or..................................i could go to Atlanta Georgia for pharmacy school...

Opinions please:

Georgia or Hawaii...

im in at both schools so now i just have to decide. feedback is appreciated.

thanks.

carmelo

Well...its been long overdue..and I think its time for a post. For those of you who dont have facebook...(im not sure why you dont) but for those who dont...I wanted to let you know..i have some good news...but I want to tell a story first....

So..Life. Its a crazy thing. One minute your happy, next your sad. One minute things go your way, the next they dont. Its a rollercoaster, and you dont have to be bi-polar to realize that.

I have to say...i've struggled for the last 26 years trying to find my place in this world...the fat kid..the skinny kid...the dumb kid...the smart kid...the pale kid...the tan kid...(wait, I was never tan..scratch that). The business major....the pre-pharm, ugh. And all along the way, I've wanted the next big thing to hurry up and happen.

You know how it is...cant wait to drive, cant wait to be of legal age, cant wait to drink, cant wait to rent a car (haha)...cant wait to get married, cant wait to go somewhere different. Anyways..you have your thing you are waiting for, and I have mine. We all do.

But there is something I have realized over the last year that I never thought I would. It all happened at church one sunday..(i was zoned out) and the pastor kept talking. Then I heard him say something about a farmer, and for some reason I listened. He was making the illustration of a farmer who plants his field full of corn, and immediately after planting the last seed, gets out of the combine, and looks at the ground and asks "WHERE ARE YOU?? HURRY UP AND GROW!" The farmer stammered around for awhile wondering why the seeds were not growing.

Of course, immediately everyone in the congregation thinks to themselves: thats silly, he just planted them, it takes time. Then I realized: Thats life. We think to ourselves why arent things happening as soon as they should? Why arent things happening the way they should? But its just the same as the farmer with the seeds. We are impatient and selfish, and we should realize that God has our best interest at heart, and his timing is perfect unlike ours.

So this brings me to my good news. I finally made it into Pharmacy School. YES, thats right. I am finally ACCEPTED and will start studying pharmacy in August. I am only two years behind where I think I should be at, and honestly thats AMAZING to me. TWO YEARS EXTRA is all it took to pursue my dreams and live the life I will be happy and fulfilled at doing. Granted I will be in college for a total of 12 years, but WHO CARES. I will love my job and I will actually get to help people for a living. What could be better.

So. The moral. Follow your dreams. Do what it takes to get there and dont give up. Because remember, God may take you there, but you have to perservere and be willing to do the work to achieve it. And, He may not take you there until it is the right time, and that right time might be 10 years down the road.

Anyways...the best part of all of this:

i'm going to paradise

I am going to study pharmacy in HAWAII!!! wahooooooooo..

pack your bags, cause you are coming to visit...and no i am not buying your plane ticket. But I will let you stay somewhere for free.

Alright..thats a long enough post..I'll be amazed if anyone reads it all the way through. But I had a lot to say.

peace out

carmeloimfinallynotafreakingprepharmandiamgoingtohawaiipratico

Just a teaser....but when i get enough material for a top 10 list about Michigan..its going to be.......

THE TOP 10 THINGS I'VE NEVER HEARD A GIRL SAY...UNTIL I MOVED TO MICHIGAN

Stay tuned...i am up to 5 things...just waiting for the next 5!!! hhahahahah

The TOP 10 DRIVING LESSONS I have learned while living in MICHIGAN:

1. Cars are not equipped with CRUISE CONTROL, or... If so equipped, the driver does not UTILIZE the CRUISE CONTROL

2. There is no OPEN CONTAINER law against drinking and driving, or....If such a law exists, the driver does NOT OBEY the LAW.

3. If the road suddenly turns to dirt, you are probably going the right way! Some roads are still not finished, and some detours take you thru such primitive roads.

4. If you see a KIA or a HYUNDAI coming up behind you MOVE OVER, they are probably going >90mph.

5. If you see a Mercedes or a BMW coming up behind you DO NOTHING, they will not tailgate you, they are actually going a normal speed just slightly faster than you.

6. DO NOT WORRY about sudden lane changes or closures. ALL such ROAD-WORK will be announced 20 miles before hand and every 5 miles thereafter until you actually have to merge.

7. The SPEED LIMIT is actually an equation. If the sign says "70"mph, you must convert to michigan speed, the equation is as follows: Speed = ("X"mph * 2) + 10. For example: Let X=70mph, Speed = (70 * 2) + 10 = 150mph. (please do not go under this speed)

8. COPS actually HIDE in the medians where the forest of trees are. I believe this stems from the long lineage of hunting that runs thru each Michiganders blood. And yes, they have brush and leaves around their car to camouflage it more.

9. Pedestrians DO NOT have the RIGHT OF WAY. If you see a diesel truck coming at you while walking...........RUN!!!! (which leads me to #10)

10. DIESEL TRUCKS with LIFTS are way COOLER to own than ANY sports car. You'll turn more heads with it than anything else.  

Thats it. Stay tuned for the next top 10 list about living in Michigan. Suggestions welcome on topics.

carmelolivinginmipratico