My amazing sisters
Jake and Natalia, two of my dearest friends and most favorite people in the world
Natalia. My best friend since Kindergarten. I love you!
"Achieved Graduation"-Sims 3 High-Five
Some of the lovely ladies from my Bible study
I am sitting here in my dorm at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor! As I sit here among friends, I realize that I forgot some important friends: y'all! So this post is just kind of a bring-you-up-to-speed/my college adventures thus far.
I am sitting in one of the common areas with my amazing roommate, (Avery), our friend, (Ashley), and our (kind of strange) amazing RA, (Maggie). I have been here at school since August 20, and I am honestly loving it. College is the best thing that has ever happened to me! It is so amazing to be able to come here, and share my testimony with others. I hope that I can inspire others while here at UMHB, and that I can pour into their lives as they have poured into mine.
The best part of UMHB so far is the people that I have met here. I know that we have only been here about a month and a half, but I feel as if I have known most of these people my whole life. They are amazing, and are literally the kindest people I have ever met. My RA is absolutely AMAZING. I love her to death! She is the best RA at UMHB, and is the sweetest person alive. (Do I get paid for this now, Maggie?)
Before I came to school, my number one worry was not about classes or moving away from my parents. It was actually about my roommate. Throughout the entire summer, people told me that they either had a really good roomie experience, or an awful, terrible, horrid experience. So naturally, as any average female would be, I was nervous when my roommate walked into the room. My stuff was spewed everywhere, all over the room. My mom was trying to rearrange the furniture, and I was trying to tell my mom that we should "Wait on roommate. She may not want the furniture arranged this way..." Of course, while our room is a disaster and my mom is in the process of pushing one of the beds across the room, my roommate walks in. Soon, we put the room back together from the mother-tornado, and we started to bond over the decorating process.
Avery and I started texting each other in early May, just to get to know each other because we got along over a Facebook group message. I originally had another roommate, but she made other arrangements, which left me roommate-less. Avery didn't have a roommate around May, and by the end of the month we both realized that we got along pretty dang well. We requested each other as roommates, and DING! It was a match made in heaven. I don't know why I was nervous about meeting her in person, but I was.
It is pretty amazing how fast you can be friends with someone. That's how it was with me and Avery. We get along extraordinarily well. We do a lot together. We eat together, are in the same clubs/organizations, share a room, and even watch movies together. Avery is a fantastic roommate, but she's an even more fantastic friend, and I am so glad that we have had this chance to be with each other at UMHB!
AVERY!!! and me
This past weekend was family weekend! My parents and one of my sisters came into Belton to watch the UMHB Crusaders (woohoo division 3 sports!), and see the campus and whatnot. It was so great seeing the family again! I missed them, but I am not as homesick as I was expecting I would be. Home will always be home, but UMHB just feels like a second home to me. God definitely put me here for a purpose! I have never felt more confident in where I am supposed to be.
The Fam.
Here are some various pictures of various events at UMHB!
Katie!
Dylan!
Okay, so it's all football. But hey, our team is really good! And it's the primary time to socialize and get out there with people as a group. The picture on top is of my dear friend Katie, whom I have grown so close to this year. She is so kindhearted, and her spirit is so sweet. I love her to death! We have late night talks, and I know I can trust her with anything. The bottom picture is of my incredible friend, Dylan. His warm personality and amazing friendship has made me feel all the more at home here, and I cannot be more thankful for him. He has truly changed my life, and I cannot ask for a better friend.
Classes? Oh yeah, classes. I do go to class guys! I am currently taking 17 hours, and am surprisingly doing very well with it. My workload is not that bad at all, and I am doing well. I'm a business major, and my business classes are the favorite parts of my day. (Besides the one at 8:00am. Ew.) Everything is pretty easy, and I am able to do what I need to do. I actually have more free time than I did in high school, and I actually get more sleep. It's so strange!
As y'all know, I like to make up stories on my limb loss rather than the typical Neurofibromatosis spiel. I have told the typical stories such as shark attack and bear maulings, but I of course tell people the REAL story after I see their face go from interested to shocked. Nothing too intense has happened so far....my prosthesis is generally staying on, and I haven't broken it or anything yet. Although I did fall off my bike the other day in front of like four people...so I busted my real leg up pretty badly from that.
Well, I thank you for reading this update on my life. College is amazing, and I cannot wait to post more crazy adventures with y'all. I wish you all good grace, and godspeed.
