*sob*

Oh my.... I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO upset.... I just finished watching the Patriots vs. Dolphins game.... anyone out there who knows me well, knows that the pats are my fav football team. And anyone out there who knows NFL knows that Miami was (note the "was") tied for last place in the league while the Pats were tied for first place. Well.... guess who beat who!!!??? If you guessed that the Dolphins (a horrible team) beat the Pats (my fav team and one of the best teams in the league....) you'd be right. Not even happy right now *sob* Brady (who I love!) made a horrible (note the bold....) play in the last couple of minutes which gave Miami the ball which led to a touch down... And then when we got the ball back again to get the chance to score again, it was intercepted by Miami again...
All in all, not a good day.
Except for some really nice comments I received today by a friend of a friend. =P That absolutely made my day, so thank you dude!

BRACES?! for the third time?!

Ok... so I'm home for the Christmas break. Which means it's a good time to schedule orthodontist appointments, dentist appointments, etc.... Went to my orthodontist this morning. She wants to put braces back on me again!!!!!!!! I'm TOTOALLY NOT impressed! First of all, because this would be the third time she's put braces on me. Second of all, she told me in the office this morning that it would be for about 2 months but when my dad called the office to see what was exactly going on (my parents have us three kids, all who have had braces - not exactly cheap.... so my dad wanted to know how payments were going to go, etc...) and the doctor told my dad that my braces would be on for more like 10-12 months! This is not cool. And I'm getting really depressed about it! *sob*

What a scary thought - I am half way done my first year. It's insane and has gone by so quickly... Just think, I'm 1/8 done my university career =P
I'm going back home to Hamilton as soon as my parents come and get me. It's going to be a wicked awesome Christmas - or at least I hope it will be... I'm looking forward to family gatherings and such... And hopefully I'll be going to Toronto sometime this break to go shopping with Katie and Lauren!!! I hope so - I love being in Toronto; the atmosphere is just so lively! =D
Next term should be fun. I'll be on campus more often during weekends and it'll be a blast to hang out more with the girls from my floor and meet new people. I've been thinking, and it was kind of dumb for me to go home every weekend this past term.... I didn't meet alot of people and I'm paying for it now...
Anyways, the parents are here so it's time to jet! Laters!

All Done!!!

I'm all done exams! I'll be back in Hamilton tomorrow...
I was just watching "Cheaper By the Dozen" with Katie and Jamie - it's the story of my life!!! Ok -
1) their last name is Baker. )I know when I get married, my name will change unless by chance the guy I marry has the last name Baker as well... but what are the chances of that...)
2) They have 12 kids - Lindsay has told me that she wants me to have 12 kids
3) the mom is a sports reporter. My dream job - or at least one of my dream jobs.
So this movie is almost kind of freaky because that could be me years from now!!! Imagine me with 12 kids... oh my... too scary =P
My doctor's appointment went well the other day. No physio (although I'm doing some exercises on my own for strengthening...) but I do have a brace. It's pretty big but hopefully it'll work. Because if it doesn't work, then I may have to go to this doctor in downtown Toronto and possibly have surgery.
Anyways, I'm off to watch the rest of the movie with Katie and Jamie (I love movie and pizza nights...)
Later and God Bless!

party on - poli sci is done!

Party @ my place tonight - poli sci is over!!! Just kidding (about the party, not about the class... =P) Feels good to be done... only one exam left and I have 3 days to study for it and it's Global studies - something I enjoy.
Just in response to Jon's post on my blog, I have a chronic knee condition called Chondro-malatia pattela. My cartiledge is wearing away in my knees but especially my right one. I have stage three (or that's what the doctors told me two years ago when I had surgery but I'm going to another orthopedic surgeon tomorrow...) out of 4 stages which means most of the cartiledge is done. Just to vent about doctors for a moment - I respect their profession tons and for the longest time I had even planned to be a doctor (until my chemistry days... not fun...). But I'm sick of doctors!!! They tell me to do physio (I know I should be doing it, Rach...) but the physio therapist I had was terrible... And there's apparently injections out there but they don't know the long-term effects so they can't really give them to me. I'm 18! I'm not supposed to be dealing with this until I'm old and frail =P
And in response to another comment Jon made - I LOVE THE HABS!!! (the colors I've posted in are red and blue just for the habs! creative eh? well, the red looks more like a pinkish but the bright, vibrant red is hard to read because of the background color... it's the thought that counts!) And I love finding other fans out there! Jon, why do you think I love your sister so much? B/c she's a habs fan - that's what connected us at camp I think - our mutual love for the Canadiens (just kidding, Rach!). So, therefore, it really rocks that my favorite NHL team's farmteam is in my hometown. It rocks. Except the Bulldogs aren't doing too hot this year.... hopefully they'll pick it up a bit =D I'm missing hockey... this strike blows. Oh well, they're making too much money as it is.
Anyways, time to jet. Going to check out the sports on tsn.ca and then maybe take a quick nap because I stayed up late last night studying for the exam.
Lates peeps =P
God Bless!

dreaming of tomorrow...

As I struggle through poli sci studying for tomorrow's exam (by re-reading about 12 boring chapters....), I can't stop myself from thinking "this time tomorrow, I will be DONE poli sci..." It's that thought that keeps me going =P If only I could be like you Steph, and just not even go to the exam!
Today has been brutal - I screwed up my schedule for next term the other week by dropping poli sci and picking up another Canadian studies. I just didn't look over everything carefully and now I have two over-lapping classes.... So this afternoon I had to go around campus picking up another class and dropping Woman's studies which over-lapped with my Canadian studies... ugh. And my knee must hate me, because it has decided that it's going to be a pain in the butt (well, technically, a pain in the knee.... haha - ok that was lame I'll admit it....). My knee's been bugging me more than usual for a couple of days now but today was awful. Maybe my new orthopedic surgeon will tell me something that the other doctors haven't when I go see him this Thursday.
Anyways, off to studying again - I'd stay up till all hours of the morning studying if I could, but the exam is @ 9am which will already be brutal enough to get up for.
God Bless!

2 down, 2 to go...

So, I'm all finished Canadian studies! The exam went pretty well I guess... I felt like I didn't do so hot on the essay questions but all in all, I think it went ok! Now to focus on poli sci *sob*

Almost half way done!

As soon as I am done writing my Canadian Studies exam, I will be half way through this dreaded exam time! Only poli sci (which I am dreading the most by the way...) and global studies left.
Last night I had such a rough night. But I'll have to explain next time in more detail b/c I should be getting to my exam now... let's just say I was majorly thinking about switching programs and I realized that I messed up my classes for next term and have two classes at the same time...
Tootles and God Bless!
XOXO

One down, three to go...

Done anthopology!!! YAY! the prof was so boring... now I'll never have to sit through another one of his lectures again! hopefully... I bought a HUGE bag of chocolate yesterday night to study thinking it would get me through a couple days... yeah right... I'm almost done! Anyways, I'm going to grab breakfast in half an hour - did you know the dining hall doesn't even open till 11:30?! what the heck! Studying for Canadian studies this afternoon...
God Bless y'all!

Right now I'm supposed to be studyng for anthropology... but I'm not... Soon though - and I've already studied alot. And I'm really stressed about it all. I hate all forms of tests, especially exams!!! That's why I have a BIG bag of chocolates in front of me... man, come January, make me go to the gym! honestly...

I had about a week at home. Good relaxing and chilling - you know.

I've just finished the book "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" by Joshua Harris (a good guy AND used to be homeschooled!!! If only there were more good guy homeschoolers in the world...). The book was interesting... I didn't exactly agree with alot of what he said but there was this one part when he said "...don't lower your standards for a moment; any guy who asks you to do so isn't worth your time." I really needed to hear that! Just the other day I asked my good friend Mark "what if my standards are too high to actually find a guy to date and marry?" So yeah... it was nice to read that. And it's totally true!!! I'm definately not going to lower my standards for just some guy! Girl power!!! (sorry that was quite random... I'm all about the randomness right now...)

Anyways, my anthro text and notebook is screaming at me - yelling "read me!!! read me!!!" So, therefore, I must read. God Bless y'all! And those of you struggling through exams, don't worry about them (I'm one to talk.... as I stress away...)

forgot something in the other post...

I forgot stuff in the last post... dumb J.C.

Last night I went to a Bulldogs game. They lost - they also kind of suck this year *sigh* BUT it WAS hockey - got my hockey fix which should last me for a while... Yes, I am a hockey junkie (I am quite a nerd.... =S ) I absoltely love sports and I loved the atmosphere of the place. Just SO much fun!

GO BULLDOGS!!!

On another note - greedy, stupid NHL people - please negotiate and make a deal! I miss hockey night in Canada!!!

What a week - yay it's over!

This week was crazy insane... But it is finally over! Two papers and a test done! Now just finals and then I can enjoy Christmas and the break...

My birthday was this past Thursday too... A HUGE thanks to the girls of B3 and Rachel who made Wednesday night memorable. But the day of my actual birthday kind of sucked... really sucked... Except for going out for dinner with my parents, the day was pretty uneventful. I missed Lindsay and Becca from B.C. I didn't really have a chance to talk to Jason. A certain somebody didn't call me on my birthday. And I guess I was just feeling lonely. Thanks go out to Mark, though, who was really supportive - thanks buddy, I'm here for you if you need it too! It was nice to come back to campus today to see everyone even if I am here for only a little while. I came back for the Laurier Christian Fellowship Christmas banquet - good food, I must say!

Four finals and then this term is done! No more poli sci!!! YAY!!!