Veritable Quotage (A College Update)

College life seems to consist mainly of late nights, early mornings, epic quotes, and lots of coffee and music. I could totally live the rest of my life like that. Unfortunately, that's not ALL of college. Classes, work, relationships, these all also play an important role in maintaining a healthy life. I think I've adapted here pretty well, I've made a few good friends and a lot of acquaintances, and I actually kind of love dorm life. My friends are solid, classes aren't overwhelming, and I'm remembering to do my laundry. All in all, even though I miss my family and friends in CT, I'm actually liking it here. Thank you for all the prayers everybody! I'm going to leave you with some veritable quotage that made me laugh... though out of context, it probably won't make sense to most of you. :P

"I have that book by the old dead German guy!"
"My cousin sent me a dinosaur egg!"
"I feel like I'm being smothered to death by kittens!" "It's an adorable, fur-filled death!"
"George Washington hates skinny jeans!"

...that's all, folks!

College Life...

Hey everybody, I just wanted to post a quick promo message/update about what's going on in my life (COLLEGE). So, I am officially a student at Eastern University. It's been an insane couple of days, to be honest. I'm physically exhausted, and even though I've only been here for two days, I truly realize that it's where God wants me to be. The community, the teachers, the staff, this place is truly amazing. I'm almost overwhelmed. I feel welcome, accepted, and even loved here, and I've only been here a couple of days. I'm blessed to have two honest, chill roommates, and my dorm is pretty much fantastic (GO SPARROWK!). To be completely honest, my brain is entirely fried right now so I don't even know how much of this is making sense. The point here is, I am proud and very very blessed to be here. It's a God thing. And I want to thank everybody who helped me get here, my parents (I love you guys! Miss you!), Jon and Angie (you guys are the best), and all the support from my friends. I love you all, thank you.

Memories of a Shining Star

Today was my last official day of classes for high school. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, about school, college, the future, etc. My time at Master's is filled with good and bad memories, friendships made and lost, and countless, countless inside jokes. :) But more than anything, I think I'll miss the people the most. My friends, classmates, fellow seniors, underclassmen, even teachers. Many of the teachers at TMS have made a big impact in my life. Mr Dietrich with his "golden apples" and stories about his college days...Mr. DeCesare, with his carefree yet authentic and open attitude...Mrs. Deckert with her fierce defense of the Christian faith. Everyone you meet, everyone you know, makes a little difference in your life whether you realize it or not. I think, I hope, that my time at Master's was well spent. I enjoyed most of it, even the countless hours of homework and classes. :) My wish is that as my class separates and moves off to their respective colleges, jobs, and lives, that we will never forget where we came from, and the people who helped us to become who we are today.