just lazy!

do you ever have those moments when you have a lot to say, but don't have the want to say them. That's how I am feeling today. I will try again later at an attempt to let you all know what is happening :) until then, have a great day!!

Another snowy day

Well, here I am again home because of the snow we are supposed to get. I am amazed at how often places close around here. I am very aware that the weather is supposed to get pretty horrible later on but I mean we could have had a half day...something! Since I got up this morning, Carrie and I decided to go on a journey (in the snow) to Starbucks and Walmart. We didn't want to waste the opportunity for coffee :). After that great adventure, I came home and took a nap. I must say that I am pretty lucky (or it is pretty bad) that this is the beginning of my 4th week in Jackson and I haven't had a full week of work yet.

On a completely other note, don't you love talking to old friends? I was on the phone for 3 hours last night with my best friend. We hadn't talked in a while because...well that's a whole other story. It was weird, I assumed since we hadn't talked for a while that it would be awkward. It was the most comfortable I haven't felt talking to anyone in a really long time. No matter what happens I know that he will be my best friend through thick and thin. It makes me smile to think about it :)

Sooo what i'm I going to do today (even though the day is half over). I have been just hanging out watching movies and sleeping. I love it when you don't have anything else to get done so you can have a day like this. I'm going to workout before the storm is (supposedly) going to hit. Well, thats it for today! I will update you all later :) Have an amazing day and remember...Look to God first, always!

It's all Coming Together

well, many of you know that I have been looking for a church home since I have been in Jackson. I have only been here two weeks but I feel like if I just plugged in somewhere, then I would be more comfortable with my life situation. Talking to Carrie (another intern at the STAR center) and Melanie (a music therapist that works at STAR), they mentioned that they had bible study on Wednesday nights. I asked if I could go with them to see what kind of church it was and to get out of the house, but more importantly I was in desperate need of God's word. Reading the bible is something that you can do by yourself and take from it what you can. I love going to bible study because not only are you studying God's word, you are learning from what others are doing and how you can apply it to your own life and for learning something like the bible, you need all the help you can get.

When we got into the group and started talking, Dustin, the group leader, said that he wanted to really start a group that had a vision. Let me back up, the group that we were in is for that awkward age where you have graduated (or almost graduated) and are in the work force, but don't have a family of your own. So since we are at that age where things are changing, and we have different worries and focuses on life, Dustin thought it would be a good idea to basically do our own thing. Well going on, there were a lot of ideas thrown around about what we could do to make the group dynamic be more close knit. One idea was starting our own praise and worship (they usually praise and worship with the college group downstairs and then come up for bible study). Long story short, Carrie volunteered to lead praise and worship and I volunteered to help. Melanie was not there at the time but we kinda volunteered her too. They called us the STAR center trio..lol. So I will let you know how all that goes. :) Another good day at work so far..even though it is only 10:15. Creative Arts at 11 then basically finished for the day!

Starting Anew

Well...yet again...I have not written anything in a long time. I never really had time or just didn't think about it which is totally understandable. I have moved to Tennessee for my 6 month internship. Just in case you don't know what my major is and have no idea what I am doing my internship in it's music therapy.

But before I go into all that I will tell you all about my eventful holiday. Since I worked at Sports Authority in Denton I had to stay a little longer than I wanted to after school let out. I am pretty sure that I got home like the 20th or something. When I got home my parents and I went on my shopping sprees to get those last few gifts for everyone. I always enjoy going shopping with my parents. Not only do they give good gifts...but all around they are just some pretty amazing people! We also drove up to San Marcos for the day to have a pre-Christmas with my grandparents. The whole family ended up being there (except my brother :( and his girlfriend ) which was soo cool. I always love it when my whole family is together! It makes me so happy. So we came home and got ready for Christmas! It was weird not having my brother around this year. (the pic is of (left to right) my cousin, me and my  brother

He moved out and even though I don't live there, when I am home I just expect him to be there. I know he is happy where he is and I am so happy for that..we even get along better than we ever have before!
It was especially weird on Christmas Eve and Day . We usually open one present at night and sit around listening to music after my mom get back from church. This year after my mom and I got back we just all kind of did our own thing. The next morning just like tradition, my dad cooked a huge breakfast! We waited for my brother to get to the house, ate, and then started the opening. I got some awesome stuff! I was totally surprised at the amazing necklace that my aunt got me. It was totally surprising because when my mom, aunt , cousin and I went to look at the diamond exhibit, I fell in love with it at the gift store. I will have to take a pic of it and put it on here. I also got my iphone!!!! I was soo happy and I loooove it! Seriously, if you are thinking about getting one, DO IT!

The rest of the break was kind of a blur. I was so busy with getting ready for Tennessee and seeing all the people that I wanted to see that time just raced by. Our annual New Years party was a great success again, and I didn't get burned by a firework this year (always a plus). All in all the break was awesome..and much needed. January came, and since I was still homeless, my parents decided it was about time to change that. We flew to Little Rock and rented a car. This was not the best plan since it turns out that Little Rock is 3 hours away from Jackson. (Nashville is only 2) Anyway, day 1 in Jackson, we secured an apartment and bought new furniture. Since we were supposed to be there 3 days, we had to find something else to do.So my dad being... well...my dad, decided to drive about 45 minutes to Big Cypress State Park. When we got there we were all a little confused because first it was very small, the bathrooms were locked, and we saw 3 cypress trees. It was a neat little park though equipped with a baseball/softball field, a basketball court and a nice trail ( maybe a mile and a half long). We left there, drove back to Jackson and had a pretty amazing dinner at a catfish place we found. Going home, I knew that I had a lot of work ahead of me. I didn't really unpack from when I came home from Denton because I mean really what was the point? The next day I tried to start packing but I was sooo unmotivated. I had so much to do including getting a new computer (mine died). Moving day came soon enough. I got up pretty early, started packing and loading in my car. We were finally off about 1 o'clock, stopped by best buy (to pick up my new computer) and starbucks (coffee is a must have on a 12 hour drive) and left Houston. My  mom and I thought that we could just go straight through without stopping and since we already had my keys to my apt we wouldn't have to get a hotel. Yay, we got to Mississippi (8 hours later) and had to stop. We were so tired that we didn't even care that the hotel we stayed at didnt have hot water. (I didn't even bring anything in except for Bone Crusher) Speaking of Bone, she is my guinea pig that I inherited from Salah (here is a pic)

I love her! Anyway, going back to the story, we finally got to Jackson just in time for my mattress to be delivered and my cable/internet to be turned on. Exhausted, my mom and I didn't want to do anything except for take showers and eat. The next two days we went shopping and then Monday morning I took her to the Nashville airport. It was just me now. I have never lived alone, but I must say, I really enjoy it. I miss everyone from Houston and seeing people basically anytime that I want, but this time I think is going to be very good for me to grow immensely as a person. Well, I should get back to work. I do have a job now and I do some work...lol. I will write and let everyone know what I do during my internship at a later date (possibly tomorrow). Everyone have an amazing day! I will leave you all with a quote :

                    Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.  ~Berthold Auerbach