Freshmen

I am writing this from home. I came back yesterday. I'll be here for a couple of weeks, then I'm off to camp to work all summer. I was so excited to check out of the dorm and come home yesterday! Now I get to see my family and my kitty cats for a while, and life is good.

Finals went well. They weren't as bad as I had thought. I had a pretty easy batch of finals, but I'm just glad that they are over. Now I can focus on having fun with my friends this summer!

I've had so much fun this year, and I've learned so much. I've definitely become more independent and have learned how to better manage my time and activities. I've met some of the greatest people in the world, and I've made some awesome friends. Although I'm happy that I'm finally home, I am very much looking forward to returning in August and going through a second year!

It's been an honor writing this blog and getting to share the ups and downs of my freshman year. I hope that everyone has enjoyed reading this blog just as much as I have writing it. It's been great to have a place to share my struggles and triumphs. And I hope that I've been able to give you some great insights into the life of a TLU freshman!

Have a very safe and fun summer everyone!

Yesterday was Earth Day, and in honor of that special day we had chapel outside. That then led me to sit in the shade on the chapel lawn for a few minutes and enjoy the beautiful weather outside. It was a beautiful moment for me, being able to sit outside and enjoy the day. Later some of my friends and I sat outside for a picnic lunch from Lucky's. We all got sandwiches and sat on a blanket in the shade. It was absolutely fantatstic.

Life is full of beautiful moments, and I love to experience those moments. It doesn't matter where the moments come from; it's just important to enjoy them on a daily basis. It could be laughter or a picnic with friends. It could be sitting outside for ten minutes, enjoying the beautiful weather. It could just be thanking God for my existance. I absolutely love experiencing beautiful moments!

Yesterday was a nice renewal for me. Plus, today I got a nap! I haven't had a nap in a long time. It was lovely. So now I feel renewed both mentally and physically. Now it's time to dive into finals!

Wow. It's hard to believe that Easter Break is over and that only a few more weeks are left in this semester. I find myself in amazement at how quickly this year has gone by. Only a few months ago I was arriving on campus for the first time, settling into my dorm and figuring out how my life as a college student will work. And now I'm going into the final weeks of my freshman year, eager to finish and for summer to arrive!

I started taking some of my stuff home this past weekend. Just a box of books and other unneeded things, as well as some of the clothing that I know I won't need. As I was going through my t-shirts I found that I have colleced many this year from many events that I've gone to. I barely had any TLU shirts when I began school, and now I have an entire drawer that is full of them! Luckily I could just cut down to the basics. Taking some stuff home now will make moving out just a little bit easier later on.

Although this semester's coming to an end, I still have so many things to do before the end actually comes. I still have papers, projects, and finals... it's never ending! All I have to do is keep going for just a few more weeks... just a few more weeks... I can do a few more weeks, right? I've already survived for almost a year!

Right now I'll just focus on getting to the end. It will make me feel so much better.

This week, for some odd reason, I have felt like I'm behind in work for some of my classes. I don't know why that is. I'm really good with keeping up reading and working on papers and stuff, but I still feel like I have a ton to do. Maybe it's because I keep getting more and more, and I just haven't worked through everything yet. I'll make some lists for the next few days, and everything will get done. I'm determined to get to a point where I feel "caught up," if that's even possible.

Registration for classes is this week, and I'm hoping to get into all of the classes I've planned on taking next semester. I should get into everything. I don't see why I wouldn't. Last week I went through the task of choosing classes, and for some reason it was very hard. After lots of thought and glancing at descriptions in my course catalog, I came to some concrete decisions. And (hopefully) after tomorrow I won't have to worry about registration or anything. Then I can move on to the next task at hand...

It just seems like there's more and more and more to deal with on a daily basis. More reading, more papers, more activities... it's just a lot of hard work. Hopefully I will continue to find the motivation to keep up (although it may be kind of hard...)

More later!

I love being here at TLU, but I hate when it rains. When it rains, then there are puddles and areas of mud everywhere. Yesterday it rained here, which is great (because we really need the rain), but today there will be puddles and patches of mud as I walk to class. Yuck. Luckily I had my umbrella when I needed to walk across campus yesterday. If I didn't have my umbrella, I would have had a really bad day.

This week has been crazy, but has gone by fast. All week I have been thinking about classes for next semester. It blows my mind that we're already registering for the fall. I've just gotten used to all of my classes for this semester! Time is flying by really fast. I just can't believe it.

Well, I do have class this morning, so I should probably finish getting ready. I just couldn't let this week go by without posting to the blog. I realized today that I hadn't posted anything yet! That's just another example of how quickly the days go by. It's only a few more weeks until the semester ends!

More to come...