I haven't posted anything new in my blog for over a month now. In between that break from blogging, I've been a busy man. I received my tax refund right before Spring Break, so that was perfect timing! So I'm no longer struggling for money. In fact, I'm contemplating quitting my job at Noyer in the middle of next month, when I receive my last paycheck before the end of college. I spent most of my time during Spring Break back home in Noblesville, which I didn't mind at all. I played a lot of Halo with my brother Sam and went shopping with Mom, which was nice because I actually had money to spend. The second weekend of Spring Break I watched Sam while my parents were house hunting in Pittsburgh. I took Sam to a Lego Convention in Indianapolis. I don't know who enjoyed it more, me or Sam? Sam bought some Legos at the convention, and so did I. Yes, I bought Legos for myself. Haters gonna hate!
Coming back from Spring Break, I was immediately busy again. My Capstone team and I have put A LOT of hours into building a 3D Model for our 2nd presentation. I stayed awake for 36 hours working on that model with my team! It looks awesome and our professors were very impressed. After all of that madness with the presentation and model, I turned 23 years old a few days later. It's weird, because 10 years ago I was a teenager. Makes me feel pretty old compared to most of my friends! My family came down to visit me on my birthday and I got ribs, onion rings and green beer at Applebee's because it was also St. Patrick Stewart's Day weekend (See what I did there). I went out to the bars afterwards to celebrate my 3rd Annual 21st Birthday.
Make it so number 1!
Last weekend I went to Noblesville on Friday to surprise my grandma when she came into town. The next day I took the Writing Proficiency Exam in the morning, and then went to West Lafayette for the rest of the weekend to visit my favorite young married couple Ben and Alice. We went to some swing dancing events and went to a bar/restaurant called Nine Irish Brothers, where they had over 20 different combinations for Guinness.
So there you go, now you're basically all caught up with what's new in my life. I've had quite a few papers to write and other college stuff to focus on. But at least now I'm not broke! The next post will be about the last few weeks I have left at Ball State, so stay tuned!
After hearing the news of my family moving to Pittsburgh this summer, I've reflected on my life in every state I've lived in. I've lived in 3 states so far; Michigan, Missouri, and Indiana. All of these states have impacted my life in more ways than one. Today I'll cover the first state I've lived in, Michigan.
I lived right there on the mitten!
I was born and raised in Temperance, Michigan since March 15th, 1990. It's right near Toledo, Ohio, so at times it felt like we lived at 2 states at the same time. We lived in a small one story house with a giant tree and shed in the back yard. It was the only back yard we've had so far that was completely flat. Right before we moved to a new house, we adopted our dog Maggie when she was only a little puppy. In 2001, we moved to a bigger 2 story house in Lambertville, which was the town next to Temperance. It had 2 master bedrooms and a huge yard, even though it was really just a hill. My brother John and I shared one of the master bedrooms at one point. We had 2 beds, a TV, and some bean bag chairs in our huge room. In 2003, my brother Sam was born into our family. 2 years later we moved to Missouri. If you'll look to the right you'll see where these cities are located on the map of Michigan, and by map I mean my hand since it is the mitten state after all!
Almost all of my family lives in Michigan, so the hardest part of moving to Missouri was saying goodbye to them. I was 15 when I moved with my family. I didn't have many friends, so I considered family members as my good friends. I was socially awkward then.......more than I am now. I didn't fully develop into who I am now until after Michigan.
In my old neighborhood in Lambertville, we had a huge neighborhood pool with a diving board and a giant floating Alligator thing that everyone jumped on half the time. There was also a YMCA that most of my family back home belongs to that had swimming pools, video games, a basketball court and pool tables. I biked around town a lot and met up with friends from the neighborhood to play video games or jump on trampolines. I was big on Pokemon after the craze began during my elementary school years, always buying new cards and the Game Boy games (that money could've went towards college). I was also all about Legos, especially Lego Star Wars and Bionicles. I'd have boxes of them in my room and would build and play with them for hours. I hung out with my cousins a bunch of times, especially my younger cousins Joey and James (who are both now taller than me).
The food in Michigan was always good. My favorite food based in Michigan and Ohio was always from Tony Packo's. They're a company that sells food such as pickles, coney sauce for hot dogs and relish at grocery stores, and they sell really delicious hot dogs and fried pickles at their restaurants that are located inside Anderson's, a grocery store chain with tons of free samples of food. Every time we visit Michigan, we stock up on Tony Packo's to take back home with us. I also enjoyed the sports bars such as Sideline's and the mini Chuck E. Cheese place called Toon Town (or Pizza Town?) that was around for a little while, both in Lambertville.
My favorite attractions of Michigan were visiting all of the Great Lakes and staying there until after the sun set. I always enjoyed staying in cabins both in the upper and lower peninsulas, though a few years ago in August it was freezing in the porcupine mountains and I only had one sweatshirt and 1 or 2 pairs of jeans since it was still summer. Every year my entire family used to stay at Maumee Bay State Park for a weekend in December. We would always go sledding, walk on trails, and visit the nearby lodge that had racquetball and tons of arcade games and bouncy balls that we'd buy a bunch of for 25 cents each. My favorite place to visit in Ohio is Cedar Point. I've been there with my family about once or twice a year, more often when I lived in Michigan rather than now. I used to be afraid of riding the big roller coasters, but family members helped me conquer that fear. They still make fun of me for it every time we go to Cedar Point together.
My family and I left Michigan in July 2005, right after I finished middle school. Since then, we've visited Michigan at least 3 times a year to see our family or go on vacation. I don't see myself living in Michigan anytime soon, mainly due to the economy in Michigan not being a great place to work in the construction industry. But I still plan on visiting Michigan more than once even after my family moves to Pittsburgh. I still love Michigan and my family that lives there, and I take what I've learned in Michigan to heart no matter where I live.
In case you couldn't tell from multiple Facebook statuses and couples talking about it, today is Valentine's Day. It's a day centered around love. It's also a day that many single people complain about, hence the day Singles Awareness Day. Today though, I celebrate not the tradition of love on Valentine's Day, but the tradition of candy! I'm 22 going on 23 next month, so instead of getting Power Rangers or Avengers Valentines cards with candy hearts from teachers and classmates just like the old days, I bought myself a Hershey's Cookie n' Creme bar. Today I didn't want any fancy schmancy dinner date (not without seeing A Good Day to Die Hard anyways), I just wanted chocolate. Don't worry though, I won't eat too much candy. Otherwise, I could get ------------------------------------>
Candy on Valentine's Day made me think of what it'd be like to be a kid again. A lot of people wish they were kids again. Childhood had it's good times, but I still prefer being an adult. I'm taller, smarter, funnier and better looking now that I'm an adult, at least I think so anyways. Still, I don't mind acting like a kid at times. It can still be fun and hysterical. Plus, there's candy! There's a difference though between being a kid as an adult (Michael Jackson), and acting like a kid. So yeah that's what the first half of my Valentine's Day is like; acting like a kid by having nostalgia over having candy on Valentine's Day. Enjoy the rest of your day, and remember don't be afraid to act like a kid every once in a while. It can be fun. Just act like an adult when the situation calls for it.
Why yes, that is Patrick Stewart in a ball pit. You wish you were having as much fun as he was!
Today, I'd like to thank someone who's been there for me for all 4 years of college. Someone that helps me relax and someone that is with me when I'm watching TV or playing video games. I'm talking of course, about my black round chair. After a long day of classes, work, studying or whatever, it's great to just sit down and sink into my chair. I got it for free from someone before college, and I've been using it ever since. My first 2 years of college I didn't use it as much since my old dorm rooms were smaller and I'd have to pull it out from under my bed whenever I wanted to use it. I started using it more my Junior year of college, when I had a single dorm and more space to myself.That same year, I bought a black ottoman to match the chair for maximum relaxation. This year, it's in my bedroom at my house by campus. I have 2 couches now that my parents were going to get rid of if I didn't take them. I keep them in the family room where I use them for when I use the projector or when I hang out with friends.
The chair has seen better days. It has a few holes and tears on it, but it is still comfortable. Thanks for being there for me I needed you the most chair! I'll love you always, or until college is over and you fall apart.
This weekend I shaved off the mustache I had for more than a month. I took a good look in the mirror and realized it just wasn't helping me. It was too blonde. It wasn't ginger like my ginger beard when I grow it out. I also finally got new shoes this weekend. The ones I had before started getting holes in them, making my walks outside extra cold. And then I had my friend Brooke Anderson cut my hair for me, this time requesting for the hair stylist's opinion of what to go for rather than my own. It turned out great! So with the hair cut, shave, and new shoes I feel like a new man.
Oh no! That's all the money I had left!
Ending the mustache phase reminded me of all the other phases I've had in the past. For example, in 2011 I was in the fedora phase. Every where I'd go, even while I worked at Home Depot, I'd wear a fedora or any hat I had. I still have them all, but I just haven't worn them in a while. There was also that phase where I'd carry around a coin and roll it on my hand because I thought it was cool. I kept dropping coins though, like Sonic the Hedgehog dropping rings. Earlier this year, I was in the beard hat phase, but it's not super cold out anymore, for now anyways. I'm sure there's a phase I'm in right now too, but without knowing what the phase is. If you've noticed I'm in a new phase I'd be interested to know what that is!
There's nothing wrong with phases though. Almost everyone wants to be unique in some way, shape or form.The reason they are called phases though is that they don't last very long. Life wouldn't be as fun if you didn't change it up every once in a while. Who knows what the next phase I'll get into will be. Anywho, enjoy this old picture of me in a fedora and this new picture of me with my new haircut!
A couple semesters ago Lauren Fronius invited me and a few friends from Cru to go to Taylor University on a Thursday. They had this weekly event called Living Waters. They had a band with a guy that played a ukulele and another guy that played on bongos. They had a service before and after the band played that was good, but the most interesting part of the night was after the service, where they had a few people tell visitors what their spiritual design was. I wasn't sure what that meant exactly, but Lauren told me I needed to talk to them. And so I did, and I was confused at first as to what I had to do. I asked them what I needed to tell them, and all they asked was what my first name was. Then they closed their eyes and prayed for the answers to what God's spiritual design for me was. They wrote the answers down on a piece of paper. I was amazed by the answers they gave me and how much they related to my life. It was a mind blowing experience for me that God gave them the answers just like that. To this day, I keep that sheet of paper in my Bible and it reminds me of the crazy experience I had at Living Waters.
Below are the answers those people gave me. They also wrote down Psalm 139:19 next to my name, which is weird because the verse says "If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me you bloodthirsty men!" I don't know how that relates to spiritual design, maybe they wrote down the wrong chapter or verse on accident. I haven't figured that out yet. The Lego comment is one of my favorites.
Luke
Psalms 139:19
When he looks at you, the word goodness comes to mind. You carry part of the Lord's goodness.
A desire to learn and discover and explore things, the Lord has placed this in you.
Visionary gifting - to imagine how big things can grow - to want to see the big picture in it's fullest.
Excitement and energy - you have a child like faith.
Sensitive heart for people.
Saw you as a kid sitting in your room building with Legos - saw you as a builder, of ideas and mindsets and hearts. Both physically and metaphorically. He calls you a builder.
He calls you a cherished one, something that is so precious. Your family also loves you and how his love is so much greater. He loves you.
Today in my Training & Development class, we gave a training presentation in which it had to be simple and easy to follow. The assignment was to teach the class by taking 5 pictures that represented 5 easy steps. I worked with Luke Pritchett and George Adamiatis (I call them George Lucas) and I had my roommate Logan Nunn take pictures of me and the Nintendo 64. We chose how to set up a Nintendo 64 as our topic. We had to pretend like the class had no idea how to do it themselves. The presentation went well and the class got a kick out of some of the pictures my roommate took of me. Down below are all of the pictures. Enjoy!
Step 1 - Gather Material
Duhhhhh which controller do I use to play Goldeneye?
Step 2 - Plug It In
Oh yeah, we have a projector at our house. You Jelly?
Step 3 - Blow Into Cartridge
Sexxxyyyyyyyy
Step 4 - Put In Game
It's beautiful!
Step 5 - Turn It On
It'd be foolish to use a picture of me not winning.
The radio station I thought I could look up to for new music back in the day, when I first moved to Indiana, was X103, since it was the only radio station that played modern rock music. Sadly, this station plays the same songs over and over and over and over again, rarely playing something different, whether it be old or new. I also enjoy listening to Techno/Electro/Dubstep/whatever you want to call it, and there's no local radio stations for that genre either. So to find new music, I've turned to many different sources. Pandora is a good source for finding new music, depending on which band, song, or genre you type in as a station. Spotify is great because it normally shows every song by a band you like, including songs that appeared on soundtracks or EPs that you may not have known even existed. Though I find it weird that friends on Facebook can see which songs I'm listening to.
Sometimes, I find songs on the internet that I heard in a video game, movie, TV show, trailer or commercial. I do some research on Google, YouTube and Wikipedia to find those songs. Whenever I'm hanging out with friends, I ask them what song we're listening to, and then I look it up and add it to my collection. Whenever I get a smart phone, the Shazam app is gonna be my new best friend!
Here are some examples of songs I've found from different sources.
TV Commercial (Kia Soul Hamsters):
Ivan Gough and Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay - In My Mind (Axwell Mix)
Movie (The Bourne Identity):
Paul Oakenfold - Ready, Steady, Go
Movie Trailer (G.I. Joe Renegades)
The Glitch Mob - Seven Nation Army (The Glitch Mob Remix)
First off, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything lately. The reason being that I've been super busy with Capstone in Construction. Last week it felt like I logged in 60 hours or more of Capstone with my team. We've made brochures, posters, letters, business cards, schedules, estimates and many other submissions over the past few weeks. All of these represented the construction company that we made up called Do Right Management. Our slogan is "construction done right." I'm the Project Engineer - LEED AP for our company. In short, I'm the green building guy. That was all for the first assignment which officially ended for my team and I a few hours ago.
Last night we were at the library from 8 PM to 3 AM (yep this is the second time I've stayed til the library closed). I woke up at 9:30 and went to the library to add the finish touches with my team. We finally got our embroidered dress shirts and polo shirts back and they look awesome! We all bought different colored ties to go with the dress shirts. The final part of our first assignment was to present in front of all of the professors in the Construction Management program for about 25 minutes. We've practiced more than 7 times for this presentation and we heard that we'd be asked tough questions afterwards. But today we made a name for ourselves and our made up company. We did well at answering questions after the presentation and we were proud of ourselves. Afterwards, the team and I went to the Locker Room for beer and food, while still wearing our company shirts. I didn't eat anything except for a snickers bar before the Locker Room today, so I went to town on my cheeseburger. A fitting end for the first of 6 assignments in Capstone. Wish me luck for the rest of Capstone and I hope I'll have more free time this semester!
From Left to Right: Mitch, Evan, Chris, Bill and myself
These past few weeks I've been busy with work and classes; mainly my capstone class. There have been days my entire capstone team and I would meet for 6 hours at the library. I've had to miss bible study and swing dancing last week for it. But lately I've used the excuse of being busy with school and work that I've been neglecting doing housework. Whenever I come home after being on campus for a while, I just want to relax on my big black circle chair (I don't know what they're called) and watch TV or play video games. Coming back from Winter Break, I'd be pretty lazy with dishes most of the time. We don't have a working dishwasher, so we just use it as a drying rack. So I'd just rinse my dishes and watch the pile of dishes get higher and higher, like Jenga. I'd be doing laundry but not fold my clothes and put them away. My room was a mess for a few weeks as well.
Today was not a lazy Sunday for me. I was on a cleaning frenzy all day. I did all my laundry and even put it away. I cleaned, organized and vacuumed my room, which is normally important to me since my room is the first thing people see when they walk into our house. I spent almost an hour cleaning all of our dishes by hand.
So now I've come to realize that I can't be lazy with one thing and busy with another. I gotta make time for everything. Don't let being busy with work and school be an excuse to be lazy for your house, apartment, or dorm. Had I not have been lazy with my house chores I wouldn't have put in all of the time for it. Let this be a lesson to all of you.
After 5 years, my all time favorite show on Fox has come to a close. The final 2 episodes of Fringe aired a few hours ago, which I am grateful that Fox allowed them to have an ending. I won't say anything about the ending, just that I thought it received the ending it deserved. Whenever I talk about this show with my friends, a lot of them have heard of it, but have either never watched it or gave up on it half way through the series. To those that have given up on it, I recommend you catch up on Fringe because you won't be disappointed after watching every episode; there are exactly 100 episodes by the way!
For those that don't know what the show is, Fringe is a Sci-Fi/Action TV show. The reason the show is called Fringe, is because it is about fringe science. It explores the impossible and even unimaginable, such as men called Observers that can travel through time and read minds, shapeshifters that can change their appearance to anyone they encounter, and an alternate universe with versions of ourselves that are 30 years ahead of us in technology. There are also strange cases that occur throughout the show, such as walking through walls, people with abilities, and bizarre deaths. It's also an emotional show that has a heavy emphasis on love, sacrifice, and selfishness.
The main characters of the show are very unique. Olivia Dunham is an FBI agent with abilities that she later discovers and is driven to stop those responsible for heinous crimes. Walter Bishop is a scientist that has stirred up a lot of trouble in the world in the past but amends for his sins throughout the series. His mind is unstable most of the time and he has an obsession for different foods after being in a mental institute for 17 years. His son Walter Bishop is a jack of all trades with a mysterious past, that even he doesn't know about. He despises being around his father in the beginning but grows closer to him as time goes on. All 3 of them work together to solve fringe cases, along with Astrid Fawnsworth; Walter's lab assistant whom he always forgets her name, Phillip Broyles; Olivia's boss in the FBI and later in Fringe Division; and Nina Sharp, who is in charge of Massive Dynamic, the largest and most secretive scientific and techno-logic company in the world.
From left to right: Philip Broyles, Nina Sharp, Peter Bishop,
Olivia Dunham, Walter Bishop, and Astrid Fawnsworth
The show also had pictures that appeared on the screen right before it went to commercial break, such as a hand with 6 fingers and an apple with 2 fetuses inside the apple seeds. It also had different intro sequences from time to time, for instances such as when the episode is taking place in an alternate universe or is occurring in 1985, when Walter committed the unthinkable to save his son.
Though I'm greatly disappointed the show is over, I'm satisfied with the way it ended. I hope I've sparked enough curiosity in you, the reader, to start watching this show again or for the first time. And farewell Fringe. You've had a good run and made it to 100 episodes!
Last night I got less than 5 hours of sleep due to being in the library with my Capstone team until about 2:20 AM and waking up for class at 9:00 AM today. One of my teammates that also had a 9:00 class actually took a nap on the floor of the library last night! So I figured this is the perfect time to write about sleep considering I'm tired and currently running on Mountain Dew. I appreciate sleep. I think it's beneficial for everyone to get enough sleep. They say we should get 8 hours of sleep every day. Pssssh, who actually follows through with that? Hardly anyone gets that much sleep on average. There are days where I sleep in for almost 10 hours and days where I get about 4 hours of sleep. As a college student it's difficult to stay consistent with how much sleep I get every day. Sometimes I'm so busy, that I have to invest my nights into my school work. Other days, I just don't want to get out of bed if there's nothing I have to do in the morning. In my post from last month, "Burned Out, but Not Out," I wrote about how I stayed awake for 33 hours for a project. I hope I never have to do that again!
Sleep is great though. On nights like last night, I just want to drop whatever it is I'm doing and sleep. Other time, I'm laying in bed and I'd rather watch TV or play a video game instead of go to sleep right away. To wake up well rested is a wonderful feeling. Waking up and feeling tired obviously isn't as great, but knowing I have a Mountain Dew ready and waiting to keep me going throughout my day helps soften the stress. I almost always forget what I dreamed of as soon as I woke up, so my life is nothing like Inception.
Tonight consists of going to work, finishing up my homework, relaxing for a little bit, and then spending the remainder of my night with my special someone........my bed! Good night everyone!
Sleeping in a bed is 10x better than sleeping in a car.
At least 5 times a day, we hear a bad word. It's inevitable. We can't escape it! Though there are negative contexts to cuss words that deem them inappropriate to use most of the time, saying them won't make you a bad person. I myself cuss, whether in a serious, angry, or joking manner. There are certain words I try to stay away from completely. I believe it's perfectly normal to cuss every once in a while. I just don't like to put the lord's name in a certain phrase with a cuss word (I'll assume you know what I'm talking about). Besides that line and a few other words I think are too vulgar, it's okay to cuss from time to time. The trick though is to know when it's okay to use bad words and when to refrain from saying them. If you never cuss, then good for you! But if you do cuss, read on and remember these suggestions.
When It's Alright to Cuss:
1. When You're Trying to be Funny
If you're cussing with someone and you're just goofing around, then it's acceptable. Just don't say anything offensive that will send you to court........ or the hospital.
What did you call me?!?!?!?
2. When You Screwed Up or Hurt Yourself
If you're alone and no one can hear you even if you screamed, and you've just hit your foot on a table, then by all means, release your anger by yelling profanities into the air. Just don't do anything stupid like throw a lamp due to your rage.
3. When You're Singing
When you're singing along to one of your favorite songs that just happens to have a few swear words in them, don't be afraid to sing the lyrics word for word. You'll just look plain silly trying to change the words while you're singing Get Low by Lil' Jon. "To the window! To the wall!"
4. When You Want to Act Manly Around Other Men
This obviously is a suggestion for men. I major in Construction Management, so ultimately, I'm exposed to A LOT of cussing, both in college and in the work force. It's okay to conform by cussing with them. Sometimes, you just gotta be more of man to win respect from your fellow men. You can't be acting all goody two shoes all the time!
When It's NOT Alright to Cuss:
1. When You're Around Children
No matter what, you should never cuss in front of a child, even if you're angry or just want to sound serious. Children at a young age tend to digest certain things older people say, which in turn will make them repeat what they heard later on in life. They do not know the meaning of what any curse words mean, so they shouldn't use it ever, or they'll get in trouble, which reflects back to however taught them that word.
2. When You're at Church
You do not want to say a single cuss word in church. Otherwise, people will look at you with disgust and shock, as if you were possessed by the devil. Avoid the awkwardness and show some respect for people around you and for God if you believe in him.
Avoid getting looks like this in church for cussing!
3. When You're on Facebook
Whether you've changed your settings for who sees your posts on Facebook or not, you still shouldn't cuss. If you don't change your settings, a potential employer could read your posts. There are kids now that use Facebook as well. You could be friends with a pastor or with someone in your family. Just trust me on this one. It'll save you from getting into trouble fast! This includes Twitter, Blogspot, or whatever other website you use in which you can post anything.
4. When You're in the Wrong Place
What I mean by that is when you're at a bar, at work, in class, or anywhere else where cussing may be a bad idea. If you're at a bar or party and you've had too much to drink, then your filter for what you say will be loosened and you may end saying something really offensive that will get you hurt. At work or in school, you want to refrain from cussing to act professional and to avoid getting into some serious trouble.
"Back to school. Back to school, to prove to Dad that I'm not a fool. I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope that I don't get in a fight. Ohhhh, back to school. Back to school. Back to school. Well, here goes nothing." -Billy Madison
I hope I don't have to repeat school again like Billy Madison!
It's my first day back to school. I can't believe it's my last semester! Like I've said before in one of my previous posts, my New Year's resolution is to make the most out of this semester. After May, I'll be done with college. I want to make this semester count. I'll miss all of my college friends and the college environment. Before I step into the real world after college, I have to finish this semester. First things first is getting ready for my first class at 12 today, Construction Finance and Law with Mahfouz. Have a good first day of classes everyone! Maybe I'll run into you on your way to class. I'll be the guy wearing the ginger Beardo.
Winter Break isn't the only thing that's over for me. I have to say farewell tonight to someone I've grown quite attached to during break. It's not gonna be easy. It'll be really awkward saying goodbye. I'm talking of course about my beard. Like most guys, shaving off your beard after you finally have it the way you want it to look is a crappy feeling. I have to shave my beard off because I have to go back to work tomorrow. I work a dining job on campus at Noyer, and they require that you have a clean shaven face every time you work. That way we don't get beard hair in your soup. Although I really don't want to shave my beard off, I have to make the sacrifice so that I can put bacon on the table.
I won't be growing a beard again until May, which is when the semester is over. It's always weird seeing myself after I shave off my beard. I look like I'm 17! I'm contemplating on keeping the 'stache, but if I look like a 40 year old man I'm going to have to shave that off too. For now, I'll still have my new beard hat that I got for Christmas. It has a ginger beard attached to it to replace my ginger beard. I'll be wearing it around campus during the cold season!
2012 has come and passed, and now it is a new year. 2013 marks the end of my college career and the beginning of my career in Construction Management. My final semester at Ball State will begin next week, in which I will be taking my final 6 classes. I'm also working with a team of students for a competition called the Green Energy Challenge, as well as still working with CMSO (Construction Management Student Organization) as the treasurer. Afterwards, I'll be in my final internship with a company that will hopefully keep me as an employee once I'm done with that. And there you have it. That's my plan for graduating and getting a job.
Academics and career path aside, I'm also excited for all the other things 2013 has to offer. Hopefully I'll be able to attend swing dancing lessons more often. I haven't been to any lessons in months! It's my last year at Cru as well and with my bible study of awesome bros. There's also Cru Formal and any other event Cru can think up for us. A lot of friends I won't get to see as often once I graduate, so I plan to make time for them. I'm going into the beginning of the year with not a lot of money to my name. I'm expecting a big tax refund soon that will get me out of the broke zone. The good news is I'll finally have a meal plan again. Oh how I've missed you Chick-fil-A and Woodworth!
I'll admit I'm a little nervous about whats to come this year. This will be the toughest semester for me so I need to stay focused and finish strong. I'm also nervous about leaving college. It'll be weird moving back to Noblesville where I don't have as many friends as I do at Ball State. I don't know many ladies in Noblesville, either so I'm kinda nervous that I'll be single after college where I'll be busy with work. Granted, I haven't really been looking or trying too hard since I was busy the last 2 months and I don't have a lot of money to spend on dates. We'll see though, God has a plan in mind that I just don't know about yet.
All in all, I'm excited for this year and what it has in store for me. The only New Years Resolution I've made for myself is that I'm going to make the most of my last semester at Ball State University. I'll be sure to keep making new posts on my blog as well. You know, in case you want to know about my journey this year and all my thoughts I have to share along the way. Good luck to all of you this year. Happy New Year everyone!
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