Highlights

So, here in the uber-exciting world of NA, I am sitting around waiting to move. But I have to spend my days doing something, right? Right. So I have decided to share with you some of the highlights of my days.

1. The Great and Mighty... On Demand Channel

I have discovered that if I save my favorite shows to watch in the middle of the day, I actually have something to look forward. Couple that with me working in the evenings and more than one show I watch coming on at a time, and well... Thank you, on demand.

2. Just what shows am I watching?

                                      

            Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva. Got sucked into this one last season. Typical model-died-and-came-back-as-overweight-chick storyline.

Newest Favorite Show Award

Spy with a good looking, funny, blind best friend working for the CIA. What's not to love?

Because if I'm going to watch a daytime talk show... Why would I not watch Ellen? New Season starts soon...

Others include: Ace of Cakes, the Today Show with Kathy Lee and Hoda... Etc.

3. Making Food

This is usually Limited to lunch and dinner. Sometimes breakfast, sometimes just a cup of coffee. Lunch is usually my new favorite: Whole Wheat tortilla, refried beans, cooked onions and green pepper with salsa. Mmm.

4. Checking the Mail

5. Talking to Friends on the Internet

Like this one. Bad pic of me. Christie looks lovely as always.

6. Reading Books

Mostly totally useless fiction from the Teen Fiction section of the library. And when I say mostly... I mean maybe all but two books I've read all summer. And that's a long list of books. Amazon is running out of books to recommend that the library system has in it's arsenal.

7. Monterry's

As I cannot find an actual picture of Monterrey's... Nothing compares. So, sorry, come experience it for yourself.

8. ...Hm. Nope, that's pretty much it.

A Fond Farewell

Returning from the City of My Heart is always bittersweet. This time much more so than usual. I don't actually know when I will get to go back to Charleston. Charleston has truly become my home away from home, and occasionally more home than my real home.
Today was a day at odds with itself for me. While everyone was moving in, getting reunited, saying hello, I was saying goodbye. As my friends unpack boxes, I continue putting my things into them. I have just a few more weeks left before I move and I highly doubt I will make it back to Charleston before Christmas and even then it will be a quick trip.
But today I did gain a new perspective. I spent (hopefully not) my last Sunday at Summit. Jon gave a challenge to us to give our trials, our worries, our fear to God. And man, have I been afraid of this move. But I took that step of faith and gave it over. Whatever happens, may it be to the Glory of God. He holds my future and he is far greater than my plans.
May I no longer be afraid of what may come and what may happen. I am nervous, yes, but I'm sure David was a bit nervous when he faced Goliath, too. To be nervous is one thing, to be afraid is another. Mostly, I worry about my own sense of direction and my car exploding in the middle of the road. Too bad I can't do my internship in Amish country. Horses are much more reliable than the Neon.
And so I bid a fond farewell to Charleston. You hold some of my dearest memories, dearest friends, and always a place in my heart.

Life After College

Tomorrow is a rather big day. Tomorrow we move my little brother into his dorm room for his freshman year of college. Woah. Where did time go? Not so much "I can't believe Chris is old enough to go to college" but "Wait a minute- I'm old enough to have a brother in college!" I can still remember MY first move in, my first roommates, moving down the hall two weeks later, my first musical, meeting some of my very best friends. 

My very first class was Sight Singing and Ear Training. It was awful. It didn't really get better as time went on. Such is life. I passed all four semesters and that's what counts.

I joined the cast of Showboat to escape the confines of my room and my awful roommates. That started my Musical Theater career; it was the first and last time I would perform on stage. It was, however, my jumpstart into my most exciting career as Stage Manager. Woot.

Showboat also brought some interesting people into my life. And aren't I glad I have them. =)

After Christmas, school settled into a fairly easy routine. Class. Eat. Goof off. Repeat.

Man, has life changed since that year. I have since seen the inside of a cat. Be thankful there are no pictures. Gross.

I never thought I'd say it, but I'm really going to miss school this year. While I still have no diploma, and I'm technically still a student, no class for me! Instead, I have to move to the wilds of the mountains to do my internship. No classes, no caf, few familiar faces...  Scary. =/

So, here's to the start of the next chapter of my life: Life After College

But first, a few parting thoughts to my dear Alma Mater...

To the "Living with Alligators" poster in Russell West: Thank you for the constant reminder not to pet alligators. 

To Jimmy, the Caf Guy: Thank you for not making Philly Cheese Stakes everyday. I'd weight 1000 lbs.

To the weird looking Duck in the reflection pond: Just how long HAVE you been living there?

To my crazy Korean piano teacher: Let's face it- I'm never going to use those Chopin pieces in Music Therapy. My piano skills with classical music are not therapeutic in any way.

To the Security Guards: Don't quit your day jobs. Unless you're on the day staff. Then you may consider quitting.

To the Creepy Janitor with the Gerry Curl: Ew.

To Those People Who Say We Don't Have a Flooding Problem: Try visiting on a rainy day.

And to all my friends: Thanks for making my life all it is today. I couldn't have done it without you.