Sunday, March 16, 2014
Dade
I am really sad to hear that my doggy buddy Dade passed away. He was the only dog I've ever been friends with and I'm sure he'll be missed by his family!
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Valentines Breakfast
We had a delicious Valentines Day breakfast of blueberry pancakes and sausage! We had to eat it this morning (not Valentines) because we had school and didn't have time on the actual day and then Trevor was sick on Saturday. It was a great Sunday morning for us!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Sewing Adventures
I made pillow cases! (The blue ones, not the green.)
I got a sewing machine for Christmas and really wanted to jump right in and make a dress! From a pattern. And I found a really cute pattern that was labeled "easy" and fabric to go with (plus a zipper and buttons and something else that I can't remember, maybe you can see where this is going). But when I got home from Joanns and looked at it I realized I don't really know how to sew! So we took a spur of the moment trip to parents and mom helped me get started on the dress, but it was NOT easy, so we only got halfway done. So no pictures of that for now!
However, when I got back home and finally decided to look at the dress again and maybe make some more progress on it, I got a little depressed because I still didn't know how to get anywhere! So Trevor let me buy some more fabric and I made the pillowcases :)
Even though it's not easy, I am very excited to have a sewing machine!
I got a sewing machine for Christmas and really wanted to jump right in and make a dress! From a pattern. And I found a really cute pattern that was labeled "easy" and fabric to go with (plus a zipper and buttons and something else that I can't remember, maybe you can see where this is going). But when I got home from Joanns and looked at it I realized I don't really know how to sew! So we took a spur of the moment trip to parents and mom helped me get started on the dress, but it was NOT easy, so we only got halfway done. So no pictures of that for now!
However, when I got back home and finally decided to look at the dress again and maybe make some more progress on it, I got a little depressed because I still didn't know how to get anywhere! So Trevor let me buy some more fabric and I made the pillowcases :)
Even though it's not easy, I am very excited to have a sewing machine!
Monday, December 23, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Finals Miracles
Well it's finals week and I'm basically done with my finals without taking hardly any tests! It's a miracle!
First of all, two of my classes had final papers instead of tests. I finished the first one last week and the second one on Sunday and handed them both in yesterday. I knew that I needed to get them done early (plus they were both due on Monday) because I had a final on Monday and Wednesday, plus an online final that I wanted to get done as soon as I could. So I would need plenty of time to study.
Well the first miracle came last week. At the beginning of one of my classes the teacher called some of our names (mine included) and asked us to talk to him after class. He said it wasn't a bad thing, and I was thinking that my grade was pretty good in that class so it really wouldn't be a bad thing! After class he explained that we had done well enough that there was almost no way that we would get a grade worse than an A in the class, so he excused us from taking the final and posted our grades! So then I only had to study for two tests!
Yesterday, first day of finals, I go to my final test feeling a little anxious. I had studied but wasn't sure how well I would do. My teacher passed out the tests and from briefly glancing over it I knew that I was in trouble! The essay portion was hypothetical questions about historical figures, like "If they were here now what would they think?" And I had no idea what to answer! Well, my teacher started talking, saying that he doesn't like tests and they don't measure how you've done in class. So he would call us each up and show us our grade, if we were happy with it we didn't have to take the final and just accept the grade that we already had in the class! This made me sooo happy and relieved! When he called me up he showed me that I already had an A in the class, so I didn't take the final! Miracle number two!
Now today I only have one more final to take, my online final. This class has two parts to the final, if you do good on part one then you don't have to take part two. Well, yesterday I studied for and took part one and it did not go well! But luckily, I can still take part two today. And hopefully get an A or a B out of the class.
So excited that finals are almost over and that everything has gone so well this semester! Yay school!
First of all, two of my classes had final papers instead of tests. I finished the first one last week and the second one on Sunday and handed them both in yesterday. I knew that I needed to get them done early (plus they were both due on Monday) because I had a final on Monday and Wednesday, plus an online final that I wanted to get done as soon as I could. So I would need plenty of time to study.
Well the first miracle came last week. At the beginning of one of my classes the teacher called some of our names (mine included) and asked us to talk to him after class. He said it wasn't a bad thing, and I was thinking that my grade was pretty good in that class so it really wouldn't be a bad thing! After class he explained that we had done well enough that there was almost no way that we would get a grade worse than an A in the class, so he excused us from taking the final and posted our grades! So then I only had to study for two tests!
Yesterday, first day of finals, I go to my final test feeling a little anxious. I had studied but wasn't sure how well I would do. My teacher passed out the tests and from briefly glancing over it I knew that I was in trouble! The essay portion was hypothetical questions about historical figures, like "If they were here now what would they think?" And I had no idea what to answer! Well, my teacher started talking, saying that he doesn't like tests and they don't measure how you've done in class. So he would call us each up and show us our grade, if we were happy with it we didn't have to take the final and just accept the grade that we already had in the class! This made me sooo happy and relieved! When he called me up he showed me that I already had an A in the class, so I didn't take the final! Miracle number two!
Now today I only have one more final to take, my online final. This class has two parts to the final, if you do good on part one then you don't have to take part two. Well, yesterday I studied for and took part one and it did not go well! But luckily, I can still take part two today. And hopefully get an A or a B out of the class.
So excited that finals are almost over and that everything has gone so well this semester! Yay school!
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Trevor's Bday
For Trevor's birthday he had to work on a lab project almost all day! He didn't get home until 6pm! This is partially because he missed the last bus that would have taken him from campus to his car at the Space Dynamics lab and had to walk/jog almost the whole way! So sad :(
When he got home we ate dinner (homemade cafe rio-esque salad) and then went to vote! The mayor, city council members, and two tax-propositions were up for a vote. My mayoral candidate lost, Trevor's won. It was fun and close by, so we just walked over. When we got back Trevor's dad was at our apartment to drop off birthday cards on his way home from work. We chatted for a few minutes and then he left.
I had decorated a tiny bit (some blue streamers on the front door and on Trevor's nightstand and one pink balloon that I wrote "Happy Birthday" on) and had ordered presents from Walmart, which hadn't arrived yet (and still haven't by the way), so I gave Trevor the order confirmation paper that showed what he was getting: Pokemon Indigo League Part One (TV show on DVD) and a wooden bed desk thing.
We ate leftover Halloween candy and Trevor complained about not having a birthday cake (even though I asked him what he wanted and he said "Nothing").
Overall it was a kinda sad birthday, sorry honey! But Happy Birthday again! Hope it turned out okay and that you like your presents when they come.
When he got home we ate dinner (homemade cafe rio-esque salad) and then went to vote! The mayor, city council members, and two tax-propositions were up for a vote. My mayoral candidate lost, Trevor's won. It was fun and close by, so we just walked over. When we got back Trevor's dad was at our apartment to drop off birthday cards on his way home from work. We chatted for a few minutes and then he left.
I had decorated a tiny bit (some blue streamers on the front door and on Trevor's nightstand and one pink balloon that I wrote "Happy Birthday" on) and had ordered presents from Walmart, which hadn't arrived yet (and still haven't by the way), so I gave Trevor the order confirmation paper that showed what he was getting: Pokemon Indigo League Part One (TV show on DVD) and a wooden bed desk thing.
We ate leftover Halloween candy and Trevor complained about not having a birthday cake (even though I asked him what he wanted and he said "Nothing").
Overall it was a kinda sad birthday, sorry honey! But Happy Birthday again! Hope it turned out okay and that you like your presents when they come.
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