What Happened?

This week was full of exciting events! Some bad ones.. and some good ones.

Friday we went to the Anberlin concert! That was awesome! It's so crazy how we get to go to real concerts for free because of Liberty! It's great.

On Saturday my good friend and mentor had her second baby! Isaiah William is his name and he is absolutely beautiful! I can't at all wait to meet him during Christmas time! I just hope he doesn't grow too much by then!

Saturday we also went to see The Lion King in 3D. It blew my mind. I loved every second of it. I swear, if you think you know someone who has seen The Lion King more times than me or who loves it more than me, I'd be surprised. I LOVE The Lion King. I loved it as a kid and I think I might even love it more now than I did then. It was so fun to go back to my childhood and see it in a movie theater!

This week, my lap top also went kaput! It was sad. And stressful for a little bit because that meant I needed a new one. It quickly turned into a blessing though, because I have been wanting a new MacBook Pro for months now, and so I finally got to get one! I love love love it. So much. Expect more updates simply because all I want to do is play with my new computer! (Who I happened to name Michelangelo)

I do have a question for you guys though. What should I get as decal stickers for it? These two are my top two that I like that I've found. But I'm still not set. Which do you like most? Zebra or Leopard?

Also during this crazy week, my roommates and I killed a gigantic spider that set up camp outside our dorm! It was disgusting.

This has been a good week. It's been crazy. College in full gear!

We get Fall Break this week, so no school Thursday or Friday!

My goal starting now is to update several times a week! We'll see how that goes.







xo|Austin

A Week in the Life.

...of your average college kid.

Friday:

Borrow an extremely kind friend's car for the afternoon and go shopping, job hunting, and Frozen Yogurt eating.

Afterward, go back to my dorm and bake for hours like the little Martha Stewart wannabe I really am. I made banana cookies, those oreo cupcakes I was telling you about, and peanutbutter cookies for Matt (they're his favorite.)

What did I learn from my baking experiences? I have a lot of work to do to become a Martha Stewart.

Saturday:

Set my alarm for 7 am so I can get a good chunk of studying in before the tailgating party. Turn my alarm off and sleep till ten. Wake up and kind of study, but mostly just raid Pinterest.

Go to the tailgate party! Have a blast and eat too much. Lose every game of Bocci Ball I play, meet Jerry Falwell, and co-win the dessert competition.

Go to the Liberty vs JMU football game--front row!

After Matt and I went to dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse!

Sunday:

Slept in until 11! Studied all day. Stressed about a needing a car.

Overreacted over the stress and had a good cry.

Monday:

Went to classes and studied.

Oh and went to the gym.

That's all.

Tuesday:

Woke up sick... AGAIN.

Had two finals before noon.

ROCKED THEM.. kinda.

Slept for an hour.

Studied more.

Went to Hall Meeting at 10.

Studied more.

Slept.

Wednesday:

Woke up still sick.

Anatomy Lab Practical at 8 am (THAT'S JUST WRONG)

Convocation at 10. At Convo, we had Gracia Burnham speak. She was so inspirational and it really made you take a step back and reexamine what is important to your life!

Took my last final in GNED and relaxed for the rest of the day! Thankful to be done with exams.

I got a care package from Matt's mom!

Chruch that night, Clayton King continued on in his relationship series and it was so good!

Afterward Matt and I went to talk to him about how much we appreciate his sermon series and Matt wanted to invite him to ride quads soon!

Thursday:

Sick as a dog still.

In my first class, my least favorite teacher on campus subbed in for my teacher--great start to a day.

Finished through the school day--took a nap.

Read some wedding magazines, since I got 5 in the mail this week! Thanks to Wendy and Cindi!

I wrote some reply letters to the seven people who wrote me this week!

I watched Water for Elephants and part of Soul Surfer.

Then I went to the gym to end the night.

Friday:

Went to Ministry Chapel in the pouring down rain.

Went to GNED in the pouring down rain.

Went to Evan in the pouring down rain.

Went to Health class in the pouring down rain.

Came back to my dorm and changed into the warmest clothes I have!

So needless to say, I've had better weeks.

I'm so ready to not be sick anymore! I feel horrible.

But it was a learning week.

Like I learned that my roomates like to make fun of me for singing in the shower... not cool. ;]

And I learned that I really really really like mail.

And I learned that I think I am going to buy a wedding dress back home.

And I learned about missions and martyrdom since this week is "Mission's Week" at Liberty.

And I am continually learning about myself at my worst, and why I need God's help.

I learned how well Matt handles things when I am in a bad mood.

I learned how much working out makes things better!

Life at Liberty is going well, guys.

I miss home but it is worth it.

Thank you for the letters and the care packages, I love them so much!

Keep praying I could get a job!

Exciting news:

1. Amy Ihde is having her baby today, maybe even has already had him. His name is Isaiah. And I cannot wait to meet him.
2. Free Anberlin concert tonight!

Miss you all!

Chao,


xo/Austin