Well, today I took my very last final for my undergrad. I'm not planning on going to graduate school right now...at all....I need a break! It's hard to be relieved at this point for me, though. I usually am never fully relieved until I can SEE my grades and know that I did alright. It does feel good to not have to cram my head with silly biology terms tonight. All I have to do is bake my muffins and watch the Office. It's great.
Tomorrow I'm headed to Salt Lake to check in to our hotel and get ready for my RACE! I was starting to get nervous last night about the race but I feel much better now. I've been reading up on some literature on how to best prepare myself for a race of this size. I'm gonna rock it, man! :)
I'm so glad to be done with school. I never thought I'd see this day!
7/22/10
7/12/10
Running and Hiking
So, I haven't been mentioning much about running on here lately. Heck, I haven't been mentioning much of anything on here lately! I am scrambling to finish my online classes in time for graduation. I keep having recurring nightmares about showing up to BYU and having them tell me that I actually can't graduate. Once this is over, I will probably be a completely different person! :)
A while back (not sure if I mentioned it) I began a training program for a 10K race. I'm all signed up and ready to go! I'm going to run in the Deseret News Marathon/10K on July 24th. Today I booked a hotel room in SLC so I don't have to get up SUPER early the day of the race. My race starts at 6am and waking up at 4am to get there is just not appealing at all. It may sounds silly, but I am so excited to stay in a hotel! Even if it is just 45 minutes away, I'm super excited. I'm also excited to run my first ever 10K. Hopefully I finish alive and well. I'm sure Tony will snap lots of pictures and record video as well.
I've not been doing my 10K program because we've been hiking so much. Tony had me go on lots of hikes to prepare for Lone Peak: The Second Attempt. We didn't make it to the top because of bad weather, but we sure had a good time and my legs are more than ready to take on a race. I am hoping to get in one last long run before Monday of next week and then just do some short ones to rest my legs. I'm so excited to run this race. I have a feeling it will be pretty emotional for me. I'll let you all know how it goes!
A while back (not sure if I mentioned it) I began a training program for a 10K race. I'm all signed up and ready to go! I'm going to run in the Deseret News Marathon/10K on July 24th. Today I booked a hotel room in SLC so I don't have to get up SUPER early the day of the race. My race starts at 6am and waking up at 4am to get there is just not appealing at all. It may sounds silly, but I am so excited to stay in a hotel! Even if it is just 45 minutes away, I'm super excited. I'm also excited to run my first ever 10K. Hopefully I finish alive and well. I'm sure Tony will snap lots of pictures and record video as well.
I've not been doing my 10K program because we've been hiking so much. Tony had me go on lots of hikes to prepare for Lone Peak: The Second Attempt. We didn't make it to the top because of bad weather, but we sure had a good time and my legs are more than ready to take on a race. I am hoping to get in one last long run before Monday of next week and then just do some short ones to rest my legs. I'm so excited to run this race. I have a feeling it will be pretty emotional for me. I'll let you all know how it goes!
6/29/10
To the G!
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| Beginning Our Hike! |
In Pleasant Grove, you can see the G on the side of the mountain, similar to the Y or the U seen in Provo or Salt Lake. We've always wondered if you could actually hike to the G without bushwhacking your way to the top so we tried it out! It seems that you can :). It's really easy to get to the trail head. You just take Battle Creek Drive/200 S as far up as you can, basically. You'll find a gravel parking lot and a sign that says Kiwanis Park. After passing the pavilion, you'll see a thin, steep path--take that one! You'll see a strange yellow structure that lets you know you're on the right trail (picture at the bottom). It was a really fun hike and we even ate fried chicken once we got to the G!
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| The view on our way up |
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| Tony is excited to hike to the G! |
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| Two paths: Take the skinny one that doesn't look like ATV's use it frequently |
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| It starts to get greener the closer you get to the G. You can see it there in the background! |
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| Nice and shady. At this point you're almost there. |
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| Getting closer! |
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| Yeah, I kissed the G when we got there. |
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| We finally got the the G we've been seeing for the past year! |
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| View from the G |
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| This is the strange yellow structure to look for to make sure you're on the right path |
6/26/10
House Hunting
Today was a really exciting day for us. Our real estate agent came to our apartment, picked us up, and showed us some houses in Pleasant Grove and Lehi (Orem is up for next week). At first we were a little disappointed because one of our mortgage lenders we called only had an offer for us that was a little high for the down payment. But Dana, our adorable agent, told us about all kinds of government programs that we qualify for to help us out! Its such a good time to buy a house right now. The prices are low and the interest rates are like at 4%.
We saw two that we really liked, one MEGA fixer-upper, and another one that we weren't too fond of. The fixer-upper is huge, but we would have to do a lot of replacing floors and some windows. Lots of stuff. It's tempting us because we could potentially make money on it when we sell. But who knows.
Right now, I must say I feel the right to brag about my wifey skills. I am currently sitting in our office/weight bench room making jerseys for Tony and Sherwin (Carleigh's fiancee) for the rec. basketball league. We couldn't find any reversible jerseys ANYWHERE so we improvised and I got some iron on transfer paper made specifically stretchy for uniforms. They are looking quite good, if I say so myself!
Busy day, but I learned a lot and it was really fun.
We saw two that we really liked, one MEGA fixer-upper, and another one that we weren't too fond of. The fixer-upper is huge, but we would have to do a lot of replacing floors and some windows. Lots of stuff. It's tempting us because we could potentially make money on it when we sell. But who knows.
Right now, I must say I feel the right to brag about my wifey skills. I am currently sitting in our office/weight bench room making jerseys for Tony and Sherwin (Carleigh's fiancee) for the rec. basketball league. We couldn't find any reversible jerseys ANYWHERE so we improvised and I got some iron on transfer paper made specifically stretchy for uniforms. They are looking quite good, if I say so myself!
Busy day, but I learned a lot and it was really fun.
6/23/10
Breathe In...Breathe Out...
As Grace would tell me, "Hollie, it helps me calm down when I take huge breathes. Just take breathes."
I had to implement this tactic yesterday upon receiving an email from one of my professors. I won't go into a ton of details in case said professor somehow stumbles upon my blog, but let me just say this person was RUDE. After grading my assignment they wrote me an email essentially asking me how I could be so stupid. I'm not exaggerating at all. This wouldn't be too offensive except this professor had previously sent me another email regarding a different exam and attacked my character because they thought I had cheated. After explaining to prof., they realized I had not cheated and gave me a deserved grade. I let it slide that time, feeling that it was somewhat deserved for someone who was assumed to be cheating. However, this time, I let prof have it. I spoke my mind! I told them that I didn't appreciate how I was being spoken to and that I felt frustrations could be communicated just as effectively without a personal attack on my character.
Well, prof. wrote me back, gave me my grade, but there was still something lacking.....oh yes! An apology. I'm not complaining too much because my B turned into a B+ for some reason, so I suppose that will work.
I just don't understand why some professors feel like they can treat their students this way. Just because you are an expert on something, doesn't mean everyone else is an idiot for not knowing as much as you. This professor expects and demands respect from me, but somehow I don't get the same in return. Hopefully now after speaking my mind I will get due respect.
Good news is, only a couple weeks left of school work! Yeah! Then I'll be a free woman. Free to...go find a job and not be free again...
I'm off to the pool.
I had to implement this tactic yesterday upon receiving an email from one of my professors. I won't go into a ton of details in case said professor somehow stumbles upon my blog, but let me just say this person was RUDE. After grading my assignment they wrote me an email essentially asking me how I could be so stupid. I'm not exaggerating at all. This wouldn't be too offensive except this professor had previously sent me another email regarding a different exam and attacked my character because they thought I had cheated. After explaining to prof., they realized I had not cheated and gave me a deserved grade. I let it slide that time, feeling that it was somewhat deserved for someone who was assumed to be cheating. However, this time, I let prof have it. I spoke my mind! I told them that I didn't appreciate how I was being spoken to and that I felt frustrations could be communicated just as effectively without a personal attack on my character.
Well, prof. wrote me back, gave me my grade, but there was still something lacking.....oh yes! An apology. I'm not complaining too much because my B turned into a B+ for some reason, so I suppose that will work.
I just don't understand why some professors feel like they can treat their students this way. Just because you are an expert on something, doesn't mean everyone else is an idiot for not knowing as much as you. This professor expects and demands respect from me, but somehow I don't get the same in return. Hopefully now after speaking my mind I will get due respect.
Good news is, only a couple weeks left of school work! Yeah! Then I'll be a free woman. Free to...go find a job and not be free again...
I'm off to the pool.
6/22/10
Comments?
Not that I'm anticipating tons of comments, but I don't even see a link to post one!
I'm trying to figure this out...this is a test!
I'm trying to figure this out...this is a test!
6/19/10
I'm Quitting My Job...
...and running for a living!
It seems like whenever I go for a jog around noon, I find money laying on the side of the road! It's mine to keep because out in the middle of nowhere on the side of the road...where do I turn in money? I usually find about 20 bucks, but today I only found $14. I'm chalking it up to the carnival that was going on yesterday. A lot of people were parked by our apartments and so I'm sure someone accidentally dropped their cash. I feel bad, I really do.
In other news, I have officially made July 7th finals day for me. This coming week I have NO work (the family is on vacation) and so I am going to sit around at home and be a homework doin' fool. I should be almost done with my classes by the time next week is over, and I think that's just great. Soon enough my graduation stuff will be here, and I can make it official! Tony is taking me tonight to buy a dress I've been lusting after, and I plan on wearing it at my graduation (and probably to some other places before then, too). I'm really happy that my family is going to come out and sit through that horribly boring commencement ceremony. But, I'm sure that 3 seconds of me walking across the stage will be more than worth it for everyone in attendance.
I've been thinking of some hobbies I'd like to start after I finish school. I don't know if they'd ever happen, but who knows! I'd love to take a cake decorating class so I can make some fabulous birthday cakes. I love making cakes but the decorating I am not so good at. (And I just BARELY got decent and making cakes without having an emotional meltdown) I'd really like to take some professional cooking classes, too. I am so excited to read a book that I want to read! Sayanara textbooks! I am also hoping that having less school will give me more time to focus on training for a half marathon. I've got a whole list of things I'd like to do, but those are just a few of the things I've been thinking of recently. Oh--and I'd like to get a job.
It seems like whenever I go for a jog around noon, I find money laying on the side of the road! It's mine to keep because out in the middle of nowhere on the side of the road...where do I turn in money? I usually find about 20 bucks, but today I only found $14. I'm chalking it up to the carnival that was going on yesterday. A lot of people were parked by our apartments and so I'm sure someone accidentally dropped their cash. I feel bad, I really do.
In other news, I have officially made July 7th finals day for me. This coming week I have NO work (the family is on vacation) and so I am going to sit around at home and be a homework doin' fool. I should be almost done with my classes by the time next week is over, and I think that's just great. Soon enough my graduation stuff will be here, and I can make it official! Tony is taking me tonight to buy a dress I've been lusting after, and I plan on wearing it at my graduation (and probably to some other places before then, too). I'm really happy that my family is going to come out and sit through that horribly boring commencement ceremony. But, I'm sure that 3 seconds of me walking across the stage will be more than worth it for everyone in attendance.
I've been thinking of some hobbies I'd like to start after I finish school. I don't know if they'd ever happen, but who knows! I'd love to take a cake decorating class so I can make some fabulous birthday cakes. I love making cakes but the decorating I am not so good at. (And I just BARELY got decent and making cakes without having an emotional meltdown) I'd really like to take some professional cooking classes, too. I am so excited to read a book that I want to read! Sayanara textbooks! I am also hoping that having less school will give me more time to focus on training for a half marathon. I've got a whole list of things I'd like to do, but those are just a few of the things I've been thinking of recently. Oh--and I'd like to get a job.
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