Come On People, It's Sunday...

I live downstairs, and my roommate's room is directly above mine. There's a vent (on my ceiling, her floor) along with insanely squeaky beds that allow me to hear everything she does. Everything she does. Everything. Let me just say, her boyfriend is here this weekend, and now I play my music as loudly as my computer will allow so I don't have to hear consistently-spaced bed creaks and "Smooth Operator" leaking from my ceiling.
Only 11 more days of Sexcapades Live and really bad music.

3:31 afterthought

Pizza rolls are the enemy. Actually, pizza in general is the enemy. I have had some form of it every day for the past 6 days. I'm not joking. Pizza, pizza rolls...I'm going crazy here. I've probably gained 7 pounds this week from pizza alone. Eh...I'll work out this summer and lose it. I hope. Oh summer 09, how different you will be from summer 08 when I didn't give a crap.

Pretty Ugly

Just had a Mary Kay party. My face is all pretty with sparkles and color. But my attitude is ugly today. And when you're attitude is ugly, let's face it, you're ugly. I think I just need a nap. And a walk in the sunshine. I think I'll do that.

12 Minutes of Terror and Thrift Store Thursday

I had a little mini piano recital today. I was so nervous! I'm not used to playing in front of anyone besides my piano teacher or my mom. But I had to give a little recital for 4 other people who were also playing. It was just to get us used to playing in front of other people. It actually wasn't too bad. We just all played for each other, and that was it. 12 minutes. But I was worried because before we started, the teacher was talking about how the other people playing today had been playing for 2 semesters, and I have only been playing for 1. But actually, since I used to play when I was younger, I was actually at a more advanced level than them, which really surprised me.

Yesterday, I went thrifting! It's my newest hobby. I went with my friends Ellen and Elise, and we found some goodies. I bought two skirts that I'm going to hike up and wear as dresses with a belt and jacket or something. I also bought some crazy (and I mean CRAZY) looking pants. I wasn't really planning on buying them when I grabbed them, but the more Ellen and Elise teased me about them, the more I wanted to buy them...just out of spite. So I did. And you know what, those babies are pretty comfy. They're hideously bright and ugly, and I was told last night when I was wearing them that they are very "loud," but it's not like I'm wearing them out, gosh! They may just be PJ pants, or something I can throw on on a gloomy day like this to brighten everything up! Regardless, they are sweet pants and totally worth the $3.50. I also bought another Barry Manilow record! Every time I go, I look through the records to see if there are any Barry Manilow ones. Earlier this semester, I found one. And last night, I found another! The second one will be on my wall before the end of the day. All in all...good thrifting trip. :)

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...