paris + snow + haircuts

1. packages from home
on monday i got two packages from home of stuff i left behind on accident, christmas gifts that didn't come in time for christmas, and some valentine's day fun.

2. interviews that go well
on wednesday i had my interview for the paris study abroad i applied for. in the email i received, i was told it would be a half an hour long and partly in french. needless to say, i was definitely nervous about the whole thing. it turned out really well though, and i love the professor and his wife. it was so easy to talk to them, and i had no problem expressing myself in french (prayer works people). it actually went ten minutes longer than it was supposed to because we were chatting up a storm. i took that as a good sign.

3. PARIS!!
AHH!! I AM GOING TO PARIS THIS FALL. turns out the chatting actually was a good sign. so yeah! i get to go back to the city that stole my heart. i am so excited. i'm sorry, that didn't convey my enthusiasm. I'M JUST SO FREAKIN EXCITED. kinda like aunt sue in the snl skit "surprise." yeah. just like that.

4. megamind
i stinkin love that movie. it is so funny! every single time i die. "that was weird for everyone. you hugged him when you meant to hug me." hahahahahahahaaaaaa. if you haven't seen it...well go see it. steph, joel, jalyn, alec, and i watched it last night and it was super fun. i may or may not watch it again tonight. who knows.

5. snow
ok. well...this post is going to be a complaint. because every once in a while, you have to complain. you know? today steph, karen, and i went apartment hunting. it had been raining this morning, but it stopped for a while so we decided it would be a good time to go. we grabbed our purses, and as an afterthought put on our coats (it wasn't too cold...), and left the house. as we were walking from complex to complex, it started dumping rain and then hail and then snow on us. i swear the flakes were as big as my fist. it was cold. steph and i didn't have hoods. or an umbrella. my boots started leaking. my socks and feet were cold and wet. we were out there for two and a half hours. meh. however...

6. prospects
...we found some good possibilities for next year! that's good! we have to discuss them and talk about it, but we have options.

7. haircuts
i have been talking about chopping my hair off for like a year. a couple of times i've thought that i wanted to do it, but when i would call to make the appointment, i would chicken out. today i finally decided it was time. and i had to do it today or it wouldn't ever happen. so there you go. i cut off five inches of my hair. it was time for a change :)

8. peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
last night jalyn and alec made enough of these bad boys to feed a small country. (i told alec that today and he responded, "oh, we already did that. those are just the leftovers." haaaa.) anyway. i've been eating them. and dunking them in milk. it's been a good day.

9. lindsey
i got to see lindsey today! we talked on her couch while she drank a jamba juice and recovered from a fever. i miss talking to my old roommates. it was so good to just sit with her and talk like we used to back in penrose. (which has been demolished, by the way.)

10. heather is home!!
heather went night skiing with some girls in our ward. that means i haven't seen her since 2 this afternoon. and she can't talk until midnight because she has to take an online quiz. so i'm sitting here in our room, blogging and listening to music and looking at photos of paris, waiting for her to finish because all i want to do is talk to her!! hurry up van wagenen!!

not only did i cut my hair, i also gained a few iq points.