So, over the past year I have actually had time to invest in more hobbies. This time is shortly going to come to an end come August 6 - the day orientation starts for medical school. But, for the time being...here is what I have been up to:

Bees:

 

Wine making: (following the instructions from How to Make Cheap Wine and How to Brew Cheap Wine)

I only started this a few days ago...so we will see how it turns out.

Well, I am bad at putting them on...and then I forget what pictures they were. :(

Day 72 -- April 23, 2010
BABY SQUIRRELS
Someone found a baby squirrel by a tree...Day 71 -- April 22, 2010
PEEK-A-BOO
When you get bored in Physics Lab...

Day 70 -- April 21, 2010
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Day 69 -- April 20, 2010
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Day 68 -- April 19, 2010
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Day 67 -- April 18, 2010
MORE BARS IN MORE PLACES
Demonstrated by water glasses at Olive Garden on an outing with Rachel.

Day 66 -- April 17, 2010
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Day 65 -- April 16, 2010
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Day 64 -- April 15, 2010
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Day 63 -- April 14, 2010
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Day 62 -- April 13, 2010
RAW FOOD PARTY
Annie got a cook book making all sorts of meals with only raw food. It turned out to be very good.

Day 62 -- April 13, 2010
IT'S THEIR HOUSE
Visiting Laci's abo's house. Ali and Laci's house (for after they get married)!

Day 61 -- April 12, 2010
2010 CENSUS
Filling out the census for the first time.

Day 60 -- April 11, 2010
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Day 59 -- April 10, 2010

MCAT DAY!
Picnicing before taking the dreaded MCAT...Kate was my partner that day and she made everything soo much better!Day 58 -- April 9, 2010
DOORSTEP DAISIES
Kelsey, my RA, sent me flowers for encouragement before the MCAT. :)

Day 57 -- April 8, 2010
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Day 56 -- April 7, 2010
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Day 55 -- April 6, 2010
ROSE SURPRISE
My friend Daniel gave me a rose he got in one of his classes.

Day 54 -- April 5, 2010
TRUMAN
I like playing tag with him. :)
Day 53 -- April 4, 2010

TO THE BEACH
Rachel, her family and I had a picnic at the Dunes.
Day 52 -- April 3, 2010
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Day 51 -- April 2, 2010
A FRESH OF BREATH AIR
I took a 10 minute break during one of my practice MCAT tests.

Day 50 -- April 1, 2010
EASTER BREAK!
Off to Rachel's house.

Day 49 -- March 31, 2010
DISCO
Laci was dancing for me in our balcony door.

Day 48 -- March 30, 2010
OINK OINK
Poor piggy.

Day 47 -- March 29, 2010

ITS IN THE BAG?
And so begins...pig dissections in Biology II Lab.

Day 46 -- March 28,2010
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Day 45 -- March 27, 2010
"I KNOW WHO IT IS, BUT I'M NOT TELLING"
Girl's Night! I brought stuff to study for the MCAT (I am on the couch in the background), while the girls the girls played Dream Phone.

Day 44 -- March 26, 2010
DOCTORS HAVE SHADOWS!
Going to the hospital (Emergency Room) to shadow the doctor. In this photo, I am eating one of the thin mints my mom sent me. :)

Day 43 -- March 25, 2010
STUDY BREAK
I found Laura talking on the phone when I went to the library.Day 42 -- March 24, 2010
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Day 41 -- March 23, 2010
SKELETON DANCING
During bio lab.
Day 40 -- March 22, 2010
DEM BONES, DEM BONES, DEM DRY BONES
During Biology 2 set-up, we had to choose one of the skeletons to use for lab.
Day 39 -- March 21, 2010

APPLE BLAST
Sarah and Rachel surprised me with an Apple Blast from Caribou Coffee. They are the best...the Apple Blasts and Sarah and Rachel.

Day 38 -- March 20, 2010
BURRITO FIGHTING
Sarah and Rachel went to watch some Olivet boys play Ultimate Frisbee while it was freezing/raining/snowing and very muddy. They came back cold and hungry so we made a quick trip to Taco Bell. They really liked my burrito...

Day 37 -- March 19, 2010
DRESS-UP DAY
Wore the earrings today...it had been a while.

Day 36 -- March 18, 2010
SUNSHINE
Two of my friends, Annie and Libby, enjoying the wonderful weather outside.Day 35 -- March 17, 2010
FIRE IN THE HOLE
Physics Lab: Measuring the velocity.

Day 34 -- March 16, 2010
BREAKING BONES
One of the students, David, I TA for at the end of a lab about bones.

Day 33 -- March 15, 2010
DINNER FOR THE GIRLS
_Manicotti_

Day 32 -- March 14, 2010
ALL ALONE
Took the MCAT (a practice test) in Reed (the science building) all alone. It was nice and quiet. :)

Day 31 -- March 13, 2010

STUDY TIME
After my MCAT class, I stopped by a Panera to study and eat lunch. We did end up eating at one the day before, but I decided to go again. :)Day 30 -- March 12, 2010
FALSE STOP
The entire trip we looked for a Panera. When we finally found one, they were not serving lunch yet, so we did not eat.

Day 29 -- March 11, 2010
CATCHING PHRASES
Game night at Abby's relatives house in Wichita, KS on the way to Olivet from CO.
Her cousins made us waffles.

Day 28 -- March 10, 2010
CONQUERING THE WORLD
Snowshoeing up in Estes Park by Bear Lake.

Day 27 -- March 9, 2010

TEA MAKING
A trip to the Celestial Seasonings Factory in Boulder, Co.

Day 26 -- March 8, 2010
TIME FOR TEA
My grandma invited us over for a tea party.Day 25 -- March 7, 2010

CAPITAL HILL
Walking around Denver
Day 24 -- March 6, 2010
HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPO
After a long day of driving, we stopped for dinner.

Day 23 -- March 5, 2010
LOOK OUT BELOW
Laundry shoot at Natalee's.

Day 22 -- March 4, 2010

NONE WILL NOTICE
We wore the same shirt kind of on accident.

Day 21 -- March 3, 2010
PAPER AND CHOCOLATE
Ran to Reed to print off something for my roomie.Day 20 -- March 2, 2010

KINDNESS
Biology Lab 2 clean-up...maybe.

Day 19 -- March 1, 2010
A FRESH START
I cleaned my desk.Day 18 -- February 28, 2010
STUDY STUDY STUDY

Day 17 -- February 27, 2010
DO YOU PREFER ORGANIC?
MCAT prep class.

Day 16 -- February 26, 201
LITTLE WOMEN AND MEN
The spring musical starring Dr. Bowling
Day 15 -- February 25, 2010
EMPANADA NIGHT
My favorite!

Day 14 -- February 24, 2010
STANDING TALL
Dropping coffee filters for Physics Lab.

Day 13 -- February 23, 2010
SEEK AND FIND
Biology 2 Lab - All my students.

Day 12 -- February 22, 2010
CREATING SOLUTIONS
Prep for Biology 2 Lab - It took awhile.

Day 11 -- February 21, 2010
SNOWFLAKES AND SMOOTHIES
Rachel and I went to Ava Java to study.

Day 10 -- February 20, 2010
PRACTICING PENMANSHIP
...and spelling.