Hooray!

The semester is almost over! I have two finals I still have to take today, but I feel like I've just about studied as much as I can for one and the other is just a take home essay assignment. So, I feel pretty done. Also, please note that I am not trying to be like the people I wrote about who are constantly looking forward to getting things done. I am just enjoying my life right now and excited for new and upcoming adventures. After my two finals I plan to sleep in tomorrow morning while Ken takes his last final and then we are going to Las Vegas! Woo hoo! And then we will party all day and all night long! With a little stop at the DMV so I can get a replacement driver's license. And hopefully a haircut at some point. Then we will come back here and it will be hard core study time for me, unfortunately. I'm probably crazy but I am going to try to take Accounting 200 in about a week and a half. All of the tests are in the testing center starting the first day of class and all of the assignments are just up on blackboard. What is the reason why I am doing this you may ask? Because I am also taking English 316 over independent study over the summer and if I take one on-campus class during spring I will save/make $2000 from government grant money. But anyways, then we will be moving out and going on the best road trip ever all the way to Minnesota! It will be such a fun adventure of a trip. Then I will start my internship! And we will continue to party. Then after the internship we will come back and hopefully have an apartment somewhere to move into. Then... the best of all... our cruise! Our cruise will be soooo great. And then back to school again. Anyway that is a summary of what my life will be looking like for the next few months. Doesn't it sound fun? It does to me. I think it will be so great. I have such a great life. The End.

Apartments

So... we have no idea where we will be living this fall. I know it's a bit away but it still sometimes worries me just because once we leave we will have no way of going and looking at apartments to see what we like. We would be fine with moving back into the apartments we live in now, but we have heard from friends that it can be pretty tough trying to get an apartment here for August since that's when everyone wants to move in. And, unfortunately, that's probably the case with anywhere we go. So, who knows, maybe we will just be homeless. Or we will just find whatever. If anyone knows of any good places, you should let me know. Although I don't really think many people even read my blog, so I should probably post on facebook. That would be more likely to have success I'm sure.

People are Interesting

I think people are really interesting to watch and observe. Lately I've been feeling that a lot of people aren't very much like me. But that also makes me really excited when I find someone that is and that I relate to really well. But most people have very different philosophies about life than me. A lot of it I can't explain, it's just that they act differently than I expect them to. Everyone's priorities are very different. Also I've found that it's really hard to keep my priorities the way I want them to be when everyone around me has different priorities. I definitely have to be actively trying to remember what's important to me. And not everyone around me has different priorities... just I feel like a lot of people do. But anyway sorry this is all so vague... basically I just think people are interesting to see and interact with.

Oh brother Ken...

Today I told Ken that tickling my feet was not acceptable or allowed in our household. He proceeded to try to convince me that it was, in fact, my foot that was tickling his hands. He said, and I quote, "your foot is viciously attacking the ticklish parts of my fingers!"

More About Ken

Ken is the greatest. For reals. Like no one else can fully comprehend how great he is. Last night his basketball team lost and got out of the tournament but instead of being upset about it he was only thinking of me. Before the game we went to the temple and ate in their cafeteria for dinner. I got some kind of chicken parmigian type dish but after I got it I discovered that it had mushrooms on it, which I am allergic to. However, usually I am fine if I just avoid the actual mushrooms, so I did that. But I guess the sauce had too much mushroom in it for my body because I started feeling super sick at the basketball game. But after the game Ken could tell I wasn't feeling well so he was super nice and took me home and took really good care of me. He pulled the bed out into the living room so that I could watch a movie while laying down. He was just so thoughtful the whole night. Also, I am always amazed at how well we get along and how well we understand each other and how well our personalities complement each other. Everytime I hang out with other people and then hang out with Ken I notice that. Like I get along great with a lot of other people, but no one nearly so well as Ken. He always understands my thoughts and perspective even when everyone else thinks I'm wrong or doesn't understand me. Also he is the most fun of all people in the world. I love how crazy and weird he is sometimes. I'm sorry if this post is so cliche or cheesy but oh well. I love Ken so much and he is the best friend I could ever ask for.

About Ken

This post is about Ken. He doesn't think I'll do it. But I warned him... if he didn't stop I was going to write about him on my blog. So now I am. He says I'm in trouble. And he wants everyone to know that he doesn't want anything. What does that even mean? I really don't know. He threatened that if I posted that he was running around the apartment screaming that I was gonna get it. So I'm not gonna say whether he is doing that or not. Because he also said I would get it if I said he wasn't doing that. So I'm neutral on the subject. Ken thinks I only blog about nonsense. He also threatened to get a blog and write all about me on it. But he won't. He's all talk. I asked Ken if he has anything else to share with the people. He says no and that he's mad that I'm making fun of him on my blog. I ask if he's really mad and he says no because no one he knows will read it anyway. I'm offended. He qualifies his statement with "except for Maren." The End.

I dont really think I'm a good blogger

I'm not exactly sure why I ever thought I would be. I don't really think of myself as being creative and I don't really like writing. And sometimes I just feel like I shouldn't write unless I have something funny or moving to say. So... that's why I haven't written in a few days. But... I still have nothing funny or moving to say. But good news :) my electrical engineering lab which I hate so much is finally over!!!!! That class was not very much fun. And today it was really bad because my lab partner insisted on doing twice as much work as was actually required. And she kept talking about what grade she needed on the final to get an A in the class. PS I need a 99.5% to get a B+ in the class so I am just hoping for maybe a B if I'm lucky. Sometimes she is a little too overachieving for me. But... hey. Oh well. She is nice though and I really like her, I just don't like talking about grades with her. You know who I think makes a lot better friends than people in my major? (in general, there are a few people in my major that I love so don't be offended) But anyways I just love people in my ward. They have a better perspective on life I think. Also I really loved the talk in general conference about to do vs to be. Haha his beginning definitely caught people's attention, "To be or not to be... is actually a very good question." I've never really heard anyone start like that. But I mainly liked it because I feel like a lot of times we become so focused on our to do lists that we forget about becoming who we want to be. I see that a lot, in myself and other people. Instead of really working towards our goals of becoming good people or being good friends or whatever we focus on finishing our homework and making dinner and doing laundry, or whatever it is. I want to be better at that. From now on I want to be a better person, regardless of whether or not I get everything on my list crossed off.

Today's Meeting

Today I met one of the leaders of the local seventh-day adventist church. It was very interesting. It was for a group project in one of my classes. I really liked her and thought she had a lot of really good things to say. The only thing that seemed really weird to me was at the end. Another girl in my group is a mother of three and coming back to school after several years. As we were about to leave she said she needed to get back to her three kids or something like that. The lady seemed to think she was kind of crazy for having three children. She then said, "Birth control is a wonderful thing. Use it now, use it later, use it always." Apparently, as I then found out, she has only one adopted son. Anyways, this perspective was pretty unique for me to hear in Utah. And really at all actually. I feel like most people I've come in contact with would like to have children at one point or another. But I've also been thinking... I really think that too many people at BYU try to judge when a couple should start having kids. It's always too early according to some people or too late according to others. I really try not to judge people about that sort of thing, and hope that I am successful at it. To quote a contrasting perspective of my old mission prep teacher, "Have as many kids as you can in your twenties because you never know what will happen in your thirties." Not saying this is a bad idea, I just think it fails to consider the fact that everyone is in different situations and that not all families need to be the same. I think the best philosophy to live by is to leave those decisions up to the couple and God to figure out. So, that is my advice to everyone.