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| hey friends!
I know I haven't updated in awhile... I always read everyone else's and stuff, but it's so hard to put down all the things that go on in my life, ya know? I guesss something is better than nothing and that people still read this.
So... where to start? Easter was hard b/c I got some bad news and my family could really use your prayers. Ask me if you would like to know more about that. Also, I also walked away a few weeks ago from a long term relationship of sorts and that has been kinda crappy, but yet I knew I had to do it for my own self. It's a big deal, and those of you who know me well know that. It was the right thing. It was the best choice. And I pray the the Lord will be working in both of us and turn our focus more to Him and less on ourselves. I also pray that sometime we might be able to be kinda friends again, at least in some way. I could use your prayers too. So yeah, those are the big things that have been goin on w/me lately.
On a lighter note, we are in the last weeks of school here at AU and I have been pretty busy. Several projects and papers due in these last weeks, not to mention work, Spanish practicum and just various other activities. I am looking forward to finals week, haha! It will seem easy compared to these last three weeks.
I am going to Costa Rica in like three weeks!! Barely know the group or what we're doing yet but I'm excited!
I'm getting excited about this summer too b/c I keep finding out about other friends that are living here in Anderson this summer. YAY! I'm so glad there's a good amount of friends that will be around. I'm just looking forward to it in general. Hoping that I can still make some money over the big chunk of rent I am going to be paying.
I will have my car paid off in like two months or so!! I might just pay it off sooner to get it over with, especially with rent coming up. I'm so proud of myself b/c I have paid off this car by MYSELF, working thru college and paying for it thru my jobs here! wow.
Hurting for all of those at Virginia Tech. What a horrific tragedy. I have been praying that somehow, someway that people don't run from the Lord but they run TO Him and that He is glorified thru this. It's hard to understand how good could come from this, but we HAVE to remember that ALL things work together for the good of those who love him. May God wrap his loving arms around each one involved.
ok, well i need to go work on some more stuff before class.
God bless you friends.
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| hey everyone!
so this first week back from spring break has not been bad! Not a lot of hw or too much goin on. Tonight I will spend a good portion of the evening working. So I didn't get quite as tan over spring break as I wished. It really just wasn't hot enough or sunny enough to really get dark! Plus, my skin, which hasn't been exposed to much sunlight in months was slow to adjust, and I had to be careful not to burn. I mean, I did burn some, but I could've gotten burnt really bad if I would've just not worn and suntan lotion or anything. oh well, it's better than nothing! I'm really gonna have to resist going to the tanning bed. 
I really have to do my taxes. I've worked in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana the past year and I'm not sure how to go about doing taxes for those states and for federal. Plus, I'm a waitress and I'm not sure what to do about tips. Bah! It won't take me long once I figure out what to do, I just have to figure that out.
So it's been decided that I will not be able to come back to Gull Lake this summer, at least not for an extended time. With going to Costa Rica in May, and then family vacation, and then having to do either 6 weeks of camp or nothing kinda, I just couldn't do it. I really wish I could. So, hopefully they'll need me in some way for a week or two or something. If not, I'll just come up for whatever reason cuz I love those people!
We had some really beautiful weather yesterday, I hope it returns soon. I love it when it gets warm here. The campus just comes alive, everyone is happy, people are sitting outside talking and doing hw... it's great. I'm starting to get excited about Costa Rica and the summer! I don't know why, b/c I'm just goign to be working for most of it. But I'll be living here in Anderson, and that will be fun. None of my buddies are really at home anymore so there's really no reason for me to go home except for my family!
Thinking a lot about the future, where I'm going, what I'm goign to do... when it's my turn to fall in love and stuff... I'm excited for what God has, and hoping that I will allow Him to shape me and prepare me for what's to come.
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| I"m baaaack! We got home from the cruise this morning really early and it was great! 4 days of chilling on a big pretty boat with two pools, a rock climbing wall, tons of bars, a casino, a few clubs, several dining rooms, a theater... yeah it was sweet! It was an interesting feeling to be on a boat, with the rocking and stuff.
I just realized like 5 mins. ago that I left some shorts and a tank top and a bra on the ship! BOOO! Stupid idea to not check the drawers before you leave, Katie. Oh well.
I must say the spring break atmosphere was interesting. As in, my cousin and I decided that 80-90% of the guys there were disgusting. Around the same number of the girls were obnoxious and slutty. I mean, they were all nice and stuff... but they were pretty much there to party party party. I can't imagine how much money these kids spent on alcohol. Anyways, it just a very different atmosphere and I'd kinda like to go on a cruise again where there aren't as many spring break-ers. The drinks were crazy expensive too! Dang!
So anyways, we went to Royal Caribbean's private island CocoCay which was beautiful!! They had a yummy barbecue for everybody and all that. The next day we were in Nassau (Bahamas). It was much different there, a lot more people and you had to pay money to get everywhere which was frustrating. I didn't get to spend much time on the lovely beaches of the Bahamas b/c we were too busy touring all around and shopping! Altho I didn't end up buying really anything... mad at myself for that too. Turns out all the shops in Nassau close at like six. So, no straw bags for me. OH well. Yesterday we were at sea all day, and the weather was PERFECT for laying out by the pool. Which is precisely what I did allll day. The sun was quite hot!
so yeah, there's lots more I could tell, but all in all it was great and I def. enjoyed everything and of course the lovely weather. Got a pretty decent tan for March 
oh! and I saw this guy wandering around that looked really familiar and I told my cousin I thought that he went to Anderson and I wanted to ask! So I saw him last night at the piano bar and I finally asked him and turns out he was from AU! Him and this other guy! How random is that that some other AU kids are on this same cruise?! Crazy.
ok so I'm chilling in Florida til Monday morning! ttyl
ps- everyone is getting engaged!! It's maddening in a happy sort of way! I just want my guy to come along. Prayin that it's soon cuz I am READY!
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and I'm going on a cruise tomorrow! YIPEE!
Grace, grace, God's grace
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within
Grace, grace, God's grace
Grace that is greater than all my sin
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| hey friends! I am coming to you live from my desk, b/c my mind has gotten sick of writing a study guide for myself for a midterm tomorrow. This will be one of four this week. I also have to get 3-4 hours for my Spanish practicum by Friday too, so yeah this will be fun. I'm not too worried tho, just got to take it day by day and try to study ahead so I won't have to cram in the wee hours of the morning. That never works anyway.
so this weekend was pretty uneventful. I guess. My roomie and I saw "We Are Marshall" on Friday night; that was awesome! Gosh, my eyes welled up like 10 times during that movie. I had never heard of that whole tragedy before the movie came out, and now I have all the respect in the world for that school and community. Saturday I worked away at good ol IHOP, made ok money I guess. Saturday night had some long overdue hang out time w/ a good friend. Sunday was church and then the annual spring Chorale concert. I must say it was like the lowest attendance one but oh well. It was great b/c Dr. Sowers, our director, was back from his sabbatical. We are all so glad to have him back.
I am NOT going back to the semi rut I was in. NOT GOING BACK.
After this week is over, I work on Saturday and then I'll spend the rest of the weekend getting ready for my spring break trip! Really excited!
Oh, I got a sad email from my boss from camp this summer. I had emailed him to tell him what weeks I'm coming back to camp... and he was like "well, honestly, we've offered out most of the positions and I'm not sure what you would do, maybe support staff..."  I guess I should've presigned.. but I didn't want to presign when I knew I wouldn't be back for the whole summer. So, we'll see what happens with that. I hope it works out, cuz I don't really like the thought of not going back to GLM at all.
ok ttyl! I'll be really tan and rested when I get back!
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