mandey's world

This is the pic my aunt gave me. pictured is my aunt niki, brianna, uncle peter, grandma, alex, gabriella, and claudia. Gabbie looks like i did when i was a baby, and claudia is my 'mini me' these four girls are my girls! lol 

just trying out the picture thingy..yay it works..btw this is from the summer after 8th grade..so i was 14 and josh was 4 

now who's excited about coffee house proposal passing?? YAY!! jason! yay jason! lol..i know, i am just way too much into him, but i don't care! well after the nice 2hr meeting, just hung out in the office and then back to trinity..subway..umm...i have made my goal for the month of november...it is the end of the month and i still have money in my bank account! how cool is that? well we had our holiday party downstairs..made the cutest reindeer candy cane and decorated cookies and ornaments:) oh yea and i wrote a few letters to troops overseas...it was cool b/c these guys are guys that used to live in trinity..fun stuff..oh yea, and kelly, my suitemate, had a special friend who is stuck in iraq for 3 extra months and really wants to correspond w/someone, so i wrote him..fun stuff:) well after friday i will never have to be in basic english class...YES! that class was the pits! now i start on my english degree stuff:) intro to texual analysis..what fun;P lol. well laters..

"Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." -Arthur Schopenhauer

well..finally finished unpacking! bleh! i am so tired! but good news is that i'm done! yay! now i just have a five page paper to write for english and a one pg. single spaced paper for college adjustment..oh the joys of college life...;) ok, now that i'm back here, i can freely say this: everyone kept on trying to feed me all the time when i was home! ahhh...'mija, aqui, tiene un burrito de papas; mija,quieres chocolate? ' i am so serious! and yea, next year, i am taking my own bottled water w/me everywhere.. apparently water is a sin?? all anyone had to drink was coke. no joke! i guess i've learned my lesson. bring water, and wear baggy clothes so no one notices how thin you are. lol...i am seriously happy about that last part though:) yay for new clothes! yay for soon to be new clothes! oh yea, and yay for big jackets! oh yes, mandey finally remembered her coat this trip home! hehe..but who knows if i'll really use it? i look like a marshmellow in it but i know when it gets really cold, i will use it for sure;) well in response to a comment on the last post, no you will not find out the blessing for a while...aww...too bad...everyone is heart broken i know! you'll all be taken by surprise when i do unveil but i'm gonna play things by ear for now...omg, i am gonna see if i can upload pics on here later this week b/c in a gift my aunt gave me was a picture of my girls! i just found it so i am totally hyped right now..i am so carrying that thing around for at least a week! lol..i know; i'm retarded but i don't care. if ya wanna see them, just ask b/c i am so gonna carry the pic w/me no joke! well better get to that hw...laters

ok, can you say addiction? lol.. well i got home wednesday to suprised parents. for some reason they assumed that we weren't coming home til at least 6pm..yea needless to say we caught them off guard and the house was yet to be cleaned. after eating..yes, actual homecooked food..mmm...left over pot roast...mmmmm...i cleaned up the kitchen...aww..the good ole' days..took a short break then moved on to the bathrooms and my room..yea, my brother has offically been kicked out of my room until january..he had it a total wreck...no joke. so i've been cleaning since the time i walked into the door..after cooking, after people eating. yes mandey has cleaned up after everyone..ohhh the memories..lol..that's when you know you're home! lol.. well as much as i was dreading thanksgiving like a month ago, i am glad for it. glad to be home; glad to be w/family. had a wonderful time...my little ones have grown up so MUCH. my gabriella was a tiny little 3 1/2 month old last time i saw her..yep that girl is so growing, but the best part is that she remembers me. my mom was SO jealous! :) my grandparents are doing good...they lit up when they saw me. actually all my family that are really close to me lit up and wanted to talk a LOT w/me. funny stuff when an uncle didn't even realize that you don't live down the block anymore...lol..one of my uncles was like whaaa??? she's in college? you go where?? and he was at my graduation and saw me before i left..yea..it was hilarious..guess you had to be there. well the very personal family thanksgiving w/just the parents and bros went good..we actually ate at about the time we said we would:) usually flores time tells you that you should add 2 hrs. to whatever the decided time was set for. lol..we only ate 45 min. late:) well i've been getting along ok w/the brothers so that is good...and omg...one extra blessing made its way into my family:) :beaming: i'll tell more in time...;) well until later.

well this time tomorrow, i will be back in lubbock. you don't understand how much of a gift that truely is. i love life here and all but i truely need a break. not from everything;don't get me wrong. there are some things that i am truely gonna miss but others...yea, i need the vacation. so much stress and all...yesterday was fun..potluck dinner was great. i honestly didn't know what to say what i was thankful for except for excel and my friends in excel. i know i sound like an ungrateful brat, but at this point in time, there's not a lot i feel all that great about. why lie? ok, i'll add one more thanks: i am thankful for having my big brother here with me this year. there.

the movie? omg..alexander is not; i repeat, is NOT a good movie! bleh to that movie! major thumbs down! well at least i didn't pay for it...the only thing i wish i could ask to get back would be the 3 hrs i sat watching it...hanging out before was pretty much ok...some of us walked around the mall for a bit...i am still regretfully sorry to ignacio for leaving him w/the 'happy' couple...we all are:( being the third wheel is NO fun. well i am officially addicted to facebook! lol..big thanks to my teacher in mav. scholar's, sebastian for telling us about it yesterday:) yal guys, you have got to get on there. it's fun..got to www.thefacebook.com and all you need is your uta email address:) i so think we should make an excel group:)...so thinking of doing that in a few weeks;)...well if i am banned from the computer while i am home, i hope and wish everyone a good holiday...laters...on to packing i go:)

well i'm officially hated by every female of suite 103...lol...i'm sorry; it's all out of my control. i can't keep stuff from happening...lol...i know your hatred for me will diminish once again soon enough so i'm not too tied up in that;)

why is it that a person says that you should be GRATEFUL that they made an appearance at your party. someone who means a lot to you and knows that this thing means a lot to you. and then they upright plan something else at the same time and say that you should be glad that they made the time for you. i'm sorry but that just peeves me off. sorry, i've been holding that in for a LONG time. my brother...grrr...ok, i sit through his 1st communion, confirmation, graduation, Wedding, in clothes that i can't stand. missed things i really luved just to be there for him. and the one time i ask him to be there for me, he has vacation? says i didn't give him enough of a notice? how's 10 months notice? how's 18 yrs notice? is that not enough time or what? and then he says that i should be happy that he stayed through the end of the ceremony...yea, him in his ragged clothes...sure. i'll be so ever grateful...can you hear the sarcasm? he might be my elder and all but i'm sorry, in so many ways i am more mature than he will ever be. ever since he met a certain someone, the well mannered gentleman he used to be has slowly disappeared. he would have made a great catch before he succumbed to his present being. it's so sad that the brother that i thought would always always be there for me isn't really...the one that always was a shoulder has hardened his heart. then the one brother that i always fought with; the one that tried to give me backto the hospital when i was a baby is the one that i can ALWAYS count on. the one that even though i don't see him is watching out for me and making sure that i'm safe. i always wished and prayed for the day that i would never have to see him...the day he would move far away to begin his career and now? now i shudder when i think about it. i will be losing a well needed friend and protector. many a time when i'm taking my walks i've looked up and have seen him spying out of his window...yep..he loves me:) and josh? aww..the little ones are the sweetest. my JJ is the sweetest 7yr old ever. i just wish he wouldn't spend so much time with the oldest b/c it pollutes him...seriously. it's hard to explain but it took the longest time for me to see what my mom kept on telling me. but i cant wait till i can give him kisses and kisses!! and tackle him and read w/him. and of course shopping!! we have way too much fun! out of all my brothers josh and i have the closest relationship. weird huh? 11yrs difference and we are the closest...well i'm sorry that this post is long and drawn out...kudos to those who got through it all! question of the day: how well do you get along w/your siblings?

Yesterday was awesome! thanks everyone! i had the greatest birthday! i have like the greatest friends ever:)

"the great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been" -Madeleine L'Engle

well today has proved to be a good one! at exactly 2 am, my mom called me and sang to me. i was then woken up at 7:20 am by my little brother who sang to me his version of happy birthday which includes the juvinille versions...yep...then i went to the mail and found a package from my momma! i have a cute little cat that sings:) so adorable...way too much candy for me to possibly eat, and my "birthday cake". (ding dongs). fun fun...oh and i returned a phone call to this lady from mav scholars, and guess what?!?! i was offered a job! yes! i am gonna be a peer councilor! i have the job..SCORE! now, my mom said i don't have to worry about a job...oh yea! so yea, yesterday wasn't that great, but today? it has been totally worth it! oh yea..i stopped by english and picked up my last essay...yea, the one i wrote the day of...i so thought it sucked...yet again iwas an idiot! lol...i don't know what that guy is smoking..he thought the paper was awesome...lol..well let's just say that an A in that class is in the bag...well i am gonna go have some more fun and have an even better day than yesterday! yay!! until tomorrow:)

does anyone else feel as though some days were better left UNlived? today was just..i don't know...weird, unsettling...who knows?!?! all i gotta say is thank goodness that in 10 minutes it will be friday! thursday was just...there...

my...must i say that some guys make very great girls minus a certain part..lol. mr. congeniality was a memorable event. i will have pictures soon enough so keep on the lookout for hilarious pics. and it is amazing how many people showed up! many of them weren't even from trinity! gosh, i so wanted to remind some peeps and invite them to come, but then i left the office early today to go catch up w/one of my friends, and i just didn't get around to it..maybe another great event! :) well not much happened today. i don't have english until next wednesday. score! symposium groups have a 'conference' so you only have to show up to your 'conference'. i wasn't upset about getting wednesday since of course i know zach is gonna have at least one class he's gonna have to go to on wednesday. so score for me. i don't have to get up on friday! college adjustment we had some narcotics guys come talk to us. oh my gosh; i must be one very sheltered person. i like freaked when i saw all the drugs they had. some of that stuff was foriegn to me! i am VERY innocent! lol. well i actually got off of campus today. i know; that's so weird. i rarely ever leave campus except for like church or to run to the groceries but yes i left campus for a total of 3 hrs! go me! i went to chili's w/crista and we caught up w/each other! gosh it had been like 6 months since the last time i had seen her. for a time jr. year, we were super close but then..yea. it felt kinda weird but it was fun just hanging out and talking about college and of course guys...mostly about her relationships of course...ahem..yea. but had so much fun and i got to show her my room and she was like this is SOOO big..yea, trinity, we are like one of the smallest and cheapest; she goes to DBU. very pricey private school..yay for trinity! well i am just mumbling on and on. i'm gonna leave with two quotes that i found on my favorite site ever! got to thank miss erin wyatt for showing me the quotation page last year!

"We need not be let alone. We need to be really bothered every once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"-Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451

"one man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork" -Edward Abbey

well today there were some interesting conversations and one question that was asked had me really thinking. birth control. oh wow..my views have really changed in the past year. yes, the church says that birth control is bad and they think the only way is abstinence until marriage. sure, you can teach abstinence all you want but for the most part, some people are not gonna listen. birth control is not just used as protection. at least not anymore. i used to have a somewhat rugged line on this issue, but it was mostly a straight one. i had a very low tolerance for it. then as high school wore on and all, you can kinda see why you must provide other options besides abstinence...we're human; we're not perfect. just to let you know, i am against abortion in just about any case. but sex education really needs to change. there is a need to let girls know that if they choose to be sexually active to protect themselves but that they are still at risk of getting pregnant. they should be well informed. a long time ago when my sister-inlaw became my sisterinlaw, she told me that if and when i wanted birth control or anything else, she would help me. i was completely shocked and i distinctly remember blowing up at her and telling her that i would never dream of birth control. Did you know that birth control helps females who have overbearing cramps continue daily life? And did you know that birth control helps females stay on a regular cycle because their body doesn't know when to cycle? and did you know that birth control is one of the few options for people with polycystic ovary syndrome? the people with pcos have no cure right now and the different variations of hormones in birth control are one of the few options for treatment so that they can sustain some sort of normalicy of life. i might not have agreed with birth control in the past, but because of becoming informed, my opinion has definately changed. i'm sorry if this has become long and drawn out and if this rant seems offensive to anyone because i did not intend to offend anyone. i just wished to voice my opinion.

ok right after i posted that last entry i was drawn from my room w/the sound of laughter...i opened my door to see a tall lanky guy observing himself in the mirror as my suitemate was zipping up his dress...oh yea!! umm..flowery strapless dress and heels to top it off!! oh my gosh..i wanted to fall over in hysterics...we then like dropped a pencil on the floor and asked him to pick it up...he tryed his darndest, but was afraid of the dress coming up! lol..and then he was shaking in the heels!! yea...he got a taste of what we go through all the time! he gained great respect for us gals! yippee!! now if he could get the 'walk' down, he could be a pretty good contender for the crown!! lol..we have mr. congeniality wednesday night and yes, the guys are to cross dress...not sick..it's funny...one guy was playing w/makeup this weekend...yea..that was funny...he so had the wrong color of base!! lol...it's gonna be fun for the guys and the gals...and for those starving poor college students, food! lol...well i just had to write that...gotta go to class..laters

ok, i am officially boycotting xanga! so serious about that! it is always screwing up and tonight was the last straw! oh wells..i guess it's for the best:) now that this site is up and running just in time..yay..well one funny incident today..as i was coming back from the excel office i ran into justin lloyd and kayley who were going to the uc..i guess they had just watched simpsons or something but justin was like i'm gonna do this and if i hit you it's not my fault and started kicking...so i did the same..we ended up colliding...yea...fun stuff..well nothing much here..just a lot of thoughts about guys..yes guys...i like the wrong guys..leave it at that.well laters..so if you didn't get from earlier this is now my default online journal of any kind..xanga is done for! til another day

yay...this works...now only if something else was working but right now it's screwed up...man i hope it's not completely messed up forever...better be working soon b/c i really need it...arg...lalala...i'm just burnin time right now...lala...had a nice conversation w/my momma today...her wanting me to come home this weekend and me having to explain why i'm not....well i'm gonna go..laters


"if a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears the beat of a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away" -Henry David Thoreau (one of my fav. quotes!!)

ok. well i am gonna start this blog:) i hope that this work out and all...if it does, yippee!!! if not, i'm gonna be peeved! i just want to start this one so that maybe something else can get lost;)
megan needs to let me know if this solves the problem or not...i truely do hope it does!!! drama has taken on a new meaning ...so much is going on! seriously! at least i'm not in the middle of it but still, it's so frustrating and i feel so bad for those knee deep in stuff...awwww...big hug!! you know who you are, if you ever need to rant, i am always here...at 3 in the afternoon or 3 in the morning...my phone is always on...it might take a minute for me to answer, but i will be there for you! anytime anywhere!! well gonna go do....something...what? hmmm...who knows....