lately.

went a whole month without a single post. impressive or embarrassing?

either way i have been out of school and back into school since we last spoke. little em graduated high school and turned 18 in the same weekend.

i am officially a senior in college (yea i am freaked out by this). it is extremely hot outside. for example i went running the other night at 5:30 pm. it was 97 degrees.

when i am in class (8 am to 4:30 pm erryday), i am learning about communication and social media. theories, applications, radio, TV, film... yadda yadda.

when i am NOT in class, my summer has been spent in books and films. i have successfully highjacked my family's Netflix account and watched an obscene amount of movies/films over the past 3 weeks. let's count... [personal favorites have *]

1. The Other Guys

2. Pay it Forward

3. Gangs of New York *

4. Elizabethtown [surprisingly excellent*]

5. An Education

6. Thor

7. The Machinist *

8. One Week

9. 180 Degrees South *

10. Pirates of the Caribbean 4

11. The Human Experience *

all were enjoyable and enlightening in some way. my summer list is still LONG.... and that list doesn't include all the Glee episodes I watched.... guilty pleasure:)

That is two in the theater, two independent films (WHICH I LOVED), and two documentaries (which i HIGHLY suggest...best i've ever seen).

in addition to my school reading, i am reading 2 others.

1. Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte

2. The Grapes of Wrath : John Steinbeck

i have been inspired to continue to educate myself beyond what i am learning in school. sure college will give me a vast amount of information, but there are things they can never teach me while i am sitting in a lecture hall.

i began reading jane eyre and i have enjoyed it. along with steinbeck's Grapes, the novels are full of descriptive narration and conversation. i decided to read the top ten novels of the 20th century and #10 was Grapes of Wrath... it is a long list of novels, but having read one previously, i am looking forward to extending my knowledge and appreciation of literature.

sara has been studying for the GRE... therefore we have ALL been studying for the GRE. i am learning new words everyday. which, for the journalist inside me, excites me beyond repair.

once again. i am a nerd.

words like Jettison and Profligate and Beleaguer make me want to be studious and insightful.

oh and diatribe.

we all know it it not summer without the beach.

and for me; running.

i cannot wait to be in the sand and sun and just run forever up and down the shoreline. it is one of my all time greatest escapes.

and i have been doing a LOT of that here in auburn. it is already time for new shoes...

and i will end with this. i miss being outside in nature. i miss Zion. i miss the canyon and i REALLY miss the Narrows.

my only nature fix is Chewacla. and she is due a visit by yours truly.

i have been thinking about future job opportunities.

PR for patagonia?

why not aim high...

we will see where this senior (ew i said it again) yes, senior year takes me.

hope you are all caught up.

slowin' down.

tonight i decided to take a couple minutes to chill. just sit down and be still. since last saturday i have been a busy chick running around and being productive.

after a sunday of singing praises at cornerstone, which, by the way, was the absolute greatest sunday i have had in a long time, my week began.

from three projects, a test, dgroup, nannying, reading, a paper, and the schedule i like to keep, i was one busy girl. Not to mention farmhouse formal was this weekend, meaning preparations for that had to be done as well. which were not much, but involved laundry and packing, which for girls, can be quite a job.

formal was great and i have some fun pictures to share!







we had lots of fun on the riverboat...General Jackson or something like that. i really liked, no LOVED nashville. i would love to get to visit again sometime very soon! it wasn't a bad drive. and my roommates were there, which made it all the more better.
sweet kimmy has been sick with progressive pneumonia...which is terrible. we have been trying to keep her medicated and taken care of as much as possible. we don't want to see her end up in the hospital like she did when she was in high school. so if you think about miss kimmy, pray for her healing.

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for winter retreat this year, sara and i decided it would be a great idea to buy a lot of candy for our family groups, however, the left-overs are ridiculous. we have a massive bowl that sits nicely on the kitchen table and entertains all who enter our door. one, because there are laffy taffty jokes...and we all know how i feel about those... remember that post? find it HERE!
but now the apartment is full of NERDs and SMARTIES! why? because that is exactly what we are....



and...



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also, when my sister went to NYC on a dance trip, look what she got me!




she is the best sister in the whole world. seriously. the WHOLE world. i am so thankful she will be here in a few months...it's crazy to think about.

well friends. until next time.