So after a ridiculously uneventful day, the evening kicked off around 7:30 with a flick in Beth and Ashlie's room, 'The sweetest thing'. We piled in there, Beth, Bethany, 'muscles', Amanda, Ash, Emily, Jen n me. We had a short lived nail painting session while the previews were going on. After the movie everyone but Beth and "muscles" left to go in search for some cofffee (bc we saw some in the movie). ROAD TRIP! totally just drove to no where and decided to take the exit to Zerapollio or some town like that. Boonie ville USA but then we got into a cute old town and I saw a 711, so remembering fond stories of 711s I suggested we stop there for coffee. All of us got cappuccinos, mmmm. Drove back to SRU jamming to some tunes and were entertained by Emily's rendition of a song I won't mention bc it is slightly inappropriate. hehe. good times good times, finally I have found a ridiculous group of gals. Walking back to the dorm we were weary of grey hooded sweatshirt guys and such. Now that my tongue is burned and I don't have to wake up tomorrow at any time, I am ready to see where the rest of this night takes me... esp since the CA went home with her bf so we are freeeeeeeeeeee! whop! Things are lookin up.

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..."you gotta pick your fights wisely, because you have to win and you have to decide what is the most important." -mom

I don't know what it was, maybe it was talking to a very missed friend on the phone, maybe it was realizing that my minor concern was really nothing, especially in comparison to anything my friends have/are dealt/ing with, maybe it was a giddy, happy feeling I got when reading my book that made me realize and remember everything I feel, maybe it was some rest, maybe it was just time itself that allowed my momentary downfall to seep away. Maybe it was just faith.

"Perception is what you think you see. Trust is the belief in someone more than yourself to convince you of what you see, what you perceive. Sometimes it is really hard to believe the thing u want to most."- mciho '04

What's today's date? *nod* that's right.

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*stretchhhhh* *yawn* *stretchhhh again* I didn't realize how out of shape I really was till I came back from swimming some laps and running a mile today, took a shower and laying in bed realized I was getting more and more sore by the minute from yesturday's relatively short weight lifting session (Tom.. my bench press isn't nearly as good as it used to be, ur spotting job has been transfered to my roomie) I need some pineapple, but there is none to be found around here. Today is a blah, chill day so I have been reading "the secret life of bees" a lot trying to finish it from the summer. Once again my bed has become theeee place I inhabit the most in my room. Congrats to Hershey Football who won the CocoaBean 7th year in a row! (my dad called me at 8am, woke us both up to tell me the score) Not much to do this weekend so feel freee to callllll me!

It's all hitting me now... and slowly losing grip of what I know.... it's all just part of change. It hit me when everyone went home for the weekend and I didn't... that everyone was at the Grill and I wasn't... that they were doing what I would almost die for to have right now, that companionship and laughter, sense of belonging and love (in the sense of friendship). Stuff like that takes time to form with other people, and takes time to be able to live without. Everyday it gets harder, but I'll never let go, never let go, never let go... *sigh* I hate counting down the days, but I am... hopefully that'll pass. One week in... 11 1/2 weeks to go till I can go home... then 3 more. 15 weeks till winter break.... it's so far away.

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According to the Which Something Corporate Song Are You? Test...

Sitting in my dorm room after a very nice dinner of salad, rice, some french fries, and of course my array of desserts (typically ff choc soft serve with sprinkles, caramel and oreo)... the freshmen 15 has begun and I'm already 5 lbs in. Ran today but I got a bad headache half way thru so I stopped at 2 miles. Amanda is having me listening to Something Corporate and I really really really like it!!! Granted we are listening to as select group of the beautiful songs but I'm sure all their stuff is just as awesome. I am turning into a fan of piano based stuff. *sigh* I am so happy right now. The girls and I are gonna go out to Eatin Park tonight at 10pm I think since none of us out of staters have ever been to one n the rest of campus is back home. Spent a lot of time cleaning/organizing/decorating my side of the room today after I got a care package type thing from the rents. Gonna do laundry, play some pool, meet new people hopefully and take out the huge trash pile we have accumulated this weekend. (and of course write that paper and other dorm work) There are a lot of s here... such a turn off. Anywho, gonna go to the ARC again.

*scrs*

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My room needs color... maybe this weekend I will go out and buy some flowers... oh wait I don't have a car and everyone I know that does is going home. Scratch that idea. I am still waiting on receiving the packages my parents supposedly sent to me. Gaining the freshmen 15 as we speak. We need some not so beautiful weather so I feel like working out again. Today and tomorrow are easy days bc I am done in the mornings. Dunno what I am gonna do this weekend, I wish I was going home... *sigh* We need to organize this joint and make it more homey.. some of the rooms look awesome. Our floor won the campus wide competition and earned a party of our choice (well, really our awesome CA earned us the party bc it was her decorations that were judged) I was thinking about doing Rugby but first, I thought that my parents would kill me if I wasn't butchered in a game and second, I don't want my grades to suffer bc I need to keep a 3.5 or higher to get into grad school (yes I am a goober already thinking about grad school). I think I am picking up an accent here too, but no vernacular from Pitt yet. Soda is STILL soda, no pop. I got made fun of for my posture again... is it really THAT noticabley straight? I thought I had achieved slouching by nowww. *shakes head* Dang I miss my friends. My parents miss me which makes me miss them, but I will see them Sept 18th and 19th. It is friends and family weekend so if any Penn Staters want to take a short 2 hour road trip u can stay with me (as long as we don't "sleep" u can stay in my room, but since my CA (community advisor) is really nice it's not like she is gonna knock on my door at 3am so she wouldn't notice if we were sleeping or not). You could actually come up any Friday. So think about it. *wink* It's amazing how people change when they are not in the same context of their previous years or are "allowed" to do anything they want. Some people do things bc they "can" and some decide not to do those things bc they really have no need to. It's a judgement of character really, and maturity... either way it is part of growing up.

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For College Writing I Honors this was my first assignment, to write a personal ad...

Look down… hello. I prefer to think of myself, not as “short” but more “spatially convenient”. Honesty is the best policy in my book. My home for eleven years was the dance studio and stage followed by two years on the lacrosse field and this past year in the athletic training room. If you appreciate the simple things in this world such as long walks along the beach at sunset, sitting under a waterfall, car rides, over coffee conversations, receiving a card in the mail, meeting new people and taking in a stray kitten, then you might fit into my focused life, however, only if you jump on the train fast enough. I have ambitions; some big, some small, and some I may never accomplish but I will sure try. From changing the world to learning how to play the guitar, my life “to do” list grows everyday. My mantra: Everything happens for a reason, there are no such things as coincidences and if one door closes another will open. I am not one who tries to impress others but I do value my family’s, friends’ and colleagues’ respect they have for me. Me gusta comida mexicana mucho y hablo un poco espanol. I want to travel, have my own recovery center for traumatically injured patients, raise a family and help better other’s lives while living one with which I am happy. That to me is success. Ridiculously awesome are my two favorite words, so if you fit either category maybe you should consider giving me a call.

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