gwen stefani - what you waiting for
wow.
so its about a good two weeks into the new year. complications with life/school explain why i havent had time for
real posting. i thought fall semester was going by so slooooow but looking back at everything i got through, nothing seems as bad as it felt.
& i guess thats how everything turns out.
break was good. ryan's extra long visit (which of course, was not long enough!) was filled with some of the most amazing memories as well as a few that i'd rather forget ... but overall, the time with the love of my life was very well spent. we also had the chance to finally meet up with ivey in orlando. the reunion was awesome but semi-bittersweet at the same time since it was just not
complete without everyone else. however, we didn't let all that get in the way of picking up where we all left off and laughing our asses off till 5 in the am.
PEANUT! butter!
PEANUT!! BUTTER!!
hahaha ... GOOD TiMES =)
school this semester is already pretty overwhelming. im taking a
ton of science courses (bio principles, bio lab, lifeline, chem, chemical bonding, chem lab, & physical sci.) plus education measurement & evaluation, and college algebra - the biggest waste of time; i still cant believe this is required ... grrrr ... i still have all 8am classes, work from 2-6
AND night lab on tuesdays from 6:30-10:30pm = no Americal Idol watching for this sad one. keeping busy is what i do though. im so much better working under stress and feeling like im failing for 3 and a half months - kinda twisted, i know, but hey it works.
on top of all of that, im studying for the Florida Teacher Certification Exam in April. I know im taking it pretty early, but the sooner I do it, the sooner I'll be able to get some credited student teaching done in a middle or high school science class. I am soo excited about this!!
on saturday, we had our first NSCS meeting since last semester. we've planned quite a few service events that im looking forward to. its nice this time around because a lot of my friends in it are also bio majors so we have a lot of the same classes now. it eases the stress, somewhat, knowing that you'll always have other people to help you out.
CJ stayed home with me last night and we watched NBC's tsunami fundraising benefit. it was quite moving. we almost called to donate but i didnt have any money - thanks in LARGE part to $400+ on books (hey, when did everything get
doubly more expensive anyways?!).
talk about BROKE AS A JOKE! but yeah. (btw, jahara-san, it was a big relief to hear you & the fam cancelled plans to phuket just in time!) how crazy can life get, huh?
anyways, as i started out, it is a new year. i was never really one to make resolutions. im not usually ready to make them until my birthday anyhow. coz thats when my own personal new year begins (
BTW, it is coming up SOOON! haha). but a lot of what i have been through in the past year/month/week has
inspired me to become a better daughter/sister/girlfriend/student and most importantly, a beter HUMAN. so thats why ive taken the time to write these down and tape copies to my wall. and mirror. and dashboard. and glasses case.
1) talk to God more
2) use THANK YOU at home/to parents (waaaaay) more often
3) spend less (dont we all?!)
4) do a
better job at keeping in touch
5) give out more compliments
we'll see how that goes ;)
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it was very nice hearing from everyone about how the holidays went! lisa put up the idea of hopefully meeting up for the next holiday season!
i am all up for that! haha ... AND im volunteering ivey's new, huge, BEAUTIFUL house! heheheh ;)
rems sent these from the Bank of Guam Christmas Party. geeze, this girl, is STILL the sexiest, yeah? =)
ives, i havent tried back yet. but youll definitely be the first i call coz it requires no time zone reconfiguration on my part! hehehe! rems my love, pictures of THE most handsome SiLLYbaby is always a treat! hope he's feeling better!! Bisa, it sounded like you & kev had a blast! oh yeah, i never got the chance to ask: how did he take it when michigan LOST to texas anyways?! haha, me and ryan were cracking up thinking about how YOU jinxed it for his team!! =Þ Jenna, send me your number or something!!! I want to talk to you! i miss you so much and hope that you dont feel ive forgotten about my favorite white island-girl! get in touch soon k? Mench, im not sure if youre mom told you i called. at the gym AGAIN huh?! hahaha, i miss you, take it easy. & SHAY! you owe me like a 3 month old email you nerd. i think i sound retarded in answering machines. so ignore my message and just CALL dammit!
it is nice being back here. it is even cooler to know people are still keeping up. life is good. and i am amazed at how beautiful everyone continues to get. now im off to clear out some confusion and get to emailing (as if i didnt have enough to say already in this humongous entry!). have a good 3-day weekend all!
HAPPY MLKJr. DAY!
love you and miss you all!
