Best Library Shift Ever!!!

So once upon a time my supervisor Dani and I were sitting at work on a wonderful Friday morning. A big man in overalls and a beanie walked past the circulation desk and used some of our hand sanitizer. Of course he squirt way too much and it got all over the place. He asked if we had any towels but it was practically a yell. We said no but we would take care of the mess. He then took off his beanie and wiped it up. Conversation hearts (like the Valentine's day candy) fell out of his beanie. After wiping up the mess, he put the beanie back on his head, bent over and picked up the candy, and then walked away. He was crazy! We laughed so hard!

Well today....I had an experience that by far tops all of my library experiences! Brooke and I were discussing shopping and we heard this really loud voice coming down the stairs by the elevators. It was a lady (that honestly could have been a transvestite). She may or may not have been talking on the phone (she had headphones in...but it could have been an iPhone?) She was ranting about Danny Glover coming to speak at graduation. She wandered around and found the book sale to the north of our desk and yes she was still talking insanely loud and everyone in the library was staring at her and trying to keeping down the giggles. Well she brings books up to our desk to purchase it and Brooke takes off running....Thank you Brooke! haha so then I had to help her. She went off about pennies that she had found and then asked me and a random guy if we were excited for Danny Glover to come because she wasn't even a student anymore and she was coming. Then she started shouting, "They still haven't made me Mormon!" The entire time I managed to keep a straight face! Yay me! She was wearing a really short skirt with spankies underneath...yes we saw them and it was not ok....and a big sweatshirt. I honestly think this lady was INSANE!!! She left and the guy that was standing behind her got to witness my tears of laughter when I started dying and couldn't control it anymore. I think the entire first floor of the library was laughing. It made my day...and I will never be the same! haha

Nearsighted

So the other day I was sitting at the circulation desk and someone stopped by, said hey, and startled me. Usually, I notice people walking up, I'm a pretty observant person but lately I think I have been a little nearsighted. Oh yes, here I go on elaborating and tying this into my life. I think I have been focusing a little too much on what is going on in the moment, rather than looking out into the future. Don't get me wrong, "live in the moment" is one of my favorite quotes and if you aren't in the today mind frame, you are wasting a perfectly wonderful day. But it kind of hit me....I need to be somewhat planning for my future. I've just finished my second year of college and look how fast it has gone by....I think the next year and a half is going to go by even faster. I am so scared!

I've been looking into every single possibility that would allow me to stay in Utah for the summer just because I love being independent and don't want to lose that by moving home. But financially.... moving home is the only logical thing to do at this point. Why can't I just accept that it is the right thing for me to do and be happy? Oh yeah, it's because I am so stuck on staying here and having fun....not the fact that I'm in debt and need to make money to pay off my study abroad. It all makes perfect sense, I just don't want to listen to the sensible side of things.

I've also been thinking a lot about my trip and it is starting to terrify me. For class on Tuesday, we met with the guys that run the SEED program in Trujillo. We looked at a sample business plan and discussed what information they had, what more we needed to see, and how to evaluate whether or not we should loan them money. I am a marketing/PR major....I see things more on the creative side....not the whole "well according to the income statement and their ROI when you look at their financial projections...blah blah..." OMG I could seriously screw up someones life! My group gets to look at two different businesses and determine whether or not they get a loan. These people have nothing...and I don't know what I am doing! I'm so nervous for this part of it, so so nervous!

Packing has also been taking its toll on me. My room is so bare! I have packed up more than half of my room and I don't really know what else to do. It's rough because I am essentially packing for three different things: the three weeks here in Logan before I leave, five weeks in S.A., and stuff I don't need until after the trip that I am sending home. I have a week left in the hood and I'm really going to miss that place, a lot!

It's been really nice having my own space, when I get stressed out I tend to keep to myself so I don't explode on anyone...and lately it has definitely been a good thing. I'm so tired of drama and gossip and letting petty little things get to me. I have been trying really hard not to gossip, I don't want people involved in my personal life, so why should I be messing with theirs? Along with that, I want to be more positive. There has been a rain cloud of negativity hovering over the hood and I am going to use my umbrella to stay away from it. haha that is probably one of the lamest phrases I have ever come up with, but I think it makes perfect sense. People can be cranky and not care about much, but I have so much to be grateful for that I shouldn't let any of it bring me down. I am so content with my life right now, I'm to the point that I am ok. It took me awhile to get there, but this week everything kind of fell into place and I am so happy!

Gray Tights

I love looking professional! As lame as it sounds, I think one reason I want to go into business is the clothing. Today I am giving a presentation in my PR class so I trekked up to campus early this morning in a black pencil skirt, blue button-up shirt, and gray tights and I love it! I feel that when I am dressed up I am taken more seriously (maybe it's because I look a little bit older than 17) and honestly, I just feel more mature and grown up. It's fun! After this presentation, I have two more tests....and they should be a breeze....so my semester is done!

Shipoopi

So GlenHood 5 has a small obsession with Shipoopies. I learned from Meg and Jules (via the Music Man) some time ago that a Shipoopi is the ultimate "someone"... the boy that is so amazing and perfect... but you just can't quite snag him... and in all honesty, you probably never will get him... he is sorta out of your league. Well this week I am on the hunt for my shipoopi. I'm not looking for a marriage, or even a boyfriend, just a shipoopi, that is all.

The Countdown is on...

1 day until my best friend comes to visit in Logan
5 days until I present my PR project
12 days until my last final is done
15 days until I get to move my stuff back to the Tri
18 days until I start 3 weeks of hellish classes
39 days until I will be on a plane to Chile!
72 days until I come back to the states and move home
124 days until I move back to Logan to work Connections
130 days until Fall 2010 Semester starts

This summer is going to be AMAZING! I wish it were longer....

Today I Wore A Dress...

At the fabulous hour of 6:30 this morning, I embarked on the treacherous climb up 800 N... against the wind... in a dress. It was quite an accomplishment and I can honestly say no one was mooned on this excursion. Keepin' it classy! I only hope the wind dies down some because walking across campus in daylight might be a little bit different....

So Soon!

45 days till I leave for S.A.!!!!
It is coming up so fast!
Today I am going to buy a camera that looks like this....
It makes me happy!Now I just need to work on figuring out what I can actually take with me. I'm so scared that I will either take way too much or not enough and regret it.
Five weeks is a pretty long time for one suitcase!

Yesterday I found out that my PR group project got pushed back a week. So basically I have been stressing and making myself sick over running this project for nothing and now I get to stress over it for another week. I wish we were presenting on Tuesday so I could get it over with. I am actually pretty proud of what I have done for it.

My BFF Dumb Bum aka Kaela is coming to Logan next weekend! And to make things even better....she is living with Alyssa, Kaili and I next year! "We are gonna party it up like its 2020!" (direct quote from Jules)

Be Happy

"Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight."

"Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart."
----Gordon B. Hinckley

Three Weeks

...one major group project...
...two multiple-choice business law tests...
...one business law essay...
...two interior design projects...
...one interior design final (the only legit final!) ...

and then I will be done with my second year of college! Crazy stuff!

This year has definitely been a crazy one but I have loved every minute of it!

It's so weird to think that in 5 months I will be 21.
I feel like I am getting so old, but at the same time I'm still way too young.

South America in 50 days!
It still hasn't hit me that I am actually leaving the country,
I am so excited for it!

Here is a list of some of my fave memories of this school year:

• Weekly Wednesday Winner Dinners
• 80's, White Out, HOWL, Neon Sports, Mardi Gras, Pike, and End of the Year Bash Dances! :)
• Hamilton's to celebrate roomie engagements
• Having Crushes of the Week
• Fun, Fit, Forever
  
• Institute with Alyssa
• Dear John
• Slip'n'sliding with random boys
• Scratch tickets
• Boys
• Tie Dye
  
• Game Nights
• Hare Krishna
• MARCH MADNESS
• Fireside Chats
• Long boarding and eating it... minus the eating it
• My Birthday
• Taco Tuesdays
• Quitting my job at Hell
• Basketball Games

That's all I can really think of for now....more will come though....no worries! :)

My Grandparents Rock!

Last night something phenomenal happened.... Duke won the NCAA Championship game!!! It was amazing! I don't think I have ever been so nervous in my entire life (that may be exaggerated just a little bit), but man, if Butler would have hit that final shot, I would have cried like no other. I love Duke, but they always seem to choke in the tourney. I am so proud that they pulled through and took the title. The Big 3 worked so well together, Jon Scheyer will be missed next year...but I think they will still have a great team if the Plumlee brothers can make up for Zoubek. I honestly just love college basketball and I am so sad that the tournament is over. It was a great three weeks.

Now onto another tangent... March Madness makes me think of my grandparents. My Grandpa Bischoff got me started on my love for Duke. When we were younger, my mom would always take us to Idaho for spring break. My dad had to stay home during planting, so we would spend the majority of the time at my mom's parents' house. My grandpa would always be watching the tournament and he really liked Duke, so I decided that I could like Duke too. And that like turned into a real love, and that is how I came to love Duke.

My Grandma Bischoff is one of the kindest, most caring people I know. Before we would take these spring break trips, I would email my grandma and "reserve a room." That way I always got the room that I wanted and it made me look cool. She always had a box of Raisin Bran for me too. Every once and a while I will get random phone calls or messages from her and it always makes my day!

My Grandpa Sanders always makes me laugh. Every time I go over to their house, he comments on my bag. It is almost always a different bag and I carry everything I own it. For Sunday dinners, we always have ice cream and he loads crushed nuts on it because he is diabetic. A couple weeks ago, he let my cousin Elizabeth do his hair after I refused to let her play with mine. He is always happy and is good at making you feel like your worth a million bucks.

My Grandma Sanders is a fighter and never lets anything bring her down. She is battling lung cancer for the second time and I think she is an amazing person. She takes care of everyone and puts them before herself. Last year, my roommates loved it when I would come home from her house because she would always send me home with cake or brownies. I'm so grateful that my grandparents are willing to take me in when I'm homeless between semesters, it's nice to have family around.

I have some of the coolest extended family members around and I love them all so much!