Happy Birthday Karen!

This morning I went on a free sample frenzy. I found a website that advertises free samples from lots of different places. I ordered a lot of them, and even sent some to other people, so if you receive a sample of something in the mail, consider it a gift from me.
The lake party yesterday was a lot of fun. The people that attended were: Julia, Leah, Latrice, Andrew, Jaion, Richard, Passen, Aliah & Jasmine (freshman girls), Kelvin & Rico (freshman boys), and Morgan (freshman girl pole vaulter). We climbed up the boat house and jumped off the roof into the lake. Then we went out on the boat and tubed. The first "tube" we used was shaped weird, and didn't require me to lay down on it, so I rode that one. I didn't wake board or ride to regular tube. We rode the boat to another part of the lake that had bluffs for us to jump off of into the water. That was fun, but you had to watch your step on top because broken glass bottles had been left behind by lame people. We had pizza for lunch, and when the day was over we were exhausted. We left, and when we got home I changed, picked up my room, and made Julia and Leah bracelets. Then Larice, Andrew, Richard, Passen, Alysia, and Jasmine came over to the house and we watch the movie Death at a Funeral. It was a comedy. We also tried some "impossible" tasks, and have come up with Mission Impossible, a series of videos of us trying to attempt things that are supposed to be impossible. Last night was eating a spoonful of cinnamon, and breaking an egg while squeezing it with your hand. Richard and Latrice tried the cinnamon, and come nowhere near success. Andrew and Passen tried the eggs, but didn't do it right. They broke the eggs, but they were holding them the wrong way. The challenge says an egg can't be broken when squeezing the egg if it's length is parallel to your hand. The guys were holding it perpendicular. Andrew squeezed his first, and it broke easily. Then Passen squeezed his and it exploded! Egg flew everywhere, but only managed to hit one person. Can you guess which person? The only person that ever and always gets hit: Me. Egg white hit me in the forehead. No surprise there. Its okay though. It made me laugh really hard.
Today I need to just do some homework. I'll probably edit the videos from last night too.

Red Leather, Yellow Leather

If you noticed my last post's or this post's title, they are tongue twisters. You should try saying them repetitively. They don't have to be too fast... just about 5 to 10 times. It is fun to see which ones you are good at, and which ones you can never seen to conquer.
Luke's new computer came in yesterday, and he seems rather pleased with it. We made sure he or I were at the house all day to receive it with open arms, but when the UPS man brought it, he rang the door bell and left it on the front porch. The poor laptop would have been a defenseless abandoned baby if we had not been there to take it in and sooth its fears by unwrapping and assembling it (plugging it in). Passen is going to help Luke decide what parts of Luke's old computer he can sell.
Tomorrow is the track team's lake party. The cross country team has been having a lake party at Coach Cain's lake house every year for many years... I guess because they are the favorites (even though we are better.) People have bothering Coach to let track have one, but it never happened. Tomorrow is finally our first one. Julia is bummed out because she doesn't get to tube. Her physical therapist forbids it. I'm not a big fan of swimming, and I definitely don't like tubing. For me it is just not exciting to be abused by the vibrations and slammed around when it bounces off the waves. I'm not much into having to squint because the wind is slapping you in the face and drying out your eyes. It's just not my kind of fun. I think I'd rather ride a mechanical bull than go ride tube behind a boat. So I will be sitting with Julia on the boat taking pictures and cheering on those that enjoy it. I'm used to people trying to peer pressure me into doing stuff I don't want (watching scary movies for example), but once I have made up my mind, I will not change it. That is the power of being stubborn.
I am getting pretty hungry right now, but I have to wait for Luke to get out of class so we can run before I eat. I had Rice Crispies cereal and an apple for breakfast. I need to add something else to my daily breakfast routine. I'm open for suggestions. No boiled eggs. I can't force one of those down every single day. Something with good protein that won't be torture. No almonds either... I'm kind of burnt out on those.
Wednesday night I was playing my ukulele along with an Ingrid Michaelson song. I let it play on my computer and I looked at the sheet music as I went. I can't sing with it yet, because I have to concentrate on the strumming and my note changing isn't fast enough yet, but I will get there eventually.
I bought my Singulair the other day... $134.88. Medication is just so dang expensive when your insurance is terrible.

Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers

First off, I would like to take a moment of silence in respect of J.T. Henderson. Luke's great grandad passed today, so his family and friends should be in everyone's prayers.


I picked up my ukulele today, and learned Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I found a really neat site that has all kinds of ukulele tabs.
At walmart I got a bag of red delicious apples, and they are so good. I ate one with breakfast today and yesterday, and I had one last night before I went to bed. I also cooked chicken for the first time last night. I used the pampered chef stuff mom gave me, and it was pretty good. It made it easy that I had a George Foreman to work with. I am definitely putting one of those on the registry.
Tomorrow is National Dog Day. Don't tell Holly that... she already thinks she is the queen of our house... she might try to rule the entire nation from Danni's bed.
I absolutely love Yoplait Whips Key Lime Pie yogurt. It is so good, and I always want to eat it after every meal as dessert, but I have to limit myself to one a day. I have been eating it with my lunch, and its so wonderful. It makes my taste buds sing.
In my statics class yesterday, we were working an example, and a guy asked the teacher how he knew if the force arrow was actually 90 degrees. The book didn't actually say that, and there was no little box marking it, so how could we be sure? The teacher said that it looked straight up and because it didn't say anything else, so we will assume it is. He then said, "Engineers make assumptions all the time... I guess that's why things fail." The class couldn't help but laugh.
I guess I better get off the computer and get ready for class now. I have physics and then statistics soon. I haven't chosen my least favorite class yet, but so far my statistics class is my favorite because it is the easiest.

I Spy Something... Green

My room is starting to look pretty good. Video coming soon. I just need to find a dresser to get it completely finished. We now have internet at the house. It is all coming together.
I have been riding the scooters to class, and everyone can't help but stare. What is it about a girl on a little scooter with a butterfly helmet that makes people point and laugh? I did get a head nod from a guy on a motorcycle today though. It is funny the way people on scooters and motorcycles recognize each other. As their little head nod say, "We have two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, two eyebrows, and two wheels. Even if we have nothing else in common, we are both still in the double club." What a beautiful relationship.
Tomorrow I have my first physics lab of the semester. Hopefully I have a good instructor. I did for the physics one lab. I've never been lucky twice though.
Question of the day: If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be? Restrictions... You can only name one place.
Luke and I are thinking about registering at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. There is a great selection there. All the stuff I have read says to register in 2 places because it gives people more options and makes it easier for some that might not have one of the stores near them. I don't know. It's not like the guest list is big enough to register in multiple places. So far three people have RSVPd on our wedding website... my mom, dad, and sister. I'm pretty sure Danni did all three.
If anyone has forgotten... www.weddingwire.com/LukeAndAlex is the website. I have actually made a few changes, and it looks pretty good.
My computer is being such a pain... It drives me crazy the way it will get on the internet sometimes, and at other times it is just stubborn. Passen put AVG on it so it will get on the internet at the dorms not... if only it would consistently do it.
Tomorrow (the 24th) is my half birthday. I will be 20 1/2 years old. How shall I celebrate? Perhaps a large cake... or maybe some tea. Although, tea should be used to celebrate unbirthdays.
I had more to talk about today, but now I can't remember now. Oh well... tomorrow is a new adventure.

First Post of the School Year

So far this semester has been okay. I have been to all my classes except physics lab because that doesn't start until next week. All I know is, this semester is going to be no fun. I have statistics (math), differential equations (math), physics (applied math), statics (applied physics). I have a feeling I'm going to hate it. It makes me wish I was good at something else so I wouldn't have to do math for the rest of my life. That's what it seems like. Math, math, math. It's not that I don't like math... I just don't want to do it all the stinking time. Give me something interesting to do with my life... it is the rest of my life after all. Didn't I have this issue last year? The "What the heck am I supposed to do with myself?" issue. I'm probably just being dramatic and will get over it once I get into some upper level classes that aren't as boring... even though they will all be math, math, math. It almost makes me want to join a circus or become one of those people that sells my crafts at Venice Beach. Or not. It will get better. I just have to make it through the miserable part of classes. I wish I was good at something else.
I signed up for a free month of the Grocery Game. Now I just have to figure out what I'm supposed to do so I can buy, buy, buy, and still save, save, save.
Today I ate Chickfila for lunch and the lemonade made me wish I could throw up. It wasn't until after I finished eating that it really hit me. It was really humid outside so it made me feel extra miserable as Luke and I walked to Spragins.
I guess I should stop complaining. I like the house. No comment on the people in it. I like my room, and it is almost complete. My goal is to video it once it is done so I can show it to you all.
Time to go to Home Depot. I need a screw to finish my desk. I have found that forcing yourself to smile actually makes you feel better. The hard part is getting the smile out when I'm grumpy or cranky. I'm getting better at it though.