Summer Classes

This summer, I am taking two session A classes.  They finish June 25th.  I am in class Monday-Thursday from 6-945.  I know its a nuisance now, but when I graduate, I will be happy I did it!  My education class is with an AMAZING teacher.  She has taught us so much, and I am having so much fun in the class!  It even gives me an opportunity to see my sisters and friends during the summer, because they are in my classes too!  I am looking forward to continuing on with these classes and learning even more about becoming a GREAT teacher!


Lesson Learned:
There's always something new to learn!

Too Busy To Handle

     What a week!! I started the week with my birthday, on the 14th.  I had one final, and then my parents took me to dinner.  It wasn't very eventful, but I loved dinner with my family.
     Tuesday was packed with 5 finals and I also checked out of my dorm room.  After my last final, my friend Erica and I went out for ice cream and celebrated the fact that I survived 5 finals in one day!    
     Wednesday I was up bright and early at 6 for my brother's college graduation from Ramapo College of New Jersey.  I could not be prouder of my big brother and all that he has accomplished.  He graduated with the highest of honors, summa cum laude, as well as multiple honors societies.  We were so happy to see him walk across stage, with all the colorful chords hanging over his robe.  After lunch with my family and TONS of pictures, my sister Jess and I, along with our friend Suz, went to the Prudential Center to a "viewing party" of the Devils vs. Rangers game.  We had so much fun with all the other Devil's fans, and Suz and I even got a new Devils shirts!  It was SO MUCH FUN!
     Thursday was another early morning, but very exciting.  My friend Erica and I went to a live taping of the cooking talk show, The Chew.  We drove into the city, got Starbucks, waited on line, and had an amazing time.  Once inside, we saw all the co-hosts, and we even talked to Daphne Oz about her cute shoes!  After seeing the taping, I returned my textbooks at school and took my friend home. I finally got home, just in time to help my mom bake and get a ton of other things ready for my brother's graduation party.
     Friday, my parents woke my brother and I up early to help pack the car of everything needed for the party at my Aunt's house.  We packed my brother's jeep and my parent's expedition to the brim!  I had fun driving down to my Aunt's house with my brother.  We listened to music, laughed, and had a good time.  After we unloaded the car, we got to putting together center pieces, and finalizing everything.
     Saturday, the big day had finally come.  130 people came to my Aunt's house to celebrate my brother's graduation from college.  There was so much food and fun times with my family and friends.  I had a great time, and so did my brother and all of our guests.
     Sunday, finally a little relaxation.  My cousins and I spent the day by the pool until it was time to load the car and head back home.  I came home and rushed right back out, to celebrate my Big sister's graduation at our favorite place, The Colorado Cafe, where we line danced, and had a great time!
     This past week, and the weeks leading up to it, have been so jam-packed and stressful.  I haven't had a free five minutes, it's just been non-stop.  With summer classes starting tomorrow, and babysitting 3 days a week, I hope I still find time to enjoy my summer and spend time with friends.


Lesson Learned:
"He who's not busy being born is busy dying"

A Lot Has Changed Since Freshman Year

I can't believe I am half way through my four years of college.  It seems like just yesterday I was starting classes and getting used to commuting to school.  A lot has changed since I my freshman year.  I started living at school, I joined a sorority, I've made new friends, lost old friends, and I've gotten closer to my future career as a teacher.

     It really hit me that my life has completely changed when I was packing up my dorm room last night.  I have had so many memories in that room with my sisters and my friends.  I never thought I would be the type of person to leave home and live at school, but my friends convinced me I would love it!  They were right.  It was definitely the best decision I have ever made. 

     However, living at school has had some negativity.  Being away from home, and being so close to my friends at school, has put strains on multiple relationships.  I don't see my home friends as often as I used to, so I'm constantly getting texts saying how I've been ignoring them, or we barely know each other anymore.  I used to spend every free minute with my parents, grandparents, and cousins, but now, I only see them when I'm home on the weekends, or at a family party.  I think the worst of all though, is the relationship changes I have been experiencing with my friends at school.  They say sometimes seeing people too much can be a bad thing.  Some of the people I considered my best friends have decided they needed their space, and that we are together too often.  What they don't realize is we live down the hall from each other.  It's inevitable.  We ate most of out meals together, studied together, and hung out when we weren't busy.  Normal right? I thought so.  It's what best friends do.  Well, at this point, I'd say it's safe to say, we aren't best friends... honestly, I don't even know if we are friends anymore.  When I see them in the hall, or around campus, they act like they don't even know me.  This absolutely breaks my heart, because I would do anything for them. If you asked me a few weeks ago, these were those college friends everyone told me I would meet in college and be friends with for the rest of my life! I'm sick of one-sided friendships.  Those relationships where I always start the conversations, I send the first text, and all of the responses are yupp, ok, yea, cool.  This is not a friendship... at all.  There was a point where I was at my lowest of lows, and I didn't even have them to turn to.  It really shows who has my back, and who could care less.

     I can’t wait for summer to start so these things change.  I can be with my family again.  I will be closer to my home friends, and farther from my school friends.  I am dying for a break from schoolwork, and focusing more on me.  I can't wait for Disney with my family, and Miami with my sisters.  I just need to get through finals now... 1 Monday... and 6 Tuesday. Oh boy!

Lessons Learned:

~It's sad when the people you know become the people you knew, but sometimes its for the better.

~"When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch you and hurt you a bit but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless."

~"There comes a point in your life when you realize who matters, who never did, who won't anymore, and who always will.  So don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason they didn't make it to your future."

Content

     Sometimes, you need to FALL before you can CLIMB.  This past weekend, I was so overly stressed that I was questioning something I have been dreaming about since as far back as I can remember.  I was rethinking becoming a teacher.  I had so much work this weekend, for all three of my education classes on top of my other three classes, that I was just overwhelmed.  It took all of my sisters, my best friend from high school, Charlotte, and my newest friend Erica to calm me down this weekend.   I was so worked up, one of my sisters called me and said, "come open your door, I'm outside!"  That was one of my crazy sisters, Tiona, not sure what i'd do without her though!  Then later that night, my sister, Missy, helped with my homework, after we visited her Big at work for dinner.  Missy is always there when I text her or call her.  This really showed me my sisters have my back.  They are willing to show up at my  house, to help me and make sure I'm ok.  I've since been working very hard and have gotten a lot of my work done!  On top of everything, my dad was in the hospital last week, and that had my head all over the place.  I couldn't focus on anything other than him.  Now, he is home, my work is getting done, and everything is getting back on track. 
     I am very content right now, with the final weeks of school coming up, my brother's graduation party, and tickets to see The Chew with my sisters, I am looking forward to the month of May, also my birthday month!  I am spending a lot of time preparing for finals, because I want to make sure I maintain my 3.6 GPA this semester.  I am also helping my family plan my brother's graduation party from Ramapo College.  He has worked so hard during his four years in college, that he is graduating Summa Cum Laude, with a 4.0 GPA.  My family is so proud of him, and we know he will move on to bigger and better things.  I also have the privilege of going to see the cooking talk show, The Chew, the week of my birthday! I applied for tickets and got an email confirming them! I was so excited I SCREAMED!  I am going with my two sisters, and my friend Erica, who will be becoming a Deepher in the fall!  We are all SUPER excited!  However, the most exciting thing of all, I'm going to see THE DEVILS playoff game on Thursday with one of my best friend and her friend.  Yea, tickets were $100, but SO WORTH IT!  Finally, a few things to look forward to!
     As I have now come to realize, I am surrounded with the BEST people I could ask for!  My sisters, family, and friends are always there for me.  I can always count on my friend Erica to listen to me vent, help me with what I'm going through, or just chat with to kill time.  Our conversations are so out there, but we are perfectly ok with it.  We have so much in common that we can talk about EVERYTHING!  My sisters are behind me every step of the way!  I have NO idea what I would do without my family.  There are no words for how unbelievable they are.  I wouldn't trade the people in my life for anything!!


Lessons Learned:
"When your letters are in front of you, your sisters are behind you"


"Don't let a step-back stop you from pushing ahead"