UIS- The Real Deal

2008-04-06T16:03:00.000-07:00

ok so first of all im gonna start this post off by apologizing for not blogging as often as i said i would.....i have been super busy. So much has happened this semester. plus i am super busy with work and tutoring and getting homework done and going to class....there is barely time to even sleep....hahah but dont worry i get at least 2 hours everynite... sometimes even more. Anyway, its almost the end of this semester and its beginning crunch time....finals soon, papers due left and write...hahah also its just been super entertaining going here. You would think that with springfield not really having anything to do would be boring but we always manage to have a good time whether it be going on a drive, or going to our favorite grocery store at like 2 in the morning.....and the weather is so nice oh jeez i cant wait for summer to start. what up with you guys? anything new? .............well thats if for now....i know its been a short one but ill try and write another blog soon.

2008-03-12T18:26:00.000-07:00

Its Wednesday march 12, 2008 my sisters birthday…her 21^st birthday, I woke up early today and we and by we I mean me and my little brother who is 5 decorated for her birthday. It seems as though he is more excited then she is. I can’t wait for tonight, when my father comes home we are going to go out to dinner and then she will open her presents and we will eat cake. What she does after is up to her but I am guessing that she will sit in front of the television for the rest of the night and watch another one of her friends’ seasons. My sister is obsessed with tv and seasons of shows and movies. She has tons and tons of both. Well, for this holiday if you can call it that she decided she wanted the friends seasons…..she has a bunch already and she will probably only be missing a couple after her birthday is over. There are ten seasons and I think she at least has 3 or four and she hasn’t opened her presents yet. She at least has one more coming. I can’t wait. It seems as though it was just last summer when she went away to school and now she has come back and she is three years olds older. It’s hard to believe that so much time has passed. We’ve changed so much….we have both matured and experienced things we never though we would………….we are both in college and studying things we love in life……..and though we will continue to learn after we are done with school…..it seems as though from now on time seems to be flying by. It is as though I was just moving in to school a couple of weeks ago yet it was more around 8 months ago when that happened. Even though people try and scare you about college and how hard it is…..it seems as though u see how important it is for you to work hard so you do what you can to make it….and all the while you try and make the most of your time both by having fun and passing your classes……Time Flies no matter what you do in college. It’s hard to believe this semester is half way done. First semester seemed a lot longer but that is probably because we were getting used to being away from home it seems as though this semester we are more accustomed to living at school and deal with situations better. We have learned and lived and it’s been amazing so far…..and the best is yet to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! J

2008-03-11T13:03:00.000-07:00

Spring break so far…..its Sunday nite when I am writing this……so far my break has been very good. I have spent some time with my family and almost an entire afternoon with my best friend. Usually at school I am super busy so I am taking the time to just enjoy my break. Not working at all this week which is amazing……also I am not scheduled to do anything else. My sisters birthday is on Wednesday so I will be celebrating with her then. Our birthdays consist of going out to dinner at the restaurant of our choice with the entire family and then cake and presents at our house. Birthdays are always saved for the family only. It is one of those traditions that has always been around….ever since I can remember. A week of to just chill and relax? A well deserved break from the hectic events at UIS. I never seem to get a moment to myself. As we get closer and closer to the end of the year it seems harder and harder to just sit down and relax or blog. Im going to try and blog at least twice while I am on break but who knows….i think im not busy and then I am informed of things which I have been volunteered to do. Lets see how this week turns out. Till next time……….have fun those of you who are on break!!!!!!!!!! I know I am : )

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2008-02-26T19:37:00.001-08:00

crazy last month

2008-02-26T19:26:00.000-08:00

im sorry i havent blogged in a while i decided to clean my computer and everything on it which included my password but luckily i found a post it note when i was cleaning my room over the weekend so i can continue to blog for you guys. AHHHH so much has happened in the last month...first of all im applying to be an RA we will see how that goes my interview is this week...hopefully that will go well. im hoping for the best. Second of all i went to eastern to visit my roomies sister and that was amazing. i was great to have a weekend away from uis and all the homework. its always good to get away. i loved it. then after that weekend, all ive been up to lately is working and going to class. it seems that the closer i get to taking my business core classes the harder the courses get. i love it but it gets to be hecktak. Also trying to fit having fun and chilling with friends gets to be a little insane...but i dont regret a thing...well except for signing up for stats....ahhhahah that class is super hard and it doesnt help that i dont understand it...the formulas or the professor...im glad to have some friends in there to help learn the information and keep the time passing faster. besides that ...um i went bowling last saturday from 9-12 its called moonlight bowling and u pay 14 bucks for the entire nite plus you can win your money back if you knock down certain pins. sunday i just relaxed and did nothing at all except sleep and eat ...oh and watch part of a movie......this weekend should be good as well ...im watching step up with my sweetmate! <3 and then i dont work till friday and i dont have classes on wednesday or friday! yayya i have included some pics...im going to try and blog every other day from this point on.....since im sure u all will be intrigued! ;)

2008-01-20T15:46:00.001-08:00

2008-01-20T15:40:00.001-08:00

so guys even though its only the beginning of the second semester RA applications have been started. i have been trying to decide whether i should apply or not. So here is what i have been thinking about....if i do apply they have a couple stressful interviews but they cant be that bad rite? also a plus is that even if you do not get chosen its a great experience and you learn a lot not only about you but also fellow college students. You could potentially make friends you might have not ordinarily met. So even though its been said to be stressful and hard i am thinking i may just apply even though there is a teeny tiny chance i might get it. Since there is only about 5 spots open and there is tons of freshman and upper class men applying but we will see how it goes. The entire process sounds like fun even if i do not get it......there is always next year rite? So what do you guys think?

2008-01-20T08:13:00.000-08:00

first week of classes was last week. It went well .....i think. My tuesdays and Thursdays are jam packed but i dont have class and other days of the week so it is to be expected. After classes thursday i went home with my roomie to the valley....it was pretty much amazing just like last time. And the car ride was an adventure on its own. But anyway. what is new you ask? ummmmmmm so UIS holds a bunch of different events to keep the students entertained and last week i attended the crazy guy thing..which was really this man who took ur body language as clues to what you were thinking. It was AMAZING. he had ducktape on his face and he had us write down our names, a number of some sort, something only we would know and then ask him something we wanted answered. While he had that tape on his face he would crumble the notecard with the writing up and then he could tell us what was written on the note card and best of all ask the question. that was kick ass, and this wasnt the only thing he did other stuff that was just as good.....the point of my blog today? Attend events hosted by UIS.

2008-01-09T18:48:00.000-08:00

so as a freshman we were introduced to the tradition of running through the UIS fountain and have done so a couple of times now...here are some old pics of me and my roomie and the best of the gals from the valley

2008-01-09T18:40:00.001-08:00

This is the last week of break and it has been super hectic…ive been working 9 hour shifts at work which is a long day….and then babysitting afterwards. I haven’t really spent much time at home…and it seems as though it is usually harder to be home than it is being at school. It seems as though I am less busy at school…yet im not sure if that’s actually true? Perhaps I since I don’t work during the semester last semester it felt that way….neway to a new subject …has anyone besides me been wondering where u will be rooming next year? And what the new dorms will be like….what will be included…will the rooms be bigger…I wish they gave us some of this info…..also what about being a RA? What’s involved? What are the prerequisites? Is anyone else wondering this?

Then on yet another note im completely ready for this break to be over I think that it didn’t feel like a break I need like a week at school with no classes to be completely be rested ..who else is with me? I cant wait to be back!

2008-01-05T06:55:00.000-08:00

So I know that some people reading this blog are considering either going to UIS so for those of you are gonna get more out of it then those already in college. What are the main questions you are asking yourself when picking a college? Here are some suggestions….first of all I suggest you first of all research different colleges depending on location, size and major. At my high school we had a computer program that we would just input this information and it would figure all of this out for us. If you are able to use this feature at your school do it. Its definitely worth it, all so suggestion number 2 from me would be to attend those meetings with reps from those schools that you find that you are interested in. and lastly after you have 2 or three choices down you should visit these schools. These visits will help you either lean toward or away from that school. These visits are what helped me realize that UIS was where I belonged. Anyway back to what I was talking about as I have given some do’s id like to give some don’ts. And they are as follows. First of all don’t pick a school because of only one factor such as its in Hawaii and u like hot weather, number 2 don’t pick a school because all your friends are going there. Picking a college is something you should do for yourself and not just because all ur buds are going there. You make tons of friends in the first couple of weeks and though it might be nice to have some people there that you already know it’s not necessary. At big schools if you and your friends go together you might not even see each other that often. Also and this is the biggest one…..DO NOT under any circumstance pick a college because of a college boyfriend or girlfriend/ significant other. Picking a college is something that will determine your future and should not be based on who you are dating at the time. For example what if you pick a college cuz you two will be at the same school and then two weeks in you two break up? Not only will you have to see them more often than if you would have just chosen another school. Also you might have what ifs running through your head all the time. What if I had chosen the school I really wanted to go to? What if I had just given that other school a chance? What ifs are something that can be avoided so why not avoid them. My last comment to you all for tonight would be pick a school for yourself don’t do it for anyone else but yourself …you mine as well enjoy it since you will be attending that school for at least four years. And even if you don’t have friends attending the college you pick that’s no big cuz I guarantee you will meet tons of new people that by the end of the first semester you will not only call friends but maybe even family….i know I do.! Good Luck to you all.

2008-01-01T09:22:00.000-08:00

with yet another year gone and a new one here i like so many others have ....new year resolutions. and after establishing them it dawned on me. why is it that so many people wait till new year? it doesnt make it more likely to happen, if something is ment to happen it will on its own but if whose to say that doing it on march 3 isnt as good of a day as january 1. and even though i too am one of those in that bracket it makes me wonder why we do that. its not like ur more likely to succeed. i mean say some person wants to lose weight and she decides this in October...why wait till january to actually execute this. i mean if u want to do something there is no time like the present. maybe its just me but i think goals and resolutions should be made all the time all year round not just on new years. as human beings we dont live forever...and by doing this it seems as though we think we will. There is no time like the present! We may be young now but we wont be forever ...so if there is something you want to do.... Do it now while u still can. there is no way to say how long you'll be able to do it for. Appreciate life and ur ability to do all the little things u can.

2007-12-31T16:21:00.000-08:00

ok so i know its been quite a while since my last post but i just have been super busy. Last semester while at school all i did was go to class and i didnt work even though i had wanted to and during break i definitely regretted that. i was supposed to pay like 17oo dollars of my tuition. kinda of a deal with my parents and i thought id get a job at school but with uis being so small i didnt find one and to be honest i really didnt want one that bad. so during winter break all i have done is work about 40 hours a week. it pretty much sucks. but whatever. and last nite i was looking at my schedule for next semester and i am very pleased. my schedule is amazing yet again. How bout u guys? also who's ready to go back to school? i sure am. i miss all of my buds at school. u dont realize how much u see or do with them till they arent there. :( i miss u guys. see you soon.

2007-12-20T17:37:00.000-08:00

break
so far break has been good it seems as though all ive done so far is work....im hoping to get in sometime where i can just have fun but we will see. I cant wait for second semester to start...im so excited. not only is it gonna be my second semester but im also gonna be sharing this experiance in a way with my best friend tom. He stayed home for my first semester but now hes gonna be going away to school as well....even though i would have liked for him to be attending uis i am thrilled for him. It should be interesting to see how things turn out for him. Rooming with a complete stranger and meeting new people, its fun but still learning how to do stuff on his own. well neway. i super pumpd to go back to uis in a couple of weeks to be honest with you guys i already am ready. i just needed like two weeks off an entire month is too much for me. i didnt believe it when people said that the friend you make in college are more than friends. Its like they are my family away from home, and i actually catch myself calling uis home. i cant wait to see everyone.....my roomie and suitey I <3 u guys..........

2007-12-20T17:36:00.001-08:00

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that was before midnight....when it turned midnite we continued to celebrate my birthday. Then, later that day after everyone had class we went to this amazing italian restaurant that is called quzziardos its amazing. Everything there. The first time we went there i was surprised by how good it was specially the salad bar. thats what i look forward to on every visit. Liza, Randi, and me were at the salad bar and me and my roomie found the goods aka the dessert platter that they had...it was filled with homemade truffles which were amazing to say the least. AHHhh so we stood in the middle of the salad bar room and ate there. it was amazing did i forget to mention that we always dress up for this. it's tons of fun.It was a great birthday.....cuz my budds were here
thanks guys....

2007-12-17T07:05:00.000-08:00

Birthday Wishes

so December 6th was my bday and it was amazing...it was made possible by my amazing friends at uis. i had gone out at 7 the nite before my birthday and i returned at around 10 and when i returned my entire nook was decorated in pink streamers and balloons....needless to say that is my fave color.....

2007-12-04T12:51:00.000-08:00

hello hello

hopefully all of u are fine and dandy. i sure am. So a recap of what has happened since my last post. so as u all probably remember the whole lock situation in which i was in....so i filled out a work order with the school and the next day at 10:40ish some man came to the door. Me and my roommate didnt have class so we were still sleepin. Neway, i was like who is it? and he was like maintanence and so i finally opened the door and it was hilarious cuz i was in like some shorts and these lil pink book slippers and i was still half asleep and i probably looked it. As soon as i opened the door he chuckled. That was interesting. Then i went to my first big brother big sister meeting where i was supposed to be introduced to my lil brother but he was too shy. he decided he didnt really want a big sister...even though he requested it be a girl. i have got to say just walking into the school was amazing. not becuz the school but the kids inside.....as soon as i got there the kids knew what program i was for and they were all excited and me to meet them. I was greeted by a group of kids asking if id be their big sister and it broke my heart to say i couldnt. The feeling they give you is undescribable.They just want someone to come visit them. it really mad me realize how much i have and have had and how i take everything forgranted. little things that i dont even realize ....

2007-11-28T18:21:00.001-08:00

guys i forgot to tell you my friend sam stuck in the drawer right underneath the locked one and he pulled out a bag that isnt mine so he called it and the guy answered whoms bag it was and sam goes...guy dude we found ur addias ..it says pre day door....hahahha me and my suitemate randi and matt derbs. started cracking up. the bag said predator. hahahah sam sam sam...ur such a goof! :)

2007-11-28T18:04:00.000-08:00

i have one for the books guys...so today i was cleaning my room but because since thanksgiving break our room has gotten to look really bad..so i was picking up my stuff. And one night i had been too lazy to lock my own room door and liza had been in bed already so when our last friend left i gave him our room key and told him to lock the door and slide the key under the door.it seemed like a genius idea at the time and it was until i didnt pu tthis key back on and today when i was cleaning i stuck the key chain that i forgot had that key on there. then i found the lock on the floor and i locked it. about ten minutes after locking it i realized exactly what i had done. I was pissed. I told my ra and he gave me some suggestions. then some of my really good friends tim and sam came over and tried to open my drawer. They had seen something on tv and they tried to freeze the lock and then break it off but it didnt go as well as they had hoped. also earlier in the day tim took a hanger and pulled the keys out in like five seconds but he couldnt completely pull them out since the hole wasnt big enough. Darn it! Ill keep you guys posted!..hahahaha

2007-11-28T12:07:00.001-08:00