So I have one more final, and two more essays to do before I am officially on break! My eyes feel like they are melting out of their sockets because I didn't get a chance to sleep last night...but I suppose it's to be expected during finals week. Terrible coffee, tons of studying, and melting eyeballs. Just peachy. Anyway...short story for you all.

I was craving Lunchables Pizza for the last 2 days, so I finally decided to get one yesterday. I was so excited that I got my lunchables, but then...no. No way!!! They ripped me off! I got one less pepperoni than I was supposed to! (The pepperoni is the best part by the way) But for every pizza you're supposed to get 3 pepperonis. But no. 3, 3, 2. What?! It made me so grouchy, and I was telling my friend about it...so he, being the nice guy he is, went and bought another one, just so I could have another pepperoni for my pizza. Anyway...he opens up his pack, and what?! He gets an EXTRA pepperoni?! And guess what...another one of my friends got an extra one too. IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU! People are just trying to push my buttons during finals week...But I guess it worked out in the end. :P

Oh you evil lunchables people...

SNOW DAY!!! and yes! for real this time!!!

Alright, so another update for you all!

Creighton is actually giving us a real snow day tomorrow. OH MY GOODNESS! This rarely happens, because apparently Creighton doesn't like to play nice with the weather, and thinks that they can out beat whatever Mother Nature decides to hand to us. Well...think again Creighton! Because Mother Nature has brought out the big guns, and has decided to pour another 7 inches of snow upon Omaha tonight!!! Not to mention 20-35 mph gusts, and blizzard like conditions all through tomorrow. Lovely. Just lovely. In fact, I can hear the angry winds pounding against the window. Scared? Yes. Very.

But, the fact of the matter is...that there is no school tomorrow! Yet, it is the week before finals...so that means the extra time will probably be used to study and do some major essay writing. Uggghhhh...On the bright side though, around 12:30 pm there is going to be a some major snowball fighting and snowman making :). I gotta take advantage of the snow day right?

Well, hope you all are keeping warm where ever you are! (I wish I was...) And congrats to Greg Long for winning the 2009 Eddie Aikau big wave contest!!! :D Watching online streaming of the event just wasn't the same. Hahaha!

Trapped by mounds of snow,
Rachel

SNOW DAY!!! oh..wait..nope. that's everyone else but us.

Sigh...no snow day today...how disappointing. It seriously snowed all night, and still going. Yet, our school refuses to cancel. Here are the reasons why I think we shouldn't have school today:
1. 200 schools are canceled besides Creighton. Hrm..I wonder why..which leads me to..
2. It is FREEZING outside!!! The lows are in the negatives today. I am going to freeze. And die.
3. The roads are dangerous! How does Creighton expect people to get to school alive?! With the continuous snow, removal can't be that efficient.
4. My road is not plowed. Hellooo shovel.
5. I want to stay indoors and drink hot chocolate all day, and catch up on writing my essays for finals week.
6. It is just not fair.

:(...Thanks a lot Creighton. Way to show the snow who's boss...
-Rachel

December = Christmas! and finals...

Today's the first day of December! Do you know what that means?
I finished my Pharmacy Applications!!! Whew, that was a load off my back. But the school year isn't quite over yet. Still have a couple papers to write, and not to mention FINALS WEEK...lovely.

Anyhow...Thanksgiving break was just peachy! Chad flew over from Arizona to spend some time with me and my friends. We cooked a big Thanksgiving feast, turkey and all the fixings of course. :) I was actually very pleased with the way the turkey turned out. It was both flavorful and moist. Overall, very good Thanksgiving.

I also took Chad to the Strategic Air and Space Museum! It's out in Ashland, NE about half an hour from my house. He was so excited!!! Hahaha, that place is actually pretty cool. I'll be sure to post some pictures up later.

But now it's time to get back down to the nitty-gritty...3 more weeks until I get me some Hawaiian Sun (and I don't mean the canned drink :P)!

<3,
Rachel

Today's warm weather feels like a hug

Halloween was interesting this year. Good and bad. I threw a small party at my house; we had dinner, played some games, and watched half of a scary movie (because the internet doesn't cooperate, and only let us watch 72 minutes...). But I ordered some costco pizzas last night, we made hotdogs, and people brought curry, a pumpkin cheesecake, and cookies. I also had chips and salsa, and lots of sugary sodas. Overall, the party was pretty fun, I had fun hanging out with my friends, and the costumes people wore were fun too. :)



But...now for a different tone of the blog.
I'm gonna take just a little bit of time right now to say that...I am really going to miss her. It's hard being up here not able to say goodbye...but I understand. 20 years old, and I still knew my Great-Grandmother. Not a lot of people have the opportunity to say that. I feel blessed.

I am going to miss you,
Rach

Welcome to our home!

Yesterday was our first barbecue/party co-hosted by yours truly! Tam and I decided to have a housewarming party so all of our friends could see our house and hang out before school got extremely busy. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures...but Tam made baked teriyaki chicken, I made chicken katsu, we provided rice, and other people brought desserts galore, portuguese sausage, spam, eggs, and a couple other goodies. We were originally supposed to grill the chicken, but figured out later that we didn't have enough charcoal...>.< bad planning on our part i suppose, but the baking of the chicken worked out just fine. We also bought some burgers that we didn't end up grilling, so we'll probably have another small get together to fire those up. Overall, it really seemed like everyone had a great time! After eating good food, we ended up watching a movie, playing some cards, laughing our heads off while playing "Catch Phrase" (a game like charades/taboo/hot potato), and ended our night with some video games. You can't beat good friends having fun. :)
I'm excited to host the next party.

It still amazes me that I can wake up in the morning and not feel a twinge of pain. :)