Getting Ready For A New School Year

Hey Readers, have just one more week before classes start. Pretty excited. Have a busy schedule but I should be able to handle it. Yesterday, I came down to Springfield with my brother Jeremy and his two friends, Jordan and Dez. We came down a week early to get them all moved into their new house. I will be crashing with them until I am able to move into the dorms. Yep, you read right. I will be moving into the dorms. It's not too bad being a twenty-nine year old in a dorm full of early twenty-somethings. It's actually kind of hilarious.

I really like being around them. They have an interesting point of view on the world. It's kind of refreshing. They are so ambitious and ready to take on the world which is different from some of my late twenty, early thirty friends, who are already in the world and feeling a bit defeated by it. The world can be overwhelming when you're REALLY in it. But this is something that my dorm mates will learn as they complete school and get out there.

How do I feel about being SO old amongst all these “young-ins”? I feel alright. Most of the time people don't really know just how old I am since lovingly I do not look my age. Plus, I am quite laid back and like to take things as they come along.

But I am really excited for this semester to start. I have two more years to complete my own studies and then I will be back out in those mean streets. I am taking 15 hours this semester, sitting as a Senator for the Student Government Association, and VP of Membership for my sorority. So, this semester will be pretty busy.

I will try to tell you more about my studies and experiences at school.

Ciao for now!!!!

Judge strikes down California's ban on same-sex marriage - CNN.com

URL:  http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/04/california.same.sex.ru...

I'm so glad that the ban has been lifted. I actually do hope that this case does make it to the Supreme Court. I think it would be great to finally grant everyone the right to live and love the way they want. Wouldn't that be amazing???!!!

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My skin feels amazing.....

OK..... so here is my first product review. I have been in the market for some face cream for some time. I've never really had a routine and didn't really know what to put on my face. So, yes, all this time I have just been using soap. And how did it make my face feel? Well, dry and yucky. I will say that I have been blessed with having fairly nice skin but I want more. I hate the dry feeling I get after washing and the heavy feeling I get after putting lotion on.

So, yesterday I was more determined than ever to find something to try. A product that I found time and time again with pretty good reviews was Pond's cold cream. Also, it's dry skin moisturizer. I did some research and found that not only has this product been the same for MANY years but it's also reasonably priced at my local Walgreens (actually it was on sale). With the price being right I decided to pick them up and give them a try. Why not.

So last night, following the directions exactly I applied the cream, wiped it off, then applied the moisturizer. I must say that even before I applied the moisturizer my skin felt really good. Nice and light and airy (if that makes sense).

And this morning.... my skin felt amazing. I was surprised. After showering, I washed with the cream and moisturized and went about my day. I didn't apply any makeup today because I wanted to see how the moisturizer felt. But I think it is light enough were it can be under make up. I will definitely test that out tomorrow. And right now at the end of the day, before I start my new routine my face still feels amazing. Smooth and moisturized. I never felt a need all day to re-moisturize. So, to anyone with dry sensitive skin. Go ahead and give this a try. I'm glad I did. :D

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An update of my vacation......

Hey dear readers.... sorry I was not able to keep you as updated as I had hoped. When we were in Los Angeles the hotel did not have WIFI. Weird I know... considering some of the cheaper hotels did offer free WIFI. Oh well. So most of my posting was via twitter on my phone. So, please follow me @teena0708 for the best and most up to date information. Anyway. I had quite a vacation.

Friday we went to Disneyland which was total fun. I got to ride the rides that I wanted Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, the Teacups, and a few others. I have been to Disney World so now I can say that I have been to both. Now to visit the Disney parks all over the world. That would be awesome.

Anyway. Saturday was a pretty chill day. My mom and I took the bus to the beach. Fun times. When we got to Huntington Beach, I was SO ready to just walk around and enjoy the atmosphere. The main street leading up to the beach was filled with people going into little boutiques and restaurants and bars. There were even protesters there asking drivers for honks if they liked marijuana. (They got a lot of honks!) The water was ice cold but the sun felt really good so I sat on the beach with my mom and read a book I had brought for this trip. Later, my Dad, Aunt Glynis and Cousin Tracy, came to sit a while then drive us back to the hotel. I was just SO happy to be at the beach.

We made it back to the hotel for the family reunion banquet. It was very well done. The food was fantastic and the program was great. I had no idea that there were so many family members on the West Coast. I guess I forget sometimes how large my family really is.

Sunday morning we woke to have breakfast with family and thus decided that the next family reunion would be in St. Louis. I wonder who will plan this one. Most likely my Dad. He seems to be the go to guy for this kind of stuff. We'll see. Although, I wouldn't mind being part of the committee.

The rest of Sunday I spent chillin around the hotel then off to the mall to shop and have dinner. It was nice to just relax and not HAVE to be somewhere.

Monday was a day of great excitement. We woke up SUPER early to make our way downtown to the CBS studios for a chance to get on the Price is Right. Well we got our tickets, went to get some breakfast then made our way through the long and gruesome process of becoming contestant/audience members of the popular game show. We filed into the studio and prepared for the show. It was absolutely amazing being in there... ESPECIALLY my Dad was called down to the contestant row. He was one of the first four to be called down. Yep! He won the first bid for a dirt bike. It was totally crazy. Unfortunately he did not win the game he was playing (prize being a Ford Ranger). But hey what can you do. He did win a bike and money. Fun times!

After the show we went to eat then made our way to San Diego. It had been a good twenty years since I have been down there. Yep, twenty. Wow, that made me feel real old. LOL. We drove past my childhood home. I was surprised how it still pretty much looked the same. But everything looked small. I guess because when you're young everything looks bigger. It was too hilarious.

The next day was pretty chill. We pretty much stayed at the hotel while my dad went to a job fair. After he got back we went out to lunch then walked around Old Town. It was really nice. Hit up some souvenir shops then made our way to the beach. It was SO nice and SO cold. I totally put on my new pink hoodie to keep warm. It was nice watching the waves come in and pick up some sea shells on the water.

After which we went downtown San Diego. We ended up at Seaport Village where we saw a sword swallower then stopped at a restaurant that was a pier. It was very pretty looking over the water.

Heading back to the hotel I knew that this was our last day. The next day would be a traveling day and I would be back in the STL. And when I got back I felt it as soon as I got off the plane. I called my brother telling him I left San Diego wearing a hoodie now I was in St. Louis not doing a thing and sweating bullets. Oh how I dream of California. Till we meet again...

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Woot Woot!!!! Finally on a plane that is headed to LA!!!! http://amplify.com/u/7z3n

Vacation Day 1: You've got to be kidding me.....

Yes, today is the first day of my vacation.  I am on my way to LA for a family reunion and to spend a couple days in San Diego.  But this first day has had quite a bit of excitement.  And it all started at 6am this morning.  Yes... 6am.  Well first of all I woke up today at about 3:45a to get ready to leave as my initial flight was set to leave at 6aam.  Well, when I get to the airport I realize that my ticket is in my maiden name and the airline will not change it without proof.  So, they change my flight to 12p and I head home to pick up my birth certificate and then to Clayton to get a copy of my marriage license.  Fun times.  I get back to the airport and am all set.  Except that the plane is late and my layover in Minneapolis is only one hour.  Well at first I think I am still good until we get to the Minneapolis and can't land because things are backed up.  We land 30mins late... mind you we left 30min late already.  There goes my one hour layover.  Well we land and arrive at gate C15.  My departure flight is at gate F21.  "You've got to be kidding me..."  Well I run and run and this airport is HUGE.  I ran through a mall.  Then heard my name over the intercom but didn't hear what all was said with my name.  So, I stop at the information desk (mistake)  to see why.  Well, the desk worker had absolutely no clue so I continued my trek to F12.  I get there and they are gone.  I am directed to an agent (luckily right next door) and she lets me know that they have me set to leave at 7:15p (it's 2:40p).  So, here I am, in the Minneapolis airport eating steak at TGI Friday's with some hours to spend before I am able to continue to my final destination.  All I gotta say is that is vacation better ROCK!!

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Super psyched.... just two more days and i will be on my way to LA... woot!!! so, stay posted will be keeping you all updated with all my adventures... should be SUPER fun... http://amplify.com/u/7wds

I WANT ICE CREAM SOOOO BAD!!!!! yes... i totally had to put that in caps... have you ever just wanted something so bad that no else seems to satisfy you... that's where i am right now... i REALLY want some ice cream.... i was looking up coupons but i think i'm just gonna have to bite the bullet and just fork over the money.... eh, it better be good... that's all i gotta say.... http://amplify.com/u/7vdm

Really??!!

I honestly don't see anything wrong with the building of this mosque near Ground Zero. So, this Palin chick is really who people want to back.... interesting.... yet quite sad at the same time.... but to each his own, i guess...

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Palin sparks Twitter fight on mosque

Maggie Haberman Maggie Haberman – Sun Jul 18, 9:00 pm ET

Sarah Palin, who waded into a New York political fight by endorsing Ann Marie Buerkle in NY-25, is drifting into a decidedly higher-charged battle: The fray over a planned mosque near Ground Zero.

"Peace-seeking Muslims, pls understand, Ground Zero mosque is UNNECESSARY provocation; it stabs hearts. Pls reject it in interest of healing," she tweeted Sunday.

The building’s planners, the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative, have said it’s modeled on religious and community centers such as the YMCA, and that the 13-story, $100 million building would also include an arts center, gym and a swimming pool, as well as a mosque. It would be two blocks away from Ground Zero.

The project, which has become an increasingly partisan issue in New York, received a renewed burst of national attention when CBS and NBC rejected an ad from the National Republican Trust PAC that crosscut footage of the 9/11 attacks with the sounds of Muslim prayer.

"On Sept. 11, they declared war against us," a narrator says. "And to celebrate that murder of 3,000 Americans, they want to build a monstrous 13-story mosque at ground zero."

While a recent poll showed a majority of New Yorkers oppose the plan to build the mosque built near Ground Zero, an aide in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's City Hall hit back at Palin, first tweeting “@SarahPalinUSA mind your business."

The aide, policy hand Andrea Batista Schlesinger, followed that up with:

"@SarahPalinUSA whose hearts? Racist hearts?"

Schlesinger deleted both tweets shortly after posting them.

"Andrea was only speaking for herself, and she has the right to her own opinions," said Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser.

Schlesinger posted threee new tweets Sunday evening, explaining why she wrote, and took down, her Palin response:

Bloomberg has defended the plan for the mosque, arguing that blocking it would impinge on religious freedom, and he's denounced calls to look into the group's funding – led by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio in a bid to engage his rival, Democrat Andrew Cuomo — as "un-American."

"I felt pain of 9/11, the trauma. I got through it by believing in my city. Not through fear and hate."

"Unlike @SarahPalinUSA, I was born here grew up here. Was showing off to a visitor today - look at how beautiful and diverse my city is."

"Deleted post bc I regretted curt response. But fact is, I believe this city belongs to everyone - and no one more than another" Read more at news.yahoo.com

 

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4 more days to L.A.... woot woot!!!!!

Hey SUPER psyched that I will finally be going on vacation in about 4 days.  First to Los Angeles for a family reunion, then to San Diego for more fun in the sun.... can't wait... hope to have many adventures to tell you about...



stay posted!



ciao

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Mah ha haaaa!!!!! first moble post.... <XOXOX ^_^*>

guess i won't be eating there anymore.....

just got home from trying to eat at Bob Evans.... trying???  yes, trying.  Today I made the effort of actually waking up to go to church with my mom.  Since we were running a bit late we didn't eat any breakfast.  But after church decided to sit down, chew some fat, and eat some breakfast.  Bob Evans it is.  We were seated right when we got there (which was nice), placed our order, received our drinks, then began talking.  Now mind you, when we sat down, no other tables had patrons near us.  After a while they began to fill up.  Our waitress stopped by to let us know the kitchen was backed up but our food should be ready... next thing we knew the table across from us started eating.  WTF?!  My mom said "let's go" and we walked up to the counter.  All we wanted to do was payy for my mom's orange juice but no one seemed to be able to find our receipt.  Interesting.... Then they send the waitress over and she tells us that they are just plating our food.... Uh no!  Whatever... Anyway, so they said we didn't need to pay for the drink and that hopefully we'll come back.... uhhhhh.... I think not (at least for a while anyway).  :D

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All right.... let's try this again...

OK my pretties.... I've decided that I should try blogging yet again.... I can't promise that I will be good at this as I may not be... but here goes....

As you can tell already, or not, it's pretty late and I have yet been able to sleep.  I do have a little bit of exciting news though.  My brother is an artist and had a table at Natsucon, here in St. Louis.  Needing some extra cash, for an upcoming trip to Los Angeles, I made a couple "kitty" beanies and was able to sell out at his table.  It was pretty awesome watching each one sell.  I think that I may try some other animal hats.  Maybe this could be a "job" that I can do during the school year for extra cash.... we'll see.

Anyway... just a side note... if you have not been to a Con, I highly recommend going (at least once).  I really like going with my brother.  I really like looking at the costumes that the cosplayers come up with.  They can get pretty extensive.... And there is usually one in your major city so check 'em out.  You just might enjoy yourself.

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