I am almost home for a few days, and I am so excited to see my family and my friends and my puppy! I'm exhausted, running on no sleep, but I could NOT be happier with my life. I LOVE EVERYTHING right now. It's insane.

xxxo.

it's been a long road home.

I'm starting to realize that sometimes people really aren't who they're pretending to be. You can go years and years thinking you know someone - more than that - thinking that you are the ONLY person who knows someone, and then *poof* - everything changes. The relationship ends and they become the kind of person you always hated. The kind of person the two of you always said you never wanted to be.

That's how you know it's over. When talking to them doesn't make your heart hurt anymore. When they aren't the first person you think of in the morning and the last person you think of before you go to sleep. When you're disgusted with their antics instead of feeling like you're missing out on all the fun.

People change. Life is ever-flowing. We move on.

How Does So Much Change?

Everything changes, everything stays the same.

New boyfriend, new job, new life. I'm loving Drama at UWindsor, though I wish I was at a better school. I'm loving life in general. I'm currently in Toronto, working at Wonderland, which clearly means a new blog is necessary. Follow me here!

Apparently, I like to not blog for a month.

I went to Disney World for a week with the BF and it was an amazing trip! I miss that place so much. All I'd like to do is just go back, and sweep the ground again. I could dance to some HSM3 and hang out with the amazing people who work there. One day. One day.

School starts shortly. I'm broke - I need jeans and boots and a nice jacket, because I'll be taking the bus to school and I need these things to survive Windsor weather!

RIP Papa, John Wilson.
What a great man. For the last ten years, you've been a constant and I can't imagine life without you. I know you're at peace and happy watching over us, but it still hurts.

Great Grandma broke her hip, has had it replaced, and still resides in hospital.

Disney in 7 days, and I couldn't be more excited. After the July I've had, I need this vacation.

Ahh, yet another month goes by.

I seem to blog once a month. Better than my mom =)

Life's still kicking ass. I'm working, I'm coaching, I'm having a blast. I cannot wait for school to be back in action, though I'm nervous about some of my classes, but I'm very excited.

I'm missing my DAT sisters and my real sister, who will leave me alone in Windsor very soon =(

DISNEY IN TWENTY THREE DAYS.

That's all that keeps me going right now. Thank goodness for the mouse <3

The Month of Busy

I've pretty much had the busiest month and a half in the history of months and a halfs. Here's what happened:

WINDSOR CENTRAL LITTLE LEAGUE MAJOR GIRLS SOFTBALL
- Chris and I are coaching 11-13 yr old Girl's Softball. My little sister is on the team, and I'm getting attached to the other girls! Each one is unique in their own way, and they are such dedicated and talented (and bratty!) players. We're second last in the district, but I don't really care. Everyone is having fun - including me! I really missed the game & I'll be looking for somewhere to play for sure once my knees are all fixed.

ODYSSEY OF THE MIND WORLD FINALS
- We made it there! We drove, it took forever. We had a TON of fun & we also managed to hit up the Mall of America in Minneapolis. We got 6th place out of 8 teams. Chris and I have already started planning next year's adventure. I really & truly love Odyssey. It's such a neat program and such an amazing opportunity.

JOB INTERVIEWS
- I get called for an interview for almost every job I apply for, but none seem to be working out past that. I just got a job selling insurance, but I didn't take it. I don't want to sell life insurance! It's just not my thing.

WINDSOR STRIKE
- Our city is on strike. Incredibly on strike - inside/outside city workers, taxi cabs, and I don't even know who else. The city workers bit is really making me angry, because CUPE, their union, and the union members are real assholes. The way I see it is, if they have the right to strike (and they do), then good on them. But I have rights too & those rights include removing my trash, cutting grass wherever I'd like, and so on and so forth. Call me a Scab, a union breaker, whatever. Their actions have been so immature & I want to hit them all.

WINDSOR EAST LITTLE LEAGUE ALL STARS
- I got asked to be the manager for the combined Central/Windsor East Little League All Star team. Pretty cool deal, and a good bunch of girls out to play ball for an extended period of time.

WHAT ELSE?
- I finally found a doctor.
- Our Disney vacation is finally paid off - now to solve the transportation issue.
- I register for classes for Fall 2009 on Tuesday
- I'm going to Ottawa next weekend for Alex's campus visit (she's decided to go to Carleton next year for university)

That's about it. I should be around more often now.

Update

I saw Annisette today, my knee doctor. He said that I'm progressing fine, so stop worrying. Doesn't want to take the screw out yet because he would have to put me under & hospitalize me for that ('cause i'd freak out like mad if they went at my knee with a screwdriver and I could hear/see what was going on), and he doesn't want to go through unnecessary risks, etc., if it's not completely needed. I said alright. I don't even see him again until October, so I guess we'll talk about the other knee then. So no more worrying about postponing my summer plans, etc. =) Thank goodness.

Calendar of life:

April 25th: CAR WASH @ Sears, come get your car washed, five bucks - send me to Iowa!!!
May 2nd: Yard Sale on Louis AND Opening Day for ball
May 3rd: Pasta Lunch @ church for OM
May 8th: Leadership Conference
May 9th: Spark Spree & baking @ church

JEEZ life's busy!!! =) I love it. Every second of it!

Busy, but not.

I'm officially done my second year of university!! Yay! Summer session starts the end of May, which is not nearly as exciting, but then it's done the end of June & then Disney for a week in August! I'm hoping for Bs & lots of hours at work for this summer.
I started coaching softball on Saturday & every muscle in my body is sore now. Fricken little kids are too in shape for my liking! <-- Wow that's going to get lots of creepy ads, isn't it?

Upcoming:

Wednesday: Eye Doc.
April 19th: Alex's Birthday/Earth Day kid's service at Church
April 20th: Knee check-up
May 8th: Leadership Conference
May 9th: Sparks Spree/Baking
May 24th: ODYSSEY!

^ so because of that last one, add lots of miscellaneous fundraising in there. Want to give me money? Support our team! & Click the ads while you're at it! =)

To Detroit Mayor & Council, From Chris.

Dear Mayor of Detroit & City Council.

STFU.

Love, Chris.




My boy is talented.

And very angry. Don't mess with him.

both worlds.

flash
lights bright
lights fright

crash
smash
home run
grand slam

smile wide

extra hours
doing something for the greater good

always second
never first

time to shine
shine


the best of both worlds?
girl loves helping
sports
getting dirty

can she?
should she?
she does.
glam
spick & span
cleans up real good

its her time.

lights bright
smile wide
flash!

When You're A Celebrity

I wrote my first exam this morning. Well, first exam of this exam period. I've obviously written other exams before. Jeez.
Anyways, it wasn't too bad. I probably swung a B, which is remarkable for not giving a shit. I'm hovering around a C in that class. The material's interesting, but I always forgot to do the work (it's an online class) and so got late penalties like mad. Boo.

DATs done for the semester, with the exception of a couple summer events coming up, like the stellar leadership conference I've got planned! The first three students got signed up today, which is super excellent.

My toes are cold. APRIL 6th and there's SNOW falling from the darn sky. I hate Mother Nature. And Windsor. =(

He Lives in Cyberspace

The boyfriend's blogging now. Check him out here. It's mindless babble, but he'll find his flow.

As for me? Assignment. Paper. Exams. FML.com pretty much sums it up.

And then? Then?

A summer of nothing.

I really miss the land of the mouse. =(

It's Almost the End

I finished the four page paper last night/this morning (even though it's only 3 pages long =(. Which sucks) so now that's out of the way. I also have two one page "personal statements" due in classes today (Can you tell I have the same prof twice?) and I'm done one of them. It took me about five minutes, so I'm not worried about having the other one done by 2:30.

I built a bridge last night. It took us a little while to figure out the logistics, but then we did and it was all good.

Classes are almost done =( It actually makes me sad.

135 days to Disney World. =)

Spring has sprung!

I like when it's officially the first day of Spring. I played with kids all day yesterday as it was FREEZING outside & had lots of fun.
Today I worked on OM stuff - we ran into a huge issue (aka Kenten left us) and so had to rework the whole thing, but it's worked out okay so far. Luck, be on our side! (Maybe the fairies will help?)
I also did a bit of research for my policy paper. It's definitely not going to be handed in on time (Tuesday) especially since I have another paper due Wednesday that I haven't even started and I think I have to read a play for that one. Ew. I'm too busy for my own good.
I had to get all my boxes out of Pipi's basement, which are residual from the flood, and I haven't even opened them yet. I literally don't have time. It's ridiculous.

Also, my neck hurts.
Also, I still love life =)

Mom and Amanda and Grandma come home tomorrow & Alex comes home Monday. Should be a very quiet week, as I'm sure they're all exhausted. It was nice spending time with Dad though. Just me & Daddy. =)

I'm addicted to Twitter now. Especially since Facebook SUCKS. Catch me @ ahaggert =)

Run.

Life is about to get as busy as it's ever been. Bear with me.

Friday - MB Kid's Day
Sunday - Bench Press Comp. ; Pledge Test ; DAT Voting
Tuesday - DAT Carnival ; CP paper due (12 pages)
Wednesday - Theatre paper due (4 pages)
Saturday - Odyssey Regionals ; Pi Lam Formal
Sunday - Anthima ; Easter Egg Hunt

Let Downs

Not president.
Not vice president.

I'll survive. It's upsetting, but whatever. I have three more years, most people don't. I'll be overqualified by then. Plus I know it was a close race, very very close, so that makes me feel better =)

Stepping Stones

Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state.

Kathleen Morris

I've been making a lot of decisions lately. Some big, some small. Mostly, I've been leaf-turning. Angelica's here, this is who she is. She thinks with her own mind and makes steps with her own feet. Yes, other people are important to her, but what she thinks and cares about is what's really important.

Marriage means different things to everybody. Sometimes I think I'd be happy never getting married. Sometimes, I really want that "piece of a paper from the state." But, once your heart is married, does the rest of it really matter?

There's a rap song, or some song that goes "If you like then you shoulda put a ring on it, ring on it," and I think that's silly. Rings aren't necessary. Extra promises are too easily broken. If they're not needed, why make them? Why go to the cost and the trouble just to show off your love? I'm happy keeping mine to myself, thanks anyways.

I didn't win.

I'm not the new president of Delta Alpha Theta. I'm running for Vice President next week, so hopefully I'll get that, but I'm even more nervous about that one than I was about this one. I'm glad though, if anyone had to beat me, that it was Kristina. She's a great girl and she'll do an excellent job. The sorority will be okay with her in charge. I'm still sad though.

Thunder baby, rock that sky.

It's thunderstorming and I LOVE it. I love thunder and lightening, crashing across the sky. There's something so primitive about the sky breaking apart. Really reminds us that we're on a planet that doesn't really belong to us.

I'm housesitting in Amherstburg with Chris. We were supposed to go into Windsor tonight, but he wasn't feeling good so I made him go lie down. I wasn't going to make him drive all the way in. I just had my Saturday housecleaning list, so I'll do it tomorrow after church.

I make my speech tomorrow at DAT for president =) I'm excited. I reaaaaallly hope I get it. I want to whip this place into shape!

I paper mache'd half a tree today. It's drying, but slowly. Odyssey is going great. I'm so glad we made progress yesterday, it really makes me feel better. We're gonna go to Worlds, I can feel it!