Life

So this past week has been very interesting. Friday night I got to be the fifth wheel on what seemed like a double date (even though in all technicality it wasn't, it just ended up that way). It was kind of annoying and obnoxious and let's just say I won't do that again. It was that night that I really missed my bff Erica. I love hearing from her via letters, but sometimes I just wish she was back. Sure we had our differences and at points didn't get along but I still love her to death. She understands me more than any of my other friends, simply because there are certain things we have in common. It just makes me think back to our Friday nights and how if we had nothing to do (which was quite common), we would make it girls night..... oh wait that was like every night. Oh how I seriously miss her.

Friday/ Saturday I presented my research/ article that is under review at the Student Showcase. FMI sponsored my poster which is MASSIVE! Presenting was fun, but kind of scary at the same time. I didn't win, but that was ok. I knew that I would probably never write or do research again so this was my chance. The experience was fun in all, but I don't think social science research is as highly regarded as actual science (the chemistry/ biology) research is. Whatever.

I guess the real reason I write this is because I am so thankful for the people that I have in my life. I am thankful that if needed I can go home to a family and get a nice big hug from them. I have friends that I can talk to, even if they are not in the same are as me. I am so blessed in my life and sometimes I take that for granted. Life is not easy, but sometimes that is what helps us grow and become the person we are today.

Outstanding Senior/ BFF

After a LONG and tiring application process, my hard work has paid off! I was chosen as not only the FSHD Outstanding Senior for the Fall '10 graduates, but also the Outstanidng Senior for the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences! So out of all the graduates in 3 different majors, I was chosen as the best. Now my application gets sent to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and I have the opportunity to win there as well (although that is gonna be a lot harder). From what I have found online I get a clock and a plaque. I was pretty excited. It is another amazing thing that I get to add to my resume. I finally feel like all of my hard work and extra-ciricular activities paid off. All I can say is GO ME!

On the second note can I just say how much I love my best friend Erica?!?!? She is seriously AMAZING. She is currently serving a mission in the Denver CO North mission. Sunday, I wrote her an email about something that I needed her advice on. She was the only one who could really answer my question and knew the whole background story to it. She is only technically allowed to email family back, but I needed her to get this and taking a letter was going to take to long. So on Tuesday, at the same time of when I found out that I had won Outstanding Senior, I also got an email from her. Technically yes, she was breaking the rules, but to her defense she had already written my letter that day and didn't have the time to write another one. I LOVE the fact that she responded and I SO wish that we could email all the time as it would be so much quicker. So ya, that is why I love Erica. She knew enough that this problem needed to be answered and she did. She will always be my best friend forever and always! I miss her tons!

Okay thats enough for today. School is good, internship is even better, everything is there and life is going.

Honesty

They always say that honesty is the best policy..... is this true always? There are many times when I have kept my thoughts and feelings to myself because frankly I was either too afraid to say something or thought it would be rude. After sitting in many group counseling sessions and learning so much from my amazing internship, I have decided that I need to be more honest. I need to not fear about things not turning out the way I want them, oh well. I am sick of hiding and not speaking my mind. I am tired of internalizing all of my emotions to vent them to people that probably don't care. So, that is why my new goal with life is to be more honest. Of course there are some things that I probably won't say, frankly to be nice, but if I can I will speak my mind.

That is my rant for the night. Honesty is almost always the best policy.

Graduation/ Tucson

So I have officially hit that point in the semester where I am just beyond ready to graduate. I am over Tucson and over everything that it has to offer. While I still LOVE LOVE LOVE my internship, everything else is just piling up. However, I only have 75 days left until graduation! That makes me so incredibly excited!!!! I am ready to graduate and start a new chapter in my life. I am ready to start working and being an advocate for children. I am also extremely ready to apply for grad. school and get that next chapter rolling.

This happens every year, when I hit this lull, so hopefully everything will perk back up. But, more than likely that is not going to happen so until then. 75 days until graduation and 82 days until I go on vacation! Yahoo!