Working hard in the holidays!

What can you do in 24 hours? My most productive day during the holidays consisted of learning how to juggle, building 54 settlements, 18 cities, 108 roads, building a roller coaster, and reading a book! Playing all day is rough, but as my dad would say, "Somebody's got to do it!".

What was Jane Austen thinking?!

Please note: If you have not read Sense and Sensibility, but plan to do so sometime in your life, then you may wish to neglect this blog post.

A pleasant, stress-free day was planned with only one item on my to-do list: to finish Sense and Sensibility. Little did I know that the last few chapters would bring such deep disappointment and frustration into my life! The novel was finished with a scowl deeply ingrained on my face. Elinor was supposed to marry Colonel Brandon! How could Jane Austen create such an irrational and undesired ending as Elinor marrying Edward and Marianne marrying Colonel Brandon? I mean... really! What was she thinking? It's a good thing, I suppose, that I have an appointment with a massage therapist this afternoon!

What is this feeling?

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My pulse is rushing. My head is reeling. My face is flushing. What is this feeling? Every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30pm, my nerves go crazy within my body and cause my limbs to tremble, my head to ache, my pulse to surge, and my body temperature to raise! All of this nervous stress because of my Anatomy and Physiology class at 1:30. Just the thought of this class makes my nerves go crazy! I become physically ill twice a week as a result of this terrifying class! Studying for Anatomy invokes the same feelings as attending class, so please be praying for me today at 12:00 as I take this final. By 2:00, I will be liberated from this loathsome class!!! Hurray!

Porque, why?!

Last week was the very last week of classes for the semester! So, porque, why...
Why did my phone break the week before all of my friends leave for the holidays?
Why did Microsoft Office get deleted off of my computer when I had four papers and two projects to complete?
Why did my dear brother leave for England when my stress level was already peaked?
Why did I witness a sinful act that burdens my heart?
Porque!?

In the wee, small hours of the morning...

Well... I just had my first all-nighter in my college years. Hoping to rid a treacherous migraine, I went to bed last night around 9:30pm. At midnight-ish, I awoke and could not return to my delicious slumber. So, I got up, straightened my room a little, worked on some school projects, wrote a paper, etc. hoping to tire myself with my activity in the wee, small hours of the morning. My plan failed. I did not tire. I finally got sleepy around 5:00am, but I didn't think that it would be worth going to sleep for a measly two hours.

This night may not be a technical all-nighter. After all, I did sleep from 9:30 to 12:00. I didn't even need to complete an assignment for the following day (as normal college students do).

My temporalis muscle is no longer pounding my eyeball out of its socket! (I'm not sure if the temporalis is the pounding muscle of a migraine headache; I was simply trying to make my newly acquired knowledge of anatomy applicable.) Thanks, Mom, for getting some medicine for me! Like mother, like daughter- caffeine, I suppose, awakes me in the night as well.

Yea for Thanksgiving Break!

Holidays are absolutely amazing! Despite (or perhaps, because of) my neglect of my very long "to-do" list, this Thanksgiving break was wonderfully refreshing! The Thanksgiving meal was the best that I've tasted, Settlers of Catan, Risk, and ping-pong were such fun, the coffee with peppermint-mocha creamer was delicious, each night's rest was at least eight hours, the snow was unexpected and beautiful, and my time with the family was wonderful. The break was a burst of energy to help me complete this academically trying semester. Bring it on!

Leaf crunching is my favorite!

It is officially autumn. I love fall! I love crunching the crispy orange leaves under my feet! I don't know why it gives me such pleasure, but, it really DOES! My walks are windy and inconsistent in attempt to crunch all of the leaves in my path. Acorns are satisfying to crunch, as well! You just have to be careful to crunch them with your heal, otherwise, it may hurt your foot. Crunching leaves brings me so much joy that I even aim for them when driving! (that's a ridiculous confession, because I can't even hear the crunch over the roar of my truck!)