SPRING BREAK IS SO CLOSE I CAN SMELL IT!

I’m writing this blog because I almost forgot to blog today. All I can think about is that tomorrow is Friday and SPRING BREAK is only about a week away! I can’t wait to spend my break with my best friends/college roommates! Hopefully I won’t be coming back to school still hung-over because we are going to live it up! Haha We are headed to Myrtle Beach along with some of our friends from App who are going to be staying at Cheery Grove. We are seeing two concerts: Love and Theft and Cole Swindell at The Boathouse (a bar on the waterway)!! I am super excited!

It's the Little Things

Today I am so thankful for my bed. I'm thankful that in days that I need a break from the world, God sends little Boonetown a big ole snow so that I can get some things done here at home. I'm thankful to have a shelter over my head and walls around me to block the cold. I'm thankful for a cabinet full of soup and a freezer full of frozen dinners (even though nothing ever sounds good of what I have lol). I'm just in this incredibly thankful mood today because I'm so amazingly blessed to live this life and to have the loving family that I do. I hope everyone has an easy-going week!

Day of Campus

Finally! A day off from school! Even though I’ve done absolutely nothing all day except for work on assignments and try to get ahead in a few classes, I am very thankful to have this day at home to relax. I’m so super ready for sunshine so that I can go exercise at Greenway trail! I miss that beautiful place. Also I’m kind of disappointed because my family was supposed to come visit me but they wont be able to make it since the weather is bad. I will just have to look forward to next weekend so that we can go out on an adventure or something. I sure do love my mom, dad and sister and I look forward to seeing them soon!

My Ramble for the Day

Today is cold, and snowy, and icey, and pretty dang miserable to be out in. I am so hoping that class will be canceled tomorrow so that I can catch up on some work. I am not a procrastinator by any means and as a matter of fact if I don’t have my work done a few days early, I start freaking out! Not a fun quality to have but it’s helpful for those times that I get to relax at night because I’ve done everything I need to have done. I’m rambling because I’m not in the mood to blog right now. I hope that everyone has a safe and warm week!

Thankful

I'm stressed. I'm overwhelmed. I'm aggravated. But at the same time, my complaining is cut short by the memories that I have of my time in Nicaragua. I have spent time on mission trips there and the things I've seen, heard, witnessed and felt while there are memories that I will forever hold close to my heart. They are reminders of a song that I learned when I was a little girl:
"There's a roof up above me,
I've a good place to sleep,
There's food on my table,
And shoes on my feet
You gave me Your love Lord
And a fine family,
That You Lord
For Your blessings on me."
Those are the reasons why I'm thankful even when self pity overcomes me. There are so many people in this world, people of all ages, who would risk their entire lives to live where I do, to be able to attend a school and be super stressed about grades and tests, etc. There are children who would love to eat the things I eat and experience the events of my daily life. And not only that but people that would settle for far less.
I am privileged. I am strong. I am blessed.

I Deserve This

The past two weeks have been incredibly stressful. I have decided that guys are back to having cookies and I'm not interested in the destruction that they bring to me when I am working on being a successful student. That being said, three days after breaking up with my boyfriend who ended up being someone I thought he wasn't, I am headed to get my nails done tonight with my amazing roommates. I'm hoping this girl time will be just what we all need to finish up this week! (which has seemed to fly by so quickly) I'm thinking about what I want on my nails right now and I can't decide so it's time to get on pinterest!

Stressed

I don't really know where to start in my blog post today because I am stressed to the max. I hope that today and tomorrow will get a little easier than the beginning of the week has been for me. From boyfriend problems to a million and one things on my "to do" list, im just overwhelmed! I'm trying to keep in mind throughout today that things could be so much worse because I have so many blessings in my life and so much love and support from my family. All of this stress and worry will be worth it in the end because I can't wait to be a successful SLP! 

Missing My Dog

Dog really is man's (or in my case, woman's) best friend. I got Diesel when he was a little puppy. He was a blonde and white little rat terrior and just the sweetest little bouncy thing you ever did meet. When I lived by myself at the beach, he made me feel not so alone. We would go on gold cart rides together and he loved taking walks to the pier on the beach. The funniest part of our walks was when he would run at the waves but when they rolled toward him he thought they were chasing him so he would run away so fast. It was last semester that I got a call that my sweet angel had gotten ran over while at home with my grandparents. My heart was broken but I still think of him as my first son and he brought so much love and happiness into my life when I needed it most. If anyone feels like they are missing a little piece of happiness in their life, I definitely suggest getting a dog!

Surprise!

So excited to celebrate by roommate's 21st birthday with her this week!! Tomorrow night we are all going to Cobo for some amazing sushi and headed back here to my apartment , where our neighbors will be ready to surprise her as she walks in the door! Saturday night we are throwing her a "white trash party" which should be pretty hilarious considering that some of the guys said they are wearing jean-cut-off booty shorts lol birthdays are so fun to me because I love making others feel special and appreciated. You only turn 21 once so I'm hoping our little surprises will make her smile! Hope everyone has a smooth week!!