This weekend has been really good... full of late nights, lots of fun and little sleep. Its been grand. This is the fourth day of my 4 day weekend. I was able to finish most of my homework yesterday after church, which is always good... The only thing left is Creative Writing... I have to write a critique on some weird poems (that don't even make sense to me) and then I have to write a poem. That's where I'm having problems. I can not write a poem on que. This year, I have written 3... maybe 4 poems total. Poems, for me are inspired. They are passionate and they are windows into who I am. Poems can hold secrets that can be expressed in no other way. I can't just pop out a poem unless he wants it to mean nothing to me. I'll be honest, I'm thinking about turning in a poem I wrote this summer. Although I do feel a little cheap doing things that way. We'll see I suppose. I promised some friends I'd make them pie tonight... So I really should get going on the English so that I can run to the store and have time to make it and let it sit for a while (at least an hour or two) before they want to eat it. I'm really excited about pie. These guys all take really good care of me, so I feel like I should do the same back. Sometimes they're a little rough around the edges (but really, who's not?) the point is that they have my back in a way very few people do, and that's cool, to say the least. Otherwise, the day here is beautiful! I still ahve five yellow flowers and now a pink one added to my glass cup on my desk. Seriously, this has been the prefect weekend. Today will be a wonderful day and gosh, other than tons of homework -- which is to be expected -- my first week back in Reno, back in college was amazing.

Yellow flowers in a glass cup

Today I... don't really have much planned. I kind of want to get some homework done today so I don't have quite so much to do later this weekend... and I know the 4 day weekend thing is just there to drive me crazy and make me think I have more time to do things than I actually do... I have a lot of reading to do this weekend... which is fun for me... but I'm just not feeling much like starting it yet. Yesterday sucked for me... it just was one of those PMSing days, I suppose... it started and ended well, but sandwiched in between was rough. I need to practice prioitizing and saying no to people. On top of many things, I have to read Genesis 1-35 for core humanities... Core humanities made me mad yesterday. The Bible is not just a piece of literature and I don't like it read that way. And it actually is a very historical document, its frustrating when people argue that. Room mate stuff is still going well... its a lot harder to get work done with 7 room mates than it was with one, last year. Four of my suitemates are leaving this weekend, so I guess that ought to give me more time to study and read. Yesterday I tripped and fell and cut my foot... the one that's still hurt from Spring break, of course. I bled all the way up to my room... figures, huh? I always trip physically when I'm tripping spiritually. So, my yesterday was not so good... and then I came home last night to bright yellow sunflowers from Anna's garden. She left them with a note that said she knew I'd been wanting flowers... and they were cheery and she knew I'd love them. And its true: I did.

Social Butterfly

Second day of classes were good... my nose is sunburned. My Tuesday/Thursday schedules are pretty busy. I ended up dropping Latin. So much for sticking with it... Honestly, there has to be at least one each semester that I end up hating. So, I added another English class... it should be fun... and I think I'll still have plenty of work to keep me busy. I still have Geography, Core Humanities (which assigned about 8 huge books to be read), Creative Writing which has 4 books to be read and lots of writing to be done. Then my newest English class, which is a 304 level class, American Literature. Which.. being a lit class, will no doubt have lots of reading as well. And then we can't forget Wilderness survival! Thus, it should be fun fun fun! Otherwise, I have never been busier! I don't feel like I've ever been more social. I say hello to everyone and people are always visiting me... its fun! I feel like a social butterfly... That used to get me in trouble back in Kindergarden, now its the thing to be. I'm pretty tired though... still trying to get over my sickness... my voice is still barely there... I have Crusade in about 40 minutes, but I think I'll lay down until its time to go. Yay for... everything!

I <3 the fair

Yesterday was fun! I had church , which was so nice... and then Matthew and I went to the Crusade BBQ.... which also was nice. Cru just kind of kicked it and laid in the grass and sang worship songs.. very happy. Then I went to pick up Jason and Adam and the three of us went to the fair! Yay!! I just love the fair. we rode the farris wheel and the Kamakaze and ate funnel cake and carmel apples... I love the fair. That was yesterday!

Today I went to Latin... should be a rough class, but I want to stick with it.. even though I aready have homework. Then I sat with Crusade at the booth and just let people know we were on campus and to come to our meetings... from there I hung out a while with Drew, we had smoothies... and then Anna and I started to remodel our room, and D tried to help.. but nothing worked, so we just pushed our beds together and left for dinner. Tonight we have a room meeting which I called... I hope it goes well. I think before the meeting, Karen and I are going to go get some Starbucks... we'll see... in any case... Yay!

I love Reno.

've said it before, but I'll say it again: I love Reno. I love my friends here in Reno. I love life and I love being alive.

Life's been great in everyway. My room mates and I bonded a lot today, and it was great! We decorated our common room with a kind of Hawaiian theme... in any case, it makes things cozier and as soon as we finished decorating people showed up and it was fun!

It was a really relaxing day, in any case. Jason and Adam visited me this morning. Then Karen (a suite mate) and I went to Starbucks for my unofficial interview... it went well. It was fun hanging out with her and hearing her story... she loves Jesus too and its way fun! Karen and I have a lot in common. So, then we got back from my "interview" and Andrew and Suzanne brought me soup and cough drops because I'm still dying... I was told I sound "like a poor dying sheepy." its kind of funny. Then shortly after is when we decorated and then Matthew dropped by for a short while and then Adam and Jason came by again... then D came by and so did Kevin (who lives down on the first floor). The boys and my room mates and their boyfriends and I all hung out and it was happy! Then, tonight was the block party for all student. It was alright... Matthew and I kicked it for a little while afterward, and it was nice.

Now I'm here... just really happy and content... but coughing a lot. If it weren't for the coughing, I think I'd be so happy about life that I'd burst. Everything is just wonderful... nothing in particular... just everything. Tomorrow is church, of course, and I look forward to my little cute church! As for the moment, I took some NyQuill asbout 20 minutes ago and its now beginning to kick in.... so yep! Today was lovely... life is lovely... This year will be pleasant.