My Swim Final

... remember the last post when I talked about my swimming final? yeah... this is how it went down:

I had already attended my water aerobics class prior to my swim final so my body was already fairly tired. The fact that I had to put dry clothes on top of a wet swim suit was also equally annoying. u__u;;
Sooooooo... there we were, standing in a line at the edge of the deep end. We were fully clothed with long sleeve button-up shirts, jeans, shoes and socks. (and goggles, thankfully) I was really nervous just before we began. I looked over at the life guard guy who was also taking the class and I asked him if he would save me if I started drowning. He looked at me funny and said, "What? I'm going to be busy doing the same thing you're doing!"... that didn't make me feel any better. Our swim instructor kept us standing there for several minutes, practically clueless, as she began to vaguely describe how we're suppost to inflate our clothes. When we finally jumped in and started swimming, I started to feel a little better because I didn't feel like all the attention was focused on me. I was the last one to make the trip across the pool back to the deep end. It was really hard swimming fully dressed! When I got back to the deep end I started inflating my shirt... that wasn't so hard. The pants were the hard part. As I was trying to inflate my pants I breathed in a large amount of water and began to choke. Immediantly the life guard guy dropped what he was doing and came to my rescue along with another student! xD It was like instinct! Never the less, I somehow managed to finish the final and inflate my pants. (lol) Afterword everyone told me how good of a job I did... like they felt sorry for me! :p Oh well, as long as I get a A!

This semester is almost over...

Well, well, well... I can't believe this semester is almost over!! I am so thankful.

Tomorrow I have my swimming final, which I am not looking forward to since I have to do this crazy survival thing in the deep water. I have to jump in the deep end fully clothed, (long sleeve button-up shirt tucked into jeans w/ a belt and socks and shoes) swim across the pool to the shallow and then swim all the way back without stopping and perform a dead man's float without flailing around or losing focus. x_x'' Here comes the hard part! Then while I have my face underwater I have to unbutton my shirt and blow into it, making a floating device. After I have inflated it I have to take my shirt off and take my pants off and make my pants a floating device. Then I think she's gonna have us tread water or something... I dunno, but it sounds a little much for me being as that I signed up for the BEGINNER class. I'll try my best, that's all I can say, lol.

Lately work at BAM has been interesting... our regional manager is coming for a visit, and my managers are really working hard to make sure the store is straight by the time she gets here. We keep joking that Daryll is going to get fired... well, Daryll AND Falyn actually... but that's just me. ;p lol. I love them both dearly, so I really don't want them to get fired - I just like to tease. ^o^

My gerbil babies have all grown up now. *sniff* I remember when they were sooooo tiny! (now they're just tiny.) Sadly all but two of the five have died. ;__; But I guess it's for the best because it would have been even harder for me to give them up. I was able to find homes for two of my other gerbils so I could keep the babies, though - which is good because my Dad won't care that way. :3 As long as I don't get anymore! lol.

This past weekend my Mom came to visit me! ^o^ We went to IHop for lunch, and then shopped at the mall, Target, and Maurices. It was so much fun! We bought a bunch of nice smelly stuff at Bath & Body Works and a few other things here and there. I plan to go back to Grapevine to visit her soon since I didn't get much time to spend with her Saturday AND I found out that I can take my macbook to the Apple Store for repairs on the cracks that I have because it's covered without warrenty or applecare. (sort've like a recall) o.O Amazing! That's what a bunch of mac people have told me anyways, so I'm gonna atleast try! Might as well, eh?

One Rainy Day

I love rainy days... and today is just one of those days. :3 I started this morning running a little late...got to class just a few minutes late, and then scurried off to the student center before it started raining. The wind was blowing like crazy by the time I left and from there I retreated to the Tri C and I have stayed there since. About an hour or so later it began to rain heavily. I -would- have to be at Chemistry lecture and lab but I dropped it Monday when I realized I was beyond hope of passing. p__q I was so devastated.

This past week has been really stressful... I just adopted a new person into our family, Dakota. (as seen in photos at my fotki account) He moved in over the weekend and we're still getting things arranged for him, but overall it's been going well. He's happy, and I'm happy too. ^_^

Last night my newly adopted gerbil, Sugar, had babies! o__O'' I didn't even know that she was pregnent! I was just laying there on the couch, Ben was playing video games, and Terry was watching him when suddenly we heard loud squeaking coming from Sugar's cage. I dismissed it as nothing unusual but Terry decided to take a closer look. And then he was all like, "Um. Sugar had babies" all serious and calm-like. I was like, "O_O!! WHAT!?!??!!kbkbdehbdjhwbw,wdb"... lol. It was funny.... and exciting at the same time. Apparently Sugar was already pregnent when I purchased her from Trade Days in Canton. I had no idea! So now I have a bunch of new gerbils... >_>'' I know my Dad isn't going to let me keep them all so I'll have to find homes for them when they become of age. <_<'' Ahem. Anybody interested in pet gerbils?

So sleepy...

*yawn* ~_~ This has been a rough week...

It started out with a great Sunday service as usual, (I won't get into that right now, but let's just say it was awesome) and ended with a rough day at school and work. All this week I've been preparing for my second Chemistry exam. I finally took it this morning... ugh, it was a pain. I've already told myself I'd never take a Chemistry class again. x__x'' Thankfully, going to work has been the very least of my concerns. I'm getting along with the crew at work very well these days... it almost seems as if it were like the olden days back in '05. ^_^ It always helps to work with people you can get along with... I thank God for that! It also helps having a mentor working with you as well... someone you can count on. <3 I hope to stay at BAM as long as I can till I get my first job after graduation. They have been so good to me so I'd really like to stay working there for a long time.

Hmmm... what else... oh, I got a another computer. It's not quite as new as my tablet, but it'll really come in handy. I got a macbook! I purchased it off Ebay for $704 and it came with the full Adobe CS3 suite and tons of other software. I can't wait to figure everything out on it, because it'll really help with my website and artwork. It's white and has 1 GB RAM, 2 Ghz Intel Core Duo Processor, and a broken optical drive. :p That's okay though... Ben can fix it! (once I buy the replacement off Ebay)

Sickly Buu

My dog, Buu is sick. :< (pictured above) I feel so bad for her! It started when we took her to the vet. Everything seemed fine till the vet checked her for heart worms... and she tested positive. I was devastated. I never thought she had them... yes, she has always been thin but I never thought it was because of that. I guess I was just naive. Anyhow, I decided that I am not going to seek treatment unless absolute nessescary. The vet said that it could cost anywhere from $500-$600 for a dog her size. Well, I thought, "Hey, God could heal her." If I don't have enough faith for a dog to be healed, how could I have enough faith for a person? ^__^'' So, I have been praying daily for her swift recovery. I beleive!

Today Buu started choking on something... not sure what. She had me worried all morning. She started wheezing loudly and trembling. She refused to eat anything and she kept her tail tucked under. I felt so bad for my baby! I held her close, and tried to calm her down. Later on my husband checked on her during his lunch break and was able to flush whatever out was choking her. We didn't even realise she was choking! x__x'' I'm just so releived that she's okay now. Today sure has been a rough day....

A Sunday afternoon on Maccie

Well today has started out lovely. :3 I attended a another wonderful church service at my church (Victory AOG) this morning. You can actually listen to some of my pastor's sermons on their website. Check it out, you'll be blessed for sure! :3

... Anyways, here I am posting my blog on Maccie. (Maccie = Really old iMac that I aquired off Ebay) Now and then I like to boot him up just to keep him going fresh. ;P I only paid $60 for him and it only cost me $30 to upgrade him to 10.3 Panther. (Which was a big step, considering he WAS running OS 9 when I bought him) lol. I guess I've really got into buying and upgrading computers... ^_^ It's my new hobby! I guess I have a excuse since my career will heavily involve computer science. <3

ooo... my husband left to go get me food and I think hes back now. >:3 *runs off to eat*

Back from the Dead

I forget to update this thing... :p My bad.

It's like ever since I started going to college I don't really have time for online stuff. I try my best to update my website and deviantart as it is. x_o My fall semester went really well. I got good teachers and finished the semester with a 3.5 GPA. ^o^ I wasn't quite so lucky the second time around for the spring but it could've been worse. I signed up for Trig, Chem 1411, US History II, BCIS, Water Aerobics and Beginning Swimming. I was really looking forward to taking Trig but it just didn't work out. >_o The teacher I had was a real pain so I decided to drop it and take it next semester. Ah well, I'm still full time anyways.

I'm still working at Books-a-million. It's a great place to work... just gets stressful sometimes. Like today, for instance. I couldn't hardly get anything done without having to be called up to the front desk for help every 5 minutes. :p You would think I'd be used to it by now after working there for nearly 4 years. lol

Other than that, life is about the same for me. I don't get as near as much art done as I used to but I intend to eliminate more entertainment and focus more on school, church, and art to help with that. My problem is that I like video games. x3 Hey, atleast I quit World of Warcraft!