Laura Turns 20!

On Thursday, my roommate, Laura turned 20! 

For her birthday, we went out for dinner with a few girlfriends.  The place we went to was called South Fork.  One of Laura's professors owns this restaurant so we had to try it out.  The food was great!  I had Mac & Cheese that was made with Cougar Gold Cheese, topped with bacon bits and scallions, and was served with an amazing bread stick.  I want to go eat there again!  Check out their menu at http://www.southforkpublichouse.com/ !

On Friday night we had some friends over for dessert and snacks.  The dessert I made was Candy Bar Apple Salad.  It's pretty darn good.  The recipe can be found here http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Candy-Bar-Apple-Salad.  We had a good time hanging out, talking, painting nails, and watching movies.

The birthday girl making a wish! 

 All the girls that came over to celebrate!

 And the boys!

I'd say she had a pretty good 20th birthday.  Next birthday...My 21st!

My Four Day Weekend

So for most students they get three days off from school for Labor Day weekend.  I am not like other students, though.  I got a four day weekend because I don't have classes or labs on Tuesdays!  Having four days off has been nice, but busy.

It began with some decorating in our apartment with Laura on Friday.  Once we got things to stay securely on the wall, which took a few trys, it was time for a ten second tidy because our friends wanted us to come hangout.  We had a good time at our friends' house and spent most of our time snuggling with the adorable puppies and dogs  they have.

 Our "Welcome Wall" in our entry way.  The mirrors required some special treatment for getting them to stay on the wall.

This is baby Ruger and me.  Ruger is a very sweet chocolate lab that belongs to a friend.  I want him!

Saturday morning was a bit of a frenzy because there was more cleaning to do before my parents showed up for the football game.  I also wrote a paper, took out the garbage, and got ready for the football game.  Getting ready for the football game meant taking several photos with Laura in our WSU gear.

Saturday was a good day.  The Cougars won!  It was hot out!  I got to see my family!  We ate pizza!  Then I worked the closing shift at work.  It was a long day, though.

Sunday was another long day.  I did some homework, went shopping, went to spin class, and then I worked the closing shift again at work.  Shopping was great, though.  I got cute sandals with stones and jewels for eight bucks and a cute shirt for eight bucks, too!

My Monday morning did not start early.  After being up past midnight for several nights in a row, I slept in.  After I woke up, I had some breakfast and then started my reading assignments.  From what I can tell I didn't get much reading done because I feel asleep and didn't wake up until after noon.  Once up from my morning nap, I did some homework and then headed to work.  It was a pretty easy day considering most of it was spent sleeping!

Now today, Tuesday, has been a catch up day.  I'm doing lots of homework and studying.  I also worked out this morning because I haven't done that for a couple days.  Tonight I will work again.  I also thought it'd be a good idea to update my blog since it's been a couple weeks.  So hopefully you now feel more up-to-date on the last four days of my life!

Fall Classes Have Began

My junior year is off to a great start, but I'm only done with three days.  I have class from nine to two with an hour break on Mondays and Wednesdays with a two to five lab on Wednesdays, too.  I have NO classes on Tuesdays!  Thursdays I'm in labs from noon to five.  Then I finish off the school week by having only three classes on Fridays, which go from eleven to two.  It really isn't that bad.  I will also be working about eight hours during the school with with an additional 6 or so hours every other weekend.  I'll also be going to fitness classes at the gym three days a week for an hour each time.  I'm really quite happy with my schedule!

I'm taking four classes this semester, which adds up to be 14 credits.  The classes are Anthropology 101, AgTM 315/Hort 346, Organic Chemistry 348, and Biology 106.  The last three classes I have listed also have labs that are two to three hours long. 

Out of my classes this semester, I am most excited about anthropology.  So far it's been quite interesting and has presented me with concepts, terms, and ideas I had never considered to be anthropology.  I'm going to learn so much from this class!

So three days of year three of college are complete!  Here's to more!