Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the thoughts category.
Inspired
I saw The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and I loved it. I was inspired by the teacher most of all, who was so patient and determined to help.
exciting news
I got into grad school at OSU! I’m super excited, and I am relieved to know what i will be doing this fall. Now it’s time to earn money for the wedding!
princess and the pea
I found this on Nitty Gritty’s blog, and it made me so happy because I have been meaning to show Mike this picture. He wonders why it takes me so long to fall asleep, and I tell him that I have to be completely comfortable, completely settled in my bed before I can fall asleep.
I’m Back!
Hello home and hello 2008! The Christmas season was a whirlwind this year. I got back from Chile, graduated, celebrated, rang in the new year, and now I have hit the ground running looking for a job, wedding planning, helping mom set up her new shop, laughing, loving, and learning along the way!
balance
I found this cool article today. It is always encouraging to see how someone else balances being in the world but not of the world.
waves
poor Mike-he has to hear me vent. but i am so thankful for him. it is hard for me to watch tv. i watched one of my Mad About You dvds this afternoon, and I dreamed of being like Helen Hunt-acting and directing and meeting all sorts of cool actors and actresses. mike called me at the end of the show when the wave of discontentment was at its peak, and i of course poured my heart out to him. i have so many interests and such an all-or-nothing mentality. he, of course, made me smile. but then he had to leave because its time for the anual hunting trip with Eric. but i feel better just to have been able to talk to him. i hope that God will show me how he wants me to use the interests that i have. because right now i am overwhelmed.
church was good today. there was a missionary from Canada there, and he talked about having a strong commitment to the Lord. Interesting, there’s a connection there-i have to make commitments and go with them regardless of my feelings. i will learn to do this if it kills me. i’m just glad i have mike to ride the waves with me in the meantime.
thank you, thank you
I am thankful for:
1.) the chance to explore Chile
2.) my family
3.) my fiance
4.) the sunshine in November
5.) the chance to learn Spanish
6.) dogs
7.) art and creative people
8.) pictures
9.) my education
10.) time to make pretty things
11.) hot showers
12.) bread and tea
13.) thanksgiving at nina’s apartment
14.) that mom gets to go to Phoenix
15.) my friends
16.) that i’m graduating!
antique shopping in Chile
i can’t believe have less than a month left in Chile! i love this place, but i love home too, and i can’t wait to see my family and Mike and my little evie girl! this morning after going to church for a little while, i went to the antique fair in valpo. it was so much fun! there were of course a billion things that sparked my imagination and that i wanted to buy, but alas, my antique fund was $10 today after i had to buy chapstick that was $5! my lips are really dry because it is too expensive to drink as much bottled water here as i do at home, and the sun is really intense. i got to talk to steffie tonight on skype-that always means it was a good day. i am really procrastinating right now so i’m going to go and do some school work. but graduation is only 26 days away-yay!!!
An almost perfect day
So, today was wonderful. It had all the elements in it that I love-talking to Mike, reading, writing, learning, good food, fellowship with church friends, and sunbathing. The only thing is that I think college has ruined me. I cannot handle being unproductive. So since I only wrote 1/2 page for my thesis, my day doesn’t seem worthwhile. I could have, after all, gone out and explored Valparaiso more-there are a million things I could have done. These are my thoughts. I hope to overcome them.
