From Idaho With Love, Molly

My mom tells me that I'm odd. It is true. I am that nerdy girl who is obsessed with sports. I am by no means athletic. I played soccer until 7th grade, but it wasn't super competitive. I also played basketball, but I didn't like the competitive nature of try-outs so I automatically chose JV over trying out for Varsity. I was there to have fun. The weird thing, or the thing that makes me odd, is I passionately watch sports I have never played, and have no desire in playing. The first sport, college football. I have my team and I never miss a game. I walk to the nearest restaurant with DirectTV so I can watch a game. I am also that crazy girl who yells and calls out players. If they aren't playing well I'll call them on it. Sure they can't hear me, but I still do it. I also follow the BCS and see where my team sits and I follow the games. I love it. Before I went away to school, I went to all the home games. I cheered and got dirty looks from others who thought I ...

The phrase, "live your life with no regrets," has been taking over my thoughts recently. Maybe it is because I'll be leaving this school year with things I wanted to say, left unsaid. Which made me think, can you even live without regrets? I know people say they want to live without regrets or they don't regret anything, and I just don't believe them. I mean you've never said something you wish you hadn't? I know I have and I still wish I could take things back. I still wish I had spoken up. There have been a couple of times when I wish I had said, "dude I like you." But the words never made it out. I've made mistakes, I've had embarrassing moments. And being human, I believe we all do. We all have had something happen we wish hadn't. I think in being human we can try to forget, but we tend to remember the worst rather than the best. I'm not saying don't try, but I just don't think it's possible. Maybe if we are told t...

To be honest, it isn't over yet. I still have one more final. But being at the end of the semester, one becomes reflective. I have completed one year at University of Idaho. I never thought I'd be here. I thought I'd be finishing my third year at Utah State. I would be in their interior design program and I'd be graduating a year from now. Not everything goes as planned. While it still stings at times, I am so happy to be where I am. Idaho has welcomed me and made me a part of the community. Sometimes, I still feel a little awkward, but this is the place I'm meant to be, at least for now. This year has been full of ups and downs. The awkward, I'm not a freshman but still new, was how I started. I now walk around campus knowing exactly where I'm going. I had times when I was sure I couldn't complete the tasks asked. Two classes in particular scared me. Materials and Specifications of the fall semester, and Architecture 154 of spring semester. I've c...

When I title this Unbelievable Week,  I don't mean that in a positive light. This week hasn't been a good one for America. We had a tragedy on Monday, as we all know. Boston experienced two bombs at the Boston Marathon. It is horrific that we have been faced with a tragedy yet again. I don't mean 9/11 when I say again. I mean Sandy Hook. After this bombing, on Wednesday, we had Senators block an amendment to a gun control bill. This amendment meant to extend background checks, and make them a requirement for all gun sales. This was a measure 90% of Americans wanted. After that, Wednesday night, we had the fertilizer plan explode in West, Texas. This isn't where the week ends though. Today, being Thursday, we had flooding in Illinois. Now, breaking news there is something developing in Watertown, Massachusetts... Explosions and gunshots have been reported. I don't know what is going on. This is probably one of the most shocking weeks for me. It seems to be happening ...

I've decided to continue this blog. I originally thought that I wouldn't continue blogging, at least not on this one. Mainly because I created this as a travel blog, for study abroad. But I decided I did enjoy it, and I liked this blog, so I didn't want to create a new one. This "new" blog will focus on my life, and my obsessions, which I have many of. I wish this blog could continue to being about travel, but I don't travel much anymore. I continue to visit Canada every summer, though this year it looks like not so much. Other than that, I don't get out much. A lot has changed however since my last blog. I am no longer at Utah State. I transferred after my fall semester of sophomore year. I am still pushing toward my dream of being an Interior Designer, just in a new place and new school. I like where I am currently and look forward to what the future holds for me. So until next time...  From Idaho With Love, Molly

So as today rolled in my study abroad journey came to a close. Today all the assignments were due and all the work was done. It was a great summer and full of work. I'm proud of everything I did and I hope you like it as much as I did. But I wanted and needed to share my top drawings with you. Thanks for taking this journey with me! A Jug from Bath, England Stonehenge My favorite drawing   a broken pot

So I didn't get to bed until like 1:30 am because I was double checking my luggage and getting my last minutes of internet in before I'd be without it for two weeks. I then set my alarm for 3:30am so I could say goodbye to Jessica, and give her back her laptop adapter. I also said goodbye to Andrea. It was kind of sad to see us all off. We had become close over these 5 weeks and so to be split up was strange. I mean I think we were all ready for our time alone but it was still weird. Then I crawled back into my bed where my alarm would later wake me up at 7:00am. I really didn't want to get up when it came time. I was so tired and could have slept for so many more hours. I crawled out of bed anyway and got ready for the day, as did Elyse. We then headed down to breakfast were I had a glazed donut for Benae. I also had canned pears which I like more than fresh pears. After breakfast we checked our room one more time and made our way to the lobby so we could meet the shuttle ...