Man, oh man!

I ended my last post, in FEBRUARY, by saying that I'll attempt to update more often. Fail. So much has happened in the past 6 months you wouldn't believe it. I don't really want to go into the long, boring details, because it would take a million years to type it all out.

I'm a sophomore in college. Holy crap. I can barely wrap my head around it. My schedule this year is pretty insane. I have class from 8-3 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. No classes Tuesdays, and on Thursdays I have class from 8-7. I also work in the library, and during my 8-3 class blocks, I have a class in which I'm a Teacher's Assistant for, so that's an entirely different experience, that's for sure.

It's week two of the school year, and my friends have already asked where I've been. Because when I'm not at class, work, or eating food, I'm shut in my room or the library doing homework. I have so much homework because I've decided to be a good college student this year, and try really hard. So, in two of my classes, we get notes by PowerPoint, and we get these PowerPoint's online. So instead of just saving them to my computer and studying them when it's test time (which didn't work out so well last semester), I'm retyping them out into an outline form, printing them out, then going back a few days later, rereading them, and highlighting key points. Then from the key points I'll make flash cards. Hopefully this'll help me score better on tests, because I was not okay with my GPA last semester. I didn't make Dean's List, which made me sad. I did make honor roll, but for me, that's not a huge deal. I'm aiming for President's List (for the semester, not an overall GPA), which is a 4.0. That would make me incredibly happy. I don't know if it'll happen, but I'm going to try my VERY hardest, and then I'll be happy :]

On top of classes and work, I have various clubs and organizations that I'm a part of. I'm the Fundraising chair on the Up til Dawn Executive Board, I applied to be the Philanthropy chair on the Panhellenic Board, and I have my sorority events. Needless to say, this school year is going to FLY by. Which makes me happy, and leads me to my next topic: Jake.

Yes, I'm sure all of you care bundles, but I am seeing a new guy, and his name is Jake. Shawn Jacob, actually, but he goes by Jake :] We're "dating" in the literal sense of the word: as in, going OUT on dates, courting, whatever you want to call it. We're simply getting to know each other better. He's 23, and still in college (he changed his major after getting is Associate's Degree in Fine Arts), and has an Associates in Science, and is a Computer Science major. He's probably the sweetest guy I have ever met in my entire life, and he makes me feel good about myself. He actually came to my church one Sunday, and that was awesome :] I loved that he could see that part of my life, and that he understands how important it is to me. He actually told me he wanted to go because he wanted to see the thing that I love so much and is a big part of my life. He may or may not come back, and that's up to him. Maybe Trinity isn't the place for him, and that's okay. The fact that he did what no previous boyfriend has done before (and before he's even my boyfriend) means the world to me :]

Other than all that stuff, life is pretty great :] I had a great summer, and am having a great start to the school year. I was dismayed to find out that I gained ten pounds over the summer. This is unacceptable! Jake also gained some weight over the summer, so the two of us are keeping each other accountable in our new exercise and diet regiment. The diet part really isn't that difficult, because school offers salad with low fat dressing, skim milk, etc etc. It's the exercise part that's going to be difficult. Though tonight I just did some dancer-cise, which was so much fun. I'm pumped to do it again tomorrow, though I'll probably be a little sore from tonight, but that's okay :]

Welllll this is getting long, and I do have more homework/notes to take care of, so I shall update again soon(ish)! God bless :]

Stress...

Oh man, stress. This semester has been crazy insane. There has been a lot of stress because my classes are really challenging, and require a lot more studying and homework than my classes last semester. On top of classes, I've been dealing with family stress, financial stress, and personal drama. But on a positive note, I made the Dean's list last semester, and I've been invited to join Phi Eta Sigma - a freshman national honor's society - for my GPA last semester. And there's a new addition to my family: Malik Elijah Spiller, born February 10, 2010, 7 lbs 7 oz. 20 inches long =]I love him already and I haven't even met him yet! Speaking of which, keep your prayers with my brother-in-law's family - his grandmother is on her death bed, and they drove down to Georgia, with the new baby and little Brian in tow, to be with her.
So, it's been a pretty crazy winter, right? Well, it has been up here, at least. With the last snowfall a week ago, we got about 7 or 8 inches in just like two days, how crazy is that? But the campus is GORGEOUS covered in snow. I thought it was pretty in the summer, but it is like a thousand times prettier in the winter.
I've made some new friends since I've last updated! Lee and Michelle - they are... amazing to say the least :) And Rylee [I think we were friends the last time I updated, idk], and Heather, Mesia, Tyler. They are all amazing, and are quickly becoming best friends [especially Lee and Mesia, Rylee's siblings, and Rylee, too, of course]. But all of my friends - new and old - I love, very much, and I miss the friends back home. Speaking of friends, I'm talking to Mesia on facebook and we are exchanging hilarious stories about our dads, and I'm sitting next to my friend Nina, who was kind enough to sit with me at dinner long after she had finished eating so I wouldn't look like a loser :)
I don't really know what else to say, I'll work on updating more often, haha. God Bless! <3

It's a new year

Happy 2010 everyone! It's a new year, and a new decade, how about that! I hope that everyone's new year and Christmas was fabulous, because mine certainly was :) On Christmas Eve, my family played a murder mystery thing, so that was a lot of fun, and it killed two and a half hours of time awaiting Santa's arrival and Christmas morning! But seriously, it was good, clean fun, and I really enjoyed doing so with my family.

My classes during the three week session were speech and Genomics. Speech was fun, but tough because I don't really like public speaking all that much. I've discovered that I'm not as bad at it, and it's not as scary as I first thought. My friend, Ian, made me try out for the school's production of Rhinoceros, which really made me feel a lot more comfortable getting up in front of people, because I had to do some pretty embarrassing things when reading the script. But it was a great experience for me, though I didn't get cast, and I can't wait to audition for the next play, not necessarily to get cast, but to experience auditioning again, because I loved it!

This semester is going to be a tough one. I'm enrolled in 18 credit hours, and some of the classes are proving to be either difficult, a lot of work, or all of the above. Yay me. I have Genomics, Chemistry, Literary Theory, and Zoology. And then in the 3 week I have Midwest Writers, and Archery and Badmitten. It's going to be an interesting semester for me, I have a feeling.

I have rediscovered my love of letter-writing. I think that it's a shame that no one writes letters anymore, because it's such a more personal way of communicating! Someone actually took the time and effort to write out something, put it in an envelope, and mail it off. Then you have the pleasure of checking your mailbox and actually having something worth getting! And though it is significantly slower than e-mail, or IM, or texting, or a phone call, it's a nice gesture, and I know it makes me smile inside when I get a letter or a card. So, since this discovery, I've taken to writing to a few friends that I know would appreciate the art of letter writing :)

I can't really think of a whole lot to say anymore, so I'm going to cut this blog entry short, and call it a day (week... maybe month... who knows!)! God bless everyone! :)