This and That

Are you loving the new year so far?

20-10

It screams: START ANEW!

Ya know how every year you make those "New Years Resolutions" and you don't really ever keep them? Well, how bout this year we consider working on our goals and actually stick to them. I vote yes.

Why?

Because. It's the greatest feeling to say that you accomplished something and completed a goal and being able to check the box indicating it is "complete!"

I love that feeling.

For Example: Reading.

One of my New Years Resolutions is to read at least one novel every month, making it at least 12 books by the end of the year.

I WILL keep this goal.

The reason for this resolution is because I love reading and I LOVE books, even more than I do reading. One of my favorite places to be is Barnes and Noble; I have a weakness for buying books. I buy books, but I never read them. If I start books, I rarely finish them.

BUT NOT THIS YEAR!

Any suggestions as to what books I should read? I've got a list already: any I should add???

SOOOO, last weekend (15th, 16th, 17th and 18th) we had a big sleepover as roommates. A few of us dragged our mattresses into the living room and every night we would watch movies and eat not-so-healthy snacks! We basically had a lazy weekend and it was awesome! We didn't have school on monday, which made the sleepover that much more fun.

I love my roomies! :)

Want to see a pr.et.ty SAweet invention???

Okay....make that TWO!

Truly amazing!

Need a pick-me-up?

This will pick you up, for sure.

Just...believe! :)

How Inspiring!

Quesadillas

I

Love

Quesadillas!

So, I had a Christmas Wish-list, which I distributed to my family, and the things on the list were what I expected to get for Christmas, more or less...whatever. As Christmas goes, you wake up, do presents and then you're done and THEN you can eat breakfast. Strange thing happened this year: that's not how it went down.

My Aunt and Uncle were here from Boise visiting for Christmas, so it was me, Mom, Devin and Liz (and Dexter, Zepplin and Gonzo.) They told me I wasn't allowed to wake up early; I said I can't control when I wake up, because waking up early on Christmas morning just kind of happens without trying.

Anyway.

For starters, I haven't felt well all week, so my sleeping time has not been the best, and without fail, I wake up multiple times throughout the night and need a drink of water. This same pattern happened christmas eve night. I woke up at 3:30 and considered it "too early"; I went back to sleep. I woke up at 4:03...too early. I woke up at 4:30...TOO EARLY. It was getting ridiculous how much I was waking up, especially so close together. I was woken up for the last time around 7:45 to loud stomping and jingling coming up the stairs: Zepplin and Gonzo were officially awake, meaning Devin and Liz were awake, MEANING, I could get out of bed and not get in trouble for it! I fixed my hair a little and made my way out of my room.

SIDE NOTE: Every time I woke up in the night, I realized how badly I had to go to the bathroom, but because I knew I wasn't allowed to wake up and stay up, I controlled my bladder and forced myself to go back to sleep each time. When I finally woke up and got up, naturally, I ran to the bathroom!

Okay, so waking up on Christmas morning means immediately opening stockings and then on to the presents? Yes, usually, but like I said, it was an unusual Christmas. My uncle, Devin, couldn't get food off his mind, so we waited for Cinnamon Rolls to bake, and then Liz (my aunt) took a shower and then and then and THEN....there was just so much putting off going on.

Finally, stockings and presents came...and went...I was satisfied. "Thank you for everything."

My favorite gift: QUESADILLA MAKER!

Which is the reason why I love quesadillas so much!

On Christmas Eve, my mom had to run to the store to grab a couple of last minute things (her advice: never go to any store on Christmas Eve. Not fun.) While at the store, she found the Quesadilla Maker, thinking I'd like it. Little did she know I'd love love love it! I've had at least one quesadilla everyday since Christmas! Yum! The funnest part about it is experimenting and putting different things in the quesadilla. My favorite so far is chicken, cheese and corn. mmmMMM! :)

And, how was your Christmas???

I'm Green.

Why don't I have one of these? A mustache on a stick...Really? I'm jealous.

It's a good thing Christmas is coming! :)

Textbooks=Full Grown Elephant

Basically, my back hurts.

Every morning, we have to walk to the school. Every afternoon, we have to walk back to our apartment. Not so bad, right? Yeah, it wouldn't be so unenjoyable if I didn't have a full grown elephant riding on my back the whole time. That's the reason for my back hurting; no fun.

It's only been one week. Really??

Yes, we walk to school. Something we discovered two days ago: the Shuttle Bus. I have decided that it's sent from heaven because it makes me happy. It's still a walking distance, but so much closer than walking all the way to the school; it saves us time and pain. What's better than that? So this Shuttle Bus is pretty lovely, especially if you get the privilege to sit down! It's just a little shuttle, so the sits are along the sides, so you awkwardly face the person across from you (if you are sitting.) If you are unlucky and come late, then you must awkwardly stand there with your arms up in the air so you can reach the bar to hold on so you don't fall down like a crazy person. When standing like that, I feel like I'm waiting to get searched by the police; not such a great feeling. You can't see out the windows because of all the decorative UVU pictures on the outside so you never know where you are, you just have to know which stop is yours. It's great fun. There are definitely pros and cons to this Shuttle, you just have to get past the bad stuff and be grateful for such a time saver. Thank you Shuttle Bus.

Something Very Important

I just wanted to let everyone know something that is very important. It is a vital fact that all should know about me.

I LOVE SUBWAY!!!!

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to get to know me a little better.

It's been fun!:)