Spring Break

The pictures below are from Kalidaquiz- a 26 hour radio contest that is a BIG deal for Anders. A new question is given every six minutes (an example would be, "What was the sign outside of the hotel after Penelope escaped"), and there are various challenges (like crocheting a cat sweater in two hours), scavenger hunts (like finding a wedding dress and wearing it to the radio station), traveling scavenger hunts (this time it was to Chicago), and various other activities that brought our house closer together and realize sleep is for people that don't want to win. An example of this would be getting up at 4:30 in the morning to help put together a choreographed dance that we had to perform in front of the radio station judges. Ours turned out pretty sweet. I definitely incorporated some show choir stuff!

Whoo. . . it is spring break. Yay! And, no, I am not sitting on a warm, sandy beach right now, nor am I doing something really charitable like building houses with Habitat for Humanity. I am in Guthrie Center, and despite the fact that it is not one of the more exotic places to go during this time of year, it is nonetheless where I want to be. After half a semester of classes, tests, and art projects, I am ready for a break- even if this break includes studying for three exams and a Spanish presentation when I return to school. Oh, well. I just won't think about that right now as I enjoy this moment of being able to sit on a couch. A couch- not a desk chair, not a fold-up lawn chair- but a real couch. I have missed comfortable couches that don't smell like college boys. I've also missed beds that don't require a ladder and don't have a ceiling so close to my head that I have to hunch over when I wake up in the morning. There have been tons of little things I've missed from home. However, by the end of the break, I know there will be lots of little things from my life in Ames I will start to miss, and I will be ready to return, carrying with me with clean sheets and new socks.

Since I don't have a job to worry about this week, I've been helping out my parents, seeing some high school friends, and planning a birthday for someone turning 50 (don't worry, Mom; you don't look over 40.) This week, I also plan on going to some track practices to get ready for the Dam to Dam 20K in Des Moines this summer, and on Wednesday, I will be talking to the Spanish 3 class at GCHS about taking Spanish courses in college and give my presentation about Spanish cinema in preparation for when I go back to school.

Spring is in the air! I hope you can go out sometime and enjoy it.