This weekend was probably the best weekend I've had this year, with the exception of the weekend I spent up in Draper and Mindy's grandparents house with Mind, Allison and Kelly. Why was this weekend so great? A lot of little things:
-Lunch with Tammy, Jess, Katie, Hays, Shauna (see post below) on Friday
-I did pretty darn well on my Stats test. Which made me really happy!
-Shopping on Friday with Kiley... I found jeans, a skirt, and a top that I REALLY liked.
-I watched a movie with Jacob & Braedon (FHE bros) Friday night- it was a Nicklodeon movie called Good Burger. It was hilarious
-After the movie with the boys, we went out to the lobby and talked until 1:30 when visiting hours left.
-Mindy was on duty so I hung out with her til 5:30 in the morning (read 3 posts below for all the details)
-I slept in until 1:30 Saturday (although I went to bed at 6:30, so it wasn't really sleeping in too late)
-Lesley did my hair and makeup and we took pictures (see 2 posts below, also see Facebook, there is a whole album)
-Cameron from my ward came over and we watched Zoolander. We've been talking about watching Zoolander together since, probably September or October. This time we picked a date, set a time and place and put reminders in our phones. It was hilarious. We both love the movie, so we both were laughing at the right parts, making funny faces at the right parts, and discussing little funny things about the movie.
-As soon as Cameron left I went to bed, so I kind of got some sleep last night.
-Since it was the 5th Sunday of the month, Priesthood and Relief Society were combined. Best part of this meeting was that Brad Wilcox (the amazing EFY speaker, book writer, etc.) was the teacher. He's in my Stake Presidency so we get to hear him often, but he taught us about Temples and it was REALLY cool! I'm sad to not be in his stake again next year, it's been so great to hear him speak so much in the last 2 years. He's always the main speaker at Stake Conference and Firesides because he's so amazing (well, minus this stake conference when Elder Hafen came. But still, President Wilcox was the main guy from the Stake Presidency that spoke)
-As it was Fast Sunday, our ward had a ward Break the Fast. We did a big Pancake Party. It was so amazing! I've never seen so many pancakes eaten so quickly before in my life.
And still to come tonight:
-My hall meeting, which is going to be the last one that most of the hall will come to. Next week is General Confernce so I won't be here, and teh week after is Easter, so a lot of my girls won't be here. This is it. Oh the Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss, and a revisit of our Hall Theme- You Are Loved by Josh Groban. Maybe we'll even talk about some of our favorite memories from the year, things we've learned, etc. It should be good.
-A ward fireside. In case our activity and church today wasn't enough, we're getting together for a Fireside. I'm not sure who the guy is that is speaking, but whatevs, it should be good. Also, I found out that since we're having the Fireside, we're not having Ward Prayer.
-It's the last Sunday of the month, so my Home Teachers and Visiting Teachers are coming. Home Teachers scheduled this a month ago, Visiting Teachers were supposed to come one night last week but they never showed up.
Then, when I wake up tomorrow... I get to go to one of my favorite classes, Family Finance. My friend, Aislynn, that is in the class with me got engaged this weekend so I get to hear the story, I'm so excited. And at night, Janyse and her family are going to be here! I'm so excited!
And this my friend... is why I've blogged a lot this weekend. It's been fabulous!
3.29.2009
Friday
My best friends sister-in-law had a baby a little over a week ago, so my best friends mom is in town visiting the baby. My best friends girlfriend wanted to see me and best friends mom, so she talked to best friends mom to make plans for lunch. Friday was lunch day. Around 11:30 I got picked up by best friends mom (from now on, we'll just call her Tammy) and best friends cousin (Jessica). We met best friends girlfriend (Hailey) and Aunt Shauna and cousin Katie at Panda Express. I think almost everybody ate Orange Chicken, and it was pretty much amazing. Jess decided to skip her 1:00 class so that we could head to Red Mango for Frozen Yogurt. This is where the picture was taken. The back row is Jessica, Hailey, Me, Katie and the front row is Tammy and Aunt Shauna. We had A BLAST! The cousins, Hailey and I are probably going to get together again sometime before the semester is over. And I definitely see Jess, Hays and I hanging out sometime next year. (Katie is graduating soon, and getting married this summer)
It was so hilarious to have all of us together, I seriously almost died laughing a few times. These girls are great!
3.28.2009
Just for Fun!
One of my girls, Lesley, is an Avon representative. A few days ago we were playing with some of her makeup samples and decided that she wanted to do my makeup sometime so I could take pictures and have some normal looking pictures for the year (everything else that has been taken involved ugly sweaters, ugly makeup, or just pure ridiculousness). Today was the day. She came down to my room, got me ready, then we headed to the rocky thing by the Bell Tower so we could take pictures. It's "the place" to take pictures.
Also. These are my new jeans. I love them. A lot.
Something I'll Miss
I've been so excited lately to finish the semester, just ready for a totally different environment for a while. But tonight I recognized something I'm really going to miss.
It's 5:37 am. No, I didn't just wake up. Actually, I'm just getting ready to go to bed. Friday nights RAs work until about 2:00. Mindy was on duty tonight and when she came through my building I had a story to tell her. So I followed her to the last 2 buildings. Then we decided neither of us were tired and neither of us wanted to go to bed. I went home to change into my pjs and she went home to change into her pjs. I then crossed the road to go back to her apartment where we watched 2 movies, ate popcorn, a Betty Crocker Warm Delights Molten Carmel Cake, and laughed like none other.
I love the other RAs I work with, especially Allison and Mindy. They both know just about everything happening in my life, not like it's that complex or anything. Mindy's moving south of campus next year, and Allison is moving even more south of campus. Both of them on the east-ish side (I think). I'm going to be west of campus. We won't be able to have movie parties until 5:30 and then just walk back across the street to get home. Mindy won't be able to watch me through her front door as I safely make it into my back door.
All of this started tonight because I heard Mind going up my stairs. I poked my head out and joined her in the lobby. I bought new jeans earlier this evening and tried them on to show my roommate who didn't go with us, and I was still in them. Mind and I started talking about the jeans and how fabulous they are (I'll post a picture sometime when I'm wearing them and it isn't 5:43 am). I freaking love Mindy! She's only one of my favoritest people ever.
We've got 29 days left. After that... we're not just across the parking lot, or divided by a two lane road that leads into a parking lot.
End of thought process. Brain shutting down. Going to bed now. Mom and Dad have been awake for a while now- and I'm pretty sure that they're already at the temple doing their assignments. And here I am, sitting at my desk in my pjs blogging. I'm going to miss these crazy Friday nights, where I plan on doing homework but end up helping with roves and talking/watching movies all night. Last time Mindy roved (it was a Saturday) we ended up talking until 2:30 or 3 am. A lot of my favorite memories this year involve Mindy. Mind-love ya girl! Good luck waking up for your ward activity :)
It's 5:37 am. No, I didn't just wake up. Actually, I'm just getting ready to go to bed. Friday nights RAs work until about 2:00. Mindy was on duty tonight and when she came through my building I had a story to tell her. So I followed her to the last 2 buildings. Then we decided neither of us were tired and neither of us wanted to go to bed. I went home to change into my pjs and she went home to change into her pjs. I then crossed the road to go back to her apartment where we watched 2 movies, ate popcorn, a Betty Crocker Warm Delights Molten Carmel Cake, and laughed like none other.
I love the other RAs I work with, especially Allison and Mindy. They both know just about everything happening in my life, not like it's that complex or anything. Mindy's moving south of campus next year, and Allison is moving even more south of campus. Both of them on the east-ish side (I think). I'm going to be west of campus. We won't be able to have movie parties until 5:30 and then just walk back across the street to get home. Mindy won't be able to watch me through her front door as I safely make it into my back door.
All of this started tonight because I heard Mind going up my stairs. I poked my head out and joined her in the lobby. I bought new jeans earlier this evening and tried them on to show my roommate who didn't go with us, and I was still in them. Mind and I started talking about the jeans and how fabulous they are (I'll post a picture sometime when I'm wearing them and it isn't 5:43 am). I freaking love Mindy! She's only one of my favoritest people ever.
We've got 29 days left. After that... we're not just across the parking lot, or divided by a two lane road that leads into a parking lot.
End of thought process. Brain shutting down. Going to bed now. Mom and Dad have been awake for a while now- and I'm pretty sure that they're already at the temple doing their assignments. And here I am, sitting at my desk in my pjs blogging. I'm going to miss these crazy Friday nights, where I plan on doing homework but end up helping with roves and talking/watching movies all night. Last time Mindy roved (it was a Saturday) we ended up talking until 2:30 or 3 am. A lot of my favorite memories this year involve Mindy. Mind-love ya girl! Good luck waking up for your ward activity :)
3.26.2009
Moving...
Going home for the summer is kind of a hassle. There's a lot to do, and not lots of time to do it.
Involved in moving for college students (specifically ones moving out of the dorms, as that is the only experience I have) there is:
-buy packing tape
-sort through things
1. Take home 2. mail home 3. put it in a box 4. give away 5. throw away
-call your distant relative that lives nearby and see if you can store your stuff at their house for the summer
-call another random relative (most likely one you're only related to because their relative married your relative) to see if you can crash at their house for the night when you get kicked out of the dorms but you don't fly out til the next day, and then if they can take you to the airport
-if either of those calls don't work, finding backup storage plans, or crashing at their house plans
-forward your mail
-change your magazine subscription address so it will actually get to you in a decent amount of time
-pack up all of your belongings, and often belongings that aren't really yours but nobody claims and you think "hey, maybe I did bring 2 wooden spoons to school".
-clean your room and the jobs given to you on your "What Do I Do Form" which your RA gave to you at your Check out meeting
And then the whole finding time to do this among your homework, classes, work, finals, and helping with checkouts. I'm glad I made this list now so I can see what all needs to be done so I can fit that into my spare time. I've really got to get my last two exams done (one ends tomorrow, the other starts tomorrow) and then my last 2 quizzes done. I should also finish my paper (P&J expect an email) and see if I can redo my RA final since it didn't get saved.
All I can say is that it's a good thing I've got 2 of those things done already. Too bad they're the easy ones (changing address on magazines and forwarding mail). Next step: buy tape, put up a box, and start chucking things in it as I sort through my stuff. Then: packing. Well, really I guess the next step is to make the two phone calls so I have a place to store my things and a place to sleep the night I move out.
Involved in moving for college students (specifically ones moving out of the dorms, as that is the only experience I have) there is:
-buy packing tape
-sort through things
1. Take home 2. mail home 3. put it in a box 4. give away 5. throw away
-call your distant relative that lives nearby and see if you can store your stuff at their house for the summer
-call another random relative (most likely one you're only related to because their relative married your relative) to see if you can crash at their house for the night when you get kicked out of the dorms but you don't fly out til the next day, and then if they can take you to the airport
-if either of those calls don't work, finding backup storage plans, or crashing at their house plans
-forward your mail
-change your magazine subscription address so it will actually get to you in a decent amount of time
-pack up all of your belongings, and often belongings that aren't really yours but nobody claims and you think "hey, maybe I did bring 2 wooden spoons to school".
-clean your room and the jobs given to you on your "What Do I Do Form" which your RA gave to you at your Check out meeting
And then the whole finding time to do this among your homework, classes, work, finals, and helping with checkouts. I'm glad I made this list now so I can see what all needs to be done so I can fit that into my spare time. I've really got to get my last two exams done (one ends tomorrow, the other starts tomorrow) and then my last 2 quizzes done. I should also finish my paper (P&J expect an email) and see if I can redo my RA final since it didn't get saved.
All I can say is that it's a good thing I've got 2 of those things done already. Too bad they're the easy ones (changing address on magazines and forwarding mail). Next step: buy tape, put up a box, and start chucking things in it as I sort through my stuff. Then: packing. Well, really I guess the next step is to make the two phone calls so I have a place to store my things and a place to sleep the night I move out.
Bah!
For our RA final we are working in our teams to create some sort of presentation of things we want to tell the incoming batch of RAs. Some times people make movies, sometimes picture books... we were at one point thinking of learning the dance to We're All In This Together (from High School Musical) and changing the words to be RA related. Then, we (and by we I mean Braden) had a genius idea. Mormonads. But RAds is what we called them. Everyone is making two RAds with things that they've learned... for example: Braden learned that if there's food, people come to anything. So his says "Food: If you bring it, they will come" and it has a picture of a pizza. At the bottom instead of a scripture we put quotes from the RA manual. It has been a really fun project (which is funny, we only decided on it last night).
Mine are "Need a Friend? Call Your Hall Advisor" and then in the presentation I'll talk about how Megan has been my bff this year. My other one is about Facebook. It's going to have a few meanings, although only one will be conveyed in the ad. My catchphrase isn't good yet, but the main idea is... don't know what to talk to your residents about? (insert a picture of my info page from Facebook) "with some help from facebook, you now know what they're interested in." and then a quote from the manual about how you have to talk interact with each apartment each week. I also thought of doing something like "Facebook: A Legit Way to Advertise" with a picture of an event invitation. I haven't decided yet.
The reason I titled this post "Bah!" is this: tonight I was on duty, so between roves I did a few reports for my HA, and then I decided to work on my RA final. I made two whole RAds, finished with every detail. I hit save, x'd out of the program, and went to my email to send them to Braden so he could see them and tell me what he thought. Then... I couldn't find the file. Anywhere. Apparently I didn't hit save, or if I did, my computer can't find the file anywhere. So I get to make my RAds all over again. At least now I've figured out the best way to format them, and relearned how to use powerpoint and make the backgrounds cool and such. This will be my project after I finish my Stats test this week.
Also after I take my stats test... I get to go buy new jeans. My tax return finally came, so I can finally buy jeans to replace my favorite pair that tragically died a few weeks ago. Owning only 2 pairs of jeans was a bad idea... but not entirely my fault. Stupid "freshman 15" last year. Actually, more of it came from last semester... dang meal plan. Maybe the moral of this story is to take an exercise class, or at least exercise, or something.
PS. Braden is the RA that took over Kimball (the one guys hall in our group of halls) when Mike left between semesters to go on his mission. I don't think I've ever written about Braden before, but he's a freaking genius. Sometimes I wonder how his brain works. He's going to be very rich someday, because he is just that amazing. Also, he's going on his mission to Russia this summer. When he opened his call I thought of Jeanne!
Also. Completely random, my FHE brother Callin (the blond, for anyone who has seen pictures) got his mission call today. Czech Prague mission. He is so excited, and so are we! Congrats, Callin!
Mine are "Need a Friend? Call Your Hall Advisor" and then in the presentation I'll talk about how Megan has been my bff this year. My other one is about Facebook. It's going to have a few meanings, although only one will be conveyed in the ad. My catchphrase isn't good yet, but the main idea is... don't know what to talk to your residents about? (insert a picture of my info page from Facebook) "with some help from facebook, you now know what they're interested in." and then a quote from the manual about how you have to talk interact with each apartment each week. I also thought of doing something like "Facebook: A Legit Way to Advertise" with a picture of an event invitation. I haven't decided yet.
The reason I titled this post "Bah!" is this: tonight I was on duty, so between roves I did a few reports for my HA, and then I decided to work on my RA final. I made two whole RAds, finished with every detail. I hit save, x'd out of the program, and went to my email to send them to Braden so he could see them and tell me what he thought. Then... I couldn't find the file. Anywhere. Apparently I didn't hit save, or if I did, my computer can't find the file anywhere. So I get to make my RAds all over again. At least now I've figured out the best way to format them, and relearned how to use powerpoint and make the backgrounds cool and such. This will be my project after I finish my Stats test this week.
Also after I take my stats test... I get to go buy new jeans. My tax return finally came, so I can finally buy jeans to replace my favorite pair that tragically died a few weeks ago. Owning only 2 pairs of jeans was a bad idea... but not entirely my fault. Stupid "freshman 15" last year. Actually, more of it came from last semester... dang meal plan. Maybe the moral of this story is to take an exercise class, or at least exercise, or something.
PS. Braden is the RA that took over Kimball (the one guys hall in our group of halls) when Mike left between semesters to go on his mission. I don't think I've ever written about Braden before, but he's a freaking genius. Sometimes I wonder how his brain works. He's going to be very rich someday, because he is just that amazing. Also, he's going on his mission to Russia this summer. When he opened his call I thought of Jeanne!
Also. Completely random, my FHE brother Callin (the blond, for anyone who has seen pictures) got his mission call today. Czech Prague mission. He is so excited, and so are we! Congrats, Callin!
3.24.2009
I hate cleaning checks because...
...they smell.
I love cleaning products, and cleaning, and for things to be clean. However, cleaning products come in too many scents and everyone has different preferences. This means that during cleaning check week you smell all sorts of "clean" smells. Lemon, Orange, Cool Citrus, Lavendar, Windex, Shower Power, Vinegar, etc. If everyone could just decide "alright, we're going to use orange scented products" I think I would like cleaning checks a lot more. The smell of all the products mixed together in an apartment or on a floor just makes me sad. It doesn't smell as clean. Then I look in our supply closet: Lavendar Clorox Wipes, Orange Pine Sol, Lemon Dish Soap, 409, Windex, Toilet Bowl Cleanser. Nothing smells alike. And then I remember why I thought of this post.
Our cleaning check is tonight and everyone is doing their cleaning. And it smells gross, because there are too many "clean" smells in one room. Maybe when I move into my condo next year I'll buy a ton of cleaning products all of the same scent, and then I'll volunteer to be the one to buy more when things run out so that it actually smells good. But hey, I shouldn't complain. My roommates actually bought the Pine Sol and the Clorox Wipes this time, without needing a reminder or a conversation about "we're running really low on (insert product here)". They just showed up in the utility closet one day. YAY!
Also. 33 days. Still lots to do, but there is some way fun stuff still happening. And mom, I know I keep saying that I'm going to send a box home for you to put in my closet, but this time I mean it. As I've been cleaning my room for cleaning check (not that there was really much cleaning to do) I've pulled stuff out that I don't need for the next 33 days but that I want to have at home and would take up some of my weight/space on the airplane. When everything on campus opens again (it's Tuesday around devotional time) I will be going to pick up a box at the Post Office and then coming back to pack it. I'll Facebook you when I have actually sent it (probably on Thursday when I have a 2 1/2 hour break between classes).
And Steph: I facebook messaged you, wrote on your wall, emailed you, and texted you. You said that I missed some forms of communication so here is my note to you on my blog (watch for a comment on yours). I want to get my haircut but want you to tell me which of the pictures I sent you you like better. So... pick your favorite form of communication and let me know :)
And finally. Happy Birthday to my friend Harrison. He doesn't read my blog, and he doesn't know about my blog, but Happy 21st Birthday anyway. This reminds me of another funny birthday story. It was Tyler (not he nephew)'s birthday last week. He's on his mission in Ecuador so I couldn't sing to him. Well, I figured singing to a picture of him was the next best option... so I grabbed a picture he sent from Ecuador and my roommates and I all sang to him. It sounded awful, but I'm sure Tyler would've LOVED it!
And on that note... I will go grab the vaccuum and edge my room and probably even vaccuum out my closet, window track, and drawers. Yay for cleaning!
I love cleaning products, and cleaning, and for things to be clean. However, cleaning products come in too many scents and everyone has different preferences. This means that during cleaning check week you smell all sorts of "clean" smells. Lemon, Orange, Cool Citrus, Lavendar, Windex, Shower Power, Vinegar, etc. If everyone could just decide "alright, we're going to use orange scented products" I think I would like cleaning checks a lot more. The smell of all the products mixed together in an apartment or on a floor just makes me sad. It doesn't smell as clean. Then I look in our supply closet: Lavendar Clorox Wipes, Orange Pine Sol, Lemon Dish Soap, 409, Windex, Toilet Bowl Cleanser. Nothing smells alike. And then I remember why I thought of this post.
Our cleaning check is tonight and everyone is doing their cleaning. And it smells gross, because there are too many "clean" smells in one room. Maybe when I move into my condo next year I'll buy a ton of cleaning products all of the same scent, and then I'll volunteer to be the one to buy more when things run out so that it actually smells good. But hey, I shouldn't complain. My roommates actually bought the Pine Sol and the Clorox Wipes this time, without needing a reminder or a conversation about "we're running really low on (insert product here)". They just showed up in the utility closet one day. YAY!
Also. 33 days. Still lots to do, but there is some way fun stuff still happening. And mom, I know I keep saying that I'm going to send a box home for you to put in my closet, but this time I mean it. As I've been cleaning my room for cleaning check (not that there was really much cleaning to do) I've pulled stuff out that I don't need for the next 33 days but that I want to have at home and would take up some of my weight/space on the airplane. When everything on campus opens again (it's Tuesday around devotional time) I will be going to pick up a box at the Post Office and then coming back to pack it. I'll Facebook you when I have actually sent it (probably on Thursday when I have a 2 1/2 hour break between classes).
And Steph: I facebook messaged you, wrote on your wall, emailed you, and texted you. You said that I missed some forms of communication so here is my note to you on my blog (watch for a comment on yours). I want to get my haircut but want you to tell me which of the pictures I sent you you like better. So... pick your favorite form of communication and let me know :)
And finally. Happy Birthday to my friend Harrison. He doesn't read my blog, and he doesn't know about my blog, but Happy 21st Birthday anyway. This reminds me of another funny birthday story. It was Tyler (not he nephew)'s birthday last week. He's on his mission in Ecuador so I couldn't sing to him. Well, I figured singing to a picture of him was the next best option... so I grabbed a picture he sent from Ecuador and my roommates and I all sang to him. It sounded awful, but I'm sure Tyler would've LOVED it!
And on that note... I will go grab the vaccuum and edge my room and probably even vaccuum out my closet, window track, and drawers. Yay for cleaning!
3.22.2009
When I grow up...
I want to be like Amy. I stumbled across her blog this weekend from a comment she left on someone elses blog. And now I remember that when I was younger and used to babysit for her, I decided that I wanted to be her when I grow up. Now after looking through her blog, I am reminded that she's pretty much AMAZING and I want to be as awesome as her. She's pretty much a superstar mom and if I can be half as awesome as Amy Barry, then I will be happy. Looking back, I wish I had been able to do my senior project on being a superstar mom, and had her be my field advisor.
I went to Divine Comedy this weekend and remember even more so now why I love it so much. The third row is a fabulous place to sit. I got 10 glowsticks which is exciting, and I sat next to the funniest guy in the cast (Matt)'s parents. He even climbed over our row in one of the sketches. I went with some of my girls and it was seriously just hilarious. The headliner sketch this month was The Dark KnYght. Last month it was TwYlight. They have been SO good this semester, I absolutely love them!
Alright. I've gotta get ready for the Draper Temple Dedication now. I'm excited that they are broadcasting it!
6 weeks til I leave!
I went to Divine Comedy this weekend and remember even more so now why I love it so much. The third row is a fabulous place to sit. I got 10 glowsticks which is exciting, and I sat next to the funniest guy in the cast (Matt)'s parents. He even climbed over our row in one of the sketches. I went with some of my girls and it was seriously just hilarious. The headliner sketch this month was The Dark KnYght. Last month it was TwYlight. They have been SO good this semester, I absolutely love them!
Alright. I've gotta get ready for the Draper Temple Dedication now. I'm excited that they are broadcasting it!
6 weeks til I leave!
3.20.2009
It's been over a week...
Mom called me this week and said "I know you're busy when you don't blog for a while" so I decided that since today I slept past when my last class of the day started, I would take this time that I would normally be sitting in Stats to bring you all up to speed on my life.
This week...
-I didn't have any tests, quizzes, or papers that were due.
-After Stake Conference and a Stake RS Fireside I haven't had any firesides.
-I haven't had any cleaning cleaning checks yet (they start today at 5)
-I haven't gone running
-I have gotten sunburned from doing my homework outside
-I made my room a mess
-I worked for almost 9 straight hours on Thursday... helped Russ get some stuff ready for RA class around 3:45, went to RA class at 4, set up for our heritage activity at 5, worked at the activity from 6-8:30, roved from 8-12:30. It was a long day
-I made manicotti for dinner on Monday (it's my roommates favorite now, so we eat it at least once a month on my cooking days)
-I haven't done my laundry yet.
-I haven't made plans for tonight yet, which is AWESOME because it means I get to spend time at home cleaning my room, and then reading, or doing whatever else I feel like doing. I'll probably end up watching a movie
-I've advertised for Mr. Heritage on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday by wearing the shirt they gave me. I haven't worn it all day on those days, but I've worn it part of all of those days. Oh, and I wore it to bed Thursday night, so I guess I wore it today too... even though I haven't left my room yet so nobody knows I'm wearing it. YAY
-I haven't had to let anybody into their apartments this week! Everybody is getting so good at taking their keys with them!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure I've done some other stuff... but really, this has been a pretty laid back kinda week. Next week... 5 cleaning checks plus mine, Stats test, Rove on Wednesday, Christie's play and maybe something else... but I think once my Stats test is over it will be a pretty chill week too!
The rest of the semester should be pretty busy for me. I leave Utah in 37 days. I have 8 homework assignments, 2 Exams, 1 paper, 5 regular finals, 1 RA final, 2 hall activities, 10 cleaning checks, 2 or 3 more regular hall meetings, 2 more Saturday nights of Divine Comedy, 2 more ward activities, 1 weekend of General Conference, 4 more nights of roving before reading days start... and then once finals hit roving schedule is different, at least 3 staff meetings, again once we hit reading days the schedule is different, a couple check out meetings to have, a lot of cleaning my room, packing...
point of that paragraph was to give all of my excuses as to why I may not blog again for a while. I'll see what I can do about getting stuff up on Sundays... but even my Sundays are packed:
22- Draper Temple Dedication
29- Ward Activity (break-the fast) and Ward Fireside
5- General Conference
12- Easter
19- That's during finals week... I'm sure I'll be studying for my New Testament final
26- I fly away.
YAY for a busy 37 days! But hey, once I get outta here I might get a day or so to relax. Maybe.
I should also start going through my clothes and closets now... giving away the stuff I don't need, filling a box of stuff to send home, and maybe start packing a box of the stuff I don't really need... and the plastic tub of other stuff I don't really need for the next 37 days.
This week...
-I didn't have any tests, quizzes, or papers that were due.
-After Stake Conference and a Stake RS Fireside I haven't had any firesides.
-I haven't had any cleaning cleaning checks yet (they start today at 5)
-I haven't gone running
-I have gotten sunburned from doing my homework outside
-I made my room a mess
-I worked for almost 9 straight hours on Thursday... helped Russ get some stuff ready for RA class around 3:45, went to RA class at 4, set up for our heritage activity at 5, worked at the activity from 6-8:30, roved from 8-12:30. It was a long day
-I made manicotti for dinner on Monday (it's my roommates favorite now, so we eat it at least once a month on my cooking days)
-I haven't done my laundry yet.
-I haven't made plans for tonight yet, which is AWESOME because it means I get to spend time at home cleaning my room, and then reading, or doing whatever else I feel like doing. I'll probably end up watching a movie
-I've advertised for Mr. Heritage on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday by wearing the shirt they gave me. I haven't worn it all day on those days, but I've worn it part of all of those days. Oh, and I wore it to bed Thursday night, so I guess I wore it today too... even though I haven't left my room yet so nobody knows I'm wearing it. YAY
-I haven't had to let anybody into their apartments this week! Everybody is getting so good at taking their keys with them!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure I've done some other stuff... but really, this has been a pretty laid back kinda week. Next week... 5 cleaning checks plus mine, Stats test, Rove on Wednesday, Christie's play and maybe something else... but I think once my Stats test is over it will be a pretty chill week too!
The rest of the semester should be pretty busy for me. I leave Utah in 37 days. I have 8 homework assignments, 2 Exams, 1 paper, 5 regular finals, 1 RA final, 2 hall activities, 10 cleaning checks, 2 or 3 more regular hall meetings, 2 more Saturday nights of Divine Comedy, 2 more ward activities, 1 weekend of General Conference, 4 more nights of roving before reading days start... and then once finals hit roving schedule is different, at least 3 staff meetings, again once we hit reading days the schedule is different, a couple check out meetings to have, a lot of cleaning my room, packing...
point of that paragraph was to give all of my excuses as to why I may not blog again for a while. I'll see what I can do about getting stuff up on Sundays... but even my Sundays are packed:
22- Draper Temple Dedication
29- Ward Activity (break-the fast) and Ward Fireside
5- General Conference
12- Easter
19- That's during finals week... I'm sure I'll be studying for my New Testament final
26- I fly away.
YAY for a busy 37 days! But hey, once I get outta here I might get a day or so to relax. Maybe.
I should also start going through my clothes and closets now... giving away the stuff I don't need, filling a box of stuff to send home, and maybe start packing a box of the stuff I don't really need... and the plastic tub of other stuff I don't really need for the next 37 days.
3.12.2009
Okay.
Since whatever day I blogged last...
-my allergies have gotten much better. Sudafed is a beautiful thing, and has helped my nose not drip so much.
-I signed a contract for a condo next year. I gave them money, and I now know what it feels like to have $0.18 in the bank. Luckily I have $1.31 on my meal plan, and $0.24 on my sig card. I have a monetary value of less than $2. It's a good thing I know my worth is not associated with how much money I have in the bank. It's kind of a fun feeling, and don't worry... I'll only be this broke til Friday. That's when I get paid next. And then sometime in the next two weeks I should be getting my tax return.
-I was able to cross off: one quiz, two firesides and one essay
-I planned a hall activity (although I never gave the program proposal form to my HA because I haven't filled it out yet) and it shouldn't be much work! We're having an ASL night where we'll learn how to sign a song (most likely Happy Birthday) and some basic conversation signs. Hopefully we'll have enough people there that we can play the game "signs" with actual signs! I'm stoked.
-I have gone running a few times. It feels way good to be slightly more active than I have been since coming to school. I still need to work on this one though.
-I have gotten more sleep. I'm doing pretty good at having my light off by midnight, and not waking up til about 7:45. This is way good. I went through a phase where I woke up a ton in the night. I blame the couple that makes out in a car outside my window, with their lights on. That light shines onto my bed very rudely. And if I wasn't normally half asleep by the time they pulled up I would go out and make them stop... oh well.
-my allergies have gotten much better. Sudafed is a beautiful thing, and has helped my nose not drip so much.
-I signed a contract for a condo next year. I gave them money, and I now know what it feels like to have $0.18 in the bank. Luckily I have $1.31 on my meal plan, and $0.24 on my sig card. I have a monetary value of less than $2. It's a good thing I know my worth is not associated with how much money I have in the bank. It's kind of a fun feeling, and don't worry... I'll only be this broke til Friday. That's when I get paid next. And then sometime in the next two weeks I should be getting my tax return.
-I was able to cross off: one quiz, two firesides and one essay
-I planned a hall activity (although I never gave the program proposal form to my HA because I haven't filled it out yet) and it shouldn't be much work! We're having an ASL night where we'll learn how to sign a song (most likely Happy Birthday) and some basic conversation signs. Hopefully we'll have enough people there that we can play the game "signs" with actual signs! I'm stoked.
-I have gone running a few times. It feels way good to be slightly more active than I have been since coming to school. I still need to work on this one though.
-I have gotten more sleep. I'm doing pretty good at having my light off by midnight, and not waking up til about 7:45. This is way good. I went through a phase where I woke up a ton in the night. I blame the couple that makes out in a car outside my window, with their lights on. That light shines onto my bed very rudely. And if I wasn't normally half asleep by the time they pulled up I would go out and make them stop... oh well.
3.08.2009
So...
It's been brought to my attention by a few concerned family members that I haven't blogged in a while. My bad. Even when I commit myself to blog at least 3 times a week I can't always find the time to get it in. So I'll blog about what's on my mind right now, and I won't try to connect all of the dots... because it may be really hard for some of the dots to be connected.
1. I believe I am allergic to Utah. Perhaps just Provo, or maybe even as specific as the dorms. I cannot stop sneezing, and it's kind of ridculous. I barely made it through church today.
2. In 48 days I am moving out of the dorms. Forever. I own a lot of things and am dreading packing everything up in the next 7 weeks. So mom... if a package comes home addressed to me, from me, could you just throw it on my bed or in my closet or something? I'm going to try to find a bunch of things that I don't really use and send them off to you so I can reduce the amount of stuff to pack later.
3. I am still without a place to live next year, although I know where I want to live. My tax return is now supposed to be here by the 24th, although last week the date was the 17th. My hope is that it comes much sooner so I can finalize everything. Tomorrow I"m calling the manager at the complex I want to live at to see if we can make some sort of agreement and have me pay a deposit now and wait til my check comes to pay the first and last months rent. Yay housing. Perhaps I'll just buy a tent and live somewhere close to campus.
4. In the next 49 days I have:
-3 quizzes
-3 exams
-2 papers due
-10 deep cleaning checks, although the HA will help with them
-at least 7 firesides to go to (4 of them between now and next Sunday)
-General Conference
-6 finals
-check outs
-packing
-cleaning
-to move out and spend the night somewhere else before I fly away
5. Of those... 1 quiz must be taken tomorrow, one of the exams is this week, and one of the papers is due on Thursday. I don't know the topic of the paper, but I'm sure it is something related to marriage and family, as every paper I ever write anymore seems to be on that. I have firesides on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday. It will be an interesting week. Oh. And devotional on Tuesday as well. Make that 5 firesides.
6. I have three church activities still this month and two Heritage activities... my hall activity (which still needs to be planned) and an activity that our associate group is planning (which I'm not sure what needs to be done still, but I'm sure we'll talk about it again soon?) I think I'll skip the stake activity (a St. Patricks Day dance that will have "other activities" as well... or so it's been advertized. They're having a raffel. I'm not sure what a raffel is, but I'm guessing it might be like a raffle, only different) and possibly the first ward activity. The second ward activity of the month will definitely be one to hit up, it's a break the fast dinner. The first and last one our ward will ever have. And it's free food. One less meal to cook.
7. I'm trying to plan a really cool Hall Meeting for our last hall meeting, which I realized is going to be very soon. It's not going to be stressful, it will just be kind of emotional and I don't want to really think about it yet, but I should.
8. This weekend I went out to dinner with my old apartment. I realized how much I miss them. Because we all realized that we decided to plan another chance for us to get together. I'm not sure they realize we only have 49 days. And I'm hoping they don't try to pull something together in the last days possible... they'll be busy.
9. Daylight Savings makes me not very happy. Losing that hour of sleep last night wasn't very fun. Atleast I got to sleep a little after church which was nice.
10. The mailman has started delivering mail to me again, which is very exciting. This week I got a letter from Florida and Ecuador.
11. I found out that HARRY POTTER lives in my building. He got a free sample from Walmart in the mail yesterday and it didn't fit in the mailbox, so the mailman left it with the packages. I saw it, and I'm really excited.
12. I did almost all of my laundry the other day. It was 4 batches. Lights, Darks, and then two batches of sweatshirts & towels. It took a long time. I look forward to the day that I have my own washer and dryer. One that doesn't require quarters. Doing my laundry required a trip to the bank to get quarters. I also realized that I bought laundry detergent that I don't like. Luckily, like 5 people left their laundry detergent out... so I used different laundry detergent for all 4 of my batches. I'm going to figure out which one I like best and make sure to get that kind next year when I have to buy laundry detergent again. I also realized that I am now out of dryer sheets. Do I actually need to use them? Or is that one of the things I use because mom always used them? I don't understand what they do... so if someone could enlighten me that would be nice.
13. Tomorrow for dinner I'm making Chicken and Rice. I'm really excited. It will almost be like being at home. Except not. I heard that a particular family I am related to had Simple Elegant Steak and Rice for dinner today. Two members of their family told me that tonight on the phone. I have now added that to the list of food I want to learn how to cook. That would be like being at home too. So mom, I want to learn how to cook it. I'll teach you how to make manicotti if you'll help me learn how to cook a lot of other things this summer, fair enough? It also means I'll help you make dinner sometimes. You should like that. :)
14. This weekend is the Rex Lee Run. It's a run that BYU does to raise money for cancer research. My apartment ran it together last year. It's very close to the anniversary of Brother Halverson passing away, so I would really feel good about doing it, but it costs money and well... I don't have much of that right now.
15. I went to look at birthday cards yesterday because pretty much every missionary I'm writing was born in the month of March. Good birthday cards are hard to come by. I really wanted to buy a "Hey 2 Year old" card, and add either the "0" or "1" after the 2. Those were my favorite cards in the store. It reminded me of the Barney card I gave all of my friends on their 16th birthdays (the card was made for six year olds). Instead of buying the 2 year old card, I decided to just write them letters and write HAPPY BIRTHDAY really big at the bottom. Yes. I'm cheap, but refer back to numbers 14 and 3.
16. My friend Ryan makes really good Chocolate Chip Cookies. I don't know what he does, but they are always the best ever. His apartment made my apartment dinner tonight, so as he always does, he threw some cookies in the oven for dessert. They were the best ever. They were still warm and gooey when we ate them and oh my goodness, they made me really happy.
17. I need to buy a box of Kleenex. I keep sneezing and my nose keeps dripping. It's really annoying. Luckily, it often happens when I'm in bed, so I just wipe my nose on my circus blanket. Man, it's a good thing I brought that bad boy with me to college. I don't what I'd do with all my snot if it wasn't for those crazy clowns.
I think I've come full circle in my thought process now. But now you know pretty much what has been going through my head lately.
I have a big desk calendar like the one we had at home the last few years I lived there. It has something written on every day except for the 18th. I think I'm looking forward to that day now. And the day before it, just because it means I won't have much to get done. Point is... I moved the calendar off my desk and put it on the middle of my floor so nothing covers it up and I can always see the pink, yellow, and orange highlighted events that are coming up.
And on that note... it's time for ward prayer, so I'll end this now. Much love.
1. I believe I am allergic to Utah. Perhaps just Provo, or maybe even as specific as the dorms. I cannot stop sneezing, and it's kind of ridculous. I barely made it through church today.
2. In 48 days I am moving out of the dorms. Forever. I own a lot of things and am dreading packing everything up in the next 7 weeks. So mom... if a package comes home addressed to me, from me, could you just throw it on my bed or in my closet or something? I'm going to try to find a bunch of things that I don't really use and send them off to you so I can reduce the amount of stuff to pack later.
3. I am still without a place to live next year, although I know where I want to live. My tax return is now supposed to be here by the 24th, although last week the date was the 17th. My hope is that it comes much sooner so I can finalize everything. Tomorrow I"m calling the manager at the complex I want to live at to see if we can make some sort of agreement and have me pay a deposit now and wait til my check comes to pay the first and last months rent. Yay housing. Perhaps I'll just buy a tent and live somewhere close to campus.
4. In the next 49 days I have:
-3 quizzes
-3 exams
-2 papers due
-10 deep cleaning checks, although the HA will help with them
-at least 7 firesides to go to (4 of them between now and next Sunday)
-General Conference
-6 finals
-check outs
-packing
-cleaning
-to move out and spend the night somewhere else before I fly away
5. Of those... 1 quiz must be taken tomorrow, one of the exams is this week, and one of the papers is due on Thursday. I don't know the topic of the paper, but I'm sure it is something related to marriage and family, as every paper I ever write anymore seems to be on that. I have firesides on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday. It will be an interesting week. Oh. And devotional on Tuesday as well. Make that 5 firesides.
6. I have three church activities still this month and two Heritage activities... my hall activity (which still needs to be planned) and an activity that our associate group is planning (which I'm not sure what needs to be done still, but I'm sure we'll talk about it again soon?) I think I'll skip the stake activity (a St. Patricks Day dance that will have "other activities" as well... or so it's been advertized. They're having a raffel. I'm not sure what a raffel is, but I'm guessing it might be like a raffle, only different) and possibly the first ward activity. The second ward activity of the month will definitely be one to hit up, it's a break the fast dinner. The first and last one our ward will ever have. And it's free food. One less meal to cook.
7. I'm trying to plan a really cool Hall Meeting for our last hall meeting, which I realized is going to be very soon. It's not going to be stressful, it will just be kind of emotional and I don't want to really think about it yet, but I should.
8. This weekend I went out to dinner with my old apartment. I realized how much I miss them. Because we all realized that we decided to plan another chance for us to get together. I'm not sure they realize we only have 49 days. And I'm hoping they don't try to pull something together in the last days possible... they'll be busy.
9. Daylight Savings makes me not very happy. Losing that hour of sleep last night wasn't very fun. Atleast I got to sleep a little after church which was nice.
10. The mailman has started delivering mail to me again, which is very exciting. This week I got a letter from Florida and Ecuador.
11. I found out that HARRY POTTER lives in my building. He got a free sample from Walmart in the mail yesterday and it didn't fit in the mailbox, so the mailman left it with the packages. I saw it, and I'm really excited.
12. I did almost all of my laundry the other day. It was 4 batches. Lights, Darks, and then two batches of sweatshirts & towels. It took a long time. I look forward to the day that I have my own washer and dryer. One that doesn't require quarters. Doing my laundry required a trip to the bank to get quarters. I also realized that I bought laundry detergent that I don't like. Luckily, like 5 people left their laundry detergent out... so I used different laundry detergent for all 4 of my batches. I'm going to figure out which one I like best and make sure to get that kind next year when I have to buy laundry detergent again. I also realized that I am now out of dryer sheets. Do I actually need to use them? Or is that one of the things I use because mom always used them? I don't understand what they do... so if someone could enlighten me that would be nice.
13. Tomorrow for dinner I'm making Chicken and Rice. I'm really excited. It will almost be like being at home. Except not. I heard that a particular family I am related to had Simple Elegant Steak and Rice for dinner today. Two members of their family told me that tonight on the phone. I have now added that to the list of food I want to learn how to cook. That would be like being at home too. So mom, I want to learn how to cook it. I'll teach you how to make manicotti if you'll help me learn how to cook a lot of other things this summer, fair enough? It also means I'll help you make dinner sometimes. You should like that. :)
14. This weekend is the Rex Lee Run. It's a run that BYU does to raise money for cancer research. My apartment ran it together last year. It's very close to the anniversary of Brother Halverson passing away, so I would really feel good about doing it, but it costs money and well... I don't have much of that right now.
15. I went to look at birthday cards yesterday because pretty much every missionary I'm writing was born in the month of March. Good birthday cards are hard to come by. I really wanted to buy a "Hey 2 Year old" card, and add either the "0" or "1" after the 2. Those were my favorite cards in the store. It reminded me of the Barney card I gave all of my friends on their 16th birthdays (the card was made for six year olds). Instead of buying the 2 year old card, I decided to just write them letters and write HAPPY BIRTHDAY really big at the bottom. Yes. I'm cheap, but refer back to numbers 14 and 3.
16. My friend Ryan makes really good Chocolate Chip Cookies. I don't know what he does, but they are always the best ever. His apartment made my apartment dinner tonight, so as he always does, he threw some cookies in the oven for dessert. They were the best ever. They were still warm and gooey when we ate them and oh my goodness, they made me really happy.
17. I need to buy a box of Kleenex. I keep sneezing and my nose keeps dripping. It's really annoying. Luckily, it often happens when I'm in bed, so I just wipe my nose on my circus blanket. Man, it's a good thing I brought that bad boy with me to college. I don't what I'd do with all my snot if it wasn't for those crazy clowns.
I think I've come full circle in my thought process now. But now you know pretty much what has been going through my head lately.
I have a big desk calendar like the one we had at home the last few years I lived there. It has something written on every day except for the 18th. I think I'm looking forward to that day now. And the day before it, just because it means I won't have much to get done. Point is... I moved the calendar off my desk and put it on the middle of my floor so nothing covers it up and I can always see the pink, yellow, and orange highlighted events that are coming up.
And on that note... it's time for ward prayer, so I'll end this now. Much love.
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