hi.

Remember when...

I would actually do this and update this all the time?

I do.

school is crazy. and sometimes hard. so I don't really have free time. ok, i just dont have free time to be hanging out on the computer.

For one of my classes I have to be positive. So instead of writing about how i've been crying and stressed, i'll say the following:

Southgate house parties are the best.
I love that even though it gets colder as the day goes on, the sun wakes me up. basically everyday.
my ward is BOMB.
I've done an okay job with getting ready everyday.
I am OBSESSED with our indoor track. OBSESSED i tell you.


and thats all, for now.

there will be another posting or so soon.ish.
get excited.

I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack

So its been a little bit of time. Since then I've:
flown to the little city
met tons of people
helped freshmen become acquainted with the little city's campus
moved in and decorated my apartment
attended classes
gotten used to my curly hair
bought a frame for my tiffany's ad
gotten lots of homework done
fell in love with my anatomy class
took a test on the 3rd day of school and got a 95% on it.
cooked real food for myself( ok a little bit of an exaggeration)
woken up at decent hours
forgotten about faebook
got feather extensions in my HAIR
andddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd loved life.

Basically even though i've only been here for about 2 weeks i've already seen how much I've grown. I loved my get connected experience, because I was able to learn so much about myself, others and what I love about others...and what I don't. My group was the freaking BOMB. During our training days, I was really worried and anxious that I couldn't sleep the night before because I thought my freshmen would seriously hate my guts and never come to anything. And it would be my fault. but surprise! the first activity 29 showed up, and then on more and more came and no one stopped coming. in the end we had over 45 because I stopped taking attendance, while most group averaged 5-15. I loved it because these kids were so fun and really laid back. Anything went, everyone was friends and they were just so great. I bet they're glad though that its all over because now this crazy redhead has stopped sending them 3-4 texts a day saying what and where they needed to be.

As far as classes go, they are sooo great. I have 3 on campus and 2 online, and even though at first I didn't want that, it's working out to be the best thing for me. I have more free time to study and so its really all working out.

This is my 3rd semester living with the same 4 girls, plus one of our cutest little friends moved in with us, and to celebrate we all were originally going to get feather extensions. we got there and 2 girls decided to get colored extensions, and me and E got the feathers. we're sort of obsessed. 

that's life in a mini nut shell for me.

You have GOT TO BE KIDDING

my luck for the month of april has been a joke. let me just list the things that have happened..in the past week (but really in the past 10 hours)

1. laptop commiting suicide=needing repair
2. Ipod took a swim in the toilet. how? i was in a hurry had it in my pocket, went to grab something, then bam. thankfully this ipod is a champ and still loves me.
3. went to wash a blanket. the washer broke. I mean really? what have I ever done to it. I LOVE to do laundry, and follow its exact instructions. always.
4. went to print my boarding pass. bam printer jams. but not like a little jam. but a-my-hands-hurt-bc-the -paper-kept-ripping-into-pieces-and-wouldn't come out. but then I won. and decided to try again, thinking it was just a freak accident. nope. round two occurred.
5. Did I mention that my phone has been silly today? It wouldn't let people call me. its been doing this recently. but i'm going to pretend it's because super precious to me.

now normally, I would just be annoyed and laugh it off. but guess what? If you refer back to number 4, you see that I was printing a boarding pass. that's right. to fly. meaning I hope this is a short curse that goes away at night because i reallllllllllllllllllly don't want anything to go wrong. now if the tornado, hail severe thunderstorms could not delay my flights. that'd be great.

but on one note i am sad i'll be missing them, because I LOVE severe weather. minus the tornado's though.

next time I update this, i'll be in the little city. (if i make it) eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

Just helping society, one post at a time

This might be a post a little more on the sassy, bratty side. But it needs to be done. My pet peeves that I see/read all the time need to be addressed. I'm really doing this out of love for all of you, and to those you meet in which you will then share these new life long words of wisdom. Shall we begin? Yes. Let's.

#1. The phrase "could care less" NOW you're saying, Allison, what is wrong with this phrase. I hear it all the time, I say it often, so what gives.

Let me tell you and explain to you what is wrong?

if you honestly, COULD care less, then you wouldn't be bringing up whatever was bothering you. Think about it. Here I'll give you an example. Let's say you're talking to someone about the ugly shirt they are wearing. Your friend is going on and on and on about how they think it is just fabulous, but you're over the conversation. You then say "I could care less" This is wrong, because you COULDN'T care less anymore, hence why you want the conversation to end. The phrase that society cannot get straight should be

I COULDN'T CARE LESS.

understand? good. let's move on.

the next phrase I have been seeing about 100 million times a day (give or take) is the saying "JUST SAYIN"
This one set's me off like no other. Why? because hardly anyone seems to ever use it right. This is supposed to be used more for things when you are applying something you might have done in the past, or an idea you're presenting.  using it when saying "I LOVE PIZZA AND POPCORN AND I WANT TO EAT A LOT...just sayin" means nothing. if you're just going to say it, then say it. the "just sayin" is not necessary.



Like I mentioned earlier, i know this is a little bratty, but thats ok, right? because you all know i'm a brat anyway.

Awkward and Awesome

Let's just jump into this, because these series of happenings are enough to deal with

Awkward:
1. How out of shape I am. Eating that daily bowl of ice cream, with very little exercise has caught up to me.
Oh how the walk to the ricks, and the daily fitness routines that i have planned will be the death of me. please still be my friend you guys.
2. A few days of my room being a disaster/war zone/ tornado alley replica and my dad walking past my room asking what the heck happened to my room. my response "....just some cleaning"
3.How emotional I am now. I used to ALWAYS make fun of my sister and how she could and would cry at the drop of the hat for anything that happened. I'm not saying I'm as insane as she is, but i'm definitely not as heartless as I used to be.


AWESOME
1. MY PACKING SKILLS ARE FREAKING ROCKING! I went through all my clothes, and really thought about what I wear, what I don't and forced myself NOT TO PLAY THE WHAT IF GAME! I might even have a little wiggle room in those maletas. Go ahead United, see if you can charge me $50 for being overweight. 
2. Realizing that even though I got ripped off for the amount I have to pay for my laptop, that I did get away with a $70  dollar fee. All I will say is that it pays to be a young college girl, who went in alone,and cared what she looked like that day.
3. extreme couponing. One day, I aspire to be like those women. 


I feel like that is all for now. I have nothing too huge or life changing happening right now. TV and packing and clothes have been consuming my life.

Also. someone please make this

25 facts about yours truly

Ok, so this is my own sort of tradition that I do every 4ish months. Before and after each semester I write down 25 facts/goals/interests/worries/WHATEVER about myself. I put it in my journal. and then look back on it after a semester has passed. It sort of is a quick thing that shows how i've changed, or how dramatic I was etc. So I decided to share (SOME) of my list items with all of you :) YAY!

1. I thought I was ok with turning 20, and now that it's even closer I sort of want to cry.
2. I WILL put a strip of teal in my hair this semester.
3. Finish the Book of Mormon by July 25th
4. i need to meet new people.
5. I need to be a better friend
6. I still want the AE perfume bohemian
7. My favorite song right now is must be dreamin by Kevin Rudolf
8. I still reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallly miss you
9. I never realized how much of Chile life is in my own upraising and lifestyle.
10. I hate soup. Hate it.
11. I'm doing fabulous with my new years resolution. HOLLA at wearing more jewelry
12.When I left F21 for the last time for who knows how long, all I wanted to do was cry.
13. This winter I want to go to Ecuador and work in an orphanage. Or India.
14. I'm really starting to want to go sky diving
15.I dislike that my room is a complete disaster because i'm in the middle or laundry, sorting, and packing for school
16. 99% of the time I love my school. 1% I wish I had never decided to go there.
17.Everyday for the past 4 month I have eaten a bowl of ice cream. That needs to end right now.
18. This semester will definitely be used to rid myself of the bad in my life.
19. I hate that my laptop broke. that whole situation stresses me out so badly, and it always seems like i have the worst luck with any sort of technology.
20. marriage still terrifies me.
21. *I don't think i'm beautiful, but i'm prettier than most
22. The one before me was a joke. I'm sarcastic and a brat
23. The weather in the mitten, needs to change. i'm sick of the 30's-40's no sun, with snow and rain.
24. I have dreams every single night that are clear as a whistle and that are pretty legit. I want them to be analyzed.
25. I can't decide if I need to open up more to people, or less.




NOW that you may or may not have learned a thing about me, I challenge the rest of you to go and do the same. :) why, because its FUN! Take some time to think about it and then do itttttttttttttttttttttttt. Oh and then tell all of your friends to do it.