Random Facts about Me

College classes are completely different from High School. It's really hard to get to know everyone in class, especially in a class of 300 people. The saddest part is that the semester is drawing to a close and I hardly know a lot about anyone. Especially in our class for English. So even though we only have a few more classes left, I thought I would share some more random facts about me with everyone!

First of all, I love to be spontaneous. Just tonight my friends decided to dye their hair, and I it sounded fun, so I did too. I also decided yesterday that I am going to drive 45 min through Austin to go to the Cheesecake factory with some friends because I have been dieing to go!

I am the world's biggest procrastinator. Here it is 1:00 in the morning and I'm typing my blog. I also have 5, one page journals and an essay to write for my University Seminar class due Tuesday, and I know I won't start it until Sunday night.

My favorite thing to do in the whole wide world is to take trips. I can't wait until spring break to go to Chicago. My dream place to travel to is London. I love the British culture.

I am an extremely shy person when I first meet people. I find it is the most awkward time when you have to go to events by yourself and not know anyone. Examples, first day of class, first day at work/orientation at a new job, or college orientation. Once I get to know people though, my shell comes off and I like to be sociable.

I love my alone time. I mean don't get me wrong I love hanging out with friends, but I love having nothing to do and just relaxing watching TV or getting on the Internet.

Pet Peeves: slow drivers, people who get on the highway going 45 mph and not speeding up, kids with no shoes on in public places (Walmart or grocery stores), people who ask a lot of question during movies or while your favorite TV show is on, and people who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom (that is just extremely gross yet people in my hall do it all the time), just to name a few.

I get along with and love my family very much. I am very close with my parents and my brother, I tell my mom everything. I also love when we have family get together like holidays and birthdays. If this makes me a dork, then so be it, but it's the truth.

This past weekend I went home to College Station. It was so great because I got to spend time with some of my friends from high school that I haven't seen since summer. It was another weekend of going to sporting events too. Friday I went to the A&M basketball game. They beat Prairie View A&M by 30 or something points. It was fun to go to a bball game again I hadn't gone to a game since last year. Saturday I went to the A&M Football game and watched coach Fran call the worst plays for the second week in a row. Who goes for a field goal when your 4th down and 2 yards. They lost by one point for the second week in a row. I was so mad, and I went with my dad, along with other family friends, but it is not fun to be around him when the Aggies are losing. He gives the silent treatment because he gets so angry. After the game though, we celebrated my brother's 24th birthday at my house. Our family friends came over and my mom made chili and we had birthday cake. Later that night I went to see Stranger than Fiction. This is a great movie. It is a strange role for Will Ferrel, but it was still an awesome film. Maggie Gyllenhaal was also really fun and Emma Thompson was hilarious. I recommend seeing it for yourself.

Thanksgiving

I love Thanksgiving, and cannot wait until it arrives. I love our family traditions for this holiday.

My mom side of the family is Norwegian, and we have a one Norwegian tradition we do every year for Thanksgiving. A few days before Thanksgiving my grandparents, aunt and uncle, my cousins, and my family (we all live in College Station) make lefse. It is sort of like a potato tortilla. If your interested here is a link: http://www.cybershingle.com/recipes/pages/lefse/lefse1.htm. We spend an entire evening making about six dozen lefse. It is the best when it's right off the grill with butter. We have been doing this for as long as I can remember. On Thanksgiving we go to my aunt and uncle's house along with about 40 other friends and family. It gets pretty crazy. It sort of a potluck kind of Thanksgiving (everybody brings something). There is always so much food!

For my dad's side (his side is German obviously known by my last name), we always go to our camp house close to Sealy, TX (if anyone knows where that is). We always have this massive bond fire and my brother and I always bring a lot of fireworks, and he also brings his shotgun and bee bee gun (which are always fun, I like to shoot aluminum cans with his bee bee gun). It's in the woods so there are so many deer and there is this farm next to us and they have all these weird animals, like a kangaroo and Chinese deer. All of my dad's side of the family come out, and it's just a lot of fun to spend the day out there.

Only two more weeks!

An Interesting Day

So Halloween was an interesting day! After my 8:00 University class I came back to my dorm and decided to take a shower. This was the start to my out of the ordinary, let's just say, day. I jumped into the shower and about half way into it the fire alarm goes off! I still had to wash my face and rinse the conditioner out of my hair. So I naturally finished my shower in a mere 30 seconds, barely rinsed off, then ran to my room, made a quick change, and then ran outside, without my glasses on and with sopping wet hair. We had to stay outside for 15 minutes. I never did find out what was the cause of this little drill at 9:15 a.m on a Tuesday morning. I am now so paranoid when I go to take a shower. I have shed some time off and now much faster. At 12:30 I went to my bowling class and had another embarrassing moment. I went to go bowl for the first time that day and as a went to bowl I slipped on my jeans (they were too long) and totally ate it. When I went to release the ball I had slid onto the lane and because it was so oily I fell. It was great! The greatest part of the whole thing was I actually made a strike. The rest of my day was OK. My history teacher had assigned the second midterm on Halloween, so that was fun. That evening I was kinda boring. My friends and I went to go see The Departed. This was my second time though, but it was actually much better because I was able to prepare myself before all of the graphic scenes and I was able to understand the plot a lot better. After the movie I just went back to my dorm and wrote my English rough draft. What a day!

Spring Break Plans

So I know Spring Break is forever away, but I am so excited for it to come! This week I found out we are going to Chicago for about four days. Chicago has been a place that I have wanted to go to in the United States, along with New York and L.A. My mom called me on Tuesday to ask if I had plans for spring break, and when I said I didn't, she asked if I wanted to go to Chicago! The first thing I asked though was, are we driving or flying? We have driven to pretty much every major vacation! New Mexico (once) to go skiing, Florida (twice) to go to the beach, Washington D.C (once) three days in the car, and North Dakota (three times) to visit family! Which is why when she said we would be flying I was even more excited! I have only flown twice in my life, once to Florida to go to Disney World and to Europe. I think we are just going to site see and maybe see a show! It would be incredibly awesome to go see Oprah, but I know you have to be on a waiting list for like a year or qualify for one of her shows! A Broadway show would also be amazing to see! Apart from going to Europe last year, this trip is going to be one of the greatest vacations I have taken. I love going snow skiing and to the beach, but I am not very good at skiing and I'm deathly afraid of going to far in the water at the beach because I seriously have a big phobia of sharks. So when I go to big cities I can shop, and those vacations are really my favorite vacations! Paris had amazing shopping and I have heard Chicago too has great stores! So only what six more months! Something to look forward to!

So much to do... So little time!

Is any one else feeling they have so much to do for the rest of the semester? Right now I am trying to cram for two test that I have tomorrow, Art and Math. After my tests tomorrow I need to fit the study session into my schedule for my history midterm on Tuesday. I also have to go to this presentation for my University Seminar class tomorrow evening. I have about ten pages of notes to type and about 20 pages to read for history. This weekend will be devoted to studying for my history midterm for Tuesday. Then I have the upcoming English rough draft paper, assuming along with the rest of you, on Halloween night, and then the final copy on Friday. That is just the itinerary for the next two weeks.

The rest of the semester is shaping up to look like this:

• I have a presentation on the 7th of November
• I need to go to four more events for my University Seminar class by the 21st
• Write five journal assignments for University Seminar over the five different events I will have to attend by the 21st
• two more paper for English papers; one that I will have to write the rough draft for over Thanksgiving break.
• Including tomorrow's tests, I have two tests each in art and math
• Another paper I will have to write for University Seminar
• I need to attend a cultural event for art then write a review over it by the 17th.
• Then the glorious finals, one for each class

Just when I thought the semester was drawing to a close, oh no, I realize all the work that is still ahead of me. Every time I am not studying, reading, or typing notes I feel as though there is something I have to do. I am getting really stressed out especially over my two tests tomorrow that I am still not 100% prepared for. Wish me luck, and I wish everyone else the same luck who are going through the same work load as I am!

A Weekend at Home

So I went home this weekend, first time in about a month, and I had such a good time. I caught up with some of my old friends and my brother also came home (he lives in Dallas) so I got to see him as well. My parents got back from New Port, Rhode Island and brought us back some really cool things from there, like a t-shirt, candle, and other neat souvenir items. I seemed to have gone to almost every Aggie sports event this weekend. If I wanted to hang with my old friends who now go to A&M it seemed I had to go to a sporting event. Friday night I went to the women's soccer game, Saturday my brother's girlfriend's mom (kind of confusing) had tickets to go see the Texas vs. A&M club hockey game, and today I went to the women's lacrosse championship game (because I knew someone playing). I also listened to the football game on the radio Saturday night. A&M won all their games too this weekend. The hockey game was really fun too. I had never been to a hockey game before, my brother was probably getting annoyed with all of my questions. We beat Texas 2 to 1. I missed a lot of our local restaurants in College Station. I went to one of the best burger place around called Koppe Bridge and had an amazing cheeseburger with the world's best fries. Oh and while we were there we watched the end of the Texas and Nebraska game, and being an Aggie at heart I was really upset Nebraska lost! Another wonderful thing about going home is my mom's baking. Whenever I go home she always makes something for me to take back with me. This time she made Special K bars. Finally, one of the greatest parts of going home was seeing my dog!

I loved the weather today! Fall is my favorite season when it starts to get cold. I love the color of the trees and seeing the leaves fall. Football season is in the fall; I love Saturday college football. Fall also has two seasons Halloween and Thanksgiving. I love wearing sweaters and jackets and bundling up in blankets. I also tend to go through a lot of hot chocolate in the fall. I love hot chocolate! I only wish it got colder in Texas, but I still love it here! So I'm really excited about the new movies coming out. This week has been a pretty easy week, aside from the five page essay I had to right for Tuesday's History class. My Art test that was supposed to be tomorrow got pushed back to next week. I had my bowling midterm today, but all I had to do was know how to keep score. Once you learn and practice how to keep score, it's really easy to do. So I think I aced that test. This week has just flown by, and now I am ready for the weekend! I get to drive home to College Station right after my art class. I should be home by 4:30 in the afternoon.

So I haven't gone home in a about a month, but I am going home this weekend. I am very excited! I haven't seen my high school friends that stayed at home to go to A&M in an even longer amount of time because I didn't get to see them the last time I went home. To many things were going on. My best friend, from home, is going skydiving for the second time this Saturday, but it's the first time I will get to watch her. It should be interesting. My parents are in New Jersey right now visiting my uncle, and man I would trade everything to be there right now. I talked to my mom since they got there and she said they were going to bring souvenirs back for my brother and me. I'm excited to see what they are going to bring back for us. I miss my dog. I am hoping he hasn't forgotten about me or mad at me because I left him. I am also in desperate need to take home a lot of my out of season clothes and switch them for my fall clothes. On Friday, I'm hoping to go see Marie Antoinette; the previews look amazing. I watched Kirsten Dunst on Regis and Kelly this morning and she was talking about the movie. Yes I am addicted to Regis and Kelly. I try to watch it whenever I can. Random note: I went to the gym today and took the Cats Crunch class for the second time, and I absolutely love it and recommend it. After the class is over every muscle of my body feels like it was worked. The best part is that the class only lasts for 15 minutes then your done. Only three more days of this week then I can go home, and another random note is that Thanksgiving Break is only four weeks away after this week, then finals, and then Christmas Break. This semester is just flying by.

Procrastination

So I have been trying to write a history paper all weekend that is due on Tuesday, but I can't seem to actually sit down and start writing it. It's supposed to be five pages so I want to start it early, but it seems to be getting later and later. It's almost 4:00 p.m on Sunday and I still haven't started it. Yesterday I got distracted by the A&M and Missouri game. Since I am from College Station, I am naturally a huge Texas A&M fan! Missouri was undefeated and we beat them 25-19! I was so excited. Then after the game I just hung out with friends and went to dinner then watched a movie. Today has been kind of crazy because I woke up to our EXIT sign, in our hall way,constantly beeping, and then I realized our dorm didn't have power. So I couldn't start my paper then. Now I just keep finding a million better things to do then to actually sit down and write. I am shooting for around 6 o'clock to start. I will see!

I saw two movies this weekend! Saturday night I saw The Departed while I was visiting my brother and cousins in Dallas, and the other movie I saw tonight in Austin, The Last Kiss. Both of these movies were wonderful, and I recommend seeing them.

The Departed has a wide cast with many well-known actors. Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, and Alec Baldwin were just a few. This movie is an extremely violent movie, with a little humor, and a little suspense. It's abput these two characters who are undercover, one as a police man and the other in the Irish Mafia. What I liked most about this movie was the well thought out plot. The whole synopsis of the movie was awesome. I would explain more of what it is about, but it might give details away. If you go to see this movie that you do, get through the first twenty min, then it will start to make since. I was really confused in the beginning, but by the end it all comes together. Just to be warned the movie is rated R so if you go to see it with relatives (parents) some scenes may be slightly awkward, and this film is also very gory and graphic. This movie is also about two and half hours long.

The second movie, somewhat of a chick flick, but not quite, was The Last Kiss, which was also a fantastic movie. I didn't like how the movie seemed to just cut off at the end, but Zack Braff does a really good job with it. This movie will make you angry, sad, and happy all at the same time. Rachel Bilson also does a really good job at acting, in my opinion, but her character is a little naughty, and just to be warned if you like this actress (like I do), be prepared that you may not like her in this movie. The music in this film is also wonderful, and I know I will probably buy the soundtrack! Again this movie is also rated R, so if you are seeing it with relatives (parents) some scenes might be extremely awkward!

I Hate Paper Thin Walls

I have learned to live in a dorm...I have gotten used to the extreme temperatures of the showers, the crickets hoping all over my room, and the limited amount of space in my room split by my roommate. However, there is one major problem in Elliott the walls are way too thin.

It's nine o'clock on a week night and I'm studying just like every night, and then I hear her, a girl that lives in the room right next to mine. Every night at what seems to be the exact moment I start studying this girl, who should remain nameless, is on the phone with this guy, who I assume is her boyfriend. Not only is she just talking with him, if that were the case I wouldn't hear her, she is either yelling at him or whining to him, and sometimes even starts whaling and crying to him. It is so annoying, and it seems as the conversation continues her voice gets progressively louder and louder. These fights too, are stupid petty fights. The other night she was arguing about him coming inside. She wanted him to come inside and he wanted her to go outside. That was the whole conversation, it lasted probably 15 min.

This morning I was sleeping in just like every normal Thursday, it's the only day I do not have eight o'clock class, and I found out it is not only her annoying, loud, late night phone calls that bother me, but her inconsiderate behavior. At nine o'clock in the morning she decided it would be fun to blast her music. I was so pissed. I wanted to sleep in until at least 10:30, I don't have class until 12:30 on Thursdays. Of course I couldn't go back to sleep.

Dorms are really not bad, unless you get stuck with the most obnoxious hall mate ever! Tonight of course, isn't any different. She is in her room yelling, whining, and crying to her boyfriend! Oh how fun!

I'm so excited about this weekend! I'm driving with my two cousins (who go to UT) to Dallas to do many things. First to see my brother who lives in Plano, Texas (a suburb of Dallas). Second to see my cousins who live in McKinney, Texas (another suburb of Dallas). Third to go to Dallas's State Fair. I've never been, but heard its really fun. There is entertainment, food, and rides. Here is the link: http://www.bigtex.com/. Fourth just to have a weekend of fun. The best part is going to be how we are going to fit my parents, my two cousins, a friend, and me into my brother's one bedroom apartment! It should present a challenge. Only three more days. One of those days I get to take two tests :)! Today was a pretty good day. I went to my 8 o'clock class, came back to my dorm and took a two hour nap until my next class at 12:30, which is bowling, and then went to my final class at 3:30. I got really excited in my bowling class because not only did I bowl a 126 (which is very good for me), but my team also beat our opponent team which gave us three points for the day. Three more days.

Another Weekend in San Marcos

I stayed in San Marcos this weekend, and had a pleasant time! I discovered many things. On Friday I went to dinner with some friends. We wanted to find new places to eat so we spent time walking around the square then decided to eat at the Hill Country Grill. It was really good... a little on the pricey end, however. I enjoyed a really good chicken fettuccine Alfredo pasta. Saturday, I met up with some friends that came up from my hometown. We again explored the city. We went to the outlet mall then dinner later that night. As we were driving home from dinner, I discovered not only do we have thousands of crickets, we also have bats. Yes nocturnal flying bats. After seeing this I was a little spooked, then I also realized that I had yet to go to the Pike House so we went. We ended up going around like 3 in the morning which for some reason made it even more scary. Creepy house. Today, I ended the weekend by doing housekeeping chores in my dorm. I reorganized some of the areas that were quite a bit messy and spent six dollars by doing four loads of laundry (washing and drying). Then decided to get caught up on my studying. It was a fun and interesting weekend.

Man, Gotta Love Thursdays!

I love Thursdays! This is the one day out of the week I don't have an 8 o'clock class. My first class is at 12:30, so I slept in until 10:30. I ate breakfast then got ready for the day. My 12:30 class is bowling, which makes the day even better. We got put onto teams today and we competed against other teams in our class. I didn't bowl as well today though, I think it was because I just got nervous. Before, we got to choose are teammates, and I have been with the same group since the semester started. So I was a little intimidated by other teammates. I had lunch then went to my next class at 3:30. Although it was history, it was a better class than the previous one. Besides the fact that we just had a midterm the previous class session, but our teacher had to go to a meeting, so we just watched a video than got let out early. That was the extent of my classes today. For University Seminar we get extra credit by going to see the Zoot Suit movie, and that was tonight. Since I didn't have anything else to do, I went with a friend to go see the movie. It was actually a really good. I had read the play for US, but the movie was a lot better. The best part of my day was knowing there is only one more day of this week. This week has flown by, and I realize that is probably going to be like college!

Man! I watch too much TV!

I love TV...I do have a life, but I love TV. I realized going to college my TV watching was going to have to be limited. I begged my dad to let me take my DVR, but he was like no you will be studying remember! Every time I watch a show for the first time...chances are I'm going to get addicted. I have tried to cut some shows out, but it's so hard. Once your hooked on a show it's hard to stop watching. My top favorite shows to watch are Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Grey's Anatomy, The Office (which now Smallville, Grey's Anatomy and The Office all come on at the same time) and Project Runway (luckily that show is almost over). Today though, the season premiere of Gilmore Girls was on, and I had to watch it. The show started at 7 pm and I was sad because I missed the first 15 min because I got back from the gym late. My shower took longer than I thought (sometimes I just shower at rec after working out because those showers are so much better than the ones in Elliot). So anyways this semester is going to present a great challenge in how I'm going to balance my studying time and my TV time...we will see how it goes! I guess it is good that I got a roommate who doesn't watch a lot of TV so she never has it on, and it's her TV so I always feel bad when she isn't watching anything to turn it on.

Why Texas State is the Better School!

I recently joined a new Facebook group called there is a college in my home town, but I didn't stay. That college is A&M. Through out high school I thought that's where I want to go, Texas A&M. It is where my mom and dad went, my brother, two aunts, three uncles, and a cousin all went to school. It's tradition. Fall of my senior year came around, and it was time to take the SATs. Didn't do so well on that test, but I thought "it's OK" I will do better on the ACTs. Didn't do so well on that test either. I was hoping my high GPA would be enough to get in, unfortunately it wasn't. I was upset, but the more I thought about it the more I wanted to go to Texas State anyways. So I deceided to go to Texas State, and am so glad that I choses this school. My top ten reasons (in no particular order) why I am happier here than staying in College Station:

1. Texas State is the best school for my major: Elementary Education

2. The campus is so beautiful, and so easy to get around. A&M is really spread out and has at least a 15 min walk everywhere. The most it takes here for me is 5 min.

3. The river. Although I only got to go a few times because its starting to get really cold, it's still awesome to see it driving around. When I did float the river, it was so much fun.

4. The San Marcos Outlet mall. There are so many shops and since it's an outlet, most of the prices are cheaper than in the regular stores. College Station has one mall with only a few good stores, and since there is only one, you can't go anywhere without someone else wearing the same thing.

5. It is so convenient to Austin. Only a short 30 min drive and you can go to the best restaurants and see the best night life. The closest thing to College Station is Houston and that at least an hour and 15 min. drive.

6. Although I really dislike my dorm, I like how Texas State requires you to live in a dorm because you meet a lot of really interesting people.

7. The nightlife in San Marcos is a more interesting. Just last night I went to Lucy's to see a really cool band called Clap Clap!

8. Although A&M really isn't a cult there are just a lot of traditions, Texas State is better because we have a better outlook, we don't look weird during games (A&M is always chanting).

9. There are better restaurants in San Marcos. Joe's crab Shack is so good.

10. Texas State in general is much better than A&M, and I am glad they didn't except me because I have found an even better school! Plus I get to break tradition in my family!

One test down...many more to go!

One test down...many more to go. I had my first test in my math class today. I was so nervous. I didn't know how much or how little to study. So just to be safe I spent the past two nights and two hours this morning cramming over all the material. I read over my notes, did practice problems out of the book, and took online quizzes on my mathlab (our online homework program). I was excited to see that all of my hard studying paid off (it really does help to study). I started taking the test and realized I know how to do this; I started to get more and more less nervous. Out of the sixteen problem test there was only one I wasn't sure about. Hopefully I did OK. It was a good feeling realizing I survived my first college test!

World's Greatest Job

Over the summer I had the most amazing job. I got to be a kids counselor for kids going into kindergarten through 3rd grade. The program is called Summer Day Camp; it is put on by College Station's school district. I worked from 8:30 a.m to 4:oo in the afternoon, monday through Friday. I got paid to play with kids all day! Twice a week and every other Friday we would take the kids to a public pool and go swimming for about two hours. Because of this is, I don't want to go to College Station's public pools for a really long time. Every Tuesday we took a field trip. We went to the Inner Space Caverns (caves), The Waco Zoo, The Sweet Berry Farm, to pick berries, and some in town places like the bowling ally, rollerskating, and to the movies; we didn't have to pay for any of it. The only bad part was that we had to go in the big yellow school bus, that was thankfully air conditioned, and we weren't aloud to sleep. We discovered quickly the best thing to do was sit by a kid that doesn't talk much and just wear sunglasses. It was really hard to stay awake when I was dripping with sweat on our way home from the zoo, and there was a two hour drive ahead of us with 85 kids (split into two buses). When we weren't on a field trip or at the pool we stayed at an elementary school. We had themed weeks where we would have to plan gym activities, crafts, and other crazy stuff to do that fit the theme. One of my weeks was Nickelodeon; I planned things like a shaving cream fight, a homemade slip n' slide, a food fight, etc... I had the best summer working. I met a lot of really sweet and cute kids and had some really awesome and crazy co-workers. I want to be an elementary school teacher so this was my perfect job.

Rusty

This is my poodle Rusty. I unfortunately had to leave him at home in College Station, and I miss him everyday. I got him in the fourth grade for Christmas. He was a complete shock because for a few months before Christmas I begged my parents for a dog and they kept saying no. By the look on my dad's face I knew they were serious, but I didn't give up. Sure enough Christmas morning Santa left him by our tree. He was so tiny and energetic. I got to name him, of course! When he was a puppy his hair color was such a deep auburn that he looked like rust, hence his name Rusty. The only thing that makes me so frustrated is that he is supposed to be mine and love me the most, but he clings to my dad. When I go to let him in he runs right past me to my dad! The ironic thing is my dad was the one who didn't want him in the first place, and as much as he won't admit it he loves my dog. I still love Rusty though, and I wouldn't trade him for the world!

A New Life

It's weird, moving out. On my own for the first time in my life. I mean I have been practically an only child for the past five years since my older brother moved out of the house, but to not have my parents around is weird. I am used to them telling me to clean my room, unload the dish washer, run to the grocery store or having to call around 12 o'clock on a Friday or Saturday night to tell them how much longer I am going to be out. I am close to my family; so the first couple of nights in this new city was not easy. I was literally all by myself because my roommate didn't move in for three more days. This was the hardest part of my new life; it made me somewhat rethink my decision to move away from home, I missed my family. I knew a few people from home, College Station, but they weren't my best friends. The feeling of having to start over made me scared and nervous. It was three weeks ago today that I moved into Elliot Hall. Since then I have fallen in love with college life. I have gotten to know how to get to Target and HEB, the outlet mall, and to my bowling class; I have also met some really cool new people and have reacquainted with some old ones; I have learned study skills and how hard it is to go to 8 a.m class when you don't have someone telling you to get up. The best part of it all is that it is freedom; know one telling me what to do anymore. It is the next step in life; I am excited that I get to go to school to learn how to do my job that I want to do. I went home this Labor Day weekend. It was again weird to travel back home. I came into my house and said "hi parents I am home from college." My best friends stayed in town and now go to A&M; I enjoyed seeing them after a few weeks and to be able to catch up on our new college experiences. My brother lives in Dallas, but comes home on occasion to see his girlfriend, who also goes to A&M. I think it really fazed my parents when instead of just saying goodbye to their son as he leaves to go back home, but now they have to say goodbye to both their kids. This really is a new life. I am excited to face all the new adventures, good and bad, that are going to come my way. I imagine there are many of you who can relate to my story and know what it is that I am feeling.

Why Shopgirl87?

Shopgirl87 is an odd name. You may think, sure, here is a person, who obviously is a girl, that enjoys shopping. The number 87 is either just a number that she chose randomly or a number that has some sort of significance. Well, that is the half of it. As I was entering all the necessary information to create a blog, I came to the part of the process where it asked me to enter in my blogger name. All the other questions had been easy for me up to this point. What is your email, create a password, retype the word you see on the screen, etc...but when I got to this section, create a blogger name, I had to think for a minute. I didn't want something as cliche as my nickname or middle name, but I also didn't want to choose something that was just stupid either. I sat just staring at the flashing cursor on the screen. I was thinking back in my life of something I was maybe good at, teased about, or just little facts about me that I could use as a name. I thought of the perfect name. I chose shopgirl87 because although I do have a passion for shopping, my favorite movie of all time is You've Got Mail. Meg Ryan's character, Kathleen Kelly, used Shopgirl as the name to her emailing account in the movie. For those of you who are somewhat confused to what it is I am talking about, go rent You've Got Mail and you hopefully will understand. Some of you may also think this is still a completely random name; I watched this movie again on TBS yesterday, and remembered how much I liked her username. Aside from shopgirl, the importance of the number 87 is the year I was born. July 29, 1987. Just thought I would stick on one other fact about me and make this username my own.