Dates, Waffles, Birthdays, & More Dates

On Thursdays, I only have one class.
That class isn't until 7:00pm. So I usually end up working until 1 and then use the afternoon to do all my errands. AND TODAY... my class was cancelled!!!! How nice is that?

So I will use this time to play blog catch up.

Madelyn does her best to offer moral support in every situation, this time it was a date. I am not a fan of them... well I am when I'm interested in the kid. I'll almost always give someone a first date, because why not? My reaction in the second picture may look like I was disappointed in never hitting the jackpot (which I was) but it was more my attitude in general. He didn't know that though... I played along like it was the best night of my week. 

After last Wednesday, I decided I am IN LOVE... with weeknight dates. I have school the next day so it's totes okay to say 'no thank you' to the next activity because you have to wake up the next morning. weeknight dates=no marathon dates. 

Which is why when I got an out of the blue call from a past acquaintance (so random) I scheduled another wednesday date. If we both have a good time, then let's move onto the weekend!

 For some reason, we feel like we can do whatever we want at the institute... Like play soccer in the hallway. 

... and have waffle parties in the kitchen. This one got a little out of control. All I wanted was something to eat. I rounded up pancake mix, oil, a waffle iron, a selection of toppings, and a couple people to join me for lunch. More people kept on coming in to join and thus, Waffle Wed-thursday was created. I probably should get approval on this before it gets even more out of hand in the future. 

This is Madelyn stressing and me... helping her? Not. 

This picture just cracks me up. 

While she tried to figure out the rules of campaigning for the Peak Party I was debating about how many muffins I could eat without it becoming a joke. 

And Finally, IT WAS MADELYNS BIRTHDAY!! 

We celebrated with dinner, cake with her fam, and game night with some new found friends. I honestly don't know what I would do without these girls. 

Bring on the weekend. 

Bad Habits

We all have bad habits. I have one or two. Or twelve.

Sometimes I leave my keys in the car when I'm only going to leave it for 3 minutes.
Sometimes I will eat 5 of my grandpas cookies in one sitting or eat all the yogurt bursts out of the cereal... Don't judge. You KNOW you did the exact same thing with Lucky Charms marshmallows.

I've noticed another bad habit I have lately. It's one of those things I know I do, but I haven't realized I do. That hardly made sense to me.

Anyways, I have this weird habit of making weird faces in the mirror... almost every time I pass one. Not like a grin, a wink, or a 'cute kissy face'. They're these bizzare UGLY faces. I'll smash my face up, smile as unattractive as I can or look like I am dying.

You can ask my why but I have NO idea. It's an awful habit. It happens in the bathroom while i'm getting ready, when I pass a mirror in the hallways, or when I'm driving to school.  Like what the heck? Am I going to make these faces to actual people during the day?

Umm.. no?

One day somebody is going to start noticing.

That'll be fun.

Third.

This isn't my first blog. Or even my second.

This is actually my third! My first blog was fun and I kept it going for a long while, but after re-reading it, I discovered I wasn't really a fan of it. 

My second blog was completely anonymous. There was no personal information and nobody would ever know it was me. Because of that, however, I felt like I was treating it more of a journal than a blog and that information does not need to be posted over the world wide web. It was juicy stuff and VERY entertaining (if I do say so myself) butttttt I used my best judgement to stop while I was ahead. So if you stumble upon that blog someday, have fun reading it and find out more personal details about me than you would ever need to know. 

Third times a charm. 

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Valentines

Today was the day! The commercial day of love!
K. I'm not a Valentine hater, but you have to admit that it's partly a Hallmark holiday of sorts. But everyone (except for the lonely people who are a little bitter) seems happier! I don't know if it's because its a holiday or the fact that IT'S STILL LIGHT OUTSIDE AT SIX! Nobody realizes how happy this makes me. It makes it easier to realize spring is right around the corner!
Plus, I received a stuffed animal and a real live rose! Unreal.

Wishing you a Happy Valentines Day!
Love,
Whit, Mad & MB... (or JJ standing in for Mary Beth)

I realize I'm wearing different clothes in all these pictures.. but I promise they're all valentines from this year. Apparently I need to change clothes less. 

First.

Sometimes this little holiday called Valentines Day comes around. I'm neither for or against it, maybe because I've never had a date on this day o love? Which I'm totes okay with, because I feel like it would be a ton of pressure if you aren't seriously dating the kid.
Anyways, I celebrated Valentines Eve the best way you can with a 12 hour day on campus...
By stealing other peoples flowers and flipping pancakes across the gym.