Freedom

Because I am done with classes for the week, this is how I feel now that everything is done...

Just Because

For all you animal lovers out there:

A pig who doesn't like mud...

An adorable pup whose face you can't resist...

Audrey Hepburn and her pet deer, Pippen...

And a mouse that made me smile...

This may be one of the more random posts on this blog but I love animals and I just can't resist these ridiculously cute photos. I want my hyper little rascal (Ruby) who jumps up when you get home and doesn’t quit until you’ve taken her on a long walk. I think it has to do with the unconditional love thing… Pups don’t care what you look like or how you act and if your having a rough day, they just cheer you up by looking at you with those adorable eyes and wagging tail.

Happiness: Turns Out It Is Not That Difficult to Attain...

I found this picture online (surprise, surprise), and I think it speaks a lot of truth... So followers, let this be some motivation for you as you go about your day, week, life... I know I sure am going to start... Simple, yet to the point...

Bon Appetit

I don't know about many of you but as a college student I don't like grocery shopping. I like having the food, just not spending the money. This usually results in a typical dinner of mac n' cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or rice. Not exactly the healthiest of meals but it gets the job done.

By far, some of the funniest things I've heard of people eating for meals have included such things as Ben and Jerry's ice cream for dinner, cheese and crackers until the crackers are gone and it's just cheese, but the best is probably the sweethearts (conversation hearts) for lunch... that'll fill you up! My meals usually end up being a concoction of what's in my cupboards and fridge, this usually means a very unbalanced meal.

You can tell from the meals above that I'm probably not the best cook or that I don't like to cook (all of the above). It gets too complicated for me. For instance, the two times I cooked dinner with a friend we made a lasagna and it turned into a popover and set off the fire alarm... twice! Let's just put it this way, the names of McKenzie and Julia Child will never be used in the same sentence.

Happy Friday!!!

Happy Friday everyone and have a GREAT weekend!!!

Bilingual Schwesters... Not Now (Probably Not Ever)

I finally got my big break! The UMD Statesman did an article on bilingualism of students. My friend and I were pictured in the article with our professor.

Now you all know of my dislike for the German language, don't you think it's funny that they choose probably the two worst students in the German department to represent the bilingual students at school? My friend and I are the gals who sit in the very back of class and laugh, make jokes and can't take anything seriously while other students give us the stink eye and our teacher shakes her head at us 'schwesters'.

The funny part of the story is how we found out we were in the paper. Waiting at the bus stop for our bus to come, some guy reading the paper looks at us, then back down at his paper and back up again. He then says, "you two are in the paper" and we frantically run to check the pile of Statesman's on the bench. There we were, on page A3, wow... that's embarrassing.

Therapy

It's been a tough start to the week. In true German style, we had a test on Monday to start the week off... like I said before, NEVER a good idea. Pretty sure I flunked that (10 page test in a 50 minute class is ridiculous)! So as I read my thousands of pages of art history texts Monday night I managed to eat half a box of Girl Scout cookies and have begun to call it 'German Therapy'.

Tuesdays are my marathon day. I spend a record 11 hours on campus... ugh! So, in true Kenzie fashion, I picked up a pint of my favorite Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia for 'Tuesday Therapy'. If I play my cards right I may be able to manage some sort of therapy every night of the week. The plan is to eat, vent to my saint of a mother on my issues then pop a Tylenol P.M. and conk out till I have to do it all over again the next day.

So, if your ever looking for a venting partner and are in need something for your sweet tooth, you know who to come to... life is tough and we all have those days, mine just happens to be a week!