Saturday, August 27, 2011

so I find myself at a cross roads
a cross roads of finally finally without a doubt 100% feeling settled at CCU.
And knowing that I have less then a year left.
Feeling like I'm finally taking advantage of living in Colorado
but also knowing I could be gone in a year
God's given me a crazy love for this state
and in many many ways this state has helped me find myself
Helped me go from a self conscious girl, to one who is slowly staring to feeling comfortable in her own skin.
Not trying to be be something I'm not, but slowly learning how to be truly me.
I'm not trying to fit myself into some box anymore
because I've realized they don't fit
and that's not a bad thing......
So colorado, I might be gone in a year
but I love you and I'm thankful for you

Monday, August 15, 2011

List of US cities I wouldn't mind living in..... ( in no specific order)


1. Minneapolis St. Paul: A lot bit of lake, some pine trees, a big city, with a rugged and artsy vibe, sounds good to me. Not to mention I've met some pretty awesome people from the state, and I like the the upper midwest personality
2. Denver/ summit county....explains its self........
3. Lake Tahoe: Ski jobs galore, and pine trees that aren't being killed by a fungus..... for my future as a ski bum
4. Grand Rapids: for its central role in reformed faith and the amount of christian jobs
5. Chattanooga: my roots are still in the south, and I've always love chattanooga
6. Philly: the roots of my parents, and the city responsible for my love of history
7. Asheville: Outdoorsy, artsy, and in the south. Not to mention it's the home of App State that has a nutrition program
8. Seattle/ Portland, big trees nearby, and big mountains, also home to many big names in the outdoor industry
9 Birmingham... I have similar love for the city that I have for chattanooga, plus my sister is there
10 Colorado springs..... amount of mission agencies in the area..... purely a realistic move, plus mountains :D
but I think we all know number 1 isn't in the USA,

Monday, August 1, 2011

So school is three weeks away
my last first day of school
and I couldn't be more excited, excited to back to ccu, to colorado.
I keep on thinking on my one prayer for college
"please God just let me have friends"
and while it wasn't struggle free God answered my prayer

when your a person like me, friends are treasured a little extra deeply
If I let you get close
then I'm be loyal to you forever
I had very few people who were friends in high school in the strictest sense of the word.
now after college I have many
many who live all over the united states
friends who I know are there for me, as I am there for them
I'm feeling thankful today
so thankful
thank you God, thank you friends
thank you summer that helped me get over last summer, and will catapult me towards the future