Back to the Old Grind:-P

Hola!

Not too much has happened since yesterday (but aren't you proud of me for writing two days in a row?) but I have some time so I figured I'd post something.

I went to the gym this morning in a futile attempt to be healthly and tone-up a little before Spring Break. I spent half an hour on the treadmill which is good but I'm not sure it does much. Although it is certainly better than nothing. Hopefully my motivation (i.e. possibly having to put on a bathing suit in early March...eeeek!) will stay strong and I will workout a few times a week from now on.

I had my American Women Novelists class this morning too. We are reading In the Time of the Butterflies which is a contemporary novel about four sisters who opposed the Truijillo regime in the Dominican Republic during the 1950s-1960s. It's a very well-written book although, naturally, it is also sad. Vivan las Mariposas!

After a quick lunch, I had my Spanish literature class. That was okay. It was little boring today because no one wanted to talk and the story we read for today wasn't all that captivating. Hopefully we will all be more alive on Wednesday.

When class was over, I came back and did some much needed laundry. I also started doing some of my reading for tomorrow. We had dinner around 5:30pm (I made baked potatoes which we put some toppings on and also little side salads to get those vegetables in). Right now, I'm taking a little break from my reading to write and talk to a friend on instant messanger. Later on though, we are going to watch The Bachelor. That's all for now. Buenas Noches y Hasta Luego!

A Quiet Weekend in a Big City

Hola!

I've had a pretty quiet weekend here at school. Friday night my friends and I went to see Munich. It's very well done (good acting, everything is done in period) although it is graphic and, given the circumstances, a bit disturbing.

I spent most of Saturday morning working on a paper for my history class. It was just a reaction paper but our professor wanted 4-5 pages which is kind of a pain, especially since it's still so early in the semester. Later on, we walked around downtown because the weather was great and my friend had to film some landmarks for one of her media classes. That evening, we watched a few movies (Good Morning Vietnam and, to lighten the mood, When Harry Met Sally) and then headed to bed fairly early.

This morning I finished my paper which felt good. It's not exactly quality writing but it should suffice. I also made spaghetti sauce from scratch for the first time. My mother does this all the time at home and it is absolutely delicious. Mine turned out okay although it wasn't quite the same (I forgot that Mom puts onion powder, parsley, and sausage in hers so mine only had hamburger, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, garlic powder, oregano, and grated cheese. Oops, I've gone and given away the recipe!). But still, given that it was my first attempt, it came out really well. I will have to keep perfecting my technique though.

Tonight, my roommate and I are going to Mass. We usually go in the morning but we weren't up quite early enough and besides it was raining. So we are going in a little while which should be a nice change of pace. Also, our friend is singing with the choir so we want to see her.

I need to get going, so Hasta Luego!

Back from My Blog Hiatus...again

Hi:-)

I know it has been FORVER since I've written anything but the end of the semester and the holidays are absolutely crazy so it's very hard to do anything besides write papers, study, or go Christmas shopping.

But anyway, I had a very, very good Christmas break:-D It was awesome to be home and actually spend quality time with my family and friends. Our Christmas celebrations consisted of having my Dad's family over for Christmas Eve dinner, going to Midnight Mass (my sister was singing in the choir...best part of the service, hands down:-D), and spending Christmas Day lounging around the house with our presents. I got a new watch (well, there's a little bit of a complicated story behind that, but it all ended in me getting a cute new watch so it's all good), a new coat, my sister knitted me a matching hat and scarf, and I got some much needed clothes.

In contrast, New Year's was very quiet. We literally stayed home and watched movies. Not to mention the fact that we were in bed before 11pm (very lame I know). But to our credit we did break out the champange and raspberry truffles.

Oh, and here's a piece of (sort-of...I'll explain why I say sort-of in a minute) exciting news. I went on a date over break! A boy my age who actually works at the car dealership where my Dad works took me to the movies. We saw King Kong which is kind of long but not a bad movie by any means. I was flattered to be asked out and I think we had a fairly good time although when you don't know each other too well it is a little bit awkward. Okay, now onto why I said sort-of earlier. He said he would "be in touch" and I haven't heard from him since. Now I understand that one date does not mean much (if anything) and that the holidays are a very hectic time. But that said, we did exchange phone numbers, so what now? Should I have called him? Should I call in the future, say the next time I'm home? I'm not really sure what I want/prefer (I'm a girl, I'm indecisive, moody, etc. ...what can I say?) to happen here but I'm open to possibilities. And I'm also not sure if the window of opportunity has closed or not. Plus, I'm getting the feeling as I type this all out that perhaps I'm overanalyzing the whole situation. So I'm going to stop being an annoying girl and I'm going to change the topic.

I've been back at school for awhile now and things have been crazy already. I had my senior comprehensive exam on Monday. That's a four hour test that my school makes us take in order to graduate. It was really stressful trying to studying for it and sitting for four hours over the desk actually made my neck ache. But I think it went reasonably well, meaning that I think I passed (it is only pass/fail). We should have the results in about a month. In the meantime, the test is OVER!!!:-D

Yesterday was my birthday:-D I had a very good day even though I had three classes. Everyone kept leaving me happy messages or calling me. And I got a bunch of card which are now all over my desk. My parents sent me a birthday package and a couple of my friends here gave em gifts too. My friends and I went out to dinner last night to celebrate. We went to Bertucci's and it was delicious and a lot of fun. All in all it was a very, very nice birthday:-D

I think that is all of my major news and life events from the last month and a half. Hasta Luego!

P.S. One more thing, my friends and I purchased airline tickets on Tuesday...it's official, Spring Break in Disney World!!!:-D