My life is complicated. I am frustrated, confused, and upset... but I know it will all get better if I get a good night's sleep. Hopefully we can return to our regularly broad-casted Melina tomorrow, complete with updates about what I have been keeping myself busy with lately. Watch this space!!
P.S. I picked up my graduation apparel today! And now 2 of my 4 classes are officially done for the quarter! And it's only 8 days until I graduate! I guess when I remember all this, I'm not quite as upset anymore.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Updates on my life!
The major and most exciting news of the week thus far is that I have caught my third cold in 3 weeks. This is getting a bit old. How in the world am I supposed to finish up all of my stuff and be able to graduate when I keep getting sick? Hopefully this will be the last one, otherwise I just may have to go crazy. Thankfully, today I can finally trick myself into feeling like I am somewhat normal by taking lots of cold medicine. The downside? Other than the obvious one of having been sick for three weeks straight... I also haven't been running in 3 weeks cause I just don't have the energy. This makes me sad.
The other recent development is that my car is in the shop, which is annoying, but I will spare you the details. So, I have been driving our old-school mini-van. Yah, I definitely feel like a cool kid pulling into the parking lot. Before this, I seriously don't think that I had driven the van once since I got my car. Oh well... Jason comes home to me tonight and he will be that much more prepared to drive me safely over Snoqualmie Pass multiple times next year on my way to and from Spokane.
As for picc retreat, I have pictures. But I am not writing this from my computer, so I can't post them now. Hopefully tonight?!?
The other recent development is that my car is in the shop, which is annoying, but I will spare you the details. So, I have been driving our old-school mini-van. Yah, I definitely feel like a cool kid pulling into the parking lot. Before this, I seriously don't think that I had driven the van once since I got my car. Oh well... Jason comes home to me tonight and he will be that much more prepared to drive me safely over Snoqualmie Pass multiple times next year on my way to and from Spokane.
As for picc retreat, I have pictures. But I am not writing this from my computer, so I can't post them now. Hopefully tonight?!?
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Hey Ya'll!!
I'm outta here for the weekend. Off to the beach with some of my lovely fellow piccolos. Want to see where I will be? Too bad... I'll have to post the link once I am no longer there so that someone weird doesn't come stalk us! I just finished the term paper for my Social Problems class, which I am pretty proud of. Considering all of the other homework/quizzes/papers/presentations that I have had due in the last two weeks, along with being sick, I am ready for a break. I'll be back later! =)
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Drumroll please... (Sorry, it's longish)
I heard back from WSU this week. The verdict is in... I am now officially a Husky-Cougar hybrid!
That's right folks, I was accepted to Washington State University's Intercollegiate College of Nursing as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing candidate. Whew... that's a mouthful. I am very happy and excited to have a plan for next year, but I don't think that it has fully hit me quite yet. Which may be a good thing, considering that I have SOOOOOOOOO many things to think about now. Not the least of which is a move to Spokane sometime in August and all of the things that that will involve. My parents and I are planning on taking a quick 2-day trip to Spokane sometime in early June to go apartment hunting. And while I am ecstatic about all of this, there is a little, tiny portion of myself wondering what in the world I have gotten myself into. I think that same part of myself is also asking how I'm gonna deal with the fact that I am now an official Cougar. They are supposed to be our arch-rivals, after all. My grandpa will be happy. He went to WSU back in the 40's(?) and although he never says it, I think that he was a little disappointed that I went to UW instead. I've pretty much decided that to fully enjoy my experience at WSU, I will embrace being a Cougar as long as it doesn't get in the way of my being a Husky. I will always be a Husky first and foremost. Thus, come Apple Cup, I will definitely be wearing purple and gold!
Anyway... on to the details. I will be leaving sometime in the middle of August for orientation and then classes start on August 20th. Now, although I am actually a WSU student, I will NOT be going to Pullman. **Repeat** I will NOT be going to Pullman. Some of you may not care. But for the people who are at all familiar with Pullman, this is something that is of utmost important for me to emphasize. The school is in Spokane, so that is where I will be. There are many unanswered questions about this still, the major one being where I will go to church. Honestly, I have no idea. I may just be listening to Portland's Sunday morning service online for a while. This is pretty much where I just have to stop thinking with my mind and using my human processing because I realized long ago that it is beyond my comprehension to fully understand what the Lord is ever really doing. I have seen His hand in every aspect of things leading up to this decision, and that gives me peace. I could write out the list, but maybe I'll just save that for a later date. Anyhow, I am excited.
Having a plan for next year also makes it way easier to be excited about my upcoming graduation from UW... in just 23 days! Lately I have been working on my homework (of which I still have quite a bit), planning things for graduation, and looking into things for next year, all while trying to enjoy my last quarter ever at UW. It's only once you no longer have something that you truly get sentimental, so I am trying to anticipate that and live my life accordingly so as to not miss anything or take anything for granted. Anyhow, I am afraid that I am going to start getting too introspective or something, which was not my goal at all, so I'll end this here. I just wanted to share the good news with all of the faithful readers of my blog.
That's right folks, I was accepted to Washington State University's Intercollegiate College of Nursing as a Bachelor of Science in Nursing candidate. Whew... that's a mouthful. I am very happy and excited to have a plan for next year, but I don't think that it has fully hit me quite yet. Which may be a good thing, considering that I have SOOOOOOOOO many things to think about now. Not the least of which is a move to Spokane sometime in August and all of the things that that will involve. My parents and I are planning on taking a quick 2-day trip to Spokane sometime in early June to go apartment hunting. And while I am ecstatic about all of this, there is a little, tiny portion of myself wondering what in the world I have gotten myself into. I think that same part of myself is also asking how I'm gonna deal with the fact that I am now an official Cougar. They are supposed to be our arch-rivals, after all. My grandpa will be happy. He went to WSU back in the 40's(?) and although he never says it, I think that he was a little disappointed that I went to UW instead. I've pretty much decided that to fully enjoy my experience at WSU, I will embrace being a Cougar as long as it doesn't get in the way of my being a Husky. I will always be a Husky first and foremost. Thus, come Apple Cup, I will definitely be wearing purple and gold!
Anyway... on to the details. I will be leaving sometime in the middle of August for orientation and then classes start on August 20th. Now, although I am actually a WSU student, I will NOT be going to Pullman. **Repeat** I will NOT be going to Pullman. Some of you may not care. But for the people who are at all familiar with Pullman, this is something that is of utmost important for me to emphasize. The school is in Spokane, so that is where I will be. There are many unanswered questions about this still, the major one being where I will go to church. Honestly, I have no idea. I may just be listening to Portland's Sunday morning service online for a while. This is pretty much where I just have to stop thinking with my mind and using my human processing because I realized long ago that it is beyond my comprehension to fully understand what the Lord is ever really doing. I have seen His hand in every aspect of things leading up to this decision, and that gives me peace. I could write out the list, but maybe I'll just save that for a later date. Anyhow, I am excited.
Having a plan for next year also makes it way easier to be excited about my upcoming graduation from UW... in just 23 days! Lately I have been working on my homework (of which I still have quite a bit), planning things for graduation, and looking into things for next year, all while trying to enjoy my last quarter ever at UW. It's only once you no longer have something that you truly get sentimental, so I am trying to anticipate that and live my life accordingly so as to not miss anything or take anything for granted. Anyhow, I am afraid that I am going to start getting too introspective or something, which was not my goal at all, so I'll end this here. I just wanted to share the good news with all of the faithful readers of my blog.
Monday, May 14, 2007
How cool is YOUR school?
My school is way cool! Check this out. You should also look at the sneak preview video by clicking on the link in the box on the left hand side. I am sad to say, though, that I wasn't able to witness the battle last week since it was during a passing time when I had an 1.5 hour class and therefore was stuck in Kane hall. *Sigh* I still think it's a way cool idea, though...
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Remember how busy my week was going to be?
Well, it just got a little worse. I was doing alright with keeping up with all of my homework, but I had felt pretty draggy the entire week. I just wrote it off as allergies. This morning, I determined that it was officially NOT just allergies... I have a pretty bad cold as well of all this other junk going on this week. My throat HURTS, but my mom doesn't think it looks like Strep, so that means that there is nothing they can do for it... I'm pretty much stuck popping ibuprofen. My head is fairly congested and I have the muscle/body aches. Great. How am I supposed to get my homework done now? Due to all of this (I hope!), I also have a swollen lymph node on the side of my neck that is bigger than I have ever had. So yah, if you can spare a prayer for me, I would really appreciate it!
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Busy oh so busy!
So how many O.C. Supertones fans do we have out there who know that my title is actually a line from one of their songs?
I'm sorry that I haven't posted in a little while. My life is crazy. As always. Why am I surprised by this?
This week I have a paper due, a 20 minute PowerPoint presentation to prepare and present, a discussion to lead (which requires me to read 3, 15 page packets of information that are all dryer than a bone!), my stats homework, a micro-bio quiz, a stats quiz, and last but not least, my sociology reading, which is probably an additional 100 pages. So yah, bare with me. I am also going to Yakima special meetings tomorrow, which is a full day endeavor because of where Yakima is located. I'm also in the process of getting my graduation announcements all figured out, printed, and mailed, which is slightly time consuming as well. There was a Husky baseball game last night that was played at Safeco field and it lasted 3.5 hours, so I didn't leave Safeco until 11.15 and then didn't get home until 12ish. And then this morning I got up and went to Windermere Cup and didn't get home from that until about 3.30. Now I am trying to not lose all momentum, but my brain seriously won't engage at all. Driving to the gas station and Target just about used up all of my focusing abilities, which is really bad. While all of these things have been fun, I am TIRED! I have been going full steam ahead for a little too long now. I need a break.
A little about the wedding last weekend... it was fabulous! I had a most excellent time the entire weekend. I would put up details complete with pictures, but most of the pictures I want to post were taken on Warren's camera and I didn't get a chance to get them before I came back to Seattle. So as soon as Warren gets back from China in 3 weeks, I will post some pictures and explain things then. But for now, I'll give you a brief overview. I went down Friday afternoon, got a Mani/Pedi with Lisa and Natalie and then did the rehearsal that night. The rehearsal dinner was held at this cute restaurant out in Oregon City by the Clackamas River, so it definitely felt like the country. Warren and I were already going to be late because I was waiting for him to get into town. But then we went WAY too far down this nice country road. It was such a nice, summer-esque night and it felt really good to just drive down the road with the windows rolled down, enjoying the smells of being in the country. Once we realized we had passed the road we wanted, we turned around at a Christmas tree farm, which just about made my day. I do have this picture, though (and yes, Warren is a little hunched, he doesn't always look quite like that!):
I'm sorry that I haven't posted in a little while. My life is crazy. As always. Why am I surprised by this?
This week I have a paper due, a 20 minute PowerPoint presentation to prepare and present, a discussion to lead (which requires me to read 3, 15 page packets of information that are all dryer than a bone!), my stats homework, a micro-bio quiz, a stats quiz, and last but not least, my sociology reading, which is probably an additional 100 pages. So yah, bare with me. I am also going to Yakima special meetings tomorrow, which is a full day endeavor because of where Yakima is located. I'm also in the process of getting my graduation announcements all figured out, printed, and mailed, which is slightly time consuming as well. There was a Husky baseball game last night that was played at Safeco field and it lasted 3.5 hours, so I didn't leave Safeco until 11.15 and then didn't get home until 12ish. And then this morning I got up and went to Windermere Cup and didn't get home from that until about 3.30. Now I am trying to not lose all momentum, but my brain seriously won't engage at all. Driving to the gas station and Target just about used up all of my focusing abilities, which is really bad. While all of these things have been fun, I am TIRED! I have been going full steam ahead for a little too long now. I need a break.
A little about the wedding last weekend... it was fabulous! I had a most excellent time the entire weekend. I would put up details complete with pictures, but most of the pictures I want to post were taken on Warren's camera and I didn't get a chance to get them before I came back to Seattle. So as soon as Warren gets back from China in 3 weeks, I will post some pictures and explain things then. But for now, I'll give you a brief overview. I went down Friday afternoon, got a Mani/Pedi with Lisa and Natalie and then did the rehearsal that night. The rehearsal dinner was held at this cute restaurant out in Oregon City by the Clackamas River, so it definitely felt like the country. Warren and I were already going to be late because I was waiting for him to get into town. But then we went WAY too far down this nice country road. It was such a nice, summer-esque night and it felt really good to just drive down the road with the windows rolled down, enjoying the smells of being in the country. Once we realized we had passed the road we wanted, we turned around at a Christmas tree farm, which just about made my day. I do have this picture, though (and yes, Warren is a little hunched, he doesn't always look quite like that!):
Saturday was the wedding and it was a full day. We did pictures before, which was nice, but by the time the wedding and reception were over, I was tired. An interesting story about pictures, Lisa and Josh wanted to do them at Reed College. Now Reed is a VERY liberal arts school, so yah, keep that in mind. We had just gotten there and realized we couldn't go to the place they had wanted to because there was a paint ball war going on. So while we were trying to figure out where to take pictures, I see this group of people come around the corner. The guy in front stopped and he shouted, "It's a wedding!" Okay? And then the people behind him start running and screaming and they are coming straight toward us. And they are all blue. And they are all naked. And there were like 50 of them, guys and girls. It was INSANE! I could have lived my entire life without ever having experienced that! While I was doing this, Warren and my grandpa started talking and somehow one thing led to another and my grandpa ended up giving Warren a full on tour of the Tabernacle. Like in the Attic. When Warren told me, I was like, "I have never even been in the attic!" Oh well, I was glad he found an interesting way to entertain himself while I was being subjected to the blue people. Anyway, after the wedding and reception were cleaned up, Warren wanted to go actually see some of Portland, so we went downtown and just walked around some. It was a BEAUTIFUL spring day with clear blue skies and sunshine, so that was good times. And then Sunday we got up early, had breakfast at Elmer's (!) and then went our separate ways. Like I said, it was a most excellent time and it gave me a little bit of a vacation, but it made it really hard to come back last week and get into the swing of things. Plus senioritis is majorly kicking in. A lot of my friends who attend schools that started in August are graduating this weekend and next weekend, but I'm still expected to be going strong. Oh well... 1 more month! I can do it.
Anyway, that is it for now. I really need to do some homework. If you guys don't hear from me for a week or so, now you know why. Oh yah, and as of today, I am instating a new policy. If you haven't posted to your blog in the last month, you are no longer on my "stalker" list. Consider yourselves warned!
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