No Classes!!

Yay for no classes!! I woke up this morning at 5:30 am to my phone vibrating with a text message. It said, "(Campus Closed) The University will be closed today, January 28, due to weather. Tune to local media for further information." YAY!!!!!!!! I saw it, rolled over, and fell back asleep. It was nice to be able to sleep in. I slept until about 10:30. I really needed it. 

It snowed about 4 inches on top of the 2-4 inches of snow/ice already on the ground. Lots of trees around campus have huge limbs lying all over the ground. We watched one huge branch fall in the front oval last night. Very loud and kinda scared me a whole lot. Its been doing that all night/day. A tree right outside Kayla & Anna's room lost a limb and then twisted and bent completely in half. I about fell a million times last night, it was getting very slick. We were really hoping it would start snowing while we were still exploring, but that didn't happen. Oh well, it eventually snowed.

Thus far today, I've taken pictures from Kayla and Anna's room. The view from their room is absolutely beautiful! I haven't technically been outside yet, but we opened the window and took pictures from there. It felt very cold, so we decided not to go outside yet. None of us wanted to walk to short distance to Ridgway for lunch, so we ate in the room. Anna and I had Ramen Noodles, and Kayla had a PB & J sandwich. And now we are watching Sydney White. Then we might go outside and play in the snow. I've been uploading snow/ice pictures to my MacBook and then putting them on Facebook. I think I'll add a few to "the blog" later.

Ice Day?

Ice Day? Or snow day? Well, it's nice and icy out there. It snowed and there was freezing rain. Very hard to walk, I basically ice-skated all the way back from class this morning. But it's an extremely beautiful sight. I think Kayla, Kate and I are going to take pictures shortly.

This week has been better, now that everything seems to be taken care of. Monday morning, my dad came all the way to Evansville to have breakfast with me. We went to IHOP. Breakfast with my dad can make anything better. I love him for being the best dad ever. He brought me some money to pay for my new key and new student i.d. After he brought me back to school, the day was suddenly brighter. I wasn't worried about my stuff. I wasn't freaking out anymore. There are other things that I need to focus on, especially my schoolwork. As soon as Residence Life opened at 8 am, I was there, ready to have a key made. I made my request and headed to work. I made a few transparencies and studied art. I went to anatomy & then art. I had lunch and worked on my paper for FYS. Then I went to FYS, which was a lecture on Hinduism. Kinda interesting, got the wheels in my brain turning. After FYS, Kayla and I trekked to Safety & Security to get me a new student i.d. That was only $5, plus I got to keep my old picture, which was good cause I really liked that picture. Then I went to pick up my new room key. (I will be receiving the $25 bill for that shortly.) I then preceded to Old National Bank to order a new debit card. The lady at the bank was super nice and extremely helpful. (Plus no charge for a new card! Woooo!) That was the extent of replacing everything I could at the time. I still need to head home sometime this week/weekend to get a new driver's license. 

Last night, we went to Hacienda for College Mentors for Kids. Molly and Anna are in it and they were having a donation thing at Hacienda. We had a large group (Kayla, Anna, Molly, Kate, Rachel, Lacey, Jessica, and I) there and it was extremely fun. We laughed a lot and told silly secrets. :) We came outside afterwards, and the freezing rain had started. I helped scrape Anna's windshield, very icy. We dropped off a few of the friends and then went to PetSmart. Anna had wanted a fish for the longest time, and I needed to replace my beloved Fransisco. So we got to PetSmart, and as soon as I got to the goldfish fish tank, I found the perfect fish. His name is Fredrick, and he's super adorable. He's white with a little bit of red and enormous black eyes. He's already swimming and interacting more than Fransisco did. I feel like he's gunna last longer. Anna got Belle, a regular orange goldfish. She's pretty cute as well, kinda looks like Ted (Kayla's goldfish). That was a fun trip.

Today, I woke up to snow/ice on the ground. I was ecstatic!!!! I checked my phone for a text message saying classes were cancelled. Nothing. I proceeded to open my laptop and check for an email. Nothing. I was highly disappointed. I really wanted to not have to go to class. So I got ready and headed to my 9 am lab. As I got outside, I realized it was still freezing rain. Not fun walking to an early morning lab. But I actually enjoyed the lab today, we got to look at hearts. Pretty interesting. Still freezing rain as I left lab and headed back to my dorm room. I got back to my room, watched Good Morning America, anxiously checking my email every 5 minutes hoping for an email saying no classes. No such luck. I went to Psychology, barely paying attention, which is ok because everything he talks about is in the lecture notes. Check my phone as I'm leaving class and find out campus is shutting down at 3 pm. WOO! This was exciting, except I was done for the day. Oh well, maybe tomorrow's classes will be cancelled. I spent the rest of the afternoon, laying in my bed watching Full House and Gilmore Girls. Eventually falling asleep for about an hour. A nap is always needed. :)

Going to explore the icy wonderland! Pictures later!! :D

Seriously?

This has been a lovely week/weekend. I went home last weekend, and I was sick pretty much the whole weekend. But I got to spend time with my family. It was nice. No school on Monday, I stayed home until 4, then I headed back to school. I went to a choir singing for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It was very good. The choir consisted of quite a few black kids. They were super cute, and extremely good at singing.

I worked Tuesday-Friday at my new job. I really enjoy where I work. All the professors in the Foreign Language department are really nice, and are really trying to help me adjust. I've made a few copies, sent a couple of faxes, and hung up some fliers around campus. Not a whole lot for me to do. Every Friday, one of the professors' husband makes bread for the whole office. It was delicious. 

School was pretty good this week. I had an anatomy quiz on Wednesday, a psychology test on Thursday and an art test on Friday. I feel pretty confident about all 3. Classes seemed to go by quickly for some reason, no matter the reason, it was nice for the week to go by fast.

Friday night, I went to Angela's dorm to hang out. We played Mario Kart on her roommate's Nintendo 64. It was a lot of fun, even though I'm not very good. I think I lost every time. We played for a while, then had some pizza. One of her roommates and her boyfriend came over and we watched "The Break-Up." We had a good time. I didn't get back to my dorm until 1am. When I got back to my dorm, I found my fish, Fransisco, floating at the top of his bowl. I was real sad. He only lived 3 weeks. I fed him everyday, and cleaned his bowl once a week like the instructions said. I don't know what happened. Oh well, I'll just go buy another $2 fish.

Saturday, I slept in until 1pm. Mario Kart wore me out, haha. I spent most of the day laying around, watching television. Kayla and I went to eat dinner. Then we went to the mall to hang out with Angela while she was at work. I was trying on shoes and looking at clothes. While I was trying on shoes, my keys fell out of my pocket. I meant to pick them up, but I forgot somewhere along the way while I was trying the shoes on. The next thing I know, we were getting ready to leave and I reached for my keys and they weren't in my pocket. We searched the whole store. They were nowhere to be found. I left my name with the people that work there. You see, I didn't just lose my car keys, but my dorm room key, my student i.d., my driver's license and my two debit cards. Let's just say, I was a little upset and mad at myself. Things like this always happen to me. I can't just lose my car key, I have to lose everything important. I had to call Old National Bank and block my debit card. I have to wait until tomorrow morning to talk to Residence Life here on campus so I can get a new key and a new student i.d. And I'll be going home sometime this week to get a new driver's license. 

This morning, I drove the short distance to Bethel Temple for church. I couldn't decide if I should go since I don't have a driver's license. But in the end, I decided I should since I drive responsibly and Bethel is not too far from my school. I'm glad I did. I was feeling rather pathetic and irritated with myself. I just felt like this always happens to me, never anyone else. Well, at Bethel, they are in a series called Ignite. This week was about Worship. Pastor Brett read from Psalm 147. "Praise the Lord" is at the beginning and the end of Psalm 146, 147, 148, 149 & 150. He summed up the book of Psalm as, worship God because He is worthy and He loves us. God created everything, not just the pretty sunset, but every little thing. Worship starts wherever you are, and then you move towards God. I realized I was overreacting about losing my keys and stuff. I was not worshipping God in my actions. I was being self-absorbed. God had a purpose in everything. Losing my stuff was insignificant in the spectrum of things. I can get a new driver's license. I can buy a new student i.d. I can buy a new key to my dorm. I can get a new debit card. I need to worship God in everything I do.

This morning we sang the Revelation Song. It is one of my favorites. I'll leave with the lyrics.

The Revelation Song

Worthy is the, Lamb who was slain

Holy, Holy is He

Sing a new song, to Him who sits on

Heaven's mercy seat

Holy, Holy, Holy

Is the Lord God Almighty

Who was, and is, and is to come

With all creation I sing

Praise to the King of Kings

You are my everything

And I will adore You

Clothed in rainbows, of living color

Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder

Blessing and honor, strength and glory and power be

to You the only wise King

Holy, Holy, Holy

Is the Lord God Almighty

Who was, and is, and is to come

With all creation I sing

Praise to the King of Kings

You are my everything

And I will adore you

Filled with wonder, awestruck wonder

At the mention of Your name

Jesus, Your name is power

Breath, and living water

Such a marvelous mystery

Yeah!

Holy, Holy, Holy

Is the Lord God Almighty

Who was, and is, and is to come

With all creation I sing

Praise to the King of Kings

You are my everything

And I will adore You