I Climb Because I Care...

Man, that title rocks my socks!

Hi Friends,

This month I am participating in the Fight For Air Climb benefiting the American Lung Association. This is a unique race where participants race up the 598 steps (23 floors) of the Wells Fargo Center to raise money for the American Lung Association.

Awesome, right??

I am pledging to make the climb 3 times - a little over the height of the Eiffel Tower. Bob and I have joined team "Slingshot" and are competing against the Park City Fire Dept. and Wells Fargo to raise the most money.

Bring on the competition!

I you would like to donate to this great cause (all donations go to the American Lung Association) I would greatly appreciate it.

You can make donations through my personal page here.

Or donate to my team here.

If you are interested in participating, I'd LOVE to have you join my team. We are sure to have a blast! You only have to climb the Wells Fargo Center 1 time, but if you're like me (crazy, that is) you can climb as many times as you'd like!

I'm super excited for this event and can't wait to show you all glamorous pics of me from the race.

Taste of the Glory

Today is brought to you by the letters L and S and the number 3.

L is for the proverbial light at the end of the educational tunnel I am currently crawling through. See that ticker I put at the top of the blog? It is living proof that every day I am closer to finishing my graduate career! Also, notice that I will be graduating in 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days. Most excellent.

L is for getting a little taste of the glory. (Think Nacho Libre). I started my externship last week at an elementary school and am loving it. I love my supervisor. I love the kids I work with. I have only been there 2 weeks and I am 100% positive that I was meant to be an SLP. It is for me. It is awesome. Therefore, I am awesome. Right?

S is for heaving a big sigh of relief. Along with tasting the glory of a big-girl job, I'm happy that I'm enjoying myself at my externship. It's nice to know that these past 2 years have not been a waste of time or money. Today, in between helping a boy correctly articulate his "r" and working on irregular past tense with a bubbly little girl I thought how I could do this for the rest of my life and be completely happy.

What a wonderful thought to have about a job! I am excited to graduate and get going in my awesome profession. It hasn't been the smoothest ride, but the real ride is about to begin.

S is for super, for that is what my life is right now. S is also for Slurpees, sitcoms, and sugar. They help get me through my week. Thanks guys.

Updates

Hi friends,
Here is a short post of updates on life, bullet-style!

- I finished my last "real" semester of school. Boo-ya. Bring on the externships!

- I finally completed the second part to my Rehabilitation story on Bits O' Fiction. You can read it here. I'm pretty proud of it, and hope it makes you chuckle.

- My 25th birthday was last Sunday (the 11th). It is crazy to think that I am a quarter of a century old. I'm beginning to feel a quarter-life crisis coming on. I'll keep you posted on what crazy antics I get myself into.

- All I want for Christmas is to BREATHE! This inversion is really attacking my lungs. I think I heard somewhere that it's as bad as smoking a cigarette. Thanks, Utah.

- I crocheted a scarf for Bob for Christmas. I'm not a crafty person so this is a big fist-pumping moment for me!

- Bob and I went skiing for the first time (together) on Friday at Park City. It was awesome. I forgot how much I LOVE skiing. I could definitely put off having kids for another year and become a ski bum next winter. Here is a cute picture of us in gear:

- Bob currently has a man cold. What? You haven't heard of a man cold yet? You need to watch this educational video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbmbMSrsZVQ

He also just text me saying, "I sound really deep and scratchy, like a mix between Barry Manilow and a cat." Sounds sexy. Maybe I'll have to get that one on tape.

Well, that's about all I have for now. Cheers!

For Your Entertainment

Hey folks,
I bet you're wondering why I've been slacking off on blogging lately. Well, I have been blogging, just not on here. I decided to suck more time out of my life by starting a new blog. So, for you entertainment, I present you with:

Bits O' Fiction!!!

It's a new site where I can send all my crazy pop culture references to. I'll still update this blog with my everyday happenings, don't you worry. I just decided it was time to have a blog just for exaggerated stories of my life. So check it out. Become a Follower. Leave a comment. All those things are like Christmas for me. Without the hectic shopping sprees.

Are You There Cola? It's Me, Priscilla

And...I'm back! Betcha thought I was dead, eh? Think again! I'm am currently on a 3-week hiatus from school and, boy does it feel good! I'm honestly dreading going back to school. I'm about to start my 7th year of college. Whoa. Nerd, much? No. Not nerd. Just a glutten for punishment. My brain has decided it doesn't like school anymore. In fact, this is a conversation I had with my brain at the end of this last semester:

Me: "Hey, brain! How about we start writing this autism paper?"
Brain: "Hmm...No. I want chips."
Me: "Please? The sooner we get it done the closer we are to finishing the semester."
Brain: "Psh. Screw school. It's summer and we deserve to have a good time. How about grabbin' those Cheetos?"

There was nothing I could do. My brain walked me into the kitchen and forced me to eat a Cheeto Puff. Those puffs are evil. You have to eat half a bag to feel even remotely satisfied. Not to mention the MSG. Damn you, MSG! You actually make me want more and more and more until half my face is covered in orange powder. Then I looked like a crazed addict and have to call on the dog to help me clean up.

Which leads me to another point: grad school is hazardous to your health. I have gained 15 lbs. since grad school started last year. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa! How did this happen? Since when does grad school turn you into a heffer? (Not as in Hugh, but as in Hippo). Clearly the Freshman 15 decided to wait until grad school to attack me. Lame. Oh so lame.

I've decided the following 3 items have contributed to this weight gain and I place all blame on them (because I would never be at fault, right?):

1) Sugared [caffeinated] drinks
2) MSG
3) Computers

I have a love/hate relationship with these items. I hate how much I love them. At least I've been trying to drink diet sodas lately. That's gotta count for something, right? As far as the MSG goes. It's in everything that I love. Cheetos, Ramen, Cup Noodles, Mac n' Cheese. It's hard to avoid it when you're like me and don't have many skillz in the kitchen. Finally, we come to computers. I spend the majority of my day on them. I sit in front of one to do data entry for work, have my laptop open during classes to take notes (and not surf the web, cough, cough), and keep it open all evening to hang out on Facebook and type up paperwork. I never get a break! And, truth be told, I'm remotely okay with that. As I said, I hate how much I love the computer.

Well, I can't think of much more to say here. So you'll have to be satisfied with this, for now. Oh, one last thing: I finally got my grades and got the highest GPA so far in grad school. Not a 4.0 like I would've wanted, but remotely close. Yay!

Okay. I'm done. Peace out, internet homies.

I Love You, 2!

The Bobers and I have been married for 2 years now. It's been a pretty awesome couple of years. I love knowing that we'll be together forever and I can't imagine life without him. To quote the movie Juno:

"Look, in my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you, the right person is still going to think the sun shines out your a**. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with."

"As far as husbands go, Robert Neve is totally boss. He is the cheese to my macaroni."

...and I really like Mac n' Cheese.

A toast to finding someone who loves me even after seeing Morning Cilla (she's an angry elf) and PMS Cilla, and Hungry Cilla, and Sad Cilla. While I think he loves me most when I'm happy, I know he still loves me when I'm cranky or blue.

Bring on year 3!

Still Here...I Think

Sorry I've been MIA lately. My motivation for blogging has been nil, kaput, non-existent. Nothing really exciting has been going on in my life. But, to keep all you blog stalkers out there satisfied, I've managed to scrounge up some bullet points of minor interest:

- Bob had a birthday in February {28 years...wowsas!}, and Maggie turned 1 on March 31. We went to Joe's Crab Shack with Bob's brother and his wife for Bobby's birthday and they embarrassed him riiil gooood. Observe:

And here is the Maggie dog on her birthday. Spoiled fluffy. She doesn't look happy in this picture, but promise me, she got lots of loves and a huge bone to chomp on.

- Bob and I went to Vegas for Spring Break this year. All-in-all we had a good time, but the weather was kinda crappy while we were there. It rained one day. Rain in Vegas? Really? I wanted some sun. My skin was dying for Vitamin D! But alas, we stayed in jeans most of the time. I was also reminded how I'm slowly but surely gaining weight that I don't want. Vegas definitely knows how to make a girl feel overweight. Here are some happy pictures of us in the Bellagio.

  - Bob and I went to Law School Prom and met up with our friends Rick and Elyse while we were there. It 'twas a nice date night. We ate good food, danced to some good music, and kifed some sodas on the way out for good measure. We also looked pretty good:

- I successfully completed semester #2 of my graduate program. I keep thinking back to the day when I opened my acceptance letter and how excited I was. WHY??!? Why was I so excited to sell my soul to the U? I am soooo glad I only have 1 year left. I'm done with school. My brain keeps checking out and I have to keep jump-starting it with chocolate and cola to keep it turned on (see my previous comment about gaining weight). I'm ready to be done with school and get on to the next phase of my life.

- Speaking of the next phase. Guess what?!

I'M PREGNANT!!!! 

...Just kidding! Did I get ya? Though Bob and I are looking forward to babies AFTER we graduate, there is no bun cooking in the oven. Unless we're talking about a literal bun...and I'm not cooking one of those either. No buns. No ovens. I do plan on cooking some Spongebob shaped Mac 'n Cheese here soon. Yum!

(Am I the only one who thinks that shaped Mac 'n Cheese is like a bajillion times more delicious than regular Mac? Because IT IS! Don't believe me? Go to your nearest grocery or convenience store and buy some Spongebob Mac RIGHT NOW!)

Okay. I think I'm done now. Hopefully I'll get out of my blogging funk soon to provide you with more interesting happenings. Until then, wish me luck that I don't punch Mother Nature in the throat for making it rain so much these past few weeks.

There's really no exciting way to end this post, so here is a funny picture of a cat: