Andrew Jenks

3 successful SAC lectures down, one more to go.

On Monday night, Andrew Jenks, from the hit MTV series "World of Jenks" was our third lecture of the school year.

World of Jenks is a documentary starring Andrew Jenks. For one week, he moves in with a stranger to experience their life from a different perspective and documents it all.

It's a pretty neat show if you ask me. Season two is currently underway.

Andrew spoke for about 45 minutes followed by Q & A and then a short meet and greet.

We had a great turnout and everything went according as planned. Andrew Jenks arrived at 7:00 p.m., we did a mic check and made sure his video played, doors opened at 7:30 p.m., lecture started at 8:00 p.m. on the dot (I'm big on things starting on time) and everyone was out of the theatre by 9:30 p.m.

After the lecture, a few friends came over to my house to say our good-byes to Dan (our former SAC graduate assistant) He is currently in grad school taking online classes and was offered a job in Seattle, so he had to move out there ASAP. We laughed so hard on Monday night that we were all crying.

Definitely one of those college nights I won't forget.

KC shopping trip

On Natalie's birthday, Kasha, Rachael, Natalie, and myself headed to Kansas City to shop.

First stop. Charming Charlies.

Words of advice.

Calmly walk into the store and try to pick up your chin that is on the ground.

Act as if you have seen something more beautiful (even though you probably haven't)

Realize that you can't have everything in the store, even though it seems as if it was designed for you.

To say this store was amazing would be an understatement.

It has every piece of jewelry, hair accessory, purse, clutch, scarf, etc. you can imagine.

And...

It's all color coordinated.

B-e-a-utiful! Did you see the gorgeous chandelier in the picture above?

After Charming Charlie's we went to Forever21 followed by Lush.

Natalie is currently obsessed with Lush Beauty Products.

They offer all natural products that are sold online and in a few select stores.

There just happened to be a store in KC, so of course we had to go.

She was in love with the store. Here she is by all of the pretty bath balls.

A fun outing enjoyed by all!

Happy 21st Natty!

My beautiful roommate Natalie turned 21 on Sunday. I wanted to make it a memorable birthday party for her because she does so much for other people and doesn't always receive recognition.

We celebrated Saturday night with some of our close friends, even though her birthday was Sunday.

On the table, you will see all the desserts. Banana walnut cupcakes with cream cheese icing, cake balls, almond bark covered popcorn, and brownies.

Natalie's drink request was margaritas. My sister Teresa gave me a great, quick recipe that I made the night before the party. I put the margaritas in a punch bowl and topped it off with limes.

I decided to make labels for the water bottles. They say "Natalie's Hydration Station." (Of course, it was her 21st birthday, so we needed to make sure she was drinking enough water ;) I designed them on my computer. Super easy and quick.

I told the birthday girl that at five o'clock she had to head upstairs and stay there until until 7:30 p.m. I felt like I was grounding her, but wanted the decorations to be a surprise and I wanted the guests to be there before she came down stairs.

A little after 7:30 p.m. I went upstairs to grab the birthday girl, I made her keep her eyes shut after she got downstairs. All of our friends were gathered around the table quietly waiting until I gave them to the cue to start singing "Happy Birthday." These next few pictures are her reaction.

After we sang, we all dug into the tacos, beans, and Spanish rice that were waiting for us in the kitchen.

Following dinner we had her open up gifts.

Our friend let us borrow his karaoke machine. Throughout the whole night we were singing. We had some good singers...and some not so good singers. Bryce was definitely the best.

Because Natalie didn't actually turn 21 until Sunday we held off going to the bar until midnight. Of course time slip past us and before we knew it, it was 12:30 a.m. (Bars close at 1:00 a.m.) As we were walking in, I told Natalie to get her ID ready so I could take a picture of her getting carded. She replied...

"Oh no...I forgot my ID."

Not a problem. We jump back in the car and headed home to grab it.

The ID is nowhere to be found.

MIA.

Ten minutes later after digging through her room we find it. It is 12:44 a.m. Jump back in the car, arrive at the bar at 12:48. Get in the door, take her picture, and she takes her first shot at the bar.

Successful night followed by a successful morning....more to come on that note.

Colden Pond Plunge

"We all do it because it's a really good cause," said Alan Reed, Northwest's Up ‘Til Dawn fundraising co-chair. "It's a great cause to raise money for children with cancer. While the children are there receiving treatment they don't have to pay a dime. It costs a lot of money to operate the hospital, so anything we can do to help out I think is well worth it."

(Alan is in the picture below passing out the blue t-shirts)

Despite the snow on the ground and cold temperature, three Northwest students and one faculty member jumped into Colden Pond yesterday to raise awareness for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

Together they raised over $3,680.00.

By joining Up Til' Dawn at Northwest, you can make a difference in the lives of little kiddos with cancer!

Oh...and if you get involved, it doesn't mean you have to jump in Colden Pond. Students and faculty volunteer to jump.

You can find out more information about St. Jude's by clicking here.

(Blog post for NW Admissions page)

random thoughts

I have nothing to blog about. Here are a few thoughts running though my head.

I should study for my propaganda & persuasion test.

uhhhh why is it snowing? Maybe school will be cancelled tomorrow. Not likely.

Justin Bieber's "one less lonely girl" song is so stinkin cute. I want a guy to play it for me on an acoustic guitar.

What do I need to get done this weekend?

Spring Break Florida in 23 days.

me + you - ohh just another Justin Bieber song

What am I going to do this summer?

Why do no good guys exist in Maryville?

I really hope school is cancelled tomorrow. Then I wouldn't have to take my test.

Why hasn't my mom called me back?

Blogs are addicting....

It hurts to talk to people who live far away. Bad.

Where is my life going to be next year at this time?

I had a dream last night about Kayne West performing in JCPenney's. What the heck...? April and Stacy were there.

I wish that I could stop analyzing my life.

Back to the whole "it hurts to talk to people who live far away." Skype is seriously one of the best and worst things in this world. So are cell phones.

I'm the bustling, busy Angela Wasko. Read about me here.

ice cream

Sometimes there is nothing better than going to Dairy Queen and treating yourself to an oreo blizzard.

It tastes soooo good and can take away any anxities or pain you are experiencing.

Except the pain you endure to burn off the 600 some calories you just consumed.

So, instead of ice cream...try cool whip. Same consistency, less calories.

Freeze it and then eat it by the spoonfuls.

It is good. It's not DQ, but will satisfy your sweet tooth.

Plus, its what Shawn Johnson does. She was the one who told me about this little trick.

Best $5 spent....

is on the "Cheerful Bouquet" at Hy-Vee.

Seriously. $4.99 for all those pretty flowers.

Bar-gain.

I can't count the number of times I have grabbed this bouquet when I am getting groceries.

It's just so b-e-a-utiful.

On another note...the weather outside is unpredictable.

It says it is 33 degrees, but it looks like it should be 66 degrees.

Mother Nature is a trickster.

I can't wait until it is warm outside so I can plant flowers...maybe even a garden! How fun would that be!