Well I made it home. Stupid car... lol. Hopefully I can start saving for one soon.
I'm doing all my laundry today... and I really need to start unpacking stuff. I just don't know where to start, I have so much stuff. And I REALLY would like to get rid of all of these clothes that don't fit me anymore.... but then I really won't have that many clothes left. So I will have to see.
Not much else going on. My friends seem to be MIA... and it kinda sucks. And still waiting on a call from Milprint... so yeah.

$@#!$(% Car. That's all I've got to say. All I ask is for one little drive to Onalaska... but nooo... you can't even do that.

And apparently someone else who lives in this room (although I won't mention any names...) decided that she needed to thaw out the fridge on the HOTTEST FREAKING DAY of the school year. And yes, Allison had Mr. Freezies in there. No, they didn't melt all over, but yes, she put them on my desk and there was a nice puddle of sweat, along with 3 cans of Diet Pepsi and a Gatorade that I'm sure taste wonderful warm. Ah, yes, warm caffeine jolt. Just what I need.

Keep your fingers crossed that my car will be nice and take me all the way home!

From Valerie!

The Tag is this: Name 5-10 ways you use your blog:
1. To vent... a little.
2. To share about my college life with mi familia.
3. To show a few pictures... the few that I do take.
4. I like to write!
5. because i'm an attention whore. :o) (Hm. Yes, I'll have to agree with Valerie on that one!)

Ok, so I can only think of 5. Pathetic? Nah... lol.
AHH! Job interview today!

I love these guys. ♥
But I'm still debating Matty's long hair. Hmmm...

So what can I say? I'm a little A.D.D. with my layouts. I've switched back to this one, and I'm pretty sure I will keep it for awhile.
I wish I could have longer, meaningful entries... but, it's not going to happen for awhile.

I'm excited! I got into my Psychology class next semester! I was really afraid that I wasn't going to be able to get into it since I'm not an education major (yet...) but I guess being 4th on the waiting list really paid off! :)

Wow. I cannot believe how fast this year flew. I only have 4 finals and then I am done with my freshman year of college! I know I've probably said this a lot in the past few weeks, but yeah, it's insane. I don't know if I've changed much during the year... but who knows.
And I come home Tuesday for a job interview on Wednesday, so keep your fingers crossed for me!

So the lack of sleep was not from the boyfriend... just... me and my friends having a little fun? lol. We're good kids, I swear!
4 days of classes, and 3 finals left! I'm so excited. Then home for the summer... and time to work at Milprint. Oh joy.

Allison is tired. Um... let's just say she didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night. And the roommate's boyfriend is STILL here. And I don't think he's leaving anytime soon either.

Is a nap really so much to ask for?

I love my mommy :D

And my daddy. Since I'm sure he reads this. But he didn't tell me that I didn't have to come home this weekend... so... :P

So that little (big?) guy was outside of my window this morning. Snapped a picture quick before Clare's friends came and pounded on the door and scared him away. And yes, that is a headstone. My dorm is across from a cemetery.

Took this from Valerie. :)

1. Introduce yourself? Allison Elaine.
2. It's Wednesday during the afternoon, where are you usually? In my dorm, doing laundry & homework.
3. What kind of laundry detergent do you use? Tide... with fabric softener?
4. What brand of shampoo is in your shower right now? Suave Berries & Creme. Yum.
5. Did you ever get into a bar and drink before you were 21? Could have, but no.
6. What were you doing last night? Chilling in the triple con mis amigas.
7. Do you watch MTV anymore? Sometimes. I like the Real World. Ok, you can stop laughing at me now.
8. What do you think about Oprah? Don't watch her anymore, but I think she's cool.
9. What color are your bedsheets? White with Orange & Yellow & Pink polka dots.
10. You need a new pair of jeans..what store do you go first? Vanity... see if they have anything on sale... lol.
12. What kind of car do you drive? Plymouth Breeze... when I'm at home.
13. Honestly, is that car insured? Yep :D
14. Do you like sushi? Never tried it.
15. Have you ever been to Tiffany & Co. or Saks 5th Ave? Nope.
16. Did your parents spoil you growing up? NO. lol.
17. Do you like roller coasters? Only been on one.
18. What magazine(s) do you buy regularly or subscribed to? None...
19. Do you remember the WB show "Popular? No?
20. When you go out do you prefer to go to a dance club or to a bar? Um... Bar? Guess I'm not one for dancing?
21. College Graduate? Not yet...
22. Who do you think will be the next president? Who knows.
23. Are you registered to vote? Yep.
27. Do you like Carrie Underwood? Yeah!
28. Been to "The Vegas"? I've been to P-Vegas. Hahaha.
29. How far away do you live from your parents? Hour and a half/2 hours.
30. Are you happy with your job? Don't have one, yet.
32. What did you get in the mail today? A reject letter... lol. They don't want me at Wentz front desk :(
33. How do you like your steak cooked? Well done.
34. Britney Spears...ready to have a nervous break down or just having fun? Hm. She used to be cool!
35. What do you usually order at Taco Bell? Hmm... I haven't been there in a long time... I like the CrunchWrap Supreme?
36. Have you ever sat all the way thru Gone With the Wind? Nope.
37. Have you ever been to Mt Rushmore? Nope.
38. Is it just me, or was The Marine(w/John Cena) a really horrible movie? I've never seen it.
39. Are surveys like the the cocaine of myspace/blogs? Yes, but Facebook owns them all. lol.
40. Where is your favorite place? Home?
41. What is your favorite candle scent? Vanilla.
42. Do you believe places can really be haunted? Sure.
43. Do you smoke cigarettes? Ick. No.
44. Have you ever been to NYC or LA? Nope :(
45. How many states have you been to where all you saw was the airport? Never been in an airport.
46. Do you think 50 questions is enough? Sure. I gotta do homework sometime.
47. Are you currently planning a trip? Roadtrip this summer!
48. Is Ryan Seacrest gay? Does it matter? lol.
49. Do you take anti-depressants? Nope...
50. Have you ever googled your name and found out something? Not really. I just get Allison Transmission... lol.

So I was thinking about how bad this week is going to be.

Then seeing the massacre at Virginia Tech makes me think that this week is going to be tough, but I really don't have it so bad after all...

I apologize for the size of my pictures in the last entry. I know, mom already told me that I should resize them. Guess I don't think about it... then I'm too lazy to go back and fix them :P
April 11th, and we got snow. Guess I didn't get hit as hard as they did at home, we didn't even get an inch. But it made everything white again, which means everything will be muddy again once it melts. Don't get me wrong, I love snow, but just not in April!
I need to make an appointment with my adviser. I don't want to, I don't really care for the guy. But I need to figure out what classes I need to be looking at for next semester, and maybe if there's some that I can take that would cover me in English and English Education if I decide to switch. I only have 12 more Gen. Ed. credits to take, so I'm really hoping I can finish those up next semester too. Then I can concentrate on English for the rest of my life...
Well... I have an ethnography due in an hour that I wrote last night. I just reread it and it makes no sense at all. I'll see if I can work my magic. ;D

My pretty city... for most of the time...



Me looking at the pretty scenery and trying to catch my breath after walking straight up for a half hour...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter :)

I'm still debating the whole changing my major thing. My friend Becky said to take the summer to think it over, because she did, and now she's really happy with the decision that she made. But I don't know. And that's what I hate most in the world: not knowing. I wish someone would just tell me what to do, but I know that's not going to happen.
Well... I have homework to get done... see if I can get it done before Clare gets back.

So, I applied for a job, totally not thinking that I'd only work for like 4 more weeks, then be wanting 3 months off. I mentioned it to her, and sure enough, no job for Allison. That's something I should have thought of right away, duh. Oh well. There's no way I would be able to afford living in La Crosse only working 10-15 hours a week. I'll just have to start looking right away next semester.
Speaking of next semester, I need to figure out my classes. Me and my SNAP need to have some quality time together... and I register for classes on the 19th. I really can't believe how fast this year flew by! We registered for rooms too, I'm on the 4th floor yet again, but in a dorm with an elevator, that will be awesome on move in day!
Otherwise, not a whole lot else going on. I shall leave you with a view of my dorm from the top of the bluffs. :)

Yeah. I'm still alive for those of you who care/actually read this.

Ah, it's Wednesday... Laundry day. Ick. I don't mind doing laundry... it's just the fact that I have to drag it all the way down to the basement, and then all the way back up again. Oh well. It's good exercise. I've also decided to quit eating dessert at every meal. I've noticed that every time I eat at Whitney, I take a dessert, even if it's one that's not that great. So, I'm going to quit all together. And I'm going to start drinking skim milk instead of 2%. I know it's not much... but I figure every little bit will help!
I'm so excited for tomorrow! My friend Kayla is coming from Chicago, and I haven't seen her since Christmas! All of us Fennimore girls in La X are getting together with her, and it should be a blast! We're going out to eat, and then to a movie. So I guess I'll have to go to the ATM lol.
Time to do some homework so I don't have to do it tomorrow night! hehe.

So mom posted a video that reminded her of 5th grade. I decided to follow suite! I remember being so excited when they would randomly play this video on Disney Channel (since I wasn't allowed to watch MTV!) I don't know what's worse: remembering all the words or the fact that I was singing along with it?

Wow. I can't believe how fast this week went. And there's only 6 more weeks of classes left (7 including finals... I think?). This year just flew by. I was talking to one of the girls that I went to Mississippi with, Audra, and she's a Super (5th year) Senior. She said that if I thought Freshman Year flew by, I should just wait for all the others. And that's kind of a really scary thought...
Tonight I went to the UW-La Crosse Music Gala. It was basically all of the music ensembles here on campus performing... with the exception of Symphonic Band. I don't get why we didn't play, but whatever. It was cool... I didn't realize I knew so many people around campus! lol. But every ensemble that played, I knew at least 2 or 3 people in it.
Tomorrow we're going to hike the bluffs. I'll be sure to take my camera to get some pretty pictures of La Crosse from way up there... lol.
Well... it's almost 2 a.m... and way past Allison's bedtime. I'm off :)

Oh, and I took a new profile picture, because I was bored and thought it would be fun :)


Survey thingy:

It’s a Two-by-Two survey.
Two Names You Go By
1. Allison
2. Allie

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now
1. Jeans
2. Business World t-shirt

Two Things You Have in a Relationship:
1. nada.
2. zilch.

Two of Your Favorite Things to Do
1. Hang out with friends.
2. Talk.

Two Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment
1. To eat...
2. Something exciting to happen.

Two Pets You Had
1. Mitzi.
2. Lots of barn kitties.

Two People Who Will Fill This Out (Maybe)
1. Um. Pretty sure everyone who reads this already has.
2.

Two Things You Did Last Night
1. Went to the UW-L Music Gala.
2. Watched Transamerica.

Two Things You Ate Today
1. Nada.
2. Nothing.

Two People You Last Talked To
1. Clare.
2. Kayla.

Two Places You Would Like to Go
1. Out of the country.
2. Home.

Two Things You're Doing Tomorrow
1. Church.
2. Homework.

Two Longest Car Rides
1. Tennessee.
2. Mississippi.

Two Favorite Holidays
1. Christmas
2. Any holiday where I get to see my family.

Two Guilty Pleasures
1. Chocolate
2. Internet. lol.

Things that Make Me Laugh
1. My friends.
2. ...?

Things I Last Got in the Mail
1. Fennimore Times.
2. Credit card application thingy.

Mississippi was awesome. I couldn't believe all of the damage down there though. They said it would take at least 10 years just to rebuild everything to Pre-Katrina status, and that doesn't include growth. Warning: this post is probably not dial-up safe, and I'm sorry.
There were 16 college students (ranging from 19-29) and 2 leaders that went with us. We left bright and early on Saturday morning, and stayed in West Memphis on Saturday night. We were in Ocean Springs, MS by Sunday evening. We started working Monday. We cleared a yard for a lady, who's husband was an invalid, and she wasn't able to keep up the yard herself. Most of these work pictures are not mine, I didn't trust myself with the camera at the work sites.
This was the yard that we worked on. It was covered with vines that had washed in with the flood and started growing in the yard.
Before:

During:



After:

The next day we gutted out a house. I think most of agreed that we should just get some gasoline and a match, but this was a historical house. It had flood damage, and the salt water shorted out the electricity and caused a fire. There was also a lot of termite damage. We basically tore the plaster off the walls.



Me... and Debbie's butt... lol.





Working hard, or hardly working?



The dumpster we filled from the house.

The church we stayed in.

These are some pictures of the damage:



A bridge being rebuilt in Biloxi.





















We did have time to have some fun though :)




Future roomies!


Spoons! I love that game!!!!




Katrina Memorial in Biloxi.




A sample of my handwriting ;)


I wish this wouldn't have turned out blurry, I had the night setting on my camera, so it didn't work so well.


Mine! Mine!




Turtle that Becky made!