-Friedrich Nietzsche
Well, here's the Colorado entry I promised :D By date too (because that's how I typed it into the word document I was using as a journal).
30 December, 2011
Today we started the journey to Colorado. I joined everyone at about 1 at Jake’s House in St Louis. We had a wonderful lunch prepared by Mrs Ohlemiller, and then we were off. We made good time, too – we were at KU by about 9.30 (central time). We stayed at the campus religious center for the night – I got to sleep in the library area, with the books :D Before going to sleep, we had a short devo by Jake and music by Jake and Mario – they both brought guitars. It’s going to be such a fun trip!
Today we started the journey to Colorado. I joined everyone at about 1 at Jake’s House in St Louis. We had a wonderful lunch prepared by Mrs Ohlemiller, and then we were off. We made good time, too – we were at KU by about 9.30 (central time). We stayed at the campus religious center for the night – I got to sleep in the library area, with the books :D Before going to sleep, we had a short devo by Jake and music by Jake and Mario – they both brought guitars. It’s going to be such a fun trip!
31 December, 2011
Part two of the drive. Today Bob decided to take a nap in the morning – when he fell asleep, it was hilly and green and pretty, then he woke up and it was flat with not a tree in sight. He wanted to know what happened. After our first rest stop, I took my turn napping, and I slept through most of blink 182’s Neighborhoods – I fell asleep during Ghost on the Dance Floor and woke up about halfway through Fighting the Gravity. When I woke up, I discovered that Bob had wanted to open his bag of beef jerky and put it right next to my nose and see what happened, but Matt advised that I was out cold so probably nothing would happen.
It was so windy today! We even sat through a dust storm in Kansas – it went from low visibility to zero and then back and forth for a bit. It was wild :] Once it cleared, we were driving through Colorado and we started to be able to see the Rockies in the distance. I started getting really excited :]
We made it to Denver airport way before Shelly and Mariah’s flights arrived, so we spent some time near the baggage claims. Chris had been telling Bob, Mario and I about a conspiracy how the airport is the headquarters for the Neo Nazis and their new world order. Evidently the murals on a wall depicted their plan – and I’ll give it to them, one of those murals was really creepy – but we were just laughing about that a lot. Once Shelly and Mariah arrived, we drove the rest of the way into the mountains.
And we arrived at the cabin! It’s a small cabin, I don’t know how they fit 17 people in here last year, but it’s cozy :] The girls claimed the loft, so the four of us (Kara, Mariah, Shelly and I) have our own little space. We had grilled cheese and tomato soup for dinner – it was yummy :D Mario and Jake played some songs for us, we sang Dear Prudence by the Beatles and Waterfall by Jimmy Hendrix) and had a short devo. Then we celebrated the New Year in Eastern Time (so 10 here) and then people dispersed – some went to sleep and others stayed up reading or whatever. I stayed up to text my family at midnight their time (11 here) and then I went to sleep. I love mattresses :D Last night hurt after a while.
Part two of the drive. Today Bob decided to take a nap in the morning – when he fell asleep, it was hilly and green and pretty, then he woke up and it was flat with not a tree in sight. He wanted to know what happened. After our first rest stop, I took my turn napping, and I slept through most of blink 182’s Neighborhoods – I fell asleep during Ghost on the Dance Floor and woke up about halfway through Fighting the Gravity. When I woke up, I discovered that Bob had wanted to open his bag of beef jerky and put it right next to my nose and see what happened, but Matt advised that I was out cold so probably nothing would happen.
It was so windy today! We even sat through a dust storm in Kansas – it went from low visibility to zero and then back and forth for a bit. It was wild :] Once it cleared, we were driving through Colorado and we started to be able to see the Rockies in the distance. I started getting really excited :]
We made it to Denver airport way before Shelly and Mariah’s flights arrived, so we spent some time near the baggage claims. Chris had been telling Bob, Mario and I about a conspiracy how the airport is the headquarters for the Neo Nazis and their new world order. Evidently the murals on a wall depicted their plan – and I’ll give it to them, one of those murals was really creepy – but we were just laughing about that a lot. Once Shelly and Mariah arrived, we drove the rest of the way into the mountains.
And we arrived at the cabin! It’s a small cabin, I don’t know how they fit 17 people in here last year, but it’s cozy :] The girls claimed the loft, so the four of us (Kara, Mariah, Shelly and I) have our own little space. We had grilled cheese and tomato soup for dinner – it was yummy :D Mario and Jake played some songs for us, we sang Dear Prudence by the Beatles and Waterfall by Jimmy Hendrix) and had a short devo. Then we celebrated the New Year in Eastern Time (so 10 here) and then people dispersed – some went to sleep and others stayed up reading or whatever. I stayed up to text my family at midnight their time (11 here) and then I went to sleep. I love mattresses :D Last night hurt after a while.
1 January, 2012
Happy New Year! Where the hell did 2011 go??
I think I was the 3rd or 4th to get up today. And I had a text from John – at midnight here, so he stayed up till then to text me. He’s a great friend :] We had a rather laid back morning – so I’m going to do my devo tomorrow morning instead :] Most of us made a trip up to Panoramic Point – the views were breathtaking. It’s so beautiful here. Glen showed us some of the various mountains, and we even saw Wyoming in the distance – it was a clear day so we saw the Snowy Range of Wyoming. We decided to take a hike after looking around – we were in a pretty area of forest. Chris, Jake, Bob, Kara and I went on the hike to the campground while Matt, Shelly and Glen went back to get the van. The ending of the hike was pretty much all uphill – Kara and I said that our lungs were hurting from the lack of oxygen :]
After we got back, everyone had a snack/lunch/brunch type thing and we spent a few hours reading or crocheting (Kara) or napping (Mariah and Shelly). Everyone but me went to Golden to meet up with a Wesley alum for a late lunch – they left at 1.50 – and then they stayed out and went to Denver for a Buddhist/Christian meditation service. So, I spent the day reading and playing solitaire :] I went for a walk a little earlier – Glen had mentioned that if you followed the barbed-wire fence you’d eventually come to a place where you could jump it and wind up in the Rocky Mountain National Forest. So I went exploring for that. And sank up to my knees in snow at some areas. I made it to an area where I could cross, and then found a fallen tree to sit on. I sat there for a while and enjoyed the silent peace. Then I started thinking (a dangerous pastime for me…) and I asked for a sign, something to show that I am doing the right thing with my life, even if I have no idea what I’m doing. I was there for a bit, then I looked up and saw that the sun was setting. However, the sky was stunning – it had become absolutely beautiful. I said ‘I’ll take it’ and went back to the cabin to take pictures of the sky.
I decided to shower and get a snack, so I showered and had some Grape Guts mixed with Frosted Flakes. It’s a yummy combo.
Everyone got back at about 8 and Bob made breakfast burritos for dinner – those were yummy. There was more reading and hanging until a devo about the service that I didn’t go to, but it was an interesting devo – we talked about what’s real to us and things like that. It was good.
Happy New Year! Where the hell did 2011 go??
I think I was the 3rd or 4th to get up today. And I had a text from John – at midnight here, so he stayed up till then to text me. He’s a great friend :] We had a rather laid back morning – so I’m going to do my devo tomorrow morning instead :] Most of us made a trip up to Panoramic Point – the views were breathtaking. It’s so beautiful here. Glen showed us some of the various mountains, and we even saw Wyoming in the distance – it was a clear day so we saw the Snowy Range of Wyoming. We decided to take a hike after looking around – we were in a pretty area of forest. Chris, Jake, Bob, Kara and I went on the hike to the campground while Matt, Shelly and Glen went back to get the van. The ending of the hike was pretty much all uphill – Kara and I said that our lungs were hurting from the lack of oxygen :]
After we got back, everyone had a snack/lunch/brunch type thing and we spent a few hours reading or crocheting (Kara) or napping (Mariah and Shelly). Everyone but me went to Golden to meet up with a Wesley alum for a late lunch – they left at 1.50 – and then they stayed out and went to Denver for a Buddhist/Christian meditation service. So, I spent the day reading and playing solitaire :] I went for a walk a little earlier – Glen had mentioned that if you followed the barbed-wire fence you’d eventually come to a place where you could jump it and wind up in the Rocky Mountain National Forest. So I went exploring for that. And sank up to my knees in snow at some areas. I made it to an area where I could cross, and then found a fallen tree to sit on. I sat there for a while and enjoyed the silent peace. Then I started thinking (a dangerous pastime for me…) and I asked for a sign, something to show that I am doing the right thing with my life, even if I have no idea what I’m doing. I was there for a bit, then I looked up and saw that the sun was setting. However, the sky was stunning – it had become absolutely beautiful. I said ‘I’ll take it’ and went back to the cabin to take pictures of the sky.
I decided to shower and get a snack, so I showered and had some Grape Guts mixed with Frosted Flakes. It’s a yummy combo.
Everyone got back at about 8 and Bob made breakfast burritos for dinner – those were yummy. There was more reading and hanging until a devo about the service that I didn’t go to, but it was an interesting devo – we talked about what’s real to us and things like that. It was good.
2 January, 2012
Cross Country skiing today. So annoyingly painful…
It didn’t seem like it would be all that hard, but then I realised that I really don’t know how to ski, so that was troublesome. But hey, it was so much fun, even if I know I’m going to be sore as hell tomorrow.
In the morning, it was myself, Bob, Kara, Chris, Shelly and Glen cross country skiing. I wound up having to rent stuff – and I’m actually super glad I did. If I’d stuck with the shoes Glen had I probably would’ve broken my ankle or something instead of bruising it. I really liked the last stretch of path that we were on – it was pretty flat and pretty straight, so I could just enjoy the scenery instead of worrying about my skis or falling over and dying.
When we finished the morning run, we all ate our lunches and split up. Chris and Kara went to the downhill slopes – Chris to ski and Kara to snowboard. Glen and Bob went back to do some more cross country, and Shelly and I stayed in the van to nap :D We all reconvened at about 4.30 and left to pick up the four that went to Nederland and Boulder. While we waited for their bus to get back, we got some groceries and went to a small coffee shop-type place that was a train car. It was really cute :D We all went back to the cabin and Mario made us some yummy spaghetti with meatballs (Kara and I had butter and parmesan on our pasta :] ) and bread. It was a great dinner after a workout day.
Cross Country skiing today. So annoyingly painful…
It didn’t seem like it would be all that hard, but then I realised that I really don’t know how to ski, so that was troublesome. But hey, it was so much fun, even if I know I’m going to be sore as hell tomorrow.
In the morning, it was myself, Bob, Kara, Chris, Shelly and Glen cross country skiing. I wound up having to rent stuff – and I’m actually super glad I did. If I’d stuck with the shoes Glen had I probably would’ve broken my ankle or something instead of bruising it. I really liked the last stretch of path that we were on – it was pretty flat and pretty straight, so I could just enjoy the scenery instead of worrying about my skis or falling over and dying.
When we finished the morning run, we all ate our lunches and split up. Chris and Kara went to the downhill slopes – Chris to ski and Kara to snowboard. Glen and Bob went back to do some more cross country, and Shelly and I stayed in the van to nap :D We all reconvened at about 4.30 and left to pick up the four that went to Nederland and Boulder. While we waited for their bus to get back, we got some groceries and went to a small coffee shop-type place that was a train car. It was really cute :D We all went back to the cabin and Mario made us some yummy spaghetti with meatballs (Kara and I had butter and parmesan on our pasta :] ) and bread. It was a great dinner after a workout day.
3 January, 2012
Today was an early morning – especially for Shelly and me. We were all getting up around 6 to go to Rocky Mountain National Park, so Shelly and I got up to make pancakes at about 5.30 so they’d be ready for people when they got up. Mario was the only one not there, because he was taking a day by himself at the cabin.
And we actually made it out on time – like not Wesley time either. It was quite impressive :] On the drive there, we saw a moose and a bobcat. It was really cool – they were right off the side of the road.
Before going to the park, we made a few stops to just enjoy the scenery. Being in the mountains again reminds me of the Highlands – I so want to live in Scotland. So badly.
And then we got to the park. It was stunning, how beautiful the sights were on our hike. We hiked about 3.6 miles total – the first half was all uphill, then we go to go back down :D In and amongst all of this hiking, we made some stops to climb rocks and walk on the frozen lakes. We took a wrong turn at one point and got to see a frozen waterfall – that was really neat. Group picture time :D
It was incredibly windy as we got higher up. On one of the lakes, we were being blown backwards and couldn’t stop because we were on ice :] Then, at Emerald Lake – the end destination – there was a large pile of rocks that everyone was climbing. I climbed up as high as I could, the view was stunning. I really wish I’d taken my camera, but I guess it was good because the pocket I’d’ve kept it in was soaked when I got back to the van :D It was all so pretty, I just can’t get over it.
After that hike, we went to hunt for wildlife and, seeing none, we went to the Alluvial Fan. There was a dam at one point there, and then it busted and flooded everything downstream, kicking up boulders and trees in its wake. We went to the area where the water first hit after breaking the dam and it was really pretty. The others climbed around, I just sat and enjoyed the sound of the running water and threw rocks at the ice. One of the rocks actually broke, the others I was trying to make into the patch of water without ice over it. I made a few :D
We ate in Estes Park, basically right near the park, because we were all hungry and didn’t want to wait till we got to Nederland. We ate at a Mexican restaurant and I had some yummy rice – I wasn’t all that hungry so I just had rice and then a bowl of cereal later on. During dinner, the people that watched Gilmore Girls (Shelly, Mariah, Glen and Jake) were giving names to everyone – I was Laura. Evidently I’m smart and a lot of cute guys are attracted to me. I said I liked it :D
Today was an early morning – especially for Shelly and me. We were all getting up around 6 to go to Rocky Mountain National Park, so Shelly and I got up to make pancakes at about 5.30 so they’d be ready for people when they got up. Mario was the only one not there, because he was taking a day by himself at the cabin.
And we actually made it out on time – like not Wesley time either. It was quite impressive :] On the drive there, we saw a moose and a bobcat. It was really cool – they were right off the side of the road.
Before going to the park, we made a few stops to just enjoy the scenery. Being in the mountains again reminds me of the Highlands – I so want to live in Scotland. So badly.
And then we got to the park. It was stunning, how beautiful the sights were on our hike. We hiked about 3.6 miles total – the first half was all uphill, then we go to go back down :D In and amongst all of this hiking, we made some stops to climb rocks and walk on the frozen lakes. We took a wrong turn at one point and got to see a frozen waterfall – that was really neat. Group picture time :D
It was incredibly windy as we got higher up. On one of the lakes, we were being blown backwards and couldn’t stop because we were on ice :] Then, at Emerald Lake – the end destination – there was a large pile of rocks that everyone was climbing. I climbed up as high as I could, the view was stunning. I really wish I’d taken my camera, but I guess it was good because the pocket I’d’ve kept it in was soaked when I got back to the van :D It was all so pretty, I just can’t get over it.
After that hike, we went to hunt for wildlife and, seeing none, we went to the Alluvial Fan. There was a dam at one point there, and then it busted and flooded everything downstream, kicking up boulders and trees in its wake. We went to the area where the water first hit after breaking the dam and it was really pretty. The others climbed around, I just sat and enjoyed the sound of the running water and threw rocks at the ice. One of the rocks actually broke, the others I was trying to make into the patch of water without ice over it. I made a few :D
We ate in Estes Park, basically right near the park, because we were all hungry and didn’t want to wait till we got to Nederland. We ate at a Mexican restaurant and I had some yummy rice – I wasn’t all that hungry so I just had rice and then a bowl of cereal later on. During dinner, the people that watched Gilmore Girls (Shelly, Mariah, Glen and Jake) were giving names to everyone – I was Laura. Evidently I’m smart and a lot of cute guys are attracted to me. I said I liked it :D
4 January, 2012
Oh how I love the sky. Bob, Glen, Jake and I hiked up Mt Fairburn this morning to see the sunrise – it was absolutely beautiful. We came back and there was breakfast by Chris and Kara waiting – it was rather nice :] Glen, Chris, Kara, Shelly and Bob went skiing again this morning, so the rest of us spent the morning at the cabin.
Once Glen got back from skiing, he drove the five of us that didn’t ski to Nederland. What a hippie town :] Our first stop was a cute little coffee shop that used to be a train car. It was a great atmosphere, and they had vanilla steamers! Then we went walking around the shops. Evidently, there is a 3-1 ratio of dogs to people – there are something like 2000 people and 6000 dogs. It was wild, we saw some adorable dogs in the stores we visited :] I found an ornament for mom, and the lady working that store said that dogs were a perfect example of love and acceptance and that by having more dogs around, the people hoped to learn from them. We stopped at a bakery during the day, and I got a chocolate croissant! I miss Pret. Tonight we get to sleep in the tent – snow camping! Should be fun…
Oh how I love the sky. Bob, Glen, Jake and I hiked up Mt Fairburn this morning to see the sunrise – it was absolutely beautiful. We came back and there was breakfast by Chris and Kara waiting – it was rather nice :] Glen, Chris, Kara, Shelly and Bob went skiing again this morning, so the rest of us spent the morning at the cabin.
Once Glen got back from skiing, he drove the five of us that didn’t ski to Nederland. What a hippie town :] Our first stop was a cute little coffee shop that used to be a train car. It was a great atmosphere, and they had vanilla steamers! Then we went walking around the shops. Evidently, there is a 3-1 ratio of dogs to people – there are something like 2000 people and 6000 dogs. It was wild, we saw some adorable dogs in the stores we visited :] I found an ornament for mom, and the lady working that store said that dogs were a perfect example of love and acceptance and that by having more dogs around, the people hoped to learn from them. We stopped at a bakery during the day, and I got a chocolate croissant! I miss Pret. Tonight we get to sleep in the tent – snow camping! Should be fun…
5 January, 2012
Bugger it was cold last night. I brought people’s things in from the tent – it seemed like everyone that came back in was either freezing or just fell back asleep so I started hauling things in. Once we were all awake and ready, most of us went to hike Mt Fairburn. What a long hike that was – I only went to the first summit and it was plenty for me. Thankfully, Chris didn’t go so he let me use his snow pants – they helped a lot. I wasn’t feeling well and Shelly’s toes were getting cold, so we both started down before the others. It was a long walk back too… but as soon as I got back into the house, I took off Chris’s snow pants and grabbed the jar of peanut butter and a spoon :D Mariah was making lunch today, the made-to-order quesadillas were very yummy after the four hour hike :] Later on in the afternoon, once everyone was showered and ready to go, we all left for Boulder. Jake, Mario and I were the only ones that didn’t have a strong desire to go to R.E.I., so we got out of the van and started wandering. We looked through some fun antique shops, then found an adorable shop – ‘Piece, Love and Chocolate’. It smelled delicious, and Mario found some gluten-free cookies for his girlfriend (and my housemate) Catherine. He’s a good boyfriend – she hasn’t been having the best of weeks. We wandered around some more and I saw these athletic banners for Colorado University along the main street. I saw one for Ralphie II – he was there from 1979-1986, so I think he’s the buffalo that scared my Uncle Jon’s Colorado State (rival) football team out of their wits :D When we reunited with the group, we did a little more meandering before we got hungry and ventured back to the cabin. I got some fun new hand warmers :D
Dinner was mac n cheese made by Jake and then we had a final devo in the cabin.
Bugger it was cold last night. I brought people’s things in from the tent – it seemed like everyone that came back in was either freezing or just fell back asleep so I started hauling things in. Once we were all awake and ready, most of us went to hike Mt Fairburn. What a long hike that was – I only went to the first summit and it was plenty for me. Thankfully, Chris didn’t go so he let me use his snow pants – they helped a lot. I wasn’t feeling well and Shelly’s toes were getting cold, so we both started down before the others. It was a long walk back too… but as soon as I got back into the house, I took off Chris’s snow pants and grabbed the jar of peanut butter and a spoon :D Mariah was making lunch today, the made-to-order quesadillas were very yummy after the four hour hike :] Later on in the afternoon, once everyone was showered and ready to go, we all left for Boulder. Jake, Mario and I were the only ones that didn’t have a strong desire to go to R.E.I., so we got out of the van and started wandering. We looked through some fun antique shops, then found an adorable shop – ‘Piece, Love and Chocolate’. It smelled delicious, and Mario found some gluten-free cookies for his girlfriend (and my housemate) Catherine. He’s a good boyfriend – she hasn’t been having the best of weeks. We wandered around some more and I saw these athletic banners for Colorado University along the main street. I saw one for Ralphie II – he was there from 1979-1986, so I think he’s the buffalo that scared my Uncle Jon’s Colorado State (rival) football team out of their wits :D When we reunited with the group, we did a little more meandering before we got hungry and ventured back to the cabin. I got some fun new hand warmers :D
Dinner was mac n cheese made by Jake and then we had a final devo in the cabin.
6 January, 2012
Of course, the night I get the best sleep is the night is the night before we all leave… However I get to sleep in the library again so that’ll be fun :D The drive back was pretty fun, I played some games with people in the back seat, I lost at hearts again O.o. We stopped at Subway for dinner, however they don’t offer much for vegetarians so Kara and I decided to just wait and have some cereal at the ECM. For the last stretch, I was sitting in the middle bench with Mario and Jake, Shelly and Bob were in the back. We had a fun time; we played some improv games and talked about various relationship difficulties. That was an interesting conversation, but it was cool how we had a bunch of different perspectives.
We got back to the ECM and I reclaimed my spot with the books :D Mario gave a devotion and apparently I’m the ‘Cool Socks Girl’ – Bob mentioned that when he was saying how the people made the trip better. I do have some pretty sweet socks :D
Of course, the night I get the best sleep is the night is the night before we all leave… However I get to sleep in the library again so that’ll be fun :D The drive back was pretty fun, I played some games with people in the back seat, I lost at hearts again O.o. We stopped at Subway for dinner, however they don’t offer much for vegetarians so Kara and I decided to just wait and have some cereal at the ECM. For the last stretch, I was sitting in the middle bench with Mario and Jake, Shelly and Bob were in the back. We had a fun time; we played some improv games and talked about various relationship difficulties. That was an interesting conversation, but it was cool how we had a bunch of different perspectives.
We got back to the ECM and I reclaimed my spot with the books :D Mario gave a devotion and apparently I’m the ‘Cool Socks Girl’ – Bob mentioned that when he was saying how the people made the trip better. I do have some pretty sweet socks :D
7 January, 2012
Today Shelly and I went for run at 5.30 in the morning. Bloody hell, I’m so out of shape. Then it was off to the races again, only this time pretty much everyone passed out within the first ten minutes. When we woke up again, well most of us anyway, we were in Missouri. Today, the back half of the van played Quiddler – a scrabble-like card game. I had a hand where I really wanted to play nexus but I couldn’t quite get it. I was sitting with Jake in the middle seat, and we were both sucking it up pretty nicely in the beginning :] For lunch we stopped in St Louis, and if I’d realised how long we were going to be there, I’d’ve called the Bogdas and seen if they wanted to hang for an hour. As it was, Mario and I were the ones that weren’t eating out so we relaxed in the Starbucks the entire time.
We drove some more and got to Glen’s parents’ house for dinner. The Robinsons are great people, it was cool to meet them and we all shared various travel stories. They’ve been to all of the 50 states – I think that’s a great goal in life :] I've got a good start, I'm at 28.
We got home again at about 9.30, and then Jake and I went back out with Catherine, Seth and Payton (the other three who were already in Aldersgate) for half price appetizers at Applebee’s. That was a lot of fun, getting to hang with people again. Then Seth, Catherine and I stayed up later just talking. I missed the house :D
Today Shelly and I went for run at 5.30 in the morning. Bloody hell, I’m so out of shape. Then it was off to the races again, only this time pretty much everyone passed out within the first ten minutes. When we woke up again, well most of us anyway, we were in Missouri. Today, the back half of the van played Quiddler – a scrabble-like card game. I had a hand where I really wanted to play nexus but I couldn’t quite get it. I was sitting with Jake in the middle seat, and we were both sucking it up pretty nicely in the beginning :] For lunch we stopped in St Louis, and if I’d realised how long we were going to be there, I’d’ve called the Bogdas and seen if they wanted to hang for an hour. As it was, Mario and I were the ones that weren’t eating out so we relaxed in the Starbucks the entire time.
We drove some more and got to Glen’s parents’ house for dinner. The Robinsons are great people, it was cool to meet them and we all shared various travel stories. They’ve been to all of the 50 states – I think that’s a great goal in life :] I've got a good start, I'm at 28.
We got home again at about 9.30, and then Jake and I went back out with Catherine, Seth and Payton (the other three who were already in Aldersgate) for half price appetizers at Applebee’s. That was a lot of fun, getting to hang with people again. Then Seth, Catherine and I stayed up later just talking. I missed the house :D
There you go. It was an amazing trip, I'm sad that I won't be able to go on it next year.
Then Sunday was the day that I got to see my parents again :D I was operating based on the assumption that they wouldn't get there before noon, so I set my alarm for 10.30, I'd stayed up late the night before and so would get some nice sleep and still have time to get ready.
So then I woke up at 8.30, and decided to just read for a while since I evidently can't sleep past 9.
When they got there, I remembered how bloody small my room was as I'm trying to figure out where the deuce I'm going to put everything... However I procrastinated on that to go to McAlister's for some lunch - it's a good thing that my parents were there because I had very little food.
Wesley that evening was a devotion-type service on stories from Colorado. And then I got to relax for the evening - Kyle kept trying to get me and Pat to go to recreation but we were both tired enough that we just wanted to chill in the common room.
Then classes started again. Yesterday, I went to pick up my books and they gave me a huge box for 2 books ans an iclicker. Not sure why, but I guess it worked.
Communications was my next class, and my teacher is from SEMO - I laughed to myself :] He's pretty cute too ;D
I had to pack my lunch, so I had poptarts, peanut butter and a bagel from Wesley. Lunch of champions! I made a grocery store run after my stat class - I have food again!
Orchestra last night was short as well - we didn't play and just talked about a few things. I want to know what we're playing - that's my favorite part about the first class is going back home and listening to the music :D However, I got back to an email telling me that my Kindle Touch is on its way, so that was awesome as well :D :D :D It's supposed to get in on Friday - I'm so excited!
The BCS title game was on as we had a house meeting to sort out parking and things, but I was only half watching it. What I saw was boring, though, so I paid even less attention.
Today I got to made a real lunch - sandwich, carrots, Veggie Tales fruit snacks, applesauce, Teddy Grahms and some Reese's :D And I used my fun new lunch bag that I got for Christmas :D
We had our first COM exec meeting today, that was good. We got various positions sorted out and decided who was covering what for the semester.
Now it's dinnertime, so I think I'm going to go get some food before going to the bible study tonight at Wesley - Mario's doing a Faith, Science Fiction and Fantasy thing for the first few weeks and tonight's Harry Potter :D Should be fun.
Peace.
-Carly B
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