Wisdom Wednesday

today I am lame. so if you don't want to be bored, don't read this.

WW57- espinaca.

(that's spinach in Spanish... I just thought it would sound a little cooler if I wrote it in an exciting way... and gave you a link to look up all the benefits if you're as cool as I am)

Last week Mom loaded me up on some groceries, and it just turns out that the superfood itself landed in my fridge... I've eaten it every day since.

My vegetable hating roommate tells me it looks like leaves I picked off trees. When I tell her that it's full of calcium, she tells me to drink some milk.

What do I say to that? I like it.

Anyways, that is all... I really did just write a whole post about leaves. I'm cool.

Oh, and happy three year vegetarian anniversary to me... soon to be broken in Spain :/

Some people are afraid of spiders. I am afraid of shrimp. and pork.

words and numbers

14

credits for next semester. registration? CHECK.

One thing I did right in high school was to get a plethora of AP credit.

Because of those 16 Spanish credits I came here with, I got to register early-ish, and I was able to snag all the classes I wanted.

schedule? Fall is looking like Anatomy, Accounting, Spanish Literature, Psychology, and New Testament. Gotta love pre-dietetics.

45

the current temp for Provo. Cloudy, rainy, and cold. Really? While sleeping I am beginning to dream of stable climates.

24

the number of days remaining until I am walking on Spanish ground. And I am praying that my passport comes soon- can't get there without it :/

2

the number of episodes of the Office I have missed. I believe it's time to become reacquainted with Jim, Pam, and the baby, make pitas for dinner, and catch up on some Spanish.

He Is Risen

What is a girl to do when her roommates are all MIA over the Easter/conference weekend, it's the off-Sunday meaning no family dinner, and her friends have Easter commitments?

That is the thought I pondered all this morning as I was watching General Conference and ate all the Peeps and Cabury Mini eggs I wanted.

However, while feeling increasingly bad for myself, I found these pictures online, and I was almost brought to tears as I recounted the reason for this holy day.

With the help of MSNBC. com, I found photos from Easter celebrations in

Pakistan

Germany

Afganistan

Haiti

And once again I was brought back to the reason for this day. How no matter where you are or in which life situation you find yourself, he knows. He understands, he cares, and he is there.

Happy Easter

Wisdom Wednesday

Today I feel like my life is a game of "try to cram all stuff you gotta do and hope there is time for the stuff you wanna do" day.

WW56- Sunflower Market

This week Mom, Kourtni, Lindsay, and Payton are all here to celebrate the holiday they call "spring break". Hmmm I don't really know what that is- BYU doesn't believe in it.

While they are out having fun, I am out working, schooling, and trying to make heads or tails of a chemistry unit I didn't pay attention to. JOY.

I have found a little time to play with my family, but without fail every night, my "hanging out" involves me running completely out of gas by 10:00 and, if it's like last night, crashing on my cousin's bed while everyone else has fun. 6 AM work can really suck sometimes.

HOWEVER I did go to the coolest place ever, yesterday. Sunflower. I hope it wasn't a dream I just thought up while I was napping on Carter's bed because I fell in love. Ahhhh all the produce you can lay eyes on, vegetarian food, and actual red lentils... I have found my favorite store.

Check it out. It's cute.

And with that it is back to solutes, moles, and equivalent measures.

Festival of Colors

since BYU doesn't have a spring break, this weekend was a little bit of a compensation, and what a grand one it was.

The weekend started off right with a birthday celebration for yours truly.

Cinnamon rolls + peanut butter cup ice cream is a holy combination, and it is a known fact that no matter how good your mom's cinnamon rolls are, there is NOTHING like Rhode's. Jordan, Kels, and Sam got me the best apron around, and Anita graced me with a turbie towel.

On Saturday it was the Holi Festival at the Spanish Fork Hare Krishna Temple. That thing was so crazy! What is this gathering? Well to put it in understandable terms, you buy chalk, and at the same time everyone throws it all over each other. Here is a little montage of the insanity, because you can't really put into words how it feels to only be able to see, breathe, and taste purple smoke for about 2 minutes straight. It was like the Apocalypse.

needless to say, my scalp is still purple.

The weekend continued, and continues, with much homework, and tonight the family arrives for a WEEK! I can't wait. Too bad I have classes so I can't hang out with them more :/

birthday and free things

so the 19th year celebration continues.

Where, you might ask? Only one of my favorite places ever to eat! Noodles & Co.

You see, because Noodles and I have such a good, tight, loving relationship, he gave me (and everyone else who subscribes to his mailing list) FREE BIRTHDAY LUNCH!

and because Jenna's birthday was only 2 days ago, she got free food, too.

So, we made it a date.

oh penne rosa, (but not so much the hair we found in Jenna's) how I love you so.

you might think that is where the road ends when it comes to the free food for the day... but as I was pondering the beauty of free entrees, I remembered I had a very hefty coupon from Bajio... and strangely enough, right as I looked out the window, there was Bajio right across the street. Without a second thought, I was there getting a bean and cheese burrito with more rice and beans.

I love mexican.

and I ate it all right on the spot. just kidding.

actually it's in my fridge, where I can hardly wait to eat it tomorrow, probably for breakfast since I own zero food right now. Total truth- I was so desperate this morning that I pulled out the steel cut oats my mom send up here with me.... sick.

Anyway, that's where the free food road ended. Now the friend birthday celebration, Festival of Colors, and homework-all-weekend-long-coming-out-my-ears road begins. Yay.

AND the family comes for Spring Break in, oh, less than 48 hours. Joyous!

Wisdom Wednesday

yesterday, happiness was found in a pair of heaven's footwear.

WW55-Chacos

yesterday I received some as a birthday blessing from the zappos gods. (there must be some magic there... they came one day after ordered)

I love em now, and I know I will love them even more when they're worn with European dirt.

Pick some up for yourself, and thanks, M&D.

.. now back to studying for Stats :/