Sundays

Today was my last Sunday at Good News. I'm really going to miss going there each Sunday, but more than that I'm going to miss knowing which church to attend. When I got here, there was no question in my mind about where I would be spending my Sunday mornings. Now that I'm going home I have no clue. I have three main choices (CCC, PABC, and Redeemer). I hate when churches split up and leave me to decide where to go. agggh. It's kinda a really hard decision. But I'm sure I'll make it eventually.

In other news, I'm seriously debating getting a Macbook/Macbook Pro at the end of the summer. That is, of course, assuming I make enough money to afford one. Seeing as Macs are virtually virus-proof, "cooler", and A LOT easier to carry to and from class, it seems like a good idea to me. Plus, the Apple store gives discounts to students. I'm not 100% sure yet though.

UPDATE

An update on the last post....

I'll have TWO best friends (Kelly AND Christopher) at UCF next year!!! I'm about to pee my pants (Okay, not really. But I just can't think of any other way to describe how happy this makes me.)

And if you feel like watching the documentary Monica, Jessica, Bethany, and I slaved over for 100+ hours just follow this link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mFHBrhFHDY

A Closing Chapter

Alas, it's almost time to close another chapter of my life and open a new (hopefully better) one.

I just got back from my last hall meeting here at Flagler. I've signed up for a check-out time, started packing boxes, made a cleaning schedule, written letters, and now, just have to study for those few finals I actually do have. It's weird to think that I'll be leaving here in a matter of days.

I can hardly believe that my freshman year of college is already over. It's been fun, not-so-fun, terrible, great, and downright rotten (all at different time spans). It's full of new memories, new friendships, new lessons learned, new mistakes, etc. It makes me a little sad to think I won't be back next year. But it also makes me happy. I'll miss my friends, my awesome professors, and my freedom. I won't miss the annoying people, the crappy professors, being away from my family, feeling alone, not seeing my best friends, etc. All in all, the cons of Flagler outweigh the pros.

I can't wait to see what the next year brings me. Hopefully it'll bring me a school with spirit, my best friend, a new friendship with my cousin, old high school friends, and most of all, happiness. One doesn't realize how much they need their family until they're sitting in a room all alone with no one to talk to.

When I leave here, I'll glance back and try to only remember the good times. There are too many to list now. Then I'll turn around, look forward, and imagine the good times I'll have back home. I honestly couldn't be happier with my decision to leave.

When one door closes, another opens. A better door. One with a few more smile and a few less tears.

Colors

My English professor made us write these weird story type things about a certain color. I wrote two and didn't really like either of them, but everyone kept telling me that they were good so I decided to post them....

Green

Green leaves, green trees, that green you turn when you're feeling nauseous. Kermit the Frog,

money, Irish eyes, rolling hills. Envy. Jealousy. New life, Springtime, Easter, New chalkboards,

stripes, ocean air.

Red

Red letters, red pens that mark my mistakes, red hearts. Stop signs, scraped knees, Ich liebe dich. Valentine's day, massacres, lipstick stains on the cheek of a love, nail polish, the muscle that keeps us alive. Nick's hair, first loves, the bringing and taking of life, bloodstained tears. Broken hearts, anger, accidents, tomato fights, boxes, the feeling I get when I remember how much I miss you

A Novel Idea

I've been sucking at blogging lately, mostly because I lost my creativity. So I figured I'd post bits of my short story thing I started, but didn't finish, last semester until the creativity comes back. I know it's not exactly Mark Twain, or even Stephenie Meyer for that matter, but enjoy...

It's called "Tension". And here's the first paragraph.

December 2009

The tension in the room could be cut with a knife. Tom and Eliza looked back and forth at one another, neither knowing what to do next. Eliza had always been a good, Christian girl, never getting in trouble in high school, but college had changed her. More importantly, meeting Tom had changed her. There was something about Tom, something Eliza liked. From the moment she met him, she was hooked. She knew his reputation, the bad boy, the one who always got in trouble. But she didn’t believe it, until today that is. Today, Eliza and Tom stood over the body of Scott Badtree and both knew that their lives would never be the same again.

Speak Up

I posted this on my facebook notes today, but I thought I should put it here too.

I'm doing a persuasive speech next week and thought I should share my statistics with you.

The topic is Reckless Teenage Driving: How to Prevent Death.

(For the purpose of my speech, reckless driving is defined as using excessive speed, drinking and driving, texting while driving, not wearing a seatbelt, being distracted, etc.)

Did you know that the leading cause of death in teenagers are car accidents? Not drugs, drinking, heart disease or cancer?

Car Accidents account for 1 in 3 teenage deaths yearly.

9 teens aged 16-19 died EVERY DAY in a car accident in the year 2008.

3500 teens are killed annually and another 350,000 are injured.

59% of teenage fatalities from car accidents occur when there are two or more teens in the car.

What can you do to save lives???

SPEAK UP!

Say something when your friend is driving too fast.

Tell them they can't drive home when they're been drinking.

Make them put their seatbelt on before you drive and before you allow them to drive.

Take their cell phone away until you arrive at your destination.

Remind the driver to pay attention to the road.

It's as easy as that.

If you speak up, they will listen.

I know from experience how much it hurts when someone you love loses their life in a car accident. I would have spoken up if I knew it would have saved his life. And I'm sure someone would have spoken up for Chelsea and Morgan if they knew what would happen if they didn't.

It's as easy as saying "stop". Just do it.

Another Awesome Day

Jill and I woke up late and lounged around the house until around 230. Then we went to pick up William and headed to the beach. I'm super glad it was warm enough to go out and actually catch some sun. Keegan, Stephanie, Michael, Mandernack, Ben aka Conrad, Ritza, and Sara met us there. We hung out, walked along the shore, buried Ritza and talked for a few hours and then we headed to Panda Express for dinner.

After Panda we went to Keegans and watched the Princess and the Frog in her theater. It was pretty cool. Then we hung out in her game room and Arianne and Alex brought their Germans over. I'm sad that I won't get to hang out with the new exchange students this year. :( But I'm sure they won't be as cool as Julia and the others were.

My day may seem boring to you, but it was awesome for me. I've really missed hanging out with everyone and it was just what I needed.

Now time to go back to school until summer break.