I also neglected to mention

That Jacob and I are getting married! :)

We're verrrry excited.

But right now we're being frustrated by angry facetime gods. booooooooooooo.

Oh yeah, Did I mention...

That I'm GRADUATING this quarter. yeah. um. cray cray as Dean would say.

let's hope i actually pass my classes!

SPrInG BrEaK

MMHHMM- I'm lovin' the freedom to sleep when I need to. Well, let's be honest, I sleep after I work. And working is good because then I don't sleep in all day. Which feels gross. I'm starting to face the fact that this will be my last quarter of my undergraduate career. Sometimes I walk onto campus (especially on the sunny days) and I want to weep because i'm not ready to leave this part of my life behind. Yes, there were those times when I cried or wanted to because it was so freakin' hard to keep my chin up. Yes, there were those times when I shirked my homework and stayed up with my roommates until obscene hours and it was a blast! I have worked, cried, slept, played, screamed, ran, road-tripped, dated my brains out and I have very few regrets. It's a very bitter-sweet moment. And yet, somehow, I think it's time to grow-up. I need to get a job, pay off my school-loans and then move forward to my next phase of school! Woot! Here I come Grad school! Ok it'll be a minute but the break will be nice?

baaaaaaah. Why do we have to be adults? But you know, I've heard that the benefits of being an adult are worth all the other stuff that comes with it... I guess I'll just have to wait and see. :)

Tuning Knives?

Right now, I am lazing around the house on my first full day of Spring Break! Wooot! And Jacob is showing me how a knife can also be used as a tuning fork.

Austin, Jacob and I went to Mindport in downtown Bellingham today. SO WORTH THE 2$. You know, I suggest to all the mothers of little children out there, it's so worth it. there are lots of things to make noise and things that move. I HIGHLY recommend it.

Now I am going to make myself a snacky.

love ya'll!

maren

Guess who's joining the Circus!!!!!

That would be me. You should probably be jealous of me flying through the air being caught by a man with -7% body fat. The first time I climbed up the ladder to the platform, my head was saying: "I must be crazy, why am I climbing up a 30 foot ladder to then jump off?" As you reach the top of the platform you chalk up your hands and the assistant pulls you around to hook you in. After you are hooked in you have to let go of the anchor on the platform, trust that the assistant is holding you up and grab onto the bar with your other hand while you are completely leaning your body over a 30 foot drop. They then say: "ready" you bend your knees and 'hup' jump off the platform into an imaginary basketball hoop. Then the adrenaline takes over. The rest is history. After I graduate I will be joining the local circus troupe- keep your eyes open for cirque du soleil tickets!

Enjoy!

My Triumph!

Driven by the long riding desire to put my old radio in my new car (pun intended) today I finally accomplished my goal!!!!!!

Don't even worry, I definitely looked like her, however, instead of assembling airplanes and bombs to go to another country in defense of this beautiful land, I assembled my modern day fighter jet. This baby and I have seriously bonded. The chariot- as I fondly call him- underwent a frightening operation where at one point his beautiful wood covering completely peeled away left him looking bare: 

Fortunately, the surgeon didn't leave him open for long. 

The good news? Aesthetically, the plastic surgery was successful, everything is back in place and the Chariot is recovering well. Mechanically? We now have iPod capabilities!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But seriously, I feel very accomplished. And I have bettered my quality of life by at least 4%.

The final product?

Would you believe that only took me an hour? :)

That is all. 

Yes

Why does the world of teenage girls (and maybe me) find Zac Efron extremely attractive? Is it because he's an amazing actor? Probably not. Is it because he can sing and dance like an angel? Maybe. Is it because in almost every picture, his shirt is either off or he's pullin' it up? quite possibly.

Anyways... food for thought.