Well a lot has happened in the last few weeks. Most recently, our power went out in our dorm, which was rather annoying, but not a huge deal. It’s hard to think that this time next week I’ll be home- the time has flown by. I feel like I was just home last week. I think today might have been the first time in my life that I ever found myself disappointed that it was snowing. There has been snow on the ground since the second week of the semester and most of the time I really don’t mind. It’s actually a lot of fun to be able to play in it whenever I want. Plus there’s always the chance that you’ll get thrown in the snow, or maybe I’m the only one that has this problem, but I’ve gotten to know some of these snow drifts pretty well in the last few weeks. We even got so much snow that our classes were cancelled for the first time in over 18 years and it added to what may have been the best Valentine’s Day I’ve ever had. Everyone makes such a big deal out of the holiday, but I can honestly say that being alone on Valentine’s Day isn’t such a huge deal if you have good friends.
On that note, I’d like to point out how much I love the people that I’ve gotten to know over the last six months. Everyone asks me what brought me all the way to Valpo from the beautiful state of Oregon, and I think the most honest answer is that I knew I would like the people I met here. And I haven’t been disappointed at all. In fact, in a lot of ways I couldn’t think of better people to be friends with at this point in my life. I can have an incredibly good time with these people while staying true to myself, and I’ve made some truly unforgettable memories in the last few weeks alone. For instance, my friend Lisa Bunn, who goes to Notre Dame, came to visit me last weekend, and while I was working went down to Phi Sig with James and Jon. First of all, most people I know wouldn’t be willing to go down to a frat house with boys they don’t know, but Lisa is totally one of those people, and I love that she’s so close. She’s that little taste of home that I need every now and then. I knew she’d have a good time- I’ve never been disappointed with the time I’ve spent with James and Jon. I knew they’d take care of her and make sure she was enjoying herself. And she had a good time, and so did they. Lisa and I also took our obligatory trip to the local Cold Stone, and while the service was good, the cake display was a little lacking. At least for Lisa, queen of the cakes.
This last Friday night Katie, Beth and I went to Red Robin for dinner before we went to see the Vagina Monologues. I don’t know if you’ve ever witnessed the Vagina Monologues, but I highly recommend it. I was a little awestruck, just because I wasn’t sure what to expect at all, but it was really funny and a good way to spend a Friday night. After that I went down to SigEp, which is the fraternity that most of my guy friends joined, for a dance party, which is always a good time. Last night was our last home basketball game, and I think we may have a chance at the Mid-Con Tournament next week- we’ll have to see. I can’t believe that March Madness starts so soon. After that I went down to Sigma Chi with a lot of my friends and unfortunately lost in Beirut, but seeing as my partner had to drink it all, I couldn’t really expect to win all the time. All in all, it was a good last weekend before break. I’m going to miss these people while I’m home, but I’m excited for a trip up to Seattle and down to OSU to see how college life is for those people.
On a complete side note, I was thinking today about how much I miss Uncle Paul. I was reading a book for CORE (the most worthless class ever) and one of the characters reminded me of him, and therefore how much I miss having him around. Uncle Paul was the kind of man that could get away with saying anything and everything, no matter how inappropriate it was, just because he was always doing it out of love. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought to myself “did he actually just say that?!” but with Uncle Paul it was always okay, and for good reason. I wish he could meet my new friends, and tell me what he thinks of them. He used to always tell me that he was going to give my eventual boyfriend the third degree to make sure that he was right for me, and I’m really disappointed that that can’t happen. I guess when I think to myself “uncle Paul would have really liked this one” then I’ll know he’s worth my time :)
Didn’t mean to leave on such a sad note, but it’s time to go show yet another prospective student around good ole Valpo in all it’s dirty, construction filled, snow-partially covered glory. I’ll see you soon!
Love and miss-
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Blame it on the Lake Effect
So it was negative seven when I walked to class today. Counting the wind chill it “felt like” negative twenty five. I’d be happy with above freezing sometime soon.
All in all, I love college life. I love the independence and the freedom and the new opportunity. I’ve loved the chance to redefine who I am, what matters to me, and what I stand for. Not surprisingly, I’m not that much different than I was in high school- at least on a basic level. I’m still known as the girl that does what is right, and I like that. I definitely feel like this is where God wants me to be right now, and that’s a really exciting thing. I’m waiting to see what He has in store for me next. Sometimes though, I miss high school. Today was one of those days. I came across some dance team pictures and thought about how much I miss that. I never thought I would miss the way that dance took over my life, but I really do. I shouldn’t be surprised that my passion would be missed, but it went beyond that. I miss the team, the girls, the hard work and long hours. I miss the food for sure. I miss being a part of something bigger.
Christopher James called me today, and I love him for it. I was just thinking this weekend about how I hadn’t talked to him in a while. He’s preaching at church in two weeks and it kills me that I can’t be there to see him in all of God’s glory. That boy was born to teach and does such an amazing job at it. I’m just excited to be a part of an HSM podcast while I’m home. I have no idea what we’ll be talking about, but I decided that if they ask me to give the high schoolers some advice it would be to enjoy high school. Especially the seniors. I think we were so focused on getting out that we didn’t make the most of our last few months of high school, and childhood. College is amazing, that I’m sure of. But I DO miss high school- something else I thought I’d never say.
So we learned today in my A & P class about how blood diffuses through the capillaries. Part of the reason why I want to be a nurse is because I am completely and utterly fascinated at the wonder of the human body. The topic of evolution came up in conversation with one of my friends today, and I told him that the more I learn about the human body, the less I could ever think that we evolved from a single celled organism. It’s so true. The way our body works is so intricate and detailed that it had to have been created at the hands of an amazing and incredibly intelligent designer. Plus, creation gives life purpose instead of just random chance. I’d much rather believe I’m here for a reason, even if I’m not sure what that reason is. Yet.
I’m not sure if you’ve ever experienced your nose hairs freezing- but it’s not pleasant. And it happens every time I step outside.
Love and miss-
All in all, I love college life. I love the independence and the freedom and the new opportunity. I’ve loved the chance to redefine who I am, what matters to me, and what I stand for. Not surprisingly, I’m not that much different than I was in high school- at least on a basic level. I’m still known as the girl that does what is right, and I like that. I definitely feel like this is where God wants me to be right now, and that’s a really exciting thing. I’m waiting to see what He has in store for me next. Sometimes though, I miss high school. Today was one of those days. I came across some dance team pictures and thought about how much I miss that. I never thought I would miss the way that dance took over my life, but I really do. I shouldn’t be surprised that my passion would be missed, but it went beyond that. I miss the team, the girls, the hard work and long hours. I miss the food for sure. I miss being a part of something bigger.
Christopher James called me today, and I love him for it. I was just thinking this weekend about how I hadn’t talked to him in a while. He’s preaching at church in two weeks and it kills me that I can’t be there to see him in all of God’s glory. That boy was born to teach and does such an amazing job at it. I’m just excited to be a part of an HSM podcast while I’m home. I have no idea what we’ll be talking about, but I decided that if they ask me to give the high schoolers some advice it would be to enjoy high school. Especially the seniors. I think we were so focused on getting out that we didn’t make the most of our last few months of high school, and childhood. College is amazing, that I’m sure of. But I DO miss high school- something else I thought I’d never say.
So we learned today in my A & P class about how blood diffuses through the capillaries. Part of the reason why I want to be a nurse is because I am completely and utterly fascinated at the wonder of the human body. The topic of evolution came up in conversation with one of my friends today, and I told him that the more I learn about the human body, the less I could ever think that we evolved from a single celled organism. It’s so true. The way our body works is so intricate and detailed that it had to have been created at the hands of an amazing and incredibly intelligent designer. Plus, creation gives life purpose instead of just random chance. I’d much rather believe I’m here for a reason, even if I’m not sure what that reason is. Yet.
I’m not sure if you’ve ever experienced your nose hairs freezing- but it’s not pleasant. And it happens every time I step outside.
Love and miss-
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