Ashley: SNOW!

Hey guys! I know I've been kind of quiet here, but life has been a bit crazed and I kind of fell off the bandwagon for a bit. but I am back with a rather silly accomplishment!

I've lived in So. California my whole life. If we're lucky (and this has happened a total of three times in my life) we might get an hours worth of snow. It snows a handful amount and then melts. So I've always wanted to make a snow angel and snowman. Both are on my list, both are things I've never really done.

Well this year my family and I went up to Big Bear after we'd had a pretty big rainstorm at my house. If it Rains in Riverside, it snows in Big Bear. So up we went for a wonderful day in the snow! It was a blast. We didn't end up making a snow man, but we did make snow angels! Unfortuantely this is the one activity I didn't bother photographing, so no pictures, but I did slide down the snow using my skirt as a sled!

We did end up going back up there last weekend, but I forgot to take pictures of our snow play then too. I never did get around to the snowman. However we are going back up there for Easter and there should still be snow on the ground so I will make sure to get my snowman done and photograph it!

So silly as it may seem, I am really excited for this accomplishment!

Done!

Sarah: Deaf Day at Disneyland!!!

My goal was to go to Disneyland. On deaf day. That has been my goal for years, but this year I told myself I would finally do it, and do it I did!! Through my dorm building, I got a free ticket, a free ride, and $20 for food free!! So I did it in fashion this year! It was really great! We did almost every ride! So here was my goal:

I went on the Dumbo ride:

I went on the teacups:

I saw so many things! I have missed Disneyland! It was so exciting!

I even saw Captain EO!! I know!! I haven't seen this movie in years and years!! When I was a kid, I forced my parents to see that movie every time we went to Disneyland. They got annoyed, but I loved it and it made me euphoric to be able to see it again!!!

So, I would say this goal is done!! So many goals coming up that I am going to be posting about! I have sort of completed a few more and many are in progress right now, so I am excited to share that with you all within the next few weeks!!

Charissa: detox-ish

I am currently on a mental, health, and spiritual detox of sorts. Giving up a few things. Not a big deal. But it's pretty hard. And I have felt like death warmed over for two days...I believe I had/have food poisoning. Yikes.

I was looking over my 101 list and I actually have a few more things in progress than I realized.

I'd like to cross some off over Spring Break. Maybe I'll take my parents out to a nice dinner or go for a picnic. And I'll try learning how to do a cartwheel? Yea...maybe that.

I'm totally failing in the exercise category but it's 'cause I have bad injury to my hamstring and have to do physical therapy so I'm allowed. But I think that's part of what is making me feel so yucky.

This post was weird. Sorry.

xoxo

joel mchale!

98. Go to a stand up/improv show






a fun, memorable night, and life-changing for my own personal reasons. hopefully it is all for the best, and i can't wait to see how everything fits into God's always perfect life for me.

Jessica: New Month, New Updates...

sorry i haven't updated lately, weird times.
i haven't accomplished anything new yet, but there are some possible things to come...

i haven't drank any soda since January 1, just like i've been planning.
i really think i could go the entire 1001 days, even though its hard to just not give in.
i'm loving tea and orange juice though...

i may be visiting a lot of new cities this year, which include Fargo, ND...Minneapolis, MN...Portland, OR...and after that, who knows?

i'm not reading out of my daily Psalms devotional, but i am reading from my Bible, just whatever speaks to me. i admit i haven't been doing this every day, if anything i've just been starting this in the past week, but i'm loving it so far and everything i'm reading is inspiring.

i'm praying a lot more, if anything just for peace and strength to accompany hour by hour.

that's about it so far...

Charissa: Happy February

Well, yesterday was January 31st and I thusly squeezed in my one church day for the month! I really want to go more, but this quarter is killing me. I have class 6 hours a day Monday-Friday, and Rehearsal 3-5 hours a day/night Sunday-Friday. My only day off is Saturday and I use it to attempt sleep and homework.

I'm proud of myself for sticking to my fitness goals, eating goals [I've slipped up a few times with dessert but everyone's gotta live sometime, am I right?], being happier, and getting into a mianstage musical.

I have not been good with purposefully praying every morning. I talk to God here and there all day long but I think I need to very purposefully devote at least ten minutes of everyday to him, whether that be through memorizing verses, journaling a prayer to him, verbally praying, or reading my Bible. God is the biggest part of me, Christ is my biggest blessing, and the Trinity is my driving force so I must indulge in this relationship. On that note I don't like the church I've been forcing myself to attend, so hopefully I'll be able to find something better within a mile so I can walk.

On the agenda for February: BIRTHDAY! Woohoo! Also, Sweet Charity opens in less than four weeks! OMG!!!!!! Plus mid-terms this week, many papers, many projects, etc.

Here's to a busy life full of joy, passion, and a nice cherry of stress on top.

xoxo

Jessica: Deaf Coffee Night

50. Start a monthly "Deaf Coffee Night" at a coffee shop

tonight was the first (of hopefully many!) Deaf coffee night at Jazz-n-Java! it was so fun!

at first i was really nervous and worried that people wouldn't show up because of the rain...but overall, we had about 10 people show up! some of my old friends, my old ASL professor and her friends, an old classmate, and a couple (that came all the way from an entirely DIFFERENT college! word spreads fast!) all came :)

we stole chairs and sat in a group and had 95% of our conversations in ASL. it was so fun! the level was from beginner to advanced, but everyone was so good at slowing down for others and explaining signs if they were forgotten.

we even had a fun moment because one man, David, forgot the sign for "thank you" and asked "oh, is it this?" and did the sign for...basically, "eff off", and i laughed and said "nooo!" so i explained what just happened to my old ASL professor and my new interpreting friends, and they laughed. then they decided to share their funny stories of messing up certain signs and getting confused.

overall, fun night! everything that i wanted was accomplished: meeting new people, practicing ASL, and having fun!