Wisdom Wednesday

all of a sudden I stink at making no bake cookies.

At least soft ones taste the same as the real kind :/

So a couple of things have changed over the last few days, one being the weather. All of a sudden it is BEAUTIFUL and that means spring is coming. I love it.

Another little cosita that has changed? It has to do with post-Madrid plans. After buying a plane ticket that returns to the US of A from Rome on June 30, all I have to say is this

WW54- Europe. Just do it.

As of now, I'm not really sure what is even going to go down on those 12 days after a group of students and I from my study abroad class say adios to Madrid, but I do know it's going to include flying to Marseilles, FRA and then tr

ain-ing to Bern, SWITZ, then ITALY- Venice, Florence, and Rome... in that order.

Actually Switzerland might get kicked out of the mix... but we'll see.

Anyways, I'm nervous, scared, excited, anxious, but overall just plain stoked to get OUT and catch the travel bug.

Now all I have to do is come up with the right amount of moolah to fund this little expedition, and hope my FAFSA comes super quick. And my passport. Looks like that's what I'll be wishing for come MANY 11:11s.

All I know is, this is a once in a lifetime experience, and I am taking it.

Rome, Marsaille and Chateau d'If? Yes, please.

cuantas bendiciones de Jesús tendrás

this weekend has been superb

Friday brought Blindside, which was fabulous the 2nd time over. It would have been even better if the Varsity Theatre would invest in some real seat cushions.

Saturday started early with 6 hours of working DanceSport, a ballroom dance competition held at the Marriott. Everyone was jealous of me and my mustard yellow and blue events shirt that almost hits my knees, I know it. DanceSport was really fun to work, and there was definitely not enough glitter, spandex, sequins, self tanner, and gel... on the "boys". Haha but no really, I got to watch a lot of Pasa Doble, Cha cha, Fox Trot, Waltz, & Quickstep... now I want to do it for myself. I mean, if 6 year olds can move their hips like that, (who even knew they HAD hips to move like that) maybe I can too? haha

Oh, and Saturday afternoon gifted us with a nice spring blizzard, too. Thanks a lot, Provo.

Sunday is where we are at right about now. This morning we went to some Stake Conference, and then I finished up church with more church at the barrio español! (spanish ward) It was great- I love Mexicans.

And now me and Anna are laying in our beds listening to the sweet sounds of my good friend, Mason Jennings. Mmmmm gotta love Sunday.

Spain+Europe=44days.

And happy birthday week to me.

Wisdom Wednesday

Check one more thing off the Spain list.

I got my all my papers turned in for my passport, and 137 dollars and 4 weeks later I should have it.

Mmmmm I can almost smell the Mediterranean from here.

Thanks to my Mom for sending me my birth certificate yesterday, along with other little goodies to hold me over til she comes to see me in 2(ish) WEEKS.

What did she send me?

WW53- Cadbury Mini Eggs.

I might just have to say that Easter is becoming my favorite holiday, and it's a good thing CMEs only come out once a year. I am so in love with them. (and the Creamery better sell them, because I think I might need more... like tomorrow.)

a smallish update

So a little something to keep you up to date with my life:

Weekend:Logan was grand. When/if you go there, go to Firehouse Pizza- it's fantastic. I recommend the Ratatouille pizza with no mushrooms. Then go to the Aggie Cheese place and get some cookie dough ice cream for a measly 2 dollars! Then go rent a redbox and eat an entire box of Crunch and Munch. (yep... I think I exceeded like a week's worth of calories with that one.)

On Saturday Rachael and I went to a USU bball game. They basically have the greatest student section in the history of student sections... BYU needs to pick it up! I was so intrigued by this guy

This is Bill Sproat. He is hilarious- this guy takes off his shirt, wears different accessories each game, and totally throws off all the free throw shooters on the opposing team. It's so great!

Working out: Tonight I went on my first OUTSIDE run!!! Oh, it felt good! I missed my little route through Provo, and I think it missed me, too!

Food: today I bought chickpeas... what to do do with them, not quite sure yet. Hummus? Chickpea salad? Hmmm. Trainer momma eats them, so I figured I can, too!

OH and FYI, Dannon Light and Fit Vanilla is ambrosia. Seriously, best yogurt award goes to it.

Homework: ay ay ay I have a lot. I have to give a little presentation on this festival of Valencia though, and it makes me so excited to go to Spain!

Welcome to La Tomatina- the world's biggest food fight held every year on the last Wednesday of August. Add it to your bucket list!

Well friends, hope you've had your fill.

Til Wednesday!

mm mm good

alright people, this weather is throwing me for a loop, and since it's March 4th(forth), I reminisced about this and missed high school.

Don't worry- it's only lasted about 15 seconds tops.

I don't like that Mother Nature is giving the good people of Provo little bits and pieces of spring, then taking them back just as fast. And then replacing them with a lot of snow.

Not cool MN, not cool.

Ahhhhh but I can feel the weekend in sight. I've gotten all caught up in the homework department, and I'm headed here for the weekend.

Ahhh Logan, UT. Please don't be too snowy!!

Cannot wait to see Rachael, and all that stands between me and this lovely weekend are six hours of sleeping, three hours at the Marriott, one hour of pumping iron, and two hours of class.

.. and only 5ish weeks of class left. This is sheer beauty.

have a fabulous Fri, Sat, and Sun.

Wisdom Wednesday

first off, happy birthday, WW.

it's been a fun run, and quite an interesting way of making myself blog every week... even if it's the only time.

WW[fiftytwo]- when your iclicker falls on the ground, pick it up.

Sounds dumb, right? Not exactly. You see, as of late I am mourning the loss of a very costly and essential piece of equipment I use in 3/5 of my classes- that little remote that professors sneakily utilize to get you to come to class and answer A, B, C, or D.

I can no longer answer A, B, C, or D because today in Chemistry I dropped mine on the ground. Being lazy and too enveloped in my Nutrition textbook to pick it up, (can you tell what a good student I am, multitasking to meet quiz deadlines AND attending class?!) I ended up leaving it in there. I realized this unsettling fact when I was sitting in Stats, waiting for it's iclicker question... and the only reason I even go to that class, by the way. Right after class I went back to Chemistry, but much to my dismay, some dumb BYU student lacking any strand of integrity had taken it.

I'm mad... and now out about 30 bucks for a new, but really used, one.

On the bright side, today is the first day of SPAIN CLASS, which I am off to as of... now.

Happy Wednesday

****UPDATE****

ummm can I go to Spain tomorrow? Class made me so excited! And I found an iclicker to use til the end of the semester THANK YOU Kelsey.

Wisdom Wednesday

It is safe to say that yesterday was NOT my day.

obviously, I do not know how to open a bag of cake mix without it exploding all of me, the floor, sink, counters, roommates within a 3 feet radius, etc.

You see, today was Anna's birthday, and because I wanted to be a good roommate, I told her I'd make her a cake.

Because I wanted to be an even BETTER student, I decided I would start it last night. While this incident put a damper on things, I still got the cake made.

However, this was not the least of my worries.

Snicker cake, you're were a huge pain in the ARSE.

Today I was on a time crunch. I got back from the gym at 10:30 and figured, "hey! How long could it really take to frost a cake?!" 2 hours. That's how long. Anna wanted Snicker cake, and the birthday girl gets what the birthday girl wants! Anyways, this cake entailed chocolate pudding, Cool Whip, and crushed Snicker all nestled between 2 layers of Devil's food. Sound pretty easy, right? Nope. Let's just say that within those 2 hours, I had to endure having the cake fall apart when I attempted to layer it, trying to thaw Cool Whip and having it turn to a puddle of goo, trying to make lunch only to have my grilled cheese burned to a crisp and my tomato soup boil over, and then when I'd doctored the cake all up and finagled a crevice of space in the fridge, having cartons of yogurt fall right into the piece of artwork.

Hang on, my blood pressure is rising just writing this.

Breathe. Breathe.

...better

However, if I do have one piece of wisdom for you today, despite my complete lack of cake skills, it is this:

WW51- PRESERVE.

In the end, Snicker cake turned out alright. (After a lot of paper towels and a sticky note on the tray telling people not to laugh at it too hard)

And Anna was a happy birthday girl.

And for once, all the roommates were in the same place at the same time!

Happy 19th Anna