Hey friends!
I'm currently lounging on the mind-blowingly (yeah ... not a word ... just go with it) comfortable couch that my roommate recently purchased. It definitely took our room from a 7 to a 9.5 on a scale of 1-10. I'm on a country music kick right now, so I've got Chris Young serenading me. 95 degrees outside and a perfect 77 in my room. This weekend is the end of my post-semester 2.5 week break. I'm beginning on my 13-week summer stretch on Tuesday ... yes! 40 hours a week in the Laundry will pretty interesting. Hopefully I'll be making some major bucks working off-campus too. Oh right, maybe a social life will fit in there somewhere. Probably not.
I spent the last week at home, doing absolutely nothing but cooking and re-watching episodes of The Office on Netflix. It was perfect. I haven't worn makeup in a week. Bliss. I'm turning 22 in a week and a half. How can that be possible? I am not nearly mature enough to be 22. I'm just thinking about people I know that got married at 18 or 19 ... I'm sure I won't be ready to marry someone in the next few years, let alone four years ago!! I just feel like I haven't had enough life experience to be this age. Oh well, the milestone is coming, regardless of my readiness to accept the fact.
The last few weeks have brought about a lot of changes - I'm not so keen on change. My roommate/friend transferred to another school, one of my other good friends moved into my room, the semester ended, my grades were less than desirable, I started mentally preparing myself for 13 weeks on this campus. Oh well, such is life ... On a happier note, I'm going to be an aunt two more times in August and September! My two oldest sisters are both expecting. I won't even know what to do if they have boys - I have four sisters and three nieces. Boys would just throw everything off.
My sister and I are starting the Daniel Fast in a couple weeks. Basically it's a vegan diet that goes for three weeks. I've been a vegetarian for a month before, it wasn't exceptionally hard ... but cutting dairy out too is going to be a stretch. Motivation! We've got this ...... right?

Bye! Have a fantastic (insert amount of time until my next post here)!

Stop the Presses ...

Woah, woah, woah. What is this? Two updates in ONE WEEK? Yeah this is for real. Please try to contain your excitement. The reason behind this post might in fact be pure boredom, but I may, deep down, be attempting to be more productive. Subconsciously of course. I'm currently watching the Kansas NCAA game with my lovely roommate. After I thought about it for a while, I realized that this is the first NCAA basketball game I have ever watched - there's a first time for everything, right? So, I am doing exactly what I've done at every CofO basketball game ... I cheer when everyone else does and hope it's for the right team.

Spring Break officially ended for me today. I'm back on campus to work for the weekend. The week was uneventful; my house was occupied by myself and my sister's deranged cat. I am quite convinced this beast has been exposed to demon-possession and is now greatly affected by it. (KANSAS JUST GOT A SLAM DUNK!) This cat is really, really weird. Just trust me. My mom texted me tonight to inform me that I 'accidentally' locked it in the pantry for about six hours ... the creature survived.

It's 11:11. Don't worry, I made a wish.

I wrote out my Fall class schedule today. I'm pretty psyched about how my classes have lined up ... I'm especially excited that I have zero 8am classes, and only one on Fridays. Tuesdays and Thursdays have been officially labeled as the Science Days as I have three lovely science classes to keep me company. I'm hoping my poor high-school-biology brain will be able to wrap around General, Organic, + Biochemistry. It's definitely gonna be rough, and I'm gonna have to work pretty hard for that one ...

Have a freakin' awesome week! ... Really, have a GREAT week. :)

Spring Break

Here I am again! Staying always consistent with my every-two-months blog entry. I feel like I have a fairly legitimate excuse ... this semester seriously hit me like a hurricane. I didn't know what the word 'busy' meant until January began. I thought I had had a stressful semester before ... now I know that I definitely hadn't had one until this spring. I guess this can be attributed to the addition of some pretty tough classes and a part-time job. Medical Terminology and Technical Writing have basically raked me over the coals. Even though it's been rough - I've learned so much and I'm definitely thankful for new opportunities.

I'm home for break this week. I've packed a pretty tight schedule, consisting of homework and lots of Netflix. I'm so ready for a week consisting of ... absolutely nothing. It's such a great feeling. You know that little nagging conscience you are plagued ... err ... blessed with during a semester? Every time you do something relatively unproductive it's always nagging at you to get moving. Well, thankfully that has been paused for a week! I'm ready for non-productive-ness. :)

God has been teaching me a lot about being satisfied in Him and who he is; realizing that He is consistently faithful and good. I feel like I'm constantly at war with my emotions. I listened to a lot of Tenth Avenue North on my drive home today. I'm pretty sure that band has some of the most applicable and encouraging lyrics I've ever heard. They're simplistic, but powerful.
"Empty my hands, fill up my heart, capture my mind with You." Good stuff.

Well, pizza's ready. Have a great week :)

I'm such a slacker! Three months ago I vowed to be a more consistent blogger, and yeah ... you see how committed I am. I am done making promises to update more often, I guess I will simply say that I will try my hardest to keep you all up to date on all the exciting things happening in my life.

I'm definitely excited for this coming semester. I have been bored out of my mind for the last three and a half weeks of break as I have tried desperately (and without success) to keep myself occupied. I have been at school off and on over break working at my off-campus job, making a couple bucks to try to support my coffee addiction. Mmm .... coffee. I've been at home off and on too, catching up on episodes of The Office (my NEW addiction, I never knew what I was missing) and cooking everything imaginable. My current obsession is making pizza with a focaccia bread crust - it's life-changing. If you want a white bread recipe that will knock your socks off, try this one. It is definitely the best bread recipe I've ever discovered. I received the Williams-Sonoma Baking Book as a Christmas gift and I have read through the entire thing at least twice already. The pictures are enough to make me want to camp out in the kitchen for the next three months and make cinnamon rolls and scones 'till my heart's content.

I'm finally getting to have a couple nutrition classes this semester. I am SO excited to get closer to becoming a dietician. I know I still have a long way to go, but I am so ready to get started learning more about nutrition. I think I've pretty much decided what direction I want to take once I become an RD ... nutrition counseling. It's definitely where I can see myself like ten years from now. I love the idea of helping people change and better their lives by making simple changes in their diet. It's amazing what minor changes can do. This semester is definitely going to be a busy one. Classes, on-campus work, off-campus work, church, social time, working out ... I'm praying God will give me the needed grace for what's ahead; I must remember that He will be glorified in my weaknesses over these next few months. He is good!