Bitter Sweet

" I think my professors are trying to kill me!" A comment that has been heard a lot lately.
This week is going to be pretty HECTIC! But that is why I got all the fun in this weekend while I still could :)

Friday I went to town with Ayumi. We did some shopping and went to the young adults group at church. Whenever Ayumi and I drive somewhere it is an adventure. I think I am cursed or something because no matter where I go, I somehow get lost. The night was then complete with watching A Knights Tale it's a pretty funny movie if you have never seen it.
Saturday I woke up early to attend an event that I have never had the privilege of attending--or even being in for that matter. A horse show! I had to ride in it for one of my classes and was told to come at 10ish. I went up a bit early to see some of the people before me. But it ended up that I could have slept a few more hours and seen plenty because I did not ride until around 2. That is okay though, I got a nice sunburnt face and I even placed in the event!! I have a ribbon to prove it :D My horse is named Art and we rode in the walk, trot, canter flat class. It was very intimidating because there were a lot of people who were in classes above me. It was a lot of fun though, and a good experience!
Later on that night I went to an Old English Dance. That is right, Pride and Prejudice style! It was so much fun and everyone dressed up for the occasion. I wish we danced like that more!

It was a great weekend and it is crazy to believe that we are done in a week...

Today was the last day of classes and a couple were very bitter sweet to leave. It is strange how you can spend a year in the same seat of a French class around the same people and then one day you are just done. That is life I guess. But it truly was a fantastic first year in both classes and in everything else that I was able to have the opportunities to do.

Now on to Finals!

This Moment :)

Lately I have to keep telling myself to enjoy the moment I am in. I found a quote (I am not sure who said it) that has just reminded me not to focus so much on my future plans that I forget about what is happening right now. I put it on one of my favorite pictures from the road trip my dad and I took in December.

So true and a good reminder for me!

So this is what is happening RIGHT now :)

Reading: Just finished Wuthering Heights and will be mostly reading my philosophy and development text books for the next month... not Francine Rivers, but they could definitely be worse!

Listening: to Nora Jones, Dean Martin, Brad Paisley, and a few disney songs in the mix. Got to love Pandora!!

Thankful for: The wonderful Easter break we just had and for safely returning to school. Also very thankful that I did not get chopped up by the wood chipper this week while I chipped wood and that the craft barn did not collapse on me while I was cleaning it out.

Hoping that: The sun comes back soon!!

Anticipating: Well short term, I am very exciting to go to the young adults group at church on Friday and for movie night with friends :)

Cooking: Well... ya gotta love the cafeteria!

Baking: I did just bake a orange cranberry coffee cake. It wasn't too bad if I do say so myself

Watching: Revenge (new episode tonight!), Once Upon a Time, and Castle.

Homework: yupp I have a lot of that!

Words of Wisdom: "You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?" - From the book "Go For It" by Jo Ryan.

That's all for now folks. I hope your Easter was wonderful :)

By Your Side ~ Tenth Avenue North

Why are you striving these days

Why are you trying to earn graceWhy are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run
And I'll be by your sideWherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go

Lyrics from: http://www.6lyrics.com/by_your_side8-lyrics-tenth_avenue_north.aspx