Finished Anne Frank's diary a few days ago, and just moments ago finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Up Next: The Scarlet Letter (I never read it in school). After that I'm debating between Jane Eyre, Bel Canto, or something completely different.
Perhaps you have suggestions? I like just about anything, as long as it's good. :)
Saturday, June 12
Thursday, June 3
I Haven't Forgotten That This Exists
I just finished this semester about a week ago; I got a C in both my stupid-kid's-math class, and also in English. I'd say that's pretty good, considering I probably went to about half the math classes and did less than half of the English homework (save bigger projects like essays, though those were always put off until the last minute). So good job, me! Next semester I'm signed up for I-forget-what. I think marine biology, a history class, and...something else. Possibly art 101? My goal is to get all my GE done by the end of next spring, but I still need to talk to a counselor to make sure that is actually a possibility and there aren't any other things they need to sneak on me. Once that's done I don't know where I'll transfer to. I've thought about SJSU, SFSU, and CSULB, among others. But I need to decide on a major first, and then I can decide on a school. Things I've been rolling around in my mind major-wise: something film/video editing related, music, or something English-related. Brandon is amazing. He's 100% supportive in whatever I choose. :)
Speaking of him, last week was our six-months-married mark, and we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to celebrate! My favorites were the penguins and sea otters, like every other girl in the galaxy, but I also really liked petting the bat rays. They were all cute and slimy. Brandon was a fan of the leafy sea dragons, which are a type of sea horse:
It was nice and refreshing being able to go out like that; usually we just watch Netflix and hang around the apartment, though I've been reading a lot, lately. Within the last month or so I read the first Percy Jackson book (very predictable), Stardust (quite different from the movie), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (I couldn't help myself), and now I'm a majority of the way through Anne Frank's diary (I've never read it before). It won't be long before I'm done with this one now, and I need to pick a book to read afterwards. There's lots on my shelf to choose from, but if you have a suggestion I'm all for it!
So far we have no plans for summer, except for that Brandon will be working full time, and during the first week of August the plan is to go to Oregon with my parents to visit my aunt. This same aunt was just in town this last weekend, and we babysat her kids while she went to see Iron Man 2 with her husband on Sunday.
Aren't they cute? Brandon is fuzzy because he's in a beard-growing competition with some co-workers. I think he's winning.
Speaking of him, last week was our six-months-married mark, and we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to celebrate! My favorites were the penguins and sea otters, like every other girl in the galaxy, but I also really liked petting the bat rays. They were all cute and slimy. Brandon was a fan of the leafy sea dragons, which are a type of sea horse:
It was nice and refreshing being able to go out like that; usually we just watch Netflix and hang around the apartment, though I've been reading a lot, lately. Within the last month or so I read the first Percy Jackson book (very predictable), Stardust (quite different from the movie), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (I couldn't help myself), and now I'm a majority of the way through Anne Frank's diary (I've never read it before). It won't be long before I'm done with this one now, and I need to pick a book to read afterwards. There's lots on my shelf to choose from, but if you have a suggestion I'm all for it!
So far we have no plans for summer, except for that Brandon will be working full time, and during the first week of August the plan is to go to Oregon with my parents to visit my aunt. This same aunt was just in town this last weekend, and we babysat her kids while she went to see Iron Man 2 with her husband on Sunday.
Aren't they cute? Brandon is fuzzy because he's in a beard-growing competition with some co-workers. I think he's winning.
Thursday, March 18
Oh! Also!!
I was reading old posts, and one from December said I would post wedding pictures. Haha! I'll do that now:
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Enjoy!
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Enjoy!
I'm Domestic.
...Well, not really.
But I did want to learn how to cross stitch. I started my first ever cross-stitching project on Sunday and finished it on Tuesday. Here it is:
I'm rather proud of myself, though I hate lazy-daisies (the type of stitch that's the yellow in the flowers). They're dumb and stupid. I kept pulling them through to the other side. But eventually I sort of got the hang of it. Anyway, now for the back:
It started out a lot neater before adding the lazy daisies and backstitching (the black outlines). I read online that a lot of people hate backstitching; I didn't think the stitching itself was so hard, it just took forever because you had to look back and forth between the pattern and your project between like EVERY stitch. THAT got old.
Oh well. Happy Late St. Patty's everyone! And also, Happy Birthday to Stacey Bond. Her blog has a link in the lower portion of the right bar on this page, just in case you aren't reading it already. Do it!! Do it!! You know you want to...
But I did want to learn how to cross stitch. I started my first ever cross-stitching project on Sunday and finished it on Tuesday. Here it is:
I'm rather proud of myself, though I hate lazy-daisies (the type of stitch that's the yellow in the flowers). They're dumb and stupid. I kept pulling them through to the other side. But eventually I sort of got the hang of it. Anyway, now for the back:
It started out a lot neater before adding the lazy daisies and backstitching (the black outlines). I read online that a lot of people hate backstitching; I didn't think the stitching itself was so hard, it just took forever because you had to look back and forth between the pattern and your project between like EVERY stitch. THAT got old.
Oh well. Happy Late St. Patty's everyone! And also, Happy Birthday to Stacey Bond. Her blog has a link in the lower portion of the right bar on this page, just in case you aren't reading it already. Do it!! Do it!! You know you want to...
Tuesday, February 2
Hello :)
Last night I started the new semester with my "Math for Liberal Arts" class. It wasn't so bad, but boy is it long. Three hours for a math class is too long! But at least it's only once a week.
I was recently called to teach the six year olds at primary, and this last sunday was my first lesson. The kids are good, but the hardest part is making them just face front and look at you!!
We are excited to get tax returns!! Our plan is to buy a new desktop computer, printer, and wireless router. I'm stoked :D I want to get our taxes done ASAP; Brandon just got his last W-2 so we're pretty much good to go now.
...I'm blogging about taxes. That means it's time to sign out.
I was recently called to teach the six year olds at primary, and this last sunday was my first lesson. The kids are good, but the hardest part is making them just face front and look at you!!
We are excited to get tax returns!! Our plan is to buy a new desktop computer, printer, and wireless router. I'm stoked :D I want to get our taxes done ASAP; Brandon just got his last W-2 so we're pretty much good to go now.
...I'm blogging about taxes. That means it's time to sign out.
Friday, January 15
An Update in the Life of Your Beloved
How's married life? It's wonderful. Quit asking me. :)
Brandon and I like the new ward that we're in. Right now we're preparing to gives talks on Sunday. Well, that's a lie, because neither of us has started yet.
So far I am getting pretty good at:
-washing dishes as they get dirty
-regularly picking up the living room/avoiding clutter
-regularly cleaning off the bathroom counter
-keeping the kitchen table clear
-sending back my Netflix when I'm done with them (this is something I have struggled with)
Things I am not so good at:
-folding & putting away laundry
-cooking a real dinner when there are things like chicken strips/bagel bites available
-putting my shoes back on the shoe rack
-emptying/taking out the trash (though I did that one today!!)
Folding laundry is the worst. The WORST. I was never good at it. I hate it.
Brandon is back in school. He's taking an intro to engineering class and a programming class; he's learning how to write programs using C. He even taught me how to make an extremely basic one the other day. It was pretty slick.
Yesterday I stole Maggie from my parents and we went hiking. I've decided I'm going to do more hiking. I'd like to go at least once a week, and get comfortable with it again. Brandon and I talk about going backpacking and doing outdoorsy stuff but I need to get back in the swing of things if that's going to happen.
Anyway, that's pretty much the update. Not much happens anymore once you're old and married and boring.
Brandon and I like the new ward that we're in. Right now we're preparing to gives talks on Sunday. Well, that's a lie, because neither of us has started yet.
So far I am getting pretty good at:
-washing dishes as they get dirty
-regularly picking up the living room/avoiding clutter
-regularly cleaning off the bathroom counter
-keeping the kitchen table clear
-sending back my Netflix when I'm done with them (this is something I have struggled with)
Things I am not so good at:
-folding & putting away laundry
-cooking a real dinner when there are things like chicken strips/bagel bites available
-putting my shoes back on the shoe rack
-emptying/taking out the trash (though I did that one today!!)
Folding laundry is the worst. The WORST. I was never good at it. I hate it.
Brandon is back in school. He's taking an intro to engineering class and a programming class; he's learning how to write programs using C. He even taught me how to make an extremely basic one the other day. It was pretty slick.
Yesterday I stole Maggie from my parents and we went hiking. I've decided I'm going to do more hiking. I'd like to go at least once a week, and get comfortable with it again. Brandon and I talk about going backpacking and doing outdoorsy stuff but I need to get back in the swing of things if that's going to happen.
Anyway, that's pretty much the update. Not much happens anymore once you're old and married and boring.
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