I just completed my spanish midterm.
Midterm. That means half way through the semester. It's flying by! It feels like I've hardly been here, yet I'm getting past the halfway mark. I have a paper chain tacked up around my window to track the days until I'm done and it's significantly shorter than it was when I first made it. It's absolutely baffling how quickly this has been going.
I love it here. I don't want to go home. I don't want to leave these friends and I don't want to live with my parents again (not that I don't like it, I just really enjoy living on my own).
Then again, I really want school to be done. I'd like to have my freshman year of college behind me. I'd like to not have homework on the weekends. Or the weekdays. I'd like to be able to go to the beach and hang out with Sam and Carly and Katie. And my sister. I'm terribly excited for Seth, but I'm afraid she'll have him late and I won't be able to see him because of school.
I'm torn.
47 days. It doesn't seem long at all.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The Weekend
Quite possibly the best weekend in a long time. Although it was overcast and rather chilly the whole time, it was worth every penny.
I spent a ridiculous amount of time with Sam. Because he's a nerd, he did all the math.
You were here for 89 hours.
Of those 89 hours, we were together for 35.96%.
Of those times we were together, we were alone for 45.31%.
Of the times we were alone, compared to the entire time you were here, it was 16.29% of the time.
You were awake for 60.5 hours. You were awake 67.98% of the time here.
Of those 60.5 hours, you were with me 52.89% of the time.
Of the 60.5 hours, you were with only me 23.97% of the time.
Sick.
But it was so fun! We watched movies and went to the dodger game and got soaked in the rain and we played board games and went to in n out and played guitar hero. The best.
Two months left here. The weather is awful. Midterms are this week and next. It's going soooo fast!
I spent a ridiculous amount of time with Sam. Because he's a nerd, he did all the math.
You were here for 89 hours.
Of those 89 hours, we were together for 35.96%.
Of those times we were together, we were alone for 45.31%.
Of the times we were alone, compared to the entire time you were here, it was 16.29% of the time.
You were awake for 60.5 hours. You were awake 67.98% of the time here.
Of those 60.5 hours, you were with me 52.89% of the time.
Of the 60.5 hours, you were with only me 23.97% of the time.
Sick.
But it was so fun! We watched movies and went to the dodger game and got soaked in the rain and we played board games and went to in n out and played guitar hero. The best.
Two months left here. The weather is awful. Midterms are this week and next. It's going soooo fast!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Memorial Day
If I hadn't stayed out til three in the morning every night, I might have the energy to actually write about my weekend right now. But I was over at Sam's until 3 every night. This being said, I'm going to take a nap and then I'll write.
Just know that it ws a good weekend. A great weekend.
Just know that it ws a good weekend. A great weekend.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
This week
This week, although only Tuesday, has been crazy busy. I have a LOT of stuff to get done before Thursday afternoon, when I head home to California for Memorial Day weekend.
It's going to be stormy tonight. I love the way it looks/feels outside right now. The sky is incredibly dark. The wind is blowing in big gusts, sending clouds of dust through the streets. The air smells like rain. It's awesome. Thunder storms. We don't get enough of those in California.
But I'm excited to go back nevertheless.
And if I get all my tests/quizzes taken care of before psych on Thursday, I get to not skip class. I really don't want to skip class because that's the day we're training chicks. I've been waiting all semester for this.
It's going to be stormy tonight. I love the way it looks/feels outside right now. The sky is incredibly dark. The wind is blowing in big gusts, sending clouds of dust through the streets. The air smells like rain. It's awesome. Thunder storms. We don't get enough of those in California.
But I'm excited to go back nevertheless.
And if I get all my tests/quizzes taken care of before psych on Thursday, I get to not skip class. I really don't want to skip class because that's the day we're training chicks. I've been waiting all semester for this.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Busy
After four hours of consecutive studying, I've decided to take a break.
The weekend is finally coming to a close, and I'm feeling good about the work I got done. I was a little stressed out today because I realized just how many things I have going on this week that I didn't bother to prepare for yesterday (we had good weather and we all seized the opportunity to be outside).
Friday night, to clear my mind, I went with Eryn, Heather, and Randi to go door knocking for dates. It sounds lame, it is lame, and it's so much fun at the same time. We met a couple of guys from Rockland, the mens apartment complex right next to ours, and invited them to see a movie with us. They agreed and we went and saw the movie 21 (with Jim Sturgess...so pretty!). As it turns out, two of the guys used to room with Carly's older brother Danny. Small world. We didn't get home until two in the morning. An hour after curfew. They caught us on camera, but nothing has happened yet, so I think we're in the clear.
Yesterday I had the chance to go with Randi to do baptisms in the temple. It was different than in the LA temple. but it was just as fantastic. The Rexburg temple is so gorgeous, inside and out. I love it. I'm so glad we have it only two minutes from where we live and we can go as often as we want. Walking outside after having gotten wet in the baptismal font felt soooo good! The weather has been brilliantly nice. I love summer time...when it stops raining and snowing.
I discovered that, with a push, my car can make it over a mound of sand. This occured when we went to the sand dunes for a bonfire and I got a little stuck trying to get to the parking lot. Someone should tell the people who maintain the parking lots out there that not everyone has a truck (okay, everyone who is attending the school and isn't from Idaho) and can't make it to the actual lot (where it's not sand, it's nice red dirt). When we got back, we went bowling. And I failed.
I can't wait to go home. Just a few more days!
The weekend is finally coming to a close, and I'm feeling good about the work I got done. I was a little stressed out today because I realized just how many things I have going on this week that I didn't bother to prepare for yesterday (we had good weather and we all seized the opportunity to be outside).
Friday night, to clear my mind, I went with Eryn, Heather, and Randi to go door knocking for dates. It sounds lame, it is lame, and it's so much fun at the same time. We met a couple of guys from Rockland, the mens apartment complex right next to ours, and invited them to see a movie with us. They agreed and we went and saw the movie 21 (with Jim Sturgess...so pretty!). As it turns out, two of the guys used to room with Carly's older brother Danny. Small world. We didn't get home until two in the morning. An hour after curfew. They caught us on camera, but nothing has happened yet, so I think we're in the clear.
Yesterday I had the chance to go with Randi to do baptisms in the temple. It was different than in the LA temple. but it was just as fantastic. The Rexburg temple is so gorgeous, inside and out. I love it. I'm so glad we have it only two minutes from where we live and we can go as often as we want. Walking outside after having gotten wet in the baptismal font felt soooo good! The weather has been brilliantly nice. I love summer time...when it stops raining and snowing.
I discovered that, with a push, my car can make it over a mound of sand. This occured when we went to the sand dunes for a bonfire and I got a little stuck trying to get to the parking lot. Someone should tell the people who maintain the parking lots out there that not everyone has a truck (okay, everyone who is attending the school and isn't from Idaho) and can't make it to the actual lot (where it's not sand, it's nice red dirt). When we got back, we went bowling. And I failed.
I can't wait to go home. Just a few more days!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Fridays
I don't have actual class on fridays. I work on my two online classes and start my weekend homework. It's quite nice, because it allows me to stay home and in my room.
today I've been getting things done and editing essays and such...but now I don't want to do anything. I get like that after a hard day or night. Last night and this morning were definitely hard. Perhaps a nap and then finishing what I have to do.
I can't wait to go home. I miss my mom.
today I've been getting things done and editing essays and such...but now I don't want to do anything. I get like that after a hard day or night. Last night and this morning were definitely hard. Perhaps a nap and then finishing what I have to do.
I can't wait to go home. I miss my mom.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Bien
I woke up this morning feeling down and unhappy, probably because it's Monday and it's raining. I wans't excited to go to class. I wasn't excited for anything. It's funny how quickly that can change.
In my spanish class we were going over our practice questions and Sra. Peck called on my to answer a question. I began to answer then I paused for a moment as Sra Peck just stared at me and then I finished. She continued to stare and then she smiled and said, "¡Tú hablas español muy bien, Amanda!" Which means, "You speak spanish very well, Amanda!" It made my day. I'm now completely happy. And more confident that maybe I really do want to major in spanish after all.
In my spanish class we were going over our practice questions and Sra. Peck called on my to answer a question. I began to answer then I paused for a moment as Sra Peck just stared at me and then I finished. She continued to stare and then she smiled and said, "¡Tú hablas español muy bien, Amanda!" Which means, "You speak spanish very well, Amanda!" It made my day. I'm now completely happy. And more confident that maybe I really do want to major in spanish after all.
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