life in a Kashi commercial

Ohhh my goodness, weekends with B always zoom by way too fast

leaving me dangling alone again on my patchwork of memories and emotional rollercoaster.

I can't believe we have been doing the long-distance thing for a year and a half now.(!!)

We spent a gorgeous Saturday on campus since I had to be at the Veg. Lab for the Parents' Weekend "open house," which meant of course

introducing B to the famous wonders of Berkey Creamery ice cream (the freshest, most decadent and amazing ice cream in the universe)

Berkey Creamery, Place of Joy

After eating ginormous Espresso Fudge Pie and Cookie Dough cones the size of our heads for lunch and a double-date Hibachi dinner (the Japanese restaurants where the chefs put on a show in front of you, cooking everything in mounds of butter and oil), not to mention my delicious invention of pumpkin pancakes with real maple syrup for breakfast, today was definitely a detox-day!!

We went exploring on Tussey Mountain, which has trails that go on "foreverrr..." according to the biked-out mountain biker that passed us, lagging behind his more enthusiastic friend on their way down. They were both hilarious and gushing about the peaceful and beautiful feel in the woods on an overcast day, "it's like a freaking Kashi commercial! [to more avid fellow biker way ahead] Hey wait! I'm just talking to the natives!" (B and me eating lunch on a log)

I am so happy walking through the woods on an overcast day when the leaves are just beginning to turn yellow and make the overstory glow.

Happy!

It was a perfect day and I wish it could have lasted forever

Happy Friday!

It's another rainy grey day, but B is coming to visit for the weekend!

And my futon is built! So my apartment is finally "complete"

 but doesn't look as good as this one:

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I subscribed to ElleDecor as a Friday present to myself

(and because it is so exciting to get fun things in my mailbox)

Anna and the Blustery Day

I don't know why I am so happy about fall this year.  The cool weather just feels so good!

(it doesn't look like this yet, but it will soon!)

I was also happy to wake up to no hip pain from my amazing run yesterday!  I biked to class after a frustrating morning trying to figure out how to transfer iTunes playlists from my iPod to my new computer (no success) and baking these banana coconut bars (with a coconut free, chocolate chip section for someone who does not like delicious coconut).  I arrived on campus WIIINDBLOWN!! Exercising in the cold windy weather is wiping me out!

I was not as productive as I'd hoped to be this morning, which is not good since I just realized our reading for Intro to Geog. Research (i.e. Geography bootcamp) is 160 dry boring pages eek!!  I want to catch up on school stuff before the weekend, because B is coming to visit me yay! We haven't seen each other in 4 weeks, due to field trips and car issues, so I'm excited (obviously) and already planning things to do. 

I like to make fun plans for life, because even if they never actually happen it gives me something to daydream about and look forward to. 

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