No time for illness!
So, it's definitely been a while. My life has been kind of crazy the last few weeks. Senior project work is very time consuming and I've had a ton of stuff to do for it because my fundraising event is in less than 3 weeks. This past weekend I made the last minute decision to go home to stay at my sister's. It's a good thing I did because Saturday I got sick and ended up spending Saturday night in the ER all freakin night. I drove back to Marion Sunday because I needed to just be somewhere where I could be comfortable and sleep a lot. I'm doing a little better... thanks to some vicodin and antibiotics. This kind of thing always seems to happen to me. I have a ton of crap to do this week before spring break, so you can imagine how the timing is so inopportune to be sick. Isn't it sad when you don't have time to be sick? That's why we Americans are nuts. Only in America do you not have the time to take care of yourself because everything else is more important. Maybe it's just here at IWU. Who knows.Anyway feel free to throw up some prayers for me because I still have to have tests done to prevent this from going any further and getting worse. Thanks guys!
Another one bites the dust
Good news all around! First is that my best friend since 5th grade, Carley is engaged!! She has been dating Matt for a while and I'm still getting to know him, but I love him and they are perfect for each other. He is really good for her and treats her well. He is also a strong leader and man of God. Carley Smith is going to be Carley Freeman is less than a year!! Yay!So many weddings, so little time and money! But seriously, I need to get a job just to pay for the weddings I'm in and that I'm traveling to this summer. This is the most exciting time in our lives, but definitely one of the most expensive!More good news... I didn't think I was going to be able to go home for spring break because my parents just spent a large amount of money on something for me, so they said if they buy this for me then I can't come home for break. Well my mom called me last night because she got an amazing price on a ticket (the "Ding" fares from Southwest are amazing!) and she bought it, so I'm super pysched and can't wait to see them. I have to talk to my brother about some stuff though, so be praying for that and feel free to ask about specifics... I'm not gonna lay his life out on here.Also one of my friends just found out he's going to be an uncle and I'm really excited for him! Babies are so much fun and being an aunt/uncle is the best job ever! Part of being an aunt is showing off the cuteness, so here is a picture of Kayla from last month.
She's 15 months already! Isn't she beautiful?
questions, decisions, and good friends
Really? Are you sure? Abosolutely positive? This is what my life has been like for the past week. I've been in the process of making an important, yet tough decision and there has been more questioning and deep thinking than there has been in a while for me. For once I've made a decision for me and not for those around me. What? Yeah, that's right... I do actually have the ability to think for myself! Who knew? AND for once my parents are realizing that I'm an adult and have the capacity to think like one. I've made bad choices in my life because I thought it was best for me and it was something I wanted, nay needed at the time and then it came back and bit me in the butt. This time I had to make a decision for me and they completely respect it, they may not like it, but they're supporting me because they love me. The fact that they are so supportive right now is the only thing making this choice ok because I know they'll continue to support me for the rest of my life. My parents have given me everything that I could ever want and lots of stuff I don't really need, and to them I'm grateful. Changing tunes... I have a gripe. There was a discussion in class today about friendship; the number of REAL friends a person can truly have and the quality of those friends. It was said that a person can only have 5-6 good friends, real friends, people you are completely comfortable with and can share your inner most thoughts and core with, AND that you spend the most time with. First, I completely dissagree. That's a bunch of crap because there are people in my life that I don't spend a lot of time with, but am completely comfortable with and I can share anything with them without the fear of ridicule or something like that. Second, time spent with a person doesn't define the type of friendship you have. I've been best friends with Michelle, Stacy, and Carley forever and just because we don't spent much time together doesn't mean the quality of friendship is less than those I see all the time. I don't ever see Blake anymore either, but it doesn't mean that I feel like I can't call him at anytime and that he won't be there and available. Also, we were talking about the things that are important in friendships and for some reason, honesty wasn't the first thing people were saying. It should be second only to trust or something, don't you think? How can you have a quality friendship without complete honesty. How these people at a Christian university don't understand that, I don't know. Thats enough about that. For the first time in a really long time I'm not going home for Spring Break, which sucks big time, but this way I'll get to spend time with people from IL and with baby Kayla. Plus Michelle has a fitting for her wedding dress and she'll be home for a weekend, so it'll be awesome to see her. BTW..."Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."~Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
