great achievements

Yesterday I rode my bike home from campus in high heels, carrying a poster of a beautiful Monet painting, with a backpack full of paraphernalia for all four of the classes I attended that day. By the time I reached my lovely manor I felt like a very accomplished young lady of the sort even Mr. Darcy could admire.

A List of Reasons for Rejoicing

Am I making a list because I am too lazy to write it all out in nice and interesting paragraphs? Or have I returned to my busy life as a college student (taking 18 credits! woooot!) and don't have time to format beautiful blog posts? Or maybe I actually like lists and can't imagine life without them. Something for you to ponder when you are done rejoicing with me for these reasons....

~ I'm back at Purdue! Our townhouse, Shingle Paradise, is about as sweet as it gets. Unless you count the lack of visual excitement on some walls and the list of "boy chores" we still need to get someone to do for us, wink wink...chores involving hammers and nails. And one chore involving changing a lightbulb that you can reach from the stairs that I am doing myself, thankyouverymuch, no boys needed despite Kara's insistence that we should get them to do it. *Rolls eyes*. I'm not a feminist but that one was pushing it.

~ Internet is finally on!! After numerous calls to Verizon and much anguish.

~ The weather is lovely and I get to ride my bike to class!

~ God is marvelous and I am truly enjoying being back at Lafayette RP. Pastor Olivetti is teaching the Sunday school class for college students on church history and I am verrrrrryy excited about that. (Just ask my sister who had to endure my Yayyyys! after we got home.)

~ Speaking of Jess, tomorrow is her birthday and my parents are coming up and taking us out for dinner! Free food is getting more and more attractive.

Hmmm. That could almost pass for paragraphs. Whatever :-P! Time to go read poems and study and stuff. Toodles!

summer recap

Here I am back at Purdue, all by my lonesome until the rest of my roomies arrive. I love Purdue. If you have been around me at all in the last year, you've probably heard me say it, but it's true. I was walking around campus earlier today, and I just had a big ol' smile on my face just being there.

That said, I am going to miss my friends in Indy. My gals and I have had the craziest summer. Sara has wild, spontaneous, not-always-smart ideas and drags the rest of her friends into it... Sometimes the crazy ideas are Laurie's though. :-) I don't know if any of y'alls know Laurie, but she is an awesome girl and I have really enjoyed hanging out with her this summer. A few days before I left she and I had a photo shoot. Here are a few takes:




My car makes an excellent prop, although this turned out a bit fuzzy. Hmmmmm...




Yeah, this was uncomfortable. Some photographers and the things they think would look good...;-)




:-D

think about it

sudden fascinations
eyeballs glued
a tug, a pull
a reminder
mirror shatters
it's only been two seconds

rash decisions
fleeting regret
laughing teeth
it all ends
in a pondering, lonely room
it's only been one evening

quick moments
here and there
they are closer
they are more
a heartstring is tied
it's only been six months

a gentle slope
ways of thinking
ways of doing
unconciously becoming
sometimes stopping
and trying to change
slipping
it's only been a lifetime


The choices you make today will color all the tomorrows you have left...