The Frazzled Frolicker Becomes "Frazzleder"

Hey guys!

Can't believe it's been another week since my last post. I miss reading your comments and encouragements and feel guilty every time I'm on the Internet (which is a LOT of guilt, let me tell you!!) without any time to post. I can't promise this one will be long either as I'm still going crazywith busyness. I don't like the first blog after being away for so long because I never know what to include and what not to include from my week away. AHHH...I'll give it my best shot though :).

What I've Done This Evening: I actually got an email from my prof late this afternoon telling me that the paper that I had asked for an extension till today on (initially due last Thursday) need not be handed in today, but rather, he asked that I just hold onto it until Thursday night and hand it in during class. PRAISE THE LORD! So this evening consisted of old Friends reruns and trying on clothes for a wedding I'm going to on the 26th. I modeled my clothes from my closet in an attempt to justify not needing to spend money on clothes. AND BY GOLLY, I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING! We'll see though. If I ever squeeze an hour out of my schedule and a penny or two out of my ever-dwindling account that allows me to find the oh-so-perfect outfit, excellent!!! I would definitely not be against that. What I am against, though, is shopping. I am terrible at it! Kat and I went shopping the other day and it was cataclysmic. I managed to help her find a cute sweater, but anything for me? NOOO...nothing! For pete's sake, it's getting really bad. The only way I can shop is when my Mom is with me. Literally, I'll really quickly comb through the store taking one or two mediocre things with me to the dressing room and then I try them on and just wait until Mom comes and bombards my changing room with many many different items. Even when I have to buy, it's awesome!!! haha...

Spring is coming...Spring is coming! (If I say it over and over and maybe I'll believe it)
So the street where I park my car to walk to school isn't necessarily the widest street due to the snowbanks that are still piled up against the side of the road. These snowbanks are hard, mind you. Keep this in mind as you read the following in in deciding whether or not to feel sorry for me. So there I was last Thursday I believe it was, walking back to my car from school when I heard a car driving up behind me. I moved to the side of the road and was practically hugging the hard dirty snowbank in order for the car to get by (not like I really had to because even if there was a car coming from the other direction, they would have passed each other comfortably), however I heard the car slow down to match my walking pace so basically it was just idling down the streetfollowing about 3 feet behind me or so, also hugging the snowbank. I thought to myself, "Alright, which one of my friends just drove up behind me and is wanting to get a reaction out of me? Well!" I thought, "I'm not going to give them the reaction that they want!!" So I continued along the edge of the street until after about 30 seconds of this (which is, surprisingly, a considerably long time) until the car finally sped up and swerved out and a little old man shook his fist and made a big point of driving onto the left side of the road in an effort to show how much of the road I was taking up. OK. So I know I may have put on a pound or two since summer, but GOLLY!!!!! I don't take up THAT much room!!!!

What's Been on my Brain: Well since this blog is all over the internet, I can't say a lot, because just anybody can read it, but I've been dealing with some stuff that is sometimes fun to think about and sometimes kinda stressful. 'Nuff said! haha...if you feel you'd like the details, give me an email and I'll think about telling ya ;).

Also, besides the mountain of homework that continues to stare me in the face (only two papers and two books for this week! What am I going to do with all of my free time?! :P...argh), I have the "missionaries" that keep coming to my door on my mind and definitely in my prayers. Yikes. Well so far they've been managing to come, on average, about ever second or third day ever since I said I'd take and read their "book," stressing that I was not interested in their religion personally, but that intellectually I wanted to know more about what they believe. There's usually two guys (the same two) that come by here asking to speak to me, but so far I've been out every time except two times, and the second time I was just out of the shower and pretty much already in my nerd costume for C and C bowling...they didn't stay long ;). Anyway, turns out a couple of days ago the two guys didn't show up, but rather, three women, also claiming to be my "missionary friends," showed up asking for me! What is that?! Thanks to the advice of either Mike J or Scott W, I'm trying to read Case for Christ in my "spare time" so when they come back I can strike a deal with them: I'll read their book if they read mine--cuz they don't believe in the Deity of X. AHHHHHH....

Please keep praying that I'll have the words and the Scripture given to me if (I don't think there's many "if's" about it) and when (more likely) I talk to them again. Pray that this household would be absolutely glowing with the power of the Holy Spirit and that they would be drawn here to seek Christ in a way they never have, not to coerce me to go over to "their side."

What I'm Anticipating:
Spring...none of this flirtatious warmth that leaves you hurting once he leaves after only one wonderful week...haha...next time he'd better commit to something a little more permanent. You know, leaves, tulips...all that romantic stuff.

Also, with Spring around the corner = no more school (for the most part...I'm taking a class during May/June on Tuesday and Thursday nights)!!!!!! Spring brings baseball, warm weather, and SUMMER!

Mom and Dad moving into the city for good on Friday! I can't wait. If you've got some free time around 2:30-ish, let me know! We'll put you to work unloading the trailer in exchange for some good "homecooked"...uh...or Domino's...pizza!!! haha...I've already got a couple committed friends coming to help. Thanks guys :). It's guaranteed to be a blast!!!

How I'm Feeling: Deleriously tired, actually, thanks for asking ;). I practically slept through my first class today. The whole class was devoted to proper notetaking. How exhilerating :P.

What I'm Reading: Still plugging away at Henry V (Bill Shakespeare) and Blindness (Jose Saramago--AWESOME), Boundaries in Dating (Cloud/Townsend...also awesome), and Passion and Purity (Elisabeth Elliot). The other day on www.audibles.com I listened to an excerpt from He's Just Not That Into You. Hahahahaha...what a hilariously accurate book. GOSH.

And So, In Closing and Until Next Time: bye!