wings

Jason decided to try a new hair style.

just an ordinary tuesday

The things I did today.....

1. Went to my swim class at 9:00 in the morning.
2. Went to the post office to pick up my tripod that was supposed to be delivered about a week ago
3. Came home and made an omlet (while eating...studied for Physiology)
4. Went to Starbucks (we have no coffee in the house)
5. Went to class (got 9 out of 10 right on my quiz)
6. Talked with a chem TA about my chem project (due friday) (asking for help isn't as painful as initially perceived)
7. Went to the bank
8. Went to Starbucks again (we now have coffee in the house, peace is restored)
9. Was patient enough to wait for them to brew a new batch (received a free drink for later) (I need a lot of coffee to function in the day)
10. Talked the AFLAC lady into letting me just sign the waiver papers instead of sitting through a meeting I didn't want to be at.
11. Went to Target
12. Resisted the urge to look at purses, bathing suits...basically anything springish
13. Bought hair dye (to try and fix what I did two weeks ago) (it's very red) (and dark)
14. On the way out, smiled at the two cute ladies having coffee
15. Almost hit the man in the wheel chair coming towards me in my lane (I was going 40 miles and hour)
16. Went to the thrift shop (doesn't anyone donate short sleeved shirts or shorts?)
17. Left without anything
18. Said thank you to the gentleman who shovels our walk way, and chit chatted with him about Arizona and flying out of Marquette, and flying back into Marquette.
19. Finally re-dyed my hair.

weight loss

another 2 pounds. that brings the grand total up to 11.8! Whoo Hoo! My goal is to eventually become invisible...just kidding. I've still got a ways to go though. Thanks for the encouragment.

me and my ipod

currently listening to: frou frou, regina spektor, the killers, and tv on the radio



It's really strange not having the TV on all the time. I find that for once, the time goes slower and it's very quiet in our apartment. My ipod and I have been getting reacquainted now that we have more time to spend with each other.
Right before we moved to Marquette I accidentally for the SECOND time erased ALL of my music on my ipod (and of course i didn't realize this until i was about an hour into the 8 hour drive up here and had to rely on the radio for decent music the whole way up...(what was i thinking?)
So I had to start fresh and add all of my music on my ipod which meant "stealing" it from jason's ipod. Though, while I was doing this I managed to crash his computer due to lack of memory. Then Jason's Ipod which is only 2 years old (I think he bought it 2 days after we got married) decided that it was done cooperating and just plain old refused to play or turn on or acknowledge anything.
So, while he was having that repaired I lent him my ipod, which only recently did I get back. All of that to say that it is nice having him (by him i mean Charlie, my ipod) back and we can do everything together.
I have also been to Pandora which is a site that lets you plug in the type of music you like or artist you like and it plays random songs from random artists. You have to create a sign in name, but it is worth it if you are looking for new music or are just tired of what you have been listening to.

My thought for the day: I'm thankful that God gave me the love for music. I don't know who I would be without music in my life in some form or another.

no tv for 40 days

All day I've been trying to think of what the season of Lent means to me...I think I figured it out. (i think) By "giving up" TV for 40 days it means that during the times that I would normally watch TV, which is everyday, sometimes for hours at a time. (a HUGE chunk of my week...wasted) I usually tell myself that it's ok as long as I'm just on the internet or knitting or doing dishes or cleaning up the house...seriously it's on ALL the time. All that time I have it on is time that I could be doing something more productive, more apeasing and glorifying to God. So this Lenten season by "sacraficing" TV I am telling God that my time is His, and I refuse to fill it with idle nothingness. Lent for me means that I want to get closer to God, to get back to the root of things, to reflect and pray, and wait on the Lord.

For Valentines Day Jason didn't get me chocolates or flowers, or jewelry, but he did get me The Visual Edition of The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning which is way better than chocolates and will last longer than flowers. This is the shortened version with exerpts from his original book. Brennen states the obvious in that we are all ragamuffins, but it doesn't matter because we have God's love. And really that is what the Bible is all about...THE LOVE OF GOD THROUGH GRACE. And until we understand that we will never fully understand God or what it truly means to be a Christian. If I can gather my thoughts on this this, I will write more and in the mean time if you are looking for an honest "self awareness" book pick up either version of the Ragamuffin gospel.

As far as Lent goes I did not write this post to boast and brag about how big it is of me to give up TV, but I did it to put it in writing, to confirm the reasons why I observe Lent.

dog sled race

The thing about volunteering is that it never is what you expected, but Jason and I are so glad we did. We arrived at 6pm and stayed until around 11. We only saw 5 dog teams in those 5 hours but there was something so satisfying just to sit outdoors next to a warm fire in the middle of winter. We both brought books to read and our ipods to listen to.
The sleds weren't at all what we expected, most of the dogs were very small and they moved a lot slower than expected. But, when they passed by there was a feeling of such weird satisfaction and stillness, just the sense that these mushers have been in the cold with these dogs for almost 72 hours and that they are so close to being finished with this long cold journey. I know it seems a little melodramatic but you had to be there. I think that these are the times that Jason and I realize just how great the U.P. is.

my favorite things

Well as most of you know I turned 25 today. I can't beleive how old I am! I'm just kidding, I know I am still very young. Thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes. I am so blessed to have such an amazing support system. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I just wanted to share some of my new favorite things that I purchased with some of my birthday money.

I bought the fabric in groups of squares off of ebay. I've only gotton one set, so far and it is beautiful. I am so excited to make something for myself. That is of course after I finish all of my other projects. I am finishing a scarf, then I will start on the baby Quist quilt which I am so excited to make. Linda and I picked up amazing bright fun colors that would make any baby happy. After that I think I will split my time between making a quilt for me and scrapbooking. I'm taking some of my birthday money and printing out a ton of my digital pictures so that I can eventually put them down on a page.

The other thing that I bought are my new tripods. Why you ask, does someone need 2 tripods. Well, I will tell you. I need the big one for obvious reasons, and the small one...why not!? I really wanted it for hiking or uneven surfaces...basically just plain fun! I also got a ton of scrapbooking stuff for when the time comes. Yeah! I think I am just going to "craft" for the rest of my life. (not really.)

Thank you for all of the love!