The Lord is good. His love endures forever, his faithfulness continues through all generations.
- Psalms 100:5
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
CTA Service Day #1 - Mexican Independence Day Parade
¡Viva Mexico!
I won rock paper scissors and got to ride on the mini bus in the parade. Lots of smiles and waves as we shouted ¡Viva Mexico! to the crowds. Easy hilarious and fun...especially for a service project. That about sums it up.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Bridge Builders = Rocket Power
I'm already slipping on my posts...but I was sick. Although excues are never acceptable. Anyhoo thus far, City Year has been cool, we really haven't done anything though. Thus far, its been training, scavenger hunt, traing, camp. I have met some cool people and I found out I'll be working at Austin Business and Entrepreneurial Academy High School. I ADORE my IJ team and I'm so thankful to have them as a support system. Bridge Builders!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
9/1/2010
Switching things up...
A short bible verse to ponder today.
Ezekiel 20:19
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
A short bible verse to ponder today.
Ezekiel 20:19
I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them;
Opening Day
Today was opening day...finally! Waiting for everything to start has been truly irking me. I was pleasantly surprised to find out our opening service day would be spent beautifying a school. It was like Service First, if you're from WashU, so I knew what the deal was. For my journey team, I'm in the bridge builder's groups. I'm not going to lie, I'm highly skeptical of a year of group work...luckily this group is really cool. I just. Hope I get along with my school team just as well. Anyhoo...I paintedg this mural today then finished painting a classroom and setting up the desks. I honestly don't feel like I did much compared to other service projects. However we definitely make the school look better and no matter how small I made a difference so I'd still count the day as a win. I am extra sore from walking everywhere and having a personal fitness session at the gym yesterday so that's enough reflection for today. -#imout
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
8/31/2010
Prayer of the Day:
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen
Clearly this is a very well known prayer. However, I think it's especially important to me since my dad is in heaven, with God. Its's pretty cool.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen
Clearly this is a very well known prayer. However, I think it's especially important to me since my dad is in heaven, with God. Its's pretty cool.
No Work Today & A Failed Attempt at Food Stamps
So...
In case you didn't know, if you decided to do an AmeriCorps program your stipend is very minimal. Everyone in CY has told me to get on food stamps. So like the pro-active person I am I did an application, printed it off and got on the bus to arrive at the financial services office 30 minutes before they opened so I could be in an out.
Little did I know, Obama just passed another stimulus and in Chicago you can get food stamps this week pretty much so long as you have a job and live in Chicago. So I arrived to find people who had been there since 5 am even though the office doesn't open until 8. The line stretched two buildings down, one block back, and two blocks wrapping around the back of the two buildings. It was ridiculous! I left and came back later to find a much shorter line, however, like the previous line this one was also about 5 people wide.
In the end I never got through, people were passing out, they started fighting at the front door. There were cops, ambulances, and fire trucks every where and around 3 news reporters had shown up. They ended up passing out papers to the next 400 people in line and everyone after them was given a ticket (including me) and asked to come back the next day. Unfortunately tomorrow is Opening Day so I'll be at work. So, I have to fill out the application online and wait a month-a month and a half to get my food stamps. Ugh. Oh well, I guess this will help with my diet.
Welp. I'm going to hit the sack. It's 11:33 and I have to catch the bus by 6:50 in order to make it to opening day on time and I do believe in purrcizion and promptness!
Until tomorrow!
In case you didn't know, if you decided to do an AmeriCorps program your stipend is very minimal. Everyone in CY has told me to get on food stamps. So like the pro-active person I am I did an application, printed it off and got on the bus to arrive at the financial services office 30 minutes before they opened so I could be in an out.
Little did I know, Obama just passed another stimulus and in Chicago you can get food stamps this week pretty much so long as you have a job and live in Chicago. So I arrived to find people who had been there since 5 am even though the office doesn't open until 8. The line stretched two buildings down, one block back, and two blocks wrapping around the back of the two buildings. It was ridiculous! I left and came back later to find a much shorter line, however, like the previous line this one was also about 5 people wide.
In the end I never got through, people were passing out, they started fighting at the front door. There were cops, ambulances, and fire trucks every where and around 3 news reporters had shown up. They ended up passing out papers to the next 400 people in line and everyone after them was given a ticket (including me) and asked to come back the next day. Unfortunately tomorrow is Opening Day so I'll be at work. So, I have to fill out the application online and wait a month-a month and a half to get my food stamps. Ugh. Oh well, I guess this will help with my diet.
Welp. I'm going to hit the sack. It's 11:33 and I have to catch the bus by 6:50 in order to make it to opening day on time and I do believe in purrcizion and promptness!
Until tomorrow!
Monday, August 30, 2010
8/30/2010
Prayer of the Day:
Hail Mary
This is my favorite prayer!
I can't even explain it.
I'm pretty sure I've prayed it randomly throughout the day, every day since I committed it to memory sometime in middle school.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst children, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
AMEN.
Hail Mary
This is my favorite prayer!
I can't even explain it.
I'm pretty sure I've prayed it randomly throughout the day, every day since I committed it to memory sometime in middle school.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst children, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
AMEN.
Registration Day
Today. Today was unofficial day 1 also known as registration day.
From 9-12ish I filled out paperwork with a bunch of other people who didn't come to the first two registration days. It was monotonous and boring. Sadly I didn't really meet many people because everyone was bored and ready to leave once it ended. But it's cool. We were told that we needed to go get finger prints on our own at this place on the north side so when I got off the blue line there I meet a couple cy people so that was cool. So far I don't know how to feel...I want to know who's on my team, I want my supervisor, I want to know my school, I want a calendar. All this not knowing makes me feel very unprepared and nervous about the future. Welp, such is life. The good news is I'm here and it's almost the official start day...which by the way my official start day can't happen until Thursday instead of Wednesday for some reason. I have no idea. Apparently anyone who came to this registration day has to start a day later which is whatever.
Let the games begin.
From 9-12ish I filled out paperwork with a bunch of other people who didn't come to the first two registration days. It was monotonous and boring. Sadly I didn't really meet many people because everyone was bored and ready to leave once it ended. But it's cool. We were told that we needed to go get finger prints on our own at this place on the north side so when I got off the blue line there I meet a couple cy people so that was cool. So far I don't know how to feel...I want to know who's on my team, I want my supervisor, I want to know my school, I want a calendar. All this not knowing makes me feel very unprepared and nervous about the future. Welp, such is life. The good news is I'm here and it's almost the official start day...which by the way my official start day can't happen until Thursday instead of Wednesday for some reason. I have no idea. Apparently anyone who came to this registration day has to start a day later which is whatever.
Let the games begin.
REVAMPING
THIS BLOG IS CHANGING.
COMING SOON.
AS IN AS SOON AS I PICK A NEW LAYOUT...
This will now be dedicated to my daily work journal.
And a bible verse/prayer journal.
Don't be surprised...after work only Jesus can help.
Hilarious. Yet true.
Okie dokes. #herewego
COMING SOON.
AS IN AS SOON AS I PICK A NEW LAYOUT...
This will now be dedicated to my daily work journal.
And a bible verse/prayer journal.
Don't be surprised...after work only Jesus can help.
Hilarious. Yet true.
Okie dokes. #herewego
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Today's revelation...i'm about to enter the real world
by enter the real world i mean be grown up
by grown up i do not mean mature
i just mean my birthday is this month
and i will no longer be the fabulous 21 year old me
i will be a even more fabulous 22 year old me
but that's still scary
however
I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY
ITS MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY
I'M SO EXCITED
by grown up i do not mean mature
i just mean my birthday is this month
and i will no longer be the fabulous 21 year old me
i will be a even more fabulous 22 year old me
but that's still scary
however
I LOVE MY BIRTHDAY
ITS MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY
I'M SO EXCITED
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Disclaimer
Please do not read anything into the previous post. I'm only sad for about 30 minutes, which quickly turns to anger where I am now. I am not an angry person so I'll probably be back to being happy and living my life carefree by the morning.
Sincerely,
Me
Sincerely,
Me
my heart and soul
My heart and soul have fallen
I know not what to do
For the confusion you have caused me
Has caused me a revelation anew
I know who I am and who I want to be
I’m just not sure if the me that I am
Is as loving open and happy and free
So you see
My heart and soul have fallen
They were inflated perhaps too much
When you entered my life
Your kiss that first night erased so much stress and strife
I thank you for that.
I thank you.
Your words every day have tickled my soul
If you only knew the tirades of others who have tried their best to bruise the shriveled mess of what’s left.
Your touch the first week
A hug, a movement brushing passing me
Kept my heart on edge
I held my breath waiting for just on electrifying second of your touch
Your arm brushing past me
Grabbing me to move me as someone passed by
Your desires and actions that you’ve expressed to me however
Do not align
I try so hard to be that girl, that woman
The one, I want to be… with you
But you wont let me.
Why?
My heart and soul have fallen
I know not what to do
For the confusion you have caused me
Has caused me a revelation anew
I bend down and place my fallen heart back on it’s pedestal, on a star in the sky where its been for so long, and rightfully belongs
I place the shield I’ve used for years back up around it
It’s stronger now
I do not know what will come of you, me….we
We’ll see.
My heart and soul have fallen
I know not what to do
For the confusion you have caused me
Has caused me a revelation anew
I know not what to do
For the confusion you have caused me
Has caused me a revelation anew
I know who I am and who I want to be
I’m just not sure if the me that I am
Is as loving open and happy and free
So you see
My heart and soul have fallen
They were inflated perhaps too much
When you entered my life
Your kiss that first night erased so much stress and strife
I thank you for that.
I thank you.
Your words every day have tickled my soul
If you only knew the tirades of others who have tried their best to bruise the shriveled mess of what’s left.
Your touch the first week
A hug, a movement brushing passing me
Kept my heart on edge
I held my breath waiting for just on electrifying second of your touch
Your arm brushing past me
Grabbing me to move me as someone passed by
Your desires and actions that you’ve expressed to me however
Do not align
I try so hard to be that girl, that woman
The one, I want to be… with you
But you wont let me.
Why?
My heart and soul have fallen
I know not what to do
For the confusion you have caused me
Has caused me a revelation anew
I bend down and place my fallen heart back on it’s pedestal, on a star in the sky where its been for so long, and rightfully belongs
I place the shield I’ve used for years back up around it
It’s stronger now
I do not know what will come of you, me….we
We’ll see.
My heart and soul have fallen
I know not what to do
For the confusion you have caused me
Has caused me a revelation anew
Sunday, July 18, 2010
no one likes a nice guy
No one likes a nice guy. Sometimes I think this is true. Sometimes I think it's not. I don't know. I feel like I always like nice guys. The problem is nice guys don't like nice girls. Oh well.
Jealousy
Random... but i find jealousy attractive. In moderation of course. I'm just saying though. Think about it. If you like someone, getting jealous makes sense right? Right?
Also... I don't know if I spelled jealousy right... but if I did... it's:
jea - lousy
That could contradict the aforementioned statement because if it contains "lousy" in its name it's probably not a good thing.
Also... I don't know if I spelled jealousy right... but if I did... it's:
jea - lousy
That could contradict the aforementioned statement because if it contains "lousy" in its name it's probably not a good thing.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Favorite Lines of Today
I'm trained to kill but with women I'm trained to respect.
"I'm not that kind of teacher." "Well you already gave me an order."
"Teacher." "Soldier."
creative freedom vs. giving freedom....what's better? hmmm
yup. today was a good day.
"I'm not that kind of teacher." "Well you already gave me an order."
"Teacher." "Soldier."
creative freedom vs. giving freedom....what's better? hmmm
yup. today was a good day.
Random Facts About Me
1) If my ship thinks your lame. You automatically lose cool points and you have to do a lot to earn them.
2)I love my baby sister so much. I am her other mother in all honestly so don't be surprised by the mother-daughter-esk conversations we have.
3)I miss my roommates. A lot. I don't want to make other friends. They were enough.
4) I strongly dislike the stress of apartment shopping. It's driving me crazy.
2)I love my baby sister so much. I am her other mother in all honestly so don't be surprised by the mother-daughter-esk conversations we have.
3)I miss my roommates. A lot. I don't want to make other friends. They were enough.
4) I strongly dislike the stress of apartment shopping. It's driving me crazy.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Art Sci Weekends
ArtSci Summer Weekends are a program I've been involved with off and on for the last couple years.
Now I just show up out of habit.
I really love that program... lol.
It's funny when I show up though, because I don't really belong there any more. Oh well.
Now I just show up out of habit.
I really love that program... lol.
It's funny when I show up though, because I don't really belong there any more. Oh well.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Falling off track...determined to get back on. I need my focus
Recommitment
I need to do this.
I feel like it always helps to write things down because I can come back to it if I forget, and it stays in my mind longer.
I need to:
Get back to practicing my viola and playing because it always makes me feel better
Start eating healthier again
Start exercising again
Get back to reading my bible on the regular
Pray every day
Keep this journal up
Keep in contact with my friends
Enjoy life more. Stress less.
Ready. Set. Go!
I need to do this.
I feel like it always helps to write things down because I can come back to it if I forget, and it stays in my mind longer.
I need to:
Get back to practicing my viola and playing because it always makes me feel better
Start eating healthier again
Start exercising again
Get back to reading my bible on the regular
Pray every day
Keep this journal up
Keep in contact with my friends
Enjoy life more. Stress less.
Ready. Set. Go!
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