Sunday, June 20, 2010

giddy on up, giddy on out

summer.

that's probably my favorite word. i love summer. and although this summer is a little different than summers in the past, it still has it's perks.

i'm missing camp. that's a given. camp has been a part of my life for 4 years, and not being at amigo and working with kids every day has been really hard. but i'm glad i'm not there right now because i believe i'm supposed to be here, working a fairly mundane job, trying to get used to living at home, and spending time with old friends. since i like making lists so much, i'll list what has been going on for the past month or so.

  • i moved home and am in the process of "de-high school-izing" my room. pretty much what that means is i'm getting rid of everything i don't need or haven't used in the past 4 years. i've already moved out 3 trash bags and am working on the 4th. my goal by the end of this month is to rearrange and repaint my room so that it feels grown up and i actually like living there. it's been kind of fun, but it's a lot of work.
  • i went to denver for a week for audra and nathaneal's wedding. that was so much fun! there's just something about my hesston friends that makes it so easy to be with them, even when we've been apart for a long time. the wedding was beautiful and we all had a great time together!
  • in addition to my 3 days a week job at the nut shoppe, i starting working at MMA for the other 3 days of the week. i prep files, scan files, and dispose of files that they need to get rid of in the hr department before their move to the new building. it's not a whole lot of fun, but it pays really good and it gives me something to do. there are 4 other interns there and we have lunch every wednesday together. they're a lot of fun to talk with on breaks and such.
  • my brother is my new best friend. we never got along extremely well when we were growing up, but we have been lately. i have a lot of fun with him and i'm so proud of all his accomplishments. i can't wait to see him on campus next year at gc!
  • i'm waiting impatiently for kristin to get home. i miss her a lot. she needs to come home and see cheesy movies with me. (camp rock 2 premieres soon, kristin!)
  • i'm also waiting patiently for eclipse to come out. 10 days!
  • i'm also waiting patiently for the maroon 5 and owl city concert in august that tim, gina, kris and i are going to. we may even fly up with kris...that would be awesome.
i can't think of much else that's going on, but i'll try to update more regularly. i'm not even sure if anyone reads this anymore, but sometimes it helps just to get things out if i write them.

Friday, April 30, 2010

this time maybe i'll be bulletproof

it's been a tough week. and it just seems to be getting tougher.

maybe it's the stress that it's may term, and although may term is the best time of the year, it's also the worst because some of my best friends are leaving goshen for good soon. it seems like everyone is on pins and needles, and absolutely no one is around when i really need to talk. i can't remember it ever being this bad. i keep wondering where my friends are, because none of them are here when i seem to be hurting the most.

and it's extremely painful.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

this is a new year

sorry for the delay....i haven't posted at all in 2010, and here it is being april already! i'll brief you with what's been happening this semester:

  • i had my last placements before student teaching. one was alright, but the other one was amazing. i decided i love teaching k-3 the best!
  • josh came to goshen! it's been fun having him live downstairs with dan and kris and hanging out with 211 all the time.
  • i've made some amazing friendships with the people in my education classes, especially leanndra, ellie, suzanne, and katelyn.
  • my grandpa got a new kidney!
  • i've become obsessed with twitter.
  • i decided to move home next year.
  • my student teaching placement will be in a kindergarten class at chamberlain elementary in goshen.
  • i just finished writing my children's book...it took forever but i'm really proud of it!
  • i'm wearing dresses more, which is so much fun!
  • i spend easter in chicago with gina.
  • i'm in love with my new ipod.
  • i worked at some winter youth retreats at amigo.
  • glee is finally back! and i'm gleeful again!
  • and probably the biggest highlight so far....TAYLOR SWIFT!!!! i went to her concert last month and had the best time ever!
So there you have it! a look into my life over the past few months. i'll try to keep updating more, even though kristin is the only one who ever looks at this...haha