#FormerRoommateProblems

My roommate and I get along well.

My former roommate and I do not.

It wasn’t always like this.  Our first week together was great.

It all started when my mom bought me a box of name brand strawberry Poptarts.  I already had a box of the WalMart version, and I had opened the box of it.  I was saving those beautiful name brand tarts for a special day.  Like Sunday.  A sacred treat for a holy day.

Well, I got up Sunday, climbed up to my top shelf, and got down my real Poptarts, which were surprisingly light.  I realized the box was open, so I looked inside…and it was empty.

Now, I don’t sleep eat, and nobody had asked me if they could have one of my Poptarts, much less ALL of my poptarts.

Now, I’ll paraphrase my “favorite” stories from freshman year.

• The time I walked in and her friend was sitting (with her shoes still on) on my bed with her computer on top of mine, using my ethernet chord.
• The time my mom sent me a pack of kitkats and I didn’t get to eat any because her friend was craving chocolate and she “knew I wouldn’t mind” if she gave them to her.
• The time I wasn’t in the dorm by 10:30, and she texted me to say, “Not trying to be your mom, but you need to go to bed because you have a 7:30 class in the morning.”
• The time I forgot my key and I asked her if she was in the room, and she replied with, “Am I being sexiled?”
• Each time I’d go home for break and she’d tell me to not get pregnant.
• The time I pulled off a large scab and tried to show her.  I won’t lie, I did it because I knew she’d freak out.  Also, it was seriously a tight scab.  Look! 

Right?

• Any time I’d come back to the room after hanging out at RFC, she would say, “I’m not judging.”  (I never believed that.)  Eventually, “If you keep going to RFC like every night, you’re going to get burnt out on God,” followed.
• The time I walked in on her using my toenail clippers and my tweezer.
• The times she’d ask if I had brushed my teeth that night.  My breath must have smelled terrible if she could smell it all the way across the room.
• The time she blocked me from facebook when my family got upset with her for calling my brother “whiney.”

Now, I am not saying that my former roommate was terrible, and I’m not saying I was perfect either.  She didn’t do “bad” stuff and she never puked on my art projects.  But she pushed me around for a year, and I always wanted to tell my readers these stories, because looking back, I think they are hilarious!

My birthday!

A few of you may know that a couple of weeks ago, I turned 20!  Birthdays are cool and all, but the older you get the less exciting birthdays become.

But this one was special.  I mean, Ryan Reynolds even wished me a happy birthday.

Some of my lovely friends threw me a surprise birthday party that night before RFC devo!  Caleb tricked me into thinking that he was going to cook for me and some of our friends for dinner.

There are the hostesses with the mostest…es.

And there is the crew that showed up that I’m grateful for. 

To end the day, Caleb and I made a blanket fort and watched Arrested Development for an hour.  It was wonderful.

A Little Bit of Spring Break

Not much happened over my break.  I did do a bit of reading in Les Mis (the completely unabridged version, which is at least 1000 pages) and went shopping with my ma.

However, I did get to hang out with some people that I haven’t had the chance to be around in forever!  Meet Leigha and Sara!

Leigha and I tried to have a pinterest night, but we were a bit hungry when we went to Wal-Mart to buy the crafts.  So, we ended up buying crescent rolls, ham, and cheese.  Because…everything tastes good on a crescent roll.

And cupcakes with Disney rings.

Later in the week, Sara, Leigha, and I went to the Lower Dam.  Caleb went too, but he volunteered to be our photographer, so technically there’s no proof.

We did big-kid things like work on a puzzle, watch Yes Man, make cookies, and fix up banana splits.

Not only did I visit with Leigha and Sara, but my friend Will came down from Chicago, so he, Ellen, and I got to reunite!

And that was my break in a nutshell.

My Dog Was Smart.

If you really don’t believe me, just watch this:

Shadow knows how to ask for a biscuit.

See, Shadow knew a lot of words.  If you listen real close, you can hear:

“Can I go ask dad?”

“Aw…now?”

“Can I have a biscuit please please please please please?!”

“Right now.  I want it right now.”

I miss my puppy.

(Note the original Pokémon poster in the background.)

When We Do Dates, We Do Them Right

Caleb and I like to go on dates to commemorate our “month-aversaries.”  It gives us a good reason and reminder to go do something fun together. 

You may not know this, but Caleb and I think of arcades as prime date locations.  And that is exactly where we went after walking around the outdoor mall and eating at Texas Land and Cattle (absolutely delicious burgers, by the way.  And cake.)

Our first stop at the arcade was the putt-putt golf.  And before you say, “Oh how cute,” I must tell you that we had the exact same score.  Now you may “oo” and “aww” at us.  Thank you.

   

After putt-putt, we headed inside.  But not before we found the color-changing lights!  Each color has a mood:

We have SAD:    

We have HAPPY:    

We have CRAZY:    

And we have ANGRY: 

Easily amused.

Then, I proceeded to do one of the “coolest” things I have ever done.  I played Dance Dance Revolution and got the high score for the song “Time After Time!”  I got to type in my name and everything.  I felt so spectacular and tired.  Mainly tired. 

There you have it.  I don’t mean to brag, but it was just such a great night that I had to tell people about it!

How Doughnuts are Made and My Wonderful Weekend

When I think things are bad and will only get worse (I never say things can’t get worse) they begin to look up.  The past few days have been so very nice.  And here’s why:

1) Caleb took me to see a musical I’ve been wanting to see since 2008-In The Heights! It was spectacular and Spanish.  I got to do a tiny bit of translating for him.  La bandera=flag. 

2) My bro, sis-in-law, Caleb and I went to see the Lorax.  We also hit up CiCi’s beforehand, where we were entertained by multiple random kids working off their cinnamon-roll highs by taking laps around the restaurant.

3) Today I learned how doughnuts were made in a Krispy Kreme store.  Are you ready to learn? 

That last picture is a waterfall of icing falling upon freshly fried doughnuts.  I would very much like to travel along that conveyor belt and take all of that liquid sugar.

4)  I got to spend my day with some of the coolest girls I know.  One of my friends won a little Mary Kay Makeup Day (I just made that up.  The name, not the event.) and a few of us got to tag along!  It was fun, and I won some purple eyeliner!

So yeah, I had a pretty nice weekend.  One more week of school until Spring Break, and then I’ll be even happier!

Thoughts.

Well, it’s been another rough week.  Not a rough week like, “Oh, I have a headache,” or like, “I forgot to study for my Spanish test.” (Although that did happen to me this week too.)  But I can tell you that much like an earthquake, my last semester has some aftershocks.  I’m pretty sure that’s a good analogy.

Anyway, it’s been really hard to capture many, if any, of my thoughts well enough to put them down in a blog.  It’s hard enough to try to write one right now.  I don’t have any funny stories for you that I can think of.  I’ve been taking my gummy vitamins every day, plus I’ve been working out.  But everything honestly seems unimportant.

I guess I’d like to compare my family to Job.  Satan saw a righteous man, and to prove how devoted Job was to God, God let Satan push him around.  So I’d like to take the perspective that God is letting Satan give us a bunch of opportunities to prove ourselves to be strong and devoted.  I don’t much enjoy the path, but it isn’t there for me to enjoy.

Look-a picture with one of my favorite football players, D.J. Williams!

  And a picture of a roommate craft day!

And an edited picture of one of mine and Caleb’s retro days!  These were some select nice moments of last month.