one week

So it has been quite awhile since I have written, woops. It have been so busy, I hardly know where to begin!

Thanksgiving went well overall. A few minor dramatic moments occured, but hey thats pretty good. Before I left for school we got to go and cut down our Christmas tree. We used to do this like every year when we were little, but as we got older and our parents got older it became more of a hassle. So mom has been using a fake tree, formally known as "Dissappointment in a Box". Well this year, I couldnt take it. I really wanted a REAL tree. The sticky sap, the fresh pine scent, even all the needles that fall, and all the other imperfections. I dont know why it was so important to me, but I family traditions are important, and while these next few years may be my last where I am still technically living at home, I just wanted them to be great because once I move out for good things will never be the same. Change is good, but there is nothing wrong with keeping an old family tradition alive. Plus it usually makes for GREAT stories. Like the fact that it was cold and RAINING when we went to cut the tree. lol.. We REALLY wanted that tree! =)

So yeah, Im back in Cookeville, and now I offically have ONE WEEK of this fall semester left! I am definitely ready! I have been so busy these past few weeks, its just been crazy! Next Wednesday I have a Psyc Statistics test, Adolescent Psyc test, and a Psyc Personality test, and then Thursday I have a photography portfolio due and a Child Psyc test that night. AHH its crazy! But ironically my semester started off this way minus the Photography project, so why not end it the same way! =) haha!

On another note, I was voted Historian of my Sorority for next semester. Not sure how that happened, lol but it will be fun. And it will also keep me busy which is ok. The job's biggest responsibility is making the scrapboook, and shoot I can always use another reason to scrapbook! =)

Well, thats about it. Oh, except the Univ. Bookstore has this book all about the years of Tech and how it got started and how it became what it is today, and I bought it and read it like in 30 min. Its really interesting. I look at the school totally different now! Anyway, random fact for the day I guess. Hope everyone has a great rest of their semester!

ahhhhhhhhh...

Ok, so here is something about myself that drives me insane! --I am pulling into my apartment and see a dog with a chain, I thought one of the neighbors just had him chained up so he could run a while outside. So as im puting my key in the door the dog runs over a little skittish like and I realize he must have gotten lose from wherever he was chained up. So I call him over and he is really sweet (a little nervous) but let me pet him and check his collar. No name tag. AHHH! I wish people would put name tag on their pets. It just broke my heart. So I called the animal shelter in town to see if anyone had lost a dog or if I could bring him in so he didn't get killed by a car. No answer. What now? I couldn't stay outside with the dog forever. Still no answer from the shelter. Im totallly heart broken. The poor dog had little scratched on his face and nose. I just wanted to cry. I would have taken him to the shelter and if no one claimed him I would have adopted him. SERIOUSLY I would have. He ran off the the other apartments a little while ago and I wish I had a house where I could have taken care of him til he could be taken to the shelter. Man it just breaks my heart that he is running around with a huge chain. He could get stuck or run over or something. I hate being tender hearted! So I will now try to push the feelings out of my mind until I forget about it. I tried to help, but I probably could have done better.

Anyway, these past few days have not been the greatest of days. I am so busy with school and sorority and church and friend stuff, I am ready for Thanksgiving! Everyone cant believe how fast its come and I cant believe it hasnt come sooner! Anyway, I will stop my ranting.. I am off to do some laundry and maybe clean my room, or maybe just watch some movies! =) Have a great week everyone!

A means to an ends...

So I have been contemplating changing my major for a while now. I honestly feel that changing is what I want to do. I had to get advised this week and had planned on talking with my current advisor about my options and what he thought would be best. Well, I was in there like 10 minutes and people kept coming in and asking him questions and then two girls came in and wanted to meet with him about their thesis papers and he said we were finished and asked if I needed anything else, and I was like Are you SERIOUS!? Im not going to try and talk to you about my life when there are two girls waiting in the room for you!!! So I said no and walked out. So great that was no help at all! I was really disappointed that my time I waited for all week was cut short by others who just walked in!

I have been doing a lot of research on different majors and Interdisciplinary seems the best way to go. Psychology will of course be one concentration, but I am looking into Human Ecology Child and Family Studies or seeing if I can get permission to take 6000 and 7000 level classes of Educational Psychology as my other concentration. Several of my current teachers teach some of the counseling classes I would take if I got permission and plus its all about counseling and group therapy, EXACTLY what I want to study!!! If I can get permission for that I will definitely do it! But I will just have to see. What I hate is I know I want to help people whether its counseling at Youth Villages for example, at a school, from home, or in a rehab center, BUT I have no idea what the best way to get there is. A Psychology major is just not for me. I am not hard core enough. I like learning new things but I dont like school. I like being around people too much and I day dream. I know I am smart and as much as I would like to prove that to people on paper and in my GPA or test scores I have come to terms with the fact that I just will never be on top scholastically. NOT because I am not smart enough but because deep down I dont have the desire. I care about my relationships with people and people in general. Making the best grade in my class is not what is important in life. My relationship with God and others will always come first. I am going to meet with the Interdisciplinary advisor Monday to talk with her about getting permission and making sure I can still graduate on time and then I will go from there.

I just pray that God will lead me in the right direction and that I make the best choice according to His will and not my own. So anyway, I guess that is what is going on right now. I am so ready for Thanksgiving as are all my friends. We are in need of a break! And I am ready to be home for a while to regroup!!! Hope everyone is well!!!! I think Christmas comes earlier every year!

Here I am...

Well, I just got back from Red Boiling Springs, and had a blast! Kendra's family reminds me so much of my own. I love it! And I love her and am so happy to have her in my life! She introduced me to Billy Currington's song Here I am, and I absolutely LOVE it!!! This is my fairy tale! Just want everyone to know! =) Hope everyone is having a good weekend.. enjoy the lyrics to the song...

Here I am...

Walks in the rain, talks in the dark
Old black and white movies, a day at the park
On a blanket on the ground on a Sunday afternoon
Hangin' with friends or off by ourselves
Drivin' around yard sale to yard sale
Droppin' by the county fair, winnin' you a bear poppin' balloons


If you're lookin' for someone to do that with, here I am
Someone to be the other half of your plans
Don't look any further than in my eyes
It you're lookin' for that man, here I am


December nights all cuddled up
Warmed by the fire and sharin' a cup
Of hot cocoa laughin' at old photos
Spanish guitars, sand and the sea
A quiet little table just you and me
Sippin' margaritas in a little cantina in Old Mexico

If you're lookin' for someone to do that with, here I am
Someone to be the other half of your plans
Don't look any further than in my eyes
It you're lookin' for that man, here I am


Talkin' 'bout life and talkin' 'bout babies
Talkin' bout us still in love when we're eighty


If you're lookin' for someone to do that with, here I am
Someone to be the other half of your plans
Don't look any further than in my eyes
It you're lookin' for that man, here I am


Here I am
Baby, here I am

So at the moment...

So, I splurged the other day and bought Transformers and Meet the Robinsons. Both were excellent movies!!! I highly recommend them!!

Today, I have a short service project with Student Ambassadors and an OPA pledge meeting then class at 6. I actually love this class because it is Child Psyc and the teacher is extremely interesting! I really feel like I am learning a lot from her. And it doesn't hurt that I am making goooood grades in her class! =)

So I had my YV interview Tuesday, and I feel that it went pretty well. I don't have anything to compare it too, but thats ok. It is in God's hands anyway, so I just continue to pray that whatever happens He knows best. I will know by January if I got the job. Kendra also interviewed Wednesday and I hope she gets the job as well.

This weekend I am going to a Ladies retreat in Red Boiling Springs(Spaaangs) with Kendra. Im excited. It is fun going home with her, and I love her family! She is turning out to be one of my best friends here at Tech, and I appreciate her greatly!

Well, I guess for one final thought, everyone please keep my friend Matt in your prayers because he has been serving our country in Iraq for more than year and he is supposed to come home by the end of the month. So pray that everything goes well and that he and his troop make it home safe and sound!

BTW.. Taylor Swift is definitely becoming one of my favorite artists... You all should listen to her songs because she has great lyrics.(maybe it's a girl thing!) =) Have a great day everyone!