Joy and Contentment

I've been home for about a week now and I must say it's really not fun, I have nothing to do (well I don't have enough to do). But I realized that even though I don't like it there is really no reason for me to not be happy. So even though I still don't have a job, I miss my friends, and I don't like living at home there is something to be learned from all of this and I should be happy for the opportunity to grow.

I have made a decision to have a better week this coming week, this will solely depend on my outlook on life right now not on what actually happens to me. After all I cant control what happens to me just how I view it.

The End of an Age

Well in two days I will be gone from here. I'm not sure how I will react to leaving everyone it doest yet seen real because I am not actually separated from everyone yet. I'm pretty sure I will be fine when I'm saying goodbye to everyone but once I get home it will hit me and I will start crying. I've made some great friends here and even though I know that I will eventually loose contact with many of them I am so excited for the friendships that will last for a long time yet. Last night I was talking with a friend who grew up at WWC (the directors son) and he was saying how PBU solidifies many of the friendships that are made here, hearing that made me really excited for my next step, my step to PBU.

The whole Semester In A Few Sentences.

we played extreme spoons in the skate park.
from one of our spontaneous walks.
Our Halloween costumes. we were crayons.
We were actors at a haunted house.
Mountain biking trip.
Crazy dress night.
Hayward high homecoming. Tara, Jess, me, and Austin.
Pic's from another crazy walk.
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Me, Tara, and and Jenna. Love them both so much.
My boundary waters group.
Me cliff jumping.
We go in these crazy 3+ hour walks where we get ourselves really lost. Somehow we always make it back in time for dinner though.
Sliding down the skateboard ramps in the rain.
our crazy clothes to go kayaking in.

Well it's been a really really really long time I know. and to update you on the last few months would take a really long time so I'm just gonna show you some pic's of the highlights and maybe later I will get into everything in greater detail.

For the most part everything has been amazing. I am learning so much and I am being challenged. I love it here. I am learning so much in class and out. It's crazy I never expected to grow so much in such a short amount of time.

Here We Go!!!!!!!!

Well I gotta keep this really short cause I need to get somewhere soon but I'll just quickly go over what's been going on.

I'm here, I'm mostly moved into my dorm. I love my roommates, suit mates, and all the other girls (there's only eleven of us so I had better like them all). I have a really cool dorm we have cathedriel ceilings and my lounge has huge windows going all the way up to the ceiling (which overlook the lake). So basically we have an awesome dorm.

Yesterday we went out on the lake and got to do all kinda of stuff. I went wake boarding but there was also tubing and swimming and stuff like that.

I think I know all of the other students names by now. I'm a little confused about these two guys just because they are identical twins so nobody really knows which is which, but I think I almost have it :-) but with only 24 students it should be pretty easy to get everyone straight.

Well I gotta go now, sorry I couldn't go into more detail about anything, but hopefully I'll have more time later.

Time to Say Goodbye :-(

Well in 7 hours I will be off. I can't believe how fast the past 6.5 months have gone (how long it's been since I decided to go to WWC). It's crazy.
These past few weeks I've had to say a lot of goodbyes and through that I've realized how blessed I really am. I have so many amazing people in my life who are so supportive of me and I don't deserve it. I am so grateful to each and every one of you, thanks for always being there for me and being such amazing people. I have learned a lot from you as well, I pray to God that one day I can become more like the people who have made such an impact on me.
So I guess this is goodbye. I will miss you all so much. Please keep me updated on everything that's going on in all of your lives. I can't promise that I will get to write back much because I don't know how much free time I will have yet, but I will try. Love you all. See you in December.
Until then,
Emily

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

One Week and Two Days Left

Well I seem to be on my way to being ready to go. I ordered all my books for the fall semester today (a grand total of $71.58). I have almost finished packing everything up (although my room is a disaster). All that seems to be left to do is buy a laptop (which is already underway I just haven't clicked "place order" yet).

I still haven't decided how I feel about leaving to go to college over 1,000 miles away yet. Sometimes I am really excited but other times I just want my last week and two days to go really really slowly. It will be a different experience to be sure, I am excited for everything that I'm gonna learn (in class and out) but until I get a little more used to it it's gonna be hard. Basicly I am really excited for after the uncomfortable "new" things have become a little more familiar and "comfortable". Not that I wanna be comfortable cause by now I've learned that that harder things are the better they are for me. So I guess you could say that I am excited, but at the same time I know it's gonna be hard so that keeps me from getting too excited.

One More Thing

I forgot to add that I will not have a camera with me this year :-( I am really really sad about this but I'll try to make the best of it. I will however try to add some photos that my fellow students take...but no promises.