It's Farmkid's Birthday! Like my tanlines? Finally, I get some sun! lol.



Mmmm cake! And my sunglasses from Maria!

So camping was a ton of fun. My friends surprised me with a birthday party on Saturday night, and I had no idea. I got a lot of great presents, but seriously, just spending time with them was a great present :)

I can't believe I turn 20 tomorrow!

Wow. Fewer and fewer posts from Allison. What can I say, my life is boring.
Next week should be fun though. Camping ALLLL week. Monday-Wednesday con mi familia. Then Wednesday-Friday with some friends from home. Then, Friday-Sunday my college girlies are coming! I am soooo excited, I haven't seen any of them since I left school. So I have a feeling today and tomorrow I will be playing some major phone tag with them to try and figure everything out. My friend Melanie asked what I wanted for my birthday. I told her a boyfriend, and she said she would get right on it. I don't know if I trust her... she said she's got a few guys in mind for me... lol.
One night me and my friends were looking at each other's Yearbooks. In my friend Maria's I found a guy wearing a Packer tie. I was like, it's destiny! haha... A Packer fan from Minnesota... dad would approve. Maria said he was cool, but my other friend who went to school said he was a jerk. So, I'm split. Oh well.

10 days til my birthday!

Oooo. 2 videos in a row. I'm on a roll man. But this made me laugh.

Online-Brad Paisly

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

So, I dyed my hair! Ok, no big commitment. As in the stuff that washes out in 6-12 washes. Guess it really didn't turn out how I had hoped... basically it looks the same, until I go outside... then you can see a slightly red tint. *sigh* Maybe red highlights? Michelle's turned out absolutely adorable, so she's going to make it permanent. We'll have to go on another roadtrip again.

Saturday night Isaac decided he wanted to go to Wal-Mart, even though I had been there the night before. So I said sure, it got me out of the house. I know what you're thinking, and no, it was not a date. He's 16 for pete's sake. No. And come on, when I have to pay him for gas? (LOL Valerie!) And pay for my own supper? No, it's not a date. But all I have to say is Mmmmm... Chinese! I was pretty excited when he wanted to go there. And dates don't spray you with Axe and make you smell like a boy :( Oh well. At least I had some extra Bom Chicka Wah Wah.

I am sooo pumped. I get to hang out with Michelle this weekened! Tonight, we're going to make a Wal-Mart run, pretty much just to get out of our houses. And... look at the hair dye. Probably stand there for an hour or so and try to decide if we're brave enough. So we will see... and pictures if I do!
Then Sunday we're going to attempt to climb Castle Rock. Her boyfriend is coming to visit next week, and she wants to take him to it, so we're going to see if we can do it first! Then I get to meet him, and I have given her so much crap that she has a boyfriend and I haven't met him yet. And I guess she's trying to find a friend of his to set me up with... but she doesn't approve of some of them... haha. But yeah.

I feel mucho better. After words of wisdom from my friends, and some amazing e-mails from Valerie... I've gotten over it. Moved on, if you will. And I am going to get him out of my head. Ok, maybe I need a bit more time. But it will happen.

Still no word on the job front. This is getting mighty frustrating. And this is why, unless I am GUARANTEED a job at Milprint next summer, I plan on staying in La Crosse. Maybe I'll be able to find a job I can keep until I graduate. Maybe even after I graduate. Heck, by next summer I might even have my mind made up, and I can take some summer courses and grauduate in 4 years. Sound good? I'd like to stay the class of '10... be nice to graduate with my friends. Although.. being a super senior would be pretty sweet!

Oh, and as of yesterday... one month and counting until the big 2-0!! Soo... whatcha gonna get me?!

Name changed to protect the stupid.

Allison says:
guess i'm kinda confused
N says:
ever heard the term fwb= Friends with benifits
Allison says:
yes
N says:
thts wht i meant by all tht stuff
Allison says:
and that's all you want?
N says:
yea



STUPID. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Thought I'd try this... I was tagged by Steff... see if I can get my mind off things (see previous post).


INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so:

Melanie in Orygun
Queen of Drama
These Are the Days...
An Inside Look
College


Next, select five people to tag: (I'm going to tag because it's part of the instructions and I'm all about following the rules...sorry a fit of giggles over came me!...but if you don't want to do this it's okay.)

Hm yeah I don't think 5 people read this, so whoever wants to.

What were you doing 10 years ago? Hm. I would have been 9... about to be 10... so probably pretty damn excited to be in the double digits!

What were you doing 1 year ago? Just graduated from high school.. getting ready to move away to college. Working at the Good Sam and hanging out with my friends as much as possible before we all had to leave.

Five Snacks You Enjoy
Chips & Salsa
Mt. Dew
M&Ms
Popcorn
Sunchips

Five Songs That You Know All The Lyrics To
Face Down- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Any song by Relient K
Any song by Hawk Nelson
Allison- Permanent Me
Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood

Five Things You Would Do If You Were a Millionaire
Build a house.
Pay my tuition.
Travel anywhere but here.
Donate it. Yeah that's only 4.. I dunno anything else.

Five Bad Habits
Biting my nails.
Kinda lazy.
Holding grudges.
Yeah I don't know what else.
Oh. Mom would say my attitude.

Five Things You Like To Do
Read.
Facebook.
Myspace.
Hang out with friends.
Write... sometimes.
Anything to do with music.


Five Things You Would Never Wear Again
Stirrup pants.
My fat clothes.
Any of my prom dresses. Except my one from Senior Year.


Five Favorite Toys
Laptop
Cell Phone (when it stays charged and has minutes!)
TV
Car/Truck



Ok, so I wasn't very good at coming up with 5 things.

Boys are stupid.



































So why does it hurt this much?

Cancer: An amazing offer or deal will come your way today. Consider your options before you agree, but don't feel guilty about taking it.

So that was my horoscope for today, and I just saw it. And today, I got an e-mail from UW-La Crosse saying that my financial aid was ready for next year. And the one grant that I already received went up by $500. And I qualified for 2 more grants... I was so happy I almost cried. There is another loan that I qualified for, although I am considering not taking it, because it is $4000. But I figured it out... if my tuition stays the same and everything... I'll end up with an extra $880 in my pocket... including my scholarship. So I guess I will have to be considering my options.

Well... still on the job hunt (although mom would beg to differ). I've filled out an application for World of Variety (a convenience store) and I ended up calling the Good Sam (the nursing home where I worked last year). And no call from the Good Sam. I suppose they don't want me since I'll work for the summer and quit again, especially since I don't really see myself coming home again next summer. Ah! Not come home? What? Yeah, dropped that bomb shell to Grandma, and let's just say she got this really sad look on her face and said, "Oh Allie." Well, am I really supposed to stay at home forever? I don't think so. I thought I wanted to come back to Fennimore and teach. Maybe I won't. Maybe it is too close to anyone and everyone I've ever known, and I need to get away.
One of my friends who moved to Chicago to go to school for fashion design is moving home. Well, she's moving to Madison anyways, which is closer! But she's one who had to get away from Fennimore, so it really makes me think. I wanted to stay here all my life, that's why I picked La Crosse, I could [fairly] easily make it home in a day, and have most of the weekend. And be close enough to come home and pray that one of my teachers would retire so I could teach English at my high school. But maybe now I'm realizing that I need something different. No, I'm not transferring or going anywhere, I really do love La Crosse and all my friends there. But... should I stick with an English major? Am I really the right person to be a teacher? Sure, everyone tells me that I'm a great people person. Well duh, that's because I already know you. I'm TERRIBLY shy around new people. So shy it almost hurts, and makes everything very awkward.
If I had a wish... it would be that someone would tell me what I'm supposed to do. Is my life going to turn out ok? Am I going to get a decent job? Am I ever going to meet someone? Will I have a family? I know... I'm not even 20 yet. I'm not supposed to ask these kind of questions... but it is really hard not to think about them sometimes.

Wow. I think that might be a record for longest-blog-by-Allison ever. For those 3 of you that read this... well 4 I guess... Dad doesn't comment.





Uff da. I think that sums it all up.

Valerie knows me all too well.


1. Elaborate on your avatar. Just a picture of myself that I took when I was bored... the more I look at it the more I don't like it.

2.What's your current relationship status? Single. And so not loving it. lol.

3. Ever have a near-death experience? I really don't think so...

4. What is the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now? "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne. I think it's an adorable song.

5. Name a celebrity you would marry? Matt Damon :D

6. Who will cut and paste this meme first? Mom?

7. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity? Nope. Although if I ever have a daughter, according to all my friends she's going to look like Hallie Eisenberg.

8. Do you wear a watch? What kind? I usually try to. It's just a cheap one from Wally World.

9. Do you have anything pierced? Just my ears.

10. Do you have any tattoos? I want one really bad... but I'm so dang indecisive.

11. Do you like pain? Does anyone?

12. Do you like to shop? Sometimes. I have to be in the mood...

13. The last thing you paid for with cash? Movie ticket... saw "Knocked Up" last night. Holy f-bomb, Batman. Think it could have done without some of that.

14. The last thing you paid for with credit card? Used my debit card at Wal-Mart last night.

15. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone? Mommy.. telling her we missed the 6:50 show so we were going to pick up some college boys and go to the 9:30 show.

16. What is on your desktop background? Hawk Nelson.

17. What was the last movie you watched? Knocked Up.

18. What was the last book you read? Mindfulness by Helen Langer. Don't know what it had to do with my English class, but it wasn't bad. Also read A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink.

Who knew graduation parties would be so awkward? I couldn't even carry on a 5 minute conversation with the people that I talked to everyday last year. Even seeing one of my best friends... it was just... so... sad? And then my best friend in the whole wide world, I never see her at all anymore. We went to school in the same town, she went to a private university. We didn't get to see each other at all 2nd semester, being only about a 10 minute walk away. I guess we just got busy... but I started staying up later just so we could talk. And I've seen her once since we've both moved home... she's turned into a workaholic. I'm even considering going back to the Good Sam, where she works as a CNA, just so I can see her more... I miss her like crazy.


Is it bad that I get insanely jealous of all these couples around me?

Tonight's graduation. I really can't believe it's been a year since I've graduated. Yeah, yeah, I know only a year, but it seems like so much has happened since then. Making new friends... making it through my freshman year... it's crazy.

So, is $118 too much to spend on a Flat Iron? I dunno. My curly hair is ok... I like it sometimes... it's just that I really like my hair when it's straight. And it takes forever to do it... and I get ticked off at it and give up halfway through... lol.

But yes. I need to quit complaining about such stupid stuff.

Ah, babysitting. I love kids, I really do. The oldest is 3, and let me just say, he loves TV. The 2 year old could care less, and usually keeps me busy wanting to play. Well yesterday, the TV was on, of course, and a Red Robin commercial comes on. He came up to me and started saying, "Blue! Blue! Blue!" And for the life of me I could not figure out why. Then I watched the rest of the commercial and it's the one where the man tries to eat the burger and is sprayed in the face with blue paint. Ah yes, someone does watch a bit too much TV. I tried to turn it off as much as possible to get him to play, but he does throw quite a fit. And it is pretty cute when he sings along with the shows.
Then their mom told me I could make pizza for lunch. When I asked the boys if they wanted pizza for lunch they both said, "ZITZZA! YUM!" They very nicely pointed out where I had to go to get the pizza, then proceeded to repeat "yum" over and over again while it was cooking. Then when it was (finally) done and cool, the oldest followed every bite with, "YUM, Zitzza! Mmmmm." It was the funniest thing in the world.

Finally, I have a cute story to share! :)

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend.

Yes! My GPA is in... and I got a 3.02 for the semester! Which brought me up to a 2.85! Which means... Allison can apply for the school of education! Ah... I really hope this is what I'm supposed to be doing... I wish I could make up my mind...

I babysat for our neighbors today, and I get to babysit for them again on Friday. 2 adorable boys, 2 and 3. Makes me want a baby. No, not right now! I can wait :P

So I went camping last night. Well, set up a tent in a cow pasture. But camping for me :) My friend Kayla was home from Chicago, so we had some bonding time.


Roughing it... and jamming to tunes!


Now this is really roughing it! Pretty sure at one point we were all texting someone!


Our sustenance for the night.


The all important TP!!


S'mores. Without a campfire.

Then, we did a photoshoot.


Us... white? Really?

So, I am taking donations for the Allison-is-going-to-California fund. Anyone willing to contribute, feel free to let me know.


Ok, back to reality. I've applied at Kwik Trip, and mom has been sending me many suggestions... and there's a couple of camps that I've been looking at. So hopefully I will be able to find something soon, maybe even go back to the nursing home? Ugh. I don't like money.

And what is with all these relationships? Must be spring... seems like everyone (ok, ok maybe not everyone. But at least my 2 best friends!) are hooking up. Ah, not fun for this single girl.

Exactly 2 months until my birthday! The big 2-0! How insane is that?!

So heard from Milprint.



Wasn't good news.



Guess Allison will be job hunting this week. Which totally bites.