Ni Hao!

Guess what!! I turned in my paper and made my deposit today! Which means.............I AM OFFICIALLY GOING TO CHINA!!!!!!! I am ridiculously excited. You have no idea. It will be amazing. Best people, best advisor, and Business credits that I desperately need. So perfect! Also, it's China. Super cool. Minus that I don't speak Chinese, lots of the toilets are holes in the ground, we are staying in hostiles, and the plane ride is 20ish hours. Other than that it's perfect. We are going to have the best time. Can it be May yet???? And that's all I have to say today folks. That was definitely the highlight of my day. Goodnight.

Going here! Jealous?

Oh, also, TOMORROW IS TAYLOR SWIFT!!!! Also, we are driving home after the concert; not staying the night. It's a 4 1/2 hour drive. We may die. At least we will die happy.

Update

This kid can sympathize. 

One diet Dr. Pepper, small bag of M&M's, and 2 Motrins later.....I am done!!! Man I hate writing papers. But it feels so good to have it done. Technically it's just the rough draft, but kind of that's how I write my papers. I write a rough draft and then read through it once to make sure I didn't say "adn" anywhere instead of "and," then I print it out. Is that bad? I don't care. I'm so happy to be done. Probably I will do my quick read-through later. It is time to do something fun!!! I wish I knew what that was going to be.....

Procrastination....

Soooo I have a paper due in Western Civ on Monday. I decided to start it today. It's supposed to be 1500 words. I am currently on word number 945. I have been on that word number for a loooong time. I got done answering the first part of the question, so I decided I could take a little internet break. That turned into a really long break. It got dark outside while I was taking my little break. And I am sick of sitting in this chair and staring at this computer. Why don't I just finish it and be done? I don't know. Why am I blogging right now instead of just getting it over with? I don't know. I know what I'm going to say, I just lost all motivation to finish it. The longer this break has gone on, the less motivation I have.

On another note: today is Veteran's Day. I love veterans. So much. I take being an American for granted a lot, but when I am consciously thinking about it, I get very patriotic. We are so blessed. So so blessed. And I adore every person who has sacrificed to give us the wonderful lives that we have. Last year I went to Arlington on Veteran's Day. That was so incredible. I wanted to go again this year, but I skipped class on Monday so I didn't feel like I could skip again today. That was so cool though. If you get a chance, go to Arlington on Veteran's Day. Or any other day of the year. I love that place. It's impossible to come out of there without a greater appreciation for veterans and this country. Love it.

Okay, I am going to finish my paper now....maybe....

P.S. I was stressed today because it's 11/11/11 and everyone was saying how this is the only time ever that this will happen so make the most of it. How do I make the most of it? What are you supposed to do to commemorate something like that? Well, I spent my 11/11/11 sitting in my hard chair, staring at my computer. Definitely made the most of it.

Another one...

This is me trying to keep certain demanding people happy. So, post #2 for the day. When Mom and I were driving home from Virginia Beach on Monday, we saw....wait for it....cotton fields!! Yep, real live cotton fields just like from the plantations during the Civil War times. They still exist! Okay, I thought it was cool alright? They were super cool looking too because it's harvest time right now so the cotton is all grown. They were just these big fields of white fluffiness. After getting excited every time we passed one, (which was pretty often) Mom finally pulled over so I could get out and take a picture.....and touch it.....and pick it. Yep, I stole some cotton shhh! It was pretty exhilarating for me. We also stole seashells from the beach. The sign said to leave things in its natural habitat and just take a picture of it, or draw it, or write about it in your journal (that's for real what it said). What a joke. We took some. They are pretty. Hopefully I don't get arrested for having stolen cotton and seashells!

Cool yeah?

These aren't actually my pictures, but mine are similar. It's less time consuming to take picture off Google images.

:D

Do you know what I love? Laughing. Real laughing. Like can't breathe, abs in pain, tears streaming out of my eyes laughing. It is the best feeling in the world. And that is today's thought.

Also my weekend was WONDERFUL! Love my mom and taking a little break from life. So fun.

Momma!

I will be seeing my mom in 18 hours and 5 minutes (thank you google countdown). It's safe to say that I'm excited. I really like that lady. I am picking her up from the airport in Roanoke and then we are driving to Richmond. Then on Saturday we will drive to Virginia Beach (because beaches are kind of our thing....even if it is November) for the rest of the weekend. I may be skipping class on Monday. It will be worth it though. I spent all day today (and will spend part of the day tomorrow) doing homework, studying for tests, doing laundry, and cleaning so that I can have the best weekend ever! So so excited!

Oh, also I went to Footloose tonight. So good! We watched the original last night in preparation. I can't decide which one I like better, though Kevin Bacon did a much better job of his angry dance scene than this new kid did.

P.S. the countdown is now 17 hours and 51 minutes....  :D

Happy Sabbath!

What a lovely day! I have wonderful housemates who seem to have made it a daily goal to boost my self esteem. Between them, my visiting teachers, and my Relief Society presidency, my self esteem was helped a lot today. I was complimented and told I was pretty so many times today. I don't care who you are, that is nice to hear. They did it so genuinely too that I had a hard time blowing it off and shutting it down like I usually do. All I could do was blush and say thank you. At church I was sustained and set apart for my new calling. I am the relief society extra activities coordinator. Another made-up student ward calling? Yep. I don't know for sure what I do yet, but I am told that it's important. Then I made Mom's enchiladas for house dinner after church. Those have always been a favorite for me. They are super simple too which is very nice for me. I like simple food. I didn't think they tasted quite as good as Mom's, but nothing ever does. Then we had a Stake Relief Society fireside which was just lovely. I love our stake Relief Society presidency.

The negative of today? Virginia has decided it's winter. It has been sooo cold these last few days. So, of course, just when it started getting really cold, the heat in our house decided to stop working. We are living in an igloo. I am FREEZING!! Time to bundle up and go to bed.

P.S. People around here always say "Happy Sabbath!" on Sundays. Like it's a holiday. I have never heard that before I came here, but I love it.