give me money!

so i've been working on this scholarship essay due on friday. i was taking a nap today (which basically lasted all day long...love being sick) and i had a dream that i got an email saying my QAR scores were too low to qualify for this scholarship. the email basically told me not to send my essay in. i did anyway (take that subconscious!)

first of all, talk about my subconscious not wanting me to succeed! i woke up and read every email in my inbox. how could that not have been real? didn't find anything...so i guess i'll assume they have no scoring system (not sure what scores these were) and that i still qualify.

second of all, who has dreams about checking their email? i do. that's who.

things i ate today:

german pancakes (i have no other food in the house so i must make things now...)

some ham and bean soup

birthday list

my birthday is coming up (feb. 11) and this year i will be 22! For all those who haven't had a math class in a while...11x2=22, so i'm pretty sure this a my golden golden birthday...shall we call it a diamond birthday? not feeling very clever at the moment.

anyway, i have no idea what to do or how to celebrate...any ideas?

i'm thinking of making these cupcakes because it looks like so much fun! we shall see!

i'm not expecting any gifts. for real. but if you were already planning on getting me something...get me something from REI...i'll need it this summer.

things i ate today:

belly buttons--damn you caitlin for leaving them out ;) they were so delish.

glass of water

back to the grind

fun weekend. it was great. a little bit of salt lake, a little bit of dancing, i have a new aussie boyfriend--jeff, burlesque at the dollar theater, funfetti shake from sammy's, plus a little more. i stayed busy.

i did the warm-up in tap today...epic fail. i hate being put on the spot like that. oh well. it wasn't that bad...just not super smooth, haha.

shout out to my new friend tim, whom i met lounging in the rb. he called me homely and thought i dressed like a farm-girl. (to his credit it didn't sound as harsh in-context, i didn just come from tap, and i am wearing a flannel shirt with cords)

things i ate today:

pack of almonds

dill pickle

half a tuna sandwich

fresca

giant chocolate chip cookie from blue line

cucumber in vinegar

diet pepsi

brownie

(not the best day i guess...)

fun friday!

i got to talk to nicki today! that was fun, it's been too long.

i only got one clue on my crossword today...lame.

did lots of homework, stuff i've been putting off week no less. don't worry, i still have a whole weekend's worth of stuff to do...great...

i stumbled upon this today. maybe i'll move to new york and be a street performer...

tonight i'm headed up to SLC with brooke to meet natalie and carson for dinner at the spaghetti factory. anyone up for dancing after...?

things i ate today:

new england clam chowder in a bread bowl (thanks blue line!)

greek yogurt with honey

apple sauce

tomato

a string cheese

it's january, and it's 2011

whoa, last year went by fast. maybe its because i was doing a million things. ok, maybe not a million. spending half the year in CT was truly amazing. getting back into school and moving back to provo was a feat. i got the closest i've ever been to figuring out what i want to do with my life, planning my future, etc.

anyway, its a new year and i have made some changes. they may not be obvious...yes, my room is still a mess and no, i haven't been to the gym once this year...but i still deserve a little credit!

classes this semester: hard and boring. its going to be rough.

however...i just found out i have a study abroad to look forward to! i'll be going with BYU to the south pacific (australia, new zealand, and fiji) in july! here are some of the places and things i will go and do:

canyoning in the blue mountains

scuba diving in the great barrier reef

kayaking to uninhabited islands

staying in an underdeveloped village in fiji

backpacking in new zealand

bungie jumping

and so much more!!!

it is going to be the trip of a life time.

things i need to do before NZ:

get really skinny and tan (to look good in bathing suit)

buy new bathing suit

get scuba certified

what i ate today:

oatmeal with 1/2 a packet of apple cider mix (i learned this from kerilyn...it's pretty tasty)

entire can of homemade chicken noodle soup (thanks grandma!)

Musee d'ORSAY

ok...so i didn't actually go to paris...

i went to san francisco! The de YOUNG Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco to see the current exhibit, Birth of Impressionism. The Musee d'Orsay in France is under renovation, so this exhibit was brought to SF, once in a lifetime opportunity! Since Impressionism is up there with my favorite styles of art/music/ect. it was fun to see all of these paintings in real life. i had so many favorites, i will have to go to Paris to see them again.

i'm the fifer! i was hoping they would have clothes to dress up in like at the getty...but this was the extent of painting recreation

ashland, or

this was one of the best things i did this summer (finally telling you about the rest of my summer...now that school is a week in)

melissa, my dad, my mom and i took a little road trip to one of my new favorite places: ashland, or. its a tiny hippie town where the boutiques sell clothing made from hemp and the restaurants serve local organic food. it's also the home of oregon's own shakespeare festival. we saw two shows, twelfth night, so hilarious! and merchant of venice, less funny, but very good. the theater was set up like the globe and the actors were amazing. i thoroughly enjoyed eating some rocky mountain fudge while watching both performances.

during the day, we went to crater lake. it was so beautiful! the bluest water i've ever seen, took my breath away. we walked around, ate some food, had a photoshoot, the usual.

mom, me, melissa, dad on the edge of crater lake

on the way home from oregon, we (my family will tell you I) decided to take the scenic route home. MISTAKE. it was beautiful driving through redwoods, then unlimited amounts of fog, and then finally getting to see the ocean , but if you've driven down the CA coast before, you probably don't ever need to do it again. it took us about 10 hours to get home instead of the 5 it took on the way up. we stopped in some fun places though, Crescent City, Eureka, Santa Rosa, and finally DANVILLE! anyway, loved the trip, can't wait to go next year ;)