Hairspray

This afternoon I went with a friend to see a play at the Herberger Theater which is conveniently down the street from my apartment, another reason I absolutely love living downtown. The show was Hairspray, and it was put on by the Valley Youth Theatre, which is located right across the street from me. Unfortunately I am too old to join in on the fun, but I will enjoy going to watch the shows instead. This show was phenomenal in my opinion, considering most of the actors were all either freshman in college or younger. There was even an 11 year-old girl who was awesome to watch. It really made me wish I would have taken more of an interest in theater when I was younger, because I know I would love to be doing that stuff now.

I had never seen Hairspray before, not even the movie with Zac Efron in it, so I went into it not knowing what to expect at all. I loved that the story is about going after your dreams, and also about accepting everyone and not rushing to judge someone. I even got the chills during some of the songs, I mean these kids' voices and acting was amazing to watch. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more shows, and my friend and I are planning on making it a monthly thing, so look out for more play reviews from yours truly!

First Day at ASU

I had my first day of classes today at Arizona State University, and it was pretty much what I expected. I always have a love/hate relationship with the first day of school. I love that you don't really do much and aren't expected to have read or done any work for once, but I also hate that it is so boring that it almost seems pointless.

This morning I got up pretty early so I could have time to eat breakfast, maybe watch some TV (my favorite), and then be able to actually do my hair and makeup decently. My friend Maria, whom I met in San Diego at the Sun Devil Send Off for our area, and I went to Starbucks this morning and just caught up and chatted about everything. She's super sweet and we have the same major and share a love for theater.

After that I had to walk about 4 blocks to another building where my philosophy class was, and I am so thankful for my dorky hand fan that i bought at Wal Mart, because it was about 110 degrees this morning and it only got hotter. I think I'm really going to like my philosophy class, it did not disappoint. Basically what I learned today is that life is one big problem, isn't that an understatement.

I had to walk very fast to get back to the Cronkite building for my sociology class, and I made my first mistake of the semester. I looked at my schedule in my hand one more time before walking into the class. It was already pretty full so I ended up basically climbing over people to get to a seat that was in the middle. Right after I sat down I look at the projector and it said I was in a psychology class, so I had to get back up and climb over the same people and leave to try and find where my class got moved to. Once I found the correct classroom I got a seat on the end, thank goodness, and tried not to fall asleep. I think the class will be interesting, but today I was just not feeling it.

My last class was 3 hours later at the Tempe campus, so I went back to my apartment and had some lunch before taking a nice little nap. I left a little early to have my first light rail experience by myself. On the way, some students from Cronkite asked me if they could interview me about some construction that is going on, and since I love being on camera (reason number one why I am a broadcast journalism student), I agreed. I finally made it to my American sign language class, and it is definitely my favorite class so far! When class was over and I walked outside, to my unpleasant surprise there was a dust storm starting. I was not happy since I still had to walk about five blocks back to the light rail and then walk again back to my apartment after getting back downtown.

Now that today is over, I'm exhausted. Time to have a fun weekend before the madness really begins next week!

xoxo,
Stacy

Whistle While You Work

I've seen this on some other blogs and thought it might be fun to start writing a Music Monday of some sort. I always find it interesting to see what other people are listening to and what songs they really like, so maybe someone somewhere might be interested in what music I like.

I have this weird thing for songs that have whistling in them. I love to whistle, and couldn't stand the fact that it was impossible for me to whistle while I had braces, TWICE. So as soon as I got those bad boys off  in high school I went right back to practicing my whistle. It drives my mom crazy, because I would just sit in the living room and whistle just for the sake of whistling. Lately I've been hearing new songs that have been coming out that include whistling, and it may be one of the only reasons I like the song.

The first song is Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. I just absolutely LOVE this song. The beat is awesome and it really just makes me start moving as soon as I hear it come on. Not to mention, Cubbie Fink is super hot. The other guys in the band aren't hard to look at either. I can't remember where I first heard this song, but after I did I went to the Foster the People Pandora station and fell in love with more of their songs. If you haven't heard of this band yet, I highly suggest you check them out. Not only do they make great music but they have teamed up with The Do Good Bus that brings volunteers together to help out in communities. Check it out and help them out if you can!

The next song that incorporates whistling is my home girl B. Spears with I Wanna Go. I love Britney, she can do no wrong. Her new CD was the go to CD for our Vegas trip my friends and I went on back in June. I was so excited when this video came out, and I think the beginning is hilarious and just shows how much Britney doesn't really care what people think of her.

This last song I heard for the first the other day while driving around Phoenix trying to find the place I needed to go. I had heard about it, but never actually heard it. It seemed like a fun dance song, and just now watching the video it really makes me want to dance around my room like an idiot, kind of like the people in the video. I'm not going to lie, I know nothing about Mick Jagger, so I don't completely understand the video, but what I do understand is that Adam Levine thinks he has the moves like Jagger. There is lots of whistling in the song though, and that makes me happy. So here is Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera with Moves Like Jagger.

That's all for this first Music Monday. If you all have any songs that you think I might like because they incorporate whistling, leave me a comment! Have a fabulous week everyone.

Being Sick Stinks.

I was supposed to drive back to Arizona today, but waking up at 5am with the stomach flu really put a damper on that plan. I'm kind of glad I got sick while still at home so I can be the big baby that I am and have my mom take care of my like when I was a little girl. Being sick is never fun though, and I'm hoping to get over this really fast. School starts next Thursday and next week is going to be filled with lots of fun activities and jumping head first into a semester I hope I'm ready for.

For now I will drink lots of fluids and stay on the BRAT diet; bananas, rice, apples and toast. Hope to get back to my normal self by tomorrow so I can make the 5 hour drive back to Arizona.

Wishing you all good health and hoping you aren't going through the same thing as me!

xoxo

Pros and Cons

So I've been in Arizona for almost exactly a month (technically only about 2 weeks since most of this month was spent back in San Diego because I'm a baby), and I have some strong opinions about the pros and cons of Arizona versus San Diego.

Pros:
+ I have my own place
+ Arizona has really nice freeways and roads
+ Lots of good food options
+ I love love love my school with a huge passion
+ I get to start over
+ I am one step closer to my dream here, as opposed to staying at home
+ The heat
+ I've gotten super tan

Cons:
- My family is in San Diego, roughly 300 miles away
- My friends are in San Diego, same as above
- I'm away from my comfort zone
- I miss home cooked meals from my mom, I cannot cook for the life of me
- More responsibility, I don't want to grow up (who does?)
- I still don't know where anything is, so I navigate pretty much everything (this isn't that bad, just not great)
- The weather in San Diego is so much more bearable
- I miss the beach
- Back at home I could always count on someone to come get me if needed, here I don't really have that luxury


Well I ran out of things, so it looks like the cons have one more than the pros, but I expect this list to change over time of course. I really can't complain though, nothing is horrible here and things look up every single day. I'm looking forward to the day where I don't go through these pros and cons in my head and I am equally happy in both San Diego and Phoenix. I guess I have to be.

Positive Things Happen to Positive People

This is just a quick update, because I really need to go get ready for a dinner date with some new friends, so exciting!

Today was my transfer student orientation at ASU on the downtown campus, and it could not have gone better. I got my SunCard, basically my ID to be able to do a lot of stuff at school, met new friends, had pizza catered to me and other students, and fell even more in love with my school.

I am really starting to believe that I picked the absolute best school for me, and I am getting very excited for this school year and to finally begin my final college journey.

I met two really awesome girls today, and I am so happy to have more friends and more options for things to do around Arizona.

Oh and for all of you who knew about my recent bad luck with getting cable in my apartment, you will be happy to know that we finally have cable and it is up and running. Yay for that.

Well I'm off to have a fabulous dinner with some fabulous girls. A bigger and better post coming soon!

xoxo,
Stacy

It's Time For New Adventures

I officially moved to Phoenix, Arizona on July 1st, whether I was ready or not the move happened. My parents and I packed up my dad's truck and my car and headed east. I was the first to arrive at my new apartment, and I fell in love instantly. That first taste of having my own place was oh so sweet, and I was excited. My roommate was coming from Wisconsin so it took her a little bit longer to arrive, but when she did I knew we were going to get along fabulously. I moved with no furniture whatsoever, so it was air mattress time for the first couple of days. It's weird starting from scratch, but it's also nice because I can ultimately make my apartment just the way I want it.

When my parents finally went home and I was on my own for the first time, it was weird, but I was also excited to do my own thing and start to figure out a new city. It was hard at first because I really didn't know anyone except my roommate, but we are slowly starting to make new friends and once school starts I'm sure it will get even easier.

I'm back in San Diego for awhile just because I know once school starts I won't be able to come home as often. I'm really excited to see what the next year brings in Arizona and at Arizona State University, but for now I'm going to enjoy being in my comfort zone for just a little bit longer.

New beginnings are on the horizon :)