last Blog of Jan.

We were required to write 10 for the month of January. This was a little outrageous and I'm glad that I'm done with it. It's hard to think up blogs that will actually make sense and that someone might want to read. I even got to the point where I defined my name and blogged how I liked it. This was defiently one of my sorryest blogs but all I could think about was things that define me, such as my name because no one else has it. Another thing is that I am trying not to talk about the same subject in the same month because that might get allittle dull. I know that it would never be dull but there is always a few in the world that would want to shake things up and think my blogs are dull. These 10 blogs in a month are killing me to the point where I have to review over my blogs. But I will save the readers from inifinite torture and end this blog and therefore end this month.

Pressure

Most people say good things about senior year, and for the most part I agree with them. But I have chosen to take some OCC classes which give me the feel of college classes. And I think this is one of the best decisions I have made. Another pressure of senior year is choosing a college. Lucky the major and career I'm going for is only offered at very few colleges. Only 2 in the state of KY offer a Physical Therapy Graduate program and the best way to get into the graduate program is go to to the school for undergraduate to get your foot in the door. I had an easy decision picking my college, University of Evansville and I couldn't be happier. A third pressure of senior year is keeping my grades up. Most people in their senior year contract Senioritis. I could easily do this because I've already gotten my academic scholarship and my college doesn't require that I send in my grades at the end of the year. But I want to contract this disease because I want to pass my classes and not have the disease carry over to next year and become a habit. People all around me getting Senioritis but I will not let it get me. The fourth pressure is Scholarships. This is the biggest problem I have right now, because there are sooo many that I don't apply for. I have all the these other pressures plus writing essays and filling out tons of forms for something that I may not even get. It feels like a waste of time when you spend a month writing an essay and not win the money. I have a hard time concentrating on doing this because I have other things to work on. I need to start making time to fill out scholarships and get money for college.

Paige

Since I can't think of a good blog subject, I will talk about my name. Paige is mainly a girl's name but can also be a boy's name. Paige means "young servant". It is of english origin. In the medieval times a page meant a young boy that was a household servant whose was in the first step of training to become a knight. On the latest SSA list the name Paige is ranked number 89. Naming a child is a big thing in someone's life. You are stuck with the name for the rest of your life under most circumstances. Most people don't even like their name. I, like my name. Sure i'm the butt of alot of jokes but my name is unique to me and not many people have that name so i'm rarely confused with others. I also like the fact that I have an "I" in my name so I don't resemble too much like a page in a book. This name makes me feel unique and not like a page in a book, which i'm very thankful for. Overall I like my name and I'm glad I'm stuck with it.

Senior Shirts

It's a tradition for Apollo Softball that the seniors always get to pick out the designs for the shirts that everyone has to buy. Last year the 5 seniors did a terrible job at picking out the designs and shirts and me and the other senior decided that we wouldn't repeat their horrible design skills. We started early and looked at many different designs and finally decided on many designs. For the practice shirts we are going to have a pitcher on the front and on the back it will say "Life's a..." Which implies life's a pitch. Then for the team shirt we found an eagle on the internet and we will put the eagle on the middle of the shirt but it will be smaller than normal. Then on the back of the shirt it will say "Are you ready to let the dogs out?" The shirt will be charcoal gray which is something new that our team has not tried yet. The sweatshirts will be blue which is also something new and exciting to have a different color than gray in our closet. It will say Apollo on the front in cursive. The sweatpants are going to be black, also something new. The pant leg will say "Softball" in cursive written on the side. Everything we are doing this year is new and exciting for both of us seniors. I'm excited to see how these decisions will look in 3D.

Most Beautiful

One of the hunkest and most beautiful people I have ever laid eyes is Gerard Butler. I think if anyone that has ever seen this man will agree with me. I don't care if any disagrees with me because my opinion (to me) only matters. Even though this man is 40 years old, I think he is the most attractive man ever! I have seen almost every movie he is in and have yet to be disappointed! If there is a movie on in the theaters that features him I am there!! His accent makes my knees weak! I love the way that when he talks and smiles his mouth goes to the side and his face stubble glistens in the sun. His body is beautiful and fit for a guy his age. Also he isn't married which makes him completely available for me to look at and think about. :P His eyes are wonderful too!! In the light his eyes can be two different colors and that is sooo attractive! One thing that I want soo badly is a poster of this man for my dorm room in college. That would make any room perfect. So in conclusion i think that Gerard Butler is the most beautiful man ever and I would do about anything to meet him!

Number One

Tonight UK played Arkansas. Texas, in the past week had lost against Kansas State making only one team in the nation undefeated, Kentucky. This is the first year under John Calipari and he has already taken his team to an undefeated season and maybe a number one spot. He was recruited some of the top players in the nation and they have produced better than anyone could have imagined. He has completely turned a team around that last year barely made it to the NIT tournament and then this year is soon to be the number one seed in the entire country!!! This is truly amazing and I couldn't be happier with the way that UK is playing. Arkansas is not a hard team but in the past two weeks UK has had problems with easily defeating teams. But UK did not disappoint this week. Arkansas got hammered 101 to 73!! I think that every blue wearing fan couldn't be prouder. Everyone in the country knows that University of Kentucky will be number one on Monday in the country and I can't wait to take it in and brag about it!

Dress

On this past Monday, me, my mom and my boyfriend drove down to Bowling Green to look at dresses at some consignment shops to find a dress for snowball and/or prom. There was absolutely nothing! I have a cousin that lives down in Bowling Green that had told us if we didn't find a dress then to go to Ziobro's in Princeton, KY to find a dress because that is where she got hers. After the looking at the horrible selection of dresses we went to the mall and bought a few clothes from Forever 21 (my favorite store) and then started on the hour drive to Princeton. This town looked very run down and old-fashioned. We turned down the street and the one nice building in the entire town was the Ziobro's. It was quite out of place. We walked in and were immediately taken back at all the dresses we saw. Over half the store was prom dresses. This was the most prom dresses I've ever seen, anything you would want you could find at this store. They even had their own catalog. Actually this is the store that provides the dresses for miss Kentucky! So we knew we would find something here. We were in the store for 3 hours looking at the dresses!!!! I tried on a few and thought they were pretty but I wasn't glued to any and wanted to keep looking for that one Perfect Dress. Mom keep throwing me dresses and finally she gave me one that she said the lady of the store said that it was their most commented dress. I couldn't wait to try it on. It was a leopard dress that was floor length and straight with a jeweled shoulder strap. As soon as I put it on and walked out of the dressing room, I knew this was my dress!!! I couldn't stop smiling and me and my boyfriend agreed that this was the best dress and by far our favorite. But my mom wasn't completely set. She wanted to keep looking and all I wanted to do was wear my dress and buy it before anyone else tried it on. Mom finally ran out of dresses to give me and she gave in to the dress. She thought it was pretty but it wasn't her favorite. It was kinda frustrating that she wasn't completely set on it but she knew that I should wear what I want so we bought the dress and now I have a dress for snowball and prom and I can't wait to wear it and show off my dress!!!

Just like you CD

Allison Iraheta was on American Idol last year and was the third runner up. She was only 16 years old when she was on American Idol and by far one of my favorite contestants. She had a very different voice that many people associate with Kelly Clarkson and Pink. For being only 16 and having that powerful of a voice I thought she was one of the best on the show. She has since came out with her first CD. It is titled Just Like You. When i heard about the CD release I immediately looked online and read some reviews about the CD and sampled some songs. I'm not one to spend money on things i don't need or want badly. After listening to her music I could not wait to purchase the album because everything I had heard I loved! I bought the CD last week and have since yet to get tired of it. I love every song on the album and sing them all. I love blare her music all through my car and belt out the tunes. My favorite song off the CD at the moment is Still Breathing but I still love all the other songs. I'm so glad that I bought this CD and do not regret spending 15 dollars on it. It is well worth listening to and getting a taste of Allison Iraheta.

Atlas Shrugged

The latest book I have been reading is "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. This book was written i believe in 1957 and is considered a "classic". The author was convinced to write about her philosophies and the views of the world and she decided to make a fiction book about them. This is her longest novel with over 1100 pages. So far this book is very interesting. I am really enjoying this book. This book has even made me angry with some of the socialist ideas that the fictional characters have and demonstrate. The government in the book is very socialist also and there viewpoints are strongly resented by rand and she therefore makes them the antagonists. This is a very clever way to write a fiction book, not to make it some lovey dud love story but with substance and decisions and logic. I love to read a wide variety of books and this book is unlike other fiction books that i read and i can't wait to see what will happen. The very first line is "who is john galt?" I have come to find out that this is a repeated question in the book and means don't ask questions that don't have answers. This quote, to me, speaks mountains and i love how it can be used and the confusion it brings to people. It is a senseless quote but i believe it's very powerful. I looke forward to reading the rest of this 1100 page book.

2009

My favorite memories of 2009 were:
1. My favorite memory of 2009 and one of my favorite ever is getting accepted to Unversity of Evansville and getting direct entry for physical therapy at Unversity of Evansville. This is one of my favorite memories because as of this very moment i have a spot reserved for me in three years after I get my bachelor's degree I am automatically into the graduate program for physical therapy. I absolutely love UE campus and every little thing about it and can't wait to go to college.
2. Over the Christmas break i started going out with someone from Catholic and this is my second favorite memory from 2009. I think this guy is very different from anyone i've ever dated and I haven't been happier. I really like being with him and am glad i met him.
3. During August i was in Booneville for a pitching lesson and afterwards me and two girls from my travel team went fishing in the pond behind the building. This is one of the funniest moments ever. After we got done fishing everyone of us was covered in mud and fish water.
4. In September i went to Catholic's homecoming and this was one of the funniest nights of my life. I had never actually danced at a dance and all my friends were there and it was a blast! i was still hyped up about for like a week afterwards and that was all i could talk about, was how much fun i had at a dance.
5. I played summer ball for the Indiana Stingers this past summer and had never had more fun playing the sport. I met soo many great people and will not forget any of them. I was the only one from Kentucky and we constantly joked about this and many other things. I miss them all the time and wish that i had more time to go up there and spend it with them.
6. For spring break our varsity softball team traveled to disney world to play. this is one of my favorite memories because i got to hang out with some of my really good friends and bond with more people. I will never forget the dance party and our april fools prank.