My Final Project

I recently completed my final project in JRNL 419. I compared energy conservation and recycling at SIUC to ISU. Although I didn't have a solid end comparison, I did find out some interesting things about SIUC.

-According to a graph provided by Andilee Warner, between July 2007 and June 2008 the University diverted an average of 40 percent of its waste.

-According to Justin Harrell, the projects that the $4.2 million dollar grant helped fund, are saving the University money at a rate higher than expected, which means it should take the University less time to pay back it back.

-Although the University doesn't really make it known, SIUC is one of a couple hundred schools that take part in Recyclemania, which is a friendly 10-week competition to see which university can recycle the most. Visit the Web site above to see how you can help SIUC!

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Seattle!

Seattle is a really great city! I just wish I would have been able to spend more time there! We ate in the revolving restaurant at the top of the space needle, toured Seattle Underground (which has a very interesting history, I highly suggest it!) and perused Pike Place Market... such a great city!



I'm so scared of heights!



The space needle at night!



Waitin' for the Seattle Underground tour to begin.



An excavated bathroom on the Seattle Underground tour.



More Seattle Underground.



Pike Place Market had so much stuff! It was great!



Burnin' the city down from our hotel room.

Thanksgiving Day!

This was both of our first attempts at cooking a Thanksgiving dinner! Between the four of us (Don, Greg, Ben and I) we cooked enough for about 15 people!



It was only a BB gun, don't worry! (For the record, my country roots finally paid off, I had better aim than all three of the guys!)



This was the successful third attempt at baking a pumpkin pie! I think it turned out pretty well! (At least better than the cranberry-apple muffins in the background).



Our table before we ate, so much to be thankful for!



We survived our first (third) Thanksgiving together!

Northwest most point in U.S.

I was in Sequim, Wash., for Thanksgiving break visiting the boyfriend. We spent a day hiking to the northwest most point in the U.S., it was absolutely gorgeous! Here are some photographs to enjoy:

This is at Lake Crescent, I love the perfect line the snow makes across the top of the mountains!

About half way on the trail!

Look at that gorgeous blue water!

We made it! (Thats Canada in the background).