My Trek to Utah!

I get to trek to Utah...in a car (not a handcart) with my mom and little sister tomorrow at the crack of dawn (6am; I believe that is the departure time). I think I will do another six hour stretch tomorrow (I drove six hours on the way up here). I am somewhat excited to go back to Utah but I am sad that I couldn't stay longer just to see more people and do some more things I wanted to do (like go to Seattle and OMSI, go camping at the beach, go for a long bike ride, goof-off in downtown Portland, etc.). I think next year, I shall do Spring Term and take a month off work to come to Oregon for a month! I can come in July when we have the Ward Campout. I am sad that this is my third (or fourth???) time missing it in my whole life. *sigh* I am not too thrilled about school just because it means less free time on my hands. Oh well!

My Time in the Library

I am currently taking a break from an assignment to post this blog. I have noticed that I don't have a particularly heavy term schedule, I just have a lot of little papers to write. I am taking the second part of Old Testament, a student development class (Career and Majors Exploration), and an intermediate Jazz class. Not too hard, right? Yep, I am in the library writing the beginning of one of my papers due this term. I think I am going to go until it is completely written and some revisions so that it is out of my way tomorrow since I have a few job interviews during the day tomorrow. I think I will be home at about 5pm or 6pm, go with Hannah to get dinner, MAYBE go to FHE (I got released from my calling as FHE mom a little bit ago so now I am not as obligated to go), and clean the stove and the oven and part of my room tonight since cleaning chcks for our building are on Wednesday. Needless, to say I will be quite busy the next few days. I don't think I will even get to or answer my phone until tomorrow evening if I am lucky. I started cleaning the tub today since I always fail that part of the cleaning check (except for last time). I smell like bleach and the occasional person that walks by the table I am currently sitting at (with my computer) likes to look at my old bleach covered shirt (I did not feel like dressing up today for school so instead I am wearing sweat pants rolled up to my knees, since it is 90+ degrees outside and a very old t-shirt with bleach and paint stains). I will look better tomorrow even though I do have school. I will have job interviews until about 2 pm and then I will be on BYU campus revising my paper and starting the next assignment that is not due until midnight on Friday (or Saturday very early morning if we are being technical here). If there is time I will hope the bus from BYU to UVU to get a transfer credits request form so that all my credits here will transfer at least Fall. Speaking of transferring credits I need to stop by the religion department today to transfer my religion classes to the UVU Orem institute of religion so that I can receive two of the three graduation certificates for graduation from institute!

Just hope and pray that I don't lose my sanity. Although I think I may have done so already, but we'll see how the day plays out. I just better remember to grab my "to do" list tomorrow or I am toast. I need some kind of vacation...oh wait, I think my roommates and I are going to Logan, Bontiful and Ogden on the weekend of the 24th of July (that Friday is the state holiday pioneer day). I think we are going to leave on the afternoon of Thursday the 23rd and coming home on Saturday or Sunday evening. We want to go and see the Ogden, Bontiful and Logan temple, get family history for both the Gudmunson and Cummings side of the family, see parts of Hannah's mission, then drivng down to Salt Lake City and temple square, see the Oquirah Mountain temple open house, stop at the Draper, Mt. Timp, and Provo temples and have an all around good time. Then, we plan to hit the Manti and St. George temple later just to say that we have been in and seen all the temples in Utah!!!

Okay, enough blogging...time to get back to work (school work that is).

A Long and Busy Day = Burnout?

I think I am going to lock myself in my room and not come out until I have tackled at least half of my to do list. I still need to finish throughly cleaning my room (not just the floor, but actually organizing everything as well), finish my last assignment of the term, get a schedule going for tomorrow, finalize my fall schedule for school, and continue looking for work (still no luck yet). So, I have decided that today I will not get on facebook or watch any T.V. (even if I finish everything) to complete my burnout (meaning I will have breakfast, but not eat a lot today until at least half my list is done). I know, it is a lot to do, however, if I get all this done today then tomorrow's list will be so much easier and I will reward myself with the blessed oppertunity of sleeping in (I may even have a relaxing day...you know, like swimming at the Carriage Cove pool, watching a movie or two, etc.). I just have to focus on today and hope I at least get my room, my assignment and some job hunting done (note that my assignment is practially finished, I just need to edit the paper and submit it via Blackboard)!! Now, off to get breakfast and start my busy day!

A Change in Behavior

Some days I have no clue what is going on. My roommate is back to the person we all know and love. She is not mad anymore. It can be exhausting sometimes to attempt to figure out people's behavior.

I promise some pictures coming this way soon. I have a few art projects and before and after pictures of my room clean and (hopefully) decorated. Yep, short entry tonight.

Caught in the Middle

Wow, a lot has happened since the last post. Basically, some roommates are a little annoyed with each other. Time for some tough love, truth telling and stubbornness to resolve all of this. Bring on the tension. I know what I am going to do and say, it is just a matter of getting through to people. *sigh* My life is a bit exhausting at the moment (and it doesn't help that I have not recently slept well at night either). Some nights I end up crying because of the situation. Ineed to act quick.

P.S. I have not made a decision about drum corp yet.

Frustration followed by confusion

First of all, stop being such a hypocrite. You tell me you get frustarted because of something I said and then you say it right back to me AND got mad because I called you on it. That is not cool. Second, I know you are mad at me and when I decide to sit down with you to talk about it, you blow me off. I want to fix this. I know you are mad at me. I can see it. Anytime, I decide to open my mouth you roll your eyes, scowl at me, and then make snappy remarks (or ignore me). If you have a problem with me then tell me so that we can resolve this together. Is that too much to ask for? Before all this happened you would be so excited to invite me on walks with you, you wanted to always talk to me and invite me to events. Now, I feel like you feel obligated to do anything with me...almost like it is a burden. I don't even know what I did wrong.

*sigh* I am frustrated. I am having problems with a roommate who just so happens to be as stubborn as I am. I think she hold grudges longer than I do though and I don't know why.

I am also VERY confused. I so want to do drum corp this year and have the potential of receiving a scholarship from UVU and BYU because of drum corp, but Mom is pressuring me to get a job this summer because Mom and Dad will not be able to support me if I don't. It's a scholarship. I am confused. My heart is telling me to march, but my Mom is telling me to work.

Somedays, I hate having to make difficult decisions.

Reading Day??? Yeah Right...

Tomorrow is supposed to be our reading day (study day before finals). Except that tomorrow I will be awake bright and early to start my day. I will be at school for at least half the day studying in the library and rehearsing my movement final for Monday. By the way, I have two movement finals on Monday one right after the other and my psychology final is immediately afterwards. I think a nap will be in order that day. Or maybe I will go to bed early. Whichever comes first.Then I have one final a day Tuesday to Thursday while I attempt to start Spring term at BYU (which starts Tuesday). I think I may die just a little.