college is...

 What is college you ask? Well it is a short time in life where you will be able to do whatever you want... however you want... and potentially grow as a person, hopefully in a positive way. Not to mention there are a couple of odd things that happen only during this time in your life. 

To get a better understanding of what I mean I have compiled a little list of what I believe is synonymous to what I now know as "college." Enjoy. 

1. Coffee addiction. 

2. Falling on your butt every time there is snow. 
3. NAPS
4. Staying up until 1 in the morning on a school night talking about smelly feet. 
5. Wearing leggings...every single day.  

6. Thinking "Why am I even here?"
7. Thinking, "Wow, this is why I am here. This is where I need to be."
8. Midnight Steak and Shake runs. 

9. Eating healthy all day but ruining it by eating a pint of ice cream at 10 pm.
10. Looking like a Gremlin in your 9 am class. 
11. Forever editing your cover letters to apply to the 1000 jobs you are interested in. 
12. WAITING FOR YOUR TEACHER TO POST A GRADE. 
13. And then having your teacher grade you incorrectly and having to fight for points back.

14. Calculating the worst possible grade you can get just to graduate. 
15. Watching "your shows" with all of your roomies. 
16. Jimmy Johns after a night out = nothing better. 
17. Paying to graduate. Paying for transportation you don't use. Paying for that kid's socks over there... 
18. Teachers you cannot understand. 
19. Information you cannot understand. (Physics? What is viscosity again? Gamma?)
20. Realizing that you can use Greek letters somewhere else other than when referring to the sororities. 

21. Making memories. 
22. Having 14 reminders on your phone so you can successfully live life. 
23. Going back to your hometown on the weekends and feeling like a superstar from all the attention. 
24. Group chats. 
25. Avoiding looking at your bank account after you pay for tuition and books. 
26. Spending 600 dollars on a book and then only reading one chapter out of it. 
27. Watching Netflix for 14 hours straight on sunday. 
28. Wishing you had a scooter to ride around campus like everyone else. 
29. Wishing you would have used your meal plan so much more Freshman year. 

30. Adventures. 
31. Teachers forever pronouncing your name wrong. 
32. When the people in the apartment above you are rhino's and crack your ceilings. 
33. Awkward moments in the elevator. 

34. If at some point you don't dislocate your knee... you aren't doing college right. 
35. Facebook stalking professors. 
36. 19237 emails a day that do not pertain to you, or your major, or your career, in anyway whatsoever. 

37. Staying at work that extra 3 minutes to get an extra $1.23 on your paycheck. (Shout out to minimum wage)
38. Having mental breakdowns once a week.
39. Helping your roomies realize that everything will be okay when they have a mental breakdown. 
40. Free stuff. 
41. Asking for groceries and paper towels for Christmas and your birthday. 
42. Stealing groceries and paper towels from your home when you visit. 

43. Missing your dog. 

44. Halloween 

45. And lastly, but most importantly, how to take a BOMB picture with your BFFs. 
Let's all just be honest. College is just weird. Enjoy it peeps. 

my freshman year experience.

AND I'M DONE!
School is over! (For a month) 
But hey, I'll take it. And within that month, I am going to try to blog my little heart out for all of my loves. 
So, guys, hopefully I can make up for the lack of posts these past nine months. 
But let me tell you about what I went through this year, maybe it will interest or benefit you if you are going to college next year? Maybe not. I don't know. Whatever. 
So here we go...

I began the year super depressed, like, the most depressed I have ever been in my life...and I don't get depressed. It was that bad. So guys, prepare to be a little sad, maybe not to the extent I was, but you will be sad regardless of anything. You will cry. You will want to go back home on the weekends. You will dread being alone. The reason I was probably so depressed was because I am so close to my family, and I had never been away from them, like, ever. It was a big deal. Not to mention my roommate was crazy. 

Lets elaborate on that. Okay, so if you guys plan on your roommate being super duper great and fun...I wish you the best of luck. Unfortunately I had a disrespectful, spoiled, manipulative, partying-every-night-till-3am roommate who used my stuff without asking. Yup. That was my life most of first semester. But thank goodness I ended up getting a new, awesome roommate afterwards. It all worked out. But what I am trying to say, is you and your roommate are going to get into fights, regardless if you hate them or not. You can have an absolutely horrible roommate like me, or you can have a super awesome roommate, but there will be disagreements since you are, in fact, living in a box. 

Now lets talk about that box. Personally, I got put into the "Ghetto" of Ball State. Lafollette. But whatever, to me a dorm is a dorm regardless of if it has pretty hallways or not. But you are living in a box. You have to swipe a card to go to the bathroom and open doors. There are going to be people puking outside your door because they are so drunk on a Wednesday at 2 in the morning. The janitor will vacuum at 8:30 in the morning. It happens. It sucks. But...it's worth it. You make all of your first friends here, this is where you spend the most time, so this is where you will make your best friendships. Though I am so happy to be out of the dorms, I am so happy to have experienced that life. I really grew up. 

Along with living in a dorm comes a meal plan. Personally I hated it. I enjoy making my own food, and you literally the only vegetables that you can find taste like soap. I had a 10 meal plan. That meant that I could get 10 meals a week, I know you're thinking that that isn't much. But get this, you get like 8 bucks to eat every meal. I spent 80 dollars on food every week...but still had the lowest meal plan. This is ridiculous to me. But hey, I enjoyed all of the Starbucks it got me. 

Now lets talk about classes. For the major I am in I have to really work hard to maintain a high GPA. So that means I put a lot of work into my studies. Now, this is definitely not the same of everyone, and it also isn't needed for everyone. Unfortunately, it's needed for my major...so that's always fun. But honestly, I figured out if you put enough work into it. You will get good grades, and you will succeed. It all depends on how motivated and determined you are to get those good grades. I was the one on my dorm floor who studied the most, that was for sure, but because of that, I have grades that I am happy with so it was worth it. 

Oh, and let me explain to you the freaking annoying people that you will come into contact with. Those people who do drugs every night, have a 1.7 GPA, have their parents paying for all of their college and yet they still talk to them as if they are the lowest scum on earth. It's ridiculous. They are literally spending 20 grand, of their parents money, to get a 1.7 and party. To get a 1.7 you would have to literally not do anything...like, it's horrible. You will also run into people in your major that have no idea what the major is about, they just think it's "cool" or they just see $$$$ or they just randomly picked. Yep, I'm serious. This really made me made because my major, which is speech-pathology, it is super duper competitive  And there are girls who do not even know what a speech pathologist does fighting for spots in classes that you are. I have heard girls in my speech path classes talk about how impatient they are, and how they hate little kids...I just look at them and say...do you realize what you are studying to be? Someone who has to have ton of patients, someone who is bound to work with little kids. Get this, there was a girl who was making fun of someone with a speech impediment right behind me. IN MY SPEECH PATH CLASS. Seriously, there were so many times I wanted to punch someone. Whatever. They will eventually get weeded out of the major.

Okay, now that that rant is done, let me talk about the perks of living on campus. 1: Starbucks everywhere. 2: Rec. Awesome rec, whenever I was bored I just had to walk a short while to work out. 3: The campus is beautiful.  4: Free things, all the time. Pizza, water bottles, bags, T-shirts, everything. 5: The overall feeling. It's hard to explain, but when you are walking to a morning class on a beautiful summer day and you look at the campus and smell the air...it's just the best feeling ever. And there are many more perks, but I can't think of them right now. So...yea...we're done with that now I guess.

Overall my first year was wonderful. Despite having a horrible roommate and being depressed in the beginning but it got better. I have grown up so much more than I ever thought I would. And I have surprised myself with what I can actually do. It's awesome. But for sure the biggest thing that I have learned this year was that it always works out. Regardless of what is going on, it always works out. I don't know what exactly "it" is. But every time you doubt something, or are sad something doesn't work out the way you want it to, there is a reason why it doesn't. Because something better for you is planned. I learned that God always knows what's best, and the things you think are the best...aren't always. 

Enjoy your freshman year, my friends, it seriously flies by like no other. 

college basics.

So, my last post had a lot of positive comments so I figured I would provide you guys with some basics that you are going to need when you head to university. 
Sound good? Well lets get started. 

You are going to need RAINBOOTS. Seriously. Do not forget these. Today it has been blizzarding (yes, a blizzard, in March. I have no idea what Mother Nature has against warm weather this year) and I they were LIFE-SAVERS. They will protect you from not only rain, but snow, slush, and mud as well. Not to mention it is always fun to run around in the puddles. 

Okay, I know you all think you are going to have the BEST ROOMMATE EVER. But, most likely there will be some sort of problem or disagreement at some point in time. One of those things could be how late they stay up, or how early they wake up. That is why it is a good idea to bring a blind fold and  earplugs. These saved me my first semester. 

You are obviously going to need a computer/laptop. (Here' is a good discount on some Dells) I know a lot of people think that an Ipad or tablet will suffice, but I don't see how it can. But whatever, do what you want. Just saying, it is much more convenient to get a computer or laptop. 

An umbrella. It rains. Don't forget about that. I know some people do.

Plenty of leggings/comfy pants. Don't hate on my legging loving ya'll. Wear 'em while its acceptable. College. Because we know when we graduate that's not going to be happinin'. 

Highlighters. Did you know that you learn better in color? 
And that's all I have for now. I'm sure I'll think of more later. Stay tuned my loves. 

college takes up a lot of time.

SO, I know I keep making excuses as to why I am not posting as often as I would like. But I can explain myself. 
I am in college.

And since I am using that as an excuse to deprive you lovely's without sufficient and entertaining and witty posts I will just tell you about it. 
Woo! 

Welllllll, I've been studying a LOT. But as a result I got a 4.0 first semester. Hollllllaa.

I've been having fun with friends. 

Chillin' wit ma super cool rommie. (Shout-out to by home gurl Hay-Dizzle!)

And have no worries, I am still getting some quality Bug time. 

I also have been drinking a lot of coffee. I know, surprising. 

So there you have it. My excuse. I hope you understand. ;)

dorm tour.

things college kids wear.

Oh, hi there. 

So, as you guys know I am now in college. 
Whoopity-whoop. 
And one of the things I realized is that pretty much there are 5 main categories of style that are here at BSU. 
Let me explain further.  
The first category.

Those who longboard/skateboard. There are so many freakin' people out there 'boarding. I have seriously about gotten hit 5 times. I have also seen 3 people fall off of their boards. Though, it would be awesome to know how to skateboard or longboard it is ridiculous how many times I almost get hit walking down the street. We need to have a "board/bike" lane. Fo realz. But anyway, they wear man tanks, and colored shorts. Always. Lol
Secondly,

The diva's. Now, I am a diva too, but when I say diva, I mean DI-VA. These girls look so good all the time. I was walking home from church today and I saw these girls with super long legs, beautiful hair, hi-low skirts, heels, everything matched perfectly, everything beautiful. HOW THE HECK DO YOU DO THAT. I am way to lazy to look like that everyday, as much as it pains me to say. Work it girls. 
Third,

The vintage crew. High-waisted shorts, canvas shoes, lacy shirts, gaudy jewelry, old-school shades. You know. They be rockin' their natural curls, and just workin' it. 
Fourth, 

The athletes. I probably see people wear this most out of everyone, just the casual gym/running shorts and a t-shirt. Comfy and casual. I understand.  Fifth, 

The internationals. They really work it. Every one of them look so nice all the time. They work the collared shirts and the cute dresses, adding that asian piz-azz to every outfit.
So there we have it. That is what I have seen here at Ball State, and I'm not sure if I fall into any of those categories  but those are the main styles I see. Do you go to college? What styles do you guys see? 
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