my skin is peeling off from my long departed sunburn. i don't really mind though, because it just means summertime is here.
some things that have happened:
fire chasing
got a letter from jacob k. he's coming back for fall semester!
finished bluebeard... again
skyped mom and dad in hawaii. hung up on them twice.
realized i'm super not feeling dating lately
had a VT lesson through a fire alarm. we didn't leave. we are rebels.
celebrated coral's birthday
skipped class in my dreams
skipped class in reality (but a different class)
ate at olive garden for basically the first time. (not as bad as i thought, but def. more overpriced than its worth). i did this because gloria's was closed. which is dumb.
caught up with LOST
cuddled with margaret's miniature dachshund
did my laundry
ate cake
tried drinking water more... and sort of failed.
started reading the old man and the sea
dreamt of mermaids and motorcycles and meeting a man who can dance.
dreamt of vancouver, canada. i love that place, and i really want to go back.
dreamt of japan
considered taking japanese
thought about europe
missed europe
dreamt about the beach
i will be on a plane headed home in 25 days!
nothing better.
March 30, 2010
March 25, 2010
The past few weeks?
Have been crazy. the past few weeks have been crazy. so much has happened. i got four letters! one from angela, one from jacob kunzler, one from jacob mortensen, and one from justing oldroyd! it was so exciting. everyone is at different stages of their mission, different stages for readiness to come home, but all in all, it was refreshing to hear from them.
our vienna program instructor got brain surgery so we went to visit her at her home. a few of the people from the group made it, so we got to go keep her company. that day was crazy. i almost witnessed my car crash, by itself, because my reflexes in an emergency are lacking, got laughed at by an old couple, AND the taco bell employee, went to wyoming and screamed to songs the whole way there and back, got milkshakes, and went to bed at 330. it was crazy.
i'm totally ready for this semester to end. luckily, it is almost over. all my grades are in pretty ok condition, i just need to not give up towards the end and i'll have a really good gpa. it was hard going from florida back here. i cried a lot and begged my mom to not make me go on the plane. but go i did, and no i am back here.
florida was incredible. i think i was the happiest. all we did was sit on the beach, sit by the pool, or sit inside. we made dinner/ lunch most days, which was fine by me. we ate at a local restaurant the last night. our waiter was from lithuania and he was a gem. super muscular gem.
this summer is going to be insanity. my friend cait is getting married in oregon so i have to find a way to get up there. that's in july. i'm home until late june when i go back to school (BOOOOOOOOOO). another friend was going to get married but those plans changed. i might go to hawaii in august or september. the missionaries get back in june and early july. kelsey is going to new york this summer, so i may go and visit. my friend from oxford, chloe, is also nearby, so hopefully i can visit her somehow too. and my sister mary, of course. i also need to find some way to get a job. antoinette will be home in the summer, but caroline will be in dubai, so i will get to see some of my friends. its really weird. its like we're all growing up, but lately i just really haven't felt up to it. getting a home and having children and having a job just aren't sounding really appealing lately. which probably sounds really immature, but i'm only 21. i think i've got some time right?
in like a year i'll be married and have a baby and laugh at this, probably.
such is life.
our vienna program instructor got brain surgery so we went to visit her at her home. a few of the people from the group made it, so we got to go keep her company. that day was crazy. i almost witnessed my car crash, by itself, because my reflexes in an emergency are lacking, got laughed at by an old couple, AND the taco bell employee, went to wyoming and screamed to songs the whole way there and back, got milkshakes, and went to bed at 330. it was crazy.
i'm totally ready for this semester to end. luckily, it is almost over. all my grades are in pretty ok condition, i just need to not give up towards the end and i'll have a really good gpa. it was hard going from florida back here. i cried a lot and begged my mom to not make me go on the plane. but go i did, and no i am back here.
florida was incredible. i think i was the happiest. all we did was sit on the beach, sit by the pool, or sit inside. we made dinner/ lunch most days, which was fine by me. we ate at a local restaurant the last night. our waiter was from lithuania and he was a gem. super muscular gem.
this summer is going to be insanity. my friend cait is getting married in oregon so i have to find a way to get up there. that's in july. i'm home until late june when i go back to school (BOOOOOOOOOO). another friend was going to get married but those plans changed. i might go to hawaii in august or september. the missionaries get back in june and early july. kelsey is going to new york this summer, so i may go and visit. my friend from oxford, chloe, is also nearby, so hopefully i can visit her somehow too. and my sister mary, of course. i also need to find some way to get a job. antoinette will be home in the summer, but caroline will be in dubai, so i will get to see some of my friends. its really weird. its like we're all growing up, but lately i just really haven't felt up to it. getting a home and having children and having a job just aren't sounding really appealing lately. which probably sounds really immature, but i'm only 21. i think i've got some time right?
in like a year i'll be married and have a baby and laugh at this, probably.
such is life.
March 14, 2010
Wow, its crazy how much can change in a week or two, isn't it? wow. just wow. everything can change, how you view the day, how you make it through the day. what you think of when you're falling asleep.
i don't have a honey jar in mind anymore. this might make sense to only four people in the world that i can think of, but it doesn't really matter to me. the point is, i'm free from making myself wait for something that might never happen. i'm allowed to do and feel however i want. its a pretty good feeling, not scary at all like i thought it would be. what is scary is trying to imagine what will happen when the summer is over. i'm predicting awkwardness, but lets hope that's not true. let's pretend that everyone will be friends and the days will be spent riding bikes and wearing sun dresses.
i am soooo excited for the semester to be over. it will be weird, kelsey won't be studying here anymore, but i'm so ready to go home. i'm ready to be in texas and not deal with papers or expectations or anything. i'm totally excited to see my friends again (well, some of them) and yeah. it will be good.
tonight kelsey, ryan, margaret and i had the most intense lord of the rings marathon ever. seriously, it was incredible. i dressed as gimli, kelsey as legolas, ryan as gandalf, and margaret as frodo. it was incredible. we made food from the shire and it was delicious and totally worth my time. let's just say the day started with a chick-fil-a chicken biscuit, and ended with a hobbit song. pretty ace if you ask me.
well, that's about it. i'm really excited i'm running away on tuesday. i need to get out of here for a bit. i also really need to get back to paris. or vienna. but paris just has this place in my heart i'll never forget. it was just so incredible. it's the most magical city in the world.
i don't have a honey jar in mind anymore. this might make sense to only four people in the world that i can think of, but it doesn't really matter to me. the point is, i'm free from making myself wait for something that might never happen. i'm allowed to do and feel however i want. its a pretty good feeling, not scary at all like i thought it would be. what is scary is trying to imagine what will happen when the summer is over. i'm predicting awkwardness, but lets hope that's not true. let's pretend that everyone will be friends and the days will be spent riding bikes and wearing sun dresses.
i am soooo excited for the semester to be over. it will be weird, kelsey won't be studying here anymore, but i'm so ready to go home. i'm ready to be in texas and not deal with papers or expectations or anything. i'm totally excited to see my friends again (well, some of them) and yeah. it will be good.
tonight kelsey, ryan, margaret and i had the most intense lord of the rings marathon ever. seriously, it was incredible. i dressed as gimli, kelsey as legolas, ryan as gandalf, and margaret as frodo. it was incredible. we made food from the shire and it was delicious and totally worth my time. let's just say the day started with a chick-fil-a chicken biscuit, and ended with a hobbit song. pretty ace if you ask me.
well, that's about it. i'm really excited i'm running away on tuesday. i need to get out of here for a bit. i also really need to get back to paris. or vienna. but paris just has this place in my heart i'll never forget. it was just so incredible. it's the most magical city in the world.
March 03, 2010
Song Lyrics
I could go on and on about song lyrics for days. I love them. They are half of the reason i listen to songs. If there are good lyrics, its guaranteed i'll give it a listen. and they totes magotes shape my life.
Man, oh man, you're my best friend, I scream it to the nothingness, there ain't nothing that i need. Moats and boats and waterfalls, Alley-ways and pay phone calls, I've been everywhere with you. That's true! laugh until we think we’ll die,
Barefoot on a summer night, nothin’ new is sweeter than with you. And in the streets you run afree, like it's only you and me,
geeze, you're something to see!
I need a honey jar. Ok so maybe i have a honey jar in mind. Sigh. Being patient is hard!
Man, oh man, you're my best friend, I scream it to the nothingness, there ain't nothing that i need. Moats and boats and waterfalls, Alley-ways and pay phone calls, I've been everywhere with you. That's true! laugh until we think we’ll die,
Barefoot on a summer night, nothin’ new is sweeter than with you. And in the streets you run afree, like it's only you and me,
geeze, you're something to see!
I need a honey jar. Ok so maybe i have a honey jar in mind. Sigh. Being patient is hard!
alright i've been really bad about updating my life lately. which sucks because lots of fun stuff has happened. for example, we celebrated margaret's birthday! she and john, kelsey, keith, and some of her friends all went to wingers to partake in the delicious chicken fingers they offer. she made her own cake (which is depressing), german chocolate, so we all sat around and ate cake while she took on (and killed) anyone who wanted to in dr. mario. we watched the tacumentary on dad and it was funny.
other things that happened: i got through LOST season two and am on to season three. went to see "entre les murs" at international cinema, and it was a rather large disappointment. this week promises to be good though, i'm excited. what else?
lost some stuff... visited athena a couple of times, and am broke. feel bad for missing two other friends' birthdays but oh well, i'm not superman.
in other news, there are 49 days of school left, with weekends. and finals. I'M SO EXCITED. i'm definitely burning out really quickly. the break that is coming up in 13 days (BUT WHO'S COUNTING?!) will be much needed. i'm really excited to spend a few days with my family. and be under the sun.
ummmm... in other news, i'm working really hard on going to all my work out classes. this is a difficult commitment, but i've done a pretty good job of it all week. i've been getting a lot of headaches lately and i think it's due to the lack of sleep/ horrible mattress/ unusual sleep patterns.
i'm doing fairly well in all my classes, which is a surprise. i like the feeling.
other things that happened: i got through LOST season two and am on to season three. went to see "entre les murs" at international cinema, and it was a rather large disappointment. this week promises to be good though, i'm excited. what else?
lost some stuff... visited athena a couple of times, and am broke. feel bad for missing two other friends' birthdays but oh well, i'm not superman.
in other news, there are 49 days of school left, with weekends. and finals. I'M SO EXCITED. i'm definitely burning out really quickly. the break that is coming up in 13 days (BUT WHO'S COUNTING?!) will be much needed. i'm really excited to spend a few days with my family. and be under the sun.
ummmm... in other news, i'm working really hard on going to all my work out classes. this is a difficult commitment, but i've done a pretty good job of it all week. i've been getting a lot of headaches lately and i think it's due to the lack of sleep/ horrible mattress/ unusual sleep patterns.
i'm doing fairly well in all my classes, which is a surprise. i like the feeling.