Thomas Edison State College

One change that has happened since my last post in August is that I transferred from Stephen F. Austin to Thomas Edison State College. I mentioned this in a previous post, but I had no idea how it was going to work then. Luckily, I only had to complete 19 hours of electives to be finished with my degree! The semester seemed like an uphill battle though because I had a lot of work to do in order to get those 19 hours.

I am proud to say now that I am FINISHED! Well, at least on my end. All the paperwork has to be approved for me to get my diploma in March, plus my "mentors" have yet to grade my work. I am praying hard that everything works itself out.

Overall I am happy with my decision to transfer to an online school. Like anything there are pros and cons.

PROS:
-I was able to finish my degree sooner which allowed me to avoid so many student loans I would have incurred.

-From my point of view the students are much more mature. I have taken online classes through SFA and the students there felt like they could speak to the instructor however they wanted because they weren't face-to-face. Thomas Edison's students were there because they wanted to learn...probably because they are older.

-Online classes force you to read the textbook, so I think I learned a lot more in these classes than I have in face-to-face ones.

CONS:
- I do not get a graduation ceremony. All of my college career I have looked forward to the day I would walk across that stage, so I am sad about that.

-I do not like to write! All of the work consisted of reading and writing. Boring.

-I missed the interaction between my classmates and professors. I felt that very little experience on the instructors part was incorporated into the class.

Now that I am basically a college graduate, I look forward to just working and coming home to my husband, not schoolwork. After I get my diploma I plan to start a program so I can earn a teaching certificate.

In summary...Thomas Edison State College is the real reason I haven't blogged and I am glad I transferred because I.am.finished...basically.

What's Up

Yes I know that my blog has been lacking for a while. Now that the Fall semester has started I hope to get on top of things and post more regularly. At least school will force me not to ignore the computer once I get home. :)

For now I will give you an update with the going-ons of my life...

~As you know, Justin and I went to Austin not too long ago for our 1 Year Wedding Anniversary. We had a blast! There is so much to do there and we couldn't even do everything we wanted. Don't worry, I will do a couple posts on the trip soon. I don't care if it is "old news".

~In the last couple of months I have made some MAJOR decisions regarding my education. I am transferring from SFA to Thomas Edison State College. This seemed like the best decision in order for me to complete my degree in a timely manner. I will give you more details in the next week or so...just please pray for me as I make this big transition.

~This last week has been full of moving furniture, dusting, and other home repairs. We are trying to make the place more "home-y" since we are staying here for a while longer.

~I've been sick lately. I originally thought it was from the above dust--and dog fur! Nope. I just have a virus or something. I am feeling better now, but I think Justin might be getting it.

~This Friday Justin and I will be going to Dallas for his much delayed eye appointment. We are also going to see his PawPaw to get our teeth cleaned. (did I mention I'm scared of going to the dentist?!)

You should now be mostly updated. I'll be posting again soon...

School is Mean+Summer Dreams

I'm getting so close. I have less than 30 hours of school left until I graduate! Right now though, I am stuck. (or I at least feel that way) I took all of my core classes as soon as I could (stupid idea) and now all I have left are communication courses. That's good in a way because I hate math. It is mostly bad though because due to the lack of teachers, most of the classes I need are only offered once and are all at the same time. None of the classes are 8am. I was told that I am a "untraditional" student and "traditional" students don't like 8am classes so they were trying not to offer those as much. Work is important, so this means I now have to go to school part time. Which only lengthens the time I am working on this dang degree. And therefore delays when I can go back to school to get certified in education.

All of this frustrates me so much! I know what I want to do (teach the little ones) and because I didn't come to that conclusion a couple of years ago, I am forced to go what feels like around the world just to get a certification that I could have worked for during these last four years I've been in college. Again, I feel stuck

So this semester is wrapping up. Last Thursday was Horrible Thursday (class registration), tomorrow is Tired Thursday (end-of-the-semester school work), and next Thursday is Celebration Thursday (spring semester is officially over!!).

Although I don't like looking forward to the Fall semester and all that is involved in making sense of the jumble of classes I've taken so far...I am looking forward to the summer! (who doesn't though)

Summer Goals....

Justin and I both thought that it would be best that I learn braille in the near future. Mainly so I can share the job of labeling kitchen appliances and pantry items. I will also be able to type notes to Justin if I need to. Plus I think it will be fun to learn something new, and it will give me the chance to see some of what Justin goes through on a daily basis. I'm either going to take a class at SFA during Summer I (if time and money allows) or the master himself will teach me! (uh, you know I meant Justin right?) I'm not sure how this is going to go because it seems rather confusing now. I'm really not sure if I'll ever be able to read braille by touch. Either way, I will dust off Justin's braille typewriter and start with sentences like, "The cat sat. The fat cat sat. The fat cat sat on the mat." At the end of the summer I will be the braille queen!!

Last Friday I bought a beginner Pilates DVD. Yeah, that intermediate one I started out on was tough. So hopefully I'll make a habit of doing pilates....by the end of the summer I will be ready to run marathons in my head!

I am planning on reading the rest of the Harry Potter series that I started last summer. After the wedding planning went into full gear I had little time to read Harry Potter.

I love watching movies so I to watch lots of movies this summer. Maybe Justin and I can watch a movie a week. Perhaps he would want to watch the Harry Potter movies once I finish a book...maybe??? We'll see.

Maegan and Philip are getting married this summer!! Yay! I will be in their wedding too. :)

I can't wait to have more time to hang out with friends and invite them over to our place.

So even though things might be tough now and tougher this summer....I have all those things to look forward to as well!

The work music for today selected by one of our doctors is Blues. Which, in my opinion, is much better than yesterday's 1935 Prison Music On the Brazos. Sometimes it is hard for me to have the right attitude at work and prison music just doesn't help....blues....prison music....does anyone see the theme?

But work is NOT bad!! My co-worker came back from her surgery this week! And I am so happy that I am not working all the time now. It is nice to wake up at the same time as Justin and eat breakfast with him. This week and next week the plan is for me to just enjoy sleeping in on days I don't have class. After that, I think we might go to the gym on campus at least one morning a week. I'm excited to see all the cool new stuff SFA has in the Health Center!

This weekend will be my first weekend off in a long long time! We don't know what we are going to do yet, but it will be something fun I'm sure to celebrate my off-ness. Justin has thrown out several ideas, but it is up to me and I can't make up my mind. Shopping? Stay home? Visit family? We'll see.

For those of you that only read this to get school updates (I know who you are...you've already admitted it): Classes are going well. Things are picking up and I had my first test today. We studied. I didn't do well, but from the looks of it no one did because tons of people were cheating. I don't understand that. I'm enjoying my classes and I think my favorite so far is Interpersonal Communications...the professor is so nice.

Less work. More time with Justin. More opportunity for quiet times. Loving classes. So many things to be thankful for!

Life And Such

This morning Justin and I were going to be ahead of the game. We knew we would be doomed if we were late to our first class. So, I woke up and went to work to get things organized while Justin got ready for school. Our plan was to be able to relaxe before going to school, eat some waffles, and just talk a little. Ya know, instead of running around the house grabbing all of our stuff last minute like we normally do. It is amazing how one little thing will mess up your plans. Instead of eating breakfast and just sitting around before class we went outside and ran...

After Mandi. I accidentally let her out. Loose. Running crazily around the apartment complex. Eating dirt. Sniffing dogs.

Now at this point usually, (this has happened before, but doesn't happen often) obedience is out the window. There is no way we could possibly ever get her to obey our commands when she knows she is free. So we just try to trick her. First, we leave our front door open. Then, Justin and I run around the complex until she chases after us and into the house we run! This time Larry thought it would fun to run around with Mandi. (what? we have another dog? you mean we can't leave the door open?) We had to yell at Larry to go to his bed. And after so so many frustrating moments I finally got Mandi in the house and in her stinkin' crate. I would have normally let this ruin my morning, but Justin was so patient and caring that I couldn't let it.

When it comes to school I am very encouraged! I am taking more communication classes, but a different kind: Interpersonal Communications and Human Communication. Up until now I've been taking mainly broadcasting communication classes and well, the classes I'm taking this semester seem to be a bit deeper. It is refreshing to have classes that aren't just about the business of programming to attract audiences just to make more money. PLUS, my teachers for those classes are awesome....1) they are Believers, 2) they are actually invested in the students. Dr. Towns quote: "That is some neat bling you have on there, sir."

I'm so proud of Justin!! He is taking 18 hours and dang, that's a lot of schoolin'. I know its been only one week, but he is seriously handling all those classes in one day like a champ. I couldn't do it.

That's that. Life is good. I'm sore from the running around. I have lots of reading to do.

Just An Update

For your convenience I've split this post up into topics--which I'm sure that is how paragraphs are written anyway--so feel free to skip anything you already know. (afterall, I've neglected this blog for how long?) And I guess you can skip anything you don't care to know about too.



Married Life- I'm Angela Nicole Romack now! I love being able to say that Justin Romack is my husband, and I'm excited to experience life by his side. The wedding went by fast. THANK YOU to everyone that helped out and attended. The cruise was lots of fun! I think the ocean in Mexico looks like blue jello--so beautiful! It was my first cruise and first time to be outside of the US. I was a bit displeased with the only part I saw of Cozumel, because it was just one big tourist trap that had very little to do with the Mexican culture. We were both ready to get home, but there are days now that I just think, "Man I wish we were on that boat." Lots of pictures to come as soon as I get the film developed. Someone lost my digital camera during the hustle and bustle of the wedding planning so I had to resort to disposable cameras.



Justin's Surgery- The Wednesday after our cruise Justin had a cornea transplant and lens removal. The surgery was successful in the sense that there were no complications during the procedure. His vision is worse than it was before because there is so much blood in his eye, and it hasn't changed at all in the last couple of weeks. Justin had an appointment today and everything checked out ok. They did a lot of tests with flashy lights to make sure there is nothing wrong with his retina. The doctor said that some of his blood is absorbing!! They think as soon as the blood goes away his vision will be much better. Thank you for all of your prayers. Please continue to pray for Justin's recovery, and for patience for both of us while we wait to see what happens.

School- For the past few weeks the both of us have been preparing for school. I've been filling out paperwork for the big name change, and financial aid stuff. School started today for me. Just seems to be a bunch of busy work this semester. I'm very nervous about my webcourse just because I've never taken one before. I do like the idea of getting lectures in advance so I can stay ahead of everything. I thought the professor forgot me on his role when he didn't mention me in the J's.

Last year was full of a lot of first's. It was my first time living off campus, and the first time for me to live by myself. The first time to have a dog. (because I was living by myself) I worked full time while going to school full time--I had never ever thought I'd be able to that before. I took a night class for the first time. I'm sure this year will hold a lot more first's for me. I'm looking forward to it! Maybe this year will be the first for me to maintain a blog.....but we shouldn't get our hopes up just yet.

I'm Fine...AND YOU?

I'm starting to realize just how fun "hands-on" classes can be. In my photography class I am learning to use Photoshop, and I have to say that it is so much fun! I am extremely impressed with my professor who goes out of his way to teach us by using his professional experience. Today he showed us how HE touches up photos in his studio. Unfortunately I haven't ran across too many teachers who do that...and I guess I'm reaching the point where it is beginning to frustrate me. I want to know how my professors have gotten where they are today. What things have they learned from this field they are trying to convince us is so amazing? It makes me happy to be able to use what I learn in class. :)

Oh, oh, oh! If you have been reading Justin's blog at all you'll know that we've been participating in Conversation Cafe. (a time when American students interact with international students to help them with their English) Another thing that is so much fun! And I think for the same reason. It is a time where everyone feels free just to ask others about themselves. The international students are so nice and are very willing to teach us about their culture and beliefs. They also want to learn about us! It seems that the English speaking students are even more open to each other about their lives. I enjoy listening to the students in my group and it really makes me feel bad that I haven't gotten out more. One chinese student was so surprised that I live in AMERICA and yet I have only been to a few states. They are in awe that a majority of us just stay in Texas while we have so much land to travel.

A couple students that I've talked with both times I've gone were explaining to me the importance of asking how someone is doing. One guy said that he was astonished that Americans say things like, "Whatsup", and "What are you doing?" when they greet one another. They said that they view it as meaning "What do you want?" or "Why are you calling me?" According to a chinese student named Bill, they've learned since middle school in their English classes that the proper way to greet someone (and the most considerate) is: "How are you?" and "I'm fine...AND YOU?" But when they come to America they find that very few people actually say that.

In Today's News...

My absolute FAVORITE geek was voted off of the show today. I personally feel that he deserved to win because he made the most changes out of anyone. PLUS, his partner (or Beauty) wasn't extremely evil. This upsets me the most because I made Beauty and the Geek a priority over American Idol so I have missed all of the Paula drama. I will miss you Mario!

School is starting off pretty well this semester. I think I am going to enjoy most of my classes. The only class that I'm totally disappointed with is Advertising. I feel that the teacher is just reading the book out loud to us...I really wish she'd put some of her personal experiences in the read the book, show the book's powerpoint slides, give the book's tests mix. I suppose if that is all I have to gripe about this semester everything will be ok.

Speaking of classes I would like to direct your attention to a few links I have:

1) Photos In Progress-This is a blog that I have started so that I can easily view all of my assignments in my digital photography class. If you like to look at random pics just click on over there! Yes, not only am I not managing one blog, I am now not managing two.

2) Notable Or Not?-When I'm bored at work I like to look at Blogger's Notable Blogs. I usually find one blog that I want to keep visiting every now and then so I figured that it would be easier to put a link here rather than having to remember the address and type it in every time.

THE END

I've Only Just Begun...

No I'm not going on a "break" from blogging. Yes I'm aware that it has been a while since I've posted. The reason I have not been blogging is because I have a major-major paper to do and I can't possibly sit at my computer blogging away without feeling a tinge of guilt because I'm not pouring my Harry Potter philosophy out onto paper. Unfortunately, I've only just begun to do that and what am I doing? Sitting her blogging away!

My updates on life will have to come later. For now I must go and gaze into the Mirror of Erised...

The Eve

Today is Sunday, which means tomorrow is the first day of class for the fall semester! I'm still not excited, but I am a bit anxious to get the ball rolling. I cleaned my entire apartment today so when I get home from school-work-more school (also called "Monday Madness") tomorrow I can relax and feel at home. Nothing can beat the feeling of a clean home...well, maybe if I had more lamps cuz I LOVE lamps! So anyway, my clothes are washed and my scrubs have been ironed. I'm ready!

The only bad thing is that tomorrow is my first chance to wear my new shoes that I've had for several weeks now. I have separate work shoes so I haven't worn them to work....well, they still look very very white 'n' sparkly...nothing attracts more attention than a new pair of shoes. I'm going to look like a freshman....

More Books

After being encouraged by Justin to beat the return of the SFAers I went and bought my books for this semester. It turns out that one of my classes has 12 books in it. I'm just glad that it is my Children's literature class that has that many books instead of my geography class. (phew) And I guess those books really don't count considering they are books like Harry Potter, The Cat In the Hat, The Giving Tree, etc. I'm actually excited to read those books...in fact, I am giddy at the thought of reading them.

When I got home from work I decided to rearrange stuff in my apartment. I suppose it is called rearranging...maybe I'm just arranging stuff for the first time. Anyway, when I unpacked all of my stuff I really just dumped it out, shoved it somewhere, and threw away the box. NOW I can truly say that everything (except the stuff in this one closet) is unpacked AND has it's own little home.

My new television addiction is "The Newly Wed Game". I LOVE that show despite its age! I think the best part is when you see what they've won and realize that it really isn't all that impressive anymore. Or maybe that is just sad. Either way it has made its way into my Season Pass list. :)

I can't wait until tomorrow because it is "chinese food day" at work! Goodnight...

A Pain

School is just around the corner and I'm really not that excited anymore. I suppose I'd be more excited if I knew exactly what my "normal" week looks like. So far all I know is that I'm going to school and working. I have no idea when I'm working because the schedule hasn't even been made yet therefore I have no idea what I will be doing in my spare time. Will I work all Tuesday or Thursday when I don't have class? Who knows! Right now trying to get a schedule made for me at work is a pain.

On the other hand I am eager to see my friends that don't spend all summer in Nac! It is really weird thinking that school starts in about a week and I don't have to move. I won't have any suitemates. :( AND it won't be as easy for friends to just drop on by my room in between classes. Of course people don't have marker boards on their apartment doors, so I won't go home and have funny messages to read. This year will be wayyyyy different for me...

Hopefully better in some ways though. We'll see.

Final Exam Day #2 & #3

Yesterday was my dreaded Poli Sci final exam, and wonders of all wonders I actually pulled it off! I made a C on the test and ended the course with a high C. I was EXPECTING to earn a D or low low low C overall. That made all those boring days trying to figure out what the heck the Prof was talking about worth it. :) Not much more happened yesterday...Justin and I headed back into Lufkin, I dropped him off at First Methodist so he could set up his drums, and I drove to get an oil change. Last night during .5ive I worked Hebrews, then went home to study for today's exam.

YAY! I can officially say that I am finished with this semester! My last exam was today and I think I did very well on it. Com 101 is easy so if I didn't, I will be ashamed to admit it. I won't find out for sure though until next week because this Prof takes his time grading.

There is still a lot of today left, but I just had to take advantage of the high speed internet in Justin's dorm while he is packing. I can barely use my laptop now at Justin's house because they have dial-up and two boys already battling over the internet is quite enough w/o me trying to connect as well. Guess I'll just have to use the WiFi at Whattaburger.....

I'm off to assist Justin in moving out and transporting his drums later! BYE!

Movin' Along

Today was my dedicated "Move Out of Steen Hall Day." I thought it was going to be easy since I borrowed Sean's Expedition, but boy was I wrong! Evidentally I was able to cram more stuff in that dorm than I thought. It would have helped if I had been a bit more organized throughout the entire school year. Since I'm moving into Justin's house I had to drop a lot of my stuff off at his Town House for storage. No room in the Inn here in Lufkin.

To top it off today was VERY humid. At the end of the day I was glad that I had worn shorts. :) I am happy to be out of the dorm, although it had turned into my home. Steen became the place I felt most comfortable sleeping. Hopefully I'll find a roommate to get an apartment with so I won't have to go pot luck in a dorm again.

Tomorrow is my Poli Sci exam and I just got finished making the review. I will most likely study for the next hour or so and then hit the hey! TA-TA!!!

Final Exam Day #1

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! I am very excited about that for sure...of course, finals come along with the last week of school. (blek!) I had my Math In Society exam today and I stunk it up. Justin and I stayed up until 3:30am studying for that thing and I don't think I made as well as I wanted. I fully understand that it is my fault though...I have been a horrible student this semester and haven't been keeping up with the material. You would think that I would be a little more studious since I'm the one who will be paying back the loans when I graduate. Next semester will be different though...

After my final, I had to fix the dilemma of getting the couch I bought out of Emily's apartment. (the girl I bought it from) My final took longer than expected, but she needed the couch out today. I packed a load from my dorm room, put it in my car, picked up Justin, and headed to Lufkin (again) to pick up Sean's Expedition. Nick, Justin's bro, has been helping us move furniture and he was the hero of the day! He met us back in Nac. and helped move the couch to Justin's town house. Since Justin isn't moving there this summer we are using his bedroom as a storage unit.

I just got back from hanging out with Mike and Paul. THEY COOKED THE BEST BREAKFAST BURRITOS IN TOWN! We also watched a movie...so I didn't get any packing finished this evening. I will be glad when this whole moving thing is over with...it is tiring.

New Job, New House, New Furniture!

Monday is my first final and I'm not so sure I'm ready yet. Math 110 was pretty easy when I went to class so hopefully it won't be too bad. I'm very glad that I will have tons of freetime to study this week...

Why? Because I did quit IHOP on Friday. That was totally unlike me, but I'm in Nacogdoches for a reason and if studying doesn't fit into IHOP's schedule--well, I don't fit into their's either. I apologized...that didn't change anything so they really didn't care. I felt really bad that night, but I feel much better about my decision now that I've had more time to ponder on it.

I was called in to work Saturday and today at the CLC/Hebrews Cafe. Man, I really remember why I liked this job now! It is so easy and you get to work with different people. The only downfall is that it is boring when no one is in the building. I tried to entertain myself by cleaning the windows--yeah I stink at that and streaks were everywhere. I am TERRIBLE at cleaning glass...maybe I'll find an easier way to do it this summer.

This morning was my first time to work at the Hebrews Cafe in the youth/contemporary Worship building. Making the coffee drinks isn't hard at all! When I get more comfortable with things I'll be able to go faster. I really think that coffee shop can be used as a wonderful ministry tool. People come for the coffee, you chat with them for a while, and invite them to .5ive, church, or whatever. I love interacting with people! Now the only gripe I really have is the fact that we close RIGHT when church is starting. Then people (students especially) kind of wander around until they are finished drinking stuff while the service has already started. I have a bad feeling about that. I don't like the fact that people lounge around at their leasure finishing their drinks or just waltz into the sanctuary w/ their cookies and drinks. Some people don't even go into the sanctuary and just sit outside drinking cokes and coffee. Personally, (and I'm not the boss) I think we need to close earlier and make the cafe a sort of before Sunday school thing. That's just me and I might be wrong.

Last night Justin and I stayed up really late moving him into his room here in Lufkin. We hope to both be moved in by Wednesday and then all we have to do is check-out after our last final on Thursday. Stress-free! I will be living with Justin and his family this summer. My room is taken by my Uncle Virgil...I'm happy about this because I'll be treated like the adult I am. What, I can stay out after midnight??

Soon I will be going over to Suzanne Russell's daughter's house to see about some furniture she is giving away. GIVING away?! It might be a dud, but I figured I'd try to see what they have to offer. I mean, my love seat and couch are in AWESOME condition and they were only $100. Fun, I love getting furniture!!

Famous

Did I mention that I'm famous? Yes that's right folks! I, Angela Nicole Janisch, am in a total strangers' blog. I assume this person is using his blog as a project, but I'm in it none-the-less. If you are interested in the pic just click here. Yeah, I don't like the picture too much--I look really young and it appears that I'm "embracing Larry." I was really just shoving him over so Justin could take a picture of us by my favorite flowers. Oh well, I'm famous anyway. :)

I wish I could say that I have been really busy lately...unfortunately, I've just been working and going to school. IHOP is short on staff and I got to work a 12 hour shift this weekend. Man, this next week we are going to be even shorter on staff!! Finals week and I will be working non-stop. Yuck. That's ok, we probably won't have much business anyway. (famous last words)

Dead week this week. Finals next week. Back in Lufkin the one after. I seriously hope that I can just find a job for the summer in Lufkin...I would love to stay in one town most of the time. I have to pay for and pick up my new furniture. One problem: Where the heck am I gonna store it? I think they are too big to go in Justin's house...my house has no room with all of my Uncle's stuff he had to move out of his house...so I think I might get a storage unit. Any tips for that? Things I need to watch out for? Just wondering...

Four people left on American Idol. Desperate Houswives is still suspensful. Awww, and Ryan Seacrest & Terri Hatcher have broken up.I didn't know they were together...just thought it would be cool to tie my favorite shows together.

THE END.

I Want to Know

The end of the semester is near and I want to know what to do next. I'm currently looking for a job in Lufkin so that I can actually save money instead of spend it all on gas. Cotton Patch isn't going to work out like I thought it would. A weird thing happened though: I was up at First Methodist for .5ive this past Wednesday and I really wanted to go and just chat w/ Mark Gipson. (a member of the church that I've known since I was old enough to and my former boss) Well, everytime I walked up there something came up and I wasn't able to talk to him. Then Justin walked up to him and I followed...when he got up there he forgot why he walked up there and that gave me the perfect chance to talk to Mark. Basically what ended up happening was Mark started the convo offering me a job at the CLC this summer. Ummm, I didn't even have to ASK for a job!! So that was really cool...they are gonna see how many hours they can give me and if it is enough that would be a BIG blessing.

Here lately I've really been struggling with the fact that I still don't know what I want to do with the rest of my life. I really wish that I had grown up doing something that I was passionate about and could apply to my future. (teaching, music, sports...something!) Nope. I just I want ONE thing that I can work on and feel moved to pursue. PLEASE!! I'm just stuck right now taking classes and wasting MY money on classes that I may or may not use for my final degree. I mean, I LOVE serving people and always have...so, what am I gonna be? A waitress or a shoe-shiner?? Ugh.

Housing for the Fall still hasn't ironed out. I didn't get my scholarship from the Alumni foundation. Tuition is going up, up, up. IHOP has s-l-o-w business. I don't know what I wanna be! Bleh.

Just Another Day in Paradise...

Sunday. Usually I get up and go to church, but today I slept right through my alarm! Why was today so different? Mainly because I didn't get off of work until between 4-5am. I couldn't go straight to sleep so I was really tired. After I woke up today I decided to look up a monologue to "workshop" on Tuesday. I have known about this assignment for months and I am just NOW starting on it. Bad idea? Yes. Can I pull it off? Hope so. Luckily I found a monlogue out of The Importance of Being Earnest. Now I just have to memorize it and practice the diction. I also have a test on Tuesday in my Communications class that I need to prepare for. I have already planned that Tuesday is MY "hump day"...once I get past that, it will be less stressful.

A good side of Justin being out of town is that I get to use his dorm room as my personal study room. Afterall, it is hard to memorize something when your roommate is playing Mario Sunshine and you are tempted to just sit there and watch. THANK YOU JUSTIN!

Crosspoint was awesome tonight! I love the new Ruth series that we are starting...the story is amazing. :) Michael tought us that when we are wondering "What's next?" (like we all do) we are fueling a void that can only be filled by the Grace of God. So, we are learning about God's Grace and how to react. That entire theme really hits home with a lot of people. I don't even know what I DESIRE to do when I'm out of college, yet alone what my degree will help me with. Even now, I may know where I'm living this summer, but what about the fall? Am I going to have to go to the dorms again? Or will I find roommates for an apartment? Some people are in relationships and just wonder where they are going. Is it leading to marriage or should they just cut it off now? Everyone questions their future...I can't wait to see what else God reveals to me in the book of Ruth.

In Between

At this moment I'm in the part of my day where I've gone to school, ran errands, and am now in that little gap of time before I get ready for work. I am very happy to announce that my DPS problems are o-v-e-r! I just got finished turning in my driving record, so hopefully I am no longer on the naughty list. Classes went by very fast today! Since Justin is going to be in Maryland for a while I am trying to take extra-good notes so I can keep him up to speed before finals. I normally don't take notes in Poli-Sci and today I found out why: it is impossible! She skips around so much that I just get annoyed by the disorganization of my notes. Anal? Possibly.

Fridays at IHOP were once very fruitful. I am praying that we have some sort of business tonight. I have had FOUR days off this week, which on the surface might seem as a good thing, but no work equals no money. :( I'm not a money-hog but I've got bills to pay. It is looking more and more possible that I'm going to have to find a job in Lufkin this summer...in fact, I'm picking up applications on Saturday.

I've got a lot to do this weekend due to my procrastination. I have a test to study for, and a monologue to pick out and memorize. Yuck.

Well I'm off to do a little reading before work....buh-bye!