It's been almost a year since my last entry.  I guess it's time for a little update, or something. haha.

Lately my mind has been consumed with thoughts towards the future.  So much that all of my thoughts and worries are just mushed together and I never really make any progress on sorting them out because there are just way too many of them.  I've been thinking some about college and it really overwhelms me.  These college thoughts lead to thoughts of me not really knowing at all what I want to do or what I want to make of myself.  I guess everyone goes through this stage sometime in their life, a stage when they're not really sure about anything.  I know that I'm ready to go away to school.  Well, I guess I dont know.  (see, constantly second guessing myself. geesh.)

I'm a little stuck between 3 choices. 

1) ICC  --ICC is a good idea because I'd save a lot of money and I could still live at home and then have more time to think about what I want to do later.

2) Eastern  --Eastern is appealing to me because it's small and I could be in the honors program.  I could probably get more scholorships and its just less expensive.  You can rent your books so that'll save money, too.  They also have the student exchange program..which would be really cool.  It's kind of far away, though, and I'm afraid that being in honors would be a lot like high school.  When I visited, I loved the way the campus was set up.  Everything in walking distance.  I guess Eastern would just be comfortable for me..which is both good and bad.

3) University of Illinois  --U of I would be good because it's a good school. haha.  Since i'm not really sure what I want to do, U of I has a lot of options and it's closer to home.  It's really big, though..so I dont know if I'd like that.  You couldn't just walk to all of your classes (something you can do at eastern.)  It might be fun to "step out of the box" (for me, atleast) and go to a bigger school.  I'd always said it was too big and I wouldnt like it..but maybe I would?  I dont know.

so there's the news.  so many choices!

Breaks over?  =(

Remember when...

Before the MySpace frenzy.

Before the Internet & text messaging.

Before Sidekicks & iPods.

Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX.

Before the 5 hours of homework you put off every night.

When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.

When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.

When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.

When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.

Way back..

Tag.

Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk.

Red Light, Green Light.

Heads Up 7 Up.

Playing Kickball & Dodgeball until your porch light came on.  (or ghost in the graveyard!!!)

Hopskotch.

Slip-n-Slides.  (i love slip-n-slides)

Tree Houses.

Mother May I?  (mother may i take 2 giant steps?)

Red Rover.  (=love)

Four Square.  (i was awesome at this game.  back in 5th grade..man..)


Hula Hoops.  (i remember getting really mad at andy because he stopped my hula hoop right before i got to 300..what a jerk of a brother!)

The annoying Nano Pets & Furbies. (My preference were Tamagotchis!)

Playing Street Hockey with the neighborhood friends.

Running through the sprinklers.

Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.

Getting the privelage to sit in the front seat of the car.

Wait..

Watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in your PJ's still wrapped up in your Garfield comforter.

Hey Arnold, Doug, Rugrats.

The ORIGINAL Power Rangers

Or what about:

The Secret Life of Alex Mac.

Ren & Stimpy.

Double Dare.

Rocko's Modern Life.

Wild & Crazy Kids.

Clarissa Explains it All.

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

The original 'All That' cast members.

Keenan & Kel. (Who loves orange soda? Kel loves orange soda I do I do ooo)

Who could forget Snick? & Nick @ Nite with Bewitched, I Dream of Jenie, The Facts of Life & I Love Lucy.


Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years. (Tru dat.)

Not finished yet..

Kool-Aid was the drink of choice.

Wearing your new shoes on the first day of school.

Class field trips.

When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.

When getting high was swinging on the swingset.

When $5 seemed like a million

When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.

When Toys R Us overuled the mall.

Go back to the time when..

Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.

Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming 'do over!'

Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly'.

Being old referred to anyone over 20.

A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.

Nobody was prettier than Mom.

Nobody was cooler or stronger than Dad.

Scrapes & bruises were kissed & made better.

It was a big deal to finally be tall enought to ride the 'big people' rides at the fair.

When playing Nintendo was the hardest thing ever.

When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.
 

Those were the days.. =)