Dear Michelle,

Hey! So this weekend was crazy. My roomie turned 21 so friday we had a party at our place. There was definitely a lot of cupid shuffle and soulja boy going on. The people below us were like really not happy with us. Anyways, I ended up sleeping on our dining room floor which makes me mad because I was at my own house! Saturday the festivities continued we all went to the fashion show and then downtown. We went to Monaco Bay first which I love and Amelia had to get on stage for her birthday, but instead of them singing to her, she had to dance to the booty queen with a tamberine for over 2 minutes. Needless to say it is now on youtube. So at this point I really should have gone home but then we went to Wild Bull. My little sister used my Id to get in so it was a lot of fun. I think I am still bruised from riding the bull. I always am like, I am not riding the bull but then I get drunk and before you know it I am buying an all night pass. The best part of the night was that the cad driver took us through mcdonalds for some double cheeses' and then home. We carrieed amelia in and then I think I got sick and again, passed out in the hall instead of my bed. So that is what I did this weekend. Don't worry--my dog was asleep for all of this :)

Self Portrait

Hairspray, pick, comb
Our hair made us three inches taller.

Mom always taking the picture instead of posing,
She was the one who did this to us--made us look like her.

I hated my dress, pink and girly, but not more than my hair
I planned on playing with the boys anyway.

Courtney cut out her shoulder pads, I tried to change, and we whined for hours,
But when it was time for the picture we humored my mom and held hands.

Our hair made us three inches taller,
But I look more like my mom everyday anyhow.

Then and Now

Me and my little sister!! Such 80's hair, our mom did this to us :)

Found Poetry Project

My words were: tradition, runners, pasta, tea, shame, sobriety
I got this from an article from people magazine. Apparently, Katie Cruise was preparing to run a marathon, but before it, instead of only training and eating pasta, she was throwing a tea party for baby Suri.

My Thanksgiving tradition
Racing, running, competing
All before dinner
Weeks of only pasta
Such a shame I can't feast just yet
Racing post biggest bar night of the year
Keeps me sober
No wine, sangrias, draft beer
maybe tea

Winter

Oh, no! It is coming. Scraping off my windshiled, bundling up, staticy hair, and chapped lips. Dreaded winter. There are really only two positive things that I can think of for this particular season--the anticipation of a snow day and my birthday. But really just the thought of a snow day has in fact saved me. Here's to the hours of local news watching during the early morning hours that have kept me sane. Waiting for Kalamazoo County's turn to scroll across the bottom of the screen, hoping that a commercial break does not bring it back to the "A's". Here it comes...Western Michigan University is no where to be found. Did I miss it? Oh, well. So I go back to bed--there's always tommorrow.

Release the Fury...

There are so many things that outrages me; people who don't use blinkers, how Gaby and Carlos are still not back together on Desperate Housewives, but lately I have been struggling with much larger issues. The fact that there is even a vote for whether or not gay marriage should be allowed really pisses me off. Who am I to say if two people of the same sex can get married? We are in an era where more people vote for American Idol than for the President of the United States and you are gonna tell me that two people who love each other cannot be legally bound? It isn't like heterosexual marriages are so great--half end up divorced! I am one of them! A lot of the people who are against gay marriage are against it for religious reasons, which I find really ironic. Aren't we not suppose to be judging? I thought that was God's job--if they were so religious then they would leave this to Him.

Me, Myself, and I...

Well, most everyone knows that I am a physical education major, not English. But it really is for good reason. I originally planned on going to Michigan and into the medical field. Heart problems run in my family; a male has never lived over the age of fifty on my dad's side of the family. We also have weight issues. So I thought that going into pre-med made sense, until I decided that I would rather try to prevent the problems than treat people after they have been diagnosed. I also decided during this time that I would rather be around kids for most of my day. Physical education is so important to me and really hits a little too close to home. I am definitely the anti-dodge ball, fitness oriented person now. It's been tough though, most people think that it is a useless major that I picked to skim by. But I could tell you every muscle and bone in the body, what they do, and their relationship to the most relative joint. So Ha! :)

Some stuff people may not know about me is that I am a neat freak. Most people don't think so until they live with me because of the way I present myself most times; sweats and a hoodie. But I am always cleaning up. I also LOVE holidays--I decorate like months in advance. And despite what Michelle has said, I actually do love animals. I will admit that I am no dog whisperer though. Personally, I am divorced. I know, crazy, right? But now that I am single, I go to the bar....A LOT. Tonight, Wild Bull and every Thursday Monaco Bay, etc. I am really addicted to Harry Potter. Seriously, I could reference almost anything anyone says back to Harry Potter. It is sad, but after I read it, I had like hours of conversation about the political messages in it with my boyfriend. So there's just a little bit about me that maybe people didn't know before.