Busy as Can Be

Again I have gone without updating this page, but I promise I have very good reason. I started a health and fitness blog for school, and all of my writing efforts have been going towards that. I also have been pretty busy with videography projects and other school-related endeavors.

I now have two nannying jobs to make money while going to school, and I absolutely love it. The kids are adorable and the families I work for are extremely nice. I couldn't ask for a better job while going to school, and I'm so thankful to have found them.

In other good news, one of my best friends is moving to Arizona in December and I am so excited! It will be nice to have somebody from back home so close, especially because she knows me sometimes better than I know myself.

I plan to have more focused posts soon, and not just updates on a ton of things going on in my life. I want to do some restaurant and bar reviews, and also just talk about other fun things I have gotten to do in Arizona.

Until then,

Stacy

Time Flies

I know it has been forever since my last post, but the past couple of months have been extremely crazy. I finished up my first year at Arizona State and my CBS internship, traveled to Italy, turned 23, and have been enjoying my summer. Lots of things going on & I just haven't found the time to write until now.

I can't believe it has already been a year since I moved to Phoenix. So much has happened, but it also seems like yesterday that I packed up all of my things and made the trip there to start a new adventure. An adventure it has definitely been, a crazy but amazing one. I have made some great new friends, and also kept in touch with all of my wonderful friends from San Diego. My roommate and I signed our lease for another 11 months (she graduates next May!) and I'm excited to stay in my apartment, because it really does feel like home now.

Italy was an amazing experience and I feel so blessed to have spent my Birthday there with my dad and lots of good friends! I have been enjoying some free time in San Diego before I have to go back to the desert and start my next semester at ASU.

Life gets crazy hectic sometimes, but as I'm getting older I am learning what is truly important and I am so grateful for that.

I will be updating soon!

Until next time,
Stacy

Celebrating 80 Years

This weekend we celebrated my Grandma's 80th Birthday. I love going to Texas to see my relatives and catch up on everyone's lives. Sometimes Facebook and Twitter is just not enough.

My grandparents are in such great shape for their age and they are a real inspiration. They've also been married for 63 years which is incredible in itself.

Here are some pictures from this weekend!

Memory Loss

I finally saw The Vow last night, and it was good in the sense that it made me cry. I'm a sucker for sappy love movies that make me cry and make me go "aww". That's about as lovey dovey as I get. That's not the part of the movie that stuck with me though, it was the part where Rachel McAdams' character loses part of her memory. Sorry if you haven't seen it yet, but I'm sure you gathered that information from the preview, or you're just an idiot.

Her character wakes up after an accident and forgets a huge chunk of her life, and goes back to being the person she was a few years prior. This got me thinking, what if I lost my memory right now and woke up feeling like the person I was a few years ago. Sometimes we forget how far we've really come, and how much we have changed. I even feel like I've changed in the past six months, which is crazy to think about. The past couple of weeks have been rough, and I have been negative about where I am in my life. When put into perspective though, I have come so far from where I was a couple years ago, and for that I am so thankful. Sometimes it's hard to think about all of the people who are no longer part of our lives, but we have to remember that we outgrew them. Some people aren't meant to be apart of our whole journey, but just a small part to help propel us into the person we are supposed to be.

You will always have more growing up to do, everyone does, but when you start feeling bad about where you are in your life or with certain things, just remember where you've been and reflect on how far you've come. After all, life is about the journey, not an end result.

Update Time

I got an iPhone so now I can post on here straight from my phone! Technology is getting so out of control in a good way.

It's finally February and I am so happy. January seemed to drag on forever and a day. School is in full swing and making me busier than ever, just like right now I should be reading for class tomorrow (or sleeping) but I am updating this thing. I absolutely love my internship and I am learning so much about the industry.

I am currently working on securing a broadcast internship in San Diego for the summer. Then I can be home with my family and friends but still be working towards my future.

I can already tell 2012 is going to be an amazing year and I'm excited to see what February brings to the table.

Spring Semester

Spring semester is already here and I feel like winter break had just started. I'm excited for this semester and all of the opportunities I have gotten. Let's see where it takes me! If I don't write too much this semester it is because I am super busy with school and my internship. I will write as much as I can though!

2012

I know everyone says this but seriously, where has 2011 gone? This year went by extremely fast and I feel like SO much has happened that it's hard to keep track of it all. I was looking through some pictures yesterday that were taken at the beginning of this year, and it feels like that was a lifetime ago. It's crazy to think about how things change so quickly and sometimes so drastically. I started this blog in March, so unfortunately I don't have a post to go back and see where I was at this time last year, but I do have my own memory.

Last year at this time I was still unsure about my future. I didn't know where I was going to go to college and finish up my Bachelor's degree. I was second-guessing my career choice and if I even wanted to stick with journalism. I can honestly say 2011 has given me a sense of purpose. I am so proud of myself for deciding to go to ASU and to pursue all of the things I have always wanted. Sometimes I get discouraged and there have been things this year that have made me want to move back to my comfort zone in San Diego, but I know that wouldn't be right. I am where I am supposed to be at this time in my life, and I couldn't be happier.

A lot of people have been saying that 2011 was their worst year ever. I will be honest and say that it wasn't always the easiest and most fun year for me. I have lost friends, I have lost love interests, I have had that feeling of "what the heck am I doing with my life?" and I have been frustrated with a lot of things. But doesn't that happen every year? The difference for me, and the changes I want to make even more in 2012 are how I deal with these types of things. As you go through these things they help you get one step closer to knowing exactly what you want out of life. Letting go of certain people can be hard, but it makes you realize who you want to surround yourself with in the future. Setting goals and not meeting them doesn't mean you should give up, they just mean you need to adjust the goal or the time-frame you set the goal in.

I'm not going to type all of my New Years resolutions on here because I'm a HUGE list maker and it will go on and on forever. Yes, I have a lot of changes I want to make, and no I will not be upset if they don't all happen this year for me. That just means I have to change the time-frame :)

I hope you all have had a great 2011 and learned as much as I did. I wish you the best in 2012, and remember that it's up to you to make it the BEST YEAR EVER.