Sunday, April 29, 2012

lab lab lab

Hello all! This week has been really good. I had my first chemistry, geology, and biology labs. Monday was one of the longest days of my life. I didn't get home until about 9 after being at school since 7:45. I had class until 12:30, then a chemistry lab from 12:45-2:45 where we measured the densities of water for two hours using all sorts of different tools. Then I had to figure out how precise and accurate my measurements were using standard deviation and percent change equations. It was so annoying.

We had our ward activity that night and met our new FHE brothers. We've got some cute ones, so that's fun, and then our ward played musical chairs and stuff so it was fun. I went at 6:20 to help set up, but NOTHING was set up; no chairs, no tables, not a thing. The activity was 10 minutes away so I started setting up tables all by myself until extra help came. After cleaning up for the activity I absolutely had to go grocery shopping so I did that and then I had homework to do so I spent my evening until 11 at the library. That was awful! But hopefully tomorrow's Monday won't be so awful. =]

Tuesday was another huge day. I got done with class at 8:45 and then I did homework until it was time for devotional. I can't remember what devotional was about but I remember I liked it a lot. After devotional I have a three hour geology lab from 3-6. That was hecka crazy. I didn't realize there was a ton of paperwork I was supposed to print off before the lab, but luckily my good friend Brett (who is also in that class and is my partner in the work we do) didn't have the papers either so I didn't feel too stupid. We spent the three hours identifying minerals. It took me longer than the three hours to finish the questions and stuff, but I actually kind of liked it. At the time I didn't like it, but looking back I am proud of myself! I got asked out by a guy in my ward that night and we planned on getting ice cream the next day. Holy crap guys I can't believe it -- I don't know what it is but lately the guys have been asking me out like crazy! Last semester I think I went on one date. In that past two weeks I've had like 8. The heck?

Wednesday is my easiest day of the week because I only have to do homework for chemistry and I don't have a lab, so I totally played frisbee that day, and I also went out for ice cream with the guy from my ward. Yes it was a great day. I also worked that day with a student at the Reading Center, so that was great!

Thursday I had my first anatomy lab where we talked about connective tissue. It was awesome! After that I met with a chemistry partner and we figured out a few final things for our lab we did, and then I went to work for a meeting. From there I worked on my lab some more, did chemistry homework, studied for geology and anatomy, and finally at 6:20 my laptop died so I decided it was time to go home. At 7 I had a date and we went to a show on campus called "Vocalendante" or something. It's a German group of five guys that sing A Capella and it was a great show! My favorite songs they sang were Easy and Footloose. So fun!

Friday I had class from 7:45 to 2:45. I had organ that day at 12:45 and this guy came in just on time and was like "I just got back from the temple. I didn't think I'd make it to class!" and I was like, "You just got back from the temple? You must be super righteous," and my class died laughing especially my teacher Sister Parkinson who is like 100 years old. It was funny. After class I decided I wanted to go to the temple, so I got my friend Lauren to go with me. We went to the Idaho Falls temple. She had never been to that temple before, and I figured we could do baptisms there at 4 unlike Rexburg, and it would be quicker if we went to I.F, did baptisms, and drove back then it would be to just go at the Rexburg temple on a Saturday morning. That night a group of friends and I made breakfast for dinner and watched Moneyball. I made crepes, a schmear to go on it with fresh strawberries and a mixture of frozen berries that I let thaw. The guys brought bacon and my friend Lauren made French toast. It was a feast! That was a good night.

Saturday I got up and went to the geology lab at 8 and practiced identifying minerals for an hour and a half. After that I went to a 4 on 4 tournament for frisbee and played from 10 to 2. That was awesome! My team won 3 and lost 2, and they fed us afterward so that was a great time. After that Lauren and I drove to Idaho Falls to meet Trisha, Mom, and Mom's family for lunch at Chuck-a-Rama. That was awesome! I forgot about the fireside afterward so Lauren and I just sort of took advantage of the hospitality of Mom paying for lunch....sorry Mom, but thanks! I really like Mom's family. One of her brothers (IDK who) came over and made an effort to talk to Lauren and I since there wasn't room for the two of us at the "adult" table...haha.

Today has been glorious. I love my ward so much! We had fast Sunday today and I am just happy as a clam. I can do anything good!! I can coach frisbee and work and be relief society president and take 15 science credits and ANYTHING good! If you haven't seen that youtube video then that won't make sense to you...but anyway--I'm headed to a pancake party. Thanks for making it through my post!

Breakfast for dinner! 

I think this is language from Lord of the Rings...it was on the board before my geology class. LOL


My team. The three in the middle had never played before, so to get 9th was awesome! The far right is a great handler.




Tuesday, April 24, 2012

"I'm not gonna say you look bad...."

I have time today to blog HUZZAH!

 Last week was the first week of school. I have a good schedule this semester. Chemistry, Anatomy, and Geology all have weekly labs that take 2-3 hours in the afternoon. Yesterday was my first chemistry lab. We measured water densities for 2 hours. It was barf-tastic.

I had a couple dates last week, so that was fun. I was sitting the library and this guy came over and sat by me. After a half hour he asked me to help him with something on his computer. I did and then he proceeded to talk to me and ask for my number. WOOT! I love when men are proactive. He and I went out to frozen yogurt and he hasn't talked to me since. But that was fun. I also went bowling with a friend from Boise, and I played racquetball with my friend Kordell. He and I also went to part of an organ concert and then ate a Little Caesar's pizza and walked all over Rexburg and talked. That was a lot of fun. We saw something crazy weird in the sky. It looked like a floating piece of fire and it was slowly moving north-east and then it disappeared. UFO? I think yes. Kordell was freaking out. "What the heck is that!!" he kept saying...lol.

My chemistry teacher annoys me. The point of taking the class is to LEARN how to do chemistry, not to be experts on the subject coming into the course. He makes us all feel completely incompetent when really it's him being an incompetent teacher. So that should be fun. My geology teacher is funny. Every time he spouts off his opinion about relationships between geology and other things (politics, religion, etc.) he always throws his tie over his shoulder. He's 39, so it's fun that he's Hart's age. My friend Brett Johnson is in that class with me, so that's also fun. My anatomy teacher is pretty chill. I have that class right when I should be eating lunch, so that annoys me, but I really like human biology so I'm looking forward to that class. My social dance class is my favorite by far. I'm also taking organ lessons, so I practice that for 40 minutes every day. 

Saturday I was busy with homework, a university coaches meeting, ultimate, and a date. I'm so excited for the ultimate season to start. That will be so fun. My friend Jessica and I are "co-coaches" so I'm way excited.

Sunday was a long day of church. I didn't get done until just before 5. Five minutes before sacrament started the Sunday school president asked me if I'd read the lesson. After saying yes he asked if I would teach it with another girl. I said sure! So I taught Sunday school, and then conducted Relief Society. My FHE brother Daniel had his birthday party, so I stopped in for a minute to wish him happy birthday. I got all the callings into Bishop at 5 and then I had a date with my friend Justin. This is a different Justin than a Justin some of you may have read about before. He coaches Ultimate. His team got second in the tournament last fall, just like my team! So he made this crazy lemon-Cajun-something chicken that was AWESOME with grilled asparagus and corn bread. We also made cookies that night. He's been asking me out a lot lately so...we'll see.

Yesterday we had our opening social in our ward. We had so much fun. We had dinner, and then met our new FHE brothers and played a couple huge group games. I had chemistry homework due at midnight and I didn't know how to scan it in as a PDF! So I was stressed...but I got it done. Today I saw my friend Isaac and he said, "I'm not gonna say you look bad...but you look TIRED." ha! I love the honesty. Well that's about it. I'm going to get my laundry now...and do my geology homework, then go to devotional, then go to my 3 hour geology lab. Awesome.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Break Between Semesters

Chase and I had the break between semesters last week. It felt good to sleep until I wanted, to eat Mom's good food, to not have to pick up after my messy roommates and to do whatever I wanted! Huzzah. I read Malcom Gladwell's book "Blink" which talked all about the decisions our subconscious makes which are critical decisions we don't even realize we make. Very interesting! I can't wait to pick up his bestseller "The Tipping Point." We read his other book "Outliers" in my English class last semester and it was very enjoyable as well. Who knew non-fiction could be so good? (Public display of my ignorance, I know. Insert laugh here.)

I tried to get into O'Reilly's books a little. I checked out "Pinheads and Patriots" and "The Factor" but I only got into "The Factor" and read only the chapters I can apply to my life now. I didn't get to look into "Pinheads and Patriots" but plan on returning to that one sometime. The thing I like about O'Reilly is he doesn't take anybody's crap! Whether I agree with what he has to say or not, at least he's ballsy about it.

Other than reading, I practiced the piano a lot. I like to go up to the church and play the grand piano there, but Mom heard someone complain that someone was playing "non-religious music" at the church and I want to be like, "Get a life! It doesn't have to be a hymn to be uplifting and I'm trying to improve my talents without disturbing my family so HA!" But I had fun playing piano when I did. My fingers have muscle memory which is fun because I can return to pieces I haven't played in years and play them quite well!

I ran four miles on Monday but that was all the exercising I did all week. It was nasty weather while I was home except for Monday and Tuesday, but I got to go to the falls for a dentist appointment on Thursday. No cavities! I went shopping and got a cute dress and skirt. I live in skirts in the spring. It gets so hot walking around campus during spring semester! Having some air on your legs helps a ton and I like skirts better anyway. So cute!

I headed back to Rexburg Saturday and played Ultimate for two hours when I got there. That night we started a movie but it ended up being a poor choice so we put Star Trek in instead. I LOVE that movie.

Today at church we had a huge group in sacrament. They had to bless the water twice to get everybody, and we had an excellent meeting. A cute guy I was chasing last semester spoke and it just make me fall in love with him more. He is so tall/dark/handsome/RIGHTEOUS!! I see stupid girls getting married to losers and I think, "You are messing up your life! Wait for the right guy to come around! It will be infinitely worth it!" But anyway... I missed my ward a lot just by missing one week. I love it!

Today Kelsey Montgomery and I are the only ones in our apartment and we love it! We're having Sunday dinner later which will be good... and then I just want to walk in the beautiful weather! I love it!

Classes start Tuesday and I feel like I'm going to die. My tuition is completely paid for because I've been able to hold onto a full ride scholarship, so that is a tremendous blessing. I'm so motivated to keep it as long as I can, and this semester will really be a test if I can do it. I'm taking some tough science classes so I'm really going to have to apply my faith in my studies...but that's what I've always done and I'm confident I can keep up the good work!

Well that's all my life has to offer for now. I think having a boyfriend would be just the cutest thing ever during spring semester, but I'm telling myself to calm down because I'm much too boy crazy for my own good, and I could become desperate which is the most unattractive trait a woman could possess. I told my FHE brother Joseph that "I see the good in everyone!" to explain my constant plethora of crushes... haha. But anyway--we'll see what happens with the boys this semester I guess! Peace


Fire in the backyard with Chase and Conrad


Shopping trip with my roommate!

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Winter Semester is Over

Wow I made it through my 3rd semester of college! I can't believe I'm a sophomore in college....in the fall I'll officially be a junior in college! The heck?

Last week was pretty chill. Monday for FHE we made Easter eggs and planned on doing an Easter egg hunt but we ended up going to Kiwi Loco instead. I played ultimate frisbee that night and on the last catch I tore up my leg on the turf. Remember -- bad throws make epic catches!



Tuesday I played ultimate again and I worked on my final paper all day. I had a pancake party for my friends before we had to take all our mother-of-pearl final tests. I love doing this with all my friends, and the pancakes and *syrup* are so good.



Wednesday all day I was revising my paper and going back and forth from my work to the writing center. I think I wrote a pretty decent last paper, enough to keep my A where it's at. I saw a guy studying on campus in a hammock he set up which I thought was pretty funny.


I also studied a couple hours for my nutrition final and took that test. I finished that class with a 99.97% in the class -- huzzah!

Thursday came around and I had two finals out of five down. That morning I went to my friend David's house and he and I made breakfast and studied for our History and Philosophy of Education final that was scheduled for Friday at 2PM in the classroom. This took the majority of our day. We split the work in half and I was still there from 9AM to 3:30PM! After that I got to work packing up all my stuff. At 6:30 I took a frisbee break and ended up playing until 9:30. It was the best night of playing ever.

Friday morning I had an outfit picked out so I could be ready to go to the temple later that day and I woke up to a blizzard! This was practically unbelievable because the night before had been so nice. But I studied in the library from 8 to 12 and then took my Origins of the Universe, Earth, and Life final in the classroom from 12:15 to 1:45. Then I took my Education final which took until 3:30. Kelsey Montgomery and I checked out and hit the road. I drove her home and our car was PACKED!


I didn't do my white glove clean job because I wanted to get to Twin Falls on time and I just didn't have time for such nonsense. I'll probably get charged like $35 but, oh well.

I dropped Kelsey off in Rupert and then got to Twin Falls at around 7:20. They were totally willing to let me jump in with the group that was scheduled at 7, but when I walked back there they were already done so I missed out! I went to Five Guys Burgers and Fries for the first time since I couldn't do the temple and hung out with Mitzi and Scott until everyone got back from their temple session. We played in the pool that night and I did my Doctrine and Covenants final. We had to write up a three page single-spaced paper answering three questions about D&C. It was due Friday at 11:55 PM and I submitted it at like 10:30. Phew! That was the end of my finals week.

I conference graded my research paper about BYU-Idaho and learning disabled students with my teacher last Friday and after I read it he said, "Kelsey, that's a good paper. And frankly, I agree with you." So I was thrilled! He asked me to send him a copy so he can show future classes what constitutes a good paper. Dang I feel so good about that.

For Conference I had my roommate and her friend Kordell over so that was fun. We played a lot of pool and board games in between sessions, and I love to show off the farm to my friends. Arco is such a goofy small town. What with the number hill and being the first city in the world lit by atomic power...it's pretty unique!





Well that's all my news. I'm hanging out in Rupert with my roommate Kelsey Montgomery for the weekend. I'm looking forward to this week being home without any responsibilities! Later.