Late as Usual

The issue of tardiness is an increasingly horrible concept. If your late to class, your miss out on important details and your interrupt the class from fluid learning. Embarrassing and awkward walk to your desk always seems to humble the person until the end of class. But tardiness of assignments are the pet p of mine. WHy should some students recieve "extra time" jsut because they forgot to print the assignment out or just didn't feel like doing it. Im a total hyprocrit because I am a main tardy assignment criminal but still, when I do turn it in it grinds my gears!

Finals

First final of the year, BIOLOGY LAB 100. Not bad, but its exactly like a speed dating night. You sit at a station or table for 1 minute adn 30 seconds, the bell rings and your off to meet your next acquataince. I hope most finals are like this one, no brain busting but cardiac excersise! WHOOPY

Spending Cash in a Flash

In the beginning of the year I started out with $1,300 from graduation presents, birthday presents and a school scholarship. I was expecting a $789 financial aid return and a $625 scholarship from the CHCI. Bringing my total to $2714 plus an "allowance" from my boyfriend of $50 a week. Currently, my bank statement said I had $311 in my checking account. Where did all my money go? It's only been 2 and a halg months and I've spent approximately $2400. Some people say time flies by, but if your not checking and regulating your cash it's out the window.
This little tidbit might seem out of place, but think for one second: how many of those foreclosed homes owners spent their money the same way I did. Did they buy a house and not even regard how much in debt they would be because of the purchase. Did they stop to think.."Our contry is in a major fiscal deficit and my cash flow in is quite slow." Hmm...

Holiday Rituals and a little something Extra

Every holiday the majority of my family (near and far) come together in one families home and partake in the festivities. One family member is in charge of handing out food duties. Like who makes/brings what and how much. Then, on those holidays that it calls for, families are given a name of a child (13 years of age or younger) to bring a gift/present for. At any time you are free to bring extra gifts or party favors. Now, since I'm a mother to be, I will finally become part of the grown up (adult) rituals. I will be in-charge of bringing my famous lemon and ginger seasoned red potatoes and green beans for our Thanksgiving feast. I feel proud and honored to be allowed into this family tradition. But many of my other family members have a ting of broken heartedness due to the fact that I am an under age, un-wed mother taking on an unforgiving way of life (the same as many of them did just 18 years ago). They place false smiles on their faces to disguise their anguish but I see the melancholy deep in their eyes. Hopefully they will see that I am happy in my new situation and ready for anything that will come my way (with the help and support of those same people). I am looking forward to a joyous and blessed holiday season and I will wishing all of you the same.

Winter Absurdities

So technically, now, California is in its fall season. The season were leaves are to create a symphony of oranges, browns and yellows upon our lawns. Painting our world once more into a portrait of harvestness and thanksgiving. But yet, I walk across campus and everything is still as green and vivid as spring. Girls are wearing their shorts and ugg outfits while the boy population still sport their board shorts and flip flops. I personally believe autumn to be the most inspiring and breath-taking season of all. But it decrease its magnificance when it is blotched with old summer images. This is California, the land of absurd weather. But once, just once, I'd like to have the perfect fall season here in Rialto.

A smile from a 5th grader

Two days ago my family received a letter from my little cousin Hector. It was nothing special, just a greeting and a friendly update on his families past doings. He also asked how our family was doing. The whole time me and my mother were reading it, we had smiles on our faces. And I asked myself, "How can such a simple letter from a 5th grader make me and my mother so happy?" I was smiling because out of all the people he could of sent it to he sent it to our family. And he is a really sweat boy. Maybe if I sent a letter to everyone I knew, it might bring a smile to their face and a few moments of joy. What if I sent a letter to people in hospitals, just a little hello and that there are people out there wishing the best to them. HMM...what if's what if's.

Following My brick Road

I'm heading to motherhood with the wisdom of a preteen and the judgement of a self-centered college student. I'm going to CSUSB to recieve a degree in nursing to provide my family with a decent living and maybe soemone who knows how to treat an illness. I want to go to Europe just see what all the hype is about and maybe to have a little rendovous with a Greecian man. But I might just have to settle with heading to Amsterdam for a week and taking in all the Coffee Shops.