(23) Perhaps i learned my lesson

Here is today in a nut shell

school

came home and ate-2:30

watched glee-again

nap

research-5pm

ate again

more research

got frustrated

kept researching

started getting somewhere with my paper-probably around 10pm

11:58 Finished My Paper 

For hours i didn't think it was going to happen.

I was almost ok with the idea of failing.

Now its after midnight im laying in bed tired and my stomach is growling. But i am going to ignore it and go to sleep and hope tomorrow is a less frustrating day.

(22) A brief version

So I'm really tired and just want to go to bed. SO I'm going to keep this short.

Todays Shenanigans:

8:30- woke up

9:30- Erin picked me up for church

Church

Went to Carolyn and Christina's apartment (ate lunch and such before heading to the super bowl party)

super bowl-ate too much junk food (mainly nacho cheese dip)

Packers WON!!!!!!

Watched glee with Erin, Sam, and Jake

sat around the jacuzzi 

HOME

And now I am going to sleep and will deal with any school related stuff in the morning.

(21) Next day please

It's February 5th and that means its Emily's Birthday. This also means that my birthday is one week and one day away.

Happy Birthday to my best friend and thanks for 20 years of friendship and sisterhood.

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Last night I spent the night at Erin's house.

this morning I woke upt 10 am.

We watched:

Such a good romantic comedy.

I went home a little bit before 12.

I brewed a pot of coffee then hopped in the shower.

I put comfy clothes back on and tried to get my school stuff organized.

-I wrote all of the due dates in my planner.

-I printed out notes and assignments

-I organized my binders and notebooks

All of those things needed to be done, but i should have been working on my trend analysis paper. (I am a great productive procrastinator)  

I ate lunch around two and then got ready for work.

Shaun and Sarah took me to work at 3:30. My stomach was hurting from lunch and I really didn't want to be at work. One of my first tables was 6 teenagers who got separate checks and didn't leave a tip. Around that same time i had a table of 4 people and their bill was almost $70 and they left me less than 10%. Everything was going wrong and on top of that i was feeling really out of it, dizzy, and weak. By 5:30 i was feeling awful and i had a really difficult table who clearly didn't like me. I had hit the breaking point. I went to the back and full on broke down. This had never happened at work before. It was so embarrassing to be crying and having co-workers coming up and asking me what was wrong. I almost got myself under control. I asked one of the hosts to keep an eye on my tables, and then i broke into sobs again. One of my managers came to the back to check on me. She got me a glass of water and said that if I wanted to go home I could. I couldn't get my emotions under control and chose to go home. I was so happy to be able to get out of there. By 6:45 I was home, still emotional, but was able to start calming down. I changed into sweat pants and made a pot of rice (my ultimate comfort food). I lounged on the couch for the rest of the night watching the Glee (my happy place) marathon on oxygen.

I am definitely ready for today to be over and to have a fresh start tomorrow.

Today's Theme Song:

11ish

Worked on a blog post for Welcome to My Closet:

Dress Like A Celebrity for Less

(20) Can you tell i'm excited

I got to sleep in til 8 today. Of course i didn't go to bed until one, so really i got the same amount of sleep that i always get. At least it was sunny when i woke up.

I sat up in bed and pulled out my laptop. I wanted to look up all the fun things i will be doing in New Zealand. I looked up the spa listings and photos-It is so BEAUTIFUL. I just have 4 months of waiting left.

I was also looking at the itinerary and finding those places and activities in my Lonely Planet Discover New Zealand book that Emily got me for Christmas. Basically every amazing photo i see in the book-I get to go there. 

The best part about the trip, aside from how wonderful and beautiful it will be, is that it counts as the directed study or internship requirement. This means instead of having to do 2 internships for my double major, i will only have to do one. Graduation is looking tangible sooner than i thought.

Here are the days activities:
-small group bible study
-bus ride with the nicest most amazing bus driver (in Long Beach) ever
-class (parent education)
-gym (4-6:45)-erin met up with me and then julie and eddie showed up about an hour later.
(we didn't actually work out for 2hrs 45 minutes. It was probably more like 1 hr 45 minutes)
-Dinner at souplantation w/ erin, julie, joel, eddie
-Sleep over at erin's, that way neither of us are home alone

(19) It's been quite the day

6:30
woke up got ready, you know the routine.

Quite the surprise:
I was on the bus and about half way to school. The bus picked someone up at the bus stop by target. Something just didn't seem right. The doors had opened and the man wasn't coming inside. The driver had to signal him to enter. He put his coins in the machine and began walking toward the back of the bus, and i recognized the orange bag he was carrying. I knew instantly why i was feeling uneasy. He was the same man who was in Denny's about two months ago, the who was talking to himself and then became angry and began threatening people and becoming verbally violent. He was the person who i thought could possibly destroy everyones' life in Denny's. Yeah, it was a terrifying night and a very uncomfortable bus ride. I had my headphones in my ears and i could hear him mumbling to himself. I spent the rest of the ride to school (the longest 5 minutes of my life) praying to stay calm, to not panic, to trust that God would protect me, that this man would not become violent or verbally abusive, and that everyone on the bus would be safe. I was so relieved when the bus pulled onto campus and i could get out of that fear.


The rest of the day was normal.
I read before class. Got out of class early. Went to the gym and worked out for 80 minutes. Ate lunch. Bought an online access code at the bookstore. Met with the professor leading the New Zealand study abroad trip. Went to class. Rode the bus home (the earlier bus ride never crossed my mind). Took a shower. Got dressed. Watched a little tv. Spent time with my mom, aunt, and cousin. Went to the New Zealand orientation meeting. Went to church, had a brief meeting about the v-day dinner. Had car chat with erin. Watched Grey's Anatomy. Uploaded pictures of "the fab 4" photoshoot thing from january.

I Love My Friends

(18) Catch Up

6am the alarm went off and my fingers chose the snooze button. I allowed myself 10 extra minutes of sleep and then I got up and showered.

It was just another school day

-read before class started

-went to class

-went to get a TB test and found out they only do them on mondays and tuesdays. Lame.

-ate lunch (at 10:45-my eating schedule is all thrown off)

-continued reading

-went to class

-rode the bus home

Playing catch up:

I watch way too many tv shows. So many that i dvr them and have to catch some online. Today i was catching up with some of monday and tuesdays shows.

Including: Parenthood, Gossip Girl, Teen Mom 2

I still need to watch one tree hill online

This tv time also gave me a chance to catch up on my sleep. I took a nap during parenthood, which means i have to re-watch part of it.

I have turned into an after school bum:

I have been lazing (is that a word? lazy and laying?) around since 2:30. I think its time to do some studying. Although that might lead to more napping. I guess i should risk it.

(17) Hello exhaustion

5:30 am

It was another tuesday morning rude awakening. I can't wait for this 8am class to be over.

6:20 am

Breakfast: Banana and oatmeal

7ish

Bus ride to school

Finished a homework assignment on the bus.

I had two classes between 8 and 10:45

After that section of classes I hit the gym.

stepper/ elliptical-10 min.

bicycle-20 min.

elliptical-10 min.

Ball/ Pilates-8 min

treadmill- 5 minutes

I finished my work out and heated up my food and ate outside where there was a nice cool breeze.

I had a good hour and a half until class started.

I attempted to read my textbook, but couldn't get myself to do it. I was exhausted and chose to take a nap instead. It wasn't much of a nap, it was more of a lay my head down and close my eyes. But that was soothing none the less. A little while later i went to the lounge and bought some snacks (snickers and peanut m&m's) from the vending machine-yah probably not the best decision...Oh well.

Class started at 2 and let out a little after 3. Mom was able to pick me up from school and we headed home.

I got home and started cooking. I made dinner so that when i went on break at work i wouldn't have to buy something there.

I made angel hair pasta with a yellow cherry tomato, fresh basil, pine nut, and garlic caesar dressing sauce.

I changed my clothes, redid my makeup, and my hair. I only had 30 minutes left before i went to work. I was so tired and didn't want to go to work. But of course i had to go, and i went.

Guess what....... I didn't have to close tonight. This meant that i didn't have a chance to eat my dinner-no break-no time for food. But this also meant that i didn't have to be at work late. Instead i was home a little after 9 (almost 2 hours earlier than when i close). It was such a relief.

Now i can get some reading done for my classes tomorrow. Or maybe i will just use this extra time to go to bed early and leave the reading for my free time before and between classes tomorrow.