Viva le France et Rouen!

So the time I've been waiting for has arrived! I'm over in Europe! :)

First flight(s)
-My first flight was delayed by an hour. Sucked then, but it made it perfect timing for the second flight.
-The turbulence/landing/departure from the ground made me fear for my life. It was one of those thrill moments where I enjoyed it at the same time. Love/hate relationship I tell ya...
-I'm so happy that I had aisle seats both flights. I forget where I'm sitting on my way home.
-I loved watching outside the windows. The clouds were amazingly beautiful. When I first looked out the window, I saw nothing but white clouds. They looked like mounts of mountains covered in snow. It's what I imagined Antartica to look like. haha. When we were landing in France, the clouds were big and puffy. They reminded me of cotton candy. I wanted to lay in them and take a nap.
-I also realized that i brought way too much crap that I wasn't going to use on the flight. (IE: 6 magazines, 4 books, nintendo ds, soduku games. haha) The only thing i really used was my ipod. Ill remember this for next time. I also tried out the games on the plane. The graphics were horrible, but it was a game.

France:
-I was in Charles De Gaulle airport for awhile. It was pretty cool. A bit confusing, a long way from where my plane landed.
-The drive to Rouen was wonderful. I saw so many fields and trees. It was breathtaking. In a way it reminded me of Pa with less extremes of hills.
-I then fell asleep for an hour. (mind you, the only sleep I've had in 2 days.)
-I woke up when my ipod's battery died. When I opened my eyes we had just entered Rouen. It's so cool. So many cathedrals. And oh my! The Hotel is amazing. More on that later, with pictures....
-Then I wandered the streets by myself. Not many stores were open on suday as it was 3 pm, but i could still browse the windows. Then i met my group back at the hotel for a group tour of Rouen. He recommended an amazing restaurant, which 7 of us stopped and grabbed a table. The waiter was funny, and I'm glad that he put up with our american asses that can't speak french. He was very nice though. My meal consisted of: Escargo as an apetizer, pepsi, and Croquet-Madame. Both were good. I'll elaborate more when I'm not so tired haha.

-Then I went and wandered by myself some more.
-Then Once I had enough of that, I went back to the hotel to unpack.
-While I was unpacking, I wanted to get my laptop connected to Wi-Fi. The only problem was, it was under a password. Easy, right? Go ask the professor? Yeah, he was out eating. haha. So I conjured up a plan! I didn't want to butcher the language, so I wrote everying out on a piece of paper. haha. correctly, because I used my mad French book skills! I walked up to her and was like 'Excuse moi....' and handed it to her. She read it, and gave me the code. Everytime I see her, she smiles at me. Not sure if thats good, or bad. lol.
-Then I went and wandered some more...
-Then it started raining, and I got soaked. I slowly walked back to the hotel, enjoying every wet moment. :)
-Somewhere along the way, I saw a dead grey kitten. It was sad. I miss my kittens. :(
- I painted my nails when i came back to the hotel while watching tv in French. I have no idea what theyre talking about! Sometimes I pick out a word or two. I get excited.

SO I'm going to have to wrap this post up... I'm having trouble keeping my eyes open!

Paris in two weeks!

Oh my. Oh my. Oh my. haha. I'm so excited that I'm nauseous. I was trying not to think about it because I know I'll eventually throw up. haha.

Anyway. Yes, I'll be in Paris in two weeks. I'm so excited! I'll be there for 10 days, but still. I wish I had more time. There is so much I want to see and do! I can't wait to see everything and eat some delicious food! I just hope I saved enough money. I want to go SHOPPING! Haha.

Speaking of shopping.. I have to go shopping tomorrow for all the crap I'll need for my trip. I so don't want to do this. But, Irene and I will have fun while doing it! After our fun-adventure-filled day I want to work out. (Boo.) Hopefully it'll be a bike ride. I enjoy those. Steve and I went bike riding a couple weeks ago. I hadn't done it in 10 years (sad, I know). It was funny because I could barely keep it straight. It's amazing how quickly your skills deteriorate.

I've been relatively happier lately (which is enjoyable). I think it's due to two reasons- a) I'm not so stressed with the school/work life and b) I've been actually getting out the house doing things! (and [gasp!] actually spending time with people!) I've probably done more in the past two months than I have in the past two years. Sad, but true. I have Irene to thank for that! I actually want to do things. Most of my days off are spent crafting/cooking/shopping with Irene. I love it! Hopefully she's not getting sick of me. haha. We started a journal to capture the essence of our adventures: Elles.Crafty! It will hold recipes that we've tried (the good, the bad, and the awesome!), pictures of tasties (yes, I so did just make that word up), pictures of us having fun, and directions for crafts we've done along with final project pictures. Irene came up with it, cuz she's awesome. haha. Hopefully we can keep these fun days going while I'm in school and while she's working. I'll be sad without them. haha.

Anyway, I just realized the time. I must sleep now, for I have to meet Irene at 11 for our fun day, and I shall not be late!

Rawr.

So instead of cleaning my office (and the rest of the house for that matter) I've decided to procrastinate by writing a blog. I'm disappointed with certain things in my life, but I'm not exactly sure what to do about them. I guess I'm more so disappointed with myself and how I allow things to be. I want to change, but I don't know where to begin. I want to be who I used to be, but I don't know how to find myself again. One day I hope to catch a glimpse....

I just have to remember that every passing minute is a chance to turn it all around.

Tomorrow is a new day. I will start my journey towards change.

Reflection

ever wonder what its like to be free
away from all the tradgedy
feeling like a newborn
covered with innocence
with all absence of fears
and a sense of curious imagination
ready to explore the world with no bias
just an open book with a pen and paper
ready to jot down all experiences
all the dreams and hopes you could wish
all that can be done could be done
with one single life altering decision

ever wonder what life would be
if everyone could accept one another
compromising all their feelings towards differences
subjecting their mind to openness
a world with out hate
bringing peace to all
no fear of shame
for openness sees no differences and welcomes change

ever remember the days of your childhood
where you can see the exact memory
as it all plays out on the movie screen in your head
all the fond sounds and feelings flood back
with such a force that leaves you stunned

ever wonder what your life would be
if you could change every decision you've made
what paths you've taken
would they lead you back to your starting point
or would you end at a trophy held high on a shelf
would you be something glamory and glittery
with a fake smile and a cold hug
would you be one dieing to fit in yet needing to be different
with a continuing depression, eyeliner, and black finger nails
would you be all prim and proper pulled by a string
with lips moving yet never speaking a word
every toss and turn leads us towards an infinate journey
a journey whoose end will never be found
a journey defined by endless possibilty

Finally!

My semester is over! Whoo-hooo! I will miss some classes though. I will miss ceramics and photography. I won't find out my final grades until next week, hopefully I do well. I think I will get 3 A's and 2 B's. I brought Irene to my Photography Critique (Tuesday) and my Ceramics Critique (Wednesday). Here's what happened:
Tuesday:
9 am- French Final
10-11 am- I talked to my humanities prof about some books he recommended me reading. I ordered them on Amazon yesterday! I've never done it before, so I can't wait to get them.
11 am- Humanities Final
11:50 am- went home, gathered my portfolio for photography.
1 pm- picked irene up.
- we went to school, and I sold my books back. $215 towards Paris. Woot!
2:30 pm- The photography critique that lasted forever. The only thing that I took away from the critique, was that he really hated the one model's shirt because the cap sleeve was just not a flattering look on the model. haha.
4:15 pm- The Prof looked at my portfolio.
4:20 pm- Irene and I went to Ulta (the most amazing store in the world) and then Target.
6:15 pm- Irene and I met our boys and their parents at Baker's Square for dinner. Mmm. pie.
7:30 pm- Irene and I went to Old Navy ( the other most amazing store in the world) for jeans. We ended up buying more than jeans though. haha.

Wednesday
12:40 pm- Picked up Irene
1:00 pm- Ceramics Critique. (Will post pictures later.)
4:00 pm- Crepes at Baker's Square. Mm pie.
5:00 pm- Work.

So now that school is out, I have a ton of little things to do. Hopefully I get them done quickly so I can relax and do art project with Irene!

Mixed Emotions

Man. I'm so ready for this semester to be over. I'm not pleased about certain things that are arising. I've started to become habitually late. I cannot stand it. I hate HATE being late. Yet, I always try to milk it from both ends. I try to maximize my evenings (go to bed at midnight), and force myself to wake up early to maximize my mornings (wake up at 6). It's just not working out. Yet, I just can't compromise with myself and actually admit that I cannot do this routine. Anyway. I'll keep trying to develop a better routine...

On a better note. I bought a book about encaustic painting. I've never done it before. I'm excited to try it. I'm going to have a busy summer! haha. All these Martha crafts I have to do! AND! I have to do crafting with Irene from her photo book and from the book she and Mike got me for xmas! I'm so excited! haha. Hopefully I'll have enough time between Paris for crafting! haha.

Biggest loser made me angry tonight. Real angry. Ron and Mike are both douchebags. Ron should have totally gone home a long time ago. But, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Kristen, you totally deserved to stay there. You work so hard! You make me hopeful to obtain my dreams. Thank you for that.

I'm late!

Today is a horrible Monday. haha. I woke up at 7:38 and I had math class at 8. I hopped into the shower quickly, got dressed quickly, and managed to get out of the house by 8. I thought I was only going to be like 10 minutes late, which is normal for me. haha.

Then I get into my car and turn it on. CRAP! I forgot to get gas on my way home! I'm going to be later,later, later.... So I stop and get gas. And then I go to the intersection that I always take to go to work or school. So I'm thinking about math things, trying to remember logarithms and natural law, not paying attention to driving, just going with the motions. Now, there are two left turning lanes, and a straight lane and then a lane to turn right. I was in the straight lane (which was the correct lane because i was heading towards school). So then the light turned green for both turning lanes and the straight lane. For whatever reason, i started turning and then about crapped myself when i realized that 'Oh hey, I'm going to school.' so then i hurry back into my lane. Poor people probably thought that I'm one of those retarded drivers. ahah.

So then. I arrive to class about 35 minutes late. Start my test. First two pages are going smoothly. Then I get the third and I cant remember how to do this one problem (which i now know how to do). So I skip the problem. I fly through the next page and then I come to a page that looks like a complete foreign language. hahah. Skip those. And attempt to do the bonus. (Luckily there was a model on the board that he forgot to erase, so I used it to guide me through it lol.) and then i go back to do the skipped problems. Yeah, couldn't do em. Left em blank. Told him that I couldn't remember how to do a few. He will tease me about it tomorrow during tutoring. haha.

Then he asks me if I have the homework to turn in. *Gulp*
Me: The test review sheet?
Him: No, the sheet that says 'Homework 3', dear.
Me: Oh, I must have left that at home.
Him: Well, you have until 5 to turn it in.

Man. haha. I totally didn't see it online last night! I would have printed it out and worked on it. Oh well. I suppose I could do it now and turn it in before I go to ceramics. Bah. haah. Wahhhh I don't want to go to ceramics. haha. I have too much carving to do! Wahhhh I don't want to go to work. WAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhh. lol.

I want to start this day over. haha

I'm late! I'm late for a very important date! No time to say "hello", "goodbye", I'm late, I'm Late I'm LATE!