The last few months in a post..

Slacker. The only word to describe my blogging ways in the past few months. I was so excited to update everything since I moved 600 miles but I guess you never realize how much you don't want to get on the computer after 40 hours of school a week and balancing friends and everything else. So if you're still following this..thank you for not giving up. I promise I will do better..not that my life is that significant to anyone. Haha. Since I've been on here I've been home 3 times and each time has been wonderful and I've learned a lot about myself. There really is no place like home. I never knew a heart could ache so much for the people you call family but it's honestly the hardest thing I've ever done. Don't get me wrong, I love my life in Georgia more than anything and I'm so thankful for this learning experience but it will never be home. Going home I recognize things I never realized: how my mom's laundry smells the same everytime, how the windows in the kitchen vibrate on cold windy nights, how cozy it is to curl up on the c0uch and watch TV with my brother, and how comforting it is to be a 5 minute drive away from your best friends in the entire world. I definitely took for granted growing up in a close-knit home in a small town, but I'm so thankful I've learned to appreciate it more than ever lately. I seriously have the most loving parents, coolest brother, and amazing and hilarious friends in the entire world.

As for life in Georgia, things are going as planned. I started off living with one of my best friends, Katie, and her little family (see previous blogs) but since she's pretty far from school and we're both so busy I've kinda moved in with my friend Chelci, who I met at school and have become such good friends with. God is SO faithful in bringing friends in at just the right time and when you least expect it. So things have been great here and I've loved being in a small town and getting to know Chelci's friends as if they're my own. I couldn't be happier with how things have turned out.

Chelci and I at school :)

..oh and this kid Austin I'm kinda fond of..

School is going great..I'm almost done! It's crazy that all the trials and tribulations I've been through since high school are finally going to pay off! Paul Mitchell The School Atlanta was one of the best decisions of my life and I just look back and thank God everyday that he has me where I am. I have a lot of decisions to make coming up as to where I'm going to go after school..work..live, etc..but Gos has been SO faithful thus far and I know that he won't leave me hanging now. Such a good feeling knowing I am constantly in God's care and sight even when I can't see that myself. I am so blessed and Christ is way too entirely fgood to me. :) I'll be back in Crawfordsville December 23-31 and I already can't wait to see my family and friends!! This was just a quick update of my new(ish) life in Georgia and I promise I will be better about writing. I'm so excited about my future and all that's going on. I have to sleep..must be up at 6:00am for school in the mornin but there's so much bouncing around my head I need to share!! All for another post though! Sorry to all of you back home with negative temperatures and snow!! Another great thing about Georgia!! Sweetest dreams. I'll leave you with a few shots from our family pictures that my talented and beautiful cousin Shea took last time I was home..enjoy: