Lovin' Life

I am in a happy mood right now. That has been rare in recent months, but I am happy because:

• I love my friends, and we're having A LOT of fun in Washington D.C. this week. Lots of my Collegian friends are here, and we've been doing lots of fun things together around this amazing city.
• I am learning so much this semester. From my classes that are finally more concentrated on my major to writing on The Collegian, I am enjoying the semester.
• I am ONE semester away from g-r-a-d-u-a-t-i-o-n!!!
• I have been eating good this week. Yummy seafood restaurant yesterday, yummy panini sandwich for lunch today, yummy huge donut today, etc.
• I've had Starbucks three times . . . yes, 3 times . . . in the last two days!!
• I'm rooming with three of my close friends from school while in D.C. and that makes me happy!

Anyway, I'm really loving life right now. So much fun. More to come. Check my Facebook for D.C. pictures!!!

I hate making decisions

Summer is looming around the corner -- again. I love summer, but I hate all the decisions that come with it.

I have a job offer, which is amazing, because I know a lot of people who have a difficult time finding a job. I also have the opportunity to visit China for a few weeks. That'd be amazing! And then, because I'm approaching graduation, I'd like to get an internship in my field of study to get a foot in the door and get some experience. There is a PR firm in Seattle that offers a paid internship that would include journalism and PR, which would be wonderful.

I don't know.

Life is so confusing.

Too many options, and I've never been one enjoy making decisions.

Do I work to pay my loan that is due in August? Do I go to China and see the opportunities there? Do I get an internship and get some experience working with a firm?

The summer has been on my mind a lot recently, and I just don't know what to do. I've narrowed my choices down by one -- I declined the Camp Ironwood contract. That helped a little bit, but I still have so many choices . . .

So busy, but having so much fun

I think this is the first semester that I'm admitting to having a lot of fun at school! For crying out loud, it's about time . . . I am almost finished with school, and now I'm having lots of fun?!

Part of it is that I am really enjoying my course of study. I love journalism. I love public relations. And combining the two is just like, well, amazing.

Another part of it is I love my teachers -- most of them!

Yet another part is The Collegian. I am loving this opportunity to write for the campus paper. It is so time consuming, but I love it. It's so rewarding to see the paper in stages; from getting my assignment on Tuesday and having no clue how to approach it, to scheduling and executing interviews throughout the week, to actually sitting down and writing, to submitting and re-submitting my articles, to staying up late while the rest of campus is in deep slumber, to finally seeing the product come out every Friday. I love this.

And what would life be without friends? I have met so many new people this semester, partly from The Collegian, but also from classes, and new girls on my hall, etc. I have a little group of close friends, and they have been amazing.

The semester has been great so far, and I really hope it will continue.

I'm back

So it's been quite a while since I've posted on here . . . but I am still alive!!

School has been really busy. My classes aren't too bad this semester, but they do keep me pretty busy. In addition to my classes, I am writing for The Collegian and am a member of the Handbell Ensemble. So I don't really have free time this semester, but it's been good.

Tomorrow is the big and exciting day!! The first issue of the semester of The Collegian comes out! I am pretty excited to see it. It's weird to be on the other side of the paper this semester; I am used to being on the reader side, but now that I'm on the writing side, it's fun to see all the hard work and brainstorming come into production. Check it out at www.collegianonline.com

Anyway, I need to get going. Just wanted to say I'm still alive on here!!

Stupid Cough

Man, I am so upset that I am getting sick. Stupid. I have a stubborn cough and I sound like a barking frog (imagine that . . .) when I talk. The really bad thing is that we go back to school on Monday. Yes, like Monday in 2 days. Stupid.

Blog shift

So I've kept up with this blog on a semi-regular basis, but I want to shift the content a bit.

Currently, I just type away about whatever is on my mind, which isn't bad, but I want to have a theme or a central idea to my blog postings.

Hmm, I better start thinking . . . .

You're kidding, right?

More snow? Not cool! As I am typing, more snow is falling. I think we have about 7" of new snow just from tonight.

Oh joy.