November?

All of the Halloween craziness that you encounter in college was this past weekend for my friends and I. Of course there was the fair share of drama, but all in all, I had a really good weekend :) We started out at Longmeadow Apts., went to a coworker's apartment which is directly across from campus, and then back to Longmeadow and then my apartment in Ada.

Friday morning was the first of many Open Houses at OSU Lima. It turned out well, just way too early in the morning for my liking. Oh well, I gotta learn to get up sooner or later. I need to learn that before I end up missing every English class this quarter- oopsies :S. My classes are going decent this quarter still. I'm not fond of a couple of them but there is nothing I can do about that. My scheduling window opens up on monday so I need to figure out exactly which classes I wanna take. I'm thinkin' Statistics 135, Geography 120, and English 202 or English 364. English 364 is the Harry Potter class; needless to say, I'm pretty pumped lol. It's a first time course being taught by Beth Sutton-Ramspeck. Should be fun, who knows. I've never read a single one of the books so I'm a little nervous about reading 7 of them in 10 weeks time.

But back to Halloween weekend. Saturday night I went to my good friend from high school, Heather's celebrity (couples) party for Halloween. As usual, I went dateless as Paris Hilton. I wore a purple ish dress with huge sunglasses and crazy big heels. It worked I guess, whatev. It was great to see a couple of the girls again, it had been awhile since I have seen them other than running into them at Walmart of the OSU game. Heather dressed up as Kim Kardashian and her husband, Blake was Reggie Bush. Get it, they're married too? Kellie dressed up as Sarah Palin which was hilarious in itself lol.

Speaking of the not so VP, I'm soo glad the election is all said and done. It's all I've heard about at school, work, etc. for the past 3 months. After this week, I'm really banking on it dying down some. Just have to see how it goes. I'm leaving my opinion out of this when it comes to politics. A good friend and I who happens to be a political science major do not get along on this topic at all lol. Can't win em all right?

Soo I'm working up in the Dean's suite right now answering a phone that NEVER rings apparently. Oh well, fine with me. I can dig it! One piece of exciting news is that myself, and 3 other friends got tattoos last night, and Collin got his ear pierced; which it bled allllllll over P.S. Neisha got a heart on her hip, Jess has a koi fish on her chest, Samantha got lettering on her ankle, and I got a water lily on my side. I absolutely love the detail and coloring in this one- It's my fourth tattoo, not gonna say it's my last bc chances are, it's not. It was a fun experience to have with everyone. I was debating a half sleeve but I figure, I don't have a clue what job I'll be in after I graduate so it's not in my best interest to get a tattoo that I can't cover up if need be.

Welp, hopefully the entire office is returning from lunch at Olive Garden soon. I'm a bit bored up here all by myself lol. Time to work on some CS&E 101 homework though in the meantime till I'm relieved. TTFN.

Just Another Manic Monday..

Over the past week, I've decided that I have quite the chaotic life. Along with that, I've decided that every couple I know almost has been having major issues, if not broken up completely; and that's sad. Why are relationships so much work anyways? Aren't they supposed to be enjoyable and come fairly easily? Apparently, I was wrong. I realize that everything worthwhile takes a decent amount of work, but this much, really? I mean honestly, is a relationship honestly a positive aspect of your life when you change who you are, just to mold to the other person in the relationship? Compromise is indeed important, but changing who you are as a person isn't always necessary; if you change for the better then wonderful, but if you change negatively, is that right? I don't think so. I've come to realize also that I've changed negatively over a period of time. I am now as cold as ice; I show zero emotion unless I'm mad about something. Basically, I've become emotionally undetached, and I can't stand being this way anymore. This is not who I am, or who I want to be. A relationship has indeed had a negative impact on my personality, if you ask me. I'm just scared that I will never revert back to my old self.

Next thing about relationships, aren't you supposed to kind of go in stages? Like friends, to best friends, to dating, to full-out relationship, etc.? How can you have a positive relationship without the friend/best friend aspect of it all? I don't think it's possible, but of course, someone else feels the need to disagree with me, as usual. It's always his way, or no way. That's not compromise. Ugh. Stressful much?

Anyrate, it's monday once again, the third week of the quarter. It's going by super fast this time around. I have sooo much to catch up on already. My Grandma had surgery last week, therefore I missed a few classes to be with her and my family. What can ya do right? Things happen. So needless to say, I need to bust my butt with stuff till the concert on Wednesday. I'm going to see Theory of A Deadman again, and I'm just as pumped as I was the first time :) They are great in concert, the opening bands don't sound too bad either. Parlor Mob (?) and Black Stone Cherry are the two openers. They are playing in Findlay at The Whiskey Venue. Should be a great time :)

Time to get my butt to Physiology class :( I'm not so excited about that, nor CS&E 101 at 3:50 this afternoon. Mondays and wednesdays suck so bad, lol. I guess it makes up for only having one class on Fridays though! Gotta run, hopefully my day/week gets a little better. .

Hustle and Bustle Beginning AGAIN Already

It's officially 5 days until fall quarter 2008 begins for we OSU students. Aka, hell is about to begin burning once again. This quarter is going to be exceptionally tough for me. I have tuesday and thursdays off which is awesome, and friday I have class in the afternoon for like an hour so that's not so bad I suppose. But I have English 398, EEOB 232 (Physiology), and some random computer class which shouldn't be too terrible. I guess I'm just not looking forward to the hustle and bustle fall quarter brings. Sure, it's fun to have 500-600 new students on campus, but the parking situation is irritating, and its just pure chaos. I personally enjoy the summertime when I can park within 6 spaces from the front, as opposed to 2 from the back of the parking lot. Most of my problem, is that I absolutely love fall weather. Sweatshirts and jeans is totally my thing and sitting in a classroom is the last place I want to be when it's like this outside.

I've also come to the conclusion that I'm officially the most lame person ever. I'm 21 years old, sitting in blogging, on my last friday night before classes begin. Oh well, my roomate is gone so there is peace and quiet until she returns home from Paulding tomorrow. I might as well enjoy it while I can right? It's not very often that it happens. And besides, I have ALOT to get done considering I extended my spring quarter, extensively.

This weekend begins what is known as "Welcome Week" on the OSU Lima campus. Sunday at 7am the festivities begin with Campin' On The Quad and that lasts till Monday morning at like 8am. Then Tuesday is the Dean's Convocation Welcome Picnic. And then is Wednesday, when we start it all over again. Time to read or fall asleep, I'm tired and it's 10:13, rock on right? Peace out Girlscouts :)

Wedding Land

So if you've ever seen the movie 27 dresses, the main character is who I've recently become. I just found out last night at dinner that I am MOH for my cousins wedding, which is THIS November. The 14th to be exact. Yes, I'm very excited and feel honored to have been asked, it's just so stressful! I'm in another wedding, Sarah and Joey's, on December 6th. Sarah is a good friend of mine from high school in case you cared to know. I still have to find a dress for Deanna's (my cousin) wedding which is in two months almost on the dot. None the less, I have alot of work to do.

On a different note, my Florida vacation was fairly relaxing; minus the fact that my car managed to get side swiped and I'm not happy in the slightest about that. I'm really hoping one of my friends will be able to semi- fix it for me for a decent price. I have white paint clear down the side of my drivers' side door. Ugh, not cool. Whoever hit my car didn't even bother to leave their insurance information either. But yeah, the weather was decent till the second to last day there. Another stupid hurricane/tropical storm was brewing in the middle of the ocean. And now there are however many more behind it even. I'm just ready for either summer or fall weather; NOT winter.

School starts up here soon. Awkwardly, I'm kinda ready for it. I think I'm just ready to have a normal schedule with work and school. Gives me something to do I guess as lame as that may sound, lol. But it is time to head home from work for the evening. G'night.

Forget you Denver, Colorado

Sooo it's been roughly.. 2 weeks andddd 2 days since I last blogged. Aka, that's how long it's been since my best friend has been gone :( I have to admit, thanks to work and my chaotic family, it's went as fast as it could have possibly could considering the circumstances. I haven't slept more than 2-3 hours at a time without waking up for the past couple weeks so I guess you could call me a semi-insomniac. That will all change in 2 weeks and 2 days. Wow, I just realized it's the exact half way point. Speaking of the devil, I received 18 gorgeous red roses today for our one year anniversary, which like he said on the card, more like 4 years, lol. I knew I had a "surprise" coming today via mail so I waited and waited for someone to arrive and finally gave up and got in the shower. I literally stepped in, turned on the water, and put shampoo in my hair and my cell phone rings; it's the UPS man asking which apartment I'm in to bring my package to. I'm like seriously, perfect timing guy. But oh well, it was worth it :)

In about 23 days or so, Adam and I have good intentions on going to Florida or South Carolina for a vacay. I'm pretty pumped none the less, and especially after I found super cheap deals on Expedia.com for Daytona Beach, Florida today! I just hope it all goes smoothly with the hotel booking and the crazy long drive of 15 hours. My guess is that I will drive most of the way and Adam will sleep most of the way, lol. Oh well, I don't mind I suppose; I'll just be happy to be with him and have him back home safe and sound.

Of course to every positive week, there is a negative. That's where my car comes into the story. My Dad noticed that it is leaking some mysterious fluid the other day so I took it to my local car dealership and they said my water pump went bad? Whatever that means. But it was only $100 as opposed to alot more thanks to my warranty that I was not excited about getting for Christmas from Mom and Dad last year, untill now lol. And then comes the second negative of the day. I just got the bright idea for a surprise for a certain someone and got on ticketmaster to check out tickets for Eric Church (country artist we both really like, esp. Adam). So I get all excited to see that he is indeed on tour. I find two dates, first off, both of which are while Adam is still in Denver. Secondly, that the first of the two dates is Aug. 9th, IN Denver, Co. Which just so happens to be the day that the Broncos play Houston whatevers in Houston, Tx. Soooo so much for that working out what so ever :( Guess I'll just have to give it a shot another time. So ya know what, screw you Denver, CO. You ruin everything.

Time to start getting around for the day again. Gotta go with Mom to pick up my delightful vehicle as well as go to work from 5-9 this evening. Oh well, gotta do what ya gotta do. I'm curious to see in my non-existant roomate shows her face this evening like she claims she is going to do; my assumption is she won't. Whatev right? Welp, see ya later alligator!

Swollen Eyes and A Broken Heart

Wow, it's been an extremely long time since I posted a blog. Life has been overly chaotic the past month or so. Finals were a disaster; none the less, I took an extension on two classes since I've had a ton of personal issues lately. Thank goodness my profs were so understanding with me! So my goal for this upcoming week is to work work work and get my school stuff finished up.

June 27-28th, I was in one of my best friends' wedding. The wedding was beautiful as was the bride. We had a ton of fun and danced the night away like you tend to do at weddings. Someday I will have my own wedding to plan I hope~ :) Hopefully sooner than later too!

July 1st, I moved into my new apartment with Dani. She's probably the best roomie ever lol. But the apartment is a bit small, but still is very homey persay. We took pride in decorating and we of course are still no where close to being done. Our color scheme is primarily red, black, and silver. Dani's room is in browns and mine is black, silver, and orangy pinkish tones. The new apartment is in Ada like directly in town so we love the luxery of walking anywhere we please if you know what I mean.

July 12th, my parents' 25th wedding anniversary. What an accomplishment huh! I give them props for 25 years of a delightful combination of tears and laughter. They both agree that it's been the best years of their lives and sure enough, for them it was love at first site 26 years ago. They met in a bar here in Lima, Ohio and Dad told his friend at first glance, "I'm going to marry that woman" and sure enough, 8 months later they were engaged and 11 months later they were happily married. 4 years later came me! Lol, just thought I'd add that in. Love is in the air if you can't tell. Ahhh what a month.

And lastly comes today, June 20th. Today was the day I had to say goodbye to my best friend/boyfriend. He left this evening for an athletic training internship with THE Denver Broncos. I'm extremely proud of him for every accomplishment and sacrifice it took to get this position. As much as I'd much rather have him home next door to me (he is now my neighbor), I'm glad he is doing this. It will be a fun, educational experience and will open many many doors in the future as well. So that leaves me to 3 hours past my goodbyes, and I still have swollen eyes and a broken heart. I will see him in a month, which may not sound like long to you, but it is for us. He is my best friend. End of story.

Time to continue cleaning my apartment- it needs it very very badly :( My closet seems to magically throw everything onto the floor and my desk seems to collect anything and everything. It's time to get rid of the clutter and boxes and get organized. What a better time than now right? Welp, goodnight all.

The End As We Know It

It's officially the middle of week 9- and I'm about to go insane. Thanks to my extreme "spring fever" persay, I have been procrastinating worse than normal, therefore causing me to be extremely behind in my classes. Chemistry is absolutely terrible right now, and English has yet to start with a week and a half left to go, lol. Anatomy is going the best and that yet isn't great. None the less- I'll bust butt to get done and survive the quarter I'm sure. On a positive note, I only have one final! :) Yay!

Last week I returned from my mini vacay to the wonderful state of Maryland. The weather was terrible every day except for the day of the concert. As I said before, I went to see Kenny Chesney along with several others and it was AMAZING- I had a blast. The trip had it's stressful moments but overall was nice. Oddly enough though, we all complain about how badly we need a vacation, and then as soon as we are there, we are ready to be home? I don't get it. Over the course of the trip I did a ton of shopping at the outlets (Coach specifically) and attended a few happy hours at local piers. It was great to see my family which was my main point in going.

Summertime is quickly approaching, which for me means weddings, Cedar Point, Florida, and Country Concert 2008. One of my best friends is getting married in June so that means bachelorette parties, showers, rehearsals, and of course the wedding. Then there is Cedar Point an endless amount of times I hope. And of course Florida- I have very mixed feelings about the upcoming trip. My two best guy friends are involved- one already lives there, the other is moving there this summer. To say the least- I'm gonna be devestated to not have either one of them here anymore but am happy for them. Country Concert is a 4 day camping trip involving a bunch of rednecks, country music, camping, and beer to be blunt about it. Should be an interesting summer huh!

Well, it is about 3 am now so I suppose it's about that time in the night I should get some sleep as usual. I have a really long day ahead of me tomorrow- lunch, meeting, class, lab. Ewww huh? Oh well, gotta take the good with the bad. Wish me luck! Mucho lovo- K bye.

MJ