i am pleased to declare that i am all done with my education at byu! i have finished my last independent study course, paid my 15 dollar graduation application fee, and now im just waiting for april to roll around so i can be deemed officially graduated, with diploma and all. (im actually still waiting to take my final exam for my last class, but the fact that its slow being shipped isnt my fault and i consider myself as good as done with or without having taken the final).and so, now that ive worked my butt off to finish my coursework, especially this past month, i feel like i have no real direction as to how i should spend my days. there is a lot i want to get done, of course. my to-do list is long. mostly, i want to figure out how to make fondant so i can make cool looking cakes and to sew some cute lion, tiger, and bear onesies for alicia's triplets. but, the long list has many bullet points filled with more important to-dos than cakes and onesies. most importantly, i need to work on finding a full-time job. you see, im bored. i need something to do and as an extension of that - we need money to live. at hollister, i can potentially get managerial training, but who knows if that will pan out or not, and, if not, i need to find something else.
when im not job hunting, i plan to work on gmat practice questions. i am hoping to enroll in a gmat prep class sometime soon. my plan is to take the gmat sometime before june so i can apply for a spring mba program. after some thought, i decided that an mba could be a really good option for me. a career in business is not my dream but the education could help me in whatever it is i eventually choose to do with my life - including mothering - and, if needs be, an mba is a quick ticket to a job- at least according to forbes' list of the most employable degrees. whatever it is, its not a bad idea. and without any babes in the picture, why wouldnt i? sure, its not interior design or anything close but i actually like working in a business environment and i really like the idea of a degree leading to a job. my under grad in humanities was fun and i truly learned a lot but at least business would be practical vocational training. and im into that. granted, getting an mba isnt a sure thing but its a good direction to be headed in.
other happenings: ricks and i are officially a part of a bowling league. the past two weeks that weve gone, ive beat ricks' score by one pin. im hoping that i stay consistent tonight! also of note, i tried to made v-day decorations and kind-of failed. i saw some really cute ideas on pinterest that i tried to copy. one was of some letters clothespinned to some string as a garland. i cut out the letters to the words: "i love you" and pinned them up on the string garland. but, i think i need to find something stronger to hold up garland than scotch tape because it just kept falling down. i was tired of trying to get it to stay so i just threw it away. i made another garland, too. this one i hung up with push pins so at least its staying. its a chain of hearts cut out of paper (another pinterest find). its really cute but somewhat gothic. you see, the only paper i had was black and so all the hearts are black, too.
to pass the time while doing mind-numbing household activites (ie folding the laundry) ive been watching Downton Abbey. id heard a lot about it online but id also heard a lot about mad men online and i had tried watching mad men and ended up hating it (except for the costume design - that was to-die for). anyway, id heard about downton online, too but didnt really care to watch it after the failure that was mad men. but, after my favorite news source, jezebel started mentioning downton and when my sis-in-law recommended it, i decided to give it a go. ive now finished season one and just started season two. im not obsessed with the show or even really that into it but i do enjoy it. me being obsessed with a show would be me with 30 rock. liz lemon is me. she is my altar ego. everything she does is what i wish i could do. after she mentioned that she warmed her jeans in the oven before putting them on, i started doing that, too. just kidding, i didnt. but i wish i did that. its such a genius idea. anyway, downton abbey is more of the "oh, that is very entertaining, how nice. i will watch more of this entertainment." (i have to admit though, after the turkish scandal, i ran into the other room to tell ricks all about it. i thought the idea of that guy dying in marys bed was the absolute funniest outcome imaginable in that kind of a situation and totally unexpected in a tv show.)
february is sure to fly by quickly. we have plans nearly every weekend: last weekend us and another couple took a 28 mile bike ride. it was very fun. i definitely need to build muscle in my legs. this weekend ricks' sister was going to be in town but now that she isnt coming im hoping to surprise ricks with a date! dont tell! the next week its valentines and my birthday and that weekend ricks will be in palo alto for a jrcls conference. the following weekend, we have reserved a cabin in yosemite and are hoping to catch the elusive fire waterfall... wish us luck! the first weekend in march my parents have an overnight layover in san francisco so we will go into the city to see them and then spring break will follow soon after. meanwhile, ricks is working on finding a good summer internship. he has quite a few feelers out there currently and already at least one or two really solid options. im really grateful that ricks' first semester went so well. itll be good for ricks to get some hands on experience and were especially excited to see where we end up this summer. wherever we end up going, if ricks is there and they have a good grocery store, then im sure itll be fun.
