Thoughtful Thursdays: music videos, showers, hotels.

My thoughts right now:

Outside my window...

There is a street.  I'm in a hotel.  It's not a pretty sight.

I am thinking...

I CAN'T WAIT to be home in just 48 hours  :)

I am thankful for...

My roomies who know that we're never too old for sleepovers, or late-night talks, or making stupid music videos, or taking photobooth pictures, or tears when we say goodbye.

I am learning...

That moving on is hard, but necessary for growth.

I am creating...

A plan for how I can go to bed the earliest and still sleep through the night.

I am going...

HOME.

I am hearing...

My father flip through each and every TV channel...over and OVER again  ;)

I am hoping...

That someday, my children will have roomies as awesome as mine.

Around the house...

Well...right now, I'm a nomad.  Staying in a hotel tonight.  At a friend's house tomorrow night.  So APU is no longer my home, but I have NO IDEA what my real "home" looks like right now!

One of my favorite things...

Is a good hot shower after a long day.

A few plans for the week...

Celebrate Mom, garden, hang out with some friends back home, get an MRI (ick), get a haircut (much needed), sleep, relax (WHAT?!), enjoy my first week of summer!

A picture...

Whelp, I promised you a picture today, but once again, I don't have one.  Well actually, I do, but it's on Amie's computer and I don't have it.  So...I'll work on that.

Thoughtful Thursdays: finals, sleep, boxes.

My thoughts right now:

Outside my window...

People are laying out by the pool.  Jealous.

I am thinking...

"I am starting to get a headache.  Hmm.  I should fix that."

I am thankful for...

Good friends.  Not just friends, but good friends.  

I am learning...

How to pack up an apartment when I still have a week left to live in it.  Tricky tricky.

I am creating...

A list of events that I want to do with my residents next year  :)

I am going...

To my professor's house this weekend.  Only at APU.  Only at APU.  

I am hearing...

The hum of the refrigerator.  It's dead week in our apartment, and we are, well, DEAD.

I am hoping...

For finals week to go as quickly as this week has gone!  That would be just grand. 

Around the house...

People are sleepy.  Stuff is messy.  Boxes are packed.  It is hot.

One of my favorite things...

Is coming home from a looooonnnnngggg day and having a DNM (deep 'n meaningful) conversation  :)

A few plans for the week...

Move into the storage unit tomorrow.  Pack.  Enjoy the sun.  Pack.  Study.  Pack.  Finals.  Pack.  

ohhh, did I mention PACK???

A picture...

I'll be honest.  I have no pictures for you this week.  Sorry!   Next week for sure.  I promise.

Thoughtful Thursday: gardening, breakfast date, empty space.

My thoughts right now:

Outside my window...

Is a garden that is about to get a MAJOR makeover  :)  (More to come on that)

I am thinking...

"I really wish I wasn't home alone right now."

I am thankful for...

My time spent with my mom last night in our garden.  As we dug through the dirt together, I was reminded of how much I miss home and the people at home.  Only two more weeks 'til summer.

I am learning...

That I need to slow down and take time to enjoy the little things in life.

I am creating...

A plan for studying for finals.  Ick.

I am going...

To hang out with my brothers!  We have a breakfast date in an hour  :)

I am hearing...

The deafening silence of my house that can only be heard when I'm home alone  :(

I am hoping...

That the last half of my break doesn't go nearly as fast as the first half.

Around the house...

There are empty chairs, empty couches.  There is just open space.  I miss my family.

One of my favorite things...

Is making dinner for my family.  Last night I got to make everyone dinner: homemade garlic chicken strips, broccoli and rice.

A few plans for the week...

Breakfast date with the brothers, hang with some girlfriends this afternoon and evening, sit in on teacher interviews tomorrow morning, and "melissa-time" tomorrow  :)  I'm looking forward to spending this weekend celebrating the resurrection of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

A picture...

{Left to right: Abbie, me, Kari, Amie}

THIS...was first semester of Freshman year.  

We decorated our hall as a jungle and then kids from around the community came and trick-or-treated through our building.  Good memories  :)

Thankful/Thoughtful Thursdays

My thoughts right now:

Outside my window...

The sun is shining!!

I am thinking...

I wish my 1 o'clock Spanish test would be over.

I am thankful for...

SPRING BREAK  :)

I am learning...

well, I am supposed to be learning Spanish right now...but instead, I'm blogging!

I am creating...

hmmm...reasons for not studying (are you beginning to sense a theme?)

I am going...

HOME!!!  In just a little over 24 hours.

I am hearing...

kids screaming outside from the schoolyard next door.

I am hoping...

to spend quality time with my friends and family next week!

Around the house...

Things are a little messy, but very comfortable.

One of my favorite things...

Is getting a good night's sleep and waking up feeling rested and ready to face the day.

A few plans for the week...

Hang out with some of my favorite people, have lunch with my Daddy-o, observe some elementary school classrooms, spend time on prayer walks.

A picture...

Cat's bridal shower last weekend in Santa Barbara.

I heart these girls.

Blog idea taken from Arielle