Finals, Finally!

From here on out, I resolve to include pictures in every post.

I have been doing a lot of blog stalking lately and I realize that the blogs that I like best often have a TON of pictures! Unfortunately, though, my camera has run away and until I acquire a new one, I’ll have to settle for pictures from the internet/weird pictures I take with photobooth [as is the case later in this blog].

So it’s finals week.

This. Is my very best finals face.

It’s also a way for me to show you how short my hair is. I’ve been lamenting a lot lately about my hair’s lack of length, and I wish so badly for it to grow! Let’s hope for a CHRISTMAS MIRACLE because honestly I feel like it hasn’t grown a single millimeter since I got it chopped three months ago.

This winter I resolve to make use of my gym membership. I feel semi-accomplished since one of us (*cough*DAD*cough*) hasn’t even seen the inside of the place since we became members years ago, and whose card is worn out from hanging around inside his wallet for an eternity :) So whattaya say? Let’s gym it up over winter break!

So all this little student has left for the semester is:

• one artifact analysis paper
• one written final for social studies
• one case study presentation
• one pizza party!!!

Everything in the list above is due/occurring on Thursday, so in two short days I’ll be free until next year! Hallelujah!

I am SO SO SO excited to go home for the winter. It’s going to be one GLORIOUS month of family time, let me just say. I know I saw my parents over Thanksgiving but I just can’t get enough of them.

 Here we are in Germany, which is definitely one of the greatest places in the world [for reals, you should check it out sometime]. I get endless giggles every time I try to picture what was going through my dad’s head when he posed with his foot like that. Gets me every time. But the point of this picture is, I love them. And also, I’m serious about this picture blogging thing.

Okay, back to finals. Boo.

It's December!

So it only just hit me that it’s ACTUALLY December! I love this month!

Once again, I’m writing this blog post to avoid homework and finals preparation, and I thought I would enlighten my [very few] devoted readers as to what goes on in the loveliest month of the year.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking I only like December because of Christmas. Now, it is DEFINITELY a highlight [okay, maybe THE highlight], but December has so much MORE to offer! For example, did you know that the entire month of December is “Read a New Book” month? I KNOW. Mind blowing. So I thought I would prepare a list of “holidays” that occur in December that show how great this month REALLY is:

December month observances

• Hi Neighbor month
• National Stress Free Family Holiday month
• Read a New Book month
• Universal Human Rights month
• Write to a Friend month

December 1: Eat a Red Apple Day/National Pie Day — Let me just say, I amdevastated that this day has already passed. A day dedicated to two wonderful foods, and I missed out! I am so bummed.

December 2: National Fritters Day — Do you like fritters? I like fritters. Especially the apple kind.

December 3: National Roof Over Your Head Day  – How does one celebrate this?

December 4: National Cookie Day/Wear Brown Shoes Day — Becauseeveryone knows the best way to eat cookies is if you have brown shoes on!

December 5: Walt Disney’s birthday! — That guy was so great.

December 6: Mitten Tree Day — Yeah, no clue. But I sure like mittens, so a whole TREE of them would be fab!

December 7: National Cotton Candy Day

December 8: National Brownie Day — I’m beginning to think that the whole month of December is really just dedicated to eating.

December 11: National Noodle Ring Day — Can anyone explain to me what a noodle ring is, because I want to be able to celebrate it right!

December 13: National Cocoa Day

December 17: National Maple Syrup Day/Underdog Day — What better way to celebrate the under appreciated than by pouring syrup on everything?

December 18: Wear a Plunger on Your Head Day — I’m not making this up. Google it.

December 19: Oatmeal Muffin Day

December 20: Games Day — I love games! We should have a game night on games day. Anyone interested?

December 21: National Flashlight Day/Look at the Bright Side Day — Wow, these go together really well! I definitely think the easiest way to look at the bright side of something would be to use a flashlight.

December 24: National Egg Nog Day/Christmas Eve!

December 25: CHRISTMAS!!!!

December 26: National Whiners Day — Is this for people who didn’t get what they wanted the day before?

December 27: Visit the Zoo Day

December 28: National Chocolate Day

December 31: New Year’s Eve!

So there you go, folks. December is a great month. This proves my point. Let’s celebrate!!!

thanks.

thanks for the constant reminder that i wasn’t a part of that.

thanks for finding another reason to exclude me.

thanks for treating me as if we are merely acquaintances.

i am constantly coming across scenarios like these, and i’m starting to think it’s because of me. there’s only so long that i can blame it on others. there’s only so long that i can think that i willingly choose friends that drop me like i’m nothing. so it has to be a problem with me. my friends have been leaving me all this time because i must be a lousy friend. i’m so glad that i’ve realized this now.