Getting Better

This past week...really, this semester, has been really difficult.
I wasn't feeling inspired. Sure, I felt motivated enough--I worked out, I went to class, I'm doing relatively well I think. But I just didn't feel happy.

But yesterday was the best day I've had since I got back to school and maybe things will keep getting better from here on out.

I know a lot of people have been trouble this past week, at least, if not longer. So, it makes wonder if the universe is just trying to upset everyone.

Hopefully it's over and I can work hard and be happy and get good grades and learn some cool stuff.

So, the FYS instructor position I mentioned last blog isn't going to work out. I would have to be here for training the week before classes and the fam is going on vacation this week.
Sorry, but I'd much rather be doing this:

 Or this

 Or this

 Or this

 Or this!

Haha. I think you get the point.

Hm. What else did I want to talk about?

AH! I got into the Upper Level Professional Program for Elementary Education!

That means that I can now take all the upperclassmen courses and I am cleared to actually get my minor.

Of course, this will only work if I get into the Speech Pathology program here, since my minor is "Elementary Education minor for Speech Pathology and Audiology Majors." :/

If not, I'll see about making my major Elementary Education with a minor in Speech and Hearing Processes because my adviser tells me that I can still apply to grad school with that minor and she'll be sure I get into important Speech Path classes that will make my transcript look better to the graduate schools.

I think that a lot of the classes I've taken for this minor, though don't work for the major. I can't find a program guide for Elem. Ed. majors though, so I may just drop my Elementary Education minor and keep the Elementary Education Language Arts minor. Then, I'll make my major Behavioral Science Psychology, instead of having my general psych minor.

But everyone keeps telling me that I don't have to worry and that I'll get in and I won't even have to worry about what kind of switching to do.
I sure hope so, because I'll have wasted a lot of time and money otherwise.

But, sad news...even if I do get in this time and I'm on track, I still have to take some summer courses and I won't graduate UNDERGRAD until, like, 2017. *sigh*

Anyway...on to happy things!
So, I'm way ahead on homework. It's kind nice to have the big gaps between classes because I just do homework (and work out) to keep myself motivated. And then I don't come home from class and say "school's over for the day, I'll just do my homework later." Haha.

Me and my Big did some of our homework yesterday while we were hanging out, before Chapter.
Then, later, we went to the Pi Kappa Phi house, because they had an "I Have A Dream Pajama Jam" in honor of MLK day. Haha. It was kinda cool. There weren't A LOT of people there, so it was nice not to have someone running in to you every second. But, it was cold, so that was kinda crappy.
We stayed for a little over an hour, maybe two, and then we went back to 1517 and just hung out until we were too tired.
I like going to the Pi Kapp's parties, because they aren't crazy hardcore partiers. I can actually enjoy myself and talk to people and actually make friends, instead of trying to hear myself think over blaring music and being stuck in one room packed with people I don't know. *cough*Sig Ep*cough*
:)

 We took the pajama thing seriously :)

Back to the Grind

Well, it's Thursday already and I must say I'm impressed I made it so quickly through the week.
I've waited this long to blog because there were quite a few things that I needed to get worked out before I had anything to post that wasn't me freaking out. :)

SO!

I have successfully fallen into my new Executive Vice President of Communications position for Pi Phi. At first, I had a lot of questions for the lovely lady before me, but now I think I've got everything I need and I understand how things work! I went to my first Panhellenic meeting--nervous-making, but cool enough. Omo (the VPC previously) came with me, to help me figure out how things run. I THINK she's coming to the next one too,  but I'm unsure.

OKAY! So, my classes...
Yeah.
This semester is going to suck.

Not only is my schedule painful...

MW: 10-10:50, 6-7:40
T: 8-9:50, 10-10:50, 5-6:15
Th: 10-10:50, 5-6:15
F: 10-10:50

THEY ARE SO SPACED OUTTT!!!!! AHHHH!
Yes, that's a class every day. and it's PHYSICS, nonetheless! My prof spends the entire class period prattling on about whatever, supposedly connecting it to something Physics related, and then gives us h.w. problems from the book that confuse me. >.<
My other classes are just boring: Nature of Language (he reads from the slides and it's SO sleepy-making) and Psych (which I am going to the first REAL class of in just a bit, so I'll let you know. But I'm told it's a lot of work, which is fine, as long as the work makes sense to me :) haha.)

Then, Tuesday nights at 9, I have Panhel. Wednesday nights at 9 I have an exec. meeting. Sunday nights, I have various Pi Phi activities that could begin anywhere from 4 to 7 and go until approx. 9.

Alas...I will do my best to get this all to work out.

Tonight, I am going to an info meeting for FYS student teaching, which I am hoping I will like and then I will apply to be one and it will be so cool and I'll have a job! Yeah!
Also, I turned a lot of applications around town, but everywhere said "we're not technically hiring right now, but we always take apps" ...so, who knows!

Well, I think that's all I have right now.

I hope I won't get overwhelmed, but I probably will do it to myself because I will worry and worry when I don't really need to. Oh well!

My Pi Phi filled Life

With less than one week left before I come home for Christmas Break, you would think that I would be very stressed out. To the contrary. I have very little to study for and what I do need to study I already know pretty well. Plus, there was cool stuff going on with my sisters this past weekend.

First, Friday was Formal, which was cool, but not as cool as it could have been. Haha. I had a great time, don't get me wrong, but the music could use some work. At one point, there was this crazy party mix where they played who knows how many songs in, like, two minutes. Half the chapter stepped outside xD
Shawn and I sat with Taryn and Kailee, which was cool, because I have never really gotten to talk much with them.

Well, here are the photos. I don't really know what else to say about it.

My Big and I! 

 Shawn and I hanging at the table

Tamber and her date chillin' in the background

Omo and I

 Rena, Emily, and Quiche

Quiche-y and I!

 Big and I again

Kim, Myself, and Big

 All of us ladies

 Rachel and I!

 Lexi and I!

Sam and I! #samename

Every year, the sisters make up awards for the others for Formal. I won this one :)

Yay for me!

Saturday morning, at 11, we had a Greek 101 seminar. It was all about stuff we'd already talked about in Pi Phi, but stuff that was still important. Risk Management and what it really means to be Greek.
Clearly, it was necessary...this one girl, from a different sorority, in my group asked what Risk Management was....
I don't even know...I just had no idea what to do or say.

Saturday evening, we threw a little party as a prank. It's a running joke in Pi Phi that every day is Quiche's birthday. So, we did a surprise birthday party. The prank went flawlessly.

My GrandBig Kristine! We were both wearing animals:

Me--Wolf, Her--Fox :D

 My Big, being beautiful, as always

SURPRISE!

We put as many candles as possible on the cake. And when they were being lit, the big star candle set fire entirely. You can sort of see Quiche saving the day, but it's blurry

Quiche being a good sport about her presents

Which were Athlete's foot cream

a pregnancy test (she's gay)

and her laptop! xD

Me and Quiche-y.

She's such a treasure.

Well, that's all I've got. 

I finished my final paper for GWS, which turned out awesome. Who knew I could right a perfect report!? 11 pages!!! Longest paper I've ever written. Good practice for my Honors Thesis. Haha. I have two finals online and my paper final Thursday, then Grandbig, Big, and I will be heading back to the East side to be with our families! :)

I can't wait.

It's Been Awhile

Somehow, the time has gotten away from me and I haven't managed to blog since I was very angry with Kat. While I'm still very annoyed with her, there is only a couple weeks left to deal with it. Besides, she's mostly stayed out of my way.
We got into another fight when she wanted to cry about how we excluding her, but I told her that she clearly failed to notice that we didn't want to be friends with her. Of course, this argument was had over text message, just like the end of the first one.
But then, she was acting like we were BFFs again, because, clearly, she's crazy.
Now, she's been gone since Sunday and I'm not sure when she's coming home, but I don't care.
ANYWAY!
On to the fun stuff that's been happening in my life to make me happy.

Erica, Lindsey, and I went to the midnight premiere of Breaking Dawn Part 2

We had a good time, and--awkward--the same girls from last year were in front of us in line again! And they remembered us! Haha.

Then, I got initiated. I'm not allowed to tell you much about it. But I can tell you that it was awesome and I'm so excited to be an official Pi Phi.

This is me, my #samename, Sam B, then Vicki and her little Taryn. This picture was taken before Pink Party, which was the night before initiation where we sat around wearing pink and listened to our pledge educator read us letters from our parents.

Sam and I right after we got initiated. Notice our fancy arrow badges. :D

Lindsey, Christina, Sam, and I. 

After initiation, we got letters from our big so that we could wear them for fam pics and to Family day. Where our families came to meet the sisters and spend time with us and whatnot.

Me, Big, and Grandbig. <3 p="p">

We also did a cookie shine. Of course, my Big and I stood together. We were being silly and dancing also, but I couldn't really take pictures of that, 'cause I was busy...dancing. Haha.

All the new initiates! Now we're actives!!

Part of the Tiara family!

I'm not really sure about this one...haha. It was a family hug.

Other than Pi Phi, I haven't really been doing much other than class stuff. I have a presentation on Tuesday for my Gender and Women Studies, but that's only worth 5 points. Then I have to write a research paper for the final, instead of taking a paper final. I'm pretty sure I would rather take a final, hah, but I'm not sure what we would be tested on, seeing that its a mostly opinion based class.

Then, I have two online exams, and a paper English on....THURSDAY! D:<

I don't think I have one for my Pre-Prac, I'm pretty sure I just have to do my visits to Woodsedge. I have one tomorrow and then my last one next Friday, so I'm good on that. I get to work with some of the children with autism there, to prepare me for that actual practicum I hope to take next fall.

The other big news is that formal is next Friday. I'm excited, because I get to dress up, bring Shawn with me, and hang out with all my sisters. The location is secret, so we all have to meet up at Pi Phi and take a bus! Only Ashley, who put the whole thing together, knows where it is.

Anyway, that's all I have!

Can't wait to come home in a couple weeks!