german spritz cookies

made these lovelies for my final presentation in int'l biz. they were a hit.



it was fun to make them and finally use my cookie press that i have had for so long and never used! i think i will make more for christmas and involve the nieces and nephews in the fun.

back to school

and a schedule. school started monday. wow. this marks the first semester, since i got my associates degree years ago, that i will be a full-time student. {only this time i will be working full time, as well} one of the reasons for this switch from part to full-time is because if it helps me see the light at the end of the tunnel a little faster. :)

so i've been purchasing books {ugh}, and other school supplies.

whenever fall comes around i think of the scene in you've got mail where they are emailing about "bouquets of sharpened pencils." love the idea of this. and love tom hanks and meg ryan.

i think this would be the perfect first day of school present. so cute. :)

the schedule has been crazy so far and i feel like i have been living out of my car, running from one place to the next, but i hope to have everything organized by next week. i may actually be able to fit passengers in my car then. :)

do you have any first week of school tips to help in organization or even staying sane?? i could use the help!

p.s. i am actually taking 13 credits and the 13th one is my favorite. kundalini yoga. i love it so far and have more to share on that front so stay tuned.

image via flickr.

catching up list . . .

1. started school got overwhelmed with 12 credits so i dropped it down to 6 {and yes i do work full time}

2. have rediscovered how much I like reading novels {i have been reading the kite runner. i rarely read novels, i'm usually all about the "be a better person books" - sorta lame, i know}

3. have started going to movies again {loved JUNO! liked p.s. i love you - sorta hit close to home - teary eyed. am very excited to see 27 dresses - sort of a trend lately to see chick flicks}

4. getting used to life without the pasta factory {yes, i have officially quit - which means i can't go back!}

5. fallen in love with google reader {a more efficient way to waste my time - you should check it out}

6. have decided that i need to get outside again {it has been too long, but my sad excuse is the cold weather - nice huh?}

7. done a lot of thinking lately {what am i doing with my life? am i being true to myself? following my heart? am i listening? what is it that i LOVE? oh the wandering mind. . . }

8. decided that even though there are hard times, the reason i am here is to ENJOY life and i get to choose if i want to find the joy in things or cry about it? {sometimes i cry, realize that i just needed a good cry and then continue enjoying :) }

9. oh and a very exciting thing! signed up to run the wasatch back race with the holt side of the fam! its a lot like the HTC race that i ran with them last summer. {super siked for it}

10. and its friday - excited for the weekend!

half way through

So I was looking at my syllabus for my economics class and school is half way done for the semester! I didn't realize it! And because I didn't, the surprise made me that much happier! (maybe it's supposed to be "more happy" . . .?) I am only taking two classes (6 credits) but you would be surprised how much time that takes up, especially when you work full-time! Hooray for being half way through!

Procrastination . . . homework

So I went back to school. Need I say more. . .

So the first thing you do when you go back to school is procrastinate. I don't know why I chose the summer to start on my newfound goal of getting a bachelor degree in business. To tell you the truth, I really like school and I am pretty good at it but it's hard when you go out of town every weekend or the weather is nice and all you want to do is hang out outside or go do something fun with friends.
Anyway, so I am sitting here at 11:47pm and instead of sleeping or doing my homework before the weekend and my test on Monday I am going to browse other peoples blogs, look for different templates to try to make my blog better and not go to sleep!
I will be more motivated in the morning :)