Confusing...yes

This is what I saw when I was at Target recently. Someone care to explain it to me?

Not paying...pays off!

Back in the day, I got a library card. It was great. I loved going to the library and getting books, usually the next book in the Babysitter's Club or Mary Kate and Ashley series (yeah, I was a sophisticated child). Unfortunately, despite writing on the calender the due date of the books, I (well, my mom, because I couldn't drive!) could never get the books back to the library on time. And as a result, those late fees started racking up. At one point, probably in 4th or 5th grade, some nice librarian took the fines off, and I got a clean slate. And did that stay clean? No, no it did not. Before too long, that card had a pretty high debt on it, so instead of doing the responsible thing, and paying it off little by little, we all used my little brother's card. So from the time I was about 10, until a few days ago, I did not have a library card that was usable to my name. It was a very sad 9 years. Not really. Like I said, we had Michael's card. Anyways, point of this story. A few weeks ago, my mom wanted to see how much she owed on her card, and they told her they didn't have a record of her having a card. Imagine her excitement! After doing this, she suggested I go in and see if they still had me on record. So I went in a few days ago, went to the front desk and after seeing the librarian said "So, I was wondering if I could get a library card. I had one when I was like 5...But I haven't used it for a really long time and don't even know where it is." And she's like "Well, you should still be in here. Let me take a look." So she proceeded to look up my name, and finally she was like "I see here that you were on a payment plan" (they apparently take library debts seriously--at this point I was afraid she was gonna say how much I owed) "BUT it says that it has been resolved, so I'll report the card as lost and get you a new card!" I was so excited. Though, I felt a little bad for pretending like I didn't know about the fines..But whatever. I now have a clean library card! And now they send you email alerts the day before your books are due, so that should be no problem turning them in. Now, I just need some suggestions on books to read. The last time I went to that library, I was still in the children's section...The big adult section intimidated me. haha.

And just another short story about not paying late fees. As I mentioned before, I personally have funded the testing center at BYU with my late fees. Before I left, I had about 20 dollars left in fees there that I figure I'd pay once I got a job at home and starting raking in the money (yeah...about that). Well, a few weeks ago I decided to check my financial center on BYU...and imagine my delight when I saw those fee's had simply disappeared! Best day ever.

So moral of this story: Don't pay late fees! They eventually will go away (...even if it is ten years later).

Green means...stop?

Is 19 too early to be losing your mind? Because I'm pretty sure I am. Today I was driving to the gym. Completely normal thing to do. I get to a stop light, and so I stop. I'm there for about oh..10 seconds, when all the sudden I notice that the light is yellow. At first I start to think "weird, I wonder when lights have started going from red to yellow." And then it dawned on me. I had stopped at a green light. There was one car next to me, but they were in the other turning lane so it didn't faze them that I wasn't going. But I'm sure anyone on the other side of the light around me must have thought I was crazy. Which I was. I'm still tryin to figure out why the heck I stopped. Yeesh.

Thank goodness for facebook chat

And yes. he was sitting less than two feet behind me.

Facebook chat--the key to ultimate lazyness; you don't even have to open your mouth anymore!

hehe

Ace of Cakes

The birthday cake I made my mom last year

My mom's birthday cake this year

(in case you can't tell, we tried to get the cake out with the knife--it was so burnt it wouldn't come out!)

And here, is the cake that saved the day (Thanks, King Soopers Bakery!)

Happy Birthday (yesterday), Mom!

Drum Roll, Please

badadadada (that's the drum)

Approximately 3ish years from now, I'll be like this picture. Or at least I'll be certified to do so. Though I'll be much cuter than that teacher. 

It's official. I am going to do Elementary Education. And no, not just because that was the highest number of votes on my poll (though that did have a tiny bit of an influence). Unfortunately I have started this program later, so I'll have to go for spring or summer semester next year in order to be admitted in the program  by Fall of 2010 so I can graduate by 2012 (as you can tell, I want to get out very fast). But this is my final decision. I will not change it. And if I talk about changing it, I really hope someone will hit me. I really am very excited about this, moreso than any other of my "decisions" about my major that I have made. I've always wanted to be a teacher, but someone (honestly, I don't remember who), put it into my mind that only people who wanted the easy way out majored in Elementary Ed, so I avoided it. But I realize that was a dumb stereotype. But yes, I have my classes registered for, and I am on my way to getting my bachelors degree in Elementary Education. Wish me luck!!