May 31, 2013
Happy last day of May! These months are just flying by so fast!!
Today I got to go out to breakfast with my auntie-poo!! When we were at her house this Sunday, she, Kelley, and I made plans to go out to breakfast today at 10! Kelley and I both took showers, and then we headed over to the restaurant. Aunt Patty was already there, but we didn't know that, so Kelley texted her, and we waited outside for a few minutes before she texted back saying she was inside already.
We ordered our food, and we talked a lot. I got a croissant sandwich thing that took me a while to eat because of my mouth. Today was supposed to be one of the most painful days because the doctor said that the pain is usually the worst on days two and three which is today and tomorrow, but my mouth didn't feel any different from yesterday, so I guess that's a good thing!
Breakfast was pretty good, and after we were done eating we sat around for a while just talking.
After breakfast, Kelley and I decided to go back to aunty's house so that we could talk some more, but Aunt Patty had to go to wal-mart first, so we went home for about an hour before we headed over to her house.
While we were there we took this picture because we forgot to take one at breakfast, and we stayed until about 3 because then she had to get ready for work.
When we got home, we didn't do much, and eventually Mom and Dad came home from work. Mom had been making beef in the crock pot all day, and it had smelled amazing, so we ate that as soon as they came home.
After dinner, I got really tired and so did Kelley, and Dad told us later that he was really tired too, so we don't know what it was about dinner that made us all so sleepy!! But I took a quick nap on the couch, and Kelley ended up falling asleep downstairs in her bed.
Jill had texted me before dinner asking if I wanted to do something with her, so I said yes. We planned on watching a movie or something, but after my nap she texted asking if I wanted to see the ski show with her! The town we live in has its own ski team and they perform ski shows on Friday nights sometimes, so I said I would go since I've only seen them perform about twice in my lifetime.
The show started at seven, so Jill picked me up, and we headed over to the beach to watch. While we were waiting for the show to start, I ran into my old tumbling coach which was really exciting!! We hugged and talked for a few seconds, and it was a highlight of my day!
The show was one of their first performances of the year so they weren't perfect at it, but it was still pretty good! Their pyramids fell down a lot, but everything else was pretty cool to watch. I took a picture of the final pyramid which lost about half of its people in the beginning, but the girls on top just moved around so that they could still make a small pyramid on half of the base...if that makes sense. There's a picture of the final product if you click on the button below! Jill and I were amazed that they were able to figure out what to do and climb to the correct position all while skiing!!
After the show, we went into town for a little bit because Jill wanted to go to Maurice's to look for a dress for a wedding she had to go to. She didn't find a dress, but she did find a tank top! After that, she drove me home.
Kelley had planned on going back to school tonight, but she had taken a long nap and didn't pack, and there was supposed to be really bad storms in central Illinois, so she decided to leave tomorrow instead! I stayed up with her for awhile while she avoided packing, and it was fun. After awhile I got tired, so I went to bed.
Today I got to go out to breakfast with my auntie-poo!! When we were at her house this Sunday, she, Kelley, and I made plans to go out to breakfast today at 10! Kelley and I both took showers, and then we headed over to the restaurant. Aunt Patty was already there, but we didn't know that, so Kelley texted her, and we waited outside for a few minutes before she texted back saying she was inside already.
We ordered our food, and we talked a lot. I got a croissant sandwich thing that took me a while to eat because of my mouth. Today was supposed to be one of the most painful days because the doctor said that the pain is usually the worst on days two and three which is today and tomorrow, but my mouth didn't feel any different from yesterday, so I guess that's a good thing!
Breakfast was pretty good, and after we were done eating we sat around for a while just talking.
After breakfast, Kelley and I decided to go back to aunty's house so that we could talk some more, but Aunt Patty had to go to wal-mart first, so we went home for about an hour before we headed over to her house.
While we were there we took this picture because we forgot to take one at breakfast, and we stayed until about 3 because then she had to get ready for work.
When we got home, we didn't do much, and eventually Mom and Dad came home from work. Mom had been making beef in the crock pot all day, and it had smelled amazing, so we ate that as soon as they came home.
After dinner, I got really tired and so did Kelley, and Dad told us later that he was really tired too, so we don't know what it was about dinner that made us all so sleepy!! But I took a quick nap on the couch, and Kelley ended up falling asleep downstairs in her bed.
Jill had texted me before dinner asking if I wanted to do something with her, so I said yes. We planned on watching a movie or something, but after my nap she texted asking if I wanted to see the ski show with her! The town we live in has its own ski team and they perform ski shows on Friday nights sometimes, so I said I would go since I've only seen them perform about twice in my lifetime.
The show started at seven, so Jill picked me up, and we headed over to the beach to watch. While we were waiting for the show to start, I ran into my old tumbling coach which was really exciting!! We hugged and talked for a few seconds, and it was a highlight of my day!
The show was one of their first performances of the year so they weren't perfect at it, but it was still pretty good! Their pyramids fell down a lot, but everything else was pretty cool to watch. I took a picture of the final pyramid which lost about half of its people in the beginning, but the girls on top just moved around so that they could still make a small pyramid on half of the base...if that makes sense. There's a picture of the final product if you click on the button below! Jill and I were amazed that they were able to figure out what to do and climb to the correct position all while skiing!!
After the show, we went into town for a little bit because Jill wanted to go to Maurice's to look for a dress for a wedding she had to go to. She didn't find a dress, but she did find a tank top! After that, she drove me home.
Kelley had planned on going back to school tonight, but she had taken a long nap and didn't pack, and there was supposed to be really bad storms in central Illinois, so she decided to leave tomorrow instead! I stayed up with her for awhile while she avoided packing, and it was fun. After awhile I got tired, so I went to bed.
May 30, 2013
Day 1 of post wisdom teeth! Do I look puffy?! I feel puffy.
I woke up this morning super early because I didn't sleep very well because I was supposed to be propped up, and let me tell you, that is not a comfortable way to sleep. Also, my mouth hurt. After I woke up at that time of 6 in the morning I tried to fall asleep on the couch, but that didn't work, so eventually I went back to my room to try to fall asleep, but it took about an hour before I could fall asleep! Ugh! I'm already ready for my mouth to be back to normal!!
Mom woke me up around 9:30 to eat breakfast. She had taken off work in the morning to make breakfast and spend some time with Carina and her mom. She made a quiche which was so delicious even if it did take me forever to eat!!
After breakfast, we sat around and talked for awhile while everybody was busy taking showers and such. I decided that I was just going to wear comfy clothes and not leave the house today!
Mom left for work at 11, and then Kelley, Carina, and Nicole went out so Kelley could show them around town. They came back a few hours later and packed their things back in their car. They left at one to head to Michigan where Carina's sister has been staying for the year, and they were heading the wrong direction as soon as they pulled out of the driveway because Kelley told them to go left, but they went right, so hopefully they make it to their destination without ending up in Iowa or something haha.
Kelley went out tonight, and I just sat around the house some more taking naps and such. I had leftover lasagna for dinner, and then I went to bed at 12ish. It was a really lazy day, and I took this picture of me in the middle of the day to see if I looked like a chipmunk. I don't think my face looks puffier, and I think that's thanks to my already round face!
I woke up this morning super early because I didn't sleep very well because I was supposed to be propped up, and let me tell you, that is not a comfortable way to sleep. Also, my mouth hurt. After I woke up at that time of 6 in the morning I tried to fall asleep on the couch, but that didn't work, so eventually I went back to my room to try to fall asleep, but it took about an hour before I could fall asleep! Ugh! I'm already ready for my mouth to be back to normal!!
Mom woke me up around 9:30 to eat breakfast. She had taken off work in the morning to make breakfast and spend some time with Carina and her mom. She made a quiche which was so delicious even if it did take me forever to eat!!
After breakfast, we sat around and talked for awhile while everybody was busy taking showers and such. I decided that I was just going to wear comfy clothes and not leave the house today!
Mom left for work at 11, and then Kelley, Carina, and Nicole went out so Kelley could show them around town. They came back a few hours later and packed their things back in their car. They left at one to head to Michigan where Carina's sister has been staying for the year, and they were heading the wrong direction as soon as they pulled out of the driveway because Kelley told them to go left, but they went right, so hopefully they make it to their destination without ending up in Iowa or something haha.
Kelley went out tonight, and I just sat around the house some more taking naps and such. I had leftover lasagna for dinner, and then I went to bed at 12ish. It was a really lazy day, and I took this picture of me in the middle of the day to see if I looked like a chipmunk. I don't think my face looks puffier, and I think that's thanks to my already round face!
May 29, 2013
Today I got my wisdom teeth out!!! Oh boy.
I had to wake up at 7:30 this morning because Mom wanted to leave at 8. I thought about waking up earlier, and then I remembered that I couldn't eat breakfast, so I woke up at 7:30. I took a shower, and then Mom and I were on our way to the oral surgeon!!
I think I was scheduled for an x-ray at 8:30 and the surgery would start at 9 or something, but I wasn't called in until after 9. We met another person in the waiting room whose daughter tumbled with me, and she was also getting her wisdom teeth out!!
Eventually they did call me back to get my x-ray, and the assistant dentist/nurse lady/thing was super nice and friendly. She was also really funny.
I had to take my earrings out for the x-ray, and then she walked me to a room where they took my pulse and blood pressure and all that fun stuff. Then the doctor came in and talked to us, and then they led me to the room where they were going to take my teeth out. I got an IV and they gave me an anesthetic that made me fall asleep, so the next thing I remember kind of is walking to a chair where they gave me blanket and there was a heart rate monitor that I kept trying to look at. My mouth was also super numb so I kept touching it to figure out what was going on there, and the lady in the office that I was sitting across from told me to stop touching my mouth, so I did for about five seconds haha. Eventually Mom showed up, but then they took her away to show her where to pull the car up, and they walked me to the car and we drove away!
It was pretty painless.
While we were driving to Wal-mart to pick up my prescriptions, I started getting really nauseous, and while we were standing in line to drop-off the prescriptions I was still pretty nauseous, so Mom sat me down by the bathroom and went to go pick up a variety of mushy foods for me to eat. When she came back I was feeling much better, so we got my prescriptions and left. I fell asleep on the ride home, and then we got home, I took some medicine and ate some lunch since I was hungry from not eating all morning.
I iced my cheeks for a little bit, and then I took a nap on the couch. The napping and icing was pretty sporadic for the rest of the afternoon, and Kelley took this picture of me during one of the times when I was icing my cheeks and Jersey was laying with me.
In the evening, Mom made lasagna for Carina and her mom because they were coming to visit!! We weren't sure what time they were supposed to get here, so we waited for a while, and eventually we ate without them, but they showed up around 8ish, and then they got to eat some lasagna too!! They ended up getting lost from the airport and they had to ask directions a couple of times to find our house, but it's all good because they got here eventually.
After dinner, we sat around and talked, and then eventually we all went to bed. It was a super long day, but it ended nicely!
I had to wake up at 7:30 this morning because Mom wanted to leave at 8. I thought about waking up earlier, and then I remembered that I couldn't eat breakfast, so I woke up at 7:30. I took a shower, and then Mom and I were on our way to the oral surgeon!!
I think I was scheduled for an x-ray at 8:30 and the surgery would start at 9 or something, but I wasn't called in until after 9. We met another person in the waiting room whose daughter tumbled with me, and she was also getting her wisdom teeth out!!
Eventually they did call me back to get my x-ray, and the assistant dentist/nurse lady/thing was super nice and friendly. She was also really funny.
I had to take my earrings out for the x-ray, and then she walked me to a room where they took my pulse and blood pressure and all that fun stuff. Then the doctor came in and talked to us, and then they led me to the room where they were going to take my teeth out. I got an IV and they gave me an anesthetic that made me fall asleep, so the next thing I remember kind of is walking to a chair where they gave me blanket and there was a heart rate monitor that I kept trying to look at. My mouth was also super numb so I kept touching it to figure out what was going on there, and the lady in the office that I was sitting across from told me to stop touching my mouth, so I did for about five seconds haha. Eventually Mom showed up, but then they took her away to show her where to pull the car up, and they walked me to the car and we drove away!
It was pretty painless.
While we were driving to Wal-mart to pick up my prescriptions, I started getting really nauseous, and while we were standing in line to drop-off the prescriptions I was still pretty nauseous, so Mom sat me down by the bathroom and went to go pick up a variety of mushy foods for me to eat. When she came back I was feeling much better, so we got my prescriptions and left. I fell asleep on the ride home, and then we got home, I took some medicine and ate some lunch since I was hungry from not eating all morning.
I iced my cheeks for a little bit, and then I took a nap on the couch. The napping and icing was pretty sporadic for the rest of the afternoon, and Kelley took this picture of me during one of the times when I was icing my cheeks and Jersey was laying with me.
In the evening, Mom made lasagna for Carina and her mom because they were coming to visit!! We weren't sure what time they were supposed to get here, so we waited for a while, and eventually we ate without them, but they showed up around 8ish, and then they got to eat some lasagna too!! They ended up getting lost from the airport and they had to ask directions a couple of times to find our house, but it's all good because they got here eventually.
After dinner, we sat around and talked, and then eventually we all went to bed. It was a super long day, but it ended nicely!
May 28, 2013
Today was my last day of being normal, and I celebrated by doing nothing!! Yay!
Kelley and I pretty much chilled on the couch all day. I played some games on my DS because Kelley and I were talking about them the other day, and it made me want to play them. I also read some of the book I'm reading which was not enjoyable because I'm not a fan of the book. I actually really dislike it haha.
Kelley had a dentist appointment this afternoon, so she left me to be by myself and do nothing until Mom and Dad came home.
Before dinner, Jersey decided to be illegal and sit on our new couch pillows. Mom bought these about a week ago and made a rule that Jersey can't sit on them because she would pull the threads out or make them smell bad haha. So before dinner tonight, we caught her sitting on two of them :) She knows she's doing something bad haha. After Kelley took this picture, Jersey laid down across them, and then we had to shoo her off because she was getting to comfortable! But isn't she adorable?!
Tonight Kelley and I thought about going running again, but then we decided we didn't feel like it so we didn't. Before my teeth get pulled tomorrow, I have to fast for 6 hours, so I had to eat my last thing at 2 a.m., but before I went to bed at 1, I didn't know what to eat, so I just went to bed without eating anything! My last meal and I ruined it! haha. Oh well. Tomorrow's going to be a long day.
Kelley and I pretty much chilled on the couch all day. I played some games on my DS because Kelley and I were talking about them the other day, and it made me want to play them. I also read some of the book I'm reading which was not enjoyable because I'm not a fan of the book. I actually really dislike it haha.
Kelley had a dentist appointment this afternoon, so she left me to be by myself and do nothing until Mom and Dad came home.
Before dinner, Jersey decided to be illegal and sit on our new couch pillows. Mom bought these about a week ago and made a rule that Jersey can't sit on them because she would pull the threads out or make them smell bad haha. So before dinner tonight, we caught her sitting on two of them :) She knows she's doing something bad haha. After Kelley took this picture, Jersey laid down across them, and then we had to shoo her off because she was getting to comfortable! But isn't she adorable?!
Tonight Kelley and I thought about going running again, but then we decided we didn't feel like it so we didn't. Before my teeth get pulled tomorrow, I have to fast for 6 hours, so I had to eat my last thing at 2 a.m., but before I went to bed at 1, I didn't know what to eat, so I just went to bed without eating anything! My last meal and I ruined it! haha. Oh well. Tomorrow's going to be a long day.
May 27, 2013
Happy Memorial Day! I went out to learn stick shift today!!! As you can tell from my face in distress, it was a stressful situation haha.
I woke up this morning and decided I didn't feel like showering, so I didn't. Mom made breakfast this morning and for the rest of the morning we just kind of chilled around the house.
A little after noon, Kelley and I decided to go out driving!!! We went into the subdivision across the street where I was least likely to endanger anybody. Before we pulled out of the driveway though, I had to learn the secrets to shifting. I was pretty amused with myself for making the car move, and Kelley made fun of me haha.
We drove around for about an hour and I learned that the hardest thing to do was 1) restart Kelley's car when the car died and 2) go from neutral to first gear. I killed the car a lot, and it seemed to be at certain intersections. I swear if I killed it once then I would be stuck at that intersection for a solid ten minutes before I could get it to go again. I had to wave two cars to pass me in instances where I was stuck at intersections haha. We also learned from this experience that I'm pretty good at shifting if I'm not paying attention! So just distract me and I can drive stick perfectly haha. The best example of this was when I was turning out of the subdivision to get back home, and I killed the car twice and then Kelley brought my attention to a turkey that was in our neighbor's yard, and I shifted perfectly! Yay!
When we got home, we both ate some kind of late lunch, and then we sat around until dinner. Mom made tacos, and they were delicious. Also, the turkey that was in our neighbor's yard walked through our yard, and we saw it out the window, and the turkey was not alone! It had about 20 baby turkey-lings with it that were just kind of waddling around it! Kelley and I freaked out and ran outside to take pictures which scared the momma turkey away. Some baby turkeys were left in our yard and they were tweeting like crazy until they found their momma again. It was so precious haha.
I forgot to mention that after dinner, Kelley and I ran 3.4 miles in 30 minutes!!! We ran around 8 o'clock and we got back right before it got dark, so we had to run the whole thing!! We were pretty dead by the end, but it felt great!!! After that, I took a shower :)
I woke up this morning and decided I didn't feel like showering, so I didn't. Mom made breakfast this morning and for the rest of the morning we just kind of chilled around the house.
A little after noon, Kelley and I decided to go out driving!!! We went into the subdivision across the street where I was least likely to endanger anybody. Before we pulled out of the driveway though, I had to learn the secrets to shifting. I was pretty amused with myself for making the car move, and Kelley made fun of me haha.
We drove around for about an hour and I learned that the hardest thing to do was 1) restart Kelley's car when the car died and 2) go from neutral to first gear. I killed the car a lot, and it seemed to be at certain intersections. I swear if I killed it once then I would be stuck at that intersection for a solid ten minutes before I could get it to go again. I had to wave two cars to pass me in instances where I was stuck at intersections haha. We also learned from this experience that I'm pretty good at shifting if I'm not paying attention! So just distract me and I can drive stick perfectly haha. The best example of this was when I was turning out of the subdivision to get back home, and I killed the car twice and then Kelley brought my attention to a turkey that was in our neighbor's yard, and I shifted perfectly! Yay!
When we got home, we both ate some kind of late lunch, and then we sat around until dinner. Mom made tacos, and they were delicious. Also, the turkey that was in our neighbor's yard walked through our yard, and we saw it out the window, and the turkey was not alone! It had about 20 baby turkey-lings with it that were just kind of waddling around it! Kelley and I freaked out and ran outside to take pictures which scared the momma turkey away. Some baby turkeys were left in our yard and they were tweeting like crazy until they found their momma again. It was so precious haha.
I forgot to mention that after dinner, Kelley and I ran 3.4 miles in 30 minutes!!! We ran around 8 o'clock and we got back right before it got dark, so we had to run the whole thing!! We were pretty dead by the end, but it felt great!!! After that, I took a shower :)
May 26, 2013
Today was another busy day, but not as busy and tiring as yesterday! Which is okay because I don't think I would've been able to handle another day like yesterday!
A couple days ago, my uncle asked my mom if we would like to come over for lunch at his house today and meet my aunt's mom and step-dad! This is very exciting for many reasons, but I'm not going to go into it here in the blog world.
After I woke up, I took a shower, and then we were on our way to my aunt and uncle's house! We picked up Grandma too on the way there :).
We said hello to the whole fam, and then we were introduced to the various dips that were laid out for eating. They were very delicious, and we quickly spoiled our lunch by eating them haha. We sat outside and chatted for a long time, and my aunt's parents are pretty interesting people with a lot of funny stories to tell.
Then we ate lunch which my uncle made and which was also delicious! After lunch, it started to rain a little bit, so we all stood up and went to stand under the tree. Someone made a comment that it looked weird that we were all standing under the tree, so Kelley took a picture and that became my POD! As you can see, it was kind of cool outside which is why we're all wearing jackets and blankets and such. Also, you can see a pup pup in the picture! My aunt and uncle have three dogs, and Kelley spent some time playing fetch with them. It was pretty funny, and now I wish Jersey knew how to play fetch haha. The only problem is that the dogs don't really know how to share so we had to trick them with multiple sticks in order to get the stick away from them so that we could throw it for them.
We stayed for about four hours, and then we had to leave because my grandma had to get home. When we got home, we snacked some more on the dip that we took home with us. Kelley and I had plans to go driving since I really want to learn how to drive stick shift, but eventually it became night outside, and we decided that we didn't really feel like going today.
It was such a wonderful day with family! Yay for exciting and fun weekends!
A couple days ago, my uncle asked my mom if we would like to come over for lunch at his house today and meet my aunt's mom and step-dad! This is very exciting for many reasons, but I'm not going to go into it here in the blog world.
After I woke up, I took a shower, and then we were on our way to my aunt and uncle's house! We picked up Grandma too on the way there :).
We said hello to the whole fam, and then we were introduced to the various dips that were laid out for eating. They were very delicious, and we quickly spoiled our lunch by eating them haha. We sat outside and chatted for a long time, and my aunt's parents are pretty interesting people with a lot of funny stories to tell.
Then we ate lunch which my uncle made and which was also delicious! After lunch, it started to rain a little bit, so we all stood up and went to stand under the tree. Someone made a comment that it looked weird that we were all standing under the tree, so Kelley took a picture and that became my POD! As you can see, it was kind of cool outside which is why we're all wearing jackets and blankets and such. Also, you can see a pup pup in the picture! My aunt and uncle have three dogs, and Kelley spent some time playing fetch with them. It was pretty funny, and now I wish Jersey knew how to play fetch haha. The only problem is that the dogs don't really know how to share so we had to trick them with multiple sticks in order to get the stick away from them so that we could throw it for them.
We stayed for about four hours, and then we had to leave because my grandma had to get home. When we got home, we snacked some more on the dip that we took home with us. Kelley and I had plans to go driving since I really want to learn how to drive stick shift, but eventually it became night outside, and we decided that we didn't really feel like going today.
It was such a wonderful day with family! Yay for exciting and fun weekends!
May 25, 2013
Today was the big race day!! Oh boy!!!
I had to wake up at 5 this morning because we planned on leaving the house at 6! I did not want to wake up when my alarm clock went off, let me tell you! But I did! Mom and Dad cut up from fruit for breakfast, and we ate toast and fruit, and it was delicious!
We ended up leaving the house around 6:30ish because we were still getting ready, and we had to wait for Jill to get here so that we could all drive up together!
The drive was okay because we were all kind of zoned out from being tired, but it felt like we got there pretty fast. Maritza and her sisters drove separately from Chicago When we were about a half hour away, I got a text from Maritza saying her sister got pulled over and they weren't sure if they would make the race on time!! Oh no!!!
Luckily, when we were driving around Racine looking for a parking spot, Maritza told me they were already there, so they still beat us haha. We found a parking spot, and then we followed the crowd to where the start of the race was. I should mention that it was super chilly out today!! It was supposed to be upper 50s by the time the race started, but it definitely was not!
When we followed the crowd to the race, there were so many people there!!! I forgot how many people the announcer said there was, but there were a ton! The race started at 8 and every five minutes or something, waves of 1000 people were let go! It was crazay!!
We were walking towards the bathroom when Maritza called me, and I told her we were by the stage, and then she said she was by the stage too! So we met up with each other, and it was a great reunion!!
We all went to the bathroom, and then we stretched and took pictures and put on temporary tattoos that were difficult to put on because we didn't have water, only our spit.
Eventually we decided it was time to get in line to start the race. We ended up being in pretty much the second to last heat of the race, and we stood in line for about a half hour before I wave was let go. People were already throwing their packets of paint at the starting line, so even though it was really cold, and we were all freezing, we were really pumped up! Mom, Dad, and Kyle waited for us at the starting line, and they got pictures of us running at the start in our bright white clothes. After we passed them, they went to stand by the blue color station which was the last color station of the course! They were there to take pictures of us when we ran through!
I ran with Kelley the whole time, and we chatted while we ran. Mostly our conversations consisted of "How are you doing?" and "Let's swerve this way." We think we ended up running more than 3.1 miles because we had to weave in and out of all the walkers the entire time.
The first paint station was pink and they shot a huge gush of paint right into my mouth and it tasted terrible haha. The paint was pretty much just made out of corn starch, so you can imagine how delicious it was. The next color was yellow and they were determined to only dye my shorts (which were black). Some guy literally took the bottle of paint and just shot it at my thigh, so by the time we hit the orange station, I was still pretty clean. The orange station was pretty good at throwing paint because there were a lot of people, but I didn't feel covered in paint until I got to the blue station.
Kelley and I first saw Mom when we approached the blue station, and we thought she saw us, but she was taking a picture of something behind us, so we had to stop and shout her name for a while before she noticed us.
For the blue station, we had to stand in a line and walk down the sides and asked to be sprayed with paint, and one of the ladies was like "you girls are too clean!!" which was so true. So we got a lot of blue paint on us.
After that station, it was a straight shot to the finish line where Mom, Dad, and Kyle had walked back to after we passed through the blue station. Kyle thinks we ran the race in about 29 minutes, but he didn't know when we passed the finish line because he didn't see us, so it was kind of an estimate.
Speaking of the finish line, the finish line blow up thing that marked the end had deflated by the time Kelley and I passed through, so we kept running and then someone was like, "you know you're done, right?" haha so we ran a little bit farther than we had too.
Maritza and her sisters finished before us, and Jill finished a few minutes after us.
We took a lot of pictures after we were done, and then we took more pictures as we threw our packets of paint on each other. Eventually Maritza and her sisters had to leave because they had a communion to go to, and Jill, Kelley, and I took more pictures together (you can see some of the best pictures of the race if you click on the button below!)
We then decided to go by the stage where there was music playing and a bunch of people dancing. Every once in a while, there would be a color throwing thing where everybody would throw their packet of paint into the air and it looked really cool, so Kelley, Jill, and I went over there to catch one of the color throwing parties. The DJ was throwing out packets of pain into the crowd, but we didn't get any, and when they told everybody to throw the paint, it was so cool!! It felt like we were under a tent or something! It was just really hard to breathe because the paint was percolating down our lungs haha. After that, we went back to the 'rents, and the we walked back to our car. Dad laid sheets down in the car so we wouldn't get them dirty, and then we stopped at a restaurant for lunch.
It was pretty good food, and it was crazy to look at ourselves in the mirror because we were so covered in paint. I looked up how to preserve our shirts online, and when we got home, Jill gave us her shirt to preserve, and then I took a shower. By the time I was out of the shower, Mom was passed out on the couch, and then Kelley took a shower, and all three of us ended up falling asleep on the couch. When we woke up, Dad had to take Kyle to the train, and then we ate dinner. That was pretty much all the excitement of our day! It was so much fun, and we're already thinking about doing it next year!!!! Mom and Dad are even considering walking it! Woo!
I had to wake up at 5 this morning because we planned on leaving the house at 6! I did not want to wake up when my alarm clock went off, let me tell you! But I did! Mom and Dad cut up from fruit for breakfast, and we ate toast and fruit, and it was delicious!
We ended up leaving the house around 6:30ish because we were still getting ready, and we had to wait for Jill to get here so that we could all drive up together!
The drive was okay because we were all kind of zoned out from being tired, but it felt like we got there pretty fast. Maritza and her sisters drove separately from Chicago When we were about a half hour away, I got a text from Maritza saying her sister got pulled over and they weren't sure if they would make the race on time!! Oh no!!!
Luckily, when we were driving around Racine looking for a parking spot, Maritza told me they were already there, so they still beat us haha. We found a parking spot, and then we followed the crowd to where the start of the race was. I should mention that it was super chilly out today!! It was supposed to be upper 50s by the time the race started, but it definitely was not!
When we followed the crowd to the race, there were so many people there!!! I forgot how many people the announcer said there was, but there were a ton! The race started at 8 and every five minutes or something, waves of 1000 people were let go! It was crazay!!
We were walking towards the bathroom when Maritza called me, and I told her we were by the stage, and then she said she was by the stage too! So we met up with each other, and it was a great reunion!!
We all went to the bathroom, and then we stretched and took pictures and put on temporary tattoos that were difficult to put on because we didn't have water, only our spit.
Eventually we decided it was time to get in line to start the race. We ended up being in pretty much the second to last heat of the race, and we stood in line for about a half hour before I wave was let go. People were already throwing their packets of paint at the starting line, so even though it was really cold, and we were all freezing, we were really pumped up! Mom, Dad, and Kyle waited for us at the starting line, and they got pictures of us running at the start in our bright white clothes. After we passed them, they went to stand by the blue color station which was the last color station of the course! They were there to take pictures of us when we ran through!
I ran with Kelley the whole time, and we chatted while we ran. Mostly our conversations consisted of "How are you doing?" and "Let's swerve this way." We think we ended up running more than 3.1 miles because we had to weave in and out of all the walkers the entire time.
The first paint station was pink and they shot a huge gush of paint right into my mouth and it tasted terrible haha. The paint was pretty much just made out of corn starch, so you can imagine how delicious it was. The next color was yellow and they were determined to only dye my shorts (which were black). Some guy literally took the bottle of paint and just shot it at my thigh, so by the time we hit the orange station, I was still pretty clean. The orange station was pretty good at throwing paint because there were a lot of people, but I didn't feel covered in paint until I got to the blue station.
Kelley and I first saw Mom when we approached the blue station, and we thought she saw us, but she was taking a picture of something behind us, so we had to stop and shout her name for a while before she noticed us.
For the blue station, we had to stand in a line and walk down the sides and asked to be sprayed with paint, and one of the ladies was like "you girls are too clean!!" which was so true. So we got a lot of blue paint on us.
After that station, it was a straight shot to the finish line where Mom, Dad, and Kyle had walked back to after we passed through the blue station. Kyle thinks we ran the race in about 29 minutes, but he didn't know when we passed the finish line because he didn't see us, so it was kind of an estimate.
Speaking of the finish line, the finish line blow up thing that marked the end had deflated by the time Kelley and I passed through, so we kept running and then someone was like, "you know you're done, right?" haha so we ran a little bit farther than we had too.
Maritza and her sisters finished before us, and Jill finished a few minutes after us.
We took a lot of pictures after we were done, and then we took more pictures as we threw our packets of paint on each other. Eventually Maritza and her sisters had to leave because they had a communion to go to, and Jill, Kelley, and I took more pictures together (you can see some of the best pictures of the race if you click on the button below!)
We then decided to go by the stage where there was music playing and a bunch of people dancing. Every once in a while, there would be a color throwing thing where everybody would throw their packet of paint into the air and it looked really cool, so Kelley, Jill, and I went over there to catch one of the color throwing parties. The DJ was throwing out packets of pain into the crowd, but we didn't get any, and when they told everybody to throw the paint, it was so cool!! It felt like we were under a tent or something! It was just really hard to breathe because the paint was percolating down our lungs haha. After that, we went back to the 'rents, and the we walked back to our car. Dad laid sheets down in the car so we wouldn't get them dirty, and then we stopped at a restaurant for lunch.
It was pretty good food, and it was crazy to look at ourselves in the mirror because we were so covered in paint. I looked up how to preserve our shirts online, and when we got home, Jill gave us her shirt to preserve, and then I took a shower. By the time I was out of the shower, Mom was passed out on the couch, and then Kelley took a shower, and all three of us ended up falling asleep on the couch. When we woke up, Dad had to take Kyle to the train, and then we ate dinner. That was pretty much all the excitement of our day! It was so much fun, and we're already thinking about doing it next year!!!! Mom and Dad are even considering walking it! Woo!
May 24, 2013
Happy Friday! I was really excited for today because Kelley was driving home, and she'll be staying with us for a week! Woohoo!
I decided not to run this morning since the race is tomorrow, and I wanted to relax the day before! So after I woke up, I took a shower and ate some lunch.
I didn't really do much throughout the day. I unpacked more in my room, and that's about it. When Mom and Dad got home, we all went to the chiro together. There's a new chiropractor at the place where we go, and he was super nice. It didn't take much to crack my back for whatever reason. He pretty much just touched it and it cracked itself hahaha.
After the family outing to the chiro, we went to a pizza place and ate dinner. I had some Italian beef because they have good Italian beef, and then we went to town to go shopping.
We went to Aldi to buy some fruit and other foods for tomorrow, and then we went to Meijer to buy some more foods.
A little while after we got home, Kelley showed up!! Yay! Jersey was really excited to see her! I helped her carry her stuff inside, and then she ate dinner. When she was done eating dinner, Mom, Kelley, and I all went to Grandma's house! She had some stuff to give us, and we stayed for a while to chat. I took this picture of her while she was talking. She's the cutest.
We stayed for about an hour, and then we left. When we got home Dad went to pick Kyle up from the train station, and so the whole family was home today! Kyle said he didn't know if he would be running tomorrow because he had hurt his knee biking :(
We all went to bed earlyish though, because we have to wake up bright and early tomorrow!!!
I decided not to run this morning since the race is tomorrow, and I wanted to relax the day before! So after I woke up, I took a shower and ate some lunch.
I didn't really do much throughout the day. I unpacked more in my room, and that's about it. When Mom and Dad got home, we all went to the chiro together. There's a new chiropractor at the place where we go, and he was super nice. It didn't take much to crack my back for whatever reason. He pretty much just touched it and it cracked itself hahaha.
After the family outing to the chiro, we went to a pizza place and ate dinner. I had some Italian beef because they have good Italian beef, and then we went to town to go shopping.
We went to Aldi to buy some fruit and other foods for tomorrow, and then we went to Meijer to buy some more foods.
A little while after we got home, Kelley showed up!! Yay! Jersey was really excited to see her! I helped her carry her stuff inside, and then she ate dinner. When she was done eating dinner, Mom, Kelley, and I all went to Grandma's house! She had some stuff to give us, and we stayed for a while to chat. I took this picture of her while she was talking. She's the cutest.
We stayed for about an hour, and then we left. When we got home Dad went to pick Kyle up from the train station, and so the whole family was home today! Kyle said he didn't know if he would be running tomorrow because he had hurt his knee biking :(
We all went to bed earlyish though, because we have to wake up bright and early tomorrow!!!
May 23, 2013
The same thing happened this morning that has happened every other morning since being on break. My alarm goes off at 9 (I set it because I don't want to waste my entire day), and then I wake up and am super unmotivated to get out of bed. So I laid in bed until 10:30 again. What was unmotivating me from getting out of bed was the fact that I was planning on going running when I got up, and I really didn't feel like it.
But eventually I pulled myself out of bed and put on some running clothes. I ended up running in the subdivision across the street, and I was just running in random circles trying to get to three miles. When I got back home, I had ran 3.4 miles!! (I also walked for a little bit in there).
It was kind of chilly out today, so I got cold really fast once I stopped running, so I put some pizza rolls in the toaster oven and hopped in the shower.
After my lunch, I didn't do much, and then around 3:30ish, Jill was here to take me to Racine!! She had come from school and was picking me up so we could drive together to pick up our Color Run packets!! Did I mention the Color Run is in two days?! Because the Color Run is in two days.
The ride seemed really short, and the town where we were supposed to pick up the packets kind of appeared out of nowhere. We were driving in the middle of nowhere when Jill checked her phone to see how far away we were, and it said we were five minutes away haha. That came out of nowhere.
The visitor center where we were picking up the packets was super cute looking, and the process went really quickly. I was picking up the packets for everybody except Jill, so it took a little bit, but it still went fast! They gave me a bag with six packets for everybody in it! I was really excited about the t-shirts, and then I got even more excited when I saw that they gave us a packet of paint to throw at the end of the race celebration thing! I'm so pumped.
Before we left, Jill and I took a picture by the check-in sign which said "Check-in Party". I really liked the sign :)
On the way home, we stopped at Mars's Cheese Castle because Jill really wanted cheese, and we both bought cheese curds haha. Then we stopped at Chipotle and Walgreens, and eventually we made our way back home! It was a nice little road trip if I do say so myself. I didn't really do much for the rest of the day, and eventually I went to bed. I'm so excited for Saturday!
But eventually I pulled myself out of bed and put on some running clothes. I ended up running in the subdivision across the street, and I was just running in random circles trying to get to three miles. When I got back home, I had ran 3.4 miles!! (I also walked for a little bit in there).
It was kind of chilly out today, so I got cold really fast once I stopped running, so I put some pizza rolls in the toaster oven and hopped in the shower.
After my lunch, I didn't do much, and then around 3:30ish, Jill was here to take me to Racine!! She had come from school and was picking me up so we could drive together to pick up our Color Run packets!! Did I mention the Color Run is in two days?! Because the Color Run is in two days.
The ride seemed really short, and the town where we were supposed to pick up the packets kind of appeared out of nowhere. We were driving in the middle of nowhere when Jill checked her phone to see how far away we were, and it said we were five minutes away haha. That came out of nowhere.
The visitor center where we were picking up the packets was super cute looking, and the process went really quickly. I was picking up the packets for everybody except Jill, so it took a little bit, but it still went fast! They gave me a bag with six packets for everybody in it! I was really excited about the t-shirts, and then I got even more excited when I saw that they gave us a packet of paint to throw at the end of the race celebration thing! I'm so pumped.
Before we left, Jill and I took a picture by the check-in sign which said "Check-in Party". I really liked the sign :)
On the way home, we stopped at Mars's Cheese Castle because Jill really wanted cheese, and we both bought cheese curds haha. Then we stopped at Chipotle and Walgreens, and eventually we made our way back home! It was a nice little road trip if I do say so myself. I didn't really do much for the rest of the day, and eventually I went to bed. I'm so excited for Saturday!
May 22, 2013
Today was kind of a late morning because I woke up at 9:30 but laid in bed until around 10:30 because I didn't feel like getting up. When I did get out of bed, I took a shower, and then I just waited around on the couch for about an hour.
Over the weekend, I had made plans to go out to lunch with Zach, and we decided to go today. Our plan was to go to Panera at 11:30, but the time ended up being pushed back to 12:30. At around 12:20, I left my house and went to go pick him up. We drove to Panera and ordered our food, and we sat there until 3 o'clock talking to each other. It was a really nice lunch, and it was nice to chit chat about things.
At 3, we decided we should head back home, but before we left, I had us take this picture in my car. It's slightly awkward, but oh well. He is also holding a book because he wanted to show me two old books that he owned that were interesting. This one was like a directory of farmers in our county from a really long time ago haha. It was funny. The other book was from the 1800s and it had pressed things in between the pages like plants and hair haha. They were both interesting.
I drove him home, and then I went home and chilled.
When Mom we left to go shopping. We went shopping in town for some things. She bought some flowers from Wal-Mart, and we also went to Kohl's to use her 30% off deal since it ended today.
When we were done shopping, we went to eat at a really good sandwich place that makes giant sandwiches, except I got a panini so it was not super huge, but it was still delicious!!! It was really good.
After that, we had to go to a different town because while we were at Kohl's, Mom bought two pillows for our couch, but she needed three, so she had a different Kohl's hold it for us, and we had to go pick it up. Yay for new couch pillows!! After our shopping extravaganza, I didn't really do much else at home. Yay for busy days!
Over the weekend, I had made plans to go out to lunch with Zach, and we decided to go today. Our plan was to go to Panera at 11:30, but the time ended up being pushed back to 12:30. At around 12:20, I left my house and went to go pick him up. We drove to Panera and ordered our food, and we sat there until 3 o'clock talking to each other. It was a really nice lunch, and it was nice to chit chat about things.
At 3, we decided we should head back home, but before we left, I had us take this picture in my car. It's slightly awkward, but oh well. He is also holding a book because he wanted to show me two old books that he owned that were interesting. This one was like a directory of farmers in our county from a really long time ago haha. It was funny. The other book was from the 1800s and it had pressed things in between the pages like plants and hair haha. They were both interesting.
I drove him home, and then I went home and chilled.
When Mom we left to go shopping. We went shopping in town for some things. She bought some flowers from Wal-Mart, and we also went to Kohl's to use her 30% off deal since it ended today.
When we were done shopping, we went to eat at a really good sandwich place that makes giant sandwiches, except I got a panini so it was not super huge, but it was still delicious!!! It was really good.
After that, we had to go to a different town because while we were at Kohl's, Mom bought two pillows for our couch, but she needed three, so she had a different Kohl's hold it for us, and we had to go pick it up. Yay for new couch pillows!! After our shopping extravaganza, I didn't really do much else at home. Yay for busy days!
May 21, 2013
I can't believe it's only been a week since school has been done! I feel like it's been at least a month since I've been home! But I'm okay with time moving slowly!
So today I didn't have any exciting plans. After I woke up and got dressed, I played some Just Dance. I took a picture of my playing by my lonesome. Let me just say that this picture took me forever to take because it kept cutting off my head, but finally I was able to get a decent picture! And I look super serious in it haha. What can I say, Just Dance is big deal! I also unpacked some more from my bundle of college items! I was proud of myself. I only have three bags left in the spare bedroom now! Go me! But I still have to unpack my suitcase which is full of 1/2 of my clothes. Right now it's just chillin in my room.
After that day by myself, Mom and Dad came home, and we ate dinner. After dinner, Dad and I went to Grandma's garage and we cut the grass there. It was super long so we I had to go over twice.
When we got home, I decided to go running, but this time I went outside!!!!! I know; it's a big deal. I ran a loop that's 3.2 miles long and I only walked once because there was a hill. It was pretty hot out, but I managed fine, and I ran it in 30 minutes! Woo! I ended up getting a bug in my eye, though, and it took awhile to get it out of my eye because he would not attach to my finger when I tried to grab him. Bleh.
After that, I played Just Dance for a little bit more, and then I took a shower. The rest of my night was spent doing not much of anything.
So today I didn't have any exciting plans. After I woke up and got dressed, I played some Just Dance. I took a picture of my playing by my lonesome. Let me just say that this picture took me forever to take because it kept cutting off my head, but finally I was able to get a decent picture! And I look super serious in it haha. What can I say, Just Dance is big deal! I also unpacked some more from my bundle of college items! I was proud of myself. I only have three bags left in the spare bedroom now! Go me! But I still have to unpack my suitcase which is full of 1/2 of my clothes. Right now it's just chillin in my room.
After that day by myself, Mom and Dad came home, and we ate dinner. After dinner, Dad and I went to Grandma's garage and we cut the grass there. It was super long so we I had to go over twice.
When we got home, I decided to go running, but this time I went outside!!!!! I know; it's a big deal. I ran a loop that's 3.2 miles long and I only walked once because there was a hill. It was pretty hot out, but I managed fine, and I ran it in 30 minutes! Woo! I ended up getting a bug in my eye, though, and it took awhile to get it out of my eye because he would not attach to my finger when I tried to grab him. Bleh.
After that, I played Just Dance for a little bit more, and then I took a shower. The rest of my night was spent doing not much of anything.
May 20, 2013
Happy Monday! Today I woke up not at all pumped to run, but I knew I had to because I hadn't ran in about two or three days, and that's not okay!!! So I woke up and laid in bed for an hour trying to convince myself that I had to go running. Finally, I got out of bed and changed into clothes so that I could run on the treadmill. I was dying the whole time I was running, so I decided to only run two miles, and then I went upstairs and played Just Dance to make up for the one mile that I slacked on. I did the workout portion of Just Dance so that it was more intense than just dancing.
After that, I took a shower, and literally two minutes later, Arzu was at my door to take me out to lunch! We had planned on Saturday to get together to go to town together because she wanted to go to Barnes and Noble so we decided to make a lunch date of it.
We went to Jersey Mike's Subs which is a sandwich place I had never been to before. It made me super happy because it shared the same name as my dog, but after I got over that, we went inside and ordered haha. The people there were super friendly, and Arzu and I ordered the same thing. It was really good, but it was really filling.
After that, we went to Barnes and Noble where Arzu bought the book she wanted. I also found The Things They Carried while we were walking around which made me super excited because we read an excerpt of it in my fiction writing class, and I was so into it! I had planned on reading the book after reading the excerpt, and now I own it!
After that, we went to a craft store so that Arzu could look for something to make for her friend for her birthday, but she was not inspired by anything she saw, so we left soon after we entered. We took this picture in her car after we were done in the craft store. Aren't we cute?!
After that, she drove me back home. When I got home, I chilled for a bit, and then Mom and Dad got home. We had pork chops for dinner, and that was pretty much all the excitement that today consisted of!
After that, I took a shower, and literally two minutes later, Arzu was at my door to take me out to lunch! We had planned on Saturday to get together to go to town together because she wanted to go to Barnes and Noble so we decided to make a lunch date of it.
We went to Jersey Mike's Subs which is a sandwich place I had never been to before. It made me super happy because it shared the same name as my dog, but after I got over that, we went inside and ordered haha. The people there were super friendly, and Arzu and I ordered the same thing. It was really good, but it was really filling.
After that, we went to Barnes and Noble where Arzu bought the book she wanted. I also found The Things They Carried while we were walking around which made me super excited because we read an excerpt of it in my fiction writing class, and I was so into it! I had planned on reading the book after reading the excerpt, and now I own it!
After that, we went to a craft store so that Arzu could look for something to make for her friend for her birthday, but she was not inspired by anything she saw, so we left soon after we entered. We took this picture in her car after we were done in the craft store. Aren't we cute?!
After that, she drove me back home. When I got home, I chilled for a bit, and then Mom and Dad got home. We had pork chops for dinner, and that was pretty much all the excitement that today consisted of!
May 19, 2013
Today was so hot outside!!! Mom and I had planned to go to a craft show that was in town today, so I woke up at 8, and we set out for breakfast. We ate at a nice restaurant that we've eaten at before, and I got a breakfast with one biscuit and gravy, fried eggs, and sausages. The breakfast was good, but I asked for my eggs over hard and they were super runny :( Oh well though, I ate them anyway.
After that, we got on the road and headed over to the craft fair. We had to park a few blocks away because it was busy, and then we walked to the craft fair. At the first booth, I found cute handmaid bracelets, so I bought two of them! Yay!
So Mom and I walked around the whole thing which took a little over an hour. There were booths on the outside and the inside, so we tried to look at all of them. As I mentioned already, it was really hot out today. We were both really sweaty by the time we walked back to the car.
Mom bought cut yard decoration things which I thought were adorable. I took a picture of myself in front of one of the booths that were selling cute metal yard decorations. As you can see in the picture, I cut off half my face and that was because I'm inadequate at taking pictures and not because I was trying to be artsy. I also still have straight hair because I try to make it last as long as it can whenever I straighten my hair.
After the craft fair, we headed back home, and Mom and Dad spent the rest of the day finishing painting the shed. I didn't really do much for the rest of the day, so that was it for my Sunday!
After that, we got on the road and headed over to the craft fair. We had to park a few blocks away because it was busy, and then we walked to the craft fair. At the first booth, I found cute handmaid bracelets, so I bought two of them! Yay!
So Mom and I walked around the whole thing which took a little over an hour. There were booths on the outside and the inside, so we tried to look at all of them. As I mentioned already, it was really hot out today. We were both really sweaty by the time we walked back to the car.
Mom bought cut yard decoration things which I thought were adorable. I took a picture of myself in front of one of the booths that were selling cute metal yard decorations. As you can see in the picture, I cut off half my face and that was because I'm inadequate at taking pictures and not because I was trying to be artsy. I also still have straight hair because I try to make it last as long as it can whenever I straighten my hair.
After the craft fair, we headed back home, and Mom and Dad spent the rest of the day finishing painting the shed. I didn't really do much for the rest of the day, so that was it for my Sunday!
May 18, 2013
Today was an exciting day because I got to go to my high school's graduation!!!! But before that, other things happened.
Mom made pancakes for breakfast, and after that I straightened my hair because I showered last night and I wanted to look nice for the graduation. I planned yesterday on meeting up with Emily today so that she could give me my ticket that she was able to get to me, so at noon, I headed over to her house.
We talked for a little bit, and she was nervous because she was giving a speech at graduation, and then I left and went home.
Mom and Dad were painting the shed all day because some of the wood needed to be painted white. I sat around waiting for the time for me to leave for graduation. After we ate dinner, I changed into the dressy I wanted to wear, and then I headed out to go pick up Arzu! We decided to go together so we didn't have to sit by ourselves.
We ended up having to park in the back of the school because the parking lot was full, and then we got in and got a seat at the top of the bleachers. The ceremony was nice, and I was excited to watch some of my friends graduate! Zach gave two speeches, and Emily gave a speech with her friend...except it wasn't a speech because they rapped and it was awesome haha. I was dying the whole time :) The only downfall was that I was super hot in the gym...bleh. And I realized that I forgot about most of the people from this grade haha.
I took this picture when they threw their caps except you can't really see their caps. They didn't really throw them together so it was hard to get a good picture of it.
Afterwards, Arzu and I walked to the cafeteria where we first saw Zach. I took a picture with him which you can see if you click on the button below, and then we saw Cari and talked for a little bit. Next we ran into Katie, then we saw some old teachers, and finally I found Emily and I took a picture with her!! Which you can also see if you click on the button below! I really like that picture of us.
We then went outside to find Arzu's friend, and then eventually we left after running into Katie and Zach again. We left then, and I drove Arzu home.
When I got home, we watched A Knight's Tale with the 'rents, and then we all went to bed afterwards. Woo! It was a good day. I'm glad I got to see the graduation!
Mom made pancakes for breakfast, and after that I straightened my hair because I showered last night and I wanted to look nice for the graduation. I planned yesterday on meeting up with Emily today so that she could give me my ticket that she was able to get to me, so at noon, I headed over to her house.
We talked for a little bit, and she was nervous because she was giving a speech at graduation, and then I left and went home.
Mom and Dad were painting the shed all day because some of the wood needed to be painted white. I sat around waiting for the time for me to leave for graduation. After we ate dinner, I changed into the dressy I wanted to wear, and then I headed out to go pick up Arzu! We decided to go together so we didn't have to sit by ourselves.
We ended up having to park in the back of the school because the parking lot was full, and then we got in and got a seat at the top of the bleachers. The ceremony was nice, and I was excited to watch some of my friends graduate! Zach gave two speeches, and Emily gave a speech with her friend...except it wasn't a speech because they rapped and it was awesome haha. I was dying the whole time :) The only downfall was that I was super hot in the gym...bleh. And I realized that I forgot about most of the people from this grade haha.
I took this picture when they threw their caps except you can't really see their caps. They didn't really throw them together so it was hard to get a good picture of it.
Afterwards, Arzu and I walked to the cafeteria where we first saw Zach. I took a picture with him which you can see if you click on the button below, and then we saw Cari and talked for a little bit. Next we ran into Katie, then we saw some old teachers, and finally I found Emily and I took a picture with her!! Which you can also see if you click on the button below! I really like that picture of us.
We then went outside to find Arzu's friend, and then eventually we left after running into Katie and Zach again. We left then, and I drove Arzu home.
When I got home, we watched A Knight's Tale with the 'rents, and then we all went to bed afterwards. Woo! It was a good day. I'm glad I got to see the graduation!
May 17, 2013
Happy Friday!!! I'm still getting used to this no class thingy. I woke up at 10:30 today...boo. I didn't feel like running in the morning, so I decided to wait until the afternoon to run. Instead, I just put on clothes, ate lunch, and then went into the spare bedroom to stare at the stuff I need to put away. First I decided to unpack my duffel which was full of clothes, and then I got to work on the the stuff in the other room. I took this picture of me with my stuff in the background. Bleh. I don't feel like unpacking.
I only put away some of the stuff. A lot of it had to stay in the room because I only needed it for college, so the desk in there is full of stuff that I'm taking back in the fall. I left more than half of it to unpack some other day because I'm going to do this in segments since it's not fun.
When that was over, Mom and Dad came home, and we ate dinner. I found out that Emily was able to get me a ticket for graduation! Woo! After dinner, Mom, Dad, and I went to a bike store's grand opening where they bought their bikes last year when the business was in their old building. When we got back, we mowed the grass, and then I decided to run on the treadmill. I ran 3 miles! Woo! I didn't stop to walk! Yay! I'm so excited for the 5k next weekend!!! After my run, I took a shower, and then I didn't do much before going to bed.
I only put away some of the stuff. A lot of it had to stay in the room because I only needed it for college, so the desk in there is full of stuff that I'm taking back in the fall. I left more than half of it to unpack some other day because I'm going to do this in segments since it's not fun.
When that was over, Mom and Dad came home, and we ate dinner. I found out that Emily was able to get me a ticket for graduation! Woo! After dinner, Mom, Dad, and I went to a bike store's grand opening where they bought their bikes last year when the business was in their old building. When we got back, we mowed the grass, and then I decided to run on the treadmill. I ran 3 miles! Woo! I didn't stop to walk! Yay! I'm so excited for the 5k next weekend!!! After my run, I took a shower, and then I didn't do much before going to bed.
May 16, 2013
I woke up at 11 today....let's just not talk about that. After I woke up, I put on some work out clothes and went downstairs to run on the treadmill. I ended up running/walking 3 miles, and it was so hot and sweaty!! I was dripping (ew). Then I ate lunch, and I took a shower! And now my hair's curly again which makes me sad because I like being able to run my fingers through my hair!
After my shower, I didn't really feel like doing much of anything, so I didn't. Jersey was being adorable like always, so I took this picture with her. As you can see, she's very excited that I'm home and that I can snuggle her all the time!
After Mom and Dad came home, Mom made dinner which was super delicious because there was fresh pineapple which was the most delicious thing I had ever eaten in my life!! It was seriously so good.
After dinner, Mom and I went to town to go shopping. We went to Kohl's and bought some things, and then we went to Wal-Mart and bought some more things.
When we got back, I just chilled around the house until Mom and Dad went to bed, and then I stayed up for a few more hours before going to bed too. It was very relaxing today which is okay because it's summer! Woo!
After my shower, I didn't really feel like doing much of anything, so I didn't. Jersey was being adorable like always, so I took this picture with her. As you can see, she's very excited that I'm home and that I can snuggle her all the time!
After Mom and Dad came home, Mom made dinner which was super delicious because there was fresh pineapple which was the most delicious thing I had ever eaten in my life!! It was seriously so good.
After dinner, Mom and I went to town to go shopping. We went to Kohl's and bought some things, and then we went to Wal-Mart and bought some more things.
When we got back, I just chilled around the house until Mom and Dad went to bed, and then I stayed up for a few more hours before going to bed too. It was very relaxing today which is okay because it's summer! Woo!
May 15, 2013
Guess who's going home today!!! THIS GIRL!!! I woke up at nine this morning and didn't get dressed because I went to bed in what I was planning on going home in! I went to breakfast for my last meal at the dining hall!!! (Until August). I had a bagel and watermelon, and then I went back to my room and continued packing the rest of the stuff I had left! All I had pretty much was my shoes and my desk and my bedding. I packed all the desk things into little crannies, and then I waited for my to text and say they were here! Yay!
So I met them, and we walked back to my room. When we packed up the last of the stuffs, I went to the front desk and go a cart, and we started hauling everything out. When everything was out, I vacuumed and then I got an RA to take my key away and check my room for damages!!! The RA forgot to lock the door on her way out, so hopefully nobody steals my mattress pad!!!! I know they're comfortable, but please don't steal them!!! Before i left, I took one last picture of our room to send to Maritza. It has served us well. You can see the picture if you click on the button below. You can also see in the picture that there are two mattress pads, so I did not take them with me!!! This is for technical sake.
When we got in the car, we headed out! Bye Iowa City!! I'll see you in three months!
I took this picture of me a little ways into the car ride. You can't really tell how much stuff is actually in the back, but trust me when I say it's a lot!
We stopped for lunch at a place that we tend to stop at for lunch every time we are in that area. We all got really full, and then I fell asleep for a little bit. On the way home, Dad wanted to stop and look at two tractors, and finally we made it home!!! I petted my doggie who was not satisfied with only me being home. After she said hello, she looked out into the garage as if waiting for someone else. Thanks, dog.
We dumped my stuff in the spare room, and then I spent the rest of the day doing nothing because it's summer, and I'm not supposed to be doing anything!!!! WOOOOOO!! I'm officially a sophomore and it feels so good! It's nice to be home :)
So I met them, and we walked back to my room. When we packed up the last of the stuffs, I went to the front desk and go a cart, and we started hauling everything out. When everything was out, I vacuumed and then I got an RA to take my key away and check my room for damages!!! The RA forgot to lock the door on her way out, so hopefully nobody steals my mattress pad!!!! I know they're comfortable, but please don't steal them!!! Before i left, I took one last picture of our room to send to Maritza. It has served us well. You can see the picture if you click on the button below. You can also see in the picture that there are two mattress pads, so I did not take them with me!!! This is for technical sake.
When we got in the car, we headed out! Bye Iowa City!! I'll see you in three months!
I took this picture of me a little ways into the car ride. You can't really tell how much stuff is actually in the back, but trust me when I say it's a lot!
We stopped for lunch at a place that we tend to stop at for lunch every time we are in that area. We all got really full, and then I fell asleep for a little bit. On the way home, Dad wanted to stop and look at two tractors, and finally we made it home!!! I petted my doggie who was not satisfied with only me being home. After she said hello, she looked out into the garage as if waiting for someone else. Thanks, dog.
We dumped my stuff in the spare room, and then I spent the rest of the day doing nothing because it's summer, and I'm not supposed to be doing anything!!!! WOOOOOO!! I'm officially a sophomore and it feels so good! It's nice to be home :)
May 14, 2013
Today was such a long day!!! I woke up very unmotivated to study for my two tests!! I straightened my hair because I took a shower last night, and my plan was to have straight hair today and then straight hair tomorrow so I didn't have to shower before I leave tomorrow!
It took me about an hour to straighten my hair, and then I went to lunch. They were serving burritos today and the line was super short, so guess what I ate!! It was super delicious too!
After lunch, I spent all afternoon studying for my German test. When the time neared to go take my test, I just left because I was so sick of studying, and I didn't want to study any more.
We were in a different room than our classroom, so I had to walk a little farther, and it was SUPER hot outside. I ended up getting there 15 minutes early, but there were a lot of people there already. All of the intermediate German I students were in the same room, and our proctor was the course supervisor, so my teacher wasn't even there.
The test ended up being pretty easy. The grammar section was super tiny, and I spent the longest time thinking about what movie I wanted to talk about in the writing portion where we had to summarize a movie.
I got done in little less than an hour, and then I walked back to my room. I was super pumped after my German final, and I didn't feel like studying for my earth science final, but I had to! So I forced myself to read some more, and then eventually it became 7 o'clock, and I went to the dining hall to meet with Mary! We had planned on eating dinner together before our test, so we got some foods and sat down to eat. We sat and talked for about a half hour, and then we decided to head on over to our test. We ended up walking a little ways behind my British professor as he walked towards the classroom as well.
When we got there, the auditorium was packed!! It's crazy how many people only show up to take tests!!
They handed out the finals, and we filled out the stuff, and then we had the test. As soon as I read the first question, I lost all hope because I had no idea what the answer was, so I started from the end and took my test backwards which, fun fact, is actually how I take a lot my tests....it helps me think better for whatever reason.
I was done within a half hour, and then I walked back to my room. I took all my science notes out of my binder and recycled them because I don't need those any more!!! I took a picture of the giant stack that accumulated throughout the whole semester, and you can see the thickness of all the papers if you click on the button below!! I had to get started on the packing, so I got down to business. It took a really long time because I somehow ended up with way more things than what I came with!!! How did that happen?! I also did my laundry so my clothes would be freshh. I changed into clothes that I would sleep in/ wear tomorrow, and then I slowly went through my room. My clothes did not all fit in the two bags that I had to pack them in...so that was a surprise. I took this picture of me while I was taking down the Christmas lights in our room. I also threw away our Christmas tree finally which shed pretty much all of its needles on our dresser.
So I started packing a little before 9, and I finally stopped a little after 1. I was satisfied with how much I got down, and the rest I could save until the morning. There was a whole lot of stuff piled up in the middle of the room. I threw away a lot of papers from my desk, though! So that was good. After all the packing, I went to bed for the last time in my bunked bed. It's been real, bed, but I'm glad I'm leaving you behind.
It took me about an hour to straighten my hair, and then I went to lunch. They were serving burritos today and the line was super short, so guess what I ate!! It was super delicious too!
After lunch, I spent all afternoon studying for my German test. When the time neared to go take my test, I just left because I was so sick of studying, and I didn't want to study any more.
We were in a different room than our classroom, so I had to walk a little farther, and it was SUPER hot outside. I ended up getting there 15 minutes early, but there were a lot of people there already. All of the intermediate German I students were in the same room, and our proctor was the course supervisor, so my teacher wasn't even there.
The test ended up being pretty easy. The grammar section was super tiny, and I spent the longest time thinking about what movie I wanted to talk about in the writing portion where we had to summarize a movie.
I got done in little less than an hour, and then I walked back to my room. I was super pumped after my German final, and I didn't feel like studying for my earth science final, but I had to! So I forced myself to read some more, and then eventually it became 7 o'clock, and I went to the dining hall to meet with Mary! We had planned on eating dinner together before our test, so we got some foods and sat down to eat. We sat and talked for about a half hour, and then we decided to head on over to our test. We ended up walking a little ways behind my British professor as he walked towards the classroom as well.
When we got there, the auditorium was packed!! It's crazy how many people only show up to take tests!!
They handed out the finals, and we filled out the stuff, and then we had the test. As soon as I read the first question, I lost all hope because I had no idea what the answer was, so I started from the end and took my test backwards which, fun fact, is actually how I take a lot my tests....it helps me think better for whatever reason.
I was done within a half hour, and then I walked back to my room. I took all my science notes out of my binder and recycled them because I don't need those any more!!! I took a picture of the giant stack that accumulated throughout the whole semester, and you can see the thickness of all the papers if you click on the button below!! I had to get started on the packing, so I got down to business. It took a really long time because I somehow ended up with way more things than what I came with!!! How did that happen?! I also did my laundry so my clothes would be freshh. I changed into clothes that I would sleep in/ wear tomorrow, and then I slowly went through my room. My clothes did not all fit in the two bags that I had to pack them in...so that was a surprise. I took this picture of me while I was taking down the Christmas lights in our room. I also threw away our Christmas tree finally which shed pretty much all of its needles on our dresser.
So I started packing a little before 9, and I finally stopped a little after 1. I was satisfied with how much I got down, and the rest I could save until the morning. There was a whole lot of stuff piled up in the middle of the room. I threw away a lot of papers from my desk, though! So that was good. After all the packing, I went to bed for the last time in my bunked bed. It's been real, bed, but I'm glad I'm leaving you behind.
May 13, 2013
One more day! One more day! One more day!!! I'm almost done with my freshman year of college!! Oh boy!! Where did the year go?!
I didn't go running today because I woke up kind of late, and I wanted optimal study time!!! So after I woke up, I took a shower and went to breakfast. I had a moment before going to breakfast when I had to think about which two meals I wanted to eat in the dining hall, and then I remembered that I have 14 swipes and only two more days left...so I stopped worrying about it, and went and ate breakfast.
I studied for the morning, and at one point I went outside to study on the Pentacrest, but the weather was really indecisive, so I went back to my room. After I ate lunch with Maritza, I realized it was after 1 o'clock which was when my honors teacher had office hours, so I went to her office to turn in my paper. She wasn't there because I don't think she was following her office hours during finals week, so instead I just slipped my paper under her door.
When I got back to my room, I had an e-mail from my teacher saying that we couldn't meet up on Wednesday so that I could pick up my portfolio, but instead we could meet up today, so I went with Maritza at 2:30, and we both picked up our portfolio for fiction writing! Woo!
At 3, Maritza had her one and only final, so she left around 2:45, and she was back by 3:30 haha. Lucky duck. Now she's done with all her tests!!!!
I spent the rest of the day studying, and I went to dinner by myself where I ran into a guy from my German class who told me that the vocab on the final is going to be from all the chapters instead of just the last one, so when I got back, I started studying me some German vocab! Maritza checked out of our room at 9:45ish, and the RA that checked her out was pretty cool. I just let her back in after they locked her out of our room, and then round 11, Maritza started a conversation with Elle, and she sat in our room for a while and we talked, and then eventually she left, and I continued studying. Maritza's bus was scheduled to leave at 2:40, and my plan was to sleep and then be woken up by her when she was leaving, but instead, I couldn't fall asleep, so I stayed up studying while she took a nap on her bed. When she woke up, she quickly packed the last couple of things and then we hugged goodbye. I took this picture of her at 2:20 in the morning while she carried all her things. She took a taxi to the bus, and she texted me when she got on, and eventually I fell asleep.
I didn't go running today because I woke up kind of late, and I wanted optimal study time!!! So after I woke up, I took a shower and went to breakfast. I had a moment before going to breakfast when I had to think about which two meals I wanted to eat in the dining hall, and then I remembered that I have 14 swipes and only two more days left...so I stopped worrying about it, and went and ate breakfast.
I studied for the morning, and at one point I went outside to study on the Pentacrest, but the weather was really indecisive, so I went back to my room. After I ate lunch with Maritza, I realized it was after 1 o'clock which was when my honors teacher had office hours, so I went to her office to turn in my paper. She wasn't there because I don't think she was following her office hours during finals week, so instead I just slipped my paper under her door.
When I got back to my room, I had an e-mail from my teacher saying that we couldn't meet up on Wednesday so that I could pick up my portfolio, but instead we could meet up today, so I went with Maritza at 2:30, and we both picked up our portfolio for fiction writing! Woo!
At 3, Maritza had her one and only final, so she left around 2:45, and she was back by 3:30 haha. Lucky duck. Now she's done with all her tests!!!!
I spent the rest of the day studying, and I went to dinner by myself where I ran into a guy from my German class who told me that the vocab on the final is going to be from all the chapters instead of just the last one, so when I got back, I started studying me some German vocab! Maritza checked out of our room at 9:45ish, and the RA that checked her out was pretty cool. I just let her back in after they locked her out of our room, and then round 11, Maritza started a conversation with Elle, and she sat in our room for a while and we talked, and then eventually she left, and I continued studying. Maritza's bus was scheduled to leave at 2:40, and my plan was to sleep and then be woken up by her when she was leaving, but instead, I couldn't fall asleep, so I stayed up studying while she took a nap on her bed. When she woke up, she quickly packed the last couple of things and then we hugged goodbye. I took this picture of her at 2:20 in the morning while she carried all her things. She took a taxi to the bus, and she texted me when she got on, and eventually I fell asleep.
May 12, 2013
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!!!
Today I woke up to Maritza and her parents and her cousin coming into our room haha. I wasn't expecting to sleep for forever, but apparently I did. So Maritza's parents were here to come and collect her things. They took the stuff she already had packed to her car, and then she packed more things in boxes. They took the fridge away, so now we are fridge-less, and it's weird because that corner's empty now!!
After a little bit, they all left because they went to church, so our room was pretty messy. I took a picture of a few of Maritza's things piled and ready to leave! The wall looks so crazy since it's empty!!!
I got dressed, and then I went to lunch. I started studying for earth science again even though all I wanted to do was go to bed haha. But I powered through. I called my mom and wished her a happy mother's day, and then I studied some more.
Eventually Maritza came back and they finished the rest of her packing, leaving only a few items that she can take with her on the bus home.
After I studied a little bit more, I decided to go running, so I did, and when I got back, I took a shower and ate some leftover pizza that Maritza had brought back from her lunch.
I spent the rest of the night studying, so it wasn't too interesting... But we're getting close!!!!! I can feel it!
Today I woke up to Maritza and her parents and her cousin coming into our room haha. I wasn't expecting to sleep for forever, but apparently I did. So Maritza's parents were here to come and collect her things. They took the stuff she already had packed to her car, and then she packed more things in boxes. They took the fridge away, so now we are fridge-less, and it's weird because that corner's empty now!!
After a little bit, they all left because they went to church, so our room was pretty messy. I took a picture of a few of Maritza's things piled and ready to leave! The wall looks so crazy since it's empty!!!
I got dressed, and then I went to lunch. I started studying for earth science again even though all I wanted to do was go to bed haha. But I powered through. I called my mom and wished her a happy mother's day, and then I studied some more.
Eventually Maritza came back and they finished the rest of her packing, leaving only a few items that she can take with her on the bus home.
After I studied a little bit more, I decided to go running, so I did, and when I got back, I took a shower and ate some leftover pizza that Maritza had brought back from her lunch.
I spent the rest of the night studying, so it wasn't too interesting... But we're getting close!!!!! I can feel it!
May 11, 2013
So today was the most uneventful day of my life. After I woke up this morning, I went running, and I took the same route that I created yesterday, but it was really windy today so it was a lot harder. When I got back, Maritza was booking a bus ticket home and she left within five minutes because they were putting her dog down, and she wanted to make it home to see him :(.
After she left, I took a shower and went to brunch. Today was pretty much just a study day all day long! I seriously did not leave my room unless it was to go eat.
My view all day was this pink binder which holds all my science notes! I have 28 chapters that the test is going to be over, so I was reading the last nine because that was the more recent stuff. I decided to take a picture of the page that has a slide entitled "How to Become a Fossil" because it cracks me up. If you were interested, the steps are: 1. Die 2. Be covered by sediments 3. Be Found.
After a long day by myself, I finally went to bed around 3 in the morning. So that was my very exciting day! I can't wait for finals to be over!!!!!!
After she left, I took a shower and went to brunch. Today was pretty much just a study day all day long! I seriously did not leave my room unless it was to go eat.
My view all day was this pink binder which holds all my science notes! I have 28 chapters that the test is going to be over, so I was reading the last nine because that was the more recent stuff. I decided to take a picture of the page that has a slide entitled "How to Become a Fossil" because it cracks me up. If you were interested, the steps are: 1. Die 2. Be covered by sediments 3. Be Found.
After a long day by myself, I finally went to bed around 3 in the morning. So that was my very exciting day! I can't wait for finals to be over!!!!!!
May 10, 2013
Just to forewarn you, these next couple of days are going to be pretty boring as I study for my finals!!! After I woke up this morning, I went running, and I took a different route! It was the perfect temperature out and the new route was great, and I ended up running 2.4 miles! Woo! That even includes the huge hill in the middle of Iowa City!!
After my run, I took a shower, and then I ate brunch. Around 1:30ish, I went to visit my teacher who had e-mailed me about doing a practicum thing next fall with her, so I talked about it with her, and then I signed up for it! I'm kind of nervous though!
After that, I went back to my room and packed my things so that I could go to the library. My goal was to finish my research paper today, and I wrote everything except the conclusion at the library! Woo! Go me! I even had to recheck out a book because I forgot to write down page numbers to quotes I was using. After that, I went back to my room.
All day Maritza had been starting to pack her things because her parents are coming tomorrow to take everything away. Our room looks so crazy and bare, so I took a picture to show you. Everything from her bulletin board is gone, and her poster is down. It's pretty crazy!!!!
I spent the rest of the night trying to study for my earth science test, but my heart is just not that into it haha.
After my run, I took a shower, and then I ate brunch. Around 1:30ish, I went to visit my teacher who had e-mailed me about doing a practicum thing next fall with her, so I talked about it with her, and then I signed up for it! I'm kind of nervous though!
After that, I went back to my room and packed my things so that I could go to the library. My goal was to finish my research paper today, and I wrote everything except the conclusion at the library! Woo! Go me! I even had to recheck out a book because I forgot to write down page numbers to quotes I was using. After that, I went back to my room.
All day Maritza had been starting to pack her things because her parents are coming tomorrow to take everything away. Our room looks so crazy and bare, so I took a picture to show you. Everything from her bulletin board is gone, and her poster is down. It's pretty crazy!!!!
I spent the rest of the night trying to study for my earth science test, but my heart is just not that into it haha.
May 9, 2013
If you can't tell from my crazy poofy/curly hair in this picture, it was really humid today! It was also officially my last day of classes!!! Woo!!! I did not wake up to go running today, so I decided today would be a day off from running. Instead, I took a shower and ate one of my yogurts and a granola bar. When it was time to go to German, I went to class. We went over our mock exams we had to do yesterday instead of going to class, and then we filled out evaluation forms. We made a time to have study session before our final, and then we got out early.
I went to my earth science lecture, and we had our other professor today! We had to fill out evaluations for him, and then we talked about planetary geology. After that was done, I was done with classes!!!!! And it's my weekend which is four days long!!!!!
After class, I decided to eat lunch, and then I did my laundry. I decided to wash my blanket for the first time ever because it was pretty dirty from laying on my floor. I usually don't like washing fleece things because they get all chunky after you wash them, and its a sad time, BUT, after I pulled my blanket out of the washer, it was sooooo fluffy and soft!! I think the school dryers are magical haha.
So I took a picture with my blanket because it is no longer dirty and now it feels like a sheep.
The rest of the night I spent working on my essay because I just want it out of my life!!!!! Gahh. I'm so close to being done with freshman year!!
I went to my earth science lecture, and we had our other professor today! We had to fill out evaluations for him, and then we talked about planetary geology. After that was done, I was done with classes!!!!! And it's my weekend which is four days long!!!!!
After class, I decided to eat lunch, and then I did my laundry. I decided to wash my blanket for the first time ever because it was pretty dirty from laying on my floor. I usually don't like washing fleece things because they get all chunky after you wash them, and its a sad time, BUT, after I pulled my blanket out of the washer, it was sooooo fluffy and soft!! I think the school dryers are magical haha.
So I took a picture with my blanket because it is no longer dirty and now it feels like a sheep.
The rest of the night I spent working on my essay because I just want it out of my life!!!!! Gahh. I'm so close to being done with freshman year!!
May 8, 2013
Today was another "last day of class" day!! Woo! Monday was my last day of lab, and today was my last day of fiction writing and my honors seminar!
This morning I woke up at 9, and Kelley was sleeping on my floor on an air mattress! Woo! I took a shower, and then we went to breakfast at the dining hall. After breakfast, we just chilled for a little bit, and then we met up with Sara and went on a hunt for an ear piercing place. The piercer person ended up not getting in until later, so we left, and Kelley and I went back to my room and just sat around. Before we got back, though, we took a picture in front of the Old Capitol Building! Aren't we the cutest!?
Since I didn't have German today, my class didn't start until 12:30. When I went to fiction writing, we did a reading which took a little more than an hour, and then we turned in our final portfolio. We got out of class about a half hour early, so Maritza and I went back to our room. Eventually Maritza had to go to class, and I sat in my room with Kelley. When she was done with her essay which was the last thing she had that was holding her back from officially being on summer vacation, we had plans to go to lunch, but by the time we got everything packed and took it to her car, it was too late to eat because I had class in 15 minutes. So Kelley drove me near to where my class was, and then we said our goodbyes, and she left :(
We did evaluations today in my honors class, and my teacher left it to me to return the evaluations. The envelope said I was supposed to return it to JB, which Maritza and I assumed was the AJB, so we walked to the AJB...and there was no office to turn it in, so I looked it up and JB actually stood for the Jefferson Building which was super close to where my class was. So Maritza left me, and I went in search for the Jefferson Building which ended up being right next to Subway. I swear that building did not exist before today. I have never seen it before. It was the weirdest school building I had ever been in in my life!
After that, I went back to my room. When Maritza got back from her run, we went to dinner, and then eventually she left to go to a movie with a friend, and I sat at my computer, staring at the screen and not doing anything. Eventually I decided to go to the workout room place and run on the treadmill, but it was super hot and I barely ran before I was dying and sweating all over the place. So I didn't do much before going back to my room and taking a shower.
I ran into Elena in the hall, and we started to talk, and eventually we made it to my doorway, and we talked some more. We were both avoiding writing papers, so yeah. We talked for a while about a bunch of different stuff, and then eventually she left, and I wrote one paragraph and pretended to study for my science final. And then I got tired and went to bed. One more day left of classes!
This morning I woke up at 9, and Kelley was sleeping on my floor on an air mattress! Woo! I took a shower, and then we went to breakfast at the dining hall. After breakfast, we just chilled for a little bit, and then we met up with Sara and went on a hunt for an ear piercing place. The piercer person ended up not getting in until later, so we left, and Kelley and I went back to my room and just sat around. Before we got back, though, we took a picture in front of the Old Capitol Building! Aren't we the cutest!?
Since I didn't have German today, my class didn't start until 12:30. When I went to fiction writing, we did a reading which took a little more than an hour, and then we turned in our final portfolio. We got out of class about a half hour early, so Maritza and I went back to our room. Eventually Maritza had to go to class, and I sat in my room with Kelley. When she was done with her essay which was the last thing she had that was holding her back from officially being on summer vacation, we had plans to go to lunch, but by the time we got everything packed and took it to her car, it was too late to eat because I had class in 15 minutes. So Kelley drove me near to where my class was, and then we said our goodbyes, and she left :(
We did evaluations today in my honors class, and my teacher left it to me to return the evaluations. The envelope said I was supposed to return it to JB, which Maritza and I assumed was the AJB, so we walked to the AJB...and there was no office to turn it in, so I looked it up and JB actually stood for the Jefferson Building which was super close to where my class was. So Maritza left me, and I went in search for the Jefferson Building which ended up being right next to Subway. I swear that building did not exist before today. I have never seen it before. It was the weirdest school building I had ever been in in my life!
After that, I went back to my room. When Maritza got back from her run, we went to dinner, and then eventually she left to go to a movie with a friend, and I sat at my computer, staring at the screen and not doing anything. Eventually I decided to go to the workout room place and run on the treadmill, but it was super hot and I barely ran before I was dying and sweating all over the place. So I didn't do much before going back to my room and taking a shower.
I ran into Elena in the hall, and we started to talk, and eventually we made it to my doorway, and we talked some more. We were both avoiding writing papers, so yeah. We talked for a while about a bunch of different stuff, and then eventually she left, and I wrote one paragraph and pretended to study for my science final. And then I got tired and went to bed. One more day left of classes!
May 7, 2013
TODAY I GOT TO SEE MY SIISSSTTERRR!!! I was so pumped all day!! After I woke up, I went running, and then I took a shower and ate breakfast. I took a nap before German class, and during all this, I was texting Kelley while she prepared to leave!! When I got to German, all we did was write a paragraph using a certain grammatical thing, and then we passed it around the room, and ten minutes before class was over, she told us not to come to class tomorrow and to do a mock exam instead, and then she told us to leave haha. So I got out early and I don't have to go to class tomorrow!!
I got to my earth science lecture early, and we filled out evaluation forms for my teacher. It was my last day with my girl teacher, and we talked about mineral resources which I didn't pay attention to at all, and then I was free for the day!
I sat in my room and waited for Kelley to get here, and eventually she called, and I went to go find her on the street! We found a place to park on the street, and then we dropped her stuff off in my room. She got me cookies and snickers for finals!!! Oh my haha. Then we went to Which Wich to eat some wiches. While we were there, we met up with Sara, and then we walked over to a fro yo place and got fro yo!! The cashier at the fro yo place was one of the leads in the play I saw a few weeks ago with Maritza, so that was weird.
After fro yo, we sat on the pentacrest and just chilled for a while. After a while, Sara had to go to class, and Kelley and I almost got hit in the face with a frisbee, and Kelley had to take a shower so we could get ready for BO tonight! So we went back to my room, and Kelley took a shower. We got ready, and then we went and ate dinner at the dining hall. Woo haha. Iowa City experiences.
After dinner, we headed over to the IMU!!! We got there a little before 7:30ish, so we didn't get super close seats, but they were still fine. We sat there for awhile, and then the show started. The opening act was a different comedian who had a stutter. At first I didn't think his stutter was real, but I was wrong. He was pretty funny. And then Bo came on stage!! His show was really weird, but it was pretty funny. When he was done, we gave him a standing ovation, and then he came back onstage and he played some of his old songs!! Woo! It was pretty great because he played one of my favorites!
Afterwards, they announced that he was doing a meet and greet thing, so Kelley and I quickly got out, and we magically ended up in the line that had started forming. I don't even know how that happened, but we were near the front of the line, and it extended pretty much through the whole ballroom.
So we got to meet him and take a picture with him, as you can see from the picture. He was a really nice and polite person in real life, and he signed our tickets! Woo! As you can also probably see, he is a giant. He is still taller than me and Kelley while sitting down, and his head is huge. I looked up later and learned that he is 6' 5". Crazy.
After that, Kelley and I walked back to my room. She made plans to meet up with one of her friends who goes here who she went to Germany with, so they met in my residence hall and talked for awhile. I had plans to do homework, but that didn't really work, so eventually we all just went to bed. I was really exhausted, but today was wonderful!!!
I got to my earth science lecture early, and we filled out evaluation forms for my teacher. It was my last day with my girl teacher, and we talked about mineral resources which I didn't pay attention to at all, and then I was free for the day!
I sat in my room and waited for Kelley to get here, and eventually she called, and I went to go find her on the street! We found a place to park on the street, and then we dropped her stuff off in my room. She got me cookies and snickers for finals!!! Oh my haha. Then we went to Which Wich to eat some wiches. While we were there, we met up with Sara, and then we walked over to a fro yo place and got fro yo!! The cashier at the fro yo place was one of the leads in the play I saw a few weeks ago with Maritza, so that was weird.
After fro yo, we sat on the pentacrest and just chilled for a while. After a while, Sara had to go to class, and Kelley and I almost got hit in the face with a frisbee, and Kelley had to take a shower so we could get ready for BO tonight! So we went back to my room, and Kelley took a shower. We got ready, and then we went and ate dinner at the dining hall. Woo haha. Iowa City experiences.
After dinner, we headed over to the IMU!!! We got there a little before 7:30ish, so we didn't get super close seats, but they were still fine. We sat there for awhile, and then the show started. The opening act was a different comedian who had a stutter. At first I didn't think his stutter was real, but I was wrong. He was pretty funny. And then Bo came on stage!! His show was really weird, but it was pretty funny. When he was done, we gave him a standing ovation, and then he came back onstage and he played some of his old songs!! Woo! It was pretty great because he played one of my favorites!
Afterwards, they announced that he was doing a meet and greet thing, so Kelley and I quickly got out, and we magically ended up in the line that had started forming. I don't even know how that happened, but we were near the front of the line, and it extended pretty much through the whole ballroom.
So we got to meet him and take a picture with him, as you can see from the picture. He was a really nice and polite person in real life, and he signed our tickets! Woo! As you can also probably see, he is a giant. He is still taller than me and Kelley while sitting down, and his head is huge. I looked up later and learned that he is 6' 5". Crazy.
After that, Kelley and I walked back to my room. She made plans to meet up with one of her friends who goes here who she went to Germany with, so they met in my residence hall and talked for awhile. I had plans to do homework, but that didn't really work, so eventually we all just went to bed. I was really exhausted, but today was wonderful!!!
May 6, 2013
Happy Monday! Today was just a normal day. I had German, and it was the first day of my last week of classes!!! All we have left in German is review week!!
After German, I ate lunch, and then I went and had lab! We finished our presentation today, and then we had to do evaluation sheets on my teacher, and then I was done with that class forever!!!!
After that, I had time to spare, so I went back to my room to chill before going to my honors class. In my honors class, we had the last presentation today, and then we talked about what we liked about the class for a little bit.
We got out super early from this class too, so I decided to go for a run before dinner. It was super hot and humid out, so I died. When I got back, I took a shower, and then Maritza and I went to dinner. After dinner, we decided to go to an ice cream place on campus that we heard was supposed to be really good. We thought about going yesterday, but then we planned to go today.
The ice cream was pretty good, and we took a picture with our cones which you can see. When we got back to our room, I worked on some German homework and some fiction homework, and then I just didn't really do anything for the rest of the day. That's about it!
After German, I ate lunch, and then I went and had lab! We finished our presentation today, and then we had to do evaluation sheets on my teacher, and then I was done with that class forever!!!!
After that, I had time to spare, so I went back to my room to chill before going to my honors class. In my honors class, we had the last presentation today, and then we talked about what we liked about the class for a little bit.
We got out super early from this class too, so I decided to go for a run before dinner. It was super hot and humid out, so I died. When I got back, I took a shower, and then Maritza and I went to dinner. After dinner, we decided to go to an ice cream place on campus that we heard was supposed to be really good. We thought about going yesterday, but then we planned to go today.
The ice cream was pretty good, and we took a picture with our cones which you can see. When we got back to our room, I worked on some German homework and some fiction homework, and then I just didn't really do anything for the rest of the day. That's about it!
May 5, 2013
Happy Cinco de Mayo! I'm 100% sure I was more excited about today than Maritza was haha.
The Cinco de Mayo-ness of the evening did not start until later. I woke up at about 10ish and I decided not to go running today as a day off. Then eventually I went to lunch with Maritza. I decided to go the lounge to do some homework. I reread my story, and while I was doing that, I ran into Elena in the lounge. We started talking about our similar fears of the ocean and plane crashes, and it was very unmotivational for me wanting to fly to Europe some time in my life haha. Then I did more of my homework, and eventually she left.
I started writing my research essay that I have, but I was so scattered brained that I just went back to my room. I ended up being able to only get my thoughts down when I was writing them by hand, so I just wrote about four paragraphs of my essay on paper, and then typed them up.
All weekend, Maritza said that she wanted to go to this Mexican restaurant that was recommended to her. So me and her walked there together. It ended up being a place where you just order from the counter and then sit down if you want. The person behind the counter was white which really threw Maritza off haha, and she said some of the things they did when making our tacos were wrong.
After we ordered, we decided to go to the ped mall and sit down instead of staying in the restaurant. So we found a bench and sat down. The tacos were good, but the tortillas were broken when we started eating and everything was falling apart. I also had chips and salsa, but the salsa was really weird, and Maritza said it tasted like pizza sauce...which I agree with.
After eating, some d.j.s set up music and they were playing salsa-like music. Maritza and I went over to watch and people were dancing, and it was super cool. Maritza danced with one of the d.j.s, and then another guy so I took a picture :) During this, Ryan left Iowa City and headed back home, and eventually we walked back to our room. It was such a nice day out, and it was so wonderful!!!
Once we got to our room, I started doing homework, but that didn't last too long, and eventually I went to bed. Yay for wonderful days!
The Cinco de Mayo-ness of the evening did not start until later. I woke up at about 10ish and I decided not to go running today as a day off. Then eventually I went to lunch with Maritza. I decided to go the lounge to do some homework. I reread my story, and while I was doing that, I ran into Elena in the lounge. We started talking about our similar fears of the ocean and plane crashes, and it was very unmotivational for me wanting to fly to Europe some time in my life haha. Then I did more of my homework, and eventually she left.
I started writing my research essay that I have, but I was so scattered brained that I just went back to my room. I ended up being able to only get my thoughts down when I was writing them by hand, so I just wrote about four paragraphs of my essay on paper, and then typed them up.
All weekend, Maritza said that she wanted to go to this Mexican restaurant that was recommended to her. So me and her walked there together. It ended up being a place where you just order from the counter and then sit down if you want. The person behind the counter was white which really threw Maritza off haha, and she said some of the things they did when making our tacos were wrong.
After we ordered, we decided to go to the ped mall and sit down instead of staying in the restaurant. So we found a bench and sat down. The tacos were good, but the tortillas were broken when we started eating and everything was falling apart. I also had chips and salsa, but the salsa was really weird, and Maritza said it tasted like pizza sauce...which I agree with.
After eating, some d.j.s set up music and they were playing salsa-like music. Maritza and I went over to watch and people were dancing, and it was super cool. Maritza danced with one of the d.j.s, and then another guy so I took a picture :) During this, Ryan left Iowa City and headed back home, and eventually we walked back to our room. It was such a nice day out, and it was so wonderful!!!
Once we got to our room, I started doing homework, but that didn't last too long, and eventually I went to bed. Yay for wonderful days!
May 4, 2013
After I woke up today, Maritza, Ryan, and I went to brunch at around 11. By the time we got back to our room, it was about 11:30, and so I quick did my dishes before heading to the pool! Instead of running today, I decided to take a break since I was really sore and go swimming instead!! The pool opened at 12, so I got there right in time for it to open.
Yesterday when I looked up the pool times, it said that between August and April, they have the short pool set-up, and between May and July, they have the long pool set-up...so I got there and the pool was 50 yards long. It really threw me off because I was not used to going that far without doing flip turns...and I got really tired, but that might have just been because I haven't swam in a really long time. I was so pooped, and it didn't help that I was swimming with two really fast guys, and I was swimming next to four people who I overheard talking about training for a half ironman....cool. So I just felt really bad haha. I swam for an hour, and then I sat in the sauna for awhile before changing and heading back to my room.
A while ago, Maritza gave me two of her swim caps that she had in high school because she hates wearing caps, so I wore one of hers today haha. It has her school name (which I covered up) and her last name (which I covered up) haha. So I was swimming with her last name on my head the whole time! Woo! I was going to take a picture with her cap on, but then I forgot, so instead I took a picture of me holding it :)
When I got back, I took a shower, and then Maritza, Ryan, and I went and got fro yo!! It was kind of chilly out, but it was super humid, so it was also kind of hot. But when we walked to the frozen yogurt place, it was raining pretty hard. I almost fell at one point because I slipped on the pavement haha.
We went to a fro yo place that Maritza and I had a gift certificate for because our whole hall won one at the beginning of the semester, so my fro yo was free!! I took a picture of our bowls together, and you can see that picture below. After fro yo, Maritza and Ryan took pictures in front of the old capitol building, and then we went back to our room. On the way back, I ran into Elena and Jess in the hall, and we talked for a little bit, and the most exciting thing ever was that for my intro to the English major class next semester, Elena and two other people are also taking it, so I signed up for their discussion time, and now maybe that class won't be so bad even if it is at 8:30 in the morning!!
After that, I decided to do my laundry which took forever because so many washers were taken, and I had many loads to wash!!! But while I was doing that, I finished my honors final! Woo! And when I got back to my room, we went and ate dinner.
For the rest of the night, I was really unmotivated to do any more homework. Ryan went to hang out with another friend that goes here, but then Maritza's friend from the first floor came and visited. So I pretty much did nothing for the rest of the night.
Yesterday when I looked up the pool times, it said that between August and April, they have the short pool set-up, and between May and July, they have the long pool set-up...so I got there and the pool was 50 yards long. It really threw me off because I was not used to going that far without doing flip turns...and I got really tired, but that might have just been because I haven't swam in a really long time. I was so pooped, and it didn't help that I was swimming with two really fast guys, and I was swimming next to four people who I overheard talking about training for a half ironman....cool. So I just felt really bad haha. I swam for an hour, and then I sat in the sauna for awhile before changing and heading back to my room.
A while ago, Maritza gave me two of her swim caps that she had in high school because she hates wearing caps, so I wore one of hers today haha. It has her school name (which I covered up) and her last name (which I covered up) haha. So I was swimming with her last name on my head the whole time! Woo! I was going to take a picture with her cap on, but then I forgot, so instead I took a picture of me holding it :)
When I got back, I took a shower, and then Maritza, Ryan, and I went and got fro yo!! It was kind of chilly out, but it was super humid, so it was also kind of hot. But when we walked to the frozen yogurt place, it was raining pretty hard. I almost fell at one point because I slipped on the pavement haha.
We went to a fro yo place that Maritza and I had a gift certificate for because our whole hall won one at the beginning of the semester, so my fro yo was free!! I took a picture of our bowls together, and you can see that picture below. After fro yo, Maritza and Ryan took pictures in front of the old capitol building, and then we went back to our room. On the way back, I ran into Elena and Jess in the hall, and we talked for a little bit, and the most exciting thing ever was that for my intro to the English major class next semester, Elena and two other people are also taking it, so I signed up for their discussion time, and now maybe that class won't be so bad even if it is at 8:30 in the morning!!
After that, I decided to do my laundry which took forever because so many washers were taken, and I had many loads to wash!!! But while I was doing that, I finished my honors final! Woo! And when I got back to my room, we went and ate dinner.
For the rest of the night, I was really unmotivated to do any more homework. Ryan went to hang out with another friend that goes here, but then Maritza's friend from the first floor came and visited. So I pretty much did nothing for the rest of the night.
May 3, 2013
Happy Friday! This week went so fast! Today I woke up to it down pouring outside, so I was conflicted with how I would go running. I decided that I would wait until night and then just go to the workout place and run on the treadmill. So a few weeks ago, Maritza and her best friend, Ryan, planned on having Ryan come in today to stay for the weekend. So after I woke up, got ready, and went to breakfast, Maritza had already picked him up from the bus stop and he was here.
I decided to go to the lounge, then, to do homework. I decided to start on my take-home final since that's due on Monday. Then I went to lunch, and after lunch, I went back to the lounge. On my way back from the lounge, I saw that we had a package slip, so I went to the front desk, and Maritza and I had a package from my home. The package said it was fragile, and it felt like a box, so I automatically thought it was cookies!
When I got back to our room, I opened it, and it was smiley cookies!! I was so excited!!! I gave Maritza hers, and then I took a picture of mine which you can see if you click on the button!
Around 4ish, I checked the weather, and it told me that between 4 and 5 there was little chance of rain! So I decided to go running! Guess how far I ran! 1.989...really? REALLY? I just want to hit 2 miles haha. On my run, I saw Sara! I was stopped at a crosswalk, and all of a sudden a car pulled and stopped on the crosswalk, and she rolled down her window and waved at me haha. It was funny. When I got back, I took a shower, and then we went and ate dinner. Ryan wanted an Iowa sweatshirt, so we walked to the bookstore after dinner and he found some things to buy. When I got back to my room, I ate my cookie, and it was amazing :)
After dinner, I was super tired, so I ended up taking a nap, and when I woke up, I called Mom! Later, Ryan and Maritza went and hung out somewhere, so I worked on more homework for the night, and eventually I got tired, so I went to bed.
I decided to go to the lounge, then, to do homework. I decided to start on my take-home final since that's due on Monday. Then I went to lunch, and after lunch, I went back to the lounge. On my way back from the lounge, I saw that we had a package slip, so I went to the front desk, and Maritza and I had a package from my home. The package said it was fragile, and it felt like a box, so I automatically thought it was cookies!
When I got back to our room, I opened it, and it was smiley cookies!! I was so excited!!! I gave Maritza hers, and then I took a picture of mine which you can see if you click on the button!
Around 4ish, I checked the weather, and it told me that between 4 and 5 there was little chance of rain! So I decided to go running! Guess how far I ran! 1.989...really? REALLY? I just want to hit 2 miles haha. On my run, I saw Sara! I was stopped at a crosswalk, and all of a sudden a car pulled and stopped on the crosswalk, and she rolled down her window and waved at me haha. It was funny. When I got back, I took a shower, and then we went and ate dinner. Ryan wanted an Iowa sweatshirt, so we walked to the bookstore after dinner and he found some things to buy. When I got back to my room, I ate my cookie, and it was amazing :)
After dinner, I was super tired, so I ended up taking a nap, and when I woke up, I called Mom! Later, Ryan and Maritza went and hung out somewhere, so I worked on more homework for the night, and eventually I got tired, so I went to bed.
May 2, 2013
Today was so exciting because I got to see Arzu!!!!! Yay!!! About a week ago, she texted me saying that she would be here today, so I've been looking forward to it all week!
So I woke up this morning, went running again (1.9 miles!), took a shower, and ate breakfast at the dining hall. After that, I went to German where we took two quizzes. We had one of the past tense verb quizzes and our last chapter quiz. After our quizzes, we worked on this really hard activity thing from the book that didn't make any sense, so we just kind of gave up haha.
Then I went to earth science were we took our last clicker quiz! Yay! We learned about natural resources, and towards the end of class, the professor's mic went out, and we don't think she noticed.
Then I walked back to my room and called Arzu telling her I was done with class! She then GPSed the way to get to my residence hall from the football stadium which is a relatively good distance away. Then she set out to make her way over. I should also mention it was pretty cold out today. And it was slightly drizzling.
Eventually she had to call me because the GPS just randomly stopped working when she crossed the river, so I had to direct her the rest of the way to my residence hall. When she got here, I showed her my room, and then we headed to downtown Iowa City!! I showed her down a few streets, and then we decided to eat at Panchero's! It was pretty great, and we talked while we ate, and then she had to go back to her brother's place so that they could leave. But before she left, we took a picture in front of the Old Capitol Building.
I walked her back to the other side of the river, and then we said bye, and it was pretty great.
Afterwards, I walked back to my room and I settled down to work on homework in the lounge. Since I had a pretty late lunch, I wasn't hungry to go get dinner, and Maritza had a dinner thing to go to anyway. When I finally did come back from the lounge to eat dinner, Maritza had brought back real tacos from her dinner. She was super ecstatic for me to eat them since I've never had real tacos before haha. So I ate them, and she took a picture of me haha. After that, I did more homework, and that was pretty much my night. It was a good day.
So I woke up this morning, went running again (1.9 miles!), took a shower, and ate breakfast at the dining hall. After that, I went to German where we took two quizzes. We had one of the past tense verb quizzes and our last chapter quiz. After our quizzes, we worked on this really hard activity thing from the book that didn't make any sense, so we just kind of gave up haha.
Then I went to earth science were we took our last clicker quiz! Yay! We learned about natural resources, and towards the end of class, the professor's mic went out, and we don't think she noticed.
Then I walked back to my room and called Arzu telling her I was done with class! She then GPSed the way to get to my residence hall from the football stadium which is a relatively good distance away. Then she set out to make her way over. I should also mention it was pretty cold out today. And it was slightly drizzling.
Eventually she had to call me because the GPS just randomly stopped working when she crossed the river, so I had to direct her the rest of the way to my residence hall. When she got here, I showed her my room, and then we headed to downtown Iowa City!! I showed her down a few streets, and then we decided to eat at Panchero's! It was pretty great, and we talked while we ate, and then she had to go back to her brother's place so that they could leave. But before she left, we took a picture in front of the Old Capitol Building.
I walked her back to the other side of the river, and then we said bye, and it was pretty great.
Afterwards, I walked back to my room and I settled down to work on homework in the lounge. Since I had a pretty late lunch, I wasn't hungry to go get dinner, and Maritza had a dinner thing to go to anyway. When I finally did come back from the lounge to eat dinner, Maritza had brought back real tacos from her dinner. She was super ecstatic for me to eat them since I've never had real tacos before haha. So I ate them, and she took a picture of me haha. After that, I did more homework, and that was pretty much my night. It was a good day.
May 1, 2013
Happy Mayday! Whatever that means! I can't believe it's already May! That means I only have 14 days left of school! Gah!! That's crazy.
So I decided that since it's the beginning of May and the color run is in 25 days, that I should start running, so I woke up at 8 this morning and went running. I really didn't feel like it, but I went anyway. I decided to go early because it's been so hot outside that I wanted to go before the sun was fully out. The weather was pretty good. I was super sweaty afterwards. I ended up running 1.7 miles. This is me being sweaty and gross after my run haha.
Then I took a shower, went to breakfast, and took a nap before going to German. We took another verb test today, and there was a huge misunderstanding on which verbs we needed to know. So that was fun.
After German, I went to fiction writing where we did our last workshops! Woo! After that, I ate lunch in my room, and I went to my honors class where there were two more presentations, and then we talked about writing bibliographies.
After that, Maritza and I went back to our room, and a little later we went to dinner.
I spent the night avoiding homework, and then finally I went to the lounge and did my homework, I got really tired at about 1, so I actually went to bed before Maritza which is craziness haha. That never happens.
So I decided that since it's the beginning of May and the color run is in 25 days, that I should start running, so I woke up at 8 this morning and went running. I really didn't feel like it, but I went anyway. I decided to go early because it's been so hot outside that I wanted to go before the sun was fully out. The weather was pretty good. I was super sweaty afterwards. I ended up running 1.7 miles. This is me being sweaty and gross after my run haha.
Then I took a shower, went to breakfast, and took a nap before going to German. We took another verb test today, and there was a huge misunderstanding on which verbs we needed to know. So that was fun.
After German, I went to fiction writing where we did our last workshops! Woo! After that, I ate lunch in my room, and I went to my honors class where there were two more presentations, and then we talked about writing bibliographies.
After that, Maritza and I went back to our room, and a little later we went to dinner.
I spent the night avoiding homework, and then finally I went to the lounge and did my homework, I got really tired at about 1, so I actually went to bed before Maritza which is craziness haha. That never happens.