, I hate cold, but if it's going to be cold, just stay cold. Goodness. And I hope I have a voice this week for the radio show tomorrow because last week I had to stop talking for the last half hour or so.
Only 15 days till I get to go home again. It is weird how homesick you can get when you think you can handle yourself away from home. I'm happy here, but there's just something about Pittsburgh that I miss. Ohio just doesn't cut it for me sometimes. It's either the Bengal fans or Cleveland fans or just the flat land. Or maybe it's all the people in Pittsburgh I miss...yeah that could be it. :)
Well, that was my weekend. Onto another crazy week!

"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless." -Calvin and Hobbes

20 going on 13?

First I was scared to turn 20. Honestly, I was terrified. Then I did it. And it was good. I was happy to say things like, "Oh look, I'm 20 and my zipper is still stuck on my jacket. Dad, help me!" or "I'm 20 and I still can't walk down a hall without tripping." But for me to say, "I'm 20 and I have more drama now than I've ever had in high school." Well, I never wanted to say that. But it's true. We are all 20. I'm living with three 20 year-olds and there's more drama than when I was surrounded with 15, 16, 17, and 18 year-olds. First and foremost, we're 20, we should not have to deal with pouting, stomping, screaming, and running away from our problems. Since when did having a good discussion go out the window? Apparently, it goes out the window when you're 20. And honestly, when do you learn to be happy for your friends instead of hoping they fail and wanting them to be miserable? Maybe you don't learn that until you're 21. Who knows. I am so sick of feeling like I am wrong. Am I wrong for hanging out with a guy? Am I wrong for swearing? Am I wrong for laughing at midnight and waking someone up? Am I wrong for karaoking so loud you can hear me down the hall? Or am I just a happy 20 year-old? And when is it wrong to be happy? College is supposed to be fun...I'm supposed to be goofy and weird and do random things. I'm not at a military academy; I'm at UD, yes UD the party school. Goodness gracious. I think that's all I have to rant about for now.

"The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you." -Bette Midler

And So I Begin...

So today a great idea dawned on me...I keep a journal, I love to write, and I have a large family who is pretty far away from me. It gets kind of rough trying to update everyone on everything going on, so I thought the best idea would be to start a blog. Plus, I mean come on, blog is such a cool word that I had to be a blogger.
I can't even believe it's November already...someone should have warned me! Today I woke up and put on a t-shirt and jeans to go to class. Then I looked up the weather, and it was 35 degrees out. My amazing judgement came into play when I put on a jean jacket and shoes without socks. Yes, I froze, but mentally I am not ready for gloves and heavy jackets. Blah. Oh, and I had a chocolate milkshake today. Once again, my heart is still in summerland.
Good news, though. Yesterday I took my last exam for the semester until finals week. I am so excited because it will be smooth sailing from here on out. Granted, I still have 2 papers and 2 huge projects to do, but still, better than exams. Oh, and there are only 43 more days until DISNEY WORLD!!! For anyone who doesn't know, my 3 roommates and I planned a nice little 4-day excursion to Disney World in December. I can't wait! Disney during Christmas time and Florida weather. I'll be in heaven.
Thursdays are my favorite days. The weekend is right in my grasp...I am so close to freedom for 2 days!!! This weekend should be amazing. Tomorrow the girls and I are heading to the mall for a fun shopping trip. After that, I'm going on a date!!! I absolutely adore dates. :) Saturday is E's birthday so we'll be celebrating that at Olive Garden and then ice skating afterwards. And Sunday will be my usual lazy day. I love lazy Sundays.
Well, my first post has been quite a success I must say. And while I've been blogging (I told you that was an awesome word) I have been watching When Harry Met Sally...our one guy friend felt that he needed to watch it. He was right, everyone should see this movie. It's in my top 3. Amazing.
I think I'll end every blog with a quote because I love quotes.

"There are chapters in every life which are seldom read and certainly not aloud. "~Carol Shields

Abrazos,
Ashley