Recently I found out that a student from the college I went to was found dead in his dorm room a few days ago. Now, I graduated three years ago and I didn't know Josh, but I very well could have if I had still been there. My alma mater only has around 600 students every year, so everyone knows just about everyone. I can only imagine how heartbreaking and surreal this must be for everyone who knew him. And his death comes not long after the death of a professor from the college. I don't really have a long post for this, but I just wanted everyone at Blackburn College and Josh's family to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Showing posts with label miscellaneous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label miscellaneous. Show all posts
Monday, December 31, 2012
Gratuitous New Year Post
Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I know I did. My parents, my sister and I always spend Christmas together at home. It makes for a nice relaxing day without the normal family stress that can happen around the holidays. This year was also the first year I made our Christmas dinner entirely by myself. It probably wasn't the absolute best dinner in the world, but it was pretty good if I may say so.
And now it's time to start a new year. It's crazy that 2013 should be here already. The years seem to go by so much faster now that I'm older. It's so strange the way time works. Some things that happened five years ago feel like they happened yesterday, but some of the things that happened a week ago feel like years. And a lot has happened this year. I guess a lot happens every year; there are 52 weeks, after all. I made a big move and left my job because of some personal reasons. I moved back in with my parents, and I've applied to graduate school (still waiting to hear back from them. The waiting is killing me!). My little sister has had a big year, too. She's been accepted into college, and she met an amazing guy who really seems to love her.
All of the big changes in our lives this year have set in motion even more changes that we'll get to experience next year. I'm excited about the future, but I'm also a little bit worried. I know; That's just life, right? Change can be scary, but it can also be beautiful. Next year I might go to graduate school. My sister will graduate and move five hours away to go to college. We'll all grow a year older. There will be deaths and tragedies. There will be births and celebrations. Time will forge ahead.
“And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.”
--Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing
I hope everyone had a great Christmas! I know I did. My parents, my sister and I always spend Christmas together at home. It makes for a nice relaxing day without the normal family stress that can happen around the holidays. This year was also the first year I made our Christmas dinner entirely by myself. It probably wasn't the absolute best dinner in the world, but it was pretty good if I may say so.
And now it's time to start a new year. It's crazy that 2013 should be here already. The years seem to go by so much faster now that I'm older. It's so strange the way time works. Some things that happened five years ago feel like they happened yesterday, but some of the things that happened a week ago feel like years. And a lot has happened this year. I guess a lot happens every year; there are 52 weeks, after all. I made a big move and left my job because of some personal reasons. I moved back in with my parents, and I've applied to graduate school (still waiting to hear back from them. The waiting is killing me!). My little sister has had a big year, too. She's been accepted into college, and she met an amazing guy who really seems to love her.
All of the big changes in our lives this year have set in motion even more changes that we'll get to experience next year. I'm excited about the future, but I'm also a little bit worried. I know; That's just life, right? Change can be scary, but it can also be beautiful. Next year I might go to graduate school. My sister will graduate and move five hours away to go to college. We'll all grow a year older. There will be deaths and tragedies. There will be births and celebrations. Time will forge ahead.
“And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.”
--Libba Bray, The Sweet Far Thing
P.S. I'm pretty sure I promised that I would put pictures of the cookies I made before Christmas on here. They turned out tasting pretty awesome. I made them from Alton Brown's recipe on Food Network.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Some Holiday Updates...and a special surprise!
As I'm sure you can tell, it's been a couple of weeks since I last posted anything. I guess that's just me being lazy. I promise to do better from now on; pinky swear.
So, Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas is on it's way. We always go to my cousin's house for Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone brings something. I made a dessert I found on Pinterest: marshmallow whipped cheesecake. You can find the recipe here. It was a bit of a last minute choice, but it turned out great, and it's super easy to make. I should have taken some pictures, but I always forget.
We also have an interesting Thanksgiving tradition at my cousin's house. Every year, after stuffing ourselves with a huge awesome meal, we play bingo. There are even little prizes (mostly dollor store gifts and scratch-offs). It's a great way for the family to have fun together. So instead of the arguments about politics and gossip a lot of families get into when they get together for the Holiday, we have arguments about whether B9 has been called yet ("Pay attention next time." "Well, if you didn't call the numbers so fast, I wouldn't have to ask!"). There's plenty of laughter all around at our Holiday get-togethers.
Along with turkey and bingo, I've been pretty busy lately (and I got a nice cold from all the running around this month). Our church missions group has been doing a lot to get ready for the mission trip to Romania next year. We had a meeting with the business committee at the church, so that we could explain what we would be doing there, and they could decide how much they would help us with financially. It was pretty nerve-racking. But their generosity was above and beyond. They've decided to donate $5000 to the trip, and they are paying for our tickets entirely ahead of time. We just have to pay them back the difference at some point. It was truly amazing to realize that we really were going to be able to go.
To thank the church, we spent part of Saturday evening decorating for the Christmas season.
This Saturday is another fundraiser. gift-wrapping and a cookie exchange! So tomorrow I get to bake again. This time I promise to remember to take pictures of my cookie-making process.
P.S. I just found out some amazing news! One of my best friends is having a baby! I'm going to be an "aunt" again!
So, Thanksgiving is over, and Christmas is on it's way. We always go to my cousin's house for Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone brings something. I made a dessert I found on Pinterest: marshmallow whipped cheesecake. You can find the recipe here. It was a bit of a last minute choice, but it turned out great, and it's super easy to make. I should have taken some pictures, but I always forget.
We also have an interesting Thanksgiving tradition at my cousin's house. Every year, after stuffing ourselves with a huge awesome meal, we play bingo. There are even little prizes (mostly dollor store gifts and scratch-offs). It's a great way for the family to have fun together. So instead of the arguments about politics and gossip a lot of families get into when they get together for the Holiday, we have arguments about whether B9 has been called yet ("Pay attention next time." "Well, if you didn't call the numbers so fast, I wouldn't have to ask!"). There's plenty of laughter all around at our Holiday get-togethers.
Along with turkey and bingo, I've been pretty busy lately (and I got a nice cold from all the running around this month). Our church missions group has been doing a lot to get ready for the mission trip to Romania next year. We had a meeting with the business committee at the church, so that we could explain what we would be doing there, and they could decide how much they would help us with financially. It was pretty nerve-racking. But their generosity was above and beyond. They've decided to donate $5000 to the trip, and they are paying for our tickets entirely ahead of time. We just have to pay them back the difference at some point. It was truly amazing to realize that we really were going to be able to go.
To thank the church, we spent part of Saturday evening decorating for the Christmas season.
This Saturday is another fundraiser. gift-wrapping and a cookie exchange! So tomorrow I get to bake again. This time I promise to remember to take pictures of my cookie-making process.
P.S. I just found out some amazing news! One of my best friends is having a baby! I'm going to be an "aunt" again!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
