Day 93: Insects, gymnastics, and fro-yo, Oh My!

My big, Jenny, and I went to the natural history museum today. They had a Crime Scene Insects exhibit which was kind of gross, but very interesting nonetheless. We spent over two and half hours walking around, pushing all the buttons, and reading all the signs. It was a spectacular visit that I definitely enjoyed.

After our delicious fajita dinner, Danielle, her floormates and I went to the gymnastics meet. I'd never seen a live gymnastics meet. It was so much fun! Plus our team was amazing and won. The coolest thing was during the floor exercises (dance-like routine), every girl on our team incorporated the Chomp. Very cool!

Then we headed to our beloved Mochi for some frozen yogurt. During the day, one of my very dear long lost friends from home told me he was visiting a friend and was in town! So I managed to get to see him for about 10 minutes while we were at Mochi. It was a great visit, and delicious fro-yo.

Finished up the day by watching Dawson's Creek again. Currently, Hannah and Sam (see yesterday's post if you don't know Sam yet) are watching Hey Arnold. :)

Day 92: Baby You're a Firework

Firework has been stuck in my head all day. But the Boyce Avenue version, not Katy Perry.

Anyways. Today I had 3 more of my classes. All the Anthropology ones. Here's the quick scoop on them:
Aztec Civilization: Teacher is very smart but kind of rude. Told the class 5 times that the course was not meant for freshmen. Oh well, I'll show her!
General Anthropology: Teacher is good looking guy from the Netherlands. Amazing. I'm going to like the easiness of the class. Yay!!
Forensic Anthropology: I'm a little worried about the gruesome/graphic aspect of the course, but I'm still hoping it will be a good experience for me. The teacher was alright. Let us out really really early. The room is weird though and I definitely will have to sit in the very front to be able to hear her. Oh well!

Hannah's best friend Sam came to visit for the next couple of days. We met her at the corner of a road and took her to get a parking pass. The lady giving the pass asked if she had ever been affiliated with the school, such as applying. I asked "Does that actually make a difference" and the lady just nodded her head without explaining. Rude.

The first CRU of the semester was today! There were so many people we were forced to sit up in the balcony. But we couldn't hear anything but *mumble mumble mumble...* Halfway through the talk, my friend and I got up and moved to the normal seating since he had spotted two seats in the distance. Much better! It was great to see everyone and be back at CRU.

AND Weeks of Welcome had midnight breakfast as we were coming back from CRU. So one pancake and strip of bacon later and I'm exhausted and ready for bed. The room is much more cozy with a third person here, but it's definitely going to be more fun! Hannah and I may be breaking our New Semester Resolution tonight due to special circumstances involving visitors... Oh well.

Goodnight! It's almost Friday!!!!

Day 91: First Day of School! (Finding Nemo)

Today was the first day of the spring semester of school. I slept in, got 9+ hours of sleep, had a great class, and just enjoyed the day. Today's class was Bio2, which I have with two of my Phi Lamb sisters. Our teacher seems really cool. And we get to use our cell phones to take polls for extra credit in the class. I think I'm going to enjoy it! Not to mention that after I'm finished with that class, I'm done for the day. So that doesn't hurt either.

So in my spare time, I went to the bookstore to buy my lab manual and dissection kit (ew. a pig fetus. in 3 weeks. I'm not ready for this...). On my way back I decided to take the bus to Publix. Mission was successful, but I had to wait forever for the bus back to campus. Then, I got off a stop too early and had to walk a bit more than I was expecting. And BONUS: It started pouring as soon as the bus drove away. So with everything from my knees down soaked, my rain boots stuck in my room, my umbrella being blown in the wind, and my Vera backpack with aforementioned lab book slowly becoming drenched, I ducked under a doorway cover to a dorm. Luckily in about 5 minutes, some residents opened the door and I lounged in the lobby for a while. The downpour didn't let up and after 20 minutes, I decided I was already wet and there was nothing I could do about it, so I headed home. My jeans are still wet as I type. Hopefully they'll be dry soon, or I'll have to spend $1.25 to get them dry. Which is unacceptable.

Finally, I was reviewing my syllabi for tomorrow's classes and I found out that I have NO exams during final week which is the week after Easter. So I will be home for Holy Week!! Hooray!!!

Excited for classes tomorrow! Hannah and I are starting our New Semester Resolution of going to bed before midnight tonight. Yay getting extra sleep!

The Twelfth thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:
12) A Joyous Disposition
11) Wearing Long Sleeved Clothing
10) Lots of Time to Read
9) Nativity Scenes at Church
8) Corny Hallmark Movies
7) Eating Scrumptious Food
6) Singing Christmas Carols
5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!
4) Sitting by the fire
3) Visiting with family
2) Two-Ply toilet paper
1) And a Baby King born to save me!

Day 90: Adventures

Tonight I got to see my Big, Jenny! We, along with some of our other sisters, went to a cute little "village" like thing to explore. It was adorable and very quaint. They still had Christmas lights up too, which was cool. We ate dinner there and then went out for fro-yo as usual.

Other than that awesome adventure today, Hannah and I unpacked. A lot. Still not finished, but mostly I am. Hooray!! Classes start tomorrow, so gotta get to bed! Luckily my first class isn't until 11:45 so I can sleep in. :)

The Eleventh thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:
11) Wearing Long Sleeved Clothing
10) Lots of Time to Read
9) Nativity Scenes at Church
8) Corny Hallmark Movies
7) Eating Scrumptious Food
6) Singing Christmas Carols
5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!
4) Sitting by the fire
3) Visiting with family
2) Two-Ply toilet paper
1) And a Baby King born to save me!

Day 89: Laughter and Driving

This morning, my brother and I had eye doctor appointments. They stuck us in the same room to save time. After we had taken out our contacts, we were both blind as bats. Not to mention the addition of the dilating solution. So we couldn't see a whole lot and it just gave us the giggles. The doctor's office also had cookies in the waiting area. So my mom got up to kindly retrieve us some cookies, and at the same time a worker walked by with a plate of them. We got double cookies! Which lead to more laughter which the optometry assistant responded to with "what did you eat for breakfast?" We both giggled out at the same time "COOKIES!"

Needless to say that it was a fun trip. Other than that... I went to lunch with my bestie Grace and then went home. My brother needed a spring for his bike that isn't working, and we found two "dead" bikes left for trash on the side of the road. He was almost more excited for the bikes than the cookies! After a fantastic dinner out with our parents, we hit the road and arrived back at school safe and sound.

And lastly, after unpacking a little, I put on Dawson's Creek and did my nails. They are a French manicure style with purple sequin hearts (polish courtesy of Target $1 section). Off to bed for more unpacking and lots of visiting tomorrow!!!

The Tenth thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:
10) Lots of Time to Read
9) Nativity Scenes at Church
8) Corny Hallmark Movies
7) Eating Scrumptious Food
6) Singing Christmas Carols
5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!
4) Sitting by the fire
3) Visiting with family
2) Two-Ply toilet paper
1) And a Baby King born to save me!

Day 88: Last day of Break Celebration

Tonight, my friends Kaylee, Tyler, Andrea, and I all went to Pizza Hut after church. Totally spontaneous, they realized they had $60 worth of gift cards between them. So off we headed to pizza bliss. It was really good, albeit fattening. However, I never got the salad I ordered....

After we finished eating, we took a bunch of pictures and then returned home. While Andrea and I technically have another day of break, Kaylee and Tyler have school in the morning, so they needed some rest.

It was a great day! Bonus: My mom bought me a new card game the other day and we played it tonight. SO MUCH FUN! It's the Rummikub (my favorite game) card game edition which mixes, in my opinion, Phase 10 and Rummy. Kind of. Not sure how else to explain it other than lots of fun. So my brother, dad and I played it for a while tonight. Yay game night!

Off to bed for my last night of sleep in my "own bed" even though I think I actually prefer my bed at school...

The Ninth thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:
9) Nativity Scenes at Church
8) Corny Hallmark Movies
7) Eating Scrumptious Food
6) Singing Christmas Carols
5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!
4) Sitting by the fire
3) Visiting with family
2) Two-Ply toilet paper
1) And a Baby King born to save me!

Day 87: 1-1-11!

I love that I can type the date with only one key today! so cool!!! I can't wait for 11/11/11! That should be a fantastic day!

This morning I went with my friend Alex to Tropical Smoothie... which ended up being closed for the holiday. So we went to a different smoothie place which ended up being more expensive and definitely not as good. Oh well!! Then I went over to my bff Nick's house and made waffles and un-decorated his tree with his sister Kaylee (also one of my bffs). Anywho, spent the afternoon watching Dawson's Creek. Also, my mom and I went to Red Lobster for dinner which was delicious. I had stuffed mushrooms and calamari. Yumm.

Hope the New Year started out great for you!!!

I am counting today's new smoothie place as the New for this week (there may be more than one...)

The Eighth thing at Christmas that is so dear to me:

8) Corny Hallmark Movies

7) Eating Scrumptious Food

6) Singing Christmas Carols

5) Fi-nals are OVER!!!

4) Sitting by the fire

3) Visiting with family

2) Two-Ply toilet paper

1) And a Baby King born to save me