Monday...

Its getting really cold up here! I was driving sunday to go do laundry and it was raining then ice began to fall with the rain. Brrrrrr. We took out all of our winter clothes and washed them, so today we had on our scarfs, winter hats, and gloves. I voted today....early I know but I had my mind made up and did alot of research on the canidates. Well I have to finish up homework for tommorrow. Bye.

Loaded down

Due to the massive amount of school work, this will be my only post for this weekend. I have two research papers to write and three tests to study for. Yes, all due next week. Unfortunatley, I cannot drink beverages with caffine...so I will have to rely on sweets to keep me up and working.

Yesterday Maria and I went with her neice stephanie to see High School Musical 3. Her neice is in love with the lead guy, troy. The movie was....good but not worth buying or seeing again. lol.

However, after that experience of being in a movie theater with a bunch of 12/13 year olds...Im afraid of what childhood is coming to. I could not believe my ears, I heard very unapporiate remarks and comments made by children. Why do they want to grow up sooo fast. It feels like what my friends talked about when they were 17, except these are 12 year olds. ewwwwww!! What is happening to this world? I assured Stephanie that if she ever had anything on her mind that she could not tell her parents, she could always tell me. I don't know what else to do...I can't be there everyday at every moment to make sure she is making good decisions. In this big city that I live in, kids are growing up too fast and always being pressured to do things. The three year old Nicole is in preschool and she told her mom that she wants a cell phone for Christmas from Santa. She thinks because she is a 'big girl' and goes to school like her older sister she deserves a real one. Im afraid of what my kids might go through...and they are not even born yet!

see ya later,

candice

Thank you...

First of all, I would like to thank you all for the warm welcome! :) Yesterday, Maria and I spent the day with her nieces. For those of you who do not know who Maria is...she is my girlfriend and we have been togeather for five years. She has three neices 12, 3, and 2 years of age.

Here is a picture of Maria and I with the two youngest girls last weekend at Six Flags Fright Fest. They had a trick o treat event with the characters handing out the candy.

This is her older neice Stephanie and her best friend... at six flags, where they both spent 10 dollars each on their head wounds.

Maria and I however, did not want to give up 20.00 so we left our heads as is, and took pictures with the wounded.

Tommorrow I have a Biology lecture and then my spanish exam. I might hit the gym inbetween. Now that I cannot wear my favorite shoes outside, due to cold weather the gym is a great excuse to wear them. My favorite shoes can be used for surfing, running, rock climbing, and hiking. They are called the vibram five finger classics and if you have not heard of them...check out this link... http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/ I have worn these in the gym running, on the sand dunes in Indiana, in the water parks, and in the lake. When you have them on, you feel like you are walking barefoot. I can feel the different textures beneath my feet when I take walks. After you can easily throw them in the washer, so they are ideal for everything except the winter. :( My unlce Paul went to the store to try a pair on while he was in Chicago, he thinks they are really neat too!

Hello blog world

This is offically my first blog. After reading Nola's blog, I thought I would make one of my own.
It is becoming colder up here. I have been keeping myself very busy with school and the work that comes with it. I am currently taking 18 hours, which is five classes. On my free time, I enjoy spending time with Maria and her family. Her nieces are adorable. I will post some pictures when I get the chance. I also try to spend some of my free time, relaxing and being goofy. Without a little silliness, I don't think I could survive all of this schooling. I have just found out that I need five more years in school, until I get my PharmD. Which is really exciting! I have to take my PCAT next year in April. Then I will recieve my B.S. and continue on to graduate school. It looks like I have a long, difficult road ahead of me...(but let you in on a little secret...I enjoy it, every step of the way). Tommorrow I have lab and will be taking a closer look at human genetics and environmental variation. Last week I was able to observe a tranchula up close and many other insects including madagascar roaches, which are huge!!! Last week I also gave my first speech in Spanish and completed my mid-terms.