Thanksgiving! ♥

Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. I get to spend it with the people I care about so much. I just wanted to take this time to write about all the things I am thankful for and the people I am thankful for.

I am thankful....
- To be getting a college education, in an awesome school
- I am thankful for my job, it's not my dream job or anything, but hey it's a job.
- I am thankful for all my parents to do to help me out.
- I am thankful to have such amazing friends in my life.
- I am very thankful to be alive today
- I am very thankful to be at home with my family and friends, and pets.

I am thankful for all the amazing people in my life, those people are:

Mom and Dad: They do so much for me, if it wasn't for them I wouldn't be where I am at today with my life. I love them so much

Brother, Chris: He maybe a jerk sometimes but at the end of day we love each other and know that we will always be there for each other. He's not only my brother but my best friend

Alana: Such an amazing best friend, an amazing person and beautiful woman. I am truly blessed to have a friend like her. BFF. I love her to death.

Rasha: Best friends in fifth grade and still best friends in college. She is just an awesome best friend and person. She is always there for me when I need her. Love her to death! Besties forever!

Krista: We may not have the same friendship that we used to have but I will always love and care for her. I am grateful to have had be a part of my life.

Olga: I am so glad to have become friends with her. I know I can always count her. We have so much together! I hope we remain friends for a long time.

Brenda: She is such a sweet girl, so happy to have meet her. We have so many more memories to make in the future!

Kara: So glad that me and her became friends, she is such a kind and good friend. I hope continue to be friends a quite some time!

Kayla: I miss her so much and  can't wait to go out with her since she is 21. I am so lucky to have her as friends, she is such an awesome person! Love her!

Chelsie: I am so glad that we live in the same place and get to hang out a lot. I am happy that we are close again, we just picked up where we left off at! Love her!

Lindsey: We have been friends since we were 5 and we will always be friends no matter where life takes us. I am so grateful for a friend like her, she really gets me!

My guys friends: You guys are all awesome and fun people! Thankful for the good guy friends that I have in my life.

I am thankful for everyone i am friends, friends are the family that god didn't give you by blood. Love you guys!

I hope everyone has an awesome thanksgiving! And remember to think about all things you are thankful for on this day but not only this day everyday! :) Be safe and eat lots of turkey! :)

Studying Tips!

This week at my school (Art Institute) is mid-term week. That means a lot of studying to do, so that I can kick butt on my exams. I think the hardest part about studying is using the correct techniques for studying. Learning the material for each exam can be difficult, and how to learn the material various. For example, some times your teachers will give you study guides with information on it that you need to know, and the test is multiple choice, matching or essay. For those type of tests, I usually go through the study guide and find the information for each topic that I need to know, and I ether type it up or write in on paper as notes. If possible I make questions out of the topics, and use the information I found on the topic to answer those questions. Then I put those questions on flash cards and use them to study and I also go over my notes I took in class and that I found in the book.
Another type of test is fill in the blank, where the definition is given  and you provide the term. I had a test like that today, I had to know 50 terms. To prepare for this test, I made flash cards with the term on one side and the definition on the other side. Then to get the terms complete memorized, I wrote each term out 5 times. ( Not typed, handwritten) Doing this helps to you to process this information into the brain, sometimes looking at the term/definition doesn't do this, but writing it out helps with this. Then with each term, I would find a word in the definition that is associated with the term.  For the fill in the blank test I had today, all of the these techniques helped a lot, I got a 88% on the test. :)
The best test to take is an open notes or open book, or both. I had one of those today, and it was pretty easy. it was a little difficult to find the information in the text. I didn't doing any preparing for this test. I recommend to prepare for this type of exam, is just browse through your notes or text and find out where things are, therefore when taking the exam you don't have to search as much.

I hope these studying tips help you guys on your next exam!

Some extra tips are:
Get enough sleep the night before the test
Eat breakfast
Have all the materials you will need

HaLlOwEeN sPeCiAl PaRt 2

Here are some more picutres of my halloween weekend, I would have more to post but sadly I lost my camera on Saturday night at a house party .. :( But these are some from my friend Olga. I hope everyone had an awesome halloween weekend, I know I did. Now it's time to get down to business and kick ass on my mid-terms. and also catch up on my beauty sleep. :)