Oh... you are just so smart, aren't you? LOL You knew I would have to update once you told me I wouldn't :-P Well, life here is good. It's busy, though. Let me start with school. School is hard. Like, not hard, but there's just a lot of stuff for me to do that I don't like doing. Like reading. I'm not much of a reader, especially when it comes to ( Read more... )

I suppose I have to update for Katie! :) Well, these past few weeks have been eventful, so I suppose I should update people on the goings-on of my life ( Read more... )

If you're reading this, then you know what I mean... I ruined something. It was beautiful and I ruined it. And I look at my actions and they're horrible. I discovered something this year, something that I've never really had to face: I hate being lied to. And then I think: how often have I been that liar? And then I came to a realization... there ( Read more... )

As I was walking back to my living center from Kirkhof yesterday, I stopped as I passed next to the ravines. There was a smell; an overwhelming smell. I looked around and took a great sniff. It was the fallen leaves. Around me, I saw the landscape painted shades of red, orange, brown, and green. It's fall, I thought to myself. And I realized what I ( Read more... )

"Ya know what! I just realized something: I don't deserve to have a bad day. So, I'm actually going to just have a good day. Just like that. Tonight will be a good night!"

That is all.

So, really quick update: I have awesome residents. Great. Best in the world. I have awesome friends. Great. best in the world. Thank you EVERYONE for your bithday wishes (calls, e-mails, FaceBook messages, messages on my FaceBook wall, AIMs, finding me on the sidewalk, etc...)! You've all made it a great birthday so far.

Today, I find myself packing up for my ultimate return to Grand Valley tomorrow. It's very hard in many ways. I said bye to everyone, hardest of all Katie. We were at the beach with everyone yesterday to watch the sunset; I watched as it made its final descent on the horizon. Then this morning Katie and I watched as the sun made its first peak over ( Read more... )

I didn't realize I could be so scared, yet so excited for the same thing at one point. On August 9th I will be leaving Rockford for Grand Valley. Last year, it somehow seemed so much like camp. I was going to school, but I was still going to be able to get home if needed. I would sleep over there and do things, but at the drop of a hat, I could ( Read more... )

So, I had a really good and sober weekend in Wellston, Michigan. That, just so everyone knows, is in the middle of nowhere. And I canoed (yeah, I'm using that word... I think it's real... I hope) for the first time. And I am crappy. Like, really bad. Like, incredibly bad. Let's be honest, I have many a bruise from the SIX TIMES I fell out of the ( Read more... )

So, I had an awesome time in Steubenville. It was a very fruitful trip. And, I got to spend a lot of time with some great high schoolers and with Katie and her sister and Dan. It really was a ton of fun. I mean, it is so powerful to see 2000 teenagers respond in such a powerful way to the Church and the Lord ( Read more... )