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Saturday and Sunday
So on Saturday, my mom and I drove to New Port Richey, where she hung out with my sister and her boyfriend at their new apartment, while I hung out with some Trinity peeps. First I ate a little bit of lunch in the dining hall with Esther, Charlie and Tawnie (a new girl I don't know..). I wasn't very hungry, but I figured I should eat some lunch. [Been fighting that temptation to starve myself a lot lately. It's getting better though!] After lunch, Esther went and finshed a paper for one of her classes while Charlie and I played Scrabble in the library with Adam. I think Adam won, didn't he? By like one point. I didn't even come in second.. :( Oh, well, I still had fun. After Scrabble we went and had some dinner at Panera with Richard and Daniel before hanging out at Starbucks for a little bit. Then we went back to Trinity and dropped Daniel off, and went over to the Mendoza's. Joe, Charlie and Richard all played video games while Renee and I hung out which was nice. I wasn't very interested in playing video games...Renee and I went shopping and we were also going to work out at the gym for a little bit, but the gym was closed so after our little shopping trip at Wal-Mart we went back to the apartment and made some Chicken Alfredo (I helped with the chicken, not so much with the fettucine noodles..and the alfredo sauce was from a can.) We played Mancala while the food was cooking, and actually found that the two of us were both taught to play it the same way..which is, apparently, an incorrect way of playing the game. *shrugs* We did play it once actually following the rules and directions provided, and that was pretty fun too. After everyone (with exception to Richard) ate, they guys went back to their video games while Renee and I first washed the dishes and straightened up the kitchen. Afterward we went into the bedroom and I played a few notes on her guitar; I would've played a little more but we didn't have any music sheets I could play. She then showed me some scrapbooks she'd made, which was cool. It was getting a bit late at this point, so Richard, Charlie and I drove back to Trinity where Esther met us in the parking lot. Poor girl, we kinda left her behind once we set off for Panera.
Esther, Charlie and I walked back to the dorms, and then back to and around the parking lot whilst talking to avoid getting bit by mosquitos for an hour or so (I don't know how long we were walking and talking, but it was nice.) Then Esther and I went to her room and talked about some stuff before going to bed around one.
On Sunday, I went to church with Charlie and two new students I didn't know, Molly and Adam. Charlie gave a good message on limited atonement, while the Sunday School message was about adoption which made me think a lot about my 'uncle' Clyde who was adopted when we were younger. It made me think a lot about other things as well, which was kind of nice. After chuch, we had lunch at the Merritt's and I actually tried some broccoli. It was alright, which Charlie later translated to Esther as meaning "freaking awesome!" I don't know that I'd go that far, but I'm no longer completely opposed to eating broccoli. (I don't think I was ever completely against the vegetable, but I dislike it a little less.) We left the Merritt's around 3, and drove back to Trinity were we dropped off Adam and picked up Esther, and went to Books a Million. Around 5, we walked over to my sister's new apartment and I said goodbye to everyone before they trekked back over to Books a Million. I went and saw my sister's apartment, which wasn't much, but I was really disappointed when I got to the bedroom. I was under the impression that they would have seperate beds but they don't. It wasn't a huge shock or anything to see only a single double-mattress, but still. They'd said they were going to have seperate beds and they don't...I was kind of expecting that to fall through, just not quite so quickly. My mom and I left shortly after that, and got home around 7. I fell asleep pretty much as soon as we got home, and am still bummed I won't get to see and hang out with my Trinity peeps as often as before I transferred. :( My mom says we'll probably be making monthly trips over to the area though, since my sister got an apartment over there, so I will see everyone again. (And some of the people I wasn't able to see..like Crash and Mike.)
{On another note, would you guys please pray that everything works out for IADT, financially speaking? I've got one more loan I can apply for, but if it gets denied I don't know what I'm going to do. Please pray that it gets approved!!} |
Posted: 04:31, 2008-Sep-1 |
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Exciting News! (Prayers Please!)
| I'm excited! I just booked my first audition for a student film at Full Sail in here Orlando. Yay! I could not be more excited, and apparently there isn't a whole lot of competition. Apparently the part I'm reading for isn't getting a lot of attention by fellow actors in the area except for a bunch of women in their 30's who are too old to play the part in the first place (I assume, based on the directors comments.) He said only me and one other girl were in the age range he was looking for for the part, so I have only one other competitor that I know of for this role. Gah, I'm so excited! My audition's on Sept 20, and if I'm cast rehearsals will be in October although I don't think filming starts until January. And they're all on the weekends, which means I'll still be able to go to school in Tampa whilst filming in Winter Park/Orlando. Yay!! Please pray that everything works out in my favor for this, so that I can continue getting an education and earn a little bit of money. (It's a low-budget film, but there is still a little bit of pay for the actors involved. Definite plus!) |
Posted: 01:18, 2008-Aug-26 |
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An Answer
After a lot of praying, and research into a few alternate possibilites in case the issues with IADT's financial aid are not resolved soon, I believe I may have found a solution. No, not a solution--a decent alternative that I am ready and willing to give my whole heart to. Since I was little, I have felt pulled towards acting, dancing, and singing (and in that order). In the past, I have made a little attempt to fulfill my dreams of becoming an actress, on stage or on camera, with no results. I'm not surprised, really, because the effort I put into it as I was pitiful. However, I needed that time just to be me--without the pressue of auditioning for role after role, and performing. I needed time just to train at my local high school (Performing Arts, no doubt). And I needed to grow up, and realize that life isn't a fairytale--and learn how to deal with the ups and downs.
It's been three years since I graduated from high school, and about three years since I've gotten the opportunity to perform. In the last three years, I have grown up more than I could realize as it was happening. I had my heartbroken numerous times by the same silly boy, learned to live on my own away from my parents (a dorm, but still away from home, nonetheless), and dealt with the loss of a grandparent (I'd never had a family member pass away until my grandmother passed.) This past week, I came to the realization that I miss acting, and I miss performing. So what I've decided is that I may stay at home with my parents while taking some classes at the local community college, and booking auditions (to the best of my abilities). And even if the IADT issues resolve themselves...perhaps I'll be able to work my way through college by acting in student films in the area? I don't know. What I do know is that right now, my heart is in performing. Wish me luck; I'm off to memorize a few monologues to use in my future auditions!
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Posted: 12:14, 2008-Aug-15 |
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Perhaps I Shall Pursue Other Avenues...
My frustrations with the IADT financial aid office are beginning to drive me mad. I can't help but start considering alternative options for what I want to do with my life at this point..I certainly cannot return to Trinity at this point, although I suppose it's possible. I feel that I've gotten all I can out of the college, though, and have no desire to return other than friendly visits to former classmates.
One of the options I've been thinking about for the last couple of days is modeling/acting. I've been approached numerous times by various agents and/or agencies but was unable to sign for various reasons. One of which was that I was still in middle/high school, the other major reason being my mother. (Not that she doesn't support a possible career in the industry, as far as I know, but because of other personal reasons.)
I guess one of the reasons I'm so nostalgic about those times when I was approached by an agent, or even considering the possibility is because I have a lot of regrets about not having seized those opportunities. I wonder...do I still have a shot? I hear many, many people that inform I still do, but I don't know. I want to find out and know.
Another reason I'm considering the possibility may have to do with the fact that my friends little sister, who is still in high school, recently signed with a modeling agency and went on a commercial shoot today. I have to say that I am jealous of her, for seizing her opportunity while she had the chance. I wish I'd have taken the chance to be in her shoes. |
Posted: 03:25, 2008-Aug-12 |
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Ugh.
Wow, I really don't post in here often enough. Anyways, I'm still not totally finished dealing with housing; I have yet to call and talk to the woman in charge. I'm certain it'll go well though, the only thing I'm extremely worried about is getting denied a place in any apartments due to my parents lousy credit. I'm hoping to put one of my aunts down as the guarantor instead of my parents, but I've got to okay it with them first, so please pray for that. Pray for my sister as well, if you will. She and her boyfriend are moving to New York in a few weeks, and I've just got this very bad feeling in my gut about the whole situation.
In other news, I may be going insane trying to finished everything for financial aid at IADT. They are driving me up a wall with all of the forms they repeatedly keep asking for. I've sent almost everything to them twice now, and they're still telling me they haven't received it. (This is most frustrated because after I fax the papers, I call to make sure they've been received and they're saying they have and then this stuff happens.) Come on now! They can't be that incompetent at their jobs, can they? |
Posted: 12:52, 2008-Aug-3 |
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Housing Application: Difficult to Complete
I didn't realize that it would be so difficult to apply for housing at IADT for next semester. It's hard! The forms are a bit confusing, and I need some sort of a guarantor to sign the lease. I have no idea what a guarantor is or how I'd find one to help sign the lease. (Assuming I figure all of this out and actually become able to live in Tampa so I can attend IADT in October.) I'm so glad I've got a few months to work with, but I definitely want it done and taken care of ASAP. I don't like fearing being homeless. My dad's at work today, but if he's not working overtime tomorrow I'm hoping he may be of some help in all these matters. My daddy's smart like that! It comes in handy, you know.
I need to call IADT in the morning on Monday, too. The financial aid stuff I'm supposed to be returning didn't get here until like the 18th or 19th of last week, yet the deadline for returning it was the 17th. (Yes, I should have opened the packets when I first received them, but I didn't have the availability to until this afternoon. Long story.) Ugh. Financial stuff is just as confusing, if not more so than the housing application. Again, my dad is going to be sought after for help in that area. You know...it'd really be helpful if I knew of anybody else who could possibly help with this sort of thing. Then I could just call that person and get it done, without having to wait for my dad to be off work and finished (or semi-finished) with his varying chores around the house and whatnot.
Speaking of the housing application...anyone want to suggest whether or not I should request a roommate of a differing major? Or should I stick with one in the same? I can see the advantages and disadvantages to both options, but I really don't know. I could go either way and I thought maybe some of you could suggest which way to go?
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Posted: 06:57, 2008-Jun-27 |
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Ignited Interest
Wow. I haven't been on here in awhile. Partly due to a hectic schedule at school, and partly due to being unable to login for some unknown reason. Anyway, I decided to try and login again today, and guess what? It worked! My school is on Spring Break this week, so I'm mostly just chillin' back home in Kissimmee. I really need to start working on some of my homework assignments that are due next week, but I really haven't the motivation at all.
On Friday afternoon, after all our classes had let out, Charlie, Esther and myself headed to a dinner theatre at the Wycliffe Headquarters in Orlando where we saw an awesome production of "Sunong." After that, Charlie dropped me off at home where I found a large green bag of gifts that my mom had left for me. It was awesome! She got me some cross-stitch supplies, thin mints (Girl Scout cookies, if you're unaware), a bunch of mini tissue packets, a magazine, and twobooks I really wanted: Awakening of a Jehovah's Witness by Diane Wilson and Out of the Cocoon by Brenda Lee.
I couldn't wait to dig into my new books, and have already gotten halfway through Wilson's book. The more and more I read in it, the more and more I start to think about how similar Diane Wilson's life mirrors that of another woman I care about, who is still involved with the cult. There are so many similarities, and while I'm very concerned for this woman, this book is allowing me to stay hopeful that she will one day see that this organization is not "in the Truth," and rather a false prophet of which the bible warns about.
It's incredibily profound to know that my interest in this religious cult was piqued by my relationship with a self-proclaimed witness, whom I almost married. It's also an incredible blessing to look back upon my experiences with the two mentioned above, among a few others, and see that I not once found myself willing to explore more into this organization by joining in it myself. It's also such a blessing to still have a relationship with my ex-fiance where I may one day have an opportunity to witness and share with them just what divides Jehovah's Witnesses from being true Christians, although they put up a very good disguise as being such.
Anyway, if anyone is interested in learning more about this cult, or just want to get to know more about me, I'm always available on AIM (charmeddiva16@aim.com). |
Posted: 09:19, 2008-Mar-6 |
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Um, Yeah. (Some prayer requests!)
A few nights ago, my mom asked when I start school at Trinity..Orientation is August 18-21, so I'm guessing around the 22nd or so. And the residence hall opens on the 18th. That is just a little less than a month away-I'm excited, but I'm also scared. In a good way, though. It's like when you're first getting behind the wheel of car or something. I don't all of my anxiety I'm feeling has to do with college being a few weeks away though-I'm starting to anticipate Ed's homecoming even though it isn't for another couple of months.
I'm really stressing about school at the moment though. I have bills that haven't been paid, and they were due yesterday. My dad did attempt to pay them yesterday since we've the money and everything; he couldn't get through so he's going to call first thing Monday morning, but I won't have a guaranteed spot in one of the dorms. You have no idea how much the idea of not getting a dorm room freaks me out. Pray for that, please!! I've also got to go and get my transcripts from Valencia transferred, which I thought had been taken care of months ago, so I'm going to do that on Monday as well. (And hopefully stop by the post office to mail Ed's latest package which is filled with a ton of stuff!)
Anyways, today I'm going to try and not think about all of that since there isn't much I can do until Monday. I'm going to sleepover at the Schroeder's with Esther after we make some spaghetti ( ) at her house for her family and some people they have staying with them..I think I'll be making a sandwich or something. Yeah, I don't like spaghetti..and yes, I know that's weird. Especially when I love all kinds of Italian foods, lol.
I've also got some items put aside for the garage sale we're trying to have before school starts; I may leave a box or two at her house for that. Hopefully we'll be able to pull off this garage sale that we've been planning to have for awhile now-and that it will go off successfully. My hair is also starting to bug me, I think it's about time for a trim. TRIM. I am not cutting it all off or anything cause I love having long hair, but I don't want to look like...a monkey.  . Inside joke, nobody but my bear is going to understand that..lol. It could be worse, there are uglier animals.
Wow. I'm going to stop here, cause this post is getting kind of long. I'll try and write more on Monday or Tuesday, since I'll be busy the next couple of days and probably won't have time to do so.
*Prayer Requests*
-Garage sale Esther and I are trying to have before the start of school on the 22nd.
-Unpaid bills and dorm room/roommate (since Esther and I have decided not to room together for the sake of our friendship.)
-Transcripts
-Esther and I are also going to need some form of transportation to hopefully drive back home some weekends, and to our jobs over there (although, I think she's working on campus..I won't be.) I'm also going to need a job as soon as I get out there, so pray for that as well.
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Posted: 11:20, 2007-Jul-27 |
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Summer Fun
So it's been awhile since I've written an actual blog, but I think it's for the best. I've been incredibly busy this summer, which is surprising because when it first started I had no plans to do anything but VBS and chillin' out in front of the TV. (Which wouldn't make for a very interesting blog post, in my opinion.)
Back in June, I volunteered to do Vacation Bible School (VBS) at First United Methodist Church (FUMC). It was a lot of fun-moreso than I've had volunteering in the past for the event because I got to be an actual teacher this year instead of one of the teen helpers. There was music, arts & crafts, and a great message! It's a little bittersweet looking back since I know I won't be able to do it again next year since I'll be moving to be with my (future) husband. Anyways, I worked in the Kindergarten classroom, so my kids were aged 5-7. They're so cute at that age-especially when they do the hand movements to the words in the songs! Each day of the week, we had a new memory verse and throughout the day, whenever the kids heard one of the activity leaders say the memory voice, they raised their hand and (kind of) mimed cracking a whip or doing a lasso while saying "Yeehaw!". (The theme for VBS this year was Avalanche Ranch-so basically a wild west type theme.) It is seriously one of the coolest things ever to see 20 kindergarteners mime whip-cracking while saying "Yeehaw!"
The organization that FUMC decided to donate to this year was Give Kids the World (GKTW), which is really cool because it's local, whereas in previous years they've done fundraising for organizations that aren't so nearby. It was also really cool because they didn't just raise money to donate--they had each child bring in a teddy bear (or other stuffed animal) to give to the children at GKTW, and on Thursday in Arts & Crafts, they each got to make a card to tie around the bears necks. You know those kids are gonna smile when they receive those bears, and that really warms my heart. Volunteering can be so much fun!!
Okay..so that was from June 18-22. From then to now, I've really just been hanging out whilst working on a wedding registry, which is a lot harder than it seems. Gotta love checklists for this kind of stuff!! I've got about 1/4 of it done..and my half of the guest list is definitely finished, although I do need a few addresses and phone numbers from a few people, but I've got time for that since the invitations won't be out for another couple of months. Sigh. Can't we just fast forward to the honeymoon already?
Esther got back from her family roadtrip on the 25th, and we've been hanging out a lot since then. Interesting things always happen whenever we get together...there's the afternoon we spend 20 mins at the gas station trying to figure out how to pay for gas with cash instead of a car, the countless squirrels who've just barely survived getting run over, a homeless man knocking on the car window and making some sort of peace sign at us while getting directions from her dad, etc. The most recent event was when I went over to make a lemon pie dessert and then watching Chronicle of Narnia for the first time. (By the way, I'm totally hooked on that book series now..) I don't think I've ever been so into a movie since the first Pirates of the Caribbean. I was totally hinting for spoilers as what was to come next but Esther and her brother, Josiah were pretty good at keeping mum..and I'm just as involved in the book series too. I'm currently reading Prince Caspian, but I'm about done with it.
Last night, Esther and I did a little bit of scrapbooking which was really fun, and we discussed plans for her birthday next week. She's thought of maybe having a pool party or something where she can get all her different groups of friends together, but nothing is really planned at the moment. We also talked about the garage sale we've been planning all summer to have--now that summer is almost over, we figure we should probably pick out a time and date for it real soon. School starts August 17th!! I'm really looking forward to starting school for once--and moving out and living (sort of) on my own for awhile!! I'll have a roommate, but I'll still be pretty much on my own..
So that's what's been going on in my life lately..I'll try and update more in the coming weeks!! |
Posted: 08:59, 2007-Jul-14 |
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Everything Happens for a Reason
| Everything happens for a reason. Just remember that and we'll get through this.
We all make mistakes-we're all human. But every mistake we make, gets made for a reason. Only God knows what that reason is long before we ever do...or will. We just have to put all our trust in Him, and have faith that He will show us what that reason is in His perfect timing.
"Beauty from Pain": My whole world is the pain inside me/The best I can do is just get through the day/When life before is only a memory/I'll wonder why God let me walk through this place/And though I can't understand why this happened/I know that I will when I look back someday/And see how you've brought beauty from ashes/And made me as gold purified through these flames
After all this has passed, I still will remain/After I've cried my last, there'll be beauty from pain/Though it won't be today/Someday I'll hope again/And there'll be beauty from pain/You will bring beauty from my pain
Life isn't always easy--nobody's ever said "Life is easy." But there is the saying, "Life is hard. Deal with it." It will suck sometimes, and feel like nothing is going right, but there will be days, weeks, months, years even that it will seem everything is going your way.
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Okay. That was directed towards a specific person, but I think everyone should read it because we've all been in that emotional state at one time or another. Anyways, remember how I said I was thinking of making website layouts to maybe earn some money? Well, I may start doing that over the summer..except I'm not going to start with layouts, I think I'll work my way up by my making some cute little icons/tags. And it'll be donation-only for awhile since I'm still just a novice at this stuff. I've already got some ideas, unfortunately most are for site layouts I want to make in the future, but it's better than starting without any ideas at all, right? (If you've got any ideas, please let me know what they are; I could use them!!)
In other news, Ed and I have been back together for a whole year now!! Yay!! |
Posted: 04:14, 2007-Jun-29 |
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No More
| So..I've been eating and drinking way too much junk lately. And I haven't gone for a walk in a little over a month. That's NOT who I've become, or desire to become. I will stay healthy for as long as I live, and I am not going to disappoint the one person who believes that I can stay on track with this if I just commit myself 110%. I haven't been doing that lately, and I just have to apologize to this person. I'M SORRY.
I'm not going to eat any junkfood today, my dad stopped by Publix last night and we got subs. I still have a whole sub left to eat, and my dad is going to stop by Publix again to pick up some chicken for dinner later; I'm going to ask him to pick up some sandwich supplies as well. (Bologna, Ham, etc.) I think I'm going to go walking in the mornings now. I don't know if my sister still wants to walk with me or not, but I have my MP3 Player to keep me company if she doesn't. (Wish I had more music on it though..I can't put anymore on it because the cord for that process is lost and I broke my CD Player, so that's out too. .)
Anyways..Just wanted to post to say that I am going to get back on track with my health. . Although...I am starting to cuss a little more lately... Not good. |
Posted: 12:13, 2007-May-23 |
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Update
So...I'm, like, seriously falling off my health kick or whatever you want to call it. I've been doing so well for the past four or five months with cutting back on caffeine and walking everyday, and now I've gotten off track.  . Kaiti has said she wants to start walking with me in the evenings, but she's always working in the evenings..what about the morning, when she's off and it's still a little cool out?
*Sigh* I miss my daily walks. I haven't gone walking since I visited Esther out at Trinity--that was over a month ago! What a shame.
I went over to Esther's on Thursday about two weeks ago..we went swimming in her pool with Brad (the pool vacuum, named at a slumber party about 5 years ago), and then watched Finding Nemo. Her family's been working on her roof-doing what exactly I don't know, but they should be finished by now. Friday, I went over to her house again and we watched a video from 'The Truth Project', a bible study (sort of) that we're going to try and bring to Trinity next year. We also made an agreement to each read two chapters of Genesis a day while she's away on her roadtrip for the next month.
My cousin, Jeremy, got married on Saturday to his girlfriend, Brittani. I don't know much about her but she seems like a sweet girl. I'm glad he's found someone he wants to spend his life with. My cousin, Josh and his girlfriend, Rhachel (sp?) are getting married in July, and my 'uncle' Clyde is getting married next...April, I think. Ed and I have decided to wait, but it is definitely still a part of our future plans. (After the deployment and post-deployment stress and all.)
Sunday was pretty much like any other Sunday. Went to church, came home and slept, then went to bible study. Bible study was actually kind of fun-we got to learn what our gifts and talents are. My top scores were in Music, Miracles, Exhortation, and Intercession. Can't say I was really surprised by my scores; I've always kind of known that my talents lay in those areas.
Monday, yesterday, was uneventful. I didn't really do anything except sleep and watch Friends. I'm hoping to clean my room today, do something somewhat productive and then they're is a meeting at FUMC for VBS teachers and volunteers. Oh! The children's director from FUMC called last night and instead of just volunteering, my sister and I are going to be teachers/assistant teachers since we're in college and not high school anymore. How exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time! I've volunteered for VBS for so many years now, but actually going from volunteer to teacher is a bit more responsibility. I think I can handle it though--she wouldn't have asked if she didn't think we could either, right? I can't wait for VBS to start; that's a week I know is going to fly by. Hopefully, June will go a lot quicker than May...seriously. May has just been dragging all month long. Come on, June!! I'm ready!! |
Posted: 10:40, 2007-May-21 |
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Quick Update on What I've Been Upto...
Note for future reference: DO NOT DRINK CAFFEINE BEFORE BED THE NIGHT BEFORE CHURCH.
Yeah, I did that last night. And now I have more energy than I need at 2:30 AM. I have to get up and get ready for church in 5 hours. And you know what? That's when I'm finally going to be tired and craving sleep!! Ugh.
Anyways, that's not what I want to blog about right now. Went over to Ed's house on Friday to hang out with his mom and sisters. Originally the plan was to go over after her doctors appointment, and hang out, but I ended up going to appointment with her and waited in the waiting room with Elisa, who stayed home from school that day. I totally kicked her butt at Tic-Tac-Toe. She kicked mine at hangman and rock, paper, scissors. We then went to Ihop for lunch, which is someplace I'd never been. I liked it, but it seems more like a breakfast restaurant, you know? Someplace you go for breakfast more so than lunch or dinner. I'd love to go there for breakfast some time to try their breakfasts, too.
After lunch, we went back to their house and just hang out. I took a nap for a little bit in Elexis' room, and woke up to find myself alone in the house with Ginger. Yeah, they got a new puppy. She's so tiny, and so cute!! I wish I had pics to share, but there aren't any of her [yet]. Mom says she got a new camera to take pictures of her, but she hasn't done so yet. [Note a change in that sentence, babe. You catch it?]
That's all. Esther's suppose to be home next weekend!!! For the summer!! Yay!! I cannot wait; we're definitely going to hang out. Oh, and I have to tell her my good news: My dad is finally going to start letting my sister and I start driving. It's about dang time, if you ask me. I only had to wait five and a half years!!!
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Posted: 12:00, 2007-Apr-29 |
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Trinity is AWESOME!
| So, I got to visit Esther at college last week..so much fun!! I got there around 5 on Weds. afternoon and we had dinner together at Chick-Fil-A. You ever tried dipping those waffle fries in the ranch dip?? It's GOOD. After dinner, we went and put my things in the dorm room we were staying in and went off to church. It was awesome! The youth group is a bit smaller than Cornerstone, and runs a little differently, but it was still really cool. They had music--my favorite part and one of the few things I couldn't live without, a good message--similar to the one Karl gave last Sunday..hm., and nice people. I got free stuff too--though that wasn't really necessary, I was just enjoying my time there and had a great time.
On Thursday, we went to two classes in the morning, and one in the afternoon. I don't remember which classes exactly, but in the first class, some of the students shared witnessing experiences they've had over the semester/year. Mike's story about that crazy old man was hysterical. I'm not sure I could retell it and/or inform of you the comedy in that experience, so you'll just have to take my word for it. The second class of the day was...well, I don't really remember. I kind of got distracted and started doodling in the next class (and in the afternoon class after lunch), so I don't recall what they were or what was being taught. .
Between the end of the second class and before lunch, Esther and I walked around the campus and just talked..about a few different things. We joked about getting lost even though there were houses right next to where we were walking, and how large the campus actually is..though there are only three buildings! We're pretty sure it was still Trinity property we were walking on...we couldn't completely tell where the fence went and cut off and whatnot.  . At lunch, we sat with Charlie and some other people before going to a dorm meeting they had that day. After lunch, was another class...and another doodle!  . Around 2:30, Esther started getting ready for work, and I waited in the library while D'Angelo downloaded some pictures for Scott and Esther on their jump drives. Took a nap and 3, and then just hung out until dinner. Esther was still at work, so I ate dinner with..I think I was sitting next to Renee or Rachel or somebody, and then went back to the dorm and listened to some music for a bit, then watched POTC. Esther got back around 8:30, and we went to Starbucks with Charlie. I got hear the mormon bathroom story, which is hysterical.  .I was also VERY tired and everything anybody said at that time, intentionally comedic or not, I found funny..Charlie is a bit of a comedian though. He told a couple different jokes as we walked around outside Starbucks. Oh, and I think I've decided I'm a calvinist, for those of you who know what that is. It just makes more sense altogether.
Friday, I attended two more of Esther's classes, Interpersonal Communications, and Intro to Psychology. Both of those were very interesting, they kept my interest long enough to keep from doodling. I think IC was probably my favorite of all the classes I got to attend. Friday, after the second class, we had chapel which I deeply enjoyed. Got to hear some new worship songs, which was awesome! And they had a great speaker, with a great message about...well, that escapes me right at the moment, but it was awesome.
Friday afternoon, after lunch, we finished packing and started on our way back to Kissimmee/St. Cloud. While in her room, I noticed she had some Tweety slipper just like the ones I have (which don't fit..), and a Tweety coin container. We both love Tweety!! I so didn't know that before..we even both had Tweety-themed birthday parties around 10 or 11. Wow. I had no idea the both of us loved Tweety; how cool is that?
All in all, my trip was AWESOME. I totally loved Trinity, and I so cannot wait to go there full-time in the fall. Great class, nice people, and just someplace I finally felt like I belonged. That's where I'm meant to go; I can feel it. I just have to wait a few more months.. . |
Posted: 09:32, 2007-Apr-22 |
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I'm Okay.
So, I've talked to Esther, and I'm definitely going over to Trinity next week[end]. She was even able to get me free food vouchers!  . I love Esther; she's one of the few people that can cheer me up just by saying "Hello" whenever I call her. I needed that last night. I can't wait to see her again and just hang out; I miss her!!!
About yesterday's blog...um..I got an email that Ed's unit is most definitely getting an extention.  .  . We were expecting, sure, but it still sucks. I just want him to hold me real close and real tight right now; I just wanna cry in his arms. And I can't!! I hate this right now. I can't wait for this whole thing to be over.
Esther has been saying she's going to help keep me busy over the summer when she's here, and that school will definitely help the time move along much quicker. I hope she's right. I really hope she is. I've got some stuff planned for June, like Vacation Bible School at FUMC, and -maybe- SuperWow again this year. I don't know, SuperWow is fun and all, but I feel a little too old for it. It's more aimed at high schoolers, not college students.
July may be a long month though. I know some people I definitely wanna hang out with this summer, maybe have a few beach days in July, assuming they stay here for the summer. At Cornerstone last summer, they had a few activities throughout the summer, like bowling and ice skating..maybe they'll have that again this year? That'd definitely be a time killer.
Also, job hunting is horrible. Nobody's called me back and I NEED a summer job. I need money for school next year, dangit. And I don't qualify for too many scholarships..though I'm going to apply for all of the ones that I can. Pray for that, k?
So yeah...that's my blog for the day. Sorry I haven't written in a while; I'm sort of going back and forth between blogging and writing in my notebook (which got totally trashed yesterday when it fell in the tub!!).
Love, Laura Elizabeth |
Posted: 05:30, 2007-Apr-14 |
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I Hate Cable!
| Stupid computers-stupid internet. The cable went out last night, so I wasn't able to get online to talk to Edward. And wouldn't you know... that's the night he actually gets on! I emailed him from my phone to tell him my cable was out, but I haven't clue as to whether or not he got and read those messages. I really wanted to talk to him last night too. I wanted to tell him about how I got into Trinity College, and how about excited I was. I wanted to tell him about how Esther and I have set a tentative tent for me to go and visit her at Trinity in a few weeks. I want to tell him that my dad has almost got the webcam working-he found the software and everything, but Yahoo Messanger is saying it's behind a firewall and can't allow it to run. Even when the firewall is disabled! There are so many other things I wanted to talk to him about, and I didn't get to last night because the cable was out. You have no idea how irritated I am right now. And not even a quick email, a quick comment on my page or my last blog to let me know he's thinking about me, and may have gotten my messages about getting into Trinity and the cable going out? Hmph. This week is so a high and low week--and it's barely even Tuesday morning. I found out on Sunday that Sydney is having two surgery's over the next couple of months, on Monday I find out that I got into Trinity and will get to go to school with Esther in August--but the cable goes out so I can't even tell Edward, the one night he get on after a couple days of not getting online. Makes me wonder what kind of news Tuesday will bring..if any. Hopefully it'll all just be good news from here on out--that'd be nice! I hope I get to talk to Ed soon, cause I've got a lot of things I want to say, to get off my mind and off of my chest..so yeah. That's all I've got say for today..Love, Laura Almenas. |
Posted: 03:40, 2007-Apr-3 |
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Life Sucks.
| So I found out at church last night that Sydney is going to be having two surgerys, one this month and another next month. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE when people I know and love are in hospitals..mostly because I can't stand hospitals. I guess that fear comes from the fact that the first person I ever visited in the hospital, my grandma, passed away that same night. Okay, well now I'm scared..and her first surgery isn't until Apr 17th. But that's not really that far from now.. I won't say what the surgeries are because I don't really know, just that it's something to do with her heart like missing a valve or something, and her ribcage needing to be pushed down or whatever. You add that on top of my other worries, the ones about whether or not Ed will have to stay an extra four to five months in Iraq, and I'm bound to be hysterical. I had to leave and go to the restroom after everybody prayed for Sydney just so I could be alone and cry. I was already on the verge of tears before I found out about the surgeries 'cause I keep thinking about something that Ed said while he was here on R&R. Something he considered doing but didn't..I won't expand on that, but I can't stop wondering how different everything would've been had he done it. God, I don't know. I need someone to talk to right now; I want to talk to Ed, I hope he gets online tonight so I can talk to him. I miss him so much right now. Pray for them, okay? And that I'll get some sort of peace in the very near future and learn how to deal with all of it. |
Posted: 10:20, 2007-Apr-1 |
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Ecuador-Doubtful.
| Last night was my first meeting for the Ecuador missions trip. And probably my last. I'd feel more comfortable going on a trip like this with at least one person closer to my age, and while last nights group of people were great, they're all a bit older than I am. Esther has previously mentioned that Trinity College goes on a missions trip every year for spring break, and that appeals to me more right now for many reasons. Esther would probably be along, and there'd be a few more people closer to my age. I'd also have more time to save up the money for a trip like that; not just 2 months to raise $1500. Also, the meeting last night ran later than I'd've liked--I didn't get home until 10:30, and the meeting started at 7. I was soo tired when I got home, and I missed a possible chance to talk to Ed. I was too tired to get up and online to see if I could've had a chance to talk to him.
I'm definitely going to get online tonight; I hope he does too.I think I'm also going to try and talk to Esther tonight; I'm going to give her a call. I hope she's not working or overloaded with homework. I want to ask her what Karl said about interning over the summer; I haven't done that yet cause I was planning on going to Ecuador, but now that's not going to happen I may intern at Cornerstone over the summer if at all possible. |
Posted: 04:49, 2007-Mar-28 |
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Just When Everything Was Going Well...
So this weekend started out great. Esther came home and we got to hang out on Saturday. We also discussed some of our plans for the next few months-none of them are one hundred percent yet. She gave the idea of me staying with her in the dorms and going to classes with her at Trinity College for a week or two in April. That would be fun-I'd get to see what it's like to be away at college before I'm actually away at college come August/September. She might stay here in St. Cloud over the summer and intern at Cornerstone which would definitely give us a lot of hang out time together-I hope she does that. Her original plan was to spend the summer in California with her grandma and her cousin, but it doesn't really look like that's going to work out. She's still trying to make up her mind though. There's so many things she wants to do. I'm definitely still trying to go to Ecuador; I've got a meeting tonight with the missions group. Yeah, I finally found who I needed to find for that, yay!! Hopefully that works out so I can have something confirmed for the summer. Sunday was okay-that's when I found who I needed to find, and I got the house to myself that afternoon which was way cool. I love having the house to myself. I did miss bible study though; my parents actually wanted it to be family movie night, but I wasn't interested in any movies that are out right now. Next weekend, I want to see..um, something that I can't remember the title of right now.. Anyways, just when we reached the halfway mark in our first deployment-there's bad news. Ed starts hearing that they may have to stay overseas another 4 or 5 months beyond their originally anticipated return date.  . I immediately see the downside to this, but Ed, optimist he is, sees the good to an extended tour in Iraq. He'll have less time left in the Army when he does return, and less chance of redeployment. I'll also get to stay at school with Esther for a couple more months. I still don't want his tour extended though--I miss him so much; I want him home NOW. Oh, and to top off this weekend, my cat has gone missing. We're not sure if she's run away or she's just hiding, but someone left the backdoor open long enough for either cat to escape. We got Scrappy back indoors, but Addie is still missing. Edit: We found Addie; she was just hiding. |
Posted: 12:11, 2007-Mar-27 |
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Not Quite Halfway, But Close Enough!!!
So this is an exciting weekend that's coming up. Ed and I are reaching the halfway point in this deployment in a few days, and hopefully it will be his last deployment so I never have to deal with this again. (Maybe I will, maybe I won't, I don't know. But I will always pray that I don't ever have to do this again 'cause it's really not fun..) Esther is also coming home today!  . We're going to hang out tomorrow and share some pictures from Bok Towers (mine) and Costa Rica (hers). I'm trying to get my dad to scan the ones from Bok Towers so I can upload them on here but so far no luck. There's two really nice ones that would be perfect with my new layout on here too. Hopefully I can get that done real soon. After we hang out and just basically chat for a bit, we're going to sit on Josiah's Truth Project meeting. I've been to it before and it's really cool, I just can't drive to St. Cloud every Saturday night and again on Sunday mornings. (If I drove myself, that'd be different.) I'm also going to get information about Cornerstone's mission trip. Apparently they've already started having a few meetings for it, says Josiah. I might still get a chance to go though, I don't think they have had *that* many meetings yet. And Esther might come too! Her plans to stay in California over the summer don't seem to be working out the way she'd hoped, but I would love to hang with her all summer in St. Cloud or Ecuador. If I don't go to Ecuador, I'm going to apply for the internship, I guess. (Is there a deadline for that?) I gotta talk to Pastor Karl; I also need to have him redo my reference form for Trinity College cause I lost it when he sent it back to me. This time I'm going to give him a fully addressed envelope so he can send it straight to the school. (That's actually what he was supposed to in the first place, but I forgive him. I didn't give him the envelope like I was originally supposed to, so it's not totally his fault.. .) |
Posted: 06:45, 2007-Mar-23 |
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