I'm really bad about coming up with titles for my posts...I just realized this about 15 seconds ago as I tried to come up with one for this post. This is going to be a bunch of random stuff, because again I failed at this whole keeping my blog updated...but hey, life has been nuts for the past few weeks!
I survived my (last) first week of classes! Yay! I am looking forward to this semester, even though I think it is going to be extremely busy. I am going to let it be nothing but fun!
My birthday was Sunday! I got to go home for it. First time in 4 years that I have been home for my birthday. I got to see a lot of my family, which was wonderful. The title for this post is my age today...22 years and 2 days...haha...I'm so punny :)
I'm continuing this 10 Day You Challenge - I will finish it, just not in 10 consecutive days like you're supposed to.
Day 8 - 3 Films
1. You've Got Mail - are you really surprised that I named this one?! I LOVE this movie and could watch it on a daily basis if I had time. I quote it throughout the day. As a matter of fact, on my birthday I quoted it - my mom got my some flowers and there were some daisies in this bouquet...so of course I go, "Don't you think daisies are the friendliest flowers?" :)
2. Gone With the Wind - Kasee introduced me to this movie last year. It just makes me happy.
3. Law Abiding Citizen - if you have not seen this movie, you should probably drop whatever you're doing and go find it and watch it. It's a little rough, which I usually don't like movies like this, but it's suspensful and keeps you on the edge of your seat. It's a sad story line, and I actually tear up at the end. I can't tell ya too much or it'll give it all away. But it's good. It's about a man who tries to bring justice to the men who killed his family. And Gerard Butler happens to be that man...just a perk to the movie ;)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Day 7
Well friends, today was my last first day of classes as a student. It hasn't totally sunk in yet...that I'm graduating in 8 months and 6 days (not that I'm counting...).
I'm just a tad bit overwhelmed from my classes today. I love how professors will say, "I don't want you all to get totally overwhelmed on the first day, but here's what all you are going to have to do this semester." I mean, come on, really? If you have to say, "I don't want you all to get totally overwhelmed..." you probably should not say what you are planning to say after that...just my opinion.
Day 7 - 4 Books
I'm such a huge bookworm and book-nerd (yes, I coined that term, I like it a lot). So this one is going to be tough...but here goes.
1. My Bible - not to be cliche, but I love my Bible. It always, always, ALWAYS brings me comfort and clarity and makes me feel as though my Heavenly Father is sitting right beside me when I crack it open and read.
2. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - my all-time favorite children's book. I read it for the first time in 3rd grade, and when I saw the movie (the old one) I fell in love and it was like a match made in Heaven!
3. Crazy Love - wonderful book. Made me look at things so much differently and was the beginning of my realizing just how much God loves us all.
4. Boy Meets Girl - I read this book this past spring, and then I gave it to Zach to read. He just gave it back to me yesterday. It was a great book that shows how true, God focused relationships are supposed to be. It gave me a lot of encouragement and inspiration as well.
Day 7 - 4 Books
I'm such a huge bookworm and book-nerd (yes, I coined that term, I like it a lot). So this one is going to be tough...but here goes.
1. My Bible - not to be cliche, but I love my Bible. It always, always, ALWAYS brings me comfort and clarity and makes me feel as though my Heavenly Father is sitting right beside me when I crack it open and read.
2. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - my all-time favorite children's book. I read it for the first time in 3rd grade, and when I saw the movie (the old one) I fell in love and it was like a match made in Heaven!
3. Crazy Love - wonderful book. Made me look at things so much differently and was the beginning of my realizing just how much God loves us all.
4. Boy Meets Girl - I read this book this past spring, and then I gave it to Zach to read. He just gave it back to me yesterday. It was a great book that shows how true, God focused relationships are supposed to be. It gave me a lot of encouragement and inspiration as well.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Day 6
I start my last semester of undergraduate classes in 9 hours and 53 minutes...I am slightly freaking out on the inside...don't get me wrong, I'm extremely excited too...but at the same time I'm all like "HOLY COW IT'S REALLY HERE!!!"
Day 6 - 5 Foods (I LOVE food...this one should be no problem)
1. Chocolate - my weakness. I love it...a lot. Add some peanut butter or caramel and I'm done for.
2. Chicken - my favorite. I could eat it 3 times a day every day and never really get tired of it.
3. Grapes - I bought the biggest grapes I have ever seen in my life from Target the other day. They're delicious.
4. Bananas - love em...again, add some peanut butter and you've got me suckered right in.
5. Vegetables - are gross...who likes that rabbit food? :)
Day 6 - 5 Foods (I LOVE food...this one should be no problem)
1. Chocolate - my weakness. I love it...a lot. Add some peanut butter or caramel and I'm done for.
2. Chicken - my favorite. I could eat it 3 times a day every day and never really get tired of it.
3. Grapes - I bought the biggest grapes I have ever seen in my life from Target the other day. They're delicious.
4. Bananas - love em...again, add some peanut butter and you've got me suckered right in.
5. Vegetables - are gross...who likes that rabbit food? :)
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Day 4 & Day 5
I got a little behind...I forgot to blog yesterday...so it's a double dose today! :)
Day 4 - 7 Wants
1. To help those in need. Whether they need food, clothing, shelter, or a simple smile or hug, I have a great desire to help and love on people in this world.
2. A cute little house in the country...someday :)
3. Getting married one day is definitely on my wants list.
4. A family. I'm not sure how big of a family...I'm open to a big family though!
5. A hammock. I love hammocks...a lot.
6. To go to Tennessee. It's a wonderful place to get away and just chill for a few days. That sounds wonderful!
7. To meet my students that I will be teaching this coming spring. I...am...so...excited!!!
Day 5 - 6 Places
1. My apartment - it's where I am as I am writing this. And I love it. It's so cute and homey feeling. And I just love my roommates.
2. Marrs Elementary School - this is where I will be Monday morning at 8:15 for my last first undergraduate class!
3. Farmersville Elementary School - this is where I will do the first 8 weeks of student teaching in the spring.
4. Mt. Vernon Middle School - this is where I will do the second 8 weeks of my student teaching in the spring.
5. New York - I am going back next summer. I don't know exactly when, I don't know exactly for how long, but I am going back and I am so unbelievably excited.
6. The beach - only one of my favorite places on the earth. I'd love to be on one right about now!
Day 4 - 7 Wants
1. To help those in need. Whether they need food, clothing, shelter, or a simple smile or hug, I have a great desire to help and love on people in this world.
2. A cute little house in the country...someday :)
3. Getting married one day is definitely on my wants list.
4. A family. I'm not sure how big of a family...I'm open to a big family though!
5. A hammock. I love hammocks...a lot.
6. To go to Tennessee. It's a wonderful place to get away and just chill for a few days. That sounds wonderful!
7. To meet my students that I will be teaching this coming spring. I...am...so...excited!!!
Day 5 - 6 Places
1. My apartment - it's where I am as I am writing this. And I love it. It's so cute and homey feeling. And I just love my roommates.
2. Marrs Elementary School - this is where I will be Monday morning at 8:15 for my last first undergraduate class!
3. Farmersville Elementary School - this is where I will do the first 8 weeks of student teaching in the spring.
4. Mt. Vernon Middle School - this is where I will do the second 8 weeks of my student teaching in the spring.
5. New York - I am going back next summer. I don't know exactly when, I don't know exactly for how long, but I am going back and I am so unbelievably excited.
6. The beach - only one of my favorite places on the earth. I'd love to be on one right about now!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Day 3
8 Fears
1. Spiders - little story about spiders. I moved into our apartment yesterday. As I'm unpacking and getting everything just perfectly in it's place, I notice a few spiders in the corner of the ceiling above our bathroom sink. I also noticed a ball of dust...or so I thought. So I climb up onto our sink to take care of the spiders (something I NEVER do, I always have to have someone else kill spiders) and I notice that the ball of dust was actually a cluster of baby spiders...like 35 of them...I momentarily flipped out but decided I'd rather kill them than let them get big and invade our apartment :)
2. The dark - yes, I'm like a little kid when it comes to the dark. I hate it.
3. Not being a good teacher - it's what I'm going to do with my life and it'd be bad if I turned out to be bad at it!
4. Missing what's right in front of me - I tend to worry about the future a lot, as you well know if you've read any of my past blogs. At times I think I focus so much on the future that I miss what opportunities are right in front of me at the moment. It's something that I'm working on because I don't want to look back on my life with lots of regrets.
5. Never having kids of my own - maybe it's a silly fear or something I shouldn't be afraid of at all. Having a family is one of my greatest desires for life, not anytime soon, mind you, but I want almost nothing more than to have my own kids to raise and love on!
6. Being alone - not that I don't enjoy my time to myself every day, but I have realized this summer that when I'm alone for a long period of time, I do entirely too much thinking/overanalyzing/worrying, and Satan tends to mess with me a lot more when I have no one else around.
7. Getting lost - sometimes getting lost is like an adventure, but more often than not it just gives me a lot of anxiety and stresses me out. If I'm with some people and we just get lost for a little while, no big deal. But say you're on a mission trip in New York and you get separated from your group and spend over an hour driving through Times Square trying to find your way back...that'll give just about anyone an anxiety attack!
8. Failing to love others like Jesus - something I am realizing more and more is that we are here to love others the way Jesus loves us. And that's HARD to do at times. I don't want to get to Heaven one day and have a bunch of people there who remember me because I didn't love them.
1. Spiders - little story about spiders. I moved into our apartment yesterday. As I'm unpacking and getting everything just perfectly in it's place, I notice a few spiders in the corner of the ceiling above our bathroom sink. I also noticed a ball of dust...or so I thought. So I climb up onto our sink to take care of the spiders (something I NEVER do, I always have to have someone else kill spiders) and I notice that the ball of dust was actually a cluster of baby spiders...like 35 of them...I momentarily flipped out but decided I'd rather kill them than let them get big and invade our apartment :)
2. The dark - yes, I'm like a little kid when it comes to the dark. I hate it.
3. Not being a good teacher - it's what I'm going to do with my life and it'd be bad if I turned out to be bad at it!
4. Missing what's right in front of me - I tend to worry about the future a lot, as you well know if you've read any of my past blogs. At times I think I focus so much on the future that I miss what opportunities are right in front of me at the moment. It's something that I'm working on because I don't want to look back on my life with lots of regrets.
5. Never having kids of my own - maybe it's a silly fear or something I shouldn't be afraid of at all. Having a family is one of my greatest desires for life, not anytime soon, mind you, but I want almost nothing more than to have my own kids to raise and love on!
6. Being alone - not that I don't enjoy my time to myself every day, but I have realized this summer that when I'm alone for a long period of time, I do entirely too much thinking/overanalyzing/worrying, and Satan tends to mess with me a lot more when I have no one else around.
7. Getting lost - sometimes getting lost is like an adventure, but more often than not it just gives me a lot of anxiety and stresses me out. If I'm with some people and we just get lost for a little while, no big deal. But say you're on a mission trip in New York and you get separated from your group and spend over an hour driving through Times Square trying to find your way back...that'll give just about anyone an anxiety attack!
8. Failing to love others like Jesus - something I am realizing more and more is that we are here to love others the way Jesus loves us. And that's HARD to do at times. I don't want to get to Heaven one day and have a bunch of people there who remember me because I didn't love them.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Day 2 & Move-In
Well, I am officially moved into my apartment for my Senior year of college. It was so weird. Once I got all of my stuff unpacked and somewhat organized, I told my mom, "You'll never have to do this again...but ya still have to move me out so don't get too excited!" It was very bittersweet.
My roommate, Angela, is here and unpacking now. I am so excited to see all of my best friends again! I am officially super excited to be back at USI!
Day 2 of this 10 Day You Challenge is 9 Loves, so here goes!
1. Jesus - I do not know what I would do without Him! I strive each day to be more like Him and I learn more about Him and His love each and every day.
2. My Bible - It is (obviously) one of God's best ways to speak to me, provide guidance, comfort, and just make me smile.
3. Zach - I do not know what I would do without him in my life. I can't imagine my life without him!
4. Children - I love kids, hence, why I want to work with them for the rest of my life. They are so much fun to be around. Being a kid in a big person's body (as my cousin Tanner would say), being around kids is totally my zone!
5. Teaching - It's kinda like my own personal crack...I get into a totally different mindset and zone and I LOVE it! There is not much more that makes my day than seeing a kid light up when they understand something and learn something for the first time.
6. My Family - I don't know what I would do without them, especially my mom. She is my absolute best friend in the whole, entire world. The older I get the more I realize how alike we are and at times it is pretty hilarious.
7. Reading - Nothing better than laying on my couch, outside in a swing, or sitting in a big comfy chair and reading for hours.
8. Music - I always have to have music playing. Some people can't focus with it, I can't seem to focus without it.
9. Nature - one of my favorite ways to see God's beauty and creativity. Espcially in the fall when leaves start to change, or spring when flowers start to bloom.
My roommate, Angela, is here and unpacking now. I am so excited to see all of my best friends again! I am officially super excited to be back at USI!
Day 2 of this 10 Day You Challenge is 9 Loves, so here goes!
1. Jesus - I do not know what I would do without Him! I strive each day to be more like Him and I learn more about Him and His love each and every day.
2. My Bible - It is (obviously) one of God's best ways to speak to me, provide guidance, comfort, and just make me smile.
3. Zach - I do not know what I would do without him in my life. I can't imagine my life without him!
4. Children - I love kids, hence, why I want to work with them for the rest of my life. They are so much fun to be around. Being a kid in a big person's body (as my cousin Tanner would say), being around kids is totally my zone!
5. Teaching - It's kinda like my own personal crack...I get into a totally different mindset and zone and I LOVE it! There is not much more that makes my day than seeing a kid light up when they understand something and learn something for the first time.
6. My Family - I don't know what I would do without them, especially my mom. She is my absolute best friend in the whole, entire world. The older I get the more I realize how alike we are and at times it is pretty hilarious.
7. Reading - Nothing better than laying on my couch, outside in a swing, or sitting in a big comfy chair and reading for hours.
8. Music - I always have to have music playing. Some people can't focus with it, I can't seem to focus without it.
9. Nature - one of my favorite ways to see God's beauty and creativity. Espcially in the fall when leaves start to change, or spring when flowers start to bloom.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
10 Day You Challenge
I'm usually not one to follow the crowd...but I kinda like this whole 10 Day You Challenge so I'm gonna do it! I started to write this and I was thinking, "Hm...how exactly is this supposed to go? Do I start at 10 or 1? Do I write 10 things each time or the number according to the day? I'm going to go with the latter, but I'm starting with number 10.
10 Secrets
1. I am very excited but also somewhat terrified about starting my Senior year (moving back tomorrow!).
2. I have recently realized that I need to simplify my life. I have too much crap! I have taken several days and gone through clothes, decorative things, old stuff, and thrown a lot of it away. It's WONDERFUL!
3. I say all the time that I hate pickles...I've never tried pickles...I just don't like the smell...
4. Gerard Butler has become one of my favorite actors recently :)
5. I do not want to turn 22. I know I can't stop it but I just don't like this number for some reason. It makes me feel old.
6. I want to live in the country. I hate living in the middle of town, specifically by the interstate.
7. I hate going to the eye doctor. I had to go yesterday and I was almost hyperventilating waiting for him to come out and get me. They get all up in your space and it just kinda freaks me out. But I ordered a new pair of glasses which I'm very excited about!
8. I absolutely love my piano...I have played it nearly every day this summer and I will miss it terribly when I go back to school. It is a way for me to chill out and since I love playing hymns it's great time with God!
9. I am learning to chill out and relax and not be such a planner...I have Zach to thank for this :)
10. I am sad that my college career is so close to being over! But I am going to thoroughly enjoy every minute of this year before it's gone!
Okay...there ya go...I now must get back to packing.
10 Secrets
1. I am very excited but also somewhat terrified about starting my Senior year (moving back tomorrow!).
2. I have recently realized that I need to simplify my life. I have too much crap! I have taken several days and gone through clothes, decorative things, old stuff, and thrown a lot of it away. It's WONDERFUL!
3. I say all the time that I hate pickles...I've never tried pickles...I just don't like the smell...
4. Gerard Butler has become one of my favorite actors recently :)
5. I do not want to turn 22. I know I can't stop it but I just don't like this number for some reason. It makes me feel old.
6. I want to live in the country. I hate living in the middle of town, specifically by the interstate.
7. I hate going to the eye doctor. I had to go yesterday and I was almost hyperventilating waiting for him to come out and get me. They get all up in your space and it just kinda freaks me out. But I ordered a new pair of glasses which I'm very excited about!
8. I absolutely love my piano...I have played it nearly every day this summer and I will miss it terribly when I go back to school. It is a way for me to chill out and since I love playing hymns it's great time with God!
9. I am learning to chill out and relax and not be such a planner...I have Zach to thank for this :)
10. I am sad that my college career is so close to being over! But I am going to thoroughly enjoy every minute of this year before it's gone!
Okay...there ya go...I now must get back to packing.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Life Flying By
Can I just say that life absolutely flies by?!
Today is kind of a monumental day, for many reasons.
1) It's Snowball's 9th birthday. I can't believe we've had her almost 9 years (on December 28 it'll be 9 years since we got her). She seems to be getting more hyper in her "old" age. I love this dog more than some people love their children!
2) 6 months for me and Zach today!!! That's half a year! Yes, I know you all know that...but STILL! It's gone by so quickly. It has been an absolutely wonderful 6 months too. I can't imagine being happier or luckier or more blessed than I am by having Zach in my life. Yes, I am one of those girls who is just head ove heels, madly in love, get all giddy when I see his number pop up on my phone, and just melt a little every time I see him...it makes a lot of people go, "Oh puke!" Sorry 'bout their luck...they may just have to get over it or learn to ignore me and my giddiness :)
3) I am moving back to USI in 3 short days...for my SENIOR year...holy moly...talk about time flying by. I can't believe this time next year I could possibly have my own classroom full of yay-hoos. It's so exciting and oh so scary at the same time. I am looking forward to getting back to school and seeing all of my friends I haven't gotten to see all summer (and of course, I'm just a little bit excited about not being 2 hours away from Zach anymore!).
4) My birthday is in 14 days! :) I'm excited. I will be home for the first time in 4 years for my birthday. We're going to have some sort of fun little get together so my family can just stop by and say hey on my birthday. I also consider this get together a kick-off of my last year of college...woah, so weird to say!
Today is kind of a monumental day, for many reasons.
1) It's Snowball's 9th birthday. I can't believe we've had her almost 9 years (on December 28 it'll be 9 years since we got her). She seems to be getting more hyper in her "old" age. I love this dog more than some people love their children!
2) 6 months for me and Zach today!!! That's half a year! Yes, I know you all know that...but STILL! It's gone by so quickly. It has been an absolutely wonderful 6 months too. I can't imagine being happier or luckier or more blessed than I am by having Zach in my life. Yes, I am one of those girls who is just head ove heels, madly in love, get all giddy when I see his number pop up on my phone, and just melt a little every time I see him...it makes a lot of people go, "Oh puke!" Sorry 'bout their luck...they may just have to get over it or learn to ignore me and my giddiness :)
3) I am moving back to USI in 3 short days...for my SENIOR year...holy moly...talk about time flying by. I can't believe this time next year I could possibly have my own classroom full of yay-hoos. It's so exciting and oh so scary at the same time. I am looking forward to getting back to school and seeing all of my friends I haven't gotten to see all summer (and of course, I'm just a little bit excited about not being 2 hours away from Zach anymore!).
4) My birthday is in 14 days! :) I'm excited. I will be home for the first time in 4 years for my birthday. We're going to have some sort of fun little get together so my family can just stop by and say hey on my birthday. I also consider this get together a kick-off of my last year of college...woah, so weird to say!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Netflix
I got Netflix on my Wii today. I am using my free one month trial and may or may not subscribe after this month is over with.
What I am extremely excited about, however, is that the tv show The Munsters is available to watch...this really, really makes my day.
If you have never seen this show, you need to stop what you're doing and youtube an episode or go to a friend or family members house who has Netflix available on their Wii or laptop and you must watch an episode.
I promise you it will be life changing :)
What I am extremely excited about, however, is that the tv show The Munsters is available to watch...this really, really makes my day.
If you have never seen this show, you need to stop what you're doing and youtube an episode or go to a friend or family members house who has Netflix available on their Wii or laptop and you must watch an episode.
I promise you it will be life changing :)
Monday, August 1, 2011
Days Go By...
Have I mentioned how stinking fast summer has gone by??? It has gone by entirely too quickly, again! It started out kinda slow...and then somewhere along the lines I blinked and now it's practically gone. It makes me sad...very, very sad indeed.
I got to hang out with my two best friends tonight, and (as always) we had a blast. I have not laughed so much in a very long time. It was a much needed night of fun. :) On our way back, we were blaring some awesome country music. Keith Urban's song "Days Go By" came on, and part of it hit me for the first time -
We think about tomorrow, then it slips away
Oh yes it does
We talk about forever, but we've only got today
I've spent SO MUCH of this summer worrying and fretting about the future, because I'm a ridiculous planner and I don't like not knowing what my life looks like in a year and that just kinda freaks me out. But something God has really been teaching me lately is to just take it one day at a time. I need to stop trying to figure out what His entire plan for my life is, I just need to take it one day at a time because we are not promised tomorrow. I have spent a lot of time worrying for no reason! My favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
He promises to take care of me, and He only has the best planned for all of us. He's not going to ask me to do something that He has not prepared me to do - that's something I need to write down and post everywhere so I will see it constantly and stop freaking myself out about it! I'm just happy that God loves me despite who I am at times, especially when I fail to trust Him completely!
I got to hang out with my two best friends tonight, and (as always) we had a blast. I have not laughed so much in a very long time. It was a much needed night of fun. :) On our way back, we were blaring some awesome country music. Keith Urban's song "Days Go By" came on, and part of it hit me for the first time -
We think about tomorrow, then it slips away
Oh yes it does
We talk about forever, but we've only got today
I've spent SO MUCH of this summer worrying and fretting about the future, because I'm a ridiculous planner and I don't like not knowing what my life looks like in a year and that just kinda freaks me out. But something God has really been teaching me lately is to just take it one day at a time. I need to stop trying to figure out what His entire plan for my life is, I just need to take it one day at a time because we are not promised tomorrow. I have spent a lot of time worrying for no reason! My favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
He promises to take care of me, and He only has the best planned for all of us. He's not going to ask me to do something that He has not prepared me to do - that's something I need to write down and post everywhere so I will see it constantly and stop freaking myself out about it! I'm just happy that God loves me despite who I am at times, especially when I fail to trust Him completely!
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