100th Post

I am finally in Hastings again. YEA! I love Hastings, it really feels like I am home when I am here. Even though most everyone is gone, it is still fantastic. Last night went into My Bar (Murphy's) and do you know what they did, got rid of like 5 tall tables and put in a stupid shuffleboard table. Thats just dumb. Ugh. Stayed at Mauri and Naters last night it was awesome. I miss great engaging conversations and actually being listened to, even if they don't agree, they still listen, it is fabulous. Going to be chillin' here again tonight. Got to see Bestfrienda this afternoon we got coffee and chatted and had cheesecake it was wonderful. He went to work and now I am sitting in his apartment watchin Family Feud and just chillin'. Will probably go out with Brock again tonight. I am suppossed to go out to a party with Ben I need to call him and get the details about that. Then tomorrow back to Sodtown to get prepped for the Christmas day festivities. It will be a long weekend but it will be great to see everyone. I think that I am going to go and take a nap now, will write again soon.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

Home.

Well, I am home. I wish I could say that it is has been extreamly exciting and a whirlwind of activity, but it hasn't. I have slept, went shopping with mom and dad, got in a fight with dad about something stupid, missed Minnesota, drank lots of coffee, called a ton of people to make plans while I'm back, got a ton of stuff from mom, fought with stupid dial-up, and checked my facebook a million times. Going well so far...yeah. Really it isn't bad, i mean really, what would I be doing in I were in MN? The same things, everyone is gone there too, so really I am probably better off here, where there is an off chance that someone would call me to hang out.

Okay, I think that I am going to go and watch t.v. or read or something. Yeah, that is what I will do, and drink more coffee.

Okay, peace out. I don't even know if anyone reads this anymore but I will keep posting just in case.... sorry if you do read this, for being so boring.

I'm so excited I could pee...

Okay so in less than 2 hours I will be on my way home to Nebraska! I can't even believe that this is actually happening. Yea. I love Christmas and having an entire month off of school for me to be able to be home, it will be the last time for a very long time. Today has been spent cleaning a little, not as much as I should, doing laundry, packing, brushing Jezi-Bell (it is a process), and getting myself ready to be home for two weeks with ma and dad.

I found three dollars in my laundry today! YEA! Unfortunately I forgot to take the chapstick that CharChar gave me out of my pocket and it got melted, but hey with the three dollars I found I could go and buy new chapstick, see it all works out.

I still need to...
-get dressed
-load up my car
-top of the tank
-eat
-pack up all of Bella's crap
-make sure everything is off and okay for two weeks.
-GET OUT OF HERE!

Yea, okay I need to get moving again. I found out my friend that is in Japan is back for Christmas so I get to see her YEA! Goodness, I am way to excited today. I will write when I can from home. Love to all!

See you in NE!

DONE!

After a long and hectic last few weeks this NorthernPrincess is finally done with her first semester of graduate school. She is feeling a little emotional about the whole thing but is so glad to be done, the weekend was spent partying and chilling with good friends and company in the cities. While the NorthernPrincess was supposed to come home on Saturday she extended her stay to take care of Heather and her sprained ankle and to soak in some much needed down time. Lots of naps and movies and days in bed all weekend made this NorthernPrincess feel whole again, a little less stressed and ready for the drive back to Nebraska. While she was supposed to get cleaning and packing done today, she instead took in more T.V. time and will just have to get everything done tomorrow before heading off to Omaha for the first of many visits to friends and family over the holiday break. While a little leary of spending two weeks at home with nothing to keep her occupied this NorthernPrincess is excited to see her ma and dad and buddy big dog and the rest of the fam.
Feeling a little nostalgic, NorthernPrincess sat and pondered the good thing that have happened since moving to the icy, cold northland. The following list sums up most of what has been going on for the last 6 months.

1) NorthernPrincess finally has a since of who she is.
2) NorthernPrincess found out that she can make it on her own.
3) NorthernPrincess has met and befriended some truly amazing people that have helped change her life.
4) NorthernPrincess knows that there will be a day when things do not seem so hard and that no matter where she is, she will always have love and support and a place to go home to.

While she can't wait to get a move on out of St. Peter tomorrow, NorthernPrincess probably won't leave until mid-afternoon because Omaha friend has to work until 9, which gives this NorthernPrincess time to pack, clean, and prepare angry kitty for the drive. Although she wants to get home quickly an overnight stop is necessary in Omaha to see an old friend on the way to reintergrating herself back to life in Nebraska, back to a life she feels to far removed from these days, back to a life that feels normal, a life that she has missed but knows will never be the same.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all. I hope to see most of you when I am back home. I love you all.

I'm getting there...

Okay only 2 days left of school. I am finally seeing some kind of accomplishment. I still have alot of work to do but it is getting easier to fight my way through it. I have almost all of my theory final done. I am taking a break from it and I am going to watch devine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood now (its for my gender project), then finish theory, then back to gender. It will all work out. Plan is to be done with both by mid tomorrow, then grading and then done! I can do it. I know I can. Just gotta keep on truckin'. Okay, popcorn is done, back to movie.

You know that you have hit the bottom when...

1) you start to enjoy the taste of Our Family cola products because you are to broke to by real coke
2) double fistin' it no longer means a mixed drink and a beer but now is a 24oz coffee and an Our Family Cola product
3) you procrastinate by looking at peoples blogs whom you don't even know
4) you get mad at your friends for not updating their blogs or facebooks so that you have something to read
5) you have so much to do that you don't even want to start it cause you don't know where to start.
6) you try to make new sounds with your mouth and when you find one, you try to make up songs using the new sound and then laugh at yourself hysterically and then try to call everyone you know to make them listen to the new sound but no one answers and you are sad.
7) you think of really funny gifts to get the special person in your life and then ponder the reaction you will receive upon giving said gift, then decide it would be a bad idea and start over again
8) you have texted everyone you know.
9) you have checked every email account you have 4 times in the last hour.
10) you have researched how you should get your haircut next
11) you ponder the basic food groups and wonder if it is really necessary to eat something in all of them.
12) you want to do the dishes.
13) you have brushed your pet and cleaned her box, and given her fresh food and water, and wonder what else she may want because she is still screaming at you about something.
14) you have wondered for the last half hour why your phone hasn't rang yet.
15) you have thought about every song you sing for karaoke, downloaded them and practiced.
16) researched alternate routes home in case of snow, ice, or any other weather inconvenience.
17) you have planned your Christmas outfit already.
18) you have planned your New Year's party outfit already.
19) you went to the gas station in your slippers because you forgot you weren't wearing shoes.
20) you decide to take another shower ( your 4th for the day).

So this is what I have been doing tonight.
1) all of the above.
2) watched a ton of reality T.V.
3) thinking about Christmas/new years/ being home
4) getting mad at myself for not getting anything done.
5) drinking coffee, eating chocolate, drinking Our Family Cola products, eating tacos, wondering what I should be doing and where should I start.

so now, I think that I am going to go and watch a movie for my gender project and then go to bed. Hopefully get up early and get a good start on stuff.
g'night y'all.

oops.

Umm. You know when you lie down for like 30 minutes just to reguvinate and then we accidentally wake up 5 hours later? Yeah, that just happenend to me. And now I feel so tired that I don't want to start on homework. Man, this sucks a little. My students took their finals today and I have already recieved 3 emails about when they would be graded. My response to all of the emails is, " I will try to have them done by Wednesday. I also have a few finals to get through and am working on grading tests and portfolios on my study breaks. I will try to have them done Wednesday, but it could be Thursday at the latest." Ugh, students. So far on the 10 tests that I have graded high grade is a 80, low 50. It sucks a little and I feel sorry for them. I dont know how I could have made it any easier. Ugh, students. Okay I really need to do some work now. Cause now I am 5 hours behind. Yea. :( super duper sad puppy face.

Christmas party fun.

So tonight we had our team christmas party and let me say it was a little out of control. Tons of food, lots of laughter and crazy fun white elephant gifts. I ended up with Titanic on VHS and some sort of Jane Fonda work out video. It was fabulous. We did the revealing of the secret snowflake gifts, that too was wonderful. I got a superduper cool travel coffe mug, candy and a starbucks gift certificate. YEA! I love presents. I also love giving them. I think for the first time so far i finally felt like christmas was coming. While I am not ready and am to broke to get people present I still really like christmas. I can't wait to go home and see mom and dad and buddy and grandma and darrick and jaci and everyone. I hope that the anticipation does not interfere with my work but that is getting much closer to being done as well. Thank goodness. One semester of grad school down, only 3 more to go...ugh.

an update of what I have done and what I have left to do.

1) Theory Skill Four due tomorrow ( DONE)
2) Teaching Philosophy due yesterday.
3) Gender Group Project Paper due Thursday (DONE)
4) Comm. Ed. Group project presentation, Monday (DONE)
5) Gender group project presentation, Tuesday (DONE)
6) Theory Portfolio due Wednesday (DONE)
7) Theory Portfolio presentation, Wednesday (DONE)
8) Teaching portfolio due Monday 12th
9) Gender Final Grad. Project due Monday 12
10) Grade all of my students papers ASAP, should be done by this Friday.(DONE)
11) Grade students group portfolios by Tuesday 13th.
13) Grade students finals by Tuesday 13th
14) Theory final exam due Wednesday 14th
15) Turn in all of students final grades by Thursday 15th
TRY NOT TO GO CRAZY INSANE! GOAL FOR EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS. ( WORKING ON IT)
NOT LET LIFE GET ME DOWN! GOAL EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS.NOT GIVE UP AND QUIT! GOAL EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS. (TRYING REALLY HARD)
NOT BE DISTRACTED BY OTHERS AND BLOGGING! GOAL EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS.( OOPS.)

I shouldn't be doing this...

I shouldn't be doing this but I am, cause well all I really have to answer to is me and since I am the one writing I can't really punish myself I mean really what would I do. Holly, you can not have water today cause you blogged instead of working on your portfolio. No I cannot really do that to myself so here I am blogging. Ugh. I am going to be done soon though. I can almost see the light. Well, not really but I am trying. Okay I am gone. Back to work. Just wanted to update a little.

Roar

Dear Person that Makes the Weather,
why do you hate me? I don't understand what I did to you. I do not like waking up to hear the the ground temp. is -12 and that it feels like -15. It hurts my soul. I understand Mr./Ms. Weathermaker that I live in Minnesota but even the natives tell me that it is not ususally this cold. Granted Mr./Ms. Weathermaker that you have not make it snow in Mankato/St. Peta for a week now and for that I am greatful, but still, it hurts my hands when it is this cold and it takes my feet hours to thaw out from being this cold. Even if I wear my big gloves and my thermal socks it is cold. And when it is that cold and then my hands and my feet start to warm it feels like burning flames. I don't like that much, so Mr./Ms. Weathermaker, could you please lighten up a little bit, just for awhile?? Please? I am sorry for whatever I have done to you, please forgive me and make it stop being hurty cold.

thanks.
Love,
Holly

One Week Left...

Okay so it is Monday again and I am not excited at all. I wish I could have stayed in bed this morning instead of waking and realizing how far behind in things I am. Knowing that last night was the last night of real sleep I will get for a few days. I am not sure how else to get everything done by Wednesday except by pulling all nighters and working my ass of during the day. It is okay though because after Wednesday things get a little bit easier, not done but easier.

Okay I need to get back to work. Write again soon for an update on my progress.

Things I did not know.

There are several things that I learned today that I did know know before.

They are:

1) I can get free wireless internet at Denny's (that's where I am at right now)
2) If you look busy, the employees of the coffee shop will not kick you out until they leave.
3) I know alot of stuff.
4) Cream cheese puffs are not nearly as good Crab Rangoon.
5) I LOVE SESEME CHICKEN!
6) I have severly missed chineese food.
7) It is okay to sit in Denny's for 3 hours and only order coffee and the server will still come back and ask how things are going and if I would like any more coffee.
8) I really need to get my own laptop.
9) I am really lazy.
10) Kicking frozen snow off of the car may result in a broken toe.

Okay I am getting back to work now. Thanks to my loyal blog readers even though you never post. I know you are still there.

Things I have to do before Thursday, December 15th.

1) Theory Skill Four due tomorrow
2) Teaching Philosophy due yesterday.
3) Gender Group Project Paper due Thursday
4) Comm. Ed. Group project presentation, Monday
5) Gender group project presentation, Tuesday
6) Theory Portfolio due Wednesday
7) Theory Portfolio presentation, Wednesday
8) Teaching portfolio due Monday 12th
9) Gender Final Grad. Project due Monday 12
10) Grade all of my students papers ASAP, should be done by this Friday.
11) Grade students group portfolios by Tuesday 13th.
13) Grade students midterms by Tuesday 13th
14) Theory final exam due Wednesday 14th
15) Turn in all of students final grades by Thursday 15th

TRY NOT TO GO CRAZY INSANE! GOAL FOR EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS.
NOT LET LIFE GET ME DOWN! GOAL EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS.
NOT GIVE UP AND QUIT! GOAL EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEK.
NOT BE DISTRACTED BY OTHERS AND BLOGGING! GOAL EVERYDAY FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS.

Things I shouldn't have done today(2)...

Things that I should not have done today...
1) Cried while interviewing someone.
2) Freaked out on a student I was coaching.
3) Made someone jealous.
4) Rode the bus. (Buses are scary when it is snowy outside)
5) Made a to-do list instead of listening to lecture.
6) Put off doing homework for the sake of blogging.
7) Made an afternoon phone call with nothing to say.
8) Wrote stupid emails to people simply because I didn't want to do work.
9) Laughed at my boss.
10) Played on Facebook for an hour instead of doing homework.
11) Agreed to something that I don't think I am ready for.
12) Took a nap.
13) Watched America's Next Top Model and thought I would be better then all of them.
14) Distracted my friends when they were working on homework.
15) Yelled at the library lady when she wouldn't get me a laptop.
16) Thought about someone all day.
17) Kept quiet when I really did have something to say.
18) Laundry at 9p when I know that I shouldn't do laundry after then cause it keeps the people next to the laundry room awake.
19) Drank 2 pots of coffee.
20) Said to myself, "If you make it through the next 3 weeks, it will all be worth it." Even though I know that is a lie.
21) Thought about going to bed even though I am not done with my paper that is due tomorrow.
22) Wanted to go running around in the snow like I was 5 again.
23) Bitched about how much Minnesota sucks in front of a bunch of Minnesotans.
24) Got jealous over something stupid.
25) Questioned all of my relationships.
26) Wondered if people really do care or if they just pretend to because they think that I won't make it.
27) Let this list get to long.
28) Not know when to stop, cause I don't want to do work.
29) Wish it was Christmas.
30) Theorized my life.

I'm home.

Hello everyone!
I made it back from Nebraska last night okay. It was a LONG zero visibility drive but I made it without any problems.

Bestfrienda and I had a beautiful weekend. We ate lots of turkey (his name was Walter), I forgot the stuffing though but we made it work anyways. Danced alot, I made a snow angel, broke my hip and then had an overly entertaining drive back to NE where we then proceeded to go out dancing again at the MAX. It was a wonderful relaxing, fun, crazy, beautiful weekend. Thanks to all that were involved. You know who you are.

Alright, since I didn't get any work done this weekend. I need to get some done now. Peace out. Love to all.
-NorthernPrincess

Yea Break.

So break starts tomorrow well technically at 6pm tonight but for real tomorrow cause my bestfrienda will be here and it will be a party.

Boston was okay. I suppose if I didn't get into an accident and get airbag burns on my chin and chest and just feel like crap I would have had a better time. However, I did get mistaken for a homeless person so that was a highlight. I got lost a few times but one time I discovered JFK's birthplace so that was cool I guess. I took a picture. That is good enough. I think that I would like to go back to Boston sometime maybe in a less stressful situation.

Karaoke tonight! Yea, it will be fabulous! I am excited. Okay well I need to do some car shopping and then get to the library before class to finish up some research before break so that I can get it done during break. Yeah, there is never really a break for me. Ugh, that was pathetic.

Peace out.

On my way...

Okay since Minnesota sucks, it decided to snow today leaving Northern Princess and friends in a panic on how long it will take to get to the airport because of the icy roads. So instead of leaving at 2:30 the girls are leaving at 12:30... yea! Hopefully the roads won't be bad and the girls will just sit down and have a nice dinner/breakfast at Denny's. This northern princess is so excited to go to Boston that she can't hardly wait. While she will miss some back in Minnesota the excitement of the city and the conference will hopefully take care of the homesickness. Well, it is time to go and load Hoss and get her started so that Northern Princess doesn't have to scrape all of the ice of her windows. Love to all. I will be home on Sunday.

Quick Post

Okay so I only have like 2 mins to post. Here's whats going on. Had a beautiful weekend. Want details, email me. Leave for Boston for NCA in less than 24 hours. Excited, stressed. I have a million things to do but am not feeling well so I have been sleeping in a little to much lately. Bad news bears. Now i have to go. I will try to write again soon before I take off tomorrow morning.
Alright, love you.

It getting closer...

YEA so in exactly one week the Northern Princess and friends will be in BOSTON for NCA. This Northern Princess is so excited she might die. Only bad thing is that Boston already has snow unlike here in the northerland and northern princess was hoping to avoid that for as long as possible. Anyway, it will get to be a fabulous time and many southern friends will be there to catch up with. Yea!

Other news, observation went very well for the Northern Princess. Her knee is feeling better after the fall, even though it looks really gross and her body hurts from straining many different muscles Northern Princess is doing quite well these days. Nothing to complain about I guess.
Northern Princess is working on getting registered for classes next semester, that is a fun chore. She is not sure what she wants to take or can take so that adds a little stress but northern princess will work though it. No big deal. Anyways, this northern princess needs to get her butt in the shower and head off to school for a relatively short days with plans for a long weekend in the cities, shopping has to be done or this northern princess is either going to freeze to death or look like crap in Boston, either will not be had so a weekend shopping trip is in order.

Alright y'all, have a beautiful day, think of me cause I'm pretty, and have a great weekend.