Ghetto Superstar!

That is what you are! Haha, this title has nothing to do with my day except for the fact that I'm listening to it right now.

Today was a pretty amazing day! I woke up from a little slumber party with Amy and Chrissy around 12:45pm. That was a good decision;l I love sleeping in. Then I went back to my room and discovered that I passed my ChaCha test and can now start actively earning money. Then I had Third Degree for Kappa Kappa Psi. And after all that was over I went to Justin's room to watch Lilo and Stitch with him and Hannah. Doesn't that sound great? I mean, really.

I also found out that I'll be able to take PSY 101 this semester and drop my HB classes! I'm both excited and annoyed about this. I've taken this class in high school already, but I'm getting closer to the better psych classes. Whatev, I can deal. It kinda sucks that it's so far away though. Oh well, yay for Psychology!

So, Third Degree was pretty terrific. It was so cool to see brothers from every chapter in Michigan (and some from other states) showing their support for us. I can't wait to really start getting involved in the chapter! After the degree we went to Harrison Roadhouse for dinner. That was fun too Everything was just so great! Oh, and I have the best Big EVER. She gave me 51 Nerf gun bullets(!)....and a little paddle, a cute keychain, and a sweet t-shirt. Also, Rachelle's just straight up great. :)

Tomorrow should be mostly chill. I have WRA from 8:00 to 9:50am which is kinda gross. But, I really like the Dr.V, so I think I'll make it. Then I'm meeting Justin in the Union for lunch at noon. Then it's nap/maybe-a-little-studying time until Math at 4:10-5:30pm. After that, I'm done. Maybe I'll make dinner plans with Jonathan; I kinda miss him even though I saw him all day today and yesterday. Or maybe Zack as I haven't seen him in so long and that's just not right.

Well, I like blogging, but at this point in time I just like sleeping so much more. So, good night!

Hugs and Kisses,

Ellie

....in the Union

Today was a pretty easy day for me. I woke up at 1:00pm to go to the Psychology Building to see an adviser. I was told that I have to take PSY 101 for basically the third time, as I've taken Psych and AP Psych in high school. Whatev, at least I know I'll pass it. I also discovered that there is very good chance that I'll still be stuck with these HB couses and not PSY 101. This saddens me because it's like wasting money on classes I won't need. But they count as my electives, so there's a bright side I guess.

After the Psych Building, I went over to the Union to get some delish pizza and to do some studying and research on careers in the field of Psychology. I studied and researched for about 2 hours before Keine and Michal showed up. Then it was pretty much just Facebook and some Psych planning from then on. Eventually Kristin joined us as well. It was boring, yet fun. I know that doesn't make sense, but when you're with people like those three...yeah. We ended up staying in the Union until 11:30pm. So, I was in the Union today for a total of 8.5 hours. I mean, I don't have a problem with that, I kind of like studying in the Union. It makes me feel so collegiate. It also has delish food readily available at any time I want, so that's a plus.

On my way hone from the Union I was almost attacked by a possum. This is what happened: I was walking right by Kellogg and there it was, a possum, just staring at me, like 3 feet away. I was so scared and I literally screamed "Holy fuck!!" and ran the other way. It was crazy.

Upon arriving at my room, I told Danielle the possum story (naturally). Then I decided that I need to wear some jeans that DON'T flood to MER for Kappa tomorrow, which meant I needed to do laundry. And Danielle decided that since I'll be up doing laundry, she could have her new "man", Kyle, over for a while. Well, it's currently 4:20am and Kyle is still here. He's staying the night now because it is so late. Ugh. What am I gonna do when I have to take a shower in the morning? That'll be awkward. Oh well, I guess he's gonna find out early on that I snore.

Tomorrow, or in 5 hours, I am going to MER for KKPsi. I'm really excited to learn more about our fraternity's history and traditions and what we're all about. Then when we get back from that, we have our final exam. I'm a little nervous about that, but I made some sickass flashcards to study with on the ride home with Chrissy and Jonathan. Yay Kappa!!

Well, I should really get some sleep so I can be ready to learn and show all I've learned tomorrow. Ew, only 4 hours of sleep. I guess I can always catch up on sleep on Sunday. Good night!

Hugs and Kisses,
Ellie

Slow to Horrible to Better to Great!

That is how today went. I woke up on time but took a little too long to get ready. And by "ready", I mean throw on some sweats, brush my teeth, and wash my face. I had to leave my room by 7:30am in order to have enough time to walk over to Bessey for my 8am WRA. I ended up leaving at 7:40 and was therefore forced to take a bus. I made it to class with 5 minutes to spare though! But, then I was falling asleep during class, that is until Justin texted me "Wake the fuck up and go to class! (that is all)". After WRA, I went back to my room and did my homework for HB 201 and then took a nap. Then I had to go to the library to print out my homework, but I have no cash because my PIN number still has yet to arrive! So Justin, the lifesaver that he is, allowed me to use his printer AND he gave me money to catch the bus from Gilchrist to the Eppley Center. I was almost late, but I made it. The "better" part comes in here, in HB 201. We basically took a skills and interests survey to make sure we are in the correct area of study, apparently...I am not. After class, I walked to Wilson for my math class, in which we learned how to solve for x. (Please note the extreme amount of sarcastic joy in the previous sentence.) BUT, we had a sub that knew how to teach and she let us out 30 minutes early. I then met Justin for an early dinner. Keine, who is a Psychology major, and Michal ran into us there and decided to eat with us. Then Justin and I met Wings to go paint some mugs in the Union, but they ran out, so we just ate again. This concludes my day, which ended greatly. Sorry for all the rambling.

I called my parents today to see how badly they would freak out about my decision to change majors. Surprisingly, they didn't. My dad actually told me that he wasn't too keen on my HB major and much rather preferred Psychology. They told me to do whatever I was interested in and whatever would make me happy, but also to keep in mind that it will involve work. As if I didn't know. Now all I have to do is decide how I want to use this Psychology degree and the career I want to pursue. I will hopefully be able to do this easier now because Keine (who is a Psych major) posted a link to a bunch of Psych careers on my facebook wall. (Thanks, Dawg!) So, I have some deciding to do and some classes to drop.

Tomorrow I have one class (my fave, COM 225). Then I'm going to lunch with my big brother, Rachelle, so we can study for my final exam for Kappa Kappa Psi. After that I have to go talk to my Undergraduate Advisor about dropping my HB classes and switching them with (hopefully) a Psych course. When that's done, it'll officially be the weekend for me. Hopefully Jonathan and I will be going to dinner/late night with Kate too. Then I'll be going to Ann Arbor with Kappa for MER! I'm excited to learn more about the fraternity. And, finally, on Sunday I will go through Third Degree for KKPsi and officially be an active member!!! I'm even more excited for that!

All in all, I'm really looking forward to the future and the next few days to come! And I just need to give one last shout-out to my good friend, Keine, the Psychology major. :)

Hugs and Kisses,

Ellie

Just My Future, NBD.

I think it may be a bad thing that I find myself wanting to drop an HB course for a PSY one. Why is this bad? Hospitality Business is my major, not Psychology. I mean, if I could major in HB and specialize or minor in Psych, my life would be great! But, sadly, MSU does not offer either of these options. I don't know what it is about Psychology. I just find it incredibly interesting. Don't tell any University faculty this, but I sat in on a friend's Psych class once...and I took more notes in that class than I had in any classes I was actually enrolled in. And now I'm taking COM 225- Intro to Interpersonal Communication, which is kind of like a psych class...and I absolutely love it.

I would change my major to Psychology in a hot minute! But, I have no idea what I'd do with a degree in Psychology. Most people would say I could do anything with a Psych degree, but I don't know what I would WANT to do. Got any ideas? I'm completely serious, if you have an idea, please tell me. As of now, the plan is to open a restaurant with my HB degree. I guess I could do that with a Psych degree, but I really have no idea what I'm doing in the business of hospitality so I kind of need to keep HB as my major. And I HATE that my advisor gave me so many HB courses as freshman because what if I actually do change my major? I will have spent all that money on classes I don't even need. That's a big thing that's keeping me from changing majors.

I just wish I knew what I wanted. It would really make my life a whole lot easier. And I wish I could talk to my parents (or anyone) about this, but I feel like my mom would beat up and then pull me out of MSU because I don't know what I want to do. She's made comments about me going to community college instead because it's cheaper, so she would really make me leave. Ugh, it's just hard. But, I'm seriously considering taking some Psych courses next year. They can be my electives (yeah, I beat the system!). Hopefully I figure it out.

And seriously. If you have ideas, tell me. Thanks!

Hugs and Kisses,

Ellie

It's Date Night!!!

We had Tenor Freshmen Date Night tonight. Just the five of us freshmen T-Saxes going to dinner and a movie and just straight up bonding. I really enjoyed spending time away from all the vets. Not that I don't love them all to death, it's just good to be with people who are all in the same boat and all have the same amount of experience in the SMB as me. Anyway, here's what we did. We went to see Sherlock Holmes (which is really good!) and then we went to the Union for dinner. We all had a good time and I think we're gonna do this more often.

On another note. Don't you hate that awkward phase after a fight with your friend? It's just so...awkward. I mean, everything is all cleared up and you're no longer hating each other, but it's like you don't know how to act around each other. I hate that. And then, for some friends it lasts FOREVER but with others it last a whole 5 seconds and then you're back to gossiping about how hot Jude Law is in Sherlock Holmes (oh, I mean...nope, that's what I mean, he's pretty hot in that movie.). I recently had an "incident" with one of my friends and went through the aforementioned "awkward phase". It was sufficiently awkward, but it was brief, so all is well now. I just felt the need to blog about it because that's what blogs are for.

Now back to band. Is it too early to be excited for Preseason? I just can't wait to get back from summer break and see everyone! I mean, I see them all the time now, but I won't in like 4 months. I can't wait to be in the block (yes, I AM GOING to make it in the block next year). I can't wait to go to Freshman Dress and watch as the new Tenors become true members of the Spartan Marching Band. I can't wait to smell of hard work. I can't wait to go home and gush to Justin about how much I've missed the SMB, rather than going to my dorm room and crying to my parents about how much I hate it. I can't wait to see the looks on the freshmen's faces as we do The Series for them the first time. I can't wait to make new memories with new (and old) people. I just can't wait!!!

Tomorrow is going to be a pretty chill day. I have COM 225, which I love, at 10:20 to 11:40am. I'm going to lunch with Danielle after that, I feel we need to catch up and have some roomie time. Then I'm gonna go back to my room, maybe take a nap, and get my readings done for WRA 115. Then around 5ish I'm going to dinner at Conrad's College Town Grill with Justin and Keine to support Kappa Kappa Psi. And finally, Campus Band from 7:00-9:50pm in which I will be playing Tenor Sax alongside Brad. We're also supposed to have a mandatory floor meeting at 9:30 about some drama that happened tonight, but obviously I can't make it to that. Wow. That kinda looks like a busy day, but it's really not when you think about the time span it's over.

Well, I have be at my favorite class, COM 225, in about 6 hours and 20 minutes. Which means I have to be up and in the shower in about 5 hours. I should probably go to bed now.

Hugs and Kisses,

Ellie

Oh, Walt Disney, You're a Genius

I absolutely love Disney movies!! Not the new ones with actual people or computer generated characters, but the classic Disney movies like Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. I mean, I do like some of the new Disney movies, like I love Ratatouille and Up. But, they're just not the same as the others. Plus, the older ones all had at least three songs in them and they were pretty much THE best.

The reason I'm blogging about this is because I just finished watching Mulan with two of my good friends, Justin and Keine. I also received about 10 Disney movies from my cousin for Christmas. Then I went to some thrift stores and eventually picked up 10 more. I have almost become obsessed with finding every classic Disney movie, it may be unhealthy.

Disney movies just take me back to a time when I was younger and everything was easy and there were no big problems or decisions to face. I was always happy back then. Also, the songs are freaking FANTASTIC!! I can almost guarantee that every student at this great university can sing the words to "Hakunah Matata" or "A Whole New World". Disney movies can really just bring people together. It's kind of amazing.

I recommend watching these movies:

Mulan

Cinderella

Snow White

Aladdin

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Fantasia

Pocahontas

Hugs and Kisses,

Ellie

Apt. 301, Building E

I get more and more excited for this fall every time I see Justin's face. We're living together next year and it's going to be amazing! Yesterday we made a list of things that are "quintessential" for our apartment. Basic things like towels, cooking utensils, and a garbage can. And then the not-so-basic things like champagne flutes and a fondue maker. We already have pretty much everything except for bathroom stuff and cleaning supplies.

We also went to a poster sale and bought three posters and a tapestry. One poster is of four different colored rubber ducks, which is for the bathroom, naturally. Another is like a blueprint of how to make many different "drinks", that's for the kitchen. And the last one is The Beatles on Abbey Road, which is going by the front door because I just feel like it belongs there. The tapestry is a nice blue and green tidal wave. Oh, and all those posters are framed, so they look extra classy. It's just gonna be a classy place.

We also keep coming with a bunch of things we're going to do in the apt. We've decided that since we'll have a fondue maker and champagne flutes, we'll HAVE to have dinner parties; classy, black-tie dinner parties. And since I have so many Disney videos, we're having a calendar that tells us not each others' schedule, but what Disney movie we'll be watching that week! And, as a result of reading MLIA, we're going to string red yarn all around and act like we're spies trying to get through lasers. We also just decided today that we are going to get a fish. Probably a Beta Fish, although I have no idea what those are. I kinda want to name it "Sparticus" because 1)it's very school spirited and 2) then we could write on his bowl "I am Sparticus!!" and "This is Sparta!!"....we could also call him "Sparty" for short (then we could say that Sparty lives with us).

I'm just really excited to live with Justin next year. It'll be nice to have someone to come home to that completely understands everything I'm going through with marching band and who I can just tell anything to. We'll be like a little family. Aaaand, Jonathan has expressed an interest in living with us during our Junior year!! So, that's something to look forward to in the following year. I love my life and I can't wait for the future!

Hugs and Kisses,

Ellie