Long Time No See

So I've realized it's been quite a long time since I wrote on here. I apologize. I made a goal to write on my blog at least once a week and I have failed already. But I also made a goal to only post positive thoughts. That goal I have kept thus far. And that's kind of the reason I have been gone. A lot of stuff has happened since the last time I wrote. Some of the stuff isn't the best of stuff. So instead of whining or being negative, I opted not to write. But it's been a while and I am focusing on the positivity of things. While the stupid situation I am in now is currently happening still, I can only look on the bright side of things. Yeah, it kind of sucks but in the end, everything will be great and for the better. I've got a great group of friends and people who support me through everything and I don't know what I would do without them. Life would suck right now without Kyla, Ashley, Sarah, Elizabeth, Grace, Kayla and a few others. YES, that was a total shout out to them because they very well deserve it. Thanks guys.

Now for the positivity.

A lot of things have been on my mind lately. One being Saint Louis University. I am so freaking pumped about going there it is a little ridiculous. It's Spring Break this week and I am stuck here in St. Louis which isn't a bad thing since I do love The Lou. Kyla came in today from Springfield for a few hours and we decided to go visit SLU and my lovely friend Chloe gave us a grand tour of the place. I absolutely love the place. There are sculptures and statues everywhere. And FOUNTAINS! We have one fountain (maybe two if you count the one by Juanita K) but there are a billion at least at SLU. Okay so that is exaggeratory but there are quite a few of them. And apparently in the spring there are tons of flowers around campus too. I am so excited. I like the fact that I had to cross a giant street to get around. I love hearing the sirens and cars honking. I love the city. I like the fact that I walked around and looked up to see more skyscrapers. I love the atmosphere of the place and I just wanna go there now! :)

 This statue here is at Saint Louis University and it's one of my favorites. I think it's a favorite just because of what my friend called it. Chloe called it "the fountain floozy" and it's because well, her pose and the fact that she's in a fountain. She said it was really ironic that if you are in the right spot you can see the college church through her legs. Can you say "AWKWARD"? :) There are a few other sculptures and fountains that you must see. But that means coming to visit me when I'm there next year. It seriously cannot come any sooner. That way I can pass awkward statues all the time and just be used to it by then.


So it's Spring Break and I have a few goals for this week. Some have to do with work and some have to do with school and some have to do with just doing something for me and some I just wanna do. Here they are:

1. Read Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen. So far I am only on the third chapter. But I love it already. I don't know what it is but how well written the story is already has my attention. I really just want to read the book before the movie comes out. The movie... looks magical. And I can't wait. I used to have a problem with Robert Pattinson but I've kinda grown to like him. I feel bad. He's stuck in a character and he just wants to get out. I think he got out a bit when he was in Remember Me but I really think this role is gonna do it for him. The movie is gonna be good. I just have a feeling.
2. Finish my decorations. As a Resident Assistant, I have to make decorations to decorate the hall with. I'm in an upperclassman dorm but it's just easy to do cartoon things. It's easier to trace and it's easier to make it look decent. So I am currently making School House Rock themed decorations. So far I have painted Figure Eight, Interplanet Janet, Verb: That's What's Happening, and Noun Is A Person, Place or Thing. I've got quite a few more to go. It's actually kind of fun painting them. I think it's fun when you actually have time to do them. At school, I don't have time so I feel like it's just added stress. Right now, it's something to do. I enjoy it.
3. Study, Study, Study. I didn't have a single mid term. Sounds great right? However, that means I have a bunch of tests when I get back from Spring Break. That's slightly cruel right? I agree. But it happens. I blame the snow days that pushed us back a bit but I'm okay with it. It's not like I had plans to hit up Florida. So I need to study Geography and Biological Anthropology. Maybe I should do some reading for World Cultures but I don't really feel like doing optional work. :P

Okay, I don't really have a lot of things I want to do. But that's some of it. I will probably add onto my list by the end of the week. 

So one of the things that I did do this week, which was totally spontaneous, was get a tattoo. I know I have a lot of tattoos and it probably shouldn't be a spontaneous activity, but I love it. I have been talking about getting these anchors for a while now. I've wanted an anchor on each foot with a flower on them. One flower would be the color of my mother's birthstone and the other flower would be color of my grandma's birthstone. These kind of represent the fact that they are my anchors in my life. The make me remember where my roots are from and how I was raised and keep me "grounded" so to speak. Not like "Oh you've done a bad thing" grounded but kinda like keeping my head out of the clouds and from getting too carried away with things. My mom and my grandma have been my sanity (and sometimes my insanity) but that's why I love them. This is the tattoo I got on Friday. I went to AllStar Tattoo on Olive Blvd. They are by far my favorite shop. I have had no problems with them. I like how it looks like an old fashioned tattoo but it's not too masculine or ugly. I love the vibrant colors. But my God did it hurt like a bitch. It was probably my most painful one. And I still have to get the other flower. Oh will it be some fun.

Well, it's pretty late and I'm running out of things to talk about. I will try to write something tomorrow but if I don't I promise to at least write by Thursday. I am gonna steal a thing from Ashley and try to do "Things I Love Thursday" or "TILT" and I will share things that I did or learned I loved on Thursday. We will see. :)

OH! And I started a different blog. I still will be doing this one but I've decided to start a blog that is just movie reviews with their trailers for anyone who wishes to follow that. I feel like I watch a billion movies and I have a lot to say about some of them so I figured I would start an individual blog for that. If you want to follow it you can. It's called Much More than a Movie. It's kind of cheesy but I thought why not.

I'm not sure if I wanna keep up with dedications but I do wanna keep up with quotes. So here's a good one I saw on someone's page that I really liked:

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up every time we fail" 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson