Friday, April 29, 2011

Half Full Friday

Half Full Friday is a series of weekly posts that Eyegirl originally started in June 2009.  We believe that a lot of our happiness is determined by our attitude about the things that happen to us.  So by participating, I'm deciding to see the glass as half full instead of half empty; I'm choosing to concentrate on the positives instead of dwelling on the negatives.  The Half Full Friday posts are a way to do just that.  They're a list of the things in my life that have brought me happiness over the past week.  I'm determined to find something good in each day.  Are you?

For the next week, I'd like to challenge each of you to keep a list of at least one thing that brought you happiness each day.  Be sure to link up here once you've posted your list!  (This isn't a blog hop so please only link up if you've participated by posting your happy list.  Thanks!)
~I'm happy because...
I had a fun time at the BBQ last weekend!

I got lots of chocolate for Easter!  One can never have too much chocolate!

My dad seemed to really like his birthday present!

My neighbor mowed the front yard for me!

The Kick-Off for one of the committee's I volunteer on went really well last night!

I got the prize I won from Amber's live giveaway!

Next week is the last full week of classes.  I'm excited for summer but also really sad.  I had a really good first semester and I'm not ready to let go of it.  Everything must come to an end though and when it does, a new door opens.  For me, that door will be summer!  If we get one, that is!  This spring has mostly been cold and wet with a few days of warmth here and there.  I look at pictures like these...
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...and I'm so jealous that I can't be there, enjoying the warmth of the sunshine.  Summer'll come though, I just have to be patient.  And get through finals.  When summer comes, it'll be all about the chi's.  And alcohol.  And reading for pleasure instead of for an assignment.  And sleeping in every day.  And, and, and...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Shiver is obsessesed with his tennis balls!
Chico's favorite relaxing place
He's winking at ya!
My baby boy

Monday, April 25, 2011

Rainy Monday with Flat George

I purposely waited to post until I came home this afternoon so that I could show you my adventures with Flat George.  Only...

Mother Nature seems to be slightly confused.  We've had a few warm days but now it's just getting colder.  It rained heavily all day with thunder, lightning, snow and hail so we couldn't get any outside shots.  It's supposed to be like this all week but I'm holding out hope that it dries up one day so we can get some good shots outside.  There's a wishing tree that I wanted to show FG, plus a few other spots around campus.

Inside, I got some pix but my camera ran out of memory.  I'm gonna have to read the manual, I guess.  My memory card holds up to 500 pictures so I thought I could take that many at one time.  Apparently not. 

And then my computer and I got into a shouting match and are no longer on speaking terms again.  Stupid computers - can't live 'em and can't live without 'em! 

I'll post the pix I got today and come back with some more next Monday.  And then on Wednesday, I'll post pix of my baby boys. 

Here's Flat George waiting for Theatre class to begin.
Flat George is enjoying learning all about National American Government.  This is the only class I bring books to. Poor FG lost his tail.
George and I were bored in History class.
Here we are sitting on the bench waiting for Psych class to begin.
Here's FG hanging out on the Psych white board.
Here's FG checking out the vending machine in between classes.  He wanted a treat but everything in there costs $1 or more so we didn't buy anything.
I realize these pictures aren't overly exciting so I promise to do better with the outside shots. 

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Half Full Friday

Half Full Friday is a series of weekly posts that Eyegirl originally started in June 2009.  We believe that a lot of our happiness is determined by our attitude about the things that happen to us.  So by participating, I'm deciding to see the glass as half full instead of half empty; I'm choosing to concentrate on the positives instead of dwelling on the negatives.  The Half Full Friday posts are a way to do just that.  They're a list of the things in my life that have brought me happiness over the past week.  I'm determined to find something good in each day.  Are you?

For the next week, I'd like to challenge each of you to keep a list of at least one thing that brought you happiness each day.  Be sure to link up here once you've posted your list!  (This isn't a blog hop so please only link up if you've participated by posting your happy list.  Thanks!)
~I'm happy because...
I got my computer fixed!

The class talked my History professor into giving us a take home final!

I only have one class today!

I got my camera fixed under warranty and finally got it back today!  It's charging now.  I'll try to get some pix of my boys over the weekend and Flat George will be coming to school with me on Monday!

I registered for the fall semester yesterday!
One of my good friends invited me to her graduation party!  I'm excited for her but bummed that I won't get to bump into her on campus anymore.

I got two reports done this week so now I can focus on the really big one!

I'm going to a BBQ tomorrow and now I can go without guilt since I got two reports out of the way!

My brother invited me to his wedding!  This is really big because he didn't want anything to do with my family for a long time.
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I'm just wondering if anyone knows how Dip-Dip and the Bridge and Elliot too are doing?  Lynne took her blog private (as did Martine at I Need a Sugar Fix) and I miss them.  If you talk to Lynne or Martine, please tell them I said hello.  Thanks!
 
Any big plans for Easter for those that celebrate?  I'll be having dinner at my parent's house as I do every Sunday.  And then Monday is my dad's birthday so I'll head back over there for a little while in the evening.
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I love me some Peeps!

Monday, April 18, 2011

I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!

Did you miss me?  Because I missed you all! 

I got my computer fixed over the weekend and then had to catch up with all the homework I'd put off.  Well, didn't catch up all but most of it.  Only 3 more weeks left of school and the homework is just flying in -- more than usual. 

I can't decide if I'm happy or sad about the semester ending.  I'm happy because I'll finally have free time to do what I want to do and not having to worry about falling behind if I'm not doing homework every free minute.  But then I'm also sad because I've made some good friends this semester and I might not see them anymore once classes are over.  Hopefully we'll have classes again in the future. 

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Wordful Wednesday

My computer and I are no longer on speaking terms!  It decided at the worst possible moment to quit working.  Well, it still works but on its terms and not on mine.  Sooooo....that's why I've been MIA. 

Hope to be back regularly soon.  Miss you all!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Back to the Real World...

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Spring break is over.  WAAAH!  I sooooooo loved sleeping in every single day!  I did that for an entire year while I looked for work but didn't appreciate it nearly as much as I did this past week.  I'm going to miss spending so much time with the chi's!  I know they'll miss it too, they were all over me all week long, just wanting to play all day and cuddle all night.  I didn't really miss school at all, I think because I had so many assignments to work on that it felt like I was still in school.  It'll be nice to see my friends again today though.

It was a pretty productive week, overall.  I got all my mountains of homework done (except for working on the big report for history but it's not due yet), opened a savings account, got a haircut, got caught up on housework, figured out where to send my camera to get it fixed under warranty (I'll be sending it in this afternoon) and caught up with almost all of my online friends!  Blogger is no longer my bff these days because one minute I could comment and the next, I couldn't.  I promise I really did visit almost all y'all though!
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Last Friday was my mom's birthday.  We'd planned to spend the day at the zoo and the art museum but sadly, neither of those things happened.  We got there and after driving around for forever and a day, we decided maybe it wasn't the best idea.  There was absolutely no place to park and the line for the zoo was outrageous!  The zoo and the museum share a parking lot since they're just a short walk apart.  So we went shopping instead.  Not quite as much fun but all in all, not a bad day.  Afterwards, we went out to dinner and then home for angel food cake covered in strawberries and whipped cream.

A few weeks back, I finally got around to doing my Paw It ForwardKatie was the lucky recipient and she recently posted about all the goodies she received.  If anyone wants to see what she got, click here.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Half Full Friday!

Half Full Friday is a series of weekly posts that Eyegirl originally started in June 2009.  We believe that a lot of our happiness is determined by our attitude about the things that happen to us.  So by participating, I'm deciding to see the glass as half full instead of half empty; I'm choosing to concentrate on the positives instead of dwelling on the negatives.  The Half Full Friday posts are a way to do just that.  They're a list of the things in my life that have brought me happiness over the past week.  I'm determined to find something good in each day.  Are you?

For the next week, I'd like to challenge each of you to keep a list of at least one thing that brought you happiness each day.  Be sure to link up here once you've posted your list!  (This isn't a blog hop so please only link up if you've participated by posting your happy list.  Thanks!)
~I'm happy because...
I've had a whole week off for Spring Break!

I got lots of quality time in with the chi's this week!  I didn't realize how much I miss being able to spend so much time with them.

I've gotten around to visiting almost all of you this week!  If I haven't stopped by yet, I will!

The weather was beautiful yesterday and today!  We won't talk about the rest of the week.

I found out on Friday that I got an A on my government test!  I was so excited because the other two tests I've only gotten C's on, even though I studied for them.

I got my haircut yesterday!

I won Mark makeup from Amber's Live Giveaway! 

My mom's birthday is today!  We're celebrating by spending the day at the zoo and possibly the museum!
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A good portion of my week has been spent finishing up homework.  I might as well have been attending class for as much homework as I've had to do.  I had at least 2 lengthy assignments for each class except government.  My professor said he'd post the new assignment on the website but I've been checking every day and it still isn't there.  So it looks like I'll be spending the weekend working on it. 
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I met with an advisor last Friday.  I didn't realize it when I made the appointment since someone else had given me the phone number but I ended up talking with a woman in the Career Center.  Not exactly what I was looking for but it was still helpful.  She gave me some paperwork to review which lists various careers that you can do with different majors.  The woman also gave me a couple of links she thought I might find helpful.  They're for three different tests you can do that'll kind of give you an idea of what kind of career might suit you best.  I haven't taken them yet, there's a charge for two of them.  She also said she could set up a job shadow if I was interested.  I told her I'd love that so she said she'd email me the information.  When she sent it, she said the woman agreed to do an informational interview with me and she included a link for questions that might be beneficial for me to ask.  WTF?!  I thought I was going to be doing a job shadow?  There was an issue with the phone number so I had to email the woman.  Because of the phone number issue, she thought it would be best if I emailed her my questions so I came up with about 15-20 and brought up the possiblity of doing a job shadow.  Waiting back now to find out if that's something that I can do.  A job might sound great in theory and/or on paper but actually doing the job can be a totally different experience!  And I'd want to know what I was getting into in advance.  Most jobs you aren't that lucky enough to do that before you start so I'm going to take advantage of the opportunity now while I can.
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