Journal 9/26/08

In the last twenty four hours I went from tired to excited to happy to sad to upset. These last couple of weeks have been strange for me and my emotions. A lot has been going on with things at home, school, with friends and with my boyfriend. Last night I was having an alright day. I only had one class and then spent four hours on homework and got a lot done. I had a really good supper with a couple friends then had some good quality TV time. It made my night even better when my boyfriend called me. I think that I was having such a good day because I knew that this weekend was going to be fun. What ruined my night was that my boyfriend said that he would call me back later but he never did. That is one thing that really gets me upset. When people say that they are going to do something I expect them to do it and if they can’t or isn’t going to do it I expect them to tell me. This happened just before I went to bed so I sent him a text saying never mind about calling me back, I’m going to bed. This pisses me off too, when people do something just because you’re upset. He called me but I did not want to talk to him so I hung up and went to sleep angry, which mean I woke up in a bad mood too…great way to start the day! ...Not!

Journal 9/24/08

Last night my friends and I went to the one dollar movie night at the theater. For some reason that I do not know, they did not start the movie until after 9:30 pm. I thought that this was sort of late because most students have classes the next morning. After seeing The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 for the second time I got back to the dorm, brushed my teeth, put on my pjs and went straight to bed. I know that if I didn't go right to bed I would be regreting it this morning. Even though I went to bed as soon as we got back I was still tiered in the morning. My alarm woke me at 6:40am and I made myself jump out of bed otherwise I knew that I would go back to sleap. My neighbors and I made sure that eachother were up because we all have 8:00 bio lecture that we had to get to. I could have easily skipped it and sleapt in but if I did skip it I would get behind in the lecture and not do well in that class. I think that I know better than to be skipping classes because of money and grades. I don't think that I will be skipping many at all in the future.

Journal 9/22/08

This monday morning I hit the snooze for 45 minutes. I have been incredibly tiered in the mornings lately and did not want to get up this morning. I think that it being the fourth week of school I am sort of over the excitement of the being of college and am now just counting down until a holiday. I can't wait until halloween because then it is only another month until Thanksgiving and then only one more month after that until Christmas break. I like being at school but a lot of the time I am just dragging myself out of bed and trying my best to pay attention in class.
This weekend I stayed here on Friday night because my family was going to come up for family day on Saturday but it turned out that my mom was the only on able to come. Instead of sitting around listening to boring information sessions we went shopping and ate out together and had our own little family day. I was really dreading the information sessions because I'm sure that we have been told all of that information before. I was planning on staying in the dorms all weekend but decided to ride home with my mom on Saturday and then get a ride form a friend back to school on Sunday. I was feeling a little homesick on Saturday after spending Friday night alone. When back at school I had to complete an Exit Test for psychology that was due the next day. I had left it until the last day because I really do not like that class. The tests were easy though and I got through them quickly so it wasn't that bad. That night my neighbors and I messed around and had a good time.

Journal 9/19/08

Today is the beging of my oh-so-very boring weekend. I was able to sleap in today because both of my moring classes were canceled. It was nice to sleap in especially since I didn't sleap well the night before. I am starting to get a cold and it kept me up at about 2 am. I think that I am getting a cold because of all of the temperature changes. Hopefully I can get over it quickly and get on with school work because I don't have time to be sick. After having a little breakfast I showered and got ready for classes. I had some lunch with my friends and then looked around at the bookstore. I had found out that they got in new clothes so we had to check it out. I need to get more DSU wear because I don't have that much. Now it was time to sit in pych and try to listen but like always I started spacing off. This is my hardest class because it is hard for me to pay attention. My next class is just the same. I have a hard time with computers and when the class is boring it makes it even harder for me. But now its the weekend and I would be excited but I know that all I'm doing this weekend is homework and DSU Family Day.

Journal 9/15/08

This weekend I went home to Brandon. I first stopped in Brandon to pick up my sister and then headed into Sioux Falls. We were on our way to the hospitol to visit my new niece. My brother had sent me a txt on Thursday morning at about 12:00 to tell me that I have a new baby girl niece. I was expecting this txt sometime that day because I knew that they were having a c-section done. Adaline Ann Olson was born at 10:58am on 9/11/08. She weighs 8lbs 8oz. and is 20 in long and is one of the cutes newborns I have ever seen. I got to hold her for a long time on Friday and then again on Saturday, which was good because now I wont get to see her for another month. I miss her already and her big sister Chloe (my favorite person in the world). I didnt get to see Chloe this weekend but she will be three in December and goes a mile a minute. Also on Saturday I had to make a stop at Wal-Mart because i needed new sweatpants for basketball. Saturday night I went to my second cousin's seventh birthday party. It was good to see all of my mom's side of the family because I hadn't seen them for two months. It was good for me to spend time with all of them. So pretty much this was a good weekend filled with family.

Journal 9/12/08

1. What are your strengths?
-As far as school work goes, my strengths are researching, organizing and putting it all together. I am not good with starting an idea but finishing it and having it make sense is what I can do. I also am not good with presenting the end product but everything inbetween is good for me.
2. How do you perform well?
- I perform well when I can figure things out on my own but if I can't do that then with a little input or help I can perform well. I also perform well when working with others and everyone is equally contributing.
3. What are three of your top values?
-I value our freedom to learn and to move up in the work world by working hard. I also value my resources. By resources I mean people, earth things, and tech. resources. Most of all I value my family and friends because nobody could work as hard as they do and succeed without having a little support.
4. What do you want to contribute to this class?
-I want to contribute effort because if I do not my grade will pay for it. I also want to contribute in a way to help others.

journal 9/10/08

Why do I get up at 6:45 in the morning just to go sit in uncomfortable chairs and listen to someone talk for a hour? Well that is what I did this morning. I guess that I have to do this in order to pass the class and get on with my life. All of these early mornings add up to a degree later on, so I have to do it. This morning I cheated and hit the snooze a couple of times, but still made it to class on time and prepared. During class I tried my best to pay attention but caught my mind wondering to other things. I really didn't want to be there but I made the best of it and actually learned something. I made myself pay attention because I knew that I would need that information later on. After my 8:00 Bio class I went back to my dorm for some breakfast. At this time it is my only time alone in my dorm. It seems that my roommate and I are always there at the same time. This is sort of annoying because I am not use to sharing my time and space with people. The whole roommate and college thing will take some getting use to.

Hi my name is Jessica Doty. I am from Brandon, SD. My major is elementary education and that is all i have ever wanted to do. I was a student manager for the Brandon Valley basketball team for all four years of high school and am planning on being one for our Lady T's. I am also intersted in music and sewing on my spare time. I am looking forward to getting the next four years over with and getting on with that part of my life. The next four years should be fun and I'm looking forward to them.