(At least for the next two weeks before my online class starts…)
I’m taking it slow today; just trying to relax and enjoy tackling my GIANT to-do list (you know, the one with all the things I’ve put-off for the last two weeks…) piece-by-piece. Up first: BLOGGING!
So, yesterday was the big day; my Chem 2 final. I think I was more nervous for this one (despite my insane amount of studying) because I remembered how hard the Chem 1 final had been. Plus, everyone in my class knew I’d done exceptionally well on the first one, so I felt all this unnecessary pressure to do just as well the second time around. Only time will tell; I get my grade Thursday.
All in all, the test went well. A bunch of us showed up early for a study session with the tutor–which really just turned into a pseudo-party with donuts that probably served as more of a stress-reliever than anything else. I wish I could say that I walked out of the test a few minutes early knowing I’d done my absolute best and been able to feel incredible relief; instead I took every last moment and even then didn’t have a chance to go back and give the ones I’d had questions on a second look. The ACS finals are just like that; you just never know how you did until you get your grade. I’m not worried; the truth is that I studied hard, I’m a good student, I went into the exam with a 101% average in the class and the final is highly curved–if I don’t get an A, no one will. What I’m really interested in is my raw score on the final…
I did, however, take one last look at ECC before I left–all finished there!
Abigail and I had a late lunch at Arriba, where I enjoyed a small margarita on the rocks with salt (my absolute favorite) and just relaxed outside enjoying the mild weather. She just returned from a whirlwind week in Florida with her campus Christian fellowship from Penn State, so she was just as bushed as me. It was so nice to be able to (finally!) be able to enjoy talking about summer plans, Carolyn’s shower details and birthdays coming up (our summer is full of them).
Afterward, we got our nails done 🙂 (Because that’s what girls do, of course, and that’s what THIS GIRL does to reward herself after a semester well-done.)
This is the color I fell in love with at J. Crew a few weeks ago, but hadn’t had time to actually paint on my nails. It’s even brighter than this in person… What can I say? I wanted to CELEBRATE.
Abigail and I decided some iced coffee and Main Street-walking was in order after our nails were finished, so we ended our afternoon doing that. Oh, and trying on the HOT PINK HEELS Carolyn picked out for us for her wedding. Oh, they are bright. Oh, what an excuse to buy something I would NEVER buy myself in a million years. 🙂 I just told Andrew he’s going to have to take me places one can wear hot pink heels (with black pants, perhaps) so I can get some use out of them. Rick’s, I think?
Speaking of Rick’s… We were supposed to go there to celebrate the end of my semester, but it was a bit overcast. We love nothing more than sitting on their patio, every table full, on a beautiful night enjoying good food, good wine and good weather, and (unfortunately) it was just not that kind of night around here. So, we opted for The King and I, a thai place a bit north of Buffalo.
Love this outfit, and LOVE those shoes 🙂 I wore them for my exam.
After starting with hot tea (for him), white wine (for me) and an order of spring rolls (Andrew’s absolute favorite), our dinners arrived.
Instead of pad thai, my normal dish, I ordered their house noodles, which was similar but with more crushed peanuts, less tamarind and more veggies. YUM.
Andrew got a spicy stir-fry and gobbled it right up!
Don’t you love his shirt? He knew I would. It was a recent J.Crew purchase on super sale-$27.99! LOVE IT. He has these awesome light linen pants he’s always pairing with heavy or dark shirts/shoes/jacket, so this shirt will help give him something light and season-appropriate to wear with them.
We were both craving a little vanilla ice cream action, and Dairy Queen is Andrew’s favorite. (I’m a Kone King kind of girl, myself, but DQ is good, too. And it was way more convenient.)
Can you tell which one was mine? Despite my outright OBSESSION with ice cream, I was a good girl and ordered a small, which was just right. However, I’m already salivating over my next DQ treat: the ‘confetti cake’ blizzard they’re featuring this month. A mini-version will definitely find its way into my mouth when Abigail and I go to the mall to run errands later this week…
I have LOTS to do today… Up next: clean the house! Between all the freshly mowed grass we’ve tracked in (grrr…), hair, dust and other things that have been ignored for the past couple days, it’s a MESS!
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