THIS NEVER HAPPENS!!!

Do you see this....

Yes.. It's just a pen. but not just ANY pen

Look closer... closer... notice anything??

nothing?

How about now... 

See it now?

I don't know about you but this never happens! A pen is either lost in my purse, left somewhere, stolen, or in general hurled into the outer abyss that is lost-forever-pen-heaven.

But not this time!! This time (quite possibly for the first time in my whole life) I have used a pan down to it's last dying spurt of ink!

I feel as if this was an accomplishment that needed to be shared. I feel blessed to have been able to share this with you.

A Few Thing I Have Learned....

While in my current studious state I have noticed 3 things....  (Specifically related to math since that is the worst subject ever created or invented by some evil satanic person......)

#1 While in class working on a math problem the formula resembles this:

#2 when working on assignments, or doing homework, the questions appear like this:

#3 Then of course when it comes to taking a test that is quite possibly 90% of your whole class grade rendering your hard sweat inducing work on all the other assignments all but pointless.... the equation loosely resembles: 

Help! Im Drowning!

OK, I'm not drowning in water or in a swift current off the coast of some tropical island... no, that would be preferable- Instead I am drowning in a sea of textbooks and homework assignments and highlighters and mechanical pencils, and ...and... well you get the point. For the past year I have been hunkered down with a calculator, a mountain of textbooks, and my handy-dandy-laptop in the hopes of finishing my Bachelors... I'm not done yet, but I hope it gives a little insight as to my lack of awesome blogging. School-Ryanne is hiding in a closet taking tests if you need her...and apparently pant-less (as per the picture...)

Easter!

I made Easter Dinner! … Usually I just saunter over to my moms and mix up a batch of deviled eggs but not this year- nope!

This year I planned a menu, glazed a ham and put together a whole meal for my sister and my roommates, and even dyed Easter eggs.

It felt like an Ensign article where you hear about a little kid who polished the silverware, shinned the water marks off the glasses, etc... all in the hopes of a "special Easter visitor" and then it ends with a spiritual reference to the Lord and Savior who is the entire reason we have Eternal life, and a holiday involving cadberry cream eggs! I spent my time making things ready and pretty for the people I care about on a special day.

And I don’t mean to brag or anything… but it was pretty amazing.

Friends with Benifits....

Southern Utah has some of the crappiest radio stations ever created. So... I opt for satellite radio (via ipod touch) and streaming Internet radio.

For the past 8ish years, and since being syndicated into the grater Boise area, I have listened to a radio station based out of Dallas Texas. Kidd Kraddick in the Morning has been my go-to station where I enjoy the rantings of a 4 hour, 6 person radio program. They have become people I see as family! I know the inner workings of their lives almost as well as I know my close personal friends!

They make me laugh, chuckle, giggle, snort, and roll my eyes (My co workers even know when I laugh "Are you listening to that Kidd Kraddic ??"

( Big Al Mack , Jenna , Psycho-Shannon, Kidd Kraddic, Kelly, J-Si )

(It's pretty pathetic when you think about it... a while ago they had a game called 'Kraddic Addict' .. I was one... seriously, I listen EVERY Single DAY)

ANYWAY...

They are playing a game called "Friends with Benefits" where you sign up, and give them the names and phone numbers of 5 friends, if they say your name, you call. Then THEY call any one of the 5 friends you gave them, and if they can name the friend calling and your friend answers and says YOUR name, you win $1,000 AND the friend wins $1,000

My point is... I cant play. And I blame ALLLLLLL of you (well, all 2 of you that probably read this thing) for not listening so that you know to answer the phone when a Texas number calls you!

Im plating a garden!

Yes... for the second year in a row I'm going to attempt to plant a garden!

The first year was fun and more of a "fly by the seat of my pants" and just toss some seeds into a mound of VERY straight OCD organized rows of dirt.

This year I have drooled over the farmers almanac and plotted what nutrients to add to my soil, dreamed about what I want to plant, and even researched the zone I live in for the best harvesting results!

Ohh yes... This just got real!

(Stay tuned for a mournful and sad post if my garden turns out to be a mound of expensive dirt)

Journal Your Year

Since I love pictures (mostly of myself) and sine I can’t seem to stick to my blog unless I have some template to follow…. I have this:

Journal Your Year Photo Project : 12 themes in 12 months in 2012

(Found this on line… so some of them are a little odd… but do’able)
And since taking my photography class (that I didn’t enjoy) I figure this could help me try and spruce up my journal with some fancy photos(always a good effort at the beginning of the year!)

January : Make a wish
February: Dinner Spinner
March: Faces
April: Faces
May: Mothers Love
June: Let It Bloom
July: Fresh and Fruity
August: Shades of Summer
September: Street Art
October: Grab Your Coats
November: My Style
December: Kitsch and Cozy

So get READY!!!!