I have some how managed to be extremely productive the past four days and yet managed to not give myself a headache or stress as a result of my efforts. I really wish I could understand what I did exactly...I think it's because the things that I'm accomplishing are numerous and yet easy at the same time-that is the key, and luckily my semster allows me to accomplish this.
This weekend was full and productive yet still fun (well, more so for me-code had a lot more heavy duty stuff).
Besides getting all of my homework done before Monday morning-i know- we attended the temple, prepared and delivered a sunday school lesson,watched the oh-so-sad basketball game, had game night with friends, had date night with just us-went out to eat, watched a movie, and even went for a walk. I don't know how we fit it all in but it was great.
Today I got a lot of my "new house" in order:
-I finally went to the administration building and officially changed my name so that on all of the rolls in my classes my name will now be whitney richards nolden-as well as my diploma
-got a new student i.d. that has my new name on it.
-I asked about my graduation application and learned that I had to set up an exiting interview.
-Went to the JFSB and got the exit interview and necessary signatures thus getting my application approved-yay!
-went to Chase bank to close out my old account and deposited the money in our joint account and got quarters for laundry
-started the laundry-about to go fold
-made dinner
-read for tomorrow's class
-practiced the piano.
-finished code's v-day gift
I'm now sitting here at 7:38 pm pretty much ready to relax with Code whenever he gets done with his homework and do FHE. Life is good. I'll admit my energy isn't always this high but when it is I revel in it.
I'm so proud of Code lately. He's doing great things at work and people are noticing his skills and work ethic. Apparently they call him "super cody" at work cause when they need help getting something done and getting it done right they ask for him. Just today he got changed to a new team who is struggling to finish their project on time and they're looking to code to throw the hail mary pass and get it done for them. He's the Jimmer of the programming world-carrying everyone on his back :) (ok, I totally know that he is going to blush and feel uncomfortable when he reads this, but that's ok). I also love teaching sunday school with Code-he brought the spirit so strong this past Sunday and made it easy for me to keep it going even with two different interruptions from a ward clerk guy-seriously, it was kind of annoying, haha.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
11:11
Make a wish!
I personally have a wish but I can't say otherwise it won't come true.
Today was a good day besides the snow fall. To be honest it's kind of sad how disenchanted I've become with snow. I used to love it. Thought it was magical and beautiful. I would just sit in front of the window watching it and sighing like a sap. Anyone seen that Gilmore Girls episode when Lorelai gets disenchanted with the snow? yeah...it's kind of like that. Now my heart sinks when I come out of class and I have to walk home in a blizzard...I think Russia may have had something to do with this....don't get me wrong tho, if I don't have to go anywhere and I'm properly dressed and it's the slow floaty kind of snow-as opposed to the hard driving stingy snow- I think I could still like it. Not gonna lie tho, it's something I could visit but not live with for the rest of my life.
In other news tho, classes were fine today, the museum was good, and getting to spend some quality time with my code was priceless: frozen yogurt and how to tame your dragon-love this one!!! I hope it wins an oscar.
Can't wait for tomorrow's game! we're watching it at my cousin's house, and before you think: what??? she's not going???? I'm boycotting the system baby! Forgive me if I don't want to wait 2.5 hours in a blizzard to get a wrist band that doesn't actually get me in to the game unless I get to the game FOUR hours ahead of time for a "wristband check" what?! what the heck is that all about?! I am SO done with the system and the crappy way that they treat sports-pass holders. So I'm going to sit infront of a comfortable big tv and not crane my neck to see over people in front of me and not waste my ENTIRE day just to get into the game.
sigh, it's gonna be great!
I personally have a wish but I can't say otherwise it won't come true.
Today was a good day besides the snow fall. To be honest it's kind of sad how disenchanted I've become with snow. I used to love it. Thought it was magical and beautiful. I would just sit in front of the window watching it and sighing like a sap. Anyone seen that Gilmore Girls episode when Lorelai gets disenchanted with the snow? yeah...it's kind of like that. Now my heart sinks when I come out of class and I have to walk home in a blizzard...I think Russia may have had something to do with this....don't get me wrong tho, if I don't have to go anywhere and I'm properly dressed and it's the slow floaty kind of snow-as opposed to the hard driving stingy snow- I think I could still like it. Not gonna lie tho, it's something I could visit but not live with for the rest of my life.
In other news tho, classes were fine today, the museum was good, and getting to spend some quality time with my code was priceless: frozen yogurt and how to tame your dragon-love this one!!! I hope it wins an oscar.
Can't wait for tomorrow's game! we're watching it at my cousin's house, and before you think: what??? she's not going???? I'm boycotting the system baby! Forgive me if I don't want to wait 2.5 hours in a blizzard to get a wrist band that doesn't actually get me in to the game unless I get to the game FOUR hours ahead of time for a "wristband check" what?! what the heck is that all about?! I am SO done with the system and the crappy way that they treat sports-pass holders. So I'm going to sit infront of a comfortable big tv and not crane my neck to see over people in front of me and not waste my ENTIRE day just to get into the game.
sigh, it's gonna be great!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
social network
I love my life but I am constantly in a bi-polar relationship with technology. I see the good that comes from it but it makes me nervous when no one seems to realize how dependent we are all getting on it. For example Cody thinks that eventually all of our home phones etc. will all be through the internet etc. Tv is pretty much already going that way with netflix, apple tv, hulu, etc. Pretty soon you'll by tv packages online rather than sattelite or cable providers.
I of course hate this idea. Of course most people can't get over the fact of how cool the innovation of it would be and all, but I don't really care-the tv is not broken so don't fix it (I will still watch the same shows I watch now-then so why does it somehow need to be provided in a diff way?) Plus, I don't like putting all of my eggs into one basket technologically speaking. I don't want my phones and my tv and everything hooked up through the internet.
Why? Well what if it crashes-something goes wrong, like with all of these internet protestors who are crashing sites cause they don't agree with what's happening to the wikileaks guy. Next thing ya know you're out of internet for awhile and therefore can't use your phones, watch tv, etc. It's just annoying. I'd rather have all of my means for entertainment and communication set up in different things so that if one breaks down I can go to the other, but hey, that's just me.
Last night we watched the social network movie on how facebook got started. I had also bought code a book on it that he's been reading since christmas and letting me know about it a bit. I'm glad he did cause I would have been so confused in the movie-awful editing in that they don't really ever explain to you what's going on while jumping forward in time and then backward in time only you don't know that at first cause it's not THAT forward in time and Mark looks the same-it's not like we can recognize oh ok, this is in the future cause he's older...he looks the same! kinda poor quality but whatever.
It just made me depressed and weary of the whole entrepeneur tech world which is what code loves. I of course know that it would be different if he ever came up with something cause he'd never surround himself with losers or immoral people like that but still-it's enough to make one nervous.
plus it made me mad at how dependent I am on facebook. Sure I could not use it but how would I keep up with everything in my friends' lives-can't call every hour of the day. it just goes to show once you have a product that everyone needs/uses/loves it doesn't really matter what you do/did as a person morally to get there, nothing could make facebook fail at this point-cause you couldn't get all of those people to stop using it...it's like an internet drug, and yet at the same time people are making friends, staying in touch, etc. how is it a bad thing? Well...it's not it's just....disconcerting when you realize how dependent you are on something....moderation in all things right?
I of course hate this idea. Of course most people can't get over the fact of how cool the innovation of it would be and all, but I don't really care-the tv is not broken so don't fix it (I will still watch the same shows I watch now-then so why does it somehow need to be provided in a diff way?) Plus, I don't like putting all of my eggs into one basket technologically speaking. I don't want my phones and my tv and everything hooked up through the internet.
Why? Well what if it crashes-something goes wrong, like with all of these internet protestors who are crashing sites cause they don't agree with what's happening to the wikileaks guy. Next thing ya know you're out of internet for awhile and therefore can't use your phones, watch tv, etc. It's just annoying. I'd rather have all of my means for entertainment and communication set up in different things so that if one breaks down I can go to the other, but hey, that's just me.
Last night we watched the social network movie on how facebook got started. I had also bought code a book on it that he's been reading since christmas and letting me know about it a bit. I'm glad he did cause I would have been so confused in the movie-awful editing in that they don't really ever explain to you what's going on while jumping forward in time and then backward in time only you don't know that at first cause it's not THAT forward in time and Mark looks the same-it's not like we can recognize oh ok, this is in the future cause he's older...he looks the same! kinda poor quality but whatever.
It just made me depressed and weary of the whole entrepeneur tech world which is what code loves. I of course know that it would be different if he ever came up with something cause he'd never surround himself with losers or immoral people like that but still-it's enough to make one nervous.
plus it made me mad at how dependent I am on facebook. Sure I could not use it but how would I keep up with everything in my friends' lives-can't call every hour of the day. it just goes to show once you have a product that everyone needs/uses/loves it doesn't really matter what you do/did as a person morally to get there, nothing could make facebook fail at this point-cause you couldn't get all of those people to stop using it...it's like an internet drug, and yet at the same time people are making friends, staying in touch, etc. how is it a bad thing? Well...it's not it's just....disconcerting when you realize how dependent you are on something....moderation in all things right?
Saturday, January 8, 2011
moments that I treasure:
waking up slow with Code. You see, so many people think: eyes open, ok, time to get up, but that is not how I roll. I fully enjoy the being awake yet not physically moving whatsoever and not feeling rushed. Sure I can get up and go go go if I have to but def not my preferred method of waking up.
actually getting into a basketball game at BYU! yay! It was a good game, we won, and I think my favorite part is between the praying person accidently almost saying baseball when she meant basketball and the lil' mini cheerleaders' routine-they were so cute! I seriously can't wait to have kids just to see them do things like that whether it's dance, sports, band, etc. it's just so much fun to watch!
Looking at art with Code. The MoA on campus has a Carl Bloch exhibit and a Tissot exhibit downstairs-both on the life of Christ but both different in interesting ways-check it out if you haven't already cause the Tissot won't be around for long!
Going to "Chocolate" in Orem yeah, I don't think explination is needed on this one.
feeling dumb while doing "punch!" in the living room...I dunno..I just don't think I'm believable throwing punches and doing the boxer shuffle but at least it's a work out, haha.
waking up slow with Code. You see, so many people think: eyes open, ok, time to get up, but that is not how I roll. I fully enjoy the being awake yet not physically moving whatsoever and not feeling rushed. Sure I can get up and go go go if I have to but def not my preferred method of waking up.
actually getting into a basketball game at BYU! yay! It was a good game, we won, and I think my favorite part is between the praying person accidently almost saying baseball when she meant basketball and the lil' mini cheerleaders' routine-they were so cute! I seriously can't wait to have kids just to see them do things like that whether it's dance, sports, band, etc. it's just so much fun to watch!
Looking at art with Code. The MoA on campus has a Carl Bloch exhibit and a Tissot exhibit downstairs-both on the life of Christ but both different in interesting ways-check it out if you haven't already cause the Tissot won't be around for long!
Going to "Chocolate" in Orem yeah, I don't think explination is needed on this one.
feeling dumb while doing "punch!" in the living room...I dunno..I just don't think I'm believable throwing punches and doing the boxer shuffle but at least it's a work out, haha.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Life is Good.
Here are ten reasons why life is good right now (in no particular order).
-Had a wonderful and relaxing xmas break in Houston where it was nice and warm, and we had the opportunity to find some apartments that we liked for the future move in April.
-My schedule is WAY easier than last semester-13 credit hours and the hardest class that I have is equal to one of the mid-level hard classes of last semester.
-starting yoga and am sore in strange places but I still like it.
-I found deer tracks outside our bedroom window in the snow-I dunno, just something about deer frollicking outside our window while we're warm in our beds seems nice to me.
-It's my last semester at BYU
-I have time to read for fun/watch some Gilmore Girls every now and then
-I have the sweetest and most caring husband in the world and am so glad that I have a lil more free time to help lift some of his burdens during an especially hard semester for him.
-I'm excited to get back in touch with friends and am excited for friends who are pregnant, friends who are engaged, and friends who are an amazing example of motherhood.
-BYU beat UNLV on their own turf last night!!!
-I love thinking of ways to surprise/show my love to Code :)
-Had a wonderful and relaxing xmas break in Houston where it was nice and warm, and we had the opportunity to find some apartments that we liked for the future move in April.
-My schedule is WAY easier than last semester-13 credit hours and the hardest class that I have is equal to one of the mid-level hard classes of last semester.
-starting yoga and am sore in strange places but I still like it.
-I found deer tracks outside our bedroom window in the snow-I dunno, just something about deer frollicking outside our window while we're warm in our beds seems nice to me.
-It's my last semester at BYU
-I have time to read for fun/watch some Gilmore Girls every now and then
-I have the sweetest and most caring husband in the world and am so glad that I have a lil more free time to help lift some of his burdens during an especially hard semester for him.
-I'm excited to get back in touch with friends and am excited for friends who are pregnant, friends who are engaged, and friends who are an amazing example of motherhood.
-BYU beat UNLV on their own turf last night!!!
-I love thinking of ways to surprise/show my love to Code :)
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