Coincidences or God-cidences?

So I've written three blogs already...and erased them all. Pointless blogging is probably the point of it all, but I didn't want to post a pointless blog.

But I have been thinking lately that there is no such thing as a coincidence. I believe those little crazy/cool things that happen to us on a daily basis...the things that are too crazy to call coincidences or the things that make you say "it's a small world"...happen NOT by chance. I believe God has a hand in all of that, and there's a reason that it happened, whether the reason is big or small. Like, yesterday, I had to attend a recital as part of my final for my piano lesson class. And singing in the recital was a girl I went to high school with. What are the chances, right? There were 3 different recitals I could have chosen to attend, each recital only had a couple people performing in it, and I just happened to attend that recital where she was singing. I don't know if there was really a needed purpose or reason for that to happen. Her and her parents had to leave the recital early, but her mom came back because she lost her keys. I ended up finding them, and they could leave on time. Maybe that was my purpose of being there...? Just to do something little like find her lost keys so she and her family could get to where they were going on time. You might think I'm crazy, but I think things happen for a reason. When I think about it too much, it makes my head hurt. Sometimes I just need to take time to reflect, step back, and realize that I'm not in control and that this is God's world, and I'm just livin' in it! I now look for little ways that God shows me He's here and in control. And when I finally see something, like yesterday, I think it's really neat.

Google is Creepin' Me Out!

Ok, so I was at work, a little bored, and decided to start googling people's names to see what the Internet was capable of finding. Advice: don't do it. I was so creeped out at everything google found out about me. It pulled up both of my blogs, my Facebook page, things I've done through my college, and my Twitter account. On all my profiles and pages, I have a privacy setting, but google still found me! So, then I started googling other people's names, and you'd be amazed at what you can find out about people! Seriously, if you ever want find out about someone or possibly start some stalkerish tendencies, just google the person's name. You'll find out everything you need to know! It's also a good idea to do before going on a first date with someone...just to check out their record and figure out if you're going to make it home alive that night. :)

If you would like more tips on how to fully stalk others, talk to my friend Mika. She's the best at finding out information about people! :)

Anyway, summer plans are falling into place. Now, I'm just trying to figure out how I'm going to do it all in one summer! (and how I'm going to pay for it all, too! tuition...yikes!)

Stressin', What's New?

So, first off, I had an amazing weekend. I was a group leader for an event at my church called Disciple Now (D-Now). There were about 40 kids there, and I was a group leader for 5 girls. My girls were awesome! They were a little attitudey, of course, because they're middle school/high school girls, but they were just great! I had a great time, and I really feel like I grew closer to God in just this one weekend. I know the event was for kids to develop a relationship with God, but I think many of the adults, including myself, were just as moved as the kids were. I'm so glad I went, and I wish I would have helped last year too! We also did some community service projects Saturday, picking up trash around town and passing out 400 water bottles to people at stop lights in town. As a bonus, I got a sweet farmer's tan. Chya.

The next couple weeks are going to be crazy crazy busy! But in the end, it's never as bad as I planned for it to be. Like, Sunday night I was majorly stressing about everything I have to do this week for my classes and to prepare for this summer. But now that I'm a couple days into the week, I can see the finish line of Thursday. I know what I have to get done to make it through this week with my head above water, so I feel a little better. But then, of course, I start thinking about next week and panic hits again. My problem is, I'm trying to work ahead to get everything done sooner so I'm not as stressed out, but in reality, trying to work ahead (especially in the hectic weeks before finals) stresses me out more than if I just took it one day at a time. So, I have accepted the fact that working ahead is impossible in college, and especially this late in the game, so I am going to stop trying to work ahead. I am just going to finish today what is due tomorrow and be done with it. I just hope my summer isn't like this...

I love Wednesdays!

Despite the fact that I'm still sick, today has been/will be a great day. I slept in until 9 (and I can't believe that counts as sleeping in), and came to work at around 10:30 (just a tiny bit late today). I'm working on some homework now at work, and I'm about to eat lunch and watch an episode of The Office online (an everyday ritual). I have piano lessons at 2, and then it's back to work for a few more hours. The best part about today is that my 6-9:30 night class was canceled!
Oh, and I'm wearing a new dress.
...but it's not green.
Oh well.

Cough, Sniffle, Ouch

I'm still sick! I'm not sure exactly what I have, but it's no walk in the park. Friday I felt fine, but my voice was starting to go. Saturday, I still had no voice and started to feel congested. Then, yesterday, this cough gets added to the mix. It's a dry cough, which makes it that much more annoying. I took some medicine before bed last night, and I woke up at 2:30 am coughing. I couldn't stop! So I was up for another hour waiting for more medicine to kick in so I could get some sleep. My roommate heard me coughing all night and brought me some tea, how nice of her! Finally around 4 am I fell back asleep. I must have been sleeping pretty soundly because (despite my alarm going off at 8 am) I woke up at 10:15 am and realized I missed my 10 o'clock class. I am still kind of mad that I missed it because I know we had a quiz in there AND I missed the notes for the test. Dang. This sickness is just messing everything up!

On a side note, I hope to get some pictures on my blog this afternoon to spice it up a little because right now it's boring!

Anyway, I really need to get over this sickness because I have a busy busy busy weekend ahead! I'm helping with a weekend-long youth retreat at my church. It starts Friday night and it goes through Sunday morning worship. I won't be home all weekend because we stay in host family houses. I have my own group of girls; I think they're middle schoolers, which I love! They're such brats...I can't wait! Hopefully this weekend I will learn a lot. The experience with middle schoolers will be good because that's what I hope to teach after college. And I hope to learn a lot about myself and God this weekend too.

Wish me luck,

The Girl in Green

Two in One...

Two posts in one day...crazy, I know. But I just have to say...I have the best job in the entire world. And, the best boss in the world, too! I won't go into great detail, but I just had to say it.

And so it begins...

So, this is my first blog. Exciting stuff. Well, actually, I guess it's not technically my very first blog ever because I'm blogging for my technology class, but those blogs don't really count (sorry Dr. Herring).

Anyway, summer is right around the corner (woo hoo) and I'm trying to figure out my summer plans. I realized I'm not too far behind after talking to my friend Brittney who is trying to figure out her summer plans, too. I would like to take 2 classes this summer. Actually, let me rephrase that...I need to take 2 classes this summer. I don't really want to. I probably should though so I can graduate on time. I already signed up for one class...Family Psychology...online. I'm also taking another semester of piano lessons. I love to play the piano, and I couldn't give it up for the summer. I've also been thinking about taking a dance class this summer at a studio, but that's just a crazy idea that popped into my head. I think it would be fun, and it would force me to get in shape and stop being so lazy. And, to top it all off, I'm working 30-40 hours a week this summer on campus. I'm probably going to be helping with the youth group Wednesday nights, too, and I'm applying to be an orientation leader this summer for incoming freshmen. And somewhere in there, I hope to have a little fun. Just a little.

Summer '09 Fun Plans:

1. Have at least a dozen slumber parties with Brittney (the bff)
2. Drive to Kentucky to visit Valaria (the other bff)
3. Go to at least 3 concerts (so far, I have Rascal Flatts and The Veronicas on the schedule)
4. Spend more time with my family.
5. Love.
6. See Dane Cook.
7. Go swimming more than 3 times (which is how many times I went last summer)
8. Put a new color in my hair (I've already tackled purple and pink)
9. Go to camp (2 months from tomorrow!)
10. Learn to drive a stick shift ("in case there's an emergency" as my dad says)
11. Go muddin at Brittney's
12. Read at least 3 books in the Bible
13. Thrift at least once a week
14. Go to Chicago to see the ex roomie Vicky!
15. Make a new friend.

More plans to come,

The Girl in Green