I really should be doing homework. . .

*I was thinking about becoming a vegetarian, but then I remembered how much I love my mom's green chilli burros(and those amazing pork salads from Costa Vida), and I decided against it.

*I absolutely love my new polka-dotted sheets from Target - they were only $5.98 and make me smile every time I slide in between them.

*The new director of the Russian choir says "ready. . . .go" whenever he wants us to sing. It's quite possibly the most ridiculous thing I have ever had to witness multiple times every Thursday.

*Last night I quite literally fell asleep into a textbook. It's definitely in my top ten list of most pathetic moments as a college student.

*My new roommates think I'm completely nuts because I constantly practice Russian under my breath and literally squealed with joy when I opened a box to discover that my "Big Silver Book of Russian Verbs"(yes, that is the actual title) had arrived from amazon.com.

*I miss my brother the most when I'm making omelets.

*Next weekend will be filled with general conference, visiting Kalia, pajamas, bran muffins, macaroni salad, and jigsaw puzzles. It will be glorious, and I can hardly wait.

*The other day my roommate was filling out some dumb survey thing that asked what kind of an animal she would be. After literally a half hour of debating, she said, "Oh! Maybe I'll put dolphin. Wait. . . a dolphin is an animal, right?" She was totally serious. People, I can't make this stuff up.

So it's been like five months since I posted, and all I've got is this lame post about some shirts I got for a steal. . .

My friend Camille over at Archives of our Lives has been doing a "Saturday Steals" feature on her blog recently and I decided to participate this week(you should too, I'm sure she would love to have you).

Anyway, so earlier this week I ran into Old Navy to pick up a new white shirt for work. I have to wear white, and I'm working like a bajillion and two hours this week, and I desperately needed a new white shirt. Not the point.

Anyway, I went into Old Navy and lo and behold, they were having a sale in which all of their clearance items were fifty percent off. It was glorious. It was also thoroughly picked over(it's a college town, these things happen).

Of course, there was not a white shirt to be found amongst the clearance racks, but I managed to find one for $10- originally $14.50. Not exactly a steal, but this story gets better, I promise.

I then found a cute purple sweater with huge brown buttons for $3.49. I kid you not, $3.49. The buttons alone are probably worth that.

I also purchased three simple, but cute t-shirts. One was $2.98, and the others cost me $1.98 a piece. That's almost cheaper than fifty percent off day at Goodwill!

Grand total: five shirts, $21.83 - I realize this would be far more impressive had I not needed the ten dollar white shirt, so if you take that out, that is four shirts for $11. 83, and that is a steal indeed.


PS, sorry for the crappy, last minute cell phone picture.
PPS, I am three finals and one nasty work week away from a much needed break in sunny AZ! [insert hallelujah chorus here]

Well, it finally happened

It's snowing. . .

hard.

And sticking.

Crap.

I hate winter.


About a half an hour ago I was lying in my bed staring out my window and talking to my brother on the phone(he's in Arizona). We were chatting about nonsense when it started snowing, so I said, "oh my gosh! I'm looking out my window and it just started snowing!" I was hoping for some sympathy or something, but instead he went, "cool. . . .oh my gosh! I just looked out my window, saw how hot it was, and started sweating. Weird."
My brother makes me laugh.

Where did that come from?

This morning I was walking across campus and this song(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bC07e7PReM) popped into my head from out of nowhere. How's that for random? I was probably six years old the last time I watched that.
It's completely stuck now though. I keep catching myself humming it. That could be awkward to try to explain.

Random Thoughts and Things I'm Happy About

* I work at the Marriott center as an usher and it's basically boring. But I was working last night for homecoming spectacular and there were like a billion and twelve people there. So I was standing in my portal passing out programs and directing people to their seats and there was a few minutes where I was surrounded by like a bajillion old people wanting me to help them find their seat and give them a program. I was starting to feel frazzled and a little annoyed but was still all smiley and trying to be cheerful and helpful even though I was tired and stressed about how much homework I had sitting at home waiting for me, when the crowd began to clear and people started moving out of the doorway to find their seats. During this momentary lull, an old gentleman touched my arm to get my attention and then said simply, "you are beautiful." He turned away and went to find his seat. He can have no idea what an impact those three words had on my night. I'm so grateful that he took the time to pay a compliment to a stranger.

* It is officially fall and the colors here are so beautiful. The weather has warmed up a bit this last week or so and I absolutely love spending time outside. I should take some pictures. or rather, I should find my camera. . .

* Since I came to BYU I have been looking for my favorite study spot on campus. There are plenty of options, and I've tried a bunch of them, and found some that I liked and will frequent, but I had yet to find the perfect spot. Until Wednesday. On the fourth floor of one of the buildings there is a deck area with tables and chairs and potted plants and the most beautiful view of campus and the mountains. It is truly a perfect place to read during my long breaks between classes, and I'm only sad that it will soon be too cold to sit out there and I didn't find it sooner.

* So, I love to bake, right? This is pretty much common knowledge, but my very favorite baking of all time is fall baking. I love it when it's cold outside and my house smells like pumpkin and spices. Is there anything better than that? I think not. So a couple of weeks ago I made a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting and it was divine. Then this week I made pumpkin cookies and used my leftover frosting and also made some with mini chocolate chips. They were so yummy. I'm trying to decide what it will be this week . . . maybe a pumpkin roll? Pumpkin pie? Pumpkin bars? Pumpkin bread? Are you seeing a theme here? I love baking with pumpkin. But maybe I'll branch out and try a spice cake or something. Hmm, any suggestions?

* Is anyone else out there obsessed with glee? It's pretty much my new favorite show. I really don't watch tv very much at all, but every once in a while a show comes along that catches my attention. And now that pushing daisies is cancelled and I've watched every episode on dvd enough times to be ridiculous, I'm happy to have a new show.

* Speaking of tv, Hillary, I'm sorry I made fun of you for watching Phineas and Ferb. My roommate and I have caught it a couple of times and it is surprisingly entertaining. You were right, it's hilarious.

* As of Tuesday I will finally be done with midterms. I just have to finish my take-home New Testament exam this weekend and then take my killer Russian midterm on Tuesday. Whose idea was it to take Russian, anyway? I'm telling you, this class is intense.

* I am literally counting down the days until Thanksgiving. I have to work, so I can't go home this year, but Cassie is coming to visit me again and I am seriously so excited. It cannot come fast enough. And then in December, my old roommate Kaila is coming to visit me and then a couple weeks later I get to go home for Christmas. I'm so excited, these thoughts are seriously getting me through my classes right now.

* I wish there were good movies out right now, I'm dying to go to the movies. Anyone seen anything good lately?

* So, I just read back over this and I asked like six hundred questions and the train of thought makes absolutely no logical sense. Oh well, I warned you it would be random.

* Happy Friday.