Tough Girl

I am constantly reminded of Miyazaki movies when I'm cleaning the house,
because you know how they all have a girl in them,
who's normal at first, but later proves herself to be tough, and how usually there's a scene of her cleaning a house that is ridiculously and unnaturally filthy?
That girl is me!
I can't help but grimace in disgust whenever I look at the work I have to do,
but I've learned that sometimes it doesn't help to be a girly-girl about it and scream for your husband to kill a centipede, because then that just results in a dead gross centipede in front of the doorstep that I have to look at everytime I go inside, and I realize it would be much better for me to kill it myself and dispose of it in a way where I wouldn't have to see it.

Anyways, so this post is waaaay overdue,
the place is almost done now,
I mean we're already living in it but it's still not quite 100% done yet, you know?
It's been over a month that we've been living out of suitcases and not really situated,
which makes my head kind of disoriented and makes me really unproductive and want to do nothing but play videogames all day.
Oh, I love videogames....
Pics soon, I promise!

Bat Poop and Cobwebs

The unexpected becomes even more unexpected, as we realize that we are not in fact going to be living with Matt's parents,
but we are moving into an apartment in his uncle's barn.
It's a cute little place down by the creek, but it's been abandoned for years and there's bats in the attic making it smell like bat poop.
So we've been cleaning and fixing the place up for the past few days, and it's looking great.
Now I am convinced that cobwebs have a smell,
and I've realized I'm more scared of centipedes than bats.
Who knew?
This will be an adventure, for sure!
But now it's time to make sure I shower everyday for all the Christmas events and stuff...

Life on the Run

Yesterday we decided to move.
In two weeks.
I know a lot of people just pick up and move like *that*,
and I know I've moved after taking only 2 days to pack,
but jeez, talk about being emotionally unprepared!
I've been living the cushy life of a married student,
who doesn't have cleaning checks and doesn't have to move out every few months
so now the thought of cleaning my apartment-no,
my hand is still bandaged- even the thought of Matt having to clean the apartment
is making me stressed.
I know silly, right?
And I'm wondering if I'll even be able to say goodbye to everyone amidst all these finals!
D:
In my head, I am a very impulsive and idealistic person,
who takes life at a running pace and makes crazy last minute decisions just to shake things up.
But I think I've mentioned before that the "me" in my head is very different from the "me" in real life, right?
But this is the right choice,
we know it is.
I will miss Utah and its magical mountains!

Scurvy

(credit)

Thanksgiving aside, this week has consisted of me being glued to the couch in front of my computer, munching on crackers and ice cream, reading fashion blogs and ogling tumblr's instead of working on my term paper.
Yeah.
Thanksgiving was lots of fun.
We drove the 5 hours up to Idaho with no car stereo, and if you know how much of music geeks Matt and I are, you know that it was a miracle we didn't go insane.
It was neat to see Idaho, Rexburg is a super cute town.
The problem with going there right after a blizzard is the streets were practically paved with ice and snow and it stayed well below freezing the whole time we were there.
I liked the trip though, and now that's one more state I've been to!

My surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, so that means I need to finish my paper this weekend.
What's funny is I never could have imagined that this was what my senior year would be like,
a scrambling to get things done in the wake of medical problems.
At least life is never boring, huh?
Cause if we knew everything like how it would happen, that would be boring.
Anyways, here's to a good night of writing!

Post

Here's to writing until I feel like writing again.
So, Thanksgiving is coming up,
and even though somehow the story of pilgrims and indians makes me a little uncomfortable inside,
I find it easy to enjoy the holiday nonetheless
you know, cause it's a good reminder to take time and think of all we have to be thankful for.

I'm getting wrist surgery sometime within the next month
and will not be able to use my right hand for a while.
(and, by the way, I'm right-handed)
It's kind of a daunting idea but
it's been more fulfilling and rather more necessary than usual
to remember all I have, instead of focusing on what I don't have.

For one,
I am grateful for maple sugar candy, and family that loves us
and a nice husband who will share his birthday present with me
and let me eat his candy
:)

Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past

This is me warding off vampires today.
(I've been reading Dracula, and I must confess, I am a little obsessed)

Today was a pretty bleak day, but I will exercise my gratitude...
3 good things that happened today:

1. I bought a nice fluffy scarf the color of the sunset (see photo)
2. I left my ancient philosophy class happily daydreaming about Greece and Turkey and the Aegean Sea and 300 Spartans
3. I caught all my bus transfers at the most opportune times possible.


Well, here ends my 30 days challenge that took WAY longer than 30 days

...also, I promise I will be less delinquent in my blogging.. >.>

Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.

Playing violin.
Me + violin = 11 years of friendship