Everyone always told me that high school flies by past and shockingly it did. Then going into college people told me the same thing but it goes by even quicker than high school. As each semester went by I thought to myself I should not take this time for granted and to live it up while college lasts.
Each semester flew by followed by each year flying by and I found myself constantly saying "holy shit". But now I am saying that to the end of my college career. I cannot believe I am within the last weeks of my senior year at Eastern. It feels like yesterday that I was a senior in high school trying to figure out where I was gonna go to school and then when i finally chose EIU I was at cheerleading tryouts here. Then I was moving into Carman at a blink of an eye. Now to think I am graduating in four weeks is beyond me and my family.
To think of where I am now and how much going away to school in general changed my life has me at a loss for words. Senior year my plan was to stay at home in Chicago because I knew I could not be away at school and I had a high school boyfriend at home. Finally, one day I woke up and realized that this experience and choice will change my life and that I had to do this for myself and no one else. Well going away was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my 22 years of life and it has worked out for the best, not only relationship wise but it has shaped me as a person. A lot of people screw up their lives and get into bad things at college but for me it was the opposite, thankfully.
Although there have been ups and downs and I don't know exactly what I want to do with my degree I know things will work out whether it be my dream job or a being a cop, which has always been my backup plan. I know graduating and going back home will be bittersweet but I am excited for what's next to come.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Losing My Mind
When me and my roommates came up with the idea to do a bar crawl I thought it was a really good idea. Since we are graduating and some people are transferring home, we thought perfect....one last hurrah.
My big mouth gets me into a lot of good things and a lot of bad things. And I don't know which one this is. I like that we are doing this because it will ultimately be a great time but I am in a pickle with the planning.
I am fine with planning things and dealing with people, after all my major is public relations, but not when it's indecisive people. And not when there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians. When u bring up any type of event to someone they always they're attending and they want a shirt. Well that's not always the case because when you go on money runs and people say "oh I'm not getting a shirt anymore", then that leaves ME finding s replacement or throwing in extra money....not fun for me or my bank account.
At this point my roomies and I have been spotting just about everyone who doesn't go here, and there are 76 shirts. 76 times 8, you do the math.
All in all I am sure it will all work out and go just fine but i stress myself out way too much and need to work on my patience with people. This is a last bar crawl to be all together here for our last couple weekends and to have a great time and great memories. Whoo hoo!
My big mouth gets me into a lot of good things and a lot of bad things. And I don't know which one this is. I like that we are doing this because it will ultimately be a great time but I am in a pickle with the planning.
I am fine with planning things and dealing with people, after all my major is public relations, but not when it's indecisive people. And not when there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians. When u bring up any type of event to someone they always they're attending and they want a shirt. Well that's not always the case because when you go on money runs and people say "oh I'm not getting a shirt anymore", then that leaves ME finding s replacement or throwing in extra money....not fun for me or my bank account.
At this point my roomies and I have been spotting just about everyone who doesn't go here, and there are 76 shirts. 76 times 8, you do the math.
All in all I am sure it will all work out and go just fine but i stress myself out way too much and need to work on my patience with people. This is a last bar crawl to be all together here for our last couple weekends and to have a great time and great memories. Whoo hoo!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
WEEZY
I live for concerts. They are very fun and you get to see your favorite artists perform. In my case, my favorite artist would be Lil Wayne. I have seen him at House of Blues and at the United Center both in Chicago and last night I saw him again at United Center.
All three concerts I have thrown down a lot of money to be very close. Let me just tell you that it was well worth it. Last night's concert included a lot of his Young Money crew including Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled and Rick Ross. Also, the drummer from Blink 182, Travis Barker was along side on tour with these people. I am a huge fan of all of these people so I was very excited to say the least.
At first we were in the wrong seats and we felt like idiots but when we were told where are seats were we had to give some people the boot and we were even closer than we thought, which was awesome. To explain how close I was, I could touch the singers on stage and also see behind stage.
All in all, I will totally go back to a fourth Lil Wayne concert even if I have to spend $200 again on a ticket. It was all well worth it and a lot of fun!
All three concerts I have thrown down a lot of money to be very close. Let me just tell you that it was well worth it. Last night's concert included a lot of his Young Money crew including Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled and Rick Ross. Also, the drummer from Blink 182, Travis Barker was along side on tour with these people. I am a huge fan of all of these people so I was very excited to say the least.
At first we were in the wrong seats and we felt like idiots but when we were told where are seats were we had to give some people the boot and we were even closer than we thought, which was awesome. To explain how close I was, I could touch the singers on stage and also see behind stage.
All in all, I will totally go back to a fourth Lil Wayne concert even if I have to spend $200 again on a ticket. It was all well worth it and a lot of fun!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Bikini Contest
For the third year now, Charleston's local bar Styx or Panther Paw has a bikini contest with prizes. Most people would think of a contest where contestants just have to dress up in a bikini to show off what they got going underneath their clothes. Since I missed the actual contest the past two years I didn't know what it was actually about so I was considering signing up to win $850 and a trip for two to Vegas.
I ended up chickening out because I didn't want people to look at me funny or feel like crap about myself. While I was witnessing this contest yesterday I was appalled. These five females clearly hammered, (I say that and not "girls" because there was a 40 year old in it who was possibly a stripper), were really shaking what their mama gave them.
They had to dance around sexy, shake their butt and boobs and give lap dances to random people from the crowd. They also had to pour a cup of milk all over their bodies for some reason and one contestant asked me to put it in my mouth and spit it in hers. How ridiculous is that. I obviously said no chance. Another girl poured chocolate syrup all over her and the guy she was giving a lap dance to and licked it off of him.
At this point I was thanking God for allowing me to maintain my morals and dignity. Obviously I know what strippers and prostitutes will do for money but these girls might as well have been strippers and they would have gotten more money. If i have a daughter I hope she will never participate in something of this nature in college.
I ended up chickening out because I didn't want people to look at me funny or feel like crap about myself. While I was witnessing this contest yesterday I was appalled. These five females clearly hammered, (I say that and not "girls" because there was a 40 year old in it who was possibly a stripper), were really shaking what their mama gave them.
They had to dance around sexy, shake their butt and boobs and give lap dances to random people from the crowd. They also had to pour a cup of milk all over their bodies for some reason and one contestant asked me to put it in my mouth and spit it in hers. How ridiculous is that. I obviously said no chance. Another girl poured chocolate syrup all over her and the guy she was giving a lap dance to and licked it off of him.
At this point I was thanking God for allowing me to maintain my morals and dignity. Obviously I know what strippers and prostitutes will do for money but these girls might as well have been strippers and they would have gotten more money. If i have a daughter I hope she will never participate in something of this nature in college.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Air planes
Planes are not my most favorite thing ever. I am scared to death of flying for some reason and people always tell me not to be and spit out the odds of crashing. And I respond that's great I do not give a shit nor do I even want to hear the word crashing.
I have a techniques and a routine every time I fly. The whole week before leads me to being mentally prepared. I try to block it out of my mind. Then an hour before the flight I rip a Xanax, prescribed by my doctor of course. And then once on the plane I attempt to fall asleep and if that doesn't work I most likely hyperventilate, cry, cover my eyes and ears. And here's the most ridiculous part if that wasn't bad enough... I don't let me feet touch the ground because I don't like feeling the vibrations of the plane.
I don't even know why I am so scared of flying because I was pulling this before 9/11. My dad used to yell at me for crying and would tell me they won't let us take off because of me haha. And do you know hoe many set of wing buttons I received...up until I was 15. Maybe it's because I'm chlostrophobic, maybe insane or maybe it's all in my head. Needless to say I landed in Fort Myers safe and I get to do this all over again on the way back to Chicago. My parents are so very thrilled.
I have a techniques and a routine every time I fly. The whole week before leads me to being mentally prepared. I try to block it out of my mind. Then an hour before the flight I rip a Xanax, prescribed by my doctor of course. And then once on the plane I attempt to fall asleep and if that doesn't work I most likely hyperventilate, cry, cover my eyes and ears. And here's the most ridiculous part if that wasn't bad enough... I don't let me feet touch the ground because I don't like feeling the vibrations of the plane.
I don't even know why I am so scared of flying because I was pulling this before 9/11. My dad used to yell at me for crying and would tell me they won't let us take off because of me haha. And do you know hoe many set of wing buttons I received...up until I was 15. Maybe it's because I'm chlostrophobic, maybe insane or maybe it's all in my head. Needless to say I landed in Fort Myers safe and I get to do this all over again on the way back to Chicago. My parents are so very thrilled.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Not every day do we realize that one day, minute and second can change a person's life. We really all do take every day for granted because we don't think something bad will happen to us and that's where we need to stop complaining about petty things or stop holding grudges against friends because you never know when someone will be gone.
I hate for this blog to be sad and about this stuff but it's because I got a reality check on Halloween weekend and another one today. On Halloween a friend and past teammate died in a car accident and was ejected from the car. This was a difficult time because before this I had never lost a friend. When something like this happens you really evaluate your life. It's confusing as hell and so many questions come along with it. Today is another day where I am thinking of these questions. Last night my friends Shane and Christine were in a car accident. Luckily Christine was only injured but Shane was not so lucky. He was ejected through his sunroof and passed away at the scene.The one thing I will say I am happy about is that Shane left this earth next to the girl he loved so very much.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
My New Obsession
My new obsession is four letters: HGTV. It is sad and pathetic to say but I basically watch it anytime I can. I'm only not watching it when I am sleeping and in class so I should probably throw down a couple more bucks for the electric bill this month.
First of all, I love House Hunters and I realize I will probably be very picky when I buy a house but these people on the episodes are utterly ridiculous. The other day when I was watching, a lady requested a big backyard for her children. When the backyard was shown, in my opinion, was basically the size of a football field. She questioned whether she could fit a pool in there. Then they complain that they can't find the perfect house. I'm sorry but beggars can't be choosers.
When I was in grade school and high school I used to want to do interior designing but I knew when it came down to it I would suck at it. So I gave that up for communications. Now in my senior year of college when I should be thinking where I want to apply with my degree, HGTV has recently given me a new calling; Real Estate. I have always been interested in it and I have a few family friends as Realtors who can show me the ropes. I took it one step further than talking about my new idea and contacted a high school friend who is a Realtor and she told me to send my resume and she will put in a good word and basically hook me up. At this point I am pretty excited about that because I have never actually known what I really wanted to do other than possible be a police officer.
First of all, I love House Hunters and I realize I will probably be very picky when I buy a house but these people on the episodes are utterly ridiculous. The other day when I was watching, a lady requested a big backyard for her children. When the backyard was shown, in my opinion, was basically the size of a football field. She questioned whether she could fit a pool in there. Then they complain that they can't find the perfect house. I'm sorry but beggars can't be choosers.
When I was in grade school and high school I used to want to do interior designing but I knew when it came down to it I would suck at it. So I gave that up for communications. Now in my senior year of college when I should be thinking where I want to apply with my degree, HGTV has recently given me a new calling; Real Estate. I have always been interested in it and I have a few family friends as Realtors who can show me the ropes. I took it one step further than talking about my new idea and contacted a high school friend who is a Realtor and she told me to send my resume and she will put in a good word and basically hook me up. At this point I am pretty excited about that because I have never actually known what I really wanted to do other than possible be a police officer.
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