a-apartment-i have my name on a lease for the very first time. now granted amanda is on there with me, along with our parents-our names are on it. we are "on our own" and paying bills to the actual places instead of alpha gam or lambuth, we have our own kitchen and we have to keep track of bills. it's exciting and has been a great learning experience and i absolutely love having "my own space" as well as the kitchen and living with amanda has been great!
b-betrayals-finding out things that certain someones have said and done to betray not only trust, but also the way i see those people. i know that i can't change people and that it's not me, and it's not my choice or responsibility but it just hurts when a person isn't who you thought they were and you find it out through other people and through hearing about their actions...
c-craftopia-the awesomeness that is my and amanda's former dining room. you should come see it sometimes-it's great!
d-drama-the drama will never end. however, being away from the lambuthsphere has helped a great deal. the drama has been down this past semester and nothing like the past spring.
e-engagement-yup i'm ENGAGED and it's awesome. being able to call drew my finance and his parents my future in-laws and being called an aunt is so amazing. the process of planning the wedding has been great, the wedding planners, the photographer, the videographer, the reception venue, everything has gone so smoothly and we have soo much done already it's great! i love being samuel andrew's fiance...
f-facebook-it's even more addicting than before...just so you know.
g-gaining confidence-i have learned so much about myself, i have learned that i can do my best and be recognized for it, i can make good grades, i can be an example, i can enjoy life. i have been able to gain confidence in the classroom that will come in handy starting very soon when i start to student teach.
h-harry potter-yup, i am now addicted, that's all.
i-invited to present my sr. thesis at convocation-yup, i wrote another blog about it, but basically i was chosen to present my sr thesis about no child left behind at the sr. thesis convocation...pretty impressive, only 3 people out of all the students taking sr. seminar get this honor-so it was great, pretty nerve racking but great nonetheless.
j-jax game with hannah and drew-hannah came to visit and it was a great weekend visit. we got to watch juno, we had slumber parties at drew's apartment, we got to goto the diamond jax baseball game, it was just a great weekend.
k-kept up with the blog-mostly this past semester but it has been a release, even if no one really reads it i have be able to vent and express my feelings and ideas and it's been great. probably actually just another distraction to add to facebook, but a release nonetheless...
l-laptop troubles-oh, don't get me started. a laptop that failed in january, a replacement that failed in may, without a laptop all summer, then problems again starting in early october with this laptop...and they still haven't figured out the problems...
m-made dean's list-yup, both semesters. yay for hard work paying off and getting good grades.
n-no regrets-nope, no regrets, i have put my heart and soul into this year and i have no regrets. i laid everything on the table for the summer, i put everything i had into my fall semester, i have no regrets and i am comfortable with saying that...i have no regrets.
o-opened my eyes-so much has happened over the past year to open my eyes to new things, to better things, to greater things, as well as to the fact that not everything is great all the time, my eyes have been opened to the future, the future i have as a teacher, the future i have with drew, just my future in general and i like the thought of it. i can't wait to get into a classroom in just a few short days, i can't wait to graduate, i can't wait to move, i can't wait to get a job and start teaching in my very own classroom, i can't wait to marry my best friend and my soul mate...i have gotten a glimpse into the future and i can't wait to see it all unfold!
p-playing in the snow-jackson actually got quite a bit of snow and it was great. drew and i got to play in a little field across from his apartment and it was great. snow angels, a snowball fight, walking in the snow, and everything-it was great!
q-quiet time in my hammock-one of the best things i have gotten this year was my eno hammock, from the quiet time in the park, to quiet time at camp it's been great!
r-recovery-the worst recovery from knee surgery yet. it was my 3rd surgery and it was by far the worst post-op experience EVER!!!! the pain pill prescription was messed up so the first few days at home were awful, horrible pain and then the physical therapy was grueling, school was so hard with the knee, it was just a long, slow recovery...
s-summer staff-my 3rd year on summer staff, my 3rd year as puf, my 3rd year to try and be the hands and feet of God, my 3rd and final year on staff. the last thing is probably the hardest thing to get a grasp on. i will not be on staff again, i will not live in cabin 9/10 for a whole summer again, i will not have my usual "introduction" at the start of each week, i will not have canteens, it's all in a chapter of my life that is slowly being closed and it's hard. staff this summer was amazing, i have had several "random encounters" with camp kids, including one just the other day in walmart that made me cry...i have made a difference, i have helped campers "feel as though they have been in the presence of GOD" i have been God's hands and feet for my 3rd and final summer on summer staff...
t-trip with mom to north carolina/crossville-an amazing trip with my mom to go see my grandmother, spend some quality time with my mom, and see some amazing friends in north carolina.
u-unemployed-had a workstudy-lost my workstudy, but i guess you could count camp as a job, but it's never about the money with camp, so i don't call it a job-it's a lifestyle...so yea, pretty much without a job all year.
v-voted for president-yup i voted...the end.
w-wedding planning-a fun and exciting-hopefully never stressful-ride that i get to ride with my best friend and mom...
x-x is the 24th letter of the alphabet and 24 is the number of times i have been on facebook today...no not really, i just couldn't come up with anything for x.
y-yearned for a dog-so that was a stretch for y, but it works. lately i have wanted nothing more than a dog. i want the dog who will always sit at my feet, the dog who will protect me and be there, who i can constantly talk to and share ideas and practice lesson plans to...i know that when i move to the nashville area and live on my own i want a dog, i want the security knowing that there is a dog close by who will warn me if need be, i also want that companionship since drew won't be living with me until late november, i want that presence there 24/7 so yea, lately that's all that has been on my mind is getting a dog.
z-oh i can't think of anything for z...so just HAVE HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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