Life by PJ

Hello all! Well, Physics is done. I know you all have been waiting with baited breath to see if I passed or not, and I won't know for a while. But, I finished the final. The terrible, terrible final, yesterday morning and I never wish to see another question about electric potential, or electric fields, or magnets, etc etc ever again. So now all that's left is to graduate. It seems really surreal, walking around campus and realizing that I'm never going to be here again. Sure I might visit, but it's not going to be like it was in the past. Everything will be different, I'll be different. I was driving to class yesterday morning on the way to my Physics final, and Rod Stewart's "Forever Young" came up on my radio and I literally started crying. Why am I so emotional about leaving Grand Valley? Maybe it's because it's given so much to me. It gave me a foundation for my future career, it made me more confident and strong in my leadership abilities...

Hey y'all Wow, the flu or something like it really hit me hard today. I was in Ceramics trying to figure out how the heck to attach a tiny porcelain bunny head to a tiny porcelain bunny body (long story) and all of a sudden it hurt my hand to close my fingers, and then it hurt my knee to bend my leg, and then my head started pounding and then I felt like I was hit by a truck. Boy am I in bad shape. My future sister-in-law had something very similar to what I feel like I have now over Easter, so I'm pretty sure that's how I got sick. I've been laying in bed for the past 4 hours binge-watching Parks and Rec, so at least I have that to help me feel better. These two are always the cure. My marriage class is this weekend, so hopefully I can shape up before then. In order to get married in a church, Jeff and I have to take this marriage counseling class before hand. I'm kind of nervous, yet kind of excited (more nervous than excited) to go. It's 8 hours long,...

Hey y'all! I was very involved with my sorority this week as it was both Greek Week and Anchored in Michigan. I had always wanted to participate in one of the biggest events of Greek Week, the Lip Sync competition, in the past but I had never been able to because of schoolwork. This year since I'm only taking 12 credits, I was finally able to do it! And I had a blast! Our theme was Made in America, or something along those lines and my team's city was Chicago. That means I got to be a Kelly Sister from the musical Chicago, Macklemore (thrift shopping, Chicago's miracle mile, get it?) among other things. Here are some pics: And here's the video too if you want to watch it! (I'm the one in the black tutu, and then the pink coat during Thrift Shop!) On Saturday was our very first Anchored in Michigan which was a convention put on by one of my sisters. It brought all of us Alpha Sigma Tau chapters in Michigan together to form bonds with one another, bo...

Hello all! My spring break was last week and I had a whole lot of fun doing a whole lot of nothing. (Unless you count creating a bustling prosperous farm on Harvest Moon: Magical Melody doing something, which I certainly do.) I met up with the DJ for my wedding which went pretty great considering he wasn't at all phased by my mother and her crazy ideas (let's just say she really enjoys disco and wants to include something called "the loco hour?") He also didn't even flinch when my maid of honor mentioned her idea of playing one full hour of Def Leopard (spelling? I don't care enough to look it up.) So it's safe to say he has a great sense of humor and kept on saying he would do whatever I wanted, which is basically the magical phrase to say to any bride and gain instant approval. The NHSC application cycle just opened today and I'm debating on whether I should apply or not. Before I got my scholarship from Michigan, I was 100% prepared to apply for...

Hey Guys! TGIM! ;) I've had quite the weekend, and am sad to be returning back to classes, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Last Friday was our President's Ball and it was the Great Gatsby theme. So of course, I had to buy a flapper costume because I am the queen of costume parties (self-proclaimed, I must add.) Here are some pics: Then on Saturday Jeff took his sister and I to the symphony to see "RePlay: the Symphony of Heroes." I know this might be the nerdiest thing I post on here (and that's saying a lot) but this symphony was SO GOOD. They played orchestra versions of all the iconic video game music (go ahead, laugh at me) from games like Halo, God of War: Ascension, Bioshock, etc. They also had video game footage playing while the songs were being played and it was basically one of the coolest things I've ever seen/heard. No shame. My future sister-in-law and I before the symphony. So now it's bac...

What's up, everybody? I mentioned changing my diet in the last post and I wanted to update y'all on how that was going. Well, I first tried to "eat clean," you know that huge diet trend that's making it's way around the internet? It basically means that you don't eat any processed foods and that you will weep for better days constantly and YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY. This is not a joke. After eating clean for one week, I can tell you, I was ALWAYS hungry. Like ravished. Maybe it was because I was in the detox phase... I don't know. But all I could think about was food. Did I feel better? Yeah, slightly, but I feel like this could be attributed more to my working out regularly than my "eating clean." But hey, if that's your deal and you're somehow making it work, kudos to you man because my German meat and potatoes body is just not cut out for this kind of meal plan. So since then I have been eating better, that's for sure, but I s...

Hey guys! After an extended absence, I'm back! I almost started my blog with "Sorry for my absence," but I'm trying to learn how to say "sorry" less. Because sometimes, it's okay to not be sorry and I find myself apologizing for silly things often. I'll get back to my interview series in a bit, but for now, here's a summary of what's going on in my life. Classes have started back up at the valley. I'm in 12 credits, 3 credits consisting of a ceramics class, 1 credit of Pilates, 3 credits of my senior seminar and 5 credits of physics (yuck.) So life is pretty good right now. I'm really starting to focus on my health (both physical and mental) while I still have the time to, you know before dental school starts. I've been finding a lot more time to work out, I've gotten really into Zumba, and I've been trying to change my diet and eat a lot less processed foods. It's hard, like really hard, to give up a lot of my gui...

Hello everybody, I hope everyone had a wonderful break. I'm just checking in to let you all know that my Grandmother B has passed away. That being said, I'm going to try and keep you all up to date as often as possible, but I'm going to be needing a little forgiveness if my posts are late. I know you all will understand. I hope everyone keeps hearing good news from dental schools and always, always appreciate your family members. You just never know what each day might bring. Until next time, PJ