the beast

This past weekend I finished the papa daddy of all projects! I had to blog about it because it consumed a whole week of my life that I will never get back! haha. I tallied how many hours I spent in the studio that week..... take a good guess.... nope higher.... even higher..... I tallied SEVENTY HOURS in the studio! Yep! Its the truth! The project was a montage of 5 photo realistic sketches of parts architectural structures around campus! Each sketch took me approx. 12 hours! Most nights I was in there till 3, 4, or 5 am! The last night i was working on it till 5:45am and had to BE at class at 8:30am! I was slightly delirious the next day, to say the least! Working in the studio that much makes you wonder if you're wasting your life away in this little cave. This got me to thinking about why all this work is worth it (besides that puny piece of paper I get in 4 yrs... by the way I want a friggin gold trophy when i get done with this program... just sayin). But in all seriousness, my motives need to be working as if I were working for the Lord and not for men (Col. 3:23). This is what will make my time have eternal value. I've also been trying to be intentional with my time in the studio with other interior design girls. I already got to share my testimony with some girls and how Christ has transformed my life. I know that I might be labeled as the "religious girl" but be praying that the news of the gospel might plant seeds. I desire to be a light in the place God puts me. Nevertheless, I WILL say that I was really proud of my work! I think they were pretty good replications of the photos I took. I took pictures of the sketches so I hope you like them :) Let me know what you think!!!

the big ONE NINE

Let me begin by apologizing for being the worst blogger EVER lately! Can't believe how long it's been since my last post! I am ashamed! School has been nuts! BLEH! But I am NOT gonna talk about school right now because... GUESS WHAT..... its ma birfday! hip hip hooray! The big ONE NINE baby! What a crazy nineteen years it's been... but really! This past year has made me realize that not everyday is guaranteed. You hear that everyday is a blessing... but it truly is. We are never entitled to tomorrow. I am so so blessed to have a nineteenth birthday! I really do love those American Cancer Society commercials about celebrating more birthdays! mmm gets me every time! haha! Ok ok enough with the sappy stuff... wanna hear what I got for my birthday?????
My mom came down to Fayetteville on a whim to hang out with me on my birthday which was SUCH a blast. We had a spa day together and got to get a little spoiled and pampered! It was HEAVEN!!!! I went home last weekend to celebrate my birthday with my family and got a bunch of fall clothes! Then when my mom came up she brought me probably one of the best birthday presents I've ever gotten!!! Oh my word... STILL slightly freaking out about it. How do I explain this??.... Well at the beginning of December we have our winter formal called Kappa Kissmas and my present is that my parents are flying "the boy" down to Arkansas for the formal! I know I know.... who's "the boy"??? I think I wanna keep it TBA for right now! I don't know why.... partly because that is a WHOLE other blog post and also because I get awkward and flustered explaining it (but you will hear about it soon... lets say november 11ish). Can't believe I'm putting this on my blog! oh my word MOVING ON!!!!! So yeah a pretty darn good birthday! I'm trying not to think about being in my twenties next year because that totally freaks me out! EEK!

a shout out to ma girls in yearbook!

So it has come to my attention that I have not been doing the best job keeping up with the blog! Sorry guys :/ I've actually been waiting to get these pictures of my latest interior design project from a fellow id girl but I just can't wait any longer!!!! I was trying to think of what to blog about and I have gotten a couple comments from my kc girlfriends and I thought I would dedicate this blog post to them!!!
MEGAN: I met a kappa tonight that loves The Grinch just as much as we dooo!!!! grinch lovers UNITE! YAY
EMILIE: Get back into my life please!!!! Guh i miss your stinkin beautiful faaace!
ALLIE: Thank you for initiating the yearbook comments! Can't wait for you to come visit! Keep seeing your twin on campus and its starting to freak me out! ha. miss your goofy self!!!
MO MO: DOWN A SIZE AND A HALF.... and this time i'll keep it off! haha. do yourself a favor and get to know haley holmgren (kappa grinch fanatic)
COURT: There is a picture in my room of us in our tacky xmas sweaters in the yearbook room! miss your sassiness!
ALLYSON: I miss your crazy driving and your hispanic influence in my life!
STEPH: I miss my twin :(
KRISTEN: one word... HOSPITALITY!!!! i miss the lindquist fam jam! i wanna see the jr baby bump!

I could prolly go on and on listing all the people i miss right now! Meeting all these new people in college is great but it doesn't replace all the precious people in my life that are too far away right now!!!! LOVE YALL!

week #1 COMPLETE

Well my first week of college is under my belt! Phew! It was exhausting having to pretend I knew what I was doing all the time (I was clueless 24/7)! ha. The older Kappa girls have been so helpful with giving me rides, directing me to the right buildings, etc. I'm really loving my classes. My major (Interior Design) is a little intense. I've already spent about 20 hrs in the studio this week working on projects... sometime during those 20hrs I considered switching majors once or twice! But it really is growing on me... just a little overwhelming at times. On the social side of my college life I have been spending pretty much every extra minute with the KKG girls. We had an awesome full out dance party at the house last night.... this is what I live for people!!! haha. Oh there was also a football pep rally this week which was a blast. The Kappas got all painted up in our blue and blue! Ally and I clearly could not pass up the XXL cookie monster shirts in Walmart! haha LOVE IT! Keep praying for me this week :) Everything is super fun but super overwhelming right now! Well... bring it on week #2!!!

can i get a DRUMROLL?!?!

Sorry I've been super busy with sorority events ever since bid day but I'm so excited to finally announce what sorority I'm in! So you ready you for this?!?! DRUM ROLL PLEASE............. you reading the blog of a KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA now!!!! baaaaah! I'm literally SO EXCITED! And no the pictures don't lie... a TON of kc girls are all kappas! God has unpredictable plans! It was totally the Lord that revealed where I needed to be because I know I don't worship a God of confusion and he gave me clarity in my decision. Raise Him and Praise Him! So excited that my Kappa sisters can read my blog and actually comment now! wooo! go nuts ladies! haha. Here is the beginning of what will be an obnoxious 4 year collection of kappa pics!

brace yourselves

Well everyone... history is about to be made tomorrow! I find out what sorority I am in!!! Today was "Pref Night" and it all comes down to two. For me it was Kappa Kappa Gamma and Pi Beta Phi! BAAAAAH! My heart is heavy with anxiety! Can't wait to make the big announcement tomorrow! woo! I'm just curious which one yall think I'm gonna be in..... please enlighten me :).....

movin on out

Well this is the end of the road. I'm all packed up and we're leaving tomorrow morning for fayetteville! AAAH weird! My 18th birthday was weird enough for me but this is REALLY weird.... the end of my childhood has come :( I have a MOUNTAIN in my room of every possible dorm accessory known to man (sponsored by your neighborhood super target ha). I also have all my art supplies ready for my studio classes which I'm pretty excited about. And then there's the shoes.... oh my word the SHOES!!! I was telling a friend that I need to pray for my wretched soul because there are people in third world countries running around barefoot and shoe-less and I have a line of 20+ shoes laid out on my floor! Not okay! But everything is loaded in the cars... yes thats plural... i managed to, single handedly, fill two full-sized SUV's with my stuff! Ridiculous! We leave tomorrow morning, spend the night in a hotel and wake up early to move D and I in! It's gonna be an adventure! Can't wait to show pictures of the dorm :) Have an awesome weekend!