30 Days of Writing: 5 weird things you like

Kelly: These may not be weird things, but they might be things that you all don't like. But I do! :D

1. Pickles. ANY kind. I love them ALL!!! It's sort of unnatural.

2. A clean kitchen. Seriously. I don't even go to bed until the kitchen is clean.

3. Porches. I get massive porch envy when I go to people's houses. The big wrap-around ones are my favorite! That's the kind I want when I eventually get my own house. We have a wee porch at our place but no furniture (may all checks payable to H and K Porch furniture fund)

4. Sushi. Yes the California Rolls and goodies you get at the grocery store but also the REAL stuff! As in raw fish and everything (Koto in Richmond has it). Don't knock it until you try it; it's actually really good!

5. Vanilla. I love the smell!!!!!!!! It's my favorite. And I like vanilla cake over chocolate, which is unusual because I am a chocolate fiend!

Holly: Don't even ask me to explain some of these.  I just can't.  :P

1. Clean clothes.  I love folding clothes because I love how they smell and feel.  I mean, who doesn't love going to bed in a flowery field?

2. The smell of gas.  Don't ask why.

3. Having songs on my iPod versus entire albums.  I have 350ish songs on my iPod.  None of them are entire albums.  Most of the time when I buy a CD or something there's always a few songs that don't really roll with me like the rest.  If you don't like the song, why put it on your iPod?

4. Accents.  Mostly European ones.  See basically any movie with a British or Irish dude and you'll see why.

5. Reese Cups.  This is weird because I can't stand peanut butter.

Relax, the end is nigh!

Kelly: The impending doom of finals is just around the corner. My first one isn't until Tuesday, so I still have some time. Lately though I've been feeling the end-of-the-semester crunch biting me in the bum. The most common sign is me being defiant; I just do not want to do anything. I've been getting more easily distracted, especially this week. It's becoming a bit bothersome because there's still stuff that I need to get done; hopefully this is just like I said, me just ready for the semester to be over. But, today was actually a really good day and I hope it will help me get over this "I don't want to do anything" funk and allow me to get through this semester.

The day started out with a brunch consisted of pancakes, turkey bacon and coffee with Holly and a friend of mine. We just talked, laughed and are all looking forward to the end!  When the morning was about to end, Holly received a phone call from some more dear friends who live in Lexington and wanted to spend some time with us. Of course, we said no problem; what made it greater was that another one of our friends was visiting for the weekend, so she was there too!! (You'll probably remember these dear friends from when they accompanied us to see Colin and Brad!!) We ended up venturing to a hibachi grill just about 15 minutes away. We had been there before, but Holly and I had never had their sushi. Man, it was DELICIOUS. Afterwards, I wanted ice cream so I spoke up and said I wanted ice cream, so we ventured to....Orangeleaf. Orangeleaf is a soft-serve chain and you pay by the # of ounces you fill your bowl with. It was great, and we all loved it! All in all, a good night, and I love my dear friends ever so much.

I cannot wait for this semester to be OVER!!!! 

Holly: But we didn't just eat awesome sushi/awesome frozen yogurt.  We played with puppies at PetSmart and bought shoes! Well...I did, anyway.  Kelly picked them out for me.  They're adorable. 

I too have been stricken with the defiance of I-don't-want-to-do-anything...I believe its common name is Senioritis with a minor onset of My Give-A-Crap is Waning!  But tonight was just what I needed: good food, cute critters, a new pair of adorable shoes, all with the best friends a girl could ever ask for!

This time tomorrow will mark the one-week countdown until home sweet home for three weeks! YAY! :D