Spring semester is off to a good start. I love my roommates, and I love having my little sister up here. We are all exceptionally busy, so at times it's like pulling teeth to get everyone or anyone out of the apartment. But I am determined to have an awful lot of fun this spring. Most people post on their blogs about things they have already done. Well...I don't, apparently. Here is a list of things that make me excited about this semester! I am excited to...
Celebrate Holidays
In just a few hours, we will be celebrating Groundhog Day! Spring semester offers many opportunities for holiday fun, including but not limited to, Valentine's, President's Day, St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's, Easter, and Cinco de Mayo. I LOVE holidays.
Go to Basketball and Hockey Games
Aggie sports get me through the cold cold Logan winters. The last home basketball game is this month, which makes me tear up a little. And I very want to go to the BYU hockey game!
Find Something Epic to Do For Abbie's Birthday
I love birthdays. Last year for Abbie's birthday she came to Logan and saw Brian Regan with me and Melissa, and the year before she had a Harry Potter party, both of which are hard to top. I think I've asked her about three times a week for the past months, "What are we going to do for your birthday?" and she never knows! I always have my birthday planned 2-6 months in advance. I am determined to think of something for hers!
Help With Interesting Volunteer Projects
This semester I haven't been able to go to all the volunteer meetings I usually do because of work. But I do have some interesting events I'll be helping with. For my multicultural education class, our professor signed each of us up to join some kind of club without telling us which club it was, just basing it off of our schedules.So I am now part of the Native American Student Council, which means I get to help with the pow-wow! I'm actually pretty excited about it. Also, I may or may not be working a SAAVI table at this year's showing of the play The Vagina Monologues. All the proceeds go to the local women's shelter, and women's shelters are dear to my heart. This may be one of those things I have to drag my sister to, because I'm guessing no one else loves me THAT much.
Celebrate Justin Bieber's Birthday
March 1st, 1994. This must be celebrated. We will be wearing purple and watching Never Say Never. You wish you had thought of that.
Spend Spring Break in San Diego
See the Hunger Games
I finally read The Hunger Games over Christmas Break. I read it in one day and complained loudly to Abbie and Rachel the whole time about how stupid Catniss was to not trust Peeta. It wasn't in my top five or anything, but that book was written to be a movie. It's going to be great! I'm going to need midnight premiere tickets for sure! I love midnight premieres.
Go to The Festival of Colors
I fell in love with the Festival of Colors when I went last year. It is so beautiful and crazy, and it's just such a random interesting event for small-town Utah. It's a cultural must.
Visit Hot Springs
Here is a picture of people in a hot spring. I apologize if they are naked; I really can't tell. I really don't know when we are going to visit hot springs, or which hot springs we will visit. But it is on the list of things to do which hangs on our apartment door, and I think it is one of the more intriguing items left on the list. Especially now that we've crossed off "wear turbins."
Watch My Students Succeed
I have two education students in the writing center this semester, which is really different because I meet with each of them 2-3 times a week. It's been more work but really rewarding already. One of my students especially is so nice to work with. Today she said, "People keep asking me if I'm annoyed that I didn't get into the education program, but I just tell them I'm really not because I've improved my writing so much and I have a great tutor who like...believes in me!" Yeah, she is pretty much too good to be true. I am really looking forward to watching them pass the writing exam...here's hoping at least! Of course I also have my SI students, and I love watching things click for them. Crossing my fingers for all of my students!
Go to a Concert
The other day I realized that I haven't been to a concert since freshman year, not counting We the Kings at The Howl. I guess that counts, but still it's been more than a year! So Abbie and I are contemplating getting Ingrid Michaelson tickets for April! Abbie and I have never been to a concert together, and we both love Ingrid deeply, so it would be grand.
Swim Faster
Yes, that is Michael Phelps. No, my goal is not to be as fast as he is. I just want to get my 500 under ten minutes. I'm pretty close. My swimming class this semester is more intense, even though it's the same class. Half the people in the class are training for a triathlon, and the instructor is a lot more into sprints and timing. It is good for me.
Find Out About My Dad's Mysterious Plan
The other day my dad texted me and said, "You know how Abbie and I went to NYC because she'd always wanted to see a Broadway play? Well, what have YOU always wanted to do?" Mind racing. I pondered for hours. There were many things to consider. For instance, I have always wanted to see Maroon 5 in concert, but is that something I want to do with my dad? Not really. The fact that I fully plan on making out with Adam Levine when I meet him is only one of the reasons. After having Abbie perform some careful research, I told my dad that what I've always wanted to do is swim with dolphins. He said, "Good choice." That is all. Now, sometimes my dad gets REALLY excited about things for like two days. One Saturday night he said, "We should rent a houseboat!" and I woke up on Sunday morning to him yelling upstairs to my mom about all the houseboat deals he was finding online, and her yelling back, "Are you serious? Do you even know how to drive an average-sized boat?" So, I don't even know if this paragraph counts as something I'm excited about. Just crossing my fingers that this swimming with dolphins things is not a renting-a-houseboat thing.
Either way, it's going to be a great semester!
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