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Its been a few days since i've blogged. I am going to try to remember what i've done.

(135) Tuesday May 31st

New Zealand Class 1-4

-received packing list and luggage tag

One week til i leave

Makeup & Hair: Before and After

Outfit of the day

I don't really remember the rest of the day.

I did study for a quiz that happened on Wednesday.

(136) Wednesday June 1st

Its June!

Last New Zealand Class (12-2:20)

Quiz in class...got a 90%

Dr. Appt. at health services at school

-She said she couldn't give me any antibiotics...which means i spent $15 to be told to use Sudafed, wash my hands constantly, not touch my face, and to disinfect everything i come into contact with. Thanks Dr. so helpful. I was not happy when i left. I was mainly frustrated that i keep getting sick and that the dr.s can't do anything to help me. I am so tired of being sick and not feeling like myself. And i'm worried about my ears and how they are going to do with flying. (they constantly feel plugged)

Came home and watched TV

finished watching the movie That's What I Am

Walked to El Burrito and treated my dad and brother to dinner

watched So You Think You Can Dance

went to bed

Outfit of the day

Hairdo

FYI: dry shampoo is my new favorite product...that stuff is amazing

(137) Thursday June 2nd

(5 days til i leave for NZ)

woke up at 6...couldn't fall back asleep

turned on a movie

fell back asleep 30 min. into the movie

woke up at 11am

showered

listened to music

watched tv

ran errands with mom and susie around 2pm

spent time out back with mom

watched tv
made a categorized packing list
what does the evening hold?
perhaps...
...packing
...watching movies
...who knows

(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

(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)

(127) Class back in session

Hello Monday

alarm went off at 8am

hit snooze multiple times and got out of bed at 8:25

had a cup of coffee

watched a little tv

took a shower and got ready for the day

picked up the house (the cleaning ladies were coming)

was running out of time

needed to eat something before i left the house

settled for a hotdog

So why was i getting ready and leaving?

Today was the first day of New Zealand classes.

I left for class at 10:40 and got to school at 11:10.

Class wasn't until 12.

I went to the bookstore to pick up the stuff i needed for class.

i couldn't find any of it.

i walked back to the fcs building.

i then realized i looked under the wrong class name.

i walked back to the bookstore

ran into my friend anna who was also in my class

she told me class wasn't til 1pm and that the other book was at a different location

i had spare time so i walked over to the off campus store

It took about 15 minutes to get there...i was sweating by the time i got there

i made it back and walked over to class. 

I still had 30 minutes to spare.

class started at one and lasted to four

It definitely made me even more excited for my trip which is about 2 weeks away.

I got home around 5pm

relaxed...i was so exhausted

mom cooked dinner:

pork chops, artichokes, collard greens, and rosemary rolls

i ate too much (2 artichokes and 3 rolls)

after dinner i continued watching tv and took a nap

watched dancing with the stars and then the bachelorette. 

At some point i will go to bed. But i don't have class tomorrow so i can stay up late and then sleep in.

(126) Lazy Sunday

Today can be summed up with about 4 things

1. church

2. eating/snacking/noshing

3. watching tv: gilmore girls, one tree hill, celebrity apprentice

4. Computer

Hello Summer and lazy days.

Because i can.

Of course tomorrow i have to go back to reality again.

I start my new zealand study abroad classes tomorrow afternoon.

We have 5, 3 hour classes before we leave on June 7th.

Thankfully these classes aren't nearly as bad as a normal semester. It should still feel like summer...i hope.

Just over two weeks left til i leave. I cant wait. Well, clearly i can, and i have to.

(121) Day 1 of finals

Yes, this is one day behind.

Yesterday was the first of my 3 finals.

The plan was to get up around 7, continue studying and then get to school a little early and then take the final at 10:15.

My body had other plans. 

Velcro woke me up around 5am.

I got up to use the restroom, and velcro followed me.

i crawled back in bed, settled in and waited for velcro to settle in too.

Instead she got on my bed and bit my arm.

I then got out of bed and kicked her out of my room (more like tossed her out of my room)

i got back in bed and my mind starting going in so many directions.

i leave for new zealand in 3 weeks from today...what luggage am i taking...what clothes am i packing...when i come back how much should i work...i'll have jury duty a wk. later...then i leave for a roadtrip....its going to be so hot...i hope the weather change doesn't make me sick....wow i am really going to be gone a lot this summer...could i squeeze in time to go visit my friends where they are staying.....

It went on and on. I finally realized i wasn't going to fall back to sleep. I got out of bed at 6am.

Sat down with a coup of coffee.

enjoyed listening to the rain

Continued studying.

took a shower and got dressed

went to school really early (8ish)

went to the lounge and kept studying.

took a nap

(30 minutes, i woke up every 10 minutes and checked the time)

kept on studying

went to class

turned in my 8 page paper

took my final

waited 20 min for the bus

bus ride home

el burrito jr. for lunch

then walked home

watched tv

took several naps

studied for my HDEV fianl off and on the rest of the night.

by study i mean i copied all of the notes from the final review powerpoint (52 slides)

for dinner we had an array of food from deli news

watched part of the biggest loser

watched the one tree hill finale....so good...and its renewed for 13 more episodes :)

watched glee

slept on the couch

(118) I'm getting really good at...

...wasting my saturdays

I suppose i waste most days, but i seem to get the least done on saturdays.

The problem is that by the time this day comes around, I am so unmotivated to get things taken care of.

So what exactly did i do with my saturday?

*slept in til 8:40

*drank coffee 

(i suppose this should go without saying...but i love it so much that i always include it)

*watched multiple episodes of one tree hill

*explored etsy

*had fun on polyvore

*took all the money out of my piggy bank (i've been saving for 45weeks)

*Mom helped me count it all and bind it up so that it is ready to deposit

*cooked lunch

bow tie pasta with a cherry tomato topping/sauce made with: 

*ate way to much pasta...i felt pasta wasted

*i thought about starting my 8 page paper (due tues.), but i ignored it instead

*went outside to see what my parents were up to in the garden/pond area

*got ready for work

*worked from 4-11pm

*ate enchiladas at home

*watched tv: Sarah's House and Secrets from a Stylist

*set up coffee for tomorrow

*went to bed

See, not very productive. I am truly good at wasting time. If only that skill could get me somewhere in life. Unfortunately, laziness is not an asset.

(115)One-Day Break from School

So now that today is tomorrow, what did i do yesterday?

(FYI: I didn't have any class today!)

woke up at 8am

grabbed a cup of coffee

went next door with my compy while still in my pjs

fed the cat and hung out there for a few hours

watched morning tv and worked on this blog

went back home

watched one tree hill online

got lunch from der.

(2 orders of mini corndogs and chili cheese fries)

felt sick for a while after

watched greys anatomy

took a nap

took a shower

watched this video

(i think this is so adorable....and i apologize for the moms language)

got ready for work

worked from 4:30-10pm

had french onion soup and some nachos

got home and herbert had arrived

(herbert is my bloated belly. Basically i look 3-4 months pregnant)

talked with my mom and dad on their bed
looked for my cell phone
it ended up being in my moms purse
how it got there, neither of us know
blogged
went to bed

and that was my day. so much time wasted. but i don't even care. it is the end of the semester. everything gets put off. 

(113) How is this still happening?

Isn't something supposed to become habit after doing it 56 times. I could have that number wrong but the concept is right. How is it that i have been doing daily blogs for over 100 days and yet i still go to bed without posting. I still don't understand it.

Anyways here is what happened yesterday (monday):

Woke up at 7am

breakfast-leftover village cafe food from mothers day

went to school

Last day of MW 9:30 class

got my 9 page paper back

96/100 + 5 extra credit =101 (WIN!)

picked up 2 graded assignments from a different professors office

edited an assignment

compy time

polvore exploration of gowns

lunch- carl's jr santa fe chicken

class at 12:30

turned out to be the last class meeting

(this means i have no class on wednesday!) 

rode the bus home

the cleaning ladies were still at the house so i hung out next door.

came home

took a nap

made felt pieces for a project

ate rice

watched tv-lots of home shows

ate homemade macaroni and cheese

watched gossip girl

went to sleep 

(112) Mothers day

Here at the Brookhyser household, we had a fairly kick back get things done kind of day.

We ordered breakfast from Village Cafe. 

Dad went and picked it up. We ate out on the pond deck.

I folded laundry. 

Mom painted some lawn furniture.

It's my dad's favorite color.

I took some photos.

I ate a second breakfast.

Pancakes with peanut butter and chocolate chips. YUMMM.

Then i got caught up in a project runway marathon.

Spent a lot of time on stumble upon.

Stumbled upon this:

AND found this on a blog:

I really want to try it.

For a late lunch we had El Pollo Loco.

I took a nap.

continued watching project runway.

Started working on my volunteer reflection paper.

Ate my leftover burger from yesterdays lunch form ruby's 

Project runway ended at 8pm then the apprentice was on.

I finished my paper around 11pm.

SO now that i look back at today....all i did was eat, watch tv, do a little homework, and fold some laundry. I guess that is getting stuff done. I think the rest of the family was more productive than i was.

(105) Highlights and History

Today's outfit

Lunch Outback

(bbq and teriyaki chicken, green beans, Holly-made vinegar dressing coleslaw)

Today's news

Other (less) exciting things....

...got to sleep in til after 8am

...went to church

...actually was semi productive with a project

...went to Michael's to get a presentation display board for a presentation tomorrow night

...didn't take a nap, even though i was extremely sleepy

...It was absolutely beautiful outside today and i wish i could have been outside longer.

(103) 21 hour day

Umm so i have been up since a little before 4 am this morning, or should i say yesterday morning.

My alarm went off at 3:45 am. I hit snooze and got out of bed at 3:50. By 4 am me and mom had arrived at Susie's to watch the Royal Wedding. 4 hours passed very quickly while watching the beautiful ceremony and exciting processionals.

Around 8:30/9ish me and mom went home to get stuff done before continuing our fun day. Mom got work done and i caught up on american idol. I was really bummed to see one of my favorites go, but i know they will have an amazing career.

At 11 am me, mom, and susie went out to "play" aka: run fun errands.

We also ate lunch at taco surf.

At 2pm i went to Erin's house so that we could go on a mini adventure. We were in search of an africa shaped cookie cutter. We went to a place called calico cakes...it looked hopeful. But to no avail, they didn't have it.

We headed to the grocery store so that i could buy supplies to make rice crispy treats. I was very fortunate to find that all the ingredients i needed were on sale. Marshmallows...$.99, a huge box a rice crispies.... 2/$5. I was able to save $7.40 and my purchase was just over $10. We went over to alan party company to get meltable candy chips. So in total i spent just over $15. Not too shabby.

Me and erin spent the afternoon making multiple single and double batches. They turned out so good...if i do say so myself.

At 6 we arrived at the coffee house benefit. We got things set up. 

The night was so wonderful. Great music, good turnout, money raised for kenya hope, and time to catch up with friends.

We wrapped things up around 11pm.

Me and erin had a fun car chat. I don't know why but for some reason some of the best conversations happen while sitting in the car. I love it.

I went up to my room and felt so exhausted, yet so energized...perhaps im just loosing it due to lack of sleep. I had an impromptu photo booth session.

After this...i realized i really needed to go to bed.

I have now been up for 21 hours. 

It was a wonderful day but now it is time for it to come to an end.

(98) Easter

What a wonderful Easter Sunday.

(In photos)

Woke up at 8:30 and had a cup of coffee...

Saw that mom had made bunny shaped pancakes...

Got dressed... I had quite the time trying to find a sweater/jacket to wear. The rain really through my outfit for a loop. It all worked out (after trying 8 different things)

We went to church as a whole family

When we came home we started making lunch

This process was interrupted with "hurry you guys have to see this"

Surprise easter egg hunt...

And i would cut myself by cracking the egg while trying to get it open...

The eggs were filled with coupons to be redeemed whenever we would like....

We ate lunch and a little while later our new dryer arrived...

Out with the old, In with the new

Then i ate some homemade strawberry pie...

I sat down on the couch ready to read and highlight 7 articles so that i could write an 8 page paper...

Well i didn't do that...Instead i watched tv and took a nap and then got stuck in a time warp of tv and internet, mainly stumble upon.

I looked up places i want to go when me and mom do our road trip, places i'm going in new zealand, and  i just looked at photos on stumble upon travel.

Mom had me watch biggest loser cause they are still in new zealand. We fastforwarded (so not a word) through all of the workouts and challenges and just watched the adventure activities and scenery.

It is getting me more and more excited. Just more than a month to go.

Throughout the day (afternoon and evening) i took some pictures of the flowers in the front yard...

Perhaps i will still get some homework done tonight. I have some time left. 

FYI this paper is due on wednesday...i suppose i should really get to work on it.