Florida!

I absolutely love living in Michigan. The changing seasons give me a taste of what life is like in a mixture of different weather types. Although, Michigan is an awesome place, Spring Break is coming up an I cannot wait to sneak away to a warm place. My friends and get to enjoy an awesome road trip together, and then we will be spending a week in paradise. We've picked an awesome house located at the Siesta Keys, it is going to be exactly what we all need after working hard in school! The only problem with this trip is the fact that I have to wait until March, because I cannot stop looking at pictures of our rental home! The best part about this entire vacation, is the fact that I am going there to visit my best friend, Sarah. The two of us have been extremely close since the second grade, and even had the pleasure of walking together at graduation. Learning that she would be moving to Florida was hard to believe at first, but the fact that I get to visit her in such an amazing place makes up for it a bit! While on the subject of good friends of mine moving away, a very close (EX) fellow Bronco friend of mine has also decided to move away. Madison had told me previously that she was interested in transferring schools, but I had no idea that things would go this quickly. Along with Madi, I also plan on transferring from Western. However, I plan on leaving after second semester, and I thought that she was going to do the same. I learned that she would be moving only a few weeks ago, and with finals just getting over, I did't have much time to spend with her before she left. I didn't expect things to happen so fast, but now that they have I am very happy for her. She will now be closer to her family, and gets to enjoy school in the place that she actually wants to live. Although, my selfish side says I'm mad at you of leaving, the rest of me is proud of you for going after what you want. I love you, girl!

Finished with First Semester!

Today, as of 2:00, I attended the last class of my first semester! Despite the fact that I had two huge exams within 15 minutes of each other, I couldn't help but smile all day because knew that I finally had an entire month of off school coming up. It's going to be amazing to go home and relax without having to worry about exams, homework, and morning classes. Before I started at Western, I had originally planned on working at my job back at home during every break that I got. However, after dealing with the stress of school, and constantly being busy, I have definitely decided to take a break from working until I return home for the summer. The big thing that I noticed about college is the sad truth that, no matter how much homework and studying I complete, it always seems to just pile up even more. When I go home, I plan to get some Christmas shopping done, spend time with my family, and sleep.... I intend to get lots of sleep. One of the most exciting parts about going home for the holidays, is how much time I get to spend with my dog. Leaving him to go away to college has been tough, and I know how happy he will be when I stay home for an entire month! As much as I am going to miss my new life here at western for the next four weeks, I am more than pleased to be taking a long, much needed break!

Art Hop!

     I am excited for tonight, because I get to step away from studying for a bit. Surprisingly, a lot of WMU students are planning on partying all weekend. In my opinion, screwing around the weekend of finals when you should be studying is a big mistake. Although it would be fun, I know better and will be skipping any type of "going out" that I have been invited to. However, I have been offered a few extra credit options involving registered student organizations. I am assigned to go to and event and write about my experience. Considering my busy schedule this week, my choices were extremely limited. After dreading a boring night of listening to people talk, and friend of mine made an awesome suggestion. He had heard about the Art Hop downtown Kalamazoo, and informed me that it would count for my extra credit business assignment. This was exciting news for me because I have been drowning in school lately, so the fact that I will actually enjoy this event makes me happy. If I had it my way, and didn't have to do any type of assignment, I would spend my entire night studying nonstop. Although, because I am required to do this, it is awesome that this event will be something that I can get dressed up for and attend with my best friend. I hate to admit it, but most events organized by WMU usually just bore me. It is awesome to me that I get to take a break from studying to go downtown and look at cool art tonight, and get extra credit for doing it. After that, it's back to the books for me!

Last Day Of Class!

   Today was an awesome day, because it was the last official day of classes for my first semester of my freshman year of college! It is absolutely crazy to me to think that life has already gone by this fast. It feels like just yesterday, I was starting my first day of high school. I remember worrying so much about how I looked, who I was going to remain friends with, and being upset that people were going to see me ride the school bus on the days that my brother wouldn't have time to drop me off. Even as my high school career progressed, small factors such as these ones remained important to me. My high school was known for our drama, and it felt as if it were impossible to avoid. Shortly after starting college, my priorities changed for the better. I immediately found myself staying in to study, going to class every single day, and trying my best on every assignment that came my way. Although, I have always had faith in myself, I was extremely worried about how I was going to do coming into college. It is an awesome feeling to know that ever since I started here at WMU, I have become an extremely dedicated and mature college student. The best part about this big change in my life, is the fact that it has completely paid off. My grades are awesome, and with those good grades have come many new great friends, who value their studies just as much as I do. Today was especially awesome because after almost completing my entire English project, our class got to have a small pizza party. This was awesome because with all of this studying lately, I have found it difficult to find time to even eat. That being said, finals are next week and there is still a ton of studying to do!

Good luck to everyone this next week, and remember to completely apply yourselves by trying your absolute best when studying for finals!

Finals are coming up!

The start to this week is dreaded by almost all WMU students. It is officially the first week before finals start, which means it is time to crack down and get some serious studying done. I especially had been dreading this Monday because it is my last day to finish up almost all of my homework and extra credit projects for the semester before I officially start cracking down for finals tomorrow. I am known for procrastination, so this week I am making it a goal to be as focused as possible. For the most part, finals are not too scary for me. The two final exams that I am dreading the most are math and my music class. I know, music class sounds like some easy fun right? For the most part, this class has been enjoyable. Quizzes came easy for me, and the tests weren't too bad. However, the final covers nine chapters! Nine! I am not even sure if it is possible for me to remember that many definitions for one exam. On top of that, math is not exactly my strong suit. For the most part, I have done well in this class. But, if I do well on my math final I could finish with an awesome grade. These next two weeks are going to require a ton of determination, and coffee! The one thing that I know will get me through exam week is the fact that we get an entire month off of school right after it is all over. Studying for these exams is important to me so I know I can say focused.
Good luck everyone!

Baby Joshua

Yesterday was very special to me, because I got to meet a new, very important boy in my life. When I moved to Howell in the second grade, I met my best friend Lily. She was a bit older than me, but that did not matter and we soon became great friends. Though think and thin, we were there for each other and managed to stay a part of each others lives even after all of this time. Nine months ago, Lily found out that she was pregnant. I was so excited for her, and promised to be there for her no matter what. College started, and I soon found that I was too busy to spend as much time with Lily as I used to. Although, I kept my promise to her and was there to visit her in the hospital the day after he was born. As a young adult, this was the first time one of my close friends had a baby of their own. Seeing Joshua for the first time gave me such an amazing feeling, and I found myself staring at him for hours. Before yesterday, I did not know that it was humanly possible to fall in love so quickly. I am so happy to be a part of this precious little boy's life, and cannot wait to watch him grow! A cool fact about baby Joshua, is that he was named after a close friend of mine who passed away about a year ago. Baby Joshua was born so big, and healthy. I can't help but think that our friend Josh watched over Lily throughout her entire pregnancy to keep baby Joshua safe. Watching her baby sleep gives me so much peace, and I cannot wait to have children of my own someday!

Thanksgiving Break

This Thanksgiving break was especially awesome for me because I was extremely ready for the relaxation. School has been stressing me out so much lately, and with finals coming up I needed the small break to go home and relax. It is always nice to come home and spend time with my family, friends, and pets. Although, I do find myself missing Western more and more every time I return to my hometown for a bit. The only struggle of coming home for Thanksgiving break, is that it is such a short period of time, so it is hard for me to see everybody! For this reason, I am very thankful that Christmas break is in the near future. For the first time ever, I get a month of off school. A whole month! I couldn't be more thankful for the break that I am currently on, and the long, over due break that is in my near future!