New Directions

Life is life... watching T.V. If you don't like what you're watching then you can always change it.

I have a pretty rough week ahead of me. I have two tests. One Tuesday in Scuba, and one Wednesday in International Relations. I have tons of Comp 1000 work due by Friday. Tonight I get back my test from last Monday. Tuesday I have Greek Convocation. Saturday I have three philanthropy events to attend. And last, but certainly not least (because it's the only thing that I'm actually looking forward to), Kody and I are diving in Vortex Springs, Florida. So yeah... busy week.

I have been thinking a lot lately about law school and all of the things I want to do before I go to law school and I have come to the realization that if I go straight to law school after I graduate then there are so many things I will never be able to do. Once I enter law school I will take on lots of debt to pay for schooling, while I'm there I hope to meet the love of my life, and once I'm out I will have to go straight to work in order to pay off all the debt that I have racked up. Then comes kids and there goes freedom. Not that those steps would be bad, because they wouldn't, but there are so many more things I want to do before I settle into a routine life. Mainly I want to live abroad. 

That brings me to my next point.

A few weeks ago my American Foreign Policy professor mentioned the Peace Corps during one of his classes. I have heard of the Peace Corps before but it was never something I had given a lot of thought to. Well over the past couple of weeks I have not been able to shake this feeling that the Peace Corps is something I need to do with my life. I am going to start the application process as soon as possible and hopefully, if I am chosen, I will be able to start just after I graduate. I'm very excited about this opportunity to live abroad and doing something that can better this world.  

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Charles Towne

Life is like... a vacation. They are nice while they last, but home is where the heart is.

I had a great Spring Break. My mother and I visited Charleston. It is such a beautiful city. I would love to live there one day.

I realized today that that was my last undergraduate Spring Break. It kind of made me sad. But oh well. I'm glad to be back in Auburn. I feel like I've been away much longer than a week. It's nice to be back with everyone. 

My test in American Foreign Policy went better than I expected. I'm just hoping I did better on this one than I did on the last one. 

I started Insanity today. I'm hoping to get a killer body by the time I go to the Keys. 

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Give and Get is Here!

I got this in an e-mail today and I thought I would share it with the blogging world.

Give and Get is Here!: "Enjoy 30% off from March 17-20 at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy plus we'll make a 5% donation to a non-profit."

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And So It Begins

Life is like... touching up a painting. We can cover our past, but it will always be a part of us. 

It rained like crazy in Auburn today. I was not a fan. 

I filled out my diploma application form today during my advising meeting. It was kind of surreal. All I could think was, "This is really happening. I'm declaring my intent to graduate. Now it has to happen." Up until now it has been something that I have worried about, but it still didn't quite seem real because I hadn't completed any of the steps required to graduate. That's changed now. 

Kody and I put our deposits down for the Keys trip today. I'm so excited. I have a feeling my finals are going to be rough so this little adventure is going to be a great end to my semester. 

Spring Break starts in two days but my mind thinks it has already begun. I have not been able to focus on anything. I have an extra credit assignment due on Friday. I really need to do it but.... I just cannot get motivated. It's horrible. I need to be doing a Weekly Blog Assignment for International Law, taking my weekly MyItLab quiz, and  reading for the test I have Monday after Spring Break, but instead I'm blogging about all of it. Such is life.

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Before the Storm

Life is like... a painting. Many different colors are used to make a beautiful work of art.

This weekend definitely did not go like I wanted it to. 

Friday

Brad and I went to dinner with some friends and then we went to Justin's to hang out. While at Justin's we didn't do much and I ended up falling asleep while Brad and Justin went to a Camp War Eagle party and Amber sat in the living room watching TV. After they got back we all watched Locked Up until about 2 a.m. and then Brad and I came home.

Saturday

Woke up a lot earlier than I wanted and drove to Phenix City. I was going home to get my hair highlighted and hang out with my mom. Well, the woman ruined my hair. It was bleach blond by the time she was finished and I hated it. I looked like a hooker. When I got home from getting my hair done I discovered that my mom had made plans to go out with some of her friends from work (even though she specifically asked me to come home Saturday and never mentioned she wasn't going to be there). I was pretty mad, but I went to eat mexican with my dad, my brother and his girlfriend. It was a lot of fun. After dinner I drove back up to Auburn to hang out with Justin and Amber. We were suppose to go out but instead we just watched a couple of movies. I checked my work schedule for this coming up week and saw that I am scheduled to work Monday (today) from 3 to 10 even though my availability says I have class on Monday and can't work past 4:30 and on Thursday from 5 to 9 even though I asked off that night to go to a Theta function. I was not happy when I saw my schedule. That store has been getting on my last nerve lately. But anyway, back to Saturday night,  Brad came over after he got off work and we watched Due Date. Once again I fell asleep. I really need to get better about this whole staying up late thing. I woke up to see the end of the movie and left shortly thereafter. 

Sunday

I laid in bed for most of the day. At 2pm I went to Cardinal Key/REACH walk for diabetes. It was extremely cold, but it was still fun. When I got home from that I got back in the bed and watched movies for the rest of the day. There's a lot of reading I should have been doing but oh well. Around 9 I went to Justin's and that's when we decided we were going to color my hair. Justin, Amber, and I spent the rest of the night dying my hair brown. I have to say I am pleased with the results. It's not a permanent color because I was worried that something would go wrong, but now that I know I like it I'm going to have it dyed this color by a professional.  Honestly the only good thing that happened this weekend was when Kody gave me some good news. 

Since we're both taking scuba classes at Auburn (I'm in scuba 1 and he's in scuba 2) we have the opportunity to go to Key West the day finals end for a 4 day scuba trip. I really wanted to go and for about two weeks I have been begging asking him to go with me so that I'll know someone else on the trip. Last Tuesday he told me that he would have to talk to him mom and that he would let me know on Friday... well Friday came along and he went to Mobile with a friend so I didn't see him until last night. As I'm sitting in the chair watching Justin and Amber color my hair he walks into Justin's room to see what's going on and I explain that we're dying my hair because I was having a terrible weekend. 

Kody: Want me to make your weekend better?

Me: Yes!

Kody: Want to go to Key West?

Me: YES!!!!

I am so excited!! We're going scuba diving in the Keys! That little bit of news definitely did brighten my weekend. We're going to have so much fun. 

So that was my weekend. Mostly bad, but it ended on a good note. Thank the good Lord above. 

I've been focusing on Jeremiah 29:11 lately.

"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

I'm starting to get really nervous about graduating. I take the LSAT in June and October and I'm really scared that I'm not going to make a high enough score to get into law school. I've been thinking about applying for a program to teach English overseas. That could be a lot of fun and it would give me some life experience.

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