Don't Go to Mexico for Spring Break!
02.27.09 (8:33 am) [edit]The State Deparment has issued a warning to college students specifically not to go to Mexico for Spring Break because of increased drug violence, specifically near the boarder. Apparently lots of people-- including American tourists-- have been killed there recently. DON'T GO! Here's a link to an article about it.
Lent
02.25.09 (12:58 am) [edit]It has been Ash Wednesday for about an hour now. What are you giving up for Lent?
I've been watching the Facebook stalker feed and seeing some interesting options. For instance, one person is giving up her roomate or maybe clothes. Ok, those were jokes. hahaha.. ha. Yeah... ok. :-) I have given up sweets a few times, but every time I do that it seems to increase my sweet tooth after Lent by ten fold.
Any ideas? I've got all night to sleep on it.
(In)Patiently Waiting
02.24.09 (12:47 am) [edit]"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28
Those are pretty basic theme verses for all of Christianity but I'm finding particular comfort in them tonight. I find myself so encredibily jealous of all the couples all around Greg and I that seem to have found a spot in their lives to just magically get married. That spot in ours isn't smiling and waving at us yet. Until that time starts jumping up and down in excitement like I probably will I'll just have to hand my hat on the above verses and try to be satisfied. That's a tall order. I better get to trying to fill it.
Wedding, tennis, ... *snore*....
02.22.09 (11:27 pm) [edit]I went to the bridal show today. The price tag of each necessary service offered there makes me sick to my stomach. $7500 for photographs alone! $600 for a chocolate fountain?! Are you joking me? How's a girl supposed to have her fairy tale come true complete with Prince Charming if she's not a Princess with a huge treasury filled with jewels and gold coins? Eloping is looking better everyday.
On a brighter note, my tennis team won our match this weekend. By defeating the particular team we did, by this time tomorrow I would imagine we will have a national ranking once again. You can't even begin to understand how happy I am about that! *squeals in delight*
I seem to be chronically tired. I'm kind of concerned really. I wonder if it's the past year or so catching up with me or maybe some latent mono. I had a couple friends that had mono over the summer and I spent some time at their house studying and such. Actually, I think I will go to bed now. Ta-ta!
We've Got to Have Faith, Faith, Faith
02.20.09 (12:32 am) [edit]I spent a good portion of this evening filling out scholarship applications. I love begging filthy rich corporations to take pity on little old me with my high hopes and almost empty bank account. Such corporations are becoming fewer and fewer every day thanks to our friend, the economy. I must say that my schooling has come at some of the worst financial times in recent history. My undergrad savings was hit hard when Osama and his thugs pulled that 9/11 stunt, followed by two wars. Now in the wake of all that, the economy has imploded just in time for my doctorate degree. B-e-a-u-tiful. My hope-- and yours too-- must remain in Jesus in these tough financial times. The money my parents have saved for my education since I was in the womb practically is all gone. God provided just enough through my parents and the stock market to pay for all the classes that I have needed for my Bachelor's degree and that is it. (The shriveld carcas that's left is completely insignificant in size when it comes to educational costs.) He provided for me there and so I'm going to have to trust that He will continue to provide for my next and final piece of formal education. That's all I-- or any one of you-- can do at this point. I've already put down my $1,000 seat deposit and if I can't find money to pay for the rest of it, I'll have to forfeit that deposit. Worrying over the matter is very tempting. Instead of sweating over it though, I refocused that energy to apply for scholarships, because that is something I can do that could help. Worrying helps nothing and gets nothing done to fix the situation.
Can we all learn from my antecdote here and trust God to bring us out of the financial hole in which the whole world currently finds itself in residence? Perhaps instead of watching the ridiculous news media fret over how much the stock market has lost here lately, let's do something to help patch this sinking ship so God can turn 'er around. Anyone out there have an answer? Heeve ho! It's off to work we go!
A Blog About Nothing
02.18.09 (11:48 am) [edit]The kid that sits next to me in Anatomy and Physiology class fell asleep today. He is mostly unconscious every class period, but today he must have hit some REM sleep. He was breathing so deeply that people across the aisle and down a few rows were turning back and snickering in his direction. In dating Greg, I have learned to let the sleepers sleep, so I just left him there and strained to hear the prof lecture. I was tempted to smack him awake a couple times, but I refrained. He did eventually awake from his slumber.
Some days I wish I had the ability to sleep in class. I've missed that part of studenthood--falling asleep in class. I have the hardest time sleeping sitting upright. The only times I've managed to accomplish this were once in freshman biology in high school when we were watching boring movies which we wouldn't be tested over with the lights out on an overcast day and then the next year in World History, I took a nap after a test since we weren't going to be doing anything else the rest of the class period. Both of those times were facilitated by boredom and a little need too. I can sleep as a passenger on a long car ride, but only after getting bored with watching the world whiz by. Todays like today though make me glad I can't sleep in class. That kid takes about five sentences of notes a day. I have no idea how he intends to pass that class. I did also note yesterday during a quiz that he is a cheater and likes to glance at his companions' paper. I haven't taken a test sitting next to him yet, so I will be extra careful when I do. That is one thing I can't stand-- when I do all the hard work studying and someone else gets credit for it.
I'm going to another bridal expo this weekend. Fun. I'm not really looking forward to the crowds, but getting the info is necessary and getting to "sample" all the food is definitely a perk. I'm one of those people that will "sample" something I like every fifteen minutes or so. hehe.
The kitchen sink finally got fixed. There for a while if you didn't turn the cold water to blasting, the faucet would sing to you in a rather loud, high pitched voice. Fixing it has made doing dishes not quite so hazardous to my health. It still is hazardous though, which is why I avoid it if possible. (That is total BS for those of you that take things literally. I'm just not a dishes person. I'm the floor person. I like to walk barefoot in my house and do NOT enjoy when yuck sticks to my feet when I do so; therefore, my floors are always clean.)
I've decided my blog is a lot like Seinfeld in that it's a blog about nothing. The only theme tying any of the entries-- and often times the multiple topics in each entry-- together are that they are written by the same person, the marvelous me. Haha.
High School
02.12.09 (10:14 am) [edit]Another silly thing from Facebook. I was laughing reading someone else's and thought I'd add to the memory bank.
1. Did you date someone from your school? Lots of somebodies. hehe.
2. Did you marry someone from your high school? Nope.
3. Did you car pool to school? One of those somebodies-- one of the several Nathans I dated-- gave me a ride freshman year everyday
4. What kind of car did you have? 2001 Ruby Red Olds. Alero. Gold edition with a sunroof. Had Ruby until about a month ago. RIP Ruby Red. :'-(
5. What kind of car do you have now? A tin can basically.
6. It's Friday night...where WERE you? Either at a football game or on a tennis tournament
7. It is Friday night...where ARE you? Either out with friends or Greg or on a tennis tournament.
8. What kind of job did you have in high school? School and tennis were my jobs.
9. What kind of job do you do now? School and tennis ARE my jobs.
10. Were you a party animal? I didn't go to parties, but I did hang out with friends almost every night to odd hours of the morning.
11. Were you considered a flirt? Definitely.
12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Nope.
13. Were you a nerd? We AP students had our own nerd club. We didn't socialize with those "regular" students.
14. Did you get suspended or expelled? *GASP* Perish the thought!
15. Can you sing the fight song? I think so... let me check... *clears throat* actually, I can only bring the school song to mind.
16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Is it bad I can't think of any of my teachers' names? My HST teacher was my favorite because he was a little odd. He gave names to everything in the room. I remember the trashcan was named Wesley Wastrel. haha.
17. Where did you sit during lunch? ALWAYS in the north cafeteria. Unless there was a good fight going on, then I'd rush to the south for that and come back to eat in peace. haha.
(Yes, I know there's no 18. I'm paranoid about identity theft.)
19. When did you graduate? 2005
20. What was your school mascot? Cougars
21. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Heck no!
22. Did you have fun at Prom? I had fun at both the proms I went to, even though I looked like a whale in my dress at mine and Greg slipped and fell hard on something on the dance floor at his.
23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with? Actually, we're getting married. haha.
24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion? Of course!
25. What was your favorite memory of your senior year? I must say that putting up that ginormous cardboard castle for Winter Formal was one of the funniest moments! Oh and we can't forget the guy that tripped across the stage at graduation. However, Greg serenading me with "You Should Let Me Love You" by Mario is a wonderful memory too. :-)
26. Do you still talk to people from school? Every now and again. Wish we did more though! It was great seeing everyone at Sarah's wedding last summer!
Jesus, my (Facebook) friend
02.07.09 (8:50 pm) [edit]I don't know how many of you are on a networking site like Facebook or MySpace, but basically what you do is add "friends" and then your profiles--which contain info about you and a message board basically-- get linked so you can leave each other messages. Some people add everyone they can get their hands on whether they actually know the people or not while other people only add people they only know very well. That's up to the user. Personally, I have at least met almost every one of my "friends" the only ones I haven't are friends of friends that our mutual friend suggested we get to know one another. Now a stalker is someone who has plenty of friends on the site but rarely leaves them messages. They will stop by their profiles occasionally, read up on what they're doing, look at their pictures, read some of the messages others have left them... generally make sure the person isn't dead and then leaves.
I feel like I'm Facebook stalking Jesus. I'll make a stop in His word every now and again. (I am getting better with that. I have increased my number of devo times per week from none to several, thanks to my New Years resolution.) I read up on whatever the devo has in store for that day, dig a little deeper if necessary, shut the Good Book, click off my book light and hit the sack. Why don't I leave Jesus messages? Why don't I quit Facebook stalking Jesus and really be His friend by talking with Him daily?
I feel a new self-challenge coming on. :-)
25 Random Factoids
02.03.09 (9:19 pm) [edit]For those that read here as regularly as my posting allows, this is some dumb chain thing from Facebook that my peers are pressuring me into doing. What follows is 25 random bits about myself.
1. I pick up and drop hobbies like hot potatoes. Which probably explains a lot of what follows.
2. Growing up, I hated that my birthday was in late summer. Birthday parties were awkward because you couldn't just invite everyone from your old class because you hadn't seen them in months but you couldn't invite your new class because you didn't know who was going to be in it yet! Also, I NEVER got to have a cupcake on my birthday in class like all the other kids. :-p
3. I moved a lot as a kid, so I don't really have "life long friends". I'm rather jealous of people that have life long friends actually.
4. I come off as shy or stuck up sometimes. I am neither. I am quiet because I am observing and listening. I will speak my mind, don't worry. People will assume I'm shy also because when I talk, I use a soft voice. That's because I am convinced that God gave me an extra dose of hearing in exchange for no smell. So when others can hear me on an average level, I feel like I'm yelling.
5. As mentioned above, I can't smell anything. I am petrified that I will one day die from accidentally drinking spoiled milk.
6. I didn't like my name growing up because everyone else got to bring pencils, lunchboxes, etc. to school with their names on it. I never had any of those because no company carried my name; however, they'd always kindly suggest special ordering the items. My parents wouldn't do that because the company would charge $10 extra.
7. I'm a published poet.
8. I can bellydance. No, I don't give demos.
9. Due to the above, I love Arabic music! Actually, I enjoy listening to most world music.
10. I have always loved animals. I once considered being a vet. Because I love animals I have lots of pets-- 1 dog (Annie), 2 cats (Mustard, Pepper) and 3 sugar gliders (Simeon, Tabitha, Beulah). Only the sugar gliders live me currently.
11. I once had to break up a fight between two parents when umpiring tennis. I told them that if they were going to act like children that I would treat them as such and they could go sit in opposite time out corners. That shut them up pretty quick.
12. I miss going to tennis tournaments with my dad. I think I probably learned more about life than tennis on those trips.
13. I was a tomboy growing up. I climbed trees, played in the neighborhood fort and damaged property which I probably should have been sent to Juvi for instead of playing with dolls. I'm still trying to get used to girly stuff like wearing make-up and fixing my hair everyday.
14. Obese children make me sad. Put the game controller down, go outside and play!
15. I really hope to live in Spain again one day. Their cultural habits fit more with my personal habits than my own culture's does. Examples: I wouldn't mind working late if that meant getting to take a nap during the day. I would prefer to have a HUGE lunch and either go light on dinner or skip it period to go out instead!
16. I don't have a sweet tooth; I have sweet teeth.
17. The women in my family--beside my mom-- pressure me a lot to be more concerned with the traditional woman's household duties. Example: keeping the whole place spotless, cooking every night, keeping a garden or at least potted plants, etc.
18. I'm a pretty good party planner, if I do say so myself. Which is one of the requirements from #17.
19. I never picked up a fiction book on my own until middle school. I preferred non-fiction.
20. I'm a summer girl. I hate wearing the layers of winter.
21. I am SO pleased Greg got me the ring he did and not the solitaire that's so popular right now. I'm big on details and solitaires are sorely lacking in that department.
22. I am so pumped to get married to Greg because he's wonderful of course, but so is his family!
23. I'm really excited nervous about PT school. I just hope and pray that I don't end up in the same mental state that I did this past summer.
24. I can't wait to hit the trail this May with my dad and cousin, Ryan! We're hiking the West Virginia and Maryland portion of the Appalachian Trail.
25. I was in the Underwater Basket Weaving Club in high school. (UWBW for life!)
