Plans Plans Plans

We're here!

The boyfriend and I have arrived at his home. Things are a bit casual and laid-back for now, but tomorrow I am being whisked away to make batches beyond batches of cookies with the boyfriend's sister in law whom I adore! It won't be the same as home...just because this is my first Christmas away from the family units. However, it is only a week and then we shall be returning to the ever-faithful hometown to which I am so familiar.

This shall be a good week. We are going to go and see the zoo lights tomorrow night, which will be magical since I have never seen the zoo lights. Excitement! Tomorrow is also when we are celebrating Christmas early, so I have to brace myself for present-opening and gift giving! Double excitement! It definitely will feel weird getting presents on a day that is clearly not the 25th.... But who am I to complain? Early presents are triple excitement!

That is all I can think of for excitement around here, the boyfriend and I are just taking it easy and thinking of things to keep us occupied. We went grocery shopping today with his mother and....I have never seen a cart so full of groceries! We were literally told to take things we wanted from the shelves so that we could eat whatever we wanted this week. Needless to say we had too much fun.

Let it be known, plastic Christmas trees are nowhere near as wonderful as real trees. They may serve the same purpose, but there is definitely a distinct difference. So choose your trees wisely!

Tip: If you want to 'go green' this year with your Christmas tree, make sure the garbage people who come to pick them up are deposing of the properly by turning the trees into fertilizer.

Will stay in touch!

~Piper

A Season for Perpetual Hope

Let us celebrate all that we have accomplished this year and all those who have made it possible in our lives. Cherish your loved ones, be it friends or family or even both.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

I hope you all are getting excited for the holidays! I know I am! I get to spend my first Christmas with the boyfriend and his family, which will be wonderful. They have invited me to bake cookies with them Sunday morning and then Wednesday my boyfriend's sister in law in inviting me over to watch Gilmore Girls with her! I cannot contain the excitement. At the same time, it will feel strange not being there for my family, however, we are promptly returning Christmas day to spend it with everyone, which is exactly what I wanted. To see my family for Christmas. (Insert Awwwwwwwwwwww here)

So, eat as many holiday sweet as possible! Love your gifts and the people who gave them to you. And as always, make sure you cat does not get stuck in the Christmas tree.



~Piper

The Strawberry Mug

Good morning!

I made a pleasant discovery this morning when I scampered over to the kitchen here at work. Hidden in the cupboard were several boxes of hot chocolate! I asked if it was okay and everyone told me to go for it. So I took a packet and made myself a steaming cup of cocoa. Mmmmmm. It’s perfect for a day like this, and it seems to be a little reminder that Christmas is coming. I made the cocoa in my favorite mug, it’s a simple white mug with cute little strawberries painted all over it. It’s like the perfect combination, chocolate and strawberries! Yumm

Ever wonder why the bubbles in hot chocolate are rainbow colored rather than just clear? Someone should do a study on that.

My roomie and I watched several more Barbie movies yesterday…. We watched Rapunzel, the Nutcracker, and the Christmas Carol. It’s kind of sad how much fun we were having while putting in commentary as well as trying to sing along, it’s like we’ve turned into 9 year olds all over again. For some reason, they have very catchy plots that are both cute and enchanting. Despite the fact that they are cheesy Barbie movies, they are actually quite good. I know, I’m shocked to have discovered this. I gave the Barbie movies a chance and they won me over, confound it.
The remainder of the week shall mainly be focused on studying Microbiology for my exam on Monday, ugh; there is nothing worse than a Monday exam. But I shall pull through and studying my brains out up until that point.

I am writing profiles of people at work, and one lady sent in a magnificent letter about her life story. I’m not going to give any specifics for her own privacy, despite the fact she sent us this information so that we could post it in a magazine. So I just had to share this marvelous tale with you.

She did EVERYTHING, including charity and volunteer programs as well as being a founder and president to numerous things. She met her husband while at college and their love story was phenomenal. In a nutshell he pursued her in the shyest and cutest ways possible, coming to every event that she was at and eventually she got to meet his father and he told his son that he would be a fool if he didn’t marry her. And they did, they got married the same night they graduated from the university. They had six children, and they basically lived happily ever after. Traveling all over the world, her being in charge of several things at once like she did in her college years and her husband gave her wonderful support in all the things she did. In her words she said that her husband was a jewel and she lost him three years ago. (It was in this part of the letter I nearly started blubbering and crying like a baby) But her son lives with her and three of her daughters live close by, so that was a happy moment.

If you got the read the in-depth part of her story and read the language she used, the emotions coming from those pieces of paper were positively enchanting. I am secretly longing to meet this woman and give her lots of hugs. Isn’t it wonderful, the influence of words? That's why I love pursuing a major in English. :)

Well I best get back to typing. Enjoy your day! Make it a great one!

~Piper

A Lot On The Mind?

Dear Readers,

I am sure you are tired of hearing this but…. Sweet tap dancing Lord it’s cold! This morning it was approximately 10 F outside, which made for a spectacular walk to work. I’m sure it’s rather amusing to watch me tip-toe my way down the frozen sidewalks as to avoid any mishaps.

Things are going surprisingly smoothly as of late, I had my Shakespeare exam over the tragedies (King Richard III, King Richard II, Othello, Romeo & Juliet) and it was A LOT easier than the last exam (knock on wood) as well as my Microbiology oral presentation in front of the entire class So yesterday was very successful and I am actually getting ahead on things for finals next week, yay!

Story time!

Last Friday (the 3rd) the suitemates and I decided to have a fun Friday night and really do something spontaneous. We put on our warm winter clothes and quickly hurried uptown for the 7:30 showing of the movie Tangled. I had not seen this movie yet, and let me tell you….it was positively adorable and totally worth the money. I would actually pay to see it again in theatres! The plot was deliciously exciting, the characters both loveable and believable, and the overall animation was spectacular. I particularly loved the fact that they animated Rapunzel’s hair so that it wasn’t ridiculously straight and perfect, it had waves and stray hairs and it actually looked like real hair! Two thumbs up!

After we came back from the movie, the suitemates put in the Barbie version of “Princess and the Pauper”, and…I hate to say this…but…I actually enjoyed it. Just a tiny bit. I liked the songs a lot, but the animation was very poor and lacking. So I am saved by the fact that I am very picky about what I like in movies. To me, Barbie movies are like the next Land Before Time series, it will never end and they will just keep getting worse.

Last night seemed to be a confession night. One of our friends came over to our room and was venting about things that were clearly bothering her. So my roomie and I listened and talked her through her thought process and seemed to have given her a better view about things. We stayed up until about 1:45 and I think it certainly paid off. Not only did our friend vent, it seemed my roomie and I needed to as well. So we put all our frustrations and random thoughts out onto the table and squeezed the life out of them. It was truly beneficial to our sanity and I think we are all better off for it. This may sound weird, but it's kind of comforting to know that other people have frustrations too, it makes you feel like you are not alone and that you are not the only one struggling with internal thoughts. Ever feel that way?

That's kind of how we are, we will do anything for our friends. The knowledge of that makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside, and it's comforting to know that we have such a strong and reliable circle of friends. Much love and kudos to them all!

Aside from all the fluff and stuff, everyone seems to be buckling down and finishing off this semester with a "okay, I'm done, can we go now?" sort of attitude. I'm starting to feel that way myself, however I don't actually say it out loud unlike other students.... SO, with only a couple days left of actual classes I am excited to finish this semester, have Christmas break and see family, friends, and loved ones, then start the next semester with new classes! Excitement!

Hope everyone's Christmas shopping is going well, I am desperately working on mine!

Good Luck!

~Piper

The dreaded "S" word!

It seems Mother Nature has been tuning in to all the things us college students have been saying.

The weather predicted snow, so we all whispered eagerly about it. And of course, it snows the next day and we are all jumping for joy and squealing as though we have never seen snow before. Unfortunately it is not like High School, where school would close at the very sight of snow. In college you have to bundle up and trudge your way across campus whether you like it or not. Alas!

So yesterday, when it snowed, I had a marvelous time catching snowflakes on my tongue and in my eyelashes. Quite the scenery. If I had had my camera with me at the time I would have posted some fun pictures for you all. Next time!

Today is just as cold, and ohmegoodness was it a fun walk to work this morning. It was one of those days where you wish your alarm clock didn’t exist, and you could just roll over and fall back asleep all curled up in your magical micro-fleece blanket. (le sigh) I woke up this morning with a fine dry cough and my nose completely stuffed up. Granted, I have had this thing coming on for a while now, but seriously, when I talk I sound like a nasally man. Not appreciated.

So I sit here with my box of tissues, patiently wrestling with this evil cold that has made my joints sore and my brain fuzzy. This may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it certainly comes at a price. Sheesh.

Aside from my immune-system misfortune, I am both surprised and glad to say that not a whole lot is going on. I have started prepping for finals and it seems finals week is going to be very kind to me (knock on wood). Therefore with all this nothingness I have to accomplish I am taking a little time for myself to recover and drink lots of orange juice.

(insert sneezing and sniffling here)

I get some serious brownie points for hauling my butt out of bed this morning and coming to work. Huzzah!

Hope you all are staying healthy and staying warm!

~Piper

Have You Decked Your Halls Yet?

I’m baaaaaaaccccccckkkkkk!

Totally refreshed, well-fed, and completely and utterly determined to finish this semester off with a bang.

Thanksgiving break did wonders for everyone in our corridor it seems, everyone just needed to be pampered by their families, be fed delicious holiday food, and just have some quiet time. I successfully managed to get nothing done (due to the fact I had completed everything that needed to get done beforehand) so I spent my break browsing my computer, looking at old stories, tweaking said stories, and just spending good quality time with the family.

Lots of exciting things happened over break. My big sister came home and it was marvelous, I love that girl to death and it was positively hilarious to see her curled up in “her” recycling leather chair in the family room. Us girls all went shopping at TJ Max and had a ridiculous amount of fun! We watched cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies on t.v. and ate fabulous home cooked food. I also got to see the boyfriend at the end of the week, who got a chance to meet my grandmother and pay a nice hello to the rest of the family. T’was the perfect break if you ask me.
Now only three weeks until Christmas break! Two of those weeks being spent wrapping up classes, and the last one being finals. Ugh. After that, it is time to celebrate the holidays!

Story time!

Much to my surprise, two of our possee brought back dreaded head-colds with them, so I am keeping as far away from them as possible. I might need to begin taking baths in my hand-sanitizer.....yeah not really, but still, I am being cautious.

Also, last night my roommie and I had a jolly good time listening to Christmas music on the radio. They played each song about three times over the course of an hour, but I am not one to complain when it comes to Christmas music. My roomie also brought an astounding amount of Christmas decorations with her after break and now our room looks like a Winter Wonderland. Yay!

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving break. Hopefully Christmas break will come just as quickly. In the mean time, study hard, take your vitamins to evade the dreaded head-cold, and have as much fun as possible!

P.S. Rumor has it that it is supposed to snow tomorrow! Squee!

~Piper

Christmas is on its way, but that's no reason to forget about Turkey Day!

To my turkey (and perhaps non-turkey) readers,

Don’t deny it, you have seen those Christmas decorations in stores, they have probably been there for about three months now. Why does Christmas start so early? It’s only one day, yet everyone makes such a fuss worrying about what gifts to buy and who’s coming for Christmas dinner. Don’t get me wrong, I am a HUGE Christmas fan, I love seeing those decorations and doing shopping for people, but come on. Really? Don't skip over Thanksgiving, it's a holiday too!

Yeesh.

Anyway! My Shakespeare paper is signed sealed and delivered. I had absolutely nothing to do last night and it was glorious, so I meandered over to the boyfriend’s room and watched a hilarious movie with him, and then watched several of our roommates play video games. Rest assured it was a refreshingly nerdy time. Huzzah!

As I sit here I am constantly thinking about the things I have to pack for my week of vacation. There are some things that still need to be stuffed into the laundry basket; I also need to pack up other personal belongings that I don’t want to leave behind in my dorm room (scratches chin in a pensive manner).

I also need to create a Christmas list. There is so little that I want this year… I’m not one to spend oodles of money especially if I don’t need it. I also have this thing where I hate other people spending oodles of money on me, because that makes me feel bad for some reason, however I am also flattered. What girl wouldn’t be? Honestly. So yeah….definitely need to look into things I want this holiday season. Ohmegoodness only a few more weeks until CHRISTMAS!!! Christmas is hands down my favorite holiday. There is just something about the decorations, the lights, the smells, the snow atmosphere…there’s definitely an element of magic about it. Every year we listen to Amy Grant’s Christmas music as well as other classics, I personally enjoy Josh Groban’s Christmas CD. We decorate the tree and hide little stuffed elves all over the house, and we also bake. We bake until the oven is literally exhausted from all the sweets we put in it, as well as our neighbors whom we share our goodies with. (sigh) I cannot wait.

In the mean time I will enjoy my tryptophan and pie!

P.S. Let us hope your cat does not do this on Thanksgiving day.



Have a marvelous Turkey day everyone! Give thanks to all the loved ones in your life and the wonderful years still to come. :)

~Piper

Do not fear the poofy pants!

Never fear Shakespeare,

Pssshh, yeah right.

Not only is Shakespeare a highly known writer and play-write, he is also a creator of words and intense plot twists. Not to mention, he also sported some serious poofy pants (much thanks to my sister for that analogy).
I am about half way through my Shakespeare paper and to be perfectly honest....I think it is going rather well (knock on wood), at the same time I still need to find a bunch of quotes and have my paragraphs tied together. So I am definitely going to be rolling my sleeves up and attacking this with all my might. After that I won't have anything else to do since Thanksgiving Break starts this Tuesday! Yay! So this is really my last obstacle to get through and then I am home free.
Wish me luck and I shall keep you all posted on many good things to come during my short vacation!



~Piper

Stuffed Memories

You’ve all had one at some point in your lives.

A companion. A sidekick. A best friend.

Made from the loveable and fuzzy goodness that is perfect for cuddling. A stuffed animal is one of those timeless objects that never fails to bring you joy, regardless of your age. Now, there is no need to be ashamed of having a stuffed animal, most girls in college have them including my roomie who brought several of them with her.

I am in my second year of college and I still have my stuffed animal, and his name is White Blaze. He is the perfect size, about 1 ½ feet long and is a white Bengal tiger cub. I used to carry him around EVERYWHERE, I actually used to wear him as a hat and just walk around with a tiger cub on my head. I look back on it all now and I know I must have embarrassed my parents immensely with all my silliness. Mwahahaha. But that's okay, they learned to embarrass me right back.

This morning I woke up to my alarm as usual, and there curled up in my arms was my faithful and trusty companion. I kissed his pink plastic nose and snuggled with him for a minute before I sleepily climbed down from my perch. That tiger has been through it all with me, and to be perfectly honest I am glad I brought him with me to college. He has been on several adventures with me and has seen me at my best and my absolute worst. Not to mention he is also quiet and SUCH a great listener. White Blaze never judges or tells you that you’re wrong; he just fixes you with that blank blue-eyed stare that says “I’m here and I’m listening”.

Such a great friend. This may sound funny and it also may sound weird, but every once in a while when there is absolutely NO ONE ELSE AROUND…I talk to him. I tell him about all the great things that happened that day or all the things I wish I hadn’t screwed up. We all have those days, and there is nothing better than having that silent friend take in all your ranting. I normally talk about those kinds of things with actual people, but every once in a while…you just have to talk to something that has known you forever and won’t give you any advice or any sort of reply. Silence is golden after all.

So this was my inspiration for the day.

This is an ode to my tiger. :)

Give your stuffed animal(s) some lovin’ and appreciation, for they are the keys to unlocking your childhood imagination.

~Piper

It's all about the West Wing

Dearest and most faithful readers,

Today is positively….

FREEZING!

It seems Mother Nature has kicked herself into high gear and is producing frost in the mornings and cold air throughout the rest of the day. It doesn’t help when the building at work turns the air conditioning on …. Not cool guys, not cool.

Aside from the weather things around campus are also starting to kick into high gear. Teachers are becoming aware of the fact that it is almost time for Thanksgiving break. Which to them means: giving us students as much work as possible the week before, so that our brains become the consistency of cottage cheese before we can experience a week of relaxation? I implore you…. Who came up with this madness? That’s not cool either guys. Definitely not cool.

I have two major things on my agenda this week. One is a German Fairytales paper, where I have to analyze and discuss the significance of a element seen throughout fairytales. Such as towers, trees, animals, etc. I chose to do frogs. Best topic ever. I wrote to my professor asking if she thought this would be a fitting idea for a paper and then explained my thought process, she promptly replied with as much excitement and enthusiasm as humanly possible. Apparently I am on the right track. Second on my list of things to do is a ridiculous Shakespeare paper that will quite literally eat my soul. It has to be 6-8 pages analyzing a topic of our choice. Now, that automatically doesn’t sound so bad. But you have to realize that my teacher is incredibly difficult and extremely picky when it comes to Shakespeare, she takes it seriously. So I e-mailed her my paper ideas last night and she too promptly wrote back enthusiastically, giving me a few hints and tips on how to expand my ideas and make my paper work. So… me thinks I am on the right path this week, I just have to actually sit down and begin writing

Now that that rant is over, I absolutely must tell you about my crazy dream last night! Story time!

In my dream, I was in the T.V. show called “West Wing” with President Bartlet, Leo, C.J. Toby, Josh, Sam, everybody. I was there, in the hall way having some difficulty because I was experiencing intense abdominal pains. Sam is asking me what’s wrong, C.J. starts worrying and complaining that she’s going to miss her press conference, Toby is shaking his head quietly as always, Leo is exclaiming that we’re all standing around like a bunch of idiots, and then Josh comes running down the hall out of nowhere.

Now brace yourself, this next part gets REALLY weird. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

So Josh was running down the hall, pencil in hand, and he knocks me down and punctures my stomach with the pencil to release the trapped air. It works and there is no more pain or discomfort, I actually feel much better despite the pencil in my side, and President Bartlet is watching all of this saying we’re nuts. Which, to be perfectly honest, I have to agree with him. It was a nutty dream.

So aside from all the madness that is going on, there is also some serious watching of the “West Wing”. I borrowed the first two seasons from the parental units and I have been rendered to a squealing and giggly fan girl. It’s almost pathetic how much I adore this show. Almost. It has a brilliant script and a brilliant cast. In my eyes, nothing these days can come close to the brilliance of this show. Have I said “brilliant” enough yet? Well, it was brilliant.

Anyway I need to get back to my “typings” for the day.

Hope you are all as excited as I am about Thanksgiving Break! Share with me your fun plans/traditions and tell me a story.

~Piper

Sparkly Vampires and whatnot

Let me make one thing clear....

Vampires are cool. To an extent. If I have to hear about another vampire book/movie/TV show, I’m going to have to find a way to make myself explode in sunlight. I personally believe that a league of vampires shouldn’t involve sparkly teen hunks. That’s just my opinion. If you’re pro Edward Cullen/Jacob, be my guest! To each their own. I will just keep my nose firmly tucked inside the magical realm of Middle Earth.

Argh rant time is over.

So last night our Swing Dance team (or, at least three members of the team) visited our dorm to teach a short and fun dance lesson to the residents. Only a few people showed up--including me--and it was a fun time learning and teaching East Coast and all its glory. I’m a member myself so I was giving pointers to people who needed it, which is cool because I used to be terrified of dancing. Now it’s a joy and an art. And the fact that I can give pointers to people is awesome!

Yesterday was a bit of a stressful day. We learned about the Holocaust (again) in my German Fairytales class, and then we read an extremely depressing story from Virgil’s Aeneid in my Life & Thought in European Lit class. (sigh) At least today is Thursday and the week is almost over. I just have to suffer through tomorrow, which will consist of extremely long classes and an exam. Needless to say tonight will be study time.

Thanksgiving break is coming! Ohmegoodness I am looking forward to seeing my big sister (AT LAST) as well as eat my family’s amazing Thanksgiving feast. I will have to think of what to give thanks for this year, there is so much I have to be thankful for!

As I sit here at my desk with a humongous pine tree blocking my lovely view of the outside world, I think to myself.... It is almost time for Christmas Music. Mwahahaha!

Will post soon, cross your fingers for my upcoming exam on Friday!

~Piper

Hello there!

Long time no type. Indeed things have been pretty hectic around here despite the roller-coaster of weather patterns. Today is wet and cold and dreary, tomorrow we're supposed to have snow.
Now I implore you....

WHAT?!

Snow should not even exist until the very end of November. I have heard of odd stories such as snow on Halloween, but that is preposterous. To me, snow should not occur until after Thanksgiving, at the earliest.

Speaking of Halloween, it wasn't too eventful around here.... Our dorm had a Halloween Party several days early where we had hot apple cider, donuts hanging from strings, and lots of dancing and fun costumes. :) Then on the actual Halloween Day the boyfriend, my roomie, our suitemate and I went to go and see "Paranormal Activity 2" and let me tell you, I am not the biggest scary movie fan...and later that evening I found myself asking my roomie if I could snuggle with her because I had a bad dream. Yes, I am a wimp when it comes to scary movies.

Elections just took place here in Ohio on tuesday, I got a chance to cast my ballot into the "potential sea of dreams", however, it seems the people have spoken and our state is going Republican......

Now I don't like either party in particular. Both have their problems and their highlights, however, I have this feeling that we either about to be royally screwed over, or nothing is ever going to get done.

(End of political schpeal)

Class should be starting soon and I am contently filled with chicken noodle soup and ginger ale. :) The best healing ingredients in the world for a stomach that doesn't want to cooperate.

I have a bagillion stories to share, so stay tuned!

~Piper

Dearest and loveliest readers,

Today is absolutely atrocious! I woke up feeling slightly dizzy and my eyes were all confuzzled, so I am wearing my glasses today. Ugh. ALSO, tornado sirens have gone off 5 times (that’s right, I counted) this morning ever since I came to work. Outside my convenient little window, I spy with my little eye some very dark and ominous clouds as well as a very angry pine tree that is being whipped with strong winds and serious rain. Warnings are being extended until 12:45 this afternoon, which is horrible because I need to leave a tad early today in order to go to a lecture that starts at 1:00…

Harumph.

Hopefully the weather will behave itself in another 20 minutes so I can pack my bag and be off in a huff. No weather is going to ruin my day, especially tornados! But never fear, I asked someone if they would be willing to give me a ride, so hopefully that turns out! No walking in the lethal weather for me!

Story time!

My birthday this weekend was fabulous. I had delicious birthday cake, compliments of the awesome mumma unit, and tasty Chinese food for dinner with the hall-mates. Funny story about dinner, the owners of the Chinese restaurant have a young daughter and it was her birthday too! So the entire place was decorated with balloons. Of course my friends took the opportunity to (jokingly) exclaim that they had called in advance to have the place decorated for my birthday. I also got to wear the “another year of fabulous” shawl! Squee!



Oh great, that’s the 6th tornado siren. Jeeze, Mother Nature is not in my favor today (grumbles).

I shall count the minutes I have remaining until my ‘drenching’ departure.
Until next time! Stay dry and cozy!

~Piper

His Holiness

D-d-dearest R-r-r-readers,

Y-y-you may b-b-be wondering w-w-why I am t-t-t-typing like this. It’s b-b-b-because I am f-f-f-freezing!

This morning was atrociously cold, so I wore my heavy winter pea coat. I thought I might be rather warm in the office so I only wore a t-shirt underneath. Wrong move Piper….wrong move. So I clock in, hang my coat up in the closet across the hall, start up my computer, make my rounds and see how the ladies are doing, then settle down and begin working. By this point I am still warm from my quick hike from my dorm to my work building (I tend to walk really really quickly, everyone yells at me for it).

A half an hour passes….and suddenly I am discovering goose-bumps on my arms and I am tucking my ice cube hands underneath my legs for warmth. So I fetch my coat and one of the ladies at work let me borrow their blanket, which is apparently THE work blanket. So here I am, sitting at my desk in my heavy pea-coat with a blanket on my lap. You’d think someone would take a hint….

Ahem.

Anyway, today will actually be a really good day! The Dalai Lama is speaking at our University today and we are all honored to have him here. I actually saw him meandering about the campus with his fellow monks (although, I highly doubt the Dalai Lama “meanders”, rather, I bet he is gracefully gliding across the concrete surface of the sidewalks). Nevertheless I am extremely excited for his speech! It will be an eye-opening experience for us all.

I am counting down the days until my birthday. Only three more days until I am no longer a teenager! I will be a solid 20 years old……….yikes. It just feels like it’s going to be an extremely awkward age. BUT, not only is it my birthday, it is also the boyfriends and my 1 year anniversary! :) Apparently, wonderful things are going to happen on that day, and I am like an extremely impatient child waiting for Santa to come with all his presents. Arggggg Sunday needs to come sooner!

Story time!

Yesterday was a pretty odd day. One could tell that everyone needed….space. People were planning things for the weekend without mentioning it to anyone else, people are supposedly visiting, people want to go places because they’re bored, etc. Everyone was kind of getting fed up with one another, which happens, and the boyfriend and I are just looking at all this chaos and shaking our heads. Our friends are REALLY weird sometimes, but the boyfriend needed a breather too and wanted to play Halo, so I went to do some homework. Afterwards we went to dinner, came back and watched Hellboy II, and then later watched the t.v. show called “Modern Family”, it was absolutely hilarious!

Today I am crossing my fingers and hoping that people will be cooperative. Maybe the Dalai Lama will calm them down.

I still need costume ideas! Ohmbegoodness.

~Piper

Tea Spoon and Tablespoon

Oh, hello there!
Allow me to blow the dust and cobwebs off of this journal entry….the spiders are quite friendly I promise. I can’t speak for the dust bunnies though, they are quite vicious.

Anyway! It has been a long weekend, but of course it wasn’t quite long enough. All our friends went home for the short holiday leaving the boyfriend and me to ponder what we should do with ourselves. So we ventured to a local Art Museum and spent many an hour there, afterwards we went to Steak & Shake and ate lunch and shared a strawberry shake (d’awww). The next couple days he introduced me to Halo Reach, and let me tell you, it was absolutely fantastic! I am quite good at that game, not as good as him though. But it was fun to lose myself in a video game again, whilst squealing and freaking out at every alien that tried to shoot me. I think the boyfriend got more amusement out of me rather than the game for a while.

There have been several story ideas flittering about my head these past couple days. One actually started with the boyfriend’s help. We were cuddling and talking about me possibly writing children’s stories someday, and then that lead to us joking about how I was such a tiny and thin person and how he was taller, which led to spooning, which then lead to the final outcome. The epic tale of tea spoon and tablespoon!

You see, teaspoon was so tiny. And tablespoon was so big. And they were the best of friends. One day they found a bowl of sugar and thought they would have a contest to see who could hold more. Of course tablespoon won, he was so big after all. Teaspoon was both jealous and envious of tablespoon and how much sugar he could hold, but he looked at her and said, “It doesn’t matter how much sugar we can hold. Like me, you are filled to the brim with sweetness.” And so teaspoon and tablespoon rejoiced, and lived happily ever after.

We were quite proud of our imaginations for that children’s story. It is a silly story, but it’s still something we thought of together. :)

Yesterday was a meeting with my Shakespeare professor, and oh my goodness she is amazing! We were discussing all the plays and how they relate to each other etc. and professing our undying love for Shakespeare. It was so much fun and I am glad I got the chance to have a tête à tête with her. Then at 2:15 I had a microbiology test that was 40 multiple choice questions and was composed of almost all the quiz questions we had done online. Go figure. But I over studied and caught all of his sneaky questions, so ha! Take that microbes! Cross your fingers for an “A”!

Today is working at my unfamiliar desk again, with that confounded pine tree in my window. Today I have to write and edit several things for our upcoming magazine. It comes out twice a year so I have to be on top of all the news that comes in to my inbox. The only problem is its freezing back here! I can tell you from personal experience that it is hard to type a hundred miles a minute when your phalanges are icicles. Ugh. Somehow I always manage.

I came into work today thinking my bff would be here, and I had completely forgotten that she had had her last day of work last week. It was not a pleasant surprise. Which reminds me! I still have to write to her and see how she is doing with her new job and see how she has settled in.

The weather is getting colder and colder. I dread the winter if it is already this cold in October. Yikes. It is time to bundle up in the infamous micro-fleece blanket and sip hot chocolate while eating my friend’s pumpkin bread.

Halloween is coming up! Any costume ideas? Leave a comment!



~Piper

You say goodbye I say hello

‘Ello lovelies!

Today is basically my last day of nonsense. I have no class today (woot!) but I do have work and I have to meet with my academic advisor to make sure I am on the right track with classes and ask a bunch of ridiculous questions (as I am known to do). Today is also lunch date with the parents day!

I discovered something QUITE shocking today. My bff at work is leaving! She got a spectacular new job offer and is super excited for it. I couldn’t be more happy for her, but at the same time I am going to miss her terribly. Let us hope she visits soon!

Also, at work today, I have been moved! My desk/computer is no longer positioned in the middle of everything and everyone going about their business. I am now in the back of the building across from my new boss who is the sweetest woman in the world. Unfortunately she is not here today so I am adjusting to the new surroundings. I have my own desk! It still has a lot of folders and papers that need to stay here, otherwise it is my personal workspace with a tiny window, which I can only see a bit of blue sky, a tad of a tree losing its orange leaves, and a big ol’ pine tree that is parked RIGHT in front of the window. Ugh. Pine trees. They should not be classified as a lawn decoration, or a window decoration for that matter. Elizabeth Bennet would not be happy with Mr. Darcy if her ‘fine prospects’ were blocked by a mean ol’ pine tree.

Fall Break is almost here! I am so excited!

Everyone in our corridor will be gone, can you say ‘huzzah?’ All the noise makers will be home for the three day weekend, allowing the boyfriend and me some relaxation and cuddle time. The weekend will mainly consist of: going to an art museum together, watching movies, playing video games, and some study time mixed in somewhere. I am uber excited to sleep in and not have weird noises above my head when I am trying to go to sleep at 11:30. Yay for being on the top bunk and being closest to the ceiling and hearing every little thing that happens. Literally.

Story time!

A friend of ours made “Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip” last night, and let me tell you…it was amazing! It tasted exactly how it sounds. Amazing. The boyfriend approved as well. Then he curled up next to me and fell asleep. I love watching that boy sleep, he is absolutely adorable. (wiggles)

I am starving. I shall now scavenge for some sustenance.



Happy Thursday everyone!

~Piper

Applesauce is a God-sent

That's right my friends, there is nothing quite like a mini MOTT'S original applesauce. It came right out of the refrigerator so it's perfectly chilled and golden deliciousness. The only thing that bugs me is the fact that the label has the list of ingredients, preventing you from believing you are indeed having a nutritious and healthy snack.

INGREDIENTS: Apples (orly?), High Frutose Corn Syrup (oh crud), water, ascorbic acid, and a teensie weensie bit of vitamin C.

Curse you and your 4oz of apple sugar goodness.

Mmk, enough about apple sauce....

On to the day and all its splendors!

So last night I got done looking through my first round of microbiology, and everyone left the room after watching Glee. So I curled up on the boyfriend's bed and snuggled there for a while until the boyfriend comes to join me. Before you know it, we are both sound asleep. Literally. The next thing I remember is his roommate closing their incredibly squeaky door and it was 12:30. Gracious! So I hurriedly skee-daddled out of the room (much to my disappointment) leaving the boyfriend fast asleep (adorable!) and crawled into my own bed.

Today was quite literally, awesome. I was on top of my game today. I was taking excellent notes and paying attention to every little detail. No caffeine involved! So I am taking advantage of my alertness today and getting some things done just so I can lighten the load a bit. Definitely less stressed today, but it's still back there, clawing at my brain whispering "procrastinate, I dare you..."

Speaking of which, I best be off to go and get some work done. In the mean time, watch this!



TTFN (ta ta for now)

~Piper

STRESSSSSSSSSSSSS

I'm stressed. (Go figure)

There is so much going on within the next couple weeks that I am chewing on my ponytail over. So much is due the day AFTER my birthday (tres convenient) and I will have to get most if not all of it done beforehand so I have that weekend available to celebrate with friend and family. Boo!

I have to meet with my academic advisor, confront a couple of my professors with questions that I have, study for a evil microbiology exam, read an extremely long and difficult play, etc etc etc.

I wish I could wave a wand and make it all go away. Unfortunately that is not how the world works and I will just have to hunker down and study my brain lobes off. I truly am having a difficult time managing all the aspects of my life this year. I want to spend time with the boyfriend, I want to get good grades, I want to hang out with friends, I need to study in advance for things else I won't do well (I have learned this), I have to complete homework, remember dance moves......

Oh to be a teenager and to be smothered with papers and exams. I have just one thing to say to that: "Go Away!"

This "fall break" can't come soon enough. Although I have a lot happening after fall break, I will be delighted to have a chance to take a few days of and actually breathe. Right now, there is a lot of suffocating activity about.

As for stories....

Never try the "Nantucket Nectars" lemonade. It is quite gross. Blech. But that is just my personal opinion.

I also do not feel like going to Swing Dancing tonight, tonight is Blues dancing and that is quite...disturbing in an elegant way. You're just kind of flinging yourself onto your partner like a ragdoll and going along with their movements. Do. Not. Like.

I had better finish this rant before it gets out of hand, unless it already has. Le Gasp!

Hope you are having a stress-free day

~Piper

Cat In The Box

Don't Panic! I am perfectly okay.

I am sporting a tiny square band-aid on my chin due to a mis-hap in my physics today after Shakespeare class. Class was over, everyone was packing up, and who would have thought my hand would curse my pencil and pursue to stab me on the outside of my chin. Ouchie. Regardless to say I look quite dashing with a blatantly obvious (redundant) brown patch stuck to my face. It doesn't hurt, but I did take a good chunk of skin off. Cross your fingers for no scarring! Praise the holy 'Neosporin'.

The weekend was SUPER fun! Starting off with Friday, the boyfriend and I (finally) got a chance to have some time to ourselves and went out to dinner and a movie. Then we came back and snuggled for a bit until all our friend came back from the college hockey game and felt the need to fill us in on every detail about our winning. Friends, gotta love 'em.

Then Saturday the boyfriend started his morning bright and early at 5 o'clock so that he and the Academic Team of our college could embark upon a 3 hour drive to their quizbowl. Meanwhile I was all snuggly and warm under my micro-fleece blanket until about 10:00am. I designated Saturday a non-homework day and did absolutely nothing but relax and enjoy the internet and a good nap. Then after my nap I took a long walk to CVS just for the heck of it and saw that they had super cheap makeup and decided to purchase three new lipsticks for $3.00! The colors are excellent and they are super cute. I got a nice rosey pink color, a deep berry color that you can dress up or down, as well as a nice burgundy for the rare little black dress occasions. When the boyfriend returned at 10 in the evening he filled me in on the events that took place that day and how the tournament was, driving an 8-person van, etc. It sounded like he had a blast and the team did very well. Kudos! I'm so proud of them!

Sunday was homework day..... yeah, not a whole lot happened yesterday. It felt like Saturday to me, so this morning's alarm came as quite the shocker when I realized that today was actually school week. Blast! The good thing is, this looks like it will be a pretty light week in terms of homework and whatnot. I need to begin studying for Microbiology as well as beating the snot out of Shakespeare's 'King Richard III'. I will conquer this ridiculous play!
At the end of the week, us students have Fall Break! My break begins Thursday because our Creative Writing professor will not be there, and that is the only class I have that day, so.... early break time! Squee!

I tripped across this video today in an endeavor to cheer myself up a bit. And this was the perfect medicine. I love all of Simon Tofield's work, they make me giggle and smile no matter how many time I watch them. If you are looking for some cuteness in your life today, I highly suggest this:



If that does not show up and or play, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKvNqe8cKU4

The mumma baked cookies for me and I am enjoying them WAY too much. I am sitting here at my desk drinking a FUZE Gogi Wild Berry drink and munching on chocolate chip cookies. I am SO NOT a college student (cough hack wink snort).

Story Time!

Real quick, I wanted to mention that the other night our suite mates bought Pumpkin Ice cream from the market. Oh my goodness it is delightful! We were all squealing excitedly about how it tastes like pumpkin in a cup, which it is. Go out and try it!

Until next time my lovelies!

~Piper

Brrrraaaaaiiiiinnnnnsssss....

This is positively the funniest thing I have EVER seen.



~Piper

Thank you Mr. President

Last night I dreamt that Mr. and Mrs. Clinton were taking a select 12 people from our school on a tour of a railway station in Washington D.C. (Do not ask me why or how I dreamt this.) Whilst we were taking this tour I discovered a kitten hanging off of a hanging cable above the area where the trains would come in. I started freaking out for said kitten, but the Clintons reassured me that it was normal. Normal indeed. This cat would ‘meow’ whenever a train was due to come in as well as when it would take off. It was practically a conductor!

I am just one of those people who have the oddest of dreams every now and then. My boyfriend would say that I have weird dreams all the time, but dreams are supposed to be weird. I just have REALLY weird ones that make absolutely no sense once in a while; most of the time I have dreams that I can peel apart and see how I came up with each of the characters/places.

Aside from the whacky pillow dream, this morning I got up and got ready for work. Just as I was getting ready to get going I heard a chirp from my phone signaling I got a text. It was from the boyfriend asking if I had left yet and if not if I would like to join him on a walk. So he walked me part of the way to work, the sweetheart. :) He embarked on a journey to seek a new powercord for his Macbook. The poor thing gave out. So hopefully his quest is successful!

Tomorrow is “date night” for the two of us. I am incredibly excited because he’s been so busy and so stressed this week, so hopefully some good food, a movie and quality time with the girlfriend will be a nice breather for the two of us.

In the meantime I have to study for a ridiculous midterm tomorrow. Our teacher decided NOT to quiz us over what we have been reading and discussing for the past 7 weeks, but decided to quiz us over NEW material that spans out over a couple hundred pages and involves two plays I have never even heard of in my entire life! It’s ridiculous! Ugh… hopefully he will be kind to us and give us simple questions regarding the characters and the plot rather than tiny tid-bits that no one will possibly remember. (Rant = over)

It’s work day, and I forgot to bring my breakfast. Again. For some reason I convince myself that I do not need anything else as I am leaving the dorm room, yet when I am half-way walking to work I realize I forgot to bring my granola bar. So animal crackers will have to suffice today, as well as a few M&Ms.

Let’s hope I survive this mid-term and have a fabulous date night!

~Piper

Many Happy Returns!

Guess what?

It is someone's birthday. A very SPECIAL FANTABUOLOUS EXTRAVAGANT LOVELY PRIDE & PREJUDICE JOHNNY DEPP STAR WARS someone. That someone would be my very best friend Birdy! She has been there for me ever since 6th grade and I am the honored to be her "Tree" while she is my "Birdy". :) We are two pees in a pod. In fact, I found a picture just for her:



Top that! Two peas in a pod on top of a cupcake. How could you not want that for your best friend's birthday?

Our classic story takes place in the early days of middle school after we met. It was picture day, and of course I wore a fancy green top that had long bell sleeves and celtic ties. With that I wore brown pants. The first thing Birdy said to me was, "You look like a tree." From that moment on I was formally known as the "tree" to her. Since she was my best bud, I wanted to give her a nickname too, something that associated itself with trees. After a few trials between "squirrel" and "leaf" we then thought of birds. "Birdy" was born.
To this day (and quite possibly for the rest of our lives) we refer to each other as "tree" and "birdy". It's a wonderful story and it has been the most precious of friendships---No one could ever replace you my dear. Not only do you understand all my oddities and weird moments, but you also play along with them! Now that is companionship.

I hope Birdy has the very best of birthdays. If you are reading this and it is also your birthday, I wish you all the very best! Be sure to blow out all your candles and make a heart-felt wish.

As a (very) random side-note, Sun Chips are positively the best things ever. Om nom nom nom nom nom nom

Ugh so tired. I had a very random dream last night as well as a restless neck, which has been sore all day due to my weird sleeping position last night. Wah. All the more reason for me to finish this quick little smidgen of my daily life and hit the sheets.

More stories next time!

~Piper

Deny thy granola and refuse thy breakfast!

Dearest Blog,

Today started off like any other day. My alarm screeched at 8:15 a.m. and I clambered down from my perch and got ready for the day. It was absolutely freezing outside but luckily I wore a good knit sweater and brought a jacket along with me. Chance favors the prepared mind my friends. ;)

My curls are sorta kinda still there, leaving me with a small whispering reminder of the spontaneous fun I had yesterday. I am also wearing my new shoes from the shopping excursion I had with the mother unit this Sunday. The best way to describe them would be “ankle boots”. The brand is “Madden Girl” and they have a nice heel and have a cute button on the outside. Let me tell you, for high heel shoes they are the most comfortable things EVER! It’s like walking in marshmallows. Literally.



Tonight I shall have to concentrate my mental energy into my German Fairytales. I’m pretty confident that it will be an easy exam (knock on wood). Tonight will also have a nice break that will consist of the “Lindy Hop” at Swing dancing with the boyfriend. He told me that it is one of the most exciting dances that they do, and they keep practicing it for about 6 weeks because it’s so popular. The club only meets once a week at 8:00 and goes until 9:00 and it’s a fun way to spend time with the boyfriend and do something together. :) Being a dance partner with your significant other is a nice feeling.

Story time!

Unfortunately this morning was not one of my shining moments. I forgot to pack my breakfast in my tote, so I am running on a handful of M&Ms from one of the ladies’ desk and a bottle of water, which I packed with me whilst I headed out the door…without my breakfast. Go Piper! You successfully managed to remember the water but not the granola bar. Wah.

So with a growling stomach—which is not happy with me at the present moment—I sit here and watch as all the ladies pile into the kitchen and catch whiffs of the lunch they are warming up in the microwave. Not cool guys. Not cool.
Newsflash, my bff at work just gave me some amazing zucchini bread, and it has the exact same consistency of banana bread. It’s fantastic! Many hugs to her!

Well that is all for now folks. Let’s hope the weather improves and doesn’t look as cold and gray!

~Piper

A Viking?

Wow.

My brain has officially been rendered to the consistency of cottage cheese. I put all my mental energy into my Shakespeare Test today and it certainly paid off. My professor asked A LOT of questions where she would have a quote from one of the three plays and you had to identify the play the quote came from, the character saying it, and the emphasis it has on the overall play. Whew. Then we had to write 3 essays. Double whew.

So this evening will be spent reviewing some German Fairytales as well as watching a Disney movie, something that requires little attention and not a lot of mind power. For dinner tonight they will be serving meatloaf.... not too exciting. Campus meatloaf kind of scares me. But they have carrot cake which is one of my favorites!!!

It seems the boyfriend shall be busy throughout this week, even this weekend, so I am trying to decide what to do with my free time. I really need to write more in my novel because I left my characters in a horrible place (as always) so they are probably extremely impatient with me and want their happily ever after. Time to roll up the sleeves and sharpen the quill!

I just got done curling my hair. I currently look like Shirley Temple (but with longer locks) but when the curls settle down a bit it will look nice. Why did I do it? Just for fun. I was done with classes and I studied for my Wednesday test and I took a shower, thus I decided to do something for me. Bravo! All my suite-mates said it looked lovely and that I should do it more often. We'll have to see how much effort I actually want to put into my hair. ;)

Ugh... this weather change is killing my head. Whenever mother nature decides to switch up the degrees I become sensitive to it and get a evil headache. All I have to say is thank goodness for Tylenol Extra Strength! It's my savior.

Looks like the rommie is still sick. She had a misfortune today with the schools ravioli. Boo. :( Cross for fingers for her swift recovery! This poor girl can't catch a break!

Story Time!

I ran into a good friend of mine from high school today. Formally known as "The Viking" since he strongly resenbles one. He has a long ponytail and the beginnings of a beard and very european features, thus why everyone considered him a Viking. We had a nice little lunch before he had to go to class, it was awesome to catch up with an old friend. There's nothing quite like a trip down memory lane.

Well, time for me to crack open the books and take another stab at my Fairytales.

Talk to you all again soon!

~Piper

Hobbits...?

Yes hobbits.

I went to the Apple Butter festival yesterday with the boyfriend and his father (for a great lack of things to entertain him with) and you would not believe the dedication and love these country folk have for this festival. I'm telling you, it's as if I stepped right into Hobbiton in Middle Earth. Pinch me I'm dreaming. All these folk were smoking pipes and laughing and sharing stories and eating kettle-korn as though it were their last meal. I was expecting a very tall man with a beard and a pointed gray hat to put a hand on my shoulder as ask if I would like to attend his fireworks show. Only in my dreams with Gandalf appear out of nowhere like that. But seriously! Instead of Gandalf there was a man with an awesome mustache and feather hat. He was carving wood figurines and sitting in a little wooden hut while local Native Americans put on their ritual attire and danced and sang for the crowd. It was fantastic!

Then we went to the movies and watched "Wall Street" as well as "The Social Network". Two movies is way too much for me, but it was the only thing we could think of. We have been to every possible meal with the boyfriend's father and I swear I put on 10lbs just from eating all of this off-campus food. Wah.

This morning we attended a very early breakfast with the boyfriend's father at a local cafe. I had a chocolate chip pancake and it was positively heaven. So light and fluffy and chocolaty. Yumm.

Later today I shall be going shopping with my mother unit! Woot! As much as I have been out of the dorm these past three days, I am excited to spend some time with my own DNA and have a good time shopping for shoes and clothes. It's a girl thing. :)

Story time!

The boyfriend decided to race me up the several flights of stairs after we got back from breakfast. So on a full belly I decided this was not the best of ideas, but went for it anyway. Needless to say he won, and I was all embarrassed and flustered. He swept me up into his arms and gave me a sweet kiss for my efforts. What a gentleman. (le sigh) <3

I shall be writing again soon! Be expecting some fun pictures to come up, fall is finally here and I want to share the beauty with you.

Much love to my readers

~Piper

TGIF and Hakuna Matata

Salut! :)

Today is the end of the week. Today is the greatest hair day ever, it's silky and straight and soft and gorgeous! Today my skin looks flawless! Today...is also the day the boyfriends's father comes to visit for "parents weekend". Wah.

However I will be needing to spend some major time looking at Shakespeare for Monday's test, good enough excuse to get away? Definitely. :) It sounds like the boyfriend is getting a tad stressed with everything that is being tossed onto his plate. Judging from what he told me here is what's going down: He needs to learn how to drive an 8 person van because there aren't enough drivers for academic team. He needs to study for two huge exams next week, one of which is in a very difficult economics class. He is not looking forward to spending quality time with the parental unit this weekend, and next weekend the academic team is having its first tournament of the year.

Whew.

I'll say. So this is one of those weekends where you smile, be supportive, and just give him as much space as possible.

In the mean time I will be there for him, but also studying for my own mid-term in Shakespeare. It sounds like it's going to be pretty simple, I just need to look over the three plays we read: 12th night, Taming of the Shrew, and All's Well. Remember the characters, their personalities, and really analyze the concept of "comedy". Other than that, it seems like it will be a pretty straightforward test. Woot!

Story time!

Okay, are you ready for this? Because this story encompasses TRUE dorm life.

First, there are these boys who live above us, and they ALWAYS sing in the shower. We can hear them each and every time (we are totally not creepers). My roommate and one of my suitemates decided to sing along with them because it was "Hakuna Matata" from the Lion King and...who wouldn't sing along? So we now communicate via "shower phone". :) Sometimes they answer back! It's pretty hysterical. And just a tad creepy.

Another fabulous occurrence was the massive wave of estrogen that dominated our room last night. We felt the need to be girly. So we turned on the radio and listened to the newest pop songs, sang along. Painted our nails fun colors, and talked about reality t.v. I left the reality t.v. talk up to my suite-mates because I refuse to watch reality t.v. However I did convert to a girlie-girl last night just for fun. And sure enough, whilst our nails were drying, my boyfriend's roommate walks in to our room, takes one whiff, and runs away. Who would have thought the smell of finger nail polish would be a male-repellent? ;)

That's all the shining glory I have to share for today, I will have to see how this evening goes. Wish the boyfriend and I luck!

~Piper

One crazy whackadoodle dream

My gentle readers,

Time will not speed up today. It’s as though I glance at the clock and no time has passed AT ALL. It’s teasing me, ticking by in wee tiny increments that keep me stranded at work. My eyes consistently return to the window to my far right. It’s so sunny and gorgeous outside that my body is literally screaming for me to escape this place and curl up and take a nap. Oh, if only….

On the plus side I do not have class today! My creative writing professor is attending a wedding so…basically I get off work at 1:00, have lunch with the boyfriend and then…go back to my dorm. Wow. I suppose there is some mystical force lurking about this office telling me that I must suffer before I can enjoy life. Isn’t that always the case? I fondly remember a pearl (of many pearls) of knowledge that my father always recites: “work first, then play.” Curses! The father unit was right. :)

Stories anyone?

This morning I was dreaming about my own wedding. I always love those quirky little dreams that give you a “supposed” glimpse into the future. My roomie and my two suitmates were my brides-maids, as well as my closest friend Birdy and my older sister was my maid of honor. Squee! The funny part about the dream was where we had already gotten our hair done and we were all squealing and excited and getting into our dresses and then ALL OF A SUDDEN I begin freaking out because I forgot entirely about the items “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. So the dream quickly changed into one of those dramatic moments where I could not possibly find anything and time was running out and the music was playing and I had to get down the aisle because my father is waiting to take my arm and the boyfriend/groom is also waiting eagerly. Wah! Did I make it down the aisle? Yes I did eventually start down the white lace road, but wouldn’t you know it….I woke up. Curses again!

The boyfriend always enjoys hearing about my odd dreams, as if I weren’t weird enough on a daily basis; I have a weird dream every night. My friends find this odd because they claim they do not dream aka. they cannot remember their dreams. Which automatically makes me awesome.

I remember almost all my dreams, especially the “extremely odd” ones. I love it when I have an extremely odd dream and then have it again a couple months later. I am actually familiar with the dream whilst I am sleeping. I know what’s going to happen but it continues on its original track due to the fact I cannot control it.

Anyone else have weird dream patterns? Share! :)

Let’s see how I spend the rest of my day, shall we? More stories to come!

~Piper

Dear friends,

It feels as if this week is backwards. Today felt like the end of the week, and I am sure tomorrow will feel like the beginning of the week. Boo.

Plans for next years living are still being made. One end of town vs. the other, which one will we decide? The cheapest/something we can live in without wanting to kill one another. I am not that social of a creature and living with three other girls with my own bedroom and bathroom is quite an appealing factor. Good personal space, but also very homey. I'm crossing my fingers hoping the boyfriend and his roommate will live in the same place with us. It wouldn't be in the same hallway again, we would probably be in separate buildings, but that would be nice. :)

Today was a very "meh" day again. This week has not been terribly exciting, hopefully there will be something to make up for the last couple days. The boyfriend's father is coming for "parent's weekend", so that will be....interesting. There might even be a chance to go shopping with my mother unit this weekend too! (does little dance)

I enjoyed the fall weather immensely today. The morning was extremely cold, but once we got into the mid-afternoon it was perfect. The colored leaves crunch as though you are walking on potato chips. There is nothing quite like it.

Story time!

My roomie and I watched "the shortlist" this afternoon. I never knew how comical people could be, especially Lady GaGa. It was positively outrageous! I never knew she wore a poncho/dress thing made entirely out of kermit the frog dolls. Now if that doesn't say WEIRD I do not know what does. Despite how horribly addicting her music is, she is still a very strange person. One fellow shared a remark on her outfit and said something absolutely hilarious in a french accent: "Alright everyone I need you to check every Toys R Us, I need 4,000 kermits yesterday it's for GaGa!"

Want your bad romance rah rah ah ah ah

Watching the sunset and hoping you're taking the time to watch it too!

~Piper

Make the room stop spinning!

Ugh, this time of year is getting to me like never-before. I was so good about not getting sick last year! But fall of 2010 is striking me down, and hard.
This morning I woke up at 8:15 to get ready for work, and as soon as I lifted my head from the pillow I knew something was not right. Then as I finagled my way down the bunk-bed ladder I discovered just how dizzy I was. Not good. So I wrote my boss a quick e-mail explaining the situation, clambered back up to the top bunk and fell asleep for another two hours.

The rest of the day was a great improvement. My adverseness from food has gone away and I am now eating and snacking constantly. The boyfriend is being a super-sweetheart and is keeping a close eye on me, but keeping his distance so he won't get sick again. :) Which is understandable.

Tonight is explication night. I am taking a Shakespeare course and I have to basically read an assigned passage from the play "12th night" and analyse JUST that passage and how it transforms from beginning to end, the literary tools, etc. I like to focus on the broader themes of the play because that is how I have always analyzed such things, however this is focusing on JUST this passage....errr it bugs me. However I shall get it done in no time.

Story time! Or rather, a notation.

It seems the infamous substitution of leggings for pants has returned! Dun dun dun. Now the fall weather has hit the little college town, people are desperately trying to show off all their fall fashion. Pshh. College is all about sweatpants and t-shirts and looking tired half the time, not a celebrity runway. It's such a competitive campus for looks and clothes, does a number on one's self-esteem if they aren't feeling particularly well dressed that day. So one has to learn to not care and just go with what feels comfortable. If you are comfortable in stilettos and a tight skirt, go for it, I will enjoy watching you freeze your tail off while I don my jeans and sweatshirt, thank you very much.

Okay enough snark to the preps.

Other things of interest that have happened today would be the fact I managed to scare the life out of my suite-mate. Apparently I am very good at turning invisible and not showing up on anyone's radar. So as soon as she walks by the room as I am adjusting my hair she shrieks at my presence. I'll admit it was very amusing to watch her turn pink with embarrassment, I suppose I will just have to make a very dramatic appearance the next time I see her so I don't stop her heart again. lol.

Well, time to have a nice little chat with Sir Shakespeare!

Toodles and enjoy the weather everyone! Be excited that it's almost hot apple cider time, which then transforms into hot chocolate time. :)

~Piper

I’ll never let go Jack!

There is nothing quite like a group of girls curled up around a 24” television watching Titanic and freaking out at every little thing that happens. That is a serious bonding moment. And the funny thing is that all the boys on the opposite side of the hallway are playing Halo Reach. Classic. :)

I blame my mother for getting me hooked on the blog called “Three woofs and a woo”. http://www.wootube.net/
It is positively addicting and the dogs are like children to the author, her humor is phenomenal and the pictures are classic. We used to have an Australian shepherd and I think of her every time I see the pictures. My hat is off to this woman, she is both an inspiration and a joy.

Aside from all of this, today has truly been the epitome of laziness. I did my homework for the beginning of next week, then I was left with nothing else to do except watch random youtube videos, download some music, then hang out with the boyfriend. :)

Ugh, my precious roomie aka. “sugar mamma” is inevitably sick. She seems to have picked up the exact same cold I had a few days ago, but she sounds A LOT worse. Is she ready to be introduced to my little friend NyQuil? I think so. She sounds like she needs a good night’s rest.

I seem to be getting over my own cold as well, or rather, catching a rebound cold from my roomie. My stomach has felt so queasy and tender lately, cross your fingers for this bug to go away!

Story time!
We knew it was going to be cold this morning, we knew. But we did not know the full extent to which it would be cold. Holy schnikies as soon as we walked to the closest dining hall the boyfriend and I looked at each other and agreed that it was cold outside. :) Together we are captain obvious. But it was a humorous moment. He hates the cold whereas I can wear t-shirts out in the cold and be immune to it. He claims I am quite peculiar, and to be perfectly honest I think that is neat. I like the word peculiar.

I have a bunch of Disney pictures and inspirational sayings on my wall now, just for kicks. My favorite ones are the inspirational pages that are drawn by an artist called SARK and she does some lovely work such as “How to be an artist”. Look her up sometime, it’s a treat to your inner childhood.

With that I best be off. I have a date with my micro-fleece blanket and some honey graham crackers. Don’t judge.

~Piper

Italian Food

"And we call it bella notte...."

Today is a very lazy day, and there is an evil presence in my brain, and it is formally known as "writer's block". Such an evil creature, it needs to go away right about...now.

It also doesn't help that I didn't get to sleep until about 3:00 in the morning due to the fact I was helping a friend and giving them serious cuddle time. Being the good friend is a lot of work, but it's definitely worth their smile the next day. :)

Speaking of today! The boyfriend and I got a chance to meet up with a very good friend of ours this morning. The boyfriend lived with one of his high school buddies this summer, and this high school buddy now has a girlfriend who is literally my twin. She came to visit this weekend and we felt it necessary to meet up with them and have a double date. For the record, Starbucks caramel apple cider is the BEST thing in the world. It's like freshly baked apple pie in a cup! It's delicious.

This evening the boyfriend and I are also teaming up with my parental units and we are all going to the Macaroni Grill, a fabulous italian restaurant that is a treat to go to. They make the food in plain site and bake their breath-taking bread in stone ovens. I haven't been there for quite some time, so bring on the olive oil!
After that, on to Jungle Jims, only the GREATEST supermarket the world. Literally.

Currently watching the boyfriend and his roommate playing the video game "Borderlands", too much shooting for my taste, but it has a cool storyline and awesome graphics. What can I say? ;)

Hopefully there will be more stories to come with this little annoying creature poking at my frontal lobes and eating my creativity. Gah!

Live Love and Laugh today!

~Piper

The Vanishing Retainer

Good afternoon my lovlies!

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping as they embark on the journey to fly south, and the entire world just seems to be whispering “fall is here” as it leaves tiny clues in nature to remind us that the seasons are still changing.
Life is like a retainer you wear a night, only to wake up and not know where it went. I managed to find it, it was on the floor. (Eww) And due to the fact I sleep on the top bunk of our bunkbed that is pretty good distance. You’d think it would have gotten lost in the comforter or something.....Never fear, the retainer is squeaky clean.

Let me tell you, yesterday was a VERY good day, but also a peculiar one. The weather went from scorching hot and sunny to dark and stormy within a matter of a half-hour. The wind was blowing SO hard it nearly lifted me and my 113 pounds off the ground! Lol. Almost snatched my umbrella from me too. Afterwards I stopped in to see the boyfriend who was sitting behind the main desk in the math office. It’s so cute to see his expression change as soon as I pop in and make an appearance. It reminds me of a meerkat. “Ally’s here!” lol. Unfortunately I can never stay long since he is working and there are other people in the office, so I went upstairs to my Life & Thought in European Literature class and sat amongst the other early birds who get there an hour early like I do.

We were supposed to discuss more about the Odyssey, but we strayed into the grammatical correctness for the usage of “its” vs. “it’s”. The professor made a very interesting point that I had never realized. He said that the only sentence that baffled him for 20 years was: “You paid for more than its/it’s worth”. That is one of the rarest moments in grammar where EITHER its/it’s would work in a sentence. It was pretty mind-blowing.

When I was walking back to my dorm, the belltower was playing “a whole new world”. But the best part was when I walked into my room and laying on my desk was a bouquet of red roses and a box of chocolates! I practically squealed with joy and cried at the same time. :D So I ran next-door and attacked the boyfriend with hugs and kisses. Later that evening we went out by the bleachers and watched the stars come out while talking about everything and nothing. That, ladies and gentlemen is true love. When your boyfriend is willing to sit on the wet ground with you in his arms and stare up at the stars.(sigh)

So it was a good day. :) just saying.

As for any stories, I imagine it would have been hilarious watching me get ready this morning. I got up and hour early to take a shower, sliced the side of my ankle open with the cursed razor, waddled around with toilet paper wrapped around said ankle, squeezed into a snazzy attire for work and then skee-daddled off down the street with wet hair. Luckily the hair is cooperating today and is laying nicely in its prim little bun and side bangs.

The rest of the day will be a fun one. You know the feeling. You can just SENSE that it’s going to be a good day. :) The boyfriend and I will be venturing to the library today to check out a few books and just have fun looking for some good reading. He had a few recommendations for me so I am excited!

Has anyone played the online game “free rice”? BEST GAME EVER! I got to level 40 out of 60 the other day, which is pretty difficult to do because the vocabulary that comes up is rather difficult. The English Major prevails yet again! Huzzah! More stories to come soon!

~Piper

Hump Day

Have you ever craved something, but just don't know WHAT????

I felt that way for quite some time today.... eventually I discovered that my odd craving was none-other than the traditional chex mix. I found it in one of the markets today and permitted myself a tiny squeal of glee. :)

Last night, all of us piled into my boyfriend and his roommate's room---because they have the largest t.v.---and watched the newest episode of Glee. As always, I find myself being so drawn in by the music, but so repulsed at the drama and hate that goes on. It's horribly addicting, and even my boyfriend (who hates Glee with a passion) managed to say that he liked this episode. Shocker!

As for the episode itself, Rachel just gets on my nerves because of her selfish hogging of the "spotlight", it's ridiculous to see what she will do in order to protect her spot. Finn definitely deserves better. And poor Artie! Dumped for another guy. We will have to see how that plays out later in the season..... And Quinn is back. Ewww. Make the "cheerios" and their drama go away.

As for any stories, yesterday unfortunately ended on a pretty dull note, and today doesn't look much different. All the more reason to curl up and watch a good movie with the boyfriend. My precious roomie (whom we all now refer to as "sugar mamma" because she's so sweet) had a scary experience last night while walking back to our dorm from her exam. She was not hurt thank goodness, and she is doing beautifully today and is such a strong person, but I am still keeping a good eye on her to make sure she's really okay because I am a HUGE worry wart, especially when it comes to my loved ones.

Hopefully there will be some good stories to share later in the future.

Mother Nature seems to be messing with me right now. I do not appreciate the ridiculous weather changes that are occurring. The pressure gives me a headache and therefore makes me less and less enthusiastic of venturing outside and walking to my next class. Arrrr keep an eye on that horizon! (Horray for talk like a Pirate Day! lol I know I know it already passed.)

Who else is looking forward to the upcoming fall weather? I AM!!!! Bring on the scarves and sweaters baby. :)

Make your day supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

~Piper

Fruit Gummies and Apple Stickers

Dear readers,

Today is a Tuesday… meaning I have work from 9-1, a dentist appointment, lunch, then a creative writing class at 2:15. Tuesdays are honestly no better than Mondays, IMHO, however I do look forward to several things on days like these. I get to sit at a table with my boyfriend for about 40 minutes until he and I have to go to class. His being economics and mine being English. A math major and an English major, we are two peas in a pod. ;) Then when I am finished with class he is sitting outside the room waiting for me while working on his homework. It’s like clockwork, and the gesture of him waiting on me is absolutely wonderful and makes me feel super special. We also attend swing dancing on Tuesday nights just for fun. Let it be known that I can play a mean violin and sing soprano, but I can’t dance. Lol. I do enjoy meeting new people though, and knowing everyone else is pretty much on my skill level makes me feel better about my slip-ups. Tonight we get to learn the “Lindy Hop”. :)

I have an excellent story to share with you!

Last night when my roomie was studying for her cell biology and physics classes, our other roommate decided to “disguise” herself with a polka-dot micro fleece blanket and crawled into our room and snuck a pack of fruit gummies from my roommate’s desk. She was completely inconspicuous; no one detected her presence at all. Lol. We all call her “stealthy”. Everyone in our corridor is addicted to fruit gummies it would seem…. Someone should do a study about that. Hint to the scientists! The best thing about this story is that I managed to catch this beautiful and shining moment with my camera. I cannot help but laugh whenever I replay the video and watch how ridiculous my friends are. You gotta love ‘em. :)

Another random fact. I overheard someone complaining about the little stickers on apples at the grocery store. I tell you, some people will go to great lengths to complain about every little thing that bothers them and hinders their daily life. Honestly, I do not mind those little stickers. They are not that difficult to peel off, and if they are, you are not worthy of the apple.

That is all the stories I have for now. I still have the rest of the day to live out, so hopefully tomorrow I will have some more precious jewels to share. Cross your fingers and pray that the dental hygienist takes it easy on me and doesn’t kill my gums!

Make it a fabulous day!

It's COLD season!

Oh hello my gentle readers of the interwebs,

I suppose I should start my blog with something clever or witty...

Or perhaps, just a story would do.

Today on our college campus the students are wearing their branded shorts and flipflops, but all of that is soon to change once the 70 degree weather hits us. Squee! I absolutely adore fall weather, not only do you get to wear fun clothes and hats, but the world just transforms before your eyes. Before you know it the ground is blanketed in quilts of yellows, oranges, and crimsons.

I had two exams today and unfortunately my brain runs at half-speed when I catch a cold. You know the feeling. Your body has aches and pains, there's fog in your head, and your nose is so stuffed you sound like the wicked witch of the west. And your little dog too....

Fortunately I think both exams went very well, studying does pay off and will earn you good grades even when you yourself are not physically up to par with the teachers' cursed tests.

My gentleman of a boyfriend lives right across the hall from me in our dorm. We live in a "friendship community" where all my closest college friends and I got a chance to interview and live in one hallway. Conveniently he is right where I can visit him at any time should I have questions and or if I need snuggle time. It's kind of hard having the temptation to go and visit ALL the time, but I am learning to give him breathing room so that he is not constantly being snuffed out by my everlasting bubbliness and charm. ;) (ahem) But yes, today he seemed very groggy as well. We managed to get our colds at the same time--imagine that! What a crazy happenstance..... Hearing his voice three octaves lower than usual is the cutest thing in the world, however it also wants you to force feed him cough drops so he gets better. I am torn between the two emotions. lol

Everyone seems to be doing nicely adjusting to the college scene. Me being a mere sophomore working on several writing projects is keeping me plenty busy. Nevertheless this newfound desire to share my experiences with the world has led me to keep the updates casual but also take it on as a personal challenge to see that this is in fact tended to.

I am looking forward to the Renaissance Festival! I only get a chance to go once a year and unfortunately I was too sick to attend when my sweet-heart of a roommate invited me to join. So I am definitely trying to eat as much soup as possible and stay in good health so I can not only get better but also go to the Ren Fest! (does little dance)

Have any stories that sparked your interest today?

Share! :)

~Piper