My humble abode

so the other day i was looking back at my old blog posts and saw the one where i gave you a tour of my room. and i figured it's time for another one of those, seeing as how i live in a new place! so here we go...

Here's an overall (if not crooked) view of the majority of the room.

My roommates desk is the one on the right...

And this one is mine! The dresser in this picture is also mine, and I have bottom bunk.

Our beds and my desk.

The getting ready station, TV, fridge, and microwave, as well as my roomie's dresser.

My closet and our beautiful robes hanging on the door.

And this is my amazing roommate, Becky!

The end! Hope you enjoyed!

Intentions

A new look for a new me! Yes, I do realize that it's a bit late for new year's resolutions.... however, I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and the name of the game is intentionality. I am going to start being more intentional with my time and my relationships. This means less procrastination, watching hours of television, and ambling around on facebook and more conversations, meals, and time with JESUS! My life of putts-ing around is over! And on that note, I'm off to do the hours of homework I have left for me on a Sunday afternoon. :)

RA training week.

Well, here I am, sitting in my room in Murray, writing as an OFFICIAL resident assistant! :) this past week has been training... a lot of boring speakers, but then also some exciting adrenaline pumping role playing exercises. I've had to break up a drinking party, warn people about quiet hours then witness a whole on fist fight, bust a marijuana party, deal with fighting roommates and angry parents, and watch other ras deal with rape, unconscious people, smelly roommates, and boyfriends with baseball bats. thankfully, all this is just for training and hasn't really happened. yet. :P

so needless to say, it's been an interesting week. most of my wing is decorated, i just have to hang up a few more things. most of my residents will probably be moving in later today or tomorrow... some on sunday. so you can be praying for me to get to know all the girls and have courage and wisdom when dealing with situations or just the daily awkward stuff. well, i'm off to go be productive! adios!

MIA... not anymore!

i've been off the blogging track for a little while now... life must be busy! or really NOT busy! :) you take your pick.

the last couple weeks i've helped my friend, Lindsay, find her wedding dress, ordered my bridesmaid dress, cleaned out my entire room, watched season 5 of "lost" (that was just in the last 3 days), read multiple books, started making some stuff for RAing this semester, finished an old journal and started a new one, watched countless movies, and played innumerable hours of card and board games with the fam.

so. its just been life. which is why i havent had much to say! you can click here to see the bridesmaid dress i'll be walking down the aisle in come june 26th. it will be in the "horizon" color... a vibrant blue. in other words, very pretty! so thats been exciting with all the wedding stuff. today i have a meeting with the other bridesmaids to plan the parties so that should be fun, but we're all teenagers who haven't really been to many weddings so it should also be interesting. :)

well, that's about all for now. i go back to school the 18th and start training the 19th. so i'm just going to enjoy these last couple days at home!

Early Reflections

well, here i am, sitting warm and snug in my cousins room in seward, nebraska. its been a blizzard out for the last two days, we've been getting some drifts up to 3 or more feet! we were scheduled to leave for home tomorrow morning, but seeing as this snow and wind hasn't given us any respite, i'm not so sure that will be happening. it's a safe feeling, though, being snowed in on christmas night with the family. 

i know it's not quite new years yet, and as aunt rebecca would say "you've still got 6 whole days of headlines!" but i feel very contemplative at the moment (much credit i'm sure i can give to you, kara!). when we return home i'll start digging through the endless piles of stuff from my life- high heels covered with goose poop from sophomore homecoming, hello kitty stickers from my 6th grade birthday party, my old adventures in odyssey bible, and much, much more. it will be a journey, i'm sure, to relive all my memories as i decide to throw, sell, or keep everything i own. but i'm looking forward to it, seeing as i've always wanted a real excuse to go through everything and purge.

another thing that's been on my mind is next semester. it will be a semester of new beginnings... i'll be living in a new building with a new roommate and new people. i will be in charge of a whole floor of girls and will be responsible for much more than i am now. classes will be long and trying (23 hours in class each week) and my schedule will be jumbled up to a slush of 8 am classes and 2 am rounds. so, i'm very much looking forward to all the change, but also dreading it in the way of being scared for hard things, as well as being out of the comfort i have finally been able to cozy into this last semester. 

GOD has blessed me SO much this year, it's hard to believe it's coming to an end! i look back on this last year with many fond memories- finally fitting in with 7th S girls, working with teenserve, florida with the navs, vacation to the grand canyon and las vegas with my family, finishing off my 3rd semester of college... and some trying memories, but ones that if i have not already seen god's perfect plans and timing, i'm sure that will be revealed soon! god is so GOOD!

Happy Holidays!

I'll be home for christmas in just over 24 hours! How exciting! Now I just have one last final to get through and I'm home free for a whole month! Woop! But then again, maybe I should stop procrastinating my studying, by doing EVERYTHING besides it! Like...

writing in my blog, rearranging my room, facebook, packing boxes (multiple times), checking e-mail, walking across the hall and talking to friends, facebook, taking a nap, checking e-mail, facebook, going to the drinking fountain, writing this list, facebook. ok, i think you get the picture!

Happy Finals!!! I mean, Holidays!

:)

SNOWy DAY

Today we had a SNOW DAY!!! WOOO! Which basically NEVER happens in university. Soooo i spent it the way any other normal college student would- watching pirates of the caribbean 2 and mass amounts of Lost episodes. ohhhh yeahhh! and i vacuumed and cleaned out the fridge- both of which were desperately needed!

Another great thing about today... I found out I get to room with my friend Becky for next semester! So that was exciting news. I started packing today and will be moving over to Murray in a week... next Thursday.

And to end the exciting day, I think I'll be heading to bed a little earlier than usual, like in the next half an hour. *GASP!* I know! But hey! A little extra sleep never hurt anyone!