The Lists that Govern my Life

You sleep about two hours less every night than you used to, which is more than an extra day every two weeks that you can add to your schedule! You live really close to people so you get ten fold the social interaction Your really productive time doesn't start until 8:00pm Every time you sit down, you fall to sleep so waking hours are organized differently Knowing someone for one month is like knowing someone for a whole year, which is probably why people get into relationships so quickly here The mountains block sunlight in the mornings, which messes with my circadian rhythms. Well that and inconsistent sleep with an extended weekend. I swear everyone has time turners. How else would you fit so much into one day?

Latex gloves filled with water Most contained messages One was frozen Sticky notes galore A cup of bacon grease A waffle with bacon in the shape of a happy face Swedish fish Photoshopped picture Ourselves!

Empty cup of ramon named Phillup Latex gloves with love notes on them Starbursts Beautiful sketch of holding hands A plate of watermelon Peanut Butter and bread (stuck to our door)+yoyogurt card Gallon of sour milk

1. Put it in a cup and let it sit on your counter for three days 2. Put it your fridge for safe keeping 3. Use as a substitute for butter to keep costs down 4. Mix it in with scrambled eggs 5. Pour it into latex glove and give to innocent bystander 6. Eat it plain (not recommended) 7. Use as wax to shine wood surfaces 8. Name it and treat it like another roommate 9. Feed it more grease 10. Give it as a gift to someone who was kind enough to wash 37 dishes for you the previous day *Disclaimer: These may or may not have all been tested. Please check with an adult before trying any of them at home.

My apartment (it looks pretty sweet now that we've organized things) My roommates Help and sincerely kind people My ward! Parties every night Divine Comedy! Exercise galore Exciting classes! New running trails:) The mountains are lovely...even though I said I wouldn't like them The sweet thunderstorm we had last night The thousands of smiles and people who make me laugh The library The maps in the buldings Everyone is your friend! (and wants to give you food)

Doherty's history office Doherty's foyer Doherty's courtyard The BYU library (don't tell me 98 miles of books doesn't get you excited) my room in Colorado Springs Wyview The map in the international college at BYU with all the countries of Europe in their own language My kitchen in Colorado Springs

Lenin, Stylin, and Hitler: The Age of Social Castastrophe (Gellately)- good book to start of my summer of 20th century tragedies The Age of Napoleon (Horne)- felt like I owed it to Mr. Ecks to read a book about Napoleon From Dawn to Decadence: 500 years of Western Cultural Life (Barzun)- dense with knowledge, humanities here I come! Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe (Cahill) - good from what I remember... Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin (Snyder) -really made me appreciate my life and put things in perspective Gulag voices (Applebaum) -good afterthoughts of the previously mentioned The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill (Humes) -what a funny man The Man Who was Poe (Avi) -hey look! fiction! kinda... That's Not in my American History Book (Ayres) -I like American history textbooks better On the Wealth of Nations (O'Rourke) -I thought I had enough history to get through it, but my...