Some Spring Cleaning

Okay, okay...I  promised a while back that an (ever-exciting) update on my life would be coming soon. So, let me take care of a few housekeeping things before the last two months of school officially take over.

• Today: my last real day of Spring Break before I head off to San Diego again tomorrow (today?). It felt like the quickest day ever...and then I realized that it was only 23 hours. Thank you, Daylight Savings Time. Nevertheless, it was the best day I have had while home and was packed with the people that I love. 
• My hair: enough people are asking about it, so here's the due explanation. Yes, I died my hair blonde a month ago. And, yes, that was followed two weeks later by yet another Target box. This time of dark brown. Why? I figure it's just hair. It was honestly a spur of the moment decision and much better (you're welcome, mother and father) than the other options that trail boredom: tattoos, piercings, or trips to Mexico. A form of car-less, stranded, freshman fun...if you will. I have to say, though, that the lovely "chestnut brown" that L'Oreal promised me has now faded to a lovely...um...ginger. Guess I just wasn't meant for the dark side. 
• This summer: cannot come soon enough. Don't get me wrong, I have loved my freshman year. And exactly two months from now, when I am driving away from Point Loma with all of life packed away into boxes, I will be a mess. I have formed so many great friendships already that I don't want to lose any sort of connection with over the summer. However, I am ready to stop spending the money and start making the money, if you know what I mean. Since I got my lifeguarding certification, I have been applying all around Olympia, but am praying/hoping/more seriously praying that I will be able to work at The Valley. I'd really rather not go with options B or C, which include nasty community pools (AKA babysit and clean up after little monsters all day) and other situations which do not cater to my goal of making money/not being albino by the end of the summer (AKA 30 minutes away, indoor Great Wolf Lodge). But, I'll be happy (errr, joyful) wherever I'm placed. And even happier to be with my friends and family for good!
• My cat: I don't think has once left my side since I've been home. This includes eating, sleeping, and bathroom-ing.
• The rest of school: I'm finishing up the second half of my classes when I return to school on Monday, since we are on semesters at Point Loma. This means another 8 weeks of Calculus 2, Computer Programming, Psychology, and Bible. I really am enjoying my schedule this semester, as I did last semester as well. Calc and Computer Programming are where the majority of my work comes from, but hey, I can't complain, right? I chose it. Psychology 101 seems to be the joke of freshman year, but I have actually been realizing a lot about myself and others through it. We have "convocation" once a week (lecture), "small group" once a week also (a few freshman paired with a Psychology major), and "sections" (our individual teachers) twice a week--constituting this general ed class. And then there's Bible...or, for the second half of the semester, New Testament 101. For anyone who goes to my school, simply hearing the name John Wright evokes an array of laughs and fond comments. He's been great; it's honestly a talent to make the history and geography of the Bible somewhat interesting. At least, to a bunch of sun-hungry California kids stuck inside a basement at 1:30 four days a week. I'm learning so much from this class as well, but most especially how the Old Testament and New Testament are irrevocably intertwined.
• Big days: This past Friday, my brother turned 18! Shout out to the kid who has been, and not only by force, my biggest ally to this day. He's definitely a winner. I also officially turned nineteen and a half on March 12th...which is exciting not only for the fact that I will no longer be a "teen" in six months, but it also signals another approaching big day! One of my best friends is getting married on September 17th, and I have the honor of being a bridesmaid in her wedding. We ordered our dresses this week and it is really beginning to hit me that someone nearly my age is going to be LIVING with a boy. Cooking for him. Cleaning for him. Sharing a bed with him. Ummm, let me just tell you, even as I approach twenty, the thought of this all is absolutely beyond me. Which leads me to my last point...
• Me: I have realized, as of late, how much I really need to grow up. Okay, let's be honest, I have enough trouble remembering to clean my cat's litter box. Or not locking myself out of my house/room when I leave. I am so self-centered/concerned at this point in my life that I can't even imagine attempting to take care of anyone else as well, let alone a family. As ironic as this is going to sound, in order to take so much of my vision off myself, I need to be more attentive to my own spiritual and emotional growth. When I am strengthening the inward, I am so much better equipped for the outward. The rest of college is not going to be a time of pursuing potential Mr's, or "going out"..."just for fun." I feel the Lord strongly calling me to a season of independence and uninhibited devotion to Him in order to be a better servant to those around me.

Well, that's all in Maseyland for tonight...since Lomaland is still 18 hours, a plane ride, and maybe a little tsunami away. Have a blessed Sunday.