it really amazes me that this year is over. so much has happened in the past year, but in retrospect it sometimes doesn't feel like a year has passed. at the same time i'm not sure my judgement of a year is the same anymore. i've always determined a year based on school. fall semester through spring semester is my "year". but it was different this time around.

spring semester of my 2nd year was definitely interesting. new roommate, new friends, new boys. i think i learned a lot. and i'm definitely over the phase that i was in. but more importantly, the end of the semester brought the beginning of a new chapter.

moving out on my own completely. living in long beach for the entire summer taught me so much about growing up. yeah i worked like no other. and the jobs i had weren't that great AT ALL, but i learned. and that's what's most important. i was able to realize i can make it on my own. and i am able to support myself. and to be honest i'm proud of myself that i have been able to get this far. most importantly i'm so glad that i'm able to prove to my parents that i have been able to grow up and be on my own. besides financially stabalizing myself, adjusting to being on my own was incredibly difficult for awhlie. and i know i've said it before, but thank you again for being there for me when no one else was.

as summer came to an end once again a new chapter was beginning. this time with 3 others along the way. having lived in the apartment basically alone for 3 months and then having you guys move in completely scared me. i didn't know what to expect or how i would handle things. but you guys are all awesome and i know that i would never be playing the games or watching the shows i do without you haha. but seriously you're all great people and in my own way i think i've learned a lot from each of you.

the friends i have now are amazing. i love how we manage to make time and make "things" our own. whether it's meeting up for lunch (or downloading songs...) grabbing dinner late after work or just talking as we almost crash while driving, i love how we still manage to try and stay close. i love how we've found friendship between family. as we grow older we're able to relate more and now we have conversations and don't just laugh at those sleeping around us. the ones i see like once a month when i should see more lets time go by like it hasn't. you guys are awesome and it's always good to catch up when we still act as stupid as we did 4 years ago. walking eachother to class and never remembering eachothers schedule though we have them is just how we do. distance does a little but not much, and please forget to remember me. finding time to meet up in your busy schedule always brings a smile to my face. our presents to eachother haven't gotten much use, but this must change. plus this year brought us so many new friends. and memories. seeing you after SO long still hasn't changed our friendship. we've always said we'll be friends forever and it proves how we've grown and changed but together it's like nothing happened. and i love it.

so now as we enter 2006, i can only hope for the best with everything. i'm getting closer and closer to becoming a teacher and it's awesome. working with kids is so much fun and i love that i get paid to play with the little ones. school keeps getting closer to ending and the "real world" keeps getting closer. until then though i'm going to have fun. and continue to grow with everything that i do! have a safe new year and the memories will keep growing!

everyone else has done the 3 month update so now i can too..aha kinda. side note. i just looked up and over and cheryl put the dalmation hat on her desk facing down and it's staring at me and i kinda don't like it.

anyways...school starts a week from today. thats crazy and i am actually not so happy about it as it comes closer. mainly i think because i'm starting to realize the huge burden that i am getting myself into with work and school. typically this would be okay working and schooling. and then i realized the shift i want at kids club is at 6:30 in the morning. and then i realized that another job owns me and i am stuck there for now, while childrens place i really enjoy. handling all of this during the summer has worked well seeing as i don't do much else, but when school starts it's all gonna stress me out i think..so i guess that's where work stands for now. on the bright side i don't think i've asked my parents for money in quite some time.

my birthday was great and thanks to everyone who made it that way! from the early bday dinner with the lawmoles, to waking up with my mark and kyle, being embarassed as i slept in the living room alone, and on down to ending the night with a great cake and company...i loved every moment. and thanks for all of the special gifts. you guys all know me well haha.

christine came from maryland. it was so great to see her and we both wished that she could have stayed longer. but thats how things go i guess and the time that we spend is like time has but hasn't passed. i dunno it makes sense to me. haha. my cousin and i hang out a lot more now too. it's only sad when nemo loses his head...it sucks that we have to plan our work schedules around eachother. who knew us hanging out would be such a damn event. but luckily you're in my planner..and when is it time for another late night catching up? maybe if your stupid families didn't come here. just kidding i'm happy both of you get to see your family!

well i believe that is it for now. i'm off to get ready for bed i suppose..

...and now it all starts again...

||Section One

1. Name: Allison
2. Nicknames: ayie, al, allo
3. Feet size: mmm like between a 7 and 8 ish
4. Do you have a crush: not really
5. Girlfriend/Boyfriend? nope
6. Age you act: haha umm depends i guess..but i'm still a teen! ahah
7. Where Do You Live: long beach...apartment?
8. Where you want to live: when?
9. How many siblings: one
10. Favorite Salad Dressing: ranch
11. Ever gone skinny dipping? nope
12. What are you watching? nada
13. Last person you talked to: megan on the phone, lourdes in person and kat online haha
14. Favorite movie: umm there are several..alice in wonderland, brother bear, aladdin, remember the titans...
15. Favorite Book: my favorite book when i was little was charlie and the chocolate factory and the babysitters club series...but i haven't really read much lately..or not enough to call anything my favorite
16. Favorite Type of music: pop, country, r&b what not i dunno i like lots just not the screaming stuff...
17. Favorite types of cars: expeditions and explorers were my favorite..but i don't really care much about cars..oh but its definitely NOT the damn sentra
18. Favorite Saying: oh great
19. Favorite Fast Food: i think i'd have to go with wendys
20. Favorite Ice Cream: chocolate chip cookie dough
21. Favorite Alcoholic Drink: rum and coke...keep it easy haha
22. When Do You Go To Sleep: when i'm tired

23. Most Embarrassing Moment: i dunno when do i not embarass myself

24. Stupidest Person you know: i dunno i know lots of stupid people...haha...jk...
25. Funniest Person you know: me..no i don't know
26. Favorite holiday: christmas and uhh my birthday?
27. Favorite Food: great in comes the fatass questions..california burritos and carne asade fries split with a 42 ounce soda and a slurpee :)
28. Favorite Song: these days-rascal flatts
29. Favorite Television Show: one tree hill, friends was, and now as embarassed as i am to say it but laguna beach..

30. Favorite Radio Station: 102.7 (yay for kiis points haha)
31. Favorite junk food: anything that i eat
32. Favorite happy love song: well i like a lot of songs that i guess could qualify as this but i like a lot of the rascal flatts songs..
33. Favorite Drink: juice?
34. Favorite article of clothing: jeans and a tank top
35. Favorite Animal: uhh...my geck?!


||SECTION TWO:The Future

1. School: get my credential here and then get my masters while i'm teaching.. 
2. Where You Want To Live: depends on where i can be hired now i guess..but i want to stay in so cal i think
3. How Many Kids You Want: two? i dunno
4. What Kind Of Job You Want: elementary school teacher-2nd grade!
5. Wedding song: i don't know but i do know the song i want to dance to with my dad
6. Pets? berk in sd and the hermit died and jason has the fish so none here i guess
8. 5 years from now? working and happy with someone
9. 10 years from now? married and teaching and a kid? wow thats weird to think about


||SECTION THREE: Have You Ever..

1. Done Drugs: not so much
2. Run Away From Home: nope..but one time i didn't come home when i was supossed to and i didn't get to eat shrimp for dinner and i cried
3. Hit A Girl: yeah and i've hit a boy too. haha. don't get me angry when i'm drunk 
4. Lied: yeah
5. Stolen Anything: nope
6. Broken A Bone: nope
7. Cheated On A Test: yep...how do you think i passed bio? ahaha jk... .... ...

8. Cheated On A girlfriend/boyfriend: nope
9. Gotten Drunk: done that one before
10. Been With Two guys/girls At Once: nope
11. Been In The Hospital: not as a patient..but my friends should stop cutting themselves
13. Fell asleep in the shower/bath: how can you fall asleep in a shower without falling over
14. Gone to Church: yeah..but the question is when
15. Never slept during a night: yeah...but most times i tried i never made it 
16. Ever been on a motorcycle or motorbike: no
17. Been to a camp:  kinda..i went to the y when i was little and i cried and i went to day camps..but thats it.
18. Sat in a restaurant w/o ordering: no that pisses me off so much
20. Gone a week w/out shaving: no that won't work for me
21. Didn't wash your hair for a week: no that won't work either
22. Broken something valuable: yeah
23. Thought you were in love: yep
24. Streaked the streets: nope
25. Screamed at someone for no reason: yeah
26. Said I love you and meant it: yes
27. Been hurt by a guy/girl you loved: yep
28. Stayed up till 4 am on the phone: yeah

29. Pulled a prank? yeah

30. Made fun of someone? yep

||SECTION FOUR:Which Is Better..

1. Coke Or Pepsi: pepsi
2. Cats Or Dogs: neither
3. DVDs or VHS: dvd
4. Deaf Or Blind: blind i think
5. Pools Or Hot Tubs: hot tubs
6. Television Or Radio: radio
7. CDs Or MP3's: mp3
8. Apples or oranges: either
9. Strawberries or Blueberries: strawberries
10. Gold or silver: white gold haha
11. Vanilla or chocolate: vanilla

12. Movies or music: music
13. Park or Beach: beach
14. Hot or Cold weather: hot weather

15. Sunset or Sunrise: sunset

||SECTION FIVE:When is the Last Time You..

1. Took a shower: before i went out today
2. Cried: ummm i don't remember..this may be a first..i'd say the last time i was either home or on the cruise but thats just assuming my parents made my cry for some reason

3. Watched a Disney movie: the incredibles
4. Given/gotten a hug: today
5. Been to the movies: beats me...last christmas? haha
6. had a boy/girlfriend: last year ish
7. kissed someone: like 2 months ago

8. Said I love you: i say it to my family all the time? and before that...like over a year ago..
9. Danced: if bpb counts then yesterday haha
10. Did a survey like this: i dunno

|INFORMATION

1. full name: allison akemi koblen
2. hair color: brownish
3. eye color: brown
4. current height: 5'1 and a half!
5. glasses/contacts: yeah
6. birthdate: august 18...i'm almost 20! haha
7. ethnicity: japanese american
8. religion: umm my mom is methodist and my dad is jewish..if i said i was a jew would it make all of you happy..
9. current age: 19
10. siblings: just my beed! haha
11. siblings age: 16
12. location: lbc what!

13. college plans: 3 more years my goodness

||SOCIAL

1. best guy friend: cal to my vin!
2. best girl friend: i've realized i have lots of close girl friends..but i must say i'm most excited for christine to be here
3. current crush:  ummm i don't have a crush? 
4. boyfriend/girlfriend: no
5. are u center of attention or wallflower: depends on where we are..
6. are u timely or always late: timely usually
7. do u have a job: do i have a job...3 thanks
8. do u like being around people: yeah but it depends on who
9. hobbies: ummm hanging out with people? i dunno haha

||LOVE

1. have u ever loved someone u had no chance with? no
2. have u ever cried over something someone of the opposite sex did? yeah
3. do u have a "type" of person u always go after: not exactly
4. want someone u don't have right now? yeah
5. ever liked a close guy/girlfriend? yeah
6. are u lonely right now? eh..i get by
7. ever afraid u'll never get married? no
8. do u want to get married? yep
9. do u want kids? yes

10. would you rather love or be loved? i'd like both


||FAVORITES

1. room in house: i dunno
2. type of music: lots...
3. location for dates: i don't know..somewhere new?
4. memory: aww i have lots
5. day of the week: right now wednesdays have become my favorite..
6. color: blue
7. perfume or cologne: clinique happy
8. flower: i think i like carnations haha. and roses...but i'm not much of a flower person to have a favorite..
9. month: summer months
10. season: summer


||In the last 48 hours have you..

1. cried: nope
2. bought something: yeah food haha and the damn owl
3. gotten sick: yes god i felt horrible last night
4. sang: that i did
5. wanted to tell someone you loved them but didn't: nah
6. met someone new: ummm i don't think so-wait yes i did adele haha
7. moved on: i'm lost
8. talked to someone: yeah
9. had a serious talk: yes and no
10. missed someone: yep
11. hugged someone: yeah
12. kissed someone: nope
13. fought with your parents: yep
14. dreamed about someone u can't be with : i don't think i've slept enough to do that

so the spacing on that sucked..and i was bored. so now if you're reading this you must be bored and you can fill it out as well. oh and dane if you're reading this, i think we're getting new neighbors and i'm excited cuz that may mean we have new friends upstairs (it's the family thats moving) and i found an apartment of girls. you can be their friend too.