My Life As A PUMA!

I'm stressed, yo.  Big time.  I feel like I've got so much to do and so little time to do it.  There are officially eight days until I peace for the summer.... WHOA!! How crazy that I've almost finished my freshman year of college?!  I feel like it's gone by so fast.  Sometimes I wonder if I caught everything... like... did I forget someone or something or did I not pay attention to the small things that matter?  Bah!

Anyway... I'm stressed.  I've got a two-page Core 4 paper due Thursday (but it'll be super easy and I already started it), a fourish-pager for Theories of Personality about Charles Manson throught he psychoanalytic perspective due Friday (shouldn't be hard, just tedious)and a five-page typology of human nature in Core 2 readings due during our final period next week.  The last one should be pretty challenging I think... but maybe not.  I've got a rough plan worked out and some ideas, but still - I've never written a typology before.  On top of all of this writing, I still have to study for finals.  Luckily, Chau decided to let us use our books and notes on our Theroies final.  Core 2 will be pie because it'll just be a cumulative essay like always for Dixon.  I'm a little worried about Core 4 though.  Schenk went nuts and is making the final much much much harder than his discussion section has prepared us for.  And I'm not even sure how to study for it... wish me luck on that one.  One relieving bit is my Latin American Short Stories (Spanish) final is a party.  There are only four of us in the class and two are graduating and the other one besides me is celebrating that he'll be a senior - so Gamez let us do our final stuff today so we could have a fiesta on Monday.  I can't wait!  Today wasn't even bad, though.  We had to talk completely in Spanish about our favorite things from the semester and what we learned and what we thought was most significant.  We had to talk for like ten minutes and that was it... but it's a lot harder than it seems.  A lot of times when I have guidelines like that, I can't even speak for that long in ENGLISH!  Let alone another language!!

School work isn't the only thing that's got me stressing though.  The end of school means a lot more than the end of school - if that makes any sense.  Mostly, it means the end of being with Pete all day everyday and that it's only a matter of tiem before he's halfway across the country playing baseball in upstate New York.  I think it's the little things I'll miss the most.  Like tonight... we walked to Wal-Mart just for fun and got nerf guns.  We played with them by the reflecting pond for awhile and then when we got back we ambushed my RA and everyone else we could find until we resorted to an all-out war in the lounge.  It was so much fun, and when I got tired he cleaned up my blister from Little 500 in flipflops.  I'll miss naps between classes and eating HUB food in my car just so we can listen to the Cubs game when it's not on TV.  I'll want wiffle ball tutoring and watching him get excited about my pigs.  I'll miss the brothers I never got (Tommy and Timmy), my BFF "T" and being his mom's saving grace in a house full of testosterone.  But more than anything... I'll miss him holding me while I sleep (when it's not too hot).

I'm also a bit stressed about cheerleading...  I'm just not as excited about it as I usually am.  I think it's because I know next year will be hard.  With the seniors gone, I have a feeling I'll be the one that gets the tough end of the stick.  I mean... I know I can handle it, and it'll only be one semester, but still.  I don't like being treated differently than other people.  I had four years of it in high school gymnastics because my parents were my coaches.  They didn't want people to think they were favoring me, so they did the exact opposite.  It was quite the bummer, trust me!  But it also made me a stronger person, so I guess it wasn't SOO bad.  Our end of the year banquet is Monday.... so we'll see where things go from there.

On a completely different note... My first Little 500 was a blast!!!! Pete's brother Tom came down with a friend and we hung out with people from that graduated with Pete (or at least from the same school as he and Tom) all night!  It was so much fun, but it was a Gordon Tech reunion FOR SURE! :D  I met a lot of new people and had a really fun time.  There were definitely some dramatic points in the evening (like when Noll almost burnt down or when I had an emotional breakdown), but the day on a whole was fabulous!  It kinda made me sad that I won't be here for it next year, but I'll be 21 my next Little 5 so I'll be able to go to the beer and braut tent!  Hahaha...

Well..... I've been on here for over an hour and I'm sure I'm boring all of you (and we all know I could use this time to get crackin' on some of those papers!!!)... so I'm gonna peace.  Goodnight!

Ciao.
Cassandra

Ah.  It's been a nice day... :D  It's past noon and I haven't done anything!  Haha... I've just been lounging around watching What Not To Wear and America's Next Top Model.  I should probably be at the baseball games being that my boyfriend's on the team, huh?  But I heard it's cold and I'm not too keen on freezing my butt off...

This week went by pretty fast.  So did last week. And the week before.  Actually... this semester has gone by pretty fast!  We only have two weeks before finals!  BAH!! How scary, right?!  Pete only has ONE final... and it's in leisure and recreation!  How hard can that be?!?!  I'll probably have finals in all of my classes but Spanish (that'll most likely be a presentation).  Core two will be a big cumulative paper (AND I have a big research paper for that class).  Oh dear...

On a happier note... Cheerleading should start soon.  Hopefully.  I've - unfortunately - taken advantage of the time off.  I've worked out a little bit, but definitely not enough.  Boo!  Looks like I'll be hitting the weightroom this week???

So my mom has my baby cousin, Nolan, today and I am soooooo jealous!!  Pete and I went home last night, but I think we'll have to go home again because I haven't seen Nolan for way too long and I miss him! 

I am officially in love with Pete's family.  They are so welcoming and happy!  I always have so much fun when I'm with them... they treat me like I'm part of their family, and that's a nice feeling.  It's the same with my family though.  Sometimes I think they all love him more than me! ;) 

Speaking of Pedro... We talked about Spain for real the other night.  After him being gone for three months this summer for baseball, we'll get to spend the five months of first semester together.  Then I'll leave early-mid January for Spain and I won't be back until June after he's already left for summer ball again.  Bah... it wasn't a fun conversation, that's for sure.  It was really hard.  Really really hard.  The next fifteen - sixteen months are going to be the hardest... but I know we'll be able to handle it.  We're both going into this knowing it's going to be hard, and I think that's what will help.  No one is expecting it to be easy, so... yeah.  It also helps that we'll be leaving to do things we love: baseball and Spanish. 

Well... It's almost 1:00, so I should probably eat some lunch and head over to the field...

Ciao.
Cassandra

So I think I have whooping cough.  Seriously.  Last night, in order to get some sleep for once in my life, I took Sudafed, Mucinex and Sleepaid.  Sounds like I've got a drug problem, but trust me... I don't.  I just feel bad for Pete because he has to deal with my constant hacking.

Yesterday we watched the Cubs season opener.  It got pretty intense, but it was fun.  Pete was sad, but after about half an hour, he was good to go! :D  Sometimes I just couldn't help but laugh at him because of how angry he got.  Eventually he couldn't say anything but silly insults about Milwakee's pitcher.  It was hysterical!!

So... I've had a big epiphany recently.  I realized that an earlier loss of a friend should never have happened.  I am in the same position Mary was in awhile back when she stopped hanging out with us.  She and I had a little talk on Saturday, and I'm really glad we did.  We both agreed that we all handled the situation the wrong way, and now I feel pretty bad about it because now it's happened to me.  I've had minimal contact with my "friends" since last Wednesday.  It's pretty much been nothing other than when they need something or it's an awkward situtation where the only option is to force conversation.  I know that I'm not making any more effort to talk than they are, but at the same time - would YOU make an effort to talk to the person you thought was your best friend after they stop you mid-sentence, tell you to "get out" and then slam the door in your face?  I didn't think so.  After that first incident, it went a couple of days in silence and then Friday night I was in Chicago at Pete's house (I'll tell more about that later) I got a text message from them asking if - even though they hadn't been talking to me, mind you - they could use my futon for the night.  I couldn't help myself.  I had to laugh.  Pete keeps telling me he's sorry and everything will get better, but he doesn't have to.  I'm okay with it.  What upsets me is that I treated Mary the way they're treating me.  I apologized to her, but I still feel terrible.  I mean, all of this because I don't want to risk getting written up?  Because I don't want to get smashed and run around campus?  If that was what would make or break our friendship, then it obviously wasn't the kind of friendship I thought it was.  This isn't the first time I've been through this... I think I'll deal.

FRIDAY NIGHT!!!  Wow!  It was soooooo much fun!  I've officially met all of Pete's family and I love them all!  We got there and just sat around for awhile waiting for Tom to get home so we could go to dinner.  We - Pete's dad, Tom, Timmy, pete and I - went to this reeeeaaaally nice steakhouse (a scene from Ocean's 12 was shot there!) and it was so good!  It was such a good time... I was the only girl and I didn't care one bit.  It made me wish I'd had brothers.  At first, T (that's what I call Pete's dad - he calls me C) kept trying to stop the boys from doing boy things like farting and burping and being gross but eventually Pete was like "Dad... she doesn't care.  Look at her..." I was laughing so hard.  It was great!  Dinner was sooooo good, and we just talked and laughed and had fun.  We went back and played Rock Band.  Pete's mom came home later and it was really nice to see her...  Chicago was so much fun!  I was way out of my environment though!!!!!! It was crazy... all the buildings and streets.  When we were driving into the city, I couldn't stop taking pictures.  It was just all so new to me!  I can't wait to go back... we're going to ride the train and go see Wrigley and go downtown and stuff.  It'll be so much fun.

I really like Pete's family.  Tommy and I have gotten pretty close.  We're going to have a killer summer while Pete's in New York for baseball.  We're going to at least two concerts for sure, and then we're taking a roadtrip to see Pedro.  It'll be fun.  And Little Timmy is sooooo adorable.  I want to steal him and keep him as MY little brother.  His mom and dad are really nice too.  Oh, the Quintus family...

I got to see more of MY family this weekend.  My niece came and stayed with me and my nephew came up with my mom on Sunday for the baseball game.  Maecy's my mini-me... we had a blast all weekend just being silly, and of course Trevor had fun.  He's obsessed with baseball and he's a pitcher so he thought Pete was super cool and he didn't even get to talk to him!!

Well... dinner, homework and Spanish ahead...

Ciao.
Cassandra

First... it is SOOOOOOOO nice outside!! I love it!  I'm so glad we're out of (hopefully, fingers crossed!) the yucky northern Indiana winter!  Bah, it was not fun!

Tomorrow we jet off for Grand Valley State in Michigan for NCAA tournament.  I'm excited for the guys but, boy... It's been a long few weeks in cheerleading.  I'm ready for it to settle down a little so I can focus more on getting ready for try-outs.  All the incoming freshies are REALLY good, so I need to bust my butt... fo sho.

Next weekend I get a belated Spring Break!!  YAY!!!! My parents and I are going down to Kentucky Weslyan to watch the baseball team.  I'm so excited!! It'll be nice to get away for fun.  And hopefully it'll be pretty weather down there!

Speaking of baseball... the season's in full swing which means I'm having to share more and more time with Pete's other girlfriend. :)  It's okay though.  He's been doing really well!!  He closed yesterday and Tuesday, and will probably close again today... and maybe this weekend too, but I won't get to watch those.  I don't know much about baseball... and I don't know anything about pitching.  I know strikes are really good and balls and hits... not so much.  Hahaha... I'm picking it up.  I get so anxious though, and sometimes I cover my face.  That's probably not good considering we usually sit directly behind home plate where he can plainly see me.  Oops!  Oh well.......

Last night I went out with Becca and Kara!  It was a much needed Girls Night, but infortunately it ended a little sooner than I'd hoped.  There were a few complications, so I just went to the baseball apartment to hang out with Pete and Wille instead.  The night was still fun though!!

I've got to finish getting ready for the game and head out!! 

Ciao.
Cassandra

Still snowy.  I'm ready for spring.  Sunshine, birds and flowers... please?

I got another B+ on an exam in Theories of Personality.  I know it's good, and far better than the average score in my class... but I can't help but be disappointed in myself.  I need to focus more on school.  I've been getting caught up in all the fun, but now it's time to buckle down.  I'm a little (only a little) nervous about midterm grades.  Having two Cores has been a LOT harder than I'd anticipated.  Luckily these grades don't count, but still show me where I need to be kicking it into gear.  Bah... I blame this on my parents. :D  It's not a bad thing when I step back and look at it, but it's pretty stressful.  My Core 2 midterm is tomorrow.  Wish me luck!!

I have practice tonight.  I wish we'd cheered last night, but oh well.  We've got two performances this weekend.  Halftimes of both the women's and the men's games.  That's a lot of work.  I hope everyone can handle it.  We got word today that tournament will FOR SURE not be held here.  Thank God.  A of all, I'm pretty sure there's not enough parking for that.  B of all, it's Spring Break for goodness' sake!  Of course I want to go somewhere other then The Joe!!!

Last night was probably the most fun that I'd had in a loooong time.  Pete came over and had soooo much energy.  At first I was a little frustrated, but then I got really hyper too!  We were wrestling in the hallway (which wasn't fair at all since he's got a good 18 inches of reach more than I do) and joking around with my RA, Tash.  Then Marsha came to try to save me and Pete put her in the garbage can!!!  Long story short, there was a lot of shrieking, running and chasing, and I ended up stuck in a garbage can and no one would save me. Hahaha... All you could see were my feet coming out of the garbage can and Tash said "You're so tiny!! If you're small enoguh to fit in there like that... then you deserve to be in there!"  It was such a good time.  Everyone was just laughing and playing around.  And the best part was that the WWF didn't stop in Justin West!  Pete and I stopped by the baseball apartment and that's when it got really crazy.  All I have to say is this: never wake Gord up when there is a broom around, or else you're going to have to find three guys to wrestle it away from him - because that's what it takes.  And you're NEVER safe; just ask Wille!!  Needless to say, I was pretty exhausted by the end of the night... and there's still a broom in the IM field!

Well... time for dinner with the girls before practice!!

Ciao.
Cassandra

Well we were supposed to travel with the Puma basketball teams today to cheer at UIndy, but the stupid snow ruined it.  Bah.  I was so excited, too.  I miss traveling to cheer... boo.  Oh well, at least we're traveling for GLVC tournament!!!  I can't waaait.  I mean, Spring Break on the beach or really any place but snowy Rensselaer would've been nice, but I'll get a week with my girls - and it'll be FABTASTIC.

Speaking of cheerleading... WE GOT OUR NEW UNIFORMS!!!!!!  Of course, it's motivated me to watch what I eat and maybe be a little more active, but they're soooooooooo pretty!!! Lovelove.

Midterms are coming... bah.  I'm 3/4 done with my freshman year, and that's just plain outrageous.  Unbelieveable maybe... Exciting, but crazy.  My only midterms are in my two Core classes though.  And they're both just papers.  It should be okay.

Pete's good.  This weekend kinda sucked.  It made me realize how much I really like being around him, though... so I guess that's good.  Sadly, they lost both games - but Pete said he pitched pretty well, so YAY!  The last game got rained out (rain, I know... must be nice to see something other than snow) so they came home early which was reeeeeeeeeeally exciting.  I even cleaned my room for a little surprise for him (more for myself, but... ).  It was a major pig stye, especially after lounging around all weekend, so I had to do serious work.  But, now it's phenomenal and I've kept it this clean for TWO WHOLE DAYS!! And you can ask my parents... that's an accomplishment for sure!

Cheerleading tryouts are in 18 days.  I need to kick some serious ass.  Whoa.  Scary.

Well, I've got to finish up this Spanish paper I've been putting off...

Ciao.
Cassandra

Hopefully this works!  Sorry it's been so long everyone, but there were some technical difficulties.  I can't give a full update because I have practice soon, and because I'm afraid I won't be able to save!

My toe isn't broken.  Thank God.  I have "turf toe"... it's a football/soccer injury that I most likely got during tumbling.  I've been on vicoden for the pain because there's nothing anyone can do to fix it, so I've had an interesting last couple of days. Haha..

Pete's gone. (He's the 6'4" wonder that is my boyfriend, in case you didn't know)  The baseball team is currently on they're way to Mississppi for the season opener.  GOOD LUCK BOYS!!

My friends were/are fighting.  I don't really know. I haven't hung out with Becca other than class in quite a while.  I've kinda hung out with Kara, but only like watching TV and stuff.  I don't know. 

Cheerleading is fabulous.  Time with my seniors is winding down and that makes me sad, but I'm cherishing the time I've got left.  The pumas made a killer come back last night, so hopefully we'll still be going to tournament over Spring Break.

Speaking of cheerleading, I've gotta go.  Hopefully I'll be able to post again later this evening!!

Ciao.
Cassandra

Sorry it's been awhile... I've been on my freaking deathbed.  I'd like to start by thanking Becca for giving me every sickness she gets.  Although, I suppose I shouldn't be suprised when our life is the Spice Girls song "2 Become 1" minus all of the sexual inuendos.  I've had the sniffles for awhile, but this whole charade started about Tuesday or Wednesday with the addition of a baby cough to my sniffly nose.  It wasn't fun, but it was bearable.  Thursday was when it started getting bad.  I had five hourse of Core with a terrible cough and a super snotty nose.  Nyquil and Sudafed got me through the day but nothing could help me sleep.  Once I would get to sleep, I couldn't sleep for long.  Friday was the worst.  My throat was killing me, my ears were pounding, my entire body hurt, I thought my kidney was exploding, my nose was snottier than snotty and I had the cough of a two-packs-a-day smoker.  It was awful.  Friday night, I truly thought I was dying.  I called my mom crying and poor Marsha came down to my room to bring me tissues and walked in to find me lying in the dark on my futon sobbing and snotty.  I had an empty box of tissues, a GIANT bag of cough drops, chapstick, and a bottle of water at my side and a cool, wet rag on my head.  The futon was covered in blankets for my chills and the clothes I threw off when I thought my skin was burning off.  It was a truly depressing sight, I'm sure.  Unfortunately, when she asked if there was anything she could do... I had to be honest and tell her there was really nothing she could do.  She said if I didn't think I could handle it any longer, she'd take me to the ER.  I thanked her, and said I was going to try to sleep.  I'd already taken Nyquil and that wasn't working, but I tried my darndest.  Saturday morning was hell.  I woke up feeling like there were millions of papercuts in my throat and on my toungue, I couldn't swallow, my eyes and nose were crusty and my kidney was committing suicide.  Even though I was suffering all of that, I persisted adn got ready for the game.  There was no way I was going to let my team down.  I went, practiced hard, cheered harder and even at half-strength, only one stunt dropped, and I nailed my partner stunt Lib.  After that though, with five minutes left in the game, I thought it was over.  I was convinced I was going to pass out, but I didn't.  We won the game, and I was ready to eat and peace.  I wanted to get home and go to the doctor.  Last night, I slept like the last few nights... terribly.  I gave up on my bed and slept on the sofa chair because it was easier to breathe kind of sitting up rather than lying down.  This morning sucked equally as bad as yesterday morning, but today I finally got to go to the doctor.  Not that he was much help though.  My final diagnosis: "Well, it's not the flu... but I'm pretty sure it's viral.  Take some Tylenol and rest."  That's it?!  Are you kidding me?!  He wasn't even going to give me a prescription until I whined enough about my throat.  And even then, he only gave me a Z-Pack which I could have predicted because it's what I get for everything because it's just about all I can have with all my allergies.  Anyway, I've been sitting at home sleeping and taking Tylenol and drinking tea and honey just like I would have done at school.   The only difference here is that my laundry is free and I have a worthless prescription.  (On the bright side, I've gotten a lot of reading done for Core.)  Nevertheless... I'll be back at The Joe with clean laundry and a slightly healthier body tomorrow evening after my mom and dad get off of work. 

Even though I thought I was withering away to my death, my week wasn't all that bad. 
-We had arts and crafts time complete with paints and crayons, cookies, a Little Mermaid table and chairs and song and dance time with Pete and Chase.   The night was hilarious even though it ended in a good bit of drama.
-The Blizzard of '08 almost blew me away and Redge had to save my life in the Core parking lot.  Since it was 50 degrees when I left Justin at 4:00, I was wearing sandals. Unfortunately, when we left Spanish at roughly 8:30, it was definitely not sandal appropriate weather.  I'm pretty sure I had frostbite on every single one of my poor little toes.  When we finally got back to Justin (thanks to Kala for foraging the tundra), we decided on a beach party in the bathtub room.  It was a ragin' good time... green party music, bathing suits, hot water, loads of bubbles, hot chocolate and pizza that Marsha and Kala got for us. 
-Redge and I had a sweet movie night and a pizzazz feast.  "I know that, Faggle... I... KNOW that!"  Hahaha... I recommend Superbad to ALL of you!! (Except you, Maecy!  We'll watch it when you're older...) 
-I happened upon 6 feet 4 inches of possible proof that maybe not all guys at Saint Joe are tools.  It seems as though I was simply schmoozing with the wrong guys all year when there was a good one in my Intro Psych class.  Unfortunately, it took a walk to Wal-Mart (you're ridiculous) to get things to cure me and an argument resulting in me forcing him to go out and have fun with his friends instead of staying in with me and getting sick for me to give up on my whole "Guys here are d-bags" mentality.  Hmmm... we shall see, eh?  I'll be sure to keep you posted on that one. :D  (Easy Mol, no need to lock me in the closet just yet.... )

The Patriots didn't win the Superbowl.  Let's celebrate!

Well, my celebration is going to consist of Tylenol PM and loads of sleep.  I'll see all of you Pumas tomorrow!

Ciao.
Cassandra

PS: If I knew how to post pictures, I would... until then....

The last couple of days have been intense.   We were supposed to have a performance at halftime of last night's mens game (and I guess technically we did, but not to us).  With roughly five minutes of gametime left before the performance, Regina reinjured her knee.  She's in every stunt AND is in the front of the dance, so needless to say we did the first half and Kristen had to adjust her position and some of the moves.  People said we looked good, but we all know they missed out on the good stuff.  The good news is that Redge shouldn't be out long... just a recooperation thing.  Bad news??  Kristen might have broken her arm tonight at practice.... on Genna's teeth (which she can't feel now).  Yeah.  So now we're out two HUGE parts of the squad, meaning there had to be some rearranging.  MEANING... Kala and I were broken up and thus the well-oiled manly machine we are isn't functioning.  The new stuff is okay, but tomorrow will suck.  Oh... and on top of the gimpy squad, we're working the Puma Preview day.  So we're up and going from 10:00 am to about 5:00 pm.  Ugh.  The upside will be going to dinner with my parents (and maybe Kala, Redge, and Marsha) at the little Mexican place jsut outside of town after the game!!!!  Mmmm...

Tonight (after practice) was fun, though!  Regina, Kala, Marsha, Stacy, Kristen and I all went to Merrillville to Olive Garden to celebrate Kristen's 21st birthday.  It was such a good time... LOTS of laughing.  Coincidentally, our waiter was a basketball player from Purdue-Cal (a team that the Pumas crushed!!).  He was really fun and put up with our boistrousness and our incesant breadstick requests.  He got tipped well... anyone that deals with us that well deserves it.

Classes seemed like a breeze this week.  Well, aside from sitting through lectures by myself and then having to deal with my silly (for lack of a better word) Core 4 professor.  Here's hoping it stays that way.

I'm crazy tired, and tomorrow will be rough, so I'm "hittin' the hay".

Ciao.
Cassandra

Wow.  What a week.  So much has gone on that it feels like it's been waaaaaaaaaaaay longer than just one week. 

The game Saturday was fun.  Luce was sick, so we were minus one girl and had to rework a lot of builds before the game, but we pulled through.  Saturday night the seniors threw a "bathing suit" party in the lounge upstairs and played energy drink games.  I didn't really feel up to sampering around in my bathing suit with guys I, personally, didn't know, so The Threesome stuck together.  We were going to go to the apartments, but we heard they were bad news bears so we just went to Halas to hang out with the guys.  It was super fun, but it was the beginning of the end of my sleep cycle as I knew it.  We stayed up until 6:30ish in the morning!!  Needless to say, we all slept until 3:30 or 4:00 Sunday afternoon.  I felt like a stereotypical college kid for the first time. :D 

Since we were, at the point, nocturnal, we decided to go hang out with the guys again.  Bad idea.  Once I started to go to sleep, Trav decides we should stay up until the caf opened for breakfast because he wanted biscuits and gravy.  At one point I was dozing off (from an obvious lack of sleep) and he started shaking me saying "Wake up!! We have to go get breakfast!!"  Finally, 7:00 rolls around and we head to the caf.  As it turns out, they don't have biscuits and gravy everyday and Monday morning was one that they didn't.  So there we were.... Nick, Adro, Trav and I and the baseball team, eating a not so pleasant breakfast thanks to dear Trav.  After breakfast we went back and crashed - and my crashed, I mean I got a little three hour nap.  I went back to Justin thankful I didn't have class, but it was bittersweet.  Becca made me stay up because she said if I didn't, I would never be able to sleep at night ever again in my life.

Oops... I lost track of time. I have class in a few! I'll finish this tale later!!!!

Ciao.
Cassandra

We're back.  Actually, I've been back for about three days.  Living on my own has been pretty nice... I have loads of room and I don't have to worry about what time I come in or how loud my music is.  On the other hand, I've made Becca and Kara eat in my room on multiple occasions because sometimes it's lonely.  Over all though, I enjoy it.  We've got some new people on the floor.. Marsha and Regina.  This semester should be interesting...

Classes are going really well.  Monday was loooooooong being that I was the only person in the universe that didn't have any classes.  Tuesday had Becca and I scared since we had 9234095820 hours of Core, but it actually wasn't that bad.  The worst part was that Core 2 lecture was the worst thing in the history of lectures.  Luckily, Core 4 lecture was interesting.  I had Theories of Personality today with Kristen, Luce and Caitlin.  That's a long class, but it should be interesting.  I heard it was hard though. :(  Now, I just have loads of reading for Core tomorrow... 20 pages of the gospel of Mark and 35 pages of Galileo and the Scientific Revolution.  WOO!  Becca and I decided that tonight is definitely a homework night.  (We're being studious now... no more staying out late on weeknights!)

I had my first encounter with Mr. Bipolar last night in the caf.  It was incredibly awkward.  It really is unfortunate that it got to that point.  Had things been addressed earlier, we would probably still at least be speaking.  But, sometimes things fall apart so something better can fall together.  I'm not looking for anything right now, but it helps to think that this happened for a reason... sort of.  :D  I've got my best friends and that's really all I need.

Saint Joe is still the new Great Lakes.  Kara and I were going to go play in "Lake Bennett" today after she got out of class (with the snow tube... THANKS MOM!), but I think it might be too cold and I'm not sure it's worth getting hypothermia. Hahah... We'll see, though.

I hear Galileo and The Bible calling for me (ironic combination, eh?)...

Ciao.
Cassandra

I deleted the last post.  Sorry if you missed it, but circumstances called for it to be removed.

So here's how my life's been here lately.

I had an amazing Christmas (which you know if you read the last post).  My godparents came like always, and of course they were loads of fun.  Bags in the house, cards, staying up late, and of course... presents. :D  It seems like they stayed longer when I was younger, but I think that was because I took advantage of getting to spend time with them. 

I've been working at my mom's office all break.  It's been exciting.  I have no desire whatsoever to enter the law field... especially now.  I learned a lot, but I wouldn't want to do that my whole life.  All of the stress and work paid off though, because on my last day my mom and I had the pleasure of meeting the funniest old woman in the history of old women.  She didn't hold anything back, and what made it funnier was that I know that's what I'll be like when I get old.  Oh wow, she was a hoot, right mom? 

New years.... whoa.  Becca and I got lost three times on the way to Lagrange.  I cried and screamed and I think had a heart attack.  Then, on the way back my two and half hour trip got turned into five hours due to going 30 on the expressway.  65 is the worst in snow.... trust me.  I'll work on how to put pictures up on here, and then maybe I'll give you a tast of how we brought in 08.

Here's where I get personal.  So, if you don't want to hear my life problems, you can stop reading and I won't be offended.  I just need to get it all out... again....

I just don't get the male brain... I really don't.  I understand that a two year relationship takes awhile to get over.... I've been there, I know.  But, telling someone you want to take things slow because you need time and then a week later being crazy for them, talking all day, and telling them how much you miss them and like them.... why, that's just obscene.  Mixed signals, anyone?  Yeah... thank you.  So you can see why I thought the whole "let's just wait" deal had been thrown out the window.  Especially with the was I was treated in person (not sexually, you sick people ).  Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but it's just ridiculous to tell someone you wish they'd never left and then three hours later tell them that you can only offer them friendship, that things went way too fast (which was, in reality, your fault).  Wow... so anyway, I complied.  Afterall, like I said... I've been there, I understand on a personal leve, you know?  I agreed to slow down, back off a little, give himi space. But then it just got outrageous.  I really don't want to hear about how your ex is mad at you because of us, and that you're hiding things about us to avoid drama.... and then you ask if it's okay with me that you lied about it?  Uhhh.... NO IT'S NOT OKAY!  But there's nothing you can do about it now, chief.  You'll look even worse if you're honest!!  Bah.  So anyway, after an epiphany thanks to my best friend I laid it out.  "Clearly I'm not worth the drama, so I'll leave you to yourself.  If someday you realize that you've made a mistake and want me back... you can come find me, but I'm not going to sit around and wait on you and I'm not garanteeing that I'll still want to be with you.  As for now, I'll be out with my girls enjoying myself."  You're right, boo... wallowing isn't going to help.  (PS: most of this happened on my birthday.... yeeeeeah.)

So anyway, the last few days have been loads of drama... only making me more excited to see my girls tomorrow.  We're going out to dinner for my birthday and then we're going to hang out with everyone for a reunion!!!  Soooo excited.

2008... Here's to being on my own, having the best friends a girl can have, and having a damn good time. :D  Happy New Year everyone!!!

Ciao.
Cassandra

Well, I'm home.  I've officially gone over 48 hours without The Threesome.  Becca and Kara left at four on Thursday when I left for practice, and I haven't seen them since.  Becca called me around midnight last night and we talked for awhile, so that was nice.  And I've talked to Kara here and there.  But, bottom line... I miss them.

Last night, Mom and I went to the basketball games at the high school and then rented a movie because Dad went Christmas shopping.  It was fun to have a Girls Night.  I'd missed my Momma.

On a completely different note, the weather is definitely wintry now.  It snowed all day and then we got freezing rain this evening.  It's pretty, don't get me wrong, but I hate driving in it!!  I just hope it's not like this on New Year's Eve.  A friend from The Joe is having a party, and driving all the way to Chicago in this weather just wouldn't be happening.  So, here's hoping it clears up...

Time for more lounging with the fam...

Ciao.
Cassandra

I had my very first college final today!  It was Intro Psych, the one I was most worried about and it was surprisingly really easy.  I studied my little butt off last night, re-reading, highlighting, and writing notes - so maybe that's why it was easy.  It was nice to feel extra prepared.  I even woke up semi-early to go to breakfast by myself to get some more studying in before I went to take my exam.

After I got back Becca and I took a crazy adventure across campus and ended it in the Caf with lunch for two.  I'm sure going to miss her over break......... :(  She, Caribou and I have recently dubbed ourselves "The Threesome" because we're always always always together.  I don't think I can make it a whole month without them... that's why we're going to have weekend visits and I think they're going to do NYE with me in The Chi!!

Speaking of The Chi... THE CONCERT WAS AMAZING!!!  Chris Brown is officially the love of my life. :D  It was so much fun hanging out with everyone, and the rides in the Denali were the best.  Becca and I drove back instead of going to Mare's because I didn't want to have to rush in the morning and she didn't want me driving that late by myself. (And trust me, it was late!  We didn't get back until 3:30 Saturday morning!!!) 

The game was exciting, too.  The lady pumas got a win under their belts!  Genna, Cait, Steph, Scott and I went to the mall in Lafayette after the game to get some Panda, and then when I got back, The Threesome went out for another night of fun before finals.

Well this study break has been pretty long, so I'll wrap up... Good luck with your finals, Pumas!!

Ciao.
Cassandra

So the last three times I've tried to make an entry, it's managed to delete itself before it got saved.  Here's hoping it works now... 

Snow is so pretty, but it's not so much funw alking to class and back multiple times a day in it.  Tuesday was sooooo much fun.  It was Diego's first time seeing snow, so we played outside of Merlini for what seemed like hours. He was so cute with his constant smile and yelling "THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!!!"  I got "white washed" two times for throwin snow in guys' faces... that wasn't so fun.  In the end it was Kara and I surrounded by abotu six guys who were just pelting us with snowballs.  There was nothing to do but cover our heads and hope for the best!  After awhile, it got to be waaay to cold (being that we weren't dressed for the occaision) and so we went inside.  The guys graciously donated clothes for us to wear because ours were soaked through.  Let me tell you it looked pretty silly with loads of soaking wet girl clothes in the hallway of a guys dorm!!  Although the escapade was really fun, I'm paying for it now.  I have gotten increasingly more sick since Tuesday, and it's not fun at all. 

So... finals are coming up, and to be honest - I'm a little scared.  I mean, I had finals in high school, but surely they were nothing compared to what I'm about to go through!  I'm going to spend the weekend studying for sure.  I can't wait for next semester though.  Becca and I will have nearly every class together, so I'm outrageously excited.  We're attached at the hip as it is, I can't imagine how it'll be when we're together in class too!  We'll see!!!!

This weekend is going to be soooooo much fun!  To start off, Diego and I are taking a roadtrip to Merrillville to shopping after he gets out of class, and then Caribou, Becca, Mare, and MikeyB are meeting us there to go to THE CONCERT!!  We're going to see Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Soulja Boy, Lil Mama and Shop Boyz at the Allstate Arena in Chicago!  It's going to be ridiculous!!  I think we're staying at Mare's afterward, too!  After that, I have to jet back to The Joe for the women's game at 1:00.  That will pretty much wrap up the fun part because after the game, it's time to buckle down and STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!!

This past week has been really fun, and it makes me kind of sad to go home for break.  I had so much fun at the games and formal last weekend and then just hanging out with all of my really good friends this week.... it's going to be a little lonely at home.  I really only hang out with a handful of people back home, but here... I have a pretty big circle of friends.  Becca and I have already decided that we're going to definitely be having sleepovers.  A whole month without her, Caribou and everyone??  Well that's just unheard of! :D  I think we're going to go out for my birthday, too.  I want to get dressed up and go to Chicago or something!  I don't know, I just know I want to be able to see all of my Puma Pals.

On that note... time to study!  Wish me luck on this working!!!!!