no time like the PRESENT

1. pretty good day today. woke up without an alarm, wrapped christmas presents (!), went to the gym, and chilled at da house. 
2. watched this movie the spanish prisoner tonight and it was pretty confusing! but good. and i could totally work for the fbi based on my deduction skills. 
3. grades are in (almost...they're reported at least...) A, A, A, A-, A-. YAY for a good semester! it makes me feel all accomplished and stuff.

i am not looking forward to tomorrow. it is going to be a very hard day. funeral at 2. but i have a family christmas party that night, so i hope that will cheer me up. it'll be nice to see most everyone and to be around good food and even better company. also, the eggnog is always delicious. i'm sure it'll be back to the gym on monday for me! but that's okay-my holiday season will be eat ALOT and exercise some. hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far!

break mode

1. YAY! I AM HOME! and could not be happier to be here. i woke up and packed all my stuff and said goodbye to the girls and drove back! had a good night with my mom and now i am going to bed early and getting ready to be in break mode for a few weeks.
2. i am very happy about my grades so far...an A- in italian, an A in film and culture, an A in my genocide class, and an A in my southern lit class. WAHOO! i needed grades like that after last semester. 
3. hope everyone has safe travels this weekend and i can't wait for christmas! one weeeeek. 

is it obvious that i am happy? haha. i'm in a very good mood and i hope it stays this way for most of break. the holidays are always stressful to some extent but i have a game plan to deal with stressful situations that arise. looking forward to this weekend and this upcoming week. so much to do and so excited to do it! but also...absolutely nothing i have to do and that feels great! i am so blessed to have the life i do and the family i do and the friends i do. praise be! the holiday season makes me so happy.

cool yule

1. had a pretty stressful day. final at 4 and it was icy and sleeting outside all day so walking around was even more hazardous than usual. before the final i was writing for an email exam and also studying. finished my email exam finally...took forever. 
2. procrastination is no more! i am officially done with my fall semester and it feels great! now i just wish christmas would hurry up and get here and then the new year! it's crazy that it's almost over...i can't wait for break!
3. a week until christmas eve! and then it's christmas day! my favorite time of the year. 

this chopped episode is great! it's holiday themed and it is getting me in the holiday spirit even more. it was weird saying goodbye to everyone for a few weeks but i know that we all have great things to look forward to next semester. i am about to go to sleep and wake up at whatever time and then pack up and drive home. YAY!

poor nana

1. what even happened today? i went to lunch with my friend and it was really good to catch up and eat good food. then i studied and wrote some for my email final. can't wait to be done after my 4 pm exam tomorrow!
2. i have to pack and do laundry and all that boring stuff before i can leave though. so that'll get done tomorrow and tomorrow night, then friday morning some too. 
3. 18 days!

not much to talk about tonight! because i am being boring and a lame blogger during exam week. and at the end of the year. it's almost over! i have had such a great year...but i'll get to that post later. today has been pretty crazy. i feel like only my friend group would manage to have a fun and crazy and drama-filled exam week.

too much

1. had a pretty relaxing day. woke up and talked to people, then took a walk in the freezing cold weather. it was good though. i am glad i went. 
2. having a pretty interesting night so far...it's crazy! once again, reading day eve. 
3. have lots to do tomorrow and i am ready for it. had a good meeting today too...but am now trying to stay inside because it's so cold. 

sometimes i get bogged down with everything that is happening but i have to just step outside and get a grip. today's walk helped that. i am considering going on another one tomorrow. if i get enough of my email exam finished and start on my cheat sheet for the exam on thursday then i definitely will. and i need to go get a new battery for my car! before it dies...

ready for thursday

1. it's been another long day. i woke up early and went on campus to write more of paper before my italian final at 12. it was pretty hard but i got out and then finished my paper with not long to spare. 
2. came back to the apartment in freezing weather and sat and vegged all night. i watched tv and talked to my boyfriend and loved it. 
3. still been thinking a lot today. it all weighs heavily on the mind. 

tonight is my night to chill out and go to bed. i need a long and good night's sleep after the past few days. it's definitely been hard and sad and stressful. lots to think about but i have to keep pushing through until christmas break. hopefully things will start to look up by then.

only the good die young

1. this day has been pretty terrible. it started out okay but then i got some really bad news. so it's been downhill from there. 
2. this is my busiest day of finals week, too. i have a paper due at 4:30 tomorrow and a final at noon. so trying to do work has been awful/impossible today.
3. i hope everyone stays safe and warm during the snow storms. 

i just don't have any words tonight. other than i hope everyone stays safe and happy during this holiday season. such a tragedy and just so unexpected. hope we can all learn from this and be smart about our actions. hopefully he'll protect other kids from making the same mistakes. my mantra from earlier in the year was "fly" and i think that is fitting tonight. bucket list item: always do my best to watch out for my friends and surround myself with those who will do the same for me.