Saturday 9: Upside Down

1. When was the last time that you felt your world got turned upside down? January 4th, 2004. We had a house fire and lost just about everything we owned. Clothing, furniture, family photos, etc.

2. Should the United States do more to help its own citizens before helping people in other countries? Yes it should. We have all kinds of jobless and homeless people in this country, yet we are exhausting our resources on other countries that do not return the favor. I understand they may not have the resources to help us as well (which is probably why they need our help in the first place) and I'm not saying to stop helping other countries entirely, but I think our resources should be used on our own country first and on other countries second.

3. What was something you memorized for school and still can recall? We the People of the United States in Order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

4. With what types of people do you tend to associate? I can't say that I associate with one certain type.

5. Besides blogging what is the last creative thing that you've done? hmm. Maybe making the drawstring back packs on my sewing machine or any of my sewing for that matter.

6. In nature, what outdoor activities do you enjoy the most? does laying out in the sun count? lol j/k I do enjoy walking and spending time at the lake.

7. When was the last time that you had a great belly laugh? oh, there's so many!

8. What kind of fashion-sense attracts you? Anything that looks cute & is comfortable!

9. What traits in others turn you off? pettiness, immaturity, ego-mania, selfeshness, etc...I could go on and on.

Friday Fill-ins

I normally do the Friday 5, but the site isn't loading on my end. Anyone else having that problem?

1. My nieces and nephews never fail to make me smile.

2. I'm looking forward to my 1st day of college classes.

3. Death Cab for Cutie is what I'm listening to right now.

4. Potato salad must have mustard in it!

5. Chicken strips was the best thing I ate today.

6. Today was very productive.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching a movie with Gavin and Makayla, tomorrow my plans include getting my car fixed and Sunday, I want to go to church!

Thursday Thunks: My Life in ABC's

This week is going to be easy... just one question. Ok, well maybe not so easy. Take each letter of the alphabet and describe something in your life... don't skip any!

Anna, my best friend and confident. I would be so lost without her.

Bella is my cat's name. I love him to pieces. Yes, I said him. When I first got him, I was told he was a girl so I named him Bella after my favorite Disney character, Tinkerbell. I found out he was a he when my sister got her dog and he started to spray everything. By then he was so used to his name that I didn't have the heart to change it, so we now claim he is named after Bela Lugosi. *lol*

Charley is the dog's name, but I hardly ever call her that because she pisses me off so much.

Driving is something I tend to do a lot of. Whether it's for running errands or taking road trips.

Endless is how my days seem sometimes.

Facebook and Farmville help me pass time.

Google helps me find what I'm looking for, no matter what it is.

Happiness is something I've learned to create for myself because no one else is going to do it for me.

Internet helps me keep in touch with those who aren't so close by but mean so much to me.

Jacob, my sarcastic 15 year old brother. He's funny and smart. He's an awesome football player and I look for him to get a college scholarship to play football at the college of his choice.

Kristen, my smart alec 16 year old sister. She's an amazing artist.

Love is something I feel around me every day, all different types from all different people...it warms my soul.

Mistakes I have made in the past are why I am the way I am today. I refuse to have any repeats!!!

Nocturnal is how I seem to be unless I have something gravely important to do in the morning. Even then, I'm still more nocturnal then I should be.

Optimism is one of my stronger traits, perhaps too strong sometimes.

Pectus Excavatum is the birth defect I have. Although I had surgery to correct it when I was 2.5 yrs. old, it still affects me in some ways.

Questions plague me throughout the day. Some meaningful and some pointless. I make it a point to carry a notebook to write them all down in so I can find the answers at some point or another.

Reading is one of my most favorite hobbies. I particularly enjoy reading books that were turned into movies (Harry Potter, Twilight, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and The Notebook just to name a few.)

Singing along to the radio in the car and in the shower is something I do often, although I'm not the best at it.

Tinkerbell is my favorite Disney character, and I have quite an extensive collection of Tinkerbell items.

Underhanded is the only way I can toss a ball.

Vision impared since I was 5 years old.

Wendy's was my first job at 15 years old.

Xrays are something I'm all too familiar with. More specifically chest & lung xrays thanks to asthma and my birth defect.

Yankee is something I was called all throughout high school because I was born and raised up north but spent my high school years down south. I still live in the south :o)

Zebra print is what you will find on my bed sheets.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Sleepy Mattie

Ready? Set. GO!

I spoke to my Admissions advisor today. My appointment is set for Friday at 9:30 a.m to finish up my financial aid and take my placement tests. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous.

This is the final step in the admissions process, so I will officially be a college student (again!) as of Friday. The placement testing will determine if I need to take any math and english classes. I'm sure it's pretty basic.

I've decided to enroll in the Pharmacy Tech program. I had my choice to do classes 3x a week or 4x a week. I chose 4x a week so that I will complete the program in just 9 mos. Classes will begin June 1st, 2010 and I'm slated to graduate February 19th, 2011.

I don't plan to just stop at Pharmacy Tech either. I want to keep going. Maybe even expand into Medical Assisting and/or Nursing. The way I see it, the possibilities are endless!

I'm so very excited about this and nervous about it all at the same time. It's been almost 10 yrs. since I set foot into an actual classroom and the only prior college experience I have is with online courses. But, I know I can do this.