Rewind

Although I haven't had quite as many life changes as Alex has, the events surrounding graduation having included a lot of changes and a lot of memories.  Here are some highlights from the past couple of months.

(1)  Charles's very last time to visit me in Auburn

(2)  Signing my name in the original Momma G's

(3)  Using up my remaining meal plan money on Starbucks merchandise

(4)  Selling all of my Chemical Engineering textbooks I accumulated to Amazon.com 

(5)  Packing up my apartment

(6)  First time getting Toomer's lemonade on my last day as an Auburn student

(7)  Getting my picture made with Charlie's fat head

(8)  Going to Huntsville 2 days in a row to watch the Rebels win state

(9)  Day trip to Atlanta to watch the Braves 

(and ask a random person to take your picture who clearly doesn't know how to focus a camera)

(10)  Rediscovering my Crocs 

(11)  Rediscovering my favorite CD from 7th grade

(12)  Looking through old church directories

(13)  Organizing the bathroom

(14)  Eating the biggest burrito ever (yes - I ate the whole thing)

(15)  Charlie's graduation

(16)  Discovering funny pictures of Charles

(17)  Celebrating Alex's last weekend as Miss Sager at the beach

Success Lately.

Took engagement pictures with our amazing wedding photographer.

Had a successful last AOII formal with these cool people.

A Braves win on opening day made for a great trip with sweet friends.

Last time to wear ritual whites. #alum

Found a house to live in next year. Arkansas, here we come.

Spent time with wonderful friends and family at our Around the House Shower.

And finished writing my capstone paper. Hallelujah.

The Christmas Bucket List -Debriefing

For better or for worse, I managed to accomplish almost everything on my bucket list.

1.  Go to the Alabama Theater

Elf

2.  See Skyfall, Argo, and The Hobbit

I never made it to Argo, but I did go see Les Miserables!

3.  Go hiking (Oak Mtn or Cheaha)

FAIL.  Didn't happen.  And I owe Macie Champion a hiking date.

4.  Bake cake and cookies

5.  Drive around and look at Christmas lights

6.  Go shopping and finish with a week to spare

December Saturdays at the Galleria - always a mistake

7.  Have a fire (weather pending)

The first scheduled fire got rained out, but we made it happen!

8.  Meet a friend for coffee

Starbucks with Ms. Tami!

9.  Eat at a "new" restaurant

I actually ate at two "new restaurants" (I know, I'm really getting crazy), Another Broken Egg Cafe and Over Easy.

10.  Go to a concert at Workplay

Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

11.  Read 3 books

I read The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien), Skipping Christmas (John Grisham), and Nikon D5100 (David Busch).

I read this thing cover to cover.

12.  Make the most of every opportunity.

Somewhat subjective, but I'm giving myself the benefit of the doubt.

farm 2012.

How to survive winter on the farm:

a fire to balance out the cold night;

 a hat to keep your ears warm;

 coffee to warm your insides;

 a friend to hold close;

 sunshine for warm thoughts;

 a barn to quickly escape the rain;

and when all else fails…go inside, grab a book, some hot chocolate, and a cozy blanket.

Thankful for quality time spent with family this holiday season and looking forward to all the good things 2013 holds. 

Two random thoughts

First of all, a big thanks to Alex for giving the blog a bit of a facelift.  All of the wedding planning has really rejuvenated Alex's creative mojo, so she channeled a bit to our little blog.

And now for my random thoughts.

1)  The "crosswalk safety tips" sign on Auburn's campus.

It's not that this sign inherently bothers me, it's WHY the placement of this sign is necessary.  I feel like that how to safely cross a road is one of those skills taught in kindergarten*.  Stop, listen, look both ways, hold hands with the person beside you, don't step out in front of a moving vehicle.  Since most people using this crosswalk are in COLLEGE, I am really concerned about the caliber of students that Auburn currently enrolls.  Also, if you don't know how to safely cross a street, you probably can't read this sign either.

2)  The Romney-Ryan logo.

I realize that I already tweeted about this, but seriously -- the R-R logo might as well have been stolen from Girl Scouts of America.  I wonder if R-squared is paying royalties.

Which brings me to part 2: was the exponent really necessary?  There are 3 R's (or 2, depending on how you look at it) already built in the logo - (3R)^2 is mathematically 9 R-squared.  Which is just confusing.  Also, it appears that the uniforms designed by Adidas for the Wisconsin v Nebraska (or Tungsten** v Nitrogen***) game also rocked the exponent/ periodic table of the elements look.

* I like pulling out all of my German vocabulary when I can.

** Yes, W is the periodic table symbol for Tungsten. 

*** Credit for this "joke" goes to ESPN.  Believe it or not.

Life Lately

To the few people who read this blog,

Thank you for being patient in my time of negligence.  My life has basically consisted of nonstop school for the last couple of weeks.  And since I assume that pictures like this:

my reactions homework

don't leave you wanting to read more, I have refrained from blogging.  However, now I am on SPRING BREAK so I will catch you up on my life of late.

1)  Kelsey and I got to visit with our dear friend Ashley and her precious baby Emily Ann

2)  I got to help out with the A-Team gala at Ted's Garage.  Unfortunately, they don't allow photographs, so I only managed to sneak one with my iPhone.

3)  "Wicked" at the BJCC.  Awesomeness.  I think I will love musicals forever.

4)  A relaxing weekend in Tuscaloosa.

5)  A really gross experiment in my lab class that involved a cup full of ketchup.  Nasty.

we confirmed that ketchup is thixotropic... now you can stop wondering!

6)  Zebra pens.  Charles introduced me to these wonderful pens this semester.  Using "regular" ink pens just isn't the same experience anymore.

I'm sorry my list of activities diverged from fun weekend events to my new favorite pen.  But I guess that's what I get for condensing a month's activities into one post.