Tips for future Freshman

This is my last blog post :(. It's been great and I have loved sharing my life. I wasn't able to complete all my goals that I started out with. I did begin trying to get the word out about the r-word but I wasn't able to get SO College started. I'm going to work on it for next year. In my final post, I want to post some of my tips for future Freshman going to college.
1) Be yourself!- You should never be anyone but yourself but if you don't like drinking, don't do it because you feel like this is the only way you will get friends. I am proud to say, I didn't give in and drink and I found a group of friends and a boyfriend who appreciate me for it.
2) Don't do laundry on a friday night or a saturday morning- Odds are the machines will be full. Mondays and Tuesdays are the best days. Late morning or early afternoon are the best times I have found as well.
3) Don't be afraid to make yourself go to bed early some nights- You will appreciate it the next day. Naps are also good :).
4)Don't overpack- You will take so many clothes thinking you will wear them but most likely half of them will sit in your closet all year. When move out day comes you will not want to haul them all home.
5)Walks are good- If you are bored, walks are great. They allow you to get to have fun or really deep chats with your friend and you are not being lazy at the same time.
6) Don't settle for a bad roommate- If you don't like where you live or who you live with, get out. If you aren't happy in your room, you won't ever want to be there and that's no fun.
7)Spend at least an hour each day doing something you want to if you can-It is easy to get your schedule booked and become overwhelmed so sometimes you just need some me time to blow off your stress.
8)Don't assume after high school friendships are over- You can make new friends in college and keep your old ones. It is harder to keep your high school friends but you have to work at it some if you want it to happen.
9)Find a club or activity to match your interests- A good way to make friends is to find something you like and people who like it as well.
10)Enjoy each day- You make memories to last you a lifetime so make them count. Make going to college fun while you are learning and becoming that much closer to your degree.

Thank you God for blessing me with such a great year! Here's to 3 more just like it :).

Top Freshman Memories

So my freshman year was full of many great memories. I want to share my favorite ones. I had so many so it was hard to choose but here are a few for you.

1) When I started dating Derrick- this is probably a given but he made the last month and a week of college great -from our Walking Dead and Marvel movie nights to our walks around campus. He always puts a smile on my face.

2) Becoming YAC president- I love this group so much and am honored that they elected me as their president for this year. We our able to share our passion for SOMO and have a great time.

3)Pulling an all-nighter with Kaitlin, Kaci, and Megan- I was tired the next day but that was a really fun night. My stomach hurt from laughing so much. Every college student has to stay up at least once and now we can check that off our to do list.

4)Being roommates with Katie first semester an Kaitlin second semester-I couldn't leave either of these girls out because I loved being roommates with both of them. First semester Katie and I would have our late night talks, our trips to the gym, and random laughing moments. Second semester Kaitlin and I would have our spray bottle vs water gun fights, awkward staring moments, and our afternoons swimming.

5)Going to CCH- I can't just pick out one thing that I did at CCH this semester that was a great memory because they all are. The week of welcome events helped me meet so many people who are now my really good friends. The formal was a blast dancing with the Show-Me youth home kids and getting to dress up. Being in a small group and getting to grow together with a grow of girls and God at the same time was inspiring. I love that so many people go to CCH and don't fall under college's peer pressures.

6)Spring break in Florida-I had never been before and I loved the ocean and getting to spend a few days in paradise with my friends. I got an experience of a lifetime.

You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home

Well Freshman year is over! It went so fast and it was great! This morning I got up and studied some for Ecology and then went to take my last final. When I got done, I came back to the room and carried the rest of my stuff down to my room. Kaitlin and I finished cleaning the room then went to CCH for their finals breakfast. Megan David cooked some pretty delicious chocolate chip pancakes. After hanging out with everyone for a little bit we said our goodbyes and left. We ran into Russ and Kaci on our way back and were able to say goodbye to them. Hannah came and inspected my room so that I could leave. Derrick came over and said goodbye to me- one of the hardest things. I don't think it will sink in until tomorrow when I won't get to see him or the rest of my college friends. I left the Burg and headed home for the summer. I stopped at Sonic in Macon for lunch and then was on my way again. I stopped by the school to see mom and catch up with some other people. When I was sitting in Mrs. Cohagon's room, her daughter, Kelsey, came in and asked me what college I went to. Then she was like oh you go to the donkey academy. I felt this was pretty clever coming from a 3rd grader lol. I came home and unloaded some stuff. I went and got see the 10 new additions to the family. They are soo cute! I of course had to watch Friends for a little bit and then I unloaded the rest of my stuff. My mom brought a Casey's Taco Pizza home :). After dinner, I put Glee on an started unpacking. I have no idea where the year went! Even though today was the last day. I am still going to 2 more blog posts to sum up the year. I know this blog is early tonight but this girl is exhausted. I have to have as much energy as possible to take a two year old tomorrow. I am excited to spend the day with Casen tomorrow and to get to watch him some over the summer. Well good night!

Lord,you never let go of me

Well today was my last full day in the burg. Tomorrow I will leave after my 8 am final. It was really a bitter sweet day. I am excited to be home for the summer but I don't want to leave my friends or Derrick. So in my last blog Kaitlin, Megan, Kaci and I were pulling an all nighter. It turned out to be pretty great even though I payed the price today for it. We stayed up until 6:20 this morning. We spent all night watching Spongebob, New Year's Eve, eating junk food and spamming facebook. Kaci changed her name to Trale Lewous so we all decided to change our names. Kaitlin changed hers to Felafel Phil so I changed mine to Kaitlin Craney and it was hilarious.Then we decided it would be funny if we changed our name to one person so we picked Lauren since she was still awake. We went through and liked all her stuff so it said Lauren Maxwell was with Lauren Maxwell times 3 lol. We confused everyone on facebook and my stomach hurt from laughing so much at it. When 6 a.m rolled around we went outside and watched the sunrise together to finish the morning. Kaci and Megan went to their finals and Kaitlin and I went to bed. We slept until noon so we only got 5 and half hours of sleep. Mrs. Eddy unfortunately passed away this morning. She was a very special woman and will be missed. Since I obviously wasn't making it to lunch, I ate my Applebee's leftovers in my room. I went and paid off the $6 on my student bill from buying mount boards for expo and then went and picked up my prints. Derrick came over and hung out with my for a couple hours. Spongebob was on so he wasn't to happy about that. At 4 I had my conference call with Terri who works for MASC. Our chat went really good. Then I attempted to study for Ecology until dinner.I carried some stuff out to my car and then ate dinner with all of my friends for the last time before summer. I tried to study a little bit more before DIG. I walked over to CCH for the last DIG of the semester with Derrick,Kaci, Katie, Lauren and Justin. God works in mysterious ways and sometimes it is really hard to understand them. I was really stressing about Ecology and then we sang Never Let Go which was kind of God saying I've got this and I'm not letting you handle it by yourself. Jennah Wright, the women's campus minister, is unfortunately leaving because she and her family moved to Sedalia which at least isn't to far away but I'm sad to see her go. Derrick and I went on a walk after CCH. He was a very good listener and let me rant to him about my stress. We ran into Morgan and Sean during our walk. After saying good night to Derrick, I studied for Ecology some more. I packed some stuff and now I am headed to bed since I have an early final. I haven't had to wake up at 7 in several months at least but get to tomorrow :/. Well good night!

Yum Ryan Reynoldsey

Today is the best last Tuesday in the burg that anyone could have asked for! I did have a P.R. final at 11 but that didn't bother me too bad. I got to sleep until 10 which was great. After my P.R. final, my teacher gave us our last press release back and I got a good grade on it. There is hope of pulling a good grade out of that class. After my test I went and ate lunch even though no one else was there. I decided to go sell one of my books back and it started pouring. I ran and got my umbrella from my car then walked to the union. I ran into Derrick on the way, getting done with his final. Russ, James and I waited in the buy back line. I was able to get most of the money back for the bed. Usually I don't like the rain but it was a sunny rain which I don't mind. Kaitlin wasn't back yet so I went and hung out with Derrick, Kaci, Luke and Russ. They played Smash Brothers and I watched. Then they started Transformers 3 but I came back so I could go swimming with Kaitlin. There was like no one at the pool when we got there and it was so nice. We stayed for an hour and got a nice work out and enjoyed the water. When we got back, we watched some Spongebob until dinner. It was just James, Kaitlin, Lauren and I for dinner. The others were busy doing other things. We came back and Megan and Kaci came watched Glee with us. Katie came in about half way and watched it. It was a pretty good episode. Derrick came over after Glee was over and hung out until we left to go eat at Applebee's with our small group. Kaitlin, Kaci, Kirstin, Kimberly, Nora and I all ate at Applebee's and just hung out. It was alot of fun and nice to get to hang out with my small group one last time before summer. Nora, Kaci, Kaitlin and I went to walmart afterwards and got some junk food since we decided to pull an all nighter tonight. Not for any reason just because it's the typical college thing and we haven't gotten to do it before so we are. Now we are all hanging out in the room. Milk, chocolate,and spongebob! Tonight's blog title is because Kaitlin was pouring us some milk and she poured Megan's into a tangled couple and mine into a green lantern cup. Megan was like yum tangley. Then I was like yes mine is the green lantern and she was like yum ryan reynoldsey lol.This could be interesting to see how long we actually stay awake. well good night to you guys even though I will still be up for awhile :).

This is bounty soft

Happy finals week and may the odds be ever in your favor! Down to the last week at UCM for my freshman year. The first sentence was a popular among teachers and students today. For anyone who has read the hunger games or seen the movie, they understand this phrase. Since I didn't have a final until 11, I got to sleep in until 10 and it was great! I got up and went to Studio to take my final. It was like the midterm plus like 20 more questions so it wasn't to bad. He did post the grades already and I got an A on it :). I went to the Union so I could get a writing book for Race,Class and Gender. Kaitlin happened to be there at the same time so she offered to buy me a smoothie. What a great roommate! It was a nice pick me up after the final. We went and ate lunch with Russ and Megan after because everyone else was doing something else. Kaci and Derrick came after a while. Derrick came back and hung out with me until our finals at 2. Spongebob was on t.v. At 2 p..m. it was time for the dreaded Race, Class, Gender final and it was awful. It wasn't hard, it was just that it took so long. She gave us a test and then we had to write 3 essays that were 2 pages each. It took the entire 2 hours we were given and my hand heart so much after. I don't know how she expected the third essay to be legible after the first 2. The test took all my energy so I just came back to my room and watched Spongebob for awhile. I started studying for P.R. Then I went and ate dinner with my friends. Sean and Lauren got some ice cream as we were leaving. When Sean was eating his, he was like this is bounty soft. He said that he almost could sleep on it because it was soft like a pillow lol. After dinner, Derrick watched the Miami game in my room while I studied for P.R. some more. Miami did win again. Katie came over and we watched We Bought a Zoo. It was really good. Dalton came in and watched it for a little bit. After it was over he and Katie left. Derrick watched Friends for a little bit with me and then he left since we both have 11 a.m. finals tomorrow. I will feel so much relief when my P.R. one is down with tomorrow because then I will just be left with Ecology on Thursday. Our other cat at home had 5 kittens today, all little gray ones. In one week 2 cats have had 10 kittens. This means that we have a total of 14 cats at our house now including Ben and Scout. I don't even remember that last time we had that many cats. I can't wait to see them on Thursday. This is weird for me not to be not be there when the cats have been pregnant. Well I am off to bed, good night!

When it rains, it pours

Today was the time going to Northside until we get back in August. Katie, Russ, Derrick and I all got up and went to church this morning. Kaci worked in the nursery. Sid preached a really good sermon this morning about being like Daniel. We sang Stronger, Forever Reign, and Mighty to Save <3. When church got over it was raining so Derrick let me wear his jacket so I could stay drier :). When we got back, Katie dropped us off outside of Ellis so we didn't have far to go in the rain. I unfortunately spent the whole afternoon studying for 2 finals tomorrow. It was hard to stay awake so I am pretty sure I fell asleep for like 20 minutes. Friends played in the background all afternoon while I studied. I went and ate with my friends at 6 like usual. Dinner didn't last very long since it was just me, Lauren and Katie. After dinner, I went upstairs to Kaci's room. She and the guys were playing Super Smash Bros. Then we watched Columbiana. It was not to bad. It's been storming all day and the power even went off for a second twice at Ellis. After the movie, Derrick came back over to my room with me. Kaitlin was back from work. We watched the rest of Something Borrowed with her. Then we watched the last bit of Wolverine that was on t.v. Iron Man just came on a little bit ago which is going to make it hard to go to sleep but at least my final isn't until 11 tomorrow. I do get to sleep in this whole week until Thursday which is nice. Tonight's blog title is because I am pretty sure this whole week's worth of rain that we were supposed to get, all built up to today and now isn't going to stop for a couple days. Yesterday Derrick teased me all day, now today I have been teasing him all day. Maybe tomorrow will be a happy medium lol. I am off to go to sleep and get ready to begin my last week in the burg before summer.Good night!

Prego my Ego

So I am pretty sure I had one of the best Saturdays anyone could have asked for. This morning Nora and I went to Sedalia and volunteered at the animal shelter. The dogs and cats were still just as cute as last time and I had to resist not bring any of them back with me. Even though we did wash the litter boxes, it wasn't awful because we talked the whole time. After I dropped Nora back at Yaeter because she didn't want to go to the bbq, I headed to CCH and got the directions. Then I went to the bbq. I hung out with all the amazing CCH people and then Lauren and I left. I had to get back because Mom, Dad, Zack and Zoe were on their way here. I went and met them when they got here. Then they hung out in my room for a bit. Derrick came over so they could meet him and according to Zoe, he passed the test so I am glad.Unfortunately they couldn't stay all day so we got carpet out from under all the furniture then carried it and some of my stuff to the car. I was sad to see them leave after a couple of hours but am really glad they got to come down for the day. Kaci and Russ were watching Transformers so I went over to her room and watched the last half with them. Derrick came and watched it at halftime of the Miami game. When the movie was over, we turned it to the basketball game. Miami won by alot and it was actually a pretty good basketball game. We all went ate at 6 with the rest of my friends. After dinner, we came back up to Kaci's room and she, Russ and Justin played Super Smash Bros. Then we went to UCC and James and Kaitlin came and played Telestrations with us. Derrick got to experience the hilariousness of the game for the first time. Tonight's blog title is from James thinking Justin's picture of Kaitlin's word was pregant and so he just wrote prego my ego which turned into a waffle in the end. I think one of the best ones was Derrick's when he had on top of the world which turned into abraham lincoln rules the world to lincoln assassination. Derrick and I went on a walk after we got done playing the game. We had an amazing talk and got to enjoy our last Saturday at the burg. Now I am off to bed soon so that I am not tired for church in the morning. Good night!

Last Friday Night

Happy Friday and my last Friday before summer because I get to go home next Thursday! This morning Derrick walked me to my last Studio class and I survived my last critique.I am finished with classes now I just have finals to deal with. When I was coming back to the room, I saw Dan in the hallway and found out that some people got stuck in the elevator. It broke down yesterday which is scary because it happened not long after I had taken and I was hoping it didn't while I was in it because I didn't have my phone on me. They got it fixed though. I vacuumed the floor and cleaned up a little bit but besides that I was mostly unproductive because it was cloudy and gray outside which doesn't encourage me to do anything. Kaitlin and I went and ate lunch with everyone. Derrick and I hung out in my room after lunch. We watched Cars and then we had to go to his class. Kaitlin and I were going to go swimming but didn't end up doing it so I used the time to get my paper almost done and then I had a conference call with some of the other YACers to discuss Victory Village. It is going to be really cool and everyone came up with some great ideas. After the call was done, I went ate dinner with my friends and Derrick. We ate at Derrick and Kaci's usual time so that we could go see the second Sherlock Holmes in the union cinema. The cinema seats are so comfortable. They are recliners and they also have cup holders and an optional table. It was hard to stay awake through some of the movie but I thought it was really good, probably better than the first one. Derrick and I came back to the room after and watched the rest of Pirates of the Caribbean 2 on abc family. I called and talked to Mom,Zack, and Zoe for a little bit. I am so excited for them and Dad to come visit tomorrow. I had a pretty great day with my friends and my boyfriend :). Well I am off to bed and I am actually going to make it before midnight. Good night!

I will survive

It is almost Friday!One week from today I will be back at home which makes me excited but sad at the same time. I am just ready for classes to be done. This morning Kaitlin and I went and ate breakfast and then I went to my last Ecology class before the final! I was so tired so it was hard to stay awake through the movie. She let us out of class 20 minutes early so I went and sat on a bench outside,basking in the sun and enjoying all the butterflies on campus until P.R. I turned in my final release for P.R. today and I am so glad to be done with that class as well. I am not looking to that final either however. I went and ate lunch with my friends and Derrick. I came back and did some laundry.Derrick came over and watched Killers with me. I went and met Kaci,Justin, James and Lauren B. to go do my studio assignment. Nora came and helped as soon as her class was over. After I was worried about not having enough people I had ended having plenty because Lauren M. and Katie ended offering to help as well. Kaci and I walked back to my room. I tried to have a conference call at 4 but it didn't work out. Kaci and I watched some of Paul Blart until she left to go to dinner so I went the lab to post my final studio assignment. Then I walked with Justin and James to meet the others for dinner. Since I was giving Katie a hard time,she jumped on my back and I ended up carrying her all the way to the union. My friends and I went to the comedian at Fun before Finals. She was really good at impersonations especially her Wanda Sykes one. When it was over we ate some food there, created our own pixie sticks, and got a free martini class that changes colors. Nora,Liz, Morgan and I danced for awhile. Then I left with Kaitlin and Megan to come back over. Kaci and Russ want to go see Sherlock Holmes 2 in the Union Cinema tomorrow so Derrick thought it was a necessity that I see the first before so we watched it. Tonight's blog title is pretty self explanatory. Through all the end of the year stuff, we just have to remember it will be over soon. Well I am off to bed, good night!

One Month :)

So today it has been one month since I have started dating Derrick and I thank God for the great month has been :). This morning I got up and went to Studio. One more critique is all we have left besides our final. It being the last week of classes Katie had to much to do so we didn't work out which was fine by me because I got a lot accomplished then. I read the rest of Captivating for small group. Great book and I recommend it to any girl!I finished my press release and talked to my mother. Then I went and ate lunch with my friends. I came back to my room after lunch and finished reading the bible in 178 days. I am so glad I decided to do it! My friend, Chris called and talked to me for a minute which he told me that he had been in the hospital for a blood clot in his leg so if you guys could be praying for him. Derrick walked me to Race,Class, and Gender. We finished Crash. It's a great movie but kind of depressing. I went to small group after. It was our last one :(. We had a good talk. It was just Kaci,Kirstin and I so we really got to talk about things. I feel like we have come a long way this semester in our journey with Christ. I was going to come back and take a nap before dinner but just ended watching Friends until time to go eat dinner with my friends. We went ate at our normal time. I left early so that I could go to Expo. It was awards night. I didn't win but it doesn't bother me because everyone's photos were amazing and I seriously don't know how anyone could judge them. When it was over, I went and met Derrick to walk over to DIG. After DIG, Derrick and I went on a movie date to see 21 Jump Street. There was like no one else at the movie theater but I can't imagine why at 9:30 at night on a Wednesday. It was pretty good for the most part. I could of done without a couple scenes and some of the language but besides that it was good. It was nice getting to spend the evening with my boyfriend, celebrating our one month anniversary :). I am going to go to bed pretty soon since it is almost one.Good night!

When you're smiling the whole world smiles too

This being the last day of classes, I decided that I should probably be a good kid and not skip Ecology as boring as it may be. After Ecology, I went to P.R. which was just about as boring. After class I went and ate lunch with Derrick and my friends. Then he and I came back to my room and watched Friends till I need to leave to go work in the photo lab. At 2 I went to my very last Editorial class of the year. We all showed our Sports or Event presentation. I played Ice Ice Baby in the background of my polar plunge powerpoint. The class thought it was pretty humorous. He let us out like 45 minutes early but I went and out my studio assignment on the server. It feels so good to be able to cross Forum and Editorial off my list left to worry about and I am pretty much just getting down to finals to worry about. When I got back to the room Kaitlin and Megan had the beds moved and so I helped them take the bed off the loft and take it apart. Our room looks weird now with our beds both on the floor. I cut out my letters for my studio project. Then Kaitlin, Megan, and I went to dinner with the rest of our friends. After dinner, it was glee time. Kaci, Kaitlin, Megan, Lauren, Russ, Sean, Morgan and I watched Glee and it was a good episode tonight. They did a Whitney Houston tribute. I called mom after and talked to her some. Tori had her kittens today and she had 5 little black and tigered ones. I can't believe she didn't have any orange or siamese ones but now I really wish I was home to see them. They will have their eyes open before I get to see them. Derrick came over and hung out with us. Everyone left after a bit and he and I went on a walk. It was gorgeous night for one because it was not to hot or to cold. There were so many people out tonight. It was nice that the sky wasn't cloudy so we could see the stars.Derrick had some interesting analogies about mu and ku fans which needless to say I haven't believed yet lol.  After blogging I am going to read my bible and then go to bed. All I have left to read is Revelations which is crazy to think about.Please be praying everyone for the same return of my friend Bryan who is a Kansas City Special Olympics Athlete. He ran away from home last week and they are just now telling everyone about it so I pray he comes home soon. Also be praying for Mikel Jones, still in the hospital and he just needs God's healing asap. Thanks!Well it has been a great day and tonight's blog title is because when I am smiling and in a good mood,it seems like the rest of the world is too. I don't have a question  tonight either.Good night!

It looks like a Hitler thing

Happy Monday!Only one more left of my Freshman year of college :). Apparently the hot water heater is broke in UCC so I got a cold shower this morning.You would think that would put me in bad mood but it didn't. Derrick walked me to Studio where we reviewed for our final next week. I came back after class and was actually productive. I got an extra credit assignment done for Ecology, typed up my resume for Forum. I cleaned up my flash drive and then went to lunch with Kaitlin and with our friends and Derrick. After lunch Derrick came over and hung out with me until our 2p.m. classes. Race,Class and Gender was actually interesting today because we watched Crash. It wasn't a boring movie like most teachers show, it was like an actual hollywood movie. So far it is really good and even has my favorite actress, Sandra Bullock in it. I went and worked in the photo lab until Forum. Since today was the last class, we watched the Senior shows. She brought us soda and cookies so it was great. I went and ate dinner with my friends. Then I walked with Katie to the library and got to have a good chat with her. Even though we see each other alot, it has been a couple weeks since we have actually gotten to have a full conversation. They finally got all the Expo prints hung up. I feel better about how mine look after they are on the wall. I honestly don't know how anyone could pick a winner because everyone has great photos. Justin, Nora, Kaci and her parents all went to Russ and Liz's symphonic band concert. It was a nice visit by Marty and Lou. Russ and Liz did a very good job. After it was over and we talked with Kaci's parents for awhile they headed home. Derrick came over and he, Megan, Kaitlin and I watched Captain America. Dalton came in about half way through. We were all so kind to each other during the movie making jokes. The movie takes place during World War 2 and whenever all the soldiers were lined up, Dalton was like it looks like a Hitler thing. We were like that's because it's Hitler's army Dalton. I was asking Kaitlin about a picture in Draw Something that had five spaces and she was like it could be snail, snail has four letters and caught herself as soon as she said it. Today was a klutzy day for me as I tripped on the steps like 3 times. I won't have any bruises on my legs tomorrow but maybe my hands because I caught myself before I fell. Thank goodness no one was around so I could make it look like nothing happened. Maybe one of these days I will learn how to walk again. Well it was a pretty great Monday and I look forward to an even better week. Thank you God for everything! There is no question tonight. I am off to bed now so good night!

Popcorn chicken goodness

I can't believe the weekend is over already but I couldn't have asked for a better one. Everyone was gone,sleeping or doing something this morning so ended up being only Derrick and I going to church. Justin played drums and we sang a bunch of great songs including Hosanna and I will Boast. The minister had a good sermon as well. Justin needed to go to Walmart after so we made a quick run then came back and ate lunch. Mom called me as I was coming from lunch so I got to talk to her for a bit. I am so excited for her to come visit on Saturday. Derrick came over and he and I watched Iron Man. It is definitely one of the better Marvel movies. Mike and his mom stopped by on their way back from Kansas City so we got to catch up with him some. He is going to basic training in the air force on June 19th. Derrick and I decided to get Sonic for dinner as a four week anniversary date. Popcorn chicken and my traditional strawberry-watermelon slush= so much better than dining hall food. We came back to my room and ate our food while watching Bedtime Stories. Kaitlin got back from work and we watched Iron Man 2. I think I have crossed all of Derrick's required Marvel movies off of the list so that I will be ready to see the Avengers when it comes out May 4th. It was great getting to spend all day with Derrick. I only have 5 days of bible reading left which doesn't seem possible. Tonight's question is what are your favorite video games? Well I of course love my Just Dance games,anything crash bandicoot especially Crash Team Racing, and Mario Party but for the Nintendo 64 not the wii lol. Those are the main ones but there are many more that I like to play. Well I am off to bed, good night!

The Sun is on Your Nose

This morning I got up and drove to Columbia for Special Olympics day at Mizzou. The athletes got to spend time all morning playing games like kickball and hillbilly golf with the Mizzou athletes. We got a free Are You shirt in Mizzou colors which was great. The gave out snow cones free as well which would usually be great but when its a little cold out, a cold drink isn't exactly first on your mind which didn't stop me from getting a blue one though lol. I got to see so many of my SOMO friends even some that I have seen in over a year and spend the day with YAC. They provided lunch so we ate and then had our meeting. Shaffer gave us materials to make signs for the baseball game. Mine said YAC loves SOMO :). Then it was time for the baseball game to start. Since the stands were full of 75% Special Olympics people it was a great time cheering and letting the rest of the crowd know of our presence. Jennah's sign one sign of the game. Apparently it was 80's day because they kept playing music from that time period and some people were dressed like it. When they played Total Eclipse of the Heart, we face forward and then turned around and looked at Whitney when they said turn around in the song.It was pretty funny. The athletes always bring a smile to my face by the little things they say and do, just their unknowing compassion that they have on every single person. Mizzou was losing to kstate 3-0 in the 7th inning when we left to go look at the Victory Village sight. They ended up winning in extra innings 4-3 go figure. Those of us helping with Victory Village created like a mini caravan to the sight. We talked about what we were going to do and then I headed back to the burg. I didn't realize because the sun was hitting me all the time throughout the day, but I ended up with a nice sunburn on my face. Whoops. Kaitlin ended up getting back from work the same time as I was getting back. We went and ate dinner with Katie, her friend, Jennah, and Lauren. Derrick got back and came over and watched the rest of Paul Blart: Mall Cop with us until Megan came over. We watched Thor which wasn't to bad. Not the best of the Marvel movies but still good.The goal is to get the rest of the ones I haven't seen before the Avengers comes out. I am off to bed as soon as this over since I am so tired. There is no question tonight. Tonight's blog title is from Katie telling me I had sun on my nose and we were like I think you mean a sunburn. Then when we were leaving the dining hall, Kaitlin was like it smells and after I told her it always smells there, she told me it was me because the sun was burning my face.I had a really great Saturday! Good night!

Chocolate pomegranites

Friday!Another great day even if it was a little cold out. Derrick and I went and ate breakfast at the dining hall then he walked me to Studio. In class we listened to another speaker interview for the open photography teaching position. After class I came back to my room and listen to music until Derrick came over. He left to go home for the night and I went to work in the Studio. After Dana and I got our assignments done, I came back to the room and made myself some mac and cheese and put Fame in. Kaitlin got back and then we went swimming after a while. The pool was great as always. Dana had a home track meet so we were hoping to get to watch him pole vault. We went and sat in the stands by the track thinking it would be at the mat but after waiting for like 20 minutes we decided to head over by the baseball field to see what was going on and found out that pole vaulting was over there. We missed Dalton go unfortunately but were able to watch the rest of the guys go. Mom called and talked to me as we were coming back. Since we thought the others were going for the night,Kaitlin, Megan and I went ate at 5. I came back and worked on my resume for Forum after dinner than Kaitlin and I went to the movies. We stopped at Walmart and got some snacks and then went and saw the Lucky One. It was really good! It is probably my favorite Zac Efron movie now. I wasn't quite cry worthy to me which I am glad that it wasn't. I ran into Dana while we were there. Kaitlin and I came back and are watching Man of the House now. I am going to try and not stay up to late since I have YAC all day in Columbia tomorrow. I definitely missed not having Derrick here all evening but got to spend some quality time with my roommate. Random fact of the day, I barely beat Derrick at Words with Friends hehe. Tonight's question is what are your favorite 90's shows? Definitely hey arnold,fraggle rock, sabrina the teenage witch, boy meets world, as told by ginger, and rugrats! I'm sure there are a lot more but I remember watching these the most. Tonight's blog title is from buying some at Walmart tonight for the movies and they are so addicting. I told Kaitlin I was going to eat the whole bag and not regret until tomorrow. I didn't however lol.Well good night!

Hypothermia can kill you

It's almost Friday! I have had a pretty great Thursday especially since I didn't go to any classes lol. I got to sleep in and then a girl from my Race,Class and Gender class and I went to Sedalia to volunteer at the Animal Shelter for our project. It was actually fun because we walked dogs for the time we were there. I actually was tired after we left because it felt like we played with a bunch of one year olds since the puppys were so energetic. The shelter is right next to a sewage plant so it was quite stinky walking the dogs. I feel bad for the people who work there and having to smell that everyday. The dogs were cute but its the cats that I wanted to take all of them home. They were so friendly. Kaitlin would have let me bring one back but I don't think the CA would have been to happy although I think with less than 2 weeks of school I could get away with it. We came back to the burg and then I went and ate lunch. Derrick, Kaci and Russ were nice enough to wait on me. I went over to Kaci's room and watched she and the guys play Smash Brothers. Luke had to leave so we played Mario Party. I would have won if they didn't give bonus stars at the end of the game in which case made Kaci win. Derrick would not let me forget that I tried to kill his character in the game and I made sure to bring up how he shot Princess Peach and froze her making her fall off the roof and then he shot her with a fire ball. Kaci told him hypothermia can kill.  Derrick and I came back to my room and hung out when we finished the game. I was actually able to convince him and Luke with the help of Kaci to go eat at Todd with my friends and I tonight. After dinner, he and I watched the Miami Heat game in my room. I can't say that I completely watched it but I did pay attention to it some. We watched some Friends after and then we said good night. Now I am going to go to bed maybe since Dalton is hanging out in here at the moment, we will see how soon that happens. Tonight's question is what nicknames do you have? Rantal is the most commonly used one, Rach and Radnel would probably be the others lol. Well I am off to bed, good night!

You are more to me than I know how to say

I didn't realize how not good of sleep I was going until I found out what it was like to get to sleep through the nights again. I know that I complain about it alot but I am a person who requires at least 8 hours of sleep to function. This morning I got up and Derrick walked me to Studio. My stomach was hurting a little before class but I thought I was just hungry or something but it started hurting really bad. I came back to my room as soon as class was over and ended up staying in bed for the rest of the morning because my stomach was hurting so bad. Eating something didn't really help.I called mom to have her pray for me and I started feeling better after getting off the phone with her. I didn't go to the gym with Katie so that I didn't step backwards in getting better. It's nice to know that when I am not feeling well there are people willing to take care of me. Kaitlin even turned Friends on for me and Katie kept texting me constantly to try and figure out why my stomach was hurting. I went and ate lunch with my friends and Derrick. Then after Derrick came back to my room and hung out with me until class. He of course was worried about me and was trying to help me get better.I was able to get a small nap in before class.When I got up, I felt a lot better. We walked me to Race, Class and Gender. She let us leave 30 minutes early surprisingly. Since I didn't really eat much lunch, I came back to my room and made myself some Ramen noodles before small group. In small group we hung out on the quad the whole time and talked. Since it is service week, we are going to bring in some items to donate to the Survival House that protects abused women and children. After small group, I came back to my room and got my bible reading done before dinner. We went and ate dinner at Ellis like usual. Katie came back to my room and hung out with Megan,Kaitlin and I until CCH. Katie being her random self, was like "Guess what!Only 2 more weeks of having to deal with Kaitlin until I am your roommate again for a whole year".lol. Then Megan and Kaitlin tried to convince her that they put a new chemical in the pool that you can drink called ur-rine. Katie soon figured it out hahaha. We all went to DIG like usual. Jennah spoke tonight since Brad and Cailyn had their baby last week. Jennah did a good job. Tyler played Oh Happy Day so of course that made my night at CCH. After Katie got her stuff from our room, we walked her mostly back to the sorority house and then Derrick and I went on a walk. We sat in the football stands for like an hour talking and just enjoying the night-it was really great :). We walked back to the room and said good night now I am finishing this before bed. What started out as a sort of crappy day turned into a pretty great day. I owe it all to God because he makes everyday amazing. He healed me today and gave me a gorgeous day outside with some great people. The blog title is from the song,must of done something right because after singing it with Katie, I got it stuck in my head and I think it is pretty accurate for today. Tonight's question is what is your perfect summer day? Well assuming that this is a day by myself otherwise I would have a ton of perfect summer days with other people. I would sleep in until about 10, make myself some lunch and then spend the afternoon in the pool. Lay out on the swing while reading a book with the cats. Around 10p.m. or so get back in the pool and look at the stars. What's even cooler is during the 4th of july week when everyone is shooting off fireworks and you can sit in the pool and watch them go off. Well I am off to bed. Good night!

Nobody makes me bleed my own blood.

What a great Tuesday today has been! It started with getting sleep through the night with no interruptions from across the hall. I got up and went to Ecology and took my test. It took like 20 minutes and I got an A on it. I came back to my room and read for P.R. and finished my chapter of Captivating for the week. I went to P.R. at 11. He decided to take out the last press release and decided to work more on our third press release. He told us that our final was at 8 am so I looked at the schedule and it said that it was at 11 so when I told him, he told me that I had made his day and the rest of the class was pretty happy. I went and ate lunch with my friends and Derrick after. I need to print off my photo for Editorial so I went to lab after lunch. All the computers were full so when one opened up it was Mac. Colleen let me know it was open and I informed her that I didn't know how to use the Mac in there. She was like what a great day to learn then. Thank goodness a pc opened up. After getting my photo printed off, I went to Editorial. The picture of my grandma from church got a good critique from the class so I was able to breathe easier. I know that the only way you are supposed to get better is from constructive criticism but sometimes it is to much. For the last hour of Editorial,we should HDR video which was a lot of fun. My group worked on our blog for class and got it done so I was able to remove a load off of my to do list today. I went to Todd with my friends for supper. There was a table of people sitting near us and they were talking really loud. Out of nowhere these 2 basketball players got up and starting fighting and actually beating each other up. Everyone in the tables near them moved. A person who worked at Todd escorted them out and the cops came and talked them because they were outside when we left. Morgan and I watched Glee at 7. Kaci and Lauren came in about half way through. Derrick came over and hung out. The others left after New Girl was over. Then Derrick, Kaitlin and I watched Dodgeball. Tonight's blog title is a quote from that movie.When it was over, we made a late trip to Walmart. 11 is the time to go to Walmart because almost no one is there. No we are back and I am determined to be in bed by midnight which will happen as soon I finish this. Tonight's question is what is the thing you buy the most of when shopping? That would have to be flip flops or sunglasses. You can never have too many pairs lol. Well good night!

I am the lucky one

2 more Mondays after today!I hopefully have seen the last of my restless nights as Jauan and his friends were being loud at 1a.m. but they got in trouble and he has been quiet all day. This morning Derrick walked me to Studio. He gave his last lecture of the semester and then I came back to my room and started my laundry. I read some for P.R. and reviewed the power points for Ecology. I did my bible reading and Kaitlin got back from her dads. We went and lunch with the rest of our friends and my boyfriend. After lunch I folded my clothes and then Derrick came over to hang out with me until Race, Class, Gender. We went to our 2 p.m. classes. When class got over, I came back to my room until it was time for Forum since we actually met today for like the first time in a month. It's ok though because Hannah was the speaker and she didn't take very long. We had to take our course evaluations and then were free to go. I finished the rest of them in my room and then talked to Ashley for a while on the phone. I so wish I could go home and see her and Nick at Prom but I have YAC all day Saturday. She told me that Josh is a prom candidate which makes me so excited. If you don't know who Josh is, he is a kid at my high school that has down syndrome and he always runs to me and yells my name when he sees me. He would be so excited if he won.I went and ate dinner with my friends at our normal time. After dinner, Justin, Morgan, Lauren and I went on a walk. Justin wanted to get a movie from the library so I went to look at my expo prints but they weren't hung up. I called Lyndsi to ask her a question and she put Casen on the phone and she got him to say a few things. He said I love you and it was the cutest thing ever!Sean, Lauren and I were going to study but we decided to wait on Lauren B. She didn't want to come across campus (who could blame her in the dark) so she helped me finish my study guide over the phone and then I studied by myself in my room for a couple hours. When I finished, Derrick and I went on a walk around campus. We sat on a bench and talked for awhile and ended up running into Kaitlin and Megan on the way back. Harris, Jauan and Josh were walking behind us and they got in the elevator when we walked in to UCC. Kaitlin took it with them. I couldn't resist but to push all the floor buttons so they had to stop at each floor on the way up. Poor Kaitlin being stuck in an elevator with stinky boys just getting back from the gym. I said good night to Derrick and did a little reading for P.R. Now I am off to bed so I am not tired for the test tomorrow and looking forward to my peaceful night of sleep. Tonight's question is what movies are looking forward to seeing? The Lucky One, The Avengers and the second G.I. Joe movie are on my list right now. Well I am off, good night!