Another great track by Timeflies!  Everyone remember’s school and the bomb ass times that people had.  From hangovers to dancing your ass of at the club/bars.  Some of the best 4, 5 or even 6 years of peoples lives are said to be spent at college.  In this track, Never Grow Up, it captures the pain of growing up while reminding you to hold on to that fun side that everyone has in them.  You also can’t forget about Mike Stud and Loggy on this track as well.  Enjoy!

1) New (to me) chips. They’re like healthy Doritos – and SO YUMMY! Do you see that 16g of whole grains per SERVING?! And a serving is 13 chips, you can’t go wrong!

2) Trying my hand a cupcake decorating. As much as I love to bake cupcakes, I’ve never really gotten into decorating because I didn’t have the tools. I did get a pretty cool decorating toolbox for Christmas, perfect for making carrots on top of carrot cupcakes (which, my brother raved as “Your best cupcakes ever.” Why thank you little bro.)

3) Never “fully” growing up. Yesterday I was blowing bubbles with my cousin’s daughters (and trying to teach her 14 month old son how – all he wanted to do was eat the bubble wand). Today I found some delicious “kids” bars at the grocery store. Kids or not, these things are delicious, and the perfect pre-workout fuel. And I like them way better than grown up Clif Bars.

4) Spending lots of time in the kitchen. I spent more time in the kitchen this weekend than I have in a long time. I baked cupcakes, I made quinoa stuffing with leeks and cherries, I basted asparagus in olive oil, sea salt, and fresh cracked pepper then grilled it, and I roasted tomatoes and garlic (for the fun of it, the tomatoes were going to go bad, and I love the smell of roasted garlic).

5) Family time. I spent pretty much all day Saturday with my mom – we cooked, cleaned, cleaned up the yard, and got pedicures. Then yesterday was spent with both my mom’s and stepdad’s family. We don’t often get both sides of the family together on a holiday – and while it was a bit chaotic (my parents house is a little cramped when there’s 17 people {and 2 dogs} in it), it was great. Everyone ate, drank, chatted, laughed, and just had a fun time together.

6) Pain free (fast) running. I set out for 6 miles yesterday, uncertain of what I was going to do/how it was going to go. My legs felt great after my warm up so I decided on 4 mile repeats, then a cool down. I stretched, rolled, and iced post-run, and I feel great today. I still have at least 4 more physical therapy sessions to attend, but I think it’s already working wonders.  If only it could help with my breathing, which is a little off due to high pollen counts/not much running. I plan on re-introducing interval style speedwork this week to begin rebuilding my lungs. It shouldn’t take much.

You know the drill – tell me what YOU are loving on this Monday!

Last Culmi for Communication Arts. Tons of gratitude. Learning from each other. Ms. Mortel’s message. Tears fell. A story for Miss. Claire and the soldiers. Claire’s departure. Ms. Mortel singing Good Morning To You and ending with an I Love You. Standing on the arm-chairs. Salutes. Depicting the Oh Captain, My Captain scene from Dead Poets Society (but with a salute). Crying. Last meeting with Ms. Mortel. The first half looking at our red and swollen eyes.

Miss Villegas borrowing Bio time. Coverage for the Literature test. She hates last meetings. We bombard her with questions. Are you still teaching here? No. More tears fell. What’s your favorite color? Black and white. It’s either she teaches full time or not teach at all. PAASCO year. Be brave. Make mistakes. Fall in love. And never grow up. It’s always a possibility, but never a guarantee.

Bio time. We’re practically done. We’ll miss you Ms. Lomuntad. Of course, I will also miss you (or something like that). That did it. We were all bawling our eyes out. Urging her to teach Chemistry. Or Physics. She teaches Biology. The study of life. Hopes we were able to understand life better. Planning movie hang outs with our adviser. Still crying.

Dismissed with red and swollen eyes. Went home looking and feeling sad.

Here’s to Miss Mortel and Miss Villegas. Two of the best teachers I’ve ever had. We don’t understand why you have to go. It is only our first year together and also the last. We will truly miss both of you.

Here’s to our beloved adviser, Miss Lomuntad. You are one of the kindest people I have ever met. You put up with our outrageous acts. We will miss being your 2S. Please teach Chemistry too. And Physics.

We played grounders.

There is a playground about a 15 minute walk away from the campus, so we all decided one night to get out and play under the cover of darkness. Grounders, in case you didn’t know, is a game where you one person wanders around the playground with their eyes closed trying to catch the other players (who aren’t allowed to touch the ground). It is epic fun, especially when one person (ie, Scott) holds another person (ie, me) in front of them so they don’t get tagged.  Cheeky bugger.

It was harmless fun, and it made us all a little less stressed and a little more ready to conquer the Exams of Doom that were about to commence. So, in case you don’t have a playground nearby, I present Ways To Reclaim Your Childhood.

1. Play games: whether it’s soccer or tag or whatever, it’s a good way to blow off some steam and a great stress reliever. Bring sports equipment to college, someone will be grateful for it
2. Watch those Disney Movies. Trust me, you’re not the only one who is sitting in your pajamas on a Sunday afternoon watching The Lion King. It can really bring you back to your childhood and uplift your mood.
3. Dance. I mean it, dance like no one is watching. If they truly are your friends, they will laugh and join in!
4. Discuss. Sometimes, you just need to talk about the past. Plus, it’s really interesting listening to other people’s childhoods. Maybe you sat around and played video games, but your friend from a different country went out and played stick ball. Learn new things. That’s what we’re here for, anyways.
5. Suggest. Be the one to suggest games from your childhood. More people might be interested than you think!

So how do you keep young? Sound off below!

Oh darling, don’t you ever grow up
Don’t you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don’t you ever grow up
Don’t you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
I won’t let nobody hurt you, won’t let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up, never grow up

You’re in the car on the way to the movies
And you’re mortified your mom’s dropping you off
At 14 there’s just so much you can’t do
And you can’t wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don’t make her drop you off around the block
Remember that she’s getting older too
And don’t lose the way that you dance around in your PJ’s getting ready for school

Oh darling, don’t you ever grow up
Don’t you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don’t you ever grow up

Don’t you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
No one’s ever burned you, nothing’s ever left you scarred
And even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorise what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother’s favorite songs
I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It’s so much colder that I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

Wish I’d never grown up
I wish I’d never grown up

Oh I don’t wanna grow up, wish I’d never grown up
I could still be little
Oh I don’t wanna grow up, wish I’d never grown up
It could still be simple
Oh darling, don’t you ever grow up
Don’t you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don’t you ever grow up
Don’t you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
Won’t let nobody hurt you
Won’t let no one break your heart
And even though you want to, please try to never grow up
Oh, don’t you ever grow up Oh, never grow up, just never grow up

9. No more mandatory playtime

8. No more recess

7. You pay for your own food

6. teacher are alway nicer than Bosses

5.  No Saturday morning Cartoons

4. ”I didn’t know” and “It wasn’t me.” are no longer acceptable answers

3. Job applications

2. Bills

1. Taxes

Today’s Piece; Taylor Swift – Never Grow Up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiLp1AqtIwI&feature=bf_next&list=PL329B9EC6D5F190E6&lf=plpp_video&shuffle=806712

This song used to make me cry as when it gets to moving out that is exactly what I was like. Enjoy.