Where I've been

February is nearing its end and I thought I would take this time to tell you all what has been happening in my life so far, the bubbles that I have blown....or popped lately!

Last semester in school I had an old friend as my roommate and we got along beautifully. We spent many a night watching Gilmore Girls, which we sadly finished (7 seasons!) last night. Now that it is over I don't know what we are gunna do..... :P

I went home for Christmas....and spent over half of it de-stressing from school and the rest stressing about where I was headed in life and school.

Yet this semester I thought that I would move out so I am now going to school still but living in a 2 bedroom apartment where I have a bedroom and bathroom to myself and am sharing the place with 2 other great girls.

I was super surprised to find out that I passed my Philosophy course last semester, granted it was a D+ but it was a pass. If you know me I am not a philosopher. I will talk about a philosophical topic for 5 minutes before I become bored...much to the chagrin one of my friends (M.P. :P).

I failed my first University course, History. I tried to like history and I did LOVE the stuff about ancient Greece but the other stuff, there was so much to memorize! But I won't make excuses, I could have studied more, although in University you can always study more!

As of the 3rd of this month I am now 20. I am no longer a teenager and I feel like I should grow up or something.....naaaah!

As of the 4th of this same month I have been dating my boyfriend for one year! And it has been an awesome year, and I am not just saying that! Although we both often lack the funds to go on many dates he always does something sweet like making me breakfast before an exam or because its a special day. Or watching a chick flick with me even though he wants to. Although I will say that time we watched Twilight it was not totally my fault and he insisted on finishing it even after I told him we could stop 5 minutes into it!

I got a new job. Although I have yet to start there since it hasn't opened yet. I will be a prep-cook at a health cafe/restaurant which is 5minutes from my house! And I start at $11 which is nice considering I am definitely fitting into the 'poor college student' section....although thankfully not to the point where kraft dinner or noodle bowls are my main menu options!

Lets see what else did I do? Not much!

So what have you been up to?

Quirky

I am quirky...or at least thats what I like to call my self. I am not weird or crazy, I'm just quirky. Random little things make me ridiculously happy, like blowing bubbles, biking through puddles and guess what? Scrubbing floors. I love to scrub, not mop, scrub, floors. I don't know what is so thrilling and exciting about getting down on my knees with a rag and a bucket of warm soapy water but I just love it.

Another quirk, there are certain times of night where I can't control my tongue. For example my boyfriend Jesse often phones me early in the morning as he walks to work and usually I am able to form coherent sentences and have an actual conversation....but sometimes I am not. Take last night for instance. I wasn't able to sleep so I watched Mamma Mia (which I loved by the way!) for the second time in the past couple days, on my laptop, talked to Jesse for the first time and then went to bed.....the second and third times he called I was so tired that I lost control of my tongue and started talking about random things from the movie that I had watched, the second time realizing part way through what was going on and spent about 3 minutes trying to shut myself up before I embarrassed myself further.

I also have this bad habit of not being able to remember sayings and metaphors once telling my sister that she was "off her cracker" instead of off her rocker and that she'd be the life of me instead of the death of me.

I have many other little quirks that just add to who I am. Yes, perhaps I am a crazy but you know what, I am unique and I'd like to see you try to make a copy of me...actually no I wouldn't, that might be a bit scary......

So what are some quirks that you have? What makes you unique?

Popping Bubbles

You know my very first blog post and this blog in general is about the bubbles that I have and will blow in my life, the memories that I will and have made and the experiences that I have experiences. Many of these bubbles have been happy as I continue my second semester at a Christian school 900+ kilometers away from home. But as will all things in life not everything is perfect.

Recently a bubble that I blew popped. Why? - maybe I had been squeezing it too hard or maybe just because it was time - however it happened I think I managed to get some of the soapy suds in my eye. So what am I going to do now? What do you do during the tough times in your life? Well I have several solutions. I can pretend that all is well and that I am not hurt and put on my 'I'm terrific, how are you?' and forget about myself and my problems like I have been prone to do in my past. I can bury myself in my school work and just withdraw from other things - after all it would be nice to bump up my 2 C's and 1 C+ to somewhere in the B or even A range this semester. Or maybe I can just accept the fact that I am hurting, deal with it and yes perhaps even lead a normal life. That last one sounds like the best but it also sounds like the hardest considering my habits over the past several years involved me hiding aways anything that would make me feel or give the impression that I am less then happy. But do you know what? It is okay to hurt - if is a fact of life, and sometimes its okay to be selfish and think about yourself once in a while.

I have pin pointed why I feeling so confused last last week and dealt with it and now that I have I think I will continue to journal. Not only is it a good excuse to go over to the coffee shop next door and order my favorite drink of White Hot Chocolate but it helps me to have a sense of peace and it a way that I really enjoy talking to God.

Anyways - back to homework and this tasty chocolate cake with marvolous icing and a cherry filling!

So what do you do when your 'bubbles' pop?

Bubbles

One of the small things that makes me ridiculously happy are bubbles. I just love to blow bubbles....even as acollege kid (and I'm not afraid to admit it!). And when you think about it bubbles are a lot like the good parts of life, they are fun to make and even fun to admire for a little while as they float lazily in the air. But eventually they drift away in the breeze or pop, on their own or because of some other object. Like bubbles there are events in our lives that are fun to experience but eventually all things, good or bad, come to an end but we always have the memories of theses times to look back on if we choose too. For me, the purpose of this blog will to share, and help me self to remember, the good times and maybe the occasional bad times (I have bad times like every other person but they won't be the focus of this blog) in my life and how I'm feeling or what I'm thinking about. I hope that this blog will be interesting and that I'll remember to write in it on a steady basis and that you find some pleasure in it!
So have you blown any bubbles lately?
Ashley