Spring break is over:)

And I'm headed back to school....
Spring break was so enjoyable! Not only did I get to visit with Mary, Ben, and Luke, went to Price is Right, but also got to visit with Danielle up at Santa Barbara.
Things are back to normal, these days, though, with two papers to write, and one turned in already. My English professor is in Paris speaking at some conference, so a group of us decided to utilize last night (and our ability to sleep-in this morning). The Canadians, Mark, Stalin, and I made our way up to the mountain at midnight. The three girls relaxed on the hood of the car- huddled together to keep warm, while the guys took the ground. We just sat there and talked and enjoyed the stars. Finally we headed back to campus around 2am. It was a great way to start the week, AND the rest of my last 7 weeks of being a freshman.

The Price is Right!!

Bethany called up a few days ago and said that she and a few friends had an extra ticket for the taping of The Price is Right. So, Tuesday evening I drove up to APU. I was able to meet all of her friends, and see Rachel. Kim, Beth, and I decorated some shirts that we were going to wear the next morning. At an all too early hour we woke up and headed out- up at 4am, in the car by 4:30. Not bad, eh? We reached Hollywood about 6, where we stood in line. A little forshadowing of the rest of the day. Filming didn't start till 12, so for about 6 hours we waited and waited and waited in line- taking an occasional nap, thankfully. It was completely worth it, though. It was great to see it- Kim, the one who had organized the whole event for us, won a door prize of $100 and a video game. Oh! And it was totally the filming for the April Fools day show. They gave us a free lunch and at the end of the show, free lunch! How sweet is that? So basically, the only difference for the show, was that they named us all Pat. You know the nametags the contestants wear? Well they gave everyone that said Pat.... it was a try at an April Fools, joke, anyways.

The art of procrastination....

I have learned it, at long last. Though I'm not as bad as some, I've definitely progressed in this area. Last night I was SO determined to get to bed early (like 11:00!!). But things kept getting in the way, and I kept putting it off, and off, and off..... I was supposed to be studying my Bible verses (Isaiah 1:10-20), but talking to people online was much more entertaining. I endded up having four really good conversations- well three, good ones, and one pointless one:) And ended up staying up till 1:30! How did that happen? Now I'm trying to study for mid-terms (which are tomorrow, yikes!) and am sleepy. I did manage to roll out of bed at 7 and go get coffee by 7:30, though. Not a bad start for a morning, eh?
There is this one guy on campus that I can never have a conversation with. Never. We are always teasing each other, and going back and forth. But we can spend all night talking on Fb. Something about writing, makes it easier (for him and me!). We go back and forth asking each other questions, usually. He is one of the most interesting people- he has done so much. It's been fun getting to know him- even if it is only online (believe me, I realize how sad and 21st century this friendship is:).
Happy Monday, all! I'm off to study the history of Europeans.

Shhhhhh

I'm supposed to be studying for a mid-term, but am taking a quick break to.... procrastinate:) Don't tell anyone.
I forget when, but sometime last week, Deb (our RA) and Candace and I all snuck out at 1am, to go to Dennys. Where we had a 'midnight' snack to tide us over till morning. I don't even really know why we went- we were all studying in Deb's room and then decided to go. It WASN'T so much fun the next morning, but it made for good memories.
Last night, at the dinner table, was also quite humorous. Candace and I were standing at the drink 'table.' We were just talking and laughing, just like any other night. Then she took a big gulp of her milk, and of course, something struck her as being funny right at that moment! I turn my face towards her, and wham! A face full of milk. I started to laugh so hard- I think we could have gotten away undetected if I hadn't started laughing so much:) I had about three people offering me napkins, or wiping my face for me. I found it hilarious, but poor Candace was so embarassed.
The end. The night wears on, and I have to know the whole history of education in America by Thursday. Oh joy!

A little pre-dinner boredom.

Going to a small school, there are a lot of 'only at Providence' moments. Last night was yet another. Firt of all, having such a small school, the cafe is not open at all times of the day, but has set intervals when meals are served. Last night, something went a little skewy:) Dinner was running late (a full 20 minutes, so we had quite a long time). All were seated... waiting- patiently, or not. One table over, song suddenly burst out! The cafe was filled with a selection of music anywhere from Disney to contemporary rock. Only at Providence. At my table, we passed the time playing the hand game. You cross hands and go around the table tapping, reversing direction if someone taps twice. Again, only at Providence!

A Night for Randomosity :)

These past two nights have been so much fun.
Thursday night, I went out with Brett, Michelle, and Jake. It was completely random and unexpected. Brett and I were talking after a Bible study and then the other two walked up, so we all headed over to Lowes. Where we sat on a wall located behind the store and just hung out. Doesn't sound fun, I know, but it was. I guess it was the people. And getting off campus =)
Friday was even better. Our room has been trying to go out together for a long time, but we've always been so busy. But we finally got a chance! We went out to Color Me Mine. Which was a lot of fun. We were there for like 3 hours!!! One of my roomies was takinga long time, so the rest of us went next door for pinkberry while she finished up. Afterwards we went to In-N-Out. Then we headed back to school- it was around 10:30. Then at 11:30, a group of about 14 of us decided we wanted to do something. So we piled into three cars and headed to WalMart. Where, we played the WalMart game (Makes sense, right?:). Basically each team grabs 5 of the most random, hard-to-find objects possible. Then all the teams switch, and have to put the items back! Whoever gets done first and meets back at the designated spot wins:) Afterwards, we went to In-N-Out for shakes (I felt right at home, having left only like an hour before that). We got back to campus around 1:45, and all split to our different rooms. We were up till maybe 2:30 just talking and hanging out in our room. It reall was a fun way to start the weekend.

Time flies :)

So- it's been awhile.
1st semester has ended. I totally loved it. I was busy all the time, going to bed at 1 or 2 every night and waking up at 7 or 8, but having so much fun. And squeezing in some studying of course:)
2nd semester is so different.We haven't had as many events planned. And Justin is gone, for another thing. He's taking a break to work. Which means a lot more free time! I've made it into bed by midnight almost every night!!! I think I've only gone to bed after that like 3 times. And I get to sleep till 8 every morning. It feels so amazing. Classes are all going well. And! I understand math- so far:) Very nice.
This week it has been pouring like crazy! And of course, we were running around in it nearly every day. A bunch of people got up a game of ultimate Frisbee on Monday to play in the rain. And something quite amusing to me- we had a couple nights where we heard two or three thunder claps. Everytime we heard one, all the girls would come rushing out of their dorm rooms to stand outside. Why? I have no idea- you can't SEE thunder :P
Hope you all are doing well!

Last night with Danielle

A few pictures from December....

It was the end of finals week, and the sun had finally come out! It felt glorious. Well, I did have a paper to write, but a few of us decided to just lie out on the lawn. The the pres. came over to enjoy it with us, and Bleeker brought out the camera. So we held an impromptu lesson on the lawn:)

Afterwards, we got down to work.... by bringing out blankets and "writing our papers"After our day of rain and frigid weather, the mountains were gorgeous!!! Snow half way down the mountain.Jamie and Jana inevitably wound up in a paint battle. As did many of the girls.It is Providence tradition for everyone, during finals week, to put their hand prints up by the room they are staying in for the year. Thursday night, we played the roommate game. Each room sent one person up to the front, and asked us all the same questions. The person up front and the people left sitting down tried to give the same answer. We didn't do too well with the 'normal question section', we did much better with the 'random, why-the-heck-do-you-know-this-about-your-roommate section' ;) We also had a Secret Santa exchange going on that week. This is one of my roommates, Krista.Candace got SO excited when she found out her cute little snowman lights up and changes color! She was literally thrilled.Cadace was Jana's secret santa. We went to Target together and found these hilarious socks! We were hoping she would take it the right way. I think she did =) Candace and I couldn't help but laugh at these socks. They're great.We were a little nervous, though. Right before, someone had given a pretty necklace to the girl sitting next to Jana, and she was really admiring it..... Candace and I just looked at eachother and laughed.Aren't they hilarious? So much better than opening up a bottle of lotion, or something of that sort!

Lots of stress and studying was going on in our room throughout finals week, so at the end, we kind of exploded. We decided to hang our sheep (which Krista had so kindly given to us) from the ceiling. We even tied bells, which someone else had given to us, around their necks. They looked so silly hanging upside down from the ceiling. Either that, or we just had way too much energy after a week of exams =] Either way, it was a fun night. Candace also wanted to hang her sonwman, and really got a kick out of it, when it turned red and glowed on the sheep...... like I said, stress!

Up to date....

I really haven't posted much lately, but so many things have happened, that I'm not sure I could post about all of them. So I'll just fill you in on one or two things. First of all, the drama club (which I am treasurer or secretary of - I don't know which- lol) put on a play. Actually three, but you know what I mean =) Here are a few pictures.....Charlie BrownThe whole castThe ProposalIt's Nuts & The ProposalMichelle and I worked on backgrounds and setsPutting up the backgrounds

One of our backgrounds (for It's Nuts)
Other than that, all I can think of is that I went to a cross country banquet, which was fun. The whole team and guests went to a local Mexican restaurant. It was the first one ever, so it's always neat to be a part of the "firsts" :)

Dorm door

Our first decoration attempt were these pumpkins. The post-it notes name who is each pumpkin. On top was Candace, Stalin (Henry), Laurelinda, me, Evelyn, Krista.... I think

Then we put up wrapping paper that has candy and ice cream and pie all over it! We also taped some real candy onto the door....

.....which is fun, because now everyone is coming to our door to lick it (it is required that we take a picture of them licking the candy before they can take it off).

First adventure

I went on my first adventure, tonight. I started out the night listening to a piano/violin concert given by Sarah Vendsel and Izumi Kashiwagi. Very pretty. I left 2/3rds of the way through in order to go to support our softball team. The game was over with suprising speed... it usually happens that way. Anyways, when I came back, I started talking with Candace. We decided it would be fun to go to starbucks to read for a bit, since we'd both been wanting to catch up on some 'fun' reading. After sitting for about ten minutes, though, we were kicked out because it was closing. So we went to the Ontario airport to try to find a place to park. We wound up in a hotel parking lot near the airport so we could see the planes take off- none ever did. We did see a train, though:) Twas the first time I had done something completely random and spur of the moment like that.