only 3 finals!

So this weekend was kinda relaxing... at least I didn't do any homework (besides Friday night).

Saturday we went to Moonshine and had delicious burgers. I was afraid it was going to rain but it held off long enough. Then Kurt's recital was at 5, which was great of course :) then Jacob and I went to the new pizza place, Wise Pies on 6th street. Then my dad called me and told me there was a birthday celebration for my 2nd cousin Jacob at Stable's, so I headed over there. Too bad I had already eaten, cos man... free Stable's! then later we went to bdub's with Kurt, Luann, Phil, Chan, & Frankie.

Sunday was the Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics honors ceremony thing. I gave my senior presentation and initiated the Phi Sigma Iota new people, and got a certificate for my Outstanding Graduating Senior in the department award. Then went to the pie place with the rents and met up with Grandad, and Jacob came when he got off work. Then I played w/Kevin in his guitar recital which went really well. Then I had my first rehearsal of tech week for the musical at Rose... well I got there at intermission. I don't play a lot so I got a lot of reading done.

Monday was a normal Monday, with tech week rehearsal at the end of it...

but Tuesday was a relief for me. I gave my senior presentation one last time to the LLL 200 students, and gave my presentation for Spanish! I was pretty excited, cos that meant only 4 finals standing between me and summer... but guess what?!?! When I got to Linguistics, we filled out the evaluations, and she handed us back our quizzes, which was my lowest score, but it was still a 105 lol and THEN she told us the most wonderful news! The students with A-averages on all the other quizzes don't have to take the final! and we don't have to go to class this week because it's just review for the final! so that knocked off another final, and it was my latest one, on Thursday, which means I have two finals on Monday and one on Tuesday and then it's summer vacation for me!!! so I am a happy girl right now :) And then I went to orchestra for 15 minutes, and I'm done with orchestra, too! so this Thursday, I only have to go to Spanish from 12:30-1:45! yay! And during rehearsal last night I got some studying done for 351. I have 4 of the 36 listening examples memorized w/all their info and stuff. So go me!

so right now I am at work, and Deb's at lunch, and I'm gonna get some of my sociology reading/studying in while I can.

now only 6 days until summer!
10 days until Canada/Stars! best kickoff to the summer EVER!!!

The end is in sight!

Everyone knows the week before dead week is the most stressful... and that week is finally over for me!!!

Wednesday paper was due, and rehearsed with Kevin for his recital on Sunday. Dinner with Mom and Jacob at Friday's, and dress rehearsal for the orchestra concert...

Yesterday ate lunch with Jacob by the fountain! it was lovely and my arms got a little brown! Started our presentations in Spanish. I go on Tuesday. Then a quiz in my grammar class, so I was done 50 minutes early :) Spent the afternoon working on my Spanish presentation and studying before I had to come back to campus for our last Linking Language Learners meeting! Then the concert. I didn't even realize until afterward that that was my last one... whoa! Got dessert with Mom and Dad at the Hilton afterward... chocolate decadence = omg. Then studied the rest of the evening until my brain stopped working.

Today got that test over with... now I have 10 days to study for the final... bring it on. So now I'm at work of course. Trying to get as much homework done as possible now so I can give my brain a rest this weekend!

Jacob has to work from 3-11 today and I work until 3, and babysit tonight so I won't get to see him until after that :( But I'm planning on knocking out a lot of my sociology reading tonight cos that exam is the 3rd, same as 351... almost done!

5 school days until finals...
13 days until summer vacation :)

My life post-Fusion

So that was a crazy week and a half or so...

Saturday the 10th I had makeup workshop for Fusion, then Jacob's family came to town and we ate at Olive Garden for his early birthday, and saw Date Night, and hit the mall & Books-A-Million. Then I had to run to rehearsal for Fusion, but I got done earlier than I thought, so that was good.

Sunday the 11th had rehearsal all day pretty much... last week was rehearsals Monday and Tuesday, then the show Wednesday-Saturday. I think it went pretty well. So glad to be done though! Saturday was one of Luann's bridal showers, then Saturday after the final night some of us went to Monical's and then the Bally, which was fun.

This past Sunday the 18th I made up for Jacob's birthday since I had rehearsals (although we did get Chinese for his birthday dinner on his birthday). I (with the help of my dad) made him mac n cheese pizza and a birthday cake, both of which were experimental (and completely from scratch) and delicious. Then it was laundry the rest of the day, and finishing season 3 of Lost :)

Yesterday was a normal Monday for the first time in FOREVER! Went to Christian's recital, which was amazing of course.

Today was a semi-busy day... I was on campus from 9:30-5:30... yuck. Then Rose musical rehearsal 7-9... now I am working on finishing up my paper for 351 so I can turn it in tomorrow and be rid of it!

Then the rest of my week is work more on my presentation on the history of Spanish orthography, then study for the 351 exam on Friday, and practice my senior presentation for the LLL Honors Banquet on Sunday! But I think Saturday I'm going to Moonshine, IL with Jacob's family, so I'm excited about that :) and Kurt's recital is on Saturday as well. And then I'm playing in Kevin's guitar recital on Sunday, too... so busy! but it will all be over soon...

8 school days until finals...
16 full days until I am on summer vacation!

April already?!

Ok so I've kinda been failing at the blog thing...

My Granny's funeral was last Monday (March 29th). So that started off my week last week, and the rest of it was playing catchup with school work, which I still haven't 100% done. I did get a 92.6 on my 351 exam, though! So I was really happy about that. We have a listening quiz in there on Monday and I am going to kick its butt.

Most of my time lately has been taken up with Fusion rehearsals... we have the show Wednesday-Saturday next week so we have at least one rehearsal everyday until then. The 18th is going to be AMAZING!!! I am gonna sleep in and celebrate Jacob's belated birthday, since I have rehearsal on his birthday.

Speaking of birthdays, today's Bri's birthday. She called me at 8:19 this morning, mad that I didn't call her at 1:54 am like I usually do to wish her happy birthday (since that's when she was born). Oh well. She'll live. I can't believe she's 19 already, yet at the same time I can't believe she's not older yet... still a teenager. She's got one more year to get all that angst out. And I'm closer to 23 now... which is crazy.

I am so ready for school to be over. 15 school days until finals week...

and then the 8th of May Jacob and I are headed to London! Ontario, that is. We've got tickets to see Stars (one of my favorite bands, from Montreal) do a preview of their new album coming out this summer. It's an 8.5 hour drive, but we're just going up for the weekend. So that'll kick off my summer, which hopefully will also include a Holiday World trip, a MLS/Cedar Point trip, and a Chicago trip.

I am going to have FUN this summer, before I jump back into school work... but this time as a grad student! and I'll have papers to grade! My very own papers to grade! I think that's what excites me most :) well, besides the stipend :P But seriously, I cannot wait.

But I've still gotta focus on this semester's stuff and hang in a few weeks longer until then... I can do it! I hope...