I'm done... for a few weeks anyway...

Wow... first semester at the BURG has officially come and gone. So strange to think that at this time last year I was pissed because Christmas break wasn't going to be long enough. And now... I wondering what I am going to do for the next three weeks. Work, quite a bit. Enjoy my friends and family, sleep!, and take a break from books. Only free reading for the next few weeks. I never knew what it was like to appreciate a free reading book until I was forced to read so much for class. Reading for class is not always the most fun, therefore reading not for class is! Anyway...

I don't know about the rest of you but I feel as though I've changed. Not a lot and not for the worse, just changed. I always felt pretty independent but now that I actually live on my own I am independent. I'm free to decide what I am going to do, when I am going to do it, and the manner in which I will do something. Strange I know... Alyssa has the power of decision. The boys give me crap because they say I can't make a decision... I'll be the first in line to agree with them. However, I've been pretty good lately. And I've been able to make decisions faster and without the help of my mommy (sorry mommy). I still do call her every once in awhile when I need help tho.

As for my grades... hmm... I think my transcript will show that I put most of my effort into the classes for my major and minor. BTW... I love business... as much as I stressed and flipped out about Accounting I loved the class. And I listen to Angela and Monica study Bio and Chem and it makes me happy that I do numbers. The stuff they talk about makes my head hurt and I often remind them of that. On the plus side, I have learned some new vocabulary. One such word being "tetrapod," or something with 4 legs. When Monica told me what it meant I asked if I could call my cat a tetrapod and she said yes. Therefore... if you hear me refer to el gato as tetrapod, you will know why. Apparently whales are tetrapods too... explain that?!

My friends... they're cool. Some more than others... but I love them all. They have added so much to my life. Here is a little insert from the letter I wrote to all my friends before break:

Monica and Angela teach me about tetrapods and Shangri-la. Zach and Carl don’t always teach me but are always willing to point out the fact that I don’t come from a “real” city. Kate, Jessi, and Adam teach me about petting cows, going to school with less that 100 people in a graduating class, and about knowing everyone and their second-cousin’s-uncle’s dog. KD taught me about most of the girls on our floor and how to have a midnight chats in the bathroom. Jill taught me about being a republican in the most liberal city in Iowa and about hot-tubing outside when it is freezing. Kristine taught me about Manheim Steamroller and only she and Zach can truly understand what it means to take a class with Richard Schneider. And Jenna taught me about listening to musicals for enjoyment.

They all taught me way more than that, but that was what I could get into a light note about my life at the BURG thus far. Last night Centennial 2 and Hebron 2 got in a huge snowball fight. It was actually more like war. We has strategery and all. Kaitlin Doyle and I ended up on the boys side for awhile. Then it turned into every man for himself and the boys pack snow and throw it pretty hard... we were done after that! BTW... it is really sad when your shoulder is sore from throwing snow. So KD and I called it a night and sat down on the couches someone had built out of the snow earlier that day. Pretty funny if you ask me. I watched out my window and people got ambushed on their way out of the complex all day yesterday. I just laughed and went out the other door!

Alright kids... it is semi-late... and I have to get crap done tomorrow. So... it is off to Shangri-la for me. In otherwords a "utopia nearing perfection." I just call it my happy place...

Sweet Dreams

See most of you in a day or two!