Well, as you all know (if you've been keeping up with my blogs), I've been out constantly trying to find a job and get into school.  I got accepted to school, but didn't have the funding, so I applied for FAFSA-- unfortunately, my parents make too much money, so I wasn't approved.  Then, I tried for the school loan, and all I got lended  to me was $3,500.  That's a good amount of money, except for the fact that at the time, I was still considered out of state resident, and the tuition for a full year costs about $23,000.
Yesterday, my dad came with me to register for all of my classes, and to apply for state residency.  According to my dad's millitary orders, I am no longer a dependent, because at the time I turned 21, I was not enrolled in school full t ime.  I enrolled for my classes yesterday, and now I'm in full time.  So my dad had a letter from the school's records office faxed over to the ID office on the base stating that I am now a full time student. 
Now, I have a millitary ID, and that makes me a dependent.  When they review my application for residency and they don't see my name on my dad's orders, I just have to show them my millitary ID card and let them see that I am a dependent, which automatically makes me a state resident, which lowers my semester tuition costs to $1,800.
That is good news as far as that goes, because now I have enough money to pay for this semester and next semester... hopefully my parents will pay for my books.

Now about my job.  Remember when I was complaining about how bad it was to work at Wal-Mart?  Well, I have a job that's worse than that now-- I work at Wendys.  Yes, that is going to suck balls, but it's less than five minutes away from my house, so I'll save a ton of money on gas.  Plus, I have my school schedule set that none of my classes run later than 3:00pm, except for on Wednesday, so I'll still get tons of hours.  Trust me, this is not my ideal job, but right now, it's what's going to work for me.  I'll keep my eyes open just in case something better comes along.

Well, I got to get going, because otherwise I'm going to be late for orientation, and that won't be good.  I move into my new house tonight, and the movers come tomorrow.  I'll be busy unpacking the next couple of days and making sure that everything is all set for school, so I won't be on for awhile-- yet again.  Don't worry, I'll keep you posted in my boring life:)

So today I took my math placement test for school, and let's just say that "math is NOT my best subject." After I finished the test I decided to suck it up and go to the Wendy's that litterly just down the hill from my house and apply. While I was sitting and filling out the application, I got a phone call from PetSmart. I have an interview tomorrow at 10:30.
I turned in my application at Wendy's anyways, just in case, and I have an interview there at 3:00 on Saturday. If I get the job at PetSmart and they start me out at least 8.00/hr, I'm just going to call Wendy's and tell them that I've already accepted another job offer (hopefully PetSmart works out because I really really don't want to work at a fast food place... even if it is like 2 miles from my house).
Well that's all for today folks, I'll keep you updated and let you know how registration goes.
Oh yeah, that reminds me, since we're on the subject of school, I got approved for a student loan from the school, but it's only for $3,500. I need a lot more than that if I want to go full time (and I do), so I'm going to see what else there is out there for me, and hopefully something good will come out of that too.

Since I had nothing better to do... and probably won't for awhile, I've decided to go check out people's old blogs and leave comments on them.  So if you get a lot of comments, I appologized, I'm going crazy here.  On to other things, I got accepted into college here (which is good, it makes the trek down here a little more worth while), now I just have to figure out a way to fund it.  I'm not eligable for FAFSA because my parents make too much money, and according to the site, I can't claim myself as dependent, so I'm trying the whole school loan thing, and hopefully I'll get approved, and if not, maybe I'll try the 10 month payment plan... hopefully something will fall through for me. 
As far as jobs go, I still haven't found one, but I'm keeping my head up and that smile on my face (ok I just sounded like the biggest dork ever), and I'm still going out there every day until I get something--anything (well, almost anything).
Now that I'm bored about writing about school and work and leaving comments, I'm going to write about how things are extremely different here as opposed to the way they were in Florida, and to make things easier, I'll make a list.

IN FLORIDA

• there is an ocean and a beach
• it is almost always sunny and warm
• they say "soda"
• everybody wears flip flops all the time
• they know what fashion is
• people know what the term "tweet tweet" means
• people are very layed back and don't judge you
• there are actual bars that serve more than just beer
• there is a night life that involves more than just bowling
• their are dance clubs

IN UTAH

• there is no ocean, and their beach is a patch of dirt at the lake
• during the summer days, it is blistering hot, but at night it cools down very quickly
• they get snow down here
• there are mountains EVERYWHERE
• people wear their hair really big (we're talking the movie "Hairspray" here)
• people don't know the meaning of the word "fashion"-- they think that a flannel farmer shirt and Ugg boots are the cool things to wear-- at all times
• they mainly have bars that just serve beer, and it's watered down to contain only half the amount of alcohol other states gladly allow you to have. 
• there are few bars that serve mixed drinks, but they charge a ridiculous membership fee, and they are pathetic
• night life consists of going bowling or to a movie

I'm sure by reading the lists, you can understand how bored I am, and maybe understand why I chose to come here and go to college instead of staying in Florida to go to college.  Ok, maybe it might be a little hard to understand, so I'll explain:
If I stayed in Florida to go to college, I'd have to live on my own and pay rent and food, plus I'd have to work two jobs besides just to help pay for college and all of that other stuff.  Not only that, there are tons of fun stuff to do in Florida, and I have lots of friends who would all love to go do all that fun stuff with me, therefore leaving me distracted.
Since I decided to move to Utah with my parents, I don't have to pay for rent or food.  I am eligible to stay on my dad's health plan for two more years (about how long it will take for me to finish up school).  Since I don't know anybody here, and there is pretty much nothing to do, I will be forced to foccus strictly on school and work (meaning that the fact that I lost out on a social life wouldn't be that bad, because there's nothing to do in this state anyways).

Well now that I've wasted your time with yet another uneventful blog, it is time for me to get going.  Hopefully something interesting will happen so I can have something interesting to blog about-- I would hate for my site to collect dust.

Ever since I've been here in Utah trying to make a change, it's been hectic.  I never knew that applying for a college could take so much work-- geez!  First, you have to fill out the application, then you have to have all your schools send your transcripts over to the college that you're applying at.  Of course, that wouldn't be too hard if you didn't have to worry about financial aid.  I am not quite so lucky, so while I'm waiting for the school to go over my application, I have to fill out my FAFSA forms online, and hope that I get approved for financial aid.  Keep in mind, I have to do all of this within a month, and after all of that's done, I have to register for classes and hope that there's still room for me. 
Not only have I been spending all of my free time trying to get into school, I've also been trying to find a job.  You would think that it would be as simple as filling out a simple application or sending your email via monster or career builders, but it's not (and anyone who tells you that they get a whole bunch of responses right away is lying).  You have to actually be out there, applying in person and calling to check up on your applications.
This all sounds easy and stress free, but when you really get down to it, it's not.  On top of all of that, I'm also moving into my new house next week, and I'm going to have to unpack and redecorate.  That also takes up a bunch of time.

Too bad that in the past I've procrastinated, but now I'm learning my lesson, and I've quickly learned to become more organized on top of things.  I'll let you all know what happens as things start to change (hopefully for the better), keep your fingers crossed for me:)

For awhile I've been feeling like there's more to life out there and that right now my life is just not as good as it could or it should be. I've thought over and over about all the things I could do about it.
Sure, I had my dreams and aspirations, but they don't do you any good if you don't pursue them. By pursue, I mean to actually get up off your butt and be out there looking for every opportunity to get you closer to your dream, not just reading your fashion mags, watching your fashion shows, and telling everyone you're going to be famous one day.
I figured this out when I had reached the lowest of the low and accepted a job at Wal-Mart. I kept working there, hoping that it wouldn't be for long, but three months later, I was still there getting awards for best cashier and other crap. One day my dad got a job offer in Utah of all places. At the time, I was like "I refuse to go to Utah, it sucks, and I will not submit to that kind of lifestyle... I'm staying here in sunny Florida with all of my friends."
Well to make a long story short, a bunch of crap happened and I finally realized that I have to make something of my life. If I stay in Florida with all my friends, I'll be stuck working at WalMart for the rest of my life and probably some other low end job, just to pay my bills... and, since I'd be working all of the time, I wouldn't have time to go to school or hang out with my friends who I was staying in Florida for anyways.
So I decided to get my life into order, I sat down and had a talk with my parents and I told them that as much as I didn't like the idea of going to Utah, I would do it so that I could stay with them and go to school full time and still get health bennifits. They agreed that I was moving in the right direction. I made all of these decisions before I met Blaine, but sometimes you got to do what you got to do.
When I met Blaine, I made sure he knew right away my decision to go to Utah... that way, no one would get hurt when suddenly finding out that one was moving. While I was hanging out with Blaine, we were together pretty much every day, and I didn't know that I would like him so much... but I had to keep telling myself that I can't let a boy change my mind, I have to go to Utah. It was hard leaving him behind, but we still talk almost everyday and things still seem to be good between us.
Now that I'm here in Utah, I've been pretty busy getting things ready. I've been to the college quite a few times, filling out an application, meeting with financial aid and filling out the forms, checking back with my old schools to get my transcripts, and on top of all of that, I've been job hunting like crazy. Anytime I see a job opening that I would qualify for (and sometimes over qualify for), I would apply. I stopped using the whole "ugh I never want to work that type of job again" view point and changed it into "this job is just temporary until I find something better, it's just to pay the bills."
Of course when you look at things from that view point, it turns out the only job you get is something in the fast food industry and you have to learn to love it because it's paying your bills and is flexible with your school schedule, oh yeah, and it's close to your house.
Despite the fact that right now I'm stuck in Utah, I'm actually kind of excited for things to start happening for me. I'm excited to get into school and start foccusing on my dream (it also took me awhile to realize that if I want this particular dream to come true, I'm going to have to go to school if I want to make it anywhere at all). I'm also excited to get out there and meet new people, people who will possibly help me in some shape or form, whether it be getting a job, or meeting other people who could help me out, and if anything at all, just more people to hang out with.
Although I'm dredding the type of jobs I might end up with, I'm also excited to start working and making money to pay off my bills so that I can start saving up to eventually be able to move when the time comes.
I can only keep hoping for the best and keep doing what I can to go after it. One must realize, that sometimes in life, you have to take the crap to get to the good stuff in life... and that's not always easy.