I sincerely can't believe it's been a week since I posted last!! And I have SOOO much to share with you all! Alright, to begin with, time is just FLYING by! Every day the kids and I play a game where no one looks at the clock and we guess what time it is. We're almost ALWAYS 2 hours off. Normally it's noon or eleven, and it feels like 9 or 10. Craziness!! On the other hand, I only have 5 more days of work. Part of me is excited to be done watching the kids, it truly is exhausting, but another part of me is really sad to be leaving them. They've been my "summer life" for 3 years, and now it's over. Strange. I made them a scrapbook and I'm planning on giving it to them next Thursday. :c)
Next, college is sneaking up on me so quickly! We leave Dodgeville next Friday around 3 in the afternoon. I think I'm mostly packed...I had to leave a BUNCH of the books I wanted to take here, because I have 17 books for school this semester. 17. I'm not even taking any literature classes! It's so crazy. My clothes are packed, and most of my "college necessities" are packed too. It shall be grand!
Speaking of college, my roommate and I have been talking almost every night. Turns out her siblings are the same age as mine, her parents are approximately the same age as mine, she has almost all the same interests, and she's just as insanely random as I am!! It's pretty awesome.
As far as the rest of my time in Dodgeville goes, I have 2 more "spurts" of business. Sunday I have church and then I'm doing a special community choir all afternoon where we get together to learn some songs and then perform around 5 p.m. Then next Friday at noon I'm going out to lunch with my friend Tyler, saying goodbye to my friend Drisana, making sure I'm packed and heading out!
Finally, I've been reading Purpose Driven Life for my devotions lately. It's a 40 day devotional, and I started it exactly 40 days before we've been planning on leaving. Thus, I'm on day 33. Rick Warren really is an amazing author, and while there are times when I feel as if he is just blathering on, some of the stuff really sticks. For instance, tonight the quote was "Those who stand in the spotlight often end up blind". I couldn't help but think of all the people in the media today who are blinded and oblivious, not only to the way they present themselves on tv/radio or in the paper, but to what is really going on in our world. It makes me sad.
Anyway...Until Next Time!!!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Hmm
I really do enjoy blogging--I've missed it a lot. Anyway, I'm just updating really quickly to say that I finished my summer paper!!! I'm super excited about it. I've been working on it for about 2.5 hours. It was a really slow start, but once I got to the opinion part of the paper, I flew through it. This means I'll do a little editing this weekend and just enjoy the rest of my week of. Which is now about 3 days. Fabulous!!!
Anyway,
Until Next Time!!!
Anyway,
Until Next Time!!!
Meteor shower!
Well, yesterday was a pretty good day. I met up with four of my girl friends for lunch, and then we headed to the local state park. We hung out on the beach and caught up all afternoon, then we came to my house and watched episodes of the ever famous Gilmore Girls!!! After about 10 we went outside and laid down on blankets and just watched the meteor shower (the Perseids), and I must say, it was very cool. We also found a LOT of constellations, including Cassiopeia, Sagittarius, and the Big and Little Dipper. It was fun!
After the star-gazing, we went inside and talked a lot about school. They talked about how they felt that college was their "home", and they knew they'd be reaching the point where Dodgeville was their "parent's house" before long. They all seemed kind of nervous about that, but at the same time, they were content with where they were in life. Needless to say, it was a great encouragement to me. It was probably the last time I'll see those girls until Christmas.
Today I'm going to finished reading "The Jesus Creed" by Scott McKnight, and hopefully I'll have the first page or two of my summer essay typed up before today is over. Also, there's still no news on my final grade in my summer class.
Until Next Time!!!
After the star-gazing, we went inside and talked a lot about school. They talked about how they felt that college was their "home", and they knew they'd be reaching the point where Dodgeville was their "parent's house" before long. They all seemed kind of nervous about that, but at the same time, they were content with where they were in life. Needless to say, it was a great encouragement to me. It was probably the last time I'll see those girls until Christmas.
Today I'm going to finished reading "The Jesus Creed" by Scott McKnight, and hopefully I'll have the first page or two of my summer essay typed up before today is over. Also, there's still no news on my final grade in my summer class.
Until Next Time!!!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
End of Summer Course!
Well, my summer class is officially over!! I got another A- on the final...so hopefully my grade will be okay! I have to maintain a 3.0 to keep my scholarship, though, and as of right now I have a 3.5 or 3.65...so I'm okay. a 3.0 is a 75% (YUCK!!)...I really enjoyed this class, though. The Professor was really encouraging.
Now, for my last 17 days of summer, I'm going to be ridiculously busy. This week the family that I babysit for is on vacation, so I have a LOT to get done. I have two days reserved for specific friends (Tomorrow is Leah day!! and Friday is Tyler day!!), and for today, Thursday, and Saturday I have 130 more pages of a book to read and a 5 page paper to write for my summer homework. I also need to organize the stuff I'm taking to school, pick out which clothes are going, pick out which BOOKS are going (ugh), order my textbooks, finish some scrapbooking things I've been meaning to do, clean the house for mom, AND I'm in charge of all of the meals for this week. It's been preeeetty hectic.
However, I'm really enjoying my last couple of weeks in Dodgeville. I've been getting a LOT done, and that always make me feel accomplished. Next week I babysit my normal 40 hours, and then the next week will be a four day week...I'm sure I'll be updating more often now, because I'm getting REALLY nervous about going to Cornerstone. There's really nothing to make me nervous other than leaving mom and dad, but I'm still scared senseless.
Someone once said to me "Ashley, you should feel nauseous. Not being a jerk. Feeling a bit physically ill is normal when you are feeling too many things at once. It passes once you figure a way to reconcile your old life and your new one. It is never easy for those among us who like to manage and, shall we say, control situations."
I'd say she knows me pretty well :c)
Until Next Time!!!
Now, for my last 17 days of summer, I'm going to be ridiculously busy. This week the family that I babysit for is on vacation, so I have a LOT to get done. I have two days reserved for specific friends (Tomorrow is Leah day!! and Friday is Tyler day!!), and for today, Thursday, and Saturday I have 130 more pages of a book to read and a 5 page paper to write for my summer homework. I also need to organize the stuff I'm taking to school, pick out which clothes are going, pick out which BOOKS are going (ugh), order my textbooks, finish some scrapbooking things I've been meaning to do, clean the house for mom, AND I'm in charge of all of the meals for this week. It's been preeeetty hectic.
However, I'm really enjoying my last couple of weeks in Dodgeville. I've been getting a LOT done, and that always make me feel accomplished. Next week I babysit my normal 40 hours, and then the next week will be a four day week...I'm sure I'll be updating more often now, because I'm getting REALLY nervous about going to Cornerstone. There's really nothing to make me nervous other than leaving mom and dad, but I'm still scared senseless.
Someone once said to me "Ashley, you should feel nauseous. Not being a jerk. Feeling a bit physically ill is normal when you are feeling too many things at once. It passes once you figure a way to reconcile your old life and your new one. It is never easy for those among us who like to manage and, shall we say, control situations."
I'd say she knows me pretty well :c)
Until Next Time!!!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Pink Eye and Homesick
Well, I woke up this morning and my right eye was red and puffy. Faaaaantastic! Basically, this means that I have to go the doctor at 8 to see if I have pink eye. If I do (which I'm guessing I do) I won't be babysitting today. If I don't, I have to then drive all the way to Mineral Point and watch the kids while my eye is itching and throbbing. This shall be a joyous day! However, I suppose I'm supposed to be joyful in all circumstances...so...I'll work on that.
For now, however, I am eating a bowl of raisin bran and drinking a big glass of orange juice. Yay breakfast! Also, I'm already a little bit homesick...strange, hmm? I just keep thinking about leaving home in 37 days, that's right, 6 more days than a month, and I get a little freaked out. I'm ready to "get out there" but I'm really torn between leaving my mom and the actual "getting out there".
Anyway, that's enough babbling for now. I suppose I had better eat up and call the doctor's office.
Until Next Time!
For now, however, I am eating a bowl of raisin bran and drinking a big glass of orange juice. Yay breakfast! Also, I'm already a little bit homesick...strange, hmm? I just keep thinking about leaving home in 37 days, that's right, 6 more days than a month, and I get a little freaked out. I'm ready to "get out there" but I'm really torn between leaving my mom and the actual "getting out there".
Anyway, that's enough babbling for now. I suppose I had better eat up and call the doctor's office.
Until Next Time!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Hey there!
So nothing has really changed since my last post, other than I've been spending pretty much all of my free time studying for the midterm. I took it today after we got back from church, and it only took me 45 minutes (the professor gave us 2 hours). It really wasn't too bad, and I'm pretty sure I did well on it. :c)
In other news, I spent the rest of my afternoon reading Wheel of Time and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It was pretty fantastic. Then mom and dad and I watched a movie, I knitted, and now I think it's going to be time for sleep. I have to be up at 6 so I can get to work and watch the kids. Yay for 40 hour weeks!!
Until Next Time!!
So nothing has really changed since my last post, other than I've been spending pretty much all of my free time studying for the midterm. I took it today after we got back from church, and it only took me 45 minutes (the professor gave us 2 hours). It really wasn't too bad, and I'm pretty sure I did well on it. :c)
In other news, I spent the rest of my afternoon reading Wheel of Time and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. It was pretty fantastic. Then mom and dad and I watched a movie, I knitted, and now I think it's going to be time for sleep. I have to be up at 6 so I can get to work and watch the kids. Yay for 40 hour weeks!!
Until Next Time!!
Friday, July 17, 2009
It's been forever!
Well, only 44.5 more days left here in Wisconsin. It seems so strange that I'm going to be AT college in a few weeks. Honestly, I'm already starting to get a little homesick. My parents have been my best friends, my companions, my comedians, my comforts, and now it's time to spread my wings and fly. It's slightly horrifying, and yet exciting. I get to see how well the things they've taught me have sunk in. It'll be interesting to see myself in the real world.
On the other hand, my class schedule is fairly grotesque. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays will be filled with classes from 8:30 until 2:15...I have Philosophy, Communication (aka Speech. ew.), Biblical Hermeneutics and Writing in Culture. On Tuesdays I have Biology from 11-12:30, and a lab from 1:15-3:15. On Thursdays, I only have my 11-12:30 Bio class. My classes all sound REALLY interesting, though.
Finally, I've been communicating with my roommate regularly. She seems really fun, energetic, and interesting. She's planning on majoring in theater, and minoring in something in music, so even though I'm not planning on majoring/minoring in theater or music, we'll at least have all of that in common!!
Hope all is well with you!!
--Ashley
On the other hand, my class schedule is fairly grotesque. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays will be filled with classes from 8:30 until 2:15...I have Philosophy, Communication (aka Speech. ew.), Biblical Hermeneutics and Writing in Culture. On Tuesdays I have Biology from 11-12:30, and a lab from 1:15-3:15. On Thursdays, I only have my 11-12:30 Bio class. My classes all sound REALLY interesting, though.
Finally, I've been communicating with my roommate regularly. She seems really fun, energetic, and interesting. She's planning on majoring in theater, and minoring in something in music, so even though I'm not planning on majoring/minoring in theater or music, we'll at least have all of that in common!!
Hope all is well with you!!
--Ashley
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