The Countdown Begins!

It's about a week and a half away folks! That's right...ESPANA!!!! Two weeks in Spain, then a week in Italy. I'm thoroughly excited! Hopefully it's a good trip! So hears to hoping!

I've gone on these trips many times before. My travels have taken me to Japan, Italy, Greece, London, France, and now Spain will be added to my list! I'm so fortunate and grateful to be given these opportunities. I just think traveling to new or I should say different countries is so awesome! It definitely opens your eyes up to a whole new world and truly seeing how different people are from around the world. So if given the opportunity, I hope you all take it!

I am venturing a guess that this trip I will be homesick! I haven't been away for about a three weeks from home. Of course my mom is accompanying me, however I will definitely miss my sister and my pup and my bed haha. So ten bucks says, yes I will experience a little homesickness while away, and I'm gonna venture a guess and say it comes during the Italy leg of the trip. I think two weeks is enough time to jam pack everything in and then head home afterwards. We'll see how this extra week will be!

Now aside from my huge summer trip, HS football camps are also starting up. The first camp starts on Friday! So I'm excited about that. This will mark the beginning of me being a Level 2 in the athletic training program. It should be interesting, and i'm definitely looking forward to it. I will be nice and DARK by the time we're done on Sunday haha. Oh well...the price you pay to become what you only dream of :) There will be another football camp but that won't start until mid/later August. So...I will July free. Which my friends and I have already begun to thinking about a little road trip. Destination...unknown. But it's in the works. So busy summer...or so it seems!

Just wanted to post a little update for whoever stumbles upon this here blog. If no one does, that's ok...just wanted to post a little journal entry then! Until next time!

Life's Unexpectancies and Expectancies

So today it kind of hit me, of how fast life goes. I know, I'm only 22 going on 23 soon, and I feel like life has just blown by! In two years, I'll be graduating and hopefully going somewhere for Grad School. Then 2-3 more years and i'm out in the world as a big kid! So what will change? I have no idea! A lot of my friends are so willing to simply up and leave for some big city. But me...i'm a little more timid towards that. Maybe that's just who I am. I want to go on and explore and move somewhere that's not here. But at the same time, I don't want to be far from my family because i'm so close to them. It's funny how things work! And how fast they do! I suppose that time will tell. I just have to remember and keep an open mind to everything. Try not to be afraid of new experiences, because I am only given one life, and I do truly want to make it the best it can possibly be! Is it weird that i'm listening to Pandora and then Kelly Clarkson's song "Breakaway" comes on haha. Maybe this is a sign that i'll be just fine :) I sure hope so! It's what to be expected...to grow up and experience things. I guess I do love being a "kid."

As of late, I do in fact enjoy life's unexpecatancies as well. :D Just thought I'd write this little shibby of a post to get it off my mind!

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Lets see...an update since the last?? I suppose so! Well last week we got out official certificates of getting into the ATEP!!! YAY! It also came with our information packet full of dates and things to know. One of the things that stuck out to me was the fitness part. We're expected or at least should be able to carry 50lbs. for about 100yards haha. Ok...now I've never tried, but I'm pretty sure I will struggle with this part...I'm not gonna lie!! I have tiny chicken arms haha. SOOOOO after I read that...I said, "well that's great motivation to get back into shape" since I have been wanting to. I do do karate, but it's only once a week because we're renting the place out. I was doing P90x...but of course I've been fluctuating with that. So I pigged out this weekend, and I'm trying to mentally prepare for the task at hand. To get fit, and put on muscle...not manly muscles...or body building muslces...but enough so that I can lug 50lbs for 100yds without struggling as much as I would now! Which also reminds me that I need to do my physical. So much to do!

Hmmm...and asides from that...it's been the same ol' same ol'. School and trying to get things done! It's crazy, but this semester is only 2 and a half weeks!!! EEK! It seriously went by SO FAST! I think I always say this, but I remember the first day of every class! It's crazy to think that it's already almost over and Summer is fast approaching!! I'm shooting for a 4.0 this semester, lets hope I can pull it off!! So far it's looking good.

Speaking of Summer....at the end of June my Mom and I will be heading for good ol' ESPANA!!! We'll be traveling Spain for 10 days, and then it's off to Italy for a week! So big things are happening, and I'm sure I will be homesick towards the end of the trip. It's probably a guaranteed thing. I don't remember when we're coming back...I was hoping we'd be back by the time of the FC Gold Pride/Sky Blue FC game, but i'm not quite sure. I should check on that...I'm thinking I won't. Darn! Anyways...I've been sitting here watching Golden Girls haha...oh loverly. Now...I'm off to be more productive. Or so I hope! So here's to getting back into shape and looking forward to hopefully some good things to come! Until Next Time!

YAY-Whoo

It has been a long awaited moment for yesterday. The day spanned out...mighty fine! I got to my first class and the class before us were listening to showtunes...it was then that I said to myself, "Today is going to be a good day." So I hoped! Classes went by, and the weather turned to something awful. Dark, dreary, windy, and then rain...and then a sudden heavy onset of HAIL!!! Afterwards it looked like it had snowed! Yet, in the midst of it all I finally got the email I have been waiting for, for what seems to be a month! I was accepted into the Athletic Training program! This equates to a very happy me :D I now begin to start this new chapter in my life starting next semester and I am sooooo excited! Like I've said, "I feel Happier than a Bird with a French Fry!" Unfortunately, one of my good buddies didn't get in...he's "contesting" it tomorrow, so if all goes well...then by some time tomorrow...I could possibly be "Happier than a bird with a hamburger." My friend deserves this just as much as everyone else who was accepted does...so here's to hoping!

Now aside from the wonderful news...what can I say? There's really nothing much more I can talk about. I could talk about school and classes, but that seems boring...since nothing seems to change...nothing really exciting has happened in the past month. I did go to Six Flags with my friend and X2...ya...I thought I was going to die...seirously! But we conquered about 9 rides I think. It was awesome! Then lets fast forward some to one of the best times of the year...The Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament. I know...some may hate Women's basketball...I love it! Especially UConn and yes their 78 game win streak. It's simply awesome! for some reason...I really love this group. I mean, don't get me wrong...I've been a "newbie" fan since the Sue Bird days...but this team...I really liked! I'm sure most of you know about UConn's greatness...so I will leave it at that! I was happy they won!

Umm...there's really nothing else I can think of to report, I know my blog's pretty lame, but it keeps me entertained. I'm off to study some Biomech now...I hope everyone or whoever may have stumbled upon this and reached this far...is having a great day! Until Next Time!

March 1st

It's been a good year since I knew that I was going to apply to the Athletic Training program today. I opted not to try last year because I felt so behind in everything I had to get done. After a year of getting caught up, and taking all my pre-requisite courses...I turned in my application today this morning. Although I feel like I should feel relieved...I don't. I think it's a little more stressful now.

Up next...hopefully...will be the interview process. A process which takes about 20 minutes, and what will either be the longest 20 minutes of my life...or the shortest, that is what comes next. 20 minutes to essentially "plead" my case and try to convince/show a committee why I should be in the program. It's a little scary. This group of people have so much "power" in their hands. They can make or break my life. Ok...a little dramatic, but c'mon...it's a little true...well a lot true haha.

After that...then it'll be the wait until May 1st to see if I made it. So from now until then I guarantee this will be the most stressed out and nervous I have ever been. I've already been freakin out because my Letter of Application isn't "as good" as others, or shorter than others, and already I've almost had an anxiety attack. The task at hand seems so simple, yet it's so out of my control, that I feel a little out of sorts.

I don't think I've ever wanted something so bad before...something this huge and life changing. I wish that I could get in, my buddies get in, and just go from there and take off. This is definitely the beginning of the rest of my life.

Dead Days and Goldfish!

Today is the beginning of loverly Dead Days. If you're not familiar of it, it's basically two days (Thursday and Friday) during the week before finals where we have no school. Dead Days are supposed to be used so that you have two full days of studying for finals. I spent it...studying for an hour, and now eating goldfish crackers...they are the wholesome snack that smiles back!!

I may go to a movie tonight, and maybe shop with the sister tomorrow. Yes I am utilizing my Dead Days to the fullest! Ok, seriously I will study!!! I have three finals next week. Two on Monday and an enormi one on Wednesday. It is absolutely fantastic that my Physiology final is comprehensive!!! I hope you took note in the sarcasm! I am not excited at all about it, but looking back at my notes it's all coming back to me. Wonderful!!

This Saturday is supposed to be a meteor shower...I believe the Germinids. Or something like that. I was hoping to bonfire it this time, but the forecast predicts RAIN! What the heck! So hopefully one of these days a bonfire on the beach will happen and it will be great! We will see!

As for Winter Break coming up, I can't tell you how excited I am!!! Hopefully it will be spent drawing, doing some interning, and resting up. I am thoroughly excited! I'm also that maybe..just maybe!!! My mom and I will make a trip down to Chula Vista to tour the Olympic Training Center. How cool would that be?! Of course I think it's cool, cause why not?! Definitely hoping that will happen. Such a shame Chula Vista is sooooo far south from where we are. Can you say...EXTREME Road Trip?! But hey...what's traveling down to Chula Vista when compared to traveling to Las Cruces New Mexico?! It's a piece of pie!!!

I hope everyone is in good spirits this holiday season! I am trying to be. I do need to get some Christmas cards!!! lol. Boy o boy...I still have one more person to finish up on Christmas shopping...but I am done with most. Ok...off to the races!!

'Tis the Season!

ELLO!!! And Season's Greetings! Last night was opening night of Christmas Tree Lane. If you're not familiar with it, it's basically a few blocks of houses all decked out with Christmas lights, decorations, etc. As per tradition with my mama we went last night to opening night. There's only a couple days where you can walked down Christmas Tree Lane, and the rest of the time you drive down it. They have lights hung from tree to tree, and music playing. It's just wreaks of Christmas cheer. So in the FREEZING temperatures my mama, my bubba (dog), and I walked down the lane. It was all fine and dandy except Buffy was completely freaked out with the amount of people and instantly jumped up on me to imply "Mom, carry me!" So that I did...taking turns with "Grandma" haha. Bubba was in her Christmas Sweater and inside my jacket. She did manage to walk a little bit until we'd hit a spot where there'd be more people, in which case, she freaked out again, and well...wanted to be carried. Other than that, I had a great time. The decorations are starting to become repititive so there's not a house that just looks new. There is one house on the block towards the end that goes all out. I don't have a picture of it, but it's amazing. Pretty much it's ideal that they're the last house on Christmas Tree Lane. It's great! Tons of lights, lasers, a train, "snow", a giant lit clock tower thing...it's crazy! But all in all, it was a great time...and definitely marked the Christmas Season!!!

In other news, finals are in two weeks! Thank goodness. I'm so ready for this semester to be done with. Next semester in March I'll be writing how petrified I am for my interview for the Athletic Training program. In which I'll write about in my other blog regarding that journey! Otherwise, I am done with my Christmas shopping...sort of, and hopefully some plans I've made with some people will follow through. I'm definitely looking forward to this winter break as I feel it is MUCH needed!! So until then I will keep this post short. Until next time!