Wonder Woman

Recently my life has consisted of basketball, Spring Sing, work, homework, and classes. (in that order too) I haven't had much of a life lately, but I've really enjoyed it. Most of the time I really like it when I'm busy all the time because that means I always have something to do, but lately all I've wanted is a lazy day. And after next weekend, I'm not going to know what to do with my time.

This year my sorority's Spring Sing theme is Wonder Woman. We're pretty bomb. I've really enjoyed working hard with all the girls in my club as we try to put together an amazing show. I've strengthened relationships with old friends, and made so many new ones. Who knew that was possibly when you already know everyone in your sorority?

Just an update about Studying Abroad... I'm still working hard to save money. And I'm super pumped about going. In our last class yesterday afternoon they told us that they have finally booked the tickets!!!! Which is exciting because this trip is actually becoming real to me. I know I'm going, but all we've done is talk about, but now we actually have dates. I'll be leaving May 23rd, and coming back July 3rd. I'm so pumped.

We have Final Approval for Spring Sing this Thursday, which is where we have to basically do our show for the overall directors of Spring Sing so that they can tell us whether or not they approve of our lyrics and choreography. Then next week is Spring Sing galore. We have Club Night on Tuesday, which is where we perform for all the clubs, Faculty/Staff night on Thursday, then the actual shows Friday night, Saturday matinee, and night. Then it will finally be over.

I think that's all I have at the moment. I've been pretty scatter brained lately.

Song of the Day:
Knee Deep - Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffett

Breathe.... Just Breathe.

Let's see....

Since January so much has been going on. I feel like I haven't even had a chance to look up. Spring Sing season is in full force. We've had three practices every week so far, and things are starting to look pretty good. In a couple weeks we have two 6 hour lock-ins two weekends in a row. That'll be fun... But totally worth it. I love Spring Sing. It's a chance to spend time with all my girls in club, and have fun together.

In addition to that classes haven't been too terrible. I've started this new thing this semester... It's called actually doing all my homework for my classes. Surprisingly enough, it takes a lot more time to do homework than I thought. haha I've actually been tying to read for all of them. So far I've been able to keep up pretty well, but I'm also only taking 13 hours.

Can I please tell you how excited I am about being able to Study Abroad? We had a retreat last weekend where we talked about some of the details about the trip, and some things that we have to do. They also gave us a "textbook" that contains basically everything we need to know about our trip. It was like a teaser. I'm ready to go now. Unfortunately, there's still a lot of stuff that we have to do before we can go. However, I have decided that I am going to stay a week later and free travel with some of my fellow classmates. Our plan so far is to free travel around the British Isles and spend time in Ireland, Scotland, and England. I'm so excited, I can't wait for Summer to get here.

I wish I could add some philosophical thoughts at the end of this, but I haven't had much time to think lately. School, Spring Sing, Work, Homework, and Wishing Well have taken over my life. I'll do my best to update soon, and hopefully it'll actually be something decent to read.

Song of the Day:
Breathe - Anna Nalick

This is what I've been up to lately... :p I love my big.

My nephew is the cutest :)

And, my niece is a goober :)

New Year

Am I the only one shocked that it's 2012?! I feel like I should still be a little kid playing with my friends after school, not 20 years old and going to college. I can't believe how fast I've grown up. It's crazy how when I was little all I wanted was to be old enough to drive, or old enough for this. I remember one of my mom's friends telling me that I was going to regret wishing I was 16, because once I was there I'd wish I was young again. She was wrong about me wishing I was younger at 16, but now, I'm starting to wish I could go back to being young for just a little while longer.

This past semester was great, as you saw in my previous post. I'm so thankful that my mom and dad didn't let me make the wrong decision about where I would go to school just because my "friends" weren't going there. OC is where I have always wanted to go, and I'm thankful that my parents didn't let me change my mind. I wouldn't have met the amazing friends that I have, or my boyfriend. Crazy how God makes things work out huh?

As the New Year has arrived, everyone is making their New Years Resolutions. Most people's resolutions are the usual, losing weight, not drinking pop, or other things like that and the majority of people will only last a few months before they give up on their resolutions. I'm definitely one of those people. In the past I've made multiple resolutions and given up on them within the first few months.

But this year I'm hoping it'll be different. I have two resolutions. 1) Strengthen my relationship with God. 2) Work on my language problem. I know that the second one will be a lot easier if I start putting God first in my life. I'm hoping I won't give up on these two resolutions. If you hear me cussing, say something to me. I'm gonna need all the help I can get. (yes even you too mom :p)

I hope your New Years Resolutions are something worthwhile, and if you come up with any other resolutions throughout the year, you don't have to wait until the next year to implement them. Start making yourself a better person whenever you think of it. Don't procrastinate.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

Song of the Day: Go Light Your World - Chris Rice

Breathe. Just Breathe.

My goodness... I can't believe it's been this long since I blogged. So basically this semester has flown by. I can't believe it's already dead week and finals are less than a week away. This semester has been one of my favorites so far. I love my social club. I seriously can't tell you how thankful I am that I rushed it. All of the girls are amazing, and no matter how bad my mood is, they always brighten my day. I've made so many memories this semester with them that I can't wait for the next couple years.

In October Seth and I celebrated our one year! I am so thankful that God blessed me with such an amazing man. He always makes my day better every time I talk to him. This past week was a pretty rough one. I had a ton of homework, I was getting sick, and it wasn't a good time. My friends tried to cheer me up, but it wasn't working. But Seth came up that weekend, and the second I saw him all my problems seemed to disappear because he was there. This weekend really helped me get ready for finals and I'm so excited for my future with him.

Moving on... I know you guys don't want to read about the mushy gushy boyfriend stuff. School is going well. I'm ready to be done with all my finals and start new classes. I have a final this Sunday night, then three on Monday, and I'm done. Then for the rest of the week I'm working multiple. YAY! I got a new job for the Christmas season... haha I'm working at an outdoor skating rink, which my boss is crazy and can't keep anything straight, but it's extra cash right? So now I'm basically working four jobs. Gotta love it. ;)

Oh and I've started making my plans for this summer.... and guess where I'm going!?! :) EUROPE!!! I got accepted into OC's Study Abroad in Europe, so for 6 weeks I will traveling with some amazing OC people, and some of my closest friends. I am so excited. The only downfall is, my parents want me to pay for it all myself, which I'm going to try, but after talking to the financial aid office, my dream became a lot more achievable. :)

Needless to say, my life is going pretty well right now. God has blessed me way beyond what I deserve, and I am so thankful. I'm trying to get my life back on track with him and all the pieces are starting to fit together.

One of the verses that is helping me make it through this week is Deuteronomy 31:8 "The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Song of the Day: When we Stand Together - Nickelback

Here are some pictures highlighting the semester. Maybe I'll have more later. :)

Pi Zeta Phi celebrating Homecoming!

Playing in the rain with some of my favorite Pi girls :)

Working at Habitat for Humanity.

My mom and I at OC's Lighting of the Commons.

Fall Banquet :)

πΖΦ (Pi Zeta Phi)

These past few weeks of my life have been pretty crazy. When I wrote my last blog, Rush was just beginning. But now, it is officially over. I'm am now a member of Pi Zeta Phi (Whoop Whoop!!) Our plant is the Tree, and our mascot is the Bear Cub. We have an official verse which is Psalms 1:3. "She is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season, and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever she does prospers."

Last week we had interviews and such for club. Then Friday after chapel all of the people that rushed had to run to their mailboxes to see if they got a letter from the club. I don't know about you, but for me that was nerve racking. All I could think about was getting so excited about opening my mailbox, and I wasn't gonna have a letter in it. But no worries, there was one there. On the letter we were told to go meet our club somewhere on campus, and when I got there, everyone was super excited. We went out to eat, and we met for inductions later that night.

Wanna no what we did at inductions? We had chicken sandwiches in the caf, and we went to see Lion King in 3D. And let me just say it was such a blast. :) Then later that night we found out who was in our families, and my family is by far the best.

This past week was Greek Week. Basically my family divided the 3 littles amongst themselves, and we had to do whatever they told us to do. Okay, we didn't HAVE to do it, but we did anyway because that's what makes it fun. (I have to say that because of the Hazing laws... haha) So anyway this is my big. I'm so thankful that God blessed me with her. All week she was super excited about club and she didn't give me that many crazy things to do ;) I love her!

So all this week I've been going to chapel, eating lunch, and hanging out with my family every night. And it was such a blast. I'm so excited to see what God has planned for our club and our family this year. He definitely blessed me with the best bigs and other cubbies ever.

Here's a little taste of what my week has been like.

This is from the Scavenger Hunt Monday night.

Softball Championship!! (We Won!!)

We went to Build a Bear together :)

We love ice cream :)

And finally last night we had our final dinner so now we are "officially" members of Pi. :)

I know this blog has been pretty long, and it's definitely full of excitement, but let me just tell you how much God has been working in my life. I had a talk with one of my fellow cubbies a couple nights ago, and I just opened up and told her a lot that's been going on and how I've been struggling with my faith lately. Which I have. I haven't wanted to go to church, study my Bible, or even pray. But God purposely put her in my family so that I would be able to talk to her about anything. It was so amazing to be able to open up to her and for God to speak through her to me.

So I'm really anxious to see what God has in store for me this year, because I know it's going to be amazing.

Peace out.
Mighty to Save

A New Beginning.

It's the middle of September which means that school has started. So far, it's been pretty great. I'm adjusting to the change of this year. Who knew things could be so different? Coming back this year was amazing. I got to participate in what I saw all the upperclassmen doing last year. What you might ask? It's that slow scene where one girl sees her friend across campus, they scream, and run to each other and give each other the biggest hug ever.

It's moments like these that I live for. I've been able to catch up with friends that I haven't seen since May. I've started new friendships, and I've gotten a lot closer to friends that I wasn't so close with last semester.

With the coming of the new year, also comes the many decisions that I will have to make this semester. One of which is what Club I'm going to rush. Rush week started the first week of school, so all the sophomore class has been doing the past few weeks is class, homework, rush events, and maybe sleeping if we're lucky. There are so many clubs to choose from. For girls alone there are six. Six may not seem like that many, but at OC they're all so closely related, it makes it hard to choose. So to help us choose we go to multiple rush events over a course of three weeks and try to determine which club we'll fit in best.

Another decision I have to make is what I want to do for next summer. OC offers multiple study abroad opportunities, internships, and mission trips. Or I could work my butt off and save my money, or just relax. Of course, the last one isn't an option, but I like to think so. I'm waiting for God to help me determine what he wants me to do this next summer. I just hope he shows it to me soon.

So that's a little taste of what's going on in my life. I have a ton of Wishing Well stuff going on as well, which I'll try to update you about soon. But for now you should come to our event this Friday at 8 in the Forum at OC. It's a free concert performed by Jessa Anderson. It's open to the public and even being advertised on Air1. So you should come.

Here's what she sounds like!
Song of the Day:
Fireflies - Jessa Anderson

This is the Stuff...

It's been a little over a month since I blogged last... I guess that means nothing is on my mind and nothing is going on. lol

All in all my summer has been pretty chill. I've been working all day, then I'll go work out, then go home skype someone and go to bed.

Recently I've been meeting with my Co-director for Wishing Well so we can plan some of the things we are going to do this year. And might I say, it's going to be pretty amazing. Well, at least I hope it's going to be. We have some pretty awesome plans and I'm super pumped to see what happens this year.

But, it's all in God's hands.

I honestly can't wait for school to start. I haven't felt like this since I was in elementary school. lol I move back into the dorms on August 17th. Which is only 21 days away. Then classes start in 32 days. I honestly can't wait.

There are going to be so many things going on this year. I'll have classes, Rush, Wishing Well, boyfriend, friends, and so many other things. I'm so excited to see how fantastic this year is. But I definitely miss all of my friends, and I'm really happy that I'm going to lunch with some of them today :)

Anyways this is my life at the moment. Boring but exciting at the same time.
Song of the Day - This is the Stuff - Francessca Battestilli