The last day of August

Hm were to begin about this day. So after being woken up at 1a.m. by my hall. I was not in a very good this morning but I was determined to make it a good day anyway. So I went to all my classes just like normal. At lunch time Katie and I went over to the Study Abroad Fair. I found out that I could study abroad for a semester or go in the summer for 3 weeks and study photography. That would be amazing! I also learned that UCM does offer an American Sign Language class so I really want to take it if I can next semester. Today ended up being 105 degrees! I had the brilliant idea to go walk around campus and take pictures.I was ready for the A.C. I ate supper with my friends like normal and was a little discouraged to find out how immature some college students are. I really didn't want to share this but it makes me angry that someone had stuck their gum to the chair I was sitting in. So guess who had gum all over their shorts. Me >:(. So after changing I went to the photo society meeting but didn't get to stay long so that I could make it to DIG too. It's going to be hard if I try to do both every Wednesday night. After DIG we came back and ate late night. So full! Katie and I ate a bowl of french fries and tried dipping them in many things like chocolate sauce and whipped cream. Not awful but not great. Apparently I have a manish voice so Russ and Sean were trying to get me to talk so I started texting Katie things to tell them from me. I took about a 15 min vow of silence lol but they apologized so I make speak to them tomorrow :). Tomorrow will hopefully be a great day because it's the first football game and we are going all out :)!See ya!

Trying to stay away from the sickness=epic fail

This morning I woke up not feeling good at all.My throat was sore and I had a cold. Not how I wanted to begin my day. The devil tried everything I could to attack me today from trying to make me sick to me misplacing my id. He tried to make this an awful day but I did not let him. In my first class-freshman seminar- our academic advisor talked about our majors and signing up for classes. I can't decide if I want to minor in something like communications or public relations.The photo society president talked and I found out the meetings are every Wednesday at 7 and DIG is 7:30. So hopefully I can go to one for a little bit and still make the other. That class got out about 15 minutes early so I was able to come back to my dorm and relax for a little bit and watch SPONGEBOB! I made it through psychology and then ate lunch with Nora before our small group. I found my id hidden in my bag, thank goodness! At our small group today, we got our books. I am excited to read the rest of the book. After small groups, I came up and slept the rest of the afternoon and actually felt better when I woke up. I drew Sean a picture for his dorm room since he has nothing hanging up of everybody. Needless to say I received plenty of criticism from the rest of the group. so after eating with the gang, Lauren,Nora,Russ,Sean and I watched Hairspray in the Ellis lounge. When I asked Russ what he thought of it, he said ,"it has alot of pink" lol hes so funny. Now I am just skyping with Brett and Ashley. Good night!

Learning more about college life

So being here for over 2 weeks now, I have definitely learned a lot about college life living in a dorm. This morning my throat felt really sore and I felt a little under the weather all day. A few of my friends haven't gotten sick recently and apparently strep throat is going around so I pray that I don't get anything. I thought in High School it was bad enough to pass sickness but that is nothing compared to a college campus. I've also learned that some college students don't know how to do laundry, make popcorn, and pick up after themselves. I'll be the first to admit that I recently started doing laundry but even I know you don't put whites and colors in the same wash and put it on high temp lol. They also set off fire alarms by burning popcorn. The stairs are covered in trash some days when you walk up them because people just set their trash down and walk away. After being so tired this morning I barely stayed awake through my first class. Photography continues to intimidate me but I just keep remembering that story. Kaci and I ate lunch today so that we could "plot" against Brett hehe.Katie joined us and then I tricked Katie racing down the stairs by almost convincing her that she had to go down one more flight of stairs while I went out the door. After my classes I took a nap which was great because I felt some better after it. I did some homework and then skyped with Ashley!  After eating supper with my friends, I came back up and skyped with Nick and Ashley some more. Then Sean and I made a trip to Wal-Mart. Boom! I got to talk to my parentals when I came back and then discovered a fight was almost about to break in our hallway. I tell you East Ellis is crazy! The guys calmed down and gave each other their stuff back. Now I about to go to bed after enjoying some delicious microwave smores :) 

Getting to know Warrensburg

This morning I got up and went to Northside church with my friends again. I said that should meet to leave at 9:45. I keep getting comments on why I allow extra time. My friends continue to prove why I add extra time because we always run late. We didn't up leaving here today till about 10:10.So after we ate we ended up arriving a few minutes late to church. Then we came back here and ate. I spent all afternoon reading for classes and being so bored. I got to talk Jac and Elizabeth today for a little and was so excited because I miss them like crazy! We all met at 5 to eat and then Katie,Sean, Lauren,Mike,Japhar and I all went to Sonic and ate. I am very bummed that Sonic got rid of my Strawberry Dream Sundae Shakes. We then toured downtown Warrensburg because we were looking for an antique shop but then we just ended up walking around the rest of  downtown. I definitely want to go back sometime and take some pictures. Then tonight I invited everywhere over to watch the VMA's in my room. They were pretty good but Lady Gaga was really weird as always.Instead of having a meat suit, this year she was dressed like a boy. Katy Perry won two awards so it was all worth it and they paid tribute to Britney Spears which made me really want to listen to all my 90's music by her. It was funny watching it with Russ because he had no idea who any of the singers were.  I proved to them that I could not do the running man. After it was over Nora,Sean,Russ and I went to Taco Bell and got some late night snackage. Now I am just hanging in my room,talking with my roommate and suite mates  Good night!

Anything can happen on a Saturday

This morning I slept until 10 because I was tired not going to bed until 1. I had absolutely nothing planned today.So I ate lunch with my friends and then did some homework. I had a quiz of 30 questions over 4 chapters in my photography class so I hope I did well since there was so much information to cover and we were only given 15 min online to take it.Afterwards Kaitlin went with me to Knob Noster state park so I could take pictures for fun and for a photo contest.I got some great butterfly pictures and managed to get some pictures of deer as we were leaving. I stopped the car in the middle of the road and stood up through my sun roof and took as many pictures as I could get before they run off. I came back and did some more homework and was lazy for awhile. At 6 my friends and I met for supper then we went to Wal Mart afterwards. We came back and I skyped with my bff Ashley for awhile :). Then Lauren,Sean,Russ and Katie came to my room and we watched She's the Man. Love this movie!Then we went back to UCC and ate mint chocolate chip ice cream and talked and laughed. I'm currently blogging from UCC right now. My boring saturday turned into a great day :)

There's a bigger world then just you

A major problem I noticed on campus is peoples' mouths. Not a hour goes by that I don't hear someone shoot out the f-word, the d-word, or the r-word. People just say them like it is no big deal. I am sure that God sent me to this college for a reason and one of the reasons he did was to make the campus more aware of how much the r-word hurts. Words can hurt and they really need to think about what they are saying. This morning the Ringer is on and a girl from another room came in and was telling me about how much she liked the movie then she said, "I wonder how those r****** were able to remember all those lines,that seems like it would be hard." How I resisted from yelling at her was truly a miracle. The T.H.R.I.V.E floor is in my building which is special education students that are given the opportunity to attend college for 2 years. People look at them like they are aliens or foreign. I noticed some people did offer to help them and sit with them but this is another example of how much people don't notice the world outside themselves. I only hope that I can reach out to them this year and the rest of the time at college. Hopefully at UCM people with with intellectual disabilities and those without can be unified. Now I want to explain to those that use the word my reasoning behind why you shouldn't use it. Even if the r-word isn't trying to be used in a mean way,it is still mean.You are still implying the meaning when used. If you have ever spent a day or even an hour with someone with intellectual disabilities you would see how much it hurts them. It's the same as saying something is gay or any other offensive word. Here are 2 commercials that really explain it all :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS0GVOQPs0 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T549VoLca_Q. Please next time you go to use the word just think about it. Say something nice or don't say anything at all. 

Screaming as Music?

So I don't know if I mentioned in yesterday's blog about the fire alarm going off here at like 11 something at night because my neighbors across the hall majorly burnt their popcorn. The hallway smelled AWFUL and I had to open the window in my room to survive the night. Then today it goes off again about 2:50! Christen and I couldn't decide if we should go outside or not, then when our hallway actually starts walking downstairs it goes off.So I didn't have class till 11 today,yay, and we were just going to watch a movie in Found of Photo because Mr. Mitchell was going to be gone but the guy who put the in couldn't get it to work so he's like if it doesn't start working in 5 minutes you guys can leave.Well he got it to work but decided we could leave in 10 minutes since class was half over anyway.Time came and nobody left. A few people finally started getting up and leaving so the girl next to me and I both got up and left. I survived art history and kept back and was lazy in my dorm for awhile. At 5 my friends and I met to eat then left for Sean's concert in Blue Springs. We managed to make it there and not get lost. We found out quick that we were not Scream people. There were several bands that played before Sean's. We went and got Culver's while some of the Scream bands played which was so good. I got a raspberry cheesecake concrete that was amazing! We got back and listened to the rest of the bands. One band was really loud so the girls went and talked in the bathroom for a little bit. We then listened to Sean's band finally and it was good. Who knew he had this voice inside of him. We talked to him after the concert and then came home. It was a pretty good day :). I am kind of anxious to go home next weekend. I'm starting to miss a lot of things about home and I miss all my friends and family.Well good night!

When one door closes...

Today I got up and went to classes like any other day then after lunch I had to go meet with the guy to see if getting a  job was possible. Thanks for your prayers but I did not get hired :/.He said he would keep me number one on his list so that if anything opened up, he would give me a call. So that door is shut for now but I know God has a plan and he is going to make something great show up. I may have to be patient but it will be worth the wait. I came back to my dorm and was determined to get as many things marked off my to do list. I turned in my scholarship checks with no problem :), got my photo assignment done and put on the server :), did some other homework and still had time to watch last nights episode of Big Brother :). After eating with my friends, Katie and i went to Zumba!Such a workout but so fun. I bought a pass so that I can go as many times as I want the rest of the semester.It will be so worth it.After Zumba, we all went and tied shirts near the union. Sean stayed in his dorm to do some work so Liz and I attempted a smiley face shirt for him.We will see how it turns out. So then we came back to the dorm and ate some late night food in the dining hall and then walked to UCC to watch a movie only to end up walking back to Whitney's room to watch Sydney White. I guess the one positive thing about not getting the job is that I get to go home next weekend which I am kind of anxious for. I know that God is going to find a job that I like that I can make money at as well. Well I should probably get to bed. I have 2 classes tomorrow but not till 11 :) and we might go watch Sean's band play tomorrow but we will see what the day brings. Good night!

I'm trusting in what you say

Today's theme song was "today is the day" by Lincoln Brewster. I was feeling kind of stressed today because I felt like I had so much to do when actually God was taking care of it all. So I managed to survive all my classes today. At lunchtime Katie and I went over to the volunteer fair in the union. We learned about some great places, got some free candy,and I got Zack and Zoe UCM coloring books which I was so excited about lol. After my last class at 1, I made the call I was dreading to the guy I was hoping to hire me. I informed him I did not get accepted to work study and instead of saying no or yes, he just said come see me tomorrow at 1. So don't give up those prayers yet about this job. So then I did some homework and just relaxed for a little bit. I got to talk to my sister,Zack, Zoe, Mom and Dad today which just made my day. Zack didn't have much to say but Zoe told me all about the third grade. Today the 40th anniversary was released to facebook and let me just tell you, it is awesome! I may be in it but I still love it. I'm glad I didn't sound or look dumb in it lol. In the video I am going off the diving board behind Jeanie Byland as well lol. This was perfect timing for the video because I have been missing my SOMO family so much lately. After eating supper with my friends and hanging out, we went to DIG. I love CCH's DIG night. It definitely helps keep my faith on track. Well I am going to do some reading then go to bed so I will talk to you later.
Random Moments/comments of the day:
1.Sean has been sick so we are all worried that we are going to get it. Hopefully not lol.
2.I got my photo assignment almost done.
3. Zack wanted a girl he liked to be in his class but he isn't that she's not
4.Here's the SOMO video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuUBShYxzYs&feature=channel_video_title

Just keep swimming

I already blogged some earlier but now I am going to actually blog about the day. So I survived my classes this morning and then came back and ate lunch with Nora.We then went to the Rec Center for our CCH small group. There were four of us all together today but I am very excited about the weeks to come and reading the book. After the group I went back to room and chatted with Mom only to discover I didn't have her mail the right cord for my computer to hook up to the printer and I also received my scholarship checks so I was stressing about those. To top off this great run of news, I got an email telling me that my work study had been denied. Not what I wanted to hear because the job I had applied for was only taking work study. I couldn't even call the guy because I was too disappointed that I was denied. I am going to call him tomorrow so please be praying for me that some kind of miracle happens with this job or God shows me what job he wants me to have. I numbed my stress by drinking a dr. pepper and watched Friends. Mom was able to get me mostly calmed down. Feeling better I met my friends for supper. They definitely got me laughing and made any stress I had go away. I made Whitney be one of my guinea pigs for my photo homework after supper. At 7, I went to the Rec Center and did Zumba for the first time.It was so much fun and I am definitely going to do it some more. Although I could feel my ab workout for yesterday. I am sure I will be feeling the pain from Zumba tomorrow. After Zumba, Nora and I went over to UCC and hung out with Katie,Sean and Lauren. We then watched Wanted with Lauren and Katie's floor. It was better then I thought it would be. Well its getting late so good night!

The prayers go up and the blessings come down

I don't usually blog in the middle of the day but I just feel the need to right now. This afternoon we had our first CCH small group.There were four of us and we pretty much just spent the time getting to know each other. At the end we prayed for the year and any of our needs. I was feeling great like God has an exciting plan for me this year. Then I came back to my dorm and got the email that my work study was denied. I started praying and then I was looking on facebook and a bunch of people had posted prayer requests on there too. So I realized that I just wanted to pray for everyone. So if you are reading I would appreciate prayer that my job situation will work out to how God wants it and just for the people on facebook's needs and anyone else.Thanks! I am not giving up by any means because God always makes his way, sometimes we just have to be patient.

Just another manic Monday

So this morning was my first morning of my schedule change meaning I would have to get up and go to class at 9 instead of 11 like normal.It was hard but I did and the class seems like its not going to be that bad. So far I love my photography classes.I have been feeling intimated by how much experience some of the other students already have but today in art history, my teacher was telling about there 3 artists who were applying for a position.Two of them started out really good and the third guy started out ok.At the end of the day, the ok artist got the job.When asked why he got the position and not the other two guys, the employer said, "they started out great but left here finishing at the same level, I watched you grow from ok to great." This made me realize that I shouldn't be intimidated because I have room to grow and will turn into an amazing photographer. I had lunch with Katie, Kaci and some of her friends and then went to art history in the rain.At about 4, Katie and I went to the gym and she about killed me when ran on the treadmill because I was trying to keep up with her pace so we could finish our miles about the same time and she ran for several minutes so I did too.I haven't ran that much since last year. Then we did some weights and ab stuff. I got to skype with Ashley and Nick tonight as well as my mum. At 6 my friends and I all met in the Union and ate some delicious Chick-Fil-A (don't tell Ashley I said it was good lol). Then half of them left so Russ,Sean, and Katie became my guinea pigs for my photography assignment. We went around the campus and took pictures.It was pretty funny. So now I'm just chilling in my room before I go to bed. Here is my address for anyone who wants it
Rachel Antal
451 East Ellis
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Well until tomorrow :)

My 5 tips to surviving the first week for all Freshman

1)Stick to your morals-If you don't like partying, don't do it no matter what it feels like everyone else is doing.
2)Find people you have something in common with-it's much easier to talk and hangout with people who are like you
3)Attend all week of welcome events-Even if you don't have anyone else to go with, go to all your week of welcome events.You meet people and you get to have fun.
4)Don't give up-The first week seems long and stressful but keep going and soon you will wonder where the week went and start to feel more at home in college.
5)Be yourself- It doesn't do you any good to try and be someone that you aren't. You just feel more uncomfortable trying to keep up and you will find out that people with start to like the real you :)

I made it a week

So here I am,made it to the next Sunday of college! If I were to base the rest of the week off the first few days, I would of thought this year was going to last forever but God always has his way and he found me a great group of people to hang out with. This morning we were going to meet at 9 to eat breakfast only to discover that the dining hall isnt open till 10 on Saturdays and Sundays :/ So we all piled into Sean's vehicle and found a donut shop to stop at for breakfast. Then we went to church. I loved going to the huge church, don't get me wrong I love my church at home but it's cool to see that many people on fire for God. After church we ate at the dining and hall and just sat down there talking for a long time. This afternoon I read for my classes and was going to take a nap but my floor was so loud so I didn't. After supper Katie and I found some good chocolate then watched tv for a little bit. Now I'm just chilling in my room for a bit before I go to bed and start my week of classes. Today was a really great day.I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. I finally am starting to feel like I am in college.Well until tomorrow!

It only takes one

What can I say about this day but A-Maz-ing!It really was a great day. After sleeping in this morning, the girls and I met for lunch downstairs. I did laundry after.That part was probably the least fun part of the day. I realized today that college students really don't know how to do their laundry. If I can avoid it, I'm going to wait until I go home to do laundry again.There were too many people cussing and saying more then what I wanted to hear. I spent some of the afternoon and a lot of the evening skyping with Ashley, Bo and Nick. I also got to skype with Mom and see Casen! He could not understand where my voice was coming from lol. So then the girls and I met for supper and after skyping I got ready and met them to go to the Luau. It was so much fun! We just danced and had great time. People were joining our circle all the time. Then we got hot so we moved to the back and we had up to 20 people in our group at one time. It only took one person to get every dancing and having a great time.I haven't known Nora, Lauren,Katie, Lauren or Liz for long but we already act like we have been friends for years.Well I better get to bed because we are getting up to go to church tomorrow.Good night :)

Random, No point to it Blog of the Day

So there is myth that when Freshman start college they will gain 15 pounds because they can eat whenever they want. Well I am trying to make sure that doesn't happen.I am on the top floor so I don't think it will happen because I have to walk up 4 flights of stair. There are 8 steps each staircase and there are two staircases for each floor.
8 steps  x 2 staircases x 4 flights = 64 stairs that I have to walk up and down. Not to mention the stairs I walk up and down to get into Ellis and to the dining hall. So I think its safe to say Freshman 15 isn't happening lol

I survived the Warrensburg hurricane

So I dont know about where you are but last night a mini hurricane went through Warrensburg.Well not really but it seemed like it with the 70 mph winds and crazy rain. UCM kept sending weather texts and my whole floor was yelling at 1 a.m. about it. I am starting love college now. Hanging with the CCH people is great and now that I have met a bunch of freshman, I don't feel so alone. Today I met with my academic adviser to change some classes around. I ended up dropping Comp 2 because apparently I already received credit for it. This is definitely a blessing as I hate writing papers. I now have Library Writing and Skills instead which hope will be pretty good. After classes I got my books switched around and made a quick run to Wally World. Walmart doesn't seem so great when you have it within 10 miles. I ate supper with Kaci and some other people from the 2nd floor then she and I went over to CCH. We piled into cars and went to the bonfire. I was piled into a car with 3 other people besides myself in the back seat so we got to know each other quick lol. The bonfire was great just talking about getting to know a lot of people. We even drove this little cart thing which let me tell you was a work out going up the hills but so fun. Two other girls: Lauren and Nora and I all discovered we cheered in High School. This led to us finding another girl to be the back spot and putting Lauren in an elevator. We all miss it! Then we made plans for lunch tomorrow and to do laundry. There is also a dance in the evening so should be a pretty good day.Jsyk I do update my blog everyday, I just post the link to facebook every two days. Well good night!

Positivity always wins :)

Thursday started out kind of rough. I was misspelling everything, I misunderstood what the teacher said and locked my key in my room so it seemed like it wasn't going to be a very good day.I just kept telling myself that I was going to let this small stuff ruin my day. My roommate was thankfully in the room so she was able to let me in and as for the other stuff nothing I could do. I handed in my work study paper and the lady told me that it would be at least a week before I heard back. I called the guy I interviewed with,letting him know and he's like just call me back when you found out. Thank you God! I figured he was in a hurry to hire so the fact that he is willing to wait is amazing. So just keep praying that if this is what God wants for me, I will get accepted quick and hired. After lunch I was pretty bored and didn't really feel like going to the gym so I read all my reading assignments lol and then went to the bookstore. I found some UCM sweat pants for $13!score! I was so excited because they were the next item I was wanting to buy. I came back up and read my bible some and just hung out in my room until 5 when I met Kaci and headed over to CCH. It was mud volleyball night. So we divided up into teams and I played my first game ever of mud volleyball. I planted my feet and tried to stay away from falling lol. I ended up just getting mud on the bottom of me mostly.Then some people were swimming in tubes in the pond, so I decided to wash my feet off. I ended up getting in a tube and talking to several other Freshman.FINALLY some people I have something in common with! It was great and we plan on probably hanging out over the weekend. So a pretty busy day planned for tomorrow and the rest of the weekend. I am finally started to really enjoy things. Thanks everyone for your prayers!O random thought for the day: I keep seeing people that look like twins of people back home so I tweeted that I think we see twins of people when we miss them sometimes. I think this is true because I've heard there is a new teacher at school that looks like me and my mom is missing me so thats where she comes in and Ive seen my dads twin and a few other people and I miss them.Its not always true but I think alot of times it is.Well anyways good night! :)

Another day of experiences

So in yesterdays blog, I forgot to mention that I saw a raccoon run across campus in the middle of the day.It was really weird and I was going to try and take a picture but I had to get to class. Anyway so today has been a pretty good day in the college world. I had 3 classes today; Foundations of Professional Photography, Comp 2, and Ideas and Visual Arts. I am pretty excited about the photography class. Comp 2 seems hard and Ideas and Visual Arts seems kind of like a waste of time. I mean it will be cool to learn about art history but its kind of like a class that people take just to get their fine art credit out of the way. Eating a 2 lunch is definitely going to throw me off on Monday/Wednesday/and Fridays. Today I had my first job interview. It went great and was at a place called Youth Excited about Sports. The guy used to place for the Royals and then started up the place for kids. If hired my job would be a photographer assistant/ cheer assistant and mentoring kids which are all amazing. It is also a Christian based place so I also love that. It seemed perfect the only problem is my work study wasn't showing up. He had already hired all his non work study positions so he needed some work study people.I got back to the campus only to find out that for some reason I was not in work study this year :( So then I had to fill this paper out applying for it and I might get in if the government has any money left for it. So please pray that if this is what God wants for me it will happen. The hours are great and the job is too. I got a mile run/walk in tonight and then went to CCH with Kaci for the worship service. It was alot of fun and I am finally starting to get to know some people. I am excited for all the events to come and maybe to go on a mission trip. I will just have to see what God has in store for me :) Good Night! I continue to appreciate of all your prayers and messages!

First Day of Classes

So day number 3 here at UCM and so far it hasn't been to bad. I forgot to mention in yesterdays blog how i was walking to get my computer fixed and totally wiped out in a puddle. I tried to get up as gracefully as I could but I have a nice green bruise on my shin. The hypnotist was pretty good last night. I am just thankful I wasn't there in time so that I didn't get chosen. I would not have wanted to do what he had some people do. Well anyway this morning I got up and went to my 9:30 class which is Freshman Seminar Photography on Tuesdays. It didn't seem to bad. Only a paper and a presentation as our main projects. I am intimidated by how good a photographer some of the others might be but I am excited to do a photography alphabet and some of other smaller projects. My next class was at 11 and it was psychology. It was not the same teacher that my paper said I was supposed to have. I read online that it was supposed to be a blow-off class but since its a different teacher it is not. This teacher doesn't seem hard but she is definitely not an "easy A" teacher. So then I came back and Kaitlin and I ate lunch in the dining hall. Then this afternoon I found the gym lol. It felt great to get a nice little work out in. Now I just got to keep those up so I don't put on the Freshman 15. Although I don't think I will because 5 flights of stairs is getting me into shape :) The college experience is definitely getting better as the days go on! Well until my next post. I think Kailtin, Kaci and I are going to check out the live music at the Christian Campus House tonight. :)  

Isn't it funny?

Isn't it funny how God puts people in your life for a reason and has a plan for you?I swear God knew what I feeling today because he made sure that I knew he had control of my life. Today at the Job Fair, I met a girl who was super nice and everything.She just kept wishing me luck on getting on a job and just so nice.I also had some time on my hands this afternoon so I wondered over to the Christian Campus House.Little did I know that they were having a bbq tonight and I found two girls that I knew from Newtown and it was nice to finally socialize with some people that I had things in common with. I am definitely looking forward to going back there the rest of the week. My positive attitude is working so far!

I survived the night :)

So the awkwardness is starting to fade and people are beginning to be more comfortable around each other. I finally got internet :). I actually didn't sleep to bad in my bed last night. This morning all freshman got up and went to the Convocation. Then we went to brunch with the deans.It was really brunch with random people although I did meet some really cool people. I met one girl who is a photography major too.So since brunch was so late I didn't eat lunch. I got my books and my laptop fixed then caught up on Big Brother and the Glee project :). For those of you going into college next year, reserve your books ahead of time because when I walked into the bookstore there were lines of people waiting to get their books.So glad I did. I have made sure to stay in touch with my girls back home to because I am not going to be one of those people who forgets their high school best friends. Right now I am just sitting in my room catching up before I go grab some supper. I am not going to gain the Freshman 15 going up and down these stairs everyday and eating as little as I have. Tonight Kailtin and I are going to a movie then to watch the hypnotist.Tomorrow classes starts yikes but I am going to have a pollyanna attitude as Mrs. Harding would always say and be in a good mood anyways. Well until tomorrow :)

Day #1

So my internet is down so I'm blogging from my phone.When I got here I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be.My roomate is super nice and everything seemed to just place together. I've been here less than 12 hours and I've already been asked the golden question multpiple times, "are you going to any parties tonight?"Well I felt quite awkward about this since I am not a partier,never have been.I kindly just replied that a friend and I already had plans.Thank you Kaitlin!I know some people may read this and be like what that is weird everyone drinks.Well not this girl!Besides being around hundreds of people I don't know and being awkward everything has been great. The comedian was hilarious tonight.Well hopefully I will internet from now on for blogging, good night :)

The Seven Big Questions

In a book I received for graduation it asked 7 questions about college so I am going to answer them.
1)What kind of person do you want to be in college?
Well I want to be myself in college, not anybody else. I want to be kind, open, and maybe some stress free :)
2)Why are you going to college?
I am going to college to continue my passion of photography and increase my skills so I can be a professional one day.
3)What do you believe?
I believe that all things are possible through God :)
4)Who are you?
I am Rachel, fun,loving,caring,passionate and optimistic. I am a friend,daughter,sister,aunt,grand-daughter. I am a lover of cats,volunteer for SOMO and a Christian.
5)With whom will you surround yourself?
I will surround myself with people with the same beliefs, those who will not bring down but will build me up and we can all have a great time together.
6)How will you choose a major?
Well I already choose my major and I choose it by what I had a passion for.What I knew I wanted to be doing everyday forever.
7)How do you want your life to influence others?
I hope that people will stop and take a second look before calling someone the "r" word or treating someone different disrespectfully. I hope that they won't just thing I am trying to shove religion down their throat, just see that I am trying to make a difference in the world like everyone else while growing closer with God. :)

The eve of moving

So we have finally reached this point.Tomorrow is move in day!A million things are rushing through my mind right now: I am excited to move, I am nervous about being there.I just don't know for sure what I am feeling. I was reading today and the guy said. "there are springers and jumpers in this world.We can either spring up in the morning and say, Thank you Lord for this day, or we can get up and say, Good Lord it's morning." I want to be one of those people who says "Thank you Lord for this day" everyday in college.I want to make the most of my time there. :) So tomorrow I hope to be excited that it's moving day and take advantage of the day God has given me. Keep checking back for post of my Freshman year.

Who am I and why am I writing this blog?

My name is Rachel Antal. I'm from a small town in Northeast Missouri.I'm from a high school of about 200 people. I am a Christian, and  volunteer with Special Olympics alot. My parents are Mary and Randy Antal.I have a sister,Jess, who has two kids Zack-11 and Zoe-9.I also have a brother ,Jon,who is married to Lyndsi and they have one son Casen-1. I am going to be a freshman at the University of Central Missouri majoring in photography. I applied for the 17 Freshman 15 program and made it to the 2nd round and have yet to hear if I made it through.So I am writing this blog even if I get in to tell a daily update of college,what I would have done differently, what I recommend,etc. It is also a reminder to keep on track with my goals of college. I would like to increase Special Olympics participation and get the spread the word to end the r-word program started there and raise awareness for Special Olympics. So keep on the lookout for blog updates :)