Got Milk?

I do!!! Well, I did! Mmmm....I love Milk! And guess what...on the first day of classes at the UW they were handing out free milk at red square! Yep, you heard that right, FREE milk!!! That's not all though... they were handing out tons of stuff...it was like being at the fair! There were stands with people giving out free bagels, free coffee, free cookies, free juice, and of course, free milk. Now this free milk wasn't some wimpy sample...it was 16 ounces of pure calcium goodness. In fact it was the same thing as the picture above. It was great...it made the first day of classes super!

Wow, I still can't believe that classes have already started. It is nice to be back at school though. It will be an interesting and challenging quarter. I am taking Spanish 103...after this class I will be 100% done with my generals and all I will have left are design and art history classes! Woo Hoo. So I am a little nervous about my Spanish class....it has been a long time since I have taken 101 and 102...and I have forgotten a lot! I am going to have to study a lot for this class in order to get a good grade.

I am also taking a design drawing class. It is fun so far... of course so far we have only drawn a bunch of lines and squares! In this class we are not allowed to use pencils and erasers ... we are only to use cheap black paper mate pens. Yikes! We will see how that goes....I like my eraser and drawing pencils....I will miss them!

And last, but not least I am taking an awesome art history class. The class focuses on Northwest coastal Salish art. So far, I love it! There is a lot of reading and a lot of memorizing, but I have a feeling that it will be my favorite class of the quarter. The other day we went over the pronunciation of the different coastal tribes...wow, tough stuff! I am really excited to learn more about the history and culture of the beautiful Northwest Natives. In honor of my excitement for this class I made the following collage...I seem to be in a major picture collage mood lately....

When the student is ready, the master appears. ~Buddhist Proverb

Well, I don't know that I am ready for school to start quite yet, and I am not sure that all of my professors will be "masters", but it is school time again. Fall quarter starts on Wednesday and I am actually pretty excited for classes to start. With the exception of one Spanish class I have all of my generals done...so all of my classes are either design classes or art history classes! Let the fun begin! As much as I would love to be done with school already, I really do enjoy learning and going to school. I love walking into the Library and feeling the collegiate atmosphere. I know I am crazy!

In anticipation of school starting I decided to look on Flickr and see what pictures I could find of the UW campus. I found a ton of amazing photos and decided to make a little collage of some of my favorite ones. I think that I attend college at a University with one of the most beautiful campus'. For proof, just click on the above picture and take a closer look at some of the pictures. I am proud to be a HUSKY!

Goodbye summer...hello fall!

Well, another summer is over. I can't believe how fast summer went by. It was a good summer though. In July I went camping in Oregon with my family and had a great time, as always. Then in August Alison, Monica and I went 'Twilight' crazy. I had read the Twilight books back in March, but Alison and Monica did not read them until the end of July. Of course we had to go get the fourth and final book at midnight when it was released. We had a fun time reading it...even if we were a little obsessed! I have also done a lot of quilting this summer. It is nice to be able to do a few projects before the craziness of school starts. At the beginning of September Melanie, Monica, Alison, Peyton, Cadison and I went to the family fun center. We went miniature golfing, go-carting and had a great time. It was a lot of fun. We also went to the Puyallup fair this year. My Mom and I went twice. We went on opening day and the day after that. We had a lot of fun. My mom and I were able to see my nephew Tyler do Muttin' Bustin'. The next day we mostly looked at the animals. We all had a great time petting all the sheep and some of the cows...but Cadison, she had to pet every single one! All in all it was a good way to end the summer.