Well, never say never, right? This isn't to say that this is a return to pleo for good, but just a post. Either way, I hope this finds everyone doing well. It's been a crazy past nine months. A lot of life has gone on as you can imagine. Nearing the end of my fall semester here at WKU, I'm beginning to realize how close I am to being done and having to make some big-time decisions.
I graduate in May, and I'm not sure precisely what I'm going to do. There's always the option to stay in Bowling Green, I guess, but I don't know how good of an option that is. Many of my friends are here, but I don't know if there's a lot of opportunity here for my field. Plus, I have the option to move back home to the Kansas City area and live with my family for a while. I'm really leaning towards that option. I could pay off some college loan debt that's looming over my head, and things like that. So, home seems like the best option for me. Plus I miss my family a lot. A whole lot.
But, May is 6 months away. A lot can happen between now and then, but home is where I'm looking. Who knows. I can't see myself being a BG-lifer, but I guess it could happen. All I know is that I'm more than ready to bust down the doors of Starbucks and start my true career. I'm ready for some kind of change, and I'm not talkin' Obama either!
Here's a dumb question: Do you ever have a hard time figuring yourself out? Like who are you? (No, I'm not suffering from Alzheimer's or Dementia) If you could summarize yourself in however many words or whatever, could you do it? I've been wondering this of myself. Maybe I'm weird, ha, well I know I'm weird, but you know what I mean. Anyway, sorry to get all philosophical on you guys, but I guess it's just something I've thought about.
Well, I guess that's plenty for a first post in nearly nine months. Hope everyone's doing well and has a SAFE and HAPPY Holiday Season. I'm flying home on Christmas Eve and will get to be with my family until January 2nd! Alright, that's all I've got for now.
Nice Post! Glad life has been good to you over the last 9 months! Yay for graduating in May! That will be so exciting! I can't say I've ever really been at that point in my life where I know big decisions are coming up and I'll have to figure out where I want to go and what I want to do. But I know the opportunities are endless! Life has been crazy here as well. In the last year we have moved to CO, bought and payed off cars, taken a trip to the UK, bought a house and we're having a baby in March (YIKES!). We've been very blessed! Hope you do great!
We discussed a lot of this when I was in BG, but basically I prayed that God would put me where I was needed the most. He brought me home to AL, and I can't imagine a more perfect place for me to have been the last year and a half. it'll all work out, so don't drive yourself crazy dwelling on it too much! Good luck with finals!
I know exactly where you're coming from! But seriously, the Lord WILL provide! For the past 7 months, since I finished school, I've been wondering if I'll ever "catch my break" but I'm slowly starting to see opportunities that I couldn't have planned... The Big guy knows what he's doing. Pray... Pray hard!
And Jer, if I were asked to describe you in one word, it would definitely be GENUINE. Your friends KNOW they can always depend on you...and you are so genuine in your relationships with each one. Nic & I sure love ya!!
Have a Merry Christmas at home - you've earned it!
Well my friends, I believe my "blogging" days are over on here...I don't have much else to say anymore. Maybe someday when I think of anything worth saying aloud for all to hear I could post. Considering I haven't written anything since October, probably not. I'll sit back and check things out with others on here every once in a while, but I think I'm done with my blogitizing. Yes, blogitizing. Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. Best wishes to you all.
Sadness... this was one of the only ways I ever heard about your life, since I can't find where you sit at WE when I visit...but I can't find anyone at WE, so don't take it personal.
Have a good one!
As I sifted through some photos of myself and friends on facebook this evening, I began to think of a few things, and remembered some things I had contemplated previously in the day.
I was looking at photos dating all the way back to my FC days and days of FC Camp, as well as my earlier Bowling Green days. I've come to the conclusion that I've made a lot of great memories in this ol' life, especially within my collegiate years. I've gotten to meet a lot of great people and participate in a lot of fun times.
I've also come to the conclusion that there isn't enough time in the day anymore. Those fun times seem to have come and gone, and now times are so very stressful and time constraining. I guess it could because I work a lot and am in more intense classes at school. And in my hindsight, I've realized that I have become a pretty negative person. I seem to have come to the view point of "the glass half-empty" outlook on many things in my life. I regret saying that, but it's very true.
Christians should be the opposite. We should be very optomistic. Granted, we should have a grasp on reality and not be oblivious to life, but we shouldn't be as negative as we tend to be at times. I've had a pretty rough semester, and I haven't been doing to hot in a couple of my classes. Therefore, I've been down in the dumps and letting it affect my attitude around other people. It's understandable for peoplbe to be upset from time to time, but at some point we gotta pull ourselves up and dust ourselves off and move on. In the end, the only thing that matters is that we glorified the Lord in all that we've done. It's pretty stinkin' hard to glorify the Lord if we are being negative. My apologies, friends. I'm gonna work on it.
Well, hope everyone's doin' well, and if I haven't seen you in the past oh...twenty-four hours, I miss you. Take care all.
I also meant to tell you about some of the internships through Sony/BMG. Just put "Tennessee" in the state search field, and it'll come up with several of the internships (through Provident music, one of their side companies).
Against my will am I up at a time that I should be sawing logs in my homemade loft bed. Thanks to a grande hazelnut americano am I up right now listening to smooth jazz and typing this post that hardly anyone will read, since Pleo seems to be fading into a memory for many. Who knows how much more I'll be posting on here, I'm sure I'll continue to read some select blogs, but who knows.
I am at the point where I feel I could fall asleep at anytime, but that it won't hit me until I'm in my first class at 8 am. Then I have 3 more classes back to back after that and then it's work from 1:30 to 9 something! WHEW, it's gonna be one of them days! Oh well, it'll build character, right? Just nod.
Well, the semester is well under way, and the only thing that's keeping my sanity is that football is back. Oh how Jerid loves his football, even if his KC Chiefs are 0-2. At least Mizzou is 3-0 and ranked #25 in the nation.
Whoever thought of the whole concept of accounting, or mathematics in general, deserves to be spoken to harshly. There's my rant.
Well, it's into the 4 am hour, and I'm gonna at least try to close mine eyelids and maybe get a few hours of sleep. For those of you who took the time to read this, you have more patience than I. Much props to you. You must like me, or be bored out of your mind. Or both.
And this is why you need to get to bed early... You almost made your missing micro count b/c you were sleeping to 2!! I don't have much room to talk, though, considering I almost hit 1 today...
eww i'm sorry. but my friend and i have been calling her and it has gotten worse and her leg has been bleeding and know the infection has spread and it's everywhere on her leg...and its really sad because the doctors are trying not to have to do surgery because the odds of her surviving the surgery are small. so it's been VERY sad.
O ok well um I'm 11 and I've been going to MO camp for 3 years now! I was nice metting you!You are th only counselor I know on pleo so that preety cool! (:
I'm old. Or at least I feel that way at this specific time in my life. I mean yeah, I'm only 22 years old and that's young...but anyway. My little brother, Jake, is heading down for his freshman year at our dear FC. I can't fathom that it's been four years since I began my college years down there, and now he is about to get his turn. I have to admit, I'm a bit jealous, but I am also extremely thrilled for Jake.
My brother is a great kid. I mean, a really great kid. He's a mature young man who is going to do a lot of great things in this world. I know that he will do great at FC, and he'll have so many great experiences there like I did. FC is a great place, and they are gettin' one great kid in my brother. I can't wait to hear about his time down there.
I've often thought about where I would be if I hadn't gone to FC. I know I'm sounding like a promotional letter or commercial for the school, but I really do wonder. I would probably have gone to the community college near my hometown and then gone to the University of Missouri, and who knows how I would have held up. Not to say that I've always been a perfect example of a christian since I chose the path I did to FC and WKU, but you know what I mean.
Although I had a pretty good idea that I was going to FC while I was in high school, I NEVER thought I would live in Bowling Green, KY and go to school at Western Kentucky University. Heh, I guess that shows you how unpredictable life is. And while I do have my complaints about this town and often refer to it as "Boring" Green, I am so thankful for the friends I have here, and it's a good place for me to be. Although I miss my friends in Florida and elsewhere terribly.
So Jake, I know I'll see ya in a week, but I just want you to know how excited I am for you and how proud I am of you. You are a great kid, and a great brother, spiritually as well. I love you and admire you more than you know. I wish the best for you, bro. Have a blast!
Sorry if that was sappy or whatever, but I don't do that kind of stuff much on here. At least it's not being disgustingly sappy to my non-existant love. Instead, it's my brother. So there. Hope all is well with everyone out there. Later.
