Good Times With Great Friends...

So I just got back from Thanksgiving Break...and it was just in time! I needed a little break in the mundane routine of school. I know, I don't want to hear it! I keep hearing everyone tell me, "Just wait until you're in the real world and you have to get up and go to work every day. Then you'll wish you were in school." You are right, I probably will. But, I'd like to make that decision from my own experiences!

Yeah anways, it was a great break and I really enjoyed seeing everyone. I hung out with my friends almost every night and we had a good time. I went out Friday night and I didn't get home until 5:00 Saturday morning I was having so much fun! I love seeing my friends and talking with them! I don't get to do that enough during the semester. I also got to stop at the Pig while I was home! It was good to see my friends from there again, but I must say I'm a tad bit disappointed that some of my favorites are gone! They left for various reasons but even though I only worked with them for like three months, I really got to know them! It sucks that I more then likely won't see them ever again. I hate when people are brought into our lives and then taken out again. I really, really hate losing touch with people (even though my lack of return of phone calls would suggest otherwise) and it upsets me when I find out that those people are gone! I guess there's not a whole lot I can do about it, but it won't be the same!

Only three weeks left in the semester! It's hard to believe that it is almost over, but in a way I'm glad. I'm scared to enter the real world yet I'm ready to be done with exams and studying. This weekend we're going shopping (of course, we go shopping like every weekend) and then next weekend is our 3rd Annual Christmas Party!! I'm so freakin' excited!! It is always a good time and it's formal so everyone gets all dressed up fancy and they look so beautiful! And of course we have tons of food and drinks!

Ok everyone, have a good couple of weeks in the end of your semesters. Or if you have a job, enjoy work...and I'll be in your shoes soon!

Glad that's over!

I just had a very stressful week. First to start it off my parents came down last weekend to visit. I haven't been home in like a month and I'm not going home till Thanksgiving so they thought they would come visit me. Well that was all fine and dandy except that I had four exams this week. (ugh...midterms suck!)

Now I'm not one to prepare ahead of time so that I didn't have to do a whole lot of studying while they were here. Ohh no, I like to pressure myself; see how much I can sweat and get close to putting myself into a mental breakdown. I waited until like Friday to start studying for these exams so it was a stressful weekend underneath all the fun I was having. Now looking back, I'm not going to say I would have done it any different cause who am I kidding, I wouldn't have. College is all about procrastination. It teaches us to drive ourselves crazy cause we put it off so long and then get things done in record time. That my friends, is just what I did. The exams went well though. I'm pretty happy with all of them...well as of now. I haven't gotten the grades back but I'll let you know how I feel about them after I see my scores.

Saturday was our friend's 21st birthday. She is like our 8th roomie so that was a lot of fun. It was a house party too, which I haven't been to in years so it made it even better. Her roommates did such a good job of decorating and making the house look good for the party. We had lots of fun and were with her when she used her fake for the last time! Monday was her BIRTHday so we had to go out then too. You can't not go out on the day of your 21st birthday. Using that i.d. for the first time is so much fun! You're invincible with that thing it feels like! You can now get drunk any freakin' place you like and no cop can say a thing to you (well unless you get too rowdy and start causing trouble...which we didn't let her do!) It was even more fun then the house party though. We paid for it the next day though...I wasn't feeling so hot. Good thing I had no exams that day!

Well that's pretty much an update of my life for the most part. I can't think of anything else to write really. I'm not a huge fan of Halloween (well the costume part at least..the rest I like) so I'm not getting too crazy this year. Not going to Madison either. Three years was enough for me...I think I'm over the drunks spilling beer all over me, smoke bombs and handcuffs. I'll save that fun for another weekend!

Have a great Halloween everyone!

Rock me mama like a wagon wheel.....

Well another couple weeks are over. School is school and it's been progressing. My next week is a toughy though... 4 exams in one week! It's like teachers know and they just want to make our lives miserable. That will pretty much take up all my free time from here on out. Ugh..what can you do though.

I had a great weekend in Mayville a couple weeks ago. We went for Audobon Days...which it took us quite some time to figure out just what exactly it is. And, I'm still not quite sure what it is. Something to do with a guy...and autumn coming...and geese. Well, it makes for a good time, I don't particularly care what it stands for. We saw some bed races, I got to see Budhans (the most famous bar of Mayville!), and we saw Vic Ferrari (where Linz commited her first felony...we're so proud!) It was a really good weekend with the girls!

Ohh I had another great experience the other weekend too. I got to be an official wedding crasher. My roommate had to go to this wedding and she didn't want to go alone so I said I would go with her. I knew neither the bride or groom...well I didn't know anyone but my roomie! But I got a great meal (beef tips, red potatoes, bread and stuffing) and free beer! There is nothing more that a college student wants then a good meal and free alcohol. Made my weekend!

The parentals come down this weekend. Hopefully I can get some free food off of them too...I'm sure I will be able to.
I have to work at the Pettit this week, which it's been going pretty well too. I am really starting to like it there. The people I work with are great and the stuff they are having me do I actually don't mind doing because it doesn't involve sitting in front of a computer all day. I feel like I am actually doing something to help improve the facility! This weekend I get to be a 'supervisor'. Not as good as it sounds. I get to follow a speedskater around after their race and make sure they don't trade urine or take pills of any kinds before they are drug tested. And when I say follow, I mean follow. If they work out, if they go to the locker room, if they do anything I am there. My only hope is I get a guy! (fingers crossed!) ha ha




Almost forgot: My title is from a new song I heard...well new to me anyways. It's "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine. It's pretty good.

Don't feel the pressure!

This week I started looking at to stats and how I compare.
They say that anywhere from 60% to 80% of college students entering college will change their major. I got that one...three times over.
However, they also say something like 15% to 30% of students don't return after their freshman year and more then half never graduate. Well I feel too close now to not graduate with one year left but you never know what will happen.
So as I thought about these stats, it occured to me...who cares! Some math geek out there decided that they had to compile all the people who don't succeed and give them a number to live by. Well, I say, screw the numbers! College isn't for everyone!

There are just some people out there who are not meant to be in college. Not because they aren't smart enough or anything like that; they just aren't ready or have the desire to go to college. It isn't like every single job out there requires that you have a college degree. There are plenty of jobs that you can go and get straight out of high school. Those occupations sometimes lead to being paid more then someone with a college degree. Just think, by the time we get out of school, you will have been at your job for four years and probably have recieved a raise already. There also is tech school, which some look down upon. If you know what you want to do and you can get it done in a year or two, crap, save your money and go for it! Four year colleges aren't the only good school. Tech schools are just as good as some four year universities.

I guess my point to this whole post is that you shouldn't feel pressured to go to college. Society today places such a high value on that little college diploma that doesn't need to be there. If you just don't want to leave home or your not ready, don't go and become a statistic. However to contradict that, I also think that you should leave home at some point to find out who you really are and what you truly want to do in life. Just don't do something because you were told it is "What you're suppose to do" or "the next step." Do what your heart says and you'll be happy.

$1 drinks and good times at the saloon

The past two weekends I have ended up at Buckhead Saloon here in Milwaukee. But what better ways to spend the weekend! Last time it was $1.00 drinks for a welcome back to school party! Well I'm not happy to be back to school but I'll take you up on the drinks! Then this weekend was the one year anniversary of the bar so it was FREE drinks from 7 - 8 and then $1.00 anything from 8-10! I mean anything!! We had shots for a freakin' dollar! That my friends is why I'm a raging alcoholic. Ok, maybe not raging but bubbling. yeah I like bubbling more then raging.
But anywhoo, I came to school to sober up cause it was quite a thirsty summer and look how far I've gotten! Yeah, not too far. I need a hiatus (is that how you spell it...ah whatever!) from drinking for awhile. Ok, maybe a weekend. I can't keep this up financially. Ohh and it's bad on your liver too, I almost forgot that.

School is two weeks in and I feel like it's two months in. I have a lot of 'back stock' work I need to be doing, since I haven't been doing a lot since I got here. At times I feel ready to be done with all this crap yet I don't want to leave! I think of work and I think "Heck yes, no homework!" but I also think, "Heck no, no parties on weekdays and I have to get up early every single day!" It has to be the biggest catch 22 in the world!

Now the snipets of my week...1) hot guy next door is still there. Yes, I didn't believe you roomies, because I hadn't seen him. And to top it off, he now has a motorcycle. Fire engine red! Ohh man, I just drooled thinking about it! 2) Danielle, I did not chip your tooth on the beer bottle. 3) I cannot continue to get drunk every Friday and then go shopping on Saturday! This equals way too much money spent in about a 24 hour period! 4) I think I may be ready to skip classes already...is this bad?

I need a renovation...no wait, that's an intervention

So since I'm back at school you would think that I would use my time wisely. Well guess again. Since we have no cable (and yes, that is using my time wisely) what else would I be doing with my time other then "facebooking" it up. (I love how we turned facebook into a verb too!)

I can't seem to stop! It's like I am a coke addict and I just had my first hit after three long months! I didn't go on facebook all summer. Maybe like two or three times because I didn't have the internet. Now here I sit, my fingers aching from clicking all day and catching up on the facebook gossip. Who broke up with who? Who transfered? Who got hot? Who is not? There is just so much to catch up on! Adding new people who are freshman or who I met over the summer. It's crazy all you miss on that stupid thing just after a couple months. I really need to get my books so I can start reading because I will develop carpal tunnel really fast at this rate!

And I'm Back In The Game!!!!!

Hello Blogger Peeps!
Well summer is officially O-V-E-R!! How much does that blow?! Mine was absolutely amazing however! It was the summer I became of age. A small little hick town is so much more fun when you can actually do things past ten o'clock at night...as in bars. I'm sure some of you know that our little country towns only have churches and bars; and I choose to hang out in the bars a little more then the churches. So needless to say I spent a lot of money on something that lasts the night and I will never see again...unless I had too much and I see it in a way I don't want to. That sounds kind of dirty too if you never read the first sentence. It could sound like I hired a prostitute or something. Ok back on track.... So anyways, I really had a good time this summer hanging out with my friends. Every Wednesday was karaokee at the Heights and that was lots of fun. We spent a lot of time in town at the bars; enough where they didn't card us anymore and we became regulars. I must admit though, it was kind of fun to have the bartender know my drink and not even have to ask.

During this time however, I was unemployed so I had to hurry quick to find a job. I ended up snagging one at the local Piggly Wiggly/True Value. How freakin' hick and awesome is that!?!?! It turned out to be one of the best times I have ever had though. I really enjoyed work and I loved the people I worked with. It was people from 16 to 70 that I worked with and it was a blast. The customers are fun too in a grocery store. In those types of store you have the locals who come in like every freakin' day and you really get to know them by first name (not to mention how they pay and what they want; paper or plastic.) It's a whole different world on the other side of that revolving belt and I am glad I got to experience it. I have lots of great friends, tons of stories, and an experience that opened my eyes. I no longer will put things back in random spots because that's just a pain in the ass! (Ok, I'm probably lying to myself on this but I will try hard not to.) I also got to meet the love of my life...ok well he doesn't know it yet but Hot Eric...I'm waiting for ya!

This summer was full of occasional camping trips: talking about cougars and pythons, not taking the wrappers off our grilled cheese sandwiches (sorry Dan!), and just sitting around the fire and talking. We went to a couple fairs and hit up a couple beer tents. (I think it's like a law that once you turn 21 you have to go to the beer tent you longed to go to when you couldn't before!) I also got to experience my first firemans picnic and street dance with the ability to indulge in a beverage or two. I think they were fun before but get some alcohol in me and watch me go! It truly was a summer to remember and that I will

As I enter into my senior year, I conteplate my future and I see it through a whole new set of eyes. Am I ready to enter the real world and start being an adult? I'm not sure my job will allow me to sleep until 9 or later, have such fun times no matter what day of the week it is, or give me so long off during the year. It's rather intimidating to have 'life' knocking on my door. You never think this day will come and then one day BAM! it's here! Maybe I will stay in school and become one of those "lifer's" that I made so much fun of.

So party people, stay cool and stay in school. Good luck to all in whatever you pursue!

Here's to finding a good man...

So the summer is almost here! I only have one more final and a paper and then it will be summer time!! I have no job yet but I have seriously applied to twenty places in every city I can think of. Hopefully something will come up soon or else I'll be workin' it at Wal-Mart! (If they hire me!)

Ok well my roomies and I have decided it's the summer to get gutsy (well they have, I'm not so up for it!) We have our theme song and everything (hence the title.) It goes a little something like this:

We got a bucket of Corona.
Enough stories to last all night;
about the trials and tribulations,
of finding mister right.
and finding a good man.

here's to the liars and the cheaters and the cold mistreaters.
to the mama's boys who can't take a stand.
here's to the superficial players,
the love you too soon sayers.
if you hear me girls raise your hand.
lets have a toast, here's to finding a good man.

blind dates and horror stories.
pushy guys and fast movers.
let's dedicate this girls night out,
to big talkers, bad losers.
it's so hard finding a good man.

julie i know you want perfection.
angie you want a listener.
lisa your list is getting long.
girls you know me, i just want a good kisser.

here's to the liars and the cheaters and the cold mistreaters.
to the mama's boys who can't take a stand.
to the superficial players,
the i love you too soon sayers.
if you hear me girls raise your hands.
lets have a toast, here's to finding a good man!

Let's keep our fingers crossed that we all can find a good man!!



Ok now onto my weekend back home. I went home for mother's day and ended up going out both nights...sorry mom! Friday night was fun, I went with a couple friends to a bar where there was karaokee going. I love how people think they get better singing as they drink more. So it was all good till I got hit on by a guy who was like 60. His pick up line: "I just want to stand close to you. Don't worry I don't bite, I just nibble. You know why I nibble, it lasts longer!" When I heard this, I made the eyes to my friends that it was time to go!! Yucky, that's all I got to say.
Then Saturday night, all the girls were home or something but it was me and eight guys that went out. We went to the town over to mix it up a little bit and go to that bar. It was really fun hanging out with all them until this 35 year old guy hit on me. Now I know that's not that old, but come on! I'm 21!! So he starts talking to me by telling me about his DAUGHTER who is 10. yeah, that's a pick up line! He kept after me the whole night...then it didn't help when my friend Shane told him that I do porn!! Yeah, so all the guys go, "yeah she is in all these movies but she doesn't want to talk about it cause she doesn't know if people think that's gross." Needless to say, he didn't think it was gross! But after he finally backed off when the guys started protecting me again (thank God!) it was all good!

I would just like to know what vibe I send out that attracts the "winners"? Why can't a decent guy that's 21-30 come and talk to me and actually be nice?! I guess it's kind of a contradiction to look for that in a bar, huh?

What does your future have in store for you?

Ok, this is a little thing you're suppose to do with your playlist on your IPod. However since I don't have an IPod, I just did it with my playlist on my computer.
Put any playlist on shuffle, hit play, then read the first question. Hit next to get to a new song and that is the answer to that question! Try this and see what you get!

How am I feeling today?
Kenny Chesney - That's Why I'm Here

Will I get far in life?
Gretchen Wilson - When I Think About Cheating (hmm kind of sends a bad message doesn't it)

How do my friends see me?
Trent Willmon - On Again Tonight

Where will I get married?
Toby Keith - I Love This Bar (Ok I really hope this one isn't true!)

What is my best friend's theme song?
Carrie Underwood - While We're Young and Beautiful

What is the story of my life?
Julie Roberts - Break Down Here (well, things are looking up! :(

What was high school like?
Mandy Moore - Have A Little Faith In Me

How can I get ahead in life?
The Fray - Over My Head (I'm not sure how to interpret this one!)

What is the best thing about me?
Montgomery Gentry - Hell Yeah

How is today going to be?
Big and Rich - Big Time

What is in store for this weekend?
Stroke 9 -Little Black Backpack (that's probably my conscience telling me to study.)

What song describes my parents?
Dierks Bentley - My Last Name (Man, this thing is golden!!)

To describe my grandparents?
Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now?

How is my life going?
Gretchen Wilson - One Bud Wiser (well I would agree it goes better with one Budweiser!)

What song will they play at my funeral?
Dierks Bentley - Midnight Radio

How does the world see me?
Phil Vassar - I Miss The Innocence (Now that's just depressing, I hope I'm not that bad!)

Will I have a happy life?
Chris Cagle - Look What I Found

What do my friends really think of me?
Simple Plan - Perfect (ALRIGHT!!)

Do people secretly lust after me?
Tracy Lawrence - Paint Me A Birmingham (uhh does this mean they paint pictures of me..kinda creepy)

How can I make myself happy?
Tanya Tucker - Jose Cuervo (Damn straight!!!)

What should I do with my life?
Soul Asylum - Runaway Train (Take a train ride??)

Will I ever have children?
Michelle Branch - All You Wanted

What is some good advice for me?
SheDaisy - Passenger Seat

How will I be remembered?
Alison Krauss - Restless

What is my signature dancing song?
Jason Mraz - You and I Both (If this would have been Golddigger or Kerosene I would have freaked!)

What do I think my current theme song is?
Sugarland - Just Might Make Me Believe

What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
Catherine Britt - The Upside of Being Down (Lovely, just lovely)

What type of men/women do you like?
Ryan Cabrera - On The Way Down (Now this just makes me look dirty!!)

Only in Green Bay...

Kim and I went to visit our friend Gina in Green Bay last night. Needless to say, it was a blast! We went to lots of bars and met some crazy people! The theme of the night was "only in GB" since lots of random things were happening and it was the first time Kim and I had ever gone out in Green Bay. Below is our top list of what went down on the streets of GB!

"Only In GB..."
- Do you see a Palm Tree going down the street
An inflatable palm tree went past the window like three times
- Can an old guy say to us "Yeah I'm working all 4 you girls right now"
He was scary and would not leave me alone!
- Can a lone cowboy just stand by himself and watch all the girls dance
I bet Kim $10 she wouldn't go grab his butt, she didn't.
- Does the bartender pour ice into your shot...
I still have no clue what she was doing
- Do Brooker and I get hit on by 13-5 yr olds...
Yeah they honked the horn and waved...well there dad honked since they can't drive
- Do they sell Sparks in the bar
Still unsure how you would get drunk on this in a bar
- Does Brooker only get hit on by men 40 and older or 12 and younger
If I was looking for a dad last night I was in business!!
- Does Brooker think that I carry needles in my purse
I was drunk, it was dark, I thought it was a syringe!
- Does Brooker make us follow 40 yr old men
Hey, if we didn't follow them I would have never met my true love. Yes he may be 68 but he was at a happening bar! And they all weren't 40, only one of them was
- Does Brooker hit on a married 40 yr old
Alright, he hit on me first
- Do we get stalked by the 40 yr old men
Actually, we kind of stalked them since we followed them...hmmmm
- Do we get the pick up line "Do you use Herbal Essence"
Yeah this kid was just dumb
- Do we dance in a cage at the bar
Seriously, metal cages at the bar! What?!?!
- Does a muscle man drink Mike's Hard Lemonde
This guys forearms were as big as my head!
- Does the male bartender at one bar describe the male bartender at another by saying, "Did he
have brown eyes and nice tight butt?"
This guy was fun..we should have stuck around (had they played Gold-digger!)

All in all it was an awesome night! Hope there's more to come!

Are your legs jello or are you just happy to see me?

This weekend we did a walk to help support the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Wisconsin. It was at Miller Park, which was totally awesome cause I love Miller Park. (Go J.J. Hardy!! I Love You!!) Ok got off track! Anywhoo, the walk was either 3 miles or 7.5 miles. There was a fifteen mile walk but I put the cabash to that right away! That would take me all day!! So we decided we would do the 7.5 mile walk. Not a big deal you think, right? 7.5 miles! Heck, I could do that backwards.

Well, this is what some of us thought (not me, I would have done the 3.) It was guessed that it would take anywhere from and hour to three. I went with the high end. So we walk and walk and walk and get to a rest station where we got pinwheels (YESS!!!), fruit, water and headed on our way again. You know, you kind of get light headed when you walk that far. Not light headed like your going to faint but like you just can't stop laughing at the littlest things! One roomie tripped on a stake in the ground and I almost peed my pants. Then we passed a church that translates the service into chinese and I said, "Yes, finally a church we can go to" and I kept thinking of it and couldn't stop laughing again! (Hitting a kid who has a pinwheel is like killing a nun! - that would be Brad's contribution! ) But at about mile 4 or 5 you really don't even notice it anymore and your legs just feel like they could keep going forever!

So anywhoo, we walked and walked and eventually we made it back to Miller Park. It took us about three hours with two stops and numerous crossing guards later (p.s. - hot cops should not wear white socks with black outfits/shoes!) After the walk we got medals and pedometers and a free lunch. Then we got to go to the Brewer game; which would have been better had they won but they lost so it sucked, but it was fun and wonderful to sit down!! (note to self: legs will get very stiff as night progresses!)

The M.S. walk was really a fun time and it makes you feel good to do something that benefits someone for once. Next time someone comes up to you because they are walking, running or biking, pull out that pocket book and give them some money! It is for a good cause and helps more people then you think! If you already are involved, good luck and have fun!!

My Top 10 List...

There's lots of good things that happen in summer. Well, even when it gets nice out, we'll say spring. I created a list of my top 10 things I like about Wisconsin when it gets warmer.

1) You can sit outside on the porch all night and just sit and talk.
2) Sitting around a camp fire with your closest friends, playing cards or just chatting away(usually with beverages to inhance the evening) It also helps when you cook out and make an all night party of beer, brats, and horseshoes.
3) Wearing Flip Flops! Your feet need to breath after awhile!
4) Camping. You gotta love staying awake until the sun rises, sitting around a campfire.
5) Picnics/Fairs. Walking around all night, people watching is the best ever.
6) Driving with your windows down! Cranking the stereo and singing along.
7) Street Dances. Yeah you read that right, Street Dances. Or when the bars all keep their doors open so you drive past and hear the music.
8) Swimming and gettin' tan. Love it when you can go to the lake with friends, throw the football and just get brown!
9) No School! You don't have to get your homework done for Monday!!
10) Cone Corner. Driving to the local ice cream shop for some cold treats.
11) Mini-golfing, shopping, going on walks, etc. Just doing things outside that you couldn't do when there's 6 feet of snow!

Ok, so guess there's 11 things I like about the weather change. Let me know if you think of any different ones!!

Bad Boys, Bad Boys, What you gonna do?...

So I have to admit something. I like Cops. I don't know why but there's something funny about watching the police chase a half drunk man with no shirt, his pants falling off, and a handful of teeth in his mouth that makes me laugh. (Why are they all the same too? Are they arresting the same person over and over?) It's these situations that are the reason I love Cops. It's also the dumb people on there. I saw one once where a woman called the police because she got ripped off when she was buying coke!! What?! Are you kidding me? You called the police because you got ripped off selling coke!? Yeah, no lie, she did. See, I got your interest now.

On to our local version of Cops (in print). In our school paper we have a police blotter that reports the crimes on campus. There might be something like someone got their laptop stolen from the library or someone got $5.00 stolen from their office. I say: A) lock your damn office, B) don't leave your laptop alone in the library, your asking for it to be stolen, and C) don't do dumb things to end up in the police blotter. Those above are legitimate crimes. The following, not so much:

Last week there was a report of a girl who received a harassing phone call to her dorm room. The man on the line said he had to ask a bunch of questions for some frat thing. The girl answered the questions (like an idiot) and the questions got more and more personal. (NO!! Cause frats are so wholesome!) She finally hung up and called the police, AFTER 20 MINUTES!! WHAT!?! You don't report a harassing phone call that lasted 20 minutes!! HANG UP THE PHONE!! It's not like he had you pinned in a corner or something, he had you on the telephone! Hang it up! See this is the kind of things I get to read in the police blotter!!!

This week I think was almost better. They have a police officer in the dorms after check in to make sure you aren't overly intoxicated and trying to get into the dorms. (or, if you have a huge backpack at 11:00 pm on a Saturday.) In the blotter this week, they had all the reports of people who they caught with alcohol in the dorms. One guy had two bottles of vodka and a case of beer in his backpack!! He must have been struggling!! That's a lot of crap and all with one person! Now, think about it...you put all that on one person, when you could have split it up and had three people bring it in!! There, you were dumb and lost all your alcohol when you could have gotten away with just losing a little! The other one was a guy who had the top of a bottle of vodka sticking out of his backpack! Ok lets think about this, if your going to sneak alcohol in, the key word is 'sneak'! Not have it sticking out so all can see!! Gosh, I love the police blotter!

See, it's because of people like this that I love Cops. The dumb people of the world. These are the ones that make me smile. So next time you hear that famous music, take a little time before you turn the channel.

Trotting along.

Not a whole lot going on, thank gosh! I need a break everyone once in awhile. I just had a Macroeconomics exam yesterday, that blew!! I don't really like any of my business classes I guess. Why I'm going for a business minor, I don't know. I think they just talked me into it so I said ok! That's kind of how college is.

We pick a major, eventually, and then they give us a list of things to do and we do them. They may not pertain to our eventual job destination what-so-ever but they tell us to do them so we do. Kinda screwy isn't it!? We are taught our whole lives to make our own decisions and our own life plans. We aren't suppose to copy anyone else because they're cool or fun to be with. THINK FOR YOURSELF!! that's what were taught. Then you get to college and they say, listen to me, do this and that and you will be fine!! I have to say though, I hope they're right because I'm in too deep now to get out!
I especially hate the people who brag about their major. I'm refering to the science, math people. I get teased all the time because my major is Communication; which the word on the street is that it's an easy major. I have to admit, it's no physics but it's not like I sit and pick my nose all day in class. I have to study and do papers and work my butt off just like you do. Just because I like this major more then sitting in an office doing math all day doesn't make me a slacker. So take that and smoke it! (sorry i had to vent)

I don't know about you but I'm ready for summer!

Home Opener!

Yesterday was the Home Opener for the Brewers. It was an absolutely spectacular day!! We started off the day at about 9:00 with a little breakfast, a Screwdriver. Who said vodka has to be a night drink? What a way to wake up and start a Monday! I should do that more often.
Then we all piled in the van to head to Miller Park. We made shirts to spell out Brewers and we sported them proudly. (We looked hott too so there was no need to cover them up!) A few hours later, ok it wasn't hours but felt like it, and a "you know what" spotting, we parked the van and piled out to go party like it's 1999!

We had our tailgate party with the Love Monkeys and about 300 of our closest friends, (close only because we literally were that, packed like sardines.) The morning consisted of free food, free beer and good music. Yet another way I should spend my Mondays! The music was awesome and I think they had one of the best concerts ever! We consumed a crap-load of beer and before you know it, there were people climbing poles and we were dancing like never before. And it was only NOON!! It all went way too fast and before you know it, it was time to stumble to the game.

The game went so fast, before you knew anything it was over. J.J. Hardy hit a home run which I missed but ohh well. He's definitely our favorite Brewer, well mine anyways. Probably cause he's so hot. Yeah that's it. We enjoyed the game with our blow pops and peanuts. We even all got together this time and not everyone was too plowed to get our picture taken!! Yeah!!!! We ended the game with a lovely rendition of Roll Out The Barrel and celebrated the Brewer victory!
What do you do on opening day now you may ask. The games over and most pass out, but not us! We headed to the liquor store for some Sparks, Dr. M., and some beer to keep our afternoon alive. It was a lovely day so we sat on the porch and watched the good students go to and from campus. It began to get cold so I headed to L-catts room to lay down and take a little nap. Well, my nap never came and before you know it; people were jumping on the bed every two minutes, so we got no sleep! When your wide awake and sleep seems so far away, why end your day? It's only 6:00 in the evening so... off to the bar!!

The troopers of the group went to the bar a couple blocks away for $5 buckets of beer. We played cards and sang along to the juke box music. A long day turned into a really long night. After many waterfalls, spilled beers and ATM withdrawls, the lights came on and they kicked us out. (Yes, the bars close early on Mondays, who would have thought!) We headed home to hit up Jimmy for some subs and hit the sack.

So after a long day, well two days technically, we ended Opening Day 2006. Many memories fill my mind when I think about that day: dancing, beer, brats, bathroom breaks w/ random men (thanks L-catt), JJ Hardy, our t-shirts, blow pops, sparks, van rides, the casino in wabeno (yeah, stays b/t us ladies), bars, and just plain old fun.
I can't wait for next year.

My teacher has it out for me...

Well I'm in an online class right now and I have to admit, it's not the easiest thing. It's hard to be self-motivated to go and do this work when you could just sit and do nothing instead. There is no teacher on you in lecture so it's easy to slack. I learned quickly I couldn't get away with not doing my work so I check it frequently now and it's going better. Until now.

I got my first paper back from her about a movie we had to relate topics in our book to. I thought I did well on it. Not my best paper ever but I put lots of effort into it and used definitions from the book and everything. I got it back and I got a C+!! What!? She said it wasn't formatted to her liking and it was hard to read! I used the same format that I have used in my last Commun. classes and not one teacher has said anything about it. They all have not been affected by the format of my paragraphs. And then she tells me that my paper has wrong definitions in it! Well if the def. are wrong, then the books wrong because that's where I got them from! What the heck is her problem!? I just wish if teachers gave you a bad grade they would give more advice then I don't like your paragraph format and the definitions are wrong. That deserves a whole freakin' two letter grades off! My booty!!

Then to top it off, we get our group paper back and we get a B+/A on it. Not too bad you would think but then bam, I go on the discussion board and my group member goes, "It's unexcusable mistakes like the format of the paper (cause i did it the same way as my individual paper) and not putting team names on the paper that can not happen again!" I was like, man bitch, you should have taken the editor task then. I just took it cause no one else wanted it. I just am so fed up with it! The paper was due on Sunday and I FINALLY got all the parts on mid-Sunday and had to put it together, post it, they had to edit it (which they said it was fine) and then submit it. Well if I got the parts a day before I had to send it in then maybe it would have been better! I just am pissed that she tried to pin it on me and say it was my fault when I posted the paper the exact same way I submitted it and they said it was fine!
I can't wait for summer!

I'm now in the minority...

So all my friends at home have decided to make huge life decisions and here I sit, on the shallow end of the kiddy pool with my floaty wings on, scared to jump in the deep end. What I'm refering too is that my friends are all getting engaged and soon to be married! Are we even old enough to be getting married? I feel like I am still 18 and my friends should not be talking about such things! We're too young, not established enough to start families and have serious lives. I just turned 21 and finally get to go to the fun bars! The last thing I need is a husband and kids trotting along behind me.

I hate this. Well I mean I'm happy for them and I hope they have long happy lives together but I hate it for myself. I have no one, not even someone close to a boyfriend in my life, and here my best friends are getting hitched to the person they will spend the rest of their lives with. As I sit and think about it, where would I find my soulmate? At Cans, chugging down beer till he can't see straight. Class has produced some hotties; but how do you show interest in someone when your just trying to pay attention and pass the class? I think my best resort is closing my eyes and hoping he just drops in front of me one day.

I sometimes wonder what I did to the dating Gods that they hate me so much. Did I swear too much? Drink too much? Not pray enough? It's almost like my dating door is swinging shut and I have no means of stopping it. Where's prince charming to stick his foot in that door to keep it from putting my love life in the dark?

Mixing It Up

Last night we went to a Mary Kay party. I am a virgin to the whole cosmetic party thing so it was kind of exciting to go. However I quickly learned this isn't a "dine and ditch" type event. It took quite some time to get started and get to the good stuff. Now, I am pretty conservative with my make-up. Maybe a little glitter on the eyes for a fun night out but no flashy colors, not hooker eyeliner (really thick, you've seen the girls), and no hoochie lips. Little did I know I would come out of that party looking like I took a crayola and drew on my eyelids. I did however feel better when Kim turned to me and said, "If I were a guy, I'd do you." Boy, does she know how to turn a frown upside-down.

After coming home and washing off our faces (kind of defeats the purpose of going to a make up party doesn't it?) we headed out on the town to throw back a few beverages. I just turned 21 a couple weeks ago so I haven't been to half the bars. And for everyone who has turned 21 already, the few I have been to I don't remember. So the six of us lovely ladies headed out. We had a blast bar hopping; hitting Rascals, Cans and Cush before taking a taxi back home. Nothing too eventful happened, except when I felt what I thought was a purse in my back. Only to turn around and see a guy standing behind me. Let's just say I'm rooting for the purse.

But you know when you get home you don't go straight to bed. We all usually migrate to the kitchen where anything not nailed down lands in our mouths. And those things you thought you'd never eat, or thought were spoiled by now, end up there as well. I think sometimes when you come home you almost get more drunk. And this my friends, is exactly what happened to my roomies. Come 3:00 and I'm getting ready to turn off my light and go to bed I hear, "PSSSSSHH, you awake!?" (Well if I wasn't, I am now.) So I open my door to find dweedle-dee and dweedle-dumb standing there with grins on their faces, ready to party hardy! To please them, I gave them our nightly geography lesson on my wonderful wall maps; and just for your information, the capital of Maine is not Boston! After a banging dance party in the hallway, we headed our seperate directions and off to bed.

You may think you know, but you have no idea.

Well first off, I'll tell you a little about me. I'm from northern WI and I am currently a college student in Milwaukee, WI. I love the city but I definitely am a country girl. When I say country though, I mean country. I love rodeo's, bon-fires, mudding, fishing, lumberjack sports (this is the one most don't know. if you do, your my instant friend!) and such. You know those one stop light towns? Yeah, my home town doesn't even have one of those. No stop lights, no fast food, no Wal-Mart. Only three main streets and a handful of bars.
That's where my blog name came from. Kim and I were sitting in the bar listening to music and this song came on. Even though I am in the city, I still will always have the country girl in me. I definitely grew up 'honky-tonk" and I forever will be. I've listened to country music my whole life and I love to be outside doing whatever. As I've grown, I've come to realize I could be classified as a "hick" even though I despised that term growing up. It describes what I love though and that's the woods and solitude.
This blog is basically to please my roomies. They thought it was necessary for me to use my time somehow, so why not post things for anyone to read!? You'll get to know me more by my entries. Some people think I am too loud, some too vulgar (I tend to swear a lot but not at people, just in general), and some think I'm reserved (that's the people who don't know me.) It probably won't be too interesting, but I'll try to keep you coming back.