Five Months worth only goes about 50 lbs

I'm ready. Ready to hit the road or the air is more appropriate. My body is ready too minus the fact that i'm paler than pale. It's nearly nine pm and already i'm sleepy. I'm going to blame it on the fact that my stupid body has been waking up a hour earlier with each progressing day. Today is was 7 am and i''m guessing tomorrow will with 6. I guess i should look at it as a good thing seeing as a week from now i will be in my new home for 5 months in Singapore. Singapore is about 14 hours ahead of time compared to iowa. I guess it might benefit me to wake up a little earlier in that case. The real problem ahead is narrowing down the amount of clothing that i wish to take while still bringing some other needed supplies. All this packing and planning is really starting to wear me out. Blame it on Singapore that it's only 9 pm and i'm going to bed.

FINALLY Back from a short or long spell of winter depression

That's right.. it's called winter depression well at least something like that. maybe perhaps it is just called chemical engineering school depression. All the same i am nearing recovery and by this time next week i can officially take that much needed break from all things school. Then i will be beginning a new chapter so to speak.... it's name is SINGAPORE. I'm sure there will be much to be said about all things singapore but i will save all these moments till the proper time so as to not get ahead of myself. With that it seems only appropriate to reminisce about the last couple months or however long it has been since i have written last.

The semester has flown by yet some really exciting things happened. for one the smells sounds and joys of what can only come from iowa state football season.

I finally reached that age. the age of true adulthood. turning 21 is a milestone. Although i would still prefer a cup of coffee to a beer or a glass of wine, it still feels good to be 21. 

I love my connection group and am very sad that i will be leaving them for a short while. We make tie dye look classy. we are a pretty large group but everyone of the girls has a beautiful heart and im so proud of each of them and glad that i have been given the chance to lead them and see them grow in to beautiful woman rooted in God's word. 

Finally there is my lovely roommates. yep pretty much love them all. I'm going to miss them while in gone but praise God for skype and video messages via facebook. the laughs and the craziness will be missed 

So although on average the last semester hasn't been too eventful im sure of one thing, God continues to work in me and the people around me. He loves all of us and as it says in 1 John he calls us his children. That is what we are! 

Farewell Summer

Let's face it Summer has come and Now Gone. It's been about a week now since i've truly felt a warm sun on my shoulders and neck. I see my tan slowly fading. Summer has thought me a lot of marvelous things at the same time. 

1. there is nothing like an iced coffee, book, and a bed of green grass.
2. once you pass the initial burning stage it is all tan from then on.
3. when all else fails, camp indoors.

4. who ever said that public pools are just you high school students and younger is seriously misinformed.

5. rock hunting is a season sport and worth the dirty fingernails.

Ohh summer. how you will be missed....

Tickle me

Did you know that it is impossible to tickle yourself? Try it? it simply doesn't work. The reason because you are just too intelligent to trick your own brain. you see when you tickle yourself, your cerebellum warns the rest of your brain that you are about to tickle yourself. Thus your brain ignores the resulting sensation entirely. Interesting right? well random but that all for now. Go out and tickle someone besides yourself. 

climbing out of the valley

Today is one of those days. one of those days where everything just seems to fly by while i myself seem to be a haze or a motionless and thoughtless. It seems like everything is progressing while i just sit and watch.

I've lost the way to access joy or at least i've lost the motivation to access joy. It appears that maybe i need to break from life thus i decided to write this blog in hopes of forcing myself to process so as to find that which has been lost. There are many reasons why i feel this numbness. I think it could be the fact that im going off a long weekend full of many glorious things and people and now have to face school yet again. Or maybe its the fact that im drained after doing lots of organic chemistry. I think the true reason is that im letting go. I think this is what is feels like at the very bottom of a deep valley. My valley is from deciding to leave all my expectations at the foot of the cross yet again in my life. But heres the thing about a valley...a valley is really only beautiful from above or at least you can't appreciate it nearly as much unless you see if from afar. So as i leave what expectations i have i need to climb out of with the help of God and the Holy Spirit relying on what promises are true and only holding tightly to those. So here marks yet another day where the uphill battle commences.  

if I were SUPER HUMAN...

Have you ever wanted a super power? 

Like the ability to morph into your favorite animal or read peoples minds 

How about the ability to have super human strength to lift a car or have super human speed 

well if i could have super human powers they would be... 

I want to be able to walk through walls, speak any language, have superhuman senses, and of course read the minds of those around me and I know just the person that I would start with....

Vade Mecum

I'd like to introduce you to something very special or.... 

at least i hope will one day be very special 

It is my Vade Mecum 

I know it sounds like a cult of something really weird. 

Actually a vade mecum is a book that one carries all the time. almost like a manual 

my vade is for someone very special... my future husband. 

I haven't been doing the best job at updating it so i figured i would write about it and 

then perhaps i would get the drive to write more in it. 

So basically you can start your own today if you like. 

here's a sneak peak...

What would you be?

If I were a month, I'd be June. 

If I were a day of the week, I'd be Saturday.
If I were a time of day, I'd be 3 pm.
If I were a planet, I would be Jupiter. 
If I were a sea animal, I'd be a Turtle.
If I were a direction, I'd be West.

If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be a lime green victorian sofa with a tufted back. 
If I were a liquid, I'd be a vanilla latte.
If I were a gemstone, I would be a pearl. 
If I were a tree, I would be a white birch.
If I were a tool, I'd be a calculator.
If I were a kind of weather, I'd be sunny with a cool breeze.

If I were a color, I'd be aquamarine. 
If I were an emotion, I'd be inquisitive.
If I were a fruit, I'd be a peach.
If I was a sound, I'd be the trees swaying in the wind.
If I were an element, I would be Antimony.
If I were a car, I'd be a Vespa scooter.
If I were a food, I'd be cheese.

If I were a material, I'd be cotton.
If I were a taste, I'd be spicy.
If I were a scent, I'd be a light fruity smell.
If I were an object, I'd be a camera.
If I were a body part, I'd be the eyes.
If I were a facial expression, I'd be laughter.
If I were a song, I would be Pins and Needles.

What would you be?

Why I Love Valerie Allen

This is Valerie Allen:

Isn't she beautiful

I guess i can't blame her, i can be pretty awkward myself


Did i mention she is an amazing photographer 

Here's Some of her work :

And This: 

She is being a rising star. 

Check out her blog 

http://expressionsphotoblog.wordpress.com

Reasons Why i Love Valerie Allen:

1. She is a great friend. 

2. We can be silly together. 

3. She is a great shoulder to cry on. 

4. She is one of the most self-less people i know 

5. Sometimes she even makes me laugh 

6. She is great at keeping me sane. 

7. She gives wonderful advice. 

8. She is gorgeous.

9. She loves coffee as much as i do.

10. She keeps me accountable. 

"Friends are the fairytale of life, there were there since once upon a time, and stay til happily ever after."

101 Things I LOVE..the end

68. Tea Parties 

69. Keds Sneakers 

70. Dressing up 

71. Collages 

72. Missions Trips 

73. Coloring Books 

74. Catching snowflakes on my Tongue 

75. Ikea 

76. High heels 

77. Tall men so I can wear high heels 

78. Dutch Blitz 

79. Antique Stores 

80. Ferris Wheels

81. Taking Walks 

82. Indian Food

83. The sound scissors make when you use them 

84. Eggs for breakfast, lunch, or dinner 

85. Piano Music 

86. Old telephones

87. My mac book pro

88. Buttons 

89. Random moments in time 

90. Jackets- i have far to many as it is 

91. My Beautiful Roommates

92. Being a student at Iowa State University 

93. My Family 

94. Hobbes 

95. Black and White Photographs 

96. Flash Cards 

97. Picnics

98. Kleenex

99. Aquariums 

100. Being a Child of God 

101. Being 100% Forgiven and Saved by Jesus Christ 

101 Things I Love...continued

38. Peonies 

39. Pearl earrings 

40. Brick Walls 

41. Scratch and Sniff stickers 

42. Art Museums 

43. Audrey Hepburn Films

 

44. Journaling about randomness 

45. The smell of crayons 

46. Camping 

47. Techno Music

48. Blogging and reading blogs 

49. Traveling to distant lands 

50. Sitting by a campfire or fireplace 

51. Playing Scrabble 

52. Star gazing 

53. Chick Flicks 

54. Wide open fields 

55. Sunglasses 

56. Smackers Lip balm 

57. Farmer's Markets 

58. Whale Watching 

50. Baking 

60. Swing sets 

61. My Beautiful Friends  

62. Chinese Food 

63. Scavenger Hunts 

64. Chocolate Chip Cookies 

65. White v-neck tees 

66. Relaxing bubble baths 

67. This photo taken by Christine Yee, whom I also love

(more tomorrow) 

101 Things I LOVE

1. Lighting Storms- the the beauty without the soggy socks 

2. Cupcakes with Sprinkles 

3. Mustaches 

4. The smell of old books 

5. Hunting for sea shells 

6. Gray cardigan sweaters 

7. Making Lists 

8. Billy the billy goat 

9. Writing letters 

10. Mysteries

 

11. Drinking Coffee

12. Hooded sweatshirts 

13. Sewing 

14. Deep Conversations 

15. Using my imagination 

16. Thrift store shopping 

17. Cheese 

18. Tanning 

19. Gnomes 

20. People watching 

21. Miniature Staplers

22. Drive in movies

23. Henry David Thoreau

24. Lamp posts 

25. Watercolor painting 

26. Procrastinating 

27. Classical Music 

28. Getting Flowers 

29. Old Coins

30. Unique Hats 

31. Hello Kitty 

32. Sketchbooks 

33. Blooming Trees

34. Ice cold lemonade 

35. Vespa Scooters

36. Making people laugh 

37. Flying kites 

( the rest for tomorrow) 

Under a lamp post

There is something beautiful about the lamp post..

It can be both majestic or lovely. 

It can give light to a dark place.
It is great place to lock your bike and...

The perfect meeting place.

All a girl wants is to be loved.
To be looked at with undying affection.
To be surrounded with the security of someone else by her side.
To be called beautiful.

Cooking Adventures

So since i finally have a place to call my own, one that has my very own stove. I have become a cooking machine. I used to think that i hated to cook turns out it can be quite enjoyable, especially in the close company of friends.

Homemade chicken pot pie with miss. valerie allen was quite lovely. just look at the golden brown crust on that beauty. What goes best with chicken pot pie well i delicious dessert of course. how about these cream cheese filled chocolate cupcakes. Valerie and i should open a bakery with my frosting skills and her sprinkling and photographing skills i'm pretty sure we would be a hit.

other cooking adventures have included making homemade salsa and also yellow chicken curry and rice.

Summer

Ahh Summer. what is sometimes the best time of year.

Ahh summer school. what is sometimes associated with the most painful experience in life short of child birth, having an incurable disease, or being run over by a car.

Surprisingly, summer school hasn't been too unbearable. Although, each day starts bright in early at 7:30 which is unheard of in summer, it does have it upsides. For one it gives you a chance to drink lots of coffee without being unable to sleep when bedtime rolls around. It also caters very nicely to getting a lot accomplished in a single day. I feel more motivated to work out, actually study, or even just do fun things like cook. I have also never had a such a refreshing class as Religion in America. Although the teacher is less than desirable and frankly i think she would scare little children on the street, she does often make me laugh. True half the time, i'm somewhat frustrated due to the the way she portrays Christianity, i still have to admit the class has not been a waste of time. Such an easy class also provides ample time to do fun activities. now what to do today.... paint... bake... read... or even nap.