New Look
How do you like the new look? I had a lot of funny monkeying with it to get what I wanted. I hope it looks okay. Any suggestions just leave a comment.
Monday, October 27, 2003
Saturday, October 25, 2003
Fall Break is almost here!!!
Thats right folks, this week I only have classes on mon, tue, and wednesday. And then a lovely long needed long weekend and my mom is coming up to be with me. Even though I am having wisdom teeth surgery the first day I am still very much looking forward to it. And my mom gets to stay for a whole week.
Have I told you how much I love my mom? She is so cool and I miss her so much. Our family (or at least the girls in the family) is big into stamping cards and stuff. And my mom periodically sends me one of these gorgeous cards with a sweet note writen in it. As I'm sure you know, it is very excited to go to the mail room and as you turn the key to your mail box see an actually letter or card sticking out just waiting for you to take it back to your room and read it. It's like a tingling feeling just races up your spin when you see it sitting there. It means that someone cares, that someone took time out of their day to write to you. And when it's from you mom, all the other mail in the box just doesn't exsist. Being away from home has given me a better appreciation for who my parents are and the job that they had in raising me. And I am very proud to say that I think my parents did an excellent job and that I turned out all right!!
It's kind of funny now, but when I talk to my parents, it seems different. I still ask them lots of questions about stuff and what I should do, but they now also ask me things, like what they should do with my sister. She just got another boyfriend and is also learning to drive. All too scary. But it almost seems like we are now more on a level of best friends. We have always been friends but it is different when you live at home. I don't know quite how to explain it but it is a good thing. I understand more now where they are coming from when they do certain things, I realize more now the things that they do out of love for me even when it didn't seem like it at the time.
I thought I'd just share that little bit of revelation, brought on by getting another card and a box of cookies from home.
I have a project to go work on that is due Tuesday. I'll update more later about my plans for next weekend!!!
Thats right folks, this week I only have classes on mon, tue, and wednesday. And then a lovely long needed long weekend and my mom is coming up to be with me. Even though I am having wisdom teeth surgery the first day I am still very much looking forward to it. And my mom gets to stay for a whole week.
Have I told you how much I love my mom? She is so cool and I miss her so much. Our family (or at least the girls in the family) is big into stamping cards and stuff. And my mom periodically sends me one of these gorgeous cards with a sweet note writen in it. As I'm sure you know, it is very excited to go to the mail room and as you turn the key to your mail box see an actually letter or card sticking out just waiting for you to take it back to your room and read it. It's like a tingling feeling just races up your spin when you see it sitting there. It means that someone cares, that someone took time out of their day to write to you. And when it's from you mom, all the other mail in the box just doesn't exsist. Being away from home has given me a better appreciation for who my parents are and the job that they had in raising me. And I am very proud to say that I think my parents did an excellent job and that I turned out all right!!
It's kind of funny now, but when I talk to my parents, it seems different. I still ask them lots of questions about stuff and what I should do, but they now also ask me things, like what they should do with my sister. She just got another boyfriend and is also learning to drive. All too scary. But it almost seems like we are now more on a level of best friends. We have always been friends but it is different when you live at home. I don't know quite how to explain it but it is a good thing. I understand more now where they are coming from when they do certain things, I realize more now the things that they do out of love for me even when it didn't seem like it at the time.
I thought I'd just share that little bit of revelation, brought on by getting another card and a box of cookies from home.
I have a project to go work on that is due Tuesday. I'll update more later about my plans for next weekend!!!
Monday, October 20, 2003
Hey check out this new link that I put on my site. I know it is not Christmas but I really love this song and it speaks to my heart. Especially when it says that she kissed the face of God. Mary was so blessed. Mary Did You Know? It is just an amazing tune as well as lyrics and it's a great relaxer. Hope it speaks to your heart too and makes your day.
Ramblin' thoughts
Today has been a pretty good day. Except that I now have a $40.00 hole in my check book. I just went to the business office to pay for dropping and then adding a class at the beginning of the semester. It is amazing how much college costs. They not only want your tuition, they want all of your money. Thankfully workstudy goes straight into my checking account and I can do what ever I want with it. They don't get to keep that.
Yesterday I did something I have never done before and I don't know whether to be proud of myself or mad at myself. Either way I probably need to go work out because of it. I at an entire small Papa Johns pizza by myself. It lasted me two meals and afterwards I could still taste that wonderful cheese and sause. Yum was it good. But man do I feel fat now!! It was worth it though. I just wish I had a treadmill in my room so I wouldn't have to walk all the way to the Gym. (Aren't I just so lazy!!!)
This weekend I actually got a lot of my homework done that I needed to. I will never ever get it all done, because by the time i finish one thing I have been given something else to do on top of that. I do feel a little more relaxed about this week though because of the work that I go done this weekend. I still have to go study for a German test and a Psychology test. I let you know how I do later. Let me just say this, I love my Psychology teacher, he is the greatest and I love that class. The stuff we are learning is so interesting and actually applies to many other areas. I also like my art class. It is pretty interesting, and right now we are moving pretty slowly which makes it nice for me. I have a field trip to Atlanta with art to see some of the museums there which should be lots of fun. We will be gone the whole day and get back around 7 that night. It should be a fun trip and we get to ride in a charter bus and not a school bus!!! Yet I still can't wait for this week to be over and it is only Monday. How sad is that. Oh well...let it be sad.!!!
Today has been a pretty good day. Except that I now have a $40.00 hole in my check book. I just went to the business office to pay for dropping and then adding a class at the beginning of the semester. It is amazing how much college costs. They not only want your tuition, they want all of your money. Thankfully workstudy goes straight into my checking account and I can do what ever I want with it. They don't get to keep that.
Yesterday I did something I have never done before and I don't know whether to be proud of myself or mad at myself. Either way I probably need to go work out because of it. I at an entire small Papa Johns pizza by myself. It lasted me two meals and afterwards I could still taste that wonderful cheese and sause. Yum was it good. But man do I feel fat now!! It was worth it though. I just wish I had a treadmill in my room so I wouldn't have to walk all the way to the Gym. (Aren't I just so lazy!!!)
This weekend I actually got a lot of my homework done that I needed to. I will never ever get it all done, because by the time i finish one thing I have been given something else to do on top of that. I do feel a little more relaxed about this week though because of the work that I go done this weekend. I still have to go study for a German test and a Psychology test. I let you know how I do later. Let me just say this, I love my Psychology teacher, he is the greatest and I love that class. The stuff we are learning is so interesting and actually applies to many other areas. I also like my art class. It is pretty interesting, and right now we are moving pretty slowly which makes it nice for me. I have a field trip to Atlanta with art to see some of the museums there which should be lots of fun. We will be gone the whole day and get back around 7 that night. It should be a fun trip and we get to ride in a charter bus and not a school bus!!! Yet I still can't wait for this week to be over and it is only Monday. How sad is that. Oh well...let it be sad.!!!
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Update Time
I know it's been a long time since i've updated and there are a few things to tell about even if it has been a while since they happened.
Lil Sis Big Sis week was tons of fun, let me tell you I got tons of cool stuff including a nice monogramed flanel blanket that will be well used. My big sister is Chasity Mahaffey who is actually in my German class so that is really cool. She is a Christian and really nice person. And like I think I said earlier my roomate is my twin and our other triplet is a day student named Hiedi. I got to meet her at the revealing ceramony which was tons of fun. They made us stand with our other lil sisters around the fountain and then blindfolded us. We thought they were going to push us in, but they didn't thankfully because that water is nasty. they then called out our names and our big sister came and unblind folded us. We weren't aloud to talk until everybody had been revealed and then there was a karoke party afterwards and stuff. That was several weeks ago now. But just thought I'd let you know how it ended since I build you up with my last blog.
Since then lots of things have happened. Including some not so good ones. But to start with something exciting I was able to give blood two weeks ago. They had a blood drive here at school and I did fine. I almost fainted while they were taking it but they woke me up real fast when they made me smell this amonia stuff...wooooff...that stuff will take your breath away. I had tryed to give blood my senior year in highschool, but because I had been to Morrocco that summer they said that I had to wait a whole year before I could give. Well it's been a year. And it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I got orange juice, a cool shirt and the satisfaction of knowing I helped save someones life, out of it. Pretty good rewards I think.
Anyways, about the not so good stuff, is it just me or do all college proffessors collaborate about when they are going to start giving their first tests. Mine all seem to have come in the same week. The good news is that I did pretty good on all of them. I got an A on my art test, and A- on my Lit paper and an A on Psychology(the highest grade in the class actually :-) ) and The only one I'm not to happy about is the B I got on my German test. I really don't do good with languages and it takes a lot of work. As the weeks go on I am beginning to get the hang of all of my classes and learn how to do the work. I still never seem to have enough time for things.
Oh, another very important thing that happened recently. Campus Crusade here at Converse went on the regional Fall Getaway and Me and three other girls went. On of the girls was a friend from my hall who was not saved yet,(she knew somewhat about it but wasn't really sure, she had been to sunday school as a child and stuff) Well a few days before I was meeting Alyssa, the leader here for lunch and Alicia(my friend) happened to join us and Alyssa got to go through the four spiritual laws with her. She didn't accept Christ right then, but I was going to talk with her later about it. I got to talk to her while we were at the getaway doing quite times and I wasn't sure if she prayed or not because we kind of did seperate things after I talked with her for a bit. Well, here comes the exciting part, on Wed. night when we had a biblestudy in our room, I found out that she had prayed to receive Christ that day. And God is just so amazing for letting me be an influence in her life. I hope to continue to help her to grow!!! So if you could be praying for her that would be great.
As for exciting news I think that is about it. Fall break is coming up at the end of Oct. and I'm having oral surgery to have my top wisdom teeth taken out on the 30th, the first day of break. And my mom gets to come up the be with me for the whole weekend. I can't wait because I haven't seen any of my family since I got here. (except my grandparents of course because they live in town, I have spent many a weekend at their house) I am also excited because it means that the headaches and sore teeth should go away.
thanksgiving break is like three or four weeks after that, and I get to go to atlanta to spend it with my other grandparents. and the two weeks after that is Christmas break. And the Pepperment Ball is right before Christmas Break, Anybody want to be my date?
Life right now is actually not that bad. I still can't believe that I am in college.
I know it's been a long time since i've updated and there are a few things to tell about even if it has been a while since they happened.
Lil Sis Big Sis week was tons of fun, let me tell you I got tons of cool stuff including a nice monogramed flanel blanket that will be well used. My big sister is Chasity Mahaffey who is actually in my German class so that is really cool. She is a Christian and really nice person. And like I think I said earlier my roomate is my twin and our other triplet is a day student named Hiedi. I got to meet her at the revealing ceramony which was tons of fun. They made us stand with our other lil sisters around the fountain and then blindfolded us. We thought they were going to push us in, but they didn't thankfully because that water is nasty. they then called out our names and our big sister came and unblind folded us. We weren't aloud to talk until everybody had been revealed and then there was a karoke party afterwards and stuff. That was several weeks ago now. But just thought I'd let you know how it ended since I build you up with my last blog.
Since then lots of things have happened. Including some not so good ones. But to start with something exciting I was able to give blood two weeks ago. They had a blood drive here at school and I did fine. I almost fainted while they were taking it but they woke me up real fast when they made me smell this amonia stuff...wooooff...that stuff will take your breath away. I had tryed to give blood my senior year in highschool, but because I had been to Morrocco that summer they said that I had to wait a whole year before I could give. Well it's been a year. And it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I got orange juice, a cool shirt and the satisfaction of knowing I helped save someones life, out of it. Pretty good rewards I think.
Anyways, about the not so good stuff, is it just me or do all college proffessors collaborate about when they are going to start giving their first tests. Mine all seem to have come in the same week. The good news is that I did pretty good on all of them. I got an A on my art test, and A- on my Lit paper and an A on Psychology(the highest grade in the class actually :-) ) and The only one I'm not to happy about is the B I got on my German test. I really don't do good with languages and it takes a lot of work. As the weeks go on I am beginning to get the hang of all of my classes and learn how to do the work. I still never seem to have enough time for things.
Oh, another very important thing that happened recently. Campus Crusade here at Converse went on the regional Fall Getaway and Me and three other girls went. On of the girls was a friend from my hall who was not saved yet,(she knew somewhat about it but wasn't really sure, she had been to sunday school as a child and stuff) Well a few days before I was meeting Alyssa, the leader here for lunch and Alicia(my friend) happened to join us and Alyssa got to go through the four spiritual laws with her. She didn't accept Christ right then, but I was going to talk with her later about it. I got to talk to her while we were at the getaway doing quite times and I wasn't sure if she prayed or not because we kind of did seperate things after I talked with her for a bit. Well, here comes the exciting part, on Wed. night when we had a biblestudy in our room, I found out that she had prayed to receive Christ that day. And God is just so amazing for letting me be an influence in her life. I hope to continue to help her to grow!!! So if you could be praying for her that would be great.
As for exciting news I think that is about it. Fall break is coming up at the end of Oct. and I'm having oral surgery to have my top wisdom teeth taken out on the 30th, the first day of break. And my mom gets to come up the be with me for the whole weekend. I can't wait because I haven't seen any of my family since I got here. (except my grandparents of course because they live in town, I have spent many a weekend at their house) I am also excited because it means that the headaches and sore teeth should go away.
thanksgiving break is like three or four weeks after that, and I get to go to atlanta to spend it with my other grandparents. and the two weeks after that is Christmas break. And the Pepperment Ball is right before Christmas Break, Anybody want to be my date?
Life right now is actually not that bad. I still can't believe that I am in college.