Sledding Party

The sledding party that I planned was a super fun event despite the fact that the temperature was a frigid -9 degrees.  Ouch!  Ouch because cold temperatures like that hurt and so did some of our landings off the snow jump.  It was so fun, though!

Why did I plan a sledding party?  The answer:  I hate snow and cold temperatures, yet I am forced to deal with them.  To make my situation better I decided a fun event would make me enjoy what I don't like.  The result:  it worked!

The sledding party began with my friend, Laura, and I picking up two Monster pizzas so that we could feed our guests (and have extra sleds).  About 15 of us ate pizza, but only 9 of us made the trek out to sled.  We cruised down the hill and over the jump on 5 saucers, 2 pizza boxes, and 1 toboggan.  It was great!  Some of us had successful sled rides and landings while others of us crashed and burned and face planted.  I was one who face planted, but I don't care because I didn't get hurt and I was having fun with friends!  Once we were done sledding, and completely frozen, we went back inside to have a sledding after party.  That consisted of drinking hot chocolate, eating candy, and looking at our awesome sledding photos.  We also finished off the Monster pizzas.  A Monster pizza is 26 inches in diameter and each is cut into 45 slices.  Yes, 15 cold and hungry college kids can eat a lot of pizza on a Friday night! 

Here are some pictures from the sledding party.

 

  This is what two Monster Pizzas look like in the front of my car with Laura.  This is what delicious looks like to me.  Candy, popcorn, and hot Chocolate!  Yummy yummy!  Below is my friend Sam doing his stand and run move after clearing the jump.  I sledded in style slowly down the hill on a pizza box.

The group that braved the -9 temperature!  Let's do it again, but maybe when it warms up a bit.

What Would You Expect?

Pullman has been waking up to new snow most every morning for the last week and a half or so.  So far, Tuesdays have been the worst days.  The conditions have been blizzard like! Below is a view that I got to see out my window one morning.  I must say, kind of pretty!

Tuesday this last week was extra nasty.  It was a blizzard all day.  At five in the morning, I had to brush two inches off my car windows.  Six hours later I had to brush four plus inches off my car windows.  The snow was really coming down!  It was also very icy-I partially slid through an intersection on my way back from work.  Scary but not as scary as the angry bus driver who thought she should use inappropriate sign language at me!  Oh well, no one was hurt and that is what is most important in situations like that.

So here is what I have been leading up to.  Tuesday evening my one professor e-mailed my class to ask if we would like class cancelled because of the winter weather advisory that was in effect.  So what would you expect a bunch of college students to say to a question regarding cancelling class?  I'm certain he knew what the answer would be.  After he tallied our votes, he e-mailed the class to announce that class would be cancelled today (Wednesday).  Big surprise, but yeah!  Thursday night the class gets to vote on whether or not we want class cancelled Friday.  I think we all know what that answer will be...YES, cancel class!

Six Weeks-Wow!

The longest my parents and I have gone without seeing each other.  Crazy!  My college life with school, work, and socializing has kept me busy.  I'm going home this afternoon and it'll be the first time I've been home this semester.  It'll also be the first time I've seen my parents since winter break ended.  I've seen only Erin this semester and that was three weeks ago.  I'm used to seeing my family more because in the fall they come to all of WSU's home football games, which are every couple weekends.  So it's been a long time since I've spent time with my family!

Yes, I have missed my mom and dad, but I've been alright.  I've been strong and have only started to long to see them in the last 10 days.  Because I can't believe that it has been six weeks since I saw them, I am taking it as a sign that I am growing up and very comfortable with my life in Pullman.  This is a good and bad thing I suppose.  Don't get me wrong, though, I love my parents and don't know what I would do without them.  I just can't believe it's been six weeks!  It sure doesn't feel like it!  I just counted the weeks this morning and was surprised at how much time had passed.

I'll head home for the three day weekend in a few hours.  It's going to be so nice to see mom, dad, and Erin.  I'm also looking forward to seeing our pets, especially, Daisy and Buzz.  It's going to be a great weekend filled with good memories!  We are planning to eat out, do some shopping, and attend a hockey game.  It's going to be great and I am going to enjoy every second of it!

Valentine's Day

Today, I went out for my first Valentine's dinner date ever!  Side note:  I've had a boyfriend on Valentine's Day, but no dinner date has ever happened and not gift has ever been given to me.  So today was a first, special, and fun night for me.  It was made possible by beautiful Jordyn and pretty Amy, two girls who I am friends with in my dorm.  I'm so glad they planned this dinner date and invited me to join them.  It sure beat studying organic chemistry.  We went out for a single girls dinner date together, and enjoyed ourselves.  We got all dressed up and it was fun.  I even ordered a new dress just to make the occasion even more special.  We went out for Mexican food at the best place here in Pullman, had virgin strawberry daiquiris, and finished off the date with fired ice cream!!  YUMMY and FUN is all I can say!

Why we are all single-I'm not sure.  We are all so cute, kind, and smart.

Me, Jordyn, and Amy sipping our drinks. :)

Happy Valentine's Day to my wonderful friends and family!  A special thanks to Amy and Jordyn for inviting me to single girls dinner.  It was the best Valentine's Day I have had to date.  Cheers!

Round One of Exams, Spring '11

So it is already that time of the semester.  Exam time. 

My round one looked like it was going to start off badly.  I got sick the night before my first exam, which meant I did not study as much as I had planned or as much as I normally would have.  So I woke the morning of the exam knowing I wouldn't being doing well on my first Horticulture exam, yet I knew I still had the rest of the semester to make up for this first exam.  I got to class with the rest of my classmates and all of us were nervous for the exam, especially, when the professor gave us the multiple choice and said "Go, you've got ten minutes!"  We were frantic.  Then he collects them, hands out the rest of the exam and then says "Go home!"  A huge sigh of relief and happy murmurs spread across the room.  "Go home" is equivalent to "this exam is take home" when you, the student, have the exam in your hands.  Yeah!  Thank goodness because I was not ready for the exam questions that ended up being on the test.  For once, I can say I got sick for a reason and I am alright with it because I didn't waste time studying for it.  It upsets me when I spend time on something and it turns out that I didn't need to.  The take home exam wasn't very tough since I had the class notes, powerpoints, textbook, and internet at my fingertips back at my dorm.  And I worked on it with a friend.  It was great!

Hort exam down, o-chem and stats to go.

After today's review in stats, I feel that the exam next week will not be too hard.  Also, part of it is take home!  Yeah, again!  However, organic chemistry will be a different story.  It will require studying notes, flashcards, and reading all weekend and right up to exam time Wednesday evening.  Oh o-chem, you are not going to be easy!  Ugh.

At this point,  I would say my round one of exams for this spring semester are going to be like a roller coaster ride with several ups and downs, and chances are so will rounds two and three of exams.  It'll be great when it's all said and done.

The Lovely Laura

She is my best friend here at WSU and she calls me her bff Cara.  We spend a lot of time together and I don't know what I would do with out her.  If my day is rough, I can count on her to listen and give me suggestions.  She is there for me and I am there for her. 

We met because we both live in the same dorm.  But we really became friends when we realized we could be workout buddies since we were both looking for someone to exercise with.  Things have sure worked out!  She and I go to yoga and spin class together each week and fit other trips to the gym into our schedule, too.  I'm so glad she is willing to try new things because otherwise I would be all alone and probably wouldn't be as out going.  I was so happy when she said she would sign up for spin class and yoga with me.  Both were things neither of has had done before, but we took a chance.  Needless to say, we love spin and yoga very much and the time we get to spend together! 

If you asked Laura what her favorite part about being friends with me is, I am pretty sure she would say GIRL TIME!  Girl time happens about every day and if it doesn't we make it up as soon as possible.  Girl time includes painting nails, doing hair, making crafts, watching movies, making cookies, shopping, or going out and finding something to do.  Our favorites are nails, hair, and makeup.  We love being girly and doing girly things!  To the left is Laura and I after we got makeup make overs at the Clinque counter in The Bookie.  We LOVED it because it was girl time that involved makeup!  Don't we look great, especially, our eyes?


Again, I am happy to have Laura as friend.  She and I are super excited to be living together next year in an apartment because it'll let us expand girl time.  We are already planning how we want to decorate, what we want to cook, dinner parties, and workout routines.  Knowing Laura and being friends with her is so awesome!  Love ya girl!

One Month Down

Today is an exciting day!

Today, February 1, marks one month of blogging for me!  I love this whole blogging thing and find it to be quite fun.  I enjoy using blogging as a way to share my thoughts and what I am up to.  I also like to use it to get away from studying and homework for a few minutes, which is probably what I like most about my blog.  Simply put, it is another distraction just like Facebook.  I'm a college student!  Therefore, I love any excuse or activity that gets me out of school work.  Since I like blogging and am keeping up on my school stuff, I will say that blogging is a good distraction for me.  After all, I am attempting to practice my writing skills when I write a post for my blog.  It's all good.

Cheers to one month down, eleven to go, or maybe more!