Fluries!

It was really chilly this morning walking to my 9 o clock math class... I was feeling pretty dreadful actually until I felt a little moisture on my face. Could it be?? Snow? FINALLY! Not much, but at least a little sign of winter.  


Also, last night I learned that I shouldn't drink mountain dew at night time. Or at all for that matter.


Happy Tuesday

FINALS

Finals are coming! Must study! 


It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here! All we need is snow! Can't wait for break.

I wish the heat in my car would work. It's gettin' chilly.

In other news- I sold my iPad. Probably going to buy an RC car of sorts... something to stimulate the brain. I think I started to realize I spend enough time online. I don't really need to bring the internet other places with me.

Here's a fun song to boost your Christmas spirit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA6QsHdXwdI

Peace! (on earth, good will towards men)

Pro-RMK "a sled you can trust"

Just came across this vid today. My dad is AWESOME! =) I think he gets just about as stoked about snowmobiles as I do! ...Or maybe it's the other way around.  Anyways, I want his job.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbhaYEoGXDk&feature=related

My Toes Are Cold!

Dangit.... I keep forgetting to blog.  School is busy. Very busy.  It seems like school is kicking everyone's butt, including my own.  Especially all of the engineers that I live with.  Sometimes I just want to quit and do a major that would be more fun, like design.  That's definitely how I was feeling last week until I talked to my parents about it.  My dad told me that he was feeling the exact same way that I'm feeling right now-just completely overwhelmed and sick of engineering school.  He also reminded me that a lot of the work that I'm doing in school right now is nothing like what I will be doing in the real world.  Soooo I think i will stick with it because having an engineering degree will open up a lot of opportunities for me in the future.  


Last weekend my girlfriend Maddie came to visit me all the way from New York, NY!  It was great to see her and just be with her for the first time in a few months.  I was (and still am) definitely missing her very very much!  She came at a perfect time because midterms were all the week before, which was a very stressful time for me.  It was great to relax with her.  The leaves are all colorful and pretty here so it was fun to walk through the beautiful campus with her and just explore the fall beauty!  Maddie seemed to have an obsession with leaves the whole weekend- she would pick up all kinds of leaves and bring them back to my dorm. She would tape them on my door... I thought it was kind of weird, but I will admit that it looked a lot better than it did when it was plain and boring.  Quite a few people on my floor made comments about it, and i always gave the credit(blamed) it on Maddie.  It was kind of cute haha =) I was so happy that Maddie came to visit me! We had a great time together! I can't wait until I go to NY to visit her maybe sometime in the spring!


It has been kind of a hard week for me.  I'm really missing Maddie, my friends, and family.  I think Thanksgiving break will be nice. I can't wait.  

Parent Weekend

This past weekend was parent weekend. I really enjoyed seeing my parents for the first time in a couple months.  They also brought me a bunch of things such as more swedish fish, quesadilla supplies, Cheetos, more tea etc. which was very nice of them! I was really bummed Morgan was unable to come visit. But i understand because she had homecoming this weekend and it looks like she had a lot of fun! Anyways, on friday night when they got here, we went out to eat at this place called The Café.  They had delicious desserts! I think I would like to take a special someone here when they visit =) 

On Saturday I had to do a bunch of homework because I have 3 tests this week... (so not excited for that). After I did my homework I met with my parents and we went to a tailgate party before the football game. They had amazing frosting covered brownies. I may or may not have had three of them... 

After tailgating, we went to the football game which was really fun. Unfortunately I was unable to sit with my parents because of the ticketing situation, but my dad DID pick me out from across the stadium with his naked eagle eyes... I'm not quite sure how he did that. Here's a picture that I am in. If you can pick me out, maybe your eyes are as crazy as my dad's.

The actual game was great! The cyclones beat Texas Tech 57 to 38 I believe?  I just remember it being a pretty decisive victory! I hear that it was a huge upset for Texas Tech because apparently they're supposed to be good this year.  Apparently somebody was wrong because we beat them...

I had a great weekend! Thank you Mom and Dad for coming to visit me! 

P.S. maybe I will start blogging more often if i find the time :D I see that I have quite a few pageviews. 290+ in 2 months! Gotta keep my followers happy!

P.S.S. Photos courtesy of Mother Wolf =)

PACKAGE!!

Today I got a very exciting package in the mail!! I was immediately very excited when I saw the Toy Story  box.  I got some pretty funny looks carrying the box from the mail room back to my dorm. I think they were very curious to see what was inside, but they will never see! If you're reading this, you're one lucky duck!

Unboxing Media

Toy Story box!! So sweet!

Unboxing VIDEO!

 I got started on the sweders while i was readin the letter from mom. YUM!

THANK YOU MOM AND FAMILY! You are the greatest! And I love you.

Rainy Day

It's been a while since I've had something to blog about! I've been waiting for the perfect opportunity, and I think today is the day! I have lots to say!

I think today must have been Iowa State campus wide dihydrogen monoxide day (i'm lovin chemistry)! I didn't get the memo however.  When I woke up this morning, It was raining SO hard. There was lightning and hail. My bed felt sooo comfortable, I just couldn't get out of bed. Well I eventually did get out of because I needed to go to class.  Unfortunately, tuesdays are the days I need to go the farthest to get to class, so I pretty much had to ride my bike to get from class to class on time.  Well, either that or the bus. But not EVERYONE can ride the bus.  

You see, if everyone tried to ride the bus there would be terrible delays and that would just not be good! So I like to consider myself a campus hero for braving the weather! 

Anyways, at least the hail had subsided by the time I needed to get to class, but it was still pouring! I figured I was going to get very wet either way, so I decided to throw caution to the wind and ride my bike right through gigantic puddles and such with great speed. I soon gained an appreciation for rainy days that I had never had before! I think it's real fun. Occasionally I had to ride off the sidewalk to dodge slow pedestrians. Unfortunately, on a rainy day, where there's not concrete, there's mud. So you might know what I'm getting at. I soon began to realize how muddy I was getting! I was a little appalled at first BUT whooo caresss! People in my philosophy class wouldn't minnnd! I guess it wasn't even that big of a deal because it was raining hard enough that the mud was washing off at a faster rate that it was splashing on me! 

Another thing worth noting is how passionate my philosophy teacher was about the idea of deductive reasoning today...  He tends to get extremely excited about things and he kind of loses control of his body. He definitely almost fell over 3 times in front of us all because he was running into things. I don't know, I thought it was hilarious. I couldn't help but chuckle to myself a little. It was one of those things...

WHAT A DAY!  Rain up the wazoo, 4 classes, a career fair, and small group. It was all good, and it all went a lot better that I thought it was going to. Maybe a rainy day brought a little sunshine to my day for once. 

Curling!

Once upon a time a couple buddies and I decided we wanted to join an intramural team, but couldn't decide which team to join because of all the options at Iowa State!  This all changed when we came across the intramural curling tournament.  We quickly signed up because we realized it was the opportunity of a lifetime! We quickly got put together a team of 5 elite Minnesotans and a silly Illinoisan.  We soon decided that our team name should be "The Llamas", simply because we couldn't think of a more amazing animal. On Sunday, September 12th at midnight our first match began! From the very moment we stepped out onto the ice, we all felt at home right away. Our team unity was unmatched. In the huddle before the match, I gave a Llama inspired speech, and we all concluded it with a 123 llama cry!  The match was long and very competitive, but we ended up winning 6-2.  This removed all doubt in our minds that we would be the 2014 Olympic Curling Champions! 

Here are a few bits of media to give you a taste of how intense our first game was:

Unfortunately the Llamas lost their next game to a series of very unfortunate and very lucky throws that a bunch of drunks were able to make.  It really didn't make any sense how we could have possibly lost.  We still have high hopes for next year, so stay tuned.

What's on my mind:

"Don't look left, don't stray right, narrow is the gate that leads to life"

-Instincts by Ivoryline

Crepes!

The week is flying by! It feels like Monday was just yesterday.  I'm very glad it's Friday because  I could really use some rest.  I now have a cold that everyone on my floor has...  But don't worry, I think I'll survive.  

Anyways, yesterday I had a crepe that was TO DIE FOR!!  It was dinner time, but I couldn't help myself.  I was craving something sweet because I haven't eaten ANY ice cream or sweets for over a week now!  I realized that up til a week ago I was eating soft serve ice cream almost every day just because it was there.  It was a problem.  Eating at a buffet style cafeteria every day 3 times a day makes the freshman 15 seem unrealistic.  More like the freshman 30?  I'm sure I'll be fine, I've been pretty careful for the most part.

Labor Day!

Today has been a very productive day! I got all my homework done in about 2 hours.  I was originally planning on going on a bike ride to explore the area, but I wasnt able to because it started raining shortly after I did my homework.... Funny how that works sometimes.


Anyways, tomorrow is going to be a little bit of a shock after 3 days of relaxing! I have a very busy day ahead as I have 4 classes.  Maybe I will take a few pics to upload tomorrow if I have any extra time.  

This is Jack Trice Stadium, home of the cyclones!! We had our first game last Thursday, September 2nd.  Beat Northern Illinois Huskies 27-10!  It was an exciting game.  I guess we aren't as bad as I thought we were.  

Cornerstone Church

Went to Cornerstone Church this morning at 11!  It's a beautiful church to say the least!  I think I will meet some great people here and get involved with The Salt Company, which is the youth group for college age students.

Iowa State Campus

Here are a few shots of the campus I took earlier today

Engineering building/Water tower

Bell Tower at central campus

Old trees

More engineering building

Lake/pond(?) This is where the swans swim =)

Central campus! Lots of pick-up ultimate games go on here!

Hello World!

I am very excited to experience what there is to experience, have the fun where fun is to be had, and explore whatever there is to explore!  

I am entering a new stage of my life as I am attending Iowa State University to study mechanical engineering!

When I think about the unknowns of my future, only one word comes to my mind--ADVENTURE! For most, it's easy to get nervous about what life has in store, but for me, it helps to view it as this incredible adventure that one day I will be able to look back on and smile.

In this blog I hope to share some experiences and bits of my life with you!  Over the next couple days I will be posting some pictures of my school and where I live, so stay tuned.