couldn't ask for more

So yet again I was blessed with a very lazy, glorious Sunday.  Sitting in bed, watching tv, eating popcorn, playing on the computer, and enjoying the pretty view of snow outside my window.  Doesn't get much better than that.

I'm praying for another snow day tomorrow... Fayetteville public schools are already closed, and as much as I just want to sleep in, I really can't get out of the parking lot.  Poor Elizabeth (my car) just cant handle precipitation or hills. If the university is open, I will have to scrape about 1/2 an inch of ice and 5 inches of snow off my car tomorrow before class.... with my hands.  My ice scraper is conveniently stuck in the trunk under 1/2 an inch of ice and 5 inches of snow. perfect.  I will then have to attempt to get out of my parking lot.  I don't foresee this happening. we'll see.

Well this weekend ended up being very relaxing... I relied on a few friends for rides and shelter because of the ice and we ended up having a great time.  I'm glad to be back safe and warm in my apartment though. This ice storm didn't exactly reach the extremity of last year's, which I am very grateful for. All in all it was a good time.

I came to the conclusion last night that I desperately need a pet.  I found myself actually missing my old pet fish, sammy, which for those of you who had the pleasure of meeting sammy, you know just about how boring he was.  Staring contests and his big nose were about the only good things about him.  Luckily, I found someone else that could appreciate his existence more (thanks dad), but his absence is taking a toll on me.  I need a pet.  and more specifically, a dog.  real bad.  My present circumstances do not allow this though.  sighhhhhh.

Another thing I've realized lately is how lucky I am to have the family that I do.  Now that this whole pre-med process is over, I realized how I couldn't have done any of it with out them.  I know how proud they are of me, and I just hope they all know how much I appreciate it and love them for it.  Thanks, family, for being so great. I would also like to thank them all for being most of my followers. ha :)

I finally took some pictures to fulfill one of my new years resolutions, but the USB chord is broken.  So, instead of posting my own pics, I'll post some other people's pics from Fayetteville ice storm 2010.

okay that was the only one I could find.  Old Main on campus covered in snow and ice.  best view in Fayetteville.

Now, as some of you know, I'm president of the Big Brothers Big Sisters student organization on campus.  We have a big event coming up in February that helps raise money for the community agency. We are having a university bowl night, where students from the campus put together bowling teams of five.  Each person has to raise $100 for the event and it all goes to helping pay for the Big/ Little matches.  Tad, myself, and a few others are on a team and are attempting to raise the money! You can go to this link : https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=332144&supId=247045640
and it will take you directly to my donation page! This is our first year trying to do this university bowl and we would love all the help we can get! Thanks so much!

Okay sorry for the minor propaganda.  I don't have much to do tonight, so I might just update this post later on as I think of more random, insignificant thoughts that pop through my head.

I'll leave on one final picture that I always thoroughly enjoy seeing.  Maybe I'll have a camel as a pet one day. I took this in a marketplace in Morocco last summer...

Can't you just imagine it chewing and spitting? love it.

yeah I know...

Okay so I know I just updated, but I felt the need to add a little more.

I'm sorta stuck in my apartment because of the ice storm, which I love, but I'm trying to think of things to do.  I haven't really been in this predicament in a LONG time.  Last year during the ice storm, I had to worry about turning in my thesis proposal.  No electricity + looming thesis proposal date = NOT GOOD. Well luckily, that is not the case this year.

I just sat down to do a puzzle... but that didn't really satiate my boredom.  I'm sort of in the mood to watch a romance movie, but my present company will probably not allow that.  I think I might make some vita-muffins? that sounds a little too healthy though. chocolate chip cookies would probably be better all around.

If you can't tell, I'm bored.

One thing I love: the wind blowing outside.  that whistling sound it makes. It always makes me think of the Wind and the Willows.  I imagine I'm a mole living in a little cottage with cute curtains and the wind blowing outside.  It's such a cozy feeling and those feelings are always the best.

I'm back

So I just received an email from a loyal fan of my blog (thanks, mom) saying that I haven't updated in a bit.  Well here is an update:)

Got back from Tulsa yesterday... I've never been so happy to be back in Fayetteville.  It was a rough day  as I really had only one school on my mind.  With the love I have for KCUMB, I don't think any school is going to compare... that's a good thing though.  right? The interview actually went great, but if you read my last blog, Tulsa is not the place for me. ugh.

Being done with the pre-med process (no more essays, interviews, and smiles to put on) has given me quite a bit of free time. I spent my afternoon in bed watching Sleepless in Seattle and drinking tea.  And while I'd love to be doing something productive right now... I am still in bed.  drinking tea.

I'm also listing to the "great" ice storm picking up outside.  please please please U of A, be closed tomorrow.  for me... I mean I NEED another day to lay in bed and do nothing.  one day just isn't enough.

I ran for the first time today in a long time.  I had forgotten how good running feels.  I love it, but it's going to take me a while to get back into it.  I don't think Tad appreciated us running only two laps at a time ha.

For ALL of my followers out there, any ideas on what to do in an apartment during an ice storm? I think bed sores are starting to crop up...

I am going to take the time right now to retract a few of my previous statements:

I do not love Doubletrees.
I am not excited to be in Tulsa.
I will not be able to relax in my interview tomorrow.

Now let me expand... The Doubletree in Tulsa has screwed up the credit card payment, given me faulty keys, and has hidden their hotel so Tulsa novices like me play a game of looking for it for 45 minutes.  Tulsa in general has enough construction to send any normal, sane person completely over the edge.  To the point where I almost turned around and drove back to Fayetteville.  Their screwed up detour signs also made me think that Tulsa just really didn't want me in their city.  If you are going to put a sign in the left lane for a detour, don't tell me at the last minute to exit right.  That's just rude.  And last but not least... I will not be able to relax in my interview tomorrow because the only thing that will be on my mind is the fact that I will have to drive again through Tulsa when it's over.

Okay that is my rant for the week... or possibly rant for the day.  I could be writing a very similar post tomorrow as soon as I return from this construction, traffic, and nonsense filled city.

I'm sorry to all of you Tulsans reading this.

The ten year wait...

So the ten year wait is over... I was finally accepted to medical school today.  Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine officially asked me to join their class of 2014.  It's very surreal, and it still hasn't quite sunk in yet.  I've never worked so hard for anything before and have also never been so happy.  Literally cried because I was so happy today (definitely a first for me). Surprisingly enough, I am drinking champagne to celebrate.  For those of you who spent the weekend with me... you understand where the surprise is. One can only take so much peach passion.

Oh and I'm going to try to add more pictures to my blog... New year's resolution failed this weekend though.  pictures taken to date: 0.  Can't do all of your new year's resolutions in January! right?

For those of you who are EXTREMELY interested, my research finally took a turn for the better today.  I got the results I wanted (or expected that is) and am looking forward to moving on to the next steps (after 6 months of trying to figure out this speed bump, this is a breath of fresh air).

One more med school interview and then I'm dunzo.  Actually looking forward to heading to Tulsa tomorrow, staying at the doubletree (I LOVE doubletrees), and seeing OSU.  I think I'll actually be able to relax in this interview... who would have thought!

So all in all, a very good day.  acceptance to medical school? check. desirable research results? check.  champagne? oh yeah....

Redefined

I have officially redefined what it means to be a creeper.  I just added up the hours... 2 WHOLE hours spent reading about other people's lives through blogs (just this afternoon).  All randos, all from different states and countries, all of them connected to me in no way, shape, or form.  The Next Blog button will be blamed for this.  For those of you who haven't noticed, there is a button on the navigation bar at the top of my blog that randomly selects other blogs for you to read.  I caught myself being interested in someone's writing or their cute blog template and the next thing you know, I'm looking for their name, location, age, and occupation on their blog profile.  Confession of the week: I love it.

For those of you who are curious, the letter will not be coming until Monday the 25th (at the earliest).  Found that out today... not impressed.

It's rainy and cold in Fayetteville today. Which means I should be in bed watching movies.  Instead, I am in research lab.  waiting on experiments like usual.  again... not impressed.

And this is for Erin, thank you for following me.  Please ignore my poor grammar in what I think is most of this blog. I'm not good with sentence structure. I read back through my last post and it definitely sounded like I actually hit a car.  To all (three of you): I did not hit a car yesterday... almost did.

another day... another bill.

So a letter came in the mail today... it was my electric bill. Which now means I loathe my electric company even more than before.  Ozarks Electric Co-op, thank you for getting my hopes up.  You will now be receiving my money on the very last day it's due.  suck it.

I've discovered that this waiting game really takes a toll on one's psyche.  I almost ran over a pedestrian and  hit a car on the way home from my hair appointment.  I am going to blame this on the mental drainage...not on my lack of driving skills (Tad would probably beg to differ).  I don't think I'm going to drive anymore today.

Another thing I've discovered... Enya is my happy place.  In any situation, I can listen to her music and be instantly calmed.  I can probably thank my dad for this one as I literally grew up listening to her (the songs were on constant repeat everyday on the way to school).  As you might have assumed... I'm in my happy place right now.

Got my hair did today... no I will not go on and on about my new haircut in this blog.  If most people are like myself, they could care less about someone's new haircut.  or other people's dreams for that matter (unless it's REALLY good.  most of the time it's just interesting to the person who dreamed it) okay that was my spat of rudeness for the day.  long story short: it's browner and shorter. my head isn't as heavy now.

One final note: for those of you like my mother who are a bit technologically challenged (mom, still love you), you can comment and follow blogs.  I'm trying to generate a little bit more interest with this blog than my facebook account gets.  sad, I know.  I attempted the same with my twitter account but that, too, failed in generating interest.  Here's to one final try! (thank you to my loyal followers... namely jane:) )

and away we go

So here it begins...

I actually succumbed to a blog.  The Julie/ Julia project could be blamed for this.  Or my boredom.  Either way, we shall see how long this lasts... I'm hoping a while.

January has yet to bring anything terribly new.  I am anxiously awaiting a very important letter in the mail as most of you who are close to me know... any day now.

I also for the first time decided to take my new year's resolutions seriously.  These are long overdue, but hopefully I will be able to stay on track.

My new year's resolutions are as follows:

1) get back on my work out routine (so far so good...)
2) eat out only 3 days a week (not including weekends... that just wouldn't be practical given my usual weekend escapades.)
3) take more pictures (on tad's camera. mine is kaput. )
4) start a blog (this just goes to show you my personality. I decided to start the blog today... I like to put things I've already done on to-do lists just so I can check them off. )

And this is for Tyler: The person writing this blog will be the same person who last night said during the Golden Globes that she would like to be best friends with everyone in attendance at that awards show.  2009 brought me a couple famous friends... maybe 2010 will bring me more.  Scotty and Pras, I hope you're reading this...