March 24, 2008
SprinG BreaK
Spring Break came just at the perfect time, but I wasn't excited to come back to Iowa and have snow.
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February 20, 2008
February...BRRRRR
It has been frigid in Cedar Falls pretty much all month. And as usual the days went by so fast I am only 23 days away from spring break.
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January 28, 2008
Faster than Ever!
Two weeks of classes have already passed and my eyes hurt from readings, and my hand hurts from notes.
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January 14, 2008
I'm Back and Hopefully Healthy
Last semester didn't end on a good note, but this semester is starting up nicely! I am excited to see how it all turns out!
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November 27, 2007
Exhausted and Two weeks Left!!
I have been really busy and really sick, How did i get so lucky?
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October 15, 2007
Purple, Panthers, and a Whole lotta homecoming...
Homecoming week, didn't really feel as festive for me..but I still had fun with it.
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September 25, 2007
New Job, Good Grades, and Lots of Fun
I am busy pretty much everyday, and now everyother weekend, but I now feel like everything is going smoothly.
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September 12, 2007
3 Weeks already!?
Looking at my calendar I realized that I have been going to classes and studying my little booty off for the past 3 weeks!
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August 29, 2007
Back to school!! :)
I had an amazing summer, full of lots of smiles, work, friends and family. Now its back to school for another incredible year, I can't believe I am a Sophmore!!
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May 1, 2007
One, Down, One to GO!!
I got EXTREMELY lucky and only had to take 2 finals, but it has left me realizing that I am done with my first year of college!
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April 22, 2007
The Home Stretch!!
Only 2 weeks left, until summer, and it feels surreal....
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April 3, 2007
Wait...What..REWIND!!
Okay, it has just hit me today that not only is it April already, but I will be moving back home in less then 5 weeks...
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March 19, 2007
Back to work!
Spring break was nice, but the work started right away today!
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February 26, 2007
Midterms already!?!
Wow! We are already through with midterms and spring break isn't far..It was one crazy weekend this past weekend!
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February 10, 2007
WoW! Fun and Crazy week
I had 3 exams this week, and nearly 100 other things going on...
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February 5, 2007
Time is flying....
A nice surprise today..Made me smile and want to write down all my thoughts.....
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January 16, 2007
Long weekend Fun
Snow completly covered campus in only a couple of days...making almost everyone go sledding at least once..expect that is me...
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January 8, 2007
A New beginning
I'm back from break, which was amazing! Its the start of a new semester and its going to be a good one! :)
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December 3, 2006
Good times!
Aside from all the stress of school, I took a break and went to the UNI vs. ISU basketball game.
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November 29, 2006
Finals...YUCK!
I am begining to feel the pressure of finals already and they are three weeks away!
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November 13, 2006
My adventures in a small town...
Okay...so i was born and raised in Des Moines. I have never been to a small town, and UNI is the farthest I have been in Northeast Iowa..Heather decided to change that.
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October 24, 2006
A Great Weekend
I went home this past weekend and told my parents about Camp Adventure...I am so excited because they told me no matter what I was going to go. Germany, Italy and Hawaii..here I come!
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October 19, 2006
An Exciting Opportunity
My neighbor and I were hanging out and she mentioned a program called Camp Adventure. Once I heard all about it I knew I had to do it.
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October 15, 2006
Activities....
I love to work out and be active, so I decided to join an intermural flag football team.
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October 12, 2006
A Bunch of Really Random Thoughts...
College students are some of the poorest people I know. We will do anything to save even one dollar.
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October 4, 2006
Ugh...Where Do I Begin?
so adjustment time is over, but I am still adjusting. Lately I have been feeling so overwhelmed with everything and so many changes, I don't know how to keep up.
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September 25, 2006
A week of new things
I had another great week, but it was full of a lot of new experiences. I got my first bad grade on a test and I was sick for the first time with out my mom there. I realized i missed my family more than I thought, and I was learning things I needed to change, in my study habits. On top of all these changes I was meeting more people and developing new relationships.
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September 13, 2006
Finally settling in.....
There has been so much going on in these first few weeks of school. There are so many activities to go to and so many new people, it took me a while to settle in and come to the reality that I was really here. I am finally a college freshman. Wow! What an amazing feeling, I have to admit that I was enjoying the freedom I have gotten. Classes have been going really well, I am getting to know so many more people and I love how much I am learning. I have had to get used to the study habits of college. It is a lot different from high school, I hardly ever studied in high school, but it feels like its all worth it. Everything has come to me and I am now realizing how much of an adult I really am. Its not just a dorm room, its mine and I now have to make sure, I eat and get enough sleep and there is no one there to wake me up if I forget my alarm, I really miss my mom waking me up in the morning, now its just an annoying buzz. Going home even seemed like a new experience.
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August 24, 2006
My First Week
Monday came so quick this week. I cannot believe my classes had started. I had an awesome first weekend. My roommate and I went to the Panther Bash and met a lot of people. It was such a good way to start out my first weekend. I met so many people, and got to know even more. The dorms have been going really good, its been a really weird adjustment, to go back and not have someone there waiting on you. I have enjoyed my roommate a lot, it has made things so much easier that we get a long so well. Monday I went to my first classes and I was so nervous. I had that fear, in the back of my mind of going into the wrong class and looking completely lost. I finally got to my first class and once it started everything came together. I like the way my schedule is set up. I was excited for Tuesday and Wednesday to come. I wanted to see what else my classes had for me. It has been a whole new experience, and change from high school.
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August 18, 2006
A little about me and Moving in
My name is Ashley, and I have lived in Des Moines my entire life. I am the oldest of three kids. I love to run and have a good time with friends and family. Getting ready for college has been a completely new experience for everyone in my family. I am the oldest grandchild and the first to go to college.
You could say my family had no idea what we were getting into. My parents have been experiencing some very mixed emotions about me leaving. When I first started looking at colleges they wanted some where that made them feel safe and luckly we all fell in love with UNI. Now it’s the end of the summer and they are finally realizing that I will be moving in soon. My mom wants to cry, but my dad wishes he had longer to prepare himself. I think I am the only one who is ready. College has been something I have always talked about and waited for. My entire four years of high school lead up to my senior year and deciding on where to go. My senior year went by really fast and so has my last summer. It has been a blast though. Now I have to watch all my friends from home leave and finally it will be my turn. I am really excited but really nervous. I have talked with my roommate and she is a big sweetheart, which makes me feel really at ease. I think the thing I worry the most about is trying to meet all these new people and still get adjusted. It is a little overwhelming, but I know that everyone else is feeling the same way.
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