Who Am I?

I watched an episode of One Tree Hill the other day & it really stuck with me. It was on stereotyping. In the episode, they were asked to describe each other using four words: "geek", "prom queen", "jock", and "friendly" (a nice way of saying they're easy lol)

It got me thinking about which one I would be considered. I don't consider myself to be a "geek" because I'm actually pretty technologically challenged lol I also was neer popular enough to be considered a "prom queen" and I'm not a "jock" because I'm only the manager now. I'm sure as heck not "friendly" either haha

So, what am I? I figured I'd come up with some things that truly describe who I am and what I'm all about...this is what I came up with:

I am LDS and proud of it. I'm the 2nd out of 3 children. A SERIOUS daddy's girl. Music is my safe-haven...where I find the most peace. I <3 LOVE <3 sports with almost everything I am. I enjoy the smell of the gym...one of the most comforting places for me is the basketball court. I love my violin; I wish I had more time to play it because it certainly deserves a day out of the case! lol My two favorite bands are DAUGHTRY and LIFEHOUSE. They're all I listen to at the moment. I don't have any 'best friends'. I used to...but now I don't really talk to anyone other than Stephanie Earhart. I love to run. It's my biggest stress reliever. I'm short...REALLY short...like 5'1" short. I get made fun of all the time for it, but I've learned to take the jokes and run with them :) I'm blonde, but I say I'm brunette...that way I can get away with more "blonde moments" hahaha I absolutely love to read. I wish I had more time for that too...right now, I'm on a Ted Dekker kick & think that everyone should read at least 1 of his books :D My family isn't what I would call "close". It's alwasy been me & daddy, Jennifer & mom. I've lived in the same house for 12 years. I graduated from Pike High School in a class of more than 600, the largest in PHS history so far. The best summer of my life was '08 when I got to go to Italy...I want to go back someday. I HATE rain, snow, sleet, hail..any form of precipitation really lol I despise birds. I think they're disgusting, evil, creepy creatures. My major is sports management, but that probably doesn't surprise anyone. I still attend my home ward...not singles...NOT YET. haha I serve in the nursery. I love this calling with everything I am! Even though I don't attend the singles ward, I do attend institute on wednesdays. It's a total blast and Bro Simpson is the best teacher EVER!!! I sometimes wish i had less acquaintances and more actual friends. I often feel lonely because of it. I've never been in a relationship and I've only been on one date my whole life. I didn't have my first kiss until I was 18 & I'm pretty sure my parents still don't know lol even though I've never been in a relationship, I've discovered that I'm content being single. I can't, however, wait until I can be sealed in the temple for time and all eternity...to have a family :D I want to have lots of kids (hopefully a lot of boys haha) My favorite color is green. I don't wear a lot of jewelry or carry a purse...it makes me feel too girly. Most importanly, I am a child of God.

I could go on & on about me, but I'll spare everyone lol

I have come to a conclusion about those four words: "geek", "prom queen", "jock", and "friendly"...I am NONE of those.

I'M JUST ME. and that's all I really want to be!!! :]

Random "all about me" Moment lol

I haven't updated in a lil while and couldn't think of anything to say other than "everything's goin great!!" so imma do a 'stuff about me' thing-a-majig lol

1. Instead of puttin on the "freshman 15", I've actually lost at least that much...

2. My favorite TV shows are One Tree Hill, GLEE, Secret Life of the American Teenager, Mercy, Ten Things I Hate About You, VAMPIRE DIARIES, and American Idol :]

3. Sports are pretty much my LIFE. I love everything about bein a manager at IUPUI for the men's basketball team. There's somethin about them that makes every aspect of my life just THAT much better!

4. It may surprise you that my favorite movies are actually chick flicks...hahaha

5. I've never had a boyfriend, and I'm really not in any hurry. When it happens, it happens lol

6. It may not look like I eat. EVER. But the truth is...I eat ALL the time...and lots of food too :D

7. I go to institute on Wednesdays, but I am NOT in the singles ward. I still go to my home ward and my calling is in the nursery. I <3 EVERY second of it!!

8. I almost ALWAYS have my headphones in (even tho only one side works) lol Music is where I find my happy place ;)

9. I wear 3 bracelets on my right wrist at all times. The first one is a bracelet my YL Leaders made for us at Young Women's camp. I haven't gone without it since I got it. The second is a bracelet with the "14 KEVIN MASSEY" on it for one of my fellow manager's cousin that was diagnosed with cancer halfway through this basketball season. The last one is my LIVESTRONG bracelet for my uncle Andy.

10. I just heard that one of my high school boys committed to KENTUCKY!! I've never been a huge UK fan, but now imma have to be lol GO WILDCATS!!! and congrats Mookie! <3 ya!!

Allison has...

come to the realization that it's time for me to grow up. It's about time I get a job, license, a car...

I hopefully have an interview coming up with BestBuy. It just so happens, that I know the GM of the store, Louis Hogan...otherwise known as "Phil's Dad" to me lol Phillip was the only senior on Pike's basketball team other than me. His family is really awesome and I certainly hope "Phil's Dad" gives me a chance!

Unfortunately, basketball came to an end with a 64-58 2OT loss to Princeton, the only home loss in The Jungle this season. We were without our senior PG, Billy Pettiford due to an emergency appendectomy the night before. They just ran out of energy, especially with only 5 players putting in most of the time...John Ashworth put in 48/50 minutes on the court that night and Princeton was just too much.

I am so glad I had the opportunity to work with the team this year and can't wait for the next 3 years :]

MARCH MADNESS!

March Madness OFFICIALLY begins TODAY!!! aaaahhhhhhh!!
This (in my opinion) is most definintely the most fantastically amazing part of March lol
Got to <3 just chillin and watchin hour after hour after hour of basketball :]

I have 3 brackets and 2-3 have kansas winning it all and all have kansas and kentucky going to the championship...

My 3 final 4s are:

kansas, butler, kentucky, duke
kansas, butler, kentucky, notre dame
kansas, byu, kentucky, baylor

I almost never do well in the big tourney...but who cares?? Its all fun and games to me :) hahaha

But on a better note...regardless of the fact that we got beat in the conference championship (and lost the chance to be in the big dance...) we accepted a bid to play in the CBI tournament. We played, and beat, Hofstra last night and now get to play Princeton in the Jungle on Monday night at 7 pm.

Sooooo....if you're lookin for somethin fun and exciting to do Monday night...
IUPUI vs PRINCETON. IUPUI natatorium (aka THE JUNGLE) 7 pm. and it's a BLACKOUT!!!

Be there, or be square! lol :D

oh...and GO JAGS!!!

uncle andy

My Uncle Andy passed away this morning around 7:30.

This isn't exactly unexpected. He had been fighting cancer for six years now. About 6 months ago, he was told that he only had 6-9 months to live...well, those 6 months are up and he is gone. He never told anyone in our family until a few weeks ago. I feel so lost and I'm trying so hard to be strong for my mom because I can see that she's hurting...but I don't know what to do.

All I can say is that I am grateful that my grandparents were sealed in the temple and that my own family was sealed so that I can see him again someday.

I love you, and may God be with you til we meet again!
<3

Institute! :D

I have come to discover that institute has been such a blessing in my life. More now, than ever because of my calling in my home ward. Because of my calling in the nursery, I am unable to attend sunday school and relief society.

Institute has been a great "replacement", you might say for those two classes I miss out on every sunday. The good thing about institute?? It's actually people closer to my own age and we have a pretty fantastic teacher :]

I have been missing out on quite a few sessions of institute, which basically takes place of the yw and ym programs in the home wards. I have been travelling a lot with the team lately and have missed at least 3 out of the last 5 :(

Once basketball is done, however, I will not only be able to attend institute...but quite possibly FHE as well! I have not been so excited to attend institute until lately and have discovered that without it and the scriptures, I may have struggled even more with all that has been going on.

The YSA are so fun to be around! And, now that they are "old enough" to join, I have been able to see Jannah, Travis, and Jack pretty much every week! (something that hasn't happened since YC this past summer...) I have been blessed with some of the most amazing friends in the entire world! <3

I am truly blessed to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that my Savior lives and that he loves me. I am grateful for the sealings because I have been blessed to come into a great, loving family and I love the knowledge that I have that I will be able to be with them forever!! I know the church is the true church of our Heavenly Father and his Son and that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God. I know that President Monson is the true Prophet today. I have been so blessed and am grateful for every new day that I am able to live.

gettin back into the swing of things...?

This week was pretty much the same as every other, with the exception that I didn't get to travel with the team this week :'(
I haven't seen them in 2 weeks and am going through some serious, SERIOUS withdrawals...it's not pretty lol

I can't really remember much about this week except goin to 3...yes, THREE Pike games with daddy. Tuesday was just a JV game, however. Wednesday was just Varsity, but they played at Conseco vs LN. Wednesday was the first time since before Greg Oden (Portland Trail Blazers) and Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies) were there that Pike won :D

Friday, last regular season game, was senior night. I am so glad I had the opportunity to know each and every one of them! They took on Warren Central and JV lost, but Varsity won! yay!! lol

Saturday, Daddy and I went up to warsaw to see Uncle Andy and Aunt Kirstyn and their families. It was so great to see them all and I can only hope that I can have many more opportunities to see each of them, esp Uncle Andy.

I also had the opportunity to spend some time with Alex Green. We are doing somewhat better than we were before and are at least on speaking terms. We went to the movies and saw "Valentine's Day". I thought the movie was absolutely hilarious and extra adorable :]

Hopefully, this past week will be a sign of good things to come??
One can only hope!!!