I Didn't Drop Out

12/21/13 What it feels like to take your last final in college.
12/22/13 How to push your mom's van onto the main street to make it to graduation.
12/2213 How it feels to graduate from college! AMAZING!!!

Small Successes

How to walk down Bascom Hill without falling, even though it was rather icy. 

Yum!

Making caramel apple pie with a friend is a great study break!

Writing Flash Cards

My writing gets even worse when I’m writing small and it is late.

According to Middle Schoolers

Someday, there are going to Math Sheep and Math Alpacas and we are going to use telegraphs again. 

Thinking Ahead

Although May is going to be sad, I’m excited to see my “PA family.”

Dutch Blitz

Sometimes, you just have to buy yourself a game so you can play it that night.

Joyous Time

Christmas shopping is much more fun with a friend.

Number 1 vs. Number 9

Today's knowledge is repeated from my freshman year when I attended my first Blackhawk Study Day. Many things have changed since that day four years ago but God's love and His ability to bring joy has not! And Study Day is still the BEST EVER!   

{12/18/09} Study Day at Blackhawk Church is AMAZING!!!

{12/18/09} Jesus makes me smile!

Weekend Learning

12/14/13 Waking up at 7am on a Saturday for pancakes with friends and a group call for another’s birthday is worth it!

12/15/13 Catch phrase is a very fun game, especially with a bunch of fun, possibly over competitive people.

Adaptive Fitness

Sometimes that project you wanted to quit at the beginning of the semester becomes one of the highlights of your final semester of college!

Psalm 98

Joy to the World is NOT a Christmas carol.

My Last Day of Classes

Some days, Senior-it is hits you and you just don’t want to study for that exam.

I never have to attend class ever again (unless, of course, I want to!) 

Disappointed

PG Tips just don’t taste right without milk. 

Oh My Goodness...Catching Up!

12/5/13 I guess it’s possible for a book to be taken out of reserves at the library.

12/5/13 Two movies about Robin Hood is a great use of time.

12/6/13 What one should do when their car says low oil…luckily not learned by personal experience.

12/7/13 For some reason I can manage to wake up on time (even early) on mornings that I don’t need to.

12/7/13 “That’s a fat tree!” –Boy at Christmas tree farm
12/8/13 I love being home, expect when I’m woken up at 3:30am to milk.
12/8/13 The plant in my room is real...even though it looks very fake! "What? That is real? I haven't been watering it because I thought it was fake!"
12/9/13 Sometimes it’s okay to not use the correct edition of the textbook to write a paper.

12/9/13 A little bit about what it is like to have glaucoma. (via simulation goggles)

12/10/13 The week before finals always seems to be worse than actual finals week.

Wednesday Nights

12/4/13 

Anticipation + Patience = Hope

Gigi’s Cupcakes two nights in a row is a pleasant surprise! 

B-Stud and Sister's Date

The book of Esther is meant to be read at one time.

Ian's Pizza and Gigi’s Cupcakes are a delicious combination. 

>Tuition

Sending your child to a high quality daycare or preschool in Wisconsin will cost $20,000 a year. 

Communication

American Sign Language does not use English grammar and syntax rules and is a very neat language.

A random but meaningful text sometimes provides wisdom that you need to hear.   

Thanksgiving Break

11/27/13 Laminating things is not as fun when you’re not at WSF and don’t have as nice of a laminator.

11/27/13 A long overdue roommate chat makes the drive home much faster.

11/28/13 I am beyond blessed and have many things to be thankful for!

11/29/13 Black Friday shopping never fails to be an adventure.

11/30/13 Fresh string cheese is delicious.

12/1/13 I love my large extended family…even if I don’t know half of their names.

12/1/13 A trip to Narnia makes the drive back to school far more bearable.