Scouraging like a Pirate...

Hello! Not much new here, except it is actually fairly nice outside!  I didn't wear any of my big jackets!  But that seems to be the cycle here, during the weekend it gets "warm" and the snow melts, then it all comes back during the week.  But it is sunny and bright and warm outside! (the weather says 25. I think it might even be warmer!)

This last week were my mid-terms, and things got really stressful with many tests and long hours of homework, but I got through it all! But I am definately not a good test taker sad is to say.  But now I am getting ready to go to Provo for the weekend, where it should be even warmer hopefully! =]

Last weekend a few friends of mine, Emily and Andrea decided we would see what the city of Rexburg had to offer.  We actually did not get very far, but there is this amazing cupcake place!  It is great! =]

These are our pirate weapons- mine, the bouncy ball, much more effective I say. =]
This is in some frame shop, and they have this room of chalk, and Andrea sorta upset me....
An awesome room.  I want it as my bedroom.
Sorta self explanitory

We went on a hike up one of the snow pilled mountains in front of the grocery store
at the top.  People starred as they drove by.
I am watering the fake flowers in the craft store, Porters- pretty darn cool store too!

Emily, Andrea and I.

Another thing...

There was one more thing that I wanted to tell you all about that is just amazing!

So this past week was spirit week at school, honestly I didn't see much school spirit, BUT.....the best thing was on Thursday they had Pond Skimming!  What you ask is Pond Skimming?  I will gladly tell you!  So, in one of the fields they have they pile up snow during the winter and it becomes the sledding hill, it is also right by the ice skating rink.  So it is a pretty tall hill of snow for people to sled down.  So on this occasion they put a pool of water at the bottom of the pool, in whatever degree weather it is outside, the water isn't ice, but I wouldnt want to be in it!  So people pay $10 (They get a shirt too), and they dress up in whatever crazy ways they can think of, some people putting on halloween costumes such as cupid, thing 1 & 2, etc.  Some people decide to wear less clothes and just go down in shorts.....and so they sled down this hill, most common was a snowboard then skies, some did inner tubes and other things, one guy went down in a lazy boy. And they see how far they can get across the pool.  I stay for 2/3 of it, and about 5 people made it to the other side, but only 1 person made it across without falling back in the pool.  If you stood on the edge of the pool, as I did, you did get splashed, and you saw how freezing the people were as the shivered getting out.  In the midst of everyone it took a while for me to start freezing, but walking home was SO COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it was SOO worth it! =]

You know something is wrong when you think 38 is warm.

Yes, so yesterday walking home for work it was snowing- which of course made it warmer, and I was amazed at how warm I thought it was.  Of course, the snow sadly effected everyones mood and seemed to make everyone in just a not good mood yesterday, plus it has been gloomy lately.  But that all changed today with the sun out and shinning, it felt warm- its scary, but it was exciting to be at 38 degrees.  Its slowly getting warmer! =] 

Yes, so it was been a good weekend, of course I am a bit upset at the fact that I still have HW to do.  I feel like I do a lot but so little with the amount I have to do and the days go by just too quickly.  Yesterday I went with a couple of friends to see Valkyrie at the Dollar Theatre, which I liked.  Tonight me and my roommates and friends saw Twilight, the theatre being filed 95% with girls- all swooning every time Edward hit the screen.  

But it was a good day, I slept in till almost 11- which was nice since I stayed up till almost 2, and after working all week, sleep is nice.  And then I got a cinnamon roll, then me and my roommates were in the pool for like 1 1/2, which felt nice!  =]  Then we hit the grocery store, did some laundry, my Canadian Friend Josie(But I call her Anne or Anne girl because we both love Anne of Green Gables) came over and we made dinner and were creative about my leftovers. =] Then Twilight.  It was a good weekend.  Tomorrow is church, with some HW time needing to be schedualed in their- basically I just got to learn some Arabic works and learn about the Middle East.....yep.  

Hmmm.......yes.  Thats basically all for now.  =]

FEBRUARY!

Here are some pictures also for your delight. =]

SEE! My first grilled cheese!  Mine is the one not yet ready on the left.

Here are some lovely pictures of my kitchen. =]


We made fruit pizza one night, we felt like indulging. =]

Oh those yummy strawberries! =]
This is my Canadian friends, me and Josie(left) and holding a Ukalaie! =]
Miranda, Andrea and me. =]
This was actually from last semester, we were going to a dance or something. That would be me, Audre, Josie and Katie.

Yay to February, an AMAZING month it is!  Of course because it is my Birthday Month, but it is short and makes the school year shorter and all that good stuff!

So, I think that I am actually getting used to the cold....at times.  It hasn't been TOO cold, or, I was expecting a lot colder!  I still see people in just a jacket and I marvel at their insanity.  Somedays its colder, but normally by about noon it has warmed up to an acceptable warmth.

Life is going good, I am getting along well balancing school and work.  And even though it is a Wednesday, it feels a bit like a Friday to me.  Some of my classes is irritating because I just have an enormous amount of work to do and I just am sick of it, but I really like my Middle East class, I think that class is one of my favorites!

Oh, so about a week ago or so I learned how to make a grilled cheese!  Now, please understand that I have never been a big cheese fan, so like quesadillas and mac and cheese and stuff I have never been a fan of, so I have never had to make grilled cheese before because I never cared for them- but my roommate made one and it just looked really good so I asked my roommates to help me make one, it was eventful. =] I also add Bacon and BBQ sauce to it, it is SOO yummy!  =]  

Umm.....yes.  Not too much has been really going on here actually, so not much to update on.