Last Weekend

My last weekend before the lovely finals. I hate finals week... it's like waiting around for the inevitable. The good news is though that I'm starting to apply for jobs. I know I should've done that durring spring break but I was in Neon so that wasn't a possibility. I cannot decide where to apply. I know I should just apply everywhere and see who calls me back for an interview but the question is where can I apply that actually pays decently? I worked at Kroger for 2 years and was even a Front End Supervisor and still only made $7.40 but because of the union I worked an hour free every week. I'd love to work a factory job especially at Vera Bradley but I have no idea how to apply there. I've looked all over the internet and talked to so many people and still no answers. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Any ideas would be much appreciated from you :-)

~Jenny

PS in exactly one week i'll be in chicago seeing wicked!!! ahhh i can't wait!

Bring it on home

So I've finally decided something... I am going to come home for school next year. I am just spinning my wheels here at Purdue and to be honest I'm not doing so well. Not to say Purdue is a bad place it's just not for me right now. So I have officially applied to IPFW for some summer classes and the fall term. Hopefully I'll get in and then be able to work a decent job while going to school and helping my family with the whole puppy situation. This is the first decision I have been happy with in months so please don't think I'm wimping out by going home... I honestly am doing something that will be best for me. I'm excited! I'll get to be with my family again! I won't have to wait months to see them! Plus I'll be able to work at a job which is really good for me, it gives me discipline and a sense of pride to bring home money to help support my family.

So wish me luck during finals because this will be my last week at Purdue for awhile!

~Jenny

Help please

Oh it's that time of year when extra credit is all we can do to fix grades . . . so I was wondering if people could fill out this survey for me so I can write a paper for my psych. Thank you for helping!

~Jenny
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Please read the following statements and use the scale to indicate whether you agree or disagree.

1. Technology today such as cell phones, email, AIM and text messages helps bring people closer together because they strengthen communication.

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2. Having such a variety of ways to contact people makes you feel closer to people.

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3. Having the variety is actually a hindrance on the feeling of being connected to other people.

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4. The technology is good because you can stay in touch with someone without actually having to see them.

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5. It is better to get in touch with people using technology rather than face to face.

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6. You can feel just as connected to someone you see all the time as you can to someone you email/IM/text.

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7. Technology has no effect on the feeling of closeness to other people.

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8. People should use the technology only when they cannot meet people face to face.

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9. You tend to feel isolated from people if you talk to people using only aim/email/text messages.

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10. Technology has no affect on how close you feel to someone.

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Lets go!

This is the beginning of dead week... the week before finals when profs aren't supposed to give you any tests or new material so that you can study your butt off for next week. Evidently professors never get the same memo we do about the whole no test/material thing because every teacher has decided to give me a "quiz" (which just happens to be worth the same as a test) this week. I definetly love how Purdue has a rule book that students must obey and yet the teachers can completly ignore it.

The one good news about getting throuth these past two weeks is that at the end of it all I get to go to Chicago to see Wicked with Logan. That was the best Valentine's day present I've ever recieved and I can't wait to spend the whole day in Chi-town with my boyfriend. It's amazing that after all the bad stuff that has happened this year I have found someone who is unbelievably sweet and caring to me. I'm so lucky!I can't wait for the adventures of this summer!

~Jenny

Moving forward

So I realized that yesterday's blog might have seemed like I was down in the dumps so to speak... but really I was just thinking about the differences that can happen in a year... if I hadn't come to Purdue I would not have realized how much I really do care for my family, I never would've met the amazing people at St Thomas Aquinas-my church and I never would've went on the Neon Kentucky missions trip. That was one of the best experiences of my life and I don't think I would've appreciated it as much if things had not "gone wrong" earlier this year. I love being in church now and I love singing at the mass and I love now knowing people at church. It's the one place on campus I can always go to without feeling afraid. It's my place to go when I'm nervous before an exam(so you know where I'll be during finals in two weeks!). It's also where I go when I'm happy and want to praise God for the gifts He's given me. So yes this year has been hard, I'm not where I thought I would be but I am better off for it.

The amazing view after I climbed the tallest mountain in Neon!

My first waterfall ever! Also in Neon Kentucky

My inspiration

~Jenny

Have you ever...

Have you ever done that thing where you think about exactly what you were doing at this time one year ago? I do that kind of alot and I can't believe how much a person can change in one year. For instance... last year I was a senior in high school, planning my prom night. I was so focused on the fact that I was getting out of high school forever and that next I would be headed off to college where I'd be free to do whatever I want and I'd finally be an "adult." I thought that my job at kroger wouldnt last till the beginning of summer, I figured I'd get to work at starbucks or best buy. I thought my friends would always keep in touch, always have this closeness we always had... and lastly I thought I was in love with an amazing guy.

Isn't it funny how naive people are?

Now here I am a freshman in college... thinking that I should've taken a year off like I wanted to. Wishing I could be home with my family I once thought I could live without seeing everyday... and I'm in a new relationship and only have 3 friends here at college while my high school friends are off in different areas of Indiana and Ohio.

I thought it was so complicated in high school... that college would be this great freedom and now here I am feeling like I'm trapped. Irony works in mysterious ways huh? lol

It's not that I don't like college... it has it's perks for sure I just now think that I would be more apt to accept college if I had stayed home a year and just worked like I wanted to. But had I done that, I probably would've still been stuck at kroger-hating my job, my boyfriend would've still cheated on me, and my friends still would've left for college without me. So ... was this really the better road? I don't know ...

~Jenny

Oh ps I'm sorry but it's bad weather right now and that means I have way too much time to sit in my dorm and think about life and such lol

New do...

So it's time for a change... a new hair do is in order I believe. My boyfriend surprised me on Valentine's day by buying me tickets to the broadway show Wicked in Chicago for the end of the school year. I'm so excited it will be my first broadway show ever and I'm in love with Chicago so it'll be super fun lol. (not to mention shopping on michigan ave!)

Anyways, I usally get tired of my hair after a few months so it's that lovely time again! I'm thinking I already like my length of hair I just need to add something new to the overall design... like more layers/new color? Don't know yet but I'm open for suggestions!

~Jenny

Wasting time...

Switchfoot is one of the more mainstream christian bands today and Purdue was lucky enough to host their concert yesterday. Some of my friends and I had been looking forward to it all week so we made sure we got there on time... only to be dissapointed. We got there at 3... and sat on the lawn for almost 3 hours only seeing 2 opening bands that were lower than subpar... so we decided to leave with our free tshirt and go find some food.

Of course about a half hour after we left the real band played and were supposedly "freaking awesome man!" as said by my friend lol.

But hey I got a chance to sit out in the sun, get a free (although extra large) t-shirt and a free bag which i plan on using when we hopefully go camping this summer!

~Jenny

In the market...

So life as a college freshman is ten times more stressful than I thought it would be back in high school... so as a way to "unwind" after this school year Logan suggested that we take a camping trip/explore indiana. I think this sounds like fun except for the fact that I have no idea where we should go? Or even if someone could go with us? I would love to visit some zoos and Logan really wants to go fishing/hiking...

Does anyone have some cheap ideas? Actually any ideas would be better than nothing lol.

Places I've thought of...

• Pokagon State Park-only problem I can't seem to find an official website for it so I don't know what all is there, the prices... etc.
• Indiana Dunes-will it be too cold for that in may?
• Potawatomi Zoo
• Chain o Lakes
• Washington Park Zoo

And that's all I have so far... please help me!

Thank you :-)

~Jenny

Starting anew

For the last two years I have had a bad experience on Easter for different reasons... this year however I was determined to have an amazing Easter and guess what?? I did! Though the credit for that goes to a certain easter surprise that arrived on friday... a brand new puppy (yet to be named). She is full of energy and loves to cuddle. The family has already fallen for her and the best part was opening the door on Easter sunday and showing her to Uncle Marc and Grandma and Grandpa and Betty. (Grandma's expression was probably the best out of all-pure shock lol)

It was a good day getting to see the family I havent seen in quite awhile... that's why it was so hard to leave. But the good news is only one month of school left then I get to come home and work a billion hours aweek... but at least I'll be home at last after this very long and too eventful year at college.

~Jenny