Saturday, April 7, 2012




I love days when I love my day.

There's always a small downward spiral, but when you remember how much you're blessed, it's hard to keep you down.

Loans are difficult to deal with. They're hard to accept, emotionally. I HATE being in debt. But I have no other way out of my life right now, unless I quit everything. That is something I won't accept. I went into school knowing that one way or another, I would graduate. I hope to do so this December. I hope I can take this Math class in August, and I hope that my last semester will fly by.

I want to go home. But for now, homemade pastries at the Coffee shop and my new job at Blue Mountain keep me satisfied. I love to be sociable and to have friends and to serve others. I may not like smelling like a restaurant in the evening, but I take a shower every night anyway, so whatevz.

I bought some of that Tresemme Split End repair stuff and to tell you the truth, I think it's working! Not only is it working, but my hair is nice and soft, which I love(who wouldn't?), and it smells great. I like the herbal essences Rose shampoo and conditioner, but until I finally get my preferred hair length back, I will stick to this Tressemme stuff. I just hope my hair still grows quickly. I'm also taking Hair/Nail/and skin vitamins to try and promote growth. It needs to work quicker. I miss my hair.

ECUADOR BLOG
I was working for the past couple of days and completely forgot about my Ecuador assignments. I hate being so scatterbrained. I need to get out my planner again and start planning things on it as well as on my phone. My phone has been really good as far as getting me places. I'm going to really miss using it in Ecuador. I have so much fun playing with my Space App, calendar, and internet. Not to mention, I have a Kindle App on it. I wonder if I can get a few books and if it'll save on my phone for while I'm there. I hope so. That would be splendid.

The more I think about Ecuador, the more nervous I get - especially for when Profe just lets us go with our families at the airport and says 'See you in the morning!' Also, the sports and politics thing still worries me because, well, I'm not into either, very much. So where would my common interests lie? Emily Loveland and Emily Peterson are going to Ecuador with me, so I know I'll have them to go to when I need a dance break. We said we need to find out where to go to go dancing while we're there. I'm hoping I'm in the same neighborhood with them so that common interest can be shared without too much inconvenience. I really hope our families know about the dancing nightlife. It would be amazing if I got to experience their dancing styles!

I'm really excited to taste their food, too. Cinco De Mayo just reopened, and so my mom, step-dad and I went to eat there because I was craving Mexican. It was  delicious. Richard tried to add in the Green hot sauce to his salsa. I was super astonished when he put like a tablespoon of the stuff in the salsa. I warned him, and said "The green is hotter than the red!" and then he proceeded to eat it. It took a couple of seconds, but it was very clear he should have listened to me when his eyes started tearing up and he started coughing. I was mildly worried he might have a heart attack. I hope my Host family doesn't serve me anything too spicy. I'm not sure I can handle anything like Green Hot Sauce...

Profe... Como se dice "Spicy" en EspaƱol?  haha!





Monday, April 2, 2012

Ands

Do you ever have one of those days where things just seem to pile up? Yeah, there can be a week that builds up to that day. There can be a month or Year. But do you ever just have that one day where you've finally broken, and when you try to explain it to someone who was there to see you break, you hear yourself saying "And... and... and this. And this too. Not to mention this. Oh and this. And he - and she - and they, and it. And and and and and and and and and..."

I'm having an And day.

Some idiot keeps stealing my bike.

And

I need to raise money for Ecuador, so buying a bikelock seemed dumb when it was $8. However, the bandaids I bought to heal the blisters on my feet that I got from stomping around campus to find it cost me $8. In retrospect, I should have just gone with the lock. Dangit.

And

My roommate is being a brat.

And

I've just tuned in to Shark Week.

And

My car needs a new muffler.

And

My best friend is having a baby

And

I'm missing it.

And

My laundry has piled up.

And

I haven't been to church in over 4 months

And

My assignments are also piling up.

And

My job won't put me on the clock more than one day a week for 5 or less hours.

And

I miss home.

And

I have no money to get me home, or anywhere I want. Or anything I want(though I know the second is something I will definitely have to get used to...which is fine because I don't want to be spoiled and greedy)

And

I miss selling bras.

And

I don't have a boyfriend to cry on his shoulder when I need to.

And

And

And....There's more. I just...Don't want to keep whining.