Ups and Downs

Spring, baby.

And for this momentus occasion, I am here tonight to go through my ups and downs of the week WITH some good commentary and pictures. Have a fun journey through the life and times of Katers, during her first week back in real life.

No questions? Let's begin:

1. Saw Iron Man Three

...with good seats and good company. 

Nothing could possible be wrong with that right? Seriously: the face below is how I felt the ENTIRE movie. It was AWESOME. Go see it RIGHT now (okay, don't break the Sabbath, but still...)

Also, James Badge Dale as the bad guy henchman? Sign me up for THAT military mission. I was so into it.

So what'd I think?

Yes! Yes! Yes!

2.Mo' classes Mo' Problems

Classes are back. Grr. That equals TWO HUNDRED PLUS pages of reading a night, and out of the Odyssey. Don't get me wrong, I'm an incredible Odysseus junkie. But really, I can not finish that entire journey in less than a week! TOO MUCH!

I'm also in an art class. Which I already love so much. I feel like Andy Warhol with my charcoal in hand. I know, he did NAWT do that. But I just want to be famous and stylin' like he was. Aight? No judgement.

Bad news though? Three hours of drawing out of class. Not okay. Also, my hands aren't used to this, and they hurt.

...Oh and I'm not stylish at all. I get charcoal covering my arms and face. AND I'm a bad drawer. Totes TONS of room for improvement.

In conclusion...

What? No. This isn't what I want. Good Classes, tone down the work. It's my SUMMER!

3. Successful Shopping Day

Okay, if you follow this blog AT ALL you know that I LOVE shopping, and that I do it. Quite frequently. It is NO surprise that I spent my week shopping. I got the best mission dress from Downeast Basics. It was $40, and the PERFECT mission length. Anyone wanting a perfect, lightweight dress (that photographs well, I am wearing it in ALL of these pictures), you need to get it! 

I also went to The Rack with Cate. I FINALLY bought a wallet, and an awesome lip stain from Smashbox (BEST LIPSTAINS EVER). So fun.

...And I did this all in my new Anthro dress and PERFECT flats summer from asos. I felt like a summer goddess.

So, survey says?

Two freaking thumbs up, baby!!

3. Early Bird Gets the Worm

In my case, the worm is my moolah. The moolah I gain from my working. But, my shift has changed, to an earlier time. I now start work at 8:30. I know what you are thinking, poor privileged white girl who thinks everyone should feel sorry for her and her getting-paid-for-watching-Netflix job.

....first off, I'm Portuguese (that's not even white, bro). I understand how this sounds. But seriously, I am a college kid. I go to bed late. I have class to study for (See above for all my homework drama) Also, it's a thirty minute walk to work. So when you factor this all in, it's intense!

And, my roommates stay up SO late, and I love them SO much, and I'm leaving SO soon, that I really can not bear skipping out early just for some extra Z's. This is a temporary annoyance, but difficult during the initial week.

Soooo...

I'm uneasy.

5. Call me the Master Chef

I grill now. It's whatever.

Seriously, I grilled my own burger. For the first time ever. It was on an ACTUAL grill. One that you had to turn on, and flip the burger over on. It was crazy. Oh, and it tasted like HEAVEN. I feel so accomplished I might die.

And although this seems like a tiny, insignficant event, I like to see it as a measure of me growing into an adult. I am totally independent. This is me going onto my second part of this. I am financially independent (apart from tuition) now. I pay for my rent, my groceries, my shopping addiction, etc. It is an AWEOME feeling.

I feel so free. I am young and free. This is amazing. I do not have to ask permission to go somewhere, to see someone, to do something. I just do. It's all about myself and MY better (or sometimes worse) judgement.

How's that making me feel?

Like titanium.

Okay, so what does that mean for my week overall?

Honestly, the little sad parts were JUST little. Sure, I have a bunch of homework. And sure, I am sleep deprived person. But what HAPPY young adult isn't. It's what we yearn for. It's all about the excitement of life. Right now, I'm trying to live out my last couple months BEFORE my mission by just having so much fun and living up to my potential. 

How'd this week go for me? Who am I because of it?

One happy girl.

Also, in conclusion I just want to BRIEFLY go on a tangent about living up to our potential. The following is an AWESOME clip from a talk given by Elder Uchtdorf. He's seriously one of the twelve best guys on this planet! I am so happy that I get the chance to listen to these awesome guys twice a year, as well as every month through different medians such as the Ensign or LDS.org (Check it out if you haven't already!)

Anyways, I'd try to say something awesome about this, but really I am nothing at communication when it comes to these guys. So great!

So sad and so good.

Live up to your potential, and have a great week!