Tomorrow Will Be Kinder

Well Hello World!

I've delayed writing this until now. I wasn't in a good place on Friday and I can't say that I'm exactly in a good place today either but it's better.

What happened that I jumped into the abyss?

I was pushed.

I know that everyone I told about the date wants to know how it went and I thought it went well. I let the girls do my hair and make-up to make me look really good, or at least that's what they told me. In fact, here's a picture, you can judge for yourself how good or bad I looked. My hair was all curly in its long 3 toned glory and I was even wearing lipstick....

Okay, that's kinda a bad picture anyway but you get the general idea.

Anyway, I came back happy that night. Okay maybe more like just content. I mean I wasn't completely won over by the guy but he wasn't complete trash like the last blide date I was on either. He was sweet and funny but I felt that I still didn't know much about him and I looked forward to that.

The next morning, as expected I get a text from one of the girls who set me up on the date. She was supposed to find out what he thought and maybe anything else like that. What she got from him pushed me off the thread of hope that I clung to and into abyss. Apparently I'm not good enough for him and we'll leave it at that. I'm not going to throw any trash around about his lost opportuninty. I'm just going to get over it and move one like I have with everything else that takes my glimpses of hope and smashes them like shatter proof glass into tiny incoherent pieces.

Moving on from that depressing topic...

Last week was alright other than Friday. The sun was out and the heat was almost to a summer point. All the cherry blosoms bloomed all over campus, leaving little white petals everywhere almost like an agreeable version of snow. I picked up a handful today and I was going to take a picture of it but I didn't have my camera with me. I'll be sure to get one for next week though.

St. Patrick's day was last Saturday and left me feeling a little sick after bacon, sausage, fried potatoes, eggs, Guiness cupcakes and cinnamon bread. I'll admit that I burnt some bacon and set off the fire allarm in the french house where I was cooking with the girls. There was no actual fire but some very very crispy pieces of bacon. I felt horrible.

On the upside of that day, I found this on the sidewalk on campus and I thought that I would share it with all of you out there who are reading.

I've been working on some projects for school and things are starting to pack themselves together. I feel like I can barely keep my head above water somedays but I'm going to make it through. I'm working for the summer. I'm working so that I can go play with a bunch of kids at camp and get paid to do it. It's going to be amazing!

Next weekend I'm going to a friend's house for her birthday. We're going to an art museum and to see the Hunger Games movie because we're both big fans. I'm really excited. Then from there I've got a month left of school and I'll be heading back to Michigan for around six weeks before I leave for Maine.

What have I done to my life to make it move so fast? I feel like time is being pulled out from underneath me and as soon as I'm nearly caught up, it goes away again. This pace is definitely not my thing.

So for all of you out there actually reading this thing, thanks.
I'm glad that my blog is at least good enough for someone's enjoyment.

As always,

Blessed Be


p.s.

The title of this week's post is the name of a song from the Hunger Games Soundtrack by The Secret Sisters. You should look it up.

A Little Sunshine Goes A Long Way

Hiya People!

So here I am, writing again. I have been in Bowling Green for a week since Spring break as of Sunday March 11th and it's looking like spring has finally made it to us. The weather is absolutely gorgeous with temperatures in the 70's and the sun shining on our every step as we go about our days. It makes going to classes an internal debate....really it makes going inside anywhere a debate. That's not to say that the sun won this debate though, becauase I did go to classes like the good girl that somewhere deep down I may actually be.

Who knows?

I'm loving having my plants here in the dorm with me. I know I sound like a crazy cat lady but I love my plants and I can hardly wait for my lavendar to sprout. I give the seedlings so much love that I hope they don't drown in it. That would be seriously tragic and I might have to hold a funeral if it does happen.

At the moment I only have one picture for my Photo Diary this week. I've neglected to drag my camera with me so I took this with my phone. Those of you who aren't Dr. Who fans, this is from that show. The words are said to be scattered across space and time but they keep showing up here on campus and I take a picture of them everytime I see them, hopefully before the weather makes them go away.

This one was on the steps that lead to the library entrance and I found another that same day in front of the Education building but the rain had gotten to it before I could document it's existence. 

In other news,

I have the tally for the miles I ran this week. I didn't think I would get this far seeing as I gained back five pounds over spring break and really didn't do much exercise but I did pretty well if I do say so myself.

Monday: 10 miles

Tuesday: 9.5 miles

Wednesday:7 miles

Thursday:10 miles

Today (Friday): 8.5 miles

Leaving the grand total for this week at 45 miles!

Continuing on,

My mouth still hurts from the fillings last week. I think it's my fault mostly because I've been having dreams where I grit my teeth and it seems like the left side of my mouth is getting it the worst. That's just my theory though. 

There was a wicked awesome thunderstorm last night with thunder so loud that I thought I might wet the bed (though I assure you I didn't). Lightning ripped across the sky every two to three minutes and thunder followed in between them making me feel as if the building were being hit with a wrecking ball. The tree outside my window danced in the strobing light with the force of the wind that brought the smell of fresh, wet ground to my wanting nose. The rain fell as if gravity had triplified upon the tiny droplets, forcing them hard against whatever they happened to hit......

Sorry, I guess I got a little passionate for a second there.

Classes were uneventful this week. I have a paper to write this weekend even though it's St. Patrick's day and no one that I know is going to want to sit down and do homework of any kind and least of all a paper on civil disobedience for a General Studies Writing course that makes them feel like they're back in their freshman year of high school....

Again with the droning, 

This isn't what you guys want to read.

I have no official plans for this weekend. I might go hang out with some friends but I might just hang around my dorm and write that stupid paper.

Next week is the premier of THE HUNGER GAMES!

I'm super excited about it even though I probably won't go see it that weekend. Most likely, I'll be doing one of two things. One option is that I find a way to get to Hicksville to go to a benefit dinner for a friend of mom's who has cancer and the other is that I hang out in my dorm and write another paper and work on a couple presentations for the end of the semester which is sneaking up on me quickly.

The weekend after that is Ginny's birthday and we're going to have some fun together but I'll keep that under wraps for when I blog about that particularly. 

I did something seriously out of my element today.

I felt kinda stupid but I guess life takes you in all sorts of directions and you never know where you might end up. 

Anyway, I was having lunch with Chelsea in the Union today and I happened to spot this really cute guy sitting all alone at a table. So as we finished, and under heavy encouragement from Chelsea, I went up to him and said hi like a complete and total brainless idiot. 

My nerves got the best of me and I spoke like a mile a minute and told him that he was cute, to which he responded that I was beautiful today too....then I was like, well, I'm on my way to class and I just wanted to say hi, so it was nice meeting you and have a great day.....

I'm pretty sure I looked like a babbling fool but I think that it bumped up my confidence a little because I know that I can do it and even though I felt stupid I really just needed to breathe and relax. 

(easier said than done).

I'm not sure that I have anything else to type today. I know I kinda dumped lots of stuff down here but this was a really interesting, fast-paced week and I felt like I should at least give you something about what happened this week, especially since this is a blog about my adventures. Life is full of little adventures and according to Amelia Earhart, "Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

On that note,

Blessed Be

Spring Break 2012 part 2

Hello all!

I'm back, blogging again from home on spring break. Yeah, I know you're probably tired of hearing from me but I guess you're the ones still reading 

Anyway,

I'm alive after a bout of five fillings. Tuesday gave me two on the upper right side of my mouth and Thursday gave me three on the upper left side of my mouth. I'm in some minor pain and I can't open my mouth very wide but I'm doing pretty okay.

I took this picture the other day when the sun was shining and the temperatures were in the 60s. It was pretty decently nice out and the snow was melting so it made the ground muddy.

Then this morning I woke up and saw this just outside the window. I was pretty grossed out but by noon the sun came out and stuff started to melt. Actually, while I type all this the sun is streaming through the windows and dad is firing up the grill for porkchops.

I got my plane ticket for Maine today. I leave June 13th the day after Zac leaves for Mexico and then I return August 14th. I'm super excited about going and doing a bunch of awesome things with a bunch of awesome people from all around the world.

I should get notice about going to Wales next year soon and I'll be sure to post that as soon as I know about it.

Until then, I hope you all had happy and safe Spring Breaks if you were on in the same time as me. I look forward to reading and hearing about all your adventures!

Blessed Be!

Spring Break 2012

Hello to all my wonderful, beautiful followers out there!

I'm on spring break!

I'm so cold though. Michigan and its snow are making me shiver.

Mom and I drove up from Ohio in a snow storm Friday and I got to go to a small show in Clare, featuring The Delightfuls and their new album. It was awesome.

But before that,

Last week I got in 28 miles and lost another 5 pounds.

I only ran three days because I was busy with midterm exams but when I did go I was pushing myself to go as far and as fast as I could. It helps me keep my mind off of all the things that I could have to worry about.  Anyway, here was this week's count

Monday: 9.5 miles

Thursday: 9 miles

Friday: 9.5 miles

Saturday, I sat around like a lump, enjoying my down time and yesterday (Sunday) Sara came over to spend some time with the family and me. I think we had a good time even though it wasn't much. We made cookies, gave Jenny a bath, went into town on a random whim, and watched a movie.

Today, I got up and made an ommelette with lots of stuff in it. Let's see, there was one potato, chopped and fried, there was bits of ham and a meatball leftover from dinner last night, part of an onion, diced, and two chopped mushrooms apart from the three eggs and the two slices of cheese that I regretted putting on afterward.

I did some stuff around the house this morning and then by noon, I had to get out and move so I took Jenny for a two mile walk in the snow. Now, I'm trying to get warm, under a blanket, waiting on the rest of the family to get home, with a puppy dog curled in a ball on the chair next to me.

I think I'll make myself some chai. That should warm me up.

Until next time,

Blessed Be!