so vandy's goin' pretty well. we have our first football game tomorrow against south carolina. it's weird to be in a different region because i don't recognize any of the schools or team names. for example, SC is the "gamecocks" and so we cheer "go dores! beat those cocks!" (we're the commodores...thus "dores"). hopefully it won't storm ( Read more... )

so last night was the first time that i'd actually cried since i got here (not weeping, just teary-ish), but now i'm feeling a whole lot better. i was really missing small group, and then God went and did His typical "fix everything" stunt. i got home from brunch this afternoon and there were signs up for bible study led by a couple girls in my ( Read more... )

oh my good lord. the rest of the freshmen moved in yesterday. band people went over and helped out, which was mostly a lot of fun. free food! yeah. it's cool to have people in my hall now who seem really nice and junk. less exciting is sharing 3 showers w/29 girls. oh well. i'm still excited ( Read more... )

hey y'all! hope you're lovin the good ol midwest. i'm having a lovely time down here in nashville, though with 14 hours of band every day, i have approximately 0 minutes of free time. i haven't even talked to my family yet, which makes me kinda sad ( Read more... )

mom and i went on a massive shopping trip today (and had lunch). and i know things aren't supposed to make you happy, but right now, they're doing a reasonable job of it. they're helping to keep my mind of missing people anyway. plus, it's not like i'm never going to see anyone again. my girls are going to visit me frequently, and when they do ( Read more... )

dear girls,
i am going to miss you like massive. you are too awesome for words.
i love you!
emily

got a letter from vandy yesterday...that's right, i got 33 hours of credit (even more than i thought i was going to). if vanderbilt did advanced standing, which they don't, i would be a sophomore. and that just delights me. so as it as, i can either do very very little for the next 4 years, get a masters in only 4 years, or spend a buttload of ( Read more... )

wow. good times. but i'm really too tired to update right now. maybe i'll go watch degrassi (!) with les on one of our 3 million channels. nah ( Read more... )

i am so pissed at leslie i could just implode... *mumbles terrible things under her breath* in some ways she makes it easier to leave, and in some ways much harder. either way, it's very sad. i just hope she's not as miserable as she makes everyone else ( Read more... )

laura and i went to see mandy off to college this morning. and i'm not so sure how i feel about this whole going away and missing friends thing. and by that, i mean i'm pretty certain i don't like it at all. but i am excited to get to go to vandy, i'm just not thrilled about leaving. i made a list of all sorts of things i need to get in the ( Read more... )