Act III: Microwaveless in the Midwest: S'More Blogging

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I have finished all of the work that is due for the rest of this semester. No kidding. I have an exam to attend tomorrow at 9am but I have the assignment finished and I have officially decided to "go on break." Still doesn't feel like it because I have to wake up early but still. We'll just pretend that it does.

My celebratory evening has included going to Wal-Mart and buying a new toiletry bag for the trip to DSM, watching reality cooking television, cleaning my apartment, and eating microwaved s'mores. I always add peanut butter to mine. Makes it all stick together even better. Holy Cow. So good. I actually prefer microwave s'mores to cookout s'mores. The chocolate melts all the way, the marshmallow is warm all the way through, there isn't ash on anything, and you don't leave smelling like icky smoke.

Now I am going to fold laundry, and watch Top Chef All Stars, and WAIT FOR CHASE AND ERIN TO GET HERE. It is going to snow really badly in WVa starting around 4am. Chase and Erin last year had to drive through the miserable weather and do not want to do that again. So they left at 9:30 and are driving here tonight before it starts to snow. Lots of prayers for them. That drive is scary to me.

Tomorrow they'll sleep and Ill go to class and then we'll get to hang out together! Which makes me super happy. Duh. Also falling in the super happy catagory, today I made an appointment to go try on wedding dresses. My mom, Chase's mom, and I will go to lunch and then to a fru fru store called Schaffers. Mom McCool says that its super duper nice. If they have white dresses that are not strapless, don't have glitter, aren't poofy, and won't make me look like the Michelin man I will be happy with that.

Speaking of puffy. I slipped on the ice today. Not more than twenty steps from my front door and wham. I was saved by my big puffy parka. (Its dark dark purple- and fabulous) Snow is interesting. And kinda elusive. You don't ever know exactly where to step or exactly how many layers you will need. Its 5 degree's out right now. I am trying my hardest not to have a crazy gas bill. Enter the sweatshirt. I try to keep the house around 65 to 70 degrees. Is that cold? Or is that normal? Whichever, I like the temp in my apartment. I like being in snuggly clothes so it works well.

I finished christmas shopping last night! Well thats not true. Kinda need to get one more little thing for my parents, but I just haven't found it yet. They literally have EVERYTHING. Blahhh.

I met with my thesis advisor yesterday to start working on my prospectus... and um... its daunting.
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Oh another amazing thing- I am going to get to see my Emily on the way home from Christmas break. I miss her like crazy. Our schedules are so different and its icky not seeing her every single solitary day.

Uh Oh. I started Yawning.

This is kinda a mushy part, I am so excited that chase has siblings! I have always been a happy only child- but I am also excited to have a little brother Logan, and two - hear that! two- little sisters. Eek. Very fun. I am looking forward to spending this long break with them and let them teach me about snow. Meaning teach me how to survive in the snow. And maybe they'll teach me how they learned to dominate on video games. Eye hand coordination hasn't ever really been my thing... whoops.

If you asked me right now what I want for Christmas I don't know if I could tell you. I have stuff I'd kinda like but my parents are getting me a ticket to fly home for spring break so I'm blessed enough to get what I want most!

I had such a lovely chat with my Grandma today. She's visiting my aunts and uncles in NY and just sounded so very very happy. She deserves it. She's home alone so much and I am glad that she is with our family and having so much fun. Thats how being 87 should be.

I want a Sonic Bacon Cheeseburger with a Strawberry Sprite.

Thanks for reading my blog again and again. It feels so good to just get it out of my head and process through words and then seeing the site counter go up (its even better now that I fixed it so it doesn't count my posts) in number.

Oh and get ready. January First... the wedding count down begins! No complaining. After this wedding countdown I'll never do another one again. Promise. Here are some wedding decor teasers as a reward...