Long overdue...

I finally have a little bit of time to catch up and wrap up the past few weeks!

I can proudly say that I passed all of my classes, including Media Law! Success!

Finals week went well--I had three finals and two projects including my Video Production profile project which you can find here. The worst part of finals week was that I missed a free Carnival Brazilian Grill meal with Devon's holiday party for his work! Bah!

The Saturday following finals, John and I met my parents in Sioux City for some shopping. Another success!

I spent a few days in Sioux Falls and Mitchell with Devon and his family. I got to meet a bunch of Devon's high school friends and experience night life in Mitchell. It was a really fun night!

I spend Christmas and my birthday here at home. I like spending time with my family. We didn't do anything special, but we did have fun. You can tell in this video of my sister opening a gift. Warning if you do watch it, it is a little loud! :)

My birthday was uneventful. I mostly spent the day watching old home videos, eating cake, keeping up with Facebook birthday posts, admiring my new ring and playing with my new Kindle Fire.


I look forward to this weekend. Devon will be visiting and spending New Year's Eve here.


I have a lot of stuff I still need to do, though. I need to work on my senior portfolio, revamping my resume, and start applying for jobs/figuring out where I want to be.

Love, Peace, and Being Home--

The Final Countdown

I currently have:

•  100 words to add to my news story
•  A 90 second video profile
• One media law paper
• Four tests

Standing between me and Christmas break. 

• And one more semester...

Standing between me and graduation in May! I'm so ready to be done.. I will admit it. I am ready to move on!! 

Love, Peace, and Finals--

Slacker

How did I only blog three times in November? I'm such a slacker! However, being a slacker did pay off in No Shave November. ;)

Success.

I am so ready for a break. My Thanksgiving break was pretty much occupied with homework with little breaks of eating turkey, playing cards with grandma and taking my sister back to her home. We did go see The Muppets, though. Highly recommend it! :)

A few weeks ago, I got to see my Morningside friends.I surprised my friend, Katie for her birthday. And caught up with other old friends. It was a great time and I needed it!

We only have one more week of classes. It's insane. I'm not sure if I've mentioned on here yet, but I am officially graduating in May. I'm so excited and nervous and scared and anxious all in one. So many emotions!! I've been looking at jobs, but I don't exactly know where I want to end up or do. But...that's not something I want to vent about right now.

This weekend some friends are coming up to Vermillion and hang out. I'm quite excited.
Next weekend is Devon's birthday party and the choir concert! I also plan on putting in a few hours at the humane society!
Then it's finals week!
THEN CHRISTMAS BREAK!! A much needed break where I will probably work on my resume and start applying for real jobs.

AHH! the topic keeps coming back. On that note, I'm calling it a night.

Love, Peace, and Catching Up--

Green is the best.

 If you don't like green you can no longer be my friend. Ok. Kidding. But really. How can you not like green? Green is the color of nature. The color of money. The color of emeralds. The color of St. Patty's Day. Green is the color that brought me and Devon together..or was the subject of the first time we talked to each other on Twitter.

On September 28, 2009 I wrote something along the lines of using a green pen to write in my green notebook while wearing my green ring and green sweatshirt.
@kjstumpf - "It's true. I like green."
@devonschreiner - "At that point, you were probably my favorite person ever. Green is the best."
@kjstumpf - "Let's be best friends?"

Little did I know that we would actually become best friends. Over the color green?! Ok. Not quite. There were several other things that came into play. But, hey! We both love the color green! I even gave Devon a pair of green shoes for Christmas one year! What an awesome girlfriend, right?! :)

So tonight, I did my nails. I asked Devon what color I should paint them... Anything for him! :*)

Love, Peace, & Green, Stolen Helicopters--

Been away for too long

I have neglected my blog for too long. I have been up to my eyes in homework. I just finished a ten-page media law paper and on top of other random homework, filming, editing and speeches I had the past week. Last week was super busy and quite frankly was kind of a pain in the patooty, but Saturday made me completely forget about the horrible week that I had.

Saturday morning was my orientation at the humane society. Despite the fact that a lot of it was common sense and there was a couple of really annoying people in the group, it was really interesting to learn about the organization. And of course walk the puppies!

This weekend, Devon and I spent over four hours out there walking and playing with puppies. They are all adorable and just so sweet. All they want is love!

There was one that absolutely stole my heart. His name was Dom. He's some sort of Spaniel and he was just the coolest cucumber of a dog ever. He was a snuggler and liked to randomly punch you in the face, but most of all he was an absolute sweetheart. He literally brought me to tears. I wanted to take him home so badly, however I cannot. I just hope he ends up in a good home that appreciates him!

I cannot wait until I have my own place that allows pets so I can adopt my very own dog!
Love, Peace, and Volunteer--

For the love of a dog.

Hi. My name is Katie. And I love dogs!
*insert "Hi Katie"*

So it's true. I am addicted to puppies! But it's a good thing!

Last week, Devon and I took a trip out to the humane society When I'm at college I cannot have my own pooch in my apartment. So going to the humane society gives me a chance to shower the puppies in love.

On this trip to the humane society, we walked three puppies. The first one was a Yorkie-Poo named Cooper. He was super sweet and very chill. I love dogs that look like perpetual puppies. And Cooper was one of those pups!

After we walked through the trail we went back inside and walked two Pit Bull pups! The first one was Kobe who was VERY full of energy. He was very strong, and a little too much for me to handle.

The last one was Rasco. He was SO sweet and chill and one of the best dogs to cuddle with! I loved him and wanted to take him home. Whoever ends up with him will be a lucky family!

Before we left, I decided to pick up an application to be a volunteer. I had been wanting to do it for some time, but finally decided to do it! I then was accepted and invited to attend orientation next week! I'm so excited!!

If it were up to me I'd adopt all of the puppies! But since one, my apartment doesn't allow pets and two, I'm not an animal hoarder, I will just go walk and play with the puppies!

I start next week! I'm truly excited!!

Love, Peace, & Puppies--

Follow your heart.

I spent the weekend at home. First time in a long time. First time I got to talk to my mom and step-dad one on one about a lot of stuff. Stuff I'm mostly terrified about. School. The future. My job. My relationship. My life. 

I may have shed a few tears, but I really just needed to open up and get all of my feelings and thoughts out on the table. I talk to Devon a lot. He is my best friend and definitely the best friend I've ever had. I'm so lucky.

However, sometimes you just need some other advice. So I went to my other best friend: my mom.

I hadn't had a heart to heart with my mom in a long time. Also had a very nice chat with my step-dad. 

After this weekend, I realized one thing. Something Devon's been telling me all along. 

I can't be afraid. Being afraid makes me weak. I need to be courageous and find the self confidence that I once had. Sometimes to gain that self confidence you just have to do something out of the norm. 

I did that when I transferred to USD. I told a group of 40 strangers that I loved hugs. Prior to me making this statement, I had liked hugs, but only if I knew you well enough. When I told my mom I had told this group that I loved hugs, she was shocked. I had never been one to show affection. When I went to USD. I decided to change and just go for it. I made a lot of great friends with my bold personality and self-confidence. And somehow ended up with an amazing boyfriend. And now I realize that being affectionate is a wonderful thing and I truly do love it. 

I just need to follow my heart and do what feels right at the right time. I may fail. .And failing is okay. I may be rejected. Which is okay too. If it's meant to be, it'll work out in the end. 

I truly believe in fate. Everything happens for a reason. 

I just hope everything works out in my favor. 

It will. If I just believe and go for it. 

Love, Peace, & Taking Chances--

Distracted from sleep

Sometimes I cannot fall asleep.
And by sometimes, I mean most times.
Like tonight.
I just cannot sleep.
Simply because all I do is think about a certain boy.
A boy I love!
:)

Oh look...another test.

*sigh*

I am currently into my fifth year of college. Yeah. I know. What a loser, right? Wrong. It's just taken me longer to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Good thing I think I've found it.

I've been pretty lucky with my schedule, I'd say. I have no classes on Fridays, one class on Mondays at 12:30..which means most of my classes are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. While I like my schedule, I dislike the amount of tests and quizzes I've had to take. In all of my five years of school, I have NEVER had this many. What gives?! Every day I have at least two quizzes. Bah!

It's stressing me out. I'm really hoping next semester is nice to me. It'll be the last (I hope!).

Love, Peace, & Stupid Tests--

Life's short.

This past weekend, I heard devastating news about the passing of an acquaintance of mine. I met Jeremy at Morningside College. We had the same friends. He went to school with my cousin. We played sand volleyball and were at cabin weekend together. When I transferred to USD, I was surprised to run into him and see him sitting at the table next to me! I loved seeing his face in the MUC, getting coffee, doing homework...we always had some sort of connection! I loved it!

After hearing the news, it really opened my eyes to how short life really is. I had never had a friend I knew die before.

I thought a lot about old friends.

Tonight I had not one, but two phone calls from old friends. How random, unexpected, and comforting.

My friend Jeffrey called. We talked about Jeremy and the wake and the funeral and old friends. He told me that he hadn't talked to Jeremy in a long time and regretted not telling him he loved him and how much he meant to him. Jeffrey wanted to let me know he was thinking of me and how much he cared for me. It really made me feel good.

With the transfer two years ago, I have been horrible at staying in touch with old friends. True friends. Friends that only live 30 miles away. I'm hoping to reconnect with them in the next week or two.

Later on in the night, I got another call from my friend Phil. I met him at USD and I would consider him one of my best friends at USD. He transferred to a college in Minnesota. He just called to say hi and catch up! It was so nice to hear from him. I can relate to what he is going through. I'm happy for him! I only want the best for him!!

My best friend, Devon just called me. I am going to spend the rest of my night talking to him.

Rest in Peace, Jeremy.

Love, Peace, & Life.

Perfect Weekend With My Perfect Boyfriend.

It's been almost a week since I've blogged. I'm getting about as bad as my boyfriend. ;) Just kidding, Punky!

As the title states, I just spent the most wonderful weekend with my boyfriend. Our two year anniversary was last week, but it happened to be the same time as DDays. So he was going to be in Vermillion and he insisted that our anniversary was to be spent in Sioux Falls. I had no reason why, because he kept everything a secret. Ok. Here's the thing with me and secrets. I want them! I enjoy them! But only when I don't know in advance.

Example: Devon surprised me this past Valentine's Day by showing up with wine, roses and a song written for me! Perfect!! I loved it. The anticipation and anxiety wasn't there!

This time, I knew there was something up his sleeve... I just didn't know what and it was driving me CRAZY!!

For the weekend, he INSISTED that I wear a dress. So. Katie bought a new, pretty dress and wore it just for her Punky!

We went to supper at A Touch of Europe. I love the atmosphere of that place. It's downtown Sioux Falls and it's in the basement. It's just the coolest place ever!

After supper we started driving and he pulled out a card from his glove compartment and handed it to me. The card was sweet and inside the card were lessons to go ballroom dancing!! They have lessons every Friday night, but what do you know...of ALL nights, they weren't doing it on our date night. But no fear, we will definitely be using them sometime in the future! And I'm very excited about it!

We then went out to the casino! I was excited! Even though I was a loser, it's still always fun and entertaining. Plus, Devon came out ahead, so it was all good. He claimed he had to go to the bathroom. I decided to just sit and still pull some slots. I was getting creeped out by some weird guys staring at me, so I texted Devon to tell hi to hurry up and find me. He came and found me after being in the bathroom a very long time. He said he wanted to walk around the casino and hotel. We did. We went up the elevator and looked out. It was really pretty. We went back down and I told Devon that I needed to go to the bathroom. He said there was probably some in the hotel. I told him he was NUTS and I refused to walk down the hotel. All of a sudden he starts putting his card into random key slots and one magically opens. What s stinker! He didn't go to the bathroom at all. He surprised me with a beautiful, upgraded hotel room. And my bags were there and everything!

The next morning started rough. I found out one of my friends from Morningside and USD had died! It started my day off on a weird note. But my day got better, because I was with my love. We had lunch at the Pickel Barrel (yummy place! Highly recommend). We got back and watched some Arrested Development (which I got Devon hooked on! You're welcome, world). We went for a motorcycle ride. We rode all over Sioux Falls. We were going to get ice cream and ended up at the Sanford Wellness Center. Devon said there was ice cream there better than Peachwave...Gullible me, I believed him. We ended up going to see a Don....a massage therapist! The stinker got us a couple's massage!! Which was JUST what I needed!

We suppered at Carnaval (the Brazilian restaurant) and spent the rest of the evening watching Arrested Development.

The next morning we didn't have anything planned. I decided to stay an extra day. We went shopping and I got a new coat and some new movies. Life is good. We also got pumpkins to carve. We spent the afternoon carving pumpkins. Mine was a ghost and Devon's was a Guinness glass.

We had supper and watched the Vikings play at Texas Roadhouse and snuggled for the rest of the evening just talking about everything.

I am so lucky to be in love with such an amazing man who happens to be very romantic! Thank you Punky for such a perfect weekend. You may think things fell apart, but in my opinion it was JUST right!

I love you! <3

Sicky McSick

I had to break out the Emergen-C and the Theraflu. It's that time of the year, I suppose. I'm not sure if it's a cold or the beginning of the flu or what, but I have a terrible sore throat.

Yesterday I started to feel weird...I thought I had a bad taste in my mouth, I kept trying to eat chips or brush my teeth to get the taste out of my mouth...but it progressively turned into a sore throat. I felt horrible going to sleep, last night. I couldn't sleep. I woke up this morning at 6:30 with my throat screaming for relief. I went out and took some of that warming Theraflu cough syrup. That stuff is the best. It works. Plus it kinda tastes like a Jell-O shot. I drank some water and went back to sleep.

Woke up to my alarm. Took my Emergen-C. Popped in a cough drop. Took a steamy-hot shower. Took some more Theraflu. Got some hot tea. And went to class. And became more miserable as time went on. When I got home from Earth Science, I decided to stay home for the rest of the day. I hate missing class, especially an important one like law, but I seriously barely was able to sit up.

It was then that I thought a hot bubble bath and chicken noodle soup sounded good.
And it was good.

And...here I am. I can't get sick! I don't wanna be sick! I hate being sick. I hate being sick and having nobody to take care of me! :( I just hope I get better before this weekend. Devon has a big anniversary surprise weekend planned. I'm excited, anxious, and a little nervous to see what he has planned!

Love, Peace, & Vitamin C--

Until the end

Maybe I'm weird...but I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I finish something. Whether it's a book, or an assignment, or a coloring page, or my toothpaste, or my shampoo.

Yesterday I ran out of  hand soap in my bathroom. It's that awesome foamy pump soap from Bath & Body Works. Yeah. It's awesome. And I got such a bittersweet feeling. I mean...I saw that soap every day. It made my hands clean and smell real good!

However, some things must end so new things can begin!

So, you know what that means! I get to start the process all over again! :)

Love, Peace, & Pink Soap!

Two years.

Exactly two years ago today...I had never had a boyfriend. I didn't really date. I never really found someone quite right for me. However, I met this boy and got to know him. I had always thought he was cute ever since the first time I saw him. I even texted my mom the moment I first saw him and told her about this cute boy waiting to see the choir list, too.  We discovered we had a lot in common. Obviously we both liked to sing since we met through the choir...Our very first conversation was at The Roadhouse where we talked about how awesome our Blackberry Pearls were. I discovered he had Twitter...so we followed each other. Through Twitter, I learned that his favorite color was also my favorite color. We got to talking more and more...since we had math right next door to each other at the same time and days. Eventually we went on a lunch date, which led to a real date, which led to a couple of other dates which led to the moment he asked me to be his girlfriend on October 7! I remember it vividly! We were sitting there and he was about to leave my place and we had a little conversation that went like this.

"Katie. I need to ask you something."-Devon
"And that is...?" - Katie
"Will you be my girlfriend?" - Devon
"Well...only if you'll be my boyfriend." -Katie
After a little kiss, bam! It was official!

My first boyfriend.
My first love.
My everything.

Love, Peace, & Love!!

Things I'm thankful for...

So...every single day, I talk to Devon. One way or another. We've been doing this long-distance thing for close to two years now...and let me tell you...it sucks! I hate missing him...but I love having him to miss. If only that kid wasn't so lovable, it would make missing him much easier. But, I'm glad he's as lovable as he is...it's definitely worth it.

So anyway...we communicate in almost every way you can think of. 

Text messages.

Google chat.

Picture messages.

Phone calls.

Twitter.

Facebook.

And my favorite way...Skype! It's the next best thing to actually being with him! I can talk to him face to face! I'm so thankful I live in a time where technology allows me these opportunities! I can't even imagine how difficult it would be to try to do this like 20 years ago, even!

I love that kid. Have I ever mentioned that? :) 

Love, Peace, & Skype--

Something missing...

This school year just doesn't seem right to me for some reason. Maybe it's the fact that I'm living in a new apartment. Or maybe it's the fact that I have a roommate...haven't had one of those in a couple of years. But most likely it's the fact that it's the first time in my life I've not had music as a major part of my life....and I'm not sure I like it. While watching Glee tonight, I realized I really miss singing.

At the beginning of the school year I had made the decision to take a break from music ensembles altogether. I wanted time to focus on my studies and not stress about time commitments. 

Singing in the car is not enough for me. Mostly because half of the time I'm in the car I'm either with my brother or my boyfriend and they make these weird faces like they don't like my singing...I think it's mostly because I'm self conscious about my singing and I end up singing obnoxiously. 

Anyway. I'm just going to finish the semester out and next year join one of the ensembles. Once I graduate, I'll have to find some sort of community choir to join. Music is a huge part of my life and I hope it always will be. 

Hap-py DDays!

Today beings the week of DDays (Dakota Days for those of you who don't know). It's USD's homecoming week! An excuse to get drunk and go to class hungover and all that jazz.

Ok. So that's not exactly how I celebrate DDays..but I do enjoy the events during the week. Thursday, for example, is the Al Neuharth Awards. As a CMJ major, this is a big deal for the department, as well as all of campus!

Tonight the event was Doug Benson and Graham Elwood, two well-known comedians!

Whenever there's a well known person on campus performing, I'll make an effort to try to see them! Last year I saw Bo Burnham...(that was a disappointment that I'd rather not talk about).

Tonight's show wasn't too bad. It's not exactly my taste of comedy, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. They said they'd be doing a meet-and-greet after the show. When the show was over, John and I decided to see if the line was long. When we got there, there wans't a line at all. We walked right up to Graham Elwood and asked to get a photo taken with him! He was very nice and did. We turned around and Doug Benson was there. We snatched an autograph and a photo with him too! Overall, it turned out to be a good night.

Homework is dumb.

I hate that I missed a few days of blogging, but I went home this weekend and wasn't really on my computer much.

Okay. That's a lie.
I was on a lot.
But I wasn't on to blog.

I had a great weekend at home with my family and Devon. I like when he joins because then I am surrounded by everyone most important in my life! My parents, my brother, my puppies and my love. What could be better?

Not homework. That's for sure. I spent a majority of my Saturday working on my law exam. I felt so bad because I was working so much on homework and not enjoying my Saturday evening, but I needed to get it done. Don't worry--we did take a break to watch Hackers and play the card game, Golf!

We got back today and went to the play God of Carnage (kinda weird...mostly because the girl actually threw up and I am not a fan of vomit).

I was dreading going back home after the play because I knew I had so much homework to do! But I wanted to get it done before I went to bed!

I first worked on my pre-lab for Earth Science...easy peasy.
Then worked on my news reflections...usually entertaining. Most exciting news reflection I wrote about was that Arrested Development is coming back with a television show and a movie!! Happy Katie is happy!!
Then I wrote an extra credit paper about the play I saw today.
Then...the dreaded Law exam. I did, however, get done around 8:30!!!

And of course, right when I get caught up...I'm going to feel behind again in two days. Bleh.
Homework is dumb.

Love, Peace, & Papers--

Day 32 - Excited puppies.

So I came home today for the first time in a month. That means I haven't seen my puppies in a month. You know how excited puppies get when they haven't seen you for an hour...imagine the excitement that happens when they see you that first time after being gone so long!! It's such a welcoming, heart-warming feeling. It's probably one of my favorite parts of coming home.

While Maggie may be old, she gets this cute little howl thing going on while hopping like a little kid! I walk into the door and Lola is in Mom's arms, as WIGGLY as you could EVEN imagine. SOOO excited!!

Of course it's nice to see my parents too. And sleep in my bed. Oooh, my comfy, heaven like bed.

Love, Peace, & Home Sweet Home--

Day 31 - Things that cannot be unseen.

So, I'm trying to decide whether I want to morph into what Devon's doing for a blog and blogging about a specific thing of my day. My days are generally boring and usually begin with me sleeping in or complaining about classes or quizzes. So I thought I would give Devon's idea for a try. 

Tonight I had World Cinema. We pretty much discuss international films, culture, ideology, blah, blah, blah... Well, we were talking about the French. Those weird French. We got on the subject of experimental cinema. Now, I remember him mentioning something earlier in the semester about showing something that made people nearly pass out and having to leave class, but I was like...ooh, those wimps. What could possibly be that bad? Well. I do believe that today I saw it. We were watching a clip of surrealism style. I don't really want to think about it...but I have to get it out. There was a part that made me shiver...nauseous...on the verge of just getting up and leaving... This guy cut a random lady's eyeball. Seriously! With a razor blade. It was horrible. They showed it. It oozed out this gross stuff.

Oglgoglgogoglglol! It was gross. And I'm pretty sure I'll have nightmares. It was definitely one of those 'cannot be unseen' moments. 

Ugh.

Love, Peace, & the French--

Day 30

I have officially kept up with this blog for a month.

oohh....where did today go? As far as I can remember, classes went well. Nothing eventful happened. I did homework this evening....Three more quizzes tomorrow. Bleh. I also tried to help my brother pass his algebra quiz. We are not very skilled in math, obviously. We tried 5 times to pass the quiz....and we haven't done better than a 60%. Good thing there are infinity tries...

Not much else. Got my bills paid. Bleh. Growing up sucks sometimes.

My back hurts really bad, too.

On a happy note. It was two years ago today that  Devon and I had our first lunch date. (Well...not exactly to the date, but it was the last Tuesday in September). It was the first time we sat down and talked. We talked for three hours straight to be exact. It only felt like three minutes. It was the day that he was supposed to have lunch with his ex-girlfriend...but ended up lunching with me. And I'm glad. Who knows what would've happened if we hadn't have met up that day... I'm sure glad I did, though. I'm happy with how things have turned out. Life is good.

Love, Peace, & Lunch Dates--

Day 29

Oohhh...mannn....where has today gone?

I started my morning by showering then watching some Modern Family before going to class. For Video Production we filmed some Out & Abouts. It went well, I suppose. I guess we'll find out on Wednesday how they went. I wish I understood the cameras a little better.

I got home and I honestly don't remember much of my afternoon. I remember watching Titanic....and that's about it. John did homework, I went to HyVee and got some supper, made some sup sup and did homework for the remainder of my night. I feel so...overwhelmed for some reason. Bleh.

Oh well. I'm ready for this weekend. I'm heading home for a friend's wedding. I think Devon might come too! I'm excited to snuggle with him! And with my puppies! And see my family! And give my mom her birthday gift.

That's enough for tonight.
Love, Peace, & Lola Kisses--

Day 28

I slept in until 11!!! When I got up, John was already up and ready for his day...he knew he had to film sometime today and he was ready. However..they didn't need him until 6...lame! I made brunch...PANCAKES!! However...I burned all of mine, luckily John's were fine. He freaks out when anything is burnt.....The strawberry syrup made it a million ties better, though. I then spent a majority of my day watching Modern Family season 2 and working on my gift for mom. Here's the final product! (i'm taking a risk and hoping my mom doesn't see this! I'm sure she wont!)

I'm pretty proud of it! :)

After working on that I was getting a MASSIVE headache. I decided to lay down. I talked to Punky a bit and I talked to my mom a bit. Then once I was feeling better I decided to work on homework...and possibly play a couple of games with Devon.

And. Here I am. Blogging. Waiting for Devon to Skype me. And getting the urge to watch Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog! Absolutely love it! NPH is a genius. And I love the songs.

Love, Peace, & Dr. Horrible--

Day 27

My boyfriend is SO cute and I just don't know what to do with myself!!!

Sorry, I just HAD to get that out of my system!!

Ok. I woke up...with a locked jaw. WONDERFUL...NOT! Luckily, I was able to relax enough to fall back asleep and wake up with an unlocked jaw. Gah, that is the worst.

Devon, Caity, John, and I got ready and hustled to a couple of garage sales (that ended up being a bust) and ended up at Famous Dave's for lunch. We then went to a boutique and then a pet shop (which....was sketchy and sad and depressing...even if the dogs there looked cute....) If anyone in the Sioux Falls area is wanting an animal, for sure adopt from the Humane Society! That's my little tidbit.

We went back to Devon's and I just decided to lay down for a bit...I was feeling a little poopy. John and I decided we should head back. He has a lot of homework to catch up on this weekend, plus filming to do tomorrow. I hated leaving Devon...It was one of the shortest weekends I've ever spent with him.

When we got to Vermillion, I started working on part of my mom's gift...and then played some League of Legends with my Punky Love...My cute, loving, perfect boyfriend!!

And that is how you bring a blog post full circle.

Peace, Love, & Cute Boys--

Day 26

John and I got up and got ready and ventured out way up to Sioux Falls!! We met Devon for lunch at HuHot!! YUMMMM!!! A stop at PeachWave later, we were on our way to the mall...eventually through all the construction and whatnot. Bleh. We found mom some good birthday gifts! I'm not going to say what we got on the off chance my mom actually reads my blog. Even though, that's not very likely. I'm actually not sure if ANYONE reads my blog. BUT! John and I made our way then back to Devon's apartment and chilled and waited for Devon to get off work.

Devon came back and we decided to go on a quick motorcycle run (after he finished his homework of course!) We made it back just in time to meet up with his parents and go to the new Hibachi place! We had to wait FOREVER (like 2.5 hours) to finally eat our food. But, it was pretty decent. I prefer the sushi bar Tokyo better.

Devon, John, and I got back to the apartment and pretty much chilled and watched Ghost Adventurers...such a stupid show. But whatev. It's entertaining. I'm exhausted. And so is everyone else! Possibly garage sale-ing tomorrow! Woot!

Love, Peace, & The Wrong Kind of Asian--

Day 25

As my alarm went off, I got an email at the same time. The email was about my first class being cancelled. My teacher's mom died in Bulgaria (her native land). I felt so sad. I can't imagine losing a parent...and especially being half way around the world! I will definitely be praying for her and her family!

My Earth Science test was....iffy. I went in not worried about it. My brother quizzed me over all of the notes and the study guide. However...the test itself was a bit challenging...All the material I studied was there...just way more specific than I had lodged it into my brain. I felt okay about it, though. So....praying for that!

Then John and I chilled in the MUC for a bit, then he went to class and I did some homework in the library before my law class. Law was actually pretty good today. I think I understood most of it...plus we got out 25 minutes early! Woohoo!

John and I went to eat at Roadhouse. Wings and beer. It was good. After supper we went and played a little bit of Ultimate Frisbee. Good times were had and we then headed home, as I have been feeling crappy and John had an exhausting day (plus he hurt his fingers..poor guy).

Some Big Bang Theory, The Office and Jersey Shore later, I am lying here Skyping with my honey.

Hooray for no classes tomorrow! Sleeping in ROCKS!!!!

Love, Peace, & Prayers--

Day 24

Today was all sorts of fail for me. Started out in Earth Science lab....when I didn't even read the instructions to the quiz. Gah. Video Production quiz didn't go any better. My boyfriend sprung on me that he is filling out the paperwork for graduation...then asked if I had yet. I don't know ANYTHING about it...which just adds to the stress that caused me up all night last night...am I going to graduate or not? Ugh. Anyway--I filled out my paperwork and will hand it in tomorrow. We'll see, I suppose. Ugh. I am so ready to be done. However...I'm not ready at all. I'm absolutely terrified for graduation to be here. I never thought I'd feel this way. I was excited about graduating high school, I looked forward to graduating from college for so long now...it's just...UGH. I don't know. Ever since Punky brought up the future with me the other night it really got me thinking... I'm just terrified because I know how fast it is approaching and I'm not prepared! Not even one bit. I've made so many wrong choices throughout my college career, who's to say that the path I'm on is the right one? I hope it is, for once.

I guess I don't really have much else to say. I hope my nerves settle down sometime soon. Otherwise, I will seriously have a melt down. And nobody wants that to happen!

Love, Peace, & Growing Up.

Day 23

I actually got up at a somewhat decent hour today! Is 9:30 decent?? Well. I'd say it is compared to the past several days.

Classes went well. In my first class, we had a class speaker come in from Disability Services to talk about a student in my class that has Asperger syndrome. I knew there was something different about him, and I was very curious to know what it was. She came in and talked about the syndrome and different ways to communicate effectively with this student. I was VERY glad she came in. I think it's important to learn about these things and coming up with different solutions to communicate with different people. I am proud of my classmate for his achievements and progress in college.

Earth Science was a breeze...we basically went through practice questions to review for the exam on Thursday. I'd say I did pretty well!! I hope I do that well on the test!

I came home for lunch and worried for an hour and a half about my law exam...we were supposed to get them back today. When I got to class, I found out that out of the 35 students in the class, only 7 passed. Omg! I haven't found out what I received for a grade yet, but if I'm one of the failing ones, at least I wasn't the only one (positive outlook, right?)!

And tonight...I watched (and was disappointed with) Glee. And watched more tv. The New Girl, Big Bang Theory, hockey....wide variety. And I did homework. I have three quizzes tomorrow. I'm seriously sick of quizzes. and to top it off, I'm feeling achy and like I'm starting to get a sore throat. I really hope I'm not getting sick. If I am, I'm blaming the FREEEEZING cold rooms in  Al Neuharth. You'd think I'd learn to bring a sweatshirt or something. Nope.

Anyway. That's my day. In a coconut shell. :) Time to skype with my hunny.

Love, Peace, & Emergen-C--

Day 22

I slept in...again. I'm beginning to see a pattern here. This semester seriously rocks, though, as far as my sleeping schedule goes. I had class at 12:30...Video Production. We went out and taped for the first time. We were asking a random question to people that walked by. We were in a not so high traffic area, but it was still fun. I was paired up with who I like to call Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Oh well. I'd rather be with them than the sorority girl and the kid that twitches. Sorry. I'm a horrible person.

Anyway. So that went well...I came home and didn't really do much. I was okay with that.

Today is the start of new seasons on television!! I watched TWO new episodes of How I Met Your Mother. I loved it! I love that show! I then played a couple of games of League of Legends with Devon and then watched the Roast of Charlie Sheen! Funny stuff.

And...that's been my day. :)

Love, Peace, & Pot Roast--

Day 21

I LOVE WEEKENDS! I get to sleep in! Sleeping in is amazing. Especially snuggled with my Punky. We rolled out of bed just before noon so we could watch the Vikings game! We ordered pizza and watched the game. Even though the Vikings lost, it was still fun to watch the game with Devon!!

Devon left to go back to Sioux Falls and John went to video tape for Coyote News, so I was left home alone. I figured it was a good time to some laundry and cleaning. I did dishes, vacuumed, and did three loads of laundry. It was pretty productive.

I spent my evening watching the Emmy's (Wooo Modern Family!) and playing League of Legends. What have I gotten myself into?! I did really well, though. It makes it more enjoyable.

Of course, I'm ending my night in my favorite ways. Talking to my Punky Love.

Love, Peace, & Tibbers--

Day 20

Welp. Today started out to be uneventful. After waking up at 8:30, I decided it was WAY too early to be up. Especially on a Saturday morning. I went back to sleep to wake up after noon. Oops. I was okay with that, though. I didn't have much to do today anyway.

I watched the Iowa vs. Pitt game...Iowa won! woo! I was mostly watching to see if I could spot my friend Kelsey. She was all painted up and had been on tv a bunch of times...but I didn't see her. I did find out that she met Ashton Kutcher...JEALOUS!!

At about 3:30, I had a knock on my door. Scared the bajeezus out of my brother and I....it was DEVON! What a great surprise. After a crappy night last night, it certainly made me feel better.

We didn't do much. Made tacos. Watched Ghost Adventures. Went to the fraternity house. That's about it. And here we are. Just chilling and talking. I like talking to him. He makes me happy.

Love, Peace, & Surprises--

Day 19

I'm not really in the mood to blog tonight, so I'm going to keep it short. Today seemed like the longest day ever. I did....nothing. Nothing worthwhile. Other than buy groceries. And take a bath. I wasted away on my couch. Feeling sorry for myself. Blah.

I just feel like doing...SOMETHING. Something productive...something crafty. I just don't know what. Blah.

Maybe tomorrow.

Peace, Love, & Bubble Baths--

Day 18

Day 18-

I had a super uneventful day.
I woke up. Got cute. Found out Media Law was cancelled. Went about my day.
Classes were fast. And to the point.
It was glorious.

I played the game of League that I promised Devon I would play with him. I skyped with him. Then he left me and I hung out with my brother. We did homework so we don't really have to worry about it this weekend.

I decided I really wanted to do something crafty/creative. However, I just decided to color. I like coloring. I'm not much for bragging, but I've always been really good. Fact: I won a coloring contest when I was in 2nd grade and got to ride an elephant at the fair. True story.

And.......that was my day. In a nutshell.

Love, Peace, & Crayons--

Day 17

HellooOOOooo Fall! I walked out and was slapped in the face by a cold air. Quite a shock.

I kicked Earth Science lab in the behind and finished early and treated myself to coffee!

We took a quick quiz in Video Production then learned all about the camera. Exciting stuff.

Since John and I carpooled today, I waited in the MUC for him. While I waited for him, the most exciting part of my day happened. I reached the end of Dragon, Fly. For those of you who do not know, it is an addicting, cute game on the Droids. I recommend it. The dragon is super cute. You have to make him fly by guiding him down the slopes away from his mama! Devon named his Burney. I decided to name mine Jeffy. 

Night class was uneventful. I sit right next to this guy that looks like Finn from Glee. It's creepy. He's in like two of my classes. 

I hope tomorrow goes fast. I want it to be the weekend! 

Love, Peace & Dragons--

Day 16

I'm going to write quickly before Devon eventually calls me. I should also be reading for tomorrow. I have a quiz in video production. But I seem to always find something better and more entertaining than homework. So. Instead. I'll blog.

I decided to make an effort and look cute today because I had a presentation to give in Basic Newswriting. Plus, I've learned that when you look good, you feel good. My presentation went well. Short, sweet, and too the point. That's how I roll. Then Earth Science was a breeze. My teacher's so nerdy... I love it. It makes it fun!  A quick lunch break later and I had to go to my Media Law test.......*insert dramatic music here* ...I was SO confident on the cases talked about in the book, the definition of each theory, and other random facts. Obviously....I didn't study the RIGHT facts. I feel like I did HORRIBLE on the test. I sure hope I'm wrong and I did somewhat well...or at least PASSED. Ugh. I hate that feeling.

Anyway. I then came home and did nothing all evening. I should've been reading but instead I was Facebooking, Tweeting, Stalking Devon on Facebook, commenting on old photos of him, and YouTubing. I found my new favorite YouTube video. You all should watch it. It's SO cute. The guy reminds me so much of my Grandpa Harvey! It makes me miss him so much! I can't believe he's been gone for almost two years.

Here's the video:

Love, Peace, & Procrastination--

Day 15

Since my teacher cancelled class today due to a funeral, I had NO classes today. Katie slept in. Katie slept in WAY too late.

I eventually made my way to campus to study for my Media Law exam that I have tomorrow. I made a bunch of flash cards and studied them all afternoon. I really hope that I am studying the correct material.

My day wasn't very eventful otherwise. I helped John with some algebra, studied for my law exam, finished my handout for my presentation tomorrow. My day went very fast.

And I'm okay with that.

Love, Peace, & Lazy Mondays--

Day 14

We all slept in until about noon today. Holy cow!! It felt great! That, however gave us a late start to our day! john, Devon and I got ready and headed to Cherry Creek Grill and had lunch. Wow...amazing food! Afterwards, we stopped at Kohl's to get my friend a wedding gift and then went to Last Stop CD Shop to see what goodies they had there. I bought the movie Se7en. Amazing movie! And Devon's never seen it! I cannot believe it! By that time, Caity had gotten off of work and we met her at the Humane Society so we could see the animals. There were so many cute puppies!! We first played and walked with this beautiful Samoyed puppy named Max! He was a calm cucumber..and I wanted him (despite the fact that he shed!). We then decided to walk another puppy named Yogi. He was adorable, but loved to pull and explore! What a strong pup! It was an amazing experience and has inspired me to want to become a volunteer there. I am going to look into what volunteer options are available. 

It was getting late and John and I needed to head back to Verm to do homework and get ready for the week. I have a presentation and a test on Tuesday. But before we headed back, Devon and I took a ride on his motorcycle and tested out the new sissy bar. Holy wow, I loved it! I don't have to fear that I'm going to fall off. Even though I have it, I will still hug Devon for dear life, though. Not because I'm scared, just because I like hugging him! 

A quick trip back to Vermillion and the rest of my night was gone. What a great weekend. 

Love, Peace, & Puppy Dog Kisses--

Day 13

Sleeping in is great. Especially snuggled up next to the one you love. After bumming around Devon's apartment, Devon, John, Devon's sister, Caity, and I went to the new B'Dub's in Sioux Falls. Yummm. I love that place. It was pretty cool, too!! They were even playing the Iowa/ISU game there!

After lunch we made our way back to the apartment where Devon and John decided to test out a new computer game. While they did that, I decided to work some on homework while watching the game.

After an ISU victory (YAY!!), we decided to go get ice cream...er...uh...frozen yogurt....PEACHWAVE! They had goombas...(as I like to call them). They're these little fruit-flavored-juice-filled balls. Legit. I had a pineapple frozen yogurt with lotsa fruit! YUMMY!! New favorite, right there. :)

A trip to Hy-Vee later, we were back at the apartment and making supper. It was quite good. I started to feel a little poopy towards the end of the night, but snuggling and watching ghost hunting on tv made me feel a little bit better.

I think it's time for sleep though.

Good night.

Peace, Love & Goombas--

Day 12

Lazy day was LAZY!!! And I'm completely okay with that!! I slept in until like...10:30! John had gone to campus so I told myself I would do homework. Did any homework get done? Nope. Did I get my nails done? Yup!

I made lunch for John and was lazy some more. He went to go video tape for the Coyote News Commentary. When he was done, we got packed up and left for Sioux Falls for the weekend to visit Devon! We got into town and went to eat at Krav'n. It's a newer place in Sioux Falls.... We had to wait for like an HOUR to get our food, but the cotton candy they gave us and the beer we purchased help tie us over while we played games on our phone and chit chatted. The food was pretty good, though. Not too bad of a place.

Back at Devon's, we all played Dance Dance Revolution!! Wow...I'm NOT very good at it. Devon on the other hand, is amazingly good. He's such a  good dance. It's so cute to watch! Maybe someday he'll teach me how to dance like him! :*)

That's all until tomorrow.

Love, Peace & Cotton Candy--

Day 10/11

So. I didn't blog yesterday. But lucky for you yesterday wasn't very eventful. Mostly full of classes and headaches.

Not much went on today either. Before class I picked up my portfolio from my internship. I was beyond thrilled on the results. I read the evaluation my boss wrote...it almost brought me to tears. It was a huge confidence boost. So...that pretty much set my mood for the day. Classes went fast...except Media Law...gah, that class is just so dull. I think it wouldn't be so bad if I understood law a little better...it just doesn't click with me for some reason.

When I came home I talked to John a bit and he asked if I would help him with his math homework. I was really proud of him. I do believe he's starting to get the hang of it! :)

Some mac & cheese, Jersey Shore, and some homework later...here I am...Skyping my Punky love and blogging about my day(s).

My only class on Monday is cancelled, so I have yet another 4-day weekend. Tomorrow I plan on heading up to Sioux Falls to spend the weekend with my love. John may come, too! I think it'll be a fun weekend. Nice to get away from Verm. I'll have to be back sometime Sunday, though. I have a presentation and a test on Tuesday. Blah!

Love, peace and mac & cheese--

Day 9

Day 9--9/6/11--Back to classes today. Ugh. At least they went well...for the most part. Basic Newswriting went fast--we talked about current events and I finished writing a classmate profile and then met up with my brother and went to Earth Science. We got there kinda late so we had to sit towards the back. I hate the back.

My break was spent returning a text book (Yay, I'm $60 richer!) and attempting to study for my Media Law quiz. However, every time I tried to study, I seemed to get distracted either by Facebook, chatting with Devon, emailing someone or checking my internship grade...WHICH by the way, I got an A! :)

After Media Law and the quiz of doom I met up with a classmate and discussed an advertising project. I was starting to feel very under the weather so I hurried home and got into bed. I took a nap and woke up to an empty house because my brother had night class. I really don't like being alone when I'm sick. I like when someone is there to comfort me and take care of me. When he got home at 9, he was kind enough to run to HyVee and get me some chicken noodle soup and Sprite. What a great brother!

Now, I'm doing what I normally do: Skype with my hunny.

I hope tomorrow I feel better.

Love, Peace & Chicken Noodle Soup

Day 8

Day 8 -- 9/5/11-- Ugh. It's been a long day. I got up real early so we could go to Sioux Falls to visit Devon and have lunch with him! We didn't get out of Laurens until about 11 or so. It was a quick trip up there and we met Devon at his place. We decided to go to HuHot for some lovely foods. Mmmm. I love HuHot. We went back and decided to go geocaching for a bit before John and I had to head home. We did not have a successful day of geocaching. John and I then headed back because we had some plans with some old high school friends. They made supper for us. It was fun to catch up with them. I hadn't seen them in a long time. While the guys then went disc golfing, the girls had some girl talk. While I didn't know any of the other girls there, it was fun just to hang out. John and I then headed back so we could get our homework done before we had to go back to school tomorrow. Ugh! It's only been a week and I'm ready to graduate.

#ugh

Love and peace--

Day 7

day seven...i'm typing this from my phone tonight...and for some reason im having issues using numbers.

this is going to be a short update. my day was mostly consumed by homework. at least i got a lot done, though. i even got my snuggle time in with my puppy love.

john and i are heading back to verm tomorrow. we may take the long way home and stop in sioux falls and see devon. i would like that whole bunches.

love and peace.

Day 6

Day 6--9/3/2011---Ok. So I didn't blog last night because I wasn't feeling the best and I didn't bring my computer home. Devon said I could make up for it by blogging when I woke up...So I am keeping to my word and doing so.

Yes. My brother and I ended up coming home for Labor Day weekend. The drive home is SO boring, and I most generally loathe it. We ended up taking my brother's car because Ken needed to fix the brake pads or something. I don't know. And since my brother gets car sick--guess who got to drive? Me. I really like his car, but the one thing I don't like is that it doesn't have cruise control. I am so spoiled.

One of my favorite parts of coming home is seeing the excitements my dogs have when they first see me after that long amount of time being gone. Maggie makes some fun singing noises and Lola just gets EVEN WIGGLIER! (For those of you that don't know, Lola is already a wiggly dog).

Since I wasn't feeling well for most of yesterday, I pretty much just relaxed and watched movies on TV (Dirty Dancing, Grease, Two Weeks Notice, and some of Titanic).

I fell asleep without talking to Devon. Luckily, I woke up when he called at 12:30 and talked to him for a little bit. My night's are just not complete without talking to my Punky before I go to sleep. I love his voice. And I love him.

Day 5

Day 5 -- 9/2/2011--- If I've learned anything since school has started it's that I love Fridays. My schedule has worked out that I don't have any classes on Fridays. It is beyond awesome. I slept in and had a very lazy day. I finally got my books and bought a bookshelf for my room. That was my highlight of my day. And I'm completely okay with that.

After assembling my bookshelf I decided to finally get to organizing and cleaning my room. My room is so open and clean. I like it! I love my room. I love my apartment. It's just so perfect and cozy.

I'm just waiting now to talk to my love. He went to Minnesota with his family for the weekend for family pictures. Tomorrow my brother and I are planning on heading back to Iowa to see mom and Ken and the puppies.

Love and peace-

Day 4

Day 4--9/1/11--Well..overall, today was a much better day than yesterday. I had some good news regarding my refund check and my classes went well and seemed to go by fast. Plus, it was super awesome that my weekend started at 5:00 this evening!!

Nothing too outstanding happened today. I did, however, find out that my friend that I went to high school and first two years of college with is now going to graduate school at USD. That was fun running into him and catching up for a little bit! Hopefully I'll see more of him this semester!

I ended my night by helping my brother, who absolutely despises any kind of math and continues to argue that it's stupid, with his algebra. It took us a couple of hours to go over one lesson, but I think he's kinda starting to get the hang of it. Which is good....I guess.

That was my day, I suppose. I am ending it like most nights....skyping with my Punky Love.

I suppose it's about that time..Sleep sounds good!

Day 3

Day 3 ---8/31/2011---Ugh. It's only the second day of classes and I'm already absolutely sick of it. I really don't think I'm going to enjoy this semester at all...except for the fact that I don't have classes on Fridays. I woke up a little earlier today and got ready for my day. I then helped my brother out with his algebra lab...he absolutely HATES math...and he needs to take this required class...so I thought I'd be a nice sis and help him out...He eventually started to KINDA (or acted like he kinda) understood what was going on. I headed out for my class...Video Production. I wasn't sure what to expect...I was actually very nervous...almost to the point of being sick. I have no clue why! Turns out, there are only six people in the class...I do believe this is the smallest class I have ever been in...ever?! I don't think it'll be as bad as I was making it out to be...plus the teacher's pretty cool! After then paying a ridiculous amount of money on parking passes, I went to the MUC and met up with my brother and talked to him for a little bit before he went to his Coyote News meeting. I had a night class at 7 that only lasted an hour...it was international film...that's going to be a very LONG night class....I can just tell.

I'm certainly hoping my refund check appears in my account tomorrow so I can buy books and start doing homework and preparing for presentations and quizzes. Ugh!

Ok. I'm going to quit there...

Peace--

Day 2

Day 2--8/30/2011--My favorite part of my day was when I woke up to a text from my love.

First day of classes....seriously...today MAY have been one of the longest days of my life. While it was my first day of classes...it was also my brother's first day of college...ever! He was quite nervous but did very well. He's had a rough first couple of days...and has already switched a few of his classes...but he is on the right track...lots of general eds...which is good for a freshman!

My classes went well. My first class was Basic Newswriting. My teacher is a sweet woman from Bulgaria! I think that class shouldn't be too bad. I'm glad I know a few people in the class already, and it seems like a great group of people! I went straight from Newswriting to Earth Science. This class I was a little worried about...I've heard horror stories about people failing this class and having to retake it...all I can think of is "I must graduate this spring....I have to pass!" I was surrounded by freshman! And the teacher was pretty upbeat.....I mean...you have to be if your specialization is in dust. (Yes...I said dust!) Anyway---class went by fast and I headed home for a quick lunch break and returned to Media Law.....which was very dull. I felt SO stupid. Hopefully once he integrates powerpoints I'll be able to understand his lingo.

As I was walking to my car, it was then that I realized I had dressed JUST like Casey Anthony the day she was released from jail--the pink shirt, jeans...hair pulled into a bun! How did I not get attacked?! Ha! I found it humorous.

I came home and made a pizza for my brother and I...Digiorno Four Cheese Pizza. So amazing!

I ended my nights in my most favorite way. By skyping my sweetie and now listening to the song he wrote me for Valentine's Day.

He's such a romantic...(when he wants to be!) I think he's a keeper! :)

Blogging with my Boyfriend

So my boyfriend, Devon, and I have decided to do this blogging thing together. We've decided we are going blog about our days. I'm not the most exciting individual...but here goes...

Day 1---8/29/11---I woke up scared...one from the obnoxiously loud garbage truck just outside my window, but also because I had woken up from a dream that I had missed my WHOLE first day of classes. Great. I've been through this first day of school stuff how many times, now? And yes...I still get nervous. Get over it! I knew my brother was going to be sleeping in late so I did not make a glorious breakfast like I had the morning before. I decided to check out what was on the television--and I do believe the Game Show Network may be one of my new favorite channels. I wasted my morning away by watching game shows from the 70s. I made lunch and John decided to wake up and join me. We then toured campus and I helped him find all of his classrooms. We ventured back to our apartment and I was pretty much lame the rest of the evening. John had a meeting with the theatre department so I had to do supper all alone. I ended my day talking with my brother and Skyping with my amazing boyfriend.

I can't believe classes start tomorrow! I don't feel one bit organized...ugh! What the heck!! Where did summer go?! BLAH!

Anyway. I'm hoping that tomorrow my day will be a little more exciting and my bloggings will be worth reading.

Love, peace and hugs.

Katie

Fact: Sundays make me sad...

...because the day I have to say goodbye to Devon.

Why must weekends always be so short and go by so fast!?

"I've Found the One"

On any other given day
I’d sit and throw it all away
A life I wish I had, things were going bad
Finally that’s in the past

The sun is rising darkness falling
There’s your voice I hear it calling
I always watch you go, I never seem to know
What I’m missing without you

But now I’ve found the one, the one I’ve waited for
The one I love, just can’t stop thinking about
The only one, what would I be without her
She’s beautiful in every way
The sweetest thing and I must say
I’ve finally found….the one.

I love the feeling, I get when she’s with me
My tongue is tied, my fingers crossed, I hope she never leaves
And when I look into her eyes I know that I’ll be fine
Finally, she’s here at last, don’t need another sign

The sun is rising darkess falling
There’s your voice I hear it calling
I always watch you go, I never seem to know
What I’m missing without you

But now I’ve found the one, the one I’ve waited for
The one I love, just can’t stop thinking about
The only one, what would I be without her
She’s beautiful in every way
The sweetest thing and I must say
I’ve finally found…the one

—-

The most romantic thing a guy can do is play the guitar. And sing you a song. A song written just for you. While wearing a suit. After giving you a rose.

Sorry ladies, but I have the best boyfriend in the world.

Don't wish. Don't start.

Wishing only wounds the heart.

I swear...fate is almost always never on my side. You know that saying "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong"..yeah..story of my life. And I'm not just saying that. I promise...it's just how my life goes...and I hate it!

I could name off a list for you from college troubles to mother nature (from Aunt Flow to the stupid snow....I still blame those 7 mirrors I broke as a child)

For example. I have been looking forward to this weekend for like a month now.

Why?

Because it would be the first time in a month I'd get to spend a couple of days with Devon alone.

And of course...There's a snow storm to hit this weekend. Sure...I could have risked it, but I didn't want to end up getting stranded again...(another example...we won't get into that)

And so here I am...moping around feeling sorry for myself. Am I sad that I don't get to see Devon? Yes. Is it the end of the world? No. Do I hate that we are 110 miles apart? Absolutely. Am I strong enough to handle it? Most of the time. I never thought it'd be this difficult.

However...I think what I'm most disappointed in is that I seem to ALWAYS get excited about something and get my hopes up always to have them crushed and fall through. I guess that's the risk you take when being the dreamer that I am....

So as I cried for most of the day...I realized that a good cry can be good. It's been a long time and I had a lot of emotions and feelings and stresses and thoughts I needed to get out.

With that being said...I'm going to bed.