The saddest thing about my life right now is that I am not sure which one I'm more excited about; the naming of my car or getting fish. While my roomie and I went to Indianapolis for the day to visit my sister, we decided to name my car Chester Wayne Herbert. Although it sounds like a child molester's name....I think it suits my car well.

When we came back from Indy, we stopped by PetSmart to pick up what was supposed to be two snails and a tiny plastic tank. Well, what was supposed to be a cheap pet turned into two fish, a 5 gallon tank, a snail, water purifier, and fish food. So, needless to say, our little room is teeming with life! We have named the fish Lily and Ruby; the snail is Jaques. He's such a pimp.....

Well, as the semester is coming to a close, I have had some up's and down's. Some of the up's include passing the PPST (yay!), getting the fish hehehehe, and seeing the Happy Friday man. The low's are more stress induced, and not needed to be talked about....who needs extra stress anyway? :)

So I'm sitting down in the lobby of my dorm as I work my 4-8 am night shift, and just thinking of things and updating this site. I'm starting to realize that I don't have much longer in college until I'm actually out on my own as a professional....now isn't that a scary relization. I don't know which thought scared me more, when I graduated high school and realized I would be moving away to college and become an "adult", or, when I'm half-way through college and realizing I'm that much closer to becomming a real adult. Hmmmm, something to ponder...... I just feel that things have gone by so fast, and I really haven't had much time to enjoy it. I think that I haven't known about or taken advantage of opportunities to meet people around here and branch out. Living in an all-girl's dorm and being in a predominatly female major, it is extremely difficult to meet guys and other interesting people for that matter. It's a very sheltered dorm, and I always seem to have the same people in my education classes. So, next year, Amanda and I have talked about switching to a co-ed dorm so we can branch out. I am really excited, so we will see how things go with that.

Another thing I was thinking about while working tonight was that people are generally not happy anymore. I mean, not everyone is walking around depressed and all, just slightly less happy than usual. I remember when I was little and I honestly can't remember being anything but in a good mood. Now, I am sure that there were times when I was sad, but there was always this oblivious joy/happiness that you had when you were little. What caused this happiness? I'm not really sure. However, I do think that we all can be like that again. Even if it isn't the best day of your life, I think we all need to show it. Instead of just hiding the fact that you are happy or just generally pleased with the day, share the wealth and make someone else's day great. Just with a smile, a head nod, or even a "How are you doing today?" can make the day better. I think that I/we all get so wrapped up in what is going on in our lives that we dont' take the time to realize how lucky we are for what we have and how little those problems can be in the grande scheme of things. Take my Bio 102 class for instance....I got a 56% on the hardest test of the class. I wasn't very happy at first, but I knew I tried my best. I can't change what happened, and finding out the class average was only 69% certainly made things easier. Regardless, it wasn't earth-shatttering news that made me want to just drop out of college. You just accept it and move on. Otherwise, you get so wrapped up on test grades, what your freinds think of you, and all of this other meaningless crap that you can't enjoy life and all of the happy things. Life is too short to worry about one or two bad test grades or assignments. If you start just focusing on the bad things that happen to you, then, you know what? Maybe you don't deserve something to brighten your day. Hahaha...that's sounds harsh, but you know what I mean.

So, in conclusion (after my long-winded attempt) I think we just need to realize that lots of good things happen to you every day. Getting mail, finding a peanut M&M in your plain M&M bag, and having a random stranger say 'hello' to you are all great things that you don't reallize can make your day. Just be happy and pass it on!!!

Other than that, nothing exciting has happend at all. A lot of girls have already moved out...sheesh. Lots of empty rooms everywhere. I hope that my nasty rooomate will be the next one to leave...hehehe I love you Amanda! ;)

Well, I'm off to my FAVORITE class of the week, my Geography lab with Gordon. Just shoot me now. I can't stand him....and I think I might just die going up the four flights of stairs just to sit in the world's most tortureous class. Mmmmmmm :(. So, I'm off to learn something about the Earth's axis....woohoo. Hopefully, I'll update this soon :) Now all of the girls can stop complaining...

I also made Amanda's birthday gift...woohoo! I am so proud. The fabric is very nice, and I think she will get a good laugh out of it. Let's just say that every time she uses it she will think of me :). Amanda also reminded me that school is starting up again. I am really excited to see everyone, but II realy wish I could move in a day later. My good friend Johanna is coming home that day, and I wouldn't have seen her all summer. Oh well. I am going to try to find a way to get a lot of work done when I move in so that I can come home and see her before she goes off to college. What a way to celebrate your birthday! :)

Other that that, there isn't much else to talk about. I have been teasing Amanda that I have changed my appearance a little since she last saw me....hehehe.....and that's all I am going to say about that :).

Well, time for lunch, so I will try to get on and update more....bye!

This goes out to all of my friends, new and old.  Thank you for being there for me and thank you for loving me for who I am and being a part of my life!!

I got baptised this past Thursday, and the water was soooo cold. It was nice to have friends and family there. After that, my family all went out to eat at IHOP. Fun times all around.

This past weekend was prom. That was a lot of fun to get dressed up again. Unfortunately, they had a bad DJ and whatnot, so it wasn't that great. It was nice, however, to see my friends again and go to the after prom. I never had one when I was in high school, so it was really fun to go to! Johanna and myself made a cd....oh my. I guess things are really funny at 3 in the morning. It's going to go platinum for sure.

Kim's roommate came home with her this weekend, so that was a lot of fun. We went out to see a movie on Friday and ended up just walking around Jefferson Pointe and buying make up. We stopped at Barnes and Noble, bought some cd's, and Maria danced around the cd section. Wow. I bought a Stevie Wonder cd, and crawled into the back seat of Kim's car to sing "I Just called to Say I Love You" to Mar Mar. It was lots of fun. Especially since she was highly embarrassed and the guys in the car behind us were laughing and pointing. Muhahahaha.....

When I was getting my hair done, the girl asked if I got the flowers. We then realized that we didn't have a bout for Steve. Sooooo......being crafty people, we stopped at Wal-Mart, picked up a flower, and made the flower for him. No one could tell :).

When I got back to campus yesterday, I made Amanda come with me to drop off my car. I then sang to her...what fun. After we got back to the dorm, I made Jenna come to my room and I sang it for her. I have my Eunice glass (haha...don't ask), and it made it extra special. Those pictures are going in the scrapbook for sure.

Had my first final of the week this morning at 7:30. Whew. Four more to go! I still have my ensemble concert this evening, so let's hope I don't choke. Good luck to everyone else on finals week!!