Last week, I spent a lot of time on the couch just being lazy, and I loved it! My body needed some downtime after 10 weeks of working hard. I even took a 2 hour nap one day! My car got some much needed PTL love-it took 2 days! Thank you Brent and the rest of the guys for taking care of my Baby for me! I appreciate all that you do!
I spent some much needed time with my pup, Ruby! She missed me and for the first couple of days she would stick so close that I couldn't walk anywhere without her nose right between my knees!
I also got to see my big baby, Cinnamon! She's pregnant, so I will have a little Tito or Spinelli in December! :)
We also had a night of fishing when my little shadow came and spent the night! We had a pretty good time. I almost fell off a log into the pond and Alex went to cast and wound up with the lure in the tree...
Sadly, Friday came all too quickly and it was time for me to head back to Cedar Falls. I honestly didn't want to come back. I really struggled with being up here last year. I felt like I was spinning my wheels, I spent a lot of time by myself, and I hated being in the city. I prayed a lot about my final semester up here. While I am still ready to be done, I've had an INCREDIBLE move-in weekend and a great start to classes. When I pulled into the Horseshoe, I was greeted by most of the girls from the second floor. They helped me move in and I had my car unloaded in less than 10 minutes! That was only the beginning to a great welcome! After my parents took me out to lunch, Scratch, and said good-bye, I got my room in order. I left my Lazy Boy at home this year and decided to de-loft my bed. Why did I not make this decision last year?! I stinkin' love my room! It's kind of a grown-up senior version of a dorm room. I LOVE MY ROOM! Ze Hole looks so much different than last year, but it's only mine for the semester. Have I mentioned that this is my last semester?! The rest of the weekend was spent with the girls in 25E and Dakota. All of us camp friends got together and spent a couple hours together as well.
Classes started yesterday. Until October 1, I only have one hour worth of class on Monday and Friday! This is going to give me so much time for TAG time and walks around campus! The other days aren't bad either. I'm a senior after all, so why should my last semester be crazy hard? I am taking Advanced American Sign Language. I was a little nervous for the first day because I haven't taken Intro since the spring of '11. Everyone was as rusty as I am, but as my teacher began to sign, it all started flooding back. I think I'll have a lot of fun!
Last night was wonderful! I had a 4 way Skype conversation with my best friends from camp! Lu, Alison, Autumn, and I were all able to laugh, talk, and type about things that had been happening lately. Autumn was quiet for a while because she didn't know what to say because she was so happy! I love my friends! :)
Camp overflowed into the rest of my life last year, but this year it's really gushing out. I can feel myself reacting to situations in such a different more God filled way than ever before. He's really been working on my heart throughout the summer, and I know He has a lot to teach me this semester before I become a real big kid. I'm excited to see the opportunities that will be given to me, the people that I will meet along the way, the people who will impact my life in some way, and the person that I will become because of it all. I only know the area for where I will be student teaching, not the schools just yet. The interviews for that will start soon. I have to take a HUG+E test towards the end of the semester. I have Phase 2 again, which I am really excited about! I also don't know where I want to go after graduation. I'm still praying about the possibility of teaching in a children's hospital, but I haven't looked into anything yet.
Here's to my last real semester as a UNI panther! :)
I love you Katie Jean!
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