Monday, August 30, 2010

freshman orientation is over!!! :)


Well, i have been at college a little over a week now and it almost feels surreal. Every time i walk by the beautiful buildings or look at the mountains in the distance, i almost feel like i'm dreaming! Lookout Mountain is a gorgeous place!! If you have to go to college, i would recommend coming here :)Even though orientation week was rough, and i was definitely glad when it was over, i see how each step and each part had a reason. I got to meet people i probably would never have talked to, i got to see downtown chattanooga (and eat a really cool place!), i've gotten to experience different styles of worship in local churches. And then came the classes...
I walked into covenant with an expectation of how college classes would be - hard, boring, and never-ending homework. I can now see how i was wrong and right. They are hard, no doubt, but only once or twice have i truly been bored. And, yes, there is that pile of never ending homework..but its ok to take a study break or put something off till tomorrow. It doesnt all have to be done in one evening.
I have been a little homesick, here and there, mostly b/c its so different down here. I miss the north. Everyone here has an accent. EVERYONE. i feel left out. :) Everyone says ya'll and smiles and holds doors for you...i'm kinda like "Where am i???" But i have been so busy that i havent had time to dwell on missing home. i know i will be glad visit and see my family, i do miss them all. :)
Today was very exciting for, because i was able to pay the accounting office my bill, in full. I was so excited!! :) its just amazing to see what God has in store for me this semester and next. i hope to be a faithful steward of what he has provided for me.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

a week of goodbyes.

This week has been a crazy week as far as emotions go. I have been excited for college ever since i knew for sure where i was going, but this week has hit me hard. As i started packing, i stopped to think how life was going to change and how life was going to be different. I felt sad as i started to take down posters, calendars, bulletin boards, and pictures. My room looks so empty. But as it is a reminder that this part of my life is coming to a close, it is also a reminder of a new beginning. I felt sad saying goodbye to people at my jobs, and even leaving the jobs. I will most definitely miss my home and Long Island and the people who live here and make it home. And the food..i will miss that the most : ) Yet i am excited to make new friends, make new relationships, experience a different culture and hopefully come home a new person. I truly hope college will change me for the better, that it will make me a more intelligent, wise, and sensitive person.
So while i may be saying goodbye to new york, i will always remember and cherish this part of my life.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Thankful.

things i'm thankful for on this cloudy sunday morning,

- the fact that i have enough to pay for first semester, and then some (thank you, GOD!)
- the fact that i have a job that provided me with money to pay for school AND that wants me to come back and work during christmas break
-the fact that my wonderful parents continue to provide for me
-the fact that my neurologist FINALLY found a medication that is helping me sleep at night!!!! :)
-the fact that even when your not faithful, god is always faithful

praise god from whom all blessings flow.