Christmas Time is the Best!

Happy Holidays!!

My family and I just arrived at Winter Park, Colorado (thank goodness for the free wireless)!! We will be spending a few days here skiing and boarding while we celebrate Christmas. This is our 5th or 6th year coming up here--we love it! My dad and mom ski about the slops while my little brother and I race down on our snowboards. We all meet up in the condo in the evening and hang out. We always open presents on Christmas eve while we have cheese, crackers, wine, etc. We will be heading home Friday to go to a wedding on Saturday, so it will be a busy rest of the week!

I can't wait to hit the slopes tomorrow! Wishing everyone well!

We Made It!!

Finals are over and everyone is now enjoying their winter break.

I finished my last final at 10 am on Wednesday. I spent the rest of the day finishing things I had been putting off since the beginning of finals. I finished my Christmas shopping, met with my adviser to talk about my senior thesis proposal, and things like that. I also brought lunch to my boyfriend in the library while he finished studying for his finals. We had Chinese food and watched an episode of the Office in a study room, lol.

As soon as he finished his final on Thursday we went snowboarding!! This was my first Iowa snowboarding experience. It was nothing compared to the Rocky Mountains, but it was definitely fun! More fun followed that night with a big group of friends in Iowa City.

Friday I finished my duties as an RA, packed up, and hit the road. I made it do Des Monies and stayed with a friend. The next day I drove the rest of the way to meet my family. Now I'm home, just hanging out. I've been doing a lot of sleeping--I call it catching up!

The Week of Doom

a.k.a finals week!

My first final is at 8 am tomorrow--it's Advertising. I'm getting ready to meet with Anya to go through our notes. We do it before every exam and it really helps!

I'm also preparing for my Research Methods exam on Tuesday and my Rhetorical Theory exam on Wednesday. My 5 page Spanish paper is due Tuesday afternoon. So basically I've been studying a lot.

Tonight is the late-night breakfast. It is always the Sunday before finals from 10pm-12am. Faculty and staff get together to make and serve breakfast to students as they are up late cramming before exams begin. So I'm looking forward to pancakes tonight!!

That's my quick update. Back to studying...

Oh no!

I became behind on posts again! :S

Well a few quick updates:


1.
I went to my first Iowa game!! The University of Iowa is just 30 minutes from here. Lots of Hawkeye fans here who are always talking about the games. Well, my boyfriend found some tickets and took me! It was freezing cold, but so much fun! We tailgated before the game eating brats, Scottish eggs, cookies, the works! We had great seats in the stadium--23rd row, 50ish yard line. At half time we watched the band and drank hot chocolate. AND the Hawkeyes beat Purdue!

The stadium!

Enjoyin the game! (Even if it was freezing)

2.
Thanksgiving!! I made my first trip home for the year! Ah! It was great. I took the Amtrak train (11ish hours). I spent my time at home helping my dad on the farm, spending time with my family, and trying not to get too far behind with my homework. The break was short, but I was able to see a lot of people and spend quality time at home!


3.
It's back to work now. This is our last week of classes before finals week. Scary! This week I have 2 final presentations, 1 project, and the state dance team competition. Next week I have three 8 a.m. finals and 1 final paper. Today has already been crazy, but I predict it will only get worse before it gets better. Wish me luck!