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| Back at good ol' Nazareth College of Rochester |
| 11.30.03 (10:23 pm) [edit] |
So I was planning on coming back to Naz at like 2:30 today but I ran out of things to do at home at around 1:00 so I left then..and from what I hear it's a good thing because thruway traffic was waaay backed up and it took people super long to get anywhere. Kindof reminds me of last year when it took Kate twice as long to get to my house and then twice as long to get from my house to Naz as it should have...for a grand total trip for her of six hours!! But then it was all worth it because when we got into Pittsford it was so cute and Christmasy!! Too bad this year she had to pee really bad when she was caught in traffic, when she got into Pittsford it wasn't Christmasy, and worst of all, she didn't have me to keep her company :( Pobrecita.
Alias....*sigh* I just love it. I really don't know what I am going to do in Spain...it was my very last time watching it with Megan and Abby :cry:
I am going to miss Naz a whooole lot next semester. I got back and Angela was going crazy with Christmas decorations and had learned how to play some Christmas songs on her guitar, and Cassie came back and showed me more wedding stuff--as if she didn't have the whole thing planned out already--and Megan came back with Beaner and was laughing and wouldn't share my buckeyes with Bean, and then everyone else came over and Kate was being a dork and Kat was being hyper and Megan picked her nose and wiped it on Jess's sleeve.....I just love Naz.
And the bestest news of all: Sheila's mom had her baby!! Yayyy!! Alyssa Nicole makes baby #9 for the crazy mom, and she is so cute, but even cuter are the photos of Sheila's boyfriend Eric holding the baby and beating up She's other sibs. Awww....I am so excited :) I just want a baby brother or sister :( Daniel is too punkmonkey to count.
Oh! And I almost forgot! So in church today, the dad of one of the families I babysit for waved me out of my SS class and told me that his daughter Sarah missed me a lot. So then Sarah came over and gave me a biiig hug and told me she had made me all these things and she wanted to mail them to me and I have to come over and play with her so she can give them to me.....I just love kids.
p.s. Mr Pulver was being very funny in Sunday School and made me laugh a lot. Kaitlyn was being very annoying in Children's Choir and I did not laugh.
Song of the day:
Frosty the Snowman, as played by Angela Tessoni on her geetar
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| Nazareth in T minus fifteen hours |
| 11.29.03 (11:56 pm) [edit] |
Good news folks, the Carcass handles quite well in the snow. In blizzards even :) Yay Carcass!! I love my car :)
So today in the mail I received a check from my credit card company for opening an account. I'm super excited--they are paying my $3.96 just because I opened an account with them!! Maybe I will go out and by a pretzel to celebrate. Or I could go REALLY crazy and get something off the Value Menu at McDonald's!! Woohoo!! With so much money, it's hard to imagine all the possibilities. So, thank you, Visa!
I also decided that Sammy Jean and I should open up our own two-girl show in Vegas, kindof like the dueling pianos that the Pinegar twins do but much, much more simple. We could call it "Why listen to your kid at piano practice when you can hear us play Heart and Soul three different ways, at varying speeds?!" or "Who needs nails on a chalkboard when you can have Sammy and Martina?!" Seriously folks, we are amazing. Come check us out sometime, we play a mean Row Row Row Your Boat!! The only thing better is Ang playing Puff the Magic Dragon on her guitar while I sing. Now THAT is talent.
Justin Timberlake was on SNL tonight--not impressed. They seriously need to have an SNL host competition because I could SO do it. I think I was destined to be a TV show host--and I would have been if stupid Regis and Kelly had taken me up on the Farmer for a Day things. Geez!! They chose to freakin milk a goat when they could have not only milked as many freakin cows as they wanted, but they could have had ME host while they were gone!! What is the world coming to when TV scouts can't even spot raw talent when they see it.
Just kidding.
They spotted me but I turned them down (playing hard to get if ya know what I mean)
So it's back to Nazareth tomorrow, and the pressing question is....is Sheila's mom the mother of nine yet?? I thought about it last night and tonight, but both times it was too late to call. The suspense is KILLING me. Well, new baby or no, Sheila's mom is still hot (or so Eric tells me)
Quote of the day:
[u][b]YOUR FACE!!! [/b][/u] AHAHAHAHHA!
Song of the day:
My Grown-up Christmas List
(because Sammy and I can sing it AND play it sooo well)
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| I love my friends |
| 11.29.03 (12:22 am) [edit] |
Well today was once again going to be a productive day--shopping and schoolwork--but of course my bed was waaaay too comfortable for me to get up early enough to do either. And then I had to do Samantha's hair and get myself ready for a fun night with the girls.
Select Choir--great job at the Landmark!! You really did great :) I love going to high school things because I get to see so many of my wonderful friends :) Amanda Clarke, I am so mad that you are in Godspell and I am not even going to be around to see it!! :cry:
I went out to dinner with Steph, Kari, and Mariel, and that was just lovely. Kari, it always amazes me how you know someone everywhere. You are amazing. And who knew that Barnes and Noble good be so shovelin' fun? New place to pick up guys: the book store. We can pretend that we are intellectual. Lessons from the experience: It's fun to talk like Mariel's Dad ("I'm going to go get a shovel"), it's fun to put shovel into every sentence, and it IS possible to get kicked out of a bookstore (Mariel has smelly farts). OH MAN.
And what would a Friday night in Chittenango be without Joe Dodd? We swung by his house for a little bit and lo and behold, no one has changed since we graduated. It's unbelievable. Nice guys are still nice guys, jerks are still jerks--and Mandi is still a horndog. I can think of ONE thing that has changed (hrmm Jesse hrrmmm) but I am not going to talk about that.
Had a talk with a good friend, too--and it seems like a lot of people in my life are going through some tough times right now. I'm sorry that I stink with advice--I always have and probably always will--but there are two things that I can offer, and I think they can top anything else: the first is prayer, and the second is hope through Jesus. I want you to know that I am praying for you, and I love you! And that everyone has hard times in their lives at some point or another--they are never going to seem fair, especially when one person seems to get more than their share. But God has a plan for you, and someday you will know it and all the struggles you have had will be worth it. Putting my hope in Jesus is the only way that I have been able to get through a lot (not that I have had major struggles in my life by any means--but the little things sure add up). He loves you and He will not let you fall--you just have to trust Him!! And I love you too.
Quote of the day:
"I'm gonna go get my shovel"
Song of the day:
"Lean on me"
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| Gobble Gobble |
| 11.27.03 (9:31 pm) [edit] |
So many things to be thankful for...too many to list here. You are one of them!!
I was reading all of the profiles on my little brother's buddy list and was really disturbed--at least three quarters of his eighth grade friends are in love forever and would do anything for their respective other--eighth grade!! Ridiculous. It's scary that they are in such "serious" relationships and the boys' voices haven't even changed yet!! (Hmm this reminds me of a quote: Mariel: "You know what that means" Michelle: "He's having SEX!")
I milked the cows for the first time since I left for school way back in August--feels good to be back on the farm :) I really need to find me a good farmer man because I seriously can't imagine not living on a farm, never milking cows again, never chasing cows at midnigt...I have to stop thinking about it. I will get too upset.
But Happy Turkey Day to all of my lovelies, and don't kill yourself in shopping stampedes tomorrow.
Quote of the day:
:idea: Ben: In two words or less, what are the three words that best describe you?
It's a stumper!
Happy news: I ordered the most wonderful backpacking backpack ever today, and the sibs are paying for it for my Xmas present!! :) I love them!
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| How excited am I about going to Spain?? |
| 11.26.03 (11:16 pm) [edit] |
Perhaps this will help you understand the magnitude of my excitement:
[b]If Mr. Ellstrom came up to me tomorrow and told me that Stacy Foxx and the Double XX Girls was published and was going to be on Broadway with the original cast, I would be almost as excited as I am about going to Spain. [/b] Just a hair less excited.
I spent the day today not writing my millions and millions of papers that are due for Spanish in just a few days, but making the following preps for Spain:
1. Talking with Kristen and Faye about courses to take
2. Emailing camera companies about which camera would be best for me to use in Spain
3. Checking out daypacks online, and finding two which I just love; one of which my siblings had BETTER be getting me for Christmas (since they won't see me for four months they owe me a super Christmas present :wink: )
4. Joining Frommers.com and talking to experienced backpackers about the best places to go
5. Checking out Youth Hostels in various countries which we are going to
6. Joining the International Hostel Federation (that sounds threatening, doesn't it--I baaad)
7. Getting directions to the Newark airport from my house
8. Choosing the sheet to make my sheet sack in, and almost starting to sew it...but then no.
9. Finding scholarships and loans to cover my spending money while I am over there
10. Thinking about Spain a lot :lol:
There is so much that I still have to do, and I have less than a month and a half to do it all in!! I can't believe it.
So what was I doing when I wasn't being obsessive compulsive about Spain?? Well...
*Had a lovely time with Mrs. Foxenberg while we made pies at her house, she is such a great lady and my favorite radical Christian :) Always great discussions with her. And her granddaughter is uber cute.
*Made dinner for the fam (Nathan stole all of the taco dip :shock: )
*Made apple pies for Turkey Day tomorrow, yum yum
*Actually did a littlle watching of Don Juan and wrote the paper, and started my EDU final paper--ugh
*Had Ben and Dan and Nathan try on their Christmas presents. If only Nathan were as receptive to the Samantha and my fashion choices as Daniel and Ben are.
*Watched Daniel and Nathan have a HiLaRiOuS fight. Oh boy, the good times that happen at this house, how I miss them at school
Guys, I really am so excited about Spain I just can't stand it. I am going to miss everyone a lot, and I have one super big fear, but I am not going to talk about that here.
Christmas Wish List (Friends edition):
*A Spanish Study Bible
*Some really good books
*Toby Keith's Millenium GH
*Brooks and Dunn Red Dirt Road
*Alan Jackson Greatest Hits
*Alias Season I (or II) DVDs
*Pirates of the Caribbean
*Finding Nemo :)
IM Quote of the Day:
(Kristen's SN): you shouldn't be going out to the movies and such
(Kristen's SN): you should be writing your papers
(Kristen's SN): like a good little spanish major
Conversation of the Day:
Me: Awwww, pobre bebe
Sammy: What?
Me: Pobre bebe
Sammy: WHAT?!
Me: Poor baby
Sammy: Oh! I thought you were talking in Spanish or something
Me: I was. Pobre bebe. Isn't this your third year of Spanish?
Sammy: ooooh gotcha
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| Things to not give up on |
| 11.26.03 (12:00 am) [edit] |
Yesterday was a rough day, but I suppose rough days are necessary every once in awhile so we don't get too comfortable in our happiness. They make us remember that what we consider to be normal days should really be considered good days, and that what we consider to be good days should be considered as great days. Rough days make me remember why I am so glad to have the Big Guy lookin' out for me.
Mom and I went to the airport this morning after we were told by Continental that if we gave them some number, they would charge us $200 and do the name change--which was a whole lot better than buying a new ticket for $500+!! But somehow the lady helping us got confused as to the reason for us needing a name change and didn't charge us anything!! So after putting at least eight hours into this whole thing between my mom, dad, and I, it was finally resolved. God's timing isn't always our timing--but if we don't give up on Him, He won't let us down! Never settle for less than you prayed for, that's what I learned today.
I babysat for McIntosh's again today and introduced Michael to Mini-putt online--I think his parents are going to kill me!! I think it's the only game that I can beat him at, but come Saturday I am sure that will be off the list as well.
Sammy and I went shopping and I am proud to say that I have bought all of the Christmas presents for everyone at Naz and my family (except Samantha). And it's not even Thanksgiving!! (takes a bow) We ran into Steph at Media Play and she helped me find a present for my Daddy, and she told me Kendra had just been in and I MISSED HER!!! Rats. We went to Denny's after and who should we run into but Kari and Stup!! Kari no longer says choice phrases as though she were a black girl, her entire vocabulary and her accent is black. That's what happens when you don't have any white friends at school--all I can say is go Kari, you rock my world, and more power to you!! It was fabulous seeing you Stup (if you ever read this!), we should have a Cream Soda G's reunion sometime when you are out at Fisher visiting Ed! We could rap for everyone, cause I am sure they would love that :roll:
I just love Steph. It's amazing to think that she was my best friend in preschool, and that we kindof lost touch and grew apart over the years, and since this past summer she is one of my best friends again!! Crazy how that happens. Anyway, shout out to Steph--banana creme chili pie!! We had the best time this summer doing Vacation Bible School, partly because of the skit, partly because of Stacy Foxx and the Double XX girls reminiscing (which reminds me--I am getting really excited for a top secret something this next summer!!), partly because of music, partly because of our group, but mostly because of Collin :roll: :lol: I just can't wait for VBS next year!!
In sum:
There are two things you should never give up on:
1. God
2. Friendships
Songs of the day:
1. Walking In Memphis--Lonestar AND Marc Cohn, both versions are fanfreakintabulous
2. Midnight Train to Georgia--Gladys Knight
3. Thanksgiving is coming gobble gobble gobble (assuming that it is a real song, I am still not sure if I believe cassie on this one)
Quote of the day:
(Cassie's SN): hi martini :-) hope you're having fun! i just wanted to say hi and...THANKSGIVING IS COMING GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE :-) hehe
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| Hit a pothole but still driving along |
| 11.24.03 (10:44 pm) [edit] |
Well today was going to be a productive day--I woke up at 9am and was planning on raking the leaves, taking a shower, calling the airline real quick, going to Syracuse with mom, visiting the high school, babysitting...
Too bad I called stupid onetravel.com 15 minutes after I got up and spent the next four hours on the phone with them and Continental trying to convince them to change one of my tickets' names to Sheila's!! When Mom got back from Syracuse I explained to her (balling, I might add) what was going on, and she decided that I was being too nice so she called them while I took a shower. And she ended up being on the phone with various people for another two hours and finally got them to allow her to cancel the ticket and buy a new one. Sheesh. People these days. It's definitely hard to keep a Christian attitude when people are being ridiculous...and it's also hard to tell the truth when you know that lying could make the situation a whole lot easier to handle.
But visiting the high school made everything better, partly because I went with Randy and he is great and I just love him (and his hugs!!) and partly because I just love CHS!! Stopped in and visited Mrs Carpenter, Mr Clancy, and Ms Gates (for a looong time). She helped me figure out a lot of my backpacking crap and gave me a lot of websites to check out. And she gave me a Spanish CD :) I love her!! She is buying a house and so she showed me all the furniture she is buying and the photos of all the rooms. How exciting! I want my own house :(
Aaaand I babysat for McIntosh's again, and I would just like to reiterate the fact that I love them, and they are cute and I want my own kids :)
The Carcass came back from the shop today, and they figured out why it was stalling (although not why it was only stalling at the one intersection, out of the 029348 bazillion that I drive through--I think the Carcass forgets that it's a DEAD wookie sometimes and has a mind of its own). I will miss it while I am in Spain.
The fact that I am going to be in Valencia for four months is finally starting to set in--whenever people talk about things that will be going on here while I am gone it seems really weird that I won't be here for them. And it is starting to hit me that I will be hearing Spanish all day, every day. Even from Sheila thanks to our blood contract with Pereda (we'd better not tell Beltran about that one, he would be all-too pumped about the sangre). But I am just so stoked about the whole thing (minus the flight fiasco) that any fears or worries I have are waaay overshadowed by excitement. I'm praying a lot, and I know a lot of people are praying for me--so I know that everything will be just wonderful :)
Mission for tomorrow: get rid of the gigundous pile of stuff in the middle of my room and bring it to Grandma's for storage until May.
I am going to miss Sammy when I am in Spain, I love ya babes!! (and the rest of the fam too ;))
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| Praise Jesus! |
| 11.23.03 (8:48 pm) [edit] |
It feels different typing right now than it did just an hour ago as I no longer have fingernails. But I guess that's the price you pay when you become an Alias addict. I was a little sad not watching it with Abby, Megan, and crew, but there's always next week. That will be my last week watching it with them for more than nine months!! :( Aww now I am sad. [b]I LOVE ALIAS!![/b]
I drank a cream soda while I was watching Alias (it's ok, the calcium depletion won't matter because I had more than my 3-5 recommended servings of dairy for the day) and I was reminded of the good ol' days at Josh's house for the bonfires and Stup and my rap--County Fair by the Cream Soda G's. My how time flies when you are having fun.
This morning I got to go to my home church, good old FPCC. Children's Choir was crazy as always and Sunday School was fabulous. I finally got to meet the girl who is taking my place for four months while I am in Spain next semester--her name is Angela. She seems super nice and I am excited to get to know her better. We're prolly going to take a Sunday School kids trip to Radio sometime this week seeing as we all stink and haven't seen it yet.
Grandma and Grandpa vanLieshout came over for a late lunch, which was fabulous because I miss them oh so very much while I am at school! They talked a lot about when they used to live in Holland, and what life was like before/during the war. I always love hearing their stories, it's amazing to try to understand what they have lived through!! Grandpa was hysterical...big surprise there. I also talked with them about hooking me up with some relatives while I am backpacking in Holland and with Casper when we are in London. They say they will ask around and see where it would be best for us to stay. I think they want to come with me, and I bet if I pushed the issue they would be very tempted to take me up on it. But I don't know how good that would be for Grandma's health. Such is life.
Hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Durfee today too. Grandma is so funny with her computer, she is really trying to pick everything up and is doing really well. I got her going on AIM today after she switched from AOL to something else. I get really excited whenever she comes online, because how cool is it that my Grandma is online?! I know, you're jealous. Grandpa was trying to be funny and of course succeeding, but not in the way he intended. I miss them a lot a lot when I am at school. A lot. I will be really sad when I am in Spain and can't see them for four months. Really sad.
I also went over to Sherry's (the old Youth Pastor at our church) apartment for a little bit to catch up. Her new job is going as well as can be expected, seeing as it's not a church and she is dealing with a completely different kind of people. Her boss seems to be warming up to her faith and even talks about going to a church that Eastern Hills planted out in Utica. Pretty exciting stuff. It's great to talk to her about what's happening in my faith and especially everything that's going on in Potter's Wheel--I forwarded her all the emails and she is praying about the situation too. I have a making pies date with Mrs Foxenberg on Wednesday--Praise Jesus for putting people like Sherry, Mrs. F, and the Pulvers in my life!! I love them!
So ends another busy yet unproductive day. I attempted to begin my Spanish paper, but no luck. Big surprise there. One of these days....
And one of the perks of being home: broken things. Our downstairs toilet doesn't flush right, which is just wonderful. We have a shoe lace tied to the flusher in the tank so you have to pull that instead of pushing the lever. It's only been broken a day, so give it another week before it gets fixed. Daddy sure doesn't have time to fix it since all the hired help has Thanksgiving vacation. Ay yi yi, it's a good thing Nathan will be home this week-slave labor :twisted: :wink:
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| Life at home |
| 11.22.03 (10:09 pm) [edit] |
Ah, the good life. Started out the day no earlier than [b]12:15pm[/b], and that was only because Mom had started coming upstairs every five minutes telling me I needed to join the leaf raking crew in the backyard. In true Mom fashion she showed up as we were finishing with the camera, because who wouldn't want pictures of Martina, Samantha, and Daniel before they showered with gross clothes on and rakes in hand? [b]So odd. [/b]
I got to babysit for one of my favorite families and I just love them, and [b]I just love babysitting[/b]. Sometimes I really think I should just quit Nazareth and babysit for the rest of my life. But then I wouldn't get to see Pereda, or a certain person who I am not going to mention because a certain someone gave that person a certain something that means I can't talk about that certain someone online anymore.[b] Ratas. [/b] Anyway, Sheila and Faye know who I'm talking about, and possibly Jessica, Melissa, Aurora, and some other cool people. Didn't you all love that story?
So I took the sibs and my fake sib and my cousin's roommate to see Elf tonight, and I realized what it is like to be Megan. Samantha and Daniel wouldn't stop telling me to shut up during the movie because they said I laughed too loud and it sounded funny. I also noticed that I picked up the [b]gasp laugh [/b]from Megan. Ratas. Next thing you know I will be stinking up the bathroom. I mean, wait, that's not what I meant. I meant next thing you know I will be an undecided math major. [b]Yeah, that's what I meant. [/b]
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| Ratas |
| 11.21.03 (10:26 pm) [edit] |
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To prevent extreme confusion and save my tushi in case I ever need an alibi, I am putting a disclaimer on the post time. Whenever it says I posted it, add two hours and you should be alll set :)
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| And so it begins... |
| 11.21.03 (10:09 pm) [edit] |
Today was the first day that I ever encountered a "blog" (whatever that means). Today was also the day that I encountered over five blogs (weird how that happens). The first one I found was when I was looking for the lyrics to the "Historia de la Mamut" so that I could sing the whole song and not just some of it. If, btw, you don't know what the Historia de la Mamut is, you can hopefully click on it somewhere on this page, but I don't know where, and it's very likely that it won't be there for you to click on at all because I am dumb. Thanks for that Faye, it made my life! If anyone wants a translation just let me know.
So anyway after I stumbled across the blog in my (unsuccessful) search for the mammoth lyrics, I discovered that like five bazillion of my friends already have them. Where have I been?
Now I suppose you want an explanation of all of the name stuff. If you don't, I really don't care. My blog username is MorosEnLaCosta, which happens to be one of two of Sheila and my favorite Spanish idiomatic expressions (Hay moros en la costa), the other being "Por si las moscas..." The name of my blog is Chasing Cows at Midnight because I decided several years ago that if I were ever to write my life story, that's what I would title it. And this is about as close to a life story as I am going to write for now, so it will have to do.
I'm thinking that this blog thing could be pretty fun while I'm in Spain: if I update it every few days that would be even nicer than an email, and then you don't have to be on my email list to get it. Woohoo!
Good news and bad news for today: Good news first: Came home for Thanksgiving Break, saw the Fall Play (good job everyone!!) and got to see a whole bunch of fabulous people who I just love and miss oh so very much, got a spiffy credit card (it's clear and has dots--I know, you're jealous), and HOLLY CAME TO PLAY WITH ME! And we of course made Mac and Cheese, because that is what Holly and I do.
Bad news: I saw Dra. Pereda today for the very last time for nine months. When we come back from break she will be in Extremadura giving a lecture, then I am going to be home and in Valencia and home again and won't see her until I go back to Naz in August. I am really sad about this. I just love her :(
Well I think that this is plenty for you all to read for now, all of my other clever and exciting thoughts will have to wait for tomorrow.
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