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Posted on February 27, 2007 @ 11:46 am
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You know what's sweet? Getting your midterms back from last week that you thought you did adequate on and getting a 76 (B-) on one and a 61 (F) on the other. I am THRILLED right now. Not. I'm fucking pissed off. These two exams weren't even that hard. It's my one tomorrow in the History of the English Language that is going to be hard. Great. If I bombed the other two, this one isn't looking so good. I've been studying my ass off for like a week though. If I get a B on this it will make me feel better. I am getting close to having a mental breakdown right now. Sweet.
God.
On the plus side, I reached my $1,000 goal for Relay today. Yay me. I hope to get more than that!
Is it Spring Break yet?
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Posted on February 15, 2007 @ 11:31 pm
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I've been thinking a lot about this lately and wasn't sure where it was. I found it tonight and wanted to type it up.
Some are practical and obtainable. Some are VERY out there, but I figure it's just a list of goals. I don't have to do all of them, but I'd like to.
My List of Things To Do Before I Die...
01. Sky dive
02. Bungee jump
03. Drive a car off a spedometer
04. Explore the ocean depths in a submarine
05. Visit all seven continents
06. Go to the Grand Canyon
07. Take a road trip across America
08. Visit all 50 states and stay at least 24 hours in each
09. Scuba dive
10. Swim with dolphins
11. Parasail
12. Mud or jello wrestle
13. Plant a tree when each of my children are born
14. Fly a helicopter
15. Ride in a hot air balloon from one place to another
16. Go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras
17. Go on a cruise
18. Get married
19. Learn a kind of formal dance with a partner
20. Become a photographer
21. Experience zero gravity
22. See the Earth from outer space
23. Fall in love
24. Visit a day spa
25. Learn to drive a stick shift
26. Hit a softball over the fence
27. Save someone's life
28. Go white water rafting
29. Carry a phone conversation through the night
30. Honestly make a difference in someone's life
31. Swing on a rope into some water
32. Visit Niagra Falls
33. Actually be able to get up waterskiing
34. Ride in a gondola
35. Design my own house
36. Pass an army obstacle course
37. Run through a fountain that shoots water randomly
38. Drive a very expensive car
39. Learn to juggle more than two things
40. Construct an ice sculpture
41. Stand on the equator
42. Scratch my name in wet cement
43. Stay overnight in a castle
44. Learn to be ambidextrous
45. See a broadway play in New York City
46. Figure out how to ride a unicycle
47. Learn how to surf in Hawaii
48. Discover how to play guitar
49. Have someone name a star after me
50. Live to have grandkids and great grandkids
51. See my kids walk down the aisle
52. Construct an entire dollhouse from scratch
53. Learn the art of calligraphy
54. Walk along the Great Wall of China
55. Take a moonlit walk on the beach
56. Learn how to french braid
57. Attend a Stanley Cup Championship
58. Send a message in a bottle
59. Invent something that will someday change lives
60. Be in Times Square when the ball drops on New Years
61. Jump out of an airplane and free-fall
62. Go bumper sledding
63. Rollerblade while being pulled by a car
64. Hang glide
65. Have a seance.
66. Be able to do a cartwheel
67. Stop biting my fingernails
68. Jump off a waterfall
69. Cliff-dive
70. Visit Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
71. Do the Rubiks cube without taking off the stickers
72. Learn how to do a backflip
73. Drive a Lamborghini and floor it
74. Spend the night in a haunted house
75. Go to a drive-in theatre
76. Be in a dunk tank
77. Go cow-tipping
78. Build a card house from a whole deck without cheating
79. Saran wrap a car
80. Live to be 100
81. Walk through a drive through and be waited on
82. Publish a book
83. Go to the Price is Right
84. Stay in a Five-Star hotel
85. Visit the Holocost museum
86. Run a marathon
87. Visit Atlantis
88. Go to/through the Bermuda Triangle
89. Open a map, close my eyes, point somewhere at random, and just go
90. See Chris again
91. Learn the Thriller dance and perform it at my wedding with my bridal party
92. Write a kid's book or young adult novel
93. Do a triathalon
94. Get down to 160
95. Be a Godmother
This will be continually updated.
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Posted on January 06, 2007 @ 12:06 am
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While the years seem to pass by so slowly on a day-to-day basis, looking back on each on one is nothing but a momentuous blur to me. As always, the good outweights the bad by massive proportions, but there are still significant events that stick out in my mind.
There are a few lessons that I've learned and a few observations I have made. Some good, some bad, but that's life.
[x] With the exception of my family, home doesn't feel like home anymore. I don't talk to anyone from high school anymore, and sometimes I question why this happened. Was it me? Something I did? Was it mutual? Or just a falling out? I know this happens in life all the time, and I saw it coming, but sometimes I see other people who are still best friends with a huge group of friends from home and I can't help but be jealous. My bedroom is empty at home. With the exception of a few out-of-season clothes that I keep in my closet, I have nothing there. My life is in Grand Rapids and I have everything with me. I am probably never living at home again and it makes me sad. Sad is actually an understatement. Believe it or not, I am trying REALLY hard not to cry right now. Probably because I'm at work. If I were home, I'd be crying for reals. I lied. I did cry a little bit here. Go me.
I looked at my resolutions for last year, half of which I sadly didn't even remember, and saw that I came up short, like always. Awesome. This year, I have been making a list of things I want to work on, not things I want to accomplish. You may wonder what the difference is, and I'll tell you. In my mind, people set themselves up for failure, saying "I want to do this by this day" and beat themselves up for not accomplishing it. I've decided that goals shouldn't have a set time frame. By this time next year, if I am even the slightest step towards where I want to be as a person, I will consdier myself successful in that regard. There is only one thing on my list that requires a time frame; I am afraid that if I don't set a realistic goal with this one, it won't happen. Unlike the rest of my goals, this is something I want to do, not something I need to do. And I will do it.
While I absolutely fear the coming year more than anyone can imagine or more than I let on, I also have a lot to look forward to. Starting Monday is my last semester of real classes before my life is consumed by teacher assisting and student teaching. While I am excited to finally do what I've been dreaming about for years, I am terrified. I am afraid of how much of a time commitment my schedule is going to demand. I am afraid of never getting to see those I am close to, including my roommates and those I've grown close to my 3½ years here. I am afraid, like anyone, that it isn't what I want to do. Once I start my teacher assisting in the fall, the reality that I am in my last year will really sink in. I'm not ready to leave college. Each year surprises me with wonderufl additions to my life and I fear that once I am done with Grand Valley, these gifts will be few and far between. I have made some of the best friends I could imagine here and the next year and a half is going to really be a test of who is in it for the long run with me. In a sense, I am afraid to find out. I love what I have now. I'm happy. I also miss people I've had a falling out with but I don't know what to do to fix those lines of communication. Instead, I tell myself that's how it's supposed to be and leave it at that, when I know anything is possibly if there is a will. I hate how I act sometimes, and constantly tell myself I need to change, but it is so hard to change behaviors and mindsets that have been a part of my life for the past 22 years. I just need to review my goals for the next year and work on them constantly. With baby steps, I know I can do anything I want to.
( Let's do this. )
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Posted on November 20, 2006 @ 11:11 pm
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Yup. Remember when I have been so damn busy I don't even have time to write in my beloved LJ? I do. You know I have a lot going on if my LJ gets the back burner. But now I'm at work so I can update it. Woot.
Let's see what's happened in the last three thousand days since I've updated. I'll do my plus and minus thing. It'll be easier and probably shorter that way.
[+] New member retreat was two weekends ago. It was fun times. My room had a blast and we took sweet pictures such as follows...
My roomies for the night!
I love swimming! My newbies in the hot tub!
Probably one of my favorite pictures EVER!
Bed jumping is my favorite!!
[+] My room had a blast. I love these girls. :o)
[-] Apparently my room wasn't the only one having fun. If anyone even reads this who I am even referring to, which I doubt, I am NOT happy...
[-] People apparently think I'm an idiot. I'm not retarded guys.
[+] The girls got their Big Sisters
[-] Now I can't tease them about who their Bigs are anymore. Balls.
[+] I got to meet my participants for AB finally! I'm super excited.
[-] However, being the first time meeting everyone, people weren't too talkative so it was kind of slow/uneventful.
[+] I passed my A Phi O membership exam with a 109%. Go me.
[+] We made our New Member Shovel and it effing kicks ass.
[+] I love Luke Kinney
[+] Steph and I hung out and were way goofy Saturday night. We were messing around and taking a ton of retarded/hilarious pictures, then we went to visit Luke at Speedway, then I decided we should play beer pong, cus I've never played.
[-] I still HATE beer. It was random/funny though.
[+] Alpha Phi Omega chartered last Sunday (as in the 12th) and it was super exciting! My brothers are pretty much sweet. I'm sad I waited until my senior year to join, but it's all good because I've meet some pretty swank people. Yes, swank.
[-] I had to be in pin attire ALL DAY and it was poopy.
[+] Dedication Days were all last week. Clearly those are my favorite week out of the entire year.
[-] Too bad I'm one of the only ones who feels that way. Fucking sweet.
[+] All my new girls passed the Membership Exam, so I feel like I accomplished something there. Yay me!
[+] I got my new digital camera and I LOVE it!!!!
[+] I finally got to execute my PostSecret activity Wednesday night. It was pretty much amazing. I think we had 97 postcards if I'm counting right.
[+] I think it went well for the most part although
[-] I wish people were a little more... serious I guess. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers.
[+] I'm not complaining. Fo real.
[+] Lindsay, Leah T, Kelsey, Amber, and I hung out after Spiritual Night and talked forever and it was pretty much uh-may-zing!
[+] Then we went to Taco Bell. That rocked as well.
[+] Lindsay spent the night and we went to bed super late. It was good times. I love sleepovers. And Lindsay. Amen.
[-] I forgot I had bowling Thursday morning at 10, so going to bed late and getting up early... yessss!
[+] But it's okay, cus when I came home, Lindsay was still sleeping, so I woke her up and we seriously laid in my bed and for hours and did nothing. I LOVE doing nothing.
[-] I wanted to wash my sheets and Lindsay wouldn't get out of my bed.
[-] 10 people came to Thursday's Dedication Day. Um, fucking sweet. What part of mandatory do you not understand? Yup, thanks.
[-] I worked Friday morning at Meijer, then Friday night at GVA. Yay for working, pretty much ALL day. Not.
[-] Oh, and I worked 9-4 on Saturday too. Woot.
[+] I went bowling with the roomies, Lindsay, Shlong, AA, Courntey, and K-Tizzle. It was good times. I have a zillion and one pictures. Check out the Flickr. I'll give you a small preview.
[+] Lindsay and I had another sleepover Saturday night. 'Twas fun times. Again. Um, I heart her.
[+] I now have 14 official new sisters. Yaaaaay! Initiation was last night.
♥ them TITOS!
Probably my favorite picture EVER right now.
[+] My new girls got me a 60 minute massage as a gift. Um, hell yeah. I'm only a LITTLE excited. Not. I effing am ecstatic!
[-] Meeting was really slow last night. I was antsy to leave. No lies.
[+] I went to the Pub for the first time in forever with Kate, AA, Lindsay, Kelsey, Rachel J, and Kristin! It was good times. Their Fiesta Salad is pretty effing sweet. P.S.
[+] I like working at Meijer. Yay! It's not that bad at all, which makes me happy. I work a ton, and sometimes it sucks, but I need the money.
[+] Alleigh is coming home with me for Thanksgiving and it's going to be super fun! I kinda can't wait. Woot.
[-] I am doing a ton of driving between G Rap and Lansing this weekend. Kidna sucks a little bit. Oh schwell, I do what I gotta do.
[+] My birthday is in 11 days. Yessssss! Buy me shit.
I think that's all I got. Yessss, I wrote in my LJ cus I had time!!! YAY ME!
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Posted on November 02, 2006 @ 12:53 am
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I miss you Bonz
It's been 8 months and you're still getting talked about.
Rest in peace my friend.
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Posted on November 02, 2006 @ 12:20 am
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So I was in the SOC hanging out with my Co and Megan and we got on the topic of how Peggy comes from Margaret so we get on the computer and try to look. We then find this HILARIOUS website...
This is seriously what it says for the following names.
I'm only doing the funny ones.
Jennifer Huge breasts, should shave her legs more often.
Megan Overly violent
Stephanie Very sexy hot mamma
Leah Likes outdoor sex, wees standing up.
Holly Prickly to the touch, seasonal shagmeister.
Alison Bra and pants are the same garment, looks better with the light off.
Loooooves it. That made my night. Besides that and the fact that Luke Kinney and I are soul mates. I love soul mates. Don't worry Chris, I still love you too!!!
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Posted on October 23, 2006 @ 10:10 pm
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So yeah... the last week has been kinda crazy to say the least. Hmm, I don't even know how much I need to recap, so we'll just start with The Fray concert on Wednesday. Because I know Allison is dying to hear about it. So, I left my American Lit class after a half hour (yessss), went home and got freshened up, grabbed some Taco Bell for Al and I for dinner, then went over to her house to eat, visit for a few, then head out to the Delta Plex. Leah, I didn't realize how big of a piece it was. How did you ever work there? Seriously?
Well, the concert part of the night rocked. The openers were these rediculous Birittish people and they kinda sucked and totally looked Brittish. Haha that made no sense, but they kinda were really bad. There were so many lame ass effing high schoolers there who thought they were the shit, but let me give you a little insight (they weren't. at all) Tools.
The Fray was kinda amazing. I took a shit ton of videos and pictures and it rocked. There was some crowd surfing at the end, which was way fun and I got some hilarious pictures from that. They also had this sweet ice sculpture made looking like a guitar and it said The Fray and it kicked ass.
Let's see, I also saw some punk ass high schooler jack someone in the eye. That was pretty sweet. Not. There was a really tall dude in front of us, who kinda had a mullet, but he was also kinda goth, so maybe it was just longer hair. There was a lot of pot smoking, which was cool. Not. I HATE that smell. Booo.
Thursday I had class, then I did cashier training at Meijer, then went over to the house to hang out and watch Lip Sync practice for a little bit. I then went back over to the house with Breanne to get her homecoming t-shirt. On the way back, we saw a really bad car accident and I didn't sleep too much that night. We stopped to see if everyone was okay, but there was another car that stopped before us and was helping, so I just checked on everyone and then took off once the cops and ambulance came. It was seriously freaky. I also had a dream earlier in the week that my entire family was in a car rolling down this hill and we couldn't stop and we were submerged in water and yeah. I am terrified of drowning. Wait, I should rephrase that. I love to swim... I am terrified of being trapped underwater. Yeah, that's better. Sweet, eh?
Friday was the longest day of my life. I worked at Meijer from 9 to 1 I think. Or maybe 3. Then I worked in GVA from 4-10. Then I went to Lip Sync (which was amazing). We got second in Lip Sync but first overall. Four years later and we finally won homecoming. Helllllls yeah! I was then on Saferide with my trusty sidekick Lindsay and seriously drove non-stop from midnight when Lip Sync was over until 3:30am. Sweet. I got some green and white crepe paper to put on the bridge in memory of Pat, but Mother Nature hates me and it rained non-stop, so it would have been pointless. It all would have fallen off. Boooooohiss!
I got up early on Saturday to get ready for a to-be fun day at the YJ with some sisters, tailgating, and then some of the game. Yeah, I didn't make it past the YJ. I had a pink drink, a few jello shots, then a little more of a second pink drink. I was fine, having a good time, then it must have all kicked in at once. I got pretty sick, which was cool (sarcasm) and yeah. Kinda embarrased, not gonna lie. I didn't DO anything embarrasing, but still... not my style. Thanks everyone for taking care of me and getting me home and in bed safely though. I hung out in bed most of the day, then went over to the house for a little bit later on. This weekend was just not a good one overall foro many reasons not all including myself. I'm just glad everyone and every situation turned out okay.
Today has been pretty long. I was up at 6:00 for work, worked 7-1 at Meijer, came home, finished my paper, went to American Lit, and now I'm working in GVA.
Meijer was way fun this morning. I hope I work the Monday early morning shift every week. I work 9-4 on Wednesday and it's going to be so much longer. Getting done at 1 is so much better than getting done at 4, even if i have to go in at 7. I have no problem doing that. I'm used to it from the summer. And it gets my ass up and gets my ass in bed at a decent hour too. For the first like 3 hours of work, we got to take care of all the animals. Like hard core. Get rid of all the dead fish, drain some water, put some stuff in the tanks, add water, get the hampsters, guinea pigs, and birds all fresh everything and vacuum the mess the birds make in the cage. It was fun, plus it took a long time, which made work go by fast. I also got to do paint for the first time today and I didn't screw it up, so yaaaaaaaay!
I totally fell in love with one of the drawf hampsters today. I carried him around with me for like 10 mintues because I couldn't bear to put him back in his cage. I decided I want one or two, so my mom said that could be a birthday present idea. She could buy me all of the stuff for them and call it good. Yesssss. :o) I've just gotta research what all I need.
What I need is to find a time to go freakin' home. I'm so busy and over-involved I don't have time for anything right now. Having two jobs, being actively involved in 3 organizations right now, and classes are pretty much taking up all the time I have. I feel bad because I haven't been able to spend time with my roomies in like a week because I've been gone doing shit. They probably hate me. I hate being gone so much... I feel like I miss out on so much. I'm sory guys.
I'm supposed to be reading this book fo rChildren's Lit, which I bought on Friday after work and I was going to read it at work tonight, but I couldn't fucking find it. What the hell me!! I'll find it when I get home, because I need to be reading it. I might have put it by my nightstand and maybe it fell or something. I shall find it damnit!
Oh yeah, another funny story. So I was at Kirkhof to make some copies for my presentation that I did today in American Lit, and there were these 2 guys using one of the machines and apparently they were having problems with it. So I'm copying my shit (for free by cheating the system) and this dude comes over to help the other guys. I didn't want to get in trouble, so I kidna putzed around and once the guy was not paying attention, I typed the code back in and took off. Then the dude was like "You used the code to make those copies. That's stealing." and I told him I did and that I was sorry and then he told me if he caught me again that he'd turn me into DPS. It was kidna funny. No one's EVER around those machines. Bad luck and bad timing. Oh shwell. Luke and I got a good kick out of it.
I think that's all I've got. We're having a game night at the house tomorrow for girls to just hang out and get to know each other a little bit more before my newbies give me their list for who they want to be their Big next Sunday. I'm super excited to go to Sectionals with my A Phi O peeps this weekend! It shall be good times.
Speaking of A Phi O, I've had to miss the last two weeks of new member meetings for my AB info night and The Fray concert, so I feel like I'm so behind and it's really frustrating to me. I know I'll be fine, but I just feel like I'm missing out. Boo.
End longest post ever. Not really, I've had longer.
Pictures from The Fray, Homecoming weekend, and other random shit will be posted by 10:30 tonight when I get home from work and finish doing them.
Leave me comments damnit!
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I wish it were raining right now.
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Mmmmkay, my crazy busy week is done, so now I have time for an update. And I'm going to go ahead and say right now that this will probably be long because it's been so long. I suck.
So, backtracking to LAST weekend, we had our AB site leader retreat, which was absolutely amazing. We stayed at this cottage in Holland on Lake Macatawa and it was beautiful. We had perfect weather and it was just a ton of fun. I love the AB clan because most of them are crazies like me. I found out which trip I am going on and who my co-site leader is and where we're going. I am doing the Hunger and Homelessness trip and Courtney is my Co and our trip is going to fucking kick ass. She and I get along really well and we already feel bad for our participants because we're both looney. Oh well. I'd say where we're going, but it's supposed to be a secrt until the first week of Novemeber, so just deal.
If anyone has any questions about Alternative Breaks, give me a shout. It is an amaaazing experience and I am super pumped about it. Applications are due Nov 1 by 5:00pm in the SOC. Don't hesitate to ask me any questions.
Last week was insanely busy, but I made it through thank God. It's been so long since I've written in here that I can't possibly recall everything that I did. We had our AB info night and it went well. Monday and Tuesday Court and I spent a ton of time prepping for our booth, but it turned out good.
I've worked a few nights at Meijer and it's going well. I have cashier training Thursday night, so I'll know a little more about what's going on. I still kinda feel clueless, and I don't fully know what I'm doing, but that will hopefully change with time. I hope I get more hours or this is just going to be a waste of time.
I'm planning a retreat for my new bugs and it'll be a fun night to prep for Big/Lil exchange and have them bond as a rush class and have fun. I am having it at the same place our chapter retreat was at least year with the indoor water park, so hopefully it will be way fun. I'm pumped about it.
I'm working Friday morning at Meijer, and then Friday night in GVA, then I'm doing Saferide. The Homecoming game is Saturday and I think I'm actually going to go tailgate and hang out and stuff. I've only been to like three football games and I've never gone tailgating, but I think I'm going to for once. It should be good times.
So, my classes are boring. All of them. American Lit just sucks. I knew I'd hate it, but yeah. Children's Lit is okay, but could be more exciting. Creative Writing started out cool, but I'm bored with it now. And Music 100, yeah. As a 6-9? Bad job Jenni. Bad job.
Leah and I decided to be way random on Friday. I had moved my bed and nightstand to the other wall so my vent wasn't covered anymore, then we decided for some random reason that it would be cool to put my bed in my closet. So I did. It's actually pretty cool. I am taking a bunch of clothes home that it's too cold to wear now, and I have lots of room. You have to come see it, it's pretty sweet, I'm not gonna lie.
Leah and I have just been crazy lately. And I pretty much love it. I can't tell you how many times we laughed until we cried this weekend. We discovered this new laugh that we can't stop doing. It rocks. Then last night, I was away message stalking and saw that Steph had Celine Dion lyrics in hers and I made fun of her, then I decided to turn the song on and Leah and I started practicing for a new lip sync video. It is going to be absolutely hilarious. So I'm lip syncing away and she's jamming on the air piano and Stephanie comes up and is like "what are you doing!?!" We about died.
Saturday I got up at the ass crack of dawn to volunteer downtown at Making Strides for Breast Cancer. There were 6 of us who went and it was way fun. I got to go on stage for the aerobics warmup and be a backup stretcher. Me and Alleigh did and it was sweet. Then we walked the 5K and it was good times.
I'm supposed to go downtown to It's a Grind Wednesday morning and I'm kinda excited about it. Hopefully it all works out, because I'm really looking forward to it. I heart coffee shops.
The stupid kiosk at work won't load the internet, so I'm stuck on the dumb desk on that only loads GV websites. Yup, that's how I do my LJ. I type them up in my student e-mail account and mail them to my Gmail, then post them from there. Too bad the computer with internet isn't working. Boooorrrring.
Wow, this is a random entry.
I think that's all I've got for now. I'll probably be posting more frequently since my crazy schedule has died down. Woot.
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This isn't my real update yet, but I wanted to throw this out there before I forgot.
I'm pretty sure I had a dream last night that I ran a half-marathon (13.1 miles) and wasn't even remotely tired from it.
Yesssssssssssss.
Real update coming in a few hours once I'm showered and my room is clean and shiiiit.
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Posted on October 02, 2006 @ 4:02 pm
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I'm alive!!!
I've been doing TONS lately! I applied at Meijer and went in for an interview and got a call yesterday and will start my training tomorrow! Woot! I'll post my schedule when I get that stuff figured out and you can come bug me! Yay two job.
So, Recruitment was this weekend. Being a Rho Gamma was an absolute amazing experience. I loved the girls in my group and I am so happy for all of them. I got to know a few of them really well and I really hope we continue to talk and hang out even though we've gone our separate ways now. Four of the girls out of the eight in my group are my new sisters! I didn't have to deal with any super emotional people, so thank God for that, but I did help some girls out and answer lots of questions and had a great time! I wouldn't have traded the experience for the world.
We had to be moved out by Friday and I was staying at David Steinmetz's in Copper Beech and it was unbeleivable. He had all this food out for us, books and movies set out, he got up Saturday morning and cooked us breakfast, he gave us money to pay for dinner that night... it was unreal. We owe him big time. The dude is totally amazing.
I didn't realize how much I missed my sisters until Recruitment actually started and I couldn't talk to them AT ALL. It was rough. That is when I really learned to appreciate my letters, as if I didn't a ton already. It was cool being a Rho Gamma and getting to go to all of the different parties and stuff, especially since I had never been through that side of Recruitment. We had just over 100 girls accept bids and ASA has 18 new beautiful new baby bugs. I'm stoked to get to know them all and help transition them into the chapter. Yay!
I was up super late last night trying to get the girls on Alphas, talking to some of them on AIM, and adding back a ton of friends on Facebook I got rid of for disaffiliation purposes. My mini-fee is pretty much 6,000 friend adds. It cracks me up.
I'm so excited for everyone! I got to know the other Rho Gammas pretty well and that was fun too. We had some good times. Unveiling was hilarious and I had a great time. I'll steal pictures from other girls and get them posted soon. Yessss, I can have pictures on Facebook again! YESSSSSSSSS!
I got some sweet stuff. Jess and Kate made me a poster, and Kate bought me a sweatshirt and I LOVE it and a picture frame with the funniest picture EVER in it. Steph made me a little mini Tiffany's box and bought me a little silver heart-shaped box with letters engraved on it and she put my lavalier inside ot be funny, since I can wear it again. It was pretty funny. Leah gave me some I.O.U. cards for a roomie night on the town. She'll buy me a few drinks, so sometime the three of us will go out (because I CAN!!!) and have a good time downtown or something! Woot!
Life is good. I'm tired as hell from being too excited to sleep all weekend, but I'm doing alright. I'm getting sick too, so boo for that. I couldn't eat anything all day on Sunday because I was sooo nervous my girls wouldn't be happy. I felt that if I ate I would throw up, so I hardly ate at all. After hanging out at the house last night, Leah made us mac and cheese for dinner and it was deeeelish!
My Site Leader retreat for AB is this weekend and it's going to be amazing and I get to find out where I'm going and who my co-leader is and aaaaaah!!!
I think that's all I got for now! I'm so excited to be back!!!!!
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Posted on September 25, 2006 @ 11:00 am
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And the week of craziness begins!!
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Posted on September 24, 2006 @ 9:08 pm
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Doing well, doing well.
Went home Thursday night to go to the Greek Store at MSU to check out their A Phi O stuff, but their selection kinda sucked. I ran some errands, then headed back to school. I worked Friday 4-10, then hung out in my a.p.t. with Alleigh, Leah-son, and Kate. Kate and I made a lip sync video to Milk and Cereal and it's funny. I am way into these lip sync videos right now. Go me.
I have to send my camera back to get fixed again. Woot. The zoom sucks on it. Lovely. I just need to wait until I find a time I can live 2 weeks without it. I think it'll be after Site Leader retreat in two weeks. I definitely need my camera for recruitment next weekend and then retreat the weekend after. Woot.
So yesterday was a pretty lazy day. I had an IM softball game at 12:30 and we got mercied. It was great. It was so fuckin' windy and we couldn't do shit. The guys in the outfield were quoting Rookie of the Year and I was dying on second base. Too bad we're all done with softball now. I got out all 3 times I batted. At least I didn't have to slide. I was prepared too... my boo boo was all wrapped up and I was good to go. Oh shwell.
After softball I met Terese and Jacki at Kirkhof to work on some stuff for Rho Gamma unveiling. It's going to be sweeeet. 7 more days until I'm back with my sisters. And I get a whole new class of girls to work with. WOOOOOOOOOOOT.
I got home, putzed around... Steph was sleeping, Leah and I were hanging out in my room and she took a nap on my bed. Then Steph and I decided to shave in my tub, so we did and for some reason we were yelling foods back and forth to each other in really weird voices. I bet Leah loved waking up to that. We're on crack sometimes I think.
I went over to South B to hang out with Alleigh, Carli, Rebecca, and Laura and it was friggin good times. I kinda heart them a lot, not gonna lie. A few of Alleigh's friends stopped by but they were being losers so boo on them. I still had a lot of fun. Woot!
I picked up my roomies from the Pub and they were funny. Leah was laying on the floor all by herself in the dark last night singing sorority songs so I videotaped her. It's hiiiilarious.
Today I had the AB Site Leader service project, which was supposed to be ravine clean-up, but since we had a mini-monsoon last night, they were afraid that if we went down, we wouldn't be able to get out. Before I took off, I was talking to Ama and I asked her what she was wearing, because I was still trying to decide and she replied, "ohhh you know thigh highs a corset and crotchless panties" I almost died. I heart her. We did some team building stuff inside instead and it was key to my life. Our group was amazing. We flew through the tasks. Go us! I can't wait to find out if I'm a site leader and for retreat in 2 weeks and who I'm paired up with!!
After that, I went to McDonald's with Markus and Ama, then ran into Kristi, Margo, and Chelsea there, so we hung out and were just having the funniest conversations EVER. It was good times.
What else... I went to Meijer to put in my application, went for a job with Steph, putzed around here, proof read some papers for Steph, made the most hilarious Facebook ever, and yeah. Good times. I also just serenaded Pete Charette with "Glory of Love."
I guess that's all I got for now. Gooooodnight.
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Posted on September 21, 2006 @ 9:44 pm
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I just realized I haven't updated in over a week. My bad. I haven't been doing too much. Still playing IM softball... we won a game last week! Too bad it was against a bunch of freshman. I think we won because my Fan Club came! Thanks Alleigh, Rebecca, and Carli! :o) I also slid my second game and ripped my leg open pretty good. Not as good as my sophomore week during Greek Week, but it's still a good one. Woot.
I got pinned into Alpha Phi Omega Tuesday night. I'm going to be a founding brother and I'm stoked. Our pledge class is pretty spiffy, we're going to have a good time! I'm super excited about it.
I don't know what else to say right now. Grey's is over now, and there is this new show premiering called 6°... I think I might like it...
Word bitches.
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Posted on September 13, 2006 @ 1:15 pm
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So my away message yesterday was one of those "fill in the blank" things. My sister e-mailed her response to me since the internet has been pretty dumb here the last two days. I was dying of laughter reading it in Kirkhof last night. I heart my sister.
Dear Jenni, AKA Winster
I hate your stinking guts (little rascals anyone?). You have a nice big bootay. You make me want to dance. You should go play Mario Party for the trillionth time. Someday I will come up with my own creative ideas instead of using yours. You + me = hermanas. If I saw you now I'd hit you in the boobs and run away laughing. I would build a couch just for you. If I could sing you any song it would be "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christamas, and Happy Holidays". We could sing songs at the top of our lungs under the stars.
Love, Lil' Red
(P.S. Puddy loves me more.)
I want to die a little bit every time I read this. It is hilarious! Most of it probably doesn't make sense to you, but I am making her write it out for me and I will frame it. No joke.
Okay, time for those music note cards.
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Things are going well! I've just been in an amazing mood.
I'm going to plan on running a 5K during homecoming week. I e-mailed the guy to get more info on the event and he sent me the brochure and it has the route through campus, so I'll definitely be practicing my running on that. Woot!
I have ordered a few books. Books for pleasure, books I've always wanted, yay for books. I want them now.
I am pledging Alpha Phi Omega. I get pinned next week and start the new member period. Right now, they are a few short of chartering, so I get to be a founding brother, which I am beyond ecstatic about. I can't even begin to explain my excitement!
My interview to be a site leader for Alternative Breaks is Monday, then everyone who is interested has a service project next weekend! Eeeeeee! I hope I get the position!
Life is good right now.
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| My Bizzare Mind... |
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Posted on September 10, 2006 @ 2:09 pm
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So, I decided last night that I want to run a marathon. It's something I've considered before, but after browsing around on Facebook, I saw Niki was "attending" a marathon that a friend from school is running soon. I looked at the event description for some reason and became instantly inspired. Here it is if you want to read for yourself. I've been looking at books on amazon and reading reviews and I think I want to do it. I just bought The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer and I can't wait to get it. Allison and I are going to be running buddies, and start out by doing some 5K runs.I'm hoping to do one next summer... I know Grand Rapids has tons.
Any thoughts?
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Posted on September 08, 2006 @ 7:58 pm
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Okay, I want to go on a road trip. Find a week and just go. That would be amazing. I'd love to go sometime soon, but the chances of that happening are slim to none. Maybe next summer with the roomies or something? There are so many places I want to go...
This will happen.
Give me some cool suggestions of places worth road-tripping to.
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