And a Jay-Z song was on...

It just doesn't stop being funny. If I haven't made you watch this yet, watch it right now.

It's awesome to be done with the semester, but being done with the semester means no tutoring, which means only one paycheck for a while. It is not going to be fun having to come up with rent with only one paycheck :(

Victoria is in town this week, which is awesome. I'm not to happy about the circumstances that bring her to Ohio, but seeing my BFF for a few days before Christmas is really great. Plus, her sister wants to get rid of a ton of clothes, so she's bringing them for me :) Also, our moms are going to get to hang out, and that hasn't happened for years! I'm so excited. Just keep Victoria in your prayers this week when she gets all the testing done at the Cleveland Clinic.

Eagle and Blondie will be here very very soon, and I'm also excited about that. I'm way more excited about seeing them than I am about Christmas.

Work is awesome. Can you believe I've kept a job for a year? Haha. Not that I get fired from jobs a lot, I've never been fired. I've just always been in this cycle of only having seasonal jobs. I'm looking into another job for the Spring, so wish me luck on that!

If you have been wondering what to get me for Christmas, here's a suggestion:




www.uglydoll.com is one of the happiest things in the entire world.



Well, it's time for me to go find *something* to eat before I go to work. I'll post something more exciting later, I promise!

I'm on your side, oh when times get rough

First, let me say I ADORE mix CDs from friends! I'm currently listening to the one Eagle made me, which is almost finished, so I will move on to the one from Dan.

I just finished up my honors project proposal and emailed it to my adviser. It's really a relief for just to have finished it, but I'm not sure if he'll go for it. It's kind of a crazy idea, but I'm all for it and all the work it takes to finish it. Anyone who has talked to me for at least 30 seconds knows that I am absolutely passionate about summer camp, teaching, and really just about the well being of children in general. So for my project, I want to combine summer camp and teaching, and go off of the idea that if a book worms program could happen, and Harry Potter and Little House on the Prairie programs could be CRAZY popular, why can't there be a summer camp program that's a little more academically based, but just as fun? I'm going to research reading and writing workshops, common problems girls face in schools, camp and school standards, etc and use all that to come up with a program (with lessons for each activity) based on the book Speak. So cross your fingers my adviser goes for this!

Now that the holiday is over, I am socially acceptably in the Christmas spirit! I will be buying my Christmas cards this week, and mailing presents soon after that! I just can't wait. I am more into Christmas this year than ever before, and I think that has a lot to do with my lack of church lately. I know that sounds crazy, but I honestly haven't been able to make it to church in a while for a variety of reasons, mostly lack of rides and abundance of work. Because I can't make it to church each week, I have to take it upon myself to find God in other places. I'm closer to God now than I was when I could go every week. Maybe the holiday shopping season is a blessing in disguise for me. I thank Him for every little thing in my life. All of my friends, my family, my health, my education, and absolutely everything I have. Everyone always says that Christmas is too commercialized and stuff, and to some extent I agree. But the way I look at it, I love how much Christmas is blown out of proportion. The next sentence is going to be a ridiculous thing only I would say. How SWEET is it that you can buy princess, Muppets, Mickey Mouse, Looney Toones, etc. decorations; how AWESOME is it that even Cinderella, Donald Duck, and Big Bird celebrate Jesus's birthday????? The answer is that it's AMAZING. I'm not trying to be all in your face religious-y lately. I totally respect the differing religious views of my friends. I just love Christmas! Let me know if I should calm it down.

Punctuation question: How do you punctuation singular possessive words ending with an S? Jesus' or Jesus's? hmmmm. I'm an English major and I never know what to do in that situation.

Currently, I am in the union, and there are a group of students in some sort of prayer ritual. I don't understand it, and I'm not even entirely sure of what religion it is. However, I love the fact that no one is staring at them in the least bit. They are just doing their thing, and everyone else is going on with their homework or lunch and stuff. There's even an event going on in the ballroom (across from where I am sitting) and no one is even blinking an eye. Yay diversity! I want to call every Ed professor I have ever had right now and scream "this is what diversity really is!" Nothing like their stupid lesson plans.

hmm what else. Well, yesterday I went outlet mall shopping with my brother and mom. It was fun! I found a dress to wear on New Years. Not quite like the American Eagle one I originally wanted, but just as cute and like, 35 dollars cheaper (YAY OUTLET MALLS-- the dress was 5 dollars!) I also got gifts for my grandma, Andrew, and Eagle. I've ordered Bart's and Blondie's, and I bought Star's and her kids gifts months ago (I'm a little eager about Christmas, I know). My mom's gift just needs to be assembled and she's done too. I love gifts!

If ANYONE is up for a buffet this weekend, call me. After last night, I have a serious Golden Corral craving. lol.

Tomorrow theres a bake sale in the polsky building for the writing lab. I'll be baking cookies tonight...should be interesting.

Well, that's it for now. I better start on my Black Literature paper! I'm copying and pasting the lyrics to my favorite song on the mix CD from Eags for you all to read and enjoy. Love it!!!

Hungry, I come to You
For I know You satisfy
I am empty but I know
Your love does not run dry
So I wait for You
So I wait for You

I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus, You're all this heart
Is living for
Broken, I run to You
For Your arms are open wide
I am weary but I know
Your touch restores my life
I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus, you're all this heart is living for.

"Where no one knows my name..."

Kit Kat visited from Boston (where she goes to school) this weekend for Tiger Lily's wedding. OHHHH MY GOSH I had no idea how much I missed her until I saw her on Saturday. Thanksgiving is the next time she will be home, and even though that is only about a month away, I just can't wait. I miss my soul-same, my Kitty Powers. hahahaha. Anyway, everytime I hear the song "Boston" by Augustana, I think of her, and thinking of how I missed her inspired me to listen to that song, which inspired that title.

Speaking of Tiger Lily's wedding, everything was absolutely gorgeous. The day was sunny, the church was beautiful, she was beautiful, the cake was beautiful, the bridesmaids were beautiful...everything. I'm so happy for her!

I'm in the process of scheduling classes for next semester, and it is very exciting and very frustrating at the same time! Next semester, I'll take instructional techniques, tech, and do my honors project, and then in the fall I'll student teach. It's so happy to finally see an end to school. I like that I am at the point where I am planning lessons and such that I'll probably be using someday in my classroom. I'm planning on taking the Praxis in January, which is a scary thought, but otherwise I can't wait until I have my own class with my own rules and lessons.

I keep thinking of things to type, but then I suddenly get distracted by texts from my bff. At least it is making my office hour pass a little faster. The last text said "Is this what seperation anxiety looks like?"

Well, last week I downloaded the new Relient K cd, and now that I have had sufficient time to listen to and judge it, I can say I'm not overly impressed. I was so pumped about this music, too, because I read that Theissen wrote it all Walden-style and he went out to a cabin in the woods, made like Henry David Throeau, and wrote the entire album. All the songs are sad and break-up-y. Isn't he married? This makes me sad that if he is still married, that the songs are all, well, kind of fake emotions.

I'm getting a little bored of the older header on this blog, and may make a new one. But I can't decide which quote to use or anything! It's a tough decision!

That is all for now. It's almost time for class, and after class I have a Girl Scout Halloween/Juliette Low birthday celebration to attend!

Jumping on the bandwagon

So, I'm jumping on the Dan , Andrew , and Kat bandwagon and trying out this blogspot thing. Hooray, right? Right.

Hopefully, via this blog, I will be able to update you all on what is going on during my summer. That is pretty unlikely though, considering my lack of regular internet access at camp. I'll be back at camp again this summer, and I'm super excited. I'm finally old enough to be a unit leader and a lot of my friends will be back, so I'm expecting a good, adventure filled summer.

Currently, I am very bored. Tomorrow is the beginning of exam week, and lucky for me, I have no exams. Unlucky for me, is that most of my friends do. So, after the writing lab lunch tomorrow, I'll be entirely done, with nothing left to do but pack up, go home, and sleep. Yay for being done with junior year!

I don't have much to say for right now, but there will be more updates soon!