Moved Out

I woke up at 1300 hours today. For some reason as soon as summer comes 'round my body decides that bedtime is four o' clock in the morning and breakfast is due at noon.

After about an hour of lounging around at Grandma Gerie's I decided to be responsible and go back down to Provo in order to check out of my apartment. I'd already moved most of my things out a few days ago so the only thing that really needed to be done was cleaning... and leaving my key behind.

So I did that.

And then I took the bus back up to Salt Lake and got a ride from Brian Summers back to his house to watch the second half of Utah Jazz vs Colorado Nuggets. The Jazz won. Then Charla took me and my bike back to Grandma Gerie's.

Now it's time for bed. (At least that's what my mind thinks... my body probably will disagree again. Maybe I'll just watch some more episodes of How I Met Your Mother until I'm tired enough to fall asleep.)

Close Your Eyes and Hold On Tight

Today I took all four of my finals. I don't have my scores posted on the monitor in the Testing Center, so I have no idea how I did on any of them. But I do feel good about all of them. I'm sure that I'll get the scores I deserve.

Now I'm looking forward to moving back home for the summer and figuring out where to go from here.

In Which a Financial Aid Office Destroyed the Hopes and Dreams of Many Young Americans

It's astonishing how quickly things in a person's life can change. And how things that the person actually wants changed take forever to do so.

Not Much

Today is a beautiful day. Sadly, I've had to spend most of it indoors.

It doesn't matter so much, though. Many more beautiful days await.

Spring is here. :)

Finals Week

Today is the last day of class, two reading days follow, and then finals week begins. To the dismay of most students, including me, Saturday will be included in the testing days. Hopefully I will get all of my tests finished between Friday and Saturday and have a week of preparation before Spring semester starts. I think I will drop all of the classes I selected for Summer semester so that I don't have to worry about funds for the entire 2010-2011 academic year quite as much, and so that I will have time to visit home and go to my brother's baptism and my sister's graduation. These are important events to me, and I think I should be there for them.

Yesterday I spent the entire day (well, most of it) studying in the library. I felt quite accomplished. The next three days will include much of the same activity. Today, however, I'll be attending some fun events instead of spending every second of the day in the library. The first is the Unforum, which should be mildly entertaining. The next is an evening celebration in the Wilk which will provide my free dinner. :) I look forward to that.

After all of this I will likely spend the reading days up in Salt Lake City so that I have my own space to study in, and then I will return to take my exams.

Wish me luck.

Saturday Adventure

I had gone up to Salt Lake City to stay with my Grandma Gerie for the weekend. I spent Friday night at her house reading Gregor the Overlander and occasionally watching bits and pieces of movies. And, of course, snacking on chocolate frosting. Mmmm...

Meanwhile my friends in Provo were all going to see Divine Comedy. And all my friends in Salt Lake were either busy or at birthday parties. It was one of the most boring Friday nights of my life.

So in the morning I decided to hop on Trax and go back down to Provo. And I did. On the way back down to Provo I had to wait with a group of people for the 811 Southbound bus. It wouldn't get there for twenty minutes.

A large Tongan man who was quite drunk and stank from fifteen feet away was talking to everyone incessantly. Swearing like a sailor he asked people inappropriate questions and told inappropriate stories about drugs, prison, and "teachin' bleepity bleepin' kids not to shoot each otha"--quite charming.

I had to put my bicycle on the bike rack in front of the bus so I was last in line to actually get on the bus. The large drunk Tongan dude stumbled on the bus first, and unfortunately since I was the last person to get on the bus, the only seat available was in the back just a few feet away from the creeper who had been drinking too much.

Fortunately he focused his inappropriate questions and inappropriate stories on two hipster teenagers sitting across the way from me. Of course, I laughed at most of the conversation they were having. The whole thing was completely ridiculous. I sent a text to my friend asking about what counts as public intoxication. Luckily, right as I sent the message the bus driver stopped at another bus stop and walked to the back of the bus with a new passenger.

"You're going to get off of my bus."

"What did I do wrong?"

"Get off my bus. Now."

The drunk guy obliged, cussing the whole time. He threw in some rude gestures after he got off the bus. Everyone in the back of the bus sighed in relief. We opened the windows and hoped that soon the stench of booze would air out... eventually.

It did. But I had to take a shower just to get his smell off of my skin.

Afterward, Charla asked me if I'd want to hang out with her tonight. Of course I would, and I went outside to hop on the bus back up to the south-most Trax station.

Thankfully, the bus ride back up to the train was much less exciting, and I was able to read most of Gregor the Overlander. By the time I got up to Fort Union I had finished the book. (Loved it.)

Charla picked me up and we went to the mall so that she could use her gift card she got for Christmas last year (since the mall was on the way.) We went back to her house and played Nintendo 64 Mario Kart with its terrible resolution. We watched part of Shallow Hal but decided we were both too tired to continue.

Now it is Sunday and we're all getting ready for church. She'll be my ride back to Provo this afternoon, and then it's back to the normal routine.

Feeling Disconnected

Salt Lake

Yep. That's where I am. Hit me up if you're here too.

:)

Sunny Day

Today the sun decided to visit. And it's looking like it's here to stay--at least for the rest of the week.

Sarah is pleased. :)

Classic Skating

I just got back from the Classic Skating center in Orem. My friends Kayla and Ruth are on the BYU Womens' Rugby team and they were doing a fundraiser there to go play in Florida. So a bunch of my friends and I went there to help her out. It was a ton of fun.

I brought my rollerblades which was a very good idea. I like blading and ice skating. It's my favorite. :)

I'm Back

But not writing in one-sentence form anymore. Hooray!

Last week was great. It was so much fun being able to see all of my aunts and uncles and my mommy! All in the same place. I'm happy for my uncle Steven who just got married. And now I'm glad things are back to normal.

It seems that I will be staying in Provo for the summer. Hopefully I will be able to go home for Owen's baptism but my trip back home might have to wait until after summer semester is over since classes start the same week of Owen's birthday. It would be nice, though, to be able to be home for his birthday and for Hannah's graduation.

Maybe I'll just decide not to take classes for Summer semester so that I can go home for those big events.

If anyone has awesome ideas let me know!!

:)