Runs, Strips, and Tornadoes

Yesterday we had a tornado warning on the campus of North Greenville University. I couldn't help but laugh at this occurrence, even though it was a somewhat dangerous situation. First we were told to go into the gym, which is strongly advised against on Weather.com, where they say to avoid large buildings such as gymnasiums. So I just stayed in my dorm room and kept looking out the window to see if I could get a cool picture. Too bad nothing ever came of the dark clouds except for rain. I think it would be incredible to see a tornado just sweep down through the campus, but I wish it could do it without any damage. That would be awesome! I've been watching some tornado videos and getting pumped about going to chase one. Probably won't ever do it though :)



Labor Day is coming up. With Labor Day comes the start of the college football season. This year, Chick-fil-A is sponsoring the College Kickoff Game between Clemson and Alabama in Atlanta on Saturday night at 8 pm EST. After that game, on Monday, every Chick-fil-A across the country will be giving away FREE CHIK-N-STRIPS from 10:30 am to 10:00 pm for anyone wearing any type of football jersey or shirt. Go by your local Chick-fil-A(s), wear your football apparel, and get your free 3-count of strips with some Chick-fil-A sauce!

On another note, I had a great 3-mile run today (on the treadmill) and I think it was the first time I've ran 3 miles before. So yeah, that felt really good and I am hoping to stay diligent about eating healthy as well so I can lose some of my unsightly jiggly places! I'm gonna leave you for now, if there is anyone reading this leave a comment so I know I'm not just writing things to myself! Thanks, have a super evening/day...

Senior Year

Typical blog subject, I know. Everyone always talks about how "it's their senior year, only one year left" blah blah blah. But now that I am in that position I totally understand the feeling. I'm not necessarily ready to explode out of NGU because I have loved it here. I think that 6 months from now I will be ready to graduate though.

Classes start tomorrow and my schedule isn't too bad. Cost and Intermediate Accounting are going to be my toughest classes. Then I have Advertising, E-Commerce Marketing, International Marketing, and Professional Development Seminar. Hopefully I can get all A's. That would be fantastic.

I am looking forward to working at Chick-fil-A Pelham Road again and bringing in that steady income even if it's not all that much; every little bit helps. Having a new and reliable car will also make me feel better about making the 20 mile drive back and forth to work.

I do enjoy having a 2000 Nissan Maxima although I have had to pay for repairs already but I am hoping nothing else will go wrong with it in the near future. I am fully trusting the Lord with the car as well as a lot of other things that I need to turn completely over to Him and allow Him to guide me and take care of me.

Well, other than that I don't really have much else to write about now. I think I'm going to hit the sack and get rested for the first day of classes and chapel tomorrow. Stay tuned for next time!

End of my junior year

It's almost the end of my junior year! Time sure has gone by fast, but I have enjoyed every minute of it. We had our last day of classes today, and tomorrow the exams begin. I have two tomorrow at 10 am and 2 pm, then one Saturday at 10 am, and two on Monday at 10 am and 2 pm.

I have been studying practically all day, and it feels so unusual for this semester. I just feel like even though I am taking 20 hours, the classes have not been really that hard or required all that much work. I have found myself with a lot of free time, which I don't always use in the most productive or beneficial way. I don't even know how many classes I have skipped this semester...it has been way too many though...I've been pretty slack. But I am still managing to keep good grades, and will hopefully pull out 5 A's and 1 B for my final grades.

People are always complaining about my school, and I often find myself doing the same thing. It's not that hard to bash on the school too, because there are "so many rules and stuff"...that's the main reason everyone whines and complains about it. I think that overall, North Greenville does a decent job at keeping the rules reasonable and I can understand the ultimate reason(s) they want these rules to stay in place. 1) To keep the school's good reputation that Dr. Epting has diligently built over the last 15 or so years. 2) Doing the best to keep God at the focus of our lives at NGU, and of course this doesn't always happen...but who's perfect? So, with all that said, I still think that the students and some of the faculty and staff are treated like children at NGU, and then they wonder why a lot of people act like kids. If you treat someone like a 10 year old, then odds are they will act like a 10 year old. However, it definitely does not give us the right to act like a 10 year old even if they may treat us like one. God calls us to be mature and respectful as Christians, and I am constantly catching myself in an immature or disrespectful state and am trying to improve in that aspect of my life (though it is a daunting task).

Well I just wanted to say some random stuff. Hopefully it made some sense, or maybe it only makes sense in my head. I hope I am not using faulty logic here...That would be terrible.

I will be thinking about what to write about next...Peace out until then! I will leave you with a video of a great worship song: