3 day weekends and other fun things

Last weekend was basically the closest thing BYU has to a spring break. It's the last break until April...usually. Good thing I'm making my own spring break to go to Guatemala! Only 4 weeks, I can't wait. For some reason winter semester in Provo is just hard. It's cold and long and...winter.

Anyways, my mom came down to visit for 4 days, and it was awesome. Since I don't have any class on Fridays, just work, she got to come to the class I teach and hang out. We went out to eat, loaded up on food at Costco, went to Ikea, and hung out at Annica's dorm. Super fun.

In other news it's been really sunny lately and I am so ready for spring. I can't wait until summer on Guernsey! It's going to be awesome. I got a letter from the IRB approving my research so I can officially go. That's a relief, I thought I was going to have to wait a month or two to hear back, and that proposal was a beast to fill out. But it's done!! I have my plane ticket even. It's official.

Also I've had 3 crepe parties in the last two weeks. That is the life!

My new goal for the semester is to be more social. I've been a total homebody lately, but I want to start going to more stuff and enjoy the rest of the semester, not just wait it out until May. So we'll see how that goes.

Happy Sunday!

Dear World

I love Thursdays. Today was a comfy flannel shirt and hair-in-a-braid sort of day. It's basically the start of the weekend, since I only have work tomorrow, and no class. yay!

Some of the random things I've thought today:

• why does 3:00 sound like afternoon but 4:00 like the beginning of the evening?

• don't call your TA: "Sister Cooper" in an email. Just don't do it.

• Anthropology is awesome.

• I'm really glad that all the people working on their research are just as lost as I am.

• the French lab girl today was actually from France, and so nice that I didn't feel dumb for all of my grammar errors (and there are always A LOT)

• i love unexpected friends who make you feel good. tender mercies. 

• i love talking to my dad

• i miss oregon air and the rain

• crepe parties are the best

• especially when they are accidentally scheduled for Valentines day. hehe. 

• so is a dinner with your sis and her roommate, where you end up talking for two hours

• confidence means knowing how great you are, but not bragging about it

• it's ok to to dream big. encouraged even. this is one of my new goals.

• why is your bed so much more comfortable in the morning?

• I really need to sleep more

Also, I just remembered--my mom comes to visit a week from today!!! I'm soooo excited.

Lists

Things I've done recently:

• Taught another batch of students
• bought my plane ticket for Guernsey
• lots and lots of reading (not the fun kind)
• zumba
• dreamed about Europe
• saw Sherlock Holmes 2

Classes I'm taking:

• French 362 (2nd half of history of France)
• Anthro 439 (psych anthro)
• Anthro 442 (field study prep)
• channel islands prep
• Honors film
• Mission prep

Things I'm looking forward to:

• Mom coming to visit in 2 weeks
• Guatemala in March (my fabricated spring break)
• The Hunger Games movie
• Field Study in Guernsey from May-July
• Being home in July
• Going to Montana
• The Hobbit
• Les Miserables
• not being in school anymore
• having time to read for fun

Things I've discovered recently:

• Downton Abbey
• how cool my phone is 
• pinterest
• noisetrade.com
• Thompson Square
• the gym
• some unexpected friends
• braided hairstyles
• Wensleydale cheese
• I understand a lot more spanish than I thought I did
• i have senioritis as a junior 
• I'm excited to go on a mission

Places I've been:

• France
• Canada
• Mexico
• England
• Costa Rica
• Spain
• Monaco
• Switzerland
• Italy

Places I'll go this year:

• France
• UK
• Guatemala

Things I love:

• chocolate
• a really good conversation
• good music
• clever story lines
• BBC
• comfy clothes
• rain
• beautiful photos
• laughter
• getting the mail barefoot
• summers