so i was thinking about it. i really am loving school, i have found some great friends, but. . . it sucks not having jon here. im all honesty, it makes my heart sink. i miss him a lot. cant really explain to you how much cause it is just one of those things i cant put into words.
now that i got that out, yesterday was a great friday. i went to the basket ball game and was zoning out because i was so tired. at the end of the game i went back to the dorm instead of the ministry house and ended up talking to jon on the phone. he is up at red lodge for some races this weekend. his run was showed on the TV last night. that is really cool. we ended our conversation around 11:30 and i went straight to sleep. i have no idea what time Erin got back. i was out cold.
this morning i woke up around 10:30 and went down to jenny's room. her and i headed to the young center and worked out for an hour. after the work out my shower felt so good, the only problem was i had trouble lifting up my arms to wash my hair. funny. tomorrow we'll see how soar i will be. when i was all ready for the day i got in this cleaning mood so i cleaner our room. it was kinda funny. erin and i had some good times and then she helped move Kristen and Courtney's room (they are changing rooms cause of the animal in the ceiling and the other empty room is larger). jenny and i helped bunk the beds and then left to get some movies at Mr. Movies. and that was how the rest of my night went, watching movies. cinderella man, good movie. but now i'm just wasting time before i feel like going to bed and ending another day.
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
pics from crow Peak
the bottom pic is of the west side of the peak, it shows Wyoming and the mountains. the other pictures you are either seening towards Devils Tower, Spearfish, or Terry Peak. These pics looked better on the actual copy (my scanner isnt the greatest). the people in the pics are either John Potter, Skye English, Erin Dugan (my roomie), or Traveis Love... (i dont know his full last name, we call him T-Love.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
the spearfish standoff ends quietly
By Mark Watson, Black Hills Pioneer January 26, 2006
SPEARFISH - Shots rang out on Nash Street Wednesday evening prompting the start of a nearly eight-hour standoff which ended quietly after the suspect agreed to give himself up early this morning.Police arrested 25-year-old Stephen Jesse Whitelance at approximately 2:04 this morning, according to Spearfish police.
The incident arose from a two-day altercation between neighbors, said Pat Rotert, Spearfish police chief. Wednesday afternoon police responded to 725 Nash St. where a male subject told police that a subject at that residence had pointed a rifle at him and threatened him, according to a police report.Officers made contact with Whitelance at a residence in Rapid City. Then at approximately 6:21 p.m. officers responded to the scene again after a caller reported Whitelance returned and had fired several shots from an assault-style weapon. Upon arrival of officers, Whitelance retreated into the residence.Officers from the police department, Lawrence County Sheriff's Department and South Dakota Highway Patrol several nearby buildings in the immediate vicinity and closed off traffic to parts of BHSU and surrounding streets.According to the report, after several unsuccessful attempts to contact Whitelance, police requested assistance from the Rapid City Police Department/ Pennington County's Special Response Team.Spearfish police also used the SRT in late November 2005, when the department was involved in a nine-hour standoff with a barricaded suspect.Rotert explained that because of the size of the department, having a SRT in Spearfish is not feasible.At approximately 2:04 a.m. SRT negotiators made contact with Whitelance who agreed to leave the residence, according to the report. He was taken into custody and released to the Spearfish Police Department.An investigation indicated that he fired rounds from an assault-style weapon outside of the neighbor's residence and had also enter the neighbor's residence and fired shots into the ceiling, the report stated. During a subsequent search of 725 Nash St., police found four marijuana plants being grown.Whitelance was arrested by the Spearfish Police Department and charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, second degree burglary, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded firearm while intoxicated, intentional property damage, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.As of press time the investigation continues.The Spearfish Police Department would like to thank the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Rapid City Police Department/ Pennington County SRT, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and Black Hills State University for their assistance.
SPEARFISH - Shots rang out on Nash Street Wednesday evening prompting the start of a nearly eight-hour standoff which ended quietly after the suspect agreed to give himself up early this morning.Police arrested 25-year-old Stephen Jesse Whitelance at approximately 2:04 this morning, according to Spearfish police.
The incident arose from a two-day altercation between neighbors, said Pat Rotert, Spearfish police chief. Wednesday afternoon police responded to 725 Nash St. where a male subject told police that a subject at that residence had pointed a rifle at him and threatened him, according to a police report.Officers made contact with Whitelance at a residence in Rapid City. Then at approximately 6:21 p.m. officers responded to the scene again after a caller reported Whitelance returned and had fired several shots from an assault-style weapon. Upon arrival of officers, Whitelance retreated into the residence.Officers from the police department, Lawrence County Sheriff's Department and South Dakota Highway Patrol several nearby buildings in the immediate vicinity and closed off traffic to parts of BHSU and surrounding streets.According to the report, after several unsuccessful attempts to contact Whitelance, police requested assistance from the Rapid City Police Department/ Pennington County's Special Response Team.Spearfish police also used the SRT in late November 2005, when the department was involved in a nine-hour standoff with a barricaded suspect.Rotert explained that because of the size of the department, having a SRT in Spearfish is not feasible.At approximately 2:04 a.m. SRT negotiators made contact with Whitelance who agreed to leave the residence, according to the report. He was taken into custody and released to the Spearfish Police Department.An investigation indicated that he fired rounds from an assault-style weapon outside of the neighbor's residence and had also enter the neighbor's residence and fired shots into the ceiling, the report stated. During a subsequent search of 725 Nash St., police found four marijuana plants being grown.Whitelance was arrested by the Spearfish Police Department and charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, second degree burglary, reckless discharge of a firearm, possession of a loaded firearm while intoxicated, intentional property damage, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.As of press time the investigation continues.The Spearfish Police Department would like to thank the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Rapid City Police Department/ Pennington County SRT, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and Black Hills State University for their assistance.
shoot it up.
so around 6:30 i went downstairs and asked hilary why the road was blocked to get into the campus parking lot for humbert. she told me that some people had heard some gun shots on the south side of campus and now some girls were out there watching it all. then the group of girls came in and told us more info.
i guess the guy shot at another guy. they said that he had been having it out with some people for the last few days. now he locked himself in the house and i heard there are hostages. the squat team and police are surrounding that area, the houses around have been evacuated, and for the moment no one is to go out of the dorm unless they want to be arrested (i told jon this and he said, "you want to pass go, take some pics for me?" like monopoly). i had gone over to meier hall and fooled around there told my roomie and some other people about it, prayed then headed to the practice room. then to the library. and last back to the dorm. the reason they wont let us out is some girls kept going out to watch and some were out smoking infront of humbert hall.
for a little bit they made everyone go upstairs and stay out of the loby. now it is your decision but we were told not to be by the windows. shelli is downstairs in her room sleeping, her bead against the window. in all honesty i am quite calm and not worried at all. yeah, that is crazy.
since we were stuck here in the dorm i went and hung out in a girls room with a group and we just talked about whatever came our ways. now i am extremely tired, not sure if classes are going to happen tomorrow and need to sleep. nothing i can do here, but i thought i would write it all down while it was still fresh in my mind.
did any of you see it on the news at all if you are near here? i think rapid city brodcasted some info on it. just wondering if it ever got to the rest of the state or surrounding states.
i guess the guy shot at another guy. they said that he had been having it out with some people for the last few days. now he locked himself in the house and i heard there are hostages. the squat team and police are surrounding that area, the houses around have been evacuated, and for the moment no one is to go out of the dorm unless they want to be arrested (i told jon this and he said, "you want to pass go, take some pics for me?" like monopoly). i had gone over to meier hall and fooled around there told my roomie and some other people about it, prayed then headed to the practice room. then to the library. and last back to the dorm. the reason they wont let us out is some girls kept going out to watch and some were out smoking infront of humbert hall.
for a little bit they made everyone go upstairs and stay out of the loby. now it is your decision but we were told not to be by the windows. shelli is downstairs in her room sleeping, her bead against the window. in all honesty i am quite calm and not worried at all. yeah, that is crazy.
since we were stuck here in the dorm i went and hung out in a girls room with a group and we just talked about whatever came our ways. now i am extremely tired, not sure if classes are going to happen tomorrow and need to sleep. nothing i can do here, but i thought i would write it all down while it was still fresh in my mind.
did any of you see it on the news at all if you are near here? i think rapid city brodcasted some info on it. just wondering if it ever got to the rest of the state or surrounding states.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
what a week (rambling session)
so i have been at college for a week. i cant believe that its only been that little of time. i feel like it has been much longer. classes are going prety well. starting to feel a little bit stressed so far. hopefully the stressful feeling doesnt last. we have 71 days left of school till finals. yeah, i am starting to count down already.
yesterday i got up early with Erin and her and i worked out in the young center. then we went got a little breakfast and cleaned up and off to class we went. my favorite class was music appreciation. we just listened to music and wrote a story to it with emotion and so on. then shared it in a group. geology lab wasnt too bad either, i really hope it stays this interesting!
monday night erin and i had our first bed conversation since before break. i love talking to her at night before we go to bed. we have had some good conversations. its good for both of us, for sure.
now i just got done sitting outside in my shorts and a t-shirt that i was wearing from wellness lab. the weather is so beautiful. i am guessing its around 50 some degrees in JANUARY! crazy!! i'm really liking it being like this. it was crazy though cause i had a fly land on me, that was kinda weird for january. i decided that my MWF classes are my -ology days.
oh yeah monday night was the first night at band for me, kinda funny. you can totally tell the band geek thing. haha, i just had to laugh. the band is smaller than the one at the small school i graduated from. that was crazy. there are 2 bass clarinets, at least 6 clarinets, 3 flutes, and so on. its crazy small. but i am still not sure if i want to stay with clarinet, honestly i want to go back to bass but whatever. maybe next year, i dont think i will get a credit from it next year, maybe. its an extra $203.45. i guess i will see.
alright well im ready for dinner, have a lot of reading to do, dont really want to do homework but i guess i should be smart and do it. anyways, bask in the sunset of the wonderful heart warming day like today!
yesterday i got up early with Erin and her and i worked out in the young center. then we went got a little breakfast and cleaned up and off to class we went. my favorite class was music appreciation. we just listened to music and wrote a story to it with emotion and so on. then shared it in a group. geology lab wasnt too bad either, i really hope it stays this interesting!
monday night erin and i had our first bed conversation since before break. i love talking to her at night before we go to bed. we have had some good conversations. its good for both of us, for sure.
now i just got done sitting outside in my shorts and a t-shirt that i was wearing from wellness lab. the weather is so beautiful. i am guessing its around 50 some degrees in JANUARY! crazy!! i'm really liking it being like this. it was crazy though cause i had a fly land on me, that was kinda weird for january. i decided that my MWF classes are my -ology days.
oh yeah monday night was the first night at band for me, kinda funny. you can totally tell the band geek thing. haha, i just had to laugh. the band is smaller than the one at the small school i graduated from. that was crazy. there are 2 bass clarinets, at least 6 clarinets, 3 flutes, and so on. its crazy small. but i am still not sure if i want to stay with clarinet, honestly i want to go back to bass but whatever. maybe next year, i dont think i will get a credit from it next year, maybe. its an extra $203.45. i guess i will see.
alright well im ready for dinner, have a lot of reading to do, dont really want to do homework but i guess i should be smart and do it. anyways, bask in the sunset of the wonderful heart warming day like today!
Monday, January 23, 2006
for our body, for wellness
it is only 3. actually today went a lot faster than i had thought it would. i didnt want to get out of bed when my alarm clock went off, so i didnt, i hit sleep instead. i try to get out of bed approximatly the time erin would be getting out of the shower so that we are not tripping over eachother as we are getting ready for geology.
last night, i woke up at 12:00, erin was still awake. woke up at 1:00, she was still awake. she had told me earlier that she was really tired. she should go to bed earlier so that she doesnt have to take a long nap like she did this afternoon. that is one thing that drives me crazy about the whole roommate situation. otherwise its not bad.
i am sore! from hiking 7 miles yesterday and i know tomorrow will be even worse, i worked out today for wellness lab. it was prety intense, j/k it wasnt bad, i just know that it will make me sore. but now, it is time to start the reading because i wont have time tonight. concert band is from 7-9. i'm a little anxious about it but hopefully it will be good.
last night, i woke up at 12:00, erin was still awake. woke up at 1:00, she was still awake. she had told me earlier that she was really tired. she should go to bed earlier so that she doesnt have to take a long nap like she did this afternoon. that is one thing that drives me crazy about the whole roommate situation. otherwise its not bad.
i am sore! from hiking 7 miles yesterday and i know tomorrow will be even worse, i worked out today for wellness lab. it was prety intense, j/k it wasnt bad, i just know that it will make me sore. but now, it is time to start the reading because i wont have time tonight. concert band is from 7-9. i'm a little anxious about it but hopefully it will be good.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
the end of the spear
the movie yesterday, the end of the spear, was one of the best movies i have seen in a long time. after the movie we went to culvers. culvers was too busy so we then went to wendy's instead. on the was to one of the fast food places, cooper cut off this person and almost caused an accident. the person honked and wasnt too happy. soon after that i looked at shelli and asked her if i had ever told her i love her then we held hands for a few seconds.
today was good. woke up for church and headed over there with shelli, skye, jenny and met up with jon as we passed his dorm. it was a good service, i missed the worship at Countryside Community Church when i was on break. After church a big group of us BH kids went to the caff and had brunch. it was one of the better ones i have had there. i think that conversations over meals are funny because they are always weird ones. sometimes the topics are off the wall. one thing we talked about at the caff today was rollerskating and gym class in elementry school. yeah, i dont know how that one came around, but it did.
back in the dorms skye and erin talked me into going hiking with them and john and t-love up to crows peak on the west side of town. i am really glad i said yes to it (or they prety much made me go) because it was a blast and was an assignment (i had to do a cardiovascular work out before monday). the hike was 7 miles round trip. crow peak was so beautiful. i took a lot of pics that i will put on here after i get them developed. the hike was a nice get away from the dorms and homework, a great first weekend back activity while the weather is nice still. at the top you could see spearfish and the mountains in wyoming and terri peak. very cool. a well worth it trip.
when i got back to the dorms shelli asked what was up and then we watched dirty dancing in her room. i like the movie but it was kinda weird at first. all in all good. and that was my day. just an average day.
today was good. woke up for church and headed over there with shelli, skye, jenny and met up with jon as we passed his dorm. it was a good service, i missed the worship at Countryside Community Church when i was on break. After church a big group of us BH kids went to the caff and had brunch. it was one of the better ones i have had there. i think that conversations over meals are funny because they are always weird ones. sometimes the topics are off the wall. one thing we talked about at the caff today was rollerskating and gym class in elementry school. yeah, i dont know how that one came around, but it did.
back in the dorms skye and erin talked me into going hiking with them and john and t-love up to crows peak on the west side of town. i am really glad i said yes to it (or they prety much made me go) because it was a blast and was an assignment (i had to do a cardiovascular work out before monday). the hike was 7 miles round trip. crow peak was so beautiful. i took a lot of pics that i will put on here after i get them developed. the hike was a nice get away from the dorms and homework, a great first weekend back activity while the weather is nice still. at the top you could see spearfish and the mountains in wyoming and terri peak. very cool. a well worth it trip.
when i got back to the dorms shelli asked what was up and then we watched dirty dancing in her room. i like the movie but it was kinda weird at first. all in all good. and that was my day. just an average day.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
first weekend back at school
last night was a blast. around 7 shelli and i headed over to the ministry house and hung out there. while there jenny and i watched star wars IV, well, we didnt ever finish it because she left prety early. she wasnt feeling well. then shelli and i played battleship. i havent played that in so long. after that we talked to brad. oh my gosh is he on the downside. he keeps talking about jill and how she hasnt talked to him in a while and how she said she needs her space. i say he likes her. and she told me the other day that he is getting anoying. she didnt say it in those words, but thats what i got out of it.
(the pic is of shelli with brad in the backround. you see what i mean...)
shelli and i headed back to the dorms around 9:30 and when we got back we stoped and talked to hilary. somehow the three of us got onto the topic of seeing your house from a satelite point of view. we ended up looking up eachothers houses and showing them to eachother, getting all excited cause now we know what its like around eachothers house. funny. im kinda suprised at how exciting it was. but it was fun none the less.
hilary and i then went upstairs after her shift was done in the lobby. we watched part of the Newsies and had some ice cream, talked a little more. then, it hit us, we were ready to go to bed. we stopped the movie around 1:00 am and headed to bed, and that was my day.
today i'm going to rapid to see a movie about an african missionary. we are meeting in the ministry house and heading from there. otherwise, i dont know whats ganna happen. but it should be a great day.
Friday, January 20, 2006
Thursday, January 19, 2006
the second day of classes
so i woke up late today. it was crazy. actually i woke up an hour early and just layed in bed, i couldn't sleep any longer. it felt kinda good just to lay there and relax. my wellness class didnt start until 11:00. and then i had the music appreciation which kinda seems like a joke. i guess not after we get started into more stuff but right now we are learning stuff that i remember learning in band and when i started the piano. whatever, anyways. i need to go print off some notes for geology.
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
the second half
so i started my second semester at BHSU today. i think i have some good classes. i share some of my classes with friends which will be nice. my schedule consists of:
Geology/lab
Sociology
English
Wellness/lab
Concert band
Music appreciation
the wellnes/lab gets done by midterms. my geology teacher is from Brittian, english is from Russia. both of them have accents, its kinda cool, it could be bad though because some words it's hard to understand. anyways, i better get going, start my homework. . . fun fun
Geology/lab
Sociology
English
Wellness/lab
Concert band
Music appreciation
the wellnes/lab gets done by midterms. my geology teacher is from Brittian, english is from Russia. both of them have accents, its kinda cool, it could be bad though because some words it's hard to understand. anyways, i better get going, start my homework. . . fun fun
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
acceptance
i got accepted to the university of wisconsin superior! i really was worried that i wouldnt. that means that next year i will head on up there and start there in the fall of '06. i'm sad in that i wont see my friends here too often. some of them i know i would (at least hope) that we stay in contact. like shelli and jenny and a few others. but yep.
in about an hour Erin will be moving back into our room. i have to make sure that my stuff is getting all together so the room isnt very hectic. so i am ganna get my dest cleaned off of the new books and letters i got from UW and get my things organized. later,
in about an hour Erin will be moving back into our room. i have to make sure that my stuff is getting all together so the room isnt very hectic. so i am ganna get my dest cleaned off of the new books and letters i got from UW and get my things organized. later,
Monday, January 16, 2006
the smell of it all
dad and i woke up this morning in rapid city. it was prety windy when we walked out of the hotel. him and i drove down to keystone and then through custer state park. we went down to sylvan lake. it was kind of weird to see it with ice and snow blowing over it. i havent ever seen that before. it was beautiful though. Dad and i then took a picture infront of the sign about harney peak. every year when we venture up there we always take a picture. After that we drove through on the scenic rout from there to Lead/Deadwood. as we drove further north there was more snow. there was quite a bit by Terry Peak. Dad thought it was cool to drive through in the winter. he had never seen it that way before.
Dad and i then drove into spearfish and went to drop off my things in the dorm. as we got closer i got nervous or anxious. one or the other. i really dont know why. it was just kind of weird. as i walked into Hum
bert i smelled it. Humbert Hall just has a certain smell; i just cant explain it. we lugged my clothes and other random objects up to my room. i then unpacked, found a spot for everything. after i was prety much done i took out my new 
mattress pad (a glorious gift i got for christmas) and layed it out. around then my stomach started to get hungry because we hadnt eaten since 9 that morning at it was around 4 mountain time. dad and i went to the chinese place in town and then headed back up to BHSU. it was a hard goodbye. We hugged, let go a bit, and then dad hugged me more. i said, "Dad, your ganna make me cry." i could feel my eyes starting to well up with tears and i looked at him and he was the same which made me want to cry even more. it was just as hard this time as the first.
later in the evening i went with shelly over to Thomas Hall and hung out with a few girls (we kinda ditched the guys in the lobby). to see all them again was nice. Brianna said she hadnt gotten home sick last semester but she was already getting home sick now. "Evil Christmas break". the 5 of us girls talked about next year too most are contemplating changing schools. shelli said she is probably going to go to northwest in Powell, Wyoming. Jill is going to hang out in Billings and take a year off. Lydia wants to go to Bismak, North Dakota and stay there (that is where her family is living). I guess it is all under consideration but its still kinda sad. Makes me want to go to UWS more because my friends are leaving. I guess we (jon and I) will see, depending on if i get accepted.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
A day on the road
Sunday, January 15, 2006: A day of beauty and bonding.
Today was my last day of Christmas break. After church I went with my family to Culvers and had lunch then it was back to school for me. My father and I left around 1:00 central time and got to rapid at 11:00 central (10 mountain). Not a bad treck and all. We slowed down for a bit between Wall and Rapid because the wind was picking up and making the car struggle a bit, also giving bad gas mileage.
I was excited yet a bit not to leave to go back. I am finally getting used to being home and into the swing of things and now I was ripped out of it and brought back to school where I had been getting used to college finally and was brought back home. I don’t know anymore. Crazy life. I love it in all, but it’s crazy.
My dad and I took 169 to 7 which goes past my grandparent’s house. We had to then stop and say hi to them. When we did, we just knocked on the door and walked right in. I think they were happy to see us. My grandma gave me a few hugs, we (mainly my dad, I just stood there and looked pretty) talked to them for a half an hour. Grandpa gave me $50 he shows love in giving. It’s nice though. I wasn’t going to fight about that.
We drove past my mom’s college that she went to her first year, South West State in southern Minnesota. Also my dad and I talked a lot. Call it bonding time. We talked about relationships. It was interesting to hear it from his point of view. Like my parents relationship and how when they got married it was make or break kind of thing, and how grandpa didn’t like it when my dad told him my mom and dad were going to get married. Told him that he should finish college and that you should make sure make sure he loves her. Grandpa and grandma got married because of their parents and my grandma was only 16. I don’t think I could do that.
Another thing my dad and I talked about was Church and things like that. All in all I really enjoyed spending the time with my dad. I think it is the most I talked to him all Christmas break. Him and I are much alike. Both of us were talking about cameras and what cool picture opportunities we had in front of us with the beautiful sunset ahead of us. I love my daddy! He means the world to me.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
pictures of the ages (ok the last few days)
the crazy life of carrie.... the girl- chris, boy- nathaniel, dart board- my awesome bulseye!, the pot with goo in it- the caramel being made by me for the tasty caramel corn, and the top pic- me after the awesome day of chillin with the friends.
a day to erin
bedtime on:
Wednesday night- 2:00
Thursday night- 4:30
Friday night- 3:00
tonight- priceless... I don't know, hopefully earlier than that.
Tomorrow is the big day. After church my father and I are leaving to head back to Spearfish, Sodak. I am excited yet a little sad. This week has been awesome. In all honesty I thought it would suck cause Jon is back at college and I am stuck at home. But I was totally wrong. This week rocked my socks off.
fun activities:
Monday- Bonding time with Dena
Tuesday- Kaylo came over and spent all day with me and my family
Wednesday-Worked 11-2, 4-7 and read a book inbetween the two shifts
Thursday- Went to Target with my mom and then ended up on the phone all night
Friday- Hung out with Nathaniel and Chris prety much all day except the few hour break.
Saturday- Went to the mall with my sister and had a great bonding time. I love my beautiful sister, Erin.
As I said, today I got up and went with my family to get Erin's ice-skates sharpened, pick up my film and check, lunch with the family, then off to the mall with Erin. Her and I walked around the mall. Found a few cool things to buy. I got what I was actually looking for which was a zip up hoodie. Then we sat on a bench and waited for my dad to pick us up. I love spending time with her. She has grown so much since a few years ago. When I say that I dont just mean went through puberty, I mean in her personality and finding herself. She is so cute! When I got home from school I looked at her and was like, "wowzers what a beauty." no joke.
The last part of my night has been making more caramel corn with my parents. I wanted to make it so I could take some back with me to college and give it to shelli and jenny. I hope they like it. Right now I am sitting in the living room ripping music from my sisters cds onto my laptop. shhh, dont tell her. . . just kidding.
Christmas break is finally coming to an end. . .
Wednesday night- 2:00
Thursday night- 4:30
Friday night- 3:00
tonight- priceless... I don't know, hopefully earlier than that.
Tomorrow is the big day. After church my father and I are leaving to head back to Spearfish, Sodak. I am excited yet a little sad. This week has been awesome. In all honesty I thought it would suck cause Jon is back at college and I am stuck at home. But I was totally wrong. This week rocked my socks off.
fun activities:
Monday- Bonding time with Dena
Tuesday- Kaylo came over and spent all day with me and my family
Wednesday-Worked 11-2, 4-7 and read a book inbetween the two shifts
Thursday- Went to Target with my mom and then ended up on the phone all night
Friday- Hung out with Nathaniel and Chris prety much all day except the few hour break.
Saturday- Went to the mall with my sister and had a great bonding time. I love my beautiful sister, Erin.
As I said, today I got up and went with my family to get Erin's ice-skates sharpened, pick up my film and check, lunch with the family, then off to the mall with Erin. Her and I walked around the mall. Found a few cool things to buy. I got what I was actually looking for which was a zip up hoodie. Then we sat on a bench and waited for my dad to pick us up. I love spending time with her. She has grown so much since a few years ago. When I say that I dont just mean went through puberty, I mean in her personality and finding herself. She is so cute! When I got home from school I looked at her and was like, "wowzers what a beauty." no joke.
The last part of my night has been making more caramel corn with my parents. I wanted to make it so I could take some back with me to college and give it to shelli and jenny. I hope they like it. Right now I am sitting in the living room ripping music from my sisters cds onto my laptop. shhh, dont tell her. . . just kidding.
Christmas break is finally coming to an end. . .
Friday, January 13, 2006
the oldies
Today was Friday the 13th, and there was a full moon this evening.... ooohhhh!!!
Last night i called chris and we ended up talking until 4 in the morning. we talked for over 5 hours on the phone. i think that is quite the record for me. i am not much of a phone person lately except when i talk to jon. chris and i finally decided by the end of the conversation that we were going to get together at 10 o'clock and then call nathaniel and probably stop over at his house, depending on what he had going on.
A little before 10 this morning chris picked me up in her VW Beatle (yes, she had flowers on the dash). we then called nathaniel from my cell and headed over to his house to hang out with him. that is after he put some "real" pants on. haha, thats great. The three of us hung out at his house for quite a while. prety much sat in the same spot for the whole time; except we switched spots a few time, like i went from the chair to the bed. then chris went from the bed to the chair. we even ate lunch in Nathaniels room. I really enjoyed talking with the two of them. kinda just a catch up on eachothers life. well, more-so for me cause i have been away for so long. Chris and Nathaniel are great people, I am so glad that God has blessed me with friends like them. they are people that you may not see forever but yet the friendship is still there. i like that.
a few inside things for my own sake. "I am going to throw cheese at him." "you going to chuck the curds?" "man these stairs are tall." "that's 'cause you are so short." .... haha that's so mean.
I learned about Nathaniels soon to be girlfriend, Erin. she shounds like a great find. I am happy for Nathaniel, that is cool. Also, when Chris had to leave for work she drove me home and we decided to get together after they were done. After Nathaniel got done with work around 10, he picked me up and we went to marty's house. We finished watching the Red Green Show and headed downstairs. Chris and I played darts while the other two played ping pong. I got my first bulseye. i was prety close a few times while we were playing, but batabing-batabang and i had a bulseye. it was out of nowhere, i didnt even try. wow. Then the four of us played a game. In the game you asked a question and the other people had to write an answer and then the contestant (that is what i will call them) had to guess who wrote what. fun fun.
Great night, great fun! life is good. . . I couldn't ask for better. . . (ok so i probably could but it sounded better this way)
Last night i called chris and we ended up talking until 4 in the morning. we talked for over 5 hours on the phone. i think that is quite the record for me. i am not much of a phone person lately except when i talk to jon. chris and i finally decided by the end of the conversation that we were going to get together at 10 o'clock and then call nathaniel and probably stop over at his house, depending on what he had going on.
A little before 10 this morning chris picked me up in her VW Beatle (yes, she had flowers on the dash). we then called nathaniel from my cell and headed over to his house to hang out with him. that is after he put some "real" pants on. haha, thats great. The three of us hung out at his house for quite a while. prety much sat in the same spot for the whole time; except we switched spots a few time, like i went from the chair to the bed. then chris went from the bed to the chair. we even ate lunch in Nathaniels room. I really enjoyed talking with the two of them. kinda just a catch up on eachothers life. well, more-so for me cause i have been away for so long. Chris and Nathaniel are great people, I am so glad that God has blessed me with friends like them. they are people that you may not see forever but yet the friendship is still there. i like that.
a few inside things for my own sake. "I am going to throw cheese at him." "you going to chuck the curds?" "man these stairs are tall." "that's 'cause you are so short." .... haha that's so mean.
I learned about Nathaniels soon to be girlfriend, Erin. she shounds like a great find. I am happy for Nathaniel, that is cool. Also, when Chris had to leave for work she drove me home and we decided to get together after they were done. After Nathaniel got done with work around 10, he picked me up and we went to marty's house. We finished watching the Red Green Show and headed downstairs. Chris and I played darts while the other two played ping pong. I got my first bulseye. i was prety close a few times while we were playing, but batabing-batabang and i had a bulseye. it was out of nowhere, i didnt even try. wow. Then the four of us played a game. In the game you asked a question and the other people had to write an answer and then the contestant (that is what i will call them) had to guess who wrote what. fun fun.
Great night, great fun! life is good. . . I couldn't ask for better. . . (ok so i probably could but it sounded better this way)
Thursday, January 12, 2006
a day of harmony
today i worked all day. actually i woke up quite a few times last night. i just couldnt sleep. i dont know why. then i woke up around 6am cause mom and i were going to go to walmart and target after we dropped erin off at school. but then dad decided to take erin to school so after i took my shower and was getting ready my mom told me that so i went back to bed and woke up again around 10.
i got ready and we went to walmart, dropped off my film and she then dropped me off at work. i worked 11-2, 4-7 and inbetween i sat on a couch and read one of the books about photography my sister got me for christmas.
work wasnt the most exciting today. the last day im working before i go back to school. I dont even have any funny or intersting story from work today. that is prety sad. oh except rachel and i talked about school. and she knows who my brother is. the one who rode the bus wearing huge headphones that looked like earmuffs. haha.
from work to church, where i went straight on the platform to be a back up worship singer. then after church i went home and have been wasting time doing questionairs for myspace and talking to shana. i love shana, miss her much! it made my day to talk to her. now i am blogging and still talking to shana and now talking to jon. he is hoping that he gets on the team this year, so he can go to Utah. he said it was some of the most beautiful country he has seen. i wish him the best of luck. it may be his last chance for a while to do that...
goodnight friends, bedtime is coming soon
i got ready and we went to walmart, dropped off my film and she then dropped me off at work. i worked 11-2, 4-7 and inbetween i sat on a couch and read one of the books about photography my sister got me for christmas.
work wasnt the most exciting today. the last day im working before i go back to school. I dont even have any funny or intersting story from work today. that is prety sad. oh except rachel and i talked about school. and she knows who my brother is. the one who rode the bus wearing huge headphones that looked like earmuffs. haha.
from work to church, where i went straight on the platform to be a back up worship singer. then after church i went home and have been wasting time doing questionairs for myspace and talking to shana. i love shana, miss her much! it made my day to talk to her. now i am blogging and still talking to shana and now talking to jon. he is hoping that he gets on the team this year, so he can go to Utah. he said it was some of the most beautiful country he has seen. i wish him the best of luck. it may be his last chance for a while to do that...
goodnight friends, bedtime is coming soon
Monday, January 09, 2006
a night with dena
Today was good. After I woke up to the sun shining in my eyes I took a shower and got ready for the day. Dena and I had plans for this afternoon. At 1:45 I got a little worried. She said she would be picking me up somewhere between 1-2 and I hadn’t yet heard from her. I called her, no one answered. At that point I decided not to look forward to the rest of the day. Sometimes I just over assume things. I didn’t want my heart to be let down by my good friend Dena. So I ended up moseying around the house trying to think of things to do, ending up playing with Mya. Then, the phone rang. Dena said she would was on her way.
When Dena arrived at our house my mom and her got into a conversation about China and adoption. After about an hour of conversing with my mother, Dena and I headed out the door. We ended up stopping at Caribou Coffee in Blaine. I got some hot cocoa and she got this apple cider stuff. The two of us sat on the couch chatting it away. I think that things are better now between the two of us because we are on the same level. Both have boyfriends, both in college, and so on…
After Caribou Coffee we headed back to her house and hung out there. We played a few games and talked. I ended up showing her my www.facebook.com pictures. Showed her the picture of Erin Dugan, my roommate. Also I showed her some pictures from CV and Freshmen Bible Study and just the people I hang out with. It was nice to be able to talk to someone about school in any depth. Ya know, you get the questions-> how’s school? You liking school? Finding friends? But you don’t get much depth. So it was good to be able to share those things with someone besides Jon.
We then went to Northtown Mall to get some food. We decided to go there because it is an in between spot for the two of our houses. We went into Deb and looked at some clothes. There was some cute stuff, a lot of sales. Neither of us bought much. After Deb, it was to the food court. We went to the Chinese place and they said there was a wait. Her and I went back to a table and she taught me a new card game. I liked it. I think that I actually won. It was all for kicks and grins though. The two of us then ate our food and went to Steve and Barry’s. The radio over-head started to play a song by Reliant K. I told Dena, “Yeah, Reliant K had gone sexual.” She laughed so hard at me. Ok, ok, so I said the wrong thing. After a few minutes of laughing I corrected myself and said they are “mainstream.” That was a little better. When done at Steve and Barry’s the night was coming to an end. We drove back to my house, said our goodbyes and there I was again, alone with my shadow.
When Dena arrived at our house my mom and her got into a conversation about China and adoption. After about an hour of conversing with my mother, Dena and I headed out the door. We ended up stopping at Caribou Coffee in Blaine. I got some hot cocoa and she got this apple cider stuff. The two of us sat on the couch chatting it away. I think that things are better now between the two of us because we are on the same level. Both have boyfriends, both in college, and so on…
After Caribou Coffee we headed back to her house and hung out there. We played a few games and talked. I ended up showing her my www.facebook.com pictures. Showed her the picture of Erin Dugan, my roommate. Also I showed her some pictures from CV and Freshmen Bible Study and just the people I hang out with. It was nice to be able to talk to someone about school in any depth. Ya know, you get the questions-> how’s school? You liking school? Finding friends? But you don’t get much depth. So it was good to be able to share those things with someone besides Jon.
We then went to Northtown Mall to get some food. We decided to go there because it is an in between spot for the two of our houses. We went into Deb and looked at some clothes. There was some cute stuff, a lot of sales. Neither of us bought much. After Deb, it was to the food court. We went to the Chinese place and they said there was a wait. Her and I went back to a table and she taught me a new card game. I liked it. I think that I actually won. It was all for kicks and grins though. The two of us then ate our food and went to Steve and Barry’s. The radio over-head started to play a song by Reliant K. I told Dena, “Yeah, Reliant K had gone sexual.” She laughed so hard at me. Ok, ok, so I said the wrong thing. After a few minutes of laughing I corrected myself and said they are “mainstream.” That was a little better. When done at Steve and Barry’s the night was coming to an end. We drove back to my house, said our goodbyes and there I was again, alone with my shadow.
sun in my eyes
as i rolled over this morning and looked up at my window, i could see the bright sun shining through the cracks in the shades. my heart lept as i could feel the vitamin D running through my vains.
ok ok so it wasnt that moving but waking up to a cloudless sky in minnesota totally made my day.
ok ok so it wasnt that moving but waking up to a cloudless sky in minnesota totally made my day.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
another sunday
so the day is half way over. i dont really know what to write. today hasnt been the most interesting. i got up early, went to chruch with my parents, sang on the worship team probably for the last time for a long time, went to sundayschool with the teens even though i am too old. didnt know what to do when the pastors grandson was flurting with me. talked to some friends, and then came back home and read a bit farewell to arms while lying in my nice warm bed with "phat" herman laying on top of my legs. i then decided that i needed a nap and fell asleep for the last few hours. i feel like i am just wasting my days away in bed. but i have nothing better to do, jon is gone back to billings, i cant drive, so what else is there to do. i have already done 2 puzzles, worked a bunch, attempted to bond with my parents and sisters. life is interesting to say the least.
this afternoon i think i might fool around with the clarinet, get back into the swing of things there before i go back into band after skipping a semester. that and i havent played clarinet for 6 years in band, i have been playing the bass clarinet (which i like a lot, i enjoy it more) and the tenor sax. its going to be odd, and i'm going to be really bad when i go back into band. oh well, it should be fun anyways and an easy 1 credit A.
also, since i got back to minnesota (if i havent already said this) i havent seen the sun much. it has been hidden behind the clouds that like to hover over minnesota in this time of year. i understand seasonal depression, getting no vitamin D from the sun. It was really nice the other day when i was hanging out with Chris, his g-friend, and jon the sun came out for only a few minutes. later that night though when jon and i were sitting by buffalo lake the moon was immaculaty shining from the sky and the stars were dazzling under the moons light.
this afternoon i think i might fool around with the clarinet, get back into the swing of things there before i go back into band after skipping a semester. that and i havent played clarinet for 6 years in band, i have been playing the bass clarinet (which i like a lot, i enjoy it more) and the tenor sax. its going to be odd, and i'm going to be really bad when i go back into band. oh well, it should be fun anyways and an easy 1 credit A.
also, since i got back to minnesota (if i havent already said this) i havent seen the sun much. it has been hidden behind the clouds that like to hover over minnesota in this time of year. i understand seasonal depression, getting no vitamin D from the sun. It was really nice the other day when i was hanging out with Chris, his g-friend, and jon the sun came out for only a few minutes. later that night though when jon and i were sitting by buffalo lake the moon was immaculaty shining from the sky and the stars were dazzling under the moons light.
Saturday, January 07, 2006
the mess of it all
so yesterday was jon's last full day here in minnesota before his christmas break was over. he is probably getting ready to go right now as i type or on his way.
i got up early yesterday, or early according to my break schedule. i met jon and we were on our way to a day hanging out. we went to lunch at wendy's in maple grove with his friend chris and chris' girlfriend. that was fun. the two of them were cool. we hung out there for over an hour just joking around and whatever else. i guess talking you could say.
then jon and i headed back to his house and fooled around on the computer for a while, drove around, went to pick up his car that his brother was working on at the greenhouse, then went to dinner with his family (his sister mary is still in town).
we drove around and looked for things to do. we decided to go to the rollerskating rink that we had gone to last year; but it wasnt open. so that was off the list. we then drove around... stopped by buffalo lake and sat there rapped up in his EPB (emergency picnic blanket). after it got too cold for that we headed back for his house and watched Brother Where Art Thou.
after everything said, i didnt get home until 4 o'clock in the morning. meaning he didnt get home till 5 o'clock. that is crazy in his part in that he is going to drive all night tonight back to college. but it is the last time we will see eachother until spring break in march. all the time spent together was worth it. I pray that he drives safe and makes it to college.
I hope your christmas breaks are going well, or went well...
i got up early yesterday, or early according to my break schedule. i met jon and we were on our way to a day hanging out. we went to lunch at wendy's in maple grove with his friend chris and chris' girlfriend. that was fun. the two of them were cool. we hung out there for over an hour just joking around and whatever else. i guess talking you could say.
then jon and i headed back to his house and fooled around on the computer for a while, drove around, went to pick up his car that his brother was working on at the greenhouse, then went to dinner with his family (his sister mary is still in town).
we drove around and looked for things to do. we decided to go to the rollerskating rink that we had gone to last year; but it wasnt open. so that was off the list. we then drove around... stopped by buffalo lake and sat there rapped up in his EPB (emergency picnic blanket). after it got too cold for that we headed back for his house and watched Brother Where Art Thou.
after everything said, i didnt get home until 4 o'clock in the morning. meaning he didnt get home till 5 o'clock. that is crazy in his part in that he is going to drive all night tonight back to college. but it is the last time we will see eachother until spring break in march. all the time spent together was worth it. I pray that he drives safe and makes it to college.
I hope your christmas breaks are going well, or went well...
Thursday, January 05, 2006
gone
so today i had to work. at work we have announcements, birthdays, and something else for the workers that has to be done. today one of the announcements was that elmer fedderson passed away. he is one of my favorite people at farmstead. i miss him much. i looked up to him a lot. sometimes, he would just make my day at work. he's with God now though. its the best....
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
back again
have you ever wished that an old man would stop hitting on you. . . well i have. so as you know i work at an assisted living home in andover, mn. skip, one of the residents hits on all the girls. he is the same one who i have talked about earlier in the story of a radish being chucked at the cook. he was the perpitrator.
so i have worked a lot in the last week. i feel like it is all that i do. i hope the rest of my life doesnt end up like this. working, sleeping, eating, and so on.
so i have worked a lot in the last week. i feel like it is all that i do. i hope the rest of my life doesnt end up like this. working, sleeping, eating, and so on.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
this snowman was made my me and anna from work. it was made on our 30 minute break. the cook had left so we had all the freedon im the world. its eyes are olives, arms-celery, mouth-pickle (held in by tooth picks), buttons-cookie, and last of all is the hair-graited cheese. yeah i work in a kitchen. her and i couldnt stop laughing every time we saw it for the rest of the night. great times, great times!
the other picture is jon on the mound of snow yesterday after the movie.
work a hollic
yeah sorry i havent written in a while. i have been pushed into the husstle and busstle of the holidays. i havent really been doing much besides sitting at home, hanging out with jon, hanging out with my family, or working.
jon and i went up to wisconsin state superior at the beginning of break to check out the college and the city. see whats happening. it was fun. we were a bit too sarcastic all day. but whatever i guess. we talked to the admissions guy while we were there. he gave us some good information and told jon that he had just been accepted and that the letter is in the mail. me, i just got in my high school transcript so they dont know. i am afraid that they wont accept me because my first semester of college my gpa wasnt the greatest, but i guess i shall wait and see. its all in God's hands now.
this year was also the first year of jon and i going to eachothers christmas'. it was cool. a little aquward but whatever. i guess it has to start out that way to get better. i think as the nights went on we both started to feel a little more comfortable. it all ended up fine. i had fun being with my boyfriend.
like i said, i have been working quite a bit of hours lately. i feel like a work a hollic. it sucks, but the money will be good, i guess... i had to work today which was good because it was double time because it is new years, oh yeah happy 2006 to you! but it sucked on the other hand because i missed out on seeing my relatives. today was the day to go to my grandparents house for christmas. it was a good day none the less.
yesterday for new years eve, i worked. suprise suprise. then i went out to eat with my dad and mya. then met jon and we went to maple grove and hung out. went and saw narnia. i had already seen it. but i like it. i guess there are a few cheesy parts, but i have read the book and i really like it. whatever can i do? then him and i climbed on the snow piled in a parking lot. we were king and queen of the hill. it was fun. then we went to the park near by and fooled around on the snow covered playground. then headed back to my house. since i had to work today i thought it would be nice to get to bed not extrememly late.
i didnt get home to late. around 1:30, not bad. but i couldnt sleep off and on through the night, my stomach hurt and i just kept waking up. one time when i woke up i threw up. that was grose, i wont give the details. i guess my sister had a fever of 101.3 and jon said he had a fever too. so maybe i am getting sick but it was just last night. i dont know. i went to work today anyways.
i got to work early because my parents had to get to my granparents house so i went up into the loft, read a chapter in the book farewell to arms, and then proceeded to fall asleep on the couch. kinda funny. i fell asleep at work.
anyways that is how my life has been going. not much else to say except good night
jon and i went up to wisconsin state superior at the beginning of break to check out the college and the city. see whats happening. it was fun. we were a bit too sarcastic all day. but whatever i guess. we talked to the admissions guy while we were there. he gave us some good information and told jon that he had just been accepted and that the letter is in the mail. me, i just got in my high school transcript so they dont know. i am afraid that they wont accept me because my first semester of college my gpa wasnt the greatest, but i guess i shall wait and see. its all in God's hands now.
this year was also the first year of jon and i going to eachothers christmas'. it was cool. a little aquward but whatever. i guess it has to start out that way to get better. i think as the nights went on we both started to feel a little more comfortable. it all ended up fine. i had fun being with my boyfriend.
like i said, i have been working quite a bit of hours lately. i feel like a work a hollic. it sucks, but the money will be good, i guess... i had to work today which was good because it was double time because it is new years, oh yeah happy 2006 to you! but it sucked on the other hand because i missed out on seeing my relatives. today was the day to go to my grandparents house for christmas. it was a good day none the less.
yesterday for new years eve, i worked. suprise suprise. then i went out to eat with my dad and mya. then met jon and we went to maple grove and hung out. went and saw narnia. i had already seen it. but i like it. i guess there are a few cheesy parts, but i have read the book and i really like it. whatever can i do? then him and i climbed on the snow piled in a parking lot. we were king and queen of the hill. it was fun. then we went to the park near by and fooled around on the snow covered playground. then headed back to my house. since i had to work today i thought it would be nice to get to bed not extrememly late.
i didnt get home to late. around 1:30, not bad. but i couldnt sleep off and on through the night, my stomach hurt and i just kept waking up. one time when i woke up i threw up. that was grose, i wont give the details. i guess my sister had a fever of 101.3 and jon said he had a fever too. so maybe i am getting sick but it was just last night. i dont know. i went to work today anyways.
i got to work early because my parents had to get to my granparents house so i went up into the loft, read a chapter in the book farewell to arms, and then proceeded to fall asleep on the couch. kinda funny. i fell asleep at work.
anyways that is how my life has been going. not much else to say except good night
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