Spring Break 07!

Well, I just got back from my spring break trip and it was absolutely amazing. I am the biggest fan of music, and infact Iw as going to go to school for music before I decided to attend DSU for my business degree. So, my best friend and I traveled to Memphis, Tennessee for a week and we took a couple of days to go to Nashville.

Memphis is an amazing city- it is full of culture! And the music scene is absolutely amazing. First you should know my enormous love for Elvis, so we spent four hours at Graceland and I took 150 pictures, but it was awesome! We also spent some time on Beale Street- and listenening to the music coming out of every store and restaraunt was the best. While in Memphis we also toured Sun Studios, the Rock N Soul Museum, The Stax Soul Museum, we took a Duck Tour of the city and ate at some great places.

Our trip to Nashville was awesome too... We had so much fun! We stayed at the downtown Sheraton Hotel which was three blocks from the Strip or Broadway- which is where all of the entertainment is. We also went to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and got to see a lot of great acts including Bucky Covington from American Idol last year.

Well, if you read Noah's post you heard a little about his spring break trip and he recommends taking a trip at least once during your college career. I totally agree, its so worth it to go on a trip with a group of your friends and learn some things on your own.

My first spring break I flew to London and Paris for 10 days and it was an awesome trip, very educational, very fun. Last year my best friends and I packed into a truck and drove from Madison to Baton Rouge, LA and Houston, TX and back home and my friend Ryan raced his sprint car while we were gone on the trip- it was an absolute blast. We were in the truck for over 48 hours together and we had fun the whole time.

This was my last spring break, and I am happy that we did something fun and exciting and educational for me- I took in all of the music and culture that was down there. Plus, I also realized that Nashville may be a place that I want to live and work someday because I am still pursuing my interest in Music and I want to work in Marketing or Public Relations in the industry.

Only 65 days of class left!

Again my apologies for not blogging. I decided that I was going to refuse to do anything that pertained to school over semester break. I wasn't going to think about new classes, I wasn't going to worry about the fact that in 5 months I will be done with my school career, and the fact that it is starting to scare me! I don't know what I'm going to be doing, or where I am going to be doing it.
I always thought that I would be very excited for this time to come, and now I have honestly found myself looking at other college programs as an option to not "grow up." I have wanted to be a grown up my entire life, or so I thought but now its been coming down to actually doing the act and I think I would rather chicken out and stay in school forever.
This if the first time in my life that I have not known what I am doing, I am a planner and I enjoy having a little bit of a detailed map going of what I'll be doing. But, not this time, and I don't enjoy the feeling at all.

Well, on another note then. Classes have resumed and I am basically back in the full swing of the college thing. Its alright. I am enjoying most of the classes that I am in, a couple of them are hard to pay attention to, but I will survive through them. I keep making plans for the big spring break trip- my best friend and I are going to Memphis Tennessee. I absolutely adore Elvis and I am very excited for this trip because I am going to Graceland, and the Heartbreak Hotel and we're going to the Stax Soul Museum, Beale Street, Sun Records and a bunch of other stops will be made. I am excited to have a break from school at that point. I think I counted and we have like 35 days until we leave on that trip. And, I have 65 days... and counting of class left. But, I won't get back on the subject of how that scares the crap out of me.

That is all I have for now. I am going to get to doing some homework and then decide what I should make for supper. I am leaning towards Ramen noodles! Thanks all... talk to you soon.

Its getting to me...

I know its the end of the semester and I should be expecting craziness but I'm getting sock of it! I don't like being stressed out, and finals week does that to a person. Even though this is my second to last set of finals I will have to take- I'm not used to it by now! I only wish.

I guess what I'm saying is be prepared when you get to college, any college that finals are not easy, and they are not intended to be. But, that many tests at one time is just stressful.

I have other exciting news in my life, but more on that later...

-Peace

About me, etc.

My apologies for not posting too much information. But, below is some information about me, its my ABCs, if you will.

I am going to try to be a regular "blogger" now for Dakota State. To give students a small taste of what life is like here at DSU. I am a senior this year, and let me tell you, life gets a little bit more hectic at this point. But, I'm loving every minute of it!

A - Age: the big 21!
B - BAND LISTENED TO MOST RECENTLY: Right Now I'm listening to Rascal Flatts, Bless the Broken Road
C- CRUSH: currenlty don't have one, honestly.
D - DOG's NAME: Riley John Bessman
E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO: duh- Laura- because I've had a lot of practice talking to her over the past decade.
F - FAVORITE MUSICIAN: this is tough!!! I'm going to narrow it down to Jeremy Hegg- and you may not know who he is since he's from Sioux Falls, but he arranges/composes/performs music that is incredible. He has such a talent for making fabulous music that's fun to play and listen to.
G -GRANDPARENTS: My mom's parents are still alive- Bob and Shirley Hare and my dad's mom is still alive, although she now lives in a nursing home in Madison- Irene Bessman
H - HOMETOWN: Madison, South Dakota
I - INSTRUMENT: I have played the saxophone for 13 years, I play the piano, and am learning guitar, I've played the violin, trombone, trumpet, and kind of drums.
J - JUICE: Nature's Valley Orange Juice! Its great stuff!
K - KIDS: not in the plans right now
L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: Last spring break my best friends Ryan, Laura, and I drove from Madison, SD to Baton Rouge, LA to Houston, TX back to Madison, SD. Ryan races sprint cars and he went to race a couple of shows down there. It was so much fun! I would do it again in a second! We logged over 40 hours in the vehicle!
M - MOM'S NAME: Renee
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: 1- Bob, 24
O - ONE WISH: That I could get the exact job that I want when I'm done with college
P - PHOBIA(S): The idea of ghosts scares the CRAP out of me, and I'm not a particular fan of snakes, or cellophane (that one is a joke)
Q - QUOTE: Don't Worry, It'll Buff Out!
R - REASON TO SMILE: My life is pretty good right now. I'm still stressing about what I'm going to do in May, but I keep reassuring myself that it will all buff out!
S - SEXIEST FEATURE: I have to admit, I have nice eyes...
T - TIME YOU WAKE UP?: Today it was at 8:15am... after 3 hours of sleep, not good.
U - UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: Umm.. there really aren't any... you may or may not have known that I ran over my brother with my three wheeler when I was younger... oops- he's alive and fine today, don't worry!
V - VEGETABLE YOU HATE: brussel sprouts- I can't do them... and beets smell like dirt to me
W - WORST HABIT(S): I am a fantastic procrastinator, I don't see it as a bad thing, but some do...
X - X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: Teeth, Finger, Toes, Left Knee, Right Knee, Left ankle, Right Ankle.
Y - YUCKY FOOD: I can't eat foods that the texture freaks me out! Its weird, I know, and I get made fun of quite a bit for it... but I don't care
Z - ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

good tunes...

I've realized even more lately how much I truly enjoy music. Most of the time it doesn't matter what kind. I absolutlely cannot sit in silence. There's no way. I have to have noise. I noticed doing homework earlier this week (first be proud that I did my homework) but, I had to have my radio on.
But, here comes the tough part- I really love music, but I can't hardly afford all of the CDs that I want- but HOORAY! because, its Christmas season. That is what is on the vast majority of my Christmas list. I want CDs up the whazzoo (what's a whazzoo?). I already know what I'm getting from Laura- its Joss Stone's new CD which I am absolutely in love with. She is great, if you have time check her out.
I also discovered that my mother has been hiding some fantastic CDs from me all of these years. I love oldies, and you can blame my mom for that too. She has some great oldies CDs that I have been keeping with me in my car and just play eenie, meenie, miney, moe to pick which one to listen to next. Its great.
I have also been playing a game that I found online (see http://www.musicmini.com) Its a music game where you hear clips and deterimine the artist and song. I dominate- seriously- in the 60s I can clean house, as well as from about 1996-now. There are some shaky periods, for example, the expert level of the 80s I'm not so great at, but I am improving after playing the game for so long.
My addiction to music is wearing off onto my friends, which isn't horrible. For example- my friend Jeremy Hegg is in a band called Spooncat! perhaps you've heard of them, but if you haven't I highly recommend them. They're fantastic, and they just released a new CD. So, I drug Lisa along with me and now she is in love with Spooncat! herself. Good stuff, she bought two of their 4 CDs. I have all four, and she has borrowed a couple of them. Now, she wants them too : )
Last night Lisa, Stef, and I were sitting around watching TV and Maroon 5 was on Leno- GREAT STUFF!! My friend Jordan got me addicted to Maroon 5- I love them. I have thier first Album- Songs About Jane- and I have their live Album- that is great too. Oh, and the night before I was watching TV and Gavin DeGraw was on Carson Daily- whoo!! Even though it was a rerun I watched it, I love Gavin. I have loved him forever and finally radio stations are starting to play him around here.
I'm not sure what you want to call this- it is a "post" but of what sort I have no idea. Its just ramblings, but you read them, and you enjoy it! I know you did! So... now I am going to go. You'll miss me... but I shall be back!!

Wanna Wrestle!?!

Well, let's see. It was a fairly eventful weekend. On Friday (the 19th) Laura and I attended the Keith Urban concert at the Sioux Falls Arena. I must say, and I think Laura will agree, that it was a fantastic concert. The opening act was Katrina Elam and she did a great job, but Keith was fantastic! I admit, I started liking him because he looks really good in jeans! : ) But, he is a good singer, and a great entertainer. It was a good concert, and I'd like his most recent CD for Christmas (hint, hint!).
We stayed in Sioux Falls on Friday night, and Saturday was a very easy going day. We tried to ride the motorcycle, but did you know that when its only about 40 degrees outside it is incredibly cold on a motorcycle!!! Well, we found out on Saturday. Saturday we went to the Royal River Casino in Flandreau to listen to our friend's oldies band play. They were great, as usual. I have seen them play since before I was born, so I know all of the songs, but its still great to hear them. Plus, we got to do a little dancin' which is good stuff! If you want to check out the band go to http://www.somethingnewband.com -
Now for Sunday, I slept and it was good. I like sleep and considering the lack of it that I have been getting lately. I also came home early and did some house cleaning and I studied for my algebra test. I had to work Sunday night from 6:30-9:30 and when I came home I went to bed fairly early. Early for me I guess.
Now, just wish me luck on the Algebra test. I feel good about it, but I never really know about these things. I'm not a huge fan of algebra, but I feel like I know what's going on, so hopefully that is to my benefit.

Yeah, it's been a long time comin'!!

Okay, I know it has been a really long time since I have blogged anything, and for that I am sorry. But, I must add that with three jobs and school, and family, and friends, it has been a uphill battle just to get sleep. So, where do I start?
SCHOOL
School is good, keeping me very busy!! VERY BUSY! I am in a couple of classes that I enjoy, but you'll always have those that you don't enjoy. My favorite class is an audio editing class, I really like it. However, sometimes it is a struggle to get my projects figured out. I am in Algebra- man I love algebra. I admit, I don't attend class as much as I should. But, with DSU going to a "wireless campus" I don't have too, everything is available online. My quizzes, my tests, etc. I am in Visual Basic programming, which I also like, well, no I don't. Because I don't understand. Everyone tells me that at some point it will just "click" and I'll understand. I haven't had a click yet, and it is starting to show. Other classes are good, we'll end that topic there.
WORK
Wow, work is great! I actually do enjoy my jobs, which is beneficial. I work for the athletic office still, which is going well. I have a few more responsibilities this year, but I certainly don't mind. I also took an internship with the Lake Area Improvement Corporation in Madison, doing the marketing for their new Technology Center that is being built. That's good, my boss is fun, and I'm at the job 2 hours a day. So, its never too much, but not too little either. I also work for the telephone outreach program on campus doing their data entry work. I like that job too, its sitting for 3 hours two nights a week. I manage the database and look up bad numbers. I don't do the calling, which is fine with me, because sometimes doing that starts to irritate me.
SOCIAL LIFE!
Wow!! I guess I really don't know where to begin here. Things have been quite a bit different this year, as compared to last year at this time. But, it is good for the better. Last year at this time living in my house was a blast because my friends were around and we were always having a good time. Well, things have changed since then, and we'll leave it at that. But, things with Laura and I are FANTASTIC. I love her so much, she really is my best friend and that has proven true more so in the past year then ever. We've helped each other through a lot! And, that proves our strong friendship. She has spent quite a bit of time at my house this semester, which is great. Because, she has kept me company that way too. I have also been spending a lot of time with Lisa. She's so fun, whenever you feel down Lisa does a fantastic dance and makes everything all better. We have roadtripped a couple of times this year, and its GREAT! We have made some new friends also, well not really new to me, but we've spent more time around them lately.
My mom is great, she's working away still in Sioux Falls, liking it. She has also been injured with her back, so she hasn't been able to ride her motorcycle as much as she would like to, but I have ridden it for her- which is a-ok with me. Dale is good, he's working at the Sheraton still...doing good. Bob is still at Southeast Tech- he should be done next spring and will be in the real world. Becky J is good, as far as I know. With both of us being extremely busy- I definitely haven't seen her as much as I would like to. Maybe that will change during Christmas break, and I will get the chance to see her more. Dad is good, he's had quite a few sales lately, and is still making sure I get some good eatin' during the week. Dawn is good, working still- enjoying a new Mustang that I helped convice her to buy! :)
hmmm... that's all for now- if I think of more I'll post. I am hoping to post at least once a week. *HOPING*

Peace and Love