I now know why my mom says laundry is the never-ending chore. And I don't like it. But I still do it.
I hate washing dishes. Except for when I need a break from homework or am a little upset at something--then I could wash dishes for hours.
Keeping a clean apartment, making it to classes, doing homework, and church responsiblities is a lot to balance every week.
Getting letters from missionaries might possibly be the highlights of my week when I get them.
I got a birthday box from my family last week, and I absolutely love what I got. Especially the long toe socks and the fuzzy slipper socks. They've already helped keep my feet so much warmer when the heater doesn't really crank up here in our dorm at night.
I like using coupons, but I have to figure out what I really need vs. what I want simply because they're on a coupon.
I made several new friends this past week. We've done photoshoots around the gardens, ordered Kiwi Loco (frozen yogurt--that delivers!) at like 11:00 at night, and watched random Disney film clips.
I love the fall here! Not as much as Heber, but it's fun walking to class and have leaves swirl around you and you can hear them crunch under your feet. I love it. The smell after it rains here is also amazing! I absolutely love the rain here!
Rexburg is known for wind. I never believed it at first, but now I know why. The wind here is RIDICULOUS! It's so intense! And it's a bone-chilling cold! The temperature outside itself isn't bad, it's just the wind!
I had half a gallon of milk that decided to randomly get a hole in the carton and leak a little bit. Or a lot. So, instead of wasting a half gallon of milk, we decided to make Dulce de leche with it. It didn't quite turn out right, which was a little frustrating since we had to stir it for over 2 hours. 2 hours. Geez.
Budgeting is probably the hardest thing for me. Homework is fine to do. Cleaning is fine. But making and sticking to a budget is my downfall. I don't know why. It shouldn't be this hard. :) It is getting better though. I'm kind of figuring it out. :) Kind of.
I made the BEST chicken salad I have ever tasted in my life. I put it in a sandwich and was actually a little afraid to taste it, since I'm not a fan of chicken salad, but honestly, it was the BEST thing I have ever had. Speaking of this salad, I might go make a sandwich with it in it right after this post. :)
Last week we got 100% on our cleaning check for our apartment--it looked so good! In return we each got a candy bar. Thank heavens for Reese's. :)
A few weeks ago, my friends came up to see me, and we had a great time! We went to the Straw Maze and did it twice, although we were probably only supposed to do it once. :) We bought chocolate milk and drank half of it, watched General Conference in a hotel room, went to Shake Out (the local "Dairy Keen"), walked around campus, toured the temple grounds, and just had fun together!
"Would you like a rohl in ze hay?"
Tannen Bills
Connor Haynes
Ian Johnson - Or should I say the new Doctor Who? :)
But, I thought I'd update you on my classes... :)
Transitions in Art & Culture (Humanities 102)
Probably my favorite class! My teacher reminds me a lot of my Grandpa Norton--his sense of humor, his face, his voice, his mannerisms, and just overall physique. We studied Paradise Lost, by Milton, and I actually really enjoyed reading it. Yes, I enjoyed reading. It's a first. :) We are now studying art design and principles and now have to know what distinguishes artists from each other. He will show us a painting and we have to know what artist painted it and have to be able to distinguish, line, shape, value, texture, contrast, variation, etc in the piece. That's what my exam is on Monday. Then we will start reading Frankenstein (I'm so excited!) right in time for Halloween. :) Then we'll be reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance right before the Christmas Break.
Book of Mormon (Religion 101)
My teacher is supposedly known as the hardest teacher here. And it's probably true. I have never done more work in my life. But it's been a great class! I have learned so much! And we had to buy a new copy of the Book of Mormon, and mine is now starting to get color-coded! :D I love it! It really helps too! Speaking of this class, I have a Book Report and my midterm project due on Wednesday next week, but I have to have it done by Tuesday night. That means I should probably start my book. :) Haha, just kidding. I already started it. But I won't tell you how far I am into it. :) My teacher actually knows that I want to serve a mission, and she gave me some papers that will REALLY help when it comes to teaching or marking my scriptures. She gave me so much stuff, and is totally here to help me! She even came up to me and asked if we could go to lunch and talk about it and give me some tips and hints for when I go on a mission. I love her. She is such a great teacher! She wanted to email and talk to Brad Wilcox about me and the notes that I have about his talk. Wow. :)
Science Foundations (Science 101)
Probably the easiest class I have. Shocker! Science has always been my hardest subject! That or math. Anyways, my teacher reminds me of my Grandpa as well, but as a younger version, like 40 years old. He actually reminds me a lot of John Bytheway. His personality, his sense of humor, his voice, etc. We played with termites and did a project on them--sort of--and found out they go off of smell more than any other sense. Pretty interesting right? Well then we have done thumb wrestling during class to figure out what traits in a person usually make for a winning streak. :) We are now looking at dinosaurs and why they went extinct. But we aren't looking at actual dinosaurs. They're all gone. :)
Geography for Elementary Education (Geography 110)
I love this class! I get to color maps, label countries, rivers, mountains, etc. It is a little bit of a hard class, but so far I've been getting 100% on everything, or pretty close to 100%. I love it! I have learned about North America, South America, and now we're learning about Europe. We have also been learning about things like Atmospheric Pressure, Soil, Weather, Tornadoes, Cyclones, etc. It's a really really interesting class!
American Foundations (AMF 10-something)
My most boring class. It is about American History, but we deal with random things and questions that aren't relevant to right now in time. For example, one question on our Exam was, "Would Ezra Taft Benson support the idea of healthcare?" So, that's kind of an opinion based question, since he's NOT ALIVE! How the cheese am I supposed to know if he would or not? I missed that question obviously, and since they're all short answer/essay questions and there's only 5 of them, I got an 80% on that test. Great. But that is the one class I have that is a lecture class with about 100 students in it and I fall asleep sometimes in. I can't help it! The seats are so comfy, I'm usually wearing a warm comfy jacket, and my teacher just talks in the front about random things. It's not like anything he says isn't on the powerpoint slides online or will be on the test either. :)
Group Organ Instruction (Music 106)
This is actually one of my hardest classes. :) I love playing the organ, but there is so much technical work that goes into it! I had no idea! It is SO much harder than piano. Piano is fun, but is not NEARLY as hard as the organ. Watching basically 5 parts is hard by itself, let alone having to play it on three keyboards (Swell, Great, and with your feet!) It's hard. However, I did pass my three songs this week with flying colors! Yes! I do have to have at least 4 hours of practice a week for an A, and although four hours doesn't seem like much, it's a lot to fit in in a busy schedule. And my practice times are kind of inconvenient. 8:30 pm on Tuesdays, 9:30 pm on Wednesdays, 7:00 pm on Fridays, and 4:30 pm on Saturdays. But I love that class anyways. :)
Education Technology (Education 206)
This is actually just a 1 credit class and it is only a half semester long--it starts next Thursday! A week from today! It is a class teaching you how to work the technology in the classroom, make assignments/homeworks, make calendars, newsletters, and is basically a glorified Desktop Publishing class. But I am so excited for it! This is where the first part of becoming a teacher comes! Besides my Geography class of course. :) But all we do is look at maps and parts of the world.
Well, that's been my life basically so far. :) I hope you enjoy this post. :) It's been fun remembering everything I've been doing. :)
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