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
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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
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
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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.
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.
Monday, November 13, 2006
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
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
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
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
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
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
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
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
Sunday, November 5, 2006
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
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
Friday, November 3, 2006
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
"The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you." -Bette Midler
Thursday, November 2, 2006
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
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
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