"A Call to Die" could quite possibly be my favorite present that I have received this past Christmas. One of my best friends, Shelby, has been doing this devotional and decided that she'd like to get me a copy. I'm only on day 2 out of 40, but so far it has really been speaking to me! I wanted to share with y'all a paragraph that couldn't have slapped me harder across the face... I hope that maybe someone out there reading this will find it speaking to their heart like I did.
"When God shows you that something besides Him is occupying the center of your life, don't expect it to just melt away. It won't. Don't expect it to step down graciously. It won't. Don't expect it to come out without a fight. It won't. Don't be shocked when the Holy Spirit taps you on the shoulder, points to something in your life, and says, "My friend, you love this more than you love me. I will help you tear it from your heart and put me there." You will find a dozen reasons to leave it right where it is. Your heart will plead for more time or another chance. Be ruthless. Be brutal. Don't start to bargain. Grab the dragon by the throat and slay it with the Sword of Truth (the Bible). Don't listen to it plead or scream. Be done with it. The devil does not go easy on us. If you try to get rid of the sin gradually, it will find a way to hang on and you will be defeated. The quicker method is harsh, but it is the only effective way to deal with sin. Ask God to help you not get hung up on making excuses for your sin." - David Nasser "A Call to Die"
WOW. Where has this book been for my entire life?! It basically just screamed right in my face. So many times have I justified my sin and bargained with it and listened to it scream. Even though I have gotten rid of this particular thing, it wants to slowly creep back into my life. It's going down.
So this past week, I went to Passion and I'd just like to say that it was wonderful! It was super intense and we didn't get much sleep but it was so worth it. I have never had the feeling of worshipping with 42,000 other people before this and it was incredible.
Just wanted to let y'all know that I'm taking another break from Facebook and that I'm not ignoring you if you've tried to comment or message me! This time it will be for about a month and a half, or whenever I finish my devotional. I'm already back in Auburn right now, and classes start tomorrow morning. I can't believe I'm about to start spring semester! Time flies. Tomorrow at 8 a.m. I have my kayaking class- I'm super excited about that! Actually, I'm really excited about this whole semester. I will only be taking one science, so things won't nearly be as stressful and I'll actually be able to enjoy my life! God has really been answering my prayers. My psychology teacher was just announced two days ago, and when I looked him up on ratemyprofessor.com he had excellent reviews. I will definitely have to tell y'all how tomorrow goes! I hope everyone has a great week. :)
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Reflecting...
Oh, Andalusia. Going down these familiar streets hits me with a ton of memories; Almost every building that I pass by brings back some kind of thought. It's kind of crazy actually. As I walk into Walmart, almost every person that I walk by I've seen before... this has been sort of an adjustment considering that in Auburn I will only occasionally run into someone that I know. Going into town has slightly begun to freak me out because I feel like someone is constantly watching me wherever I go, waiting for me to mess up or do something crazy. But maybe I'm just weird for thinking that :)
Since I've been home, I've seen a lot of friends and family and it's been fantastic! Nothing out of the ordinary has happened since I've been home, but some memories have been brought up lately that I'd like to share and also I'll be able to come back here and read them in a few years :)
In the beginning of my junior year of high school, I got my first job at Jones Veterinary Hospital. I took a break during the summer and my senior year to focus on school, and began to work there again this past summer. I really enjoyed working there...especially because of the other workers! We became pretty good friends and I really liked going to work because something interesting always happened and they were so much fun! One of my duties throughout the day was cleaning out the kennels either when dogs used the bathroom or just when they went home. The water hose in the back never turns off, but it only sprays water when you mash the handle so I easily forgot that the off switch didn't work. One of the workers needed me up front so I layed the water hose apparently a funny way and went to the front. Somehow a few minutes later I heard something that sounded like water being sprayed onto something. My eyes got really big and I sprung through the back door to the kennels and saw that the water hose had fallen off of the hook and onto the floor, and through all of that the lever on the handle was caught and the water hose was at full blast- spraying water on the CEILING. The ceiling is super tall just to let y'all know. I finally was able to shut off the water hose and all of the dogs around it were soaked. The ceiling tile was indented and soaked from the water... and apparently after all of this time they haven't replaced it :) hahaha. I have no idea how long the water hose was spraying. I was reminded of this memory by my friend that I worked with, Jessica, whenever she wrote on my wall about it. Thanks for the laugh :)
I don't really know why I have this memory on my mind but it just keeps popping up! It's funny for me to look back to the few weeks before I moved off to Auburn- those were truly awful. It seemed like the world was about to end and I would never see friends or family again (don't worry, it just seemed like that at the moment but I promise I saw all of them again!!) . But seriously, we were an emotional wreck. I remember I was getting something to eat in the kitchen and dad walks in and says, "Devin, you know your mom is taking it really rough that you're moving away" Dang dad why'd you have to remind me?!? haha. So I get my soup and sit down on a bar stool and can't help but to sit there and cry. Then mom comes in and starts crying too. Just picture it- Mom and I haven't even said a word about moving at that moment but we knew why we were crying. haha! Gosh here's an even worse story- It was the Sunday before I moved away. My family and I drove to church together and on the way back I was in a super sour mood because all I could think about was moving away on Friday. We were talking about college and my dad starts talking about the freshman 15. One of my biggest fears is gaining the freshman 15, for real. I don't like to talk about gaining weight- and I'm sure not many other girls like to talk about it either. So my brother Andrew starts talking about how I'm going to gain allllll of this weight when I go to college and how I'm going to be fat. He was just joking, but at that point in time I took it seriously. That week I was super emotional if you know what I mean, so I did one thing I've never done before- slap him as hard as I could across the face. I'm so sorry Andrew :( (He's truly the one that sees my worst side) He picked up his hand and acted like he was going to slap me back, but I think he could see the hurt in my eyes. So instead of slapping me, he starts fussing to mom and dad. Dad was cracking up laughing and mom was too. Boy was Andrew getting frustrated. But little did they know, I was in the back of the car trying to hold myself together. I had my face covered, and while they were laughing they started to ask me questions to lighten the mood. I don't like to talk when I'm upset. Whenever dad's driving and I sit behind him I always look in the rear view mirror and dad looks right back at me- I always give him weird looks and he laughs. This time whenever I looked up into the mirror, teary red eyes were staring straight back at me. By this time, the only person in the car not crying is Andrew lol. This was probably one of the strangest moments I've ever had- because 1. If this was a normal situation, I would have been scolded for slapping and 2. I rarely ever see my parents cry. If you don't really know me, right now you're probably thinking that I'm a cry baby that gets upset about everything. But that just isn't like me. My whole family is generally very emotionally stable, promise! haha. The thing is that my getting upset wasn't about gaining weight, it was more about talking about moving away. It's so funny to me to see how far we've come from this. The first 2 times I came home during the semester, I had to fight back tears whenever I left. Not because I was sad to go back to Auburn, but just because I had to leave my family. Now things are better because you begin to realize that you'll be back again and they'll be waiting for you. For you high school seniors out there, moving out is tough, but it gets a whole lot better :)
So now that I've shared a few stories, it's time for me to start packing! I'll be leaving tomorrow to spend the night in Auburn and leave Thursday morning with the band to Atlanta for the Chick-fil-a bowl. WAR EAGLE, HEY! :)
Since I've been home, I've seen a lot of friends and family and it's been fantastic! Nothing out of the ordinary has happened since I've been home, but some memories have been brought up lately that I'd like to share and also I'll be able to come back here and read them in a few years :)
In the beginning of my junior year of high school, I got my first job at Jones Veterinary Hospital. I took a break during the summer and my senior year to focus on school, and began to work there again this past summer. I really enjoyed working there...especially because of the other workers! We became pretty good friends and I really liked going to work because something interesting always happened and they were so much fun! One of my duties throughout the day was cleaning out the kennels either when dogs used the bathroom or just when they went home. The water hose in the back never turns off, but it only sprays water when you mash the handle so I easily forgot that the off switch didn't work. One of the workers needed me up front so I layed the water hose apparently a funny way and went to the front. Somehow a few minutes later I heard something that sounded like water being sprayed onto something. My eyes got really big and I sprung through the back door to the kennels and saw that the water hose had fallen off of the hook and onto the floor, and through all of that the lever on the handle was caught and the water hose was at full blast- spraying water on the CEILING. The ceiling is super tall just to let y'all know. I finally was able to shut off the water hose and all of the dogs around it were soaked. The ceiling tile was indented and soaked from the water... and apparently after all of this time they haven't replaced it :) hahaha. I have no idea how long the water hose was spraying. I was reminded of this memory by my friend that I worked with, Jessica, whenever she wrote on my wall about it. Thanks for the laugh :)
I don't really know why I have this memory on my mind but it just keeps popping up! It's funny for me to look back to the few weeks before I moved off to Auburn- those were truly awful. It seemed like the world was about to end and I would never see friends or family again (don't worry, it just seemed like that at the moment but I promise I saw all of them again!!) . But seriously, we were an emotional wreck. I remember I was getting something to eat in the kitchen and dad walks in and says, "Devin, you know your mom is taking it really rough that you're moving away" Dang dad why'd you have to remind me?!? haha. So I get my soup and sit down on a bar stool and can't help but to sit there and cry. Then mom comes in and starts crying too. Just picture it- Mom and I haven't even said a word about moving at that moment but we knew why we were crying. haha! Gosh here's an even worse story- It was the Sunday before I moved away. My family and I drove to church together and on the way back I was in a super sour mood because all I could think about was moving away on Friday. We were talking about college and my dad starts talking about the freshman 15. One of my biggest fears is gaining the freshman 15, for real. I don't like to talk about gaining weight- and I'm sure not many other girls like to talk about it either. So my brother Andrew starts talking about how I'm going to gain allllll of this weight when I go to college and how I'm going to be fat. He was just joking, but at that point in time I took it seriously. That week I was super emotional if you know what I mean, so I did one thing I've never done before- slap him as hard as I could across the face. I'm so sorry Andrew :( (He's truly the one that sees my worst side) He picked up his hand and acted like he was going to slap me back, but I think he could see the hurt in my eyes. So instead of slapping me, he starts fussing to mom and dad. Dad was cracking up laughing and mom was too. Boy was Andrew getting frustrated. But little did they know, I was in the back of the car trying to hold myself together. I had my face covered, and while they were laughing they started to ask me questions to lighten the mood. I don't like to talk when I'm upset. Whenever dad's driving and I sit behind him I always look in the rear view mirror and dad looks right back at me- I always give him weird looks and he laughs. This time whenever I looked up into the mirror, teary red eyes were staring straight back at me. By this time, the only person in the car not crying is Andrew lol. This was probably one of the strangest moments I've ever had- because 1. If this was a normal situation, I would have been scolded for slapping and 2. I rarely ever see my parents cry. If you don't really know me, right now you're probably thinking that I'm a cry baby that gets upset about everything. But that just isn't like me. My whole family is generally very emotionally stable, promise! haha. The thing is that my getting upset wasn't about gaining weight, it was more about talking about moving away. It's so funny to me to see how far we've come from this. The first 2 times I came home during the semester, I had to fight back tears whenever I left. Not because I was sad to go back to Auburn, but just because I had to leave my family. Now things are better because you begin to realize that you'll be back again and they'll be waiting for you. For you high school seniors out there, moving out is tough, but it gets a whole lot better :)
Father/Daughter Dance- 5th Grade
So now that I've shared a few stories, it's time for me to start packing! I'll be leaving tomorrow to spend the night in Auburn and leave Thursday morning with the band to Atlanta for the Chick-fil-a bowl. WAR EAGLE, HEY! :)
Monday, December 19, 2011
A Week to Remember
This is about to be lengthy, just sayin :)
On Saturday afternoon Mom, Meme, and I headed off to Auburn so that we could stay the night in a hotel and they could drop me off early on Sunday morning so I could go on the "Give Kids the World" trip. I woke up at about 6:15 a.m. on Sunday to find a text message on my phone explaining that we would no longer be able to travel that day because our graduate assistant that was supposed to drive a car of us to Kissimmee, Florida was very sick with a stomach virus. This was a slight problem because dorms are closed so I didn't know where I would stay because mom and meme needed to get back home. Thankfully the group leader offered that I could stay at her apartment even though she wouldn't be there. Whenever I got to her apartment, her roommate (who also went on the GKTW trip) was there to let me in. I spent that day laying on the couch and texting, it was slightly awkward because I didn't know her but I got over it- she was really nice! There are a few things I could say that were very funny that happened to me, but because I can't filter who reads this and who doesn't I'll just keep them in my own brain for me to laugh at :)
Thankfully the graduate assistant was better on Monday morning so we then traveled eight hours to our destination! When I got out of the car, I looked around and noticed how sketchy the place was. I'm pretty sure the whole group felt that way. Maybe it's just the fact that Auburn feels safe to me and I just keep comparing everywhere I go to Auburn? ha. After riding in a car for 8 hours, I was feeling pretty grumpy. Lately my relationship with God has been slacking very much. And I know exactly what it is. This is kind of a side story, but a little while ago God told me to get rid of something and I didn't... because I'm selfish and kept trying to reason that I wanted this thing in my life. After months, I finally got rid of the thing that God wanted me to. It has been difficult and still is extremely difficult. Y'all probably think I'm addicted to a substance or something lol. No substances here... it was more like I couldn't distance myself from a particular person. But right after I let this person go, I felt like a million dollars and my relationship with God was at one of the highest points its ever been at, so I was certain that I made the right decision. Shortly after, I stopped reading His word and fell down again (even though I still haven't talked to this person). I find that once I get confident I stop reading the bible. So this morning in church I was extremely convicted that I'm not going to hear God's will for me if I'm not in the bible like I should be. I suppose that's the reason that it's been so difficult to let go... because instead of listening to what God has to say, I'm always trying to listen to myself. Which sucks and I do not suggest it. So anyways now that I have gone off on this random soap box, back to the story :) So Monday night I was a little down and hopped into the shower. I was thinking about many things... and all of the sudden I realized that I left my pearl earrings on. So I reached for my right ear and noticed that the pearl was not in my ear. The back was still somehow on the back of my ear and my left earring was still on. I immediately dove down to this sketchy bath tub to look for the pearl. The drain began to clog up... I thought that I saw something white in the drain. I started to push the water back so that I could grab what I thought was a pearl. Soon afterwards, the drain was unclogged and the white thing was no longer in sight. I couldn't help but to want to cry. It was just one of those days. So whenever I got out of the shower and was moving my clothes to the hotel room I was a little frustrated. I prayed to God that mom wouldn't be too mad at me whenever I told her I lost the pearl. I wanted to pray that I'd find the pearl, but I kept thinking that'd be too much of a ridiculous thing to pray for considering I'm pretty sure it went down the drain. As a threw down my clothes that I had changed out of on the ground, a white pearl rolled out of my shirt and onto the floor. A big smile flew onto my face. I know this was a God thing, I don't believe in coincidences. It's funny how that one thing can happen to remind you that God's still there for you and it's never to late to start reading His word again. I really don't know what the mysterious white thing in the drain was... but hey, some things you just don't wanna know!
On Tuesday, I was placed to work at the Gingerbread House in the morning. I would carry trays from the breakfast line to the tables, so I got to talk to alot of families about what they were planning on doing that day. We served about 500 people that morning. The older people volunteering are by far the most active old people I've ever seen. Can I have some of their energy? haha. That night, I served dipndots at the pool party.
On Wednesday, I worked at the horse rides. I helped to keep kids from falling off of the horse. This was a really neat job because we just had alot of interaction with the kids. I had fun talking to the other volunteers as well. One of them was from London, and even though he moved to the United States 20 years ago, he still had a very strong British accent! I could have listened to him talk allll day! There were a ton of families from other countries. That night, I worked the carousel. I didn't get to talk to kids that much because I was working in the back with the machine. A raccoon ran onto the carousel, and a kid wanted to ride the carousel so we couldn't let them down! As soon as the carousel began to spin around, the raccoon came running towards me but thankfully ran straight to the bushes!
On Thursday, I worked at the gingerbread house once again. That night, I worked at a place called the Castle. Every kid with a terminal illness gets a star that is placed on the ceiling of the castle.. it is very neat! I helped kids get their star and I also helped with an interactive program that gives kids pillows. Probably my favorite part of this whole trip was seeing the parents smile at and love their children. It just made my heart melt whenever I'd be working with a kid and a dad would just be gleaming with joy watching his daughter having fun.
This week has been so incredible, it's just hard for me write all of the details down whenever I get worn out from writing so much. But if you have any questions about the trip, feel free to facebook me :)
On Saturday afternoon Mom, Meme, and I headed off to Auburn so that we could stay the night in a hotel and they could drop me off early on Sunday morning so I could go on the "Give Kids the World" trip. I woke up at about 6:15 a.m. on Sunday to find a text message on my phone explaining that we would no longer be able to travel that day because our graduate assistant that was supposed to drive a car of us to Kissimmee, Florida was very sick with a stomach virus. This was a slight problem because dorms are closed so I didn't know where I would stay because mom and meme needed to get back home. Thankfully the group leader offered that I could stay at her apartment even though she wouldn't be there. Whenever I got to her apartment, her roommate (who also went on the GKTW trip) was there to let me in. I spent that day laying on the couch and texting, it was slightly awkward because I didn't know her but I got over it- she was really nice! There are a few things I could say that were very funny that happened to me, but because I can't filter who reads this and who doesn't I'll just keep them in my own brain for me to laugh at :)
Thankfully the graduate assistant was better on Monday morning so we then traveled eight hours to our destination! When I got out of the car, I looked around and noticed how sketchy the place was. I'm pretty sure the whole group felt that way. Maybe it's just the fact that Auburn feels safe to me and I just keep comparing everywhere I go to Auburn? ha. After riding in a car for 8 hours, I was feeling pretty grumpy. Lately my relationship with God has been slacking very much. And I know exactly what it is. This is kind of a side story, but a little while ago God told me to get rid of something and I didn't... because I'm selfish and kept trying to reason that I wanted this thing in my life. After months, I finally got rid of the thing that God wanted me to. It has been difficult and still is extremely difficult. Y'all probably think I'm addicted to a substance or something lol. No substances here... it was more like I couldn't distance myself from a particular person. But right after I let this person go, I felt like a million dollars and my relationship with God was at one of the highest points its ever been at, so I was certain that I made the right decision. Shortly after, I stopped reading His word and fell down again (even though I still haven't talked to this person). I find that once I get confident I stop reading the bible. So this morning in church I was extremely convicted that I'm not going to hear God's will for me if I'm not in the bible like I should be. I suppose that's the reason that it's been so difficult to let go... because instead of listening to what God has to say, I'm always trying to listen to myself. Which sucks and I do not suggest it. So anyways now that I have gone off on this random soap box, back to the story :) So Monday night I was a little down and hopped into the shower. I was thinking about many things... and all of the sudden I realized that I left my pearl earrings on. So I reached for my right ear and noticed that the pearl was not in my ear. The back was still somehow on the back of my ear and my left earring was still on. I immediately dove down to this sketchy bath tub to look for the pearl. The drain began to clog up... I thought that I saw something white in the drain. I started to push the water back so that I could grab what I thought was a pearl. Soon afterwards, the drain was unclogged and the white thing was no longer in sight. I couldn't help but to want to cry. It was just one of those days. So whenever I got out of the shower and was moving my clothes to the hotel room I was a little frustrated. I prayed to God that mom wouldn't be too mad at me whenever I told her I lost the pearl. I wanted to pray that I'd find the pearl, but I kept thinking that'd be too much of a ridiculous thing to pray for considering I'm pretty sure it went down the drain. As a threw down my clothes that I had changed out of on the ground, a white pearl rolled out of my shirt and onto the floor. A big smile flew onto my face. I know this was a God thing, I don't believe in coincidences. It's funny how that one thing can happen to remind you that God's still there for you and it's never to late to start reading His word again. I really don't know what the mysterious white thing in the drain was... but hey, some things you just don't wanna know!
On Tuesday, I was placed to work at the Gingerbread House in the morning. I would carry trays from the breakfast line to the tables, so I got to talk to alot of families about what they were planning on doing that day. We served about 500 people that morning. The older people volunteering are by far the most active old people I've ever seen. Can I have some of their energy? haha. That night, I served dipndots at the pool party.
On Wednesday, I worked at the horse rides. I helped to keep kids from falling off of the horse. This was a really neat job because we just had alot of interaction with the kids. I had fun talking to the other volunteers as well. One of them was from London, and even though he moved to the United States 20 years ago, he still had a very strong British accent! I could have listened to him talk allll day! There were a ton of families from other countries. That night, I worked the carousel. I didn't get to talk to kids that much because I was working in the back with the machine. A raccoon ran onto the carousel, and a kid wanted to ride the carousel so we couldn't let them down! As soon as the carousel began to spin around, the raccoon came running towards me but thankfully ran straight to the bushes!
The carousel!
Part of the castle!
On Friday, we went to the outlet malls, which was really fun and the group got to spend alot of quality time together. We also went to Downtown Disney and ate at the Rainforest Cafe. Lately my hair has been bothering me because it needs to be cut! I kept twirling two pieces around my face under my chin without even knowing that I was doing that. It was so dry that the pieces got caught together and a knot formed. Without telling anyone what happened, I just couldn't help but to burst out with laughter so hard that I was crying! Before long, the whole table was laughing at me... well actually with me considering that I was laughing too! If you know me, this probably sounds like a common situation that I would get myself in. It was embarassing, but I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! Sadly, we didn't get to go to a theme park because we just didn't have time... but I kept thinking of all of the memories that I had with the AHS band last spring in Orlando. That was so much fun!This week has been so incredible, it's just hard for me write all of the details down whenever I get worn out from writing so much. But if you have any questions about the trip, feel free to facebook me :)
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time to Relax :)
This week in God's country, things have been rather different- it's finals week. It's kind of sad not to see everyone hanging out everywhere on campus. We haven't had classes at all this week, only our final tests of the semester (end of the SEMESTER?! How strange). It's nice not to have to worry about going to classes while studying for finals! I've found that whenever I try to study in my dorm by myself I'll fall asleep- but thankfully I've been hanging out at a friend's apartment for the past week. We don't have any of the same classes, but I won't fall asleep around other people if they're not asleep which helps me to stay awake to study, plus it's really great to have someone to talk to and hang out with whenever we need to take a break! I have definitely over stayed my welcome, but it has been fun! I've also spent a few hours in the library, but it's kind of wild in there so I try to avoid it when I can! Last night whenever I was getting help with biology, a guy told me that he and his friends had a table/booth at the library and made a fort out of it. They would take turns studying, while one person would sleep in the fort when they pulled all-nighters. This is too funny- people literally live in the library during finals week lol (glad to say I'm not one of them!). My finals have been really tough this week, and I don't have any idea what my grades are yet, but I'm glad to say that it's over and that I'll never have to deal with those classes again! Whew!
Tomorrow I will be traveling home, but I'll only be home for a day! Since dorms close Saturday at noon, my mom and I are going to drive back to Auburn on Saturday afternoon and stay at a hotel so that I'll be able to leave for Kissimmee, Florida at 7 a.m. for the Give Kids the World trip! I am really looking forward to this trip and I can't wait to tell y'all about it!
I thought that I would be home a little more during the break, but that's okay. The band is going to leave for the chick-fil-a bowl December 29th and we'll be back really early New Year's day. I signed up to go to Passion in Atlanta with FBC Andalusia on January 2nd-5th and I know that I'm going to be dead tired. But I just can't pass up the fact that I'll be with most of my best friends and that Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, David Crowder Band, Hillsong United, and Beth Moore will be there! I guess I can sleep when I'm dead :)
I hope haven't even started packing yet--- so I better get started. I hope that everyone has a great week :)
Tomorrow I will be traveling home, but I'll only be home for a day! Since dorms close Saturday at noon, my mom and I are going to drive back to Auburn on Saturday afternoon and stay at a hotel so that I'll be able to leave for Kissimmee, Florida at 7 a.m. for the Give Kids the World trip! I am really looking forward to this trip and I can't wait to tell y'all about it!
I thought that I would be home a little more during the break, but that's okay. The band is going to leave for the chick-fil-a bowl December 29th and we'll be back really early New Year's day. I signed up to go to Passion in Atlanta with FBC Andalusia on January 2nd-5th and I know that I'm going to be dead tired. But I just can't pass up the fact that I'll be with most of my best friends and that Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio, David Crowder Band, Hillsong United, and Beth Moore will be there! I guess I can sleep when I'm dead :)
I hope haven't even started packing yet--- so I better get started. I hope that everyone has a great week :)
Friday, December 2, 2011
An Exam Surprise!
Today I logged onto my tigermail and it said that I had a package waiting for me to pickup in the mailroom. I haven't been expecting anything in the mail, so I called my mom and I asked her if she knew who had sent it. She said that she had no clue. I kept naming off people to her that I thought might have sent me the package. I finally picked it up from the mail room, but it didn't have who it was from-but it did have a website. I wasn't able to open it at the time because I was on my way to class so I asked my mom to look up the website www.hipkits.com (the only thing on the package). But she said that her computer froze. Darn. So after sitting in class for an hour feeling like a little kid waiting on Santa, I finally went back to my dorm room and opened the mysterious package! It was a study care kit from my parents- those little sneakies! For the record- my moms computer did not freeze haha. Can't believe I fell for that! It's filled with unusual toys, vitamins, snacks, and doo-dads. I love stuff like this. This care package has brightened my day!
Thanks Mom and Dad :)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Finding My Way
Yes, we all know Auburn lost this past weekend. I am aware of this fact, my whole family is alabama fans and they like to remind me of that. I HATE getting on facebook when it's iron bowl week, because statuses are just so obnoxious. They're all about insulting each other school's- but the sad thing is, most of the people that do this haven't attended either one of the schools, so how would they know? As you probably know, I used to be a bama fan. Basically I only wanted to go to Auburn because of the vet school, but once I visited I couldn't help but to fall in love. I loved the friendliness, the beautiful campus, and just the atmosphere of the place. It just feels like home here. Hence why I am an Auburn fan now... not because of the football team, but because I love this place and my Auburn family.
During halftime, we performed part of our halftime show together with the Million Dollar Band. During practice they weren't really too talkative, I'm not sure if it was because they didn't walk to talk to us or maybe it was because they had to be up so early. But anyways, there were about 800 people on the field together!! You know, even though I have hated band practices, I'm really sad that I won't get to see the band almost everyday. I've had such a great time and all of the hard work has been worth it. We should find out which bowl game we're going to go soon. I would love to go to the Music City Bowl in Tennessee!! But I'm guessing that we might get the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta- anywhere we go I'm sure that we will have a great time together. I already can't wait until next year! I don't know what I'm going to do with all of this free time! But I'm sure I'll find something :)
As for my last week during the semester, I'm finding it difficult to stay motivated since I know that I don't need my chemistry class anymore. I know the gpa will still matter, but I just have zip interest in the subject and I'm terrible at it. Yesterday I went to talk to another career counselor to discuss possible options. After that, I went to go talk to the social work department to ask questions and such. The lady that was over the department was wearing a sock monkey hat and I wanted to laugh but I didn't think that'd be appropriate :) I still don't know if I want to be a social worker. I know that I like to help people and give advice, but I'm just so unsure with what I want to do anymore. I finally was able to change my schedule- it's a little awkward because of all of the spaces between classes, but I'll take it! I'm still going to take Organismal biology because I'm not sure if any of the lower ones are open and I know that I have a good teacher. I'm also still going to take Ethics and Health Sciences. Besides those, I'm taking Sociology, Psychology, and Introduction to Social Work (to help me find out if that's what I want to do!). Besides intro to social work, those are all pretty general so maybe I won't be wasting any credits if I decide to switch over to a different major. I'm so tired of being unsure- it bugs me. I like to know my path and have a sense of stability, and now I don't have that but I'm just going to have to hang it out and see where my future takes me!!
You know, God has perfect timing (gotta keep reminding myself on that). Just when I started to think that I was alone here, God provided friends for me. I can tell that good things are happening because of Lakeview Baptist. Slowly but surely, I am gaining friends and a church family. These are the positive people that I need in my life- they help to keep me on the right track. It's just really a blessing :')
So I don't really know why I'm about to write about this in a blog post (actually I do know why- it just ticks me off!!!)but there is a thug that works in the dining hall close to where my dorm is. Whenever a girl buys food at the counter and walks off, he turns his head and stares at her butt (and makes it super obvious). I'm not talking about just one girl- it's every girl that walks by. He doesn't even say a word when you buy food. Whenever I walked by after I bought my lunch, I knew that he was going to look. I really just wanted to stare straight back at him to let him know that he was busted- but he just gives me the creeps. But really, I wish he would have a little respect and keep his eyes to himself! Ugh.
During halftime, we performed part of our halftime show together with the Million Dollar Band. During practice they weren't really too talkative, I'm not sure if it was because they didn't walk to talk to us or maybe it was because they had to be up so early. But anyways, there were about 800 people on the field together!! You know, even though I have hated band practices, I'm really sad that I won't get to see the band almost everyday. I've had such a great time and all of the hard work has been worth it. We should find out which bowl game we're going to go soon. I would love to go to the Music City Bowl in Tennessee!! But I'm guessing that we might get the Chick-Fil-A Bowl in Atlanta- anywhere we go I'm sure that we will have a great time together. I already can't wait until next year! I don't know what I'm going to do with all of this free time! But I'm sure I'll find something :)
As for my last week during the semester, I'm finding it difficult to stay motivated since I know that I don't need my chemistry class anymore. I know the gpa will still matter, but I just have zip interest in the subject and I'm terrible at it. Yesterday I went to talk to another career counselor to discuss possible options. After that, I went to go talk to the social work department to ask questions and such. The lady that was over the department was wearing a sock monkey hat and I wanted to laugh but I didn't think that'd be appropriate :) I still don't know if I want to be a social worker. I know that I like to help people and give advice, but I'm just so unsure with what I want to do anymore. I finally was able to change my schedule- it's a little awkward because of all of the spaces between classes, but I'll take it! I'm still going to take Organismal biology because I'm not sure if any of the lower ones are open and I know that I have a good teacher. I'm also still going to take Ethics and Health Sciences. Besides those, I'm taking Sociology, Psychology, and Introduction to Social Work (to help me find out if that's what I want to do!). Besides intro to social work, those are all pretty general so maybe I won't be wasting any credits if I decide to switch over to a different major. I'm so tired of being unsure- it bugs me. I like to know my path and have a sense of stability, and now I don't have that but I'm just going to have to hang it out and see where my future takes me!!
You know, God has perfect timing (gotta keep reminding myself on that). Just when I started to think that I was alone here, God provided friends for me. I can tell that good things are happening because of Lakeview Baptist. Slowly but surely, I am gaining friends and a church family. These are the positive people that I need in my life- they help to keep me on the right track. It's just really a blessing :')
So I don't really know why I'm about to write about this in a blog post (actually I do know why- it just ticks me off!!!)but there is a thug that works in the dining hall close to where my dorm is. Whenever a girl buys food at the counter and walks off, he turns his head and stares at her butt (and makes it super obvious). I'm not talking about just one girl- it's every girl that walks by. He doesn't even say a word when you buy food. Whenever I walked by after I bought my lunch, I knew that he was going to look. I really just wanted to stare straight back at him to let him know that he was busted- but he just gives me the creeps. But really, I wish he would have a little respect and keep his eyes to himself! Ugh.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
No Place Like Home
On Saturday, it was homecoming and we played Samford. The band had to be at the practice field by 6 a.m, which kind of threw me off because I've gotten used to late games. Whenever we lined up to jog out of the tunnel for our pre-game show, I turned around and noticed that football players were sitting on the benches that we normally sit on before the show!! I was really confused because that has never happened before, and wanted to ask them why they were sitting there. Trust me, I was getting many laughs from band people because I was trying to talk to them haha. They were in my normal spot anyway, so I went over there and stood beside them. One of the guys tapped me on my shoulder and said, "Hey, that guy wants to ask you something". So I looked towards that direction and a guy was like "Can you play a song on your piccolo for me? Just really quick?". I couldn't help but to laugh, but I had to tell him that we weren't allowed (I felt pretty cool ;)) I then asked them what they were sitting there for and a guy replied "Just chillin". That wasn't really the answer I was looking for but okay. Then I remembered that it was senior football recognition day! I don't even know who they are, because I was trying not to stare! Then during the pregame show whenever the band marches "TIGERS" down the field, I go to the field goal line along with most of the other piccolos and to my surprise, standing about 5 feet in front of the piccolo player beside me was Gene Chizik! It was crazy and so cool! I didn't expect him to be standing there.
Aubie was acting really crazy on Saturday. Seriously, he was crazier than normal! He jumped from where the band stands and into the flower bed. Then he started rolling around on top of the flowers... it was really unexpected but so funny! Then he yanked a bunch of the flowers up (with the roots still dangling) and gave them to random bystanders. He also jumped from the mic man's platform and basically body slammed the ground. You could hear the student section's "ooooo" even though the student section was way down from normal. I guess I'm just not used to Aubie being a dare devil :) As soon as the game was over, I ate out with Leigh Ellen and then went back to my room to pack all of my stuff for thanksgiving break! I couldn't wait to get home.
During my break I got to catch up with some good friends and family :) I also got help with my homework. Poor Shelby's dad... I sat in their living room for 5 hours with him helping me to understand it. I feel terrible, but if it wasn't for him, I don't know how I would've gotten through it. Thank you so much Mr. Bill!!! Also during the break, Shelby and I went to visit Catherine Grace because she got her wisdom teeth taken out. After that, Shelby told me that she had a surprise for me. I hopped out of the car whenever we got to Samurai and ran to the shiny silver Maxima that is one of my best friend's.... Haley :) I haven't seen her in 2 months and I was just so excited!!! I also got to see my best friends Callie and Holly this week too... It has just been a great week all around. I already miss both my friends and family.
On Thanksgiving, my family got together with my dad's side of the family. My cousin Abby just had a baby boy named Porter and let me tell you... he is the cutest thing. I've never really had experience with really tiny babies. They kind of scare me because they just seem so fragile! But this time I felt more comfortable and really enjoyed holding him, even if it was just for a few minutes. He was so content.
Aubie was acting really crazy on Saturday. Seriously, he was crazier than normal! He jumped from where the band stands and into the flower bed. Then he started rolling around on top of the flowers... it was really unexpected but so funny! Then he yanked a bunch of the flowers up (with the roots still dangling) and gave them to random bystanders. He also jumped from the mic man's platform and basically body slammed the ground. You could hear the student section's "ooooo" even though the student section was way down from normal. I guess I'm just not used to Aubie being a dare devil :) As soon as the game was over, I ate out with Leigh Ellen and then went back to my room to pack all of my stuff for thanksgiving break! I couldn't wait to get home.
During my break I got to catch up with some good friends and family :) I also got help with my homework. Poor Shelby's dad... I sat in their living room for 5 hours with him helping me to understand it. I feel terrible, but if it wasn't for him, I don't know how I would've gotten through it. Thank you so much Mr. Bill!!! Also during the break, Shelby and I went to visit Catherine Grace because she got her wisdom teeth taken out. After that, Shelby told me that she had a surprise for me. I hopped out of the car whenever we got to Samurai and ran to the shiny silver Maxima that is one of my best friend's.... Haley :) I haven't seen her in 2 months and I was just so excited!!! I also got to see my best friends Callie and Holly this week too... It has just been a great week all around. I already miss both my friends and family.
Shelby, Haley, me, Callie
On Thanksgiving, my family got together with my dad's side of the family. My cousin Abby just had a baby boy named Porter and let me tell you... he is the cutest thing. I've never really had experience with really tiny babies. They kind of scare me because they just seem so fragile! But this time I felt more comfortable and really enjoyed holding him, even if it was just for a few minutes. He was so content.
After lunch, my cousin Claudia, my brother Andrew, and I decided that it might would be a good idea to continue the tradition of raking the yard and jumping into a huge pile of leaves! My cousin Abby also has a daughter name Kylie, and she LOVED playing in the leaves with us.
It was hard to believe that I had spent 5 days in Andalusia... it feels as if I was only there for a day. But today I had to be back for band practice. After band practice, the piccolos got together and had our Christmas party. We all brought food and played dirty santa. I love my dirty santa gift that Blair made! It's the Auburn band symbol, and the music shown in the back is actual piccolo music such as war eagle, tiger rag, the horse, etc. It was such a great idea!
So tomorrow is the Iron Bowl... it should be an interesting day! War Eagle alllllll the way :) It's great to be an Auburn Tiger!
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