I think so!! :)
This week has been so hectic but it's been FULL of blessings at the same time. Like I posted last time (which was a week ago...oops!!), I had two big exams this week - biochem and physics. Studying for those consumed most of my time up until yesterday around noon. I felt pretty confident about my biochem, then to find out I didn't do as well as I thought. And then, my physics test...that was a whole different story. First of all, I've never had a test only consist of 12 questions, and second, I've never had a test that I've had NO idea how to do the majority of the problems. It was really aggrevating, but I didn't want to stress over it. I knew it would turn out how it was supposed to - whether good or bad.
Last night was a great way to start the stretch of a few less stressful days to come. I joined a community service fraternity (yea co-ed groups are called fraternites too) this past week and some of us got together last night to make blankets for Project Linus - the Saint Jude's organization. It's a great feeling knowing you're helping make people's lives better - especially sick kid's. I'm so looking forward to all the other service projects lined up. I can tell ESA is going to be a great fit for me!
Today though, probably topped my whole week off. Not just because it was Friday either! I found out that I made a B on my physics test! I can't explain how excited I was. I had motivation to get some work done too. Then I hit up the mall with Jenn and Jess. We saw this cute new shop - Paint n' Fun - that was full of all these ceramics you could paint. So we went in and put our creativity to the test :) They're really inexpensive too!! Jenn and I painted our initial and Jess got a cute little trinket box. I love doing spontaneous things. I had planned on just going to look around, but our little side stop made the trip so much more fun :) After we finished painting, they had to glaze them which took about twenty minutes, so we went browsing a few stores & stopped for some coffee. I had a blast!
Life is so good. GOD is so good. I've definitely seen him at work so much this week. I told myself at the beginning of the week that I wanted to set aside time and actually reflect on what God does for me EVERY SINGLE DAY. In the past, I've always just taken it for granted and have had this mindset that I'm in control - and then it finally clicked and I was like, "wait, what am I doing?!? why am I not taking time to thank Him for all of this?". Let me tell you, it's an amazing feeling when you step back and watch what GOd does - through you and others, and through every situation in life. It seriously is awesome!!
But, I'm going to get off here - heading out to get dessert with a friend. Hope everyone is having a great Friday night!! HAVE FUN!!! :)
<3
Friday, February 18, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
been slacking..oops!!
WHOAAA I can't believe I haven't posted anything in almost two weeks!! I apologize - that is if you're that interested in my life happenings. I'm hoping I don't let this much time pass again - I don't want to slip back into my old ways and let six months pass before I post again. Determined to NEVER let that happen again. :) I gotta admit though, come Monday I'll be devoting my ENTIRE life to studying for two huge exams I have this week, so I'm not promising too much - but hopefully a little recap at least once during the week!!
Enough about me going on about that though. Moving on to tonight!!
Tonight was probably one of the best Friday nights I've had in awhile. And it wasn't even like I did THAT much, but it was so chill and such a relaxing, fun way to end a stressfull week. Our Relay for Life committee here put on a big fundraiser with a "Relay's Best Dance Crew." The big thing though was our fellow Hokies from Fighting Gravity were the special guests!! The entire 3,000-seat auditorium sold out for the show which made for an awesome amount of money going to a GREAT cause!! All the dance groups were great! I love watching people dance - it would be totally sick to be a part of a dance group - I'd love to do it. BUT since I'm not, watching is the next best thing. I don't care what people say though, but I guarantee almost everyone in Burruss tonight was there to see no one but Fighting Gravity. When they came on, the feeling was undescribable. The crowd went crazy. And just to know that was the stage they first performed on and a lot of people at the show including me saw them dance there the first time was pretty cool. I'm 100% sure I go to THE best school in the entire world. There's nothing like the TEch community and people here. Needless to say, that was the highlight of my whole week. :)
After the show was over, my roommate and one of our best friends went to the coffee shop on campus to listen to some live music put on my different students. I definitely know where I'm going to be spending my Friday nights now! There's something about a CoffeeHouse atmosphere that makes me feel like I'm in a big city just enjoying local music. It doesn't help that I'm a sucker for guys who can sing and play guitar either ;) It definitely makes me want to start searching for other live music going on around town on the weekends! The music was great!!
So tonight was a success! Great entertainment, great company - definitely makes for an enjoyable night. I hope everyone else's night has been just as fun!! If not, it's still not too late!! :) Go out and do something spontaneous - does the heart and sould some good. I've recently found that not second guessing myself and just going for something is totally worth it and so much better than thinking 'what if'. Hopefully that changed someone's perspective tonight!!
But I'm going to get going and maybe catch up on the Grey's Anatomy episode I missed last night. Have a fantastic night!!!
Oh and P.S. -- as I'm continuing to read the book, 'Cure for the Common Life,' I'm going to end with a quote or verse from the book. Hope you enjoy.
"God has never taken his eyes off you. Not for a millisecond. He's always near. He lives to hear your heartbeat. He loves to hear your prayers. He'd die for your sin before he'd let you die in your sin, so he did." - Cure for the Common Life
Enough about me going on about that though. Moving on to tonight!!
Tonight was probably one of the best Friday nights I've had in awhile. And it wasn't even like I did THAT much, but it was so chill and such a relaxing, fun way to end a stressfull week. Our Relay for Life committee here put on a big fundraiser with a "Relay's Best Dance Crew." The big thing though was our fellow Hokies from Fighting Gravity were the special guests!! The entire 3,000-seat auditorium sold out for the show which made for an awesome amount of money going to a GREAT cause!! All the dance groups were great! I love watching people dance - it would be totally sick to be a part of a dance group - I'd love to do it. BUT since I'm not, watching is the next best thing. I don't care what people say though, but I guarantee almost everyone in Burruss tonight was there to see no one but Fighting Gravity. When they came on, the feeling was undescribable. The crowd went crazy. And just to know that was the stage they first performed on and a lot of people at the show including me saw them dance there the first time was pretty cool. I'm 100% sure I go to THE best school in the entire world. There's nothing like the TEch community and people here. Needless to say, that was the highlight of my whole week. :)
After the show was over, my roommate and one of our best friends went to the coffee shop on campus to listen to some live music put on my different students. I definitely know where I'm going to be spending my Friday nights now! There's something about a CoffeeHouse atmosphere that makes me feel like I'm in a big city just enjoying local music. It doesn't help that I'm a sucker for guys who can sing and play guitar either ;) It definitely makes me want to start searching for other live music going on around town on the weekends! The music was great!!
So tonight was a success! Great entertainment, great company - definitely makes for an enjoyable night. I hope everyone else's night has been just as fun!! If not, it's still not too late!! :) Go out and do something spontaneous - does the heart and sould some good. I've recently found that not second guessing myself and just going for something is totally worth it and so much better than thinking 'what if'. Hopefully that changed someone's perspective tonight!!
But I'm going to get going and maybe catch up on the Grey's Anatomy episode I missed last night. Have a fantastic night!!!
Oh and P.S. -- as I'm continuing to read the book, 'Cure for the Common Life,' I'm going to end with a quote or verse from the book. Hope you enjoy.
"God has never taken his eyes off you. Not for a millisecond. He's always near. He lives to hear your heartbeat. He loves to hear your prayers. He'd die for your sin before he'd let you die in your sin, so he did." - Cure for the Common Life
Sunday, January 30, 2011
such a relaxing weekend...
This weekend has been such a relaxing way to spend the the end of a somewhat stressful week. Stressful only meaning me not knowing a thing about my Physics homework. (And yes, that ONE thing freaked me out the entire week; but thankfully I got some help and have made myself set aside time during the week for a tutor.)
But anyways...considering classes and professors are officially back in school mode (meaning work, work, work), my weekend did consist of looking over my week's notes and doing some 'to-be-expected' reading. Thankfully though, the way I've tried to prioritize my workload is still holding up, so I don't have actual 'work' to do over my two-day breaks. I know I've said this before, but I really like managing my time that way for the sole purpose of NOT being overwhelmed come Sunday evenings.
Friday night I stayed in and curled up watching HGTV and drinking coffee. It was great not gonna lie. Then last night, my parents came down to take me out to dinner and do a little shopping in C'burg!! Ashley was able to take a break from her art and came with us to O'Charley's. It was a lot of fun. Oh and we had a cutie for a waiter which made for great coversation at the table ;) haha. We got another chair for our apartment and, after looking in Target, decided to put our art skills (when I say 'ours', I really mean mostly Ashley's)to work and make our own canvases to hang on our kitchen wall. I can't wait until it gets warm outside so we can lay them out on the sidewalk and paint them. Not sure what we'll end up doing - perhaps abstracts, but I don't know. It turned out to be a fun and successfull outing!! I love that my parents are so close they can just drive down for dinner randomly.
Today topped the weekend off great! I always look forward to Sunday mornings for church service. (It's sad that I once couldn't ever get that feeling come Sunday mornings, but it's also amazing at the same time - to see how far my relationship with Jesus has come. Ya know? I think it's awesome!) It was a great service - another packed house. We studied Luke 9:1-10 which is about Jesus sending out his 12 disciples and how we're given the same power and authority from Him to go out and do the same - but not for ourselves or as a 'civic duty' but for the love we have for God. It was really cool to listen to Jeff talk about it. Everyone should check out the podcast!
After service was over, I ran to the grocery store (I have officially depleted all the money on my giftcard from Christmas in only 3 trips to FoodLion), and worked on a study guide for my online class. I'm hoping to catch some of the basketball game on TV (if it's on) and start reading the book "Cure for the Common Life" by Max Lucado. It's supposed to be an awesome book!! Have any of you ever read it? I got it probably a year and a half ago from a friend and have never finished it. I'm planning on just starting over at the beginning and really diving into it. I WILL finish this time - hopefully it'll only take me a few days.
I guess I should stop writing before this becomes a short novel. But one last thing -was it nice weather wherever ya'll live? It was gorgeous here today - 60 degrees on January 30th!! It was so nice, but unfortunately it will all be gone tomorrow and it'll be back in the 30's =/ I'm just grateful I live in a place where there are actual seasons - where I look forward to all the temperature changes!
Hope everyone has a great rest of the evening!! <3
But anyways...considering classes and professors are officially back in school mode (meaning work, work, work), my weekend did consist of looking over my week's notes and doing some 'to-be-expected' reading. Thankfully though, the way I've tried to prioritize my workload is still holding up, so I don't have actual 'work' to do over my two-day breaks. I know I've said this before, but I really like managing my time that way for the sole purpose of NOT being overwhelmed come Sunday evenings.
Friday night I stayed in and curled up watching HGTV and drinking coffee. It was great not gonna lie. Then last night, my parents came down to take me out to dinner and do a little shopping in C'burg!! Ashley was able to take a break from her art and came with us to O'Charley's. It was a lot of fun. Oh and we had a cutie for a waiter which made for great coversation at the table ;) haha. We got another chair for our apartment and, after looking in Target, decided to put our art skills (when I say 'ours', I really mean mostly Ashley's)to work and make our own canvases to hang on our kitchen wall. I can't wait until it gets warm outside so we can lay them out on the sidewalk and paint them. Not sure what we'll end up doing - perhaps abstracts, but I don't know. It turned out to be a fun and successfull outing!! I love that my parents are so close they can just drive down for dinner randomly.
Today topped the weekend off great! I always look forward to Sunday mornings for church service. (It's sad that I once couldn't ever get that feeling come Sunday mornings, but it's also amazing at the same time - to see how far my relationship with Jesus has come. Ya know? I think it's awesome!) It was a great service - another packed house. We studied Luke 9:1-10 which is about Jesus sending out his 12 disciples and how we're given the same power and authority from Him to go out and do the same - but not for ourselves or as a 'civic duty' but for the love we have for God. It was really cool to listen to Jeff talk about it. Everyone should check out the podcast!
After service was over, I ran to the grocery store (I have officially depleted all the money on my giftcard from Christmas in only 3 trips to FoodLion), and worked on a study guide for my online class. I'm hoping to catch some of the basketball game on TV (if it's on) and start reading the book "Cure for the Common Life" by Max Lucado. It's supposed to be an awesome book!! Have any of you ever read it? I got it probably a year and a half ago from a friend and have never finished it. I'm planning on just starting over at the beginning and really diving into it. I WILL finish this time - hopefully it'll only take me a few days.
I guess I should stop writing before this becomes a short novel. But one last thing -was it nice weather wherever ya'll live? It was gorgeous here today - 60 degrees on January 30th!! It was so nice, but unfortunately it will all be gone tomorrow and it'll be back in the 30's =/ I'm just grateful I live in a place where there are actual seasons - where I look forward to all the temperature changes!
Hope everyone has a great rest of the evening!! <3
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
exhausted!
Whewww, today was tiring. One of my classes was cancelled so I only had one today but I used the rest of my day to study. I feel like my eyes are about to fall out from looking at all my notes/reading. Hopefully my new approach will pay off in the end.
Nothing too exciting happened today, so no lengthy blog tonight. I'll leave you with this cute email my mom sent me though. I literally laughed out loud at almost all of these - makes me want to do them.haha! ENJOY!!
To Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity:
1. At lunch time, sit in your car with your sunglasses on & point your hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice!
3. Everytime someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
4. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their 'caffeine addictions' switch to Espresso.
5. In the 'memo' field of all your checks write 'for marijuana'
6. Skip down the hall rather than walk and see how many looks you get.
7. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
8. Specify your Drive-Thru order is 'to-go'
9. Sing along at the Opera.
10. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you have a headache.
11. When the money comes out of the ATM, scream, 'I WON!', 'I WON!!'
12. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling 'Run for your lives!! They're loose!!'
13. Tell your children over dinner, 'Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go.'
14. Pick of a box of condoms at the pharmacy, go to the counter and ask where the fitting room is.
Hope everyone had a great Tuesday!!
Goodnight <3
Nothing too exciting happened today, so no lengthy blog tonight. I'll leave you with this cute email my mom sent me though. I literally laughed out loud at almost all of these - makes me want to do them.haha! ENJOY!!
To Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity:
1. At lunch time, sit in your car with your sunglasses on & point your hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice!
3. Everytime someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
4. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their 'caffeine addictions' switch to Espresso.
5. In the 'memo' field of all your checks write 'for marijuana'
6. Skip down the hall rather than walk and see how many looks you get.
7. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.
8. Specify your Drive-Thru order is 'to-go'
9. Sing along at the Opera.
10. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you have a headache.
11. When the money comes out of the ATM, scream, 'I WON!', 'I WON!!'
12. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling 'Run for your lives!! They're loose!!'
13. Tell your children over dinner, 'Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go.'
14. Pick of a box of condoms at the pharmacy, go to the counter and ask where the fitting room is.
Hope everyone had a great Tuesday!!
Goodnight <3
Monday, January 24, 2011
i wish EVERY monday was like this!!
Don't let the header fool you. Nothing too exciting happened today, it's just that my Mondays are usually 'ehhh' days and seem to be so slow and boring. I guess with the whole beginning of a new week thing they're associated with. But today went by fairly fast for me and I surprisingly got A LOT done! It's a great feeling to wake up and feel refreshed and ready for the day/week. Hopefully my Mondays will continue to be this way - that would make me one happy camper!! But I guess it is what YOU make it.
It helps that I woke up this morning with a text from one of my best friends telling me that our friend/neighbor got engaged last night!! I couldn't believe it when I picked up my phone!! It's weird to think one of my friends is getting married - but I'm so happy for her and I know she is SO excited!! I can't wait to see the dress she picks out!! (I'm a little obsessed with weddings so I'm so excited to see what all she picks out!!)
I only had one class today - Biochemistry and trust me it's nothing exciting! But my professor is so funny! He's this cute old Asian man and randomly during the middle of class today he looks down and says, 'oh no, I must tie my shoe.' Obviously just reading that it's not funny at all, but the whole class busted out laughing because it was so random.
After class I went to the gym and let me just say - I HATE how crowded the gym is after New Year's up until Spring Break. It's ridiculous! I feel smothered.
With campus stuff out of the way, I came back home and got almost all my reading done for this week. I was shocked!! Seriously, I never have motivation to read for classes. Again - great feeling!!So to reward myself, I went and bought a few things at OfficeMax with a giftcard I had and Walgreens. I got a journal for church and bibly study and twi new pretty pens and then some nailpolish ('easy going' and '24/7'). Big spender I know. But it was nice to get out of the apartment even if it was only for an hour.
But on a serious note, my uncle (my mom's brother-in-law) had to have stint surgery today in his leg. He also has to go again sometime later in the week to have bypass in his leg. His health isn't that great - he's had all this done before. I just hope this time he knows how crucial it is for him to stop smoking and drinking since that has an effect on it. Please pray for him and the doctors this upcoming week.
Well, I'm going to get off here and put all my focus on 'The Bachelor'!! :) Everyone have a great night!!
Ciao <3
P.S. - God's really been tugging on my heart lately to get involved with a small group through the church I've been going to here at school. There's one on Thursday nights that I might go to but haven't decided yet. I'm excited and really hope it works out!! :)
It helps that I woke up this morning with a text from one of my best friends telling me that our friend/neighbor got engaged last night!! I couldn't believe it when I picked up my phone!! It's weird to think one of my friends is getting married - but I'm so happy for her and I know she is SO excited!! I can't wait to see the dress she picks out!! (I'm a little obsessed with weddings so I'm so excited to see what all she picks out!!)
I only had one class today - Biochemistry and trust me it's nothing exciting! But my professor is so funny! He's this cute old Asian man and randomly during the middle of class today he looks down and says, 'oh no, I must tie my shoe.' Obviously just reading that it's not funny at all, but the whole class busted out laughing because it was so random.
After class I went to the gym and let me just say - I HATE how crowded the gym is after New Year's up until Spring Break. It's ridiculous! I feel smothered.
With campus stuff out of the way, I came back home and got almost all my reading done for this week. I was shocked!! Seriously, I never have motivation to read for classes. Again - great feeling!!So to reward myself, I went and bought a few things at OfficeMax with a giftcard I had and Walgreens. I got a journal for church and bibly study and twi new pretty pens and then some nailpolish ('easy going' and '24/7'). Big spender I know. But it was nice to get out of the apartment even if it was only for an hour.
But on a serious note, my uncle (my mom's brother-in-law) had to have stint surgery today in his leg. He also has to go again sometime later in the week to have bypass in his leg. His health isn't that great - he's had all this done before. I just hope this time he knows how crucial it is for him to stop smoking and drinking since that has an effect on it. Please pray for him and the doctors this upcoming week.
Well, I'm going to get off here and put all my focus on 'The Bachelor'!! :) Everyone have a great night!!
Ciao <3
P.S. - God's really been tugging on my heart lately to get involved with a small group through the church I've been going to here at school. There's one on Thursday nights that I might go to but haven't decided yet. I'm excited and really hope it works out!! :)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friends, Hair Color, & NeonPink Nails
What my Saturday night has consisted of!! Jenn and Jess came over tonight for dinner and a movie and to do some on-the-side hair-coloring!! I've been saying I wanted to dye my hair for a LONG time and I finally got the courage to go for it. I had no idea how the kits worked so obviously I needed someone who is an expert in dying their hair!!hah. I got a color called "cinnamon stick" which, on the box, looked and said it was a mahogany brown shade. At first I was a little nervous that it wouldn't turn out right or look good, but I LOVE it!! It's the perfect color and not too drastic for my first time. There is more of a reddish tint to it than the box shows but that gives it a little more spunk I think. I can tell I'm going to become addicted to switching up my color - who knows when I'll ever get to see my natural color again.
After my 'makeover', we watched the movie with Drew Barrymore, 'Going the Distance.' It was okay, not my favorite movie, but it had it's funny scenes. The plot just didn't have much too it. But it was fun to hang out and relax even if it wasn't one of my top five movies. It was a great way to get my mind off some things & I thank my friends for that!!
This afternoon was somewhat overwhelming. I called my mom to see how she was and she told me she was at the doctor's office because of a cough she had. If you know my mom, she doesn't just go to the doctor for a 'cough'. But I didn't really think about much more until later when I tried calling her to ask a question and she didn't pick up her phone - twice! My mom ALWAYS answers her phone. I got a little mad because I wanted the answer to that question right then. I later felt really guilty for being angry. I got a text a few minutes later from her saying she was still with the doctors and that she'd call me when she was done. That's what got be worring - doctors, as in plural and that she was still at the doctor's office at least two hours after I'd talked with her the first time. She finally called me back just for her phone to cut me off. I was expecting her to call me right back but when she didn't in about five minutes I called her phone back and my dad answered. I can't even describe what was going through my mind after that. My heart was racing - I had no idea what was going on. And it didn't help that my dad was like, 'hey can I call you back in a few minutes?' in a low voice. Thankfully, my mom must have told him to tell me everything was okay, before she got on the line. Long story short she had had some minor chest pain earlier in the day and went over to the 'Urgent Care' outpatient office. They took some blood there and sent her to one of our hospitals to do a stress test. For some odd reason, you have to stay overnight for those things. But I'd rather her be there than anywhere else just to be on the safe side. So needless to say, I was extremely stressed out and worried throughout the afternoon, but everything should be back to normal for her tomorrow. I just ask for a few extra prayers if you don't mind.
It's about my bedtime though, so I better get off here. I'm so glad tomorrow's Sunday!! Excited to get back to the church I've been going to here at school. Plus, my grandparents are coming up for dinner and to see my apartment for the first time. I can't wait to see them!! Hope everyone had a fun and eventful Saturday!!
Goodnight!! <3
After my 'makeover', we watched the movie with Drew Barrymore, 'Going the Distance.' It was okay, not my favorite movie, but it had it's funny scenes. The plot just didn't have much too it. But it was fun to hang out and relax even if it wasn't one of my top five movies. It was a great way to get my mind off some things & I thank my friends for that!!
This afternoon was somewhat overwhelming. I called my mom to see how she was and she told me she was at the doctor's office because of a cough she had. If you know my mom, she doesn't just go to the doctor for a 'cough'. But I didn't really think about much more until later when I tried calling her to ask a question and she didn't pick up her phone - twice! My mom ALWAYS answers her phone. I got a little mad because I wanted the answer to that question right then. I later felt really guilty for being angry. I got a text a few minutes later from her saying she was still with the doctors and that she'd call me when she was done. That's what got be worring - doctors, as in plural and that she was still at the doctor's office at least two hours after I'd talked with her the first time. She finally called me back just for her phone to cut me off. I was expecting her to call me right back but when she didn't in about five minutes I called her phone back and my dad answered. I can't even describe what was going through my mind after that. My heart was racing - I had no idea what was going on. And it didn't help that my dad was like, 'hey can I call you back in a few minutes?' in a low voice. Thankfully, my mom must have told him to tell me everything was okay, before she got on the line. Long story short she had had some minor chest pain earlier in the day and went over to the 'Urgent Care' outpatient office. They took some blood there and sent her to one of our hospitals to do a stress test. For some odd reason, you have to stay overnight for those things. But I'd rather her be there than anywhere else just to be on the safe side. So needless to say, I was extremely stressed out and worried throughout the afternoon, but everything should be back to normal for her tomorrow. I just ask for a few extra prayers if you don't mind.
It's about my bedtime though, so I better get off here. I'm so glad tomorrow's Sunday!! Excited to get back to the church I've been going to here at school. Plus, my grandparents are coming up for dinner and to see my apartment for the first time. I can't wait to see them!! Hope everyone had a fun and eventful Saturday!!
Goodnight!! <3
Friday, January 21, 2011
week one..finito!!
Well, I'm happy to say I survived WeekOne of the new semester. Can't complain about it only be four days either!! But come Monday, it's back to a five-day work week!
I just got my schedule completely squared away today which was a little nerve-racking, but thankfully everything worked out! Anxiety always consumes me the first week of classes anyways with trying to figure out how my classes will be. Add on not having a complete schedule until 4 days after classes start - that was exhausting. I couldn't get registered for one of my class's online portion & then I didn't know if I would even get into the online class I was looking for to get the minimum full-time credits required. But, like I said, everything came together and I am so releived.
After reading that, I realized it must sound like I had a horrible first few days and am not grateful for them, but honestly I didn't mean for it to sound like that at all. Those little set-backs have just taught me yet again what patience can do. I actually think my classes are going to be okay though. Going into the semester, I wasn't sure how I would handle three major science classes, but after the first two days of each, they don't seem as dreadful as I thought.
I can already tell my BioChemistry class is going to be 10x better than the one I was in for a max of one week this time last spring. My professor is this cute old Asian man who actually gives the class time to right down the notes he puts up while explaining the material in pretty good detail. My Physics class on the otherhand, seems a bit different. I can't tell if I'm going to like my professor yet or not. That's bad I know, but he seems a bit arrogant. I can't tell yet if it's the 'dry humor type of arrogant' or the 'I'm better than you kind of arrogant'. Let's hope it's the first. That class is going to be a lot of work and requires reading all the chapters of the book. I think I'll be reading/using my textbooks more this semester than the past two years combined. My Anatomy book is also going to be at my side this entire semester too. I could get away without reading all the chapters because it probably is pointless for the exams (I had this professor for the first semester a year and a half ago), but I need the re-enforcement of the material. I can definitely see a big change in how I approached the first semester to how I feel about this semester's class - I'm learning the material and actually don't dread going to class! So much more motivating that way! My fourth and final class is the online one I just found out I am enrolled in. It's Travel & Tourism Management which I think is going to be so fun since that's something I like. (After all, I did change my major to that once!)
Overall though, the week has been great! I've kept up with my work/reading that I told myself I would do, I've been to the gym every day to relieve the every day stress that comes with college, and I'm on tract to reaching a goal of getting all my work done by Sundays and using that day to relax. (Hopefully I can keep that up!!) Unfortunately, I've become a big nerd in the process - it's Friday night and I'm staying in studying this week's notes and taking random pictures around the apartment! Oh well!!
I'll leave ya with a few of the pics I took. Hope everyone had a great week! Have a fun Friday night!!!
Ciao!! <3
My cute little magnet my mom found!!
This Keurig of my roomate's is seriously my favorite new toy!! LOVE it!! :)
And of course our coffee/tea collection.
I just got my schedule completely squared away today which was a little nerve-racking, but thankfully everything worked out! Anxiety always consumes me the first week of classes anyways with trying to figure out how my classes will be. Add on not having a complete schedule until 4 days after classes start - that was exhausting. I couldn't get registered for one of my class's online portion & then I didn't know if I would even get into the online class I was looking for to get the minimum full-time credits required. But, like I said, everything came together and I am so releived.
After reading that, I realized it must sound like I had a horrible first few days and am not grateful for them, but honestly I didn't mean for it to sound like that at all. Those little set-backs have just taught me yet again what patience can do. I actually think my classes are going to be okay though. Going into the semester, I wasn't sure how I would handle three major science classes, but after the first two days of each, they don't seem as dreadful as I thought.
I can already tell my BioChemistry class is going to be 10x better than the one I was in for a max of one week this time last spring. My professor is this cute old Asian man who actually gives the class time to right down the notes he puts up while explaining the material in pretty good detail. My Physics class on the otherhand, seems a bit different. I can't tell if I'm going to like my professor yet or not. That's bad I know, but he seems a bit arrogant. I can't tell yet if it's the 'dry humor type of arrogant' or the 'I'm better than you kind of arrogant'. Let's hope it's the first. That class is going to be a lot of work and requires reading all the chapters of the book. I think I'll be reading/using my textbooks more this semester than the past two years combined. My Anatomy book is also going to be at my side this entire semester too. I could get away without reading all the chapters because it probably is pointless for the exams (I had this professor for the first semester a year and a half ago), but I need the re-enforcement of the material. I can definitely see a big change in how I approached the first semester to how I feel about this semester's class - I'm learning the material and actually don't dread going to class! So much more motivating that way! My fourth and final class is the online one I just found out I am enrolled in. It's Travel & Tourism Management which I think is going to be so fun since that's something I like. (After all, I did change my major to that once!)
Overall though, the week has been great! I've kept up with my work/reading that I told myself I would do, I've been to the gym every day to relieve the every day stress that comes with college, and I'm on tract to reaching a goal of getting all my work done by Sundays and using that day to relax. (Hopefully I can keep that up!!) Unfortunately, I've become a big nerd in the process - it's Friday night and I'm staying in studying this week's notes and taking random pictures around the apartment! Oh well!!
I'll leave ya with a few of the pics I took. Hope everyone had a great week! Have a fun Friday night!!!
Ciao!! <3
My cute little magnet my mom found!!
This Keurig of my roomate's is seriously my favorite new toy!! LOVE it!! :)
And of course our coffee/tea collection.
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