The time is getting near and school is right around the corner. There's only about a week and a half left before school starts, and the professors will start breathing down our necks about papers being due. Along with two jobs, school work, and other activities-my schedule is gonna have to be planned just right. Talkin about a stressful year.

But no one is concerned about class work yet, right?! Its back to college life, and i've been staying on campus all summer So, it'll be good to see my friends again. Everybody i know is packing things up and getting ready to move back in on campus. The first few weeks on campus are the best few weeks on campus!!! You meet alot of new people and get to participate in some really great events. And i heard waterfest this year is gonna be real crazy.

So get what you need to get done in order to get prepared for school-clothes, books, things for the apartment, registered for class, and even a job maybe-well that's what im gonna be doing. But once all that's done get ready for some of the best few weeks in your college life!

P.S. To all my fellow juniors-Rising Junior Writing Portfolios are due Sept. 1st-don't let it sneak up on you!!!

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Thoreau, Emerson, and Holmes

Hey Guys,

I know its been a little while since I was on here last, but so much has happen since I last wrote. So where do I start...

...Well, I was a Pacesetter for orientation and August orientation was great. The experience I recieved as a pacesetter is one that I will never forget, and I'm so glad that I had a chance to do so. I really miss my fellow pacesetters and all the great times we had together!!!

Ok, so after we got the freshman all settled in and orientation was over, school began. I thought I was ready, but it snuck up so fast! Before I knew it I was sitting in my french 102 class again and wishing I was back at the beach. Classes went well but alot of professors gave homework and a lot of notes the first two days of classes. Lesson: Never underestimate your work load the first day of class!!!

Finally, the end of the week! There are parties jumpin off everywhere. Waterfest is right around the corner and it seems like every organization on campus is doing something. This is gonna be a big weekend!!! NOT!!! I have to work :-( Its so upsetting. I had to work thursday night, friday night, and all day saturday! So much for the fun.

And to top it all off I had to travel back home Saturday night to be with my mom after she got out of the hospital. I know, I know- crazy week right!! That's just how it is sometimes, but that's college. Sometimes its hard to find the balance in your life when there is so much going on. That's why I always take it one step at a time and eventually I find the balance in my life.

"I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time." -Oprah Winfrey