* yes i know that doesnt make sense.
my family comes in 4 days! what what! im very excited. there will be so much to do! we're gonna build gingerbread houses, and sing carols, and make snowmen....
and, the weather has been pretty nice lately, so i really hope it will be perfect when they are here!
THEN after they leave, my friend Julie from Hope will come visit me too!!!!!!! she is teaching english in Espana now, so she is just across 'the pond'. very convenient!
ok, thats all for now.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
hello again
ok.
recently, my flatmates and i held a 'house party' in our...house. and we invited a lot of people over to party, and quite a few people came! it was nice cuz people hung out and talked in the kitchen, the living room and on the back porch (mainly for the smokers). the only thing that was really missing-besides the disco ball, smoke machine, and live dj-were speakers!! though we turned the music up all the way on a computer, still didnt quite do the trick. anyhoo, it was a good time with music and chattin it up among friends.
the weather has been slowly changing over to spring weather. most days, recently, it has been on and off with clouds, rain, and sunshine. but, the MOST EXCITING news is that i bought new running shoes and can now run shin splint free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you cant imagine my joy and happiness about getting back out on the road and running around!!
aaaaaaaand, only 3-ish more weeks till the fam comes!!!!!!! woot woot! cant wait.
and, to clarify some questions: i dont know when im going to be home! it is too early to tell as of now, but im trying to figure out if i can get all my U.K. research done then finish up the rest at home.......BUUUUUUUUUUUUT we'll see.
recently, my flatmates and i held a 'house party' in our...house. and we invited a lot of people over to party, and quite a few people came! it was nice cuz people hung out and talked in the kitchen, the living room and on the back porch (mainly for the smokers). the only thing that was really missing-besides the disco ball, smoke machine, and live dj-were speakers!! though we turned the music up all the way on a computer, still didnt quite do the trick. anyhoo, it was a good time with music and chattin it up among friends.
the weather has been slowly changing over to spring weather. most days, recently, it has been on and off with clouds, rain, and sunshine. but, the MOST EXCITING news is that i bought new running shoes and can now run shin splint free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you cant imagine my joy and happiness about getting back out on the road and running around!!
aaaaaaaand, only 3-ish more weeks till the fam comes!!!!!!! woot woot! cant wait.
and, to clarify some questions: i dont know when im going to be home! it is too early to tell as of now, but im trying to figure out if i can get all my U.K. research done then finish up the rest at home.......BUUUUUUUUUUUUT we'll see.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
meh.
ok, there's really nothing going on still.
i seriously forgot completely about this blog so thats why no updates.
my fam comes in april and i cant wait! counting down the hours!!
recently i uploaded songs from a friend and i dont know what the shiz i did, but somehow only his songs will play on my itunes and the rest of my ENTIRE iTunes library folders say 'cant find original file'....but, thanks to my super smarty pants brother, i found that the music folders are still on my comp, but i can only listen to them one at a time thru quickplayer....kinda inconvenient having to open each song to listen to, but hey,,,,if the files are still there, i cant really complain!
i am falling in love with the band Muse. Twilight got me started and my new flatmage 'ziggy' just supported it by giving me some of his tunes. :)
ummmmmmmm, yeah thats all. sometimes it feels like spring then the next day its winter again.
~me
i seriously forgot completely about this blog so thats why no updates.
my fam comes in april and i cant wait! counting down the hours!!
recently i uploaded songs from a friend and i dont know what the shiz i did, but somehow only his songs will play on my itunes and the rest of my ENTIRE iTunes library folders say 'cant find original file'....but, thanks to my super smarty pants brother, i found that the music folders are still on my comp, but i can only listen to them one at a time thru quickplayer....kinda inconvenient having to open each song to listen to, but hey,,,,if the files are still there, i cant really complain!
i am falling in love with the band Muse. Twilight got me started and my new flatmage 'ziggy' just supported it by giving me some of his tunes. :)
ummmmmmmm, yeah thats all. sometimes it feels like spring then the next day its winter again.
~me
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A new semester
Its been a couple weeks since ive been back from Scotland/after the 2 week break now, and my classes have resumed!
I, again, only have 2 classes monday and tuesday which is nice. and so far i find them already more interesting than last semster's. And, after looking over the syllibi for when my essays are due, i feel the stress coming on already!! even though most are due in june, or late march....i always have the dissertation in the back of my mind. but, then again, that's what the masters is supposed to be like...right? all work very little play?
also, on my plate, is planning the trip for when the fam comes to visit during my easter break in April!!!! so, that is my main motivation to git crackalakin on my work so i dont have to deal with it when they're here!
oh, and i was informed about a 1/2 marathon that will take place in march...but due to chronic (3 weeks long) back pain and stupid shin splints that like to come and go too often....i realize it wouldnt be smart for me to push myself to run such a long distance non stop. yes i realize i could walk a bit, but running straight on for that long is much different than playing a game on squishy grass with the motivation to knock someone over or steal a ball. so therefore, no marathon for me :(
On the upside of things, i am enjoying church more (finally) cuz now i know students there and get to socialize in and outside of church which has been a huge blessing for me!! :D It is a nice break to hang out with the 'church group' and get a dose of fellowship aside from my uni friends.
thats all for now. sorry its not more interesting.
I, again, only have 2 classes monday and tuesday which is nice. and so far i find them already more interesting than last semster's. And, after looking over the syllibi for when my essays are due, i feel the stress coming on already!! even though most are due in june, or late march....i always have the dissertation in the back of my mind. but, then again, that's what the masters is supposed to be like...right? all work very little play?
also, on my plate, is planning the trip for when the fam comes to visit during my easter break in April!!!! so, that is my main motivation to git crackalakin on my work so i dont have to deal with it when they're here!
oh, and i was informed about a 1/2 marathon that will take place in march...but due to chronic (3 weeks long) back pain and stupid shin splints that like to come and go too often....i realize it wouldnt be smart for me to push myself to run such a long distance non stop. yes i realize i could walk a bit, but running straight on for that long is much different than playing a game on squishy grass with the motivation to knock someone over or steal a ball. so therefore, no marathon for me :(
On the upside of things, i am enjoying church more (finally) cuz now i know students there and get to socialize in and outside of church which has been a huge blessing for me!! :D It is a nice break to hang out with the 'church group' and get a dose of fellowship aside from my uni friends.
thats all for now. sorry its not more interesting.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
DSL:DEEP SCOTISH LOVE!!!
On tuesday I left for Scotland to spend 4 days there with 2 of my girlfriends and 1 of their brothers (Alexandra's brother Dimitri).
We arrived in the evening, so we decided to just check into the hostel (which was surprisingly nice/clean) and take a stroll around the town to get acquainted with the streets and try to plan out what we were going to do the next day. We settled into a small cozy pub that i had researched online, and i enjoyed a warm Bailey's coffee :) After, we went back to the hostel for the night and i slept for about 1 hour.......couldnt sleep the first 2 nights there!!! dont know why, just couldnt do it.
the next day we ventured in the Edinburgh Castle, learned about true Scotish Whiskey at the distillery, loved a bowl of traditional Scotish soup (Cullen Skink) and then Dimitri and I took a tour of the spoooooky underground in Old Town of Edinburgh!!! No ghosts that time, but it was creepy/very exciting and interesting too!
The next day it was off on our day tour via bus up to the Highlands (northern-ish Scotland) and Loch Ness!! the total hours of the trip was about 11, but it never felt like you were stuck in a bus. we made frequent stops to take pictures and enjoy the scenery. also included was a sack lunch. we also took a 1 hour boat trip on Loch Ness and went by an old castle on the Loch as well. The scenery was breathtaking!!!!!!!!!! I also got to become friends with a very sweet Highalnd Cow named "Hamish". and, the tour guide (who played music for us and told lots and lots of stories about the history of scotland and random stuff too) said that behind a certain mountian in the Highlands, Hagrid's house scenes from Harry Potter were filmed there! though we couldnt see it from the road, he told us a story of him and his mates drinking too much, breaking into the house and playing cards.
*off to church now, but will resume the rest of the stories later!
We arrived in the evening, so we decided to just check into the hostel (which was surprisingly nice/clean) and take a stroll around the town to get acquainted with the streets and try to plan out what we were going to do the next day. We settled into a small cozy pub that i had researched online, and i enjoyed a warm Bailey's coffee :) After, we went back to the hostel for the night and i slept for about 1 hour.......couldnt sleep the first 2 nights there!!! dont know why, just couldnt do it.
the next day we ventured in the Edinburgh Castle, learned about true Scotish Whiskey at the distillery, loved a bowl of traditional Scotish soup (Cullen Skink) and then Dimitri and I took a tour of the spoooooky underground in Old Town of Edinburgh!!! No ghosts that time, but it was creepy/very exciting and interesting too!
The next day it was off on our day tour via bus up to the Highlands (northern-ish Scotland) and Loch Ness!! the total hours of the trip was about 11, but it never felt like you were stuck in a bus. we made frequent stops to take pictures and enjoy the scenery. also included was a sack lunch. we also took a 1 hour boat trip on Loch Ness and went by an old castle on the Loch as well. The scenery was breathtaking!!!!!!!!!! I also got to become friends with a very sweet Highalnd Cow named "Hamish". and, the tour guide (who played music for us and told lots and lots of stories about the history of scotland and random stuff too) said that behind a certain mountian in the Highlands, Hagrid's house scenes from Harry Potter were filmed there! though we couldnt see it from the road, he told us a story of him and his mates drinking too much, breaking into the house and playing cards.
*off to church now, but will resume the rest of the stories later!
>>ok, round 2:
so, yes, the highlands. where i would loooooove to go another time and hike in the mountains and open fields!! our last stop was Loch Ness!! we did not see Nessie, however our tour guide did tell us some really cool stories of his friends who were once skeptics of the underwater allie, but had personal experiences that made them 50/50 believers!! woah!
The last day, we went walking around town and stopped in a couple tourist shops to get last minute purchases. I got a warm, snuggly lambswool blanket and a necklace with a cool looking celtic symbol :) I already miss Scotland VERY much, but im sure sometime ill go back and visit. but next time prolly Glasgow or one of the islands with seals. Im still forcing myself to think on and off in a Scottish accent too. its just too cool to let slip away!!!
***Aside from my trip, today was extra awesome cuz church rocked my sox again. which is kinda funny, cuz i imagine that God has great stuff planned for me but i still wake up skeptical of whether its gonna be a good day or boring/loner day at church. but today i had the promise of meeting up with the Canadian girl (sarah) and having lunch with other students!!
the morning started off-actually-with no heat! i woke up and realized the temp in my room was much to cold than normal. of course, our heat ran out, but this time i used the emergency 5pounds so it was all good. and on the bus was Sandie (was invited for lunch with her and her family last sunday!!) who greeted me on the bus and we had some conversation en route to church. i also said hello to another student who was waiting at the stop/rode the bus :)
Once at church, i walked in the sanctuary and visually combed the crowd for a familiar face to sit next too. in the distance, i saw my friend Rachel and she waved. so, i made my way over to her when i heard someone call my name. i second guessed turning around assuming that i didnt know enough people yet for someone to recognize me let alone stop me to talk...but i turned and after a brief/panicky 2 seconds, i recognized the face. It was James, a guy from my life group whom i havent seen since December! He gave me a hug and asked how i was and we engaged in a brief and friendly convo about how lovely Scotland is (and dont get ideas, mom, he already has a serious gf!). anyhoo, i sat with Rachel and the service was cool. there were about 5 baptisms today....all of which were grown ups.
oh, and even when i first walked thru the church doors, i ran into Sarah (with relief that i found her so early!) and she invited me again to confirm that i wanted to join for lunch. so, after the service i found her quickly and we ventured off to meet other students and ask around who wants lunch. It ended up being just her, me, and another girl Emma, but it was still really nice to talk with them about faith, and life groups, and them informing me about other student activities if im interested...heck yes!! OH!, and today i saw info about a fashion show the church is putting on to raise money for breast cancer awarness. i mentioned to the girls that if i could help out, it would be good experience for me (with my masters and all), they agreed and said they'd pass my name along to the coordinators they know in church. awesome.
so, it was a brilliant day, and im looking more forward now to Tuesday when i plan on checking out the bigger student life group, and then next sunday....since i actually have another reason to go to church and not feel like a loner!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU JESUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
me and Loch Ness.the end....*for now.
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