Thursday, January 14, 2010

for my sister :)

This one, though a little late is for my sister. I figure it is acceptable because today is still the first day of my blog.
On January 7th, 2010, my little sister Karina Christine Roerick entered the realm of adulthood, if you can really call it being an adult, by turning 18! I am so excited for her! This year marks a year of tons of changes. She's about to graduate from high school and then head to the Culinary Institute of America in New York to become the world's best pastry chef. I couldn't be happier for her and look forward to all the fantastic baked goods she's going to make me :)
Anyway, this is pretty much just a shout out about how wonderful my sister is and how immensely talented and great she is, and how she is going to rock the world for sure.

Happy Birthday to my Best Friend :)

Here's some pics of us!
We are pretty ridiculous and I love it !!

new year, new semester...

I officially vote 2010 to be the best year yet. If not the best, then certainly one of the most influential as to where my life will take me for the next few years at least. As the new year starts I enter the last half of my final year here in sunny southern California. I am absolutely thrilled to be finished with this phase of life and on to a new one. Only one problem, what is this next phase?
So far I have narrowed it down to a few options: transfer and continue my degree, or go on a mission. Though this is still quite broad it is a far cry from the list of ten or so things that I originally was trying to decide between. So, this is my pared down list of options to choose from. I have currently applied as a marine biology major to the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, University of Victoria Canada, and USC. There's a couple more I can still apply to as back up. One of these schools could very well be where I am headed in Fall of this year. My top pick was of course hawai'i, but now I am considering how nice it would be to move back to Canada, especially for my wallet, since I would actually be able to get a job without a social security number, thank-you America. Also I would be much closer to my lovely family and friends, which would be fantastic. My other option being considered is to serve a mission, in which case I would just move back to Lethbridge, work my booty off for a few months to pay for it, and then head out in the end of October.
As of right now, I am 100% certain that I have no idea what I will actually end up doing! So, for now we will just see how life unfolds and enjoy the ride (while of course continuing to be a crazy busy student here in Cali).

Hey :)

So, I have to decided to join the world of the bloggers! I'm not entirely sure how to do all the fancy schmancy profile stuff yet, so if you have any hints or tips feel free to let me in on 'em.