sophomore, Chadron, Neb.
undeclared
softball
dance
I've danced for 14 years. My favorite style is hip hop because the music's fun and it's more freestyle.
I picked NWU because I knew I could keep dancing and play softball while I get a great education.
I have a very small butterfly tattoo on my rib.
Well over the summer I didn't do much. First I started working out at a bible camp around my hometown Chadron and I also worked in town at Helen's. I couldn't wait to come back to school and move into the suites with my besties! I went on a little vaca once a got the chance right before school and visited Estes park with some friends. We camped out in a cabin that had a pool, awesome view, and horses to ride. Along the trip I saw my first golden eagle :)
After I came back home I helped my sister get ready for her senior pictures. She was pretty excited, haha! I left for Lincoln a week early so I could go to the lake with one of my friends and hang out at the farm. It wasn't a good lake week so instead I worked. :( Finally a sunny day came on the Thursday before moving in. We went on the jet skis for a while, but mostly just hung out on the beach.
Now I'm back in school and I just had my first day. I can't believe my books cost so much money! I spent almost 300 on only half of my classes so far. All my summer savings is gone in less then ten minutes at the bookstore!
So far my classes are ok. I added another Sociology class last night so I hope I can handle my big load.
Softball starts on Wednesday! The first football game is this Friday at 6. I hope a big crowd comes. I'm still unsure about doing dance this year. The coach hasn't tried to contact me yet so I'm wondering what to do...
So I'm still getting settled down in my suites with my awesome roommates. I did not expect the suite life to be this much fun. J
I already have so much homework from my classes I can't wait for the weekend to come so I can hang out, relax, and maybe catch up on homework and sleep. I need a break already!
I had a softball meeting the other night and it went pretty good. Practice starts tomorrow and I'm a little nervous for that. We have ten incoming freshman on the team! That is a huge increase! I hope fall ball goes smoothly with the practices and games. I heard from an "insider" that conditioning won't be hard…but who ever really knows? I also found out that we get to go to Dallas this year! Pretty excited for that!
I started working on campus at the Weary Center. It's a life guarding position. I work Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays for a few hours in the afternoon. Hopefully I can make some money because I spent so much on books this year L No shopping for me anytime soon! Hehe!
The first few days of softball is finally over and I'm so surprised by how fast it went. We actually did do a lot more conditioning then I expected! It's good for me though J I'm pretty disappointed that my batting has gone down since last year. I hope I can get my average up before the real season starts. Practice makes perfect I guess.
I enjoyed my long weekend last week for Labor Day by going back home to the lake and hanging out with friends. I was lucky that the weather was nice and hot!
Homework hasn't hit me hard yet. I have a few studies I need to catch up on during the weekend. Hopefully I find time to do that and have a good time. I need to do some star gazing sometime at night for my astronomy class. I wonder if I can see the stars from the middle of Lincoln…
My roommates just decided that tonight would be a girls' night and homework night. I bought a new movie (Georgia Rule) for us to watch! It was just released a few days ago so I hope it's a good one. Later we are heading to Outback to eat some good food. I love celebrating girl time.
Wow this week has flown by! I think one reason is because I attended Visions and Ventures on Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday school was canceled so it seems like its Friday afternoon now! I only have one Friday morning class so my last week days are going to see pretty easy.
I would encourage anyone who reads this to take Astronomy. It is so much fun! My roommate and I are both in it. Sometimes we have to do observations and go star searching! Kind of a relaxing task after writing tons of papers and doing math homework.
So I just found out I have a bad case of tendonitis in my left throwing arm. It’s up by the front shoulder so it hurts when I run, lift, or anything ( I hope it goes away by our first serious scrimmage, which is on the 23rd this year.) Right now I’m playing first base, which I love. Outfield happens to be my favorite though.
French class is seriously kicking my butt! I feel like I’m overwhelmed with homework online all the time. I also just got done taking a chapter test which was pretty hard! I hope I can keep my head above water... at least until fall break!
This Saturday is the football game against Doane (boo!) GO P-WOLVES!!!
Time flies when you’re having fun… It’s almost Halloween and I’ve been so busy! I survived all my midterms so far. I still have one left on Monday for astronomy, which will be a toughie! Fall break was amazing! I went home to Chadron and hung out with the family. I don’t get to do that much. Fall softball ended and now we are starting winter workouts. I’m ready for spring softball to start in February already though! I just got a class schedule handout so I’m thinking about all the classes I want to take. I’m still undecided in my major, but I have most of my gen. eds. done already.
Homecoming was such a great time here on campus. Everyone was in school spirit! We had a carnival for kids, great food, a tailgate, parties, concerts, everything! WASA helped out a lot during the week so I was really busy.
Not much else is going on right now. I have a lot of down time because midterms and studying are over. The pool has been really dead, so I get homework done then. I started indoor volleyball last night. Sand volleyball and flag football are over for fall. I think I might take up broomball as well. I bet I’m not good on the ice! Ha-ha!
This week has been so hectic! I have two tests and four papers due before I go home for Thanksgiving break. I feel like once I finally get caught up on homework, the big stuff is due! I will have a nice break at home in Chadron so I can relax with the family. Friday after Thanksgiving I might go shopping for Christmas gifts that way I can get everything out of the way. I can’t believe that my sophomore year is almost half over. I’ve already registered for my next semesters classes, which I will finally be done with my gen. eds. I’m still unsure of my major though!
Well Thanksgiving started off so bad! First, I had a night class that I couldn’t skip because I had a test in it. After getting done with my test and packing I got out of the dorms at 8:30. Then I had an 8 hour drive home. Around 2 a.m. the roads were covered in snow and it was really slick out. I accidentally slid off the road and into some barbwire fence. My car is totally wrecked! I think I’m going to talk to SAS (Student Affairs Senate) and see if we can change the check out time on all days the dorms close because students from another state or who live really far away should not have to drive all night because they can’t stay at school unless they pay extra. If I was able to spend another night in my suite and leave that next morning when it stopped snowing and the roads cleared I don’t think I would have wrecked. Other then that major accident and the Astronomy test I did horrible on, the rest of break was great.
Anyways, school is getting pretty heavy now. Only 2 more weeks from dead week and 3 more from finals. Christmas is on its way!!!
This spring semester is kicking off to a start! I've signed up for some pretty interesting classes, and finally bought all my books. Everyone has moved back into the suites, and softball started with everyday practice. Things are getting a little busy already. I hope I can stay on top of my homework while doing softball. Some big news in my life is that I picked a major! Ive decided to major in nursing. I think I want to be a pediatric nurse, but we will see how things go. I have to decide to stay here one more year and finish out my science credits or transfer to SCC and do everything there. I might transfer just because its cheaper…Then I will be back at Wesleyan to get my BSN!
Wow time sure flies when you’re busy! Second semester is already half over with. I can’t wait until summer so I can go home and play in the fun and the sun. So far I’ve been keeping busy with school and softball, plus work and volunteering at the children’s museum. Softball season started off great. Over spring break we took a road trip to Dallas TX and played 4 games there. We also went to the mall and to Six Flags. Overall it was a great trip, and we won 3 of 4 games. Our big rival Doane comes to town tomorrow to play us. I hope we can pull out some wins!
Other then softball, nothing much has been going on. I’ve been looking into some nursing schools and thinking about what I want to do next year. I might transfer to get my RN degree and then come back to Wesleyan to get my BSN. Wesleyan doesn’t have an RN program, which really bums me out because I’ve decided to be a pediatric nurse. SCC is a three year wait right now and Bryan LGH is even longer! Too bad I haven’t taken any science classes yet! I’m a little behind everyone else because I didn’t think I would go into a science field…Oh well!
It seems like time just drags on slower...and...slower! Only a handful of weeks left and I have so much homework to do! When will I have time to get all this done? I just checked my finals schedule and I have a final every morning for the whole week. It’s at 7:30 AM! I’m not looking forward to those early days.
Softball is going great so far. I’m starting at first base now and I’m playing pretty solid. Our coach says we have a shot at making post season this year, which is wonderful! Our tournament will be in the first week of May. Other than homework, work, and softball, nothing else is going on...which I am really happy about. What else would I have time for?! Anyway, it’s 11:00 pm tonight and I still have to write a paper and pack for a softball away game against Dakota Wesleyan. Wish me luck!
Peace!
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Me, Miss, and Bob. Sounds like they could be friends from NWU, but actually it's my horse and her colt at my farm. |
| Nice hats! Amanda, Terrin, and I eating at a wild place in downtown Chicago during an NWU softball trip. |  |
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Me and my sister at NWU's winter formal. |
| My best friends from the Prairie Wolves' softball team. |  |
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Me and some friends from my summer job at bible camp. |