{off to the great white north}

Sorry for falling so far behind on my blogging! I hope this doesn't happen next year :/ I will try and keep you all updated on my exciting life in Montreal. The move begins tomorrow. So excited/stressed/sad...so many feelings. I really never thought i would get sad, but saying so many goodbyes and just thinking about the day to day things that i am used to, and how that will all change is strange. Good strange, but strange none the less. Moving to a foreign country is way harder than expected. Phone companies, bank accounts, visas, keeping in contact with friends back home, ALL way more complicated than it seemed about 6 months ago when i made my decision.

But, now my bags are packed and there is no turning back (not that i have thought of that at all). 6 suitcases, 2 boxes, and 6 carry-ons. My parents sure do love me :) I love them too.

Updates on my goodbyes with friends soon! Hope you are all having a great back to school season :)

Next time i post it will be from a different country!

{Living Learning Communities}

I just found out about these living learning communities at my university. They sound really appealing and frankly just awesome, but both seem to fit my interests really well. There is the Green LLC and the Arts LLC (llc=living learning community). The Green LLC is into volunteering, outdoor activities, being green, sustainability and that sort of thing which I totally love. They also do vegetarian/vegan cookouts and stuff, such a win for a starving veggie college student. It also involves hiking trips and campouts, which i have never really been camping but I really want to start especially because the weather will be SO amazing in the fall. On the other hand, the fine arts LLC is geared towards people who enjoy fine arts such as photography, painting, visual arts, dancing, and the likes, which I also ABSOLUTELY love. They take trips to museums and concerts and dances and plays. They both seem so so so appealing but I can only pick one to apply for. Any advice on which to choose/ what to think about with these?

{and then there was two}

Now, there are only two days of high school left. TWO DAYS. This is all so exciting and real. I can't believe it is finally happening. Two days and I will never walk down those orange and blue hallways again, except to visit old teachers (which i can't wait to do actually :)! My mom and I are planning my grad party, which is going to be so so awesome! Can't wait to post about that!

Well, as I said before, prom was Saturday. Seeing as I was not much looking forward to it, i met my expectations. Getting ready with my best friends and taking pictures with them was really fun but other than that nothing to rag about.

Today on the other hand, was a great day! I woke up and went for a nice walk. Then headed off to school! It was college shirt day for the seniors, so i got to rep McGill all day. It is kind of sad that I have more school spirit for a school i haven't actually attended yet than I have for the one I went to for 4 years, but thats life. After school, I met my mom at Best Buy to pick up my new computer.

I am now the proud owner of a MacBook Pro. :D You are reading my very first post from a Mac. This moment will go down in history. Well, that is about it though, i am really looking forward to summer and letting you know all about my adventures. I will find adventures everywhere I go. That's a promise.

{and the decision has been made....}

drum roll please....

(drums)

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(drums)

and it is..... MCGILL UNIVERSITY!

sorry it took so long for me to make this post, but before i was really sure i didn't want the whole world to know. since the whole world reads my blog and all.

and now i just need to keep my grades up and make some money before next year. i am so excited but really want to enjoy the last few months of senior year and all the exciting things we get to do.

& i am sure you all already guessed where i was going but i just wanted to make it all official and stuff.

the picture is of the arts building where i will be spending a lot of time next year :)

{a clean room}

today, i got in trouble for my messy room. understandable. when my mom threatened college i knew i must clean to the best of my abilities. so now, an hour and a half later, my room is spick and span. i plan on keeping it this way so i can go to college where i please :) which i have almost made my decision.

its about a 80%:20%. thats where i am right now. almost decided but waiting it out just to make sure i don't close any doors. Many late nights where i can't sleep because i am so stressed. i am not so good with decisions. but i feel i am being lead in a certain direction. i will not reveal the college in the lead right now though because sometimes i am very fickle so i don't want to keep switching back and forth. but i will give a very discreet hint: i will need a jacket. hahaha silly, you need a jacket everywhere if you are there in the summer.

Will it be

McGill or

or Southern Miss?

I shall reveal the final decision soon! Hope you are all having a great day.

{accepted!}

well, i just got accepted to what used to be my first choice college! although i probably will not end up there it is still really exciting because it is really difficult to get into :) this does make the decision a lot harder. McGill is such a great school and i really loved it but maybe i can go there for grad school or whatnot. i would not have any scholarships and it is really expensive while at southern i can study abroad almost every semester. i know i have said this before but ugh i am such a BAD decision maker. it makes me all nervous like i will never make the right decision. but just getting into McGill is good enough for me. it just means that all my hard work this year paid off! i know that being able to study abroad so much will look really good for the careers i am interested in so southern will be the right choice but still.

now all i need to do is wait for the honors application/ presidential scholarship application decisions to come back and i will know for sure (then i will stop blogging about all these boring processes, but they are such a big part of my life right now). getting this acceptance isn't going to help my senioritus one bit.

{sunny days and essays}

i am still working on my college essays. full ride here i come! but today was the perfect day outside (again, it could be colder but i will work with what i got). it was sunny and about 50 or 60 :) so, i decided it would be an awesome day to go outside and write my paper. good thinking. fresh air is good for the brain cells i think. i have been stuck on this prompt all week and all it took was some fresh air, my dog and no computer nearby. me and my dog laid in the grass for awhile and then moved onto the porch to finish writing. i love the cover of my journal, it is so inspirational! Thanks Grandma! :) i have the main outline for the paper and plan on finishing this one tonight! other than that, my weekly goals are going well! how is everyone?