Hey y'all.! I am still kickin' around; I have just been SO busy lately, but I'm taking a minute (also known as procrastinating) to tell you what's been going on in my world. I'm sure you're on the edge of your seat now! ..totally kidding.
For the past 3 (starting 4th tomorrow) weeks, I have been babysitting my "claimed brother's" children. He has a 7 year old and an 8 week old. We have been having so much fun! We color, blow bubbles, play barbies, watch movies, chalk, swim, play games, or whatever we can get into! The baby is an angel, and only cries when something is wrong. She is such a happy baby, and I have enjoyed keeping them. I'm looking forward to the summer with them, but it almost seems like summer has slipped away.
Summer (online) classes started on June 1st, and I'm taking two courses. I'm taking Intermediate Algebra (because I'm sooo bad at math, and because my ACT score was one point shy of meeting the requirements for College Algebra), but really it's a good thing that I'm in this class. I feel like it will prepare me more for a normal algebra class. I will say that I've been struggling just since I haven't had a math class in a year, and I'm rusty with math REGARDLESS. I will make it, though. The other class is English, and I thoroughly enjoy writing, nouns, pronouns, sub/verbs, diagramming, etc. So! This is okay with me, and I just sent in my first paper yesterday on the "Nail Polish Process". What a diva move, right? I thought it would be appropriate.
I'm not a diva, am I?
Oh, who am I kidding.
I enjoy "diva" things (like makeup, nail polish, etc..)
But I like to think that I don't portray myself as a diva.
Forgive me if I'm sadly mistaken.
Hollie is in Jackson schooling this summer, but she came home for the weekend, so Megan, Hollie, and I went out to dinner (and planned to see a movie) last night. We enjoyed some Italian food while catching up and visiting with each other. It was good to have the three of us together for the night. I love my time spent with them, and I hope they know that I don't take it for granted. Even with Megan & I still being at home, it hasn't worked out for us to see each other as much as we used to. We got to the theatre and the projector for the movie we planned to see was broken, so we toured around Starkville for awhile, and made a walmart trip. Those usually consist of them dragging my by my hair out of the cosmetics department, going through the 5 dollar movies, debating on getting a fish of some sort, and picking out something random while we're in the check out line. I am proud to say that I bought NO nail polish, NO fishes, and ONE 5 dollar movie. (Thanks, Megan, for picking it up!)
Our trip to Honduras has crept up on me, and we leave NEXT THURSDAY. Not this Thursday, but the next. Wow. Will you pray for us if you think about it? So many people have had their hands on making sure this was set up for us to go, and I'll admit that for the last few weeks I've been unavailable to do so, but Thursday night we met in Columbus to get crafts ready for the kids, and it made me excited all over again. I can't wait to see what happens while we're there. I will surely miss my family & friends, but I know that I'm supposed to go, and I'm blessed to be allowed the opportunity.
Another little "change" in life for me has been organic beauty products. I'm slowly switching most of my makeup/skin/hair things over to organic. I say "most" because I'm not sure I can part with my Mabelline Fit Me foundation, but if trying counts then I get an A+. It's been fun to see what I have that doesn't contain parabens and SLS (sulfate). I don't know everything about these ingredients, but what I do know is quite interesting. I ALSO know that by using products WITHOUT these things does not cure cancer, solve world hunger, or benefit anyone aside from me, BUT it is what I want to do, and I have noticed a significant difference in my skin since switching over. *That was a disclaimer for all of you who think like I used to about organic ANYthing.
I plan to blog as often as I can, and I also plan to journal while I'm in Honduras (similarly to how I journaled -is that a word?- in Montana), and I will post those with photos once we're back in the Land of the Free! :)
ps -
I didn't do a Memorial Day post, which is weird, but please know that I observed the day by sporting my American tee, thanking the soldiers I know, and being swelled with pride in knowing that I am a lucky girl to live in a place where freedom isn't free, but the men & women serving in our military make it possible for us to feel as if it is.
Thank you, current soldiers & veterans. We haven't forgotten you.
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