Merry Christmas!!!!

Hey guys!!!
I just want to say Merry Christmas!!!
I hope everyone is having a great time, enjoying family time or whatever it is that you're doing.
Love Peace and Happiness are my wishes for you this year.
May you have it wherever you are and spread these wishes as you travel the world.
Blessed Be my friends and Merry Christmas.

Failure to Launch?

I woke up this morning after a very eventful night of wanting to see the eclipse from a bedroom window on the wrong side of the house. Needless to say, that didn't go over very well but I did stay up that late thanks to the wonerful help of my friends who are silly beyond belief (notice that no names are mentioned because they know who they are).
Okay, so anyway, I woke up this morning and thought, "I'm going home tomorrow" but somehow the word home just sounded wrong and left a funny metalic taste in my mouth (or was that breakfast?). So, I thought about that again. "Tomorrow I move again," "Tomorrow I move on," tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow....Nothing quite fit so I shoved the thought to the back of my mind and went about my morning but the thought came again and I'm begining to wonder what I'm supposed to feel when I think about home.

Moving on to a happier topic,
School's out for Winter Break! It is for me anyway and Thursday marks the last day for my brothers. It should be interesting to be home by myself for a day. Maybe I'll make my way to the library or the school to say hi to cerrtain teachers etcetera.

I'm supposed to get my host family information this week along with my grades from finals. I'm really nervous about my grades but I'm sure that I worry too much for my own good anyway.

Last night I went with Grandparents Welly to a HHS Band/Choir concert up at the Huber Opera House and it was pretty cool. I was really taken aback when I figured out that there are like ten members to their high school band. They didn't sound too horrible either but I think the program could use a little help yet. The choir on the other hand, was absolutely amazing. They sang so beautifully that I was getting goose bumps. I hope that they continue to grow and produce such wonderful singers such as my cousin Jacob Sweet. I'm very proud to call him family!

I think that's about all I have for now without going on to tell you about the wonderful packing job I did on my car so that I could get all my junk home that I will need or want. I'm so very fickle sometimes about the stuff I have and sometimes it amazes me that my current life fits into my car so easily.

Okay no more sad thoughts. My trip to Spain is in a matter of weeks and I have to fit my existence into a single suitcase for three months! I could pee my pants I'm so excited for this trip! (but I've out grown that I promise).

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday no matter what you celebrate. Have fun with your families and take comfort in your time away from the daily grind of work while you have it!

All my love and Blessed Be

Yuck! Exams...

So today I'm coming to you live from my nearly empty dorm as I sit waiting for my next exam which happens to be at 8:00 tonight. On top of that, it's math and we all know how much I dislike that subject.

Anyway, I figured I would write a little post today to kill some time before that exam. I'm doing laundry tomorrow, and I've been studying like a mad woman for the exam that was this morning and now I will be studying more for astronomy which is tomorrow.

Yeah, this is boring stuff....

Friday's coming....
I will be going to my grandparents' Welly to hang out with them for about a week then I go home on the 23rd. I'm really excited to spend more time with them before I go to Spain.

9 days til Christmas Eve
22 days til Spain
Classes start on January 10th

I don't know what else I need to say today. I'm really not doing much besides studying and packing and basically hanging out here on campus.

I may post something new on Moving Beyond Reality so stay tuned for that. I've got a couple new things that I've been playing with to reduce stress of studying so maybe you'll get to see that and maybe not...I haven't made up my mind yet.

so anyway, I think that's it for today. I'll keep you posted as I can over break. For those of you who I won't see for a very long time, I wish you all the best.

Blessed Be!

It's December Ya'll

Okay, so I'm going to admit it now. A December without any snow is a little weird for me. I know I enjoyed it when I was in Chile but being in Ohio and not having any snow on the ground is a little weird.

I have two weeks left of my first semester of College at Bowling Green and 4 weeks until my trip to Spain (yes the countdown has begun). I'll leave January 6th from Chicago so I better get to see all my wonderful friends over break or I'll go insane. Got it?

I'm going to be at my grandparents' Welly house after Exam week but I'll be in Michigan on the 23rd.

I want to also drop a tiny note saying that I have posted another random tid-bit on my other blog called Moving Beyond Reality. Feel free to check it out and comment on it becuase I would love to know what you think of the stuff up there.

I have to go back to studying now....sorry to be short but there's so much to do these last two weeks and I promise I'll try to post again when I get another minute or two.

Blessed Be!

From the Home of My Grandparents

Hi everyone!

I hope that your breaks and holidays are going well and even though you want to that you don't eat too much so that you don't get the turkey hangover because everyone should know that it makes us all lazy.

Anyway,
I'm writing from my grandparents' house this time as this is where my break is located. I love being here because I don't have to try to be happy. I just am all the time. (I blame the love).

Uncle Ed is here too. He got to Hicksville around midnight and we've been picking on eachother since. He loved the dark chocolate I got him, though I forgot to do it like room servce and put it on his pillow. I thought it would be a funny joke.... oh well.

Thanksgiving is tomorrow!

You already knew that though.... or you don't live in the United States.... in which case it wouldn't matter at all what day tomorrow is.

I'm going with grandma and grandpa and Ed to Aunt Jodie and Uncle Scott's for the dinner and we'll meet up with my mommy and daddy and baby brothers there!
I really can't wait to see my daddy.... but don't tell him that. I miss him alot and he works too hard in my opinion but I also know that if it weren't for him working that I wouldn't have the wonderful life that I have. So that is one of the things on my list that I am thankful for.

I LOVE MY DADDY!!!!

Okay now... I have to go eat pork chops...

Maybe later I'll post again from the Grandparents' house. I'll be here until Sunday.

Blessed Be!

Excitement to Come

I changed the background today though I know it should be snowing out right now or at least colder than it is. I like the colors of the leaves. They remind me of home.

I'd like to start out by thanking my Aunt Jodie and Uncle Scott for helping me get to Spain and on to my next adventure. You have no idea how much I appreciate what you did, so thank you from the very depths of my heart. I don't know what I would do without you guys.

Okay so this week was full. I had so much to do. There was an exam on Monday that I passed but I'm not mentioning by what margin. I'm not proud of it in any maner.

I donated blood on Wednesday and had my favorite class on Thursday night. That would be my prep for study abroad class that I thought was going to be insanely boring. I got stuff done this week in preparation for next week but I still have stuff to do, like pack so I can get out of BG on Tuesday afternoon.

Plans for Tuesday-Sunday?
Yes, I have some but no it does not include Farwell....sorry friends.
I'll be going to Hicksvile on Tuesday to stay at my grandparents'. HI GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!! My parents and my brothers are going to do some fun stuff that I'm not allowed to mention here then they'll be on their way to Aunt Jodie and Uncle Scott's for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. That's where we all meet up. Friday-Sunday I will spend back in Hicksville and on Saturday there's the Snyder Christmas Party that I have to bake a pie for. I think I'm going to be rebelious though and not bake my pie but refrigerate it instead. Ha ha ha ha!
I saw a cool recipe for a daquari pie the other day and I want to try it out.

HA HA HA! YOU WILL BE MY GINEA PIGS AND YOU WILL LIKE MY PIE!!!!!

just kidding.

I think that on Sunday I'll get to see Grandpa Doug and Grandma Kay for lunch with my parents and brothers before they have to take off for home.

All these wonderful plans! I'm so excited!

Now, however, I need to get stuff done and study some more for my Astronomy exam tomorrow. Wish me luck!

May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand

~Irish Blessing

Safe Travels this Thanksgiving holiday and Blessed Be

One LONG Weekend

I'm so bored right now.

I read a book today...finished it too. I can barely believe that I did but I did it all the same.

Yesterday was interesting. first I got up and was trying to figure out what to do and decided to look to see if the library had the book I wanted and they did so then I had to wait for that section to open. I went grocery shopping at the campus little store thing and got some random munchies and some soup No mom I'm not gorging myself on sweets or anything like that. Yes mom I am eating well.

I went to the library with a friend and we wandered the juvenile literature section so that we could find my book and something else to read.

I'm so excited for Thanksgiving!! I can't wait to see everyone and eat some food and just be with my family!!!! I'll go to Hicksville on the 23rd after math class and see what I can do to help grandma and stuff like that. I hope it doesn't snow but if it does then I guess I won't mind it so much.

I've had the Harry Potter Movie Marathon playing on t.v. while I read today so I think that I've listened to at least 6 hours worth of magical mumbo jumbo....sigh... today must have been like the last day or something. but anyway. I had a really weird dream last night that I think may turn into a story if I can figure it out...may just have something to do with the book I was reading... I'll write it in my journal and we'll see where it goes.

I hope to post again soon....

until then

Blessed Be

"Life is like a box of chocolates..."

Hey everybody out there reading my blog!

I just thought I'd try to update once more so that you have a vague idea of what's taking place in my life. No, I will never post those intimate details that the gossips want to know but I may post something like....

I'M GOING TO SPAIN!!!!!

Yes, you heard right if you heard me scream that through this computer. I can hardly wait. I'm so very excited to make my first trip to Europe.

I've known that it was happening for a while now but I was nervous about posting it for all you people to see but now I'm just overflowing with excitement and I can't put it off any longer.

Anyone with European experience out there?
Well, your advice is appreciated. So are tips and places to see etc. Just drop me a line please!

Okay, ummm...

Where in Spain?
Alcala de Henares, East of Madrid about 20 minutes by train I'm told.
I will study at the Escuela Universitaria Cardenal Cisneros and stay with a host family whom I don't know yet.

When?
I leave January 6th and I should come back around the end of April. I don't know if I'll be back in BG after that as far as summer plans but so far I've just been looking for a job so any tips there are useful too. I want to save up to go on my next big adventure, wherever that may be...

Okay, so what about what's going on now?
Well, classes are going well still. I have 19 credit hours which keep me busy endlessly and I have great friends that take my mind of work when I need a break (before I go insane).

Cassi came to visit me Friday and I think we had fun. We kinda did a bunch of nothing really but sometimes that's the best thing to do (or not do). We went to the Cookie Jar and got some yummy warm cookies that you have to try to believe that they're the best, and we went to Finder's, the record shop uptown to look around a bit. Unfortunately she went home before the sparkle party (lol) but that's okay.

Today, I let my friend Evelia take pix of me (I needed a new one for Facebook). So I have a few new pictures that are really cute...plus I got to roll in the leaves for the fun of it and no one said a thing!!! HA!
One of them is my new picture and the others that we picked from the bunch are on Facebook if you want to see them.

Okay so now I have to go get some stuff done so that I'm not behind tomorrow.

Blessed Be!

Happy Halloween!

I'm going to keep this short and sweet if I can okay?

Nothing majorly exciting has happened in my life so far...

I'm getting my visa application filled out so that my trip to Spain for three months is all documented and legal and stuff like that. It seems really weird that I'm nervous about Europe. I mean I've already been abroad but somehow this time its different.

Anyway,

I went to the Smith family Halloween party and it was pretty fun. I was Marie Antonette...pre-beheading. There was a lot of good food and good company too. Of course there was good company, I mean how can I not love that side of the family?

I was sent home with a huge plate of yummy leftovers and another plate of cupcakes which I shared with my hall so that everyone could have a little bit of the fun if they wanted.

I finished a story!

See the previous posts on this blog for a link to the story blog and it will give you more information.

I don't know what else to put here...

I was supposed to go home this weekend (home to Michigan) but I decided that I can't spend the money to make my way that way and opted to stay in Bowling Green (or at least Oho). I'm kinda bummed that I couldn't go see my dad who is working really hard all the time and of course I wanted to see family and friends but obviously now its too late to change my mind. I still love you all!

I think that's about it...

Blessed Be

Sad News

So this isn't completely as sad as some of you are going to inevitably make this out to be but you know what it's sad to me so there.

Paul the 'pschic' World Cup octopus dead

Now who's going to make my perfect record breaking Super Bowl brackets?

Paul I'm lost without you!!

My Newest Venture

So here it is everyone...
The blog that I've been saying that I was going to start for awhile now.

Moving Beyond Reality

click on the link an check it out...

be sure to comment and of course follow the rules....NOT!

Just kidding. If you drop me a note I'll be happy.

Happy Reading!

Rule of 3s!

Today, 10-13-10 the 33 miners trapped in Mina San Jose, in Copiapo Chile, were resuced.

Add together 10+13+10 and you get 33

There were 33 miners.

Rule of threes.

I thought this was kind of cool but at the same time sad because at the same time this had been the third thing that has happened to Chile this year.

My love and thoughts are with all the families and the miners themselves on this completely emotional day. I hope that they're all going to be okay in the long run.

Someday I will make it back there and kiss the faces of the many people whom I count as family

Relations don't matter. Love is what matters!

BG YOU CAN'T HANDLE ME!!!

I'm back in BG now... I've got everything done and around for tomorrow when classes start again and I'm seriously bored out of my brains.

I went home Friday and just came back today... it was a long ride on a hugely boring stretch of road.

This weekend was cool though. I got to see my little man play football and went to a fifth quarter party (why was it fun when I was in high school?). Mom took the boys and me out to the Beaverton Tavern after Zeke's football game and dad had to work all weekend. I miss him a lot.

sigh

I'm posting to let you know that I'm getting stuff ready for the new blog. I've got a few ideas pending and hopefully this week or this coming weekend  I hope someone will read it but I don't know if I care if they do or not. (that's the pesimist in me)

I don't know what else I have to say....

I think I'm done for today

...That's what she said....

rothfl-copters!

I Missed a Week!!!

I don't know how I forgot to put up another update! I'm sorry to those of you actually reading this.

I had a pretty fun weekend and last week was pretty normal as far as school goes and I have had a pretty good week this week. I went to Lifegroup with some of my friends and found some new friends there dispite the underliying religiousness. I don't know if I'll go back in two weeks but maybe I will for the mere fact of friendship in the people there who respect me even though they don't know that I don't share their belief.

On a different note, I'm thinking about starting a new blog which I will attach to this one via a link. The new one will be a record or a string of short stories that I come up with. Kind of like a dream journal but maybe a little different. I'm not really sure how it will go but I'm going to start it all the same and post when I feel like it.

This week was more of the same stuff. I have officially changed my major to International Studies with an emphasis in Romance Languages AND Spanish as a major....so I will double major.

Tomorrow I head home for a 4 day weekend....fall break.... and I get to see my little man play football on Saturday...then relax and do some homework after that. I'm really excited to get to go home for the weekend but don't worry my friends whom I will miss becuase they aren't coming home this weekend.... I will be home once more before Christmas to see the CMU vs. BG game at CMU on the 30th of October.

If you don't come see me then you're completely lame....

just kidding.

Blessed Be, all my people!

Breaking Rules and Riding Bikes

Hey guys!

Sorry this had to wait until monday for me to post but I had homework lastnight and I really should be doing some right now but I need to write another update for those of you who are actually reading this....if anyone is at all.

Anyway,

I had a pretty good week last week and it went really fast. I had two exams one Wednesday and one Friday. Astronomy went pretty well but I know that I could have done better if I did more studying and less playing around. The other was in Intro. to Latinos in the U.S. and I haven't got it back yet but I think I did really well. It's one of my favorite subjects.

I played a pretty good prank on one of my friends in the hall I live in Tthe reason I wasn't studying). We had been coloring to relieve some of the study stress we had and she was telling me how her crayons were better than my crayons because she has 64 and I have 24 but that isn't really the point...

She left to get one of the coloring books that she forgot and I decided to hide all the green crayons and see how long it took her to figure it out. There were 9 in total that were missing and she almost instantly noticed but we told her that they had been missing when we opened the box and she fell for it.

While she was searching in her room my roommate Diera and I taped the green crayons to the door. (see picture below) It was hillarious when she found them about an hour later.

So anyway,

I went to Hicksville this weekend to hang with Cassi who came down from Trine (after being lost), and my grandparents. It was a great weekend. Friday night we went uptown to a little restaurant called Chico's and had Mexican food that competes with Los Palominos. It was really good.

Then Saturday morning rolled around and we got up to go to Abi's soccer game at 10:00am and from there we went to the bank and the salon where I got my haircut (no picture yet sorry). After that Cassi, Grandpa and I went on a fifteen mile bike ride, breaking laws and exploring an old barn, a school house, and a meth house that was falling off its foundation. I won't say where though.

All that bike riding and law breaking left us hungry and tired so we ate dinner when we got back to my grandparents' house then walked uptown to the Huber Opera House for a variety show called The High Times II. It was pretty entertaining.

After that grandpa made rootbeer floats, which we ate/drank watching a show called Blue Bloods and then we all crashed for the night.

I came back to BG on Sunday and diligently did my homework so that I could turn it all in today in class. So far so good. I'm glad to be back but I really did have fun with my grandparents and "The Munchkin". Hopefully, I don't have to wait until Thanksgiving to see them again.

I think that's about it....

OH WAIT!!!!!

It's Homecoming Week here at BG and Friday= parade  Saturday= football game!

Now I'm done.

Roll Along!

Hopes and Dreams

I just wanted to add this little note so that all of you could see this. I thoought it was amazing and I hope that I live to be that old...

No, on second thought

I WILL live to be that old.

World's Oldest Man Celebrates His Birthday

Enjoy and please leave your comments. They make my day, no matter how silly they are.

Roll Along You BG Warriors!!!

Okay so here's an update that I'm sure you guys were just dying to read....

The home opener was a big W in the books for BG.
We won 44-28 and all the action was in the last half so I didn't even miss that much being at Aunt Jodie and Uncle Scott's for dinner. We had a little family dinner and I got to see Deb, Tony, Abi, Grandma Skip, Grandpa Bill, Ann, John, Carmen and her friend, and of course Scott and Jodie.
It was fun.
I had fun anyway and I'm so happy that I got to see everyone.

Then I came back and went to the game to meet my friends who had saved me a seat thankfully so I had a spot even though things were absoluetly insane and the student section was full. We had so much fun that this morning I didn't want to get up at all.

Obviously, I did get up though or I wouldn't be writing this quite yet. and yes I do know that I'm writing this after 12:00 which also makes it afternoon.

Anyway, I had a long week and this weekend was crazy, so today my plan is to relax, get an essay written and relax some more. I have everything else done so I can do that. Maybe I'll walk uptown just for the heck of it but that depends on how the essay comes along. I don't know how hard it is going to be but don't worry it's not due tomorrow or anything. I'm just writing it so that I can get stuff out of the way.

I'll update this again when the time comes but for right now, I think that's all I have.

All the best!

Another Week Down

It was a short one this week and I think that the professors decided that we were going to pack in the same amount of work into less days. It was nearly as insane as me trying to take 17 credit hours...

I'm feeling a little swamped again but now I'm working for my goals so I know that I'm going to make it. Or at least I'm going to keep at it until I make it. I'm really determined.

Next week is the first football game and Deb, Tony, Abi, Grandma and Grandpa I think are all coming to watch the game with me. Other than that and a pampering session that I won, scheduled for Tuesday, I don't think I'm going to be doing anything other than studying and doing some laundry.

Oh!

Can't forget the Sunday and Monday night football. I will be thinking about my daddy while I watch them with my friends.

Lots of love to all!

Hope you all have a great week!

I LOVE You Guys!

So I planned to write another entry today but I went onto Facebook first and saw how many of you left me a Happy birthday note. Oh man do I love you guys. I never thought I would have so many friends that cared enough to do leave a list of 53 notes on my wall.

So thank you so much!

Anyway,
It's the end of week three right?
Everything is good so far. I'm doing well in classes and I went home Friday.
It felt really weird being in Farwell again but I love my family and I got to spend time with Cassi, Sara, Hayley, and of course Ian. It was generally a good weekend and now I'm back in my dorm just hangin out....
It's really quiet around here but I'm just relaxing and getting some stuff done before my roommate gets back and before Spaggetti night.

Hope all is well with everyone and thanks a ton for all the birthday wishes!

End of Week One

So I'm sitting here in my room with homework for tomorrow done and I'm watching TV. I got bored and decided that I might as well update my blog again.

The first week of classes is officially done today and the second week begins today so I'm in the middle of something though I'm not sure what it is yet.

The first wek went well. I got through classes pretty easily, even though I had to drop marching band. I'm feeling better about my ability to do well in the classes that I'm stilll taking. I'm happy with how challenging everything is and how different it is from high school.

I'm even making a bunch of new friends. No boys yet but I'm sure that it will get better as the weeks go by. This weekend was fun. I went up town with some of the girls on my floor and we ate lunch in a cafe and bought some cds in an amazingly huge music shop called Finders. It was way cool. I even got to go to Meijer and get some of the things I needed and some things that I didn't need, like  a storage container, Chai Tea, juice, and paper for the printer that is coming soon.

THANKS MOMMY!!

I'm going back to Farwell Friday and picking up Cassi on the way. Can you imagine what us girls are going to be like after a car ride for four hours? I guess if you really want to find out you can give either of us a call on Saturday. I'm hoping that I might get to see some of you friends of mine while I'm up there but who knows? Maybe it will just be Cassi who I get to see.

Leave me a note sometime people! I love hearing from you and I hope that all is well.

Updating my status

Hey guys!

I just figured I would bring everyone up to speed again. I did say that I would try to keep this updated regularly so here's another update after this second week of college.

I moved in August 16 and did band camp for that whole week. It was really hard and I ended up makingthe band. I was really happy about it for awhile too.

Then classes started and I got overloaded. My classes were so crazy that I had to make a huge decision. Whether or not to continue with band. In the end my studies won over because ultimately I'm in college to get an education. Although I wanted to stay in band I'm glad that I made the decision to quit becuase my studies are really taking up my time and even then I am finnding time to do fun stuff like go out tonight.

Tonight I'm going to a party in the loft of my dorm. It's called Club Harshman and I'm really excited though I'm sure it will probably just end up being like a high school dance....(sad face)

To all my friends in college,
I hope you guys are doing okay and if you need me I'm only a message or a call away. I'm thinking about coming home for Labor Day weekend so maybe if I do we can get together and hang out.
I miss you all a ton and a half!

Last Night with my Parents

I'm in the Holiday Inn here in Bowling Green. Tomorrow I move in to my new dorm and my new life.

I don't know if I'm going to have one of those sad nights or if I'm going to be happy to be free. I guess I'll find out when I get there and to that exact moment in time. So until then I'm going just ride the wave that I"m on while I still can.

What emotion runs through you at a pivital moment like this?

I can't describe anything right now. I mean I feel so excited yet I feel as if I might break down in tears at any moment. Zeke already did and I felt like a turd but what was I supposed to do?

Today was pretty much all travel. Not that that's a bad thing. I don't mind travel, in fact I enjoy it but it's that part afterward when you're trying to settle down and you just can't that bugs me. Tonight is like that.
Grandpa Bill and Grandma Skip  met us in BG to have dinner and take Zac home with them. He'll be staying with them for two weeks but that doesn't really mean much for me.

I start band tomorrow and then on the 23rd classes start so I'm going to be busy really busy really fast.
So if I don't write in a while please don't worry. I'll be back as soon as I have a moment or two.

Besistos

I'm back!!!

Okay so I know that I haven't been on in a while but hey school was pretty crazy for a while and then for a while this summer I had two jobs. I was going nonstop with things that needed to be done and not so much things that I wanted to do.

Anyway today is one of my last days in Michigan and I'm gladly awaiting my next adventure. I'm headed off to college on Sunday the 15th and I'm sure that I'm going to have a ton to do.
I have 17 credit hours and I'm going to be on the marching band.

I know... Over achiever syndrom.

Someone should really find a way to fix that.

Anyway, I'm lining stuff up for another possible trip for Spring Semester. I'm hopiong to go somewhere I have yet to be but I will return to Chile in a heart beat if I'm given the option.

I'm going to try to keep this up to date better now that I will have internet in my dorm and all that so maybe I'll drop a note or something before I go to bed. That is if I'm not already walking dead girl from everything I'm going to be doing... like studying and marching...

Hopefully this will help mom with the seperation thing that she's going through but maybe she won't even read it at all. She has to work afterall.

To all my friends: Good luck.
I hope that you make it through life's trials with the greatest of ease but always know that if you need to talk to someone, I'm only a message away.

Besos!

School again School again Jiggidy Jig

So I'm back in Farwell.
I got home Friday after a flight cancelation to Detroit and spending the night in Chicago then finally flying in to Toledo, Ohio. Then I got to Toledo and had no luggage so that was fun and not to mention cold.
I'm still cold.

I'm in school today. Back to everything on the web being blocked for no reason at all. So no facebook or e-mail that isn't the school's. I have all college classes and an independent study class.

I don't know what else to say....

hmm...

So the post of all my blog posts in the school on the bulletin board is kind of creepy. I saw it and like wanted to scream. I would not have wrote half the stuff I did if someone had told me it was being posted. And all of those embarassing pictures....

Wow that was a blast of awkwardness.

I feel really weird today.
I'm cold.
People keep coming up to me to talk to me. Half of them I didn't realize that they knew I was alive. So now I actually have to get back in the groove of things. I feel lazy and everyone keeps going so fast. I am so tired of moving this fast already and I can barely imagine what this week will hold.

We're going to Mt. Pleasant tomorrow (Tuesday). I need new clothes....

Yeah okay so running out of time. I'm going to go get off the computer now.

New Year and all that Jazz

Happy New Year! (Late is better than never)

I've been crazy busy lately. All my friends want to do something with me since I'm going to leave tomorrow night from Chile.

With that has come a bunch of tears but I keep telling myself that it's all going to be okay and that I get to see my family soon too so it will be worth it.

New Year was fun.
They have a bunch of superstitions here. Like eating twelve grapes (one for each month of the coming year) red underwear and a spoonful of bean soup. There are more but I can't think of them all off the top of my head.
After midnight I went out to party with my friends and dance. I was out until about four in the morning and woke the next day to Janet taking pictures of me. they were actually kind of funny some of them because I had been sleeping like a rock before I noticed.

Tonight is my last night in Chile.
Tomorrow I leave with Janet and Cristian for Santiago and I leave Santiago at 10:30 tomorrow night. I'll get to Miami at 4 in the morning and wait there until 9 for a plane to Chicago.... waiting in Chicago until 3 to go to Detroit and FINALLY I'll be with my family after 5 months of being gone.

I'll write some more on here for sure after I get home so don't worry about this being the end of my trip in Chile. I did title this THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BECCA and my life's adventures aren't over yet so neither is this blog.