Skyping!

I got my ear talked off about legos and Minecraft. I showed my sister and Dirk our apartment and Dirk told me about his house. We also played with our skype effects and the above picture is the result. Elizabeth has no head!!!!! Delilah is absolutely adorable!!!!!


Thanks Liz, Delilah, and Dirk for chatting with Daniel and me!

Done and Done!

Finals are over (for better or worse) and my sister had her beautiful baby girl-- Delilah Marie!

So let me first say how incredibly happy I am for my new niece. The one thing I want for Christmas more than anything is to fly out to MI and to hold that little girl. :(  I won't see her until May or August, hopefully.

Finals weren't bad. I had a presentation on Monday. That went ok. Then my one and only final on Thursday morning at 7am. That test was monstrous, but I only needed a 70% to get an A in the class. I hope I pulled it off. :) Friday I worked a little and fixed the little thing wrong on my hand contoured seismic interpretation. Now I am done! YIPPEE!

That morning I was able to hang with my bestest of friends with only a little bit of school interference on our minds. I have to say that Rachel in particular looked extremely peaceful. Unfortunately, with the school shooting, the day was a bit gloomy. What a tragedy.

Though...I turned to Daniel at one point in the day and said "You know, I don't feel as sad as most people without the Gospel. At least most of them were little children and were not accountable for their sins." Those children will be with our Heavenly Father. Though their Earthly experiences were ripped unfairly from them, they will be in the Celestial Kingdom. I just want to try to see some more of the positive from this terrible tragedy.

We went to see the Hobbit. It was good. The theater we went to was like a furnace for the first half of the movie and they started the movie a good 15 minutes late. And what was with those trailers? The only good one was for the new Star Trek movie. I gagged at the new Stephanie Meyer movie. Why oh why do they keep making movies out of terrible books?!

The Hobbit itself was good. You have to understand going into it that it is not LotR. You also have to understand it is a prequel to the LotR.

I also gave Daniel an early Christmas present. I told him he could open it now or later. I was hinting I wanted him to open it sooner. I think he is glad he did. Now he has time to make the millennium falcon before we head to Washington for Christmas. I have never seen him so excited for a material possession. I know that he has wanted this for years and because of his parents I was able to finally make this possible for him. Thanks Vaun and Margaret!

The final steps

10 steps till I get what I want.


1. To take my last final (almost done)
 
2. My sister to pop out that lovely daughter of hers

3. Visit family in Washington

4. Enjoy Christmas and 2nd year anniverssary

5. Make New Year resolutions

6. Keep resolutions

7. Get through winter semester

8. Think about different insurance

9. Take 6 week geology field course (410)

10.Graduate and move on with bigger better things :)

Structure? Yeah....what about it?

Whooo Hooooo!

So, this semester has been super-duper-incredibly stressful and difficult. I went into the semester thinking it was going to be the easiest semester I have ever had…..but soon realized that because of one of my classes my semester was going to be (pardon my French) absolute hell.

You might be thinking I am over exaggerating how stupid this semester was, but I am not….I am not even going to go into any detail of it because I have talked about it so often with my fellow students that I am sick of the subject. It was terrible.

Note my word use of “was!” It’s over!!!  I officially have done all the insane labs, research, papers, presentation, quizzes, homeworks, EVERYTHING! I am done. 

The professor decided that we do not need a final and asked our forgiveness for some of the things that were ridiculous that he did (like 5 hour lectures and keeping us over time and not giving us breaks during this time). 

I had talked to my professor yesterday for a long while asking him questions I needed answers to in order to give my presentation today (which went well!). We talked about the class itself and I explained how there was so much information I wanted to present on and so little time. In that way I understood why he always kept us over and had “marathon” lectures. 

I explained how I am quiet in his class because I absorb and learn by watching and listening. I apologized for always looking bored in his class, but reassured him that I love geology so much. So much that having kids and going to graduate school right away are nearly equal to each other. If I didn’t have the gospel, I wouldn’t be able to make a decision. Fortunately, Daniel and I have made the decision and I don’t have to wonder what is right….though at times I think of the other option and want it just as badly. 

Overall, I am glad that he apologized and asked our forgiveness. Especially that we don’t have a final. Though, I still feel so wronged by this experience that it may take time for me to truly recover. 

In the end…I did learn in his class. Not as much as I normally would learn. I did especially love the research we each had to conduct and write about. My group did the mouth of Provo Canyon. I didn’t quite enjoy the group part, but I learned so much through that paper. 

I have a seismic project and presentation left. I am a bit nervous about this, but originally I had that and the structure final to work on. Now…just the presentation and my groundwater final (which I love that class and know I will do great!)

I don’t know what the point of this entry was. Mostly I think it was a way for me to realize how grateful I am that structure is done and also realize how much I did learn from the class and the experience itself.

Day 2 whoo!

Day 2 on the diet plan.

We had an egg sandwich for lunch. I woke up too late for breakfast.

For dinner we had a bean and potato side (boiled together with salt and bacon). For the main meal we had turkey with some gravy over it.

Between meals we had carrots, wheat thins, vanilla wafers, snow peas, and celery.

I even have room for a small bit of Tillamook ice cream!!!

And I am still slightly under all my daily amounts.

This coming week will be hard to find time to exercise seeing as it is pre-finals week. But once finals week rolls along, this new program will officially be underway. I am hoping to lose 5 lbs by the time winter semester begins.

Making room for baby....and no...I am NOT pregnant

My husband and I have recently started a diet and exercise program. It will be interesting how things turn out. haha

Hmm.....well it's kind of odd because I am a geology major where I often hike. But the key is I mostly hike in the summer when I can see the outcrops (no snow). During the fall and winter I dedicate myself to school, often sitting in front of a computer for the majority of each day. I am hoping that this program will motivate me to find the time to be active during these months that I am in school. That way I can stay healthy and be ready for my 6 week field course that I am taking in May and June. Also.... my husband and I would like to start a family after I graduate. All in all....that's why I decided to start this program.

This coming winter semester I am taking zumba!

I will probably update my progress on the blog occasionally. The title of my weight loss profile on myfitnesspal.com is "Making room for baby."

So.. the semester is firing up and we only have a few weeks left. This means I am stupidly busy with homework, projects, presentations, exams, and research.

But I still love life! (As long as I can talk to my husband about something other than school and work for 5 seconds!)

So what's new with me?

Daniel and I are finishing up decorating and unpacking our apartment. I hope this will be done by Friday because I am leaving for a Groundwater trip until Saturday night.

My brother (Samuel) and his girlfriend are coming up from Arizona for a few days over Thanksgiving break. I am hoping our place is done so we don't have random boxes and pictures laying on the living room floor. :)

Our favorite Peruvian place closed. :(   We went there once and it was bliss! Then they closed. *tear*

It snowed! Daniel and I have been taking mini walks in the snow together. I remember when we were still dating and we were walking at night in the snow and he turned to me and told me how beautiful I was all bundled up. :) That's what I think about every time it snows.

Daniel got a new job related to his Computer Science major! He is actually doing something that I am interested in. I plan on specializing in hydro-geology. Daniel is working on hydro-geology software! He came home talking about porosity and transmissivity and I love that!!!

I am still completely addicted to Christina Perri. She needs to come out with more music!!!!!

Mostly, I am just doing the school thing. We did go to our new ward this past Sunday. And it was HUGE! So many people! My mom says that if I can't find a friend in my new ward then I have a problem. Thanks mother. :)

I love you all!!!!