From American Screwballs to Swedish Meatball...this is life

The 20th of May came rather quick, but here I am in Sweden exploring a new way of life and having much of a culture shock. I decided to make a blog upon my handome Father's request. Most people blog about things they see, but I feel like I might be better at expressing what the hell goes through my head as I explore this beautiful foreign country. So just warning you b4 you read...this is not rated PG, but I would love for you to jump on my bike and enjoy the ride of a life time!

My sister and I in Old Town Stockholm

My sister and I in Old Town Stockholm
The BEST Swedish girl around

Thursday, August 19, 2010

"The world is full of willing people, some willing to work, the rest willing to let them." --Robert Frost



"Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train. Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty miles an hour and you're just sitting still?" --J. Paul Getty

HELLO WORKING CLASS! IF YOU ARE READING THIS YOU ARE APART OF THE 64.9 PERCENT OF AMERICANS THAT ARE EMPLOYED. CONGRADULATIONS! HAHA...I AM GOING CRAZY. LITERALLY. I WAS SO TIRED THIS EVENING DUE TO THE FACT THAT LAST NIGHT ABOUT 4 O'CLOCK I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SPIDER WITH PROBABLY A 6 INCH CIRCUMFERENCE NEXT TO THE WALL BY MY BED. AFTER I TOOK HIS LIFE AND BURRIED HIM IN THE TOILET I ROLLED MYSELF UP IN MY SHEETS LIKE A BUTTERFLY CACOON, AND DID NOT FALL ASLEEP UNTIL 6 AM.

THATS BESIDES THE POINT. I CAN DEAL WITH LACK OF SLEEP BUT MY CRAZINESS IS ABSURD. I TOOK A BREAK FROM SURFING THE WEB LOOKING AT COMPANIES, WEBSITES, AND INFORMATION I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE BECAUSE I WAS DISCOURAGED. YOU WOULD THINK AFTER ALMOST COMPLETING MY COLLEGE DEGREE (1 LAME SEMESTER LEFT) I WOULD BE FULLY PREPARED FOR WHAT WAS AHEAD OF ME, AND TO MY SURPRISE...IM NOT. I AM COMPLETELY CLUELESS AND LOST. AND I HAVE NEVER FELT LIKE I PREPARED MYSELF SO POORLY THAN I FEEL RIGHT NOW. I FELL ASLEEP EARLY TONIGHT, AND WOKE UP BECAUSE I HAD A DREAM I GOT FIRED FROM WORKING AT HUDSONS GRILL. DO YALL REMEMBER THAT PLACE? IT WAS IN CARROLLTON ACROSS THE STREET FROM MERVYN'S. MY FAVORITE HAMBURGER JOINT WHEN I WAS LITTLE. WELL I HAD A DREAM I WAS NOT EVEN QUALIFIED TO WORK THERE. GREAT JOB SHANNON :)

ANYWAYS I CANT SLEEP, SO IM BLOGGING.

THIS WEEKEND, I AM GOING TO NORTH SWEEDEN FOR A WEEKEND WITH THE FAMILY. THE NEXT WEEKEND IS SEMI FINALS. WISH US LUCK.

ALL THE KIDS ARE HOME AND HAVE STARTED SCHOOL, SO THE HOUSE IS MAYHEM. HAHA.

WHEN YOUR YOUNG YOU STRESS OUT BECAUSE THE CLOTHES YOU WANT TO WEAR THE NEXT DAY OF SCHOOL ARE NOT CLEAN, OR BECAUSE YOUR MOM DIDNT SIGN THE BACK TO SCHOOL PAPERS (MEMBER THOSE) AND WHEN YOUR OLDER YOU STRESS OUT BECAUSE YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO FIND AN INTERNSHIP AND THE THOUGHT CROSSES YOUR MIND YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SUPPRORT YOURSELF EVEN EATING RAMON. WHEN YOUR EVEN OLDER YOU STRESS BECAUSE...I HAVENT MADE IT THERE YET SO I DONT KNOW. AT THIS RATE...I DONT WANT TO KNOW. HAHA

IT WAS LIKE LAST NIGHT IT HIT ME...MY WHOLE LIFE I HAVE WANTED TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND NOW ITS TIME TO MAKE MY WAY DOWN THAT ROAD AND I DONT KNOW WHAT IM DOING! NOW I HAVE TO ACTUALLY DO IT, AND IM NOT READY.

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS REALIZED, TIME IS NOT ON MY SIDE. HAHA. EVERYONE ALWAYS SAYS "YOU HAVE TIME TO GROW UP" BUT THEN WHEN ITS HERE, ALL THAT TIME YOU HAD, YOU HAVE NO MORE.

OK ANYWAYS, LETS THINK HAPPY THOUGHTS...I GOT TO SEE MY MOM TODAY, MY DAD LAST NIGHT, AND MY SISTER TODAY. THAT WAS VERY NICE. (THEY ARE ALL APART OF THE 64.9% OF EMPLOYED AMERICANS AS WELL-GOOD JOB FAMILY) IM LIKE THE UGLY DUCKLING RIGHT NOW, I NEED A MIRACLE.

IM PRETTY HUNGRY RIGHT NOW. I CANT WAIT TO EAT IN THE MORNING.

THE OTHER DAY WE HELPED COACH/TEACH LITTLE GIRLS HOW TO PLAY BALL. LOUISA IS THE ONE TO THE FAR LEFT. IS SHE NOT THE CUTEST THING? IT WAS PRETTY FUN.

WHAT HAS EVERYONE ELSE BEEN UP TO? I HAVE JUST BEEN GOING TO THE GYM EVERY DAY, DOING LAUNDRY, AND PRACTICE.
EXACTLY ONE MONTH FROM TODAY I WILL BE ARRIVING IN DALLAS TEXAS. I WAS VERY EXCITED, BUT NOW THAT MEANS I HAVE JUST ONE MONTH TO GET THIS INTERNSHIP STRAIGHTENED OUT, ONCE I GET BACK...ITS REAL WORLD SHANNON? WELL TOMORROW WE LEAVE IN THE AFTERNOON, SO SHOOT ME AN EMAIL THIS WEEKEND. MONDAY I WILL BE SEARCHING THROUGH FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES BEGGING FOR THEM TO NOT PAY ME SO I CAN ESSENTIALLY BE THEIR BITCH. IN ONE MONTH MY "RIDE OF A LIFE TIME" IS OVER TO SAY THE LEAST. HAHA

I AM GOING TO TRY AND GET SOME Z'S, WAKE UP EARLY, DO SOME MORE RESEARCH, GO TO THE GYM, SHOWER AND HEAD NORTH!

I WILL TALK TO YOU GUYS SOON...REMEMBER 35.1% OF AMERICANS ARE NOT AS BLESSED AS YALL! HHAHAHAHA...NO BUT FOR REAL.

I LOVE YALL, AND ILL KEEP YOU UPDATED!
"WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER"
XOXO,

SHANN
#1 ON THE FIELD, #1 IN YOUR HEART

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