This weekend was pretty great but it made me feel like I was on summer break already. My parents ended up taking me to a movie and ice cream to celebrate my graduation. Last night consisted of my lovely friends, midnight swimming, a bonfire, and smores. It was awesome having everyone together for like the first time all quarter. We sat around the fire and talked till everyone was ready for bed. Then the rest of the weekend involved swimming in my pool and laying in the sun. Caitlynn and Sarah joined me during the day Sunday and just Sarah came over to swim today. I'm incredibly dark at the moment from all the sun and I even put on sunscreen after I was told I'd get cancer if I didn't. Pretty much all weekend involved friends and swimming. This was just the kind of relaxing weekend I really wanted and needed.
I've decided that I love when I can hang out with my friends till late at night and then go sleep in my bed alone. I think I'm just not big on sleepovers, I never really have been. I always like the idea but when it comes down to it I'd rather have my own bed all to myself. I get easily annoyed of other people's sleeping habits and I am not a fun person when it comes to my sleep. I love hanging out really late at night with my friends I just prefer sleeping alone in my bed. I've always been like this, I think that Jordan has been the only person that I didn't mind having sleepovers with but I think it was just because I usually had my own bed when I slept over. Plus her house might as well have been my house that's how much time we spent together. I'm just excited for next year when I can go out with my friends and stay out all night then sleep in my bed.
So I've started my first Chuck Palahniuck book, he's the author of fight club. I'm reading choke and it's really good kinda weird but I guess that's to be expected from this guy. I love reading. I really wanna buy a kindle so I can always have a book to read. I tend to get through a 300 page book in a day or sometimes two if I get busy. This causes problems when I finish because then I have to wait to get another book before I can start reading again. My love for books has been a relatively new found thing. I used to hate reading and when I say hate I mean I despised reading and then all of sudden sometime before my freshman year I just started to love it. But anyway this book is really good and I really just want to finish it so I do believe that that is what I am about to do.
Happy memorial day everyone. Last week of classes then finals and I am officially done with this quarter. yay!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Finding a roomate is like a dating service
Attention possible roomates!
Katie Hansen is an occasionally lovable person. Loves long walks on the beach and dinner by candle light. Continue sappy internet dating profile here.
Seriously this is what the finding a roommate process feels like. Granted I have procrastinated a ton and should have already nailed down one by this point but regardless this is not going too well. I feel like I need to sell myself to people if I want a roommate. It seems like the only ones left are not my type. I'll be the first to admit I have not been all that proactive and have just been waiting for one to fall in my lap. I've done a bunch of surveys and that is about as far as I've gotten.
This is what I'm looking for:
1. Has a similar sleep schedule. I wake up between 9 and 11 pretty much everyday and go to sleep between 11 and 1. This will probably change slightly when I start living in the dorms. I'll probably start staying up later.
2. I want someone who during the week will be fairly focused on school (at least not getting wasted every school night) but will party on the weekends. I want to do well in school but I also want to go to parties and have the legit college experience.
3. I don't want a mother as a roommate. If I want to have people back to the dorm they should be cool with it because I'm going to be cool with it and also not telling me constantly what I can and cannot do. I'm not going to this so I don't want someone doing it to me.
4. I don't mind if my roommate is superficial as long as they can be down to earth when hanging out with me. I want people to tell me the truth even if it's something that is going to upset me. I'm pretty upfront about my feelings and I guess that's how I'd want my roommate to be.
5. I would like to have my roommate be my friend, but if were not then no biggie as long as we can manage to get along.
This is what I'll offer:
1. I clean. I am kinda a neat freak so my roommate would probably never have to worry about cleaning 'cause I'll most likely do it. As long as I don't have to do their dishes. I don't know what it is about dishes but I hate doing them. (I'll do my own though)
2. I'm pretty chill. Whatever my roommate wants to do I'll support it as long as it doesn't hurt me. I'm all for the motto of as long as a person is nice who cares what they do with their personal life.
3. I'll be fun. I want to have as much fun in college as I can so I'll do fun stuff. I can't say I'll be up for doing something every night but I'll try to be as enjoyable as possible.
4. I know OU. I can help find classes, show them around campus, introduce them to new people and the best places to eat. I can be awfully handy with the knowledge I've picked up from my last two years here.
Obviously I know that I will not be able to find all these qualities in a person. I'm not delusional, but these are my ideals that I would like to find. I just don't want to be fighting with my roommate constantly and want my living situation to be enjoyable.
Katie Hansen is an occasionally lovable person. Loves long walks on the beach and dinner by candle light. Continue sappy internet dating profile here.
Seriously this is what the finding a roommate process feels like. Granted I have procrastinated a ton and should have already nailed down one by this point but regardless this is not going too well. I feel like I need to sell myself to people if I want a roommate. It seems like the only ones left are not my type. I'll be the first to admit I have not been all that proactive and have just been waiting for one to fall in my lap. I've done a bunch of surveys and that is about as far as I've gotten.
This is what I'm looking for:
1. Has a similar sleep schedule. I wake up between 9 and 11 pretty much everyday and go to sleep between 11 and 1. This will probably change slightly when I start living in the dorms. I'll probably start staying up later.
2. I want someone who during the week will be fairly focused on school (at least not getting wasted every school night) but will party on the weekends. I want to do well in school but I also want to go to parties and have the legit college experience.
3. I don't want a mother as a roommate. If I want to have people back to the dorm they should be cool with it because I'm going to be cool with it and also not telling me constantly what I can and cannot do. I'm not going to this so I don't want someone doing it to me.
4. I don't mind if my roommate is superficial as long as they can be down to earth when hanging out with me. I want people to tell me the truth even if it's something that is going to upset me. I'm pretty upfront about my feelings and I guess that's how I'd want my roommate to be.
5. I would like to have my roommate be my friend, but if were not then no biggie as long as we can manage to get along.
This is what I'll offer:
1. I clean. I am kinda a neat freak so my roommate would probably never have to worry about cleaning 'cause I'll most likely do it. As long as I don't have to do their dishes. I don't know what it is about dishes but I hate doing them. (I'll do my own though)
2. I'm pretty chill. Whatever my roommate wants to do I'll support it as long as it doesn't hurt me. I'm all for the motto of as long as a person is nice who cares what they do with their personal life.
3. I'll be fun. I want to have as much fun in college as I can so I'll do fun stuff. I can't say I'll be up for doing something every night but I'll try to be as enjoyable as possible.
4. I know OU. I can help find classes, show them around campus, introduce them to new people and the best places to eat. I can be awfully handy with the knowledge I've picked up from my last two years here.
Obviously I know that I will not be able to find all these qualities in a person. I'm not delusional, but these are my ideals that I would like to find. I just don't want to be fighting with my roommate constantly and want my living situation to be enjoyable.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Graduation Day
So today is graduation day. Instead of walking I will most likely be doing some form of yard work with my parents. It's weird I've been in college for like two years now but it's not until after today that I will be a degree seeking, for real, actual college kid. I haven't stepped foot in my high school in over a year and probably won't ever again. I'm not entirely sure how I'm feeling about all of this. Excited obviously, slightly apathetic maybe, but over all just weird. This marks my actual arrival into the real world and from as far as I can remember I've been waiting for this day since I knew what it was and now that it is here I'm not sure that I even really care. Hopefully I'll be able to do something with my parents today to mark the occasion but we will see.
I am officially one step closer to moving out in the fall. All I want to do is start dorm room shopping and planning out what I'm going to do. I'm so ready to be involved in college life. The studying on the green, eating in the dining halls, going to parties, meeting new people, making new friends. I'm just so ready for it all. I'm a little scared shitless but that's all apart of the fun. I'm scared but thrilled about all the new adventures I'm going to have. I'm just so excited to be apart of the college life for real this time. I've experienced a lot of what college has to offer but until I actually live on campus and live the actual college life I'm not truly getting the whole experience and that is something I want more than anything.
Maybe today I will drive myself up to Target and begin my dorm room hunt to mark this not all that exciting but still pretty important day. I just feel like I should do something today so it's not just any other day. I just want today to mean something more than me now having to pay for college.
I am officially one step closer to moving out in the fall. All I want to do is start dorm room shopping and planning out what I'm going to do. I'm so ready to be involved in college life. The studying on the green, eating in the dining halls, going to parties, meeting new people, making new friends. I'm just so ready for it all. I'm a little scared shitless but that's all apart of the fun. I'm scared but thrilled about all the new adventures I'm going to have. I'm just so excited to be apart of the college life for real this time. I've experienced a lot of what college has to offer but until I actually live on campus and live the actual college life I'm not truly getting the whole experience and that is something I want more than anything.
Maybe today I will drive myself up to Target and begin my dorm room hunt to mark this not all that exciting but still pretty important day. I just feel like I should do something today so it's not just any other day. I just want today to mean something more than me now having to pay for college.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Uneventful but still enjoyable.
Today was pretty good, I was early getting to class so I grabbed some iced coffee beforehand, I actually found a nice parking spot, and classes were pretty painless. After class I took the boys in the pool for at least 2 hours. This time instead of just laying a raft the whole time I actually played with them. It was surprisingly really fun and actually a pretty good workout. I let the boys ride on my back while I swam and threw them in the water multiple times. My arms are kinda sore though 'cause the boys are definitely not as light as they once were.
So after swimming I made pancakes for the boys for dinner, I wasn't really feeling eating them so I had one. Like two hours later I was starving so I made myself some fish. It was so good, I made it fried in olive oil with lemon, lemon pepper seasoning, garlic, rosemary leaves, and salt. Put it all on top of white rice and let's just say I'm going to be making it a lot more often.
Tomorrow is Chase's last day of first grade. I forgot how exciting the last day of school was when you didn't have any exams that needed to be taken. While I got him ready for bed and gave him a shower he was bouncing off the walls. I have no idea how he can have so much energy. But regardless of how much energy he has I forget how much I like to talk him one on one. He's such a good kid.
It's basically the weekend for me. I doubt I'm going to go the rest of my classes this week, granted that's only 3 so it's not as rebellious as it sounds. But any way this means other than taking Chase to school bright and early tomorrow morning I am sleeping in for five days straight and am done with all work till Tuesday. Gotta love this country and it's national holidays. It's supposed to be like 90 and sunny on Sunday and Monday and I can't wait for a couple lazy days sitting around the pool with the family. Hopefully my mom doesn't get too motivated and decided they are good days to do yard work 'cause I know the whole family (including her) could use some time doing nothing.
Well it's about bed time for me. I have an early morning tomorrow and am going to need my energy to keep up with Chase on the ride to school. Goodnight everyone.
So after swimming I made pancakes for the boys for dinner, I wasn't really feeling eating them so I had one. Like two hours later I was starving so I made myself some fish. It was so good, I made it fried in olive oil with lemon, lemon pepper seasoning, garlic, rosemary leaves, and salt. Put it all on top of white rice and let's just say I'm going to be making it a lot more often.
Tomorrow is Chase's last day of first grade. I forgot how exciting the last day of school was when you didn't have any exams that needed to be taken. While I got him ready for bed and gave him a shower he was bouncing off the walls. I have no idea how he can have so much energy. But regardless of how much energy he has I forget how much I like to talk him one on one. He's such a good kid.
It's basically the weekend for me. I doubt I'm going to go the rest of my classes this week, granted that's only 3 so it's not as rebellious as it sounds. But any way this means other than taking Chase to school bright and early tomorrow morning I am sleeping in for five days straight and am done with all work till Tuesday. Gotta love this country and it's national holidays. It's supposed to be like 90 and sunny on Sunday and Monday and I can't wait for a couple lazy days sitting around the pool with the family. Hopefully my mom doesn't get too motivated and decided they are good days to do yard work 'cause I know the whole family (including her) could use some time doing nothing.
Well it's about bed time for me. I have an early morning tomorrow and am going to need my energy to keep up with Chase on the ride to school. Goodnight everyone.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Week nine and still going strong.
So I have extremely good news. I may not fail calculus! I got a 100% on my last exam which means I could actually pass calculus this time around and even manage to get a decent grade. This pretty much made my day awesome. Also I have successfully managed to write my entire Huck Finn paper by 6 today. Which considering I only worked on it for an hour in the library and then started up again at home around 4:30 feels pretty impressive to me. Now I just have to go through and read it to make sure it even makes any sense. It probably won't knowing me but who cares it's written and that's all that really matters.
Sarah and Jess came over today. We were gonna swim but the cover on the pool was broken and covered in water so instead of swimming they helped fix the pool and by the time we did they had to leave. I love seeing them but I feel bad that they had to work the whole time they were here. They still managed to stick on a smile and help and I love 'em for it.
Life feels pretty good right now. Well other than the fact that my mom is out of town and my Dad is delivering scholarships all over the state. This leaves the house stuff and the boys pretty much up to Dan and I to figure out and since I'm me I'm trying to control everything. But once my mom gets home and things settle down with my dad at work I can tell that things are gonna go pretty well. I'm hoping my wishful thinking is true cause I think the whole family could use some relaxation for a little while.
One more week left of classes after this then finals then summer time. This sounds so nice right about now. I may be taking classes still and babysitting on top of that but summer time means almost next school year and I could not be more excited for that. Living in the dorms may not be amazing but it will be a new experience and one I can't wait for. I'm ready to grow up and move out. I'm not quite ready to be a full-blown adult and the dorms will be the best of both worlds. I'll have the freedom to do what I want without the stress that comes along with paying for food and bills. I'll be guaranteed a place to sleep and food to eat without the rules of living at home. Why wouldn't I be excited.
Well it is about that time to finish getting work done and start winding down. I'm off to finish proof reading my paper and settling in for the night.
Sarah and Jess came over today. We were gonna swim but the cover on the pool was broken and covered in water so instead of swimming they helped fix the pool and by the time we did they had to leave. I love seeing them but I feel bad that they had to work the whole time they were here. They still managed to stick on a smile and help and I love 'em for it.
Life feels pretty good right now. Well other than the fact that my mom is out of town and my Dad is delivering scholarships all over the state. This leaves the house stuff and the boys pretty much up to Dan and I to figure out and since I'm me I'm trying to control everything. But once my mom gets home and things settle down with my dad at work I can tell that things are gonna go pretty well. I'm hoping my wishful thinking is true cause I think the whole family could use some relaxation for a little while.
One more week left of classes after this then finals then summer time. This sounds so nice right about now. I may be taking classes still and babysitting on top of that but summer time means almost next school year and I could not be more excited for that. Living in the dorms may not be amazing but it will be a new experience and one I can't wait for. I'm ready to grow up and move out. I'm not quite ready to be a full-blown adult and the dorms will be the best of both worlds. I'll have the freedom to do what I want without the stress that comes along with paying for food and bills. I'll be guaranteed a place to sleep and food to eat without the rules of living at home. Why wouldn't I be excited.
Well it is about that time to finish getting work done and start winding down. I'm off to finish proof reading my paper and settling in for the night.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Huck Finn is an excellent roommate, wait no that's not right.
So for some reason I have the inability to write about anything Huck Finn related. This happens to be problem because I have a paper on it due Wednesday. I've gotten basically all of my work due for the rest of the quarter done except for this, well finals too but I can't do anything about those till they're happening. I don't understand why teachers assign papers. I am sure they don't want to grade them or even come up with topics for them and students sure as hell don't want to write them. So pretty much why not make everyone happy and not have papers. Good news is this is the last English class I ever have to take and being involved in almost only math means there are not going to be many more papers in my future.
So everything wedding oriented is over with and I couldn't be more relieved. I think everyone involved will agree with me that it has been a long and stressful process. The reception went really well it I was happier to see everyone than I thought I'd be. Everyone was in great moods and seemed to have a really good time. Clean-up and set up wasn't that bad either. Everything was all put away by today and best news is there is left over cake. Now that it's all over I am really looking forward to life being boring for a little while. My mom is out of town till Thursday which leaves me with the boys and my dad. When she gets back things should be nice and relaxing, well other than finals but that's a totally different story.
So I got my roommate suggestion today. I tried looking her up on facebook but I'm not sure I found her and if I did it doesn't look promising. All of the people with the same name seemed awfully strange. I can deal with a little weird but the people I saw all seemed to be off their rockers. All I want is a roommate that is semi-normal and has a similar sleeping schedule. I feel like that's not a whole lot to ask. But we'll see, if she doesn't turn out to be the one then I'm gonna end up with a random roommate and hope for the best. Maybe I'll get really lucky and end up with a rich one that will buy me food, that'd be the dream haha.
Well I should probably stop writing on here and attempt writing on an academic level. If anyone has any good support for Twain switching the protagonist at the end of Huck Finn I can be a really nice person if bribed with information.
So everything wedding oriented is over with and I couldn't be more relieved. I think everyone involved will agree with me that it has been a long and stressful process. The reception went really well it I was happier to see everyone than I thought I'd be. Everyone was in great moods and seemed to have a really good time. Clean-up and set up wasn't that bad either. Everything was all put away by today and best news is there is left over cake. Now that it's all over I am really looking forward to life being boring for a little while. My mom is out of town till Thursday which leaves me with the boys and my dad. When she gets back things should be nice and relaxing, well other than finals but that's a totally different story.
So I got my roommate suggestion today. I tried looking her up on facebook but I'm not sure I found her and if I did it doesn't look promising. All of the people with the same name seemed awfully strange. I can deal with a little weird but the people I saw all seemed to be off their rockers. All I want is a roommate that is semi-normal and has a similar sleeping schedule. I feel like that's not a whole lot to ask. But we'll see, if she doesn't turn out to be the one then I'm gonna end up with a random roommate and hope for the best. Maybe I'll get really lucky and end up with a rich one that will buy me food, that'd be the dream haha.
Well I should probably stop writing on here and attempt writing on an academic level. If anyone has any good support for Twain switching the protagonist at the end of Huck Finn I can be a really nice person if bribed with information.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Oscar the Grouch
I'm grouchy. I don't know why, I think it may just be in my disposition. All I know is I really need to quit being so grumpy all the time. I get like this at the most petty of times. If I don't get to do what I want I start to pout and get mean. This shows how really immature I am. I think it's become a habit and I should learn to control myself better. I love who I am but I need to learn to be a better version of me.
Something I have learned about myself recently is I am so black and white. This is not exactly a good thing. I'm either quiet or loud, happy or mad, controlled or out of control, ect. Anyway you get the picture. Changing this will hopefully come with time. I just want to be a more rounded person and less extreme. I think I'm going to need to grow up a lot before I'm able to do this. Looks like I now have a goal.
On a better note things seem to have calmed down at the Hansen household now that the majority of the set up for the party tomorrow is done. I have to admit I am very happy all this wedding stuff is almost over. I've loved being involved and have been really excited for all the festivities but I'm kinda worn out. I'm ready for life to settle down and be boring for a bit.
Life is good. I just need to relax and remember that. Despite the belief that the world is ending tomorrow, life goes on. What matters today probably won't matter tomorrow so I'm not going to sweat the little things and just try to be a better person. I'm going to do this for myself because mine is the only happiness I can control. There's my share of over used advice/philosophy for the day that I'm going to try to take to heart and who knows maybe it'll work out for me.
Just a side note though, don't take my ranting and raving about life as a sign that I am upset or depressed or whatever else. This blog is my way of sorting out how I'm feeling so I'm writing what ever comes to mind, good or bad . Instead of doing this in the privacy of my own mind I'm choosing to do it for the whole world to hear (not that they're listening). So just take my words for what they are and don't think to far into what they may or may not mean because I sure as heck am not. I'm very happy and lucky person who tends to over share. I think it's a good thing, you'll never have to guess what I'm thinking.
Something I have learned about myself recently is I am so black and white. This is not exactly a good thing. I'm either quiet or loud, happy or mad, controlled or out of control, ect. Anyway you get the picture. Changing this will hopefully come with time. I just want to be a more rounded person and less extreme. I think I'm going to need to grow up a lot before I'm able to do this. Looks like I now have a goal.
On a better note things seem to have calmed down at the Hansen household now that the majority of the set up for the party tomorrow is done. I have to admit I am very happy all this wedding stuff is almost over. I've loved being involved and have been really excited for all the festivities but I'm kinda worn out. I'm ready for life to settle down and be boring for a bit.
Life is good. I just need to relax and remember that. Despite the belief that the world is ending tomorrow, life goes on. What matters today probably won't matter tomorrow so I'm not going to sweat the little things and just try to be a better person. I'm going to do this for myself because mine is the only happiness I can control. There's my share of over used advice/philosophy for the day that I'm going to try to take to heart and who knows maybe it'll work out for me.
Just a side note though, don't take my ranting and raving about life as a sign that I am upset or depressed or whatever else. This blog is my way of sorting out how I'm feeling so I'm writing what ever comes to mind, good or bad . Instead of doing this in the privacy of my own mind I'm choosing to do it for the whole world to hear (not that they're listening). So just take my words for what they are and don't think to far into what they may or may not mean because I sure as heck am not. I'm very happy and lucky person who tends to over share. I think it's a good thing, you'll never have to guess what I'm thinking.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
I should not be allowed in social situations.
Crazy, crazy, crazy. This pretty much sums up my life at the moment. Taylor's wedding reception is this Saturday and I've been doing lots of cleaning and preparation. Well rather my mom has been cleaning and doing lots of preparation and I've kinda been her right hand man with it. For some reason I got all the grossest jobs like three of the bathrooms, the fridge, freezer, pantry, and kitchen.
So basically there is going to be like 75 people at my house and I don't really do well around people, especially not family. I tend to talk to much. It's probably one of my most annoying qualities. But anyway with all of the people comes lots of socializing and let's admit it, we all know I'm kinda socially awkward and not the biggest fan of people in general. I'll probably just hang around the food table cause I love food and say hi as it's required.
I love my family, I really do but they can be a lot to handle all at once. Plus Dom's family is going to be there too and I don't know any of them. I'm not sure how much of my Dad's family will be there but I don't really know many of them either. Basically large groups of people that I am required to be nice to make me nervous. Yet another hint that I have social anxiety.
On a different topic I always forget how much I need my best friend, Jordan, until I talk to her. My life has been incredibly hectic and at times not so fun and she always seems to help. She's exactly like me but completely different which allows her to empathize while still being a different perspective to my troubles. I never really have to give her a background story cause she's been in my life for so long. Plus she's pretty much just awesome and I would probably not be able to live without her. There's my profession of love for the day.
On another different topic. I think I've decided to walk. Graduation is in less than 2 weeks and I would still need to get a cap and gown but if it's do-able I think I'm gonna. This is probably a selfish act because I kinda want a day that celebrates something I've done (even if I've been basically graduated for over two years). Plus going out to dinner or something for it would be nice. Another reason for actually going to graduation is I think it would make my mom happy to see me walk, and I know she could use a little happiness of her own for all the hell I've been putting her through lately.
Well I think that's about all I have to say for today, I hope Jayne is satisfied haha. I'm off to do more cleaning or maybe just sleeping. We'll see...
So basically there is going to be like 75 people at my house and I don't really do well around people, especially not family. I tend to talk to much. It's probably one of my most annoying qualities. But anyway with all of the people comes lots of socializing and let's admit it, we all know I'm kinda socially awkward and not the biggest fan of people in general. I'll probably just hang around the food table cause I love food and say hi as it's required.
I love my family, I really do but they can be a lot to handle all at once. Plus Dom's family is going to be there too and I don't know any of them. I'm not sure how much of my Dad's family will be there but I don't really know many of them either. Basically large groups of people that I am required to be nice to make me nervous. Yet another hint that I have social anxiety.
On a different topic I always forget how much I need my best friend, Jordan, until I talk to her. My life has been incredibly hectic and at times not so fun and she always seems to help. She's exactly like me but completely different which allows her to empathize while still being a different perspective to my troubles. I never really have to give her a background story cause she's been in my life for so long. Plus she's pretty much just awesome and I would probably not be able to live without her. There's my profession of love for the day.
On another different topic. I think I've decided to walk. Graduation is in less than 2 weeks and I would still need to get a cap and gown but if it's do-able I think I'm gonna. This is probably a selfish act because I kinda want a day that celebrates something I've done (even if I've been basically graduated for over two years). Plus going out to dinner or something for it would be nice. Another reason for actually going to graduation is I think it would make my mom happy to see me walk, and I know she could use a little happiness of her own for all the hell I've been putting her through lately.
Well I think that's about all I have to say for today, I hope Jayne is satisfied haha. I'm off to do more cleaning or maybe just sleeping. We'll see...
Sunday, May 15, 2011
dirt and shovels and mulch, oh my.
I am filthy. After spending all day helping my parents landscape, I am completely covered with dirt. We had to dig out a bunch of grass to make a plant bed and most of this digging consisted of picking up chunks of muddy dirt and throwing it into the bed of my dad's truck. Now all I want to do is shower and lay on the couch and do nothing.
This weekend has been pretty enjoyable. Thursday and Friday my parents drove up to Vermont to pick up Dan and since Chase couldn't miss school he stayed here and hung out with me. When he's not trying hard to impress the little guys or my parents he's a really cool kid. Then last night I had a good old fashioned girls night with my friends (minus Caitlynn). Since I'm such a loser though I opted out of staying the night cause I was in one of those "I need my own bed" moods.
Tomorrow starts week 8 of spring quarter which means three more weeks of class then finals. I think senioritis is finally starting to really hit me. I've decided that I just need to get through this quarter without bringing down my GPA too much. It'll be nice taking only online courses this summer cause I need a break from actual school without getting too bored.
I'm just so ready to be a real college kid and not a high school kid taking college classes. I just want to be involved with the real activities of college and not just sit and watch. Chances are I won't get that terribly involved but I like to think that I'll be able to if the desire arises.
Well, I'm off to shower and get this gunk off of me. Then probably laying on the couch. I love when I am actually able to do what I want.
This weekend has been pretty enjoyable. Thursday and Friday my parents drove up to Vermont to pick up Dan and since Chase couldn't miss school he stayed here and hung out with me. When he's not trying hard to impress the little guys or my parents he's a really cool kid. Then last night I had a good old fashioned girls night with my friends (minus Caitlynn). Since I'm such a loser though I opted out of staying the night cause I was in one of those "I need my own bed" moods.
Tomorrow starts week 8 of spring quarter which means three more weeks of class then finals. I think senioritis is finally starting to really hit me. I've decided that I just need to get through this quarter without bringing down my GPA too much. It'll be nice taking only online courses this summer cause I need a break from actual school without getting too bored.
I'm just so ready to be a real college kid and not a high school kid taking college classes. I just want to be involved with the real activities of college and not just sit and watch. Chances are I won't get that terribly involved but I like to think that I'll be able to if the desire arises.
Well, I'm off to shower and get this gunk off of me. Then probably laying on the couch. I love when I am actually able to do what I want.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The dorm.
Today is a fun post. I am in dorm decorating mode and am gonna post some of my ideas and what I'm hoping to do with my room.
First off the theme. I'm not really doing one other than black and white, well not just black and white my comforter is going to be a mustard-y greenish color with a black trim on it and then I'm going to do all of my other stuff black and white. Since I haven't found out who my roommate is yet if I go with black and white she can have her stuff whatever color she wants and the b&w will tie everything together.
These are the comforters that I really like. I keep going back and forth on which is my favorite.
I'm really excited cause since my birthday is August 2nd it's only like a month away from move in day. So for my birthday present I'm going to go shopping for dorm things so I can actually get some nice stuff for it. Also my grandma usually gives us dorm stuff for our graduation present which is super awesome of her.
The reason I'm going to be putting so much effort into my room at in the dorms is cause I'm such a homebody. Knowing me I'm going to end up being in there all the time cause I study in my room, I'm gonna end up eating most of the time in my room, and I love to watch a lot of tv and read in bed. So basically I want a cozy dorm. They can very easily end up looking like a prison if you're not careful and I really want to like being in my dorm cause I'm going to be spending a lot of money so I can live there.
I've been waiting for the day that I move out and decorate my own space since I knew what moving out was, so planning out this dorm for me is like a being a little kid in a toy store. I know I probably sound like a geek but this is an unbelievable cool experience for me and while I'm freaking out about not living at home, I'm so excited to finally "go away" to college. I've watched all my older siblings do it and pretty much all of my friends and now it's finally my turn.
First off the theme. I'm not really doing one other than black and white, well not just black and white my comforter is going to be a mustard-y greenish color with a black trim on it and then I'm going to do all of my other stuff black and white. Since I haven't found out who my roommate is yet if I go with black and white she can have her stuff whatever color she wants and the b&w will tie everything together.
These are the comforters that I really like. I keep going back and forth on which is my favorite.
I'm gonna add black accessories in throughout my dorm. The room already has white walls so I figure that adding in black stuff instead of white will look better.
I'm thinking about using white sheets or possibly gray. I haven't decided which yet. I may even go for a set of each cause chances are I'm not going to want to have to wash sheets all the time so two will probably be better.
I'm really excited cause since my birthday is August 2nd it's only like a month away from move in day. So for my birthday present I'm going to go shopping for dorm things so I can actually get some nice stuff for it. Also my grandma usually gives us dorm stuff for our graduation present which is super awesome of her.I've been waiting for the day that I move out and decorate my own space since I knew what moving out was, so planning out this dorm for me is like a being a little kid in a toy store. I know I probably sound like a geek but this is an unbelievable cool experience for me and while I'm freaking out about not living at home, I'm so excited to finally "go away" to college. I've watched all my older siblings do it and pretty much all of my friends and now it's finally my turn.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Keep on the sunny side
I am soooo sleepy. I spent another two hours in the pool with the boys today and I am worn out. Luckily Jess came over to keep me some company, I feel like I haven't seen her in forever. I've kinda become anti-social this quarter. The idea of people just hasn't seemed appealing lately. I'm trying to spend more time with my friends now but I still enjoy being alone too much. It's really nothing against them, I like having them around but most of the time I just want to be alone and veg. out.
I have already started to write this quarter off. I failed yet another calculus test after hours of studying, argg. Hopefully I'll be able to pull a passing grade out of my butt this time around but one can only hope. I'm just not feeling any of my classes and am just ready for all of them to be over. They're putting me in a bad mood. I feel like I am dumping a lot of time and energy into all of them and am not seeing anything good happen in return. Thankfully it's week 7 and this will all eventually be a distant memory.
On a happier note, today was gorgeous out. Like 75 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Not being able to find a parking spot was actually good cause the walk to and from class was soo nice. Also I got a little bit of a tan while swimming and that's never a bad thing. Sunshine always tend to brighten my mood a bit, my be something to do with the vitamin D
I'm so ready for next year. I started looking at the course offerings trying to get a basic plan for my schedule. It's awesome thinking about how I'll be living right next to all of my classes. Meaning I can nap between class, stop for some lunch that will already be paid for, and not have to wake up quite as early as I do now because I won't have to drive to get to school in the morning. I've never been a very patient person and the anticipation to move out is killing me.
Well tomorrow is my music exam so I should go study, especially since today is Monday and I need to be finished before United States of Tara is on. If you haven't seen this you should it's by far the best show that I've ever seen. Anyway I'm off. Look at me go three consecutive days of writing on this hah.
I have already started to write this quarter off. I failed yet another calculus test after hours of studying, argg. Hopefully I'll be able to pull a passing grade out of my butt this time around but one can only hope. I'm just not feeling any of my classes and am just ready for all of them to be over. They're putting me in a bad mood. I feel like I am dumping a lot of time and energy into all of them and am not seeing anything good happen in return. Thankfully it's week 7 and this will all eventually be a distant memory.
On a happier note, today was gorgeous out. Like 75 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Not being able to find a parking spot was actually good cause the walk to and from class was soo nice. Also I got a little bit of a tan while swimming and that's never a bad thing. Sunshine always tend to brighten my mood a bit, my be something to do with the vitamin D
I'm so ready for next year. I started looking at the course offerings trying to get a basic plan for my schedule. It's awesome thinking about how I'll be living right next to all of my classes. Meaning I can nap between class, stop for some lunch that will already be paid for, and not have to wake up quite as early as I do now because I won't have to drive to get to school in the morning. I've never been a very patient person and the anticipation to move out is killing me.
Well tomorrow is my music exam so I should go study, especially since today is Monday and I need to be finished before United States of Tara is on. If you haven't seen this you should it's by far the best show that I've ever seen. Anyway I'm off. Look at me go three consecutive days of writing on this hah.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Just keep swimming
This has been a surprisingly good weekend. One of my friends from Canton, Cruz, was in town yesterday and it was awesome getting to see him and I am unbelievably excited that he's coming here next year. Then last night Caitlynn slept over after we hung out all day. We stayed up talking half the night and let me just say I really needed the girl talk. She's an amazing friend and I love getting to know her more. She's probably gonna stick around for a while.
Today is mother's day and since I'm currently so broke I wasn't able to get my mom a present. Instead, after dropping Caitlynn off at her dorm, I hung out with my parents while they planted trees and what not around the house, adding a hand every so often. Then when the boys woke up from their nap I went swimming in our pool with them (actually getting a little bit of sun which is always nice). Taylor got back from NC today and stopped by the house while we were swimming. I love when she stops by even though she enjoys making fun of me (granted I guess that comes with the little sister territory and I should probably just accept it at this point).
Now I am attempting to study for econ while I watch episode after episode of Law and Order: SVU. This week should be really fun *written with extreme sarcasm*. I have a macroecon exam tomorrow, a music exam Tuesday, and eventually need to start my english essay. Also I get back my calc exam back tomorrow and considering this is my second time taking the class I'm not sure how confident I'm feeling about it.
I'll be so much happier with life after this quarter is over. I said this last quarter and I think this theme has to do with Calc III. I'm not really enjoying my classes at the moment and I have a constant anxious feeling in my stomach. My finger nails will vouch to this anxiety cause they are even farther down to the nub than usual. I think that a summer of sitting around by the pool and being separated from society for a while will do me a world of good.
Well anyways back to note card making and getting too involved in the fictional arrests of rapists. I have to say after two days in a row of writing on this I'm pretty proud of myself. Not too mention it feels good to think back on what has been going on and how I'm feelin'. Who knows maybe writing on this will be good for me.
Today is mother's day and since I'm currently so broke I wasn't able to get my mom a present. Instead, after dropping Caitlynn off at her dorm, I hung out with my parents while they planted trees and what not around the house, adding a hand every so often. Then when the boys woke up from their nap I went swimming in our pool with them (actually getting a little bit of sun which is always nice). Taylor got back from NC today and stopped by the house while we were swimming. I love when she stops by even though she enjoys making fun of me (granted I guess that comes with the little sister territory and I should probably just accept it at this point).
Now I am attempting to study for econ while I watch episode after episode of Law and Order: SVU. This week should be really fun *written with extreme sarcasm*. I have a macroecon exam tomorrow, a music exam Tuesday, and eventually need to start my english essay. Also I get back my calc exam back tomorrow and considering this is my second time taking the class I'm not sure how confident I'm feeling about it.
I'll be so much happier with life after this quarter is over. I said this last quarter and I think this theme has to do with Calc III. I'm not really enjoying my classes at the moment and I have a constant anxious feeling in my stomach. My finger nails will vouch to this anxiety cause they are even farther down to the nub than usual. I think that a summer of sitting around by the pool and being separated from society for a while will do me a world of good.
Well anyways back to note card making and getting too involved in the fictional arrests of rapists. I have to say after two days in a row of writing on this I'm pretty proud of myself. Not too mention it feels good to think back on what has been going on and how I'm feelin'. Who knows maybe writing on this will be good for me.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Well here goes nothing..
So I'm going to try this blog thing out. I'm not much of a writer but that's okay because this is more for myself than anyone else. I actually got the idea to start this from my older sister, Taylor, who seems to be really enjoying it. She started hers when she had a lot of life changes coming up including: getting married (congrats!), moving to North Carolina, and graduating from college. While nothing quite that big and exciting is happening in my life, I am going through some big changes for me.
To start out with at the end out this month I will be a high school graduate. Although I've basically been in college for the past two years through the post-secondary program at my high school, at the end of this quarter I will officially be enrolled as a degree seeking student at Ohio University and at the end of this summer will be moving out of my parent's house and be living in the dorms. For those of you who don't know me very well this is a big deal. I may have moved around a lot, but I've never lived apart from my parents. I am a huge homebody and get homesick after a night away.
So basically this blog is gonna follow me getting ready to enter the dorms and follow my first year at college. (Probably with some rambling and miscellaneous info as I go along)
Well here's some background. I'm an actuarial science major (fancy name for doing a lot of math for risk and insurance type things) which basically means I'm a giant nerd. After I finish some online courses this summer I'll be walking in as a junior at OU. There is a boat load of kids in my family, seven to be exact. The ages range from 21 (Taylor), 19 (Kirby), 18 (Dan), 17 (Me), 7 (Chase), to identical twins that are 4 (Luke and Nate). My Dad is a retired Major in the Army and now the ROTC recruiter at OU which is how we wound up in Athens. My mom's a software engineer and almost as big of a geek as I am. There is no doubt that I am her child from my way of thinking to my looks. Taylor, Danny, and Kirby are all moved out and this has left just me with my parents and the little guys.
This summer, along with my online classes and college prep, I'll be babysitting the boys (Chase, Luke and Nate) at least 50 hours a week as my summer job. I don't mind all that much cause the boys are my buddies and almost an extension of me, plus all I'll be doing is swimming in our new pool all summer. So a lot of this blog will probably consist of the funny things they do or say, at least until I move out.
Well that's the basics that I should probably include in this first post and I'll try to keep up with updating this. I hope my rambling doesn't get too off base but I can't make any promises. Anyway enjoy!
To start out with at the end out this month I will be a high school graduate. Although I've basically been in college for the past two years through the post-secondary program at my high school, at the end of this quarter I will officially be enrolled as a degree seeking student at Ohio University and at the end of this summer will be moving out of my parent's house and be living in the dorms. For those of you who don't know me very well this is a big deal. I may have moved around a lot, but I've never lived apart from my parents. I am a huge homebody and get homesick after a night away.
So basically this blog is gonna follow me getting ready to enter the dorms and follow my first year at college. (Probably with some rambling and miscellaneous info as I go along)
Well here's some background. I'm an actuarial science major (fancy name for doing a lot of math for risk and insurance type things) which basically means I'm a giant nerd. After I finish some online courses this summer I'll be walking in as a junior at OU. There is a boat load of kids in my family, seven to be exact. The ages range from 21 (Taylor), 19 (Kirby), 18 (Dan), 17 (Me), 7 (Chase), to identical twins that are 4 (Luke and Nate). My Dad is a retired Major in the Army and now the ROTC recruiter at OU which is how we wound up in Athens. My mom's a software engineer and almost as big of a geek as I am. There is no doubt that I am her child from my way of thinking to my looks. Taylor, Danny, and Kirby are all moved out and this has left just me with my parents and the little guys.
This summer, along with my online classes and college prep, I'll be babysitting the boys (Chase, Luke and Nate) at least 50 hours a week as my summer job. I don't mind all that much cause the boys are my buddies and almost an extension of me, plus all I'll be doing is swimming in our new pool all summer. So a lot of this blog will probably consist of the funny things they do or say, at least until I move out.
Well that's the basics that I should probably include in this first post and I'll try to keep up with updating this. I hope my rambling doesn't get too off base but I can't make any promises. Anyway enjoy!
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