November 30, 2013
This morning I woke up at 8 to say bye to Kelley! She had a lot of plans down in Champaign today, so she had to leave super early to get back in time. After that, I couldn't fall back to sleep, so I decided to just hang out on the internet for a few hours before waking up officially.
I ate some cereal for breakfast, and then I got started on some homework. I decided today would just be a sweatpants day because I didn't feel like doing anything, and all I was doing was sitting and doing homework anyway. So I wore sweats, and then I took a shower and put more sweats on.
I procrastinated a lot doing my homework, but I did get a lot of it done, which was a good thing. I took this picture of me and Jersey because nothing exciting really happened today except that we were reunited. We're so glorious.
Kyle took the train back to the city after dinner, and that was pretty much all that happened today. But it was a nice relaxing day, and it made me want to go back to school even less! I like not having to stress about school!
I ate some cereal for breakfast, and then I got started on some homework. I decided today would just be a sweatpants day because I didn't feel like doing anything, and all I was doing was sitting and doing homework anyway. So I wore sweats, and then I took a shower and put more sweats on.
I procrastinated a lot doing my homework, but I did get a lot of it done, which was a good thing. I took this picture of me and Jersey because nothing exciting really happened today except that we were reunited. We're so glorious.
Kyle took the train back to the city after dinner, and that was pretty much all that happened today. But it was a nice relaxing day, and it made me want to go back to school even less! I like not having to stress about school!
November 29, 2013
Today's the last day of vacation! But luckily I still have a whole weekend before going back to school! That's the plus side.
So this morning we woke up, and we all took showers and ate some breakfast. Mom did all the laundry in the condo such as the bed sheets, towels, and some clothes that needed to be washed. Me and Kelley did homework and Dad installed a new toilet in the bathroom because the one in there was not very good, and it was a thank you gift for Grandma for letting us use her condo. Once all the laundry was done and the toilet was installed, we packed our things and headed to the beach for one last hoorah in the sun.
We ate a late lunch at a restaurant on the beach that was super good! And our waiter was really nice, too. After that, we just walked over to the beach. Kyle had brought a Frisbee, so we spent almost an hour throwing the Frisbee around before we had to get in our car and drive to the airport.
We had to drop off the rental car and then print off our boarding passes. The Tampa airport was super nice and clean and had free wifi! I did some homework while we waited for a plane.
Our plane actually arrived on time, and we boarded without any ice bombs being a problem! And then we actually took off on time! It was a miracle!
We had another layover in Atlanta where we ate dinner. After dinner, Kelley and I looked at a bookstore to kill some time, and then we went to wait at our gate for our second flight. Atlanta is super crowded so it was not as enjoyable as the Tampa airport because there weren't even seats to sit in.
Our second plane was also on time and everything. I was so pumped to finally get a window seat after the three flights of sitting in the aisle, but when I got to my seat, the view out the window was of the engine. It was so depressing. I fell asleep on the plane ride, but when we landed we were twenty minutes ahead of schedule!!!
After we got off the plane, we caught the shuttle to take us to our car. We remembered what lot we parked in, but we had no idea where in the lot we parked, so we were walking around in the cold for a while trying to find our car. We did eventually find it, and then we drove home. We ended up getting home at one in the morning. Jersey was super happy to see us, of course.
Not long after we got home, we all went to bed, and I passed out!
So this morning we woke up, and we all took showers and ate some breakfast. Mom did all the laundry in the condo such as the bed sheets, towels, and some clothes that needed to be washed. Me and Kelley did homework and Dad installed a new toilet in the bathroom because the one in there was not very good, and it was a thank you gift for Grandma for letting us use her condo. Once all the laundry was done and the toilet was installed, we packed our things and headed to the beach for one last hoorah in the sun.
We ate a late lunch at a restaurant on the beach that was super good! And our waiter was really nice, too. After that, we just walked over to the beach. Kyle had brought a Frisbee, so we spent almost an hour throwing the Frisbee around before we had to get in our car and drive to the airport.
We had to drop off the rental car and then print off our boarding passes. The Tampa airport was super nice and clean and had free wifi! I did some homework while we waited for a plane.
Our plane actually arrived on time, and we boarded without any ice bombs being a problem! And then we actually took off on time! It was a miracle!
We had another layover in Atlanta where we ate dinner. After dinner, Kelley and I looked at a bookstore to kill some time, and then we went to wait at our gate for our second flight. Atlanta is super crowded so it was not as enjoyable as the Tampa airport because there weren't even seats to sit in.
Our second plane was also on time and everything. I was so pumped to finally get a window seat after the three flights of sitting in the aisle, but when I got to my seat, the view out the window was of the engine. It was so depressing. I fell asleep on the plane ride, but when we landed we were twenty minutes ahead of schedule!!!
After we got off the plane, we caught the shuttle to take us to our car. We remembered what lot we parked in, but we had no idea where in the lot we parked, so we were walking around in the cold for a while trying to find our car. We did eventually find it, and then we drove home. We ended up getting home at one in the morning. Jersey was super happy to see us, of course.
Not long after we got home, we all went to bed, and I passed out!
November 28, 2013
Today was the big, big day that we've all been waiting for!
I woke up at 5 to eat a quick breakfast and to get ready, and we were out the door at six! We were going to Universal Studios in Orlando today which is about two hours away from the condo. The park opened at 9, so we thought leaving at 6 was a good idea.
I fell asleep in the car, and then we stopped at one point to use the bathroom. It was super cold out this morning which was not very motivating. At one point the car said it was 37 degrees outside. It seems that whenever we go on vacation, the places we vacation to always experience "unseasonably cold weather". I guess Illinois just likes to follow us everywhere.
We parked at around 8:30, and then we had to walk to the first amusement park we were going to which was Islands of Adventure. We waited in line for a little bit until the park opened, and then we headed right away towards the Harry Potter part of the park. It was what Kelley and I were looking forward to most, and Mom heard somewhere that it gets super crowded later in the day, so we decided to make it our first stop. It was seriously the most cool thing ever. I felt like I was 11 again, and it was awesome. I wanted to look at everything, but we had a lot of plans today, so we quickly looked around before we went on our first ride which was so awesome. After that, Mom, Kelley, and I rode a roller coaster, and then we decided to ride it again and Kyle joined us. After that we went into some of the shops, and then we decided to eat lunch at the Three Broomsticks. We ordered a family meal thing, and we got so much food! And it was all really good. We also ordered a Butterbeer which we shared amongst us. It was just cream soda with butter foam on top. It was good, but the foam was a little weird.
When we were done eating, we wen to other parts of the park and rode more rides. Mom, Kelley, and I rode the hulk roller coaster (Kyle and Dad don't like roller coasters) which was super awesome because it shot us out at the beginning, and it was super surprising so it made the rest of the ride awesome. We did some other rides, but then we decided we better hop over to the Universal Studios amusement park because we had park hopper tickets and we needed to have to do the rides over there too! So we went over there, and before we entered the park, we took this picture in front of the globe. We rode some more rides including the Mummy ride which was one of my favorites from today. It was really cool and fun and unexpected. Dad didn't even throw up on the ride, too! The longest line we had to stand in was for Despicable Me which was over an hour long, but every other line was usually less than a half hour. After that ride, we did a few more rides, and then we were all pretty hungry, so we bought some soft pretzels, and then we went to watch a live show of Fear Factor which was super intense! A girl had six scorpions put on her head, some people drank some really gross stuff, and a group of other people did some stunts. It was really entertaining.
By the time the show was over, we had about an hour before the park closed, so we went to watch this show where they talked about makeup in Hollywood, but it ended up being more like a comedy show. It was super funny, and the guy in it pretty much became my favorite person ever.
After that, we did some souvenir shopping, and then the park was closed and we had to leave.
We drove back to the condo, and once we got there we ate some real dinner, and then we all passed out after our very eventful and fun day! Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving! It was weird not eating turkey, but it was worth it!
I woke up at 5 to eat a quick breakfast and to get ready, and we were out the door at six! We were going to Universal Studios in Orlando today which is about two hours away from the condo. The park opened at 9, so we thought leaving at 6 was a good idea.
I fell asleep in the car, and then we stopped at one point to use the bathroom. It was super cold out this morning which was not very motivating. At one point the car said it was 37 degrees outside. It seems that whenever we go on vacation, the places we vacation to always experience "unseasonably cold weather". I guess Illinois just likes to follow us everywhere.
We parked at around 8:30, and then we had to walk to the first amusement park we were going to which was Islands of Adventure. We waited in line for a little bit until the park opened, and then we headed right away towards the Harry Potter part of the park. It was what Kelley and I were looking forward to most, and Mom heard somewhere that it gets super crowded later in the day, so we decided to make it our first stop. It was seriously the most cool thing ever. I felt like I was 11 again, and it was awesome. I wanted to look at everything, but we had a lot of plans today, so we quickly looked around before we went on our first ride which was so awesome. After that, Mom, Kelley, and I rode a roller coaster, and then we decided to ride it again and Kyle joined us. After that we went into some of the shops, and then we decided to eat lunch at the Three Broomsticks. We ordered a family meal thing, and we got so much food! And it was all really good. We also ordered a Butterbeer which we shared amongst us. It was just cream soda with butter foam on top. It was good, but the foam was a little weird.
When we were done eating, we wen to other parts of the park and rode more rides. Mom, Kelley, and I rode the hulk roller coaster (Kyle and Dad don't like roller coasters) which was super awesome because it shot us out at the beginning, and it was super surprising so it made the rest of the ride awesome. We did some other rides, but then we decided we better hop over to the Universal Studios amusement park because we had park hopper tickets and we needed to have to do the rides over there too! So we went over there, and before we entered the park, we took this picture in front of the globe. We rode some more rides including the Mummy ride which was one of my favorites from today. It was really cool and fun and unexpected. Dad didn't even throw up on the ride, too! The longest line we had to stand in was for Despicable Me which was over an hour long, but every other line was usually less than a half hour. After that ride, we did a few more rides, and then we were all pretty hungry, so we bought some soft pretzels, and then we went to watch a live show of Fear Factor which was super intense! A girl had six scorpions put on her head, some people drank some really gross stuff, and a group of other people did some stunts. It was really entertaining.
By the time the show was over, we had about an hour before the park closed, so we went to watch this show where they talked about makeup in Hollywood, but it ended up being more like a comedy show. It was super funny, and the guy in it pretty much became my favorite person ever.
After that, we did some souvenir shopping, and then the park was closed and we had to leave.
We drove back to the condo, and once we got there we ate some real dinner, and then we all passed out after our very eventful and fun day! Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving! It was weird not eating turkey, but it was worth it!
November 27, 2013
Today was another beach day!!
We did our usual morning routine of taking forever to get ready, but this time we were kind of out of the house by a decent time. We wen to Siesta Key today which was not two and a half hours away, so we had some time to spend there. We found a Mexican restaurant to eat at as soon as we arrived, but it turned out to be not that Mexican-y. It had Mexican food, but it also had non-Mexican food, and there was a guy singing Jamaican-esque music, so I'm not really sure what the restaurant was supposed to be. The food was super good and it was presented really well. I got a salad with my sandwich, and that was the only thing that was not very good. The dressing on it was orange chipotle, and it was the weirdest thing I'd ever tasted, so I didn't eat much of it, but everything else was super good!
After that we went to the beach which is the number one beach in the country!! It was so beautiful even though it was pretty chilly out! It was super cloudy, but the beach was pretty much empty. The water was really warm which helped to stay warm, and there were so many seashells there! I was absolutely in love with this beach! It was also super windy which made mine and Kelley's hair look awesome because of the sea salt air.
Mom ended up finding 8 whole sand dollars on the beach and she found a ninth one, but it broke. Kelley also found a sand dollar which is crazy because they're so hard to find! Dad and I found some giant shells. In conclusion, this beach was awesome.
Mom also found a baby octopus that washed up on the beach, and Dad flung it back in the ocean using one of the giant shells. After a while, we all had to go to the bathroom, so we left the beach to find some bathrooms, then we drove for a bit until we found another place to get on the beach. Since it was cold out for Florida, we didn't stay on the beach for long. We got back in the car, then, and drove back to the condo.
We decided to go out for some real Mexican food for dinner, and that was super good too, except that I couldn't finish my food because I was full, so I got some leftovers. After that, we went back to the condo, and Kelley and I both showered tonight in preparation for our early day tomorrow! And then I did some homework before going to bed.
We did our usual morning routine of taking forever to get ready, but this time we were kind of out of the house by a decent time. We wen to Siesta Key today which was not two and a half hours away, so we had some time to spend there. We found a Mexican restaurant to eat at as soon as we arrived, but it turned out to be not that Mexican-y. It had Mexican food, but it also had non-Mexican food, and there was a guy singing Jamaican-esque music, so I'm not really sure what the restaurant was supposed to be. The food was super good and it was presented really well. I got a salad with my sandwich, and that was the only thing that was not very good. The dressing on it was orange chipotle, and it was the weirdest thing I'd ever tasted, so I didn't eat much of it, but everything else was super good!
After that we went to the beach which is the number one beach in the country!! It was so beautiful even though it was pretty chilly out! It was super cloudy, but the beach was pretty much empty. The water was really warm which helped to stay warm, and there were so many seashells there! I was absolutely in love with this beach! It was also super windy which made mine and Kelley's hair look awesome because of the sea salt air.
Mom ended up finding 8 whole sand dollars on the beach and she found a ninth one, but it broke. Kelley also found a sand dollar which is crazy because they're so hard to find! Dad and I found some giant shells. In conclusion, this beach was awesome.
Mom also found a baby octopus that washed up on the beach, and Dad flung it back in the ocean using one of the giant shells. After a while, we all had to go to the bathroom, so we left the beach to find some bathrooms, then we drove for a bit until we found another place to get on the beach. Since it was cold out for Florida, we didn't stay on the beach for long. We got back in the car, then, and drove back to the condo.
We decided to go out for some real Mexican food for dinner, and that was super good too, except that I couldn't finish my food because I was full, so I got some leftovers. After that, we went back to the condo, and Kelley and I both showered tonight in preparation for our early day tomorrow! And then I did some homework before going to bed.
November 26, 2013
We had another late start to our day today, but that's okay because we're on vacation!!
Once we were all up and showered and breakfasted, we set out on the road to go to Sanibel Island. The island ended up being two and a half hours away so we were in the car for awhile, but the island ended up being really cool! As soon as we got there, we went to a bike rental place and rented some bikes, and then we rode around on our bikes. We stopped at a little cafe to eat a late lunch, and then we rode through some crazy nature preservation area thing where we rode past an alligator chilling on the side of the road. Luckily it did not attack us, but we rode past quickly so that he didn't get a chance to do that.
After that we rode to the beach, and Kelley took this picture of Mom, Dad, and Kyle walking their bikes across the bridge thing. I did not take any picture from today, so I had to steal this from her.
The beach was supposedly the third best in the country, but none of us were really impressed. The beach was really weird because instead of the sand leading smoothly into the ocean, it formed a ledge and the water washed up to the ledge and the sand slowly fell away into the ocean. There was also a whole lot of dead things on the beach. We saw many many dead fish being washed ashore and one of them even hit my ankle which was really gross. In my attempt to run away from the dead fish, I tried to jump onto the sand ledge, but I fell and then I got sand up my shorts. We also saw something that we think is a dead horseshoe crab which was also really gross. Kelley did find a lot of cool shells at the beach, though.
When we were done at the beach, we rode back to the bike rental because it was getting dark and it looked like it was going to rain, and we got to the bike rental right when night fell.
Then we ate some dinner but there was an hour wait, so we had to sit outside where Mom, Kelley, and I were attacked by mosquitoes. We ate dinner, and then we took the long drive back to the condo. I did some homework, and then we all went to bed.
Once we were all up and showered and breakfasted, we set out on the road to go to Sanibel Island. The island ended up being two and a half hours away so we were in the car for awhile, but the island ended up being really cool! As soon as we got there, we went to a bike rental place and rented some bikes, and then we rode around on our bikes. We stopped at a little cafe to eat a late lunch, and then we rode through some crazy nature preservation area thing where we rode past an alligator chilling on the side of the road. Luckily it did not attack us, but we rode past quickly so that he didn't get a chance to do that.
After that we rode to the beach, and Kelley took this picture of Mom, Dad, and Kyle walking their bikes across the bridge thing. I did not take any picture from today, so I had to steal this from her.
The beach was supposedly the third best in the country, but none of us were really impressed. The beach was really weird because instead of the sand leading smoothly into the ocean, it formed a ledge and the water washed up to the ledge and the sand slowly fell away into the ocean. There was also a whole lot of dead things on the beach. We saw many many dead fish being washed ashore and one of them even hit my ankle which was really gross. In my attempt to run away from the dead fish, I tried to jump onto the sand ledge, but I fell and then I got sand up my shorts. We also saw something that we think is a dead horseshoe crab which was also really gross. Kelley did find a lot of cool shells at the beach, though.
When we were done at the beach, we rode back to the bike rental because it was getting dark and it looked like it was going to rain, and we got to the bike rental right when night fell.
Then we ate some dinner but there was an hour wait, so we had to sit outside where Mom, Kelley, and I were attacked by mosquitoes. We ate dinner, and then we took the long drive back to the condo. I did some homework, and then we all went to bed.
November 25, 2013
This morning I woke up feeling extremely sick which made me sad. My throat hurt really bad, and I was super stuffed up. Mom, Dad, and Kelley were all up and ready before I got up, so when I took a shower and ate breakfast, they went to the store to buy some food for the rest of the week, and they also bought me some tea. It said on the box that it was supposed to help throats, so I drank some of it. It was super sweet, but it was pretty good. I drank it while Kelley and I worked on another puzzle while we waited for Kyle to get ready.
When we were all finally up and showered, it was about 1 o'clock, and we decided to head down to the beach, but on the way out, we ran into some people from the condo below my grandma's condo, and they ended up being some long lost relatives from Canada, and they wanted to talk to us for a while, so we went into their condo and talked for a little bit before heading to the beach.
We went to the beach pretty close to the condo, and we went to the area where there was a sand castle building contest. It happened earlier in the week, and Mom wanted to see them yesterday, but since we got to the condo later than usual, we went today, and they were still up! Apparently, they were built by ten world famous sand castle builders! They were so amazing, though! And we took lots of pictures of them! They were so crazy!
Kelley and I took this picture of us on the beach, and after this and after we looked at all the sand castles, we walked along the beach. The water was a little cold, but we got used to it.
After that, we went to the shopping area nearby, and we walked through a lot of the shops. It was a really nice area, and the shops were really nice. When we got hungry, we ate at Bubba Gumps, and then we walked along the boardwalk for a while before we headed back to our car. It was a really nice and relaxing day!
When we got back to the condo, Kelley and I finished our second puzzle, and then we all went to bed.
When we were all finally up and showered, it was about 1 o'clock, and we decided to head down to the beach, but on the way out, we ran into some people from the condo below my grandma's condo, and they ended up being some long lost relatives from Canada, and they wanted to talk to us for a while, so we went into their condo and talked for a little bit before heading to the beach.
We went to the beach pretty close to the condo, and we went to the area where there was a sand castle building contest. It happened earlier in the week, and Mom wanted to see them yesterday, but since we got to the condo later than usual, we went today, and they were still up! Apparently, they were built by ten world famous sand castle builders! They were so amazing, though! And we took lots of pictures of them! They were so crazy!
Kelley and I took this picture of us on the beach, and after this and after we looked at all the sand castles, we walked along the beach. The water was a little cold, but we got used to it.
After that, we went to the shopping area nearby, and we walked through a lot of the shops. It was a really nice area, and the shops were really nice. When we got hungry, we ate at Bubba Gumps, and then we walked along the boardwalk for a while before we headed back to our car. It was a really nice and relaxing day!
When we got back to the condo, Kelley and I finished our second puzzle, and then we all went to bed.
November 24, 2013
Today was such a long and exhausting day of travel.
I woke up at 5 and put my hair in a bun and got dressed, and then we loaded up the car and set out for the airport! The airport was about an hour and a half away, so the sun was up by the time we arrived. Right when we were getting out of the car, the shuttle bus arrived to take us from the parking lot to the airport, so that was nice and convenient.
Once we got in the airport, we ate some breakfast, and then we went to our gate to wait for our plane. We boarded at the right time, and we were all settled in with all of our luggage in the luggage compartments and our seat belts buckled when the pilot came on over the intercom and told us that the maintenance crew forgot to do something to the plane last night so the water line froze, and if we were to fly, the water would de-thaw and possible freeze the controls and create ice bombs that would drop on the houses, so after about a five minute speech about our frozen water line, he told us we had to get off the plane and wait for the water line to unfreeze. Let's just say everyone was annoyed. They couldn't tell us this before we all got on the plane?!
When we got off, Mom waited in line for an hour to change our connecting flight in Atlanta, and then we finally got to re-board the plane and take off an hour later than we were supposed to.
We missed our first connecting flight in Atlanta because of the delay, and our flight was only supposed to leave about a half hour after we arrived, but instead we had to take a flight that left two hours after we arrived, so we had time to stop and get lunch. I took this picture of us as we sat in the Atlanta airport eating lunch with our pile of luggage.
When our connecting flight finally arrived and we boarded that, we were about an hour late taking off again, so in total, we had about a four hour delay of flights. But finally we did land in Tampa, and we got our rental car super quickly, and then we were on our way to Grandma's condo! Once we got there, we opened all the windows because it's not ten degrees in Florida, and then Kelley and I decided to do a puzzle that was in her closet, and then we got all situated and went to bed.
I woke up at 5 and put my hair in a bun and got dressed, and then we loaded up the car and set out for the airport! The airport was about an hour and a half away, so the sun was up by the time we arrived. Right when we were getting out of the car, the shuttle bus arrived to take us from the parking lot to the airport, so that was nice and convenient.
Once we got in the airport, we ate some breakfast, and then we went to our gate to wait for our plane. We boarded at the right time, and we were all settled in with all of our luggage in the luggage compartments and our seat belts buckled when the pilot came on over the intercom and told us that the maintenance crew forgot to do something to the plane last night so the water line froze, and if we were to fly, the water would de-thaw and possible freeze the controls and create ice bombs that would drop on the houses, so after about a five minute speech about our frozen water line, he told us we had to get off the plane and wait for the water line to unfreeze. Let's just say everyone was annoyed. They couldn't tell us this before we all got on the plane?!
When we got off, Mom waited in line for an hour to change our connecting flight in Atlanta, and then we finally got to re-board the plane and take off an hour later than we were supposed to.
We missed our first connecting flight in Atlanta because of the delay, and our flight was only supposed to leave about a half hour after we arrived, but instead we had to take a flight that left two hours after we arrived, so we had time to stop and get lunch. I took this picture of us as we sat in the Atlanta airport eating lunch with our pile of luggage.
When our connecting flight finally arrived and we boarded that, we were about an hour late taking off again, so in total, we had about a four hour delay of flights. But finally we did land in Tampa, and we got our rental car super quickly, and then we were on our way to Grandma's condo! Once we got there, we opened all the windows because it's not ten degrees in Florida, and then Kelley and I decided to do a puzzle that was in her closet, and then we got all situated and went to bed.
November 23, 2013
Today was a very lazy day, indeed! I had no plans to do anything today, so that's exactly what I did! It felt nice to not have to do homework or anything. I slept in, and Mom made breakfast, and then I decided to just chill on the couch for the rest of the day. I took a shower and watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which was the first time I've seen it in years. I'm still not really a fan.
At one point I decided to take a three hour nap, and it was amazing. I slept for a very long time on the couch, and that wasted more of my day. I also cuddled Jersey at one point, and she loved it. I took a picture of us cuddling, as you can see.
When I went to eat dinner, Janelle stopped by to learn how to take care of Jersey while we're away on vacation, and then I ate dinner.
A little while later, Kelley arrived home, and I helped her unload her car, and then we decided to go to Target to buy some travel sized toiletries. We also did some other shopping as well because it's Target so we got distracted by other things like peanut M&Ms.
When we got home, Dad had left to go pick up Kyle, and when they got home, we were all home!! Woo! I can't wait until we leave tomorrow!!
At one point I decided to take a three hour nap, and it was amazing. I slept for a very long time on the couch, and that wasted more of my day. I also cuddled Jersey at one point, and she loved it. I took a picture of us cuddling, as you can see.
When I went to eat dinner, Janelle stopped by to learn how to take care of Jersey while we're away on vacation, and then I ate dinner.
A little while later, Kelley arrived home, and I helped her unload her car, and then we decided to go to Target to buy some travel sized toiletries. We also did some other shopping as well because it's Target so we got distracted by other things like peanut M&Ms.
When we got home, Dad had left to go pick up Kyle, and when they got home, we were all home!! Woo! I can't wait until we leave tomorrow!!
November 22, 2013
Today's the day I've been waiting for for many a week!!! Gahh!! I can't believe it's already Thanksgiving break. I feel like this semester started a few weeks ago, but when I think back on it, I feel like I've had these classes for months and months.
Anyway, today was also very hectic. I woke up at 7:30 to get to class, and my throat hurt so bad. I literally thought it was closing on me, and there was a few times in the shower where I had to stop doing what I was doing just to focus on breathing properly. But I survived. After my shower, I got dressed, and then I ran to class. There was snow on the ground because it had snowed last night, and it was really pretty.
When I got to class, I started talking to someone about the movie, and I kept losing my voice, so that was fun.
In class we talked about Walt Whitman, and I started getting really tired during it. Then I ate breakfast with Maritza and Chelsea, and when breakfast was over I had to run to work. My boss said I could work early today, and it went so fast. I was more tired today than I was yesterday, but it was okay. I managed.
After work, I quickly bought lunch in the library before running back to my room and packing to go home. I ate my sandwich, and then grabbed my stuff and left.
I got on the bus at 1 and it was supposed to leave at 1:15, but we left at 1:30. I fell asleep about an hour in, and at one point I woke up and realized that we were stuck in terrible stop-go traffic, and when I woke up for real about twenty minutes later we were leaving the stop-go traffic, and apparently we had to take a detour that pushed our arrived time back about an hour. By the time I finally got dropped off, I never wanted to ride a bus again. My back hurt so bad from sitting for over four hours.
Mom, Dad, and I stopped for dinner, and then we drove home where I saw my pup pup! And of course I took a picture of her. I spent the night not doing much, and eventually I went to bed. I'm so excited to be home for a week!!!
Anyway, today was also very hectic. I woke up at 7:30 to get to class, and my throat hurt so bad. I literally thought it was closing on me, and there was a few times in the shower where I had to stop doing what I was doing just to focus on breathing properly. But I survived. After my shower, I got dressed, and then I ran to class. There was snow on the ground because it had snowed last night, and it was really pretty.
When I got to class, I started talking to someone about the movie, and I kept losing my voice, so that was fun.
In class we talked about Walt Whitman, and I started getting really tired during it. Then I ate breakfast with Maritza and Chelsea, and when breakfast was over I had to run to work. My boss said I could work early today, and it went so fast. I was more tired today than I was yesterday, but it was okay. I managed.
After work, I quickly bought lunch in the library before running back to my room and packing to go home. I ate my sandwich, and then grabbed my stuff and left.
I got on the bus at 1 and it was supposed to leave at 1:15, but we left at 1:30. I fell asleep about an hour in, and at one point I woke up and realized that we were stuck in terrible stop-go traffic, and when I woke up for real about twenty minutes later we were leaving the stop-go traffic, and apparently we had to take a detour that pushed our arrived time back about an hour. By the time I finally got dropped off, I never wanted to ride a bus again. My back hurt so bad from sitting for over four hours.
Mom, Dad, and I stopped for dinner, and then we drove home where I saw my pup pup! And of course I took a picture of her. I spent the night not doing much, and eventually I went to bed. I'm so excited to be home for a week!!!
November 21, 2013
Today was such a busy, busy day! So much happened!
So this morning I had to work at 8, and I would've given anything to go back to sleep. My eyes were half closed when I walked to the bathroom to shower. I got through work fine, and it actually passed pretty quickly this morning, and I was only tempted to fall asleep for a little while, but I pushed through it!
After work, I bought breakfast in the library, and then I read through the beginning of my essay, but then I ran out of time so I had to pack up and head to German. I was a lot more responsive in German today, and we actually did this fun thing were she told us this scene and we had to draw it on the paper. It was pretty great.
After German, I went back to my room and spent about a half hour finishing my paper that was due for my next class, and then I quickly took a ten minute nap before heading to my lit class. It was such a relief to turn that paper in because it's the last major thing I had before Thanksgiving break! But I don't feel very confident about it.
After class, I ran back to my room and started my laundry hoping I would have enough time to get it done before my class at 3:30, so that gave me an hour and a half. Well, I ate lunch and watched youtube videos while doing my laundry, and my laundry was taking forever. It kept going over the time it said it would be done, so thankfully, Maritza came back to our room, and she told me she would grab it for me since it said it would end right when my class started.
So I left to go to class where the last people presented their topics, and then we did a few things, and then class was over quickly!
Maritza and I met for dinner, and then I went back to our room with full intentions of sleeping as long as possible, and that's exactly what I did! I woke up at 7:30ish, and then Maritza asked if I wanted to go down to the lobby where there were games. We both had signed up to see Catching Fire a few weeks ago. The residence halls were doing this thing where they had games and such beforehand, and they were supplying buses, and the movie was free, and we also got free popcorn, so it was a pretty awesome deal. So we went to the games, but we had no idea what was going on so we just sat there until it was time to load the buses.
Getting on the buses was super hectic because we all had assigned buses, but they were all out of order and the people running the even didn't know which bus was which, so everyone was running around trying to find their bus, and it was a huge fiasco. We ended up leaving, like, a half hour after we were supposed to.
Then we drove to the mall, and everyone flocked into the movie theater, and I imagine it was a lot like being in a stampede. Maritza and I were holding hands because we kept floating away from each other there were so many people pushing and crowding to get into the theater.
We ended up getting some pretty good seats, and Maritza was a saint and stood in the extremely long line of popcorn and got me a popcorn and a bottled water because my throat hurt so bad from my sickness. I ended up drinking almost the whole thing before the movie started which was a huge mistake because I had to pee twice during the movie. The movie was great, though! I had forgotten most of what happened in the book, so nothing minor bothered me about it, and I thought all the actors were perfect! I enjoyed it a lot! Maritza and I took this picture while we were in the movie theater. Aren't we so cute!?
After the movie, our bus was the last one to leave because one girl that took the bus there decided to get a ride back to the residence hall, and we were all waiting for her, and then her friend told our group leader that she left, so we were waiting there for nothing.
When we finally got back to our room, I did my dishes and folded my laundry, and by the time I crawled in bed it was 2 in the morning. Ugh. I need to learn how to get to bed on time.
So this morning I had to work at 8, and I would've given anything to go back to sleep. My eyes were half closed when I walked to the bathroom to shower. I got through work fine, and it actually passed pretty quickly this morning, and I was only tempted to fall asleep for a little while, but I pushed through it!
After work, I bought breakfast in the library, and then I read through the beginning of my essay, but then I ran out of time so I had to pack up and head to German. I was a lot more responsive in German today, and we actually did this fun thing were she told us this scene and we had to draw it on the paper. It was pretty great.
After German, I went back to my room and spent about a half hour finishing my paper that was due for my next class, and then I quickly took a ten minute nap before heading to my lit class. It was such a relief to turn that paper in because it's the last major thing I had before Thanksgiving break! But I don't feel very confident about it.
After class, I ran back to my room and started my laundry hoping I would have enough time to get it done before my class at 3:30, so that gave me an hour and a half. Well, I ate lunch and watched youtube videos while doing my laundry, and my laundry was taking forever. It kept going over the time it said it would be done, so thankfully, Maritza came back to our room, and she told me she would grab it for me since it said it would end right when my class started.
So I left to go to class where the last people presented their topics, and then we did a few things, and then class was over quickly!
Maritza and I met for dinner, and then I went back to our room with full intentions of sleeping as long as possible, and that's exactly what I did! I woke up at 7:30ish, and then Maritza asked if I wanted to go down to the lobby where there were games. We both had signed up to see Catching Fire a few weeks ago. The residence halls were doing this thing where they had games and such beforehand, and they were supplying buses, and the movie was free, and we also got free popcorn, so it was a pretty awesome deal. So we went to the games, but we had no idea what was going on so we just sat there until it was time to load the buses.
Getting on the buses was super hectic because we all had assigned buses, but they were all out of order and the people running the even didn't know which bus was which, so everyone was running around trying to find their bus, and it was a huge fiasco. We ended up leaving, like, a half hour after we were supposed to.
Then we drove to the mall, and everyone flocked into the movie theater, and I imagine it was a lot like being in a stampede. Maritza and I were holding hands because we kept floating away from each other there were so many people pushing and crowding to get into the theater.
We ended up getting some pretty good seats, and Maritza was a saint and stood in the extremely long line of popcorn and got me a popcorn and a bottled water because my throat hurt so bad from my sickness. I ended up drinking almost the whole thing before the movie started which was a huge mistake because I had to pee twice during the movie. The movie was great, though! I had forgotten most of what happened in the book, so nothing minor bothered me about it, and I thought all the actors were perfect! I enjoyed it a lot! Maritza and I took this picture while we were in the movie theater. Aren't we so cute!?
After the movie, our bus was the last one to leave because one girl that took the bus there decided to get a ride back to the residence hall, and we were all waiting for her, and then her friend told our group leader that she left, so we were waiting there for nothing.
When we finally got back to our room, I did my dishes and folded my laundry, and by the time I crawled in bed it was 2 in the morning. Ugh. I need to learn how to get to bed on time.
November 20, 2013
Thanksgiving break is almost here!!! I really cannot wait for it to be here! I want to snuggle my puppy!
Anyway, this morning was really terrible because I went to bed pretty much at 3 this morning. I was soooo tired, but I managed to get up and go to class. My TA was presenting today in our English lecture, so I was excited about that because she's awesome, and I was actually paying attention almost all of lecture because she was hilarious.
After that I went to breakfast with Maritza, and then I went back to my room and took a quick nap before going to German. I was pretty much just a conscious lump in German because I didn't feel like doing anything my teacher assigned for us to do, so I just sat there and stared at people the whole time.
After that I went to religion and took my test. I don't think even if I studied more for my test I would have done better. It was so dumb. Maritza and I had a long rant about it after I got back from work.
After my test, I went back to my room and took another nap. Then I woke up and forced myself to work on my essay due tomorrow, and then I had to leave for work. After work, I ate dinner, and then I spent the rest of my night working on my essay. For the past few days I started getting a tickle in my throat, and today it started to be a little painful, so Maritza let me have some of her chamomile tea and honey. I drank it in the best mug ever, so I took a picture with me and my mug. It says "Don't Forget to be Awesome" by the way.
I ended up finishing my essay around 11, but I wasn't happy with it. I decided I had been staring at it for too long, so I took a little break before rereading my essay and realizing it wasn't too terrible.
Then I went to bed because I was so tired and I wanted to go to bed a decent time for once. Unfortunately, that I did not happen. I went to bed around 1 again.
Anyway, this morning was really terrible because I went to bed pretty much at 3 this morning. I was soooo tired, but I managed to get up and go to class. My TA was presenting today in our English lecture, so I was excited about that because she's awesome, and I was actually paying attention almost all of lecture because she was hilarious.
After that I went to breakfast with Maritza, and then I went back to my room and took a quick nap before going to German. I was pretty much just a conscious lump in German because I didn't feel like doing anything my teacher assigned for us to do, so I just sat there and stared at people the whole time.
After that I went to religion and took my test. I don't think even if I studied more for my test I would have done better. It was so dumb. Maritza and I had a long rant about it after I got back from work.
After my test, I went back to my room and took another nap. Then I woke up and forced myself to work on my essay due tomorrow, and then I had to leave for work. After work, I ate dinner, and then I spent the rest of my night working on my essay. For the past few days I started getting a tickle in my throat, and today it started to be a little painful, so Maritza let me have some of her chamomile tea and honey. I drank it in the best mug ever, so I took a picture with me and my mug. It says "Don't Forget to be Awesome" by the way.
I ended up finishing my essay around 11, but I wasn't happy with it. I decided I had been staring at it for too long, so I took a little break before rereading my essay and realizing it wasn't too terrible.
Then I went to bed because I was so tired and I wanted to go to bed a decent time for once. Unfortunately, that I did not happen. I went to bed around 1 again.
November 19, 2013
This morning I had to wake up bright and early at 8 to register for classes. This would have been fine any other day, but Tuesdays are the days when I get to sleep in, so that was disappointing. But I was excited to register for classes anyway.
My registering time was 8:10, so I kept refreshing the page until it told me I could register (which was a few minutes after 8:10). And then I registered. It was super easy. Then I took a screen shot of my schedule, so here it is. It's super nice. If I could draw your attention to the fact that I have zero Friday classes, and my earliest class is on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30. I think I actually prefer early classes to later classes because that means I actually wake up, but for whatever reason English classes are only offered during the afternoon, so all my classes are in the afternoon, and one is even at night, but that class is in the building right next to my residence hall, so that's nice. Next semester looks pretty nice, but I already know there will be a whole lot of reading and paper writing to do because I"m taking three literature classes.
After registering for classes, I waited around until it was time for me to go to German, and then I ate lunch and came back to my room before I had to head out to my lit class. After class, I sat in the library for a while until it was time for me to go to work. After work, I ate dinner, and then I spent the rest of the night reading for my English class and studying for my religion class tomorrow. I was super distracted all night, and at one point it took me a full hour to read one paragraph because Maritza and I were distracting each other and I was drinking hot chocolate. When I was finally done studying all that I wanted to study, it was almost 3 in the morning, and I have my 8:30 class tomorrow, so that's going to be fun.
My registering time was 8:10, so I kept refreshing the page until it told me I could register (which was a few minutes after 8:10). And then I registered. It was super easy. Then I took a screen shot of my schedule, so here it is. It's super nice. If I could draw your attention to the fact that I have zero Friday classes, and my earliest class is on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30. I think I actually prefer early classes to later classes because that means I actually wake up, but for whatever reason English classes are only offered during the afternoon, so all my classes are in the afternoon, and one is even at night, but that class is in the building right next to my residence hall, so that's nice. Next semester looks pretty nice, but I already know there will be a whole lot of reading and paper writing to do because I"m taking three literature classes.
After registering for classes, I waited around until it was time for me to go to German, and then I ate lunch and came back to my room before I had to head out to my lit class. After class, I sat in the library for a while until it was time for me to go to work. After work, I ate dinner, and then I spent the rest of the night reading for my English class and studying for my religion class tomorrow. I was super distracted all night, and at one point it took me a full hour to read one paragraph because Maritza and I were distracting each other and I was drinking hot chocolate. When I was finally done studying all that I wanted to study, it was almost 3 in the morning, and I have my 8:30 class tomorrow, so that's going to be fun.
November 18, 2013
This week is finally here!! I've been waiting for this week for many weeks!! By Friday I will be back home, and all I have left is a test and a paper standing in my way! So this morning I had my 8:30 class where we had to take a quiz in the beginning of class, and I felt like I was in a completely class because I had no idea what the heck any of the questions on the quiz were asking. This class is killing me.
After that I ate breakfast, and then I went back to my room and took a nap because I was really tired. When I woke up, I went to German, and then I had religion and my religion discussion. Discussion was okay today because all we did was talk about the test on Wednesday, so the time actually passed fast. I think I only have two more discussions after today which is exciting because I hate this class!!
After that I ate lunch in my room, and then I had to go to work. After work, I ate dinner, and then I spent the rest of the night doing homework. I had to finish reading Huck Finn which took a while, and then I rewrote my second paragraph of my paper and read some articles for my religion test. At one point I got really hungry and our hallway smelled like popcorn, so I popped some popcorn and took a picture with my bag of popcorn because nothing exciting happened to me today. My face looks super round in this picture, but here's a picture of me with popcorn anyway!
After that I ate breakfast, and then I went back to my room and took a nap because I was really tired. When I woke up, I went to German, and then I had religion and my religion discussion. Discussion was okay today because all we did was talk about the test on Wednesday, so the time actually passed fast. I think I only have two more discussions after today which is exciting because I hate this class!!
After that I ate lunch in my room, and then I had to go to work. After work, I ate dinner, and then I spent the rest of the night doing homework. I had to finish reading Huck Finn which took a while, and then I rewrote my second paragraph of my paper and read some articles for my religion test. At one point I got really hungry and our hallway smelled like popcorn, so I popped some popcorn and took a picture with my bag of popcorn because nothing exciting happened to me today. My face looks super round in this picture, but here's a picture of me with popcorn anyway!
November 17, 2013
Happy Sunday! I had a lot of things to do today homework-wise, but somehow I ended up doing it in the last half of the day. I don't even know where the beginning of my day went.
I woke up relatively early considering it was the weekend. I took a shower, and then I started on my German homework that I was really reluctant to start yesterday because it was really stupid. I still thought it was really stupid today, so I was still working on it by the time lunch happened. Maritza and I went to lunch after she was done at church, and I ate breakfast for lunch because that's always the best option on Sundays.
After that I quickly finished my German homework, and the result was that it was really bad. I was so sick of doing it, so I just gave up. Then I started working on my study guide for my test on Wednesday, and I read some Huck Finn, and in between all this I tried to procrastinate but my internet was being super terrible, so I ended up spending two hours waiting for youtube videos to load.,.that was a waste of my time.
Eventually I finally started working on my essay even though I tried to put off for a long time. I wrote another paragraph and edited the paragraph I wrote yesterday.
After that was done, I worked more on studying for my religion test. I was up pretty late doing everything, but I ended up doing almost everything on my list except for I only read one religion article instead of two like my note says. I took a picture of my to-do list today because there was really nothing else that happened today.
I woke up relatively early considering it was the weekend. I took a shower, and then I started on my German homework that I was really reluctant to start yesterday because it was really stupid. I still thought it was really stupid today, so I was still working on it by the time lunch happened. Maritza and I went to lunch after she was done at church, and I ate breakfast for lunch because that's always the best option on Sundays.
After that I quickly finished my German homework, and the result was that it was really bad. I was so sick of doing it, so I just gave up. Then I started working on my study guide for my test on Wednesday, and I read some Huck Finn, and in between all this I tried to procrastinate but my internet was being super terrible, so I ended up spending two hours waiting for youtube videos to load.,.that was a waste of my time.
Eventually I finally started working on my essay even though I tried to put off for a long time. I wrote another paragraph and edited the paragraph I wrote yesterday.
After that was done, I worked more on studying for my religion test. I was up pretty late doing everything, but I ended up doing almost everything on my list except for I only read one religion article instead of two like my note says. I took a picture of my to-do list today because there was really nothing else that happened today.
November 16, 2013
This time next week I'll be home! I absolutely cannot wait!!! I'm so done with school right now, I just wish it was winter break and not Thanksgiving break!
So this morning I slept a full nights sleep for the first time since last weekend, and it felt good to get more than five hours of sleep! Hoorah for weekends!
I woke up at 10, and then I decided to take a shower and go grab lunch. After lunch I went to the library to start my essay that's due on Thursday. I ended up writing a paragraph which was my goal for today, and then I tried to do some other homework, but I got distracted, so I went back to my room. Maritza came back a few hours later, and then we got dinner a little bit after that. We had plans to go to a play tonight, but her allergies were really bad for whatever reason tonight, so she wasn't up to going to the play. Instead we just chilled in our room.
After dinner she put a crazy bun in her hair, and she looked rediciulous, so we decided to take bun pictures together which led to about 20 minutes of us not being able to breathe from laughing so hard. Some of the pictures are pretty great and hilarious, but I chose this one to include in my POD because we don't look so crazy in them as we do in the others. By the end of our laughing fit, our buns were pretty much nonexistant because they had fallen out.
We took a break from our homework to watch one episode of New Girl from the season two, and then we did homework. Maritza went to bed pretty early, and I stayed up. At one point it started storming throughout the night and she woke up and a giant thunder noise. It was hilarious because she was so concerned with what was happening, and she looked crazy. I told her to go back to bed, so she did, and she was not woken by any other thunder, so that was good. I went to bed a little bit later.
So this morning I slept a full nights sleep for the first time since last weekend, and it felt good to get more than five hours of sleep! Hoorah for weekends!
I woke up at 10, and then I decided to take a shower and go grab lunch. After lunch I went to the library to start my essay that's due on Thursday. I ended up writing a paragraph which was my goal for today, and then I tried to do some other homework, but I got distracted, so I went back to my room. Maritza came back a few hours later, and then we got dinner a little bit after that. We had plans to go to a play tonight, but her allergies were really bad for whatever reason tonight, so she wasn't up to going to the play. Instead we just chilled in our room.
After dinner she put a crazy bun in her hair, and she looked rediciulous, so we decided to take bun pictures together which led to about 20 minutes of us not being able to breathe from laughing so hard. Some of the pictures are pretty great and hilarious, but I chose this one to include in my POD because we don't look so crazy in them as we do in the others. By the end of our laughing fit, our buns were pretty much nonexistant because they had fallen out.
We took a break from our homework to watch one episode of New Girl from the season two, and then we did homework. Maritza went to bed pretty early, and I stayed up. At one point it started storming throughout the night and she woke up and a giant thunder noise. It was hilarious because she was so concerned with what was happening, and she looked crazy. I told her to go back to bed, so she did, and she was not woken by any other thunder, so that was good. I went to bed a little bit later.
November 15, 2013
Happy Friday! One more week, and I'll be on my way home! All I have is a test and paper, and Thanksgiving break will be here!
I had my English discussion this morning, so I headed off to that, and we talked about the poems we had to read for this week. After discussion, I met with my adviser and we talked about English-y things like what classes to take and such because I already sign up for classes on Tuesday!!! What!? That's crazy.
Anyway. After that, I went and ate breakfast, and then I took a nap and read a little bit before going to meet with my honors professor. It was a quick meeting because she forgot to e-mail me to tell me she had a meeting today, and then I went back to my room. I had work which passed really quick today, but it always does on Fridays, and then I went back to my room. I ate dinner with Maritza, and then we passed the few hours not doing much. I decided I also did not want to do homework tonight, so I didn't. I fell asleep at one point and was ready to just go to bed, but I didn't.
At 8 we went to the IMU to see a movie that Maritza wanted to see called The World's End. It was super weird, but it was funny. They were British and they talked really fast, so I didn't catch have the jokes they made, but I still laughed. You can tell how weird it was from this shot I happened to take a picture of. Haha it was perfect timing. Also, the guy that plays Filch from Harry Potter was in the movie which was crazy.
After that we walked back to our room. Maritza went to bed pretty early, but I stayed up for a while not doing much of anything, and it was pretty great. That was all that happened on my Friday night!
I had my English discussion this morning, so I headed off to that, and we talked about the poems we had to read for this week. After discussion, I met with my adviser and we talked about English-y things like what classes to take and such because I already sign up for classes on Tuesday!!! What!? That's crazy.
Anyway. After that, I went and ate breakfast, and then I took a nap and read a little bit before going to meet with my honors professor. It was a quick meeting because she forgot to e-mail me to tell me she had a meeting today, and then I went back to my room. I had work which passed really quick today, but it always does on Fridays, and then I went back to my room. I ate dinner with Maritza, and then we passed the few hours not doing much. I decided I also did not want to do homework tonight, so I didn't. I fell asleep at one point and was ready to just go to bed, but I didn't.
At 8 we went to the IMU to see a movie that Maritza wanted to see called The World's End. It was super weird, but it was funny. They were British and they talked really fast, so I didn't catch have the jokes they made, but I still laughed. You can tell how weird it was from this shot I happened to take a picture of. Haha it was perfect timing. Also, the guy that plays Filch from Harry Potter was in the movie which was crazy.
After that we walked back to our room. Maritza went to bed pretty early, but I stayed up for a while not doing much of anything, and it was pretty great. That was all that happened on my Friday night!
November 14, 2013
Today was so great! Thursdays are always the most stressful days of my week, and once they're over, I always feel a billion times less stressed.
I worked at 8 this morning, but since I went to bed a little after 2, I was so super tired when I woke up. But I did manage to actually wake up with my alarm clock this morning, so that was an improvement. I was so tired at work today, and I think it was the most tired I've been on a Thursday morning, but I pushed through, and then I ate a granola bar afterwards while studying for my German test.
Then I went to German to take my test, and I got out about five minutes early, so I went back to my room to work on my presentation that I have today!
I went to lit, and then after that I went back to my room to finish up my presentation. I wasn't feeling too happy about my presentation because it was too long, but I didn't know how to cut it down, and I also felt like it didn't flow very well, but I didn't have a choice of changing it. So instead I took a super long nap that felt amazing. When I woke up, I had almost slept through my alarm again because I was passed out. But I did wake up, and then I went to class.
I was the last person to present today, but it went alright, I think. I was super nervous, and I started losing my voice through it, but people were really nice about it, so that was nice. And it felt so good to get that out of my life.
After class, I met up with Maritza for dinner, and then we went back to our room. I didn't have any homework for tomorrow, so I decided to spend my night doing nothing. We both had cravings for shakes again, and we decided that it was too long since we had gotten shakes at the Hamburg Inn, so we went there at around 10:30. I was also super hungry for whatever reason, and chicken tenders sounded amazing, so I got chicken tenders, and they were delicious. I took a picture of our shakes for my POD.
After shakes, we went back to our room, and then I stayed up for a few more hours doing nothing before going to bed. I'm so glad today is over!
I worked at 8 this morning, but since I went to bed a little after 2, I was so super tired when I woke up. But I did manage to actually wake up with my alarm clock this morning, so that was an improvement. I was so tired at work today, and I think it was the most tired I've been on a Thursday morning, but I pushed through, and then I ate a granola bar afterwards while studying for my German test.
Then I went to German to take my test, and I got out about five minutes early, so I went back to my room to work on my presentation that I have today!
I went to lit, and then after that I went back to my room to finish up my presentation. I wasn't feeling too happy about my presentation because it was too long, but I didn't know how to cut it down, and I also felt like it didn't flow very well, but I didn't have a choice of changing it. So instead I took a super long nap that felt amazing. When I woke up, I had almost slept through my alarm again because I was passed out. But I did wake up, and then I went to class.
I was the last person to present today, but it went alright, I think. I was super nervous, and I started losing my voice through it, but people were really nice about it, so that was nice. And it felt so good to get that out of my life.
After class, I met up with Maritza for dinner, and then we went back to our room. I didn't have any homework for tomorrow, so I decided to spend my night doing nothing. We both had cravings for shakes again, and we decided that it was too long since we had gotten shakes at the Hamburg Inn, so we went there at around 10:30. I was also super hungry for whatever reason, and chicken tenders sounded amazing, so I got chicken tenders, and they were delicious. I took a picture of our shakes for my POD.
After shakes, we went back to our room, and then I stayed up for a few more hours doing nothing before going to bed. I'm so glad today is over!
November 13, 2013
So this morning was very interesting. I apparently slept through my alarm and woke up at 8 when Maritza was calling my name to ask if today was Wednesday and if I had class this morning. I saw that it was 8, and when I tried to think about it, I couldn't remember when my class actually started, but then Maritza told me that our classes started at 8:30, so I got out of bed and got ready in 15 minutes. On the plus side, I was perfectly wide awake which never happens on the mornings when I have to wake up early.
So I went to my class, and then I went to breakfast, and after breakfast I decided to read some Huck Finn, but I got super tired, so I took a quick nap before going to German. After German I had religion, and then I went back to my room and took another nap. I don't know why, but I was super tired today after initially being wide awake this morning. After my nap, I worked on some homework before going to work, and then after work I ate dinner.
I spent the rest of the night working on homework. Mostly I just had to read Huck Finn and work on my presentation for tomorrow. I took this picture of me while I was doing homework in bed because I had nothing else to take a picture of, so here is my face.
So I went to my class, and then I went to breakfast, and after breakfast I decided to read some Huck Finn, but I got super tired, so I took a quick nap before going to German. After German I had religion, and then I went back to my room and took another nap. I don't know why, but I was super tired today after initially being wide awake this morning. After my nap, I worked on some homework before going to work, and then after work I ate dinner.
I spent the rest of the night working on homework. Mostly I just had to read Huck Finn and work on my presentation for tomorrow. I took this picture of me while I was doing homework in bed because I had nothing else to take a picture of, so here is my face.
November 12, 2013
Winter is in full swing here in Iowa City. I woke up at 8:15 this morning, and after I took a shower and checked the weather, this is what I saw. Disgusting. I made sure to bundle up extra bundly so that I would not be cold. I had a meeting with my German teacher this morning to go over my German essay and correct the mistakes a made. That was at 9, and I was there until almost 10, and when we were done talking about my essay, we discussed English literature because apparently she studied that in college.
After meeting with her, I grabbed a quick breakfast, and then I had to go to German class right after that to see her again. After class I had a break before lit which I spent working on my German essay corrections, and then I went to lit where we talked about Huck Finn some more.
After lit, I sat in the library and worked on some homework until it was time for me to go to work, and then after work I ate dinner with Maritza. After dinner, I spent the rest of the night doing English homework and working on my presentation for Thursday.
After meeting with her, I grabbed a quick breakfast, and then I had to go to German class right after that to see her again. After class I had a break before lit which I spent working on my German essay corrections, and then I went to lit where we talked about Huck Finn some more.
After lit, I sat in the library and worked on some homework until it was time for me to go to work, and then after work I ate dinner with Maritza. After dinner, I spent the rest of the night doing English homework and working on my presentation for Thursday.
November 11, 2013
So today was a crazy day because it suddenly decided to be winter. When I woke up this morning and checked the temperature it said it was 40 degrees out, but by the afternoon it was supposed to be snowing which made zero sense.
So I went to my 8:30 class, and we ended up getting out five minutes early because the T.A.s are guest lecturing for a few weeks, and the T.A.s that lectured today ended the lecture early. On my way to the dining hall, I was freezing, so the snow theory made more sense.
I ate breakfast with Maritza, and then I went back to my room for a few minutes before going to German. When I was walking from German to religion, I started to realize how cold it actually was, and it actually started to lightly snow a little bit. Then when I was in my religion discussion, all of a sudden there were giant flakes coming down! It looked like a snow storm it was snowing so much! It was crazy! There was a moment in class where we all just stared at the snow because it was ridiculous.
After religion discussion, I went back to my room and did some homework and ate some lunch before going to work.
On my way to work, I noticed that there was a giant "I" on the pentacrest made out of American flags, and I realized that it was probably for Veteran's Day today, so I took a picture while I was walking past, and at the same time this picture also shows how much it snowed today!
After work, I ate dinner with Maritza, and then I spent the rest of the night doing homework. That was about it.
So I went to my 8:30 class, and we ended up getting out five minutes early because the T.A.s are guest lecturing for a few weeks, and the T.A.s that lectured today ended the lecture early. On my way to the dining hall, I was freezing, so the snow theory made more sense.
I ate breakfast with Maritza, and then I went back to my room for a few minutes before going to German. When I was walking from German to religion, I started to realize how cold it actually was, and it actually started to lightly snow a little bit. Then when I was in my religion discussion, all of a sudden there were giant flakes coming down! It looked like a snow storm it was snowing so much! It was crazy! There was a moment in class where we all just stared at the snow because it was ridiculous.
After religion discussion, I went back to my room and did some homework and ate some lunch before going to work.
On my way to work, I noticed that there was a giant "I" on the pentacrest made out of American flags, and I realized that it was probably for Veteran's Day today, so I took a picture while I was walking past, and at the same time this picture also shows how much it snowed today!
After work, I ate dinner with Maritza, and then I spent the rest of the night doing homework. That was about it.
November 10, 2013
Today was probably more uneventful than yesterday. I woke up at 9ish, and then I took a shower and ate breakfast. I spent the whole morning and afternoon working on my project, and I ended up getting a lot done. I had my whole powerpoint laid out, and I was busy gathering quotes and stuff. It took a good part of my day.
I took a break around 3, and then I worked on it some more before going to Chipotle for dinner. It was a great choice for dinner because it's always a good choice. I took a picture of my burrito again because I had nothing else to take a picture of.
After dinner, I did some more homework, and after a while I decided to go to bed. Maritza's bus was supposed it get in a little after 3, so I didn't wait up for her, but I did hear her come in, but I was half asleep, so I just kept sleeping.
I took a break around 3, and then I worked on it some more before going to Chipotle for dinner. It was a great choice for dinner because it's always a good choice. I took a picture of my burrito again because I had nothing else to take a picture of.
After dinner, I did some more homework, and after a while I decided to go to bed. Maritza's bus was supposed it get in a little after 3, so I didn't wait up for her, but I did hear her come in, but I was half asleep, so I just kept sleeping.
November 9, 2013
So I realized after today happened that I did not have a picture for today! I swore I took one, but my phone told me that I did not. So I took a screenshot of what the weather was like even though this screenshot seems inaccurate. The weather was beautiful outside today! It was the perfect fall temperature, and it was nice and sunny! Which is why I wanted a weather picture, but the internet failed at making it look pleasant.
I woke up at 9ish this morning, but I didn't get moving until later. I took a shower and then ate lunch before going to the library. I stayed at the library for awhile, and it was pretty productive. When I was done there, I walked back to my room and drank some more tea with a cookie, and that made me really full, so I did not get hungry again until much later. I ended up finishing all my homework that's due on Monday so that I could spend all of tomorrow working on my presentation, and it was a great feeling of accomplishment. Other than that, I really did not do much else today!
I woke up at 9ish this morning, but I didn't get moving until later. I took a shower and then ate lunch before going to the library. I stayed at the library for awhile, and it was pretty productive. When I was done there, I walked back to my room and drank some more tea with a cookie, and that made me really full, so I did not get hungry again until much later. I ended up finishing all my homework that's due on Monday so that I could spend all of tomorrow working on my presentation, and it was a great feeling of accomplishment. Other than that, I really did not do much else today!
November 8, 2013
Yay for Fridays!!! I had my English discussion section today where we discussed this really confusing poem, and it wasn't that great. But whatever, because I love my discussion for this class!
After that I got breakfast, and then I went back to my room to do a little bit of research for the research thing I'm doing with my last semester honors teacher. I also decided to take a quick nap in there because I like naps.
At 12:50ish I went to go meet up with my research teacher, but she was not there. I waited for about 15 minutes, and then I decided to leave.
I went to lunch, and then I said good-bye to Maritza as she left me again this weekend to go home. After that, I waited a few hours, and then I went to work. On my way home from work, I saw the post man actually getting mail out of one of the mailboxes on the street. I've never actually seen that in action before, and I was just thinking about it the other day, so it was a weird coincidence that it happened today. Naturally, I took a picture of it, but it's a very blurry picture.
I decided that I would do 0 homework tonight because I deserve to not do homework. So instead I spent the whole night just surfing the internet and watching Youtube videos. It was a pretty relaxing night.
After that I got breakfast, and then I went back to my room to do a little bit of research for the research thing I'm doing with my last semester honors teacher. I also decided to take a quick nap in there because I like naps.
At 12:50ish I went to go meet up with my research teacher, but she was not there. I waited for about 15 minutes, and then I decided to leave.
I went to lunch, and then I said good-bye to Maritza as she left me again this weekend to go home. After that, I waited a few hours, and then I went to work. On my way home from work, I saw the post man actually getting mail out of one of the mailboxes on the street. I've never actually seen that in action before, and I was just thinking about it the other day, so it was a weird coincidence that it happened today. Naturally, I took a picture of it, but it's a very blurry picture.
I decided that I would do 0 homework tonight because I deserve to not do homework. So instead I spent the whole night just surfing the internet and watching Youtube videos. It was a pretty relaxing night.
November 7, 2013
Today was actually pretty great because I don't feel very stressed about homework anymore! My paper is due tomorrow, and after that's turned in, I only have one more paper and project to deal with before Thanksgiving break! Woo! So today I had to work at 8, and I think this morning was the widest awake I've been for work on Thursday morning all semester! I'm not sure why, but I didn't feel like falling asleep at any point!! I think it actually might have been because it was kind of brisk out this morning, so that woke me up.
After work I ate a quick breakfast, and then I read a few chapters of Huck Finn because I still had reading to do for class today, and then I went to German.
After German, I ate lunch, and then I read the final chapter of my Huck Finn homework before going to class. After class I went back to my room and did my reading for my honors class, and then I went to my honors class. Some people did their presentations today, and it got me in the mood to work on mine, but I had other homework to do tonight, so I could not work on my presentation tonight.
After that I went to dinner, and then I sat in my room for the rest of the night. The cookies Mom bought for me during family weekend said that their freshness expired today, and since I was all alone with them this past weekend, there were only three left, so I made Maritza take them. Then I took this picture of her with her three cookies!
Anyway, I was being really unproductive all night because all I had to do was finish my intro and conclusion and my paper would be done, but I didn't feel like writing it. Finally, I wrote the two paragraphs, and at midnight I noticed that the paper was not long enough which did not make any sense because yesterday it was past the minimum page limit without my intro and conclusion. So I looked through my paper, and I realized one of my paragraphs got deleted, and I had saved and exited out of my word document before I noticed that it was deleted, so I started to panic. My brain was complete mush by not doing anything homework-related tonight, and I really didn't think I would've been able to write a paragraph, but luckily I googled how to recover unsaved word documents, and this great man on youtube had a video on how to recover documents, and I was able to find my paragraph! It was seriously the scariest moment of my life.
After that, I finished my paper and submitted it! Yay!
After work I ate a quick breakfast, and then I read a few chapters of Huck Finn because I still had reading to do for class today, and then I went to German.
After German, I ate lunch, and then I read the final chapter of my Huck Finn homework before going to class. After class I went back to my room and did my reading for my honors class, and then I went to my honors class. Some people did their presentations today, and it got me in the mood to work on mine, but I had other homework to do tonight, so I could not work on my presentation tonight.
After that I went to dinner, and then I sat in my room for the rest of the night. The cookies Mom bought for me during family weekend said that their freshness expired today, and since I was all alone with them this past weekend, there were only three left, so I made Maritza take them. Then I took this picture of her with her three cookies!
Anyway, I was being really unproductive all night because all I had to do was finish my intro and conclusion and my paper would be done, but I didn't feel like writing it. Finally, I wrote the two paragraphs, and at midnight I noticed that the paper was not long enough which did not make any sense because yesterday it was past the minimum page limit without my intro and conclusion. So I looked through my paper, and I realized one of my paragraphs got deleted, and I had saved and exited out of my word document before I noticed that it was deleted, so I started to panic. My brain was complete mush by not doing anything homework-related tonight, and I really didn't think I would've been able to write a paragraph, but luckily I googled how to recover unsaved word documents, and this great man on youtube had a video on how to recover documents, and I was able to find my paragraph! It was seriously the scariest moment of my life.
After that, I finished my paper and submitted it! Yay!
November 6, 2013
Today was pretty uneventful. I went to my class at 8:30 this morning where we actually did have a quiz today, but it ended up being pretty easy even though I thought I was going crazy when I was doing the reading last night, and I felt like I retained 0% of what I read.
After class, I ate breakfast with Maritza, and then I went to German. After German, I had religion, and then I met up with my T.A. for my English class to talk about the essay that's due on Friday. I was getting really anxious about my paper because I felt like my argument wasn't very good, but she ended up liking the two paragraphs I had written, so that made me feel a lot better. It was a great idea to meet with her!
After that, I got lunch in the library, and I did homework until it was time for me to go to work.
After work, I had dinner, and then I spent the rest of the night doing homework. I wrote the last body paragraph of my essay, and now all I have left is my intro and conclusion. I also had to start reading Huck Finn for my lit class, which is cool. I understand it a lot more than I did when I read it junior year, so that's cool. I took a picture of the two books that occupied most of my night, because that's all I could think of to take a picture of. One of the books is Huck Finn and the other one is an anthology with Beowulf because that's what my paper is on.
After class, I ate breakfast with Maritza, and then I went to German. After German, I had religion, and then I met up with my T.A. for my English class to talk about the essay that's due on Friday. I was getting really anxious about my paper because I felt like my argument wasn't very good, but she ended up liking the two paragraphs I had written, so that made me feel a lot better. It was a great idea to meet with her!
After that, I got lunch in the library, and I did homework until it was time for me to go to work.
After work, I had dinner, and then I spent the rest of the night doing homework. I wrote the last body paragraph of my essay, and now all I have left is my intro and conclusion. I also had to start reading Huck Finn for my lit class, which is cool. I understand it a lot more than I did when I read it junior year, so that's cool. I took a picture of the two books that occupied most of my night, because that's all I could think of to take a picture of. One of the books is Huck Finn and the other one is an anthology with Beowulf because that's what my paper is on.
November 5, 2013
Happy Tuesday! I love Tuesdays because I can sleep in until 8:30, and it's amazing. After I woke up this morning, I took a shower, and then I spent the time I had before going to class by writing a chapter of my essay due on Friday. I think I had a brain wave while sleeping which seems to be happening to me a lot this semester, but whatever because I was able to finally write one paragraph of my paper! Yay!
After that, I went to German, and then I had some time between German and my lit class to eat lunch before going to my lit class. We talked for a very long time about the differences between regionalism and realism in my class, and it was slightly boring, but then we started talking about the stories we had to read for today, and it wasn't too boring any more.
After that class, I went to the library where I spent the whole time before going to work doing my German homework. I did a really crappy job, but I don't really care because I just wanted that homework out of my life. I went to work, and then Maritza and I got dinner. I decided to get kiwi for dinner even though I usually avoid it since it is extremely messy to scoop out. I decided that I would just be really cautious so that I wouldn't get my hands messy, and that was a huge failure. By the time I was done eating my kiwi, my hands looked green. Maritza took this picture of me holding my failed kiwi. Boo.
After that I spent the rest of the night doing my homework and writing one more paragraph of my essay.
After that, I went to German, and then I had some time between German and my lit class to eat lunch before going to my lit class. We talked for a very long time about the differences between regionalism and realism in my class, and it was slightly boring, but then we started talking about the stories we had to read for today, and it wasn't too boring any more.
After that class, I went to the library where I spent the whole time before going to work doing my German homework. I did a really crappy job, but I don't really care because I just wanted that homework out of my life. I went to work, and then Maritza and I got dinner. I decided to get kiwi for dinner even though I usually avoid it since it is extremely messy to scoop out. I decided that I would just be really cautious so that I wouldn't get my hands messy, and that was a huge failure. By the time I was done eating my kiwi, my hands looked green. Maritza took this picture of me holding my failed kiwi. Boo.
After that I spent the rest of the night doing my homework and writing one more paragraph of my essay.
November 4, 2013
Today was just another usually Monday. I had my 8:30 class this morning where I swore we were going to have a quiz over the readings we had to do this week, but miraculously we did not. But she did promise us a quiz on Wednesday. So yay.
After that I had dinner with Maritza before going to German. After German I had religion, and after that I had my discussion. Discussion was the worst class by far today. For one, I didn't know there were two readings that we had to do for this week, so I was completely lost the whole time since I only did one of the readings and we only talked about the one I didn't read. And no one seemed to understand the readings so we spent most of the class sitting in silence while my teacher asked us stupid questions we couldn't answer. I really hate that class.
After that I ate lunch, and then I did some homework before I had to go to work. When I got out of work, it was pretty much night outside. This daylight savings time is not going to be okay. I took this blurry picture after getting out of the library and realizing that I will no longer see the sun when I walk back to my room. It's pretty depressing.
After work I ate dinner, and then I went straight back to the library to try to be productive. I finished my homework for tomorrow, but then I tried to work on my essay that's due on Friday, but I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere, so I went back to my room and tried to write the essay there, but I still had no inspiration, so I gave up.
After that I had dinner with Maritza before going to German. After German I had religion, and after that I had my discussion. Discussion was the worst class by far today. For one, I didn't know there were two readings that we had to do for this week, so I was completely lost the whole time since I only did one of the readings and we only talked about the one I didn't read. And no one seemed to understand the readings so we spent most of the class sitting in silence while my teacher asked us stupid questions we couldn't answer. I really hate that class.
After that I ate lunch, and then I did some homework before I had to go to work. When I got out of work, it was pretty much night outside. This daylight savings time is not going to be okay. I took this blurry picture after getting out of the library and realizing that I will no longer see the sun when I walk back to my room. It's pretty depressing.
After work I ate dinner, and then I went straight back to the library to try to be productive. I finished my homework for tomorrow, but then I tried to work on my essay that's due on Friday, but I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere, so I went back to my room and tried to write the essay there, but I still had no inspiration, so I gave up.
November 3, 2013
Today was actually pretty busy despite the fact that Maritza was not here! I had made to go to a play with Mary last week when I ran into her on the street. My friend Chelsea was in a play this weekend, and I wanted to go, so I had asked Mary to go with me! Mary drove us there, and when we went to get our tickets, they turned out to be free! That was a nice surprise!
The play was relatively short compared to most of the other plays I've seen, but it was really good. It was funny, but it had a good story line too! I took this creeper picture of Chelsea during the first scene she was in.
When the play was over, Mary and I went to Noodles because I was pretty hungry. I ate some mac, of course, and we sat there and talked for awhile before she drove me back to my room.
I spent the rest of the evening trying to do homework, and then eventually Maritza came back. We talked for awhile to catch up on our many days apart. Eventually I gave up on the essay I was trying to write, and instead I did other stuff before going to bed.
The play was relatively short compared to most of the other plays I've seen, but it was really good. It was funny, but it had a good story line too! I took this creeper picture of Chelsea during the first scene she was in.
When the play was over, Mary and I went to Noodles because I was pretty hungry. I ate some mac, of course, and we sat there and talked for awhile before she drove me back to my room.
I spent the rest of the evening trying to do homework, and then eventually Maritza came back. We talked for awhile to catch up on our many days apart. Eventually I gave up on the essay I was trying to write, and instead I did other stuff before going to bed.
November 2, 2013
So I decided today was going to be very productive. I woke up when I felt like waking up, and it was nice to get a full night's sleep. After I woke up, I decided I did not feel like taking a shower, so instead I just packed my bag and headed to the library. I'm pretty sure I was the only person in the library today. It was so empty it was scary. There was only one other guy in the section where I was sitting, but he left fairly quickly. I didn't get as much homework done as I wanted to, but eventually I got hungry, so I went to eat, and then I worked on more homework in my room.
While I was in Amana last weekend, I got some chai teabags that I was super pumped about, and I decided to make a mug of tea today! It was actually pretty good, and drinking it with a cookie helped sweaten it, so that was a nice snack. My tea and cookies held me over for a very long time while I did homework.
Later I got a message from Chelsea asking if I wanted to go to the haunted house in the IMU with her which we had talked about yesterday, and I said yes! So we went at around 10:30.
Since it was just the two of us, the people put us with a group of more people, and one of the rando guys grabbed my hand in the beginning because he said he didn't want to punch anything haha. It was pretty great. The haunted house ended up being okay because there was a dim light throughout the whole thing that allowed us to see all the creepy stuff before it happened. At one point Chelsea's phone was ringing, and she answered it in the middle of our adventure, and I could not stop laughing. By the end of the haunted house, my abs hurt so bad from laughing.
After that I walked back to my room, and I continued to do some more homework before going to bed. The haunted house was a pretty great break from my boring day!
While I was in Amana last weekend, I got some chai teabags that I was super pumped about, and I decided to make a mug of tea today! It was actually pretty good, and drinking it with a cookie helped sweaten it, so that was a nice snack. My tea and cookies held me over for a very long time while I did homework.
Later I got a message from Chelsea asking if I wanted to go to the haunted house in the IMU with her which we had talked about yesterday, and I said yes! So we went at around 10:30.
Since it was just the two of us, the people put us with a group of more people, and one of the rando guys grabbed my hand in the beginning because he said he didn't want to punch anything haha. It was pretty great. The haunted house ended up being okay because there was a dim light throughout the whole thing that allowed us to see all the creepy stuff before it happened. At one point Chelsea's phone was ringing, and she answered it in the middle of our adventure, and I could not stop laughing. By the end of the haunted house, my abs hurt so bad from laughing.
After that I walked back to my room, and I continued to do some more homework before going to bed. The haunted house was a pretty great break from my boring day!
November 1, 2013
Happy November!! I can't believe it's November already!!!! Only a few more weeks and Thanksgiving is here!! Eeep! Anyway today was Friday so I woke up all by my lonesome to head to my 8:30 class all by my lonesome. I was really afraid I was going to oversleep today and Maritza wasn't going to be there to wake me up. But I woke up on time! After class I ate with two people from my class, and then I went back to my room.
At 12:30 I went to meet up with my honors teacher from last semester that I'm doing the research project with, but she wasn't there, so I went back to my room, and I decided to go back to her office again to see if she was there, and she was!! We talked for about 2 minutes and then she told me I could leave to focus on all the homework I had haha. It was awesome. I then went to lunch, and then I had to go to work.
After work I decided to go back to my room instead of eating dinner because I wasn't very hungry since I ate a late lunch. I ate dinner later in my room, and then I spent the rest of the night reading. At one point in the night, I binged on the cookies Kelley sent me for Halloween, and then I ended up drinking my leftover milk! What?! I know I was shocked too. I hate milk, but at the moment it sounded so great to drink, so I drank it. After the second cup, I got sick of the taste, so it was a short-lived experience.
At 12:30 I went to meet up with my honors teacher from last semester that I'm doing the research project with, but she wasn't there, so I went back to my room, and I decided to go back to her office again to see if she was there, and she was!! We talked for about 2 minutes and then she told me I could leave to focus on all the homework I had haha. It was awesome. I then went to lunch, and then I had to go to work.
After work I decided to go back to my room instead of eating dinner because I wasn't very hungry since I ate a late lunch. I ate dinner later in my room, and then I spent the rest of the night reading. At one point in the night, I binged on the cookies Kelley sent me for Halloween, and then I ended up drinking my leftover milk! What?! I know I was shocked too. I hate milk, but at the moment it sounded so great to drink, so I drank it. After the second cup, I got sick of the taste, so it was a short-lived experience.