So I know it seems like I'm posting every day, but a lot goes on inside my head!
Sorry to any this may refer to, but College Freshmen are such pains! Seriously! I just started a new class and I'm a Junior in college, working on the last of my credits and I get a stupid freshman in this 200 level class I'm taking and she just won't shut up. Seriously, was I this annoying when I was a freshy? I don't think so. So the class is Germ 211 and so we're getting asked questions to develop our non-existant German skills and the teacher asks, who walks to work or school (auf Deutsch naturlich). Now this was funny to us all, because HELLO, the KMC is huge, and nobody lives close to the bases, not enough to walk, and it's cold! Well this silly freshy raises her hand and is all, I do. I wanted to hit her. We all looked at her, like what the crap are you smoking? She's all, I don't have a car so I walk everywhere. We then asked her where she lives and she said somewhat of a distant village, I just had to roll my eyes and act like I wasn't annoyed. Ga'll. Stupid freshies!
I was so mad tonight, I got asked to go to dinner. This guy I've met and know has been asking me to go out with him for a while, we went out Thursday to a movie, but it was a bunch of people. Then Saturday I went to dinner with him, but again, it was like a multiple date thing, so finally tonight he gets me asked out for just him and I. So I'm like cool. Well there was this halloween party for our ward tonight and I didn't think it would be a big deal. But then I found out my family was going to go as the PHX Suns. I was a little sad. I wanted to be a part of it. I just didn't know. I should have called and changed times with my date. I'm sure he wouldn't have minded, but it just seemed rude to do so. Grr...
I found a company that fast quoted me to ship my car from Germany to PHX for 1450. Not a bad quote. But things could be added to that price because again, just a fast quote. I'm still not sure what I'm doing, but I have to have something prepared just in case.
Ok, well, it's 2330, and I'm a bit worn. I'm going to get some shut eye. I've been falling asleep for a while now, so here I go off... to.... bed.......
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Prayers
So Spencer gave the lesson at FHE tonight and it was on prayers. I found it applying so much to my life and everything I'm going through right now, it's crazy!
Spencer started out with the story of Enos. You know it's so funny because I was feeling so frustrated last night with me being confused about what to do about life that I told my mom I was going to pray all night and all day just like Enos until the Lord gave me an answer or was so annoyed by me complaining to him that he would pound the answer into my head. And now Spud was talking about Enos in his lesson. Man, let me tell you. Spencer talked about how Enos refered to his praying as wrestling. Man, could it be any closer to what I am feeling now? Seriously, I go this way, I go that way, I can't make up my mind. I can, but then things change. I get frustrated at myself, it makes me mad! Spud said that sometimes the Lord allows us to make our own decisions and he trusts us to do that. I understand that, but really, I need some more guidance than that. I need to know what I need to do. I feel like I should go back to AZ to do school. But who knows.
Tomorrow I am meeting with a physical therapist to talk about questions I have with the field. The good thing is that he went to the school I'm looking into and I want to know all about that too. I'm excited, I have so many questions, but I can't volunteer at the hospital there, not until after the new year, and it's driving me crazy. If I go home, it will be around the 4th of Jan or so. GRRR!
This weekend I am confirmed to go to Holland, I just have to get the church's hostel taken care of. I am excited. I need a trip; what better time than to include the temple in it. Rome is next weekend, and earlier today I was mad for buying my ticket without having a hotel/hostel lined up. And then I was mad cuz I'm trying to save to go home and I'm spending 200$$ on a plane fare (I know that's not a lot for going to Rome). But the good news, with plane and hostel it's only 250. Now I just have to get the money for like the taxi to the hostel. I hear the airport is not close to Rome at all! Grr. Oh well. TAXI would be fun to get to drive through and see Rome first.
My trip to Berlin may be getting postponed. I need to get new tires for my car and that is not cheap. Ah well, I hope Sis. G will understand. After that trip, no more traveling for me,I'm done. Man. So, I've been jabbering on about my day and weeks to come.
I was so excited to get home today and blog. I'm happy to finally have a place where I can blog without needing to travel to another city to do so. I mean those are always fun to brag on, but yeah, it's good to just vent sometimes.
So I have deemed our outreach/institute center as the Marriage Training Center. Funny thing is one girl said it's just like the REAL MTC because you can't really date in either MTCs. You know what? I've been on more dates while in Germany and around this MTC than I did while I was in AZ. Is that sad? Are my standards being lowered? I don't think so, I just think I finally found some people who like to have some fun. In AZ all the guys were hung up on stupid girls. Ga'll. If and when I go back to AZ I really hope things have changed. I'm not going back for the social life of it, I'm not going back to date, I just don't want to be stuck making friends with only girls haha, we all know how I handle that kind of situation.
Well, I should get off to bed, it's 0100 and I have to be up early to go by the bookstore and buy my books for my History class. Funny thing: I have more college books on my bookshelf than I'm sure any bookstore for any college does. Ok, maybe not, but honestly, I have a TON!
Spencer started out with the story of Enos. You know it's so funny because I was feeling so frustrated last night with me being confused about what to do about life that I told my mom I was going to pray all night and all day just like Enos until the Lord gave me an answer or was so annoyed by me complaining to him that he would pound the answer into my head. And now Spud was talking about Enos in his lesson. Man, let me tell you. Spencer talked about how Enos refered to his praying as wrestling. Man, could it be any closer to what I am feeling now? Seriously, I go this way, I go that way, I can't make up my mind. I can, but then things change. I get frustrated at myself, it makes me mad! Spud said that sometimes the Lord allows us to make our own decisions and he trusts us to do that. I understand that, but really, I need some more guidance than that. I need to know what I need to do. I feel like I should go back to AZ to do school. But who knows.
Tomorrow I am meeting with a physical therapist to talk about questions I have with the field. The good thing is that he went to the school I'm looking into and I want to know all about that too. I'm excited, I have so many questions, but I can't volunteer at the hospital there, not until after the new year, and it's driving me crazy. If I go home, it will be around the 4th of Jan or so. GRRR!
This weekend I am confirmed to go to Holland, I just have to get the church's hostel taken care of. I am excited. I need a trip; what better time than to include the temple in it. Rome is next weekend, and earlier today I was mad for buying my ticket without having a hotel/hostel lined up. And then I was mad cuz I'm trying to save to go home and I'm spending 200$$ on a plane fare (I know that's not a lot for going to Rome). But the good news, with plane and hostel it's only 250. Now I just have to get the money for like the taxi to the hostel. I hear the airport is not close to Rome at all! Grr. Oh well. TAXI would be fun to get to drive through and see Rome first.
My trip to Berlin may be getting postponed. I need to get new tires for my car and that is not cheap. Ah well, I hope Sis. G will understand. After that trip, no more traveling for me,I'm done. Man. So, I've been jabbering on about my day and weeks to come.
I was so excited to get home today and blog. I'm happy to finally have a place where I can blog without needing to travel to another city to do so. I mean those are always fun to brag on, but yeah, it's good to just vent sometimes.
So I have deemed our outreach/institute center as the Marriage Training Center. Funny thing is one girl said it's just like the REAL MTC because you can't really date in either MTCs. You know what? I've been on more dates while in Germany and around this MTC than I did while I was in AZ. Is that sad? Are my standards being lowered? I don't think so, I just think I finally found some people who like to have some fun. In AZ all the guys were hung up on stupid girls. Ga'll. If and when I go back to AZ I really hope things have changed. I'm not going back for the social life of it, I'm not going back to date, I just don't want to be stuck making friends with only girls haha, we all know how I handle that kind of situation.
Well, I should get off to bed, it's 0100 and I have to be up early to go by the bookstore and buy my books for my History class. Funny thing: I have more college books on my bookshelf than I'm sure any bookstore for any college does. Ok, maybe not, but honestly, I have a TON!
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Goals
So I have a goal to get into better shape. I know, HOW DARE I SAY THAT... but it's true. I want to get my legs stronger and my arms better toned. It'd be nice to have a flatter tummy and somewhat shaped abs.
I told myself if I commit to working out and do it for a good 3 weeks I will buy myself a new pair of NIKEs. Haha, I have been eying some. :) And I figure NIKEs would be cheaper than a trip to Paris or something.
Speaking of that, I will update all on my thought process of what to do with my life, brace yourself, somethings are new, some old, but in the end it's all SARA. ;)
So I've been contemplating about life, isn't it a great thing to think? I finally realized that I'm wasting money on staying in Germany, through both traveling (as much as it hurts to say that) and also through UMUC, the school I take classes with. both are sucking the money from me.
So my options are: Go home to ASU and get back to working on my Bachelors or stay in Germany and stop with classes and just travel when I can.
Going home was the winning choice for a while. I was looking forward to it, getting things figured out, it was all looking good. I was writing old friends, I only told 2 of them (Outside of my family), Sean Foley and Stacey Butler, I was going to go home. I was looking for apartments, eying the many job possibilities, it was all looking good.
Until one dark day at Volleyball practice I talked to a girl who has been here for some 8 months and hasn't been out of K-town, let alone Germany. So we talked about where we should go for the next 4 day. Venice came up, then Rome, I bought a plane ticket for Rome, honestly I have never done a more spur of the moment buy, but this was crazy!
So Nov. 9-11, I'm going to Rome. Can someone tell me why? Haha, it's going to be interesting. I can't wait to go, honestly, I think it will be good, buuuuut, hello, I"m supposed to be saving to go home. I mean truly, what am I thinking?
Staying in Germany and just travelling would let me get back to my goal of all 10 temples in Europe and traveling more. I just don't know, is it worth putting my education on hold to travel? I just am not sure if it is.
So the next month's weekends looks like this:
November 2-4: Hague/Amsterdam, Holland, hopefully making it a temple trip
November 9-11: Rome, Italy, with a girl from Volleyball, hopefully nothing will get stolen. I'm honestly thinking about taking disposible cameras with me so it will discourage people from taking my camera.
November 16-18: Volleyball tourney in K-town, can't miss this one, the coach would get mad, don't know why it matters. She caters the team to make her look good anyhow. 8 Sets we played last weekend in a tourney and I didn't get set once. ME, not once! Yeah, I was upset!
November 22-25: Turkey DAY! Should and HOPE to be going to Berlin. I have a friend up there, and I would really like to get up there to see her.
November 30-December 2: Volleyball Tourney in Stuttgart. Oh that is going to be fun, final tourney of the season...
So as you can see I have a full month of stuff to do. And 3/5 weekends are travelling. Ga'll, I love it here, but I still at times feel it is time to move on.
So about moving on, ready for the big life plans? Yeah, ok, they have changed a bit.
Get BS in EXW, then move on to PhD in physical therapy. Here's the part that has changed: go through Baylor's Army school to do it. Yeah, to do that you have to commit to 4 years of military active duty. You know, I'm ok with that. 4 years and they pay for my school and pay me while I'm in school then get out of school and have to serve 4 years basically starting out as a capt. Seriously, do you see a down fall? Oh, so the family may not be present, but it's not like I'm going to put them off for the military. It's just the only way I see obtaining my goals of being a phys therapist and helping out the military and those who serve. It's sad being over here where LRMC is and seeing all the soldiers come through that have to go through it. I just want to help...
The mission you ask? Yeah, it's still in the works, but I'm not putting myself on a timeline where I have to put my papers in 3 months before my mission, I'm not working on a timeline where I have to report the day of my 21st bday. I just will go when the Lord sees it's right for me. Maybe it comes next Dec. Maybe it comes when I'm older. The point is, I am not going to push it and then wonder while I'm on my mission if I'm only out on my mission because I put everything else on hold. I don't want to have that curiosity.
So have I written enough? Have I gotten you updated? I hope so. Cuz I am TIRED, and workout starts tomorrow! Yay!
I told myself if I commit to working out and do it for a good 3 weeks I will buy myself a new pair of NIKEs. Haha, I have been eying some. :) And I figure NIKEs would be cheaper than a trip to Paris or something.
Speaking of that, I will update all on my thought process of what to do with my life, brace yourself, somethings are new, some old, but in the end it's all SARA. ;)
So I've been contemplating about life, isn't it a great thing to think? I finally realized that I'm wasting money on staying in Germany, through both traveling (as much as it hurts to say that) and also through UMUC, the school I take classes with. both are sucking the money from me.
So my options are: Go home to ASU and get back to working on my Bachelors or stay in Germany and stop with classes and just travel when I can.
Going home was the winning choice for a while. I was looking forward to it, getting things figured out, it was all looking good. I was writing old friends, I only told 2 of them (Outside of my family), Sean Foley and Stacey Butler, I was going to go home. I was looking for apartments, eying the many job possibilities, it was all looking good.
Until one dark day at Volleyball practice I talked to a girl who has been here for some 8 months and hasn't been out of K-town, let alone Germany. So we talked about where we should go for the next 4 day. Venice came up, then Rome, I bought a plane ticket for Rome, honestly I have never done a more spur of the moment buy, but this was crazy!
So Nov. 9-11, I'm going to Rome. Can someone tell me why? Haha, it's going to be interesting. I can't wait to go, honestly, I think it will be good, buuuuut, hello, I"m supposed to be saving to go home. I mean truly, what am I thinking?
Staying in Germany and just travelling would let me get back to my goal of all 10 temples in Europe and traveling more. I just don't know, is it worth putting my education on hold to travel? I just am not sure if it is.
So the next month's weekends looks like this:
November 2-4: Hague/Amsterdam, Holland, hopefully making it a temple trip
November 9-11: Rome, Italy, with a girl from Volleyball, hopefully nothing will get stolen. I'm honestly thinking about taking disposible cameras with me so it will discourage people from taking my camera.
November 16-18: Volleyball tourney in K-town, can't miss this one, the coach would get mad, don't know why it matters. She caters the team to make her look good anyhow. 8 Sets we played last weekend in a tourney and I didn't get set once. ME, not once! Yeah, I was upset!
November 22-25: Turkey DAY! Should and HOPE to be going to Berlin. I have a friend up there, and I would really like to get up there to see her.
November 30-December 2: Volleyball Tourney in Stuttgart. Oh that is going to be fun, final tourney of the season...
So as you can see I have a full month of stuff to do. And 3/5 weekends are travelling. Ga'll, I love it here, but I still at times feel it is time to move on.
So about moving on, ready for the big life plans? Yeah, ok, they have changed a bit.
Get BS in EXW, then move on to PhD in physical therapy. Here's the part that has changed: go through Baylor's Army school to do it. Yeah, to do that you have to commit to 4 years of military active duty. You know, I'm ok with that. 4 years and they pay for my school and pay me while I'm in school then get out of school and have to serve 4 years basically starting out as a capt. Seriously, do you see a down fall? Oh, so the family may not be present, but it's not like I'm going to put them off for the military. It's just the only way I see obtaining my goals of being a phys therapist and helping out the military and those who serve. It's sad being over here where LRMC is and seeing all the soldiers come through that have to go through it. I just want to help...
The mission you ask? Yeah, it's still in the works, but I'm not putting myself on a timeline where I have to put my papers in 3 months before my mission, I'm not working on a timeline where I have to report the day of my 21st bday. I just will go when the Lord sees it's right for me. Maybe it comes next Dec. Maybe it comes when I'm older. The point is, I am not going to push it and then wonder while I'm on my mission if I'm only out on my mission because I put everything else on hold. I don't want to have that curiosity.
So have I written enough? Have I gotten you updated? I hope so. Cuz I am TIRED, and workout starts tomorrow! Yay!
Just for Kicks
So I have all these wonderful posts about where I'm at, where I'm travelling, where I've been; but what about life? I have no place that I can really vent. Well, I have my notebook, but sometimes it's good to share life's lessons with other people. Yes, Eric, this is for you too!
So we'll give this a shot, see how it goes, and if anything else, I'll just stop posting. But again, this is my life blog, the other one, www.scuraray.blogspot.com is my traveling blog.
Hopefully I can keep this one up and updated enough that it will distract you from noticing I go on trips and take 2 months to post pictures :)
So we'll give this a shot, see how it goes, and if anything else, I'll just stop posting. But again, this is my life blog, the other one, www.scuraray.blogspot.com is my traveling blog.
Hopefully I can keep this one up and updated enough that it will distract you from noticing I go on trips and take 2 months to post pictures :)
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