Addicted to....

Grey's Anatomy

I love the weekend simply because of all the free time I have. I put aside homework and projects and prioritze hanging out with friends and fulfilling my selfish desires. Last week I rented season one as well as the first two discs of season two. This week I rented the rest of season two and proudly finished it this afternoon!!

I don't know why I love this show so much. Maybe it's because I identify with Dr. Christina Yang. Or maybe because I wonder where Dr. Yang and Burke's relationship is going? Or maybe because I want to see where Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Meredith Grey's relationship goes. Or maybe because I think Dr. Bailey is awesome.

When each episode ended I couldn't help but skip to the next episode, I was not satisfied and I watched until my eyes grew heavy and I woke up confused...As soon as I'd wake up I'd immediatly turn on Grey's Anatomy again.

Today was great not only because I finished season two but because Erni and I went to the lake and caught some sunshine.

All I need now is season 3...

I love you weekend.

Director of Intramurals

I applied for the Director of Intramurals position in the Student Government Association (SGA) and I had my interview yesterday morning. I applied because one of my friends encouraged me to. I had slight interest in applying but I never thought of physically taking an application and filling it out. As my friend talked to me about this position (more like persuaded me) the position interested me and I decided to take a chance.

Today the President of SGA emailed me notifying me that I have been selected to be the Director of Intramurals for the 2007-2008 school year. I'm happy and I know I will have lots of work ahead of me. I'm excited because I think this will be a great experience for me. The people I'm working with are pretty sweet too so that's an extra bonus.

14 credits + 2 jobs - not living in the dorms ;) = busy and fun school year! we'll see....

Relay for Life

Relay for life began last night at 6pm and finishes today at 6pm. It involves teams of families, friends that join together to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember those lost and fight back against a disease that takes too much. During this 24 hour period individuals/teams walk around the track. Each lap is recorded and the team with most laps is rewarded.

I had a fun time because all I did was hang out with my friends :) I walked 4 miles with AP and we had a chance to talk about everything which was really great. She's such an awesome friend and when you meet her you'll know why. Besides walking 4 miles I ate some cake, pizza and fried chicken and a little sample of delicious chili. I helped my friends bring their blankets and couch (which was set on top of my car) to the field so everyone could relax. It was a brilliant idea! It was great just hanging out with friends. I can't complain when there is great food and great company ;)

1 Month

In one month I will be at the Detroit Airport, waiting in line to recieve my boarding tickets to fly to Nagoya then onto Manila, and lastly home at last --Davao! I'm really ready just to get out of here. I'm ready to get out of the dorms, out of classes, out of this whole setting I'm in right now. Questions have been going through my head....about my friendships, about what I want to do with my life, internships, next summer, faith - spiritual development, personal goals, classes...I'm burned out.

This summer, my goal is to refresh and renew my mind. I feel that is what I need. Recently I looked over some goals that I wrote for myself at the beginning of the year and since then it shows that I have lost focus. I've really had a great year, it's been great making new friends and developing relationships. However, my mood seems to change quickly from being happy to being bored and not caring. I need time away and I need to set aside time with God.

I am very excited to see my parents and eat some real food! I will miss my friends from SAU of course but I hope this summer I will grow in different areas - I need spiritual development, I need to work on myself, I need to renew my mind and way of thinking. Am I selfish?

My Utopia

Today I recieved some wonderful news which greatly excited me through out the rest of my day. The night before was eventful, it was a night of bowling, laughs, food and fear of tipping over in a van at high speeds due to a very roudy driver. Back to the wonderful news: housing applications were due the beginning of this week and after planning who to live with and house hunting...I recieved my housing placement email.

My thought process about choosing where to live on campus was simple. I figured that after 6 years of boarding (4 years in high school/boarding school + 2 years in college) I needed to get away from the community lifestyle. I deserve better! Since I already have wonderful friends why not just get a house and live together. Fearing that our class credits would not be enough to get into the two houses (K2 and K9) we wanted, it seemed that we would end up living in a 5 person apartment. Expecting to live in an apartment and waiting for the email confirmation, I was surprised when I read that my friends and I were placed in K-7 (pictured above)!

K-7 is is a 3 bedroom / 5 capacity house with 1 bathroom. There is 1 kitchen, 1 dining/study room and 1 living room. Doesn't sound so bad huh? Well, from the outside it looks quite interesting....a little small and old... However, I am just thankful I am off the community floor!! With our group in that little house I'm looking forward to the great memories we'll make in our K-7 house. I love how God works things out...according to His timing!

Here's how I picture K-7 when I look at it. I like to think positively and dream big...let me show you...