10 things I hate about packing tape

I hate the way you to stick to yourself

and everything else in the way

I hate that your end is impossible to find

and how your split and tear and never seem to stay

I hate that obnoxious sound you make

and the way you read my mind

I hate you so much it makes me sick

it even makes me rhyme

I hate the way you're always right

I hate it when you lie

I hate it when you make me laugh

even worse when you make me cry

I hate it when you're not around

and the fact you didn't call

But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you

not even close

not even a little bit

not even at all

Moving sucks and cheap packing tape really takes the cake for making it one of my least favorite things in the world. I couldn't actually think of 10 things I hated about packing tape, so naturally I stole the rest of the poem from "10 Things I Hate About You." Thank you Julia Stiles for making this blog post possible through your expression of how much you lovingly hate Heath Ledger.

I still love this movie y'all!

You were marked in him with a seal

I am discovering more and more how important it is for me not only to be studying scripture by myself but also with someone else. It's so neat to me how when I let my jumbled thoughts loose and voice them out loud to someone else, they seem to settle more gently with me rather than their usual uneasiness. But it doesn't finish there. When people respond and then confess their heart, I am spurred on and encouraged in my faith. What a concept.

Tonight, Chris and I ventured down to Quack's, our favorite coffee shop/tasty bakery. Over americanos, a sugared cinnamon roll (yum!), and a gingerbread cookie, we started studying Ephesians together. Needless to say, I am already really enjoying it and seeing the benefit of doing it. Good idea, Chris :) We ended our time reading and questioning each other with trivial pursuit cards. I would say we are both now experts on 90s pop culture and politics. Try us!

Strip away my calloused heart

Why is being consistent with things I don't want in my life so much easier than with things I do. I figure if my true desire is to live this way, I would live it out. For some reason, It doesn't work that way. Lord, I need to hear your voice louder. I need to hear your convictions loud and clear. I hate living in vain. I need something more fulfilling this. Help?

Good-bye stress fest, you are no longer welcome here.

finals. check.

RECweek. check.

Begin Summer craziness. Check.

Getting finished with finals is always so gratifying. As soon as I stepped out of that room where I was taking my microbiology final, it felt like I had breathed for the first time in a week and a half. It really was a wonderful day...I woke up that morning and there was that perfect Texas sunshine outside. I felt like I really could not study much more for micro, so I decided to just briefly look over stuff and relax up until my final. I took a walk along the drag, which I rarely ever do...hung out in Whole Earth for a little bit and bought me a new camelback water bottle (which i love!). I then pre-celebrated being done with finals with a yummy Chipotle burrito...and Lawd, it was delicious! After my final, I left for Houston to see my family/Chris and got to celebrate my amazing friend, Amanda's 21st birthday. That day was solid.

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I have no idea how to summarize my rec week successfully. I feel like if I had my computer while I was there, I could have easily blogged incredibly long entries each day. It was a perfect way to kick off my summer. I feel refreshed, renewed, and strangely excited about next fall. It was an awesome time to spend with the Lord, learn SO much about His unbelievable power, and have a ridiculous amount of fun with my fellow IVJMers. I think it would be easy to say that week was OOC.

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My summer has been a little bit all over the place so far. I've gone from Austin to Houston to Burnet to Austin to San Antonio (to celebrate my BFF, Patrick Farris' 21st birthday!) to Austin to Houston and back to Austin in two days. OUT OF CONTROL. Starting next week, I will hopefully be getting back into a routine of staying in town semi-most of the time.

Summer in Austin = sno beach (best snow cone stand in the world and the perfect cure to 100+ degree Texas heat), barton springs, biking, kayaking on Town Lake, Hamilton pools, hiking, picnics, bananarchy, and tons of other things I never get to do during the school year!

Yes, plz.

p.s. Can an incredibly flexible job fall in my lap magically?

Don't judge me!

Sorry for falling off the face of the planet. Life these past two months was absolutely crazy. Hopefully, things will be slowing down since I'm not going to school this summer and blogging will become more of a habit.

This is my blah post because my brain feels like blah from studying anatomy & physiology and microbiology for a straight week. Lawd, help me get through this last final!

Basically, this post was for me to say... don't forget about me! I'm coming back! I promise!

MY BFF IS FAMOUS!!!!

Thursday night me and Chris ventured downtown to see Copeland for the very last time on their farewell tour. Getting there turned into an adventure when Chris and I made the not so smart decision of not bringing cash with us for parking. Please remind me again why we were so confident that we would find a free meter spot remotely close to 6th street...actually don't. We realize it was dumb decision. so after driving around for probably about 45 minutes (because we're cheap and seriously did not want to pay), we finally gave in and went to an ATM to get cash. Despite our parking dilemma, it was so good but sad! Aaron seemed so free (and probably relieved) and put on a seriously awesome show...but I seriously wish my gff & bff could have been there! Overall, it was a solid night.

but seriously guys, my bff is famous! Look!

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But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

Mark 16:4-6

Happy Easter, y'all. We've been given an incredible gift.

here we go again.

I knew this would happen. It's been about two weeks since my last post. I told myself I would keep up with this blog, but so far I haven't seemed to do that...

So after a long grueling week back after spring break, I was able to have an amazingly relaxing weekend:

• ate yummy lunch at the whole foods cafe
• lusted over expensive outdoor equipment at REI
• ate way too much pizza with my bf
• roomie night--brinner and a chick-flick
• spent the day with Chris' parents, his sister Annie, and ate delicious bbq at The Salt Lick
• Sunday afternoon bike ride and picnic with Chris
• The Office season two

... is it a problem that only two of these things didn't consist of food? either way, it was an awesome weekend. Praise the Lawd!

I never got around to posting about my spring break, but all I can say is that it was much needed and I am so sad it's over...and that I got a cactus and feel the need to give it a name. suggestions?

Snowy Santa Fe would be nice

I loving being at home. Tons of rest and good meals. yes, plz.

This weekend was my brother-in-law Tim's birthday which consisted of a family dinner on Friday and then fun hangout time with friends last night. I absolutely love catching up with people I never get to see due to living a few hours away. It's rare I get to just sit and talk with awesome people about what's going on in our lives for hours at a time. I need this to become a more often occurrence in my life. It's refreshing and encouraging.

Despite my wonderful rest I'm getting and good times shared with my family...I'm missing my man! Chris is in the winter wonderland of New Mexico with his family for spring break bombin' some hills. He's been sending me pictures of the crazy amount of snow they have been getting. It looks awesome but I'm definitely enjoying my 75 degree sunny weather. And as long as he is there, I am positive "Santa Fe" from RENT will be stuck in my head playing nonstop on repeat. Why must my mind associate everything in life with a song and then never leave?

Hopping on the bandwagon.

I finally gave in...it's official, I'm a blogger. I'm convinced that this blog will actually be really good for me. My days seem to have every hour packed away with something for me to do, (and it still seems like I don't get everything done) and having this little escape to write a blurb, vent, post a photo, or even a funny anecdote, will be incredibly refreshing. Not to mention I'll be able to feel like I'm more connected to my long-distance friends by reading all their blogs :) anyway, here's to my first post!

Is it seriously spring break already? I need my mind to be more conscious of this crazy speed of life so I don't miss out on anything great. It blows my mind that my sister and her husband will have been have married for six months in about two weeks. Is my mind not wrapping around the fact that I have had a brother for the first time in my life for almost half a year?? And in just less than two months it will be a year since I moved away from SA? I really cannot comprehend how all of the sudden my weeks decided zip right past my face as soon as I blink (although, my exhaustion by Friday clearly proves this is not the case). Maybe, I'm overreacting but that's generally my personality...dramz.

In order to recover from my minor freakout/realization, I need to let you know how incredibly excited I am that it IS already spring break! All I can say is that there is nothing like being home. The phrase "home sweet home" really never sounded so true. This is my time to completely let go of all the craziness of school and enjoy my amazing family, puppies, and sleep. I need to appreciate these spring breaks while I still have them (only two more after this one, yikes!)..and strangely enough, despite my rant of being totally freaked about the speed of life, I'm really looking forward to daylight savings and losing an hour tonight. "Springing forward" is probably my favorite because of how late it stays light outside. It lets me know that summer is just around the corner :) Well, this post is officially long enough. I should get some rest considering I have already lost an hour of sleep. Goodnight new blog world!