Things look a little different around here! I have been trying my best to refresh the look of this ol' blog but I am having a few technical difficulties.
Why is the picture at the top just not willing to be centered?
Yes, I've noticed that the blue font color of the title doesn't exactly match the blues in the background pattern.
How do I decide where I place my gadgets? They seem sad stuffed down at the bottom of the page.
Oh well, things are going to stay like this for the time being. At least it's brighter and more cheerful than the old layout - perfect for spring and summer. The picture at the top needs a little work. I did my best in iPhoto boosting its color and trying to make it look real purrty but I'm no expert at photo-editing, like you couldn't tell already...
The good news is, school is out for the summer so I've got four months to really work on this blog layout thing. Let's call it my summer project. I need some input though, is the music nice or just terribly annoying? That's all for now since I've been on blogger way too long today...
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
You Know It's Exam Week When...
...You have legitimate anxiety about blue books - How many?!? For what exams?!? Did I put them in my backpack this morning?!?
...Anytime you walk on campus you hear more than one person saying, "I just decided not to study."
...Anytime you walk on campus you hear more than one person saying, "I just decided to study all night."
...It is acceptable to look like a slob, you need to be comfortable when taking an exam.
...It is acceptable (though I question these people) to actually look cute, you need to feel put-together when taking an exam.
...The Nest is out of turkey, ham, roast beef, and tomatoes - but they do have plenty of egg salad!
...You either have 97 meals left or you've been out of meals for two weeks.
...You see people walking back from Giant with "clinking" groceries and get jealous that they're done with exams already.
...Before your math exam more than one person admits their greatest fear in life is having calculator batteries die during a test.
...You decide writing a blog post is a way better use of time than studying for your afternoon exam.
...You "share" your post on facebook because Lord knows everyone studying is really just looking for another way to procrastinate.
Good luck on exams everyone!
...Anytime you walk on campus you hear more than one person saying, "I just decided not to study."
...Anytime you walk on campus you hear more than one person saying, "I just decided to study all night."
...It is acceptable to look like a slob, you need to be comfortable when taking an exam.
...It is acceptable (though I question these people) to actually look cute, you need to feel put-together when taking an exam.
...The Nest is out of turkey, ham, roast beef, and tomatoes - but they do have plenty of egg salad!
...You either have 97 meals left or you've been out of meals for two weeks.
...You see people walking back from Giant with "clinking" groceries and get jealous that they're done with exams already.
...Before your math exam more than one person admits their greatest fear in life is having calculator batteries die during a test.
...You decide writing a blog post is a way better use of time than studying for your afternoon exam.
...You "share" your post on facebook because Lord knows everyone studying is really just looking for another way to procrastinate.
Good luck on exams everyone!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A Penny for Your Thoughts
Here's the story - The summer after my freshman year of college my Grammy (Mom's mom) passed away. . After she died, my mom started to find pennies quite frequently. I remember she told me that one day she found one while she was golfing and thinking it was someone's ball-marker, she asked the ladies she was with if it was one of theirs. It didn't belong to anyone. Sure, maybe a previous golfer had forgotten about it, but I prefer believing in what one of my mom's golf buddies told her. Pennies are little reminders from someone up in Heaven that they are thinking about us.
After that, my mom continued to find pennies. She would find them after visiting my Grammy's grave and leaving flowers or going by my Grampa's house to bring him some soup she'd made or his laundry that she'd done. I remember when we found a penny together over the summer. My mom and I had gone to BJ's and decided that we would surprise my Grampa with a new computer monitor. We took our time deciding which one would be best for him and once we were done with our shopping, as we rolled our cart through the parking lot, what do we find - of course, a penny!
My mom moved me into school this year and what should we find on the floor of the brand new, never-been-lived-in apartment - of course, a penny! A few weeks ago I was meeting some girls I had only met once before for dinner. I was really anxious about it for some reason and the whole way there I tried to give myself a little pep-talk about not worrying so much about meeting new people. When I arrived at my destination and went to sit down in the only remaining empty seat, what should be sitting right right there for me to find - of course, a penny! And just today, after playing a little game of phone tag with my Grampa, he called me and left a voice message, I called him back and left a voice message, I sat down at the library and what is beside me on the floor - of course, a penny!
Maybe the point of this story is that I am just frugal and always looking for an extra penny. If you'd like to think that, go right ahead. I am frugal, but I also think that someone up in Heaven is keeping her eye on me and the rest of my family. "Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck!"
By the way, the penny doesn't have to be heads up.
After that, my mom continued to find pennies. She would find them after visiting my Grammy's grave and leaving flowers or going by my Grampa's house to bring him some soup she'd made or his laundry that she'd done. I remember when we found a penny together over the summer. My mom and I had gone to BJ's and decided that we would surprise my Grampa with a new computer monitor. We took our time deciding which one would be best for him and once we were done with our shopping, as we rolled our cart through the parking lot, what do we find - of course, a penny!
My mom moved me into school this year and what should we find on the floor of the brand new, never-been-lived-in apartment - of course, a penny! A few weeks ago I was meeting some girls I had only met once before for dinner. I was really anxious about it for some reason and the whole way there I tried to give myself a little pep-talk about not worrying so much about meeting new people. When I arrived at my destination and went to sit down in the only remaining empty seat, what should be sitting right right there for me to find - of course, a penny! And just today, after playing a little game of phone tag with my Grampa, he called me and left a voice message, I called him back and left a voice message, I sat down at the library and what is beside me on the floor - of course, a penny!
Maybe the point of this story is that I am just frugal and always looking for an extra penny. If you'd like to think that, go right ahead. I am frugal, but I also think that someone up in Heaven is keeping her eye on me and the rest of my family. "Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck!"
By the way, the penny doesn't have to be heads up.
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