Don't Mess With Me!

This 5 second video has cracked me up every time I've seen it. Trust me - I know how stupid it is but you have to admit, it's pretty funny :)



Don't forget to scroll down and read my "Just Checking In" entry!

Just Checking In

I know that my entries during the summer have been few and far between but I promise I haven't forgotten about this lovely blog. My days have included exploring and enjoying North Carolina, hanging out with Mom and Sam, and of course watching my favorite summer shows (Big Brother 8 and So You Think You Can Dance!). I've had a lot of time to discover things about myself - about what is important to me, about what I want out of my life, and about certain things that I need to change in order to make what I want happen. That's all I really want to say about that - I just want everyone to know that I've used my alone time for good :)

So I will be leaving North Carolina on Sunday and that comes with a lot of emotion. I'm anxious because I've gotten used to my lazy, relaxed way of life for the past couple of months and everything will change when I get back to Florida. I will be living on my own and I have to get ready to go back to school. It will be close to 9 months since I've been in school. I know that is not that long but I think it will take a bit of time to get back in my routine of studying and homework and blah blah blah. I'm excited because I will finally be in the same town as Eric - we've been waiting over 2 years for this. That will definitely be different - hopefully we don't kill each other ;) j/k! I'm sad because it is nice having my Mom so close when I need her. When I decided on Rollins I thought I would be moving to a place closer to my family. I will miss them more than I can explain. I'm scared because I'm still not convinced that I have chosen the right path to go to graduate school. I know it will be something that will only benefit me but I don't want to fail and I don't want to find out I made a mistake. I don't want to fail in the MBA program and I don't want to fail in my job. I know I will have a lot of responsibility which is something that I have always said that I want out of a job so I guess this is my time to prove to myself that I have what it takes to be successful. I've never been a quitter and don't plan on starting to be one now. Just pray for me that things will go smoothly - although, I have come to realize in life, nothing can go exactly the way that you want it to but in those situations are where a person grows and becomes stronger.

When the semester starts I plan on blogging more frequently and I know you all are waiting by your computers in anticipation for the next entry. Until then I will leave you with a few pictures from my adventures with my Mom, Eric and Sam in North Carolina.


He is such a character!


Beautiful North Carolina Sunset!


Kayaking on Lake Mackintosh


My view from the kayak :)


Stopped at a viewing area on the side of the highway - Do you see the mountain?! :) I was excited! lol


See? Excited! haha!


We saw that the state line was only 10 miles away so we just kept driving!


We stopped at Pilot Mountain on the way back (the mountain in the picture with my Mom) - gorgeous!


Eric tried to be an artistic photographer. I must say, I kinda like this picture :)


He is the King of the Mountain! :) He just liked scaring me by getting as close to the edge as possible.

OH! And the bugs are definitely interesting around here. Well interesting may not be the right word...but they are different. I have a Black Widow living outside of my window with an egg ready to hatch in a week or so. And to my surprise I woke up a couple days ago and realized she decided to lay another egg! Geez! She has been busy ;) Here she is with her first egg. And yes - she is as big as she looks...gross...



And here is a short video of a bug I have never encountered before. I think he was doing some kind of tail wagging mating call to the same kind of bug that was a little higher on my window :) Oh bug love - how cute haha. (Just disregard the TV commercial noise in the background lol)



Thats just a peek into my hiatus from blog writing. Talk to you soon!!

Coincidence

I'm sitting at Panera Bread because that is about the only place that I will get internet for a while. So forgive me if it takes me awhile to get back to you. I'm finally in Burlington and getting settled into my new house. I have made a friend which makes it not so boring. I've also been trying to find a new church to attend will I am up here. I went to a place called Integrity Church this past weekend. It was nice, nothing wrong with it at all, it just didn't fit with what I wanted.

So my mom gave me a newspaper article on a church called Pine Ridge Church. By the looks of the article, it seems like it will be a lot like Genesis Church which obviously makes me want to check it out. The church is so new that they are only having preview services right now. So I will only be able to go to one before I head back to Florida.

So anyways, the article gave a website so I had it down on my "things to look up" when I finally got internet again. So I'm in Panera (Like 20 minutes ago) and I remember to look up this church. I looked on the website and was just clicking around when a guy walked up to my table and says "I don't mean to look at your computer and what you are looking at, but that is my church - I am the lead pastor" I was shocked! So of course I shake his hand, introduce myself and tell him I'll be there on the 22nd for their next preview service.

Their leadership team was having their meeting at Panera at the same time I am there - coincidence? Maybe, but still pretty cool!!

Anyways, thats the most excited thing that has happened since I've been here - thought I would share :)