The Test

Who would have guess that being accepted into a family relied on a piece of pumpkin pie. Well if you want to become a Dunithan it does. Lindsey had to pass the pumpkin pie test. She had to make a pie and bring it to a family get together for everyone to eat.
I don't think she realized what she was getting herself into. My Grandpa and Uncle Jeff set it all up... THE TESTING TABLE.
They got all set up with their testing tools and got their taste buds ready... poor lindsey!

Grandpa got the magnify glass out.

Jeff got the tape measure out to see... they compared the height of each piece to see if it was an even pie.

All I can say is it was a good thing I was born into the family... or was it? :)

As Grandpa tallies up the score...

Lindsey awaits her answer... and they told her that she had to make another one because they jsut weren't sure.

Let's just say there is never a dull moment at the Dunithan's

Update!

This last weekend I went over to Steve's house and we carved pumpkins. Aren't they scary! Then we cooked the pumpkin seeds. They were so good I haven't had pumpkin seeds in a long time.

I also just got glasses.. for reading only. I feel like a nerd with them but it helps so whatever works right?

As for my changing my major... I'm still a little stressed about it. But I have been thinking about it non stop and am pretty sure that I am going to go the photography route because it seems to fit into more of what I want out of life. I also think I would be alot happier doing that. I also have had a few people kind of confirm it. If I don't go into JUST photography I'll probably stick with it but add on advertising to it and be like and art director or something. I donno... just thought I'd update everyone.

Have a great weekend! :)

Engagment Pictures!

A few engagement pictures of my brother Matt and his fiance Lindsey...

New Pages!

Once I was off to college I figured my scrapbooking would have to put to a hault for a bit. Psh.. forget that!






















When I purchased my computer I got a newer verison of photoshop and it has scrapbooking templates built in it.. how cool right?

I can keep up somewhat with my scrapbooking now. Yay!

a "Major" decision

As you may know I've declared my major as Athletic Training, and I was planning on minoring in photography. The university and students here told me that its pretty much impossible to do both unless I want to be here forever. I like Ball State but not that much. Now I just don't know what I want to do and am very confused and a tid bit stressed about it. These are the pros and cons of each.

Athletic Training

I am really into sports and helping people. After having a my shoulder surgeries and helping out in the training room I absolutly loved it. It was alot of fun and I felt very useful. The only thing about it is that athletic trainers have TERRIBLE hours if you work in a school. I would want to work with kids and be involved with those sports. The reason kids in highschools do sports is basically for the love of it.. or at least that's the way I viewed it when I did sports. I want to work with people who aren't getting paid to be in sports. I also told myself I didn't want to go into physical therapy. After going through physical therapy myself.. It's just not something I see myself doing. Physcial therapists have great hours and get paid more. But 1. money doesn't matter to me and 2. I want to be doing something that I love


As for the college side of the major... I would be putting in alot of hours and a AT major told me that as long as this is my major forget about getting a job cuz you won't have any time. I know I'm here to get a good education but what the AT majors do here during their hours they have to put in is basically be the water boys or girls haha and that's not what I want to be!

Photography

Taking pictures is one of my passions... I was talking to an art major and he said art majors are alot of work as well. I realize that as well because art doesn't just create itself. I've already done one set of senior pictures and my brother and his finance's engagement pictures. I have so much fun messing around with photos on photoshop. (you could ask my roomie I'm always doing something new on photoshop) I get frusterated ALOT with my art but I always end up loving it in the end. My friend Justin who is an art major said that it's so different in college and your learn so many new perspectives of everything. I love other forms of art too but photography is by far my favorite. If I was a self employed photographer, which is what I would do if I chose the photography route, I would be able to set my own hours. That is one thing that I love.

This may sound kind of weird.. but I think about my future alot and really I don't care what happens to me career wise, I mean I do and I don't. As long as I'm a Mom someday that's all that really matters. Photography would be great to work out of my home and still be home with my kids.

The thing about photography is that I feel like the demand of photographers is going down. Not that there is really a "demand" but since basically everything is going digital alot of people are starting to take their own photos instead of getting a professional.

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This blog kind of helped me vent a little... but still a little stressed! Any advice would be appreicated! If you want to see examples of my art work it's in a previous blog in March I believe under "Artsie Fartsie." Athletic training sorry no examples.. you can ask my roomie I guess, I tape her ankles =)

There is a career counseling here that is free I'm thinking about looking into that.. who knows?

Things that I love

These are all things that make me very happy!

Chocolate Cake. My Weakness!

A nice cozy blanket!! The sweatshirt blankets are so nice... but I must say my mink blanket is my favorite although I left it at home.
Gray sweatshirts.... I don't know why but of all the sweatshirts I have my gray ones seemed to be my favorite I have like 10 gray sweatshirts.

My camera! Nikon D40x I love this camera it has taken some pretty good pictures for me. Definatly worth the money!

The COLTS!!!!!

Especially when they win like today 31 to 3! YAY!

(Funny story)
In my first colts picture I am jumping we can all see that. Well, what you didn't see or hear is my pants ripping. Bye Bye favorite jeans :( Kate caught the perfect moment to take a picture.

I love cuddling! Especially with my dad. I'll never be to old to sit on his lap!

Who couldn't live without Gilmore Girls? Seriously. I love this show!

Yum Yum YUM! Enough said 'bout Texas Road House.

The Lake... I love being on the lake with my friends. My favorite is taking night boat rides around the lake its so peaceful and the stars are so pretty.



PHOTOSHOP!!

It was just the four of us girls when we went out to eat.. We were waiting for the bus to come back and I wanted a picture of all four of us, but there was no one else around. SO I took a picture of the three of them and then one with Taylor and I and combined the photos on photoshop so it looks like we were all together. I just love it. You'll have to excuse the bad photoshop job on this picture I was in a hurry.

BABIES!! Little Kahler is so adorable.

Adie and Iaasc are two of my favorites as well!!

Last but DEFINATLY NOT least!

Ribs and a baked potato w/ butter sour cream and CHEESE =)

I could eat this meal for the rest of my life and be happy.

A little taste of home

One night Kate and I decided to cook dinner in the kitchenett. We were sick of the dorm food so we went grocery shopping and got stuff to made a semi home cooked meal. I made the stirfry...

Kate made the chips and salsa :) she also set the table and got the drinks
If we did eat in our dorm it was normally in our room.. we decided we wanted something like a kitchen table... so we went to the study lounge and ate our dinner like a little family :)


boy oh boy it was yummy!!

Who knows where my mind goes..

You're trapped in a well with a goat and a slinky. Describe how you will escape.



So I was changing things on my blog profile and there is always a random question at the bottom and well this is the question that I got. And was thinking to myself HOW WOULD I GET OUT



Option #1...



I could not escape and just stay in the well and kill the goat for food then use the wool for a blanket and pillow cut his horns off rub them together and create a fire to cook the goat meat. Milk the goat before so I could have some yummy goats milk :/ and use the slinky (it would have to be one of those rainbow ones) to occupy my mind so I don't go insane. Then I decided that I don't really think I would like goats milk.. it sounds disgusting and I don't think I could kill and innocent animal... so I take you to option two.



Option #2



I would use the edge of the wall to ram the goats head into the wall so his horns fall off (they grow back so this is okay right) then I would tie one of the horns to one end of the slinky and the other horn to the other end of the slinky. I would hold onto one end and throw the other end up and out of the well and wait till someone grabbed it and then I would yell and tell them to get help.



Options #3



Once again those horns would have to come off... and I would use them like ice picks to climb up the wall and escape. Then I'd go call someone to resuce my new goat friend.









These could all possibly work only if my goat had horns. Very random blog but my imagination was running wild and it couldn't possibly be stopped. :)

Check it out!!

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I've currupted my roommate to the blogging world! Check out her site.

It's not all fun and games...

Yesterday, I got off the phone with my Grandpa and he was a little concerned... He said he's been keeping up on my blog and there was a problem! I looked like I was having too much fun and not enough studies. Well Grandpa here ya go... I am learning and studying believe it or not! :)





All of our grades are posted online and this is my math class (copy and pasted). Either my math class is really easy or I study a alot... I'll let you guys be the judge of that :) Our RA has decided that she is going to give out these paper cookies anytime she sees us studying.. I have six :) hahaha These cookies at the end of each semester will get us a prize I think she said money... on the other hand I'm thinking it might be cookies which I'd rather have money because the cookies aren't homemade BOO! anywho... Kate and are I going to cheat the system and put our cookies together at the end and split the prize :)




If you cannot read this it says "Ball State University Parking Violation" Ahh.. Well the reason I got this ticket is because my meter ran out of time while I was IN CLASS. I didn't want to be late for class so I parked close and figured I'd take my car back after class well $15.00 later I can do that.

Last week Kate and I had a HUGE psych exam we only have three in the class and no homework and his tests are very hard so it's really important to study for these things... JENI isn't used to this!! Kate and I did nothing for 10 hours but study the day before the test. I was slap happy by the time we went to bed. Well we tried to go to bed and I went to bed around 12:00 thinking I needed a good night sleep cuz we had a test. Well around 4:00a.m. I roll over and whisper "Kate, are you alseep" she said NO I can't sleep at all!! we didn't get ANY sleep it was crazy... so test time I was rather nervous. Well I got a B so all the studying paid off reguardless of my "good nights rest"

So Grandpa... My college experience isn't all fun I'm getting my money's worth of learning and studying. :) And just remember to keep working... never know when it will come back to bit you in the butt! Someone should be working in this picture below but decided to take a little cat nap. Oh Grandpa!