A Little Sunshine Goes A Long Way

Hiya People!

So here I am, writing again. I have been in Bowling Green for a week since Spring break as of Sunday March 11th and it's looking like spring has finally made it to us. The weather is absolutely gorgeous with temperatures in the 70's and the sun shining on our every step as we go about our days. It makes going to classes an internal debate....really it makes going inside anywhere a debate. That's not to say that the sun won this debate though, becauase I did go to classes like the good girl that somewhere deep down I may actually be.

Who knows?

I'm loving having my plants here in the dorm with me. I know I sound like a crazy cat lady but I love my plants and I can hardly wait for my lavendar to sprout. I give the seedlings so much love that I hope they don't drown in it. That would be seriously tragic and I might have to hold a funeral if it does happen.

At the moment I only have one picture for my Photo Diary this week. I've neglected to drag my camera with me so I took this with my phone. Those of you who aren't Dr. Who fans, this is from that show. The words are said to be scattered across space and time but they keep showing up here on campus and I take a picture of them everytime I see them, hopefully before the weather makes them go away.

This one was on the steps that lead to the library entrance and I found another that same day in front of the Education building but the rain had gotten to it before I could document it's existence. 

In other news,

I have the tally for the miles I ran this week. I didn't think I would get this far seeing as I gained back five pounds over spring break and really didn't do much exercise but I did pretty well if I do say so myself.

Monday: 10 miles

Tuesday: 9.5 miles

Wednesday:7 miles

Thursday:10 miles

Today (Friday): 8.5 miles

Leaving the grand total for this week at 45 miles!

Continuing on,

My mouth still hurts from the fillings last week. I think it's my fault mostly because I've been having dreams where I grit my teeth and it seems like the left side of my mouth is getting it the worst. That's just my theory though. 

There was a wicked awesome thunderstorm last night with thunder so loud that I thought I might wet the bed (though I assure you I didn't). Lightning ripped across the sky every two to three minutes and thunder followed in between them making me feel as if the building were being hit with a wrecking ball. The tree outside my window danced in the strobing light with the force of the wind that brought the smell of fresh, wet ground to my wanting nose. The rain fell as if gravity had triplified upon the tiny droplets, forcing them hard against whatever they happened to hit......

Sorry, I guess I got a little passionate for a second there.

Classes were uneventful this week. I have a paper to write this weekend even though it's St. Patrick's day and no one that I know is going to want to sit down and do homework of any kind and least of all a paper on civil disobedience for a General Studies Writing course that makes them feel like they're back in their freshman year of high school....

Again with the droning, 

This isn't what you guys want to read.

I have no official plans for this weekend. I might go hang out with some friends but I might just hang around my dorm and write that stupid paper.

Next week is the premier of THE HUNGER GAMES!

I'm super excited about it even though I probably won't go see it that weekend. Most likely, I'll be doing one of two things. One option is that I find a way to get to Hicksville to go to a benefit dinner for a friend of mom's who has cancer and the other is that I hang out in my dorm and write another paper and work on a couple presentations for the end of the semester which is sneaking up on me quickly.

The weekend after that is Ginny's birthday and we're going to have some fun together but I'll keep that under wraps for when I blog about that particularly. 

I did something seriously out of my element today.

I felt kinda stupid but I guess life takes you in all sorts of directions and you never know where you might end up. 

Anyway, I was having lunch with Chelsea in the Union today and I happened to spot this really cute guy sitting all alone at a table. So as we finished, and under heavy encouragement from Chelsea, I went up to him and said hi like a complete and total brainless idiot. 

My nerves got the best of me and I spoke like a mile a minute and told him that he was cute, to which he responded that I was beautiful today too....then I was like, well, I'm on my way to class and I just wanted to say hi, so it was nice meeting you and have a great day.....

I'm pretty sure I looked like a babbling fool but I think that it bumped up my confidence a little because I know that I can do it and even though I felt stupid I really just needed to breathe and relax. 

(easier said than done).

I'm not sure that I have anything else to type today. I know I kinda dumped lots of stuff down here but this was a really interesting, fast-paced week and I felt like I should at least give you something about what happened this week, especially since this is a blog about my adventures. Life is full of little adventures and according to Amelia Earhart, "Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

On that note,

Blessed Be

Spring Break 2012 part 2

Hello all!

I'm back, blogging again from home on spring break. Yeah, I know you're probably tired of hearing from me but I guess you're the ones still reading 

Anyway,

I'm alive after a bout of five fillings. Tuesday gave me two on the upper right side of my mouth and Thursday gave me three on the upper left side of my mouth. I'm in some minor pain and I can't open my mouth very wide but I'm doing pretty okay.

I took this picture the other day when the sun was shining and the temperatures were in the 60s. It was pretty decently nice out and the snow was melting so it made the ground muddy.

Then this morning I woke up and saw this just outside the window. I was pretty grossed out but by noon the sun came out and stuff started to melt. Actually, while I type all this the sun is streaming through the windows and dad is firing up the grill for porkchops.

I got my plane ticket for Maine today. I leave June 13th the day after Zac leaves for Mexico and then I return August 14th. I'm super excited about going and doing a bunch of awesome things with a bunch of awesome people from all around the world.

I should get notice about going to Wales next year soon and I'll be sure to post that as soon as I know about it.

Until then, I hope you all had happy and safe Spring Breaks if you were on in the same time as me. I look forward to reading and hearing about all your adventures!

Blessed Be!

Spring Break 2012

Hello to all my wonderful, beautiful followers out there!

I'm on spring break!

I'm so cold though. Michigan and its snow are making me shiver.

Mom and I drove up from Ohio in a snow storm Friday and I got to go to a small show in Clare, featuring The Delightfuls and their new album. It was awesome.

But before that,

Last week I got in 28 miles and lost another 5 pounds.

I only ran three days because I was busy with midterm exams but when I did go I was pushing myself to go as far and as fast as I could. It helps me keep my mind off of all the things that I could have to worry about.  Anyway, here was this week's count

Monday: 9.5 miles

Thursday: 9 miles

Friday: 9.5 miles

Saturday, I sat around like a lump, enjoying my down time and yesterday (Sunday) Sara came over to spend some time with the family and me. I think we had a good time even though it wasn't much. We made cookies, gave Jenny a bath, went into town on a random whim, and watched a movie.

Today, I got up and made an ommelette with lots of stuff in it. Let's see, there was one potato, chopped and fried, there was bits of ham and a meatball leftover from dinner last night, part of an onion, diced, and two chopped mushrooms apart from the three eggs and the two slices of cheese that I regretted putting on afterward.

I did some stuff around the house this morning and then by noon, I had to get out and move so I took Jenny for a two mile walk in the snow. Now, I'm trying to get warm, under a blanket, waiting on the rest of the family to get home, with a puppy dog curled in a ball on the chair next to me.

I think I'll make myself some chai. That should warm me up.

Until next time,

Blessed Be!

Can this apply to my brain today?

I saw this, this morning and I wondered if I could get away with telling my professors that my brain was the item under that trash bag and that the sign clearly stated not to use it. Unfortunately, I didn't experiment with this idea and went about my day as if nothing were out of the ordinary at all.

C'est la vie

Hello to all of you out there who may or may not actually be reading this blog!

I've decided to make this just a tad more interesting and starting today I'm going to have a Photo Diary sort of thing going on.

Today's Photo is:

I made this mask at La Fete de Mardi Gras at La Maison Francaise, or for those of you without a French inclination, I made it at the Mardi Gras party at the French House. I had a good time with my friends, talking over some amazing jumbalia and jazz music. It made me really happy to let go a little and be silly with friends.

In other news, I have this week's mile count of how far I went excercising and I must say that the total is significantly larger than last week.

Monday: 8 miles
Tuesday: 10 miles
Wednesday: 4 miles
Thursday: 11.5 miles
Friday: 3 miles

For a grand total of:

36.5 miles

Yeah I know that's like a ton and a half but it has paid off. It's been two weeks and I've lost about ten pounds, which I'm pretty proud to announce.

Continuing the good news for this week, I got a phone call Thursday from a summer job prospect and I was given a position!!

So starting in June and heading on into August, I'll be in Portland, Maine at Camp Pinecliff. It's a sort of upscale camp for girls from 3rd grade up through high school. They stay there the whole summer and so will I with a day or two off every week depending. My position is called a Cliff Counseler and I'll be in charge of the first year girls in 3rd and 4th grades. Basically, I get to hang out and have fun with a bunch of girls all summer and get paid to do it! On top of that I'll be in a place I've never been before and I get to do some more exploring and have more awesome adventures!

Let's see, what else can I add?

Spring Break is at the end of this next week and I'm headed home for a week. March 3rd through the 11th I'll be hanging out in Farwell, getting some completely exciting fillings done and probably taking some classes through the Red Cross for First Aid and CPR for the summer camp. Mom and I are probably going to go shopping one of those days and I'm hoping to drag Rubes with us because I haven't seen that girl since Christmas break. I haven't seen Cassi either but she's headed to Tennesse on a mission trip that week. I'm sure that she'll have a good time and we'll get together when we can.

I can't think of anything else at the moment.

Questions, comments, and motivation are welcome in the comment tab below.

I'd love to hear from you!

and 

as always,

Blessed Be

I'll make a runner out of me yet....

Hey guys!

Just thought it was about time to update again. Things have been.....well, they've really just been...

I've been running, on a tredmill but at least I'm doing something. I just thought I should share my total with you even though it's Thursday. Tomorrow instead of running I'm going to a Zumba thing that last 3 hours.....it should be interesting.

So here it goes,

Monday: 3.5 miles running (I did a lot more walking than I thought I would)

Tuesday: 7.5 miles running and biking

Wednesday: 7 miles running and on the cross-trainer (I was so sore that I didn't want to move)

Thursday: 10 miles running and biking

Tomorrow I do this Zumba based thing that runs from 4-7 and should make me nearly die but I'm sure it will be worth it because I'm doing it with a friend.

Saturday, there's a Salsa band playing up town at a club named Clazel and entrance is free so I'm planning to go to that too just to keep moving.

I completely plan to keep this pattern too, so I don't want to hear any "you better keep this up" stuff. To be completely blunt. What I need right now to keep this up is some support. Tell me that you're proud but don't knock me off this high I'm feeling because none of us will like how far I fall.

Sorry if that sounded mean but I'm not sure I can handle too much right now. I'm actually going to the gym to let go of some of the stress of my life and the bottling of it. To be completly honest with all of you who are reading this, I really haven't been the greatest for a while lately. I've been really down and lonely, with little problems that have been nearly pushing me to the point of insanity. I'm handling it the best way I know how to though and I'll make it through this low patch to a high sooner or later.

So yeah, support is appreciated.

On a good note, Spring Break is in two weeks!
I'll be headed north to home for the week to hang out with family and friends. I really want to get to a Delightfuls concert for the release of their new cd on Friday March 2nd but I don't know if I can make it yet because possibly have class until 4:30 that day.

I can't believe I've come to the middle of the semester. It seems like I've just begun and now everything is rolling faster and faster. It's a little scary.

I'm signed up for  three online summer classes that last for 6 weeks and I have a lead on a summer job but I'll elaborate on that when things are more concrete. I still plan to umpire for as long as I can and if worse comes to worse I stay with the supermarket where I'm currently employeed.

Well, I guess that's about all I have this time.
Feel free to leave me a comment below. I appreciate all the support I can get.
Negative Nancys can disregard the above statement because I won't deal with any of it.

Hasta Pronto!
Blessed Be

Crepe Success

Hey guys I'm back again!

I just thought I'd give a rundown of what happened this week because I did some pretty cool stuff and I'm a little bored today after doing all my homework in a matter of hours....Yeah, I'm on top of it.

Anyway, this was my first week without a roommate and having a room to myself....man is it nice. I actually get stuff done and I can sleet at night without having someone trying to get me to party with her all night. I can get up in the mornings which is an unfortunate consequence of classes at 8 am but I'm not really complaining because it means that I get done with classes earlier so it's cool.

So Monday I dropped my french class on paper. I'm still sitting in on it but I won't be getting credit for it. The reason for this change is because Bowling Green wanted to charge me $600 for  the last added class. Apparently you are charged $200 for every credit over 18....The prof was cool about having me sit in. In fact, he asked me to do so before I could ask him about it. So that was cool and made me pretty happy.

On Thursday, I went to a workshop about building a resume that focused on language and experience abroad skills. It was really awesome and I think that I'll have a really awesome resume after I'm done editing it.

Also, I went to a party at the French House that celebrated Chandeleur, a night of making crepes and eating said crepes. It was awesome and oh so yummy. On top of that awesomeness, I FLIPPED A CREPE WITHOUT A SPATULA IN ONE TRY!!
I was super proud of myself.

Friday I did a whole lot of nothing and I was really productive today (Saturday) by getting all of my homework done within a matter of hours and now I'm just watching some television, writing a little and eating cheese and Triscuits.

Tuesday (7th) is the full moon and you know what they say about that so, who knows, maybe I'll have some fun stories to tell next weekend....

So until then,

Blessed Be!