My graduation in a year

I'm sorry that I haven't written a blog in a super long time but my life has been the worst thing ever lately. I have papers due in each of my three English classes and one of my papers is a 12 page research paper with an annotated bibliography and a very detailed outline. My other two papers aren't much better but one of them is a group project so I don't have to stress out all by myself. Anyway, on to what my title is about, this semester a lot of my friends are graduating; sadly yours truly has one more year. I'm a little happy about that cause it will give me time to think about what my graduation will actually be like, I'm worried about all the family drama that will happen. Since non of you know my family (except from what I say on here) I feel that I can tell you all about it. So, my older sister hasn't talked to our dad in about eight years and she hasn't talked to my mom is about one year. I'm not going to go into details but let me just say that they really hurt her emotionally. Another drama is that my mom and dad haven't really talked to each other or even been in the same room for more than five minutes since the year 1999 (when they got their divorce). I don't know how they will feel in the same room along with my step mom who used to be best friends. Also, there's my grandma who has decided to tell us grand kids about everything horrible thing our dad has ever done even though I think half of it is fabricated. I think it will be interesting to have her, my dad, and my step mom all in the same room. Every time I think about it I get a little nervous about what will happen and I'm not prepared for it. I was talking to my friend and he told me that I need to stand to them if they decide to create drama (i.e. ask them to leave if they create drama) and he said that he would hold my hand the whole time; I need that reassurance. We were talking and we both think that I should hire either a bouncer, security, or a referee for my graduation party. Maybe I just won't have a party although my older sister said that I shouldn't let the family decide what I do on my special day. I just don't know what to do! A part of me just thinks that I should not walk across the stage and just have my diploma mailed to me. Then another part of just thinks that I should suck it up and see what happens. I wish there was a little voice that tells me what will happen depending on what direction I choose. Anyway, that's all for now. Any of my friends who read this blog (if you still read it), please tell me any words of wisdom that you might have. It will be greatly appreciated.

Hypothetical Questions

One of my teachers ask the class these questions and I wanted to pose them to my blog followers (if there are any out there). There is no right or wrong answer.

1) For a one month, all expense paid trip to anywhere would you pull the wings off of a beautiful butterfly?

2) Would you go 2 months without proper hygiene (no teeth brushing/showering/etc) for $20,000 and you can't tell anyone what you're doing?

3) Would you go swimming with a group of friends if your only option was a nude beach?

4) What would you do if you found out that your best friend was selling drugs?

5) If God told you in a dream to move to the Red Sea and become a fisherman, what would you do?

6) If you are in a relationship but you know that there's nothing in the relationship anymore and you want to break up but your partner said that they will kill themself if you break up, what would you do?

7) Would you put your healthy pet down for $50,000?

8) In one word, describe the most important thing in a relationship.

9) Would you lie under oath for your best friend?

10) If you could choose the sex and physical appearance of your unborn baby, would you?

11) Would you want to know the exact date of your death?

12) If all jobs paid the same amount what job would you want? Try to answer in one word.

Valentine's Day 2012

Well, I haven't written anyhting in a while and since today is Valentine's Day, I figured that I should write something. Btw, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! And for those who don't like this holiday, HAPPY SINGLES AWARENESS DAY! On a different note, I've always hated this day and spending it as a single person is not my idea of fun. However, I was talking to one of my friends and he helped me to realize that I can either wallow in my own self pity or I can take this day and embrace it. So, I woke up early and got all fancy for this holiday; I'm even wearing lipstick (something that I haven't worn in who knows how long). I'm not going to let this day get me down and I'm going to be happy for all the couples that I see walking around today. So, what are you doing for this holiday? And for my facebook friends, I am not going crazy with all that chocolate and other things that you saw in my picture. I am taking my time and being responsible.

On a more exciting note, I'm applying to go to CAmbridge, England for a study abroad thing this summer. I'm so excited about it and a little nervous because the cost is more than I thought it would be. Fingers crossed that I can get financial aid. I have never been out of the country before so this trip will be new and exciting. I'm a little hesitant about applying but I'm still going to do it. I really want to go and it will be a great experience for me. The trip is through ASU and I have a friend that goes there so I'm trying to convince him to go also. He says that he really wants to but he's more hesitant than I am. This is the same friend that helped to realize that I shouldn't wallow in my self pity. I really hope that he goes and not just because I want him to but because he deserves to do soemthing fun and have an adventure. Also, once he does this, he'll know that he can do it again and go on many more adventures (something that every writer should do which is what he wants to be). Anyway, that's all for now. Enjoy this lovely holiday and remember, the chocolate gets marked down starting tomorrow. HAHAHA!!!

Fishtailing and other adventures in Colorado

So, I'm in Colorado spending the winter break with my mom and little sister. It has been an interesting time so far and I haven't even been here a whole week yet. Usually when I come to Colorado I always leave with a funny story and this visit is not different in that area.
First of all, when my mom moved up here, she bought a love seat and it was strapped to the roof of her jeep and we brought it home. Unfortunately, it started to down pour while we were driving home and so the love seat was soaked by the time we drove the 15 minutes home. When we did get home, we had to unstrap it from the roof which was super funny because we couldn't see nor could we stop laughing. Our dog thought that we were in trouble and tried to jump through the screen part of the screen door; he managed to pop out the bottom and then was biting it. This made me laugh even harder which isn't good because the love seat was still on the roof. Finally we got it down and then we had to get it through the front door which was a whole new challenge. Every time I remember that part I always think of that one "Friends" episode when Ross is trying to get a couch up to his apartment and he keeps yelling "pivot"; I smile whenever I think of that. Anyway, the love seat survived and it's now my bed when I come to visit.
Well, the story that I have from this visit is also a funny one. My mom came home from work and parked out front because we were going to eat a quick dinner and then go to the store. Sadly, it had been snowing all day and her jeep got stuck. It wouldn't grip anything and the tires were just spinning. So, my little sister and I got out and started to push, trying everything. We even had our mom put the car in neutral to see if that would work; not a good idea when it's on a hill and you're on the downside of that hill pushing. We slowly got her out into the street but she still wasn't gripping anything. Becca (little sister) had fallen and I was close to falling a few times. Then this guy came to help us and we eventually got the jeep out of there. It was so funny and I wish that I had my camera with me.
Also, as the title says there have been many moments of fishtailing in just the past three days. One time my mom turned right and the jeep started fishtailing so she tried to correct it (my mom is very good at not freaking out and handling the problem). Anyway, she corrected a little too much and we ended up hitting the medium in the middle of the road. Thankfully, no one was coming and she was able to correct the jeep and we were off again. There other times when we had fishtailed so much that we were facing the wrong way on the street. Thankfully, each time there had not been any other cars around and no one was hurt, although we all were laughing uncontrollably.
And there was another time when we had dropped off Becca at her friend's house and we were trying to leave. The jeep was stuck again. So, I got out and started pushing and slid right on to my face. Snow got up my sleeves and my face was so cold! I stood up laughing; my knees were a little bruised because I landed on them but I was fine.
Anyway, that's the story of my adventures so far and I still have at least 3 weeks left. I can't wait to see what happens.

Thanksgiving Pros and Cons

I can't believe that I haven't written anything since September. Well, not a lot has happened to me since then, I've been doing great in my classes (except Italian) which is a big difference from what my grades normally look like. Good idea on the change of major. I'm living off campus now at the manch for those of you who know what I'm talking about. I love where I'm living and the group of ladies that I'm living with, they are amazing! Well, I went down to Phoenix for Thanksgiving and I realize some things while I was down there. Here is a pros and cons list of my Thanksgiving.
Pro: I got to see my family whom I love
Con: My family is crazy and even though I love them, I can't stand spending more than a weekend with them
Pro: I took a bottle of wine down for the everyone to share, hoping that it would make the whole weekend more enjoyable
Con: the wine tasted awful! Side note, don't get Coppola wine it tastes like a tire. I bought that kind cause my grandpa's last name is Coppola so I thought it would be cool
Pro: I got away from school for a while
Con: I had to take homework to Phoenix and I got maybe half of it done (that could be a pro)
Pro: I got to see my little sister that is growing into a beautiful young lady
Con: She has glasses now and everyone kept joking that they couldn't tell us apart (not funny), also my little sister is just an inch taller than me (not happy about that)
Pro: I got to see my 3 year old cousin whom I absolutely love
Con: We all went to a giant play place and I was the one that had to follow him around; that involves crawling through those little plastic tunnels
Pro: my mom brought some of my stuff that I left with her when I started college
Con: all of it was in a huge plastic container which could not fit in the car that drove me back to Flagstaff (we had a full car and no more room for anything)
Well, I think that is the end of my pros and cons list. Now to get homework done and when I say that I mean get on facebook and not do anything school related.

Writing Exercise

In my creative writing class we had an exercise where we had to write a story about something that could never happen but make the realistic part so real that it didn't sound so impossible. Here's my attempt (keep in mind that I need to work on being more descriptive).

In the one, lonely house on Birch street there lives an old lady whose only companion is a dog with three legs. Now you may feel bad for this poor, old woman but if you ever ask her if she was lonely, she would proudly say, "No, that dog is all the company I need. He's done more things than any person I know. Although, I think he stretches the truth some times".
She loves listening to his tall tales and picturing herself right there beside him. However, the tale she loves most is about how this dog was able to go to college by pretending to be a seeing eye dog. "It's nice that even animals can go to college", she states with motherly affection. "The one about how he lost his leg in Vietnam always brings tears to my eyes. If he was my dog back then I would have taken better care of him." She loves that dog with all her heart and soul.

That's all, what do you think?

First week of school

Sorry that this has taken so long to be posted but school is just kicking my butt. Well, I live far from campus now and I've been walking almost everyday, a couple of days I've gotten rides. At first I hated having to walk that far but now I'm getting use to it. I still complain a little but that's normal. I did realize though that if the people in the house behind us would let me cut through their backyard, then that would cut about 10 minutes off of my walk. Oh well! I'm gonna lose a ton of weight this way, especially since my eat habits are changing. Don't worry, I am eating just not as much as I use to.
Anyway, classes are going. They are intense but I know that I will survive and get awesome grades to prove it. I'm taking a Shakespeare class and we are going to be reading 7 plays this semester and I have an oral presentation that I need to work on for that class. My day to present is October 7th. I hope that I'll do okay with that, I have a fear of standing in front of people. I'm trying to get over that but it's not easy. Also, right now we are reading "A Midsummer's Night's Dream" and it's so amazing. We acted out the first act on Friday which helped me to understand what all goes into a play.
Another intense class is American Novel; we are reading a total of 10 novels in there this semester. We already finished one and it was interesting. At first it was really slow but then in the middle it picked up and I loved it! The book is called "The Rise of Silas Lapham". It's an older book, written in the 1800's but the story is so beautiful and I loved every minute of it. We were suppose to have the whole book finished by this past Tuesday so I spent all of Monday (Labor Day) reading it. Once it got to the middle, I couldn't stop reading it. I think the main reason that I really enjoyed the book was because I could picture my older sister and I as two of the characters. I like when that happens, I love putting myself in the books. Another class (introduction to literature), we are reading a ton of short stories out of our textbook. With all this class reading going on, I won't be able to read anything for fun. I'm trying to fix that though, with all the stress that my classes are adding, I need something to distract me.
I'm also taking Italian and Creative Writing. I haven't been to creative writing yet, our first class is on Friday. Italian though, I don't know where to begin. Ugh! My teacher is disorganized and doesn't always know what she's doing. She goes too fast when it comes to taking notes. The class itself is interesting and I enjoy learning this language, I'm sort of getting good at it.
Hhhmmm.... other than that I don't know what else to talk about. I've got homework that I should be working on but instead I'm writing this blog. I'm pretty sure that I'm just rambling on so that I can postpone my homework. However, I have to get all my homework done by this weekend cause my aunt and cousin are coming up. I don't want any distractions from family time. Another thought, I need to get better at reading books deeper. When I read a book I don't look for the hidden meaning in it. I enjoy reading it for fun and not putting too much thought into it. Well, that's all I can think of for now. Guess I'll go get that homework done.