ah what a beautiful day today was! :P

yikes...storm central. i looked outside and felt like i could go swimming in my yard. i probably should have tried it, i've been wanting to go swimming for quite some time now...

anyways.
it has been awhile since i've written, i just haven't felt like blogging lately. not to mention i have zero time to do much of anything. i've been so busy with work, volunteering, class -- and when i am not doing one of those: homework or perhaps catching up on some sleep, and hopefully spending time with friends and family. although...the sleeping part is rare. you know why? because boys are loud. extremely loud. especially my dad and brother. Oof!

it has been so hard to keep in touch with people lately..people far away, people 20 minutes away, people 5 minutes away. i used to be so good at keeping in touch with everyone - even those who were not very good at it. but lately. not at all. i think i've just been frustrated that i'm always so good about keeping in touch, and others aren't. that's no one's fault really. it's just how it is. but i don't know how i feel about it. that's not true - i do know how i feel about it, i don't like it.

i think God is trusting me with too much lately... i don't know if i can do/handle everything He has been throwing my way. but i guess if He thinks i can handle it, i can. i guess.

i think this was my favorite part of tutoring the other day...
i'll call the little guy i was tutoring, hmm.. gunther, i don't want to use real names.

me: okay, now can you say duck?
gunther: hug!
me: duck? quack quack!
gunther: hug!
me: thats kind of like duck... how about cow? can you saw cow?
gunther: hug!!!!!

yeah well, i'd say that was successful, yes? ;)

well, i really, really, really need to study for this exam. wish me luck!