tuna and steak.

Lesson of the day: life is best when you don't overthink things, and just let it happen. :)

bahaha. so today, my friend steak (yes. that is her name.) and i were hanging out and decided to get on the expressway and get off at the first random thing we saw. well, we ended up going in a circle and never really leaving where we left from originally. how did that happen?! (hilarious though!) and so we decided to visit our local airport...because, well, we've never been there so why not!

so...we start heading towards it...and BAM! we see an aviation museum! how cool, and random, right?! perfect. so we pull over and find out they're closed. sad day. but we still got some great pictures and had a few good laughs out of it.

yesterday, tuna (yes. also her name) and i tried on some crazy, kooky, fabulous earrings! and some..not so fabulous ones. but for the most part they were all good. it was a good time, fooor sure. except for the fact that i definitely liked this one pair of earrings, didn't buy them...theeennnn saw my teacher wearing them today. oh man. typical.

i love my friends. :)

ps i am sooo scared of this swine flu! i can't help it - i'm like absolutely freaking out about it. it's so scary !!!

i started a novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help today. yay novenas! if i was a saint, would you pray a novena to me?! i hope so. i'd love a novena. which reminds me of this...

me: i want to have a novena prayed to me!!
tuna: you have to be a saint.. and dead.
me: oh...

fail.

i got one of my huuuge presentations done today. woo woooo! one step closer to summer!

summer countdown: 8 days !!!

Serendipity.

Lesson of the day: God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, or sun without rain. But he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears and light for the way.

Oh my goodness... so yesterday was just incredible. it's amazing how things really do happen for a reason. it's like that exact moment was placed in your life at that exact time that you really needed it. it's funny how things happen like that. gah. so cool.

yesterday i went on a random road trip to u of i for mass at the newman center out there. it was wonderful. :) then we went to sonic, custard cup, and to spend some time with some cool FOCUS missionaries and u of i students. to top it off there was a wonderful car ride home with great friends, good music, amazing conversations...and a bonfire! it's nice to escape from reality every now and then and just get refreshed.

the perfect end to an...interesting...weekend. i think it's funny how sometimes we keep so much bottled up inside of us, when really it is so much better to talk about what is bothering us or going on in our heads.

those thoughts are put there for a reason and not meant to be kept inside. who cares if we sound crazy?! :) not meeeee!

another thing i learned. i think we have bad days for a reason. to show us that we have good people who care about us who are going to get us through the rough times. because if everything were always smooth and perfect, how would we truly learn to appreciate when things go right? -- we wouldn't. we would take everything for granted.

so i am still waiting to hear back from the summer job i applied for. at least i know i have some volunteer things lined up. but i REALLY need a job. eeks.

well, i'm going to finish up some homework then go to sleep! Sweet Dreams :]

Summer Countdown: 10 days!!!

Lesson of the day

i think...i'm going to try and post a new lesson of the day everyday..or at least, every post.

lesson of the day: do not wear a short, floppy skirt when swing dancing.

yes, it poses many difficulties. tonight was our ladies appreciation dinner that is put on by the boys at our newman center in Knights of Columbus. they cook us dinner, have music, and we get all dressed up...then there's dancing afterwards. it's a ton of fun! well swing dancing just happens to be "all the rage" lately around newman, so of course we all went into full on swing mode. i was going all out when i remembered i was wearing a cute (but rather short and floppy) skirt while i was in the middle of crazy spins and whatnot. kiiiind of an awkward situation if i do say so myself.

oh well. i still had fun. :]

i have a lot of work to catch up on tomorrow that i did not do any of today. or yesterday. or thursday...or um, wednesday...yikes !!!! time to get moving.

summer countdown: 12 days!!

"Don't ask God to make life easier. Ask Him to make you a stronger person."

So today i've been making a conscious effort to see the good in not so good situations or in not so good people. boy is it hard sometimes! it's okay though because it's making me a stronger person. it has to be, somehow. we need to love those who are not exactly always lovable. if we don't, who will? one of my all time favorite quotes is, "live everyday so that people want the love you radiate."

that's what i keep telling myself. i'm trying. i feel like each day i find something new to challenge myself with lately. it's kind of cool i guess. :]

anyways. this beautiful weather makes my heart smile. i was walking around the quad today and marveling at how lovely everything looked with the sun shining so brightly on it. it's like God was smiling really, really huge on me. :)

i feel like i could really use a nap. mm i love naps! they make me happy.

Confusion.

Okay, so I'm actually ready to write a real post now. do you ever have one of those weeks, where everything that could possibly go wrong...actually does? well that's sort of been the progression of my week. and i feel really awful, because then i just complain about it to my friends. and i don't like complaining. and i'm sure they don't want to hear it. it's a vicious cycle. *sigh*

i just had a cookie. things are looking up.

no, but seriously... do you ever feel like the place you are supposed to be, is not where you are? and you have no way of getting to that place that you belong at all? yeah. that's sort of how i feel right now. i feel so torn. and a little lost and confused. i feel like everytime i think i have things figured out. another curve ball gets thrown my way.

it's okay though, things will work themselves out. they always do. i'm not too concerned. heh. lies. :) but in all seriousness, God has a plan. sooo i'm trusting it will work out. i just wish His plan wasn't so fuzzy ;) a nice clear sign that said, "KATIE DO THIS!" would be faaantastic. but i guess nothing easy is worth it. right? right. sure.

i just kind of want to run away. at least for a day. take a break from reality and just drive. or walk. anywhere away from here. with my friends. yaaa knoooow? sure ya do! let's go.

peace outtt girl scout.

Hello blog world! So my friend Justine got me started on this because I read her blog. :) How is everyone? Good? great. fyi - i do not like using capital letters when i write. why? i don't really know. however, i figured i'd warn you. well. justine is probably the only person who is reading this. hi justine!! anyways... so, my name is katie! i'm a 20 year old special education major! annnnd. yeah. i don't really know what to write about today. i woke up, went to class, took a nap, and then ate lunch. i tend to eat really random things. today it was: a calzone, chicken fettucini, & a corn dog. yum! they always have all of my favorites on the same day in the cafeteria. it makes things difficult that's for sure.

well, well, well... summer break is two weeks from today! and i need it more than ever. i just hope i have a job for the summer. that'd be great. okay well i'll write again when i actually have something to say. bye y'all!