ticky-tock.

the time sure is ticking along. 
t minus 14 days until i am ON my plane to ireland. 
i can't believe it, i really can't. people ask me if i'm excited, don't get me wrong, i totally am, but i am nervous more than anything!
nervous to be with 19 other girls that i hardly know
nervous to pack the things i need to bring with me (mind you, i need to pack things for africa that i won't be using in europe)
nervous for the food
nervous to gain weight from that food! (don't judge me, i've worked so hard)
nervous for the culture
nervous to miss home for a few weeks
nervous to be traveling like a crazy person
nervous to be on my own at times in a foreign place
but, i am so excited!!
and don't forget a flight from england to africa by myself! 
i can't believe it's coming so soon. 
checklist pages are in my "study abroad" notebook. sticky notes full of to-do's cover my desk. 
sheesh. so much to do and so little time!
a few small vacay's are going to be mixed in which makes even less time. 
but... i am a pro procrastinator and i hope i can get it done once again!


great britain, i'ma coming!!

there.

there alli! i was wondering if i would get any comments about the previous blog colors being orange and blue. 
nothing against the t-birds, but i am a bulldog through and through. 

remember how my purse got stolen? jerks!! 

p.s. new found love = road biking!! (bikes with the skinny tires, and no i am not entering the tour de france.)

seriously?

who even steals stuff? we had some things stolen from our extra garage a few months ago and the luck just carried over to me. 

i was working out with andrew at the gym. getting my triceps on and andrew walks up and asked if the license plate number that was announced was my car. i told him i didn't think so but asked him if some specific letters were said. he said yes and my heard just sunk. did my car get hit by someone else? i had no idea what to think! i hurried and grabbed my keys. as we walked past the front desk, no one was really there so we ran out to the parking lot to see my car. walking up, i could see that the passenger front window was completely shattered. i was so mad and so violated! someone would break into MY car and steal MY things. i unlocked the car and opened the drivers side door to check the middle console and see if my phone and ipod were gone. thankfully, they weren't. but i looked over on the ground where i had left my purse when heading in, and it was gone - stolen. hence the broken glass. 

i was so upset. someone did this? at 6 pm in broad daylight? not ONE person in the parking lot heard the shattering glass or saw the idiots breaking into my car? can't believe it. 

i walked back in to the gym, told the front desk guy that it was my car out there. had to fill out some lame paper for gold's gym, had to call the orem police. they said they'd send somebody out. 

long story short, the orem cop showed up, did a lousy inspection. asked the generic questions, gave me a case number and drove away. 

here i am, left with glass EVERYWHERE. small shards, big pieces. had to clean it out so i could drive home. 

my window is now replaced after a $100 deductible. but, i am still missing my favorite purse from h&m, wallet, digital camera, drivers license, credit cards, debit cards, everything. i didn't have any cash which is good. but some things in there are irreplaceable. 

i have to start all over and get new everything. what a hassle! 

so for future, gold's members, hide your stuff when you go inside. put your purses so they are not visible. i thought i would be fine with my purse on the ground, partially under my seat. but... no. be safe and be careful! and gold's gym, get security cameras! no wonder thieves keep doing this, they know they won't get caught. 

upset, can you tell? but i have learned my lesson. definitely the hard way.