Today I took candy from a stranger. I'm not dead or kidnapped yet. I'll keep you updated though.

Thanks Jay for bringing the dream that much closer to a reality =)

You know you have quality friends when they take your computer out of your hands and force you to get in bed an take a nap. Thanks guys...I will get better one of these days =)

Hmm, well I know I haven't updated this confounded thing is a week or so...maybe I should update. It was an exciting weekend and I do believe that hardly a smidge of homework was accomplished when all was said and done (something that never happens).

Friday's activities began with baking an outrageous amount of chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. And seriously folks, those cookies are the best. Speaking of Homestar Runner, it has come to my attention that some of you have not experienced the wonders of this site just yet. Go now! No excuses. Umm, back in our story, we find our heroine spending Friday night with her...umm, ya. So I spent most of Friday night with about a dozen friends (mostly from small group) just chilling, checking out pictures, playing games, and just having a good old time. (sounds cheesy, huh?). But honestly, I had not laughed that hard in a long long time. It was a blast.

Saturday was fun as well, if for no other reason than I got to sleep in past dawn. I tried to be productive. Honestly. It just didn't happen. Emily & I did watch "The Wedding Singer" in the early afternoon. That night a bunch of us went to go see "Sweet Home Alabama" which was a great movie, despite the fact that it was a chick flick. After, Emily went to go hang out w/ the boys. Malinda and I don't really know that many boys besides Engineers (who are deathly afraid of girls...and for good reasons I suppose) and English/Education major guys (enough said). So we had a girly night (blackmail pictures will be developed shortly) and I watched my third movie of the day, "Patch Adams".

So by Sunday afternoon, this whole "no work" thing had really set in. Sundays are the best because Emily and I are both really hyper. I don't remember what all we did, I just remember it was a lot of fun. We talked on the phone a lot this weekend...Emily called her friend Sarah and I think Mike, my parents called, I called Jay, I think he called me, Dani & JamieSue surprised me with a call from Gordon, telemarketers, wrong numbers...our phone was even an accessory to a robbery! Yeah, and that was fun seeing a bunch of guys chased down the hallway by sorority girls. We had ice cream at dinner, despite the weather. As we were walking back to the room...well, I'll just say I was laughing so hard I think one of the girls down the hall thought we were drunk and I could barely breathe I was laughing so hard. I'm not sure why exactly we started laughing. Something about running with our knees up and sending emails and taping signs to our faces, and....yeah. We downloaded "Reign of Fire" off the network and watched it on Emily's bed. So I saw 4 movies over the weekend. And we originally intended to watch a war movie, but ya, that never happened. Oh well, there's always next weekend. The evening ended with Emily dancing on her chair to the Cardigans for the people outside our window while eating peanut butter straight from the tub. Although I think the couples were more focused on their intense makeout sessions than Emily's dancing. Oh well, I still found it hilarious. Hope you all had as great a weekend as I did!

"Nothing is more perplexing to man than the mental process of a woman who reasons her emotions" ~Edith Wharton

I have recently acquired the habit of falling under the label of “an emotional girl” and I’m not quite sure I like that. It sort of snuck up on me when I wasn’t looking, and I think that rather unfair of it. When Emotionalism sneaks up on one, it tends to make one rather cross and, well…emotional. So here I am, like a kid in their new Halloween costume, wriggling around, hoping it will someday fit just right. I think going to college has changed me a lot. Certainly not for the worse, but not really for the better so much as just different. But I like it. I’m a lot more okay with Me now than I was with Me in high school. And this change isn’t necessarily because I’m Here; more because I’m not There. And I think that’s a good thing. I had grown out of There long before I left, but was too unsure of myself to admit it. I really hate change. I think it’s because I’m a creature of comforts and need stability and organization to feel like life is running smoothly. But why? As much as I enjoy it, I’m really not that stable myself at all. Nothing in life is stable, especially people. Only God. Maybe that’s why the thought of going off to another country where I don’t know anyone and can’t rely on myself or others appeals to me so much.

I'm going home for Spring Break! Yay =)

I have a new love in my life. His name is chai tea.

This post is dedicated to my fabulous roommate Emily. Have I ever told you how cool she is? Well she is the coolest. Few people appreciate that fact, though. Where else can you find a friend who will put bubble wrap on the wall over her bed to keep from hurting herself? And who else would I let get away with throwing stuffed animals at myself and my property on a daily basis? She never conforms, which is a highly commendable quality in my book. Sometimes afraid of people, sometimes making people afraid of her, she is always busy. Also, she is obsessed with frogs and sticky notes. We can jam to John Reuben or chill to the mellow sounds of "The Lord of the Rings" soundtrack. Either way, the music is always turned up as loud as we can get away with it. I know I can count on her to knock my pride down, share a serious convo or just die in fits of laughter. Seriously folks, she’s the best. (Yes, Homestar Runner reference for those not paying attention). So yes, get to know Skippy. She = beyond awesome.