Trip Home

I just realized that I still have not posted

anything about my trip home!

:O

[[Shame, shame!]]

Unfortunately,

I left my camera at my brother's house :(

So I don't have pictures to upload.

The first night there,

I got Jenny some diapers, formula, and sun-flower (looking) flowers

and decorated her room for when she got off work.

I got to spend some quality time

chatting with Mandy too

which we rarely get to do anymore.

That made me happy.

I did a lot while I was home.

Including:

car shopping, lunches, pedicures, shopping with Jenny and Reilley

catching up with Alaina and Aaron,

spending quality time with my brudder,

hanging out with Natalie,

surprise countdown party to my 21st birthday,

shopping with Mom,

hanging out at the Divin's

aaaaaand so much more.

It was a busy busy week and a half.

But I loved every moment of it ♥

(The only thing I didn't get to do,

was lunch with Mandy and Hailey.

Growing up sucks.

Schedules just never seem to match up.)

I kinda-sorta love living away from home.

It sucks being far away,

but it makes everything so much better

when I do get to go back.

I have the best friends ever!

School Has Begun

I have a feeling

that this semester is going to be different.

I don't feel that my classes are any easier

than I've had before.

In fact, they seem to be harder.

However,

I have a feeling,

that this semester is going to be the semester

that I don't get a single C, D, or F.

I feel like such a child sometimes.

I threw a fit before school started,

complaining about how I had to take a cooking class.

I knew that I would enjoy it,

but I had heard that the teacher was rough.

I felt like I would be wasting time in culinary

when that is not my career path.

However,

the teacher is one of the nicest I have had.

He is a great teacher too.

And guess what?

I am enjoying the class

(even though it is on Friday nights.)

My accounting class is kicking my butt

(already)

but I am determined to show it who's boss.

I will defeat you, evil accounting class!

I am taking a human resources class.

I love it!

It makes me want to change majors.

I am also retaking my intro to hospitality course

which of course, with my luck

the professor has made it more difficult this semester.

Drat.

That's what I get for not acing the course last semester.

I am already two months ahead in my online class.

[[Take that!]]

I'm so glad I took marketing online :)

I have a new study tactic for this semester.

I am typing up all of my hand-written notes.

I am hoping that this will get the material stuck in my brain.

Just Have a Feeling

2009 was probably the worst year of my life.

Honestly,

that's not saying much,

since it really wasn't that bad.

The only reason I even mention it,

is because 2010 was definitely

a step in the right direction.

At the start of 2010,

Mandy inspired me to write a blog about my word of the year.

It's time to do it again,

but first!

I just want to say that personally,

I feel like my word succeed was a success

[[haha, I'm so funny!]]

I made a life-changing decition

to get out from my comfort zone.

I moved away from home,

and started attending UNLV.

As of right now,

I feel that it was probably

one of the best decisions I've made so far.

I miss my friends dearly,

my brother, my parents,

but it makes everything that much more exciting

when I do get to be home.

Had it not been for 2009,

I never would have moved out of Arizona.

I would have got to ASU

and I don't think I'd be as happy as I am now.

I never would have had the guts

to get back in touch with Natalie,

who got me back in touch with Emma...

Anyway,

I'm getting off track.

I can already tell that 2011 is going to be

AMaZiNg

I have great friends back home,

I'm making good friends here in Las Vegas,

and as of a couple days ago,

I have regained all the people I love most.

The new year was brought in right,

with a couple good friends,

and a lot of laughter.

So, to get to the point,

2011's word is going to be

Chance.

I took a couple small chances this past year,

some have turned out to be duds,

others have turned out fantastically.

I need to take more.

I need to stop being so afraid of

what could be

and focus on what is!

I've taken so many chances on others in the past.

This year,

it's time to focus on taking chances for myself.

I know it sounds selfish,

but somehow,

I don't think it is.

I just want to be the

best

person

I

can

be.

♥