Snow

It snowed last night. It is still snowing. It is supposed to continue snowing throughout the day and night, into the morning. Ugh.

No picture of the snow, sorry. I didn't bring my camera home and I don't feel like using my mom's becaaause I'm lazy!

Church

I'm really excited to go to my [home] church tomorrow.
Oh, how I enjoy it so.
I love the 9:00 traditional service.
Beautiful.
I can't wait!

Turkey

I love turkey.
Cold turkey.
Hot turkey.
Dark turkey.
White turkey.
I love it all.
Oh man.

Give THANKS

Happy Thanksgiving!

Surprise!

My sister [Jessica], her husband, and baby Jack showed up at our front door this evening.
I was so excited to see them! I didn't think we'd be seeing them until later this upcoming weekend. I haven't seen Jack since before I left for school in mid-August, so he's grown and changed quite a bit. He's more fun to play with. He smiles and is pretty vocal. Working on those fine motor skills. Wanting to get around a bit, but hasn't put two and two together to make it happen. He can hold himself up, and he'll kick his feet around, but not at the same time. It's really cute to watch. Aw gee.

Drive

I'm driving home in a few minutes.
Hopefully the drive won't be too bad.
It's a nice day.
It's not going to be dark.
I am a little tired, though.
But I'm sure I'll make it just fine.

Edit: I'm home!

Classes

We have class today and tomorrow.
We never have class on Monday.
So it's throwing me off.
And I don't appreciate it.
But it means that I'll get to go home sooner.
And so I don't actually mind all that much.

Almost There!

I only have three assignments left to do for this semester.
[Thanks to the fact that I did so much homework this weekend... !]
I'll do them over Thanksgiving break, and have a full week to study for finals.
Then I'll be done with my first semester at Central Christian College of the Bible.
Crazy.






















I've come to love CCCB.

All Day

I've spent all day in the library.
Same thing yesterday, too.

I've gotten so much done, which is great.
But man oh man, my eyes are tired and my brain hurts.

Chyeah

What a day.
And now I'm sitting here on a Friday night in little Moberly, Missouri.
What am I doing?
Nothing.
Brilliant.
Honestly, it's nice to not be doing anything. Not gonna lie.

Apple

I just ate a delectable apple.

It made me really happy.

That is all.

Brilliant

I am going to start a coffeehouse in Moberly, Missouri. A coffeehouse designed for and by students. It will be brillant. And lovely.

Café 1040

"Café 1040 is an intensely experiential 3-month training program inside the 10/40 Window, exposing Christian college students and young adults to missions in the unreached world. Through this semester-long program abroad, students and recent graduates study language, culture, history, religion, and technology. They are exposed to field survival, cultural immersion, and people groups while exploring various topographies. This is hands-on, real world training, preparing the emerging generation for a possible career in missions."

The above is the description on the homepage of Café 1040's website.

I really want to do the Islam program this upcoming summer, but am still debating about doing so. I'm definitely praying about it a lot. I have to apply, granted, but would it be worth going? I'd have to raise $6,000 in support for a length of three months. This pays for everything, though, which is nice. Taking a few classes, I may be able to transfer some credit to Central. I'd be able to reconnect with the Arabic, which would be so great. And I'd get into practical application for missions with Muslims, which I still think about a lot of the time. We'll see.

Nachoooooo!

So I watched the movie 'Nacho Libre' for the first time about a week ago. And at this moment it is sitting on my desk, waiting to be watched. I am borrowing it from my friend Mike Guy; I seriously can't wait to watch it. I love that stupid humor. It is from the makers of 'Napoleon Dynamite' - which I loved the first ten times I watched it... but yeah. Jack Black is a comical genius. And it's just so ridiculous. It suits me.

I actually have a book report to finish... but I think I'm going to watch 'Nacho Libre' first.

Awww yeah.

"Save me a piece-a that corn!"

Trick

You learn something new every day.

Tonight I learned that I am utterly unable to toss a hat onto someone's head from four feet away. It's ridiculous as to how incredibly incompetent I am in regards to this seemingly simple task (for lack of a better word). I don't even want to talk about it, it's so ridiculous. Why I am bringing it up in the first place is beyond me.

Psh. Whatever.

I'm over it.

I could be upset about the whole situation.
But I've decided I'm better than that.

Who needs a stupid hat-tossing trick to make them feel important or good about themselves, anyway?
Not me, that's for sure.

Friends

I miss my Utah friends.
And Justin.
And Anthony.
And I miss the soccer boys.
And Emilee.
And Julee.
And Leez.

Man.

Ew

I don't feel well.

Quiet

I need some quiet.
Not silence, necessarily.
Just... quiet.
And I need to sit and be still.
Calm my mind.
Listen to my heartbeat.

That's all.

Quiet.

Brrrrrr

It's cooling down quite a bit here in lovely Moberly, Missouri.
Usually I wouldn't be too happy about that.
And technically, I am not.
But at the same time, I am.
I'm trying to stay positive about it - and about basically everything else, too.
[But that's another post for another day!]
I mean, it's got to happen.
There's nothing to stop it.
It could be a lot colder.
I could not have any sweaters or jackets.
It could be snowing...
[Granted, that will happen sooner or later.]
And, as a friend so nicely puts it, the cold is "refreshing".
At first I didn't agree, just because I felt like being a punk and wanted to continue to hate the cold - but it's true; I do agree.

Noise

For some reason, I've been really... sensitive... to noise lately. I'm not usually a fan of loud music and such, but even when I hear a loud car across the parking lot or hear a few words that were spoken at a louder level than normal, I've felt really upset. Yes, upset. I mean, shouting, laughter... it all annoys me right now - but it also makes me feel really upset. It's terrible, actually. I don't know why I feel like this and I hope it goes away very soon. Otherwise, I think I will go crazy.

Saints

The Saints' basketball teams had their first home game of the season tonight. Both the girls and guys played pretty well. The girls lost by, I believe, eleven points; the guys won their game. I can't ever remember scores. It was really fun to watch them play, though. Although I only got to watch ten minutes of the girl's game because I had a Life of Christ review session. I'm glad I got to watch the entire guy's game. Way great. We've got a pretty good team this year, I think.

Deer

I've said it before.

I don't hate a lot of things in life.
But here's one more thing to add to to the list:

I hate deer.

Hungry

My stomach is growling so loud, it sounds like a lion.

Leaving

Well. Another friend is also going home. I find it ironic that he is also from Buffalo - and that he apparently lives only a couple blocks away from my friend that left to go home yesterday. I'm really upset. I understand that rules are rules and everything. I hate this, though. He's been a good friend to me. He's made me grow. And he's got some way sweet tattoos that are fun to look at.

I really care about him.

Dang it.

Behind

Alright, so I've obviously slacked off in blogging lately. It's only been one week since my last post, but I can tell you right now that I don't plan on trying to make it up. I figure it's not a big deal.

I decided to go home for a day (literally 24 hours) last week. I left after chapel around 1, getting in at 5. I left home at 5 the next day. It was so great to be home for those 24 hours, though, not gonna lie. I didn't even talk to my mom or dad about a whole lot, like I wanted to. I just chilled and it was great. I got that hug from my mom and let me tell you, it was one of the greatest hugs I've ever been part of. Let's see, what else? My mom made chili that night, which was brilliant. That night it was Halloween, so we had a grand total of six kids come by. That's about the usual. Our house sits pretty far back from the road and it's kind of dark; we didn't sit at the end of the driveway like we have in years past. Oh well. I made some bracelets - definitely my new thing. I love it. I got to play the new Guitar Hero, it's pretty sweet.

Well. Otherwise it's been pretty uneventful around here. Oh, although because of a recent event this past weekend a friend is going back home to Buffalo for the rest of the year; hopefully he'll be back next year...

I think that's about it. though. Just taking life one day at a time - and loving it.