Life is Good

I must say that life the past two weeks has been amazing. It is SO nice to get to go home and sleep in my own bed. I <3 my bed. Well, I <3 sleep in general. Moving on. I also love it that i can come home and be mommy's little girl all over again everyday. She has decided that i spend too much money on food. So, she has started packing me a lunch every day. This is the first time in my life this has happened. I never got a packed lunch when i was younger unless it was required for a school field trip. And, her food is just amazing. The other day she sent left over homemade chicken noodle soup with me to school. OH YEAH! it was rockin! and the days before that i had werst sandwiches, its german and its awesome. I am definitely a momma's girl. I love giving her hugs and kisses and i love spending time with her, she is definitely an amazing woman.

Another thing i love is getting to be around the family animals again. Over the past year, i have lived with Boomer and Daisy (kathy and jerry's dogs), i have had a hamster that died (i will soon get another one) and oh yeah i lived with several bats at the last house. (they tried to eat me, but Caleb took care one of them). So, being around the three dogs that i grew up with is also heart warming. Oscar is our Newfoundland. Sadie is the blueheeler, and Daisy is the miniature Dachsund. I love those dogs. The relationship one has with a dog is unlike any relationship. If treated right and raised in a loving environment, a dog really can be a man's best friend. I think that i actually love my dogs more than some of my family members (mainly distant one's :) )

My goal this semester is to do better in school. Last semester did go to hott. So, this semester i am trying a whole different strategy. 1) Working less and Schooling more 2)Job Searching? maybe (for one that is more lenient with school- possibly through Entomology dept) 3)Less Cats for Christ time- more school time. I know this one may come as a little shocker but i really need to stop being so dependent on the group. I know that spending time with friends is going to be a great temptation, but i have decided to not spend every single night with them. Sundays-church of course Monday's- Bill's Life Group i hope Tuesday's- no C4C Wednesday's- Encounter Thursdays W@tW Friday's- no C4c probably, this one depends. i know, it still looks like a lot. and it is. i really wish life group was on sunday but i understand Bill's decision to put it on Monday. i would go to the one at Molly's and Amy's apt but i just didn't feel a good connection with the group there, so i decided to not go.

I am really hoping to go on an LST mission trip next summer. I have heard of talk of maybe going to Brazil. That sounds really exciting! I have heard so many positive things from the group that went this past summer and also from the group that went summer 2008. I want to be able to experience the feelings of helping others and sharing God with them. I really want to get out of my box and do something different. I need to be reguvenated.