Almost done with September

September is moving right along. Barely knew it was here and now its almost gone. And its officially fall as of today. Yay! I love the chilly weather, rain, changing leaves, crunchy leaves under my feet, soccer games. All the fun fall stuff :)

This past weekend was the Student Christian Fellowship Fall Getaway. We went to Lake Kum-Ba-Ya on Kentucky Lake. Saturday morning at 8 am was the time we left UE. I was extremely tired, but the drive there was fun with Becca driving and Jessica, Brittany, Hannah and I riding. We listened to old school Backstreet Boys and the Freaky Friday soundtrack. It was an awesome time bonding and spending time with them. We got there about 10:30 am-ish. We unloaded our stuff and just hung out for a little while. Then we had lunch and got changed for the wacky games we were going to play. I was on the "Fantastic 11" team. We did the dizzy bat race and the passing of the vasoline covered watermelon and the water/spitting game and the egg toss and canoe races. I had a blast! Then I laid on the dock with some friends and just chilled, talked and whatnot. After free time was dinner, which was yummy chili. Then we had a message from our leaders, Mark & Trevor, from UE and the leader, Don, from USI. It was good. They talked about John 15, the vine and the branches. I realized I need to be sharing Jesus with everyone I come in contact with. I can't be afraid and shy, but bold and full of confidence from God. After the message was campfire time, which was in a fireplace under a pavilion because it was raining. Still had the same effect. Had some s'mores. Played all the silly games that no one hardly ever gets, like "the green glass door", "sticks", "the string", "the cup". I got most of them, but its so much thinking and it takes a little while to get them. We used to play them when I was younger at LCC, but I didn't get them then, haha. After campfire time, we pulled mattresses from the cabins and slept under the pavilion for the night. It was nice and soothing, because it was raining awfully hard. 8 am wake-up call Sunday morning, with yummy breakfast of yucky (lucky) charms & a banana. Then a long drive home, which I slept for most of. It was an awesome weekend to just get away from school and all other distractions, and truly focus on God. I wish it could happen every weekend. I just need to spend more time with God regardless, He'd like to hear more from me I'm sure :)

Classes this week have been well so far. Nothing too major. Just a couple of quizzes in Chemistry and Chem Lab that confused me, but nothing too big. Lab today was super easy and I loved it, I now remember why I liked chemistry in high school. The stuff we had been doing wasn't what I remembered as chemistry. My EXSS classes are going well, nothing much going on different. I have to run 1.5 miles tomorrow for my 111 class, should be an interesting time. I have been running Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, but I don't know if I can do 1.5 miles. We'll see. I was supposed to have an IM soccer game tonight, but it got cancelled because of the rain. I love playing soccer, but the rain today was soothing and nice.

I have been searching for a job recently. I have applied at many places in Evansville, but nowhere seems to want to hire me. Today I applied online at Kohls and I'm filling out my application for Vertical EXcape, the rock-climbing gym. I would really like to work there, so we'll see. Today while driving around looking for all stores with "NOW HIRING" signs, I got very discouraged and upset. I feel as though I will never get a job, because I don't have hardly any work experience. I know you have to start somewhere, but I can't start anywhere because I have no experience. Tell me how that works. I also got homesick, because I haven't been home in while and I miss my best friends and parents and brother and almost sister-in-law and grandparents and friends. I saw my parents on Friday night, but its not the same as seeing them all the time. I haven't seen Jackie in forever, but I will this weekend. Mom and Jackie are coming for "Family Weekend" here at UE. So, I'll get to spend time with them then, but Friday seems forever away at this moment. I guess I'll have to lift my chin and push on through this week.

Well, I need to work on some things before I go to Bible Study :)

Where has the time gone?

It feels like I just started school yesterday and now September is halfway over. Lots been going on lately.

Monday was the first Intramural soccer game. We won 7-0, and I scored twice. We were playing against the international team and they are technically a B team while we are an A team. Tuesday night we had another game, which we lost 2-0. They were pretty good. And I've already got a nice big bruise on my leg. Soccer wouldn't be complete without that, ha! Tonight we have another game. I hope we do better tonight. Go Mortano!

Classes are creeping by. My exercise science classes are going well, which is awesome. I'm really enjoy them. Chemistry is still kickin' my butt, but I hope it gets better. Yesterday was the first exam. I feel okay about it. Sociology is pretty easy at the moment, just a lot of work with keeping up a journal.

Gotta go eat lunch before class!

day #?

I kind of lost track of how many days I've been in school. Its been quite a while, yet hardly at all at the same time.

School's going great. I'm understanding most everything in all of my classes. Chemistry lab went better today than last week. Chemistry is getting better, I seem to be understanding a whole lot better than I did at the beginning. It's starting to look more like the chemistry I learned in high school. All of my exercise science classes are going well, letting me know that I've chosen the right field.

My roommate is great. She's really sweet and very polite. She's always so interested in my life and learning more about US culture. Likewise, I am very interested in how things work in Uganda. She is always more than happy to talk about it. Surprisingly, she likes many things American. She loves the TV show, One Tree Hill, haha. We spend lots of time just talking, but we also spend time just chilling, watching television.

Friday night, I went home for the first time since I had moved in. I left after SCF, which was about 8:30 pm-ish. Saturday was Liberty Fest at LCC. I spent the majority of my day glazing donuts. I was a sticky mess before the end of the day. But it was a good time, serving the people. Saturday night, I went to the Ellis' and watched a movie with them and Angela. It was a fun time hanging out since I hadn't spent time with them at all recently. I was going to come back to Evansville Saturday night, but my parents conned me into staying. So I stayed the night and went to church the next morning at LCC. I left around 1 to get back to Evansville because I had school Monday. Silly private college doesn't let out for Labor Day. Apparently, kids used to stay locked up in their rooms until Labor Day and then went home for the weekend and never came back. And then the University lost all that money. This is just rumor I've heard around campus.

Intramural soccer starts this week! I'm so excited!!! I just hope I don't hurt myself this year, I'll keep my fingers crossed, haha. We're playing in the A league this year, so it should be good. Our first game is tomorrow night. It's going to be so much fun!!

Tonight is Bible Study. I'm really looking forward to it. We've been reading through Genesis this week and we've started Psalms. I love reading the Bible and discovering things I hadn't noticed before. God is so awesome that way. He reveals Himself in new ways all the time. :)

Must study before 10 Things I Hate About You and soccer meeting and Bible study. Ahhhhh, where did all the time go?

School Days

I started school a week ago today. School is going well. Chemistry is going to take a lot out of me, as well as sociology. I'll be fine, I just have to study hard and put forth all the effort I can. My exercise science classes all seem to go together. At the moment, we seem to be talking about the same things, which is fine by me. It means I can learn it three times and maybe it will sink in better.

My roommate finally got here! Her name is Yvonne. Sunday afternoon, she got here. She had to fly 30 hours, from Uganda to Amsterdam to Memphis to Evansville. I can't even imagine being on a plane that long. Her sleep schedule is all messed up at the moment, but she's slowly getting used to it. She is technically a freshman, she started UE in January, but she's the same age as I am. It's something about the way school works in Uganda. She's really nice, very tall and very skinny, haha. We've been getting to know each other over the past few days. I think this will be a good year with her as my roommate. :)

Last night I went to Bible Study through SCF. We are reading the entire Bible through the school year. It's about 4-5 chapters a day and switching between Old and New Testament. We just started on Monday, so I've only read Genesis 1-10 thus far. Last night was our initial meeting, just a meet & greet, get to know everyone in the group. We'll be meeting every Tuesday at 9pm. I really enjoy being with the people in the group. Its going to be a fun semester with all of them!!!

Well, I need to be studying chemistry and sociology :)