This week has been really long...just because this break could not come fast enough. Katy left Tuesday to go to nationals for cross country in Florida. That's right....my roomate runs fast. :) She doesn't run until today though, but I'm sure she'll do great. She's awesome.
Tuesday night I went to the Miller's for a "Thanksgiving party." It was just desserts and games and I didn't stay long because I had a lot of homework but it was pretty fun.
Wednesday I played racquetball with Steven and Jordan and completely forgot that it was Wednesday, so I missed my bible study. It was kinda sad...but this week I completely lost track of what day it was.
Pretty much all day yesterday I was either doing homework or doing nothing. I got "assignment 2" done for my internship even though I haven't gotten an email back from the missionary I'm staying with. Bree cut my hair. That was pretty exciting, since it's been a year since I cut my hair. It feels a lot better. I will never go that long without at least trimming it ever again. I still have a bunch of split ends, but it's a lot smoother and it feels healthier. Hopefully it'll grow back in time for the mass donation to Locks Of Love in March. If it grows fast enough I'm going to try to get another trim so I won't have as many split ends.
Whelp...the long awaited Friday is here, and I only have 2 more classes today and then I'M OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!! woop woop
So...I've gotten really bad about keeping this up to date....sorry to anyone who actually reads this. I'll try to fill it all in.
The Friday after my last post I did go see Batman with Jenifer, Jordan, and Steven. Then we went to play soccer but right after we started playing for real this security guy came and told us to leave. He said we weren't allowed to be there after 11....even though we do it every week. So Drew, Gerald, and some guy I didn't know ran to the Berryhill. We played on the Christmas display they're building but then we saw a cop so we ran away. We went and played in the empty pool instead. It was pretty fun.
I can say with confidence that I got nothing accomplished last Saturday. I got up and went to breakfast with Jenifer and Jessie, but that was eating so it doesn't count for anything productive. I'm pretty sure I slept, watched movies, and played on the computer the majority of the day. I might have done something that night, but I don't remember. Which means if it was something, it was nothing, just with other people.
Sunday I went to Pine View. It might have been better if I had been with someone...but I was by myself so I was a little uncomfortable. But I did meet this girl who goes to Harding. I haven't seen her since...but she was nice. Probably the most exciting part of the day was playing racquetball for the first time. It was really fun. So fun I'm taking and tennis and racquetball class next semester. We also made Jordan watch the Newsies cuz he'd never seen it. He liked it.
The past week is kind of a blur....I remember doing laundry Tuesday cuz I just barely made it back in time for curfew. If I hadn't gotten a ride from the golf cart guy I never would have made it. 12:13. whew. Wednesday I had a history test...I can never seem to motivate myself to study for those tests. I've gotten C's on the past 3. I'm going to have to dominate that final...egh. I also made peanut butter squares for my bible study Wednesday night. Everybody loved them. They all got eaten. We had an intern meeting that night too...I actually met the people I'm going to Thailand with so I'm not as scared, even though they're all juniors and they all know each other. Whatev.
I remember doing not much of anything Thursday cuz I had a French test Friday. I can actually motivate myself to study for that class because it's part of my major and I'm interested in it. I actually stayed up until 4:30 studying...I'm not sure how I stayed awake in chapel (maybe because Jon Ross did a painting and it was absolutely amazing) and all my classes (even history!!!). I won't know until tomorrow how I did but I feel like I should get an A.
I didn't have Bible Thursday or Friday cuz Matt was in Chicago. Oh and I did my schedule for next semester Thursday too. I'm taking Education Foundations, Photography, College Algebra, Wellness, Old Testament, Tennis and Racquetball, and French. The only classes I'm not looking forward to are Algebra and Wellness...everything else should be pretty good.
When I got done with my French test I went to sleep. Then I got up to go work out with Frank. It was pretty fun. I went to dinner without changing clothes, but I changed before we went to see Superman Returns. I must say I was quite disappointed. I don't think I've ever seen a Superman movie before, but Smallville is definitely much better. We played cards in the Student Center afterwards and then Jenifer came and we watched the Newsies cuz she hasn't seen it either except she fell asleep so we didn't finish it.
Yesterday Katy and I did this "Rake and Run" thing. We didn't really run...we just went and raked random people's yards. It was actually really fun. Chelsie and this guy named Austin were in our "group" and we took lots of pictures and it was really fun. There's this awesome picture of me where I'm completely horizontal in the air above a pile of leaves. It's going to be my new facebook picture whenever Chelsie puts them online.
After that I went up to Caroline's room for something and she was about to do "Yoga Botty Ballet" so I did it with her. It could have very easily been the hardest workout I've ever done. I am so sore right now. Between that, working out with Frank, and raking leaves, my body hurts all over. Arms, back, abs, buns, legs....everything but my head. Cuz there aren't a lot of muscles to work out there. I had trouble walking down the stairs without my legs collapsing. It's worse today than yesterday...
But last night we went to Little Rock. It was Brittany, Caroline, and these two girls I didn't know, Amanda, and Alison. Turns out Alison's going to France when I'm going so I think we're going to be friends. But we went to Old Navy where they were having a huge sale. I got a skirt and some shorts for less than $7. It was awesome. Then we went to McAllister's where there were some weird guys checking us out and the manager was betting the cook how old we were. It was interesting....but very fun. Then we went to Cold Stone....which is always amaaaazing. And Barnes & Noble where we read kids' Christmas books. I also almost left my purse, which is why I don't carry them on a regular basis. We came back and played Uno for a bit and then went to bed.
I was going to go to church at Fellowship this morning but my alarm clock didn't go off. I was really sad....it's the first time I've missed church since I've been here other than this time I skipped Downtown one Sunday night. But I watched Pride and Prejudice this afternoon for the first time. It was pretty good....I went to Wal Mart...I went to Downtown....I read....Now I'm going to bed.
This week has made me truly realize how convenient a cell phone is. My social life has suffered greatly with my lack of phone...I never know when anyone's doing anything because they can't call me and tell me and I can't call anyone and ask if they want to do something with me...so I've been spending much more time in my room...and on facebook...which I'm convinced is not a bad thing, but it certainly isn't good either. *sigh*
Monday I did the first official commercial for Harding...all frickin day. It was by far the most boring day since I've been here. But I met some new people and I'll be getting a check pretty soon for at least $50, probably more since it was from 9-5, so that'll be really nice.
Tuesday was Halloween. :] I wasn't going to get dressed up, but then when trick-or-treaters started coming I changed my mind and started trying to put an outfit together. It wasn't very successful until Katy was like "Hey, I have this thing that my sister's roomate gave me that you can wear." It was like this cool Egyptian robe with a thingy that tied around and jingled. :] We went trick-or-treating. It was fun, even though I don't really eat candy.
It was also frickin cold. Ever since Tuesday night it's been a lot colder. I wore my winter coat today, although it was sunny so I didn't really need it towards the afternoon...but still. I can stand cold weather for a while, but if it doesn't snow, I get a little cranky. It hasn't been cold enough long enough for me to be cranky yet, but I hear it doesn't really snow around here so I'm thinking second semester might not be the happiest of times.
There aren't really any plans for this weekend. Batman Begins is playing in the Benson tomorrow. I'll probably go to that because I haven't really been using my pass that much. I gotta get my money's worth. I'm sure there will be soccer too...probably tomorrow. That always makes me happy. :]
Last week was pretty bleh. Tuesday I did laundry most of the day after class and then I went to see The Departed. It was one of those really bad but really intriguing movies that boys like. Like in a way I'm glad I saw it, but I have no desire to see it again. But I would recommend it for boys. That whole night was a little iffy....
Wednesday was okay...bible study was good and internship meeting was good. But that night I started feeling really bad...which was really bad because I had a test Thursday morning. I studied for a little while but after a while I just had to go to bed...I felt horrible. So I didn't study as much as I wanted to, and I didn't get up as early as I wanted to the next morning. I was the last one to get there and the last one to leave. And I still felt bad so I didn't do as well as I should have. After that I went back to bed. I woke up after a while and went to the nurse to get some medicine. I didn't go to any of my other classes. I just slept and watched movies in bed all day.
Friday I felt better, but I think it was because I hadn't really been eating. Then my mom came. :) It made me really happy. I had to do a little homework for a while but then we went to dinner, where I didn't eat much, and then to the play. It was amazing. There are some talented people here at Harding, let me tell you. I went to the bonfire after that and then to Ellie's room to try to get chapel seats, but it wasn't working. When I went downstairs on the way to my room I saw my roomate and the girl across the hall running down the hall. They were like "We're going to Taco Bell, wanna come?!" At this point it was almost 10 till 1. Okay. So we went to Taco Bell and just barely made it back for grace period. It was fun and spontaneous.
Saturday I got to sleep in and I woke up for lunch at Grandpa's. My stomach felt much better so it was delicious. Then Mom and I went shopping. :) I got some new jeans and a new jacket. I love them. Then we went to see my aunt and uncle and cousin who were here for the weekend. Then we went to dinner at IHOP and ended up staying for a really long time.
Then I went to play soccer. It was really good this week. There were a lot of people at first but after "halftime" it was good. I hurt my bad knee a little but I don't think it's too bad. I came back and watched Smallville since we got to set the clock back.
This morning we went to church at Downtown and then Mazzio's for lunch. It was really crowded. Then Mom left...it was pretty sad. But I came back to my room and watched some more Smallville and took a nap. We were going to play "invitation only" soccer tonight but supposedly everyone was too tired so I haven't been doing much tonight. Tomorrow I'm going to be in some commercial for Harding. I get to miss all chapel and all my classes. And I'm getting paid $8/hour. I'm pretty excited.
I stayed up too late last night. Today was exhausting. I tried to stay awake in history by studying french....it didn't work. It really seems impossible to stay awake in that class.
I skipped lunch to sleep and study some more. The test wasn't too bad. When we were doing the oral part I was really proud of myself for understanding so much. I understood almost every word he said. Of course he was talking really slow and I was hardcore listening, but it still made me feel really good. I didn't finish but I got to go back after bible to do the last section.
Then I went to sleep. For a while. Until dinner actually. It felt really good. Brittany and I ate in the student center because she lost her ID. I'm amazed at how good those cookies are. They are possibly the best cookies I've ever had.
I've been trying to do my internship assignment since then. It's really hard since I'm a political idiot and I'm supposed to be writing about the current political and economical situation in Thailand. It's hard for me to actually learn from things like this. Although, I have learned that there's some kind of rebellion against the government going on now. I'm not completely sure but I don't think it's dangerous anymore, but it still makes me a little uneasy.
I did get to talk to Lucy and Willa tonight. I really miss them a lot. I wish I weren't so far away.
So you would think that I would have more time on my hands during "Club Week" since I wasn't pledging a club, and I would therefore be writing regularly. Not so. The week still had an effect on me, just in different ways.
Basically, I was really happy I didn't pledge until Friday night. All week people were so stressed and tired and acting crazy and stupid and I'm glad I got to see it from the outside first. And I'm glad that I have a better idea of what the clubs are really like now.
But Friday night, when everyone was doing the final official pledging stuff....I was bored out of my mind. It took them all night. And I mean ALL night. Melissa and I had no friends. But Ted and David were in town, which made the night somewhat more bearable. We did go to the soccer games and for some reason they reversed. The guys won and the girls lost. The rest of the night was kinda complainy and uneventful.
Last night however, was extremely eventful. I slept until 3....even though I was only up until 3, but whatev. Everyone else slept that late so I had to fit in with the crowd. I didn't do much for a while but then we went to Wal Mart and got pumpkins and went to carve them at the park. It was really fun but cold and dark by the time we got done.
Then we went to Casa Brava for dinner, which was much better than I expected. The chips and salsa/cheese dip was exceptionally delicious. Tacos aren't that great, but I'll try something else next time. Then things really got interesting....we decided to go to the corn maze.
Brittany was tired and didn't want to drive so I drove her car, since Joseph had my car. Everything's going fine until I see blue lights behind me. Less than 5 minutes before I had said "I don't know what the speed limit is here." Turns out I was going 66 in a 45. I could barely even talk to the cop I was so nervous. He was asking me all these questions and I was shaking and I couldn't think straight so I was stuttering and tripping over my words all while trying not to cry. To make things worse Brittany didn't have a current insurance card. Of course he gave me a ticket. I'm supposed to go to court Decemeber 19th. That's after finals so I don't even know if I'll be here.
It took about 2 minutes to get to the corn maze after that. It was still a lot of fun. It was good to be doing something to take my mind off it. Otherwise I probably would have broken down and cried and been upset the rest of the night. Instead I got to sneak around and scare everyone while trying to find the exit. I actually ended up scaring these people that I didn't know...it was kinda funny.
We went to Highway today and it was pretty good. Then we went to Arby's and Ted and David left. Then I finished reading Redeeming Love, which was one of the best parts of Pledge Week (getting to read something I actually wanted to read). Then I slept and went to Sears' open house. Boys in the dorms still weirds me out. Then there was downtown and homework and studying for my french test tomorrow. I'm nervous, I'm not gonna lie.
I've been busy. And I forget...Thursday I skipped my 8:30 and chapel and slept until 11. It was really nice and very much needed. And Bible was cancelled Thursday and Friday because Mr. Miller was at the world missions workshop. So all I had Thursday was french lab, which wasn't bad. Friday I went to the guys' soccer game. They were winning at halftime, so I thought they might have a chance...nope. 1-4. They're terrible.
Then we played soccer, which is always fun, but also always painful. This week this girl kicked me in the back of my shin, but below my calf so there wasn't much cushioning. It hurt really bad, and it still does. And there's a bruise of course. But there were a lot of people....a lot of new people that I had never seen in my life. I didn't like it as much, but whatev.
Saturday I got to sleep in. We left around 2 or 3 to go to the lakehouse, which is actually a riverhouse. It was absolutely wonderful. It was just this cute little cabin right on the river and we just went down to the dock and relaxed...it was nice. And then I made a fire and we had a weenie roast. I was very proud of myself. I'm not even a girlscout.
Then we contemplated going to the corn maze, but it would have taken a long time to get there and we'd get back late so we decided to wait until this weekend when Ted and Jill come. We made brownies and watched Mr. & Mrs. Smith instead. Then Savannah left and we fell asleep to Mean Girls, although I didn't exactly fall asleep. See, there were 4 of us in one bed. It was okay for movie watching....but not for sleeping. And I just don't sleep well with others I've decided. I move around too much and I think I have sleep claustrophobia. I ended up getting on the floor around 1 or 2...even though there was another bed across the hall. I still didn't sleep much.
But we got up and went to early service at Downtown. Then I skipped lunch and slept all afternoon. And when I say all afternoon, I mean ALL afternoon. It felt good.
It's officially "club week." I have many mixed feelings. It's kinda funny to see everyone all decked out in their club colors, but when it comes to getting a chicken biscuit from the student center, I'm somewhat annoyed. I had to literally push people out of the way to get to Chik-fil-a. I've never seen that many people in the student center....I think I'm going to avoid it the rest of the week. I'm glad I decided not to do a club though. But there's always the slight chance of next year...who knows.
My alarm clock didn't go off...again. I woke up at 9:30, which means I missed my 9 o'clock, which was really bad because we were reviewing for the test Friday. I can't believe I did that...
I didn't doze off in chapel today. Not even a little. Maybe because I got that extra hour and a half of sleep...but whatev.
I was out in history of course, but I didn't take a nap before lunch today, which is a big deal. I ate lunch in the Student Center today because I found out yesterday that I still have almost $150 left in DCB. I'm thinking I'm going to be getting a smoothie every day for the rest of the semester.
But I got this chicken sandwich because it looked really good and I usually get chicken nuggets so I wanted to mix it up and be different....baaaaaaad idea. It was disgusting. I think it was the pickles...
After Bible Brittany and I went to Maurices....goooooood idea. They had a 75% off rack....I got 2 tank tops for less than $6. It was awesome.
Then I ate pb&j because I was hungry because I didn't finish the grody sandwich I had for lunch. And then I took a nap. Then I went to my bible study and then the internship meeting. It's pretty official that I'm going to Thailand this summer. Kind of exciting, but also kind of disappointing because there's a really awesome group of people going to Togo. And I'm also going to miss Honduras....but I'm sure that Thailand is going to be amazing. I'm just a little nervous about it right now.
So then Brittany and I did pilates....and by that I mean Brittany did pilates while I ate my not-so-easy easy mac. It's just impossible to do pilates with her. She makes the funniest noises....I can't even describe it.
But then I went upstairs to get notes from Savannah and they were watching She's the Man...I knew I needed to study....but I stayed anyway. It was hilaaaaaarious. It might be going on the Christmas list. Along with a Maurice's gift card so I can get some of the pretty things that weren't on sale today.
Quote of the day: "I feel like an awkward baby!"
