I wish Skype were fool-proof! But it's not...because Mom couldn't see me yesterday...and I couldn't see Mom...but we made progress because after 45 minutes, we could both HEAR each other! Progress is good but requires patience. Yuck.
Today was an early morning. And yesterday was an early morning. My poor body is soooo confused! I think I've even got my stomach outta whack because yesterday morning it wasn't hungry for a looong time. It's even kinda not hungry today, but it's much better than yesterday. Luckily it revived itself completely by the time dinner hit because it was FAJITA night at the Butler household! YUMMY! And I even ate cake batter ice cream before bed, even though I was still full from fajitas! Hee hee, it was yummy.
Yesterday was exciting because Allie got an itinerary all figured out for the big girls trip up North to see Tara Bell and my bro. My bro actually called me yesterday after I left a message with his music camp, but I didn't recognize his voice at first! Sorry, bro!
Hmmmm...what other news do I have? I'm goin to visit that Rory guy this afternoon. Haven't seen him in about a week. All of us Gorgons have been scrambling to communicate the best we can because move-in day is SOON! (It seems sooner and sooner every time I think about it--because it get sooner and sooner every time!)
I don't really think I have much more news. I am in the process of getting my own renter's insurance for the house, I am in the process of applying for residency, and currently I am in the process of trying to keep myself preoccupied while chillin here at the Bronco Bash office. It's hard work sometimes, ya know? Slinkies can only keep you busy for so long...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sunny Sunny Sunday
One of the best parts of summer is the food (I mean, this blog is basically a FOOD blog, after all!) Divas and Desserts went splendidly yesterday, except I believe that I do have some suggestions for the owners of White Velvet. For example, I suggest that they not hire three workers for one shift. The shop was desserted when the girls and I entered yesterday. And it's a self-serve frozen yogurt shop. Even if it gets busy...there's only one cash register. No-brainer.
Also, I suggest the shop get some sweeter flavored yogurt flavors. Possibly chocolate and vanilla? The available flavors were tart and fruity, yet there were sweet toppings available, so a sweet flavor base as the yogurt would be awesome. The interior of the shop could be a bit more inviting to customers, too because I recall one area for seating/eating, but it would have been awkward with three workers behind the counter awkwardly 'working.' Maybe the shop is REALLY new and the owners haven't yet invested in more seating. Who knows.
I wish the yogurt containers came smaller. It's deceiving because the containers are HUGE, and they charge by weight, so naturally I wanted to get LOTS of frozen yogurt! However, a full container was pricey. Oops.
Overall, the experience was delicious. I don't know if I'll go back again, but I'm glad we went. One of the best parts was the 'entertainment' while we ate the froyo! We sat at a table outside of Big Apple Bagels, and there was a lane of street blocked off and the Big Apple Bagel parking lot because new asphalt had been put down. Well, a car had knocked down one of the barricades, and a car drove to the empty parking lot. So a worker guy fixed the barricade...and this car was STUCK inside! Haha, we watched the driver figure out how to move the barricade to get out. It was pretty funny. And then it happened AGAIN....so Ali B. and Michelle decided to be 'Good Samaritans' and move the barricade back again! Haha, that time, several cars had gone through and were stuck! It was EXCELLENT!
Ok but back to the traveling me...I'm currently at Aunt Cheri's with Allie D. It's great so far! We had a giant pasta dinner, and there were seven of us total! Lots of company and lots of delicious food! I've even reserved the TV to watch my show in half an hour. Haha, I love it here. :)
Staying with the Kohnerts this past week has been pretty fun, too! It's super convenient being on campus, and hanging out with Josh, Jess, and Nate was a good time! I got to spend time with Sara, and I saw Rory a couple of times, so that was pretty cool. Yesterday there was a get-together at Josh Rockwell's place that the Kohnerts and I went to with Kyle, which was fun to see everyone. Oh, and I've done a lot of sleeping this weekend in particular--It was ridiculous TRYING to sleep in on Friday and only sleeping in until 7:30 AM but then on Saturday, I slept in until 11:45 AM! And I stayed up until the same time the night before! Whatever. I evened it out this morning with a 9:00 AM wake-up. But tomorrow will probably be pretty rough, waking up around 6AM to go to campus with Aunt Cheri in the morning.
OH! So story. I lost my driver's license. Saturday morning I was FREAKING OUT because I couldn't find it. Anywhere. I called home, texted some people. No luck. So I went the the SOC, where I work for Bronco Bash. Nowhere in sight. So I used a SOC computer--I needed to check internet, so why not?! I got a Facebook message from someone glorious alerting me to the fact that my license was found by a landscape services worker, who turned it into the Davis front desk, who turned it in to the campus police. So tomorrow morning I get re-united with my lovely license. And then next month I get a Michigan drivers license. Oh well.
Also, I suggest the shop get some sweeter flavored yogurt flavors. Possibly chocolate and vanilla? The available flavors were tart and fruity, yet there were sweet toppings available, so a sweet flavor base as the yogurt would be awesome. The interior of the shop could be a bit more inviting to customers, too because I recall one area for seating/eating, but it would have been awkward with three workers behind the counter awkwardly 'working.' Maybe the shop is REALLY new and the owners haven't yet invested in more seating. Who knows.
I wish the yogurt containers came smaller. It's deceiving because the containers are HUGE, and they charge by weight, so naturally I wanted to get LOTS of frozen yogurt! However, a full container was pricey. Oops.
Overall, the experience was delicious. I don't know if I'll go back again, but I'm glad we went. One of the best parts was the 'entertainment' while we ate the froyo! We sat at a table outside of Big Apple Bagels, and there was a lane of street blocked off and the Big Apple Bagel parking lot because new asphalt had been put down. Well, a car had knocked down one of the barricades, and a car drove to the empty parking lot. So a worker guy fixed the barricade...and this car was STUCK inside! Haha, we watched the driver figure out how to move the barricade to get out. It was pretty funny. And then it happened AGAIN....so Ali B. and Michelle decided to be 'Good Samaritans' and move the barricade back again! Haha, that time, several cars had gone through and were stuck! It was EXCELLENT!
Ok but back to the traveling me...I'm currently at Aunt Cheri's with Allie D. It's great so far! We had a giant pasta dinner, and there were seven of us total! Lots of company and lots of delicious food! I've even reserved the TV to watch my show in half an hour. Haha, I love it here. :)
Staying with the Kohnerts this past week has been pretty fun, too! It's super convenient being on campus, and hanging out with Josh, Jess, and Nate was a good time! I got to spend time with Sara, and I saw Rory a couple of times, so that was pretty cool. Yesterday there was a get-together at Josh Rockwell's place that the Kohnerts and I went to with Kyle, which was fun to see everyone. Oh, and I've done a lot of sleeping this weekend in particular--It was ridiculous TRYING to sleep in on Friday and only sleeping in until 7:30 AM but then on Saturday, I slept in until 11:45 AM! And I stayed up until the same time the night before! Whatever. I evened it out this morning with a 9:00 AM wake-up. But tomorrow will probably be pretty rough, waking up around 6AM to go to campus with Aunt Cheri in the morning.
OH! So story. I lost my driver's license. Saturday morning I was FREAKING OUT because I couldn't find it. Anywhere. I called home, texted some people. No luck. So I went the the SOC, where I work for Bronco Bash. Nowhere in sight. So I used a SOC computer--I needed to check internet, so why not?! I got a Facebook message from someone glorious alerting me to the fact that my license was found by a landscape services worker, who turned it into the Davis front desk, who turned it in to the campus police. So tomorrow morning I get re-united with my lovely license. And then next month I get a Michigan drivers license. Oh well.
Friday, July 16, 2010
A Blog? Oh Yeah!
It looks like I'm on track to write less frequently. We'll see how my pattern holds up. This week is kind of a whirlwind for some reason. However, less of a whirlwind than last week! (And surprisingly, I was not referring to the ridiculous wind in North Dakota! Just a description of being home in general.)
So guess what? I still really like my haircut. Yesterday I almost had a bad hair day because this curl kept getting in my face all day. But I looked in the mirror at one point and realized that in my face or not, it still looked cute. So all is good. Today the hair decided to just be curly on one side. But since it's got less volume, it lays flat somewhat on the uncurly side and still looks decent. I could get used to this...if it lasts.
Today is Friday, meaning no work for me. I tried to sleep in this morning, especially after staying up kinda late last night (I watched Iron Chef at midnight, then fell asleep for the results part of the show! I woke up twenty minutes later and called it quits for the night.) Believe it or not, I woke up before 7:30 this morning! I wanted to try to sleep until ten or eleven...but it's almost eleven right now, and I've been up for QUITE awhile!
At 2:00, I'm going over to Sara's to watch 'Rock-A-Doodle.' It's a great cartoon movie from my childhood, and I'm kind of excited! For me, my liking of cartoons goes in cycles. I think I'm at a point where I like them for now (I almost turned the channel to Dora the Explorer this morning--almost--but VH1 music videos won out in the end.)
Who knows what tomorrow holds. It's Saturday, and all that I've got legitimately planned is 'Divas & Desserts,' the monthly outing with Michelle and Ali B., where we go and try out something sweet and tasty somewhere in Kzoo/Portage. Tomorrow is this place called White Velvet, which specializes in frozen yogurt (they nickname is froyo, which is really clever!) I always make my Divas & Desserts food a meal, regardless of the fact taht it's supposed to be dessert. I mean, c'mon, it's my once a month splurge, and it will probably be chocolate every month, so it makes sense (to me)! I'm kind of excited, especially because I looked at picture of the place online, and it looks really cute and trendy. And apparently it's all Michigan products to make the froyo. It should be a place featured on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives. That would be cool. Michelle, Ali, and I drove by it last month randomly. And it won for this month. I'll report back after I experience it.
Good news: I am now taking THIRTEEN credits in the fall instead of TWELVE. One extra credit, which will be 'wall climbing techniques.' The best part is that it's only half the semester. The bummer part is that it's at 9:00 in the morning, but I'll live. I'm a morning person. And I've got Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to sleep in next semester.
Not a whole lot more that I feel compelled to share at this point. If anything groundbreaking happens, I'll post an update. We'll see how soon that is...
So guess what? I still really like my haircut. Yesterday I almost had a bad hair day because this curl kept getting in my face all day. But I looked in the mirror at one point and realized that in my face or not, it still looked cute. So all is good. Today the hair decided to just be curly on one side. But since it's got less volume, it lays flat somewhat on the uncurly side and still looks decent. I could get used to this...if it lasts.
Today is Friday, meaning no work for me. I tried to sleep in this morning, especially after staying up kinda late last night (I watched Iron Chef at midnight, then fell asleep for the results part of the show! I woke up twenty minutes later and called it quits for the night.) Believe it or not, I woke up before 7:30 this morning! I wanted to try to sleep until ten or eleven...but it's almost eleven right now, and I've been up for QUITE awhile!
At 2:00, I'm going over to Sara's to watch 'Rock-A-Doodle.' It's a great cartoon movie from my childhood, and I'm kind of excited! For me, my liking of cartoons goes in cycles. I think I'm at a point where I like them for now (I almost turned the channel to Dora the Explorer this morning--almost--but VH1 music videos won out in the end.)
Who knows what tomorrow holds. It's Saturday, and all that I've got legitimately planned is 'Divas & Desserts,' the monthly outing with Michelle and Ali B., where we go and try out something sweet and tasty somewhere in Kzoo/Portage. Tomorrow is this place called White Velvet, which specializes in frozen yogurt (they nickname is froyo, which is really clever!) I always make my Divas & Desserts food a meal, regardless of the fact taht it's supposed to be dessert. I mean, c'mon, it's my once a month splurge, and it will probably be chocolate every month, so it makes sense (to me)! I'm kind of excited, especially because I looked at picture of the place online, and it looks really cute and trendy. And apparently it's all Michigan products to make the froyo. It should be a place featured on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives. That would be cool. Michelle, Ali, and I drove by it last month randomly. And it won for this month. I'll report back after I experience it.
Good news: I am now taking THIRTEEN credits in the fall instead of TWELVE. One extra credit, which will be 'wall climbing techniques.' The best part is that it's only half the semester. The bummer part is that it's at 9:00 in the morning, but I'll live. I'm a morning person. And I've got Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to sleep in next semester.
Not a whole lot more that I feel compelled to share at this point. If anything groundbreaking happens, I'll post an update. We'll see how soon that is...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Side-tracked...
Life has been going and blogging has not. But it's ok, no hard feelings.
It's been a week. A whole week. So much has happened. But I'll survive not going into gruesome detail about it all.
I got back from a lovely outing to Roadhouse to dine with Larissa, Meagan, and Chelsea--chit chat and chicken fingers was glorious!
Baskin Robbins on Sunday was pretty glorious, too...as was the water park in Bismarck last week...and bowling with Jonah and Dad on Saturday...and go-karting with Jonah on Friday...overall a fabulous week all around!
And life will continue to be fabulous if that is my mindset! Tomorrow is Wednesday already, and I've been thinking a lot about how fast this summer seems to have gone...and how much faster it will go pretty soon! Between weekend trips, planned events, moving into the HOUSE, and Bronco Bash (not to mention the start of classes!), time is just going to FLY by! Scary thought!
I'm already thinking about textbooks...and the GRE...and especially my thesis...and my jobs...and LOTS of house worries...and minors/major requirements...and my brothers...and money...but that's what I do, I guess...worry and think. It's my nature.
Fun stuff is in my future, though. I am making time for the fun. It looks like less credits this fall. Meaning more being social. And more RELAXING! Haha, I'll let ya know how it goes...
It's been a week. A whole week. So much has happened. But I'll survive not going into gruesome detail about it all.
I got back from a lovely outing to Roadhouse to dine with Larissa, Meagan, and Chelsea--chit chat and chicken fingers was glorious!
Baskin Robbins on Sunday was pretty glorious, too...as was the water park in Bismarck last week...and bowling with Jonah and Dad on Saturday...and go-karting with Jonah on Friday...overall a fabulous week all around!
And life will continue to be fabulous if that is my mindset! Tomorrow is Wednesday already, and I've been thinking a lot about how fast this summer seems to have gone...and how much faster it will go pretty soon! Between weekend trips, planned events, moving into the HOUSE, and Bronco Bash (not to mention the start of classes!), time is just going to FLY by! Scary thought!
I'm already thinking about textbooks...and the GRE...and especially my thesis...and my jobs...and LOTS of house worries...and minors/major requirements...and my brothers...and money...but that's what I do, I guess...worry and think. It's my nature.
Fun stuff is in my future, though. I am making time for the fun. It looks like less credits this fall. Meaning more being social. And more RELAXING! Haha, I'll let ya know how it goes...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Great Day--But not an easy day.
Lots of family-visiting on Sunday and lots of time listening to big booms in the sky that night during fireworks extravaganza (Did you know that fireworks are illegal in Dickinson city limits? Because you couldn't tell...) I got a piece of ash in my eye that night which was lovely. It made the shapes in the sky that much brighter...and kinda painful...haha.
Monday was spent chilling out a lot, playing some cards with the fam, running some errands with mom. I got a webcam. That should be fun to play with when I'm back in Michigan... Taco dinner. Apples to apples. Good stuff. OH YEAH! And a bubble bath! It was divine.
Today was supposed to be my appointments day...and it was...but the car wouldn't start. So I got a ride to the dentist. I have a cavity. Lovely. Grandma gave me a ride home. I ate lunch with Jonah. Then Grandma gave me a ride to the hair dresser. I chopped off 10 inches of hair to donate (I LOVE my new haircut! Haha, but this is day 1...we'll see how I style it myself...) Grandma gave me a ride home, and half an hour later, Mom drove to the doctor with me. She had her appointment, and after waiting an hour and a half, it was my turn. It was supposed to be a simple prescription re-fill. Nope. Full-out physical examination. Awesome. One hour later, I am given an additional prescription and am given instructions to give blood samples at the clinic in the morning. (Yup, an early wake-up for me...) And I have to fast. So no food after midnight. I'll probably be pretty cranky in the morning until I have breakfast.
Anyway, my hair is getting mailed off tomorrow to the donation center. Dad is doing that for me. I'm going to lunch with Trisha. I'll spend the afternoon with the lil bro. And hopefully Dinah will come over for dinner and mani's/pedi's.
We had the best dinner tonight: pot pies! Yay! And we watched Hell's Kitchen! The whole fam! And Jonah just kicked my butt at Crazy Eights...but I don't wanna talk about it.
Monday was spent chilling out a lot, playing some cards with the fam, running some errands with mom. I got a webcam. That should be fun to play with when I'm back in Michigan... Taco dinner. Apples to apples. Good stuff. OH YEAH! And a bubble bath! It was divine.
Today was supposed to be my appointments day...and it was...but the car wouldn't start. So I got a ride to the dentist. I have a cavity. Lovely. Grandma gave me a ride home. I ate lunch with Jonah. Then Grandma gave me a ride to the hair dresser. I chopped off 10 inches of hair to donate (I LOVE my new haircut! Haha, but this is day 1...we'll see how I style it myself...) Grandma gave me a ride home, and half an hour later, Mom drove to the doctor with me. She had her appointment, and after waiting an hour and a half, it was my turn. It was supposed to be a simple prescription re-fill. Nope. Full-out physical examination. Awesome. One hour later, I am given an additional prescription and am given instructions to give blood samples at the clinic in the morning. (Yup, an early wake-up for me...) And I have to fast. So no food after midnight. I'll probably be pretty cranky in the morning until I have breakfast.
Anyway, my hair is getting mailed off tomorrow to the donation center. Dad is doing that for me. I'm going to lunch with Trisha. I'll spend the afternoon with the lil bro. And hopefully Dinah will come over for dinner and mani's/pedi's.
We had the best dinner tonight: pot pies! Yay! And we watched Hell's Kitchen! The whole fam! And Jonah just kicked my butt at Crazy Eights...but I don't wanna talk about it.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Hello, North Dakota!
A probably-confusing summation of my time in North Dakota:
"No sundaes? No peanutbutter? Chocolate cake batter, brownie, fudge."
Jonah--Tiki Game, stupid-meter, dog wash apps
Dog scratches...bed jumping...cuteness...LOVE
Mmmmmm Breakfast! PEACHES! Time change? FIREWORKS SHOPPING
GRill. Hot Dogs...No. Turkey dogs?!
Toy Story 3. Yes.
Wally-world, lots of replacements. THANKS MOM!
NEW TEA!
Spaghetti! Yum! THANKS DAD!
Dog-walking. Jonah's mosquito-slapping-dance. Hilarity! *Missing Zach*
Lil Nascar. D-Dawg time! FIRE (struggle)! GIANT MARSHMALLOW S'MORES! Strawberry marshmellow? mmmmm. BIG. Chit chat...*Yawn*
Pancake mastery. Believe it. Card butt-kicking time. Almost reunion-at-Grandma/Grandpa's time.
Ahhhh home. <3
"No sundaes? No peanutbutter? Chocolate cake batter, brownie, fudge."
Jonah--Tiki Game, stupid-meter, dog wash apps
Dog scratches...bed jumping...cuteness...LOVE
Mmmmmm Breakfast! PEACHES! Time change? FIREWORKS SHOPPING
GRill. Hot Dogs...No. Turkey dogs?!
Toy Story 3. Yes.
Wally-world, lots of replacements. THANKS MOM!
NEW TEA!
Spaghetti! Yum! THANKS DAD!
Dog-walking. Jonah's mosquito-slapping-dance. Hilarity! *Missing Zach*
Lil Nascar. D-Dawg time! FIRE (struggle)! GIANT MARSHMALLOW S'MORES! Strawberry marshmellow? mmmmm. BIG. Chit chat...*Yawn*
Pancake mastery. Believe it. Card butt-kicking time. Almost reunion-at-Grandma/Grandpa's time.
Ahhhh home. <3
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Short and Sweet (Like me!)
I just went for a lovely walk with the lovely Beth Niznak, who is sitting to my right, typing away at a computer here in Waldo Library. I'll begin my traveling adventure very soon, technically. Jill will be here in about an hour to scoop me up, treat me to a delicious meal, and head to Grand Rapids with me tomorrow. VERY EXCITING! I don't know what I'd do without her hospitality--especially at such last minute, since the sleepover tonight was very impromptu!
I think this trip back home will be perfect. Warm weather, lots of family visiting, lots of down time...I don't even think I'll get bored ever, since the time is just too short to be any kind of bored! Besides, Jonah and I will have the car--all kinds of opportunity to get into trouble! I know I'll miss Zach, but I'll see him at Interlochen in a few weeks (Yay!). The silly kid hadn't been in touch with mom and dad yet, as of last night. (He better!)
Not too much to report on with me, it seems. I mean, yesterday was the last official 'work' day with Bronco Bash (I'll be checking emails while I'm gone, but that's not 'official work'). OH and yesterday was the last orientation t-shirt selling day. Which meant LOTS of heavy lifting and moving of t-shirt boxes (I'm kinda sore today!)
Hmmm...I'm getting hungry and am looking forward to some delicious chicken at Jill and Brian's! And I'll be especially excited for yummy food at HOME! Mom even said we were getting ice cream on the way back from Bismarck! CAN'T WAIT!
I think this trip back home will be perfect. Warm weather, lots of family visiting, lots of down time...I don't even think I'll get bored ever, since the time is just too short to be any kind of bored! Besides, Jonah and I will have the car--all kinds of opportunity to get into trouble! I know I'll miss Zach, but I'll see him at Interlochen in a few weeks (Yay!). The silly kid hadn't been in touch with mom and dad yet, as of last night. (He better!)
Not too much to report on with me, it seems. I mean, yesterday was the last official 'work' day with Bronco Bash (I'll be checking emails while I'm gone, but that's not 'official work'). OH and yesterday was the last orientation t-shirt selling day. Which meant LOTS of heavy lifting and moving of t-shirt boxes (I'm kinda sore today!)
Hmmm...I'm getting hungry and am looking forward to some delicious chicken at Jill and Brian's! And I'll be especially excited for yummy food at HOME! Mom even said we were getting ice cream on the way back from Bismarck! CAN'T WAIT!
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