(134) Memorial Day

Everyone was home today. It was so weird but really nice.

I slept in til 9am

had coffee

listened to music

read a magazine (and by read i mean looked at pictures and if it looked interesting, skimmed the article)

did a mini workout

went outside

made lunch...it took quite a while 

ate outside as a family

we had: bratwurst (role+caramelized onion+sauerkraut+ketchup), zucchini, and pasta salad

dessert: dump cake and drumsticks (ice cream)

so much good food

after eating i came inside and turned on a movie and worked on sudoku puzzles

took a long nap from 5:30-7pm

watched tv

at 8 i watched the bachelorette (i also had another bratwurst) and then extreme makeover weight loss edition

other stuff about today:

*throughout the day i was on polyvore and more of my favorite time wasters 

*i had multiple helpings of dump cake 

*got a little sun on my legs...i am way too white

*music that i listened to:

Random

Movies i look forward to seeing...look really good...seem interesting

50/50

A Little Help

Project Nim

The Tree of Life

(133) Kick back

Today was a really relaxing day.

woke up at 9:30

drank coffee

listened to music

unloaded/loaded the dishwasher

mom made breakfast

ate with dad at the kitchen table

spent time outside

went on my computer

spent more time outside with my parents and the animals in our backyard

Velcro on her leash getting ready to roll herself across the deck

Chewy the tortoise 

Monarch caterpillar 

(flowering) Blackberry bush with a bee

Frank

Later dad and i went to ganahl lumber and to my work

(i had to check my schedule. I don't work this next week. This means i don't work again until july...if i even get scheduled during the one week i am back)

While in the backyard, later on, we heard crash, screech, crash, (the sounds, not the words) in the distance. me and dad went for a walk to investigate. It sounded like a really bad accident that involved multiple cars. It turned out that there were only two cars involved. Nobody was injured. One of the cars was up on the sidewalk. They got hit and really skid. I think the second crash was it going up on the curb.

After that adventure I spent time being artsy and listening to music in my room

Makeshift desk in front of the window for a cool breeze

 I started sketching on my linoleum block (carve it and make prints)...it will be a print eventually

Design 1:

 part of design 1:

 Redesigned:

 Close ups:

 I came across this big fellow crawling on my floor.

Unfortunately i had to put an end to it. I felt kind of bad for him/her/it.

After the drawing was done i moved onto collage-ing, or at least cutting out words from magazines.

It is for my New Zealand Journal.

At 6, I turned the tv on for the first time that day.

ate dinner

at 8:40 erin came over and then we went to her house to take the last of her things to the apartment.

we all hung out there for quite awhile and got things set up.

I got home at about 12:30ish give or take some time.

Here is today's outfit:

Hairdo:

(131) I love Fridays Again

Only 11 more days until New Zealand

I am ready to leave and yet i am still very unprepared to go.

Gotta love mixed feelings preparedness.

I still have to get warm clothes/raincoat and pack and figure what exactly i am packing. 

Ok, so i am happy that i still have over a week to pull everything together.

Today...Friday

woke up at 8:15

drank coffee

watched morning tv

got dressed

used my new dry shampoo (it kind of worked...my hair looked better than it did before)

ate some breakfast

walked to the bus stop

rode the bus to school (today is the last day i can ride for free until fall semester)

class from 12-3

(so much information...it went by a lot slower than the last two classes. Watched a film on the Maori)

caught the bus with three minutes to spare...great timing today

got home

ate soup

watched tv

ate salami and ham

compy time

found these really cute shoes made by keds

 

Listened to music

Ate dinner: Der

Watched Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

felt somewhat guilty about my dinner of choice...oh well it still tasted really good

Randomness

yes i did it again... there is just one more cup of ice cream left and then my binge will be done

So delicious

 Our Family Photo came today:

Yes, I am really that white
(and it won't be improved until mid july)

 Today's Outfit

(130)

woke up at 8:50

showered

got dressed

coffee

watched tv

finished getting ready

went to school

class from 12-3

went to the student health center with 3 of my classmates to find out about getting antibiotics to take on our trip for in case we get sick

(they looked at us like we were crazy

the nurse is going to email our professor and see what they can do

there is hope for us)

took the bus home

picked up late lunch early dinner from el burrito jr

got home around 4:15 and ate the whole burrito

watched tv

took a nap

lounged around

stumble upn

blogs

So you think you can dance

news

old episode of project runway

bed

Todays guilty pleasures

-eating a whole burrito

-spending my evening in sweatpants

-taking a nap on a day i sort of slept in

-eating chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream instead of dinner

-bought music

Good News:

I got straight A's this semester (6 classes)

(49) Mish Mash of Stuff

 NEW OBSESSION:

Adele

Photo Catch Up:

(these are photos i meant to post throughout the week but forgot to)

Sunday:

Velcro trying to get the birds

Monday:

Ice....Dad used a spatula-us so cal ppl are not prepared for ice

View from school of the snowy mountains

if you look closely you can see the mountains

Tuesday:

Tuesday morning, after the sun came out: 6:30ish

Friday:

Today:

-Me and my pale self spent some time outside in the warm air studying. (I sat in the shade- i knew my skin wouldn't be able to handle the sun)
-I blasted Adele for hours.
-Continued studying inside while watching the movie An Education.

-I made rice crispy treats for John and Jeff's birthday hangout.
-OH My Passport came. The photo is awful but at least I can travel the world and those people can see that i don't really look like my photo.
-Noticed a weird spike in my blog stats. If you are reading my blog, FOLLOW It.

(43) An all around great day

Today in a nutshell:

coffee and chatting with mom

church

lunch with friends

computer

study guide

music (bought both of Adele's albums- 19, 21)

Live on the Red Carpet:Academy Awards

Academy Awards

Ecco's Margherita Pizza-overpriced yet worth it

(41) Homebody

Oh Friday, I used to love you and now I dread your arrival.

Today wasn't all that bad. I enjoyed my morning at home drinking coffee and getting ready for the day ahead. 

I worked on a Welcome to My Closet post. This one features two celebrity look alike clothes and the Mod Cloth 70% off sale.

I was online and came across this new glee gem:

Lea Michele never ceases to amaze me. 

(This is one of the new original songs that will be on Glee)

Today I left the house at 11:40 so that i could be at school by 12:30 to meet for my group project. It went much better than i anticipated. Everyone already had their activity planned out. I was able to change my activity to make it easier on myself and not have it conflict/overlap with my other group members. 

Class started at 2 and we were out by 3:30.

 I had to wait 15 minutes for the bus to arrive. 

It had started raining and it was freezing outside. 

I was so happy when the bus arrived.

 I climbed on and started thawing out.

 There weren't too many people in the bus. In the set of seats next to me was a couple who were talking off and on. About halfway through the bus ride they started arguing. Then they weren't talking and then they were arguing again. When the bus made a stop the guy stood up and got off the bus. The girl said "well then I'm getting off too." It was the weirdest thing. It almost didn't seem real. The situation felt more like an act, as if there was going to be some camera crew coming out from hiding as soon as the bus pulled away. Of course, no camera crew showed up, instead I was left in awe of how weird that whole situation was. I'm still kind of convinced that it was some kind of acting class activity. I will never be entirely sure of what it was all about...that bugs me.

I got home around 4:15 and vegged out for the rest of the night.

I watched some tv, made some outfits on polyvore, ate dinner, and then watched the notebook.

It was nice to spend the night at home all cozy listening to the rain.

P.S. I got to wear my cute rain boots today. I love them.

(32) ☂☁ Rain, I love you ☁ ☂

I love rainy days.

Today I sported my blue rain boots, pink and green umbrella, and my new grey wool coat.

I spent my time before class in the student union enjoying the rain, listening to music (Taylor Swift), and reading an article for a class.

After class my classmate Kristen and I headed over to coffee bean to get some coffee. I finally got to use one of the many gift cards i have for there. I ordered a hazelnut latte. It was delicious. 

The rest of the school day included:

-more reading

-lunch: $1 hamburger from Carl's Jr.

-class and forming groups for a group project

-riding the bus home

At Home:

-Sang some glee karaoke-its not as much fun without friends

-At more: steak and mushrooms and strawberry pie

-watched: The Bachelor, parenthood

-I fell asleep during parenthood-it ended up being an hour long nap

-I woke up and went to my room and fell asleep again for another 1/2 hour or more

-I eventually got up for good. But that didn't happen until my mom was calling up at me from the bottom of the stairs. (we were about to leave to go to dinner)-i was a zombie until we sat down at the table.

-Dinner: CPK fundraiser

-Back home-watched American Idol

Side note: I have eaten so much today. I am finally going to get back to gym tomorrow.

♥♥♥♥♥

Update
I just checked my ipod shuffle to see if it is working.
GOOD NEWS, Lil Pod is alive and well. (and yes I named my ipod-don't judge me)

(28) Birthday Eve

Today was my last day of being 21

-I woke up at 10:10

-I had two large cups of coffee 

-Ate breakfast sometime between the cups of coffee

-cleaned up the living room

-took a break and spent some time on the computer

Background Music

-went outside and enjoyed the warm sun

-finished picking up the living room

-took a shower and got ready for work

-ate a late lunch, early dinner (tacos-they were delicious)

3:30 left for work

It was a busy night. Overall I had really good tables. I made 14% in tips, which wound up being over $100-So happy early birthday to me. I was at work past closing and got home at 11:20. 

And now I am headed off to bed. And when i wake up in the morning I will be 22.