First Star County Experience

I love Fridays because I dont have class until 11 but I got up at 9 anyway so that I could actually straighten my hair lol. I ate lunch with Katie, Mike, and Jaffar. Its really hard to go to class when you know that something better is waiting when you get done. I went to Ideas and Visual Arts but my mind was all ready to be in Branson.   She actually let us out a little early. At 2p.m. I was in the car and on the road. I got to Branson without a problem. About 5p.m. I was there. I had a vallet park my car because I didn't really want to mess with the whole parking down the road and trying to find my way and everything. I checked in and took my stuff up to the lovely 9th floor. Unfortunately I am rooming with Emily Reyes lol jk Emily. The Hilton is so nice!Out our window you can see the Ducks( the  tourist attraction not actual ducks) and bass pro.I called mom to tell her I was her and Casen said Rachel twice on the phone which made my day. He said bye bye and was done talking. After registration and catching up with everyone that I have missed like crazy I came up and hung out in Kim and Lisa's room with Emily and Haley. Jared, Brenda and Dan came in and we chatted for a little bit before finally going downstairs for the opening conference session. The talent show wasn't too bad. The Evolution of Dance was hilarious. Chuck definitely represented Missouri. Then the Sons of Silver Dollar sang. They were pretty good. Poor Trish was sick tonight. I got to catch up with Mandi,Katie and the rest which was awesome. I am so excited to get to start volunteering with the Central Area soon. Diane asked me to take pictures at over the edge so I cant wait! I got to try out being president for the first time tonight by scheduling breakfast tomorrow and getting everyone's number. I was able to get my parking fee taken care of because if you give up house keeping then you parking is paid for.Thank you God!That's a blessing because it was expensive. I am so glad to be with my SOMO family this weekend.I am not to upset that I am missing homecoming. Right now I am hanging out with the awesome Star County group and Jordan in Kim and Lisa's room. We are waiting for our late night pizza. Morning is going to come quick. Jeff Fugate named our group the core lol. A few random notes the cardinals won yay! The Rams beat the Midgets haha Brett. I have a lovely bruise circle and line on my left arm from giving blood. It hurts. Well I am going to get off here.Until tomorrow :)

French Fry Box

I'm starting to feel so overwhelmed with just everything. I know it will be ok and all that good stuff because I have God to help me but it just seems kind of stressful. I am ready to go to Branson and be away from everything for a few days. The only problem is I have a psychology test Tuesday and a photography quiz that I will have to take over the weekend. This morning Katie and I were at CCH.By the time we got up there were only 2 other people there besides us.Everyone else left in the middle of the night. When we got back, I went straight to my bed and slept until 11. Then I got up and was kind of lazy for a while. At 1 Whitney and I went to Dollar General and I filled my car up with gas for tomorrow. Then I started making my psychology note cards while Whitney blew up her balloon things in my room. At 4 Katie, Mike and I went to see Abduction. It was pretty good, better then I thought it would be. I love Lily Collins and Taylor Lautner so thats probably another reason it was good. We had already missed supper when we got back and Katie left right away for her sorority thing. I went to the gym and did Zumba with Nora. I showed her the party rock anthem shuffle afterwards. Then I came back and skyped Ashley. Whitney came up and then about 9 we all went to McDonalds and played apples to apples again. I had to fight Jauan to get into Katie's vehicle on the way back. He stole my shoe so I climbed in the back of Katie's vehicle and slide up to the front. I got my shoe :P. I will not let any guy win hehe especially Brett in our facebook poke war. Well if you guys could be praying for me for the next few days, I would appreciate it as I travel to Branson and I try to get everything done. Thanks! I am so excited to see my SOMO family tomorrow!Good night!

Overboard

My morning classes were the usual today.Then I ate lunch with my friends. Ideas and Visual Arts passed by pretty quick. Today was the last day to vote for homecoming royalty.I thought high school was bad but college is crazy.People hand out so much free stuff to try and get votes. I did some homework and then Mom called me because Tyler Weaver wanted to talk to me. He is so funny.Then a took an hour long nap until Lauren and Sean came to my room. Katie got back from class and took a nap while Sean hacked her facebook. He changed all her info and profile pic to stuff about cows.It was hilarious. She found out quick when she got up.Sean got beat by a pillow in the elevator as punishment. We all went ate supper like usual.Then I raced Mike and Katie back.I was doing good keeping them out but then I ran up the stairs and dropped my flip flop. Mike stole my flip flop so I chased after him. He hid it in my room and after a few threats I got it back. I then met Kelsey downstairs to go to photo society. The meeting before ran long so we didn't get to be there for to long before DIG. DIG was great as always and I think I'm going to go on the passion grow trip. Its in Georgia and there are going to be some amazing speakers and bands. After DIG there was a slumber party for the girls there. We ate a lot of food, danced,painted nails and made bracelets. My mind was blown by crackle fingernail polish.Its so cool. We sang along to songs including colors of the wind and are now currently watching Overboard-a classic. Today has definitely been way better then yesterday. Until tomorrow! :)

Two Gallons

I have had a very interesting Tuesday if I do say so myself. This morning as I was getting ready before class Mike came in my room and told me he broke his hand and needed someone to take him to the hospital. I knew Katie wouldn't be out of class for a couple of hours so I drove Mike. I skipped Freshman Seminar which didn't bother to me to bad. He got x rays and then we came back. They couldn't tell him his results till later. I went to my 11 a.m psych class. My teacher was nice and let us out a half hour early. I went and ate lunch with Nora,Sean,Russ,Kaci,Lauren B. and Kaytlynn from my small group. Then I went to small group. It was good like always. Then Lauren B., Russ and I went to Wal-Mart. Katie took Mike to get his cast for his hand. As soon as I got back I went with Kaitlin to give blood. Not a good time.It took 3 hours to get through the whole thing and done. When I finally got on the chair/table thing already nervous, the needle hurt like crazy and then my vein started swelling so they debated for like 10 mins on rather to take it out or not. Then they switched to my other arm. I started getting upset because it hurt and I was already in a nervous mess. Once the needle got in for the second time, it went pretty fast. I got 2 stickers, one that said I tired to give blood and one that said be nice to me I gave blood today. I also got to arms taped up and will have nice bruises tomorrow. My first arm still hurts :/. After Kaitlin and I went and met the others at Todd to eat. At 7 we came back and watched Glee in my room. Then we went to Yaeter for their homecoming dance which was actually lame. We stayed for a little bit then left.Now we are all hanging out in my room. I am going to try and go to bed early if possible because I am so tired from this crazy long day. Later! Two gallons is how much Russ told me how much they were going take from my arm which is almost what it seemed like in the end.

Taco vs Grilled Cheese

This morning I got up and went to my classes like usual. They weren't any different than any other day today. Mr. Mitchell didn't tell us who won the scavenger hunt from Friday. I went and ate lunch with Katie,Kaci and Lauren. Then I went to Ideas and Visual Arts. Apparently like half of the class didn't go to class on Friday so I figured she would be mad today but she wasn't and I got an 100% on my project for the class so I was pretty excited. So I love those moments when God lets you know that he has control of your life. I mentioned in a previous blog that my friend Katie Hrenchir sends me a bible verse each day well today she sent me one that went perfectly with my day. I was telling Katie (my roommate) about something right before I went to class and as soon as I said it, I got the verse from Katie Hrenchir. God was pretty much letting me know that I wasn't alone. God had a sense of humor today with me. Every time I would be like well that didn't happen the way I wanted, he'd let me know it's going to happen when he wants. I met with my academic adviser after class and we made my schedule for spring semester. ASL didn't fit :( so I am going to have to take it next year. My Mondays and Tuesdays are going to be busy next semester but its ok because I will get to come home alot earlier on Fridays! :) After I met with him I started some homework but then fell asleep. I got to talk to my momma for a little bit. Then went and ate supper with my friends. When I got back Katie and I met these people in our hall so we chatted with them for a little bit. Then I went and watched Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen with my small group. When it was over I came back and watched Date Night in my room with my friends! Great evening! Sean randomly came in and asked me who would win in a fight tacos or grilled cheese. Apparently the answer is grilled cheese don't ask me why lol. Well I am going to see if I can get to bed earlier tonight.Good night!

Where did the weekend go?

This morning everyone was so tired that we didn't wake up until 10 a.m. so we didn't go to church. This is the first week in so long that I have missed. Mom and I went to Memphis to get some groceries and then Dad left to go to the races when we got back. I love my parents so much!My dad made me pork steak friday and today my mom made me bbq chicken and puppy chow :). At 2 Brett came over and we watch Silence of the Lambs. It actually isn't that bad a movie. I thought it was supposed to me a horror movie but it wasn't. Then we played some wii when it was over. I don't want to rub it in Brett's face anymore that I beat him but I think it is pretty blog worthy. We were close in both sports but as he always say "a win is a win." :) We played baseball but it was a tie. About 5 I had to leave so that I could see Sherry for a little bit. I stopped by my Grandma's and got to see her,my uncle Tim and  Joey for a little bit. Then I went to town and visited with Sherry for a little bit.She was doing pretty good. Then I was on my way back to the burg. The tripped seemed to go pretty fast and I got back about 9:30. Katie and Mike were watching the phillies/cards game when I walked in. The cardinals won :D.So now they just need to win tomorrow. Elizabeth called and asked if I wanted to skype so I got to talk to her and Jac for awhile which was great! I missed them like crazy! Now I am getting ready to go to bed so I can begin homecoming week/ south central conference in Brandon weekend :D.Going to be great!Good night! I would just like to point out quick that I spent over 14 hours of my weekend in a car between st joseph and here. I am ready to be back for awhile.

Some days the cloud follows you

We got to St. Joseph about 12:45. Then we were up again this morning and gone again by 8:45. The girls first softball game was at 9:30 and we showed up at 9:45 because we got lost getting there. The girls lost their first 2 games. Then Ashley, Mom and I went to Pizza Hut. This Pizza Hut was the oldest, oddest one I have ever been to before and there was no one there so we got our food within 15 mins. After lunch we went back to the fields. The girls won their next game and then had to play one more but it wasn't until 6:30. I was not in a great mood because I was hoping that we got to be home by then, my phone was dying(not a huge deal) and I wasn't feeling terrific. Since we had a couple of hours in between Ashley, Mom, and I went to the mall. Gordman's is officially my new favorite store. It had everything from clothes, to Christmas decorations and room furniture and room decor. Mom got a phone charger so I was able to have a phone again. Ashley and I shopped at Rue 21 for a little bit, my other favorite store :). We went and got supper at Sonic then went back to the field for the last game. It was hot earlier but now it was cold out. We were bundled under blankets for this game. The game for consolation was against Putnam. We beat them in the 6th inning. Brett and I were going to hang out but that didn't happen since we didn't get home till after 11:30. When I told him we beat Putnam, he said it was because he wasn't playing :P. Today was crazy long and didn't seem like a great Saturday but I got to spend it with my mom and best friend,Ashley so no complaints :)Well I am going to bed. Good night!