Welcome, new follower

Hello friends. I am here today to update my blog; not a usual occurrence. I noticed I have a new follower, so welcome. And thank you for joining us. I can promise you this will be a wonderful and worthwhile journey. Okay, can the promises. I have no idea how you'll like it over here.
Anyway, I am now the proud owner of a new job. Starting April first, I am officially the new office assistant in the Biology Department at the University of Utah. Pretty exciting, I know. I might finally be able to make enough money to take my wonderful boyfriend out for a nice dinner at the local Arby's dollar menu. What a treat!
Something else to be excited for... I leave tomorrow at noon to have a hopefully sun-filled weekend in St. George. I hope for a lot of hiking, biking, and exploring. No lazy days sitting around in a crowded condo. I think I might go crazy. And hopefully no In and Out Burger. Or is it In-"N"-Out? Who knows. But their food is disgusting and all of you Utah folks that claim it is the best thing ever, well, you don't fool me, foolers. You only say that because, until recently, there were no innnnnout's here. So there. Take That.
What other news do I have to share? Oh yes. Oh dear me oh my yes. Today at 3:30, I will be at the U taking my Praxis test. Scary stupid test that is costing me $135... and I have to get a certain score to be able to apply to the College of Education at the U. Oh, I mean the Urban Institute for Teacher Education. I think that is what they changed it to.
Well, wish me luck. I'm off to eat and shower.

Chai Tea on Fridays

I love Fridays.
Waking up naturally to no alarm. No school. Just a morning run, a long and hot shower, and updating my blog while drinking some hot chai. Can life get any better?
Yes, most likely it could. But I'm still enjoying this.
I'm trying to come up with an idea of what I can do with Jonathan today. It's a beautiful looking day outside, although I'm sure it's not as warm as it looks. How deceiving. I wish I could just move away to California or... well. Let's see. Arizona gets too hot. Florida can end up washed away in a Tsunami. Nevada is. Well, it's Nevada. So I guess California it is folks. That's where you'll find me in probably 5 years. Unless they've already earthquaked into the ocean by that point in time.
Well anyway, I really don't have much else to say at the moment. One more week of school until spring break. Ahhh, i can hear the silent alarm clock now. Even though that doesn't make sense.

Blogger's Delight

I was watching one of my favorite T.V. shows, House, last night and the person who was sick and dying was an avid blogger. She shared every aspect of her life with her blog followers. And I mean everything. What she was doing, eating, when she argued with her husband. She even asked her followers about what decision she should make when it came to which heart valve replacement she should choose. So basically, I was thinking, wow. Are people really like that?! I have a hard time even remembering to update my blog... and I usually have nothing worthwhile to share.

Well, today is my cousin Stephanie's 21st birthday. So, Happy Birthday Stephanie Marie!

On another note, my upper back/shoulder muscles hurt super bad. Must be from yoga class yesterday? My body isn't used to that kind of activity! And speaking of activity... I have decided to DO. I have yoga twice a week, I run a mile 3-4 times a week, I eat a lot of fruit, I get at least 8 hours of sleep a night, and all I ever drink is water (unless I am at an event or feeling like I need a chai). New Years resolution you ask? Nah, it's March now. It's my March month welcoming spring resolution. Yay, let's just hope it sticks, right?!

I have attachment problems

Well, first of all I can safely say that I think I love my dog, Kaia, too much. I have separation anxiety sometimes when I leave her. I Like when Jeff, Desi, Michael, and I went to Las Vegas for a couple of days. Yeah... I was basically dying. So sad to leave her behind. And when I have to leave her to go to school or work for 6-8 hours, yeah that is sad too. Erin says that when I leave, Kaia runs as fast as she can to my bedroom and watches me leave through the window. Then, she goes back to the front door and sits and whines for quite a while.
Good to know I'm not the only one with attachment issues...
But. The source if this message originally was my thinking about my xterra. Jeff and I traded cars last night, and although I'm doing fine, I do miss my car a bit. You'd think I'd be happy to be driving a Mercedes that is 5 or 6 years newer than my old shaky xterr, but guess what? I'm not that into it. I mean, sure. It's great. Fast. Beautiful. Most conservative in the gas category. It's just hard to give up my monster. I feel like I'm driving around on a skateboard...
But! It's okay. I will overcome my abnormal car attachment and make it through the... week? Month? Whenever it is she will come back to me...

Life and Death

Sometimes, well most of the time, when I'm at Jeff's house his mom is watching Ghost Whisperer. However, tonight I am at home watching it with Kaia Bear. The first couple of times I saw it I thought it was a pretty dumb show. It's pretty interesting to me now though! Which brings me to uhm..."blogging" about it. Sometimes, it almost makes me cry. There are some touching moments in there I would say. But sometimes, it really freaks me out! Is this crazy stuff true?! Like those people that claim to be psychic?? I think I would literally pee myself if a ghost came whispering to me! Which brings me to my freaky used to be haunted house. Every time when I get up in the middle of the night and go in the bathroom, I get really scared and I stare out into the hall (Yes, I leave the door open and the light off). It's especially scary because I have SUPER bad eye sight so all the shadows really freak me out. I almost run back to bed every time.
Well, I should get back to my homework. I just needed a break to talk about Ghost Whisperer :)

Driving Under The Influence

A couple of nights ago, I was driving home from something that was probably super fabulous. And I didn't realize it for the longest time, but I was driving under the influence...
of Gaga. Lady Gaga, that is. I was so into creating an amazing dance in my head that went along to the song, "Poker Face," that I didn't realize I was driving 10 miles an hour UNDER the speed limit. (Yes, agreed. I should have been the video choreographer for that particular video. Especially since I obviously work over-time.) Now, let me remind you, I really hate driving and all the crazies that drive like, well, crazies...and that night, I was being one. If you would categorize annoying people that don't even drive the speed limit as crazies. So, lesson learned. When listening to Lady Gaga in the car, keep your mind on the drivin', keeps your hands on the wheel, keep your filthy eyes o nthe road ahead... and mind the speed limits in order to be considerate of others.

As of right now, I am Jeff's house while he does a minor modification to my car. His mom made SUCH amazing cinnamon rolls... I could probably eat a whole pan. Man-oh-man. Dee-lish-us. That is why I had to share. I shall leave you now to go get another.

Chocolate or Soap?

So I'm sitting here with my dear best 4 year old friend, Jon, at 8 o'clock on Friday night. We're watching Thomas the Engine movies and eating dee.lish.us ice cream. As I took in the creamy taste of my chocolaty ice cream (with little chocolate chunks included), I started thinking about how miraculous it tasted. I had no idea. Dove made ice cream. Then I started to get worried. Dove. Made. My. Ice. Cream. ?? Doesn't Dove make body soap, deodorant, and shampoo? So now I am a bit nervous that my delightfully smooth and fabulous tasting chocolate ice cream may have more than one item in it described as "silky."

What else has happened? Not much. OH. Yes, I took part in a research study thing at the U today. It was titled as a tutoring something. Well, turns out, I went to this room to do geometry for one and a half hours. Geometry. That's math, my dear friends. At first, I was pretty upset about it and had no idea what I was doing (which was even more upsetting because I just passed a geometry class with an A at the U this fall). Then, after I got a hang of it, I blew through those questions like a windy day in March. I will confess this to only those 2 or 3 people who take time out of their day to catch up with my blog... so SSHHHH. I kind of really enjoy mathematics when I understand what I'm doing. That's right, I do enjoy the math.