last week....

So today is the last day of classes and im super excited that the semester is almost over and that i have survived my first semester of college. the sad thing is, is that classes may be over but we still have finals :(. my history final is due my Saturday at noon, its 3 essays and a total of 12 pages. then i have a final on Tues and two finals on Wednes. I will be leaving for home on Wednesday after my last test at around 4. im so excited to go back home and see my friends, visit my old high school, bake cookies with my mom, work, and just have the whole month to relax.

last full week of the semester....

So this is our last full week of my first semester in college. i cant believe its almost over. but its not over yet, i still have 2 more test, a few more papers due, and finals. In between now and the last day of classes we have Thanksgiving, im so excited to go home and be with my family and eat lots of good food and go Black Friday shopping!!!! im ready to start the new semester in Jan. but im sad not to have my old classes.

Registration Day!!

So today is Thursday, and it is also registration day for Spring 2011 term. I have to wait till 2:30 to sign up for my classes, whixh makes me really nervous because i just hope i get the classes i want.
the classes i want:

ENG 111-B MWF 9-9:50AM
STATS I 245-D T Th 8-9:20AM
SOC 332-A T Th 12:30-1:50PM
PED 143-B Golf MW 2-3:20PM
POL 949-A MW 3:30-4:50PM
HIS 319-A MWF 11-11:50AM
 So there you have it, a total of 16 hours hopefully for next semester....i just cant wait for 2:30PM to roll around so i can register for these classes and be done.

only three more weeks till Thanksgiving......

So I just look, and we only have 3 more full weeks till break. Im so excited, to go home and see all my friends that are on break too. I will also probably visit my old high school, and just have some fun and good food. but before all of that can happen, i have to go through corn, and then two more weeks of work and homework, and reading. next weekend i am going home to surprise my little sister. both of my parents know im coming home that weekend but she will have no clue. I will probably take her out to dinner and lunch, do some shopping and just hangout with her like we did before i came to college. it should be very exciting weekend....can't wait....HAPPY CORN everyone!!!

busy week yet again...

http://www.reviewsofbooks.com/shame_of_the_nation/
So this week very busy for me. I have o read a book for my Contemporary policies and politics class. I am reading Shame of the Nation by Jonathan Kozol. Its about restoration of apartheid schooling in america. Its pretty interesting just very long. So after i read 60 pages a day till friday i have to write a min of 5 pages report on the book and about its policy it represents. Of course my policy is Education. So i will start typing hopefully Friday if not Saturday, and the paper is due Wednesday of next week. Lets pray that i finish it and get the rest of my homework done too. I had a History test today, and I recommend: History in the 20th Century with Dr. Smith to anyone interested in taking history next semester, its truly one of my best classes. On Friday, I have a math test. I work Saturday, and am hopefully not going to be to tired aftewards to go to a Halloween party. Sunday is resting and typing day all day long, YAY.

Beach Retreat minus 3 and a half days...

This weekend, Im going with Intervarsity on the 2010 Beach Retreat. Im so excited to spend the weekend with my friends at the beach learning about ourselves and connecting with God. We leave Friday at 4:30 so we will be at the beach a little after dinner. Im so excited to see everyone, and to meet some new people either at NC State or at Meredith.

The new year will bring two little babies to my family.....

So this morning I found that I am getting a little niece in March. Makenzie Grace Brackett. And last month I found out I was getting an nephew in Feb, Joseph Parker Brackett. My stepsister is having the baby girl and my stepbrother and my sister-in-law are having a baby boy. Im so excited to see them, and watch them grow.

Fall Break, why couldnt you of lasted longer....

So I came back home to Charlotte on Wednesday after taking two midterms, I came home and I was welcomed by my little sister. She was excited that I was finally home so she could have someone to talk to till my mom got out of work. Then Chris( my boyfriend) came and picked me up and we went to his cousins house for a little while. I told them all about Cornhuskin' they all laughed. Thrusday I spent the day in Locust with Chris which is where he lives. We went to the back, visited his mom at work, went out to eat and got a movie from redbox, and then returned to his house for the movie, which sucked really bad. Friday I spent the day with my mom, and I went to the doctors, we went out to lunch, then we did some errands. Saturday I went to my stepbrothers ex-girlfriends babyshower. I know that sounds weird especially becasue my stepbrother is married now and has a son on the way, but it was good to see her. Then we went to the mall, and then dinner at my dads house for my stepmoms birthday. Then after dinner,Saturday became worse, me and chris got back to my house, and it was going to be the last time seeing him untill thanksgiving, we were both tired of the long-distance and short trips home for breaks that now we were going to take a break for awhile and see what happens. Sunday was better, I got my dress for White Iris, and i returned back to Meredith. In conclusion my break was goodish and i wish it was longer...........

Fall break here i come...

So wednesday starts fall break and im so excited. Im leaving Meredith at 3:30ish after my last class. Its a 2 to 3 hour drive back to Charlotte. While home im going to be with my family and my amazing boyfriend, im also going to a babyshower on Saturday, the doctors on Friday. Other than that im just having a break away from school. So excited to be going home and eating real food, and sleeping in my bed, and being with my boyfriend. everyone have a good safe fall break......

What a busy week I had, and now time for the weekend..

So this week i was filled with events and things to do. My calenders were full, and so was my planner. But I am so glad today is friday. So this weekend isnt going to be as busy as my week. Tonight I am going to the barn party with my Intervarsity girls.  I work Saturday from 1-8PM. Doing some homework inbetween, relaxing and going some packing to go home on wednesday to see my family and my amazing boyfriend. But what makes me more happy then going home is that it finally stopped raining and the sun is shining today YAY. have a great weekend everyone.

This week......

This week is another busy week. Monday I have on paper due for my American Political Systems class, I also have Small Group with Intervarsity. Tuesday i have no classes but I have lots of hw, and laundry to do. on tuesday at 5:30 in volunteering at the NC democratic party office, im going to be making phone calls making sure that people vote this November. Wednesday I have a QCR due in history in the 20th century, and I have a paper due in American Political Systems class, its like our 6th paper in the past 3 weeks. Also, Wednesdays is Movie Night with all my friends, i dont know what we are seeing yet.  Thursday I have FYE and we have our Crash and Half the Sky Reflections due, and we have to research a Meredith Tradition, mine is the Beehive. at 7pm on thursday I have Intervarsity Large Group at NC State, which im so excited to see everyone. Friday I have a Math test. I work 1-8PM on Saturday, then probably going out afterwards. So what a busy week I have in store for me.

Weekend is here!!!!

So this weekend is very busy. Tonight Im going to see the play at Meredith with my Big Sis Allison and some of her friends, my suitemate Laura, her grandparents are coming too. Then after that we might go out afterwards, maybe a club. Tmrw I work from 12-9:30, which is a very long shift, but that means a very large paycheck YAY. Then Im going to do some homework, and my crash reflection, and my inequality paper for govn't. Sunday is the day for all that, and hopefully some relaxing too. My stepbrother is getting married this saturday, but because I work, and it was a short notice wedding like 5 days before, im not going makes me sad a little, but its ok. So theirs my weekend filled with lots to do. Have a great weekend everyone...

Crash

http://www.bing.com/health/article/mayo-125750/Tension-headache?q=tension+headache&qpvt=tension+headaches
In FYE today, we went to the Royal Bean and talked about the movie Crash that we had to watch for class. We also had a guest speaker Tomecca Sloan, she talked about the movie and first impressions of others that we meet. So her last and final question for us today was; name a time in your life when you recognized that you we're different. So the time in my life that I knew I was different from others was when I started having extreme headaches for long periods of time. So I went to the doctor and they diagonsed me with Tension Headaches. So why did this make me different, well now I have to watch what I eat and make sure I dont eat MSG or Aspartame, which is really hard because most foods have those ingredients in them. So when Im with friends, I cant ate alot of fast food, or fake sugars, which is hard when your teenager. Also including my new food restrictions I had to learn how to manage stress, and rest when needed. Which sucks when you want to go out and hang out with some friends but I have a headache which I need to rest. Its really hard, especially when it happens during your last years of high school. So during that year I realized that I was different.

What a week....

So this week is filled with lots to do. Monday, we had freshman connection, and Nicholas Kristof's speech on Half the Sky, today i had no classes but lots of hw and laundry o go. Tmrw, is Fall Fest and movie night, thursday is Intervarsity Large group at NC State. Friday im going to see the play then maybe go out afterwards. Satuday i work from noon to 9:30.and finally sunday is a day to relax. wht a busy week i have.

Half the Sky tmrw...

So tmrw, Nicholas Kristof is coming to Meredith. He and his wife wrote our summer reading book Half the Sky, Im so excited about him coming to Meredith because the book really opened my eyes on issues I know about but never really talked about.  Its at 7pm, and before the speaking my group is meeting in the dinning hall for dinner together and to celebrate our SA Rebecca's birthday.... So everyone come tmrw at 7pm to hear Nicholas...

Intervarsity New Student Retreat this weekend..

So this weekend me, laura and damaris and a bunch of other girls from Meredith, and girls and boys from NC State are going on a new student retreat with intervarsity. Im so excited to go and meet new people and make some new friends. So we leave for our retreat at 4:30 at the main fountain at Meredith, and we drive to NC State to pick up the rest of our new friends and then we are driving to Lake Gaston for the weekend. If you cant tell Im super excited, and its going to be so much fun.

Maury, maury, maury...

So everyday at 5PM, me, my roomie Julie, and my suitemate Laura and sometimes Damaris and Cristina watch the Maury Show. Its our tradition, we watch Maury from 5 to 6, then at 6 we eat dinner.  The Maury Show is a great stress reliever, plus it makes you laugh, and on occassion you actually learn something. like about a week ago we all learned that you can have fatrenal twins from two different daddy's. Its very rare and it makes the mom look really sluty lol. So we watch more and destress from our busy school day. So if anyone ever wants to watch Maury with us, im in poteat 316. Maury only comes on Monday-Friday, and we watch it every day.

Maury

Maury

What a weekend.....

So this weekend i went to work on Saturday from 9AM-3PM. when I arrived back at Meredith at around 3:15, me and my amazing suitemate took a road trip to Clemson. We left at like 4 and arrived in Clemson at 8. So the reason for this trip was to visit some of Laura's friends, and have fun. and fun we did have..... then on Sunday we left to return to Meredith. We weren't at clemson for 24 hours. but it was worth it, except I left my cell phone charger there and now I have to take a target run to get one today.

Its the weekend again.

So this weekend, im finally going to work. Which I am really excited about because I haven't worked in a month, so Im really going to like the paycheck. So, I work Saturday, from 9AM-3PM. When I get out of work, Im coming back to Meredith only to leave again for Clemson... Me and my amazing suitemate Laura are going on a road trip to visit her friends at Clemson. Which we are really excited about. Now next weekend, Me, Laura and Damaris are on the Intervarsity New Student retreat @ Lake Gaston. So these next two weekends are going to be great. Have a great weekend everyone....

I Love Sleep

So today I learned that it is important to get 7.5-8 hours of sleep a day. I try to get that every night,by going to bed early. That can help but Im also on some migrane medicine that I take at bedtime and it helps be sleep through the night, so Im kind of biased on the subject. But the nights I dont get enough sleep, then Im very cranky, and hard to get along with. the 60 minutes interveiw told me that people with little sleep are in the same boat with someone under the influence of alcohol, when it comes to driving and that frightens me. I love sleep, and I know Im getting the recomended hours of sleep, plus I take naps every now and then. So get your sleep, and make a place a better world to live in.

My third place

My third place would have to be the NC State Capital. I have visited it once in elementary school, for a class field trip, and I loved it. But the reason for me wanting to visit it while in college is that I plan to study Political Science, and work for the government and even the NC or USA Capital. So this semester I plan on visiting it again, and see if there is any internships or maybe even a job that I might be able to do.

Home for the Holiday.

I know its Christmas yet, but I'm for the Labor Day holiday. I love being back home and sleeping in my bed that doesn't rock, and taking a shower in a big shower than my little square of a shower back at Meredith, and not having to go down to the dinning hall instead I can just walk down my stairs and into the kitchen. I also love being home with my family and amazing boyfriend. I'm not to happy about the 3 hour car ride, but its great to be home.

only three more days till Labor Day weekend

I am so excited to go his weekend, I love it here at Meredith but it will be good to get away. I miss my family, my boyfriend and my bed especially :) One thing I like about Labor Day weekend is I dont have classes on Tuesdays which means I can stay an extra day at home. YAY..... So with that extra day, I'll get an oil change, and my tires filled, so I can make it back to Meredith, my new home.

Tuesday's

So today was tuesday, and I had no classes. Its great, so today I slept in, ate lunch, homework, then Maury show with laura and julie, then dinner. today was a great day.  I love tuesday's