#August8

I have this friend. He's my best friend in the entire world. I love him so much, he's like my older brother that I always wanted. Well he went to college down in south carolina and he wasn't able to come back for Thanksgiving break or my birthday. I haven't seen him since August 8 when he left for South Carolina. That was the worst day of my life, watching him leave was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I know that sounds beyond dramatic and lame but if you knew how close we are you'd understand. Not seeing him since August has been so hard. It's been hard on both of being away from each other and not being able to get in the car and drive to the others house just because you're having a terrible day and you need a hug and to vent. It's been hard on us making new friends knowing that the other will probably never know them. It's so weird. It was REALLY hard having my birthday with out him for the first time in as long as I can remember. But he comes home on December 11! And he's driving down to Western to pick me up after my last exam. I can not put into words how excited I am! It's going to be the greatest feeling in the world to get a hug from my best friend again, I won't be surprised if I cry.

#CarrieAndHunter

I am the worlds biggest Carrie Underwood fan and I would be willing to fight someone on that fact, I seriously love her so much. I love her voice and everything that she stands for, I don't really idol any celebrities except for her. I want to be her. Well her and Hunter Hayes are having a concert in Grand Rapids, my home town, tonight and I want nothing more than to be there right now! Me, my mom, my brother, and my grandma were all online trying to get tickets the minute they went on sale but we couldn't get them, so I couldn't go. I am honestly so upset, I sound like a whiney baby right now, but I love her so much. My DREAM would to be able to sing with her at some point. I have the voice, I could totally do it, but thats a little far fetched for a girl from Grand Rapids Michigan.

#CouldaShouldaWoulda

So when I was looking at colleges Western wasn't actually my first choice. I got accepted to a couple school down south and I was planning on going to one of them, most likely a small private school in Charleston SC where my best friend currently goes. But when it came down to actually committing to one, I chickened out about moving so far away from home with out any family near by and ended up choosing to come to WMU. Don't get me wrong, I love Western. But I hate cold weather. Hate it, hate it, hate it. That is the number one reason why I was planning on going down south. So now I am seriously regretting my decision as I  currently can't feel my feet from being so cold at band practice.

#ResearchPaper

When this paper was assigned I thought it might be a little difficult at first but that once I got into it a little more it would get easier... Yeah no. I was wrong. I am having such a hard time!  I have the research I need and its all really good information and I can prove my point really well using it, I'm just having a really hard time putting it all together to make a paper that flows well and isn't too much just stating information from the research and isn't too much summary of the movie. GAHH! I can't seem to find the happy medium! I'm getting so frustrated! I have completely started over on my paper three times since Friday. And now I'm freaking out because I'm staring at a blank word document realizing that I have to have a good rough draft done by Wednesday...

#ThesisStatement

I'm writing my paper about the movie Easy A. I'm going to look at why Olive feels like she needs to spread the rumor about her being sexually promiscuous to break out of her shell and become more well known and popular because: 1. Society promotes it 2. She wants to fulfill stereotypes of the "popular" girls being slutty.

My thesis is:
When a rumor about Olive Penderghast spreads around her high school she lets it become known as true to create a new, more vulgar image of herself and break out of her shell because of the pressures from society and wanting to live out stereotypes.

#Weekend

So this weekend I am going home to see my family and support my high school band at their competition. I am so excited to see them! I miss them more then I ever thought I would and I can not wait to see them! The thing about high school marching bands is that they become the most close knit and dysfunctional family, and they're all so close. Thats the thing I miss the most, I thought coming to college that college band would be similar to that, but its not. Not at all. And it stinks. I get text messages and phone calls from girls in my section back at home telling me how much its not the same about my friends and I in the band and how they miss us so much, it makes me so sad! So, I'm super excited to see them on Saturday! And then also to celebrate my youngest cousins birthday too! It's going to be a great weekend!

#Homecoming

So this weekend was homecoming! obvi... It was fun and all but it really made me miss homecoming at my high school. I feel like in high school its so much more interactive and everyone participates more I loved all the spirit days, and all the excitement or sometimes drama to do with the dance and dates and dresses and plans and all of that! I loved everything about it! But in college I feel like its completely different, it just seemed like any other weekend except they crowned king and queen during halftime at the football game. I'm not quite sure how to explain it, but I guess I just miss high school homecomings and I wish I would have realized how fun and special they were while I was still there.