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| 2 YrsIt's been 2 years, and I am done with my sophomore/junior year of college. Crazy to think I'm graduating next May. I really don't know what's going to happen with the rest of my life, but that's okay. I'm taking the LSATs in October, and we will see what happens after I get my test score... hee hee. So far, not so amazing, but that's what the next four months are for I guess. I just came home from school and will be off to D.C. to intern and take some classes this Saturday. I have a feeling this summer will fly by just like the last two years. I'll try to update as the summer goes on.
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Kimmy T.
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| A New Beginning I was going through my old Xanga entries (I mean my really really old ones) and I realized that some of them are so ridiculously pointless, but very entertaining. I can't believe I've had a Xanga for 4 yrs now. To be honest, I kind of forgot it existed for a while. So this is my attempt to get it started up again. A new layout for the Xanga, a new year, and best of all... a new beginning. There isn't much to say concerning last semester. It was hard and trying, but Yahweh saw me through it. I go back for round 2 in ten days. Truth be told, I'm not really ready to start school work back up again, but you gotta do what you gotta do I guess. This whole break has been kind of just one big blur. I've hung out with friends and been a bum around the house. But that is not to say that I haven't gotten anything out of this break. In fact, this break provided me with clarity along with time to help heal some wounds that had been created last semester. It helped me to re-analyze my philosophy on life and my purpose in this world. It's given me hope, it's brought some doubt, but it's also brought me closer to my return to normalcy.
I think what I need the most of right now is encouragement and assurance from loved ones and friends that things are going to get better. I actually got some of that encouragement today. One of my good friends dropped by the house to give me a five-month-old belated birthday gift. I received a book called Fiasco, which is about the war in Iraq through the eyes of a Pentagon correspondent, Thomas E. Ricks. But that isn't what made my day. What made my day, was the little bookmark that came along with it. It was a gold plated bookmark with a quote by George Eliot inscribed into it; "It is never too late to be what you might have been." And underneath that quote was the word "Believe" stenciled into the bookmark. My friend had told me that she thought it was an appropriate gift because I had once helped her to believe in herself. And that really struck me as surprising because I didn't know how much I had helped her become what she is today. The point I'm trying to make here is that I believe things can get better. I think I agree with Eliot. This is a new chapter... a new beginning.
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| And so the vicious cycle continues....I'm back from college yet again... but this time for a long period of time (3 whole months). How has the experience been? Pretty great actually. As good as it gets. I've made some life-long friends and I think I've gotten my fair share of freshman experience (minus the drinking and partying). To answer the infamous question concerning relationships... no, no relationships after my first year. I consider that a pretty decent accomplishment, especially after emerging out of one of the biggest higher learning Church of Christ marriage factories in the nation. It feels kind of weird though. I keep thinking about how long three months can actually seem. I don't know how long I'll last without seeing my friends from college. The next semester just seems so far away! Hanging out with my friends back home has been great, but it's like I'm stuck between two different worlds. And trust me, Texas is definitely a different world. I start classes back up next Monday though - at my local community college. I'm not really worried about Brookdale classes at all. I just hope that this summer will be productive. I don't want to be a bum... feeling so gosh darn frustrated with the "somethings and nothings" going on in my life. I have come to realize that I need to feel involved. Sitting around my house all day just doesn't feel right. I know it's only been a couple of days since I've been home, but I just don't understand my direction anymore. I mean I have a plan, but is that necessarily the direction I'm supposed to be going? I kind of just wish that God would give me a clear sign as to where my life is supposed to be headed. Things have just fallen into place perfectly according to His will this past year. I guess I'm just trying to wonder what to do in the meantime until next semester. Any suggestions?
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Kimmy T.
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| Wahh.... College... err I mean... BACK HOME!!!Woah dang...
I just finished my first semester of college... and I'm back home for the first time in 4 months! C-R-A-Z-Y. So... let's see... yesterday was like... the worst Airline/Airplane experience I've ever had in my entire life. I was supposed to leave Abilene at 8:45 a.m., but because of "fog" in Dallas, all the flights were delayed (going in and out), so I finally get on the plane at 9:30ish. We sat in the plane for an hour, until they realized that the generator was broken, so they got us off, and told us to wait. In the meantime, 3 other flights took off to Dallas without a single problem. So they kept telling us that they would fix the problem... and ... 6 hours later... they figured out that the problem was unfixable, and that we probably wouldn't have a flight to Dallas. They then decided to attempt to shuttle us out to Dallas (which is 3 hours away), and that would mean that I would have to find another connection to La Guardia ... for the second time. I got my new connection, and just as I was getting it, they told me that the plane was fixed, and that I either had the choice of taking the shuttle at 3:30 or the plane. I opted to take the plane because I wouldn't be able to make the flight in time which was scheduled to leave at 8:00. I finally get on the plane at 4:30 and we leave at 5:15. I get to Dallas at 6:15 and meet up with my roommate, Amy, who consequently had been sitting in Dallas for 6 hours as well because she missed her boarding time by 5 minutes due to the delay from my flight earlier that day. As a result, she was put on standby for the next two flights, but didn't get them either. So, she finally just booked a flight for 8:00 to Philly. When I got to Dallas, we just hung out for a bit, said our goodbyes, and I finally reached La Guardia at 1 a.m. What was supposed to be 3:45 p.m. turned out to be 1 a.m. Ugh... American Airlines --- I SMITE YOU!
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I came home at 2:30 took a nice long bath, ate some food, and then went to sleep at 4:30 ... how ironic... that's how late I stayed up the night before because I packed and helped to make Boe's going away scrapbook with the girls. *Sigh* Only two and a half hours of sleep that night. I woke up today at 1 because my mom had made spring rolls... Yummmmmmmm  ... they were soooo goood! Then I called Ali, because she had called me when I was sleeping. We went to the mall to get me a new cell phone charger since I apparently lost a part of my charger in the airport amidst all that chaos yesterday. Then we went to Coldstone, and as we were walking out to the parking lot, some car stalked us to try and get our spot. We reached the car, sat in, and I started eating my ice cream and talking to Ali. I was like, "He can get another spot." About 5 minutes later, the guy who was stalking me for my spot got out of his car and was like... "HELLO! ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE?" and I was like... "Umm... NO!" And that was amazing. It made my day so much better. I miss being an obnoxious northerner. Can't really do that too much down south... *sigh*.
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So I got back home, and my mom was right when she told me that she changed my room. It looks a lot bluer (if you can believe it), but it makes me happy just the same. Suffice to say, I'm happy to be back. I got an email this morning from my math professor saying that grades were up. And if you guys know me, you know that I STINK at math... so naturally I was nervous. The grade I got on my final would determine the grade I would get for the semester... thankfully... I managed to pull of a "B"! Woo hoo!!!! *Does a little dance*. You might think that getting a "B" in Math 120 is really easy... but it isn't for me! Sooo I am soo happy. That means that I managed to pull off all A's and B's for my first semester of college. Yipeeeeeeeeee. Wow I'm hyper. I can't wait to hang out with all my friends. I'm going to be working at Penny's over the break, so that should keep me occupied. I still need to get Xmas presents for people... which reminds me... if you are one of my friends, and you are reading this... tell me what you want! If you don't you might end up getting one of those nasty impersonal bath and body work's kits from me. Just warning you...
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So I guess that's all that's going on in my life as of now. I'm relieved that the semester is over, I'm happy to be back home, I can't wait to see my friends, I'm excited to have mucho familia time, and yeah... that's about where I am right now. Wow I haven't written this much in like... forever. Speaking of which, I haven't updated my Xanger in forever... eh... such is life...
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Kimbo
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| CollegeSo, I've been in college for about a month now... crazy how time is flying by! I've been pretty busy with a lot of stuff... in fact, I just came home from a debate in Houston over the past weekend - pretty intense stuff . So things are going good, and I've just been sooo busy, I haven't really gotten a chance to think about home. Been talking to a couple of h.s. friends though, and it's good to hear that they are doing well. I've also been making some really close friends here, and I am grateful for that. Schoolwork hasn't been too hectic yet, though I have my first poli sci test tomorrow. Which reminds me, I gotta study....
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Kimmy T.
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