Oh the best time of the year, not. It is a day away from dead week and It's getting to the part of the year I hate the most .. .. Finals. Where an IV of red bull and coffee are hooked to my arms, and I see less and less of my bed each day. But this finals week is different from the last, at the end of this finals week I'm going home. May 5th mom will be here and we will be loading all my things in the KIA, heading for Canjo City. I can't believe it, another year down and two more to go. I'm not ready for this thing called the "real world" just yet haha.
The thing I will hate the most these next two weeks, well other than my finals will be saying good-bye. I absolutely hate saying good-bye, more than anything else. I'm going to be saying good-bye to my Clarkson Family (Brooks 3). After May 5th , I will no longer be their RA (which I'm sure they are stoked about), and I will have to meet a new group of 50 freshman in the fall. Oh god can't wait to do that again. I made some of the best memories this year between the numerous hospital visits, drunken teenagers, and late night talks in my room. All the hell they put me through was definitely worth it but shh don't tell them I said that. =) .. I hope to see them all this summer, maybe a Brooks 3 reunion is in store haha. I can only hope I made their freshman year as fun as they made my sophomore year. And news to my new freshman you got some BIG shoes to fill. Hahaha!
As for this summer I got one job already, always looking for more. I always like having a full plate even in the summer, gotta stay busy. Well another job other than being the laundry bitch at home haha. Gotta love big families. I got races to train for Boilermaker I hope your ready for Mary Adams, Round 2. Can't forget Zumba with Carolyn.
But I'm excited to go home, even though its always bittersweet. Which is a good thing, I have two homes, the "place where i grew up home" and "i am on my own home".
So Summer 2012 I am so ready for you to start!
Is anybody with me?
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
That's something to be proud of That's a life you can hang your hat on...
Since I'm a country bumpkin and all now, listening to country music more than anything, My resident asked me "What country song defines you?". I had no idea what to say, all of the songs I listened to I loved but nothing really clicked, until one day on Pandora, Thats Something to be Proud of came on. As cliche as that sounds, this song really made me smile. But why??
For every hard test I take here at Clarkson or a million homework assignments I have to hand in, I am proud of myself for majoring in engineering. I am proud of being one of the 10 charter sisters to start a sorority on Clarkson's campus. I am proud of my floor, Brooks 3, a bunch of winners =) . I am proud of all I manage, between working on campus, RA-ing, Kappa Detla Chi, and SWE tutoring. But with pride comes more goals and more things to accomplish.
I'm on spring break now realizing, once its over I have the hardest month left in the semester. One of the weeks entail finals..ughh. But not only are the tests something I'm not looking forward too, I'm not looking forward to saying goodbye to my residents. I know I will see them next year but they won't be my residents and we won't get to share the crazy stories and events we shared this year. Hell, our floor could be a TV show on MTV or VH1, people would love to see a day in the life of a Brooks 3 resident or the crap I have to face as their RA lol. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to handle the job, and at times they give me a run for my money, but they all make me laugh soo much.
Every year as an engineering major, is supposed to get harder, the classes get harder, the test even harder. But I can honestly say that this year has been 100% better than last. I have met so many new people that have had such an impact on my life. Between my sorority sisters and my residents, and meeting Karen Dawson (my gym partner #partnerincrime) life is good.
Yeah, there are always things to improve on but there are also so many things to be proud of.
Keep Calm and Put a Smile On,
Anybody with Me?
For every hard test I take here at Clarkson or a million homework assignments I have to hand in, I am proud of myself for majoring in engineering. I am proud of being one of the 10 charter sisters to start a sorority on Clarkson's campus. I am proud of my floor, Brooks 3, a bunch of winners =) . I am proud of all I manage, between working on campus, RA-ing, Kappa Detla Chi, and SWE tutoring. But with pride comes more goals and more things to accomplish.
I'm on spring break now realizing, once its over I have the hardest month left in the semester. One of the weeks entail finals..ughh. But not only are the tests something I'm not looking forward too, I'm not looking forward to saying goodbye to my residents. I know I will see them next year but they won't be my residents and we won't get to share the crazy stories and events we shared this year. Hell, our floor could be a TV show on MTV or VH1, people would love to see a day in the life of a Brooks 3 resident or the crap I have to face as their RA lol. At first I thought I wouldn't be able to handle the job, and at times they give me a run for my money, but they all make me laugh soo much.
Every year as an engineering major, is supposed to get harder, the classes get harder, the test even harder. But I can honestly say that this year has been 100% better than last. I have met so many new people that have had such an impact on my life. Between my sorority sisters and my residents, and meeting Karen Dawson (my gym partner #partnerincrime) life is good.
Yeah, there are always things to improve on but there are also so many things to be proud of.
Keep Calm and Put a Smile On,
Anybody with Me?
Saturday, February 11, 2012
But I'm stuck in colder weather, Maybe tomorrow will be better
As the temperature varies so does the days of the week. Someday's are great, while the other ones I could do without. Everything lately is so inconsistent, and the only thing that's consistent is the work load I have on my plate. The only thing I'm looking forward to is Spring Break, and that's because this upcoming winter break I will be spending at Clarkson. But don't get me wrong, I plan to watch tons of movies and relax, with one of my great friends Karen Dawson.
Being an RA, your residents expose you to a lot of new different types of music, and through all the years of hating country I can't hate it anymore. According to one of my residents (or I should say friends, they prefer it that way) you can relate life to every country song not every pop song on the radio. And I hate to say it but he's right, can't see myself relating life to "Sexy and I Know It " or "A$$" lol.
After having a week of barely sleeping, and getting sick, a retreat with my sorority sisters did the trick. I'm ready for the three days of school we have this week then winter break. Winter break will consist of applying for more internships or research opportunities, as I am trying to put my summer life together.
I'm using this break to get back on track and prepared for the weeks that lie ahead. Work hard and then spring break is about a month away, and initiation is before spring break which means Kappa Delta Chi will be official at Clarkson. A year an a half of work, and were on the final stretch. I can't wait, and am so proud of all of my sisters!!! (even if my residents do call us Mexicans)
I also have a new quote to live life by:
I think they are solid words to live by,
Anybody with me?
Being an RA, your residents expose you to a lot of new different types of music, and through all the years of hating country I can't hate it anymore. According to one of my residents (or I should say friends, they prefer it that way) you can relate life to every country song not every pop song on the radio. And I hate to say it but he's right, can't see myself relating life to "Sexy and I Know It " or "A$$" lol.
After having a week of barely sleeping, and getting sick, a retreat with my sorority sisters did the trick. I'm ready for the three days of school we have this week then winter break. Winter break will consist of applying for more internships or research opportunities, as I am trying to put my summer life together.
I'm using this break to get back on track and prepared for the weeks that lie ahead. Work hard and then spring break is about a month away, and initiation is before spring break which means Kappa Delta Chi will be official at Clarkson. A year an a half of work, and were on the final stretch. I can't wait, and am so proud of all of my sisters!!! (even if my residents do call us Mexicans)
I also have a new quote to live life by:
"Act Like A Woman, Dress Like A Lady, and Think Like A Boss"
I think they are solid words to live by,
Anybody with me?
Friday, January 6, 2012
Party like, like it's the end of the world. We gonna party like, like it's 2012
Yes, this is the year according to the Mayans that the world is ending. Whether you believe in that or not I plan to live this year like its my last whether it is or not. What do I have to lose if I make it the best year of my life.
Good luck and events are heading my way. KDChi is gonna be official this year whether it kills me or not. We have worked to hard and have come to far to not wear letters by the end of the semester . I will be wearing letters, I'm telling you lol. This semester is a semester for a killer gpa, and I'm gonna get it. Second semester as an RA, one semester down and I know what I am up against (the best floor in the quad). I'm also thinking about starting a snow shoe club at Clarkson, we get the snow people, now lets use it! But one thing that will change this semester is more "me" time, which consists of being at the gym. I am thinking about becoming vegan, I need a healthy lifestyle, got to get in shape before KDChi's formal! I have a mission this semester: getting a summer job, whether its research, an internship or whatever. I need to make some money this summer, cause next year I'm treating myself to a nice spring break, FLORIDA to see my cousin Eva (love that girl, shes one of my idols). Oh and also in 2012 I plan to run the Boilermaker 15k again in a faster time then last year, and hopefully fingers crossed a half-marathon . (Hey if the worlds ending I better cross somethings off my bucket list lol)
I know people are complaining saying, why wait for a new year to be a better person. But its not waiting for a new year its using the new year as a NEW start, what better time to start. I mean you have an entire 365 days ahead of you to become who you want to be!
So 2012, whether the world ends or not , I plan to live this year as the best year of my life.
Anybody with me?
Good luck and events are heading my way. KDChi is gonna be official this year whether it kills me or not. We have worked to hard and have come to far to not wear letters by the end of the semester . I will be wearing letters, I'm telling you lol. This semester is a semester for a killer gpa, and I'm gonna get it. Second semester as an RA, one semester down and I know what I am up against (the best floor in the quad). I'm also thinking about starting a snow shoe club at Clarkson, we get the snow people, now lets use it! But one thing that will change this semester is more "me" time, which consists of being at the gym. I am thinking about becoming vegan, I need a healthy lifestyle, got to get in shape before KDChi's formal! I have a mission this semester: getting a summer job, whether its research, an internship or whatever. I need to make some money this summer, cause next year I'm treating myself to a nice spring break, FLORIDA to see my cousin Eva (love that girl, shes one of my idols). Oh and also in 2012 I plan to run the Boilermaker 15k again in a faster time then last year, and hopefully fingers crossed a half-marathon . (Hey if the worlds ending I better cross somethings off my bucket list lol)
I know people are complaining saying, why wait for a new year to be a better person. But its not waiting for a new year its using the new year as a NEW start, what better time to start. I mean you have an entire 365 days ahead of you to become who you want to be!
So 2012, whether the world ends or not , I plan to live this year as the best year of my life.
Anybody with me?
Sunday, December 25, 2011
When Christmas Comes to Town....
For a "green" Christmas, it was definitely a good one. Playing games nonstop with the siblings and eating the best meals I have had in months. I got a Beyonce CD, in hopes that this is bringing me one step closer to becoming her someday (hey a girl can dream can't she).
Although this year is coming to an end, I couldn't be happier. 2011, was a rough year for me. A lot of challenges and a roller coaster of emotions. Not only am I happy that I overcame these challenges, but I'm happy I came out on top. Even with an RA job, a work study job, establishing a new sorority at Clarkson and managing time for friends, My GPA went up. But as always there are things to improve on and I'm hoping 2012 will bring me to that success.
In 2012, I will turn 20, I can't believe my teenage years are coming to an end. But that makes me want to be in the best shape physically and mentally for my 20's. And yes I know new year's resolutions are cliche, but a new year means a new improved me.
So 2011 its been great and its been fun, but 2012 has more in store for me I just know it.
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is getting ready to bring in the new year.
Anybody with me?
Although this year is coming to an end, I couldn't be happier. 2011, was a rough year for me. A lot of challenges and a roller coaster of emotions. Not only am I happy that I overcame these challenges, but I'm happy I came out on top. Even with an RA job, a work study job, establishing a new sorority at Clarkson and managing time for friends, My GPA went up. But as always there are things to improve on and I'm hoping 2012 will bring me to that success.
In 2012, I will turn 20, I can't believe my teenage years are coming to an end. But that makes me want to be in the best shape physically and mentally for my 20's. And yes I know new year's resolutions are cliche, but a new year means a new improved me.
So 2011 its been great and its been fun, but 2012 has more in store for me I just know it.
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and is getting ready to bring in the new year.
Anybody with me?
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Memory all alone in the moonlight...
Lately one of the main things that has been running through my mind is memories. As I sit here In my college dorm I wonder how I got here, who made me the person I am today, and what will my future bring. Yeah they sound like typical SAT essay writing prompts but lets get real , no one truly knows the answer to these cliche questions.
As I am awaiting break, ( a much needed one at that) I have been taking walks with my friend Adam. On these walks I have been thinking about childhood memories, and I can't help but fill him in on them. Memories like,the way my sister, Sarah and I would wake up every morning to watch my mom head to work and wave to her as she drove down our street. The way we used to flip our living room chair over and pretend it was a pirate ship. The "fling your shoe game" off the swing set waiting for mom to come home for work so we could have dinner (something I miss the most my Dad's meals!). Or silly T.V. rituals, like watching Saved By the Bell before going to school in the morning. It honestly feels like just yesterday my Dad was dropping me off at Little Friends Nursery School, me with my little knapsack on my back ready for a day of coloring and pasting lol Those are only some of the many memories I have from my childhood, Hey when you grow up with 5 siblings everyday is a new adventure.
I recently just watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and it taught me a life lesson. I love when movies have a message, and for me the message was a much needed reality check. The life lesson I learned (from what started as a boring movie but ended up being inspirational) was "Memories whether good or bad are not meant to be forgotten". Yes, there are parts of your life that don't go as well as planned but those are the moments that justify those SAT questions. If you let one bad memory or event take over your life how do you plan to start having good memories again. The future can only bring what you allow it to bring, and you choose happiness, happiness doesn't choose you.
As a child happiness was so easy to obtain, because stress didn't really play a factor on my life. As a child your innocent to the world not having to make decisions for yourself. Sometimes I wish life would slow down because I'm still not sure what decisions to make or what to do with my life. But my biggest advice to myself and friends lately has been "Whatever decision you choose make the best of it, in the end your only decision is to choose happiness, if you always wonder how life would be if you chose the other path then you didn't make the wrong decision your just choosing not to be happy".
So with the holidays coming up and Thanksgiving right around the corner,
I am thankful for happiness and choosing happiness..
Is anybody with me?
As I am awaiting break, ( a much needed one at that) I have been taking walks with my friend Adam. On these walks I have been thinking about childhood memories, and I can't help but fill him in on them. Memories like,the way my sister, Sarah and I would wake up every morning to watch my mom head to work and wave to her as she drove down our street. The way we used to flip our living room chair over and pretend it was a pirate ship. The "fling your shoe game" off the swing set waiting for mom to come home for work so we could have dinner (something I miss the most my Dad's meals!). Or silly T.V. rituals, like watching Saved By the Bell before going to school in the morning. It honestly feels like just yesterday my Dad was dropping me off at Little Friends Nursery School, me with my little knapsack on my back ready for a day of coloring and pasting lol Those are only some of the many memories I have from my childhood, Hey when you grow up with 5 siblings everyday is a new adventure.
I recently just watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and it taught me a life lesson. I love when movies have a message, and for me the message was a much needed reality check. The life lesson I learned (from what started as a boring movie but ended up being inspirational) was "Memories whether good or bad are not meant to be forgotten". Yes, there are parts of your life that don't go as well as planned but those are the moments that justify those SAT questions. If you let one bad memory or event take over your life how do you plan to start having good memories again. The future can only bring what you allow it to bring, and you choose happiness, happiness doesn't choose you.
As a child happiness was so easy to obtain, because stress didn't really play a factor on my life. As a child your innocent to the world not having to make decisions for yourself. Sometimes I wish life would slow down because I'm still not sure what decisions to make or what to do with my life. But my biggest advice to myself and friends lately has been "Whatever decision you choose make the best of it, in the end your only decision is to choose happiness, if you always wonder how life would be if you chose the other path then you didn't make the wrong decision your just choosing not to be happy".
So with the holidays coming up and Thanksgiving right around the corner,
I am thankful for happiness and choosing happiness..
Is anybody with me?
Monday, November 7, 2011
I came to win, to fly, to conquer, to thrive
There is always that one song on your iPod that when you hear it at the gym or when your on a run you instantly have a smile on your face. Fly is my song. No matter how bad my day is or how stressful it is becoming an engineer, I know that I came to Clarkson to win.
Lately, I haven't been, (as Charlie Sheen would say) "winning" at this game called Life. I have been in what my mom would call a "rut". But this weekend, as unproductive as I was, gave me time to think and time to realize I just got to do it! So I have been back up with hitting the gym, an hour a day "doing work" on the elliptical in hopes to be able to run the Canjo Turkey Trot when I go home for thanksgiving. With the help of a wonderful care package from the Adams Family, I am getting out of my rut and getting pumped for the holidays. Although it is at that time of year when it gets dark at 5 and the weather in Potsdam is extremely bipolar, I can't let stuff like that get me down.
And no matter how my day goes, I can always count on my residents to put a smile on my face. Although at times being an RA is more work then I want, I live with 50 wonderful people who keep me laughing all day and night (us kids on Brooks 3 never sleep). My family also keeps me going, knowing that my little siblings are proud of me puts a smile on my face.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner!!!..and I can't wait till I can start blasting Christmas music and getting Brooks 3 in the holiday spirit!
Getting pumped for the holidays
Anybody with me?
Lately, I haven't been, (as Charlie Sheen would say) "winning" at this game called Life. I have been in what my mom would call a "rut". But this weekend, as unproductive as I was, gave me time to think and time to realize I just got to do it! So I have been back up with hitting the gym, an hour a day "doing work" on the elliptical in hopes to be able to run the Canjo Turkey Trot when I go home for thanksgiving. With the help of a wonderful care package from the Adams Family, I am getting out of my rut and getting pumped for the holidays. Although it is at that time of year when it gets dark at 5 and the weather in Potsdam is extremely bipolar, I can't let stuff like that get me down.
And no matter how my day goes, I can always count on my residents to put a smile on my face. Although at times being an RA is more work then I want, I live with 50 wonderful people who keep me laughing all day and night (us kids on Brooks 3 never sleep). My family also keeps me going, knowing that my little siblings are proud of me puts a smile on my face.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner!!!..and I can't wait till I can start blasting Christmas music and getting Brooks 3 in the holiday spirit!
Getting pumped for the holidays
Anybody with me?
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