Summer is so wonderful. I’ve been relaxing, enjoying time with my family, and, of course, cooking. I made dinner for my mom last night (for Mother’s Day) and it was one of our favorites: Orecchiette Pasta with Caramelized Onions, and Blue Cheese. She loved it! I’m hoping to spend some time in restaurant kitchens over the summer and I might get a part-time job at a catering company. It would be so exciting to get that kind of hands-on experience.
What do you get with a beautiful Nashville day, no school, great friends, and a great idea??? A trip to the Nashville Zoo on Dead Day!! Dead Day, for those who don't know, is supposed to be a "study day" before exams start. However, most of my exams were before Dead Day, so I got to just hang out with friends!
Finals week is finally here and I'm feeling furiously forlorn. Ok, maybe I'm not, but I did enjoy using all those F's in the last sentence. I think my finals week is a lot more relaxed than everybody else I know. I've got a final in Psych on Tuesday and that's it, aside from having to turn in a paper in one class and a final portfolio in my Creative Writing class. It's funny to think that another year has come and gone and I'm sitting here with nothing to do but read and write, and read and write, and read and write some more. Oh, yeah, and hang out with friends.
School is almost done but baseball is hopefully far from over. We still play a few weeks after school is out. Pretty awesome. As I sit here and write this blog, I have 2 more finals to go. I should be studying but it is good to get away from the books and take a break every once in a while. It is that time of year where everyone around Belmont is packing, studying, and getting ready for summer. I am extremely excited. It's going to be a great summer.
I am almost finished with my junior year of college. Personally, I have come to the conclusion that the concept of time is impossible to follow. I am not quite sure where it goes. It disappears and vanishes just like the morning mist on a cool Sunday morning.
It's finally here! At 4 PM today I will have officially completed my freshman year of college. I can't believe it!! Finals week actually hasn't been that stressful for me. Thankfully, my exams were spaced out so I was able to focus on one at a time. On Wednesday, Dead Day, my friends and I went to the Dead Day Carnival and it was so much fun! We had a picnic outside since the weather was so nice. After spending some time at the carnival, I decided that it was time to start packing. A few hours later, I had (almost) everything packed into boxes and my friends helped me load them into my car. It's so sad to think about leaving - I've had a wonderful semester and I'm really going to miss the people I've met here.
So, it seems my life is increasingly insane, but I'm not overwhelmed yet. I've got a presentation due next week, and while it only has to be 5 to 7 minutes long, I'm also preparing for another presentation the week after, and that really needs to be done by Monday. In the midst of all that, I've got two quizzes I need to study for and a quiz in my Psychology Lab. I also have to read for my Creative Writing class on next Thursday, so I can't say I'm slowing down much.
I cannot believe this year is almost over. It seems like just yesterday I was applying for Belmont and now summer is in our midst. I have had a great year. I'd like to recap a few things that I have got to experience and be a part of thus far.
Here goes....
One thing I love about Belmont, besides the wonderful cafeteria food, is the fact that you see random celebrities around campus at any given moment. This past week, anywhere you looked, there was a big name in country music. Why? Well...the CMT Awards of course!
Right now, I am enduring one of the most hectic weeks of the entire semester. The school work, the tests and the group papers are somewhat overwhelming; however, I am so thankful that the Lord enables me to climb over that mountain in order to reach the highest elevation! (Pictured to the right is a picture of my friend, Molly, and I outside the Curb Cafe -- one of the coolest dining places on campus!)
As I write this I am sitting outside in the courtyard, enjoying the 70-degree weather that we've had recently in Nashville. The tulips are blooming and the sun is shining - it's a beautiful day. I can't believe that in just two short weeks my mom will be here and we will be preparing to load up my little red Mercury Sable to make the nine-hour drive back to Kansas City! I still remember move-in day like it was yesterday; I remember meeting my roommates for the first time, spending hours unpacking and organizing, and just wondering what my first year of college had in store for me. The past two semesters have been wonderful, and I really can't wait to come back this fall.
It's the first week back from Spring Break and I feel like I've already been here for a month. It's also weird knowing that there's only a month left until summer. I can't believe the semester has come to a close so quickly. On the upside, I had a good Spring Break 08! I just went back to good ole Franklin, TN and spent time with the fam, did a couple photo shoots, when to a show, and spent time with friends. It was all the makings of an incredible week and a half!
Being 11 hours away from home and spending Easter and Spring break here in Nashville can be a scary and lonely experience. Good thing I have great friends. 
I am so proud to say that Spring break was definitely rock-awesome. For break, I went to go visit my buddy Brian in Spring, Texas. Throughout the break, we ended up going to a Houston Rockets game, visiting his friends in Austin, catching a movie and just relaxing. Thankfully, I was so happy because of the warmer weather. It was definitely much warmer in Texas than it is in the great state of Tennessee. [Pictured above is my cousin Jessa to the left -- Me in the center -- and my buddy Brian to the right.]
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