My Weekend

I am so excited to be back in my hometown of Jackson, Mississippi this weekend. It's a blessing to be here with my mother. I miss her so much because I haven't seen her in like two weeks. What would I do if I went to school in Texas or somewhere far away where I couldn't come home every weekend? I would probably lose my mind. I'm glad i'm only an hour in a half away from home. If I need anything, I can just ask my mother and she will give it to me. Another reason why I am exicted to be home is because the Mississippi State Fair in town. I am so ready to go and eat up all of my favorites. I love to eat ice cream , chicken on a stick, fish, lemonade, and candy apples. I am also ready to have a good time with my best friend Ke-anna. When we get together, we always have fun. When we go to the fair, it's like a family reunion. You see all your old friends and everyone you know. That's why this is a event that everyone should attend every year.I also came home because I miss my church. I work in the nursery with the babies and I haven't been there in like three weeks. I know they miss my help and the kids miss me to too. My life just don't seem right because I haven't been going to church. When I do go, I feel so good inside. It just makes me so happy. Can't wait until Sunday to see my church family and get the word of the lord.

My Life Lately

During these past few weeks of school, I have had so much fun. Everyday has been a journey. So many differnt things to do. First I have to go to class. Then, I have fun with my friends and see what they are up too. There are also so many meetings that go on around campus involving differnt organizations. Finally, I try to fit a little time to study into my schedule.When I go to class, it feels like all of my energy is taking away from me. I am attentive and take notes but I just feel so tired sometimes. I don't really know what it is. Maybe it is because I don't get enough sleep at night. I need to learn how to get off the phone at night and take my butt to sleep. It's hard trying to wake up a six thirty to get ready for an eight o'clock class. Hopefully I will get use to it before the semester is over.When I'm with my friends, it's like I have no cares at all. I forget about all the homework and other things that give me headache. We just have so much fun and laugh about everything. Most of the time we just sit around and do nothing but talk to each other about our problems. I love hanging with my friends. Without them I would be a sad person.Half of my time goes to this organization called AASO. This organization helps you to get involved on campus and helps you meet new people that have already experienced what we are going through now. They have different branches of the organization such as community service, dance team, and gospel choir. My friends and I am apart of the gospel choir. We love to sing. When I get through doing all of these things, I try to find time for studying. I have to study to get through college, so i do what i have to do.

My Shopping Addiction

Shopping is a very bad habit that I have inherited from my mother. We both love to shop for everything you think of. This is a really hard habit to break.You go in the store and see all these beautiful things. It seems like they are calling your name. They want to come home with you. I buy everything that I can afford. Sometimes I buy thing that I know I sholudn't have. I just love expensive things. Even tho I don't have the budget to buy expensive things, I still manage to get what I want.My mother does the same exact thing. She will go in the store and buy whatever she wants. She claims that she don't have any clothes. My mother has two closets full of clothes and shoes. She has enough for each season, the whole year around. I'm the one that grows out of my clothes every year. So I need to get new clothes every year. My mother and I also love to shop for shoes. Shoes are like the most important thing to have. If you don't have shoes on your feet, you are screwed. I love to shop for flats, heels, and boots. I like to wear flats to shop and just around the city. I love to wear heels on special occasions such as weddings, parties, or just a night out on the town. My other addiction is purses. I love to wear and shop for them. When you have a nice purse on your arm, your outfit is complete. It also makes you feel good inside. Going to the mall and shopping just makes you feel good. That's why I love to shop.

Homework @ USM

The homework at the University of Southern Mississippi is so no difficult. It's just a lot to do at one time. You would think that it would be better since you only have five classes. No it is not like that. The homework just hit you like a bomb at the end of the week. You think that you are good for the whole week. Then, you get to classes and the teacher says that the assignment is due Friday. You are mad because you know you have other homework due for each of you other classes.I love doing my homework online. It's fun and so different from what i am use to. You think that the work will be easy for you to complete since the teacher went over it in class. That is not aways the case. When you get online, you realize that some of the work it new to you. The teacher did not go over it. You are worried how you are going to do this work. If you wanna pass the class, you know you have to do the work. While you are trying to complete your work, you get frustrated and upset because you have to figure out how to do it. You may try to put if off until the next day. In the back of your mind you know that the deadline is slowly approaching. You say that you will do it the night before it is due. When that night come, you get upset,tired, and start blaming yourself for waiting until the last minute to do homework. Finally you complete it a few minutes before it is due and is so relieved.This is the reason why you should always pay attention in class. Read your syllabus daily and make sure you study for test and quizzes. Also complete all assignment's that are due for the week. By doing these things, you should be able to get through your college years.

Rodents and Critters

Rodents, critters and animals get on last nerves went i see them around campus. Every time i go to class i see a cat running around here. They are everywhere. It seem like they are running this school. I believe that people feed those cats. I see cat food and bowls all around campus. I personally can not stand cats. They give me a headache and seems as if they are always in the way. Some are black, orange and brown. They all are fat and very healthy so you know they are getting fed really good. Everytime i walk past them i feel like i am getting the evil eye or something. I feel like they are about to attack me with thosse ugly greens eyes. That makes me sick. Sometimes i just want to grab them and shake them by the neck so they can die. One night that my friends and i where walking, we saw this big fat fury looking thing. We did not know what it was. It looked like an big fat rat. That's what my friends and i thought it was. A girl that was behind us told us that it was a possuem. It looked so gross. That was the ugliest thing i ever seen in my life. I was running back to my dorm to get away from that thing. That was nasty. In my dorm, we have a problem with little bugs and roaches running around. One girl even found a mouse in her room. Thank God that i haven not found anything in my room. sometimes i see roaches lying on their backs in the hallways. This is a big problem that needs to be dealt with

Fresh Food Company

My experience in the fresh food sucks. They have the same food everyday. It does not feel good waking up in the morning knowing that they are going to have the same food in the cafe everyday. They aways have baked chicken and cheese toast. I love baked chicken but sometimes it just get old to me. I absolutely will not eat cheese toast for my dinner. I am not use to that. At home, I get a full meal prepared for me everyday. I really miss those days of being able to eat whenever and whatever you want to when you get ready. Now you have to eat was is being cooked everyday when it is n ot even that good. That really gets on my nerves. It like makes me want to go to the mall or somewhere off campus just to get a good meal. We deserve to get a great meal prepared for use everyday because of how much we pay for our meal plan. We should be eating steaks and everything else. Sometimes me and my friends go to Hillcrest to get something to eat. The food is so much better than the food in fresh food. The food is seasoned a whole lot better and taste more homemade. I could eat in there everyday. Everyone talks about the freshman fifteen. I know that i want gain those pounds because of the food that is not appetizing. The red beans and rice really makes me want to throw up. I will never eat that again. Now i am force to eat in there everyday or starve.

The 2008 Election

When the news announced that Barack Obama was the next president, i was so happy. I could not do anything but yell. It was a wonderful experience for a lot of people. Everyone in the quad was outside of there rooms yelling and cheering because of his victory. It was so exciting. Everyone was running around giving peple hugs and saying that we mad it. Some people were looking at us crazy because they wanted McCain to win. He was too old to be a president anyway. I did not think that he was qualify for the job. I believe that everyone should have voted for Obama. He is the one that can get the job done. He is a well qualified man that deserve this title. He has made a difference in so many peoples lives. A lot of people that i knew cried when he won. He is the first african american president. This is something that people thought they wiuld never see. We were always told that black people were no good and would never amount to nothing. Obama is a symbol of achievement for black people. This has been a dream that we never thought would happen. When we was younger and someone said that they wanted to be a president, we would say choose something else because you know that is not true. Today we can tell our children that that is a dream that can be accomplished.

My First Semester

This semester has been very good so far. I have had a lot of fun being around my friend and getting to know other people. Now that i have gotton use to the campus, i never want to leave. I love spending the weekend here with my USM family. They make me feel comfortable and welcomed. I never thought of college life being this fun. It actually turned out to better than i thought it would be. USM is my favorite place to be right now. I could not see myself at any other college. I know that God has led me in the right direction. This school just seem so perfect to me. All of my teachers are wonderful and have great values. I know that i will get the proper education that i need to succeed in live. USM is not too big or too small. It is just the right size for me. All of my classes are in walking distance and are not far from my dorm. My friends life by me and we get to meet for lunch and other things. It is so fun living on a college campus. When i first got here, i din't think that i would like it at all. My parents left me and i was here all alone. I was searching for my friends and i could not find them. When i finally found them, i was so excited. I was alone anymore with all of these strange people that i did not know. I will never forget my college experience. It was the best thing that ever happened to me.