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so i guess every couple of months i get the urge to update this thing. problem is, nothing has ever changed since the last time i wrote, so each entry gets more and more pointless and boring than the last. today, however, my only reason for writing is procrastination--i have a big child psych project due on tuesday which i have now just finished writing the introduction for. not to mention the other paper i have due wednesday for religious ethics and moral problems. BUT, obviously the most important thing to do right now is write in here. OBVIOUSLY. so here i am. i feel like my life has finally come to have some sort of routine---something which first semester lacked completely. the excitement of college and all it entails is dying down, and every day is just another day, like at home. sometimes i find myself slipping up and saying that im going "home" when im coming back to charlottesville. im sure itll feel even more that way next year when i live in an actual house (yay!). ive found the new love of my life---shenendoah's pride chocolate milk. something that charlottesville has that home doesnt. there arent many of those things, but there are the few that make lfe here worthwhile :) although, that chocolate milk has been the sole cause of my freshman 15, or maybe more like freshman 7---but its definitely worth it. im going to peru this summer! thats a new development. our church is sending a team down there, so now the only thing is to send out letters begging for money--which i hate doing---and make the plans necessary to make it happen. my mom is so nervous; apparently from lima to trujillo (where im working) i have to take a prop plane or a really old jet, so shes worried about safety and such. prayer would be appreciated though, not only for the trip as a whole, but also for me, because i know no spanish whatsoever. it was fine in mexico; the kids love you no matter what language you speak, or even if you don't talk at all---rock, paper, scissors and making hand puppets was enough to show them the love of Christ sometimes. But, prayer is definitely needed. Alright, im gonna get back to work. unfortunately. more...in a few months ;)
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| It's definitely been awhile since ive written in here... so much has changed. i didnt really realize how much college was changing me, until i looked back at my past entries and realized how retarded i sounded, when at the time i thought i was funny, or took myself much too seriously. God is definitely wonderful. i look back to all the things i wrote in here complaining about and i can see how He has worked out every one. its a pretty incredible thing. People always ask, what's the biggest change from living at home to living at college? and honestly, i dont think i have a very good answer to that. it just changes you in little ways. you become used to making your own schedule--so it's weird to go back home and try to fit into that one. you basically live with your friends, so that changes life a lot---makes it much more interesting and fun most of the time. but there are also times when you miss the routine that life at home had. the comfort of someone else planning your life for you, giving you structure and trying to provide balance. being the way that i am, its very hard to choose work over fun, which is a common dilemma here. work is hard--much harder than anything i ever tried in high school. the biggest difference there is that most of the work is done on your own time instead of in class. teaching yourself the material is sometimes hard, but i managed to do pretty well last semester, so we'll see how this one measures up. I think about a lot of things here that i never did at home. issues of life, what i believe, what i want out of life, and the like. i guess its only natural, seeing as the choices i make here will shape my life forever (another thing thats different from high school to college), but its just a shift from thinking about nothing to debating what to do with my life. I should get back to work, and then i need to shower and get ready for dinner with a friend's parents, and then i'm off to a concert downtown. BUT, ill try to be more regular in posting on this thing....if anyone cares, haha | | |
| so, ive decided to try this new fad they call "college." so far, so good. of course, i havent turned in any papers yet (but ones coming up all too soon!) , and my first real test is tomorrow, so i guess i havent really gone through the tough part yet. the first couple weeks were rough. getting adjusted and trying to make a life for myself here has been hard....much harder than i thought it would be. but after being here...actually...EXACTLY a month now im finally starting to feel at home. its funny, the random stuff you miss from home. obviously, theres the food issue. not that the food is bad here, but theres something about momma's cookin that they just cant replicate in mass quantity at o'hill.
but the things i miss the most are: plaza azteca, my dog, my friends, my bed, driving places instead of walking all over town, having my own bathroom, being able to concentrate without being constantly distracted by AIM- phone calls- roomie-or people stopping by, normal sleeping patterns (or i guess just sleep in general), and of course, my family.
on the other hand....there are so many wonderful things about being here. being with friends all day every day, late night talks with the roomie, RUF, making new friends, learning new things, going to the gym, late night runs to the castle, thursday night dinners, first year fellowship, staying up till the wee hours "studying," returning to 5th grade in our conversations, tping the shamrock house, laughing constantly, study sessions at gooch, doing what you want--when you want, almost falling off a ledge at the aso dance party, yilumichelle, the squirrel jumping on that one guy's lap, the lawn, walking to class listening to lifehouse and dashboard on the ipod, so much free time, pizza at lambeth, grease fires, 22 banana peels down the kitchen sink, setting off the fire alarm EVERY thursday, singing, and so many more.
and the roommate---shes crazy, so we get along perfectly :)
anyway, more to come!! :) UVA :)
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| so yesterday i went to the best concert of my life. two words. DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL. seriously though, it was so good. and ben lee opened for them so that was an unexpected added bonus. when they opened with one of the ONLY songs on their cd i dont like, i was a little worried...but every one after that was fantastic. there's something about knowing every word to every song at a concert that just makes you feel happy inside...and makes you feel hoarse afterwards because you screamed every one of those words. but, yeah. the only word i have to say about it is...wow. and that if you haven't gone to see them, you should. its worth every penny. and i'll leave you with some lyrics to one of my favorite songs...which they played...and which was SO much better live. She fixes her lips they
Always look perfect
never a smudge line
never too much
I try on my blue shirt
she told me she liked it, once
she wonders what I'll wear
she knows just what she'll wear
she always wears blue
Some sneakers or flip flops
I'm starting to panic
remember she asked you
remember to breathe
and everything
will be okay
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| so i just realized i only have 3 more sundays at home. THAT kinda creeped me out. anyway, thats it. lol. | | |
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