Hey y’all! So my MDA camp was so great! I can’t wait til next year. My camper’s name was Cindy! She was so wonderful and even though she was in a wheel car, she was totally capable of doing a lot of things by herself. The sweetest, more beautiful girl ever! She always had a smile on her face, which in return always made me smile. Everyday I had her sayin “Hey girl hey!”  We had such a blast! You know we had a lot of girl talk l0l! Our daily routine was: Flag raising, breakfast, first activity, snack, second activity, lunch, rest time (my favorite l0l), free activity, dinner, then a whole camp thing…like one day it was the pool party, the next day it was the talent show, then the messy olimpics, and the dance was the last night. Yeah I know…we were BUSY! But it was so much fun! She participated in all the activities, passed her swim test (I was so proud of her), and even had a date for the dance by one of the boy campers who had actually had a crush on her for the past 6 years :). Needless to say… we had to look good! The last morning was so say though I hate having to say good-bye because for one week these kids get a chance to feel normal, and you build such a relationship within a short time…it’s hard to let them go…oh, it’s so hard! This was my second year, so I kind of knew what to expect, but the rules changed a little. Last year, the campers could be in their 20s, but now it’s 18, so we lost 24 campers. I hate it! We did something special for all the ones who couldn’t be back next year. All the boys got tuxes to wear to the dance and the one girl we had leaving got this special outfit. They all looked so good…it was truly a pricelss moment. And at breakfast on the last day, they showed this dvd of all the campers and counselors and then another dvd of just the ones who had been there that won’t get to come back next year. It was so heartbreaking! I wish them all the best! Cindy said she was going to ask for me next year too so I’m pretty stoked! It will be her last year, so it’s my job to make it one summer she will never forget…I can’t wait!

So the Latino Festival was good! All the little kids were so cute l0l. Me and Miranda were over the Pin the Tail on the Burro. l0l it was so funny to just watch them. Andrea, one of the women who sponsor us presidential hosts painted flowers on my face…I know it sounds so “little kiddish,” but I loved it! Y’all should have seen the dancing they did too! It was so cool…I should take lessons or something l0l. We had all sorts of things to do too! Like games and this big blow up obstacle course thing (which looked really cool), crafts, a dunking booth…and FOOD! Tons of food! l0l The weather was just right with the breeze…smiles on everyones’ faces…it was a great way to have some fun in the sun!

Hey everybody! I know it’s been a while and do I have a lot to tell y’all. Well finals went well. I made my first C ever though :(…in Western Civilization part II. Let me tell you first…I am no history expert to say the least. That class was so hard for me, but I made it with the help of my best friend Justin! I was really tore up about having a C, but I’m better now, but I was very disappointed with myself. My other grades were good though so it’s all good!

This summer is going so great, but it’s flying by so fast! I love this whole sleeping in thing l0l! I’ve got my MDA camp tomorrow and I am so stoked! It’s a camp designed for kids and teenagers who have muscular dystrophy to be able to do things that normally wouldn’t like: swim, horse-back riding,zip-lining,tubing,etc. I’m so excited! I went last year and loved it. My camper last year was great, but she doesn’t get to go this year so I’m a little bummed about that! Her and I fell in love and became best friends and still talk to this day. I actually went to her graduation in May! l0l It was like we never missed a beat with out friendship. We were actually on tv last year when we were at camp! It was so awesome, and then when I went to her high school the same news crew was actually doing a story on her about how she has md and is graduating top 5 in her class. I was so proud of her! When I got there they were finishing up on her interview and then her mom was like ”THIS IS HER COUNSELOR FROM CAMP!”  So here goes the news crew asking me if they could interview me too! I was like…sweet! l0l I’ll be sure to let y’all know how this year goes!

Oh..the Latino Festival is coming up too! I’m pretty excited about it too! It’s at the school and it’s free…and we got these really cool shirts! Yeah…I feel pretty important l0l! It’s gonna be a blast!

And I’m going to Atlanta some time before school starts back! I’m so excited about that too! I miss my family in Atlanta. My best friend Kaitlyn is going with me. Her and I have been BFF’s since the second grade! It’s crazy

Any who…I’ve still got some packing to do! Catch me when I get back!

xoxoxo   

I am so close to the end of this semester and I can’t wait! I thought about taking summer classes…yeah that idea went out the door…and quickly! I just need a break right now. I have taken two finals. YAY! I have three left, so I think I’m going to make it! Needless to say, this has been one rough semester. I think I am going to have my first C ever too! Yeah I’m pretty bummed about it, but life goes on. My other grades are good, so for once…average is what it’s going to have to be.

So my plan for this summer is to do a WHOLE lot of nothing l0l! I’m just playing! I actually have a bunch to do, but rest is on the top. I have some host events…work of course…vacation….just hangin’ out with friends…and my favorite, MDA Camp! MDA Camp is a camp that is designed for kids and teens who have Muscular Dystrophy. The campers have one counselor each and for one week all the attention goes to them! It’s great…I love it so much, and I’m actually getting the same camper I did last year, because she asked for me! I was so excited, because at the beginning I thought I wasn’t doing such a great job and come to find out, her and I are like really good friends now! She’s awesome to say the least.

So this semester hasn’t been the greatest, but with the help of my tutor Sarah and my best friends…I have survived yet another term at NACC. I love this place and I am actually sad I won’t be here for a while…SIKE!  

Catch me next time!  

So…I have reached my level of stress this semester! I don’t know what the problem is, but I just can’t get focused to save my life! And it’s not even that all my classes are hard…I have about 2 really hard classes and that’s it and I still can’t get with it! I’m saying determined though! I’m not gonna get discouraged even though I so easily could. With the help if God and some really great friends…I’M GONNA MAKE IT!

You know what the problem is…SPRING FEVER! l0l They say this semester is the hardest for students because the weather is starting to change and the flowers are blooming and everyone would rather be outside than in a classroom, or be hanging out in the student center versus doing homework or something more productive.

Oh! I failed to mention I was going to prom this year. A good friend of mine, Tyler, who is coming to NACC next year on a scholarship, asked me. I got my dress by the way! It’s awesome and so different. I LOVE IT! This is my 5th prom. Yeah I know I have been every year since I was a freshman. I can’t help it…l0l.

 You know…I can’t believe I have almost completed a WHOLE year in college! It’s crazy how I never saw this coming…I never thought I would grow up I guess. It scares me some days…just realizing how far along I am in life and yet how much further I have to go…

Catch me next time!

So as of this week I am officially one year older! I don’t feel any different, but I love birthdays…especially mine! Everyone was telling me happy birthday at school and at work…yeah I know I had to work on my birthday, but you can’t really celebrate on a week day.*l0l* I even had people texting me at like 12 just to tell me happy birthday! I feel so special! And when we had our presidential host meeting…they threw my a little party! How sweet was that?! My good friends Chris and Laura were the master minds of it. They had me some cupcakes that said “Happy Birthday Jackie” and all that other good junk food! I was so excited and thrilled that they planned something just for me! I loved every minute! I have the greatest friends in the world!

School…well it’s going! I feel like I am so behind in journalism that it isn’t even funny! AHH! I hate being behind, but with 4 other classes and a work I just don’t have the time for more of anything. Some people say to never get behind in college because it is so hard to get caught back up, but I am determined to catch up and to make the Dean’s List again! I’m trying to stay positive through all this stress, so hopefully everything will work out.

Well I’m about to get ready. I have places to go and people to see, but catch me next time!

So…Cam and I broke up almost 3 weeks ago! Yeah I know…and for once, I didn’t do it. I don’t know what happened…the fighting just kept getting worse and we weren’t getting along; so one day I told him I wasn’t happy and that I wasn’t going to pretend to be. I love him to death, but sometimes, stuff gets out. I mean him and I had been together for over 2 years, and that was a struggle in itself. With me being here and him being there during high school, then we’re at too different colleges 160 miles apart…it’s hard! And what makes it even harder is that we looked great together, were happy at some times,but had put so much into this relationship that now I feel like we done it all for nothing. He was my best friend!  I hate this! I hate having this empty feeling I can’t fill! Especially when Cam and I talked about spending our whole lives together and living “happily ever after” and now I just feel like I’m in a nightmare. Some days I don’t even know what to do, so I just cry! But see, I can’t let that show because I am supposed to be “wackie jackie”! The crazy one who makes people laugh, so they can’t see the pain I am going through! I have to make this heartache invisible! Don’t get me wrong I have great friends that have been there for me, but sometimes friends can only do so much. And you know, hearing all those sappy love songs or seeing other couples together makes this whole thing even harder…especially when people don’t know and then they ask you about him? OMG! Or even when he calls and catches me off guard! That’s when my emotions start going crazy…because then I get all tore up and upset! I’m telling you…this is one of the worst feelings I have ever had, but I’m trying so hard to stay strong. As much as I want to get back with him, I know things would go right back to the way things were and I just can’t do that anymore! And you know…I’m young…I have the rest of my life, and I have to be happy before I can make someone else happy. Over time I know things will get better because time heals everything! So for now I’m just going to be strong…or at least try to be! 

Catch me next time!

OMG! This has been such a week! My emotions are just running wild right now. This semester isn’t what I thought it was going to be…school just depresses me this term. IDK, maybe it will get better! I think it’s just I like last semester better, but I’m sure once I give this one time, it will be a blast! Honestly, I’ve been lazy since we started back. I know I need to buckle back down and get on the ball, but that break we had made me not want to come back lol!

And I know I didn’t tell y’all that I signed up for the basketball league…well I did! And I didn’t know just how out of shape I was until I played last week! Oh it’s horrible! I mean I love it, but it’s very painful! lol I have a game tonight…wish me luck on that one!

Well I am off to do some more homework and study! Back to the typical life of a college student! Catch me next time!

Who would have thought that this would be the year of change?! This presidential election is completely different than any we have ever had. It just stuns me! A white man, a mixed man, and a WOMAN! Yeah…I know! It’s history in the making right here…well if OBama wins then that will be the first “black” man to EVER become preseidnt and the same goes for Hiliary. Is the world ready for this…a “black” man or a woman? Well this world has become a world of change, but I just don’t know! Now I feel like if either OBama and Hiliary are just as qualified as any other candidate then there is no reason for them not to have the same opportunity. I believe a “black” man can run this country just as well as a white man can. As far as a woman goes…now I am all for woman power and “GO WOMEN”, but I just don’t know if the country is ready for a woman president. It’s nothing against Hiliary, I just think women are a little too emotional for the job, but then again what do I know?! I just think if a woman was in such a high office as such, their moodiness would get in the way of her running the country.  Who ever the White House will hold, I believe we have to support our president no matter what!

Catch me next time!

Ahh…the new year! Can you believe it!? Yeah me neither…I’m getting so old lol. Yeah while everyone else was out and having a good time, I was at work! It’s cool though, I came home and just hung out with the family. We watched some movies and of course we ate to bring in the new year! It was one of those picture perfect times I suppose.

Cam and I are going to Atlanta and I am so excited! I adore my family in the ATL! I used to stay with them when I was little so I it’s like I have 2 families and a home away from home!

Ill let y’all know how the trip goes! Catch me next time!

OMG! Christmas…everybody loves Christmas! I so can’t even believe it’s here! It doesn’t even feel like it. So I got an ipod which I love if only I could figure out how to use it. lol And my dad got me and my sister a gold ring with our birthstone in it! It is absolutely gorgeous! I love it, even though I am not a big fan of gold. It is very special to me! I got some more things too, like some pants and a necklace from my little sis and a gift card from my brother! My older sis went crazy and got us a bunch of things…which was awesome! lol We went to my stepmom’s parents yesterday which was something else…idk it’s just weird around them. Well, her family in general. I guess because we only see them like twice a year so it’s not like I really know them. Cam and I swopped presents on Christmas Eve. It was great! I got him clothes and he got me SHOES! lol I woman can never have too many shoes! And he got me some perfume too! I know…he’s the best! Well I have just been busy busy busy since school let out and my work is never done! lol Catch me next time!