Ooooh Lawd! Give me the strength!..

To make it through this long ass week! (Kudos to anyone who gets the reference)

Last week, I had four tests and it went by fairly quickly. This week, I have jack shit to do and it's just dragging on and on and ON.

ANYWAYS...

I'm starting to get that feeling that maybe NewTown won't be all that awesome of a move. I'm getting that familiar pit in my stomach about needing to leave Anytown, just like I did with Hometown. I just don't feel like NewTown is really what I need. Plus my counselor is being ridiculous and completely rude and unhelpful.

I wonder what life will be like in NewTown. I'm probably going to wind up living in a dorm, which isn't my favorite idea. I'm afraid of what life is going to be like without Boyfriend and BFF. For the first time in a long ass time, I'm feeling extremely vulnerable.

Enough with the gloom and doom. This past weekend, Mom and I went to an exhibit at the local train station. It was all about Princess Diana. We went to high tea before we went through the exhibit (rudest waitress possible. Who tries to take cookies from the cookie tray AFTER it's been served?!?!), saw some of the free exhibits they have there, then went through the main event.

It was FANTABULOUS!

Her wedding dress (the REAL THING!) was there in all its 25 ft. gloriousness. Some of her childhood things were there as well. If you have the chance, for God's sake, go see it.

I know I haven't blogged in forever, but trust me, you'll read enough of me this summer that you'll be sick of me.

This is me, and I'm just alive.

A Christian Wearing a Hijab?!

Hey all,

I know it's been awhile since I've posted, but I've been super busy. Lots of exams are coming up and I've been crazy busy with my never-ending social life.

I was doing some research today on Christian women covering their hair. For the longest time, I've thought about covering up, even just for a month, just to see what it felt like. I found SO many videos on YouTube of women who wear hijabs, but are 100% Christian. OMG. FINALLY I'm not alone!

For those of you that know me, I'm a born-again Christian, but many of my friends are Muslim. I've done heavy research on the religion for quite a few years (I even went to a mosque every Friday for a whole semester) just so I could learn as much as I could about it. Whenever I would go to the mosque, I had to wear a hijab, and I felt so comfortable in it, but I never could totally commit to it because of my Christianity. Now I don't really know what to do.

I don't know if I ever will cover, but at least I know I won't be the only one in my particular situation. What are your thoughts?

This is me, and I'm just alive.

Happy Hump Day!

It's Wednesday! I've had an incredibly good week so far, and I'm really pumped tomorrow because I'm leaving the iPhone clan and joining the ANDROID REVOLUTION! Needless to say, I'm pretty damn stoked.

I'm procrastinating writing a very large lab report that's due tomorrow for micro lab. I also have finance homework, but our professor gave us the answers for it in lecture today, so I'm not too terribly concerned about it.

I've been watching governments collapse in the Middle East since Lebanon, and some of the pictures coming out of those war zones are unbelievable. I'm so thankful that we don't have to go through that kind of horror and destruction in order to have change in our nation. We, as Americans, are truly blessed to live where we do, even if it's not perfect.

I'm beginning to become content with myself. I feel so at peace, it's ridiculous. I'm really happy where I'm at, and I have Boyfriend, BFF, and other friends to thank for this happiness. I'm learning not to care what others say anymore, especially if it's way beyond true. I know I'm not "dull" or "a stuck-up bitch." No, in fact, I'm not dull, and I sure as hell am not stuck-up. I'm probably one of the more interesting people you will find in Anytown, USA. I don't like stupid people, and I love the diversity among my friends because they constantly teach me new things. I don't think I'm smokin' hot, I don't flaunt my belongings, and I don't brag about what I have versus what you don't have. Does that sound dull or stuck-up at all???

I guess my main point was to say that you shouldn't care. I know you've probably heard that time and again, but it's true. Stop caring, quit stressing, and go have some fun! You've got one life, now live it, damnit!

This is me, and I'm just alive.e

Manic Monday!

Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's back to school we go! YUCK! I had a really productive day today, and I hope this keeps up throughout the rest of the semester. Lord only knows that I need to quit procrastinating! BFF and another friend are over now just watching Hawaii 5-0. I made chocolate chip pancakes and eggs for dinner and we're gonna smoke hookah in a bit.

Spring break was a little exciting for me. Boyfriend and I got to hang out for a bit most days. We went to the car auction on Wednesday and saw Battle: Los Angeles on Thursday. (That's a pretty epic movie if you haven't seen it yet.) Friday, BFF and I went and did some recon around our old high school. We had a blast catching up with our teachers. It's really weird to see the kids that were freshmen when we were seniors all grown up. Kinda makes me feel old and outdated. Anyways, we went to the JROTC unit and saw the cadre commander and he took us to the air rifle range. I did pretty well, considering it was my first time shooting!

I also got to spend the majority of Saturday and all of Sunday with Boyfriend, which was really nice. I'm really glad that things are back to (almost) normal with us. We're going to have to work really hard over these next couple of years in order to maintain our relationship, and I'm ready for the challenge.

I was thinking about a lot of things today. After Boyfriend and I got back together, I realized just how few true friends I have in Anytown and the big city. I really can't wait to go to NewTown to start my new life as a nursing student.

I should go make that hookah now. I'm sorry that this blog has gotten somewhat drab. I'm sure I'll have more philosophical stuff one of these days.

This is me, and I'm just alive.

Spring break so far...

Is not awesome. I got a TB skin test and a meningitis shot yesterday, which wasn't a whole lot of fun. I also got proper shoes for nursing school in the fall! They were expensive, but I know it will be worth it. I got to hang out with BF today, which was pretty exciting. We went to the car auction for his dad's dealership and had lunch, then I came home. Now BFF is sleeping on the couch next to me (she's pretty sick, boo!).

Norooz was pretty fun. BF actually danced for once, which made the Persian New Year all the more special =D We ate sooooo much kabob after the party was over! Monday, we woke up and did some work at the dealership, ate more Persian food, then came home. It's so nice to be able to spend time with him without all the pressures of working on school 24/7.

I don't have too much planned for the rest of this week, just getting some other work finished up and then a concert on Saturday (yay!).

I don't have anything profound to say today. I just wanted to blog XD.

This is me, and I'm just alive.

How much can change in a week?

A lot.

I got back with "him" last Sunday, and honestly I couldn't have made a better decision. I really missed him, and after four weeks it was still really hard to move on. After seeing "him" Saturday at the hookah bar, it really hit me that I still loved him and that I wasn't ready to move on.

Now along to the rest of the week...

I skipped most of my classes this week, which is bad, but not too much was going on, so I don't feel so bad. The week before spring break is always really hard for everyone because of midterms. I was lucky to only have one midterm on Wednesday.

I sent in my deposit for nursing school this week! I'm officially signed with my new university. I absolutely cannot wait to get out of Anytown, USA. I may be transferring to NewTown (that's what we'll call my new place) over the summer so I can take some classes. The people at NewTown University (my new university) have really worked with me to get around the six prerequisites I'm missing. I only have to take two classes over the summer! I'll try to take three or four; we'll see what happens. I'm planning to go look at apartments with my mom on Thursday. I AM SO EXCITED!!

This weekend, Boyfriend, his friend, and I took off to another town south of Anytown for a wedding. We had to drive and got here at about 2AM on Saturday morning! We were all exhausted. Saturday was the wedding, and now I'm sitting here blogging after a whole week of going without talking to you guys. Boyfriend's friend is still asleep and we were supposed to check out 20 minutes ago! Hellooooooo late fees!

Tonight we have another party for the Persian New Year (Norooz). I'm really excited for it! It's my first big Persian celebration. Gonna have a blast!!

This is me, and I'm just alive.

BFF weekend dish!

Happy Sunday! Sorry I didn't get to blog yesterday, things got way too busy and the internet I had sucked big time, but now I'm using the internet in the lobby so it's all good! BFF's conference is going well. We have had the best time here in the city! Enough of that for now. Let's back up to Friday night.

Friday night wasn't all that awesome. BFF and I went with some old friends to a hookah bar in Anytown. We got all fixed up and our friends basically ditched us to go to the club on the lower level of the building where the hookah bar is. BFF and I met another friend there. He brought his girlfriend (who just happens to be such a beautiful girl! Lovely blonde hair, crystal blue eyes, I'm so jealous!) Tangent over. We hung out for a bit, did the Cupid Shuffle, then BFF and I left for my place.

Enter Saturday morning, 0730. Alarm clock goes off, we rush out the door and head to the big city. Our bed in the hotel was a king size sleep number bed! I took a three hour nap, then took BFF to lunch. After her conference was over with for the day, we went to dinner and then got ready for the hookah bar.

We took some of BFF's new coworkers and met up with B. Almost immediately, the owner gets BFF and I up to dance. I haven't had that much fun in forever! I was having a total blast until "he" showed up. "He" was so mad about something and I seriously thought he was drunk. Apparently he was really pissed about my dancing with other guys. Come on, I think it's ok for me to dance after being single for four weeks! Especially when the guys don't even know me and we weren't even touching! One of them is obviously GAY! Rant over.

"He" left in a huff, I calmed down and danced the night away, got plenty of stares and winks. After totally exhausting ourselves with the amount of fun that was had, BFF and I went to one of her coworker's hotel room and chilled out for a bit. DST hit and 2 became 3 and we went back to our room. Our next door neighbors had decided it was a great time to throw a party. The walls were paper thin, so we could hear everything crystal clear. 0430 rolled around and the music and yelling FINALLY stopped. Sleep, a crappy continental breakfast, packing and lunch with mom later, and I'm sitting in the lobby waiting for BFF to be done with her conference and then we'll be headed back to the hookah joint for awhile.

I feel like this is a super long blog, but I wanted you all to know about my epic weekend! Plus, getting out of town was such a relief. I don't want to go back to Anytown at all! But after this week is spring break, so I think I'll survive =P

This is me, and I'm just alive.