Trick or Treat--Smell my Feet!

So HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Sad to say that I procrastinated studying a bit last night, because Charlie Brown and the Great Big Pumpkin were on tv! I love Charlie Brown, but the Christmas episode is the best...can't wait for that one! All holidays get me in a cheerful mood! I always loved to dress up for Halloween. I probaby was a Princess for about 8 or 9 years...and I know I was a witch when I was real little and a unicorn. Otherwise I usually wanted to be a princess in some form or another! There aren't too many ways to celebrate halloween for big kids like me...so it makes me look forward to some day spending all holidays with my children. i know that I want to make my children costumes (just as my mom did every year). There are endless possibilities if you do it yourself!

My issue with Halloween this year (and every year that I've been in Grand Forks), there aren't many kids that go door-to-door. There is a big event at the Alerus center where the children go around the different booths to get candy rather than going out door-to-door. It is supposedly safer than going out at night. I agree it probably is safer, but that's not what it's all about! If parents go with their children trick-or-treating, they should be just as safe! I remember going out in blizzards! And on the few weekends leading up the halloween, we also went out to (I believe Linders Greenhouse??) a Halloween carnival-type. We got to wear our costume more than once, and got to go door-to-door and play halloween games. I know that a lot of kids don't go door-to-door in apartments (where I live), but it's sad what it's become!

FYI...I feel like a really old 21 year old talking like this. Back in the good old days.....HAHA

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

Sad to say it...

I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I kind of want to go out and buy Britney Spear's new album that comes out today! There has been so much controversy surrounding her as of late, but I just have always been a fan of her music. I think it's because of the dance beat! I sincerely question some of her actions, and don't agree with many of her choices. However, I guess I am just curious about her new album. It doesn't help that the reviews sound really great for this album. Not sure if I will buy it...may just try to check it out online. I just hope she starts to figure things out, if for no other reason, her sons deserve that.

Bad Week

Just in case anyone else thinks that they are having a bad week....I have 4 tests! So I am stressed! This week cannot end quick enough!!

Halloween

This last weekend, my best friend Kayla and her son (my Godson), Shaun, came to visit me. We had so much fun! DaShaun was a little bit crabby on Saturday when we were shopping, but that will be expected when little ones aren't sleeping in their own beds and on their own schedules. He was much more interested in hanging out with us Friday night than going to bed! So, needless to say, it wasn't easy to shop on Saturday with him! We were going to go to a pumpkin patch, but he was just too tired. That night, we dressed in our Halloween costumes and went out. I wore a Marilyn Monroe dress, but I ditched the wig because it looked so fake. I just love Marilyn Monroe, and so I knew that's what I wanted to dress as this year. Kayla got a really cute dress from Party America that was suppose to be like Marie Antionette. Josh dressed up at Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Carribean. We found Josh's wig at Target, and I just bought a plain white button-down shirt and a funky belt from a thrift store. I took the shirt and ripped a lot of seams to make the shirt like old and battered. I also tore off the pocket and ripped it in a few places. I also took a pair of his black sweatpants and cut them on the bottom. Josh's brother, Jeremy, also came up to visit, but he didn't dress up to go out that night! It was a lot of fun, but I didn't get much studying done!

My future

Obviously with the upcoming graduation in December nearing, I have been thinking more and ore about my future. I have sent out a handful of resumes and cover letters, and I've heard back from some and not others. Mainly I have been trying to take what I am learning at my internship and apply it to the "real world." Everyday I come here, I learn more and more. I know that, someday, I want to be the "big shot" in an organization (public or private), but have realized that there is a lot to still learn. While thinking about that, I had been looking more seriously into Graduate School. I always knew that eventually I would want to go back to get my Masters degree, but I didn't want to do it right after school. I wanted to get some experience, and then go back. After looking at some of the classes offered for a Graduate degree in Public Administration, I decided that it would be very beneficial to continue my education now. I think right now is a good time--I'm not really grounded. In a few years, it will be harder to pick things up and go back to school. Besides, I like my school, program, and professors so much that I want to do it in Grand Forks. Josh told me...even before I started thinking about grad school...that he wanted to stay in the area for awhile longer because things are going well for him at his job. So I think it's the perfect time.

So now I applied, got 3 recommendations, and next Friday I will take the Graduate Records Exam in Fargo. I have been studying a little bit, but I guess I have three other school tests next week! So next week will be a little bit stressful. I was really nervous for the test, because I am not the greatest at standardized tests, but one of the professors that I talked to in my program said that it's a small factor in determining whether or not a student gets into grad school. I feel a little bit better, but I still want to do well. The test is computerized, which will be nice because I will be able to see my score right away for all of the sections except for the essay portion. That will help ease my anxiety. After that, I just have to wait for the scores to be mailed to the graduate school at UND, and see if I am accepted.

Wish me luck!