Christmas Break! (And I can say that because I go to a private college!)

Well, Merry Christmas everyone (or whatever holiday you celebrate!). I realize Christmas was more than a week ago, but I am pretty Excited. See, Christmas is my favorite holiday. There are two reasons for these facts: 1. I get to see all of my many families, 2. I get to wrap presents. I am pretty addicted to wrapping presents, and I do it a lot. My favorite part is when the edges fold over and make a very beautiful crease. It is pretty great. Not gonna lie.

So, Christmas was pretty great. And so was new years! Buuuuut, my new exciting news of the day is that I moved in to Mort (a new dorm) yesterday! I am typing from my couch in my new dorm as we speak! Yesterday we (Bestfriend, boyfriend, and I) set up my bed and brought all of my stuff in, and today i get to decorate, and organize.  Buuuuuuuuut, I have this wall that i am pretty pumped to decorate, and i'll have to post a picture once i am done!

Well, ta ta for now
Ali

Just When i thought I had everything figured out...

Well, as it says in my little "about me" portion, I WAS a double major in elementary Ed and Spanish. Until I wasnt. I am severe trouble deciding what I want to do with my life. I mean I enjoy lots of different things in life, and I know college is the time to figure it out, but WOW. I had no idea that there would be so many options.... I love so many different choices, That I am not sure I could actually choose one. Some of the things that I am really interested in are: American Sign Language, Women's Studies, Music, and Education (to name a few). Ha now picking a major.... what a joke. I have NO idea what i want to do, which actually really bothers me because I am a planner in life. I love making (and sticking to) plans. It makes me very happy and it scares me that for once I don,t have a plan... so hopefully I can find something that I do truly enjoy. :)

Ttfn
Ali

The Friends You Can Never Get Enough Of

Well I am back at Augsburg from Thanksgiving break, and it both really nice and really sad at the same time. I was able to see my mom's side of the family over break, and then went black friday shopping of course! My night/morning looked like this:

• 7:30 pm 11/24- Go to Jessica's house to plan our night
• 10:00 pm 11/24- WALMART!
• 11:00 pm 11/24- Wait in line at Kohl's
• 12:00 am 11/25- Shop at Kohl's (got the cutest boots ever!!)
• 1:00am-2:30am 11/25- Wait in the check out line of Kohl's
• 2:35 am 11/25- Shop at Target
• 3:15 am 11/25- get back to Jessica's, go to bed!
• 5:30 am 11/25- Get up again and drive to Michael's
• 6:01 am 11/25- Shop at Michaels's
• 6:45 am 11/25- get back to Jessica's, go to bed AGAIN!
• 11:45 am 11/25- get up and start my day

So that was my black friday experience, and I had a large amount of fun.

So then, I was able to see my 3 best friends I have ever had. All four of us went our separate ways this fall when we all enrolled in college, and I know we all are still as close as we have ever been. It's so great to go home and see the people you love! We had a sleepover, and we hot glued crayons on to a canvas, and melted them. All of them tuened out very different, and they all look amazing. (hopefully I'll figure out how to put a picture of mine up here!) So moral of the story: I love my friends, and I know they'll be standing next to me for the rest of my life :)

HERE IT IS!!!

Well, there you have it :) My break was AWESOME.

Going home!

Well since September, I have been at Augsburg, and now I am going home for the long Thanksgiving Break weekend! I am VERY excited to see my family! I have these little cousins, they are ADORABLE. Also, I am an auntie and I cannot wait to see my niece and nephew! But my two favorite parts of Thanksgiving are: 1. TIME TO START CHRISTMAS MUSIC and 2. Black Friday!

This however leads me to my next topic of conversation. Black Friday 2011. Remember last year when we got to get some sleep after our huge meal and get-together and BEFORE shopping? Well, my friend, I am very sad to say Black Friday 2011 is starting at midnight. This is very saddening to me because getting up at 4am and going to get coffee was half the fun! Now everything opens at midnight, and I am sad. Buuuuuuut.......
I GET TO SEE MY KITTY!
So, I mentioned last time that I love cats, right? Well, I have a kitty. His name is Sebastian. He is white and grey, and he is quite huge. His mom (ME!) spoils him A LOT. I fill his food dish as many times as it is empty, and I will give him about 10 treats every time I give the dogs 1. So, he is spoiled. But he is my baby and I love him very much. I cant wait to go see him!

ALSO on break, I am blow-drying crayons. Yes, please re-read that. Blow-drying crayons. It's this art deal where you take a box of like 64 Crayons and super glue them onto a canvas. Then you proceed to blow-dry the crayons, and melt the wax onto the canvas. I will be sure to post a picture of my finished art when I return from break!

Well, have a great Thanksgiving everyone!

First blog EVER!!.... Kinda nervous.

Well since this is my first blog, I guess I'm not completely sure what to say. Well... my name is Ali. I like lots of things :) Especially music and dance. I play five instruments: Flute, Piccolo, clarinet, oboe, and saxophone. I also enjoy food. But FUN FACT! I am lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant and allergic to all fresh fruit and vegetables. :) I eat A LOT of meat and rice. But, my life is pretty great! Tomorrow is my first college band concert, and a bunch of my family is coming which should be fun. 

Oh, I am a double major at the best college ever (Augsburg) in Elementary Education and Spanish. I am super excited to both study abroad and student teach. Also I am highly entertaining the idea of a Women's studies minor, which I actually haven't told anyone, so Congrats! You're the first one to know. Im really into Women's rights and I love learning about how media affects young girls in today's society. It intrigues me. A lot. 

So I'm sure for a first blog ever, this is meh. Quite bad. But I will continue in my adventure most likely talking about things like Harry Potter and cats. I love cats.

Ttfn

Ali