The Easter Bunny gave me a headache

Well...at least i'm going to blame it on the Easter Bunny! That furry pawed fellow is a mean hearts player. Super sly...letting me think sympathetic thoughts about having no actual thumbs. But then he just comes out of his hole and wins 5 games straight. Blah!

I hate hearts. I'm done.

No, but really, i have a nasty headache tonight. It's so bad, that i think i might thow up in about 4 minutes. (when this post is complete) I don't know where it came from but it has only gotten worse as the day has gone on. I rarely ever get headaches and when i do, it comes with 4 bouts of the hic-ups, which just intensifies it.

It's midnight and i don't know what to do. I sit up and want to throw up, i lay down and can't sit still cause of the pain.

And, i'm whining. Sorry.

I was talking with the Academic Dean today and we went over my classes. Did i already tell you about this? I had some classes, but then decided that i want different ones.

I have decided to stay here at CTS for two complete years. I will graduate in Nov 2011 with my AA. It will be equivalent to the American AA at least. Here at CTS, that program is a 3 year course, not a two year one. So i had to rearrange some classes so that i'm able to get all the hard ones in that i need to.

The following is my schedule for next semestr:

New Testament
English II - Essay writing
God and Angels
Hebrews
Intro to Psychology

Should be a pretty hectic semester! I'm excited about all of the classes. I hear they are really good.

You wanna hear what i have to take next year? It's even better!

Pauls Salvation Letters
Biblical Interpretation
Major Prophets
Pnemuatology
Soteriology
Apologetics or Christology or Biblical Theology of Prayer
Evangelism
Intro to Pastoral Counselling
Prep and Preaching Bible Messages
The Churches Educational Task
Intro to Islam
Church History I


annnnnddddd....now i have to throw up.

But here is a picture of my class. (except the lady on the left...she was only there for like 3 days and one happened to be picture day)


Till next time.

I Want To Harm Santa Clause

Hearts.

Have you ever played? Cause i have. Actually, since i learned how to play yesterday, i have played about 5 hours worth. Kinda sounds ridiculous.

So when i open up the game on my computer, there are three other players. Their names starting on my left are West, North and East. Original, huh.

Well last night, around hour 2, i found out that i can change those names! Did you know that?!?!?! So, i thought about who i would like to play. Maybe family members, maybe Bible charactrs, maybe nations of people, like Chinese, Greek and the Canadians. But, in the end, i decided that it would be more fun to pretend this was an underground game of forbidden Hearts played by non other then the Tooth Fariy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause. And myself, of course!

People...it got INTESNSE! When i was no longer playing against a "direction" and there were NAMES and FACES to go with these mysterious players, IT. WAS. ON.!

I am a pretty good trash talker when it comes to card games. Thanks to good
'ol Gramps for that one!

I was up in the game and taunting the tooth fairy to just TRY and beat me....just attemp it with your little flutering fairy ways and i will CRUSH YOU! Then, the Easter Bunny...he is a lousy player. I don't worry about him. No skill i tell you. It must be hard playing with paws, and not hands.

But Santa Clause. He is a master. We have had some interesting conversations and don't be fooled by his jolly demenure that ONE day a year. He is RUTHLESS!

Have you ever played a card game on your computer sitting on your bed at 2am cursing at Santa Clause for his cunning and ruthless ways?!!?!? I think NOT! So let me tell you. It's invigorating!


and its sad. I'm sad. This place is turing me down right looney.

Some pictures to prove it!


Megan, Tatum, myself and Cloe


Cloe and I


Cloe and I

Happy Birthday Rueben!!

Rueben and I

So, i went to a birthday party tonight! It was great! I had a lot of fun. It was the brother of one of the students here that i have gotten to know because of the Power Encounter Church. So i also knew a lot of the people that came. It was nice cause it felt like i was there with friends, you know, like i have people here that i can call friends that are not just on campus. That is important to me. I can't let my whole world be surronded by the school walls. I would go crazy!

They do birthday's here so different then they do in the stats. Here, presents are just a maybe, if you have money, but not really a big thing. I only saw one present and i gave a card and i was the only card that i saw. And there were like 30 people there. It's more of a time for fellowship. It's really cool. So we got there and they were setting up the food and then when it was all ready they had us all sit around and there was a long prayer blessing the food and the birthday boy. Then we ate the first course. After that was over, we got back in the circle and had a time for people to come up and say how much they appreciat Rueben and who he is and then after tat he gave a speech and then there was a short, like 10 minute, message from the pastor, Michael, and then we all prayed for Rueben and then they opened up the other table of food for the rest of the night. Then we all just sat around and talked. It was really nice. We were there for about 3 hours and we were the first to leave. We had a great time but since we live an hour away, we felt the need to go home. As it is i didn't get home till midnight.

It's such a personal day here, not the self gratification sort of thing like it is in the states. It's more about the birthday person letting all their friends come over and he feeds them. The best present to bring is a hungy tummy! I like it.

he rest of the day i didn't do much...unless you count teaching myself how to play Hearts on the computer "much". I always wished i knew how to play it. I never did win, but i think i am getting the hang of it. Someday i will have to try and play real people. =)

Tomorrow will include a LOT of studying...i PROMISE! Monday is my English exam and i am doing the worst in that class! I just don't get it. I wish i had Tiesha's brain! She would ace it! I am going to be happy if i pass! Like happy as in overjoyed and praising Jesus on my knees rejoicing! ;)

studying? ....for what?

So last night...around about 7:30, my body had somehow tricked me into thinking it was around 11:30...i did not fare well with reality. I wanted to climb into my bed and get all snuggly warm and drift off to sleep. But 7:30? Really? I just coundn't. For the principal of the thing! So i stayed up and online for another two hours. Then went downstirs and kept a friend company while he ate his late night dinner of Top Ramen (cause i'm not the only one that doesn't like what is served for dinner around here)

After my return to my room, i glanced around and decided the clutter could wait till the next day! I got in my pj's and climbed into bed. I was asleep before my head hit the pillow. You know those type of nights. I slept so good. I awake on my own, no alarm at 8am and checked my phone. I had a missed an SMS from a friend and asked if they wanted me to get up and get online so we could talk and they said they had just gotten into bed and we would talk in the morning. Well...it WAS my morning. And my 8am is Seattle's 11pm, so i decided that because we weren't going to talk for a while, i might as well try to get some sleep while you are! So i nicely fell right back into my warm slumber.

I awoke at 1pm.


1pm people! I didn't just fall back asleep for like an hour or 30 minutes. I slept for another 5 hours!!!!! Crazyness!!! I don't know what is making me sleep so much! I just don't understand it!?!

After waking up at 1, i decided that even though i was sleepy and wanted to just stay there still, that i HAD to get up and be a productive person! After all, i'm right in the middle of finals! I should be studying like the rest of the students here! Right?!

I got up and wondered down to the libray. I had a book that i had read the night before and there was one left in the series and i wanted to read it. So, i grabbed the book off the shelf, sat down, read two chapters and decided the book would be better enjoyed from the comfort of my bed. But don't you agree!?!?!

Back in my room, it being 2pm by now, and i again was back in bed. =)

I sat and read the book till 6pm. I decided that since i had not eaten or drank anything all day that i should at least make an appearance at dinner. And note: while there, i had several people ask if i had been around the last few days. Apparently me reading in my room is entitled "hiding" around here.

I got some dinner, but just pushed it around on my plate till the cook went back into the kitchen and i could safely throw it in the trash without her glaring at me. I then grabbed an apple and headed up to my room. I was at a good part in the book and wanted to get back to it.

For the next 4 hours, i sat in my bed and finished the book. It was wonderful! I love reading. The series i was reading was the O'Malley series. They are Christian mystery novels. So good. I greatly enjoyed them.

It's now 10:45pm and i have not started to study yet. I think tomorrow, if i get a bad grade on my final, i deserve it. I REALLY need to figure out a way to make my priority list...well...a priority. Good thing this was the last book in the serious huh!

Tomorrow i am writing my Public Speaking class final. And you all know how much i LOVED that class! I did pretty well on all the tests so i am not worried about it really. I'm sure even if i didn't study at all i would do ok. But, don't worry, i WILL study. I promise. Since i slept in till 1, i have several more hours before i will go to bed. I just hope i don't decide to clean my room before i start studying...


I NEED TO FOCUS!!!!

1 down...4 to go.

So i had my first final today. It was Old Testament. I think the test i took was not the same course they taught us. Before going in, i prayed for a good grade, and after i got out, i was just praying for a passing grade! It was HARD! It's only 100 questions, but still they can really make you feel stupid with just 100 questions! I don't know what happened in the 12th Dynasty of the Northern Kingdom to the king that came after the current one and why he died. It's was all so confusing. I knew, like KNEW only a few of the answers. I had a pretty good guess on a lot and i just sort of did einy-meny-miny-mo on the rest.

I have public speaking exam on friday, so tomorrow will be filled with studying. Now that i kind of know how the tests go, i think i will be better prepared.

i'm off to sleep now.

NOTE: There are changes being made to the layout of my blog, so don't worry, it's not your computer...it's me. =) Please bear with me!

blonde.blonde.blonde.

Drugs, Alcohol, Food, Smoking, Swearing, chewing your fingernails, adding too much garlic while cooking...all HORRIBLE addictions.

I have recently become aware of an addiction that i have. (and no, it's none of the above!)

I am a complainer. I complain about everything! Did you know that? I'm sure you did, cause you have to listen to most of it! I complain about the awful food, i complain about the noise, i complain about my teachers, i complain about the traffic, i complain about my dorm room and how small it is, i complain about the mall hours (really...what sort of mall closes at 6:00pm everyday, and then on Saturdays stay open till 7:00 like they are doing us a favor?) i complain about my school work and stupid research papers i have to write, i complain that it's too hot and then complain that it's too cold. I am constantly complaining!!

I'm sick of it. I am going to take a hiatus from complaining. Well...at least i will try. I going to use this weekend to not say a bad word about anything, anyone or anyplace or weather condition. I don't necessarily have to go the extreme and try to love it/them, but at least i might make my personality better by not being so negative! Good Grief!

Today, being Thursday, and my favorite day, i only had two classes. Then, seeing as it's our last Life Group we decided to go to a coffee shop a little ways away. It was so nice! We got back around 11:30 and i didn't have anything planned until 3:00. So i wandered. I checked my email in the computer lab...a few times, and i talked to the librarian, and i had a meeting with the academic dean and i sat in the hallway talking to anyone that would stop and chat. And then finally, i went back to my room. I walked up to my door, got my keys out of my pocket put them in the lock and proceeded to turn. Nothing. The key would not turn. I took them out, looked at them (as if my glare would help) then put them back in the lock and tried again.Nothing. Then, as we all do, i pulled on the handle to see if i needed to pull the door towards me or push it a little just to line up the lock, even though i had never done it before, and still. Nothing. I took the keys back out, looked them over, KNEW they were my keys, and then thought...i was gone for a while...did they change the locks? They never said anything like they were going to and that is just strange anyways. I searched my other pockets to see if had a different set of keys and maybe someone had my same key chain and i just grabbed the wrong ones. Nope. No other keys. So again, i glared at the keys in my hand and tried again. Nothing.

I gave up. I turned around, leaned my back against the door and tried to decide what to do. I finally decided that i would go to the front office and see if they had a spare key for me to try. I had my book bag with me, so i just hung the bag strap on the door handle and being that my bag was a little too heavy, it fell off, promptly pulling the handle down and opening the door.

It was unlocked.


Stupid stupid stupid! (sorry mom, i know that is not a nice word)

I looked around really quickly to make sure nobody had seen the whole episode and kicked my bag into the room.(hard.) I closed the door and just fell onto the bed. UGH! Frustrating!!!!! Sometimes i just can FEEL my blondness!

As we are drawing near to the end of my semester, and actually there is just two weeks left, and i need to send out a warning that i may not be able to receive mail that often. With nobody on campus to get it everyday, they will only be checking the post office once or twice a week and the person that does that doesn't eve usually bring the mail to school until the next semester starts up again. So...please limit your card sending while i am on break. I just don't want it to be a hassle for the lady to have to bring me my mail. Thanks!

I have a little bit of homework left to do tonight and then one more day of classes and then TA DA! Finals! I'm so excited!!! And sort of nervous. My English teacher showed us part of final today and made us all nervous. It's daunting. But i will get through it, I'm sure. Hopefully with a passing grade.

So...two weeks of cramming and test taking, and then two months of....NOTHING.

Research Papers. What's the point?

So, you know that research paper i have been complaining about non-stop that i think is stupid and doesn't make sense and has taught me nothing and blah blah blah? Well i turned it in last week and got it back today. I got a 96 out of 160. THAT IS 60%. FAIL. But, it was just a first review, so she let us take them back and fix all the stuff. And honestly,i think she was too harsh. And she graded me down for things she said were missing but they weren't. So...how does that work? Will my grade improve a lot? Or just a little? Why should i be graded down because she likes to grade papers late and night and can't consentrate? I might just fight this one. Depending on my new grade. I shall keep you updated.

Oh, and she was just grading on form and style, the content has not even been looked at yet. Jeeze!

It's Wednesday, it's cloudy out, it's cold, i'm craving a bagel and cream cheese and i have no desire to leave my room the rest of the day. Too bad it's only noon.

Happy Mother's Day/Brain Condensation/Orbit and GO!

I have had many thoughts today. Which, normally doesn't happen. Normally, in whatever state i wake up in, i just go with it. Thinking only of what needs to be thought about and no more. But today, it was different. I let my mind wonder to every corner of this strange place.

I woke up at 9am this morning. No alarm, which you all know is the best way to wake up, and i immediatly sat up and said (out loud, yes) 'I need to shave my legs!'. so i did. I ran a bath, and shaved my legs, and then got in the shower to wash off all that bath water...cause really, baths don't settle well with me. Sitting in your own dirty body water...i just don't get it. or like it. But with the showers being of the small sort, and only closed off by clear see through curtains, i decided that trying to squat down with leg outstreatched or even bringing said leg up to head heigth on the wall was impossible, so now, when i want to shave, i must take a bath, do the dirty work, and then shower.

I don't shave that often.

After 40 minutes of pruned hands, clean freshly shaved legs and underarms, squaky clean long blonde hair, i was back in my room. I thought about drying my hair, but then thought it was a good day to just let it go free! I put my sweats on and went down stairs to get some breakfast! I know, amazing huh! me, eatting breakfast! It's a new thing i'm trying.

I was all alone, eating my toast and corn flakes. I had not seen another person since i awoke and hour earlier. However, with that thought, i remembered that i was in the bath/shower for 40 of the 60 minutes and i am sort of GLAD i didnt' see anyone else.

I finished my breakfast and made my way back to my room. I sat at my computer and tried to start some homework but was ever so distracted by my blog reading and google searching of whatever i fancy. At 11:00, i decided that i had been awake long enough, it was getting ridiculous. So i went back to bed. I slept till 3:00pm.

And by slept, i mean i fell asleep only to be awoken by girls in the dorm thinking they know how to sing and having pointless LOUD conversations right outside my door. But still, i was persistant. And though all of that on again off again sleeping, i managed to be asleep for the hour of lunch. Shame. I arose out of my bed at 3pm. but only because i was leaving at 4pm for church and i still had to do something with my wild hair. Air drying is not always the prettiest way to go. Especially when you sleep on it. Kind of kinky. I flat ironed my hair, make-uped my face and dressed my body and was out at the parking lot waiting for my ride by 3:45. My ride didn't show up until 4:10. stupid africa time.

Church went well. It was a long sermon but really good. Michael did a really good job, as always!

The church was FREEZING COLD! Everyone was in large coats over small coats over long sleeve shirts over short sleeved shirts over tank tops...with a scarve. Somewhere about halfway through the service, my nose started to run...but....i am not sick. It was one of those 'out of nowhere here it comes running down your upper lip cause it's too cold to keep the stuff up your nose' kind of runny noses. It got me thinking...what is it exactly...is it water? is it snot? is it a mixture? why is it also cold? why doesn't it warn me it's coming? and WHY O WHY does it come only when i'm freezing cold? Then it hit me. Brain Condensation! You know, like when you have a water bottle with ice in it, it's so cold on the inside, that the outside has condensation...well...it's so cold on the outside of my head, that my brain produces condensation on the inside, and it comes out my nose.

I'm pretty sure thats fact.

Tonight, i put some teeth whitener strips on. And i sneezed. I ALWAYS sneeze when i whitten my teeth. Not with dust, not with pepper...just teeth white strips. Have YOU ever sneezed with those on before? It's like if you don't know what you are doing, they will just fly right out of your mouth! I know this from experience. Those things don't stick very well! I promise! I have had lots of practice! I now have a routine. I stand in front of the sink, put them on and then stare at myself until i sneeze. Cause i know it's coming. And when it is about to blow, i open up my lips and place one finger across my upper line of teeth and one finger across my lower line of teeth, hold the strips in place and do the most ridiculous sneeze ever. It really must be a sight to watch me. Which, so far, i have not allowed anyone the pleasure.


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

My mom. I love that lady! I have gotten to talk to her for only about 5 minutes today. But that is ok. She is a busy lady. Working and getting ready for Haiti. Amazing women. She never stops. But, i guess, that is what defines a mom, right? Someone who never stops. Even when they are sitting down resting in a chair, they are forming list upon list in their heads of what they will do once they have left the comfortable chair. I admire and look up to my mom in a way that i don't do for many people. And not just because she is my mom.

Mom, you have done a wonderful job with us kids, and even though, like most kids, we can drive you crazy and think of you as a bank, you never let us forget that you will always love us and be there for us. (and that you are in fact NOT a bank) You have been a huge support to me while i am off having my adventure here in Africa. Thank you for being my biggest supporter and fan.



I love you worse!

i hate speaking

I have a speech on Monday. It's for my public speaking class. We have a written final and a spoken final. I wish it was all written. I got the topic of Global Recession. So it's not a hard topic, but it's just the fact that i am going to have to talk about it in front of people...we are judging me. The teach has brought in 3 other teacher/staff members to help judge us. I'm totally NOT excited. It's bad enough doing the speech in front of my friends and the one teacher, but to do it in front of others...oh my.

I also have my Old Testament Notebook that i was supposed to work on today. I didn't get to it though. I will do it tomorrow. maybe. It is due on like tuesday or wednesday, so i am not rushed. I worked in the library today and i got bored sitting at the front desk so i grabbed a novel off the shelf and started reading it. I had already read it, but forgot how it ended, so i just read it again. I read half of it and then had to close the library and then came back to my room and finished it. It was 310 pages. I like that i read fast, but sometimes, i get so into it that i lose track of time and i lack in self discipline greatly so i can't just put it down. Even if it's a stupid book. I have to know what happens and i can't just read the last chapter, cause that means you miss all the details, and that is what makes a book good....and ...i'm rambling. Sorry. So, yeah. I read a whole book again today.

i was able to go over to Greg and Emily's house on tuesday night. It was nice. I did my laundry and had a good meal and was able to relax. So great to be able to get away for a bit. When i got back to my room that night, i decided that as i was cleaning my room, i would put on my jeans that i had just washed and dried so that i could stretch them out a bit cause you know how dryer jeans are so tight and stiff till you wear them a bit. I hate that feeling. Especially in the morning when i am just starting out my day. I don't want to have to squeeze into my jeans. So i put them on that night and guess what.......they were not tight! Like...it felt as if i had not even dried them. It was so strange. I think i am losing weight. I can see it in my face. I think. Or maybe it is just hopeful thinking. Being wildly hopeful about soemthing can tend to cloud your juegement sometimes. So i don't know...i guess i will have to weigh myself and see. But it's not that much weight, and it's only becuase i don't each much anymore. It's not like i'm doing anything healty. I eas once a day. And have one or two cups of coffee. And i usually just eat a sandwhich, or few pieces of fruit. The food here is ... well...you know, gross. I could eat it and be unhealthy and gain weight, or i could not eat it and be unhealthy and lose weight. I think i will take the latter.

I just watched the movie What About Bob? last night. I forgot how much i love that movie! You should go watch it, cause i'm sure you haven't in a while, and it's a classic.

i am headed to bed now, but i will try to do another update tomorrow. Being Mother's Day and all!

Have a wonderful day!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNY!!!! LOVE YOU!

Boost Africa Foundation

So here is the update you have been waiting for!

The gallary has closed.

so sad.

The gallery is on a residential road right up against the beach in one of the most popular areas here where i live. It's a prime spot for the shop as most of the houses that surround it are rentals that tourists rent and then come to the shop and spend all their wealthy money on things that in turn help Boost Africa. Prime spot! Well, one of the neighbors didn't like that there was a business in the residential area so they went to the municipal building and reported that Boost was running a business without a business lisence. Which was true, but it has not been a problem for nearly two years, so it's just these crabby ol white gezers that didn't like it. Shame on them for reporting on such a well meaning helpful place. It was discussed about getting a business lisence, but the landlord said that if we did, that we would need to pay the difference in taxes for the propery which was double what the payments we were already making. So, not possible, plus, in order to get a business lisence in a residential area, you need written permission from the neighbors...and since they were the ones that turned us in, that would be a no go.

Mary was given a 30 day notice to stop the business. She has done so and is having all the artists come and pick up their stuff.

Now, along with all this, Mary was planning on starting up th After School Program which normally starts in Feb but this year, the school that we do it in decided they didn't want to open up their classrooms. So we were looking for a venue. We found a building in the neighborhood that is like a community center. It's just one room with restrooms and a little kitchen area. Perfect. Mary went to the municipality and asked them to donate the building to us for the two hours twice a week. They agreed and said that we could have it starting mid April. We were so excited! The day finally arrived for our first after school program and as we were driving to the building, one of the other volunteers called that had already arrived and said that there was someone already in it. So we made a few phone calls and found out that the municipality had double booked it. And the other party was in there everyday until mid June. RIDICULOUS! We decided to go to the building anyways that day as the principal was supposed to make an announcement in the school assembly that day to the kids about it so we wanted to be able to tell the kids that we would not be having it today. So we stayed there for an hour, no kids came. We finally saw one of the kids that normally comes and he said that there was no announcement. It's amazing how you try to do something good for these people, and it's like they do everything they can to not help you and hinder your effort. You would think that they would appreciate the help. Oh well. So Mary called me last week and said that we were going to have the after school program this last tuesday, which we did. We had about 25 kids come and they all seemed to have a good time. We are going to be doing it again this coming tuesday, and then it will happen the next wednesday and then the next tuesday and then school is out for the holidays. I unfortunatly can not help on the last two dates as i have finals, but just the two will be fun. I am so glad that i am involved with the program and can't wait for next semester when it becomes a regular thing.

This country is crazy sometimes and i don't understand how they run things and get away with it, but it's such a different culture and it just takes some adapting on my part.

Please keep boost africa in your prayers!

I smell funny

HUGE CRAB!


HUGE STAR FISH!

Today was a good day. It was a day full of plans, but not so much execution. Do you ever have those? Days with the best intentions...that never seem to come to furition? (is that how you spell that word?)/ (is that how you USE that word?)

THE PLAN:
Leave for church with Monica at 8:30 to go to His People in N1 City. (His People is the name of the church, N1 City is the branch of said church) Then i was to come back, drop Monica off and go bring the baakie to Henry so that he could then drop me back off at school and have baakie forever more. (did i tell you about that? that i no longer have use of te baakie? well...it's true) Then i would do homework all aftenoon until i had to leave for church a 4pm at Power Encounter Fellowship.

THE REALITY OF LIFE:
I got up at 7:30. Took a shower and got ready and had some breakfast and then at 8:27, i left my room to go see if Monica was ready. As i am walking down the hallway, i see Monica come out of the bathroom...in her towel...fresh out of her bath. She seems me and gets a look of a deer in headlights. I have a stern, quizical look on my face, as if to say..."please tell me you are a mirage and not really just coming out of the bath 3 minutes before we have to leave". But alas, it was true. She said, "i will just be two minutes". I ignored her. Cause there is real time, there is africa time, and there is Monica time. Of which Monica time is the worst! So i went back to my room, re-evaluated my outfit, changed my shoes and then just sat on my bed. Purse on my shoulder....just tapping my foot. I gave her 10 minutes, then sarted to head down the hallway. I told her that i was going to go warm up the baakie and to come as soon as she could. See, church started at 9am. It was 20 minutes away. I didn't know how to get there so i was going off directions from a friend that doesn't even live around here. He just sort of knew. I was hoping for that extra few minutes to find the place. 8:45 Monica finally came out to the baakie and we pulled out of there. We got as far as we could, to the point where the directions became a little sketchy and hit a dead end. We tried a few more roads and got more and more lost. Then i called my friend, and described where i was. He had no idea. He said to get back on the freeway and head towards Cape Town and it should be the next exit called Ockovango. So we did so. (only to find out later that ockovango is the 4th exit down in the OTHER DIRECTION!) We were on the freeway for a while and then i just KNEW that we had gone too far. We were passing the mall, and i just know that it was before that somewhere. At this point, it's nearly 9:20. I turned to Monica and said "we are having our own church! Start singing!!!" And she did! We sang a nice song a few times through as i kept driving towards cape town. We soon were downtown and so i asked if she wanted to go to Signal Hill and since she said that she had never been there, i decided it was time for her to experience one of my most favorite places! It is a mountain top that you can see all of Cape Town and the water and Robben Island and it's BEAUTIFUL! We got there and had a nice long talk. She told me all about where she came from and how she came about attending CTS. Very interesting story! Then we decided that we should head back to college since it was already after 11:00 and we had a few errands to run before we got back, and i was supposed to have the baakie to Henry by noon. We did our errands and was back at CTS by 12:15. I had not heard from henry yet. (he told me he would call me around noon when he was home from church) so i called him and he said that he was not going to be back at the house until aftr 5pm. I was leaving for church at 4pm. Problem! He said that he would try to come earlier to the campus so that i didn't have to drive it to him and i said i would see if i could leave a little later for church. Turns out, the pastor, my friend Michael, needed to leave at 4:30, so i was able to wait a little longer. But by time i left Henry was still not there, so i just left the keys under the mat and texted him about it. As i was pulling out of the campus, i passed Henry entering, so that worked out well i guess.

I was able to take a nap in the afternoon, instead of doing homework, and felt great for church! Michael did a wonderful job preaching and we were even out of there early and back to the college before 10pm. WHOO HOO!

So, in the end, i did not go to His People, and i did not get any homework done, but i was able to have a great day still.

My friend Otniel, one of the pastors at Power Encounter was opening up in prayer tonight and was saying a few things to start out and what he actually said was "God's arms are not too short to come down and save us" however, he has a lisp. So what i heard, was "God's arms are not too short to come down and SHAVE us". It took me nearly two minutes to figure out what he was talking about. Then i laughed out loud..and disrupted prayer time. It was funny!

I have not done my laundry in two weeks. My basket is SUPER full. I normally do it at Greg and Emily's house, but Emily has been up in Rustenburg for the last two weeks teaching the MA students at a school there. She will be gone another week. I might have to break down and wash them here on campus. I just hate too cause i feel that they are never really truly washed. The washer takes MAX 15 minutes. And then the dryer takes like 2 hours. And the dryer makes my clothes smell funny. Maybe i will just do a jeans and underware load to get me by till Emily is back. Maybe.

I smell funny. You know how everyone has their "smell". It's not that they stink so much, it's more that they just have a smell...that is unique to them. Well i knew my smell. And it's gone. Now i have a new one, and i don't think i like it. It's like...old musty dorm room/sweat/cool water perfume/shampoo...and it's strange. Maybe i will just start wearing more perfume.

i got sunburnt...i think. I was outside most of the day on Friday (more to come about that) and then i was outside on Saturday and then again today on the mountain...and when i took a nap, my skin felt funny, like it does when i am sun burnt. But i'm not red. I'm tan, but not burnt. it's a strange feeling. Not really sure why i felt the need to share that one.

I miss Bubble Yum

Jenny and Emily, i love you dearly and i'm so sorry that i have not written back to your "letters you write at work when you should be working" letters. Both of them! I here by proclaim that i will write back this week! (ha ha ha...i here by proclaim! Can you tell i read the Bible much?!?!?)

We have two weeks of classes left and then it's two weeks of finals. The finals schdule just went up today. I have one on wed the 19, then friday the 21st, then Monday the 24th, then wed the 26th. then i am DONE! Can you believe it? I would have made it through my first semester of college! That is huge for someone that thought they would never make it TO college,let alone get through part of it! I'm excited! I'm also happy that i have time between the finals so that i can study. I'll know which ones to study for on which days. Public Speaking is on the 21st. YUCK! And English is on Monday the 24th. Double Yuck!

I got a progreess report for my English class last week, and i'm getting a B. I don't believe it though. I think its wrong. I think i'm getting a D. Or at least it feels like it. Although i do awesome on the assignmetns, like writting an essay, but then testing me on it, i bomb! Who cares if a word is a past participle gerund from the future? And i know nobody cares what comes before and after whatever word that is! I'm super nervous for that final. I just need a 70% or better to pass, and right now i have an 84%. I have a few more assignmetns to bring it up a little and then i might be able to afford a bad grade on my final. But i promise i will study really hard! Promise!

Ok, i am sleepy now and i have to get up early for a skype date, so i shall speak to you all tomorrow!

The two pictures above are from my trip to the Aquarium. And it took the whole time of me writing this to upload just those two. Hopefully that explains a little why i don't upload that often. I don't have the time!!!!! I have lots more, so those would make morse sense, but they must wait till anoter time. I might just have to do a link to my picassa or something.

Peace, love and JOY!

Heidi