College Life Update

So the hole texting my updates didn't work so well. So we will have to resort to going to the library or Pretzel Place more often. Anyway, school is going well. We just finished college days which was so much fun. We heard great preaching, played lots of fun games, and enjoyed some good ol' fellowship.

I finaly got to meet Natalie Patterson whch was great. She is such a sweet girl and it was so nice finaly meeting her.

i did break my finger though, it was one of the guys faults, but I will live, I think. It is doing better and everyone says it looks normal so that is good.

Classes are going well and I Believe I am passing them all so far. I may even be beating Jonothan in miost of them.

I am looking forward to Thanksgiving break. As of now I will be able to come home for five days, and I CANNOT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss eeryone so much and cannot wait to see everyone.

I am sure there is much more to say but that is all taht comes to mind as of now. Hope to update soon, and maybe even put some new pics up. =]

I can now post to my blog through text, which means that I will be updating more often, I hope!

No Blog at School

Okay so I have no access to my blog at school, but luckily we are allowd to go off campus and do WiFi at local businesses. Anywho. lots has happened so far this year, more than I can begin to remember.

THe newest thing to come is college days, which starts Monday. I am very excited for it this year and Bro. Kerlin will be preaching for it this year. I can't wait to see familiar faces as well meet some new girls as well.

We just have a birthday party for Kristen (my sister). I love her so much and am so excited to see her grow in the Lord. She has been a tremendous blessing to me, in fact her entire family has been.

Classes are going well, I am taking 21 credits and am passing all of them so far. =]

I must get going back to school, but will hopefully be able to update more at a later time!!! Stay faithful to God, He will not lead you wrong!!!

Procrastinating

I am sitting here in the living room on the computer pondering on things that have happened this past summer. It seems to have gone so quickly, and I guess that is mostly do to my only being home for two of the three months. Nonetheless, it was a very good and somewhat productive summer. I should be packing right now but if you know me at all then you know that I am procrastinating at this very moment. ;) So while I procrastinate packing I might as well be somewhat productive and list the events of this past summer...

1. WORK!! Yes, the wonderfuly awful Wal Mart job. I love having a job that is not fast food, but along with having a real job comes real responsibility (i.e. less time I get to spend with family/friends). My job unfortunately almost stopped me from being able to come home for the summmer, but I made it.. with two months to spare.
2. Lots of time with friends!! Mostly out to eat, shop or get coffee (I love coffee)
3. Time with family!! From a funeral of a dear friends (practically my cousins... Eddie and Megan have been around my family for so long that being blood relatives could not make them any closer) baby and all the family getting together after that, to 4th of July celebration, a wedding, a new baby added to the family, and a family reunion. I love my family!
4. Church!! Being around my church family is what keeps me sane. I think I will take a moment here to brag on some of them....
1. The Royalty's (as in Pastor and Mrs. Jan Royalty) the best pastor that a person could ask for, along with the best pastor's wife. Rether it is helping to meet the needs of congregration to something as simple (but so much appreciated and sometimes overlooked by others) as sending the college students a box just to remind them that the church supports them and is praying for them.
2. The Royaltys (as in Pastor Joel and Mrs. Deena Royalty) Pastor Joel was the youth pastor when I was a teen at Gospel Baptist. We had lots of good and fun times with them both and getting to know each of the kids as the years went by. There are no other kids in this world that I like to babysit more than these six kids. I love them all so much and the family as a whole is always so willing to help whenever they can.
3. The Gotthardt's. Renee and her mom are so much fun to talk to. In our short car rides we have talked about almost any topic you can think of (music, dress, friends, love, church, religion, babies, girls...i.e. drama... and so much more. I am very thankful for their friendship
4. (and I must be moving on after this although there are so much more poeple that I would brag on if I had the time) The Mayville's. They have been my bus captain for about six years now I believe. I love working on a bus with them. They are very genorous and always giving to others. Very selfless and completey consumed with helping others out. Rather that means offering a hand or opening their home.

That is enough for this summer I suppose. I really need to go pack somemore now. As much as I'd love to put it off somemore, I really need to do it before I end up forgetting something. =] Which I will anyway.. but this way it is one less thing I will forget.

And with this I depart... there is always something left for us to learn. To get to a place where you think that you are unteachable is a very dangerous place to be. Learn from those around you, and take it with you wherever you go. Stay faithful to your Bible reading and church attendance (you will always learn something new in God's Word and in God's church)

Bittersweet 23rd Birthday

I am now the ripe old age of 23! I had a very good birthday but am sad that I have to say goodbye to friends and family while I prepare to head back to college. I have two more years then I graduate with my Bachelors! =]

I miss Cranberry Wal Mart a lot... Boardman Wal Mart is just not the same. I have met a lot of great poeple here and have even come out with several new friendships. Since I am back to school that means I am back to blogging (and hopefully this semseter will go better than last dealing with how time I have to blog). My transfer has not completely gone through yet, and it needs to reach its almost last step tomorrow, or else I may be stuck in Ohio a little longer. YIKES! Don't want that.

I am excited about this school year but alittle nervous too, and am ready to be done with school. I will be sharing a room with Danielle and as far as I know there are no new girls this semester, which is a downer.

I must be off now, I have a lot of packing to do. Procrasination does not get you far.. trust me!!

Spring Break is over for me! =[

It was great getting to go home for a few days, but now I am back in Seneca, back to the college life. It is still pretty quite because there are not too many students here. For the girls it is just Dani Felicia and I, an for he guys there is Zachary, and kind of Bro. Paul. Everyone else is suppose to be back tomorrow by 9.
It was great being home though. I got to go to a friend of the families house with my mom on Saturday. The family played quite a few games and myself and Zaida won the egg toss (Zaida is only like 5 or 6 years old, but our egg was the last one standing.. it was great.) I of course went to church on Sunday then we had Easter dinner at my Aunt's like we always do. It was nice seeing the family and meeting my cousins David and Sammy's girlfriends for the first time.

I also babysat the Royalty kids, and this time Mrs. Royalty trusted me with watching Alayana (I was so excited) she is so cute and I could hardly put her down. =]

Now back to staying up late doing last minute homework, working around 20 hours a week, avoiding certain roommates who gab too much, and trying to survive helper's schedule (which really isn't bad, I like my helper schedule this semester.)

But I do have to tell this one story before I go. Nathan Royalty (who is I wanna say four years old) came up to me Sunday night (my church is starting the Spring push and we have a goal of how much tracts are to be passed out) and he handed me a tract and said "Would you like one Miss Clara?" I then said to him "Nazey, I think you are suppose to give those to people who don't already have them." to which he replied, "My daddy said to give them to people who don't go to church." =] I laughed and then of course explained to him that I am in college, but still go to church. I love that kid!! I love all of them!!!

Gotta go get ready for church now.. back to Thursday night services. =]

For Renee!

Renee, I miss you soooo much, and you can imagine my surprise (okay, more so blondness) in while sitting here in the computer lab with my friend Dani, that I see that I have a follower. I was sooo excited, but new it had to be you. haha. But I was very excited even yet! So, you may have been following my blog for awhile, but it is news to me. =] (Once a blond always a blond, right?) I promise to not be so busy anymore and to update more often! =] Tell Kelly I say hi, and your mom and dad of course. Can't wait to see yall for Easter!

Cupcake Caper!

Things here have been kinda crazy. But I am going to talk about the good, not the bad. =]
Last night we had a play here. It was a church ride play and the chapel was pretty full. It was suppose to be a murder mystery but the script Mrs. Posey got for that was not very decent, so it switched to the cupcake caper. It was a really good play, and went over well. There were six of us in it (P. Jon was the dad, Mrs. B was the mom, Logan, Emily and Seth were the children -played by Oleg, Jessara and bro. Matt- and I was Jessis, Logan's girlfriend) someone stole the engagement ring that Logan bought for me and dad had to figure out who it was... it was really neat, and all though nervous at first, it went well. I will post some pictures of it later.
Spring Break starts next Friday and I am riding most of the way with Heather Slaughenhopt. I am so excited, i get to go home for five days, and I cannot wait. My mom already has my Saturday planned for me. It is going to be great!
Ensemble is starting again. Our first chruch is this Wednesdya, but I cannot go because I have to work, but will be switching from Wednesdays to Saturdays so that I can go on the rest.
That is about all fro now. Can't wait for bus tomorrow!!!!!!!! I love those kids! (I cannot wait to see my bus kids back home!!)

Wal Mart update

This week has been very confusing. Everyone arguing and bad attitudes flying, so I will just update on my Wal Mart job. I got my 90 day review... it was all good. Praise the Lord. The manager said that everyone loves me and that customer service has even gone up.. I assured her that, that was not me, but she insisted that it was... they probably ahve to say that. lol. But, she said they are going to give me more responsibilities and that if I continue the way I am that in nine months when I get my next review it is going to be great, and my raise will be as well. YAY! She also asked if there is any other department that I wanna work in. I told her photo lab would be nice and she said that she would talk to the department manager and see if they needed anyone else. YAY! I was so excited. So praise the Lord, at least one thing is going right.

I am very tired though, and am putting off going to my mom do to an unhappy and too emotional roommate but I guess if I go straight to bed then I do not have to talk to her. I miss everyone very much, and cannot wait to see everyone again!

Great Night at Work.

Work went great tonight. Well, to back up for a moment today was the first day back to classes. I have two Tuesday classes, which does not seem like much, but let me describe my day to you. One I help in Mrs. Knight's class every day this week from 12:30 to 3 when the kids are dismissed. But, I woke up at 7 this morning, go ready for the day, went to do my dorm duties, kitchen was TRASHED and took me almost a full hour to clean, then had orientation (in place of my first class) then chapel (Pause: Bro. Kerlin preached in chapel today. Everything he spoke on was just what I needed... waiting for the right one; being trustworthy; guarding your heart; not trusting you heart at the same time; etc... it was, well a great first chapel service of the semester) then I had Gospel of John I which Pastor Jon teaches. Then I had Teaching Reading (which is normally my frst class but was postponed because of orientation) so I was late for helper schedule. I dismissed the kids from school at 2:35, ran to my room got dressed for work, left for work because Mrs. B was already waiting for me ad had literally no time to think during all of this. I loved it. (Oh, and how I said I give the guys until Friday before their drama starts up... negative... already started.. last night. Come on guys, at least act like adults!)

Work was amazing. Fabrics and crafts was th busies it has been in the past two months. An old lady did yell at me, but no biggy there. I was literally cutting fabric for my first two hours straight. But then I went to people greet for an hour. Everyone was super super super nice today. I talked to so many people that I normally don't carry conversations with and even met a couple new people. It was great! If tomorrow goes half as good, I will be overwhelmed with excitement. =] =]

I am now going to help Schwartzie with homework, and give Lori my notes from class. Until next time!!!! Miss you all!