Friday, April 15, 2016
Softball
As of right now, we are 12-14. So far, that is three more wins than last year. We, as a team, are not done yet though. Our goal is to make it to the HCAC tournament in May. Sweeping Bluffton the other day definitely helped with that! That was the first time that we have even beaten Bluffton in five years! Next we have Anderson. They have been on a losing streak lately, and we are hoping to get them when they are down and take two tomorrow! Also, if we win both against Anderson, we will have gotten Coach Holava her 200th win. I am definitely looking forward to making a statement in the conference the rest of the season and getting coach her 200th win!
Top 10 Songs
My top ten favorite songs are the list below:
1. "Fight Song" - Rachel Platten
2. "Runnin' Outta Moonlight" - Randy Houser
3. "I Go Back" - Kenny Chesney
4. "Summertime" - Kenny Chesney
5. "Gone" - Montgomery Gentry
6. "My Town" - Montgomery Gentry
7. "Roller Coaster" - Luke Bryan
8. "Drink A Beer" - Luke Bryan
9. "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
10. "Purpose" - Justin Bieber
"Fight Song" by Rachel Platten is probably my most favorite song because of the meaning it has to me. It was released right when my life was basically going through hell. I had two major life changing events happen within three days of each other. These two events made my life the hardest it had ever been, and probably the hardest it will be for a very long time. But, as you can see now, I have fought through it and have become a better person and matured very quickly because of it. When I heard this song, I knew immediately that it described my life perfectly.
"Runnin' Outta Moonlight" is another favorite because it is my boyfriend and my's "song". When we picked this song, we loved hanging out so much and had so much fun, that we didn't have enough time in the day, or night. Therefore, we always ran out of moonlight.
My very first concert I ever went to was a Kenny Chesney concert. My parents LOVE Kenny Chesney, so I always had to listen to his songs/CDs on car rides. I ended up loving him as well. When I think of Kenny, I immediately think of one of his top hits, "I Go Back". This is also my mom's ring tone on her cell phone.
"Summertime" is another Kenny Chesney song that I love. I never listened to this song until the very last day of school, then throughout the summer. It has always been my summer kick-off song. Also, my dad used to be the Park Director at Hicksville, so when it says "that ballpark man is back in gear" it always made me think of him.
"Gone" by Montgomery Gentry is one of my favorites because it reminds me of when I was little. My dad used to also be the Head Baseball Coach at Hicksville and I was the bat girl. I had a favorite class on the team and it was the class of 2009. They were my favorite because I got to be bat girl for all four of their years playing and they were all so nice to me. They treated me like their little sister. This song reminds me of them, because their senior year they made it their theme song because they hit A LOT of home-runs.
"My Town" is another one of my favorite songs by Montgomery Gentry because it was also on the warm up list when I was a bat girl. It was one of my dad's favorites and it reminds me of being from a small town that I will probably come back to if I ever leave.
"Roller Coaster" by Luke Bryan was the first song I fully learned how to play on guitar. It is one of the few songs that I fully remember the whole thing and still play. I love to play it every once in a while.
Going back to the hell week from earlier, one of my closest family friends died of cancer that week. He was my dad's best friend and when he heard "Drink A Beer" by Luke Bryan, it automatically reminded him of his friend. After he said that, I listened to it carefully, and it reminded me of him as well. That is why this song is in my top ten.
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth is on the list because I absolutely LOVE the Fast and Furious series. It is also one of my favorites because it reminds my of my Goddaughter. She unfortunately died a few hours after birth in August.
Lastly, "Purpose" by Justin Bieber is on my top 10 list because it reminds my to always have a purpose for everything that I do.
1. "Fight Song" - Rachel Platten
2. "Runnin' Outta Moonlight" - Randy Houser
3. "I Go Back" - Kenny Chesney
4. "Summertime" - Kenny Chesney
5. "Gone" - Montgomery Gentry
6. "My Town" - Montgomery Gentry
7. "Roller Coaster" - Luke Bryan
8. "Drink A Beer" - Luke Bryan
9. "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
10. "Purpose" - Justin Bieber
"Fight Song" by Rachel Platten is probably my most favorite song because of the meaning it has to me. It was released right when my life was basically going through hell. I had two major life changing events happen within three days of each other. These two events made my life the hardest it had ever been, and probably the hardest it will be for a very long time. But, as you can see now, I have fought through it and have become a better person and matured very quickly because of it. When I heard this song, I knew immediately that it described my life perfectly.
"Runnin' Outta Moonlight" is another favorite because it is my boyfriend and my's "song". When we picked this song, we loved hanging out so much and had so much fun, that we didn't have enough time in the day, or night. Therefore, we always ran out of moonlight.
My very first concert I ever went to was a Kenny Chesney concert. My parents LOVE Kenny Chesney, so I always had to listen to his songs/CDs on car rides. I ended up loving him as well. When I think of Kenny, I immediately think of one of his top hits, "I Go Back". This is also my mom's ring tone on her cell phone.
"Summertime" is another Kenny Chesney song that I love. I never listened to this song until the very last day of school, then throughout the summer. It has always been my summer kick-off song. Also, my dad used to be the Park Director at Hicksville, so when it says "that ballpark man is back in gear" it always made me think of him.
"Gone" by Montgomery Gentry is one of my favorites because it reminds me of when I was little. My dad used to also be the Head Baseball Coach at Hicksville and I was the bat girl. I had a favorite class on the team and it was the class of 2009. They were my favorite because I got to be bat girl for all four of their years playing and they were all so nice to me. They treated me like their little sister. This song reminds me of them, because their senior year they made it their theme song because they hit A LOT of home-runs.
"My Town" is another one of my favorite songs by Montgomery Gentry because it was also on the warm up list when I was a bat girl. It was one of my dad's favorites and it reminds me of being from a small town that I will probably come back to if I ever leave.
"Roller Coaster" by Luke Bryan was the first song I fully learned how to play on guitar. It is one of the few songs that I fully remember the whole thing and still play. I love to play it every once in a while.
Going back to the hell week from earlier, one of my closest family friends died of cancer that week. He was my dad's best friend and when he heard "Drink A Beer" by Luke Bryan, it automatically reminded him of his friend. After he said that, I listened to it carefully, and it reminded me of him as well. That is why this song is in my top ten.
"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth is on the list because I absolutely LOVE the Fast and Furious series. It is also one of my favorites because it reminds my of my Goddaughter. She unfortunately died a few hours after birth in August.
Lastly, "Purpose" by Justin Bieber is on my top 10 list because it reminds my to always have a purpose for everything that I do.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Summer
I am definitely looking forward to summer! Only 3 more weeks of regular classes, then one week of finals until summer vacation. Though I will have to continue to work out over break to stay in shape for the next softball season, I am looking forward to being at home and getting to relax. I also know that I will need to work a lot of hours this summer to get as much money as I can. Even though I will probably have a busy summer, I know I will still have relaxation time and I will not have to worry about school work and homework. (Unless I decided to take a summer class.) Either way, I am very excited for the summer vacation in a not so far away 4 weeks!
Skills Learned in College
By the time I graduate from college, I would like to have learned multiple skills. These skills include, better time management, communication/presentation, budgeting, prioritizing, and working under pressure.
Currently, I have a decent skills in time management, yet I always have room for improvement. I could definitely improve where I use my time more wisely, instead of watching an episode of Netflix. With playing softball, I think I have learned a lot of time management already, but like I said, there is always room for improvement.
I have also had terrible communication/ presentation skills. I struggled throughout high school and even now when I have to stand up in front of a crowd or a group of people and talk. I especially struggle talking about myself. I took a college communication course in high school to have the credits, but I look forward to learning more skills for communication and presenting in the future so I can look confident when I go in for interviews for a job after graduation.
Budgeting is a large skill that I need to learn. Prioritizing goes along with this as well. I still need to learn when to prioritize when to go out to eat, or when to buy specific things. I tend to go out to eat a little more than I should, especially when I have the Cafe food right here on campus. Also, when I go shopping for groceries, I tend to buy a lot of things that I see rather then things that I need. I need to learn better prioritizing in when I can go places and things that I can/should by. Also with budgeting, I need to start setting a specific amount on how much I spend a week, or how many things I get at the store. This would be so I still have spending money when my friends want to go out to eat or go do something fun so I don't have to miss out.
The last skills that I would like/am starting to gain in college is working under pressure. In high school, I always got everything done early. Papers and assignments were usually done up to a week early and I studied for tests a large time away from them. Now, it is hard to get assignments done a week early because we don't always get that much time to do them. It is also hard to study for a test a long period of time out too because most of the time we get all the information two days before a test. I have definitely learned how to bust out a decent paper or study hard for a test in a short amount of time and being under pressure.
Currently, I have a decent skills in time management, yet I always have room for improvement. I could definitely improve where I use my time more wisely, instead of watching an episode of Netflix. With playing softball, I think I have learned a lot of time management already, but like I said, there is always room for improvement.
I have also had terrible communication/ presentation skills. I struggled throughout high school and even now when I have to stand up in front of a crowd or a group of people and talk. I especially struggle talking about myself. I took a college communication course in high school to have the credits, but I look forward to learning more skills for communication and presenting in the future so I can look confident when I go in for interviews for a job after graduation.
Budgeting is a large skill that I need to learn. Prioritizing goes along with this as well. I still need to learn when to prioritize when to go out to eat, or when to buy specific things. I tend to go out to eat a little more than I should, especially when I have the Cafe food right here on campus. Also, when I go shopping for groceries, I tend to buy a lot of things that I see rather then things that I need. I need to learn better prioritizing in when I can go places and things that I can/should by. Also with budgeting, I need to start setting a specific amount on how much I spend a week, or how many things I get at the store. This would be so I still have spending money when my friends want to go out to eat or go do something fun so I don't have to miss out.
The last skills that I would like/am starting to gain in college is working under pressure. In high school, I always got everything done early. Papers and assignments were usually done up to a week early and I studied for tests a large time away from them. Now, it is hard to get assignments done a week early because we don't always get that much time to do them. It is also hard to study for a test a long period of time out too because most of the time we get all the information two days before a test. I have definitely learned how to bust out a decent paper or study hard for a test in a short amount of time and being under pressure.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)