Since I have this new fancy iPhone I figured that I should download the blogging app so that I can blog from my phone. So hopefully this will help me keep up a little better... This is my first post so we'll see how well it works out.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Back To School!
Back here and all moved in. My roommate from freshman year is actually living in my room this semester so rent is a little cheaper and utilities are split three ways (so crank up the AC!). It's been a whirlwind trying to move in and get all these things done for school and friends and such. There has been so much going on, this is when I'm kind of happy I am not playing soccer this year. I went to see the team yesterday while they were practicing and for about 2 hours after that I was determined that I was actually going to play and was thinking about when I would tell my coaches. But after sleeping on it, I realized the reasons I quit in the first place and it sunk in that I just can't do it this year. It will be tough but it has to be done. And because of that I'm really excited to see what this semester holds! I think I will be much less stressed and will enjoy my classes much more. We'll see though. :-)
hopefully my grades can reflect my "relaxation" and extra free time
hopefully my grades can reflect my "relaxation" and extra free time
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
stressed beyond belief
It's been a while! Sorry guys. I've been super busy with school and traveling back and forth from Chattanooga to St. Louis but I have a few extra minutes so I'll take some time to update you guys!
Hope everyone is doing well. I'm living on the mountain right now in my apartment. I am finishing up a May term 20th century world history course. It's been quite a struggle. It's so fast paced and there is sooooo much information to learn. I'm not much of a history buff to begin with, although I do think it's interesting to learn about. I've never been good at remembering things so it's tough to take a class like this because it involves a lot of memorization of facts. I'm more of a concept kind of girl. I'm just struggling to get a B in the class. Hopefully I can make it happen.
I still have to pack up my room, write a research paper for the course, study for the exam on Friday, pack up my car, clean my room after packing :-), clean my car before packing it up, figure out a summer PE course situation, finish some thing for a course that I took in the spring, figure out what is wrong with my car, get my oil changed, pay for textbooks for the summer courses I'm taking, do a bunch of reading for my test Friday, do some chapel summaries from last semester, write a letter to Leticia (the girl I "adopted" from Ghana), pay my utilities bill, pay rent for next month, and say bye to all of my friends. ....all of this in about 2 days. GREAT! Super stressed, super ready to get home, super excited to be done with all of this crap.
Hopefully you'll have a better week ahead of you :-)
Hope everyone is doing well. I'm living on the mountain right now in my apartment. I am finishing up a May term 20th century world history course. It's been quite a struggle. It's so fast paced and there is sooooo much information to learn. I'm not much of a history buff to begin with, although I do think it's interesting to learn about. I've never been good at remembering things so it's tough to take a class like this because it involves a lot of memorization of facts. I'm more of a concept kind of girl. I'm just struggling to get a B in the class. Hopefully I can make it happen.
I still have to pack up my room, write a research paper for the course, study for the exam on Friday, pack up my car, clean my room after packing :-), clean my car before packing it up, figure out a summer PE course situation, finish some thing for a course that I took in the spring, figure out what is wrong with my car, get my oil changed, pay for textbooks for the summer courses I'm taking, do a bunch of reading for my test Friday, do some chapel summaries from last semester, write a letter to Leticia (the girl I "adopted" from Ghana), pay my utilities bill, pay rent for next month, and say bye to all of my friends. ....all of this in about 2 days. GREAT! Super stressed, super ready to get home, super excited to be done with all of this crap.
Hopefully you'll have a better week ahead of you :-)
Sunday, April 24, 2011
"He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed" -1 Peter 2:24
Greatest man in history, named Jesus, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet he conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.
-unknown
Friday, April 8, 2011
spring is here!
As most of you guys know, I was sick last weekend and am still trying to get over that. I have a bunch of stuff in my chest still and soccer has been really tough this week. But I am definitely feeling much better now and am very happy about it. It's impossible to keep up with everything when you're sick...and in college, at least at Covenant, when you miss a day or two of classes and you can't do any schoolwork for a few days, you get SO BEHIND! I have been playing catch up non-stop since I've felt up to doing schoolwork. It's been crazy and I still feel like I'm sinking in over my head. But I'm going to use this weekend to catch up on everything and maybe even get ahead. These last few weeks of school are going to be tough to press through, but can you believe I will be a SENIOR in about 3 weeks? I can't. Where has the time gone?!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
it's official!
Courtney and I went downtown to try and see if there were any places open that looked worth going to but on a Tuesday night there wasn't all that much to do. So we just drove back to Chattanooga, but I am looking forward to celebrating with my friends this weekend back in St. Louis!!
Friday, March 18, 2011
well that was quick...
2 posts ago I was beginning the countdown to my 21st birthday and now it's only 4 days away. How does that happen? Where does the time go? I guess that's what everyone's thinking in regards to my birthday coming up. Where has my life gone!? I can't believe I'm almost 21 years old. What's after that?....nothing exciting, that's what.
My spring break was great. Good to be home. Good to see everyone. Good to be with my friends. I wish the weather could have been a little better while I was home, but it was still a good break even with the unexpected snowfall on Monday.
Up next: I'm just trying to get through this week (including my bday :-)) so that I can come home again next weekend! I'm driving home on Friday afternoon so that I can celebrate with my good friends from back home. My roommate here, Emily, was going to come back with me, but she has volleyball practice. And I was going to have my old roommate, Courtney, come back if she could but she's in season right now with softball so she has 2 games on Saturday. So...it looks like I'll be flying solo! Should be a fun weekend though. :-)
I hope everyone had a great week!! It's been beautiful here the past few days which always puts me in a great mood. Today between work and class I had 2 hours to just sit outside and eat my lunch. It was WONDERFUL! Couldn't ask for a better day. Have a great weekend, everyone! Love you all.
My spring break was great. Good to be home. Good to see everyone. Good to be with my friends. I wish the weather could have been a little better while I was home, but it was still a good break even with the unexpected snowfall on Monday.
Up next: I'm just trying to get through this week (including my bday :-)) so that I can come home again next weekend! I'm driving home on Friday afternoon so that I can celebrate with my good friends from back home. My roommate here, Emily, was going to come back with me, but she has volleyball practice. And I was going to have my old roommate, Courtney, come back if she could but she's in season right now with softball so she has 2 games on Saturday. So...it looks like I'll be flying solo! Should be a fun weekend though. :-)
I hope everyone had a great week!! It's been beautiful here the past few days which always puts me in a great mood. Today between work and class I had 2 hours to just sit outside and eat my lunch. It was WONDERFUL! Couldn't ask for a better day. Have a great weekend, everyone! Love you all.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
future teacher...haha
kind of blurry but I have a job interview thing tonight with different principals from all around the nation...some from Colorado, Florida, Georgia and even someone from Pakistan. Should be interesting! I'll let you know how it goes! It's tonight from 5:45pm-9pm.
Monday, February 28, 2011
long night ahead
I have 5 scholarly journal articles to read for my "essentials of instruction class" and a one-page "response" for each of them including comparison to class material....all due tomorrow at 1pm.
The catch is I have an 8am presentation (which is why I'm just now starting the 5 article write-ups) as well as a class at 9:30a that I have to go to also because we have an exam on Thursday. Should be a fun night. I've got my cup of coffee ready to go....won't be getting much sleep tonight. :-/
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
health craze
I'm on a little bit of a health kick at the moment. I've been trying to buy healthy groceries lately and work on eating better foods. I take a women's multi-vitamin every morning and try my best to eat breakfast. :-) There's a store called "green life" that is similar to trader joes or whole foods and they have locally grown veggies and just really great, healthy, organic food. I've been a few times with my old roommate Courtney. It's delicious and I'm thinking about going there tonight to stock up on groceries.
Fruits are easy for me to eat but veggies on the other hand aren't something I'm too crazy about. I've been eating edamame lately about every day and I just was reading some online articles about how horrible soy is for you when you eat too much. It's good in moderation but apparently I'm eating too much. So I'm going to stop eating that for now! haha They said it can result in infertility and things because it messes with your hormones. Seems a little dangerous to me. But I do like snap peas, peppers, and mushrooms and I've been trying to add those to anything I eat. I made stir fry a few weeks ago and put water chestnuts, baby corn, cilantro, green and red peppers, chicken, broccoli, etc. And then I put it on top of some white rice. It was delicious. :-)
Then recently, I made a wrap for myself with brown rice, chicken, black beans, corn, cilantro, salsa and avocado. YUM! I had it for lunch the next day too. So I'm really trying my best to make good meals for myself that will keep me healthy and energetic. I have found that I don't really eat meat all that much now. Not because I don't want it but because #1) it's expensive #2) it doesn't keep for that long so I can't really buy too much ahead which is a pain #3) it's too long of a trip down the mountain just to get meat when I need it. So that's something I should probably work on....including meat in my meals more often. Another thing I realized is how expensive pine nuts are. Man alive, I love pine nuts but my goodness! A small little container at WalMart is $7. Although to me it's worth it because they're so delicious, it's probably not a wise financial decision to blow half of my grocery budget on pine nuts. hehe
There's this salad though, that Dewey's in St. Louis makes with goat cheese, pine nuts, dried cranberries, and creamy balsamic dressing. It's absolutely delicious and I've tried to recreate that when I have pine nuts in my cabinet. Also, there's a pasta that I started making for myself that my roommate and old roommate LOVE. I just kind of threw together what sounded good one night and it was really really really good. I used bowtie pasta and then added toasted pine nuts, small pieces of bacon, cherry tomatoes sliced in half, and some spinach leaves thrown in there. For the sauce I used a little olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and then added some creamy balsamic salad dressing. Put it all together in a big pot and topped it with some feta cheese. We had slices of sourdough bread toasted on the side and ahhh it was one of the best meals I've had in a long long time. Feel free to steal the recipe! I just call it my form of Mediterranean pasta.
Alright well I'm going to get back to work. I have class tonight from 4:30-5:45 and then I'm making myself dinner :-) Hope everyone has a great evening!
Fruits are easy for me to eat but veggies on the other hand aren't something I'm too crazy about. I've been eating edamame lately about every day and I just was reading some online articles about how horrible soy is for you when you eat too much. It's good in moderation but apparently I'm eating too much. So I'm going to stop eating that for now! haha They said it can result in infertility and things because it messes with your hormones. Seems a little dangerous to me. But I do like snap peas, peppers, and mushrooms and I've been trying to add those to anything I eat. I made stir fry a few weeks ago and put water chestnuts, baby corn, cilantro, green and red peppers, chicken, broccoli, etc. And then I put it on top of some white rice. It was delicious. :-)
Then recently, I made a wrap for myself with brown rice, chicken, black beans, corn, cilantro, salsa and avocado. YUM! I had it for lunch the next day too. So I'm really trying my best to make good meals for myself that will keep me healthy and energetic. I have found that I don't really eat meat all that much now. Not because I don't want it but because #1) it's expensive #2) it doesn't keep for that long so I can't really buy too much ahead which is a pain #3) it's too long of a trip down the mountain just to get meat when I need it. So that's something I should probably work on....including meat in my meals more often. Another thing I realized is how expensive pine nuts are. Man alive, I love pine nuts but my goodness! A small little container at WalMart is $7. Although to me it's worth it because they're so delicious, it's probably not a wise financial decision to blow half of my grocery budget on pine nuts. hehe
There's this salad though, that Dewey's in St. Louis makes with goat cheese, pine nuts, dried cranberries, and creamy balsamic dressing. It's absolutely delicious and I've tried to recreate that when I have pine nuts in my cabinet. Also, there's a pasta that I started making for myself that my roommate and old roommate LOVE. I just kind of threw together what sounded good one night and it was really really really good. I used bowtie pasta and then added toasted pine nuts, small pieces of bacon, cherry tomatoes sliced in half, and some spinach leaves thrown in there. For the sauce I used a little olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and then added some creamy balsamic salad dressing. Put it all together in a big pot and topped it with some feta cheese. We had slices of sourdough bread toasted on the side and ahhh it was one of the best meals I've had in a long long time. Feel free to steal the recipe! I just call it my form of Mediterranean pasta.
Alright well I'm going to get back to work. I have class tonight from 4:30-5:45 and then I'm making myself dinner :-) Hope everyone has a great evening!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
birthday wish list
(I'm really making this more for myself...if I see things I like, it makes me feel better if I write it down somewhere) haha
kim- i know you like lists, so this should help!
1) http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=footwr_casual&footwr_style=&footwr_size=&footwr_color=&footwr_price=&product_id=1077960257&Page=all
--love those!!
2) http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=footwr_dressy&footwr_style=&footwr_size=&footwr_color=&footwr_price=&product_id=2000012198&Page=1#
-- OBSESSED!!!! (brown)
3)http://www.jcrew.com/womens_factory_category/Exclusives/PRDOVR~10807/99102246270/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~205+17+4294966535~15~~~~~~~/10807.jsp
--I really need black shorts and have needed them for about 3 years now...haha FINALLY found what I was looking for. The regular J.crew website didn't even have them in black, had to resort to the outlet.
4) http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/rubbish-mixed-knit-infinity-scarf/3128441?origin=category&resultback=2003
--can't ever go wrong with scarves. I literally wear one every single day. Funny thing is that I don't have just a plain, ivory one (this happens to work for winter & summer...perfect).
5) http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/h-i-p-pinch-front-tee-juniors/3150795?origin=category&resultback=4306
--loving this style of top right now and this print is super cute. <3
6) http://store.americanapparel.net/mt497w.html?cid=211
(CAUTION: this website is very "natural", "indie", "alternative" and does have models without bras and such...just as a warning...it can be offensive for all you old geezers reading this. hehe) -size XS in peppered grey :-)
7) http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/women/wallets/checkbook_wallets/key_per_zip_clutch-sl2700p.html?departmentCategoryId=30000&N=0&Va=69&Ns=p_wsc3|0||p_weight|0&rec=9&pn=c&imagePath=SL2700757
--LOVE THIS! perfect summer wallet...i like "retro" or "khaki multi"
...I'm sure I'll find more things to add :-P
kim- i know you like lists, so this should help!
1) http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=footwr_casual&footwr_style=&footwr_size=&footwr_color=&footwr_price=&product_id=1077960257&Page=all
--love those!!
2) http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog_name=FOREVER21&category_name=footwr_dressy&footwr_style=&footwr_size=&footwr_color=&footwr_price=&product_id=2000012198&Page=1#
-- OBSESSED!!!! (brown)
3)http://www.jcrew.com/womens_factory_category/Exclusives/PRDOVR~10807/99102246270/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~~~205+17+4294966535~15~~~~~~~/10807.jsp
--I really need black shorts and have needed them for about 3 years now...haha FINALLY found what I was looking for. The regular J.crew website didn't even have them in black, had to resort to the outlet.
4) http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/rubbish-mixed-knit-infinity-scarf/3128441?origin=category&resultback=2003
--can't ever go wrong with scarves. I literally wear one every single day. Funny thing is that I don't have just a plain, ivory one (this happens to work for winter & summer...perfect).
5) http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/h-i-p-pinch-front-tee-juniors/3150795?origin=category&resultback=4306
--loving this style of top right now and this print is super cute. <3
6) http://store.americanapparel.net/mt497w.html?cid=211
(CAUTION: this website is very "natural", "indie", "alternative" and does have models without bras and such...just as a warning...it can be offensive for all you old geezers reading this. hehe) -size XS in peppered grey :-)
7) http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/women/wallets/checkbook_wallets/key_per_zip_clutch-sl2700p.html?departmentCategoryId=30000&N=0&Va=69&Ns=p_wsc3|0||p_weight|0&rec=9&pn=c&imagePath=SL2700757
--LOVE THIS! perfect summer wallet...i like "retro" or "khaki multi"
...I'm sure I'll find more things to add :-P
Sunday, February 20, 2011
I'M IN LOVE
http://lstn.urbanoutfitters.com/
just found this website and I'm absolutely obsessed. I just downloaded almost 40 free songs...and every one of them are songs that I would listen to. It's great to get new music that I've never heard before!! :-) It's great music for studying too. SO EXCITED!
just found this website and I'm absolutely obsessed. I just downloaded almost 40 free songs...and every one of them are songs that I would listen to. It's great to get new music that I've never heard before!! :-) It's great music for studying too. SO EXCITED!
Friday, February 4, 2011
comments & such
also...several of you have asked me how to comment on these posts. If you click on the "0 comments" link, or even click on the title of the post, it will take you to another page where there should be a blank, white box there for comments. I changed the settings to make it so you didn't have to have a "gmail" account to be able to comment. So comment away! :-)
dreary day
The weather is cold, rainy, and slippery! The grounds crew at our school is feverishly pouring salt all over the walkways to prevent falls...unfortunately they aren't too successful because there are people falling all over the place. But I'm inside just working on some homework while I wait for my 1 o'clock to start. I worked this morning in admissions, and after my 1 o'clock class, I'll work again for about 3 hours. Then it's time to start the weekend!!!! I can't wait...it's been a very longgggggg week. Not sure what I'm going to do tonight, possibly go see a movie ("The Roommate") or maybe go to an event downtown in celebration of Bob Marley's birthday...called "Bob Marley Birthday Bash" (self explanatory). I picked someone's shift up tomorrow, so I'm working from 9a-12:30p...then on Sunday me and Courtney are driving to ATL to see Chris Tomlin. He leads worship at a church there (PCC), so we're going to check it out. Should be a great time!!! And then I'm going over to a soccer girl's house on Sunday for the superbowl...most of the soccer team will be there. I'll be sure to take pictures and post them on here for everyone! Have a great weekend! Love you all.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
test text
Just trying this out- I registered my phone so that I could post on my blog by texting a certain number. We'll see if it works....?
just a taste of college life...
Monday-
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
4:30-5:45p: Global Trends
(usually have meetings after this for soccer, but not every monday)
Tuesday-
8-9:15a: Educational Psychology
9:30-10:45a: History & Philosophy of Education
1-2:15p: Essentials of Instruction
4-7p: work study in admissions
Wednesday-
12-1p: work study in admissions
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
2-4:30p: work study in admissions
4:30-5:45p: Global Trends
Thursday-
8-9:15a: Educational Psychology
9:30-10:45a: History & Philosophy of Education
12-12:50p: Christ & Culture
1-2:15p: Essentials of Instruction
2:30-6p: work study in admissions
Friday-
9-11a: work study in admissions
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
3-6p: work study in admissions
AND now a look at my homework just for this past week...assignments are due on the day listed
Monday, January 31
Teaching Reading:
Global Trends:
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
4:30-5:45p: Global Trends
(usually have meetings after this for soccer, but not every monday)
Tuesday-
8-9:15a: Educational Psychology
9:30-10:45a: History & Philosophy of Education
1-2:15p: Essentials of Instruction
4-7p: work study in admissions
Wednesday-
12-1p: work study in admissions
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
2-4:30p: work study in admissions
4:30-5:45p: Global Trends
Thursday-
8-9:15a: Educational Psychology
9:30-10:45a: History & Philosophy of Education
12-12:50p: Christ & Culture
1-2:15p: Essentials of Instruction
2:30-6p: work study in admissions
Friday-
9-11a: work study in admissions
1-1:50p: Teaching Reading
3-6p: work study in admissions
AND now a look at my homework just for this past week...assignments are due on the day listed
Monday, January 31
Teaching Reading:
- "The Joy of Language", ch. 5 & 7 (take brief notes on both to turn in)
Global Trends:
- "When Helping Hurts", ch. 3
- write down 2 ideas that resonate with you and 1-2 questions that you have?
- "The World is Flat", ch. 4
- which 150 year old book predicted the flattening of global commerce?
- what is the point of Friedman's account "India vs. Indiana"?
- what is MID (multiple identity disorder)?
- what theological truth is contained in the section "death of the salesman"?
- China & Pollution -browse reports on website
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2007/08/26/world/asia/choking_on_growth.html - 3 minute video on climate history
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2009/copenhagen/8386319.stm - what conclusions can be made by this report?
Tuesday, February 1
Educational Psychology:
- "Educational Psychology", ch. 3
- take brief notes
- email group members about video project
- email Dr. Young about group progress
History & Philosophy of Education:
- "Dewey on Education", p. 1-32
- take brief notes
Essentials of Instruction:
- Cruickshank, ch. 6 & 1
- p. 9 of resource book
- research 5 peer-reviewed articles
- Van Brummelen, ch. 4 & 7
- Erickson- "Designing Concept-Based units and lessons"
- look through GA performance standards website (3rd grade social studies)
Wednesday, February 2
Teaching Reading:
- "The Joy of Language", ch. 11
- take brief notes
- print off livetext notes and handouts
Global Trends:
- "When Helping Hurts", ch. 4
- what are 2 ideas that resonate with you?
- what are 1-2 questions that you have?
- short term mission article
- http://www.spu.edu/depts/perkins/about/perspective/2009-Winter-Global-Monkey.asp
Thursday, February 3
Educational Psychology:
- "Educational Psychology", ch. 7
- video project
History & Philosophy of Education:
- catch up on Spring Reading (first 4 chapters)
- Spring, ch. 6 (p. 141-172)
- take brief notes
Essentials of Instruction:
- workshop for maps and units (so make sure all reading is done)
Friday, February 4
Teaching Reading:
- browse website
- http://www.fcrr.org
- ARTICLE REVIEW is due
- peer-reviewed article (research article) from e-resources
- write 2-3 pages, APA format, in response
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
life is crazy
Well I apologize for taking so long to update you guys! It has been a very hectic few days but I have gotten a lot done. I work in admissions now at Covenant, specifically on the visit staff, so this past weekend was Scholarship weekend which meant I had to work extra hours. This included making several airport runs to pick up prospective students and bring them back to Covenant for their scholarship interviews. It was a fun experience but I don't think I will be volunteering for that job next semester. :-) Two of the trips I made included picking up people who were on flights that had been delayed up to an hour and a half. Of course, I didn't plan for this and wasn't prepared to hang out in Chattanooga airport for almost 2 hours alone. I had no books, no homework, nothing to do...it was quite the experience. But I did enjoy just spending time by myself...taking time to reflect and think about all of the things I need to get done this week. I never really get a chance to just sit and think, so I guess it wasn't the worst thing to happen to me.
So after the hustle and bustle of scholarship weekend died down, I was able to get some homework done and do the other "weekend things" I usually do. I went to church on Sunday and the weather was INCREDIBLE. It was about 70 degrees. Me and Courtney just drove around with the windows down after church. We went out to lunch to Panera and actually went for a jog later on that afternoon. We ran the bridges in downtown Chattanooga...a total of 4 miles! Go us! We were both in shorts and a t-shirt. It was great. It's crazy how much good weather affects you.
My Monday went well...not too busy but just had a lot on my mind. I try not to get near my computer when I have homework to do because I get so easily distracted...so that contributes to my lack of posts lately. I've had so much reading for school to do that I have steered clear of my computer. But I am at work right now, about to leave to go home and eat dinner...stop by the men's basketball game...go to a soccer meeting....then go home and begin my homework. It's going to be a long night, but the good thing is that I don't have to be at school until noon tomorrow! Plenty of time to get up and eat breakfast...ease into being productive. :-) Hope everyone is doing well!! I'll probably post again later tonight. I've been meaning to post my homework schedule on here so that all of you know what college expects of students now-a-days. I have to say...it's ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS and there is not enough time in the dayyyy to do everything everyone expects of me. I'm sure you all feel the same. Our society has a way of pressuring even children to pack their schedules full. What a way to live...we wonder why time flies by. It's because we use every minute of it!!
So after the hustle and bustle of scholarship weekend died down, I was able to get some homework done and do the other "weekend things" I usually do. I went to church on Sunday and the weather was INCREDIBLE. It was about 70 degrees. Me and Courtney just drove around with the windows down after church. We went out to lunch to Panera and actually went for a jog later on that afternoon. We ran the bridges in downtown Chattanooga...a total of 4 miles! Go us! We were both in shorts and a t-shirt. It was great. It's crazy how much good weather affects you.
My Monday went well...not too busy but just had a lot on my mind. I try not to get near my computer when I have homework to do because I get so easily distracted...so that contributes to my lack of posts lately. I've had so much reading for school to do that I have steered clear of my computer. But I am at work right now, about to leave to go home and eat dinner...stop by the men's basketball game...go to a soccer meeting....then go home and begin my homework. It's going to be a long night, but the good thing is that I don't have to be at school until noon tomorrow! Plenty of time to get up and eat breakfast...ease into being productive. :-) Hope everyone is doing well!! I'll probably post again later tonight. I've been meaning to post my homework schedule on here so that all of you know what college expects of students now-a-days. I have to say...it's ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS and there is not enough time in the dayyyy to do everything everyone expects of me. I'm sure you all feel the same. Our society has a way of pressuring even children to pack their schedules full. What a way to live...we wonder why time flies by. It's because we use every minute of it!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
reflecting...
I just finished my homework for my class in an hour so I have some time to kill. I've had a great weekend! Spent a lot of time with my old roommate, Courtney. It was great to see her! I got quite a bit of work done this weekend and was able to clean my room as well. I had a meeting with some of the other "soon to be" seniors on the soccer team last night. They all came over for dinner at my new place and we talked about what we want the next season to look like and how we might go about achieving that. We're going to meet often as a group of 5 girls and constantly communicate to one another. I will be leading a small group of about 6 girls from my team starting in the next few weeks. It's crazy to think that I am finally a "senior" on the soccer team. The true seniors don't play in the spring of their last year, so the juniors (rising seniors) take over and get things rolling. I've really been looking forward to this my entire time on the team and now it's finally here. Very hard to believe.
What's even harder to believe is that I'm going to be (hopefully) teaching in 2 years. (2 YEARS!!???) I just can't believe how quickly all of this has gone by and it's really exciting to think about what the future holds. I hope that these next few years I am in school, I will develop into the best teacher that I can possibly be. The classes that I'm taking this year are really great and have me looking forward to implementing these theories and activities and such into my own classroom. It's a really great time in my life and I am enjoying it thoroughly. I can't be more pleased with the way things are going right now, I am truly blessed! Thanks to all of you for being so supportive and loving towards me!! You have no idea how much all of you mean to me and affect me. It's wonderful to have such a great family. :-)
What's even harder to believe is that I'm going to be (hopefully) teaching in 2 years. (2 YEARS!!???) I just can't believe how quickly all of this has gone by and it's really exciting to think about what the future holds. I hope that these next few years I am in school, I will develop into the best teacher that I can possibly be. The classes that I'm taking this year are really great and have me looking forward to implementing these theories and activities and such into my own classroom. It's a really great time in my life and I am enjoying it thoroughly. I can't be more pleased with the way things are going right now, I am truly blessed! Thanks to all of you for being so supportive and loving towards me!! You have no idea how much all of you mean to me and affect me. It's wonderful to have such a great family. :-)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
the amazing view of the mountain
This was my view of the sunrise on my way to school today!! So pretty.
(of course this means that I did, in fact, make it to my 8 o'clock this morning :-) hehe)
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