Last, First Day of My Undergraduate Education

Today marks the last, first day of school for my undergraduate education at BIOLA University. I am so excited for this semester; the classes I am taking sound enjoyable, yet I know they will also challenge me. I can't wait for graduation in December!

If I don't go for my Masters or Doctorate degrees this will be the last semester I am ever in school, so sad.

Three More Down...21 More to Go

Since June I have marked three more things off of my "25 Things to Do Before I Turn 25" list.

1) I have read a newspaper cover to cover. I started with the Los Angeles Times Sunday paper, but that was a bit too daunting; so I settled on reading our local newspaper the Chino Champion. I will definitely read my local paper again; I learned so much about the different things that were happening in my city.

2) I participated in a 5k run, the Neon Splash Dash. This event was so much fun! I loved getting "splashed" by the four different color stations they had set up throughout the run. I also enjoyed running through the majority of it; I am so grateful for these new lungs that my father and sister gave me. I will definitely do this again.

3) I hiked to the Hollywood Sign; another way of utilizing these new lungs I have been given. We hiked both in front of the sign and behind it, making the trip about 4 miles long. We started our day by going to the Griffith Observatory early to see the sunrise (another one of my "25 Things"), unfortunately there was too much fog that the sunrise was not visible. I will have to find out when the best month is to see the sunrise from that vantage point.

I haven't completed my "25 New Foods" task yet, but I have eaten at a couple of new places since June: 

• Dillion's - I had their Mac and Cheeseburger. I think my expectations of the burger were too high because of how good I heard it was; I was a little disappointed.
• Pacific Fish Grill - I had their Fish and Chips; they were pretty good. Their Clam Chowder was amazing!
• Popeyes - I had their Chicken, Potatoes, Rice and Beans. I had never had Popeyes before and I was pleasantly surprised.
• Pieology - I made my own pizza; SO DELICIOUS! I will definitely be going back!
• Round Burger - I made my own burger; it was pretty good. I think the pictures I had seen of their burgers made me expect more. Their Chili Cheese Fries were delicious though; if I go back that is what I would get.