ALMOST summer!!!!

This post is just to say:

1. It is almost summer (even though basically everyone else is done and I still have two more tests- gag). But let the 14ish hour count down begin. Hip, hip, hoorayyyyy! Forgive the unnecessary enthusiasm. 13 hours in the library can mess with the mind.
2. I'm pretty sure I am going to die from this spider bite. Consider this y'all's chance to say goodbye. But really, it is creating a rash that is spreading like wildfire. Hopefully I'll at least make it through these last two finals.

Well, over and out Homies!

Happy Monday!

HMD!

I must take a study break to give a shout out to:

• the one that made me want to be a teacher
• the one that gave me three clones of myself-that I love so much (okay, she had help with this one)
• the hands down best teacher I know
• the most creative and most like to help me in a help-I-hit-a-wall-and-can't-think-of-anything-cute-to-do crisis
• the most obsessive ice chewer I know
• the one that is oh-so-witty 
• the one that makes me laugh. so much.
• the one that I would chase a random car down Magnolia for- insert fearlessness here
• the one that would tell me I would only need a "butterfly stitch" when my elbow skin was exposed to the bone- insert reasonable lying here
• the BEST M&M cookie maker I know
• the one who I know reads this blog, even if no one else in the world does
• the one who change across town high school alliances for her kids (go Dawgs, go)
• the one who loves her kids (biological and those in her class) like crazy
• the one who drove me to YoungLife club when I was a freshmen and forced me to get out of the car- insert "where the heck would I be without that" face here
• the one who has worn a scar on her stomach for 21 years because of me
• Who gave me the name with too many Cs- insert "no it's actually -cie" here
• the one that passed on:
• blonde hair
• embarrassingly bad math abilities
• a love of reading
• the problem of tears rolling down our legs if we laugh to hard
• the uncanny ability to bruise in weird places
• a love for gummy bears and M&Ms-and everything sweet come to think of it
• a horrible sense of direction
• a love of the mountains
• a hate of water parks (but maybe that's not inherited, just a normal thing to hate swimming in thousands of other people's spit and pee. Ew.)
• a need to chase crazy dreams
• and incredible good looks :)

So here's to one of the most influential people in my life. Someone I love so much. Someone I am permanently indebted to. Someone who leads me, prays for me, encourages me, teaches me, loves me, and is my biggest fan.   

Here she is, in all her glory:

I know you love this one, Mom

 

Happy Mother's Day, Mom. I love you!

Happy Seis de Mayo!

I had our very last YoungLife club of the semester (and the very last one with Spenser- ever) last night. Surprisingly, it was pretty uneventful. No tears or wails of sadness.
But because of this I didn't get to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. I don't like Mexican all that much, but I was so craving it yesterday. Bummer.
But is was worth it.
 
You know those naps when you wake up and think, "yes! now I can go conquer the world!" Well I love those. And I've had two of those in the past two days. I am hoping this trend continues.


I'm trying really hard to live in the present. And not look forward to Tuesday. This is when my days will become full of watermelon, lake days, drive-in movies, cookouts, s'mores, soft serve ice cream, friends, days at the park, Spanish (but I'm going try to ignore that as much as I can), and hopefully a rockin' job!
Ahhh...

But as for now, it is the weekend!
Tonight I get to have a sleepover with my awe-to the-some adoptive small group. These homies took me in and words cannot express how grateful I am for that. Seriously. I'm so glad they could fill exactly what I needed.
So I am pumped!
Also, there's another dance party this weekend.
Ohhh how great it will be to have this wonderful break from studying!

Log, Bec, and me breakin' it down.

Choose joy.

Love-Hate Relationship with finals

...but mostly hate.
But like I said yesterday, I kinda like 'em too. A little bit.
Why?
Well I think it's because everyone is equally miserable. Kinda evil, huh?
But it's kinda like that on rainy days too. Where everyone is nice to each other because we all just want to break down and shed a couple of tears. I hope I'm not the only one who wants to do this... a little bit....?

So everyone seems a tiny bit nicer. Like, I don't know, life becomes another one of those High School Musical "We're All in This Together" moment for this week.

We are all doing the same thing. Stressing, hating school, wanting summer, dreading tests, taking shots of caffeine, cramming, going delirious, hating the 30 minute rush hour internet limit at Panera, taking study breaks, and kicking exams in the butt.

And I guess that's why I think it's a little bit fun.


Now, I'm off to go finish cramming alllllll the Econ I did not pick up on this entire semester into my small mind.
Because tomorrow I'm going to use Econ for the very last time EVER in my whole entire life. That is a guarantee. And all the haters out there can shut it because I'm going for an A (but if you aren't a hater keep your fingers on both hands and your toes and your arms and your legs and your whole entire body crossed that somehow by the grace of God-and Ken- I do get an A).

MC=MR golden rule of economics. Got that down. Don't know what it means, but it's important.

A+ here I come.

Happy Humpday and good luck!

Just some quick pics

No time to blog. Studying for finals is lame. This is something I'm not going to miss when I'm out in the real world (even though I kinda like it...). There's no way I am even attempting to explain that sentence. Anyway, since I must study and sleep, I thought I'd skip the words and just stick with some pictures for today...

When will we ever outgrow awkward family photos...?

Umm... Seriously?! Share the wealth, Kid.

This isn't going to turn into a team bragging sesh. But I love her a lot.

I'm keeping my fingers quiet (but these people rock)

............. love

Half marathon runners! Almost missed 'em!

So proud of my friendsies! They are all-star runners!

And that's that.
Good luck studying everyone! Coffee, gum, friend's left over Dining Dollars used towards pizza, umbrellas, and breaks of laughter are all your friends. Use them wisely.

Mondays Rock!

...wanna know why? Because no more class so every Monday is Saturday! Holla!

I went to Nashville this weekend to celebrate the one year anniversary of the floods. Not really. But I did go. And it was a p-a-r-t-y! Photos to come later.

For now, I'm still thinking about Osama being dead. I chaperoned a fourth grade field trip to see "African Cats" today. And it was actually good! (Not gonna hide it, I teared up a little bit... Typ) But it left plenty of room for thinking. And this is what I thought about...

It's not natural to celebrate the death of a man, especially as a Christian, a man who dies apart from Christ. But I am thankful for, not the death of that man, but that the hatred and death he was about is over.
I'm thankful that everything he represented is gone.

Here's a free tip for any terriorist/bad guy who reads this blog and is set on killing innocent people unjustly: avoide May 1st. Hitler, Osama both didn't make it through those days. So watch out.

The average girl married a prince and became a princess, and the bad guy got killed. The good guys win! So, as everyone else is saying, was Disney controlling the news this week? I'm about to pull out all our VHS's and rename the characters Kate, William, and Osama. 

So we got Osama, now where's Waldo? And some please tell me where in the world is Carmen Sandiego??
 Apparently I'm reminiscing childhood memories today.

So "Party in the U.S.A." can continue to play on throughout my house. As overall, it was a good weekend. Proud to be an American.

It's my biffle's (BFFL= best friend for life) 21st birthday today!
Here she is:

She loves me. A lot. Promise.

My computer is running on looooooow battery (that little warning just popped up and as I'm typing this, I realize I've never actually read it before. Weird.) But Because of that I must go. Also, I think it's a sign from God I need to go study Econ.

So over and out!

Happy Monday, Bloggies!

Big News Weekend!

Woooooow! This week is off to a big start (and I haven't even thought about finals...)
My sleeping sched is all outta wack.
First the royal wedding, now Osama Bin Laden is dead! What?!

I feel like so, so rarely do people join around for collective good news. 
And I love the news.
And I love that I got a text to my phone from wbir that made me get out of bed and go turn on the news.
And I love that social media networks are my favorite media source.
And I love America.
And I love that people haven't forgotten September 11 (I was in SIXTH grade- what the...?!)
And I love that we can breathe a tiny sight of relief.
And I love when the good guys win.
And I love to support our troops.
And I love when we can stand together and cheer for something good. Finally.
So this is a happy day.
Not just because Osama is dead, but because of the comradery that we get to experience as Americans in the following days.
These are some of my favorite days.
When we all do fist pumps and leg kicks just for being Americans.
And being proud.
I love the feeling of all of us cheering together.
Remembering.
Celebrating.
Loving this country.

I actually just read this tweet: "We aren't celebrating death as much as we are celebrating the removal of the potential for more death."
Exactly.

Now excuse me while I play "I'm Proud to Be an American" and dance around the house.

Go 'Murica.