It CAN get worse

I am in the middle of packing to move home and finals for my Stats class. Plus, I haven't been feeling all that well. Insomnia really doesn't sit well with me. Well, I didn't think my life could get much more hectic/worse. Well, I thought wrong....

Tonight I borrowed some paint from a good friend (THANK YOU KATIE) to do some touch-ups in my apartment where the tape tore off some paint. It was going so well....until I stepped off my couch (I was painting a wall behind it) into the new bucket of custom paint. As you can guess, it splashed everywhere! White paint....and I was about 5 feet from my door. I tried to scrape as much as I could off my foot into the bucket and then hopped outside to wash my foot at the outside spicket. There are now white footprints leading from my apartment to the spicket.

Then I had to try to clean the carpet. One hour and a lot of tears later, it seems to look better. It will be a shade lighter than before, either from all of the soap I poared onto it and it cleaned it, or more likely because I couldn't get it all out. Of course my managers are out of town so I can't get to the carpet cleaner they keep on hand. And I wasted a bunch of the custom paint I borrowed. I would say it can't get much worse, but we know where that will lead.

Dream of Cookies

I had a dream last night that I was given an assignment in an English class to find a cookie recipe where one of the ingredients was jalapeños. Ever heard of such a thing? Neither had anyone in my dream. Gross!

Some "one"

Warning: pitty party ahead

I've had a lot of time to think recently (thanks to insomnia). The other night I had a bit of a pitty party. You know how people usually have a person they turn to at times of trial, or the "one" they love the most (spouse, parent, sibling etc.)? I realized that I have never been anybody's "one". I have been 2 and 3...quite a few times. But never "one". It was kind of sad to realize. Bad pitty party, eh? To all of those who are a some "one", be grateful for those in your life. It can get mighty lonely otherwise.

The end: pitty party over

Pineapples and a Pedicure

These are my buddies Preston and Cannon. I loved the sunglasses Cannon had on-they are pineapples. I am going to miss seeing them when I move home. I have known them for their whole lives. They are like my own nephews. Some of the things I love about them:
Preston-his great imagination. He can tell you stories about anything and everything...and they are very detailed and long.
Cannon-How he says "I don't know" by saying "no" in a question.
Preston-How he asks "why cause" when he doesn't understand.
Cannon-His smile and laugh. (He can get out of trouble easily because of these.)

I went and had my first real pedicure today. I chose blue nail polish. I've been feeling a little funky lately and thought this would show my mood. Sorry you have to look at what a friend endearingly calls my "Shrek feet". (Because the toes can spread so far.) When I become rich and famous I am going to have a pedicurist and massage therapist on call 24/7. It was lovely.

Coming to an end

Well, my time in Rexburg is quickly coming to an end. I have less than two weeks. Today was my last time teaching Sunday School. Bitter sweet moments. I have so much to do before my two weeks are up and yet I have no desire to do any of it. A little at a time, right?

Another Favorite

Shawn Johnson is another favorite olympian. She is on the gymnastic's team and is a powerhouse. Who knew so much power could come from such a small thing? She always seems upbeat and is encouraging to her team. Plus, her nickname is probably Shawnee. How could I not love her?

My Favorite Olympian

Go Michael Phelps! He won his 1st gold medal of these Olympics last night. Can't wait for the next one.

My life...

Need I say more?

New Favorite

Over the weekend my friend Dee and I went to see "Iron Man". Loved it. It's my new favorite movie. I'm glad there weren't many people in the theater as I got a little caught up in the action and often found myself cheering and laughing really loud. It's a must see!

Migraines

So, it seems that my head has had enough. I have had 3 migraines in the last week. The first one was when I drove home on Wednesday to visit family. The 2nd was on Friday when I went to Billings to shop with Mom, Nicole, her mom, and Whitney. The 3rd was yesterday when I drove back to Rexburg. Maybe it's an aversion to being in the car. Anyway, Excedrine migraine is a wonderful thing. I just hope this doesn't become a habit. It's not fun.

I AM DONE! ..... almost

I did it! Graduation was tonight. It was so much fun to sit with girls from my program. I'm going to miss them so much! Just one class to finish up through August and it will be final. Wahoo!

Arg!

Tomorrow starts the last week of school. I graduate on Friday night. Talk about a stressful week! I'm getting sick to my tummy just thinking about all of the things I need to get done. I did 5 hours of homework yesterday and it still wasn't enough. Guess I could have done more, but who should spend their WHOLE Saturday doing homework? Not me. Wish me luck!

July 4th Weekend

Miles travelled: 1124 (plus to the lake and back)
Hours in the car: 19
Gas mileage: 40 miles per gallon
Nieces played with: 3
Nephew held: 1
Bugs killed: 2.2 million
Naps taken: 2
Conversations with myself: 14
Diet Cokes consumed: 6
Fireworks lit: 0
Parades watched: 0
Boats ridden: 1
Avg temperature: 95 degrees
Places with sunburns: left shoulder, head (where hair part was)
Boogies watched: 1

Memories

Lately I have been remembering times from my youth--mostly about hanging out at Grandma's house and things that went on there. It's probably because I'll be moving back there soon. Some of the fun (and some not so fun at the time, but now I look back with a smile) are:

-Popcorn and the Wonderful World of Disney on Sundays
-Kickball with the rhubarb bush as the pitcher's mound
-Climbing Anderson's tree and then throwing popscicle sticks at the kids at the bottom
-Sledding on the mountain
-Having car troubles after sledding on mountain (how many transmissions were blown?)
-Grandma reading scriptures at the table
-Grandpa flooding the yard with well water
-Grandma's "If you play rough, you'll get hurt rough"
-The boys making me cry every Sunday (Adrin once told me it was a goal of theirs)
-Candy letters to missionaries
-Rubbing our feet on the "new" carpet to get staticky, holding hands, and seeing if we could shock down the line
-Christmas Eve traditions

Anyhow, just some good memories to keep me company lately. Let me know what you remember.

Senioritis

It hit me this week...I am graduting in a month! Okay, so i still have one class to take up through August, but still. This has been a long time coming and I can't believe that it's here. I figure since it's taken me so long to get here that my BAD case of senioritis is normal. I'm getting to the point that I don't care much about studying. Not good. I'm looking forward to my year "off" before grad school. I think if I went right into it, I would not be a good student at all. I catch myself during class thinking about playing with my nieces and what I will do with them when I get home. I can't wait to be able to see them more than a few times a year. Of course they will probably be glad to see me go next year when I leave, but I will love my time with them.