Snow Day

So because of the lovely winter weather classes have been cancelled for the past couple days. I've definilty enjoyed my couple days off. Lets see, yesterday I slept in till around 10:30, ate some cereal for breakfast. Around 1 or 2 some of us girls decided to make a trek across the street to taco bell for lunch. We did not want to drive on the ice and since taco bell was right across the street we would walk. It was fun to run across the street and almost fall on the snow in the middle lol. Anyway, we then played some Phase 10 in my room and then took a short nap before going to dinner in the caf. After dinner we played a little bit in the snow, but we weren't all completely prepared for playing in the snow so we came back up for a little bit. I did make a phone call inviting someone to my office party that I'm having this Friday during open dorms. It was awkward since I had never called him before (and by him I mean the guy I went on that roommate a date with). He seemed excited. After the phone call of us girls got bundled up to play outside. It was loads of fun. There was some snow wrestling. I poured a huge thing of snow on a couple of the girls and they definitly got me back. I was pulled to the ground and had my face stuffed right in the snow. It was a lot of fun, and all the running was great exercise that I needed.



Then last night we played some more Phase 10 along with Texas Hold 'Em. We found out that today's classes were cancelled too. So today I slept till 11, ate a couple bowls of cereal for breakfast, then watched Prince of Egypt with a couple girls on my floor. A little bit later we went to dinner. Craig was there, but I wasn't near him I guess when everyone else on my floor talked to him. I was in a different line. Anyway, they said he was really excited about friday, which makes me excited, but I don't want to get my hopes up too high.



In other news, the light in my bathroom went out and I need to call Fixer here on campus to replace the bulb. I forgot to today, so tomorrow will be another shower with the door open so I can see.

I do wish I could have been back in sville today or yesterday so I could have gone sledding at the dam. Also it would have been awesome to hang out with everyone there which includes the visiting Denise. It stinks that she is there and I can't see her!!!!!!! Stupid school

Wallmate War

So yesterday was my first day of classes since friday. Of course my first class is the class I have to sit up front for and the professor is the one who likes to pick on me in class (he is also the one who is leading my trip to Kenya over spring break). So I knew with my new haircut he was going to say something. Basically everyone in the beginning of class were all complimenting me and making sure I knew that I got my hair cut (via "you got a haircut"). So of course Dr. Grant had to go ahead and say "yes, we all see that Amanda has got a haircut" or something to that matter, and then proceded to say, "and she hates it when I point her out in class, so if I don't return from Kenya, you know who the first suspect is."

Anyway, everyone loves my new do! I am getting a little better at styling it. I'm sure after a week or so I'll have it down.

In other news Tuesday evening my wallmates were playing rockband very loudly. This was around 10 and I was trying to go to bed early. Then I finally fell asleep around 10:30ish and about 11:10 I wake up to hear a loud scream coming from the hallway. Then girls were giggling and talking. Sounded a lot like my wallmates. So yesterday morning when I got up and was getting ready about 7:30am I decided I should begin my day listening to La Traviata which is a italian opera type song (is off of the Twilight soundtrack). So I causually turn up my volume like I would as if I was listening to it during the mid afternoon or maybe it was a bit louder than that, and turned my speakers towards the outlet in the shared wall. After some La Traviata, I continued my morning listening to Dead Poetic. Oh and lets not forget I decided to blow dry my hair right by the shared wall. So later yesterday afternoon when I was coming up to my room I ran into one of my wallmates in the dorm building near the stairs. She did a small forced smile, not even a hey, and then walked very quickly up to our floor so I was just far enough behind her that she wouldn't have to hold the door open for me. My guess is that she didn't quite enjoy waking up to La Traviata at 7:30 that morning.

Last night around 10 again they started blaring their music, but it didn't last long and they were quiet at 11 which is when quiet hours begin. My guess is they wanted to get back at me, but at the same time knew they'd get into trouble being that loud after quiet hours. anyway, anytime they are loud after 11, I am getting up early and being as loud as I want to. I even created an early morning play list so on the days I don't have to get up early I could wake up early to turn it on and put it on repeat then go back to bed and sleep.

Fun Weekend

So Friday after my last class I headed home. Of course I got home about 7:15ish so I just stayed at home and rested. Saturday afternoon I left to go to Springfield (IL this time) with Tiffany and Nicole to go see Twilight yet again in theaters. Nicole hadn't seen it so Tiff and I wanted to drag her there, also I wanted to see it again and it made a fun birthday celebration for me and Tiff since it fell btw our bdays. We stopped in at Charlotte Russe b4 the movie and we all found good deals. I got a pair of cute gray slacks and matching gray and black heels both $7 each. Saturday evening the three of us hung out at Brad and Nicole's house and played some catch phrase with a few guys from the band "sealife" (was that right?" that brad was recording. Loads of fun.

Sunday was church then in the afternoon I went to my sister's house for my youngest nephew's bday. He turned 2. Absolutly adorable! He thought his gifts came from Santa. After the bday bash I hung out with Kolby, Tiffany, Brad, and Nicole again and watched the Rock of Love Bus. Those girls are crazy.

And today, Maggie cut my hair!!! Tiffany convinced me to get it cut short so thats what I did. It took me a few hours to get used to it though. I went over to my sister's and she put blonde highlights in it which made me love it more. It was nice to spend that time with my sister cuz I don't talk to her much. I feel like she is finally deciding to be friends with me. A very nice change.

Tonight I played some phase 10 with my friend Jaide and her boyfriend. I was so close to winning. I was ahead for most of the game but I was stuck on phase 10 forever!

Anyway, this weekend has been so much fun. Its sad to say I won't get another long weekend like this till around Easter...which makes me think, I wonder if I can miss my night class on that thursday b4 so then I could leave wed instead of friday morning.....probably not, oh well.

Another Year Older

So yesterday was my birthday. Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes! And thank you Maggie for your blog! lol!

I did not have any classes yesterday so I got up about 9:30ish and ate some breakfast and did some pilates. then I got myself all ready to go to lunch in the Caf. It was "Welcome Back Fun Day" so they had thrown rolls and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies they were passing out and you could get a funnel cake and put whatever you wanted on it. I put powdered sugar and strawberries. It felt as if the school was celebrating my birthday it was nice!

Then I went to work for a couple hours. Sad thing was that I got two papercuts. One right in the middle of my hand and right after that happened I got one on a finger on the other hand.

After I got done working I went to the post office to pick up a package I got from Denise. She sent me a copy of the Twilight soundtrack! It is amazing!! Then me and my friends went out to eat. The original plan was to go to Lamberts, home of the hot thrown rolls. I was excited because I had found out you get to eat free on your birthday. So I pull into the parkinglot where there were not too many vehicles and I was like "yay, not a long wait" then I saw the sign that said "Lamberts closed due to maintenance".

So we then went downtown to this little Italian restaraunt called Nonnas. I've eaten there a couple times before. I love the atmosphere and the food so it was great. Then when we got back we watched American Idol and a few episodes of the Office. I chose the three birthday episodes lol. My suitemate Mallory bought an icecream pie from Braums.

All in all I had a great birthday and surprisingly I did feel older. Maybe it was because I was sore from Pilates in the morning lol!

So I am coming home this weekend because we do have a four day weekend thanks to Martin Luther King. Plus its the weekend after my birthday and sunday is my nephew's birthday. Today it just clicked that I don't have classes on Tuesdays ever so I don't get a four day weekend, but I get a 5 day weekend! I get to stay in town an extra day. I don't have to head back till Tuesday afternoon!!! I'm so excited!!!!!!

What's the World Coming To?

What's the world coming to when your paper is no longer safe in your room....lol!

Ok so last year in the fall (fall of '07) I would have money missing from my room and some cherry coke and some food here and there. Very weird, and other people had money stolen and such. So then I started to hide my money in places no one could find it. Well after I switched rooms last spring I haven't had anything missing. I figured since it was easier to keep my room locked and the fact that I was a bit closer to the middle of the hallway. Well this past semester I didn't get anything stolen or so I thought. I had in one of my desk drawers 1 1/2 packs of loose leaf notebook paper. I used them when I took notes on what I would read. Well at the end of the semester I had to clean out one desk just in case I would happen to be assigned a roommate. I don't remember if I did move the packs of paper to the other desk, but I do remember having them that last week of classes. Anyway, last night I was doing some reading to prepare for a quiz in which I needed paper. I looked in the desk I had everything in now and could not find these two packs. I relooked in the empty desk. Wasn't there either. I looked on my bookshelf, I looked in my dresser, I looked in my closet. No where to be found. So I have come to the conclusion that someone stole my paper.

Now why would someone steal something as cheap as paper?? I mean I do have other more expensive things in my room like batteries or my digital camer or laptop or tv, or dvds, or food. I mean pretty much anything else in my room is worth more than that paper. Basically my thief is either not very smart or just wants me to be confused.

In other news I went and saw the Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Long movie....almost didn't make it lol. It wasn't as good as I thought it would be. I mean its probably worth seeing at least once, but I am not going to see it again.

Oh I went apartment hunting too. We found these awesome apartments with vaulted ceilings, an electric fireplace, keyless entry, a coffee shop, a free movie theater, a pool, tanning beds, a pool table and shuffle board. It was awesome. Of course the only way to afford it would be to put a deposit down now and get this deal they are currently having. Another thing would be that one of the girls (there are three of us) that I'm rooming with will be leaving after december so me and the other girl would have to find another roommate to be able to afford the apartment when she leaves. Which then leads me to the apartments that we are wanting now, which are not as nice, but the rooms are pretty spacious and its cheap. only $425 a month with utilities a flat rate of $150 a month. That is less than $200 a person per month and after the one girl leaves, the two of us can still afford it. We would probably have to paint and get the carpets cleaned and stuff before we move in, but it still would be nice and it is really close to the school cuz I'll be havivng grad classes in the evening. So even though that one apartment complex is really awesome and amazing, this one is more practical and cheaper.

Well, I am going to do some more reading before class. I'll probably blog again soon considering tomorrow is my birthday and I am excited!!! We are going to eat at Lamberts and then have an office party where we will be watching the episodes with birthdays! I am way excited!

New Years Resolution

I'm not one for New Years Resolutions...mainly because I can never keep them. If I had to decide on one for this year I guess it would be to be more confident in myself. I am one of those people who when around new people I become really timid and shy. I like to try to sit back and figure people out before I put myself out there. I tend to try to show parts of my personality that I think these people would like. I've decided that I am my happiest when I am around my friends because I am myself. I just let all of it out and don't really care what they say, because it is who I am. So I am going to try to get over this timidness and shyness and just be myself right from the start. I'm not saying I will act all wild and crazy around new people, but I will be more open and talk more. Hopefully I'll suceed.

In other news, I am back on campus. I hope I can sleep tonight. I'm feeling homesick....this always happens after I've been home for a while. The worst part is that this whole break while at home I could never sleep too well. Almost as if I was homesick while at home...it was really weird. Like I was just anticipating something but there was nothing I am waiting for. It might have been the fact that after a couple nights in a new day bed that my mom replaced my old bed with I then had to sleep on a blow up mattress in the living room while my nephews were over for a week, then I had to transition back to that day bed. Then on New Years I had to sleep on the blow up mattress when we had my nephews overnight. I think home doesn't quite feel like home anymore....

Exciting news is I bought a poster of Edward Cullen...lol!! I put it up on the wall by my bed in my room here at school. Just plain amazing is all I have to say.

new year

This is my first blog of 2009!

I'm pretty sad that I have to head back to school tomorrow. Don't get me wrong, I like my friends there and do miss them, I just haven't had that much time over break to spend with my friends here.

I can't believe I only have a few short months before I graduate....of course I still have a couple more years of grad school and then the possibility of more school to earn my PhD. It is all kind of scary.

Well, I don't have much time to blog, I am packing, doing laundry, and baking some cookies to take back with me.