Sunday, August 30, 2009

Documenting the Year of the Decrepid Apartment

Ok, so maybe Glenwood isn't that bad, but after Wyview it definitely seems so...

Just about the only storage space I have is under my bed. That's why it's stacked on cinder blocks, which also provide storage themselves, surprisingly. :)

Christine's lovely decorating skills with helmets.

So.. we had a leak in out kitchen ceiling above the fridge. The cabinet above the fridge got taken down and now takes up space in our already crowded kitchen.

The lovely hole in our ceiling

Ta-da!

My fridge in my room. Gives me about 4 times the space allotted in our shared fridge.

Now freezer space, there's nothing we can do about that. It's so packed we have to duct tape it shut.

Tonight our bishopric put together this cool activity.
Each boys apt got a box of cake mix with a number on it and each girl's apt got a can of frosting with a number on it. The boys had to go around and find the apt that matched the number on their box, then they all made the cake together. It was really fun! And the cake turned out delicious!

We played Nertz while we were waiting for the cake to bake. My roommate Deba has so many decks of cards that she has to draw on the backs of them to keep them separate. lol Really good idea actually! (Everyone uses their own deck for the game Nertz)

Our living room wall is covered with sheet music. It's pretty awesome.

We even have records on the wall.

Well, besides the fact that the apartment's falling apart daily, I think it's going to be a pretty good year. I really like my roommates and the ward seems good, too. Only time will tell...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

More Glenwood

More pictures of Glenwood...

My official bed

Decor...

Tiiiiny closet

My fridge and my kitchen stuff in a box behind it (there is like no kitchen storage)

Linda's side of our room

Christine practicing viola

Down the hallway toward the kitchen

Down the hallway toward the bedrooms

Looking left down the hallway out my door

Looking to the right outside of my door

The laundry (we are really close-- woo!)

The lobby towards the hall with my apt

The opposite side of the lobby: mailboxes

Right outside the lobby toward the pool

Le pool!

The Main Office/Lodge

View of the pool from the opposite side

Ta-da :)

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Shoes, Textbooks, and Glenwood

So, I've been needing some new shoes for a while now, and last night my toe was completely coming out of my old "converse" and so I decided it was finally time. I biked to Shopko, where they have a Payless, and I picked out a new pair almost just like my old converse (still knock-offs, but a lot cheaper than real ones lol) and since the BOGO deal was going on I got a second pair of zebra-striped flats for half off. I had a 20% off coupon for my whole Payless purchase. So I got both pairs of shoes for $27! It was awesome.



Then I took my bike on the bus up to campus because I was lazy and it was hot outside. I went to the Bookstore and got all my textbooks for this fall. It was over $300! Intense. So I just charged it to my University Account and will pay it with my loan when I get that eventually.... :) Here is my giant stack of books.


And I finally took some pictures of my new apartment at Glenwood. It's pretty ghetto, so don't laugh :)

My side of my temporary room, which is why I'm still living out of my suitcases there on the floor.

This is my roommate's side of our room... lol

The vanity area outside the bathrooms

Christine sitting on the couch in our living room

All of my stuff sitting in the living room until the girl in my room moves out

Our kitchen (not much cabinet space sadly)

The best part about out apartment is the new black leather couches = comfy!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Rise Above the Blues

I was having a bad week last week (work was tough and finals were pressing) so DaNae dropped this off at my apartment. It was so awesome. It's inspired from the MormonAd "Rise Above the Blues" and I thought it was really cute. Plus, it was tired to a bottle of Powerade, which I am addicted to. Yum! Happy day!




Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Face Painting Fun

Last Saturday night I worked the summer housing closing social that the RAs had planned. It was called the Super Summer Splash and Bash. I worked at the face painting booth with one of the other RAs, Karina. It was way fun. Here are some pictures of out art.

Karina did the Y on my face
I love this picture, with the blue of my eyes and shirt all tied in with the blue paint!

I did this on Susan's face. Susan was my "date" to the activity. She let me wear her fedora hat the whole night (see later pictures)!

I did the Canadian flag for Sierra. My favorite of the night!

"241 ROCKS" for Susan. Not one of my best, because of that darn "4"! Grr!

Me in Susan's fedora, with my AWESOME mustache/soul patch combo.

CTR baby!

Total gangsta

Me pretending to be a unicorn when my cotton candy fell off it's stick :(