May 3

Oh, Thursday. I had a paper due tonight, so I powered through it before noon. Go me! I had lunch with Lucas and then went to work for the afternoon (last day until the fall!)  After work Katlyne and I had supper and then walked with Jonathan, his friend Shelby, Eddie, and Courtney to Wynne's apartment for a French class get together. Who else showed up? Tatiana! (Grad student who taught our French class last semester) It was such a fun night! Here's just one photo from the night:

April 28

Well due to the fact that I didn't go to bed until well after 3:30am, I slept in until 11ish. (For the record, the RA on call washed me sheets for me, and I slept on Katlyne and Danielle's futon.) It was another really great day of getting nothing done. Sweet. Just what I needed.

Joyce and I did travel down to Main street to watch UNI's Orchesis dance show because Courtney dances in it. After the show we went to Cup of Joe and then wandered Main for a while. It was lots of fun! I took a nap later and then met Lucas and Rob at Applebee's for some grub. (Liz had to work until 10). We picked Liz up after work and headed to Rob's apartment to hang out. We ended up staying up entirely too late just chatting about life. I hate myself for it today (because I got about 4 hours of sleep), but it was TOTALLY worth it.

I decided to go old school with a glass bottle of coke from Cup of Joe. 

:) 

March 6

Happy birthday to my best friend, Mollie :)
I am so behind.
Ok so it was a busy day...ish. Luckily Zac texted me at 7:30 or I would not have been awake in time for my class. Apparently my body did not want to wake up to my alarm. Anyway, I had lunch with Morgan, Danielle, Katlyne, and Jen. In French, we convinced Holi (whom none of us really like) to hold class in Seerley because students are having a study vigil as a silent protest to the changes happening here at UNI (Seerley is where Ben Allen's office is). We got there and talked a little about the assignment due Thursday. Apparently she had a big grad student test to study for, so someone said, "We can just study here on our own if you want to go study for your test." She said, "Are you sure?" Of course we all agreed. "yeah, yeah! Go ahead!"  so she left. and so did half of our class, haha. I stayed, however, because I had a class after so I had no reason to leave. Olivia made a sign to set up by us:

"We appreciate the value of foreign languages" 

There's a talk about cutting the French program which is REALLY frustrating, but I won't go into that. 

After my 2:00 class I met in the library with Eddie and Courtney to work on the listening part of our French workbook together. We do it together because it's really difficult and she grades really hard. When we finished with that Tiffany, Katlyne and I went on a walk around campus, where I found my new friend...

I skipped choir practice at St. Stephen's and instead went to Coldstone with Katlyne and Tiffany because it was our CAC fundraiser there. No word on how much we made, but the ice cream was delicious. I went to bed early because I was so exhausted. 

March 5

Countdown. 1 week until Spring Break. I can do this. I hope.

I worked out this morning before class (& I could definitely tell it had been a while. :S ) I went to my classes and then had lunch with Courtney. I worked 2-6:15 and then came back and had supper with Morgan, Jen, and Katlyne. After supper I went to the Union for bank night to turn in my money for Relay and then we had an exec meeting(which lasted way too long.) My photo of the day is of me with BOTH of my hands on my hips, because I can. Hooray for making progress!! :)

February 22

February 22, 2012, is officially deemed as one of my least favorite days, EVER. We'll get there later. I went to the Union to work out.. I read while I'm riding the exercise bike. I'm SO CLOSE to being done with the Hunger Games. However, I have a page-long to do list for this week so I should work on that before I finish it. It's killing me though. During my writing class I finished our assignment that is not actually due until 11:59pm of the 23rd. Hooray for not procrastinating! After class I had lunch with Courtney and then came to my room and buckled down. I got so much done! I went to donate plasma around 4:00. This is where it gets ugly. I drank A LOT of caffeine on Tuesday, which is not good for donating plasma. They encourage you to be very well hydrated. I didn't even think about that when I was drinking my 2 glasses of iced tea. So I was having trouble the whole time because the needle kept moving. I finished my last return and the saline solution started going in. I knew something wasn't right. I had an awful pain in my arm. I called the lady over and told her that the cuff felt really tight. She said it shouldn't be inflated at all because the saline was going in. Little did I know that it felt tight because my arm was swelling up like a balloon. Apparently the needle got moved again and the saline solution was going into the tissue of my arm instead of my vein. They didn't tell me that right away, though. So I'm crying because 1) it hurt so bad and 2) I thought I was going to die. They took me into an exam room and a nurse had to help my take my shirt off so she could look at my arm. It was huge. Probably the size of my calf, no joke. They told me what happened and they said my body would eventually absorb it, but since it had stretched my skin out it would probably leave a pretty good bruise. I guess we'll find out. So after that incident I came back to campus and grabbed supper. I then headed to Hudson to play at the Ash Wednesday service-Jen went with me. It was slightly difficult to play with my arm but I managed it. I dropped Jen off at the dorm and then drove to St. Stephen's because the choir was ministering at mass. After mass, Rob followed me out to the parking lot where I parked my car and then drove me back to my dorm because he's such a nice guy. Katlyne helped me get undressed and into my pajamas. I took some painkillers and headed to bed.


The weather today was ridiculously bipolar. It was fine when walking to workout and on the way back. While walking to my 11:00 class, it snowed. HUGE snowflakes. It was soooo pretty!

The picture doesn't really capture the beauty, though. When I left to donate plasma at 4, it was sunny and 40 degrees. Crazy! 

February 21

Happy Mardi Gras! I hope everyone indulged one last time in what they are giving up. I know I did. I'm giving up chocolate.....I hope I can do it.
It was just another confusing day in Math. I sure hope I pass this class. Religion exams were  due today so we didn't have class. I came back to my room and finished one essay before lunch with Katlyne, Morgan, and Jen. I showed up for my 12:30 class...there was a huge misunderstanding. The grad student that teaches our T TH class is very disorganized. She told us in advance that she couldn't be in class today, but she gave Eddie a movie that we were to watch. Except, no one was there to unlock the door for us, and when we asked another professor, he wouldn't open the door because he didn't want us to be responsible if anything went wrong the technology. So, as directed, we waited ten minutes and when no one showed up, we left. We decided to work on our workbook activities together in the library. We did that until some of us had to go to class at 2. My 2:00 class was interesting, as always. My friend Rachel(not my future roommate) took a tally of how many times our professor said "And so on down the line". He was up to 10 after just a half hour. After class I finished my religion exams and turned them in. I was working on some homework when my phone rang. It was my beautiful friend Mollie! What a splendid surprise. We talked until about 5:45 and then I went to supper with Tiffany and Katlyne. After supper I finished an assignment for my writing class, spent some time with Morgan and Jen, and then watched Parenthood at 9. love, love, love that show. This episode was slightly predictable, though. I won't spoil it for any of you who haven't watched it yet. :) It is time to do some reading and head to bed!

It's a western themed customer appreciation week in the Union. Courtney and I took advantage of this lovely opportunity. :) 

February 15

I'm getting really bad at this...
I only had one class today, and it wasn't until noon. Awesome! I got up around 9:30 and headed to the Union to work out. I returned and got ready for the day. I went to my one class (French) and Flavia told us about an awesome program where anyone that has French background can apply. If you get accepted you spend either a semester or whole academic year in France as a teacher's assistant. You get paid 1000 Euros a month and you get Fridays off so a 3 day traveling weekend is possible. Sounds amazing! She said most people go right after they graduate so they don't interrupt their studies. I think it sounds like something I should consider....
After class I had lunch with Courtney. I checked my mail and had not one, but TWO letters for me. One was a Valentine's Day card from my parents and the other was a letter from my friend Rickey who is at a basic training camp in Oklahoma for 5 months. It's fun to go old-school and write letters. :) I did some homework and some laundry and then went to donate plasma. When I got back Chloe, Lucas, and Liz picked me up and we met Rob at Buffalo Wild Wings for supper. (It was a CAC fundraiser there, so 10% of our bill went to UNI's RFL). After supper we headed to the church to start setting up. Fr Ken is on vacation this week so it was a student-planned Prime Time. It lasted WAY longer than mass. We didn't get out of there until 10:30. But ANYWAY, our Praise and Worship band played some songs and it was good to get in front of an audience (and also fun).  Except for the fact the since I donated plasma and had my finger pricked, every time I hit the key juuuuust right with that finger, it started throbbing. There's a bruise now :( But if that's the least of my pain this week, then I'm truly blessed, as there are people out there in WAY more pain than a bruised finger.

Danielle redecorated her door today. Due to the fact that I walked in her room the other day(like usual) and interrupted her nap, I have a special spot on their door:

Hahahahahaha

My other picture of the day is of the cutest couple ever: Lucas and Liz :) 

February 10

FRIDAY! :) I worked out before class today. After class I ate lunch with Courtney and then went to donate plasma. I haven't done that since before Christmas break. I treated myself by going to Walmart and purchasing a Cadbury Creme Egg. :)  When I got back I went to the book store and mailed Kaden and Connor's valentines. I tidied my room a bit and then went to supper with Katlyne, Danielle, Jen, Tiffany, Brandon, and Brett. After supper I redecorated my door and then Katlyne, Tiffany, and I watched Bridesmaids in my room. Zac got here around 11:15. We went to bed around midnight.
Photos:

Meet my friend Brandon....

February 3

I am so behind. Sorry! Today was an easy day. I got up around 9:15, went to class, had lunch with Courtney, and then had a laundry date with Katlyne. At 5 we headed to the WRC for a CAB (Campus Activities Board) event. Free food! It was fun. Then we tried Zumba for free-so much fun! We headed to the West Gym to try and get a free t-shirt at the wrestling meet but they were all gone :( So we went back to the WRC and Danielle and I climbed the rock wall. Scary!!!! But I made it to the top of the short one AND the tall one. I was so proud of myself. Afterward we came back to the dorm and I went to bed around 9. i'll tell you why in the next post :)

                                                         Rock climbing swag :)