no one reads this and thats ok. I just want to put this out there since clearly, not so good expressing myself. I just want to say that I am so incredibly happy with my life--it's great! I mean, I am, by nature, a happy person but right now i couldn't really ask for anything more!

I had an injury free cross season and I got to run on my team's conference team after 2 surguries and I am cut over 2 min off my time in 4 meets!!!! Also, this is one of the closest teams I have ever been on and everyone gets along so well!!

My friends are great (although I wish I got to see my CR friends way more than I do) but I am really blessed with a great group of stout friends and life with my roomies (which was a little rough last year) is soooooo much better!!!!

School is actually going really well too. I love my new major and so glad I decided to extend my stay by two years to follow something I know I am going to love and be successful at! My classes are a lot of fun!!

last and well least, I guess is boys. I finally have moved on from a situation that was clearly not going anywhere even though it was one of the worste things I have ever had to go through. Now that its done with I was able to see all the other people around me and have gone on a few dates and hung out with a kid on the cross team a lot. It is such a better situation and I am actually able to be myself and thats ok (all my shyness and sucky communication skills included) although I am improving on both those areas.

bottom line: I am growing up even if it is slower than the rest of the world and soo happy with my life. =)

sooo... I obviously NEVER use this (I sort of forget that I have it, sadly enough). I don't even know where to start....
I am going back to LBMC this summer, I leave June 15th and I am VERY excited about it! It is soo much fun there. The people are nice, the atmosphere is great, and I like little kids so it works out well. oh yeah, because of camp last year I had a 1/4 life crisis and decided to switch my major to early childhood education so I have 3 more years of school left... 6 years of schooling to be a 2nd grade teacher.. haha oh well.
My knee has really been causing me a lot of problems lately. I had a second surgery on it at the very end of February and am now trying to get back in shape so i can run cross country next year.. I am starting to get nervous though. It hurts a lot to run just a little bit so I don't know how i am going to be running 40plus mile weeks by July.aahhhhhhh!!!
Emily and Eric's wedding is fast approaching and I am getting very, very excited! It's very strange to me that they are getting married though- I cannot relate in any way, shape, or form! I currently only have one other very good friend that doesnt have a fiance or boyfriend which is ok by me but it's very strange. good thing I am patient.
Kelsey graduated yesterday which makes me feel like an old lady. haha. I am excited though, she is coming to Stout next year to major in Fashion (stout has a very good program) It will be very intersting to see how that turns out!! I have not gone to the same school with her since I was in 5th grade!! crazy!!

I run for fun?

Most people would rather do anything in the world than run. Why do I do it?

I once again was not able to complete my cross country season due to a knee injury and up until a few days ago I thought I was going to have to have surgery number 2. luckily i just got a 2.5 inch needle stuck in my knee and a month more of therapy to do. I truly was contemplating quitting running...but I just can't. There is something wrong with me. I think the reason I can't give up yet is because I feel I have to prove myself, I have yet to have a successful career at Stout and I know I could be a decent runner ( not a star by any means) and I want to prove that. but actually the truth of the matter is, I love running. I love the feeling of finishing a race with nothing left, or doing 20x 400 meters knowing that the average American is sitting at home and I love that I have met some of my best friends through the sport! I think most runners know the feeling I am talking about. Also, unlike most runners I know that I have come along way. Since I made the decission to give up my one true love (soccer) and start to run I have been on crutches four times, had one knee surgery, and had 6 incomplete seasons. Somewhere deep inside me though, there is still the 9th grade girl that fell in love with running when I ran track for the first time and bored my friends to death every day going over ever detail of the practice from the night before.

Sometimes I wonder if I am insane for not only running but for continuing to run after so many injuries.. but really. I don't think so. =)

this is boring... i apologize

ok. I apologzie for the very pestimistic previous post... I really do quit boys, or at leat one in particular but thats ok... life goes on. I have officially been in class for a week today. I don't think my semester will be too tough. I have a lot of really rancom classes that I have to take to fill all sorts of retarted requirements which means I only have two art classes. We have our first offical cross meet on saturday. I am really excited for it. My goal is to be able to run on our regional team this year ( the top 7) because we have a good chance of qualifying for Nationals. However, last year I was 13 on the team, then I had knee surgery. I am sort of optimistic though. I was 8th at our alumni time trial and have been working my butt of so fingers crossed!!!

I HATE BOYS!!


I quit.


that is all.


the end

The glorious life of living with 25 7-8 year olds!

Wow. Ok. I have so much to say about camp but odds are I will not be able to remember any of it. Well, My kids are ages 7-8 and are very cute but they deffinetly keep me busy. They are a lot of f un. As for working in arts and crafts, the lady in charge is mean, mean, mean. Thankfully all of the staff complained about her after she made a bunch of us cry so now she is sucking up to us so she doesnt loose her job. umm... haha my kids are funny/ really good at embarassing me. They are planning my wedding to this guy because he has lots of freckles like me. oh. p.s they call me freckle face not Erica so that's fun. It is insane the amount of wealth these girls come from. I met one girl whos cousin is Ashly Tisdale from the Suite Life of Zach and Corey, and another girls house was used in the movie " The Devil Wears Prada". Kinda crazy! I am constantly being made fun of for how I say flag, bag, minnesota, and boat. Also, when I ordered a pop the other day the waiter honestly didnt have a clue as to what I was saying. weirdos on the east coast. ok. this is the most random thing ever but too bad. I have a limited amount of time to do anything by myself so the end! bye! miss you all!!

boys..cant live with them, can't throw 'em off a bridge!

3 days!! I have 3 days of school left.. well really only one plus the weekend! I cannont believe it! This year has gone so fast! I am thrilled to be done with school but I am going to miss all my friends lots! On the other hand I can't wait to hang out with everyone from coon Rapids. ok.. enough small talk. Can I just say that boys are retarted?!?!?! So I happen to like my friend but i was all worried he didnt feel the same and I didnt want to ruin our friendship but recently i found out he does like me, yay right? Wrong. he likes me but wont do anything about it because we are on the same team (cross country). boo that is annoying! So, currently I am annoyed with boys but what can you do I guess. oh well. I have to survive through 3 more finals and then i get to go home!