Major Update

So I realized that it's been a very long time since I last updated my blog... I am not sure if anyone even reads it but it's kind of nice to be able to write and get it out there..

So what's been going on since December 2009? A LOT!

I have finished my 5th year in college of my undergraduate program and officially have one year left! Whoop!

I had a very good semester ending it with a bang. I am very happy to announce that my sorority Kappa Beta Gamma took home the 2009-2010 Greek Organization of the Year Award, which a very big honor for us. So we are very proud of ourselves for all of our hard work and accomplishments. I also took home the Community Involvement Award, which was very exciting, because it's something that I love to do and will always continue to do Service.

This summer I am working full time at my job, but also working on my internship which is with the Office of Student Life at Marian, which it entails working in a few different offices such as Residence Life, Student Activities, Greek Life, Student Services, etc. It is keeping me very busy and I love it.

I have also decided that I am going to go and get my Masters in Student Affairs in Higher Education, which is basically taking my internship and getting a degree in it. I am looking at schools outside of Wisconsin, I found one that I really liked in Massachusetts and Colorado, so wherever the Lord takes me I am very excited to find out.

Just busy with work and school, taking summer classes as well and loving every minute of my summer. Tomorrow Hannah and some of my sorority sisters are coming to visit and we are going to see Eclipse at midnight :D

I am hoping to blog more this summer and as the year goes on as I finish up my last year of Undergraduate work at Marian and move on to bigger and better things.

I hope your all having a wonderful summer and God Bless!

Update

So it's been a long time since I have updated on what's been going on in my life..

Since August, lots have happened..

I am still trying to figure out the whole health thing (haven't really gotten anywhere with that)

It's now December and Finals have been here and are now gone, I am thankful for the semester to be done with. I am looking forward to getting grades.

I am getting some time to go home over Christmas Break and I will be spending lots of time with my little turtle man Keeghan, who is getting bigger and bigger every time I see him.

Between work and school, life has been very crazy and now I am also in the process of moving to a different on campus housing option, somewhere that's quiet and a better environment for my mental and physical well-being.

I wish everyone a very blessed Christmas and a very happy Happy New Year.

God grant you the light in Christmas, which is faith;
the warmth of Christmas, which is love;
the radiance of Christmas, which is purity;
the righteousness of Christmas, which is justice;
the belief in Christmas, which is truth;
the all of Christmas, which is Christ.
--Wilda English

Craziness.. aka school

So I figured I would do some updating before things get really crazy.. meaning School!!!

So I am back working at school in our Director of First Year Experience Office. I am helping her get everything ready for New Student Orientation, Student Mentor traning and other misc. things. It's been busy, I was also hired as a Student Mentor, which I am really excited about. I love working with the first year students. We start traning on Wednesday and it's going to keep me busy with the schedule and working in all of that.

We have New Student Orientation in about 10 days.. ahh I can't believe it.. school is almost here. We start classes in about 3 weeks, it's just madness. I am looking forward to school starting, to getting back on a routine and seeing all of the girls and everyone else.

Health wise right now I am doing okay, I have my good and bad days. The last week or so have been really good, I was weighed again and I am down a total of 40 lbs from where I started beginning of this last spring semester. As long as I really watch what I eat and get enough exercise the pain is managable.

I was in Chicago for an afternoon with some of my sorority sisters and it was a blast. We visited the Museum of Science and Industry, mainly for the Harry Potter Exhibition they have going on right now. I got to walk down Michigan Avenue and do some window shopping and we also walked down to Navy Pier, which was absolutely gorgeous! We picked a really good day, the sun was shining and it wasn't too hot, it was just perfect.

Well I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their summer, because sadly its coming to an end.
God's blessings.

Lots and Lots..

So a lot has happened since the last time that I have blogged. For those of you who don't know I am now home and back in Fond du Lac. I saw a doctor out in Colorado because of some upset stomach and pain on my right side and she told me that I needed to have an ultrasound and see a surgeon. So after talking with my mom about this she wanted me to come home and have this done.

I came home on July 5 and I am now working back at school as a work study for our Director of First Year Experience. I am also going to be a student mentor this fall for the first year students (one of the student mentors). I moved back to Fond du lac yesterday and I am glad to be back at school to get a start on some things for the school year as far as Sorority and Panhellenic stuff.

Elsie had her puppies while I was gone, she had 4 and Lillian had 4 (but Elsie decided to eat 2 of them.. my dog is a cannibal I know, it creeped me out for awhile but luckily I was not at home when all of this happened).

Far Left: Elsie and Otis and Hermonie

Left: Grace

Also I became an aunt on Thursday July 16 to a little boy Keeghan Bruce Stafford. He weighed 4lbs 13 oz and was 17.5" long. He is so cute and I can't wait to spend time with him. I am kind of bummed about going back to school because I won't get to see him often and before I know it he's going to be big and probably couple of months old. I will get to see him at the baby shower this weekend and I can't wait, he is my little monkey boy!

God's amazing works..

So I have some time to finally sit and blog.. but here's an update on what's going on in my life and the wonders that God has worked with me..

I have been out here for 10 days and I have loved every single day of it. I haven't had a chance to do a whole lot because of work and still getting used to the altitude. I arrived last Monday (June 1) and started work the following day and worked everyday last week 8-4:30 except for Wednesday I woke up really not feeling well because of the altitude and the massive weather changes that we get out in the mountains. I had my first day off on Monday and just kind of bummed around the YMCA property and just relaxed. I have been doing a lot of walking out here, it's been quite a challenge because everything is either uphill or downhill (no flat ground).

I have 2 other roommates, one from Zimbabwe and one from Florida. Some of the other people I have meet are from all over not only the United States but the world. I have made friends with 2 girls from Jamaica and 2 from Uganda. We all spend a lot of time together.

I am working in housekeeping and I get to help make sure that the cabins and/or lodges are cleaned and ready to go for new guests. The Y out here just opened up a new lodge called Longs Peak and it's three stories, the 1st floor beig underground and the ground level being 2nd floor. But for a couple of days we were in there getting beds made and making sure everything was dusted and ready to go for people to stay out there this past weekend. But right now the Y is kind of slow which they said is really unusual for this time right now but hopefully things will pick up. I did hear that they didn't hire as many seasonal employees as they normally do in the summer which is okay because I am hoping for some overtime. This week has been kind of slow but we get the option of staying till 4:30 helping in laundry or something (which I did yesterday). The people I work with are all very friendly and very nice and understanding.

Today was my second day off for the week and I actually got to go hiking for the first time. I went with 3 other people over the Rocky Mountain National Park and we hiked Bear Lake up the Alberta Falls and about a mile past that. So 2 miles up and 2 miles down, I was really proud of myself, we got some really gorgeous views.

Since I have been out here I have felt much closer to God and I have been doing a lot of deep thinking and a lot of praying. Something that I find absolutely amazing out here is that most of the people out here are Christians and it has just amazed me how supportive all of them have been since I have arrived. There is a group of people out here for the summer with a program called "Leaders in Training" and every Tuesdsay/Thursday night they have worship services where anyone can go and they since songs and have a speaker come and talk with them. I went last night and they talked about how God will always take us back and he talked about Hosea and Gomer. It was just amazing to be surrounded by all of those people especially my age and just be able to worship with them.

But I have been making plans to hopefully go white water rafting and horseback riding. It's nice because a lot of the places around us and even on the Y property we get discounts for being employees. So yeah that about sums what I have been up to so far. I am hoping to get pictures up soon ( I am working on buying a camera this summer) but I hope everyone is well and I miss everyone!!

God Bless!