Life and All it's Glory

Well people I'm back from my short little break on blogging in hopes that I will be able to blog about the positive aspects of my life.

I feel that it is so important for people to always try to look on the bright side of things/situations. I must say that in the past couple of weeks it has been very easy for me to see that silver lining, if not just a little difficult to keep my thoughts from returning back to those more darker parts of the cloud every once in awhile. So I took a step back from my blogging in order to give myself some time to remember what I had vowed never to do on this blog, which would be to pour my negative feelings onto my readers. There are too many good things in this world to waste my time and breathe on the negative ones.

So I guess I'll start by filling you in on the biggest changes in my life since the last time that I've blogged.

As most of you already know, I moved out of the 48th Street House last Monday, but what some of you might not know is that I am now living in my parent's, perfect for one, RV camper on Loop 289. At first I was a little dubious about my current accommodations but have grown to love the cute little camper with it's AMAZINGLY soft bed. (thanks to one of those thicker than thick memory foam mattresses.) My little camper has given me a place in which I can relax, be myself, and completely let go of the stresses of the day. I've found that I am able to concentrate more on school now and studying has become much easier with the lack of stress at the place I call home.

As for other aspects of camper life, such as for food, Matthew and I have had to become creative in the way we shop for groceries. We typically cook our dinner together seeing as it is the only time in which we see each other during the week, so in the small confines of my kitchen we have had to learn to work together in preparing our dinner. I have to admit, it's become one of my favorite parts of the evening, it's an adventure all on it's own.

We've also had to learn to do without TV, instead we have started having movie nights. (Movie, popcorn, candy..etc.) Matthew and I have tried taking turns picking out movies for Movie Night but have many times ended up with 2 movies. (What can I say, we're hard headed) I must admit; however, Matthew has had a better run in picking the good movies.

Overall I have to admit that moving into camper has been the best move I'm made since deciding to live with my BFF, Jessica. (Oh the good days!) The only things I can say that I miss about living in the house were getting to see Katie everyday, and having my girls with me. But to rectify the first situation, Katie and I are going to try and resume our workout together. As for the girls, they are visiting Grandma and Papa for the next 2 months. My Mom and Dad have offered to watch the girls despite their busy schedules due to the lack of space in the camper, and from what I've heard, are becoming quite spoiled.

Despite this past week being full of deep, dark, down times, it was also filled with some of the best and brightest times of my college career. One such time was the Monday night that I moved out of 48th Street House. After getting off work my parents took all of my friends and I (Matthew, Jessica, Katie, Thomas, and Robert) out to eat at Joe's Crab Shack. We had an amazing time and were the last people to leave the restaurant. I think I laughed more that night than I had in weeks. (Mom and her brain freeze, and Dad and his patron) It was just so good to see my parents and have their support and my friends support in a time that I needed them most. I feel that in the past week I have become closer to my parent's and my friends and it makes me realize that I'm such a lucky person to have people who not only believe in me but who I believe in.

Another amazing night was this past Friday night. Jessica, Matthew, Katie, Thomas, and I had an all nighter. (Kevin, Kara and Carolyn were also there but left around 3.) A few of us fell asleep more than others(*cough* Matthew). Haha I was lucky, I managed to grab the couch somewhere around 4 in the morning (while others tried to sleep on the floor). We had so much fun, just hanging out and playing games. The next morning around 9:30 after a very long night we all went to Ihop and tried to stay awake while waiting for our food. I keep trying to keep myself from thinking about the fact that this will be the last semester that we're all going to be together like this. It's bittersweet. But until graduation day we all are trying to get together as much as possible.

Sunday Night was another fun experience. Matthew and I went over to Jess's Apt. to cook pork chops with my red wine sauce. Jess and I did most of the cooking, lol while Matthew kept inquiring when it would be ready. We then watched Big Love, which I have to admit is addicting if only for it's dysfunctional view on life. I think we left Jess's house sometime after 12.

As you can tell Matthew and I have been staying busy and having fun in healthy ways. I have to admit sometimes I'm jealous of Matthew for still having one more year left here at Texas Tech. I will miss all the things that I have become accustom to such as being able to get just about anywhere in town in about 15 minutes. (Mall, restaurants, work, etc..) But I am also glad to be going home for a year and being able to be with my parents before moving out for good and moving to gosh knows where. Right now Matthew and I are relying on God to show us the direction in which he wants us to go. Many changes are in our future, some very good, some scary, and some unknown.

I suppose I've done a pretty good job at filling you in for now, but I'll have to go back and post some pictures from before this past week. I'll try to keep in touch better over the next couple of months.

Love,
Kasey