Project 365: Day 86- February 24th

I got some Sprite today from Tim Hortons. I can't really explain it.. but Sprite from there just tastes better than purchasing it from anywhere else. Weird, right? Eh. Anyways, it was delicious and just what I need for a sore throat that is STILL present. *rolls eyes* haha! I got 2 big glasses of it.. mmm boy! It was tasty!

Then I spent the day resting. My mom rented lots of movies as I said yesterday, so today I watched Love Actually, Signs, and Hide and Seek. Uber freaky movie, haha! I shouldn't watch scary movies alone! Lesson learned. Well, actually, I should have learned that lesson FOREVER ago, but I'm stubborn, so there you have it, hehe! Tomorrow the movie agenda is: Harry Potter, Along Came Polly, and The Pursuit of Happyness. I'm very excited! I've never seen any of them!

Then Helen and Kourtney came over to visit me! It was so nice to see humans, haha :) I've been inside other than doctor's appointments for the past week so I was very excited to see their smiling faces! We enjoyed the 2 hour American Idol tonight!

This would be my favorite- Lee Dwyze:

And as I did with the ladies... my favorite men are: Lee Dwyze, Casey James, and Michael Lynche.

Who do I think is going home? Alex Lambert and Jermaine Sellers.

We'll see tomorrow night, huh? :)

Cheers to Project 365, American Idol, and best friends!

Oh wait- and can I just ask... what was with the scarves tonight? haha!

Project 365: Day 85- February 23rd

When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know, none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaking suspicion... love actually is all around.

This would be a quote from Love Actually which is just one of the movies my mom rented for me to help me get through the rest of the week. Thanks mom! :) She rented tons of movies I've never seen before, so I'm uber excited! I got: Love Actually, Good Luck Chuck, Pursuit of Happyness, Eyes Wide Shut, Hide and Seek, Signs, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, and Along Came Polly.. We can check Good Luck Chuck off of that list.. and soon, Love Actually (cause I'm watching it right now :)) Movies always seem to enhance my mood, let me tell you!

Then I spent the evening with Ethan and we watched...

And I picked my favorites and the two I think are going to be kicked off Thursday.

Favorites: Crystal Bowersox, Haeley Vaughn, and Didi Benami.

Voted off Thursday: Lacey Brown and Lilly Scott.

Cheers to Project 365 and once again, getting better! :)

Project 365: Day 84- February 22nd

This is the day that the Lord hath made, I will rejoice and be glad in it :)

So, I'm sure my Project 365 hasn't been near as exciting as usual here lately, haha! I guess that's what being in bed does to ya, but I'm working on spicing it up! I finally got up the energy to finish my paper that was due today so here's an action shot of me using my self-created rubric to assess a few instructional technology tools. Sounds really fun, huh? hehe :) Oh believe me, it was!

Then I read a little bit in my neck book HEATHER got me. She knows I love everything about dreams.. interpreting dreams, hearing dreams, telling dreams.. I am just so fascinated by them! So, here's a shout out to Heather for buying it for me! I appreciate it sweetie! It was definitely a breath of fresh air from my day to day activities I've had here lately hehe!

And oh yes, more exciting news in the land o' Alyssa.. stripped my nail polish off. It feels so weird to see my real nails. They have been hidden under Positively Plum for about 2 months... it feels good to let them breathe, haha :) I just wanted a care free look for now, so there you have it! Plus, it gets really annoying trying to keep up on maintaining the nail polish on my nails... so, there you have it. Nude nails for awhile. *sigh*


And of course, I ended my night with Secret Life :)


Cheers to Project 365 and trying to feel better!

Project 365: Day 83- February 21st

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well. ~Marcus Valerius Martial

And this is what I'm working on! Today, I actually had REAL food. Pancakes, pudding, eggs, and rice.. mm! Finally! I've lived off soup this week, soooo today was quite the treat and I'll venture to say that my week will only get better. Once I'm feeling AMAZING with no pain in my throat... Burger King is the #1 place on my list of places to visit! I can hardly wait :)

And Ethan came over last night and brought "Joe Dirt." Prepare to be shocked... but, I've never seen it before! I know, I know... crazy talk. But I was excited. He said it was hilarious and by golly it was, haha! I'm so glad he's been visiting me! Like I said yesterday, it gets really lonely in this room, so to have someone stop by, watch movies, talk, and relax with is quite relieving hehe :)
And the rest of my day was spent sleeping and watching more movies. I feel uber lazy just laying around, but I literally have no motivation to do anything and I can hardly keep my eyes open as I type this very sentenceeeeeeeee.... Sorry, dozed off :P

Cheers to Project 365 and not losing your sense of humor through the rough patches in life!

Project 365: Day 82- February 20th

Happiness lies, first of all, in health. ~George William Curtis

This quote is true. I am generally a very happy person, but being sick has made me feel a little less happier than usual. Exhibit A is above. I have ate about 3234234 bowls of soup this week due to a killer sore throat... oh, we have mixed up for sure though! Some kind of chicken/bacon soup, chicken noodle soup, tomato soup... all of the good stuff. Tomato soup has been my favorite however. So, here's a random shot of probably the 32343231 bowl of soup I had.. looks delicious, right?
And then I wanted to give everyone a view of the view I've had for the past week, haha! Nice, huh? I've watched SO many movies... or at least TRIED to watch SO many movies this week! I literally have only made it through about 2 of them total, but I gave an effort so that has to count for something, right?

And I finally had a visitor today, haha! My mom came in and watched Win a Date with Tad Hamilton with me... and we watched about 3/4 of In the Land of Women as well! She kept joking it was "visiting hours" haha! It was great to actually sit and talk to someone! It gets rather lonely in this room.. all by yourself.. for a week, lol! :) So thanks momma for doing that!

And Ethan came and visited later on that night too! So, that means.. yes, I had TWO visitors! He keeps good company too :) I just love that boy!

Cheers to Project 365 and road to recovery!

Project 365: Day 81- February 19th

From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb

And since I kept getting worse.. I knew a doctor's visit was in order. My whole body ached, my ears hurt, my throat hurt, I was tired all the time.. something just wasn't right. So, I dragged myself out of bed and drove to the doctor's to find my throat was a mess and it could be one of two things: strep throat or mono, but my symptoms were leading him to believe it was mono. And well, here I am. Suffering from mono.


Thank heavens I finally got medicine to treat it as well as ibuprofen to take away the pain that follows it. I just want to get feeling better. I've spent the past 3 days in bed and I'm just ready to go somewhere, see my friends, visit my boyfriend, live life again :)
Cheers to Project 365.. and health!

Project 365: Day 80- February 18th

Most of the time when we think we're sick, it's all in the head....

Well, I thought that might have been the case this past week. I had been complaining about being tired, about my ears hurting and what not, but I just thought it was allergies or good ol' cabin fever. So, I was just trying to treat it with sore throat spray, cough medicine, and good old fashioned anti bacterial hand gel...

But as the day progressed, I got worse... and worse.. and worse...

My mom brought me home soup. Dad brought me home Sprite. Boyfriend came over and spent the evening with me... everyone striving to make me feel better..