OH!!?? Bah, Ma.

sup.

I have been coughing and sucking snot all day. Its annoying. I hate being sick.

Yeeeeah. So. This week is pretty decent. No class yesterday, still had to watch a bunch of movies though to make up for being gone Friday. and get ready to present tomorrow. SOOO... I basically had class. Except it was in my bed instead of in the classroom. That class has pretty much been the easiest thing ever. Yeah.

What else. I just sneezed 4 times. Oh yeah. New president. Yesterday was interesting.. I am not gonna lie. I didn't vote for Obama. I personally wasn't a fan of either of the canidates. I had issues with both of them. But I do think that yesterday was a big day, America has come a long way and I can appreciate that no matter who the canidate is. So.. yeah. That's all I have to say about that. I am kind of ready for the hpye to be over though.. I wonder if America will love Obama for his whole presidency? Everybody is crazy about him now.. But I bet you anything that it will just take one big thing to happen that he doesn't handle the right way and everyone will freak out. I'm willing to give him a shot though, not that I really have a choice in the matter anymore. Props to America for electing a black president. Really.

TOMORROW: it Taylor's birthday :) We are going out to eat I think.. excitinggg. Yay. And Saturday we're going to LaCrosse to watch the little kiddos at the Jazz Festival there. That should be fun. Hopefully it doesn't cost me too much money. Frick.

MadTv is super funny. I watch it a lot. Right now they're making fun of George Bush.. he ain't da pREZZZ anymore! Come on now. He probably is breathing a sigh of relief today. Can you imagine? The weight of an entire country on your shoulders one day... the next, none. No one can blame you for anything anymore... well, unless they blame you for things you did in office that are still happening. BUT WHO FREAKING CARES. I would be so excited.. especially with the way everyone started hating him big time towards the end. I remember watching him get on his plane with LAURA yesterday after the inauguration.. I wonder what he did after he smiled and waved and got in? Personal opinion... If I were him, I would have been hootin' and hollerin' like crazy. Jumpin around and stuff. WHY WOULD YOU WANT THE JOB OF PRESIDENT. Way too much freaking responsibility. Alright.. that's it. I've decided I'm not gonna have that as a career. SWEET! One thing I can check off the list. Since I am trying to figure out what to do with my life and all.. That is definitely one thing I won't pursue.

Enough about politics. I'm sneezing constantly and super hungry.

Happy Birthday to the lovely CHEAYLOR tomorrow. I am glad you were born.

peace&love

I like when my bed is made.

It just makes my whole room look cleaner, you know? Maybe you don't because you have a huge room. But mine is tiny.. and when the bed takes up a HUGE portion of the room, if it's made, the room looks clean. If its not, the room looks messy. Thus, I should go make my bed.

I AM VERY EXCITEDDDDDDDDDD. Why you ask? Well, jTerm is freaking easy peazy. Seriously. I just go through the day basically on my own, it's pretty nice. The other reason I'm excited.............. I am going to Waseca this weekend! yes, I know. But it's for a good reason.. Sarah Anderson asked me to help out with this really sweet Lock-in that she's putting on for HS kids. I get to lead a small group and hang out with everyone for a whole night! It only is an extra bonus that some of these kiddos are my -- 1. really good friends, 2. realitives?!? (brother, cousin) 3. boyfriend!!? whhhaa! I am excited! I am not sure if all those fore-mentioned people are actually coming, but if I do get to see Erik and my brother, it will just be an extra bonus. I'm really excited to get to go and help out. Some of my best memories from HS youth group were the all-nighter lock-ins with sweet music, games & just chillingggg. I'm pumped. We're coming back right away Saturday when it's over, so it's not like its a whole weekend thing. But I'm still pumped. THEN the next weekend, Anne Taylor & I are going to LAX to see the YAZZ BAND kids! (Which I will have just seen) but it will still be swizzell. I love jazz band.

What else is new with me. UmMMMmMM. I had to watch the Grapes of Wrath yesterday in my jTerm class. WHAT THE. zzzz, so long, so boring. Not any better the 2nd time around like some kids (suckups) in my class swore it was. They also sit in the front and laugh at all of my prof's lame jokes.. I sit in the back row and barely make a sound. HMMMMM, wonder what I'm getting as a participation grade. If only he could see my sweet drawings of all the movie characters that I do in my notebook! The King Kong one took me 3/4 of the movie!! Thats dedication!

Can I just say one last thing......well, of course I can. I can do whatever I want on here.
I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO SECOND SEMESTER.

first of all, its going to be way harder than First Sem. second of all, compared to jTerm, its going to feel like THE OPPOSITE OF AWESOME. gahhharggg. But for now I will concentrate on the good things, such as 1. easy class. 2. easy work. 3. lots-o-free time 4. and most importantly, a new season of American Idol.

I think the blind guy will win, even though he's not that good.... JUST BECAUSE he will get the sympathy vote & people will feel bad if they don't vote for him. If you don't watch A.I... you have no idea what I'm talking about. If you do... then you probably agree with me.

Time to go MAKE MY BED :) I'm so good at making my posts come full circle. Truly I am!

Happy Hump Day to all.

peace&love

I wish..

... It was January 28th.

i'm baaaaaaaaack..

I love this picture.. and him.

Yeah. I'm back at Luther.

kind of unfortunately..

ONLY BECAUSE.. Christmas break was so awesome. I wish it wasn't over. It went by way too fast and even though life back here right now because of J-term, its just like.. I don't know. I miss my family. I miss Erik. Its just weird to be back and forth, back and forth. Like, I get used to being home and living that "life" again and seeing everyone every day, and then BOOM time to come back here. Its like up and down emotions...? It's hard. It's a weird life. I need to get used to it though I guess. It is mine for the next... well, basically forever. Until I get my own life, my own family. Until then I still miss the comforts of home and my family.

Jterm is awesome.. one class every day, easy work, free time. My class is ok so far, Films of the Great Depression. My prof is sort of strange, he talks really slow and seems unorganized with his thoughts sometimes.. which I do not like. The whole watching movies every day part is awesome though. My work schedule this month is pretty dang good too. I get it all done in the morning and thats really nice. Annnnd I've decided to start working out and eating better. So far it's going well. Yes, its only been 2 days. But seriously, I can see myself keeping it up. I have free time to go work out and I don't mind it. It makes me feel good. Endorphins, nam?

I love Secondhand Seranade.

Why do we have choir today?? Gah. I wish we didn't. Yeahhh yeahh Dorian. Whatev.

I'm really tired. I'm gonna go sleep until choir.

Sorry this entry is lame. :)

peace&love.

A List.

I will now make a list of things I don't want to do.

1. Go back to school. Screw that, Christmas break is awesome, I love my family, I love seeing old friends, and I love my boyfriend. THATS WHY SCHOOL IS STUPID. One week from today JTerm class will be starting. FML.

2. Continue Coughing. I do not want to cough one more time... everyone in my family thinks I'm really annoying because of the constant coughing. I am ILLLLLL. Big time. I sound like a man.

3. Get off of this bed. I could lay here all day. SERIOUSLY. I just might even.

4. Go back to school. Oh, did I say that already?

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Today I am meeting up with ALYSSA :) yay roomie. And her boo Ethan... and Erik. annnd whoever else comes to The Grind to eat with us. It's so weird that the only time THEY see each other is at school..... and the only time I see Erik is when I'm NOT at school. I kind of..... am jealous.

Time to go get ready. Happy last week of vacation.
Sad.

peace&love.

you'll shoot your eye out!

MERRYCHRISTMAS!

what a day. I love being home? Most Christmases my family is traveling at this point.. BUT today I am home, in my sweats, and laying in a chair watching A Christmas Story for the first time ever. Yeah, I know. It's on for 24 hours though! Crazy. I LOVE IT.. it is so funny & cute.

Today I'm going with my family to the movie 7 Pounds.. Will Smith. I'm so exciteddddddddddd.. because he is an amazing actor. LURVEhim. Hopefully it's a good movie..? After that I'm gonna do some cleaning because tons of my family is coming. And my room is a mess.. I'm really excited for my family to come. I haven't seen them in so long.

WHY IS MY TEXTING SO DUMPY. for 2 days I have had terrible service as far as texting goes. and that is ANNOYING. Maybe if Erik would just come home I wouldn't have to text him. YEAH.

Alright, well time to be MORE lazy. I want to wish all who will come across this post a very VERY blessed CHRISTmas. And not to be cheesy.. but seriously. This is the best time of year, to be with family and friends and loved ones.. ENJOY IT! Take advantage of it... and remember that Jesus is the Reason for the Season! I am very thankful. Have a wonderful CHRISTmas!

God's peace&love :)

An Ode to the Men in my Life.

Being home for Christmas reminds me of the awesome men I have in my life and how thankful I am for them. I LOVE THEM. and so, I decided to write about how much I love them. :)

NICK- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, today is his 17th Birthday :) I am so proud of him and all he has accomplished in just his 17 short years. Seriously. He is so talented, smart, and he is truly more than just a brother, he is a friend. My oldest and dearest. I miss him so much when we're apart. We have the best of times, and sometimes I want to kill him. I hope he likes my Christmas AND Birthday presents.. YES, I have to spend double $$$ on him this time of year.

DAD- oh, Dad. I think I'm more like him than my mom. People say I look more like him too.. He is one of the funniest people I know & I am so proud of him, too. He has so much on his plate all of the time. Seriously. I don't know how he does it.. but I know why. He loves his family & it is evident. I feel bad that life is stressful for him with basketball and school right now.. I hope it gets better. I love getting to see him all the time being home like this.

ERIK- My best friend. I love him so much, I can't explain it. I love being home and getting to see him. It is the best feeling in the world getting to see him so often. But I hate the fact that I have to even think about leaving him again. I hate being away from him. It is the worst feeling. And I know it will only get worse. If he really goes to school so far away next year, our time together will be few and far between, and I don't know how I'm going to be able to handle that. I keep telling myself NOT to think about that. But it is so hard. It is so hard. I am so SO SO thankful that he has come into my life this year. I never EVER want to be without him. Truly. God has blessed me 20 times over by putting Erik into my life.

Not all females my age can say that throughout their life they have been blessed with such great guys in their life. I am SO SO SO thankful to God for putting three amazing men in my life, starting with my Dad since I was born, to Nick at age 2, to the most recent being Erik about 7 months ago. I know all of these guys will be in my life forever. I do.

I LOVE YOU GUYS. and I can't say that enough. Thank you for everything you do for me every day.