hair cut!

I got my hair cut today! FINALLY! One of my friends is opening her studio next week and I had to sneak my cut in early!

I took this picture in Smokey Row, does it look like I'm trying to be casual while taking pictures of myself? haa

[insert finals rant here]

I get it. You feel the need to post a status about how shitty finals are. You take time to rant in your evaluations that ALL of your professors are terrible. You think it's appropriate to use your time off to get stupidly drunk, after-all you don't have a test until 3:30.

Get over it. We are blessed to have an education. Our semester isn't over, finish hard. We get to choose our majors and to be completely honest, I understand your finals are more difficult than mine. However, we choose our majors... some countries don't have that option.

This small rant is for me, as well as others, I mean, I have to memorize the entire International Phonetic Alphabet before tomorrow.. I won't complain, I'll just do it, or suffer the consequences.

circles

After today, I just wish to never see a circle again.

I babysat for a professor.. and the little girl is the most darling thing you will ever meet... When I first started babysitting her, she only spoke Russian. Now she speaks English, and today I taught her the word "circle."

We then made her dad a birthday surprise.. (his birthday is in October)! We drew circles for over an hour.

Devin D

... I love you, and I miss you.

Pre-finals

This made my night. The internet is being slow, so go to www.daniandashley.blogspot.com and watch this EPIC video!

Protien Shake

This happened every night in Haiti.. and I miss it.

my dream house

.. may look something like this. Big and beautiful with lots of windows.. and in the country.

Kitchen: Tons of counter space, and an island. Don't forget the double oven!
Basement: Pool table, bar area, and a big TV for football parties.

Wooden Floors, pictures covering the fridge, fenced in arena outside...
LOTS of African Marigolds and Poppies.

OH! And a room full of things from other countries.

Survive

A few things are helping me survive "Pre-finals" weekend.

1. Nikki Boyd: Thanks for all the texts and figuring out what is due, when, and how.

2. Late night skype chats with Ryan.. either helping me edit my paper.. or playing guitar. I love it all the same.

3. Surprise visitors & Baking! Last night, I enjoyed baking with Dani and getting to sleep on the futon with my two favorite people (while watching Ninja turtles!)

4. Snail Mail (:

My day ended...

... perfectly.


(Yeah, that's right, I consider spilling day old coffee on my floor a perfect ending)

Bearing Fruit.

John 15:16 "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit-- fruit that will last."

While I was in China, my dad shared this verse with me over a skype conversation. We were discussing God's plan in my life, and my current situation with a boy. It didn't really relate, other than the fact that I was meant to be a follower of Christ. I realized that God chose me! I need to live my life according to his will. For those who aren't aware, I am a huge planner. I have a list of things that I need to do, and the next four years of my life are lined up. At least they were. The tables are changing. I'm breathing deep and letting God have his way with me. I know the path I set up for my little 8-year-old self is NOT who God intended me to be, but I'm on a path of serving Him in a variety of ways.

God has more than just a PLAN in my life. He has PLANS for me. Plans that depend on timing, great prayers, flexibility, and lots and lots of guidance from Him. He has them for everyone, actually!

Little Secrets

My life could go in so many directions. I'd be content being a housewife, I'd be content teaching English as a Second Language, I'd be content being a missionary.. I could work for 4H... Hell, all of these things would make me more than CONTENT. I'd LOVE life.

I have finally decided that life is too short, and God's plan is still to vague. God can do so many things with me, and I'm never quite sure when I have found "the thing." I'm twenty, that seems far too old, but I look at all the things I have already done and just feel overwhelmed.

I never pictured myself to be the type of person to just give up everything at a moments notice and try something new, but that's the image I have been creating for myself recently.. Not to let on to any surprises.. (for those that know, shhhh)


Another little thing, I love this song. This song would be better than a boy throwing rocks at my window with flowers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzQ9VrnNQLQ&feature=related

Daily Dialouge

Ashley: (as walking into a random classroom) "Sorry, I seem to have left my pants on the floor this morning."
*Professor gives blank stare, while a few students crack up*
Ashley: "... well I mean, I'm going to work at Fareway soon and I need pants."
*Giggles grow*
Ashley: "uhm.. yeah, my black pants are right here. kthanksbye."