Life just is
Ohhh... I am so ready for Thanksgiving. Not because I'll be taking a break, but because I won't have to attend class, go to work, or write a story for the Daily. Instead, I'll get to sleep in till 8:00, eat home-cooked meals, and STUDY. I don't leave for New Orleans until Wednesday, so Saturday I think I might visit my aunts and cousins Emma and Brian (They're five and two and just THE cutest kids ever.) after I drop Joe off at the airport. I'll spend the night in Ames just because I love having the room to myself and because I need to do MASSIVE clean-up. Rachel is not going to recognize it when she gets back. Then, Sunday I'll go visit grandparents and Monday and Tuesday I'll stay with Patty. I'm planning on seeing Rachel at least once since she lives in Des Moines. Guess what?? I also get to get my hair cut and go shopping. It's just grocery shopping, but I'm so excited!!!!! And, I haven't had my hair cut in in three and a half months, so you can imagine how excited I am. Then, Wednesday through Saturday I'll be in beautiful New Orleans, and Sunday I'll come back. (Okay, one more squeal. Joe's gonna pick me up. So it'll be all cute because I have my boyfriend picking me up from the airport. =) =) double smiles. Yes, we're using the words boyfriend and girlfriend. I feel like we're in junior high, but it means a lot to him, so..)
What else? I've done five stories for the Daily now, so for my next story I'll be a Daily Writer rather than Correspondent, and I'll get paid!! Right now I'm registered for 21 credits for next semester. I know, I'm crazy. This semester has been soo hard with 20 credits, but.. there's so many classes I want to take!! I keep telling myself that I'm only going to take 18 or 19, though. Maybe. But listen to the classes. Tell me if they sound fascinating. Islam Art History, Journalism around the world (amount of media access/control in different countries), women in developing countries, Islamic civilization (anthropology), French 102, Bioethics (an honors seminar where we just meet once a week and discuss the ethics of embryonic stem cell research and other issues in biology), piano lessons, and maybe Macroeconomics. I haven't decided yet. I'm meeting with an advisor tomorrow to probably declare International Studies as my second major. It just makes sense. I'm taking all of the classes. Why not get some recognition for it??
Today is Oxfam. It's an organization that works to end world hunger. So, I'm fasting until 10:30 tonight. It's so hard! I eat every chance I get!! Today I stood out in the rain with some friends and passed out hunger awareness empty brown paper bags to people. I know I should not have had fun, but when you're with your friends you can't help but laugh. Last night I had to attend a catechist meeting and Missy came in late and sat down next to me. Big mistake. We whispered to each other the whole hour and fifteen minutes and wrote notes back and forth to each other. She's one of those people that I feel I've known my whole life, and that I have to remind myself that I didn't go to kindergarten with because she's just that familiar to me.
Oh. I really do love my life this year. I absolutely adore all the people up here. I am addicted to meeting new people, and my friends are just the greatest. I feel so at home here, especially at St. Thomas. I absolutely LOVE St. Thomas. I hope that everyone else has a church or some other "home" at their respective colleges. I feel that I have finally "grown into my own". I'm not sure what I want to do with my life, but I'm excited to see where it leads me.
Alright, is this enough information? (I'm trying really hard to get my mind off of food.)
Teresa
What else? I've done five stories for the Daily now, so for my next story I'll be a Daily Writer rather than Correspondent, and I'll get paid!! Right now I'm registered for 21 credits for next semester. I know, I'm crazy. This semester has been soo hard with 20 credits, but.. there's so many classes I want to take!! I keep telling myself that I'm only going to take 18 or 19, though. Maybe. But listen to the classes. Tell me if they sound fascinating. Islam Art History, Journalism around the world (amount of media access/control in different countries), women in developing countries, Islamic civilization (anthropology), French 102, Bioethics (an honors seminar where we just meet once a week and discuss the ethics of embryonic stem cell research and other issues in biology), piano lessons, and maybe Macroeconomics. I haven't decided yet. I'm meeting with an advisor tomorrow to probably declare International Studies as my second major. It just makes sense. I'm taking all of the classes. Why not get some recognition for it??
Today is Oxfam. It's an organization that works to end world hunger. So, I'm fasting until 10:30 tonight. It's so hard! I eat every chance I get!! Today I stood out in the rain with some friends and passed out hunger awareness empty brown paper bags to people. I know I should not have had fun, but when you're with your friends you can't help but laugh. Last night I had to attend a catechist meeting and Missy came in late and sat down next to me. Big mistake. We whispered to each other the whole hour and fifteen minutes and wrote notes back and forth to each other. She's one of those people that I feel I've known my whole life, and that I have to remind myself that I didn't go to kindergarten with because she's just that familiar to me.
Oh. I really do love my life this year. I absolutely adore all the people up here. I am addicted to meeting new people, and my friends are just the greatest. I feel so at home here, especially at St. Thomas. I absolutely LOVE St. Thomas. I hope that everyone else has a church or some other "home" at their respective colleges. I feel that I have finally "grown into my own". I'm not sure what I want to do with my life, but I'm excited to see where it leads me.
Alright, is this enough information? (I'm trying really hard to get my mind off of food.)
Teresa