So finally, I have a Friday night off and tonight is Gunnison’s annual parade of lights and the lighting of the tree. A tradition I have witnessed since I was way little. Where all the kids stand around in the cold and get high from the sugar being passed out by the parade participants. Yes, sure a wonderful idea…. give little kids candy at 8:00 at night. Yeah that’s a brilliant good idea. But what’s sad, is that I’m sure if I stay around Gunnison, like I have, I will send my kids to the parade to give them something to do and therefore letting my kids junk out on candy, producing the super sugar high that I have been speak of. 

Lighting of the tree is even bigger than that of the parade. All week long one person in every elementary class is chosen to hang their class’ ornaments on the 75+ foot Christmas tree by a cherry picker. I remember, every year pleading to the Christmas tree gods to pick me to go and do the honors for our class. However, I was never picked. That’s beside the point however. I find it amazing though, how this simple tradition brings together the community. This is the very reason I stayed in Gunnison and went to Western. I love Gunnison and will love to stay.

WOW. Were in the world has the last summer of my adolesence gone to? But really if i think about it, it’s been full of maturity. I’ve fought myself all summer, fighting who i am and what i’m about. I was fighting my attitude towards everyone i knew. In the end, i was hurting everyone around me, but whats worst, is that i was hurting myself.  So, through out my summer, i’ve realized that my problem was that i wasn’t happy with myself. And now i am.

On to better things, this last weekend, i went to water world in Denver. Most amazing. I remember going there when i was way little, but it’s soo much better when your older. For one, you can actually ride the rides and it’s not about who took your tub, but how good looking the working and other people are. Oh and my favorite, was all the different tattoos. It’s so amazing how different they are. Some are really neat and i wondered how some people come up with their tattoos. However there were some REALLY horrid ones. It took me a long time to figure out what i wnated to get. And i must say, mine rocks!

Anyways, i have figured out that i have an obsession. Actually two. My first one, is flip-flops. Even though i can’t wear them becasue i get mayjor headaches, i love them and it makes me sad that i can’t wear them. But my 2nd, is movies and books. I love movies. Scary ones are the best, but only when watched with a cuddle partner and in the dark. Books because i can lose myself in a world of magic that only a book can bring. It’s most amazing! 

Okay, so the summer 2007 new movies are amazing. Although i have only seen 4 but they were all very good. The 1st one i saw, was Evan Almighty. Soo funny. Really good movie! The 2nd one I saw was, Knocked Up. Also so very funny, although there was a few parts that could’ve been left out. The 3rd movie was Transformers. I would have to say this was the most amazing movie so far. It was awesome. The special effects were very impressive. The final movie that I went to, which was just the other night, was the last Harry Potter movie. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix. Also very good, but nothing really compaired to Transformers! Bumble-Bee pretty much rocked! Soo loved it! Yeppers. I also want to see Premonition with Sandra Bullock. Looks amazing! Oh another good movie, would be Dead Silence. However, I would say, watch it at night. Watching a scary movie at dark is the best, I love it.

So as summer comes to an end, it only means that school will be starting soon. I am very excited to start school. I just bought my sheets for the extra long bed in the dorm. I got mine though JC Penny. Its call “bed in a bag.” It comes with sheets, pillow case, and comforter for $45. Which really isn’t that much. But the only thing that i didn’t like, is that it didn’t tell the thread count. But I guess sheets are sheets. I’m already starting to talk to my roommate about what we need and want in our dorm. I’m also now deciding what i need to pack into boxes and what to pack in bags. I’m soo ready to move into the dorms. I’m ready to meet people and start my life. It’s so very exciting!! YEAH!!

Okay, i must say HEY to my friend Dani, who rocks my socks. But also to Colin, Martin, Tanner and Justin. They were stangers to me the morning of orientation but by the end of the weekend i had a few new good friends. Well Tanner actually graduated with me, so that wasn’t new, but it was nice knowing someone there. Anyway, it was awesome meeting so many new people. I really thought that Orientation was going to be a waste of time. But i was SOO wrong! Although i will say, when kids are at orientation, don’t be afraid to be yourself. How do you expect people to accept you if you aren’t yourself right off the bat? I would walk up to someone at random and introduce myself. It really isn’t that hard. But you really want to start friendships. And you want to GET INVOLVED! You’ll hear that alot but it’s oh so true. Anyways, I would strongly suggest you bring a waterbottle so you can take water around with you when you do your stuff, cuz it was pretty hot this past weekend. I live here and i was burning up, i feel bad for others who come from other states. But we welcome you. As an ending to my rambling, just go to orientation with an open mind, you never know how many friendships you’ll leave having before school starts! HAVE FUN AND ENJOY!

Well, I got to orientation here in about a week or two. I picked the June 29th and 30th. I am very excited to met a ton of new people. To see who my roomate is and what dorm room I’m in. So move-in is Thursday, August 23rd after 5 P.M. Then classes start August 27th. I have classes starting in the morning at 8 and going till 1 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Then I have my MATH class at 8 in the morning on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So i have a pretty nice schedule, if i say so myself. Because i realized that i am not able to focus after noon-ish. Especially, if it’s nice out.

I finally feel that high school life is now at an end! And really, i can’t be more happy about it. I always thought that i would end up missing the high school life. Part of that comes from being a cheerleader, with the school spirit and all. But i’m soo excited to start new, with a new group of friends that i’ve acquired over the summer. Not that i wont miss the group of friends from high school, beacuse really, about half of them are coming to Western too! So that doesn’t bother me to much. Not to mention, that most of them will either be in Grand Junction at Mesa or in Greeley at UNC. So it’s not like they are too far. I think that a college in Arizona was the only out of state college chosen out of my group of friends. Way too hot for me! i’d probably die, yep for sure.

Well, it’s been about a month since graduation and i am finally having my graduation party. Which i don’t mind b/c i’ll be able to see all my family, and it will be very lovely! I’m going to have a pool party AND i’ll be going to Chilies! YUMMMY!!! Love their food. It’s very so much amazing, i always get the cajun chicken pasta. Although, i’m such a whimp, that i have to ask them to go lighter on the seasoning b/c it’s a tad to spicy for me! It’s hard for me to even have mild salsa! I’m such a whimp and it makes me giggle. Okay it makes me laugh!

Since i’m no longer with anybody, i have been given the freedom to run wild. I no longer am waiting to do things with HIM, but instead, i’m hanging out with people i never would’ve hung out with. And really it’s not exactly a bad thing. But i’m also not saying that my relationship was bad, because it really wasn’t. I’ve hung with the girls (which reminds me i have to call them) instead of the guys, i’ve gone and saw Pirates 3. Such a WONDERFUL movie. I would go see it again! It’ll be on the top of my “Movie To Get List” for sure! And i’m also going 4-wheeling with some other friends today.

It seems to be alot of others around me are dealing with the same thing i went through just a week ago. My advice:

One night, buy your favorite icecream and favorite movies and just let yourself cry. There’s nothing wrong with crying (It’s taken me a long time to figure that one out!) and let it all out. Let out the pain, the fear of being alone, the anger and what ever else is left. Then, as i did, pack everything up that s/he gave, and put it somewhere were you wont see it daily. That way, you wont be reminded of that person more than your already are. Take their numbers out of your phone, even though you know them by heart. Just take everything relating to them out of your direct view. It helped me get though my break up.

Good Luck!! And pick some good icecream!!

I have come to a hard life lesson. Well okay that’s a lie, it’s not that we all haven’t learned it before. It would be the lesson of heartache. I figured that everyone has the right of happiness. And in order to move on with one’s life and daily habits, one needs to get over the one they lost as quick as possible. I’m not saying that one should go out and claim a bunch of rebound relationships, but also not to sit around the house all sad. I know the feeling I’ve been there and done that. But really it’s not that healthy for a person. You just have to pick up your feet and move on. Yep Yep, that’s what I say!

I am glad to say, that as of today, I will be loading my favorite music onto my newest ipod. My (poject) Red ipod. Which I might add, helps the AIDS project in Africa. And that, I am very happy about. Anyways, I am very excited to put my music on it. I have already started a list and I am not done yet. I plan on putting a bunch on to night!