School's Out for Winter...(break)!!! ;)

Well, it's been some time since my last post. I am done with school (until the 19th, of course)! I am so excited, and it has been nice to be home for the past two weeks. I have about two weeks before I head back to school and I'm kind of excited but also kind of dreading it. I have an 8 a.m. class, and so not looking forward to it. I also have to take a science course with a lab...gross! But, oh well, así es la vida (that's life).

My grades were fabulous!
American Lit: A
Speech: A
British Lit: B
Spanish: B+
I am THRILLED with my grades. My goal for the semester was no Cs and at least one A. I am so glad I was able to do that. I worked reeeeeeally hard and I am happy to see it paid off.

Christmas was great, too. We had a very enjoyable time and got to surprise Michael with a new bike. It was a lot of fun. The day after Christmas was fun, I slept in reeeally late and then did nothing all day. :)

New Years Eve was also fun. Michael went to the New Years dance at the church and I went to see Sherlock Holmes and dinner with Uncle Mike and Brenda. It was a really good movie and I had a good time. The day after New Years we celebrated Michael's birthday and had delicious cake. As far as the New Year goes, I'm super excited for 2010!! 2009 wasn't terrible but it wasn't the best either. I am looking forward to what 2010 will bring and am planning on working on fixing some things in my life. I, like many others, fail at keeping resolutions so I'm only making one: to be better than I was in 2009. That can be done in many ways, and I figure there's no chance I'll fail at that one. lol :)

I really wanted a picture to go with this post but I didn't have anything from break but I found this one on my computer. It's from when I was in Girl Scouts, I was 6 or 7 years old. I'm on the far left and I have no clue who the other girls are; I don't remember their names.

Turkey Day, Vampires, Fish, and Finals.

Thanksgiving break was great. I really enjoyed being able to sleep, relax and spend time with family and friends. I went to see New Moon with Olivia. It was awesome! I LOVED it. I can't wait for the third one. :)

One of my bettas, Bubbles, died this week. :( I'm not really sure what happened, I think it might have been a parasite or some other yucky thing in his water. It happened really fast and it was really shocking. I adopted Bubbles from Melissa, my roommate from last year, because she hardly ever fed him or cleaned his bowl. She neglected him for like the first three months of his life, and he still survived. So, I was pretty shocked when he died, because I was convinced he was a warrior fish! lol

Finals are coming up. So, it's about to get pretty crazy in here. I had my last speech on Friday! YAY! I am SO glad that I am almost done with that class. I just have to get through the final now. Well, that's all I have for now.

Stressed Fish

So, I'm feeling a little stressed. There seems to be something every other week now. It's picked up pretty fast. The semester is nearly over, with only 5 weeks to go!

I don't really have a lot to blog about...just school. Ashley and I have been going to Sign Language club. That has been fun. I have learned how to say "my name is Crystal. What is your name?" I have also learned some Halloween signs. :) I had an American Lit exam on Monday...I got a 49/50! :D I have a huge speech on Wednesday that I am preparing for this weekend. It's an 8 - 10 minute speech worth 250 points (1/4 of our final grade)! Let's just say I am nervous. I really really really really hate public speaking. I don't want to do this speech at all. I think I would rather take a knife to the abdomen. Haha. Unfortunately, I have to.

I met with my adviser last week to talk about plans for next semester. I will be taking 13 credits. I will be taking my last core class...(yay!)...Principles of Animal Biology. With a lab. I'm not looking forward to it. I don't like science either...but it is Biology so I'm hoping that will help. I can do Bio...I can't do Chem or Physics. I will also be taking Principles of Literary criticism, Spanish, and Schooling in the United States. I have decided to get what's called an "endorsement" in Spanish. I will have to take a certain number of upper and lower division Spanish courses and pass the exam when I get my teaching license. If I do, then I can also teach Spanish...and possibly ESL. Next semester, I will start to get into the courses required for teachers, and in the fall I might be able to apply to the school of Education. Everything's happening so fast!

Josh Blue and a Venus Flytrap!

On Wednesday night Ashley and I went to see Josh Blue. If you don't know who Josh Blue is check him out on YouTube, he's pretty hilarious. Josh is from Denver, he won season 4 of Last Comic Standing, and he has cerebral palsy. In his act he talks a lot about having CP and being disabled; he pokes fun at himself. We really enjoyed the show, Josh Blue was hilarious. The opening act was Chuck Roy. Check him out, he was pretty good too. After the show we were able to meet him too, which was AWESOME. :)


We got a Venus Flytrap! We were grocery shopping yesterday and got one! It's pretty cool. :)


Some random pictures of the only pretty trees left on campus:


Overall, school is going great. I got an A on both my Brit Lit midterm and American Lit midterm, and I got a B on my Spanish midterm. I'm working really hard and finally feeling confident about my school work.

There's not a lot to say lately. School is still going well. I have been working really hard and seeing some of it pay off so it's been exciting to see things happen. I'm getting excited for the weather too. I'm happy that it's finally cooling down but I'm not really looking forward to the snow. I love it, but I hate going out in it...especially when I live further from campus. Things are good though. :)

This picture is pretty funny. There was a HUGE spider in the laundry room the other night when Ashley and I went down to do laundry. We covered it with the pink cap and went upstairs to get a guy. One of the benefits of living with guys...they like to kill spiders for us. I think it makes them feel all cool and strong. Haha. :) So, we're grateful for Chase and his spider killing abilities. Hehe. :)

A Walk Through City Park

On Sunday, Ashley and I took a break from homework and took a walk through City Park. We're so lucky to have such a beautiful place so close to Tolkien house. It was chilly but a lot of fun! :)

Time for an update.

School is going good. I am really enjoying my classes. My favorite classes are my British Lit and American Lit classes. Both of my professors are fun and I get to read a lot which I love. I'm not really looking forward to writing papers for either class though, haha. I'm getting better at my speech class, which is nice. I got a 185/200 on my last speech, so I was pretty stoked about that. :) Midterms are coming up so things are picking up quite a bit. On Monday I have two exams and a speech. Yikes! I will be very busy this week. ;)

Things at Tolkien house are still good. It is so much better here than in the dorms! I kind of miss the dorms, especially when it is cold and rainy outside and I have to bike to campus, but I'm still glad I live here.

Ashley and I got another fish. :D We're sharing "custody" of him...haha. His name is Henry Pippen, and he's really pretty (Pico or Pico de Gallo for short).