pizza at the parks

monday night was "pizza at the parks"... i was in charge of dinner for the fam. here was the e-mail invite!

Who: your fav family (bring friends!)
What: pizza and beer! Duh!
When: 6:00-6:30
Where: 979 PR 1562
Why: cause we are celebrating a productive Monday!!! BYOB!! See you then!!!

it spiced up the evening a little :)
what i am really excited about:

1. lunch with sister.
2. may 27: THIS & THAT
3. a wedding saturday!
4. memorial day
5. summer school in CS!
6. a potential week in DC with grace!!!

PTL it's a good week!

something sweet

senior spotlights.
silent auctions. (shoutout to sb!)
senior graduation invitations. (shoutout to lr!)
special surprises. (shoutout to la!)
shoutouts.
showers.
spick and spam.
swissy.
small victories.
south africa.
salsa lessons.
SHE & HIM. >>> CLICK HERE!!!

enjoy. PTL. (praise the Lord!) happy monday!

birthdays, derby days, happy days!

happy 25th birthday to my wonderful brother moose! it is so exciting that it is may 1st! first, bros bday. second, the KENTUCKY DERBY!! (top three favorite day of the year next to new years and birthdays...i love when people were born because that means they are in my life and have blessed me!! haha) third, its gorgeous outside, perfect weather for continued happiness at islander :) fourth, finals will be over soon!

feelings: elation, strong sense of community, joy, patriotism. haha

enjoy the day everyone! get outside! save electricity! save the world! yayyy!

today's my lucky day!

1. i was told by a randar girl in my class that last test she sat next to me she did really well and "i'm her lucky charm"

2. i won $20 in management for doing extra credit. it pays to work hard and put in the extra time! gotta keep it going through finals!

the importance of grace

grace is about being humble through each of your endeavors. integrity that holds you to a higher standard. no matter what you want to do in your life time, you will never have fully "arrived" and you can always do and be better than the day before. look up to people you want to one day be like but remember that sometimes even your own role models will let you down. they may not have EVERY characteristic that you thought you once wanted...but that is when you realize you are growing and becoming your own person!! you will never be like anyone else, what a blessing :)

grace goes to school in north carolina and has been and always will be one of my very best friends. we may not always know what is going on in each other's life, the small failures and victories, but i love how much she challenges me and my thinking. her intelligence is astounding and it reminds me that if i am going to stand for something then i should know why and to always be learning, never settle for less than your best. we don't always see eye to eye but i know she still loves me no matter what my views are and i'm so thankful for her.

grace is forgiveness. when we are on our road to "self-discovery," especially in college, a mistake should be considered a gift. another opportunity to learn about yourself and your environment. never look at something small but always take a step back and check out the big perspective! it's much more appealing and comforting anyway!! forgiving yourself can also be so difficult but to avoid that, put your best foot forward, no regrets, work as hard as you know that you can so you won't look back and say you could have done more. but if you mess up along the way, chin up! it's not the end of the world, handle every situation the best that you know you can.

grace that God shows us is so comforting because through all that we do, we know that he loves us, we aren't perfect, he died for us! so that we can be forgiven for our mistakes and CONQUERED THE GRAVE!! he rose again and lives in each of us daily and we are to be christ-like in all ways, curious, confident and courageous. happy easter to my easter people. god bless and "si se puede!" ;)

spring break

many highlights but just wanted to thank God for the beauties of his creation. late at night on the beach around 2 am, we would go outside and the waves would look neon because of the plankton that was in the ocean. as the tide got up towards the sand, you could step on the water rolling in and the plankton would light up! it was the coolest most beautiful thing and i'm thankful i got to share it with people i really care about :) ready to be back in cs, back to reality...not so much.

sweet disposition

dear blog, i have not forgotten about you but i have been really busy this week. (oh hey! first post of march!) i am definitely going to take some time out of this weekend though to update. i have been gathering lots of thoughts to write about and am excited to finally blog them! until then i wanted to share a little something and the song "sweet disposition" by temper trap popped into my mind. such a jam but pretty relaxing too :) check it out! peace, love, xo.