semester request

it has been requested by my dear old dad that i write a sort of "end of the semester" blog.  so this is it.  this is not necessarily the last blog for 2010, but it will be the last one before i come home from school.

this semester was everything i had ever dreamed of and expected from college and more.  i met amazing new friends, got involved, went on adventures, gained some maturity (how much lies in the eyes of the beholder) and of course studied a bit here and there ;)  i loved (almost) every minute of it and could not have asked for a better start to my college career.

so now it's finals time and at the moment i have taken 3 of my 4 finals, one that i aced, one that i b-ced, and one that i'm hoping didn't completely ruin my gpa.  we'll have to see about that one.  astronomy and i were not the best of friends test-wise this semester.  i'm glad our paths will not meet again.

now everyone knows that you can't study for hours on end without breaks.  that's just nuts and it will drive you nuts.  so what do i do during my breaks, you ask?  i bead, of course!  here are a few of my most recent pieces!

this one and the (future) headband below it are currently for sale (wink)!  $10 and $20, respectively

 this one was inspired by a piece of spanish tile for my good friend, Brittney Bell!  she is studying in Spain next semester and asked for a "spanishy looking one".  you can read her blog about Spain by clicking here.

i don't limit myself to beading, though.  there are great mind games and quizzes to do at Sporcle.com and amazing YouTube videos to watch...like these:

yeah...they're just great!  so there you have it.  an end of the semester blog, full of links to follow, pictures to look at, and fun to read about.  enjoy!