Twice as Nice

Today I got my packages in the mail!
Same routine..I get email saying I got a package waiting for me in Darley Commons, and then I head over to Darley between 4pm-6pm to pick up said package.

@zjh90 also sent me a gift! a #sfgiants iPhone case! Pretty sweet!
He also sent me a check for $3.25.
It is half the profit we have made from our app review blog. haha
http://zviphone.blogspot.com

My gummy bears! I think my staple food of choice is Haribo Gummy Bears.

My parents sent me a package with two magazines: 1 being a magazine I have a lifetime subscription to because I am an Eagle Scout and the other being Sports Illustrated: NFL Preview. The other thing they sent me were some gummy bears :D and my glasses.

Hawkins man, Hawkins (CU vs. CSU)

September 6th. Sunday night. 5:00 PM MST. Kickoff of the Rocky Mountain Showdown. CU vs. CSU. The Hippies vs. The Hicks. In-State rivals. As you can see, on the right at the bottom of the post, the Colorado Buffaloes hold a large advantage in the rivalry. 58 wins for the Colorado Buffaloes vs. 19 wins for the Colorado State Rams. For the most part the Buffaloes have always had the better team.
But this time it was different. Right from the get-go the CSU Rams showed poise and complete dominance with every faucet of the game, mostly their passing attack. Every pass the CSU QB threw deep was either caught for a long gain/a score/or a perfect pass that the receive just drops. Every deep ball got behind out CU Secondary. It didnt look like the CU CB/SS/FS were messing up with their defensive schemes. They were just flat out, out-hustled, so it seemed.
On to our offense, We could not get anything done! We were held to 80 some yards in the first half. 61 of them rushing with the rest being through the air. By the end of the second quarter, the fans, (including myself) were calling for Cody Hawkins' head. "Hansen! Hansen! Hansen!" filled the stadium. Clearly whatever his dad's talk, Dan Hawkins, the coach said really woke him up. Or maybe it was our deafening chant that did it. I am convinced that was the reason. None the less, the Buffaloes couldn't put it together. And one of the best parts of the game...the was a streaker!! OMG, it was so funny. and disgusting all at the same time. It was at half-time. The Buffs ended up losing to their instate rivals the CSU Rams by a score of 23-17. The game got exciting at the end of the fourth when Cody Hawkins put together a respectable drive that ended with a TD. But it was wayyy too late. It basically sucked alot! I was so pissed. It was an awful game. And the WORST part is that the CSU students/fans stormed our field.. : / Tough to watch for sure. Im not feeling so good about my 8-4 prediction for the season. : / The Buffs better turn it around.

Yep!! That's me!! :D on TV at the CU vs. CSU game!
Thanks Mom and Dad for sending me the picture.

Here is the pano shot of Folsom Field! Click on this picture to see it larger.

There goes Ralphie! She runs twice every game. At the beginning at at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. This really gets the fans going! (I just got goosebumps writing this)

Folsom Field Sign outside the stadium prior to kickoff.

From our first seats.. we later moved closer to the field.

The CU band playing with the CSU band. Wasn't really diggin' it.
Sportsman ship is cool and all, but no. We weren't fans of this. haha.

Colorado	Colorado State
(58)	(19)
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Ties (2)
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Family Taking Care of Me

Today was a good day! I received two packages. One from my family, and then one from a mystery sender: Amazon.com...what?? I sure hope I didn't choose to have my econ book in hard-copy form! I only wanted the E-Version.

The two packages I received today. One I knew was coming, and another that was a suprise. Did I really order something from Amazon.com? UH OH. I screwed up somewhere.

AND THE WINNER OF THE GUMMY BEAR CHALLENGE IS....My twitter family!! They hooked me up with 15lbs of gummy bears! :D Haribo brand! YUM. Best kind out there! See, twitter is good for something! Thanks @bjhenry, @kathygee1, and @moburns67. <3

Here is the package my parents and my sister sent me! Below I will list everything in it.

1. rainbow sandals
2. glowsticks
3. extra contacts
4. gallon sized baggies
5. $25 cash
   
6. mini first aid kit
7. plastic basketball
8. 2 nerf basketballs
9. iPhone car charger
10. mouth piece for my nalgene bottles
11. a pack of 5 gum
12. camel back cleaning tablets
13. nike waterbottle
14. nalgene bottle
    
15. multi-use, wash again handi-wipes **Correction**
    
16. a bottle of handsoap
17. spiral bound notebook
18. nerf football
19. 4 SportsIllustrated magazines
20. the Progress (SFHS magazine, which i am in)

Thanks everyone for the packages!!!!! :D <3

My First College Laundry Run

Today I took my first adventure to the laundry in the Basement on Stearns West. I arrived to the basement with all my clothes, my All soap, and my bounce dryer sheets to see that the Stearns West laundry room had too many people for my liking, and alot of the same people I have been hanging out with. I figured this would be the perfect time to broaden my horizons and search out another place to do my laundry. I ventured over to Stearns East(the two buildings share a basement tunnel, which I took) and found the laundry room there. I met the people and started up my laundry, taking precaution to sort out my lights/whites and the darks. I started up two machines, bringing my total to $2.00, which I paid with by swiping my BuffOne Card.

In the meantime, my friend Abby(picture coming soon) from my leadership camp met me at the laundry room, because she wanted to hang out. We talked, listened to music, and skyped some people: my dad, mom, anna, haley, michael, and molly. After about 35 minutes I moved my clothes from the washing machines to the dryers. Another $2.00, bringing my total to $4.00!

More waiting.....

And waiting..

And waiting...

Now, the laundry is done! I check it out, and notice that the laundry is just as wet as when I put it in! ARRGGG! so, I swipe my card 2x more, once for each dryer and begin the process all over. This brought my total to $6.00.

After all was said and done, I folded my laundry, said bye to my new friends and headed to back Stearns West. Success!

Something else I worked on while doing laundry..my home-screen for my iPhone. Please check out my blog that @zjh90 and I have. http://zviphone.blogspot.com

Howdy Colorado!

Hey all! I say all just because, I really don't have that many people following this blog. It is kind of just a place for me to write and talk about life at Boulder. So I left my house this morning at 5:30am for our flight out of San Jose. Said bye to my puppy, Tux and my sister Gina. : (
We arrived at the airport checked in. We arrive at security and we realize the lady never gave us our boarding passes. I now had to run back to the check-in and ask for them. The lady prints them out and stuffs them in an envelope. I run back to the security line and find out that the lady gave me boarding passes for completely other people. Now my parents are furious. Our plane boards in 5 minutes and we haven't even gotten through the security check point. I go back and get the right tickets, phewf. We barely made our plane.
Now for the plane ride: It was nice, smooth and the 3 of us slept the whole time. In the middle of the flight I woke up and played some Baseball Slugger on my iPhone. I hit 23 homeruns in one round of the homerun derby. I was pretty stoked. At the end of the flight, the ride got a little turbulent.Ok, now to the good part!
At the rent a car place (Budget), a cute little girl and her mom befriended me. We talked about their trip to Aspen, my school(her husband went there) and they shared their jelly bellies with me. :D Super nice Colorado folk! And then my mom, dad, and I stopped at Sonic!! @zjh90 is jealous, I can tell from here. I had a CrissSonic Sandwich, some tater tots, and a meaty breakfast burrito. yum! :D Now im in my hotel, on 28th and Folsom. To most of you that means absolutely nothing. But it has a swimming pool, and a putting green! How awesome is that?
Thanks for reading! Hope it was mildly exciting!

BTW: the picture of me was taken by my dad, Rodney. And the picture of the campus was taken from http://www.colorado.edu/