Daybook- March 22

I have seen this idea on a number of blogs that I have read and decided to try it out myself. The original idea comes from Peggy Hostetler at the Simple Woman's Daybook.http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

Outside my window- it's dark outside, but in the daylight there is a beautiful tree that is blossoming with white flowers (from my perspective as soon as I stand up out of bed, it looks like the tree is covered in snow- that fact gets me every single day)

I am thinking- of how much I have to do for my Semester at Sea application

I am thankful for- the fact that I officially have Permission to Enroll in the Curry School of Education!!!!!!

I am wearing- tan capris, yellow tank top, orange shirt, blue sweater (earlier today I had my red Toms on)

I am creating- not much at the moment, hoping to keep up with my knitting

I am going- to shower and then bed

I am reading- a ton of stuff for class

I am hoping- that I officially get into Semester at Sea!!! :)

I am hearing- my "Saving Sarah Cain" soundtrack- a week later, I am listening to this soundtrack again while writing this post

A few plans for the rest of the week- my last blood test for the school year on Friday (hopefully!), lunch with my Big sister Jess!, volunteering at the Mulch Sale on Friday, Croquet for Haiti administration Saturday morning and Bloomfield Cup (Hereford's Flag Football tournament) and Croquet for Haiti on Saturday afternoon (still don't know how that will work), last EDGE small group class of the school year on Sunday :(, CPE and SAS applications!

Picture- Still working on figuring out how to upload pictures. My iPhoto is currently being annoying and won't let me publish to Facebook, nor can I figure out how to find the file for photos on my Mac without dragging the picture to the desktop, which functions but I'd like to figure out how it's supposed to work. This week's picture is of Pancake Tuesday from a few weeks ago- I'm too tired to upload my pictures at the moment because it takes awhile (but the picture was taken in the St. Thomas kitchen, where I spent a lot of today because of prepping for Tuesday Supper).

Daybook- March 15

I have seen this idea on a number of blogs that I have read and decided to try it out myself. The original idea comes from Peggy Hostetler at the Simple Woman's Daybook.http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

Outside my window- it's dark and raining outside, but today has still been a great day!

I am thinking- I am sleepy, almost to the point of delirium :) My ASB group liked to keep me up until 2am every day and I still haven't recovered from that fully.

I am thankful for- the fact that I have my bike back!

I am wearing- my purple hooded long-sleeve shirt, a blue tank-top underneath, brown pants, brown shoes and my awesome new purple socks :)

I am creating- not much at the moment, hoping to keep up with my knitting

I am going- to bed ASAP

I am reading- a ton of stuff for class

I am hoping- that I officially get into Curry!! :)

I am hearing- my "Saving Sarah Cain" soundtrack- my ASB group members have influenced me to appreciate some country music (something my parents and Amber have tried pretty unsuccessfully to do for the last 20 years), but I will still choose my Disney or Christian music naturally rather than country (although I have played more country this weekend than I have my entire time in college- I suppose not counting all the times I heard it when Amber played it at her desk and I was at mine four feet away)

A few plans for the rest of the week- hopefully going back to PACEM this weekend with my ASB group :), a 1-hour Perpetual Adoration slot on Friday afternoon after my Astronomy midterm, WLDP Saturday morning for the last time (unless I end up joining the planning committee), a Love & Fidelity Conference at UVa on Saturday

Picture- Still working on figuring out how to upload pictures. My iPhoto is currently being annoying and won't let me publish to Facebook, nor can I figure out how to find the file for photos on my Mac without dragging the picture to the desktop, which functions but I'd like to figure out how it's supposed to work. My picture this week is of most of my ASB group members (one of the leaders, Phil, took the picture).

ASB Charlottesville Post 1

It is just before 11pm on Friday, March 11, 2011 as I start to write this. In 11 hours, it will be exactly 168 hours since I started one of the most amazing, inspiring and decision-confirming weeks I have had in my 20 years and 9 months of life outside of my Mom's womb. This week was spring break for UVa. Last year, I heeded the advice of older friends who said that first years should take the week at home to relax while I watched several of my first year CSM friends go on a mission trip to Iowa. This year, I saw a lot of chalking and advertising for Alternative Spring Break before I heard about CSM's Spring Break Mission Trips. I talked to my Dad and he encouraged me to just go for it and apply for Alternative Spring Break in order to get a different perspective on UVa that isn't colored through the Catholic Church and Catholic Student Ministry.

I applied for the Charlottesville trip because it was the cheapest ($170) even though it did mean I wouldn't actually go far for spring break (even going home involves a trip of 100 miles). I answered the usual application questions and then the crazy questions, including one about where the child of Waldo and Carmen Sandiego would end up. My answer: Fairbanks, Alaska- based off some weird nighttime logic that the location needed to be random (for Waldo) and a city (for Carmen Sandiego). I turned mine in online sometime between 9pm and 11:59pm just before the midnight deadline. A few weeks later, I found out that I was accepted. The initial meet-your-group meeting was odd, as I think most are. The two subsequent meetings were a little less awkward, but still weird, so I was apprehensive but excited last week for the trip to start. Within a day, the awkwardness was gone. A strong bond of friendship easily and quickly sprung up between all 8 kids on the trip- the 2 Site Leaders (Phil and Nate) and the 6 Participants (me, Elisabeth, Kim, Devin, Ayesha, Jon)- and took away all awkwardness. It took it away to the extent that I feel lost without them tonight all alone in my room (which is just a little smaller than the room that 6-8 of us have taken to sleeping in the past two nights- the 3 boys slept in it the whole week, the girls joined the last two nights). I am, however, completely exhausted and am going to bed now. I will write a more detailed post in the morning after I get back from 9:15am Confession. I will have plenty of time to do so before my Dad gets here to visit me for the day at lunchtime since the family that I usually babysit on the morning of the second Saturday of the month sadly cancelled because one of the twins (Joshua, not his twin sister Lizzy) is too sick to move. Until then, good night :)

Daybook- March 1

I have seen this idea on a number of blogs that I have read and decided to try it out myself. The original idea comes from Peggy Hostetler at the Simple Woman's Daybook.http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/

Outside my window- it's dark outside- midnight

I am thinking- I am sleepy

I am thankful for- the fact that my craziness school-related is done for the week and the awesome-ness of CSM's early Mardi Gras- free pancakes in the ampitheatre!

I am wearing- my pink Robinson Pink & Blue Crew pajama t-shirt and blue pajama shorts

I am creating- not much at the moment, hoping to do a kaleidocycle soon and keep up with my knitting

I am going- to bed ASAP

I am reading- a ton of stuff for class

I am hoping- that I officially get into Curry!! :)

I am hearing- not much

A few plans for the rest of the week- Disney Marathon!! with Rejina and Gerald tomorrow night, JPJ concessions with UVA Women's Club Soccer as a replacement for Sara on Thursday night :), Alternative Spring Break starts on Friday night

Picture- Still working on figuring out how to upload pictures. My iPhoto is currently being annoying and won't let me publish to Facebook, nor can I figure out how to find the file for photos on my Mac without dragging the picture to the desktop, which functions but I'd like to figure out how it's supposed to work.