Things I've seen in the past week:

• a three car pile up, 7 dead, the driver was using her phone to text when it happened.
• a bumper sticker saying: "In 1873, congress ordered the printing of bibles for public schools. Separation of church and state...?"
• my cat, Snoop, trying to climb up the metal laundry shoot (='s hilarious)

Last Month in Manhattan

Dear Manhattan, You are hot, in that 90+ degree humid, I need Tads or a popsicle kind of way. But I won't hold that against you. I wouldn't have wanted to go to college anywhere else. It's been great! tuttle, konza, pres rez, strong complex, chase manhattan, alpha chi, pierre house, icthus: I love you all and you have made college a great experience for me.

Update from Pierre House: Erica has moved out and the tempo of everthing has changed with her being gone, less flying in and outs. plus it looks like we've been robbed because Erica has taken all her domestics with her: curtains, couches, and numerous pretty things that make the pierre feel like a home. Meredith will be gone to Mexico in a week (lucky). Megan is here for the summer, and sometimes that's great and other times there's stress. Paul and Sarah just moved in upstairs, back from the Jamaican honeymoon, and are getting things settled. They have a bunch of gadgety things from getting married like a butter bell, and a quesedilla maker...? They're love for each other and relaxed schedule bring a sort of peace. The garden has been really fun: I have alot of green tomatoes, the peas are almost spent, there's strawberries on the vine, and I'm getting my first round of green beans! yess!

It won't be long til I'll be leaving you Manhattan. the 31st of July is moving day as well as my last day of classes here @ wonderful K-State. I'm moving back with the parents in KC so I can go to Nursing school this fall. ps I've been accepted to Avila's program!!! hoooray! Thank you for all of you who have prayed for me on this. Classes start the 26th of August :) I'm excited for a new beginning and all the cool stuff I'll be learning! til then I'm pluggin' away @ my last two summer classes, work and reviewing my human body notes.

nursing update

So I know they call it a waitlist for a reason, but I didn't think there'd be so much waiting. I have the next sopt if one becomes available @ Avila, so keep your fingers crossed and prayin for me. St. Lukes was pretty impatient with me last time I talked with them, so I'm not very hopeful there...

for now, I'm taking 3 summer classes: Managerial Econ (my teacher is painfully borring :[...) Intermediate Econ (this one is pretty ok, young teacher is dorky-fun) Stats 325 (this one makes all the kids in the class testy, our asian grad-student teacher assumes that silence ='s lack of understanding, instead of no one wants to answer your 20th question today, ahhh! hate it! we have been learing how to turn fractions into %, come on!!!)

I'll be home to KC in August, until then I have a summer on weddings to attend and a bunch of stuff to pack up and a house to clean.

An 'official' relationship

For the past week or so, it feels as if time has stopped for me. I decided to come home to KC instead of staying in Manhattan to work and make some moneys. This decision had everything to do with Colin, my new somebody. How cool is it that God has blessed me with time and money to be able to stop for two weeks-ish and pretty much do nothing productive. It feels like how summer used to be as a kid, a real vacation.

Colin is pretty much wonderful. I really want you all to meet him and get to hang out, can't wait! We've gotten to spend good time with our families and Colin's friends here in town. And taken time to fall in love, sigh. I dig how he prays over me and cherishes our time together. being with him feels right in that 'home run' kind of way that everyone was telling me about, yesss! Things are starting to get comfortable and less nervous to be around, lovin' it.

He offically asked me to be his gf two weeks-ish ago and now facebook as well. Both I feel are a giddy, make-you-wanna-throw-up, romantic kind of things. I was always afraid to let people know that things were official in the past, one cuz I don't want to gross people out with the gushings of my heart and two, because I had no idea if things were gonna stick. I still could be grossing people out and there is never a guarantee that things are going to stick, but not afraid of it anymore. breathe.

here's a pic of us on the lawn @ the Nelson with the shuttle-cock.

Welcome summertime!

January: heartache

February: learning to let everything go

March: starting to let Him heal

April: stepping up

May: unexpected discovery

This has been quite the semester, but summer, I welcome you with open arms! Bring on your bbq smells, your sun-kissed days, your lightnighting bug nights. I dare to meet you in the chigger filled grass to catch one more fireworks show and stay up late because 9:00 sunsets make the evening last even longer. Oh summer, my mouth is watering to bite into all your fruits again, your fuzzy peaches, juicy plums and huge watermelons! Summer please last forever...

backyard beauty

these guys are viola, so sweet :)

you'll see (and smell) lots of this on campus, oh spring! lilac

this is hydrangea. we have a bush in the back that's just heavy with stems of blossoms.

If you are looking for some of this for you house, may I unofficially recommend behind the president's house on campus. they are just beautiful there :)

and last, these are sweet William, a little flowery bush that comes back every year, appropriately named :) sweet

Last Orchestra Concert

It has been a long time since I started playing the viola, way back to 4th grade. It's something that I may have talent in, but don't put in the effort, but I love playing. Especially in a quartet or in an orchestra. This Tuesday night @ 7:30 in McCain, will be my last collegiate concert here @ K-State. I wouldn't say I'm sad or anything, these past four years in orchestra have been great, probably one of the better parts of my college experience. Do you know what's great, one or more people from my family have been to every single one of my concerts. family... you rock!

Here's a pic of us in class this week (only the lower half), I love these peeps.