winding down, gearing up.

oh goodness. where to begin. Things are winding up here in Laramie for the semester, I'm psyched to get out of here and start my life for a month without school. And plus, its -8 degrees here. not ok. I'm realizing the more I get older that the cold weather makes me feel awful. Its all the lack of sun. But luckily, I got plenty of 5 degree sun today walking home for 30 minutes. Not having a car is turning into a major issue. false, it is a major issue. I am crossing my fingers for a car around christmastime.

Other things in my life: finals. who the hell thought it was a good idea to have a cumulative test at the end of the year to make sure you were paying attention? yeah. again, not ok. I am banking on passing all of my classes with the exception of one. But i've

been busting my butt to pull up that grade. I think it was due to skipping two weeks of class to go on tour with the North Face. Oh well, the trade off with all the networking I did on tour was well worth skipping school and failing class. psh.

I want to take a minute to thank you all for reading. And for putting up with my countless pictures, my endless photo albums, et cetera. I sincerely appreciate all the comments, the questions, and all that jazz. It makes it easier to get out of bed in the morning.

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

My list:

-veda, she has to eat and pee. so i guess that's a pretty legitimate reason to get up.

-food, i'm hungry in the mornings most days and i have delicious granola.

-my friends, my core group of individuals that help my world turn. These are the people that I talk to frequently or everyday, you know, the ones that drop you notes just to say that they love you, and know what you need when you have a bad day. th

ose are truly the people that I try to surround myself with.

-even though i despise the cold, i like the snow when I'm warm. It glitters and it is crunchy. I can't think of anything else that can be both of those at the same time.

And plus, my room is the best. Maybe I will post pictures at a l

ater date in time. Lets just say its painted orange and I have the best futon on the planet for me and my pup to sleep on.

Anyways, here are some oldie pictures. found them, edited a little bit, but Mei demanded I put some up. So here you go chica: