Valentines and School

Happy Valentine's Day (late)!
I think I did OK on my exam, Wine and Wiskers was a huge success and Everything is going beautifully! I don't have another exam for almost two weeks! Plus I have 17 weeks left till I graduate and I am only taking 11 credits next term!
There is a light at the end of this sixteen year tunnel!

This is an aloe plant that was auctioned off, it was beautiful!

Valentines is Almost Here!

Midterm next Wednesday so I am studying early for it - starting tonight instead of waiting till the last minute. Also Wine and Whiskers (a formal benefit for the heartland humane society) is next Thursday - on Valentines! I will be volunteering trying to save kitties!

So I am not normally a big fan of Starbucks - My mother enjoys their coffee but I am more a fan of the locally owned fair trade coffee shops. But... I ran across this nifty thing today where you can create your own gift card at starbucks.com I have been looking for an interesting graduation announcement and so I tried this out - I don't know if I like it enough to use it for my announcements but I thought it was nifty either way!
By the way did you know that Starbucks was named after a Moby Dick character, I found that out several years ago and thought that was nifty ~ that is also why their logo is a mermaid.

a very not good day

last night i realized i lost my long-adored travel mug and emotional attachment combined with little sleep let to a overreaction. I couldn't sleep i was so worried i would not find it; by this time i had remembered where i had left it but had no clue if the janitors had cleaned that hall that night - they throw all beverage containers away no exceptions even the super spendy ones. So i got up before 8 and got to the class room 5 mins to late to look - there was a class inside, i looked where i had sat and could not see it so i sought out the lost and found. I asked at the history department; a lovely office with mint green walls and wall hangings to move your mind. The lady there was very nice, called maintenance - who didn't come in and made me some licorice tea. I was doing ok then i remembered that i was in 15 min parking so i ran (on ice and slush) the whole way to my car - no ticket thank god! I went home changed out of my now wet clothes and tried to get ready for the day but instead i just started bawling - Mr. Joshua was super nice and told me what i knew; that i needed to get some sleep. So i took a nap and he said he would check for the travel mug on the way to his next class - he did and he found it. So i went to class and then to a study group for my midterm tomorrow morning and now i have zero energy left and I have to study for my midterm!

So many graphs and numbers and peer reviewed journals, my article is due for a book on wednesday too....

Ahhhhh...

Home sweet home...

Ahh, the fire is burning, the sun is peaking through the clouds and I am in a big red armchair with a cup of coffee settling down to read. I am half moved out and staying with my parents this weekend. My brother is here to so it is nice, its like being kids again except with less bickering and without my sister :(
I am so excited to be getting caught up on all of my schoolwork after being sick - which is looking better by the way. I am getting longer winds of energy now. I only have a hundred or so pages to get caught up with my course readings and I am thinking about the future and maybe travel?
I am hoping that this time can be to spend time with my family and regroup my thoughts and creativity.

A long week but plaid is Beautiful

Almost done with the first week of school, so far so good except natural resources economics. Ugg I thought I was done with Econ of any kind! Anywho I have to read lots of stuff and clean the house but i think I might get to take Sunday off to go to Portland with Josh and vintage shop.

I love this dress and want it SO bad - I'm not Scottish for nothing you see, its because I LOVE PLAID!