I know this is wrong....

I know I shouldn't but I am.....I'm jealous of my friends who are married or those who are with the one they will marry. It's rather discouraging to be here with all my friends and they all are 'not looking'. Who knew a little rock on your left hand could be so significant huh?!

Now I don't want you to think I hate these people because of this....I really am happy for them that they found someone who loves them and they love to spend the rest of their life with. I truly have not found that person (well I have but they don't know they're that person! ha) and I hope one day soon I will. But there is the little voice in the back of my head that goes, "Do you really want that now or no?" I truly don't know b/c my mind shifts back and forth on the topic so much. Do I want to get married, heck yes! Do I want it to be in the next 2 years....I'm not sure. I think about being with someone for the rest of my life and I get kinda freaked out. I am assuming this is because I have yet to meet the perfect person that I want to spend the rest of my life with that this feeling coincides with that thought. I don't' want to be jealous of them but I am.

I'm almost......23!!!

It's hard to believe it's almost my birthday already! The year of 2008 is going pretty quickly. Honestly, I know 23 is young compared to well, 63 but I just hate being one year older....especially this year. I love telling people I am only 22 and that I was born in 1985. I understand that the '85 won't change but to tell people I'm 23 is going to be so weird. So many people have talked to me and been like wow I thought I was young! I like that feeling that they view me as a young person. Not if it would hinder their view of me as being capable of something but just that I'm young. It's hard to explain I guess. I just am looking forward to it because it's my birthday but not because I'm a year older.

Started looking for apartments! There are some nice one's out there....hopefully we can find something! Take Care all!!

It's A Girl!!!!

That's right...it's a girl!! My best friend had her baby on Friday and it's a little girl! 6lbs. 14 oz. Her name is Jolie. I can't wait to see her and hold her! It's hard to believe that my best frined is now a mother! It seems like only yesterday we were on the field playing softball and goofing around and now she's a full blown adult! I wish her the best of luck and I know she's going to rock at being a mom!

Well my job is going super. It's so much better then my last job it isn't even funny! I love it and the people are really nice....especially my department....considering it's only two of us. We get along great though and I feel like we mesh well. We often are thinking the same things which helps. I love going to all the trade shows and just watching the building change. One day it's full of boats, then one day people are hitting drives with golf balls, and now it's going to be full of deer this coming weekend! It's so much fun and so cool to see the people come too. It's a different crowd for each show and they all are so unique. It's tons of fun thought and I'm so glad I got the job!

Hopefully this snow stops coming down soon. Yes it's beautiful and when you don't have to drive in it it's nice but man, when you do have to go out in it....it sucks! It's almost like there is no where else to shovel it! The banks are so high I don't remember them being like this for years! This is definitely a winter to remember.

Brrrrrrr........

It has been mighty cold lately and I'm getting rather sick of it! It is way warmer today then it has been in quite some time but it is suppose to snow/rain tonight and tomorrow so forget about this warm weather!!! Not that I don't like winter, I just hate driving in snow and slush and ice! Hopefully it won't be bad tomorrow like driving and such.

Ok, well I am now in my second week as my new job as an event coordinator! I really like it and I think it's better then what I thought. I hope that it keeps getting better and better. I think that once I really figure out what I'm doing I will really like it. I still am learning a lot of stuff now but I have learned a lot in Expocad (this computer program where you create layouts for the events) and I can hold my own in there. I am really glad the girl who I replaced is coming in to help me because it's easier for her to tell me what's where and what everything means then for me to try to figure it out on my own! My first show that I work is on March 2nd so I need to learn a lot by then!

Living with my family isn't going too bad. It's nice to see more of my little cousin because he's growing up so fast! He has a home basketball game tomorrow so I hopefully will be able to leave work and make it. The nice thing about work is that I am salary so I'm not punching a clock. I get to come in when I want and leave when I want and if I have to adjust my schedule for some reason, I can! So that's pretty cool.

I went home this past weekend to get some of the things I left behind in the move. My friend Jenny and I went out on Friday night, just the two of us. It was pretty good but there were some weird people out at our normal bar. Diane our friend was bartending so we always go there on Friday but that bar is getting sketchier and sketchier! Diane even commented "You girls seem out of your element tonight" We were like "hell yeah we are! We don't have our safety circle and there are creepy people in here tonight!" We usually go with a group of people so to only have us two was a little un-nerving to fight off the creeps! It was a great night though we had a good time!

Saturday I saw "27 Dresses" and it is a really good movie! I would recommend it to anyone!!

Take Care everyone, stay warm and have great week!!

New Job for the New Year

Hello All!!

So updates galore! The baby shower was great for my best friend who is pregnant! She's the first of my real close friends to be expecting and I am so excited! She got tons of cute stuff and I can't wait....one more month!

And as the title says, I got a new job! I have to move to Green Bay but that's where I wanted to end up anyways so it's good! I'm moving in with my family for the first few months because I don't have time to get an apartment / roomie in a week. Also, who wants to move in winter?? Not me. I only have to move my clothes and some personal items into the room at my fam's house so that is nice! And my cousin is 16 so it's going to be fun getting to see more of him and all his school stuff! I'm only an hour from home too so I still will get to see my friends from home. I have gotten so close to them that it's going to be hard to leave them. I'll miss the spur of the moment times when we call each other up and do things the same night. However, I will be able to see my GB friends more which will be fun.

I was hesitant to take this job since another was possibly being offered to me too. It didn't come soon enough and I guess that was someone's way of saying that I was suppose to take this job. It's so crazy because I said this was my dream job (well as close as I've ever gotten to my dream job) and my dream company to work for but after I said that I felt like I might be jinxing myself! I have never done this job to this extent and I have never worked for this company so I'm scared to get to excited and then be let down. The anticipation up-to events often builds up my expectations so much that the actual event falls short of how I built it up in my head. So hopefully with this job I won't do that and everything will go well.

Ok all, only 2 more days at this job, a week off to get organized and then I'm starting my other job! Wish me luck!

Do you take this.....

Yet even more weddings added to my wedding rally's!

It's getting crazy I have so many! From Jan. 2007 - October 2008 I have like 12 weddings! And my best friend is having a baby (due Valentine's Day!) that I have been buying like crazy for. I love that my friends are getting married but it's like a big damper on my banking account. You have to go the shower, the bachelorette parties, they actual wedding...it adds up fast, that's for sure. I won't be able to afford it by the end. So hint to my friends, don't get hitched or if you do, expect a cheap present from me!

This is a poem someone in Crandon wrote on 10-7-07:

I think I saw JESUS in Crandon today
I can't be certain, but it sure felt that way.
He was with seven others on their way out of town.
Six walked with pride, knowing where they were bound,
The seventh was struggling, with head held low,
not sure he was welcome - if he should go.

Jesus said to the six
“I'll let you decide, should we take him along or push him aside?”
In anger they said,
“We can't forget what he did. The pain that he caused.The lives we won't live.”
But then, as if touched by a heavenly hand,
in one voice they said,
“WE FORGIVE YOU, OUR FRIEND.”

I think I saw Jesus in Crandon today.
I can't say for certain, but it sure felt that way.

Half a Year!!!

Well I see my last post was quite some time ago huh! Big changes since then....kinda.

I moved home after summer school because our lease on our house was up the end of the month. I didn't do anything really until the end of August but search for a job and just enjoy the time off. It was nice to not have to study or worry about things...well other then getting a job. Everyone told me no hurry though and that I should enjoy the time so I listened (finally as my parents would say!)

The end of August I got a job in Michigan as an account executive at a radio station. I do outside sales which means I go around to companies and try to tell them they should use radio to do some advertising. I also meet with clients who believe in radio and set up advertising schedules with them. Needless to say I think, those are the clients I like to deal with more then the others. The job can be very frustrating at times but you just have to turn a cold shoulder to the rejection and not let it affect you. As much as I have heard that, told others that, and tried to put the words into practice, the repetitive rejection does start to affect one's self-esteem. I have enjoyed meeting the people I have met and I have formed personal relationships with others. It's been great yet kinda of bad at the same time.

Since moving back home it's been weird. Living with my parents again if great (no rent) but it sucks too. I like being around home again, just because i am so much more at home in the country then I am in the city; but I forgot how everything closes at 10 pm! There's no Mickey D's down the road or even a gas station that's open. It's nice to be with my friends who are still home, or who came back though! We play in a volleyball league Monday nights and that is so much fun! I was hesistant to join since I haven't played volleyball in forever but it's amazing how your body just jumps back into things it knows. So it's really been fun and I'm glad I'm doing that.

I have gone back to visit my roommates in the city since moving home and it's so nice to visit the city, but I can't see myself moving back there. Or at least a city as big as Milwaukee. I dont miss the snow and no parking in the winter that's for sure! The lights and options on things to do are what I miss though....and without having to say, I miss the girls too!

It's now almost Christmas and it's amazing how time flies! When I think back I see last years Christmas and you think "Jeez, a whole year before we do this again"...and it's here! I finished practically all but a few things for my shopping. I love giving presents and giving people something new. It's so much fun to get that new shirt or shoes that you get to wear....it's a great thing. I can't wait to see all my cousins open their presents. We have a 7 year old, a 3 year old, a 2 year old, and two 1 year olds! So it's tons of fun to see them eyeing up all the presents and getting so excited! They're so cute and I love them so much!!

Other then that I have been just working, playing volleyball and visiting with friends and family. My best friend is expecting a baby on Valentine's day and I can't wait! The Packers are kicking butt this year!! It's a great year!! Take care all, Merry Christmas!

The start of something great

Ohhh I know, it's been forever!! But, not much has gone on!! I obviously finished school and I have been on my butt since then! No jobs in sight and I'm still looking and applying. Whoever said that if you just go to college you can get practically any job you want was a major stoner because I know a lot of people who have nothing! I hope something great comes along soon.

My summer has been truckin' along. It's hard to believe that it's the end of July already and that August is here. Lots of fun events have happened. Two of my friends got married, Craig's party was a blast, and my brother and I had our graduation party. The Lodge was last weekend and it was so fun. However, I got majorly intoxicated and that sucked!! It was just stupid too...I hate getting like that. I felt like such an idiot! I was sitting by the fire and I was like ohh gosh, I'm gonna hurl. It's just dumb to drink so much that you puke and irresponsible. I will honestly try not to let that happen again!

Ok, off that kick, my days have been full of nothing and then some more nothing. I get out and go on bike rides and take the dog on walks but I can't do that until later because it's been so hot lately!! I like the heat but not when it's like stiffling! Tomorrow is suppose to be even hotter then today so that's gonna be great. This weekend is the Micheal Wendling Memorial Golf Classic in Mayville. He was killed in Iraq in 2005 and this is the second annual golf outing that is put on to benefit the troops. The money earned goes for phone cards to soldiers overseas so they can call home. It's a great cause and I love that so many people can benefit from the MWM Classic!

Well as I've said, not much going on. Ohh I almost forgot, I also get to go to the Packer Family Fun Night this Saturday with my cousin and her two sons. Her husband ended up having to work and she didn't want to take the boys alone. That should be good an awesome time and I can't wait to see the boys at the game!!

Once something more comes up, I'll be sure to post! Take Care all!!

4 brides and 3 grooms.....

This is one odd set of twelve months for me. From January 2007 to January 2008, I will have 7 of my good friend married. Now I'm happy for all of them to be tying the knot, but it's rather depressing for the rest of us. We celebrated a bachelorette party this weekend for one of my best friends getting married in July to one of my other best friends. I love all these people a lot...some more then others yes, but that just because I have been closer with some for years and years. My only fear is that all these couples will start doing couple things. I don't want to lose any of them, and honestly I don't see that happening, but home is beginning to be a place I don't like to go so much. Every time I go home, it seems like the couples are hanging out and then it's me. Usually it is no big deal because we hang out in big groups so its not that odd or anything. And I have spent so much time with some of these people I don't see if ever gettting odd to hang out with just the two of them (fingers crossed!) I just am scared for that day when they all hang out together or do couples only things and then I'm left out. It has happened already...not strictly couples only things but they have gone out in big groups and its this couple and this couple and I usually get invited, but I hardly ever go. It just is so awkward for me to be there sometimes and I feel like the odd woman out. So my final thought is that I love all these couples, but don't ditch the single gal.

Catching up with an Alumni!!!

Hello all!! So lots has happened since the last post. First off, I made it through all my classes with flying colors. That was a good thing. I hit up a Brewer game with friends and had an absolute blast! We played bags, ate tons and drank even more. It was an awesome time and I really enjoyed it.

The same weekend was my college graduation!! I can not believe I am a college alumni!! It is nuts to think that four years has gone by already since I stepped foot at UWM. I really am glad I came here and I don't regret it. I made awesome friends, got a degree and got to experience the city. It was a great experience that made me who I am today! After graduation, I went with one of my roomies to dinner and drinks. It was tons of fun and I enjoyed spending the time with her.

On Monday (may 21st) I went home and watched one of my cousin's baseball games. He pitched and they won so it was great. He is growing up so fast, I still think of him as the little 12 year old he used to be! He'll start driving this year which makes me feel so old. My mom and I went to Minnesota for a few days to take a little vacation. It was awesome to spend some time together and to get some shopping in. We went to the Mall of America and IKEA, two of my favorite places, ha ha! We got some new outfits and just had an awesome time.

Memorial weekend was fun and I got to spend time with family and friends. We spent some time at my Grandma's house and cleaned up her yard and stuff. All my cousins and that were there so it was mass chaos! Four little kids and five dogs does not equal a good combination!

I came back to Milwaukee to start summer school. Yes, I told you I just graduated but I had to take two classes this summer to be officially done. I didn't want to come back in fall for a whole semester to take six credits. Plus, we have our house through July and school ends June 22nd so that works out. School is really good so far too. One week down, three to go. The class is three hours a day, four days a week but it goes pretty fast. The teacher is really cool and makes the class interesting. I just have to pass the two then and I'll be an Official college grad.

Ok, well that's what's been going on for a month that I've been gone. I will try to keep this thing posted a little more. No job on the works yet. Hopefully something will come up soon! Take Care All!

Regrets

I have been thinking a lot about the word regret. Most people say they have some; I always know I did. But the more I think about it, the less I like to call them regrets. I like to call them "what-if thoughts." Because I am so happy where I am now, I guess my 'regrets' are more like me thinking, what if I would have done this instead of what I did. I think that there really is no such thing as regrets. You learn from each and every decision you make, whether good or bad in hindsight. To call something a regret I think is dumb. Can you really have a regret? Do you regret what you learned from that decision then? Do you want to take back that knowledge and maybe do that dumb thing again? More then likely you'll say no. This is why I no longer believe in regrets but I do believe in "what-if thoughts."

I don't like to think about the future...

I usually don't like to think about the future. I mean, lets face it, you can't predict what's gonna happen. But sometimes, the thing you didn't expect is the thing you really wanted after all. Maybe the best thing to do is just stop trying to figure out where you're going and just enjoy where you're at.

If only this was so easy is my response. I'm a pivital point in my life right now and I wish to be anywhere but here sometimes. About to be a college graduate with the never ending question facing me....What are you going to do after college? It never ends really. In high school they ask you what you're going to do after you graduate. Then you get to college and they ask you what you're going to school for. Then you pick a major and they ask what kind of job you wnat to get with that major. Then the day comes when you wear your cap and gown and you have no clue what to answer when the mic is thrust in your face. I never thought job hunting would be the one of the hardest things I ever did in my life. I should get paid for this. The worst part is, nothing is on the front burner or in the pantry. I have no prospects at all and every dream compnay I would love to work for isn't hiring.

The saying "don't worry it will all work out" must have been from a profit who knew it would because for the normal person, it's not so easy to swallow. Of course you say "yeah it probably will" but in the back of your mind you're screaming, "How The Hell Do You Know?!" Of course I want them to be right...I'd even let them sit me down and say to my face I told you so. But right now it is just depressing to try to find a job. It makes you wonder why the heck they push school so hard if you can't do anything once you get out of it. I didn't spend four years getting this degree for me to be told it's worthless.

I guess there really is nothing I can do about it but keep trying. There's another slogan for you, Don't Give Up. I guess if I at least went on some interviews or something it would be better but all I get is sorry, we have no position emails. I may have my standards too high (which there is no other time I've been told to lower my standards by my father) but I want a job that pertains to my major. I don't want to have spent how much money on going to be a clerk in Old Navy. Something better come along soon or I might just lose it!

I Closed Wolski's!

This weekend we're going to Wolski's to get our sweet bumber stickers!! I can't wait!!

Alright, now to the nitty gritty. Only 9 WEEKS left in my collegiate career! Crazy, I know! It's still hard to grasp the concept that I am almost done with college. It went fast at times and slow at times. But overall, it has been one awesome ride!

Spring break is right around the corner! Only two weeks (and a butt-load of tests) and I'm off! Me and two of the roomies are heading to A to the R to the I-Z-O-N-A. That's right, roadtrip to Arizona! It is going to be an awesome time. We stopping at sites along the way because I have never been in like half the states we are going through. This is perect because my goal is to go to all 50 states and this will take a couple off the map. We're also hitting up a Brewers spring training game. Hopefully we can find them out after the game (we heard they get pretty rowdy at the bars and hotel afterward.)

Well I should get going and do some homework. These next two weeks could kick me in the butt! Take care all!

Sorry, sorry!!

Well my peeps, not too much longer and I will be a college grad, out in the world on my own! YIKES!! Hard to believe that this time has gone so fast, yet here I am at the end of one chapter of my journey. Once I have a job I will be a lot more relaxed about things. Currently, not really looking, but not really finding anything when I do. I contemplate whether I got into the right field or not. Is this what I want to be doing the rest of my life? When I chose this major I was picturing myself working where I fell in love with the occupation. Little did my mind realize that you must start at the bottom before you can reach the top. So, now I am looking for any job pretaining to my major. I am thinking about going back to school for photography, since that is one of my passions, and if I don't find a job, what else am I going to do? Hopefully this will all work out!

Ok well since it's been about two months since I wrote last, we have some catching up to do! Not a whole lot new but none the less, I'll bore you with my chatter.

The semester ended nicely and I got done pretty early in the week too. I ended up going home to work for the break and I really had a good time hanging out with everyone again. I forget how much fun I have with them, considering half of them are still in high school. But it was a good time and the weeks went by at a nice pace.

Also over break, my best friend from high school got married!!! It was the best time in my life at a wedding and I will always remember the night. We (the bridesmaids) rocked the dance floor all night and it was just a great night. Words can't even explain how much fun it was. I wish them the best of luck and happiness in their years to come!

Hmm other then that not too much. Weekends out here and there. Christmas with the family which is always a fun time with all the little kids running around. We have five kids under the age of five (and three are under the age of 1) so it's a riot. The highlight was my little cousin taking his snowboard to the top of the stairs to go down because his uncle told him there wasn't enough snow outside to use it. Needless to say, we caught him before he got his feet fully in the straps! But yeah, other then that not a whole lot went down. Spent some time with friends and family and just had a nice break. Considering it may be my last time ever not being tied down to a full time job, it was good.

Ok, I will try to stay more up-to-date on this blogger thingy but i can't guarantee anything! Hopefully next time I can write about a job prospect!!
Take Care!!

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?