Pointless???

In the midst of writing a 5 page paper, I am beginning to wonder more and more.
What's the point?
Does any of this really matter? And will I use any of this information in the coming years?

Perhaps this is a poor attitude to have.
But, this just feels like punishment. Honestly.

I suppose I am expanding my knowledge and getting out of my tiny bubble of information that I keep stored in my brain.

Then again, I really am not sure how much more information my tiny brain can contain before it explodes.

Now, I must stop complaining, and write this paper. Because, well, I need an A.
Because I will not be satisfied otherwise.
Oh life. :)

In other news, my birthday is in a day :). And that is exciting!

A year's difference.

Just a year ago my facebook status read:

 "Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far, far away from here.

Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far far away from here.

Dear God, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far away from here."

In a sense, that seems like just yesterday. But yet again, a lifetime ago.

The moment I wrote that, I was feeling:

Trapped. Betrayed. Scared. Alone. Hurt. Confused.

Little did I realize, God had given me wings to fly away a long time before I even wanted to.

The wings God gave me consisted of:

Faith. Hope. Courage. Strength. Wisdom.

It was up to me to use my "wings" and take myself to where I needed to be.

And after I used them I gained:
Relief. Peace. Joy. 

Don't wait for your circumstances to change. Take action to change them yourself.

Don't sit around forever wishing you were somewhere else in life.

Go there!

Seek what plans God has in store for you.

They are far better than what you could ever imagine.

Just realize, God isn't always going to stick you right where he wants you.

God opens doors, it is our job to walk through them!

Or, in my case... God made wings and it was my job to flap them. ;)

Friday Confessional 3

I confess that at this moment in my life I weigh more than I ever have before.

My tummy is still flat, but let's just say I am becoming a bit more "curvaceous" than what I am used to.

Which, is lovely. 

However, the dilemma is staying at this weight and not gaining ANY more pounds.

Speaking of weight, I confess that I cannot stand when people wear clothes that are too small for them. 

There are flattering clothes for every body type, find them.

If God made you a size large, stop trying to fit into an extra small.

It's disgusting.

I confess that I am a nerd. 

I look forward to my Constitutional Law class every Tues./Thurs.

And, as mentioned in my roommate's blog, my roommate and I find attempting to name all 50 states and their capitals entertaining.

I confess that I have stared at the screen for ten minutes debating on whether or not to end this post by confessing a certain thing.

Maybe next week ;)

Isn't a little bit ironic?

The irony that life creates never ceases to amaze me.

Hooray for short, meaningless posts.
Perhaps I should do them more often.

Flashbacks.

It is unbelievable how a song can take you back to a certain moment in time.

Half of the time I find myself cranking up the volume, while the other half I immediately change the song.
Some moments I wish I could relive, while others... I'd rather not remember.

Thank you people!

I realize that it has almost been an entire month since my last blog post...

I have been so busy, the month has flown by!

Let's see if I can do better for September... And what better way to start than to look at what all I have to be thankful for? :)

More than anything, I think I have been most thankful for the people in my life!

I am thankful for the best family ever!

I am thankful for my wonderful students!

(not all pictured)

I am thankful for my fellow SGA executive officers!

I am thankful for my awesome roommate!

I am thankful for my coworkers!

I am thankful for my TOM!

Yes, he is a person!

I am thankful for my friends!

NOT ALL PICTURED, obviously :).

I am thankful for God!!!! :D

And the list goes on and on and on and on...

What are you thankful for today?

I do love band.

It's been a while since I've posted anything, life has been crazy busy!

But, busy as it may be, I am thankful for everything that is making it this way. :)

I am thankful for my awesome job! :)

I love everything about it!

And I am thankful for my talented students, and amazing coworkers! :)

Fall Marching Band

Winter Percussion

We have really been working hard! I am exhausted but having a great time :)

And of course, whenever you are at camp for 9 hours, there is always time to throw in some fun!

My students have learned so many great things during their breaks...

 They have also practiced their artistic abilities.

AND they discovered old drama costumes.

But, in all seriousness I have been amazed with how talented and hardworking my students have been the past two weeks.

I am VERY thankful for that!

One more week of camp to go :).