Blur of a Week...

This past week started out like a pretty good week, things were looking up!  I got a lot of things done on Sunday, and my roomie, Leigh Ellen, and I made went to Delta Zeta's (since LE is a DZ haha) "Day in the Park" fundraising event and went to Walmart to get a fish!  We decided that we needed some more life added to our room, so his tank looks quite psychadelic if you ask me!  His name is Freddie Prince Jr. :) Which is way better than the name "Mr. Snugglepuff" that Leigh Ellen wanted to name him haha! ;)

Leigh Ellen and I and our son Freddie ;)

Things were still going pretty good, but Monday night I couldn't sleep well.  I don't know what it was, I just didn't have a good feeling.  I always leave my phone on vibrate at night, because some people like to text me when I'm sleeping that I can talk about in the morning; However, for that night, I wished that I had left the sound on.  I got a text at 12:45 a.m. from Haley saying that her mom had a heart attack.  When I woke up the next morning, my heart sank.  I felt so bad that I hadn't woken up and seen it earlier.  But I knew what I needed to do, shortly after lunch I left Auburn to go to Flowers Hospital in Dothan.  That night just seems like a terrible, terrible dream.  Shelby and Callie also came, so I got to see three of my "sisters" that night, I just wish that it hadn't been for that reason.  I'm not going to try to explain anything medical on here, because I don't want to tell the story wrong, plus it isn't mine to tell.  At around 8:30 Tuesday night, Mrs. Angela passed away.  I think God is trying to get our attention about something or maybe trying to make us realize something, or maybe to use this to rely on Him during hard times, and is going to use this for His glory in some way.  I know no one really wants to hear that, but seriously, he does things for a reason.  She was a great mother, and a great woman, and we will all miss her.  I have been and still will be praying for her awesome family!

My parents also came that night.  Since they knew I was tired and since it was shorter to go back to Andalusia, we went back home.  I arrived a little after midnight, but went to sleep a little closer to 1.  I woke up at 6:30, and headed back to Auburn because of a chemistry test .  So I stayed another night in Auburn, because I had a biology lab that I wouldn't be able to miss.  Let me tell you, that lab is CRAZY!  The people in there are super funny, and so is my chemistry lab where everyone is extremely country. lol. So as soon as I got done with my lab at 8:30 pm I had all my stuff packed, and it was time to head back to Andalusia for the funeral.  The next day was a sad one, and once again I was reunited with my best friends... I just really wish it weren't for that reason.  I think God has provided me with extra optimism this week, I've been depending on Him for alot.

I also got to see Roxy, look how much she's grown!! 

Roxy 2 months ago...

Now!

After seeing Shelby and Haley for a little while on Friday night, it was time for me to head back to Auburn, because I had to march in the Clemson game. 

So I left at around 8:30, and whenever I got back to Auburn, I couldn't go to sleep until around 12:45, which is really stupid of me considering I had to wake up at 2:45 a.m. in order to get to the band buses at around 3:45.  Let me tell ya, the AUMB knows how to travel in style.  It takes 8 charter buses to take us places, and we have police escorts!  I thought that I would be able to sleep on the bus... but that was just not possible.  The piccolos share a bus with the tuba herd.  I ended up sitting next to a tuba player, he liked to talk alot and took my pillow without asking :( lol!  They also put a movie in right when we got on the bus... Mulan!   The tubas know almost every word to every song in that movie and like to sing it very loudly!!  When the movie stopped, I thought we would sleep, but there is a tradition in which the Tubas race from one side of the bus to the other... while we are moving.  And then they decided to read Shakespeare, but to spice it up they read it in different accents (don't worry, it only lasted like 5 minutes haha).  I was soo tired but now that I look back in it I had a great time :) That game was crazy, but I am still so proud to be an Auburn Tiger!!  Even though we lost, the fans and band showed spirit and chanted "It's great to be an Auburn Tiger!" which is SO true.  The bus ride on the way back wasn't nearly as eventful, because of everyone being exhausted... I probably got to sleep for an hour though, I just don't sleep well on buses.

And now I am all rested up, time to use this day to get stuff done! :)