I registered for Sorority Recruitment for Fall 2011 and I could NOT be more excited :-)
My entire life I have been involved. Whether it was soccer, swim team, dance or cheer, I loved working as a team and having people to hang out with all the time. This year when I went to Blinn, I didn't have that. Maybe I could find a club to be involved in at Blinn but school and work were my #1 focus. Well now that I will be a sophomore and I will be attending Texas A&M, I am ready for some involvement! I want to keep an open mind so I can have the full "rush" experience.
I think if I didn't dot this I would end up regretting it. College is all about trying new things and meeting mew people and I want it ALL!
When it starts in August, I will definitely be posting about it ;-) !
For the past year almost, I have mentioned to everyone that I really want to watch the movie Space Jam. I don’t know why but I hadn’t seen it in FOREVER and I really wanted to watch it and remember why I loved it so much. I checked Red Box and Blockbuster, but I couldn’t find it on DVD. I was planning on ordering it on Amazon.com. While I was at home this past weekend, I was channel surfing and what do you know… SPACE JAM WAS ON TV! It was on Cartoon Network, so I immediately recorded it. When I watched it, it was as good as I remember. And so in honor of that movie, this week’s “Tuned in Tuesday” is Space Jam by: Quad City DJ from the movie Space Jam. When I listen to this song it gets me hyped up and brings me back to my childhood. I hope it does the same for you ;-)
Wow! I cannot even begin to explain how busy I have been. All I will say is thank goodness for Easter, because it was a great break to recharge my energy.
On Thursday afternoon, right after class, I drove home to Austin and immediately transferred to my mom’s car. We were leaving right away to go to my lake house. My lake house is located in Kingsland, TX on Lake LBJ. We have a boat, wave runners, and a beautiful beach to relax on. For Easter weekend, we were having a ton of family friends out there. Everyone arrived on Good Friday and we did not waste any time. We all spent the whole day laying out, playing football and bean bags, and riding on the wave runners. It was the exact weekend I needed. On Sunday morning, all of us got up and had to head out to our separate Easter activities. Some headed home to do housework, some went to church, and my family went home to get organized, go to church and prepare for a party we were going to later on. We went to one of James friend’s houses for dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt. We had a fabulous/delicious time.
Even though I am in college, the Easter bunny still visited me this year. He brought me a gift card to get my car detailed ;-) BEST GIFT EVER! Thank you. It was a perfect weekend and I feel very blessed to have gotten to share it with my family, boyfriend, and good friends.
Never have I ever had a relaxing summer. That gets too boring for me! So for the 18th year in a row, I have a jam packed summer full of school, work, family, and lots of sun!
*School- I will be taking Texas Government as an online class at Blinn College. I was told by the professor of the class to take it at Blinn over the summer because it is cheaper and easier ;-) Also, late in July I will be travelling to A&M for my New Student Conference, where I will be registering for Fall classes.
*Work- For the 3rd year in a row, I will be teaching Private Swim Lessons in my back yard. My sister Cori created this business when she was in high school and then she passed it onto Ruthie and then she passed it onto me! It is a great way to make money, get some sun, and help a ton of children along the way. Along with swim lessons I will be nannying twice a week. I am a college student!! I have to make money.
*Family- The only vacation I am going on this summer is to Chicago to visit my family. My mom and dad were both born and raised in Illinois and met each other at Illinois State University. Two years after I was born we moved to Texas. So this summer we are going up there to visit my dad's side of the family... I am very excited!
Hopefully sometime this summer I will find some time to kick back and relax a little bit... but what fun would that be?!?!
TF
Here are some pictures from last summer... GOOD times!
Every Thursday, a group of girls and I go into our movie theater downstairs in my apartment complex and have girls movie night! We started this a couple weeks ago and it is quickly becoming a regular Thursday night tradition.
The first week we watched Burlesque. For any girl who hasn't seen it, I would recommend it! It is a fun musical with a cute story line. I love Christina Aguilera, so I love it!
The second week we watched Love and Other Drugs. This movie is not as upbeat or lighthearted as Burlesque. It is about a bitter young woman with Parkinson's disease who doesn't want a relationship with anyone. Then she meets a young, hott pharmeceutical sales rep (Jake Gyllenhal) and warns him not to fall in love with her. I am not going to tell you the ENTIRE movie but I would reccommend it to ADULTS... too much "love" for the kiddos eyes.
Then we watched Inception. Amalia had seen it before, thankfully, because it is very confusing! It is a very bizzare and twisted movie and I am not going to try to see what it is about. But definitely see it... it makes you think and anything with Leonardo Dicaprio in it is a good time!
Next it was Tangled! It is a new children's movie about the story of Rapunzel. It is so cute and good for all ages.
Last semester I worked really hard and I got a 3.6 GPA. I was planning on applying to A&M for Fall 2011 and after my first semester, I was sending in my grades and hoping for admissions. Well, I got in!! Like I had posted before, I received transfer admissions for Texas A&M as a Communications major. When you transfer to Texas A&M your credit hours transfer but not your GPA which could be a good thing or a bad thing!
It is good because if you did poorly on a couple of your classes, you can start fresh at Texas A&M in the fall. It is a bad thing because if you worked your tail off to get a 4.0 those grades would not transfer. Since I have already gotten into A&M, my spring semester grades really do not matter. I am required to meet a 2.5 or higher... EASY!
This is a GREAT thing to be able to relax a little this semester. But a dangerous thing to lose some of my motivation, since my grades do not matter. DON'T WORRY DAD! I am not shooting for a 2.5 and slacking off. I am still working hard and studying a lot, but it is nice to have that 2.5 minimum to fall back on ;-)
Keep pushing college students! Less then one month away till we are done.
"So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
Isaiah 41:10
This past weekend one of Cole’s good friends and teammates Collin Buteaux passed away in a fatal car accident. I have looked online to find details or a news story but they are not available yet. He was a student and football player at Blinn College in Brenham, that is where he and Cole became friends. Then this past semester he transferred to Navarro Junior College to continue playing football there. I had the pleasure to hang out with him a few times and everytime I was around him he made sure to keep everyone laughing.
Here is a picture of Cole (Left), his friend Ricky (Middle), and Collin (Right). This was during summer school and summer practice in 2010 when the boys were so sore and tired that when we went to Wal-mart, they had to use wheel chairs!
While I was thinking about losing someone, I stumbled upon the song “There You’ll Be” by: Faith Hill. It was a song used in the movie Pearl Harbor and the lyrics are very appropriate for the loss of Cole’s dear friend.
Keep Collin Buteaux and his family in your prayers. Here is his web page that was created after his death to allow people to post pictures and memories about Collin.
When it comes to videos/movies, I am an expert. Ever since I was a little girl, my Gramma always tells me... I would always ask her to watch "Moomies (aka Movies.) Now that Youtube has become so popular, I have discovered a few videos that are my absolute faves and I wanted to share with everyone. (Most of these come from my sisters sharing them with me)
1- Baby scared of Mom blowing nose
2- Guilty Dog!
3- Ares trying on shoes (this is actually my sister Cori's youtube page, she is video taping her "nephew" Ares.)
Yesterday was a historical moment for Texas A&M University. The women's basketball team won the NCAA National Championship. Never has an A&M women's basketball team won a National Championship. I did not follow the women's team nor did I get to watch the game, so I am not going to try to high light key parts or players of the game.
The Aggies played Notre Dame at Conseco Fieldhouse. The lead kept changing hands, one resilient play following another, two assertive teams playing ferociously to the final buzzer. At the end, Texas A&M prevailed, 76-70.
I was just getting home from babysitting when the game ended. The whooping, honking, cheering, and chanting filled the streets of College Station. If you are an Aggie, you should be very proud!
Today at 2pm the team will be coming back to Reed Arena. From seeing how excited and suportive fans were last night, I can't imagine what College Station will be like when the women arrive!
I know it seems like I have been M.I.A. for the last few days, but I just had a busy weekend! On friday, I did what a college girl does best... I layed out by the pool ALL day! The Callaway Villas have the nicest pool, so it was easy to get comfy. Later that day, I travelled to Brenham, TX, where my boyfriend Cole lives and plays football for Blinn College. We hung out, went to dinner with his friends, and hit the sack early because he had a scrimmage in the morning. Around 8 am, we woke up and got ready to go. Unlike Friday's gorgeous day, Saturday morning was wet and gloomy... blah. So I went to his scrimmage with one of the other Football Girlfriends and Cole's dad. He played really well and it was fun to watch... sort of.
After the game, Cole, his dad and I went to a quick lunch at Applebee's.
I could barely focus on eating because what I was excited for was Saturday night. About a month ago, I was contacted by 360 Promotions (a company who hires people to work as Brand Ambassadors for different events.) The lady in charge asked me and some of my friends to work an event in College Station for the TV network: "Adult Swim." Of course we were interested. We would be working 5-midnight at $13 an hour! Not bad...
After lunch with Coles dad, two of his friends, Cole and I loaded up and drove back to College Station. We got ready for the event and headed out. When we arrived at the event it looked like a big carnival and each of us were put into pairs and in charge of different booths. There was a fortune telling booth, a free t-shirt booth, a arcade booth, and so much more. Work began and it was a blast! The only bad part was being on your feet for 7 straight hours! The event was a success and everyone had a good time. We made money for playing games with people... I'll take that any day!
For today's "Tuned In Tuesday", I am going to play the song: "Friday" by: Rebecca Black. Today has started out kind of rough and listening to this song can always bring a smile to my face. I don't know if that's because of the funny lyrics or the fact that I am SO ready for Friday already. HAHA!
