Christmas And Finals

My first semester of college has gone well for the most part! It is definitely different from High School and more difficult by far. But I love my roommates and living on my own. I'm learning things about myself and about life in general. My first finals are coming up, and it definitely has my anxiety on high. But, I shall persevere. Here's one thing that I definitely didn't have to do in High School: study. I have never studied before. Why you ask? I never needed to! I was lucky and just remembered things really well. The tests are way more difficult at BYU, if you don't study you fail. Which is not an option for me. So Finals are freakin' me out a bit. But I have been studying, so hopefully I'll pass all my tests with flying colors(: I cannot wait to go home for Christmas though. Only 4 more days! Then I'm home for 3 weeks!!! That's a long time, I can't wait to see my family and friends again(: That's one thing that is still difficult about being away at college. I still miss my family like crazy, and I miss being with my best friend everyday. I don't really have a 'go-to' person up here. But I get along alright without one. I just wish I had one when those panic attacks come along. But enough about my crazy anxiety, I get to go home!! Where I shall be anxious free!(:

Well my roomies and I took "family" pics. They turned out awesome! I shall share some with you(: Whoever you is, I hope they bring you some joy and laughter(:

I am super blessed with the best roommates ever! This morning they woke me up by caroling and bringing me Hot Chocolate. Gotta love them(: I think they knew I was struggling with finals coming up and not hearing from my best friend for so long (who is currently serving an LDS mission). It's great to feel loved coming into the Christmas season(: I'm also going to work on posting more often, But until then, Happy Holidays!!(:

College Life

        Alright, so my first impression of college? Pretty freakin' awesome(: Living on your own? Also pretty dang awesome. However I have learned many things. For instance:

• Less time in class, but more homework.
• Grocery shopping is an art, I don't know how my mother does it.
• You don't sleep.
• Professors are awesome(: 
• But grading is harsh.
• Paying to do laundry is a burden to an already struggling wallet.
• Cooking is annoying, so you tend to eat junk a lot.
• Walking everywhere sucks.

         But I really am enjoying myself. You get used to those things ^.  But games are amazing! You think high school football games are fun, try front row in a stadium that holds 60,000. YEAH! (: It's amazing, plus BYU's mascot is the coolest mascot you'll ever see. Cosmo is legit, I have a cougar crush on him(: No, it's not because I'm diggin' on some younger guy, it's because Cosmo is a cougar. See for yourself.

         Jealous yet? Because you should be. He's awesome.(: Also, that is at a volleyball game. Our volleyball team is amazing, in case you were wondering. Though I am pretty disappointed in football right now, I can be proud of our volleyball girls. Well, this week is my first week of exams, so you could say I'm pretty nervous. I've been studying like crazy, and is probably what I should go back to doing...so until next time!

-Kaley

The Opinionator...Stupid Drivers

So I almost died twice today because people don't know how to drive. Seriously though, I think it should be a law that you have to retake a driving test again every few years. I was run off the road, and almost side swiped today, both at high speeds that were extremely terrifying! It's experiences like this that kind of make me hate people. Like there is no hope for the human race. But then I go eat at Chili's and my hope in humanity is restored, just to have it questioned again by idiotic drivers. Old people and handicapped drivers especially should have to retake the test by the way, because those are the people who normally almost kill me. Maybe it's just the fact that I've been in accidents before and I'm paranoid, but I am just getting to the point where I never want to drive. I think we need to take a stand against these crazy drivers, get them off the roads. Because I don't know about you, but I'm sick of almost dying everyday.

What's in my pocket...

Which really means what's on my mind. And what's on my mind is school. College to be exact. And moving out. It's all happening in less then a month. Lot's of firsts and change. But I guess that's the life of a high school graduate. Nothing stays the same. Life has to continue, you have to improve and learn. Besides, if you aren't moving forward you're moving backward, and nobody wants that. It brings about an odd mixture of nerves. It's like a battle between excitement and pure terror. Quite interesting really. I've been nannying for the summer and she told me that next week is my last week, because she has some time off work and then the kids start going to school. So I'll have a lot of free time to just think, which isn't always good on my part, since my thoughts tend to get the best of me. I'm kind of just ranting right now, this post is pointless, I probably should have put that in the beginning just in case people actually read this, which I doubt will happen. But anyway, that's what's been on my mind as of late. The future (college), but also the past. My childhood, and even my high school years. I've always been told I need to learn to focus more on the present. Which I will start working on...maybe tomorrow. Well, I'm sort of new to this blogging thing, I'm not really sure what the point of it even is. I think most of my posts will be random rants or opinions. But oh well. My randomness could entertain.