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Name: Andrea
Country: United States
State: West Virginia
Metro: Morgantown
Birthday: 11/25/1985
Gender: Female
Interests: Being a true blue (and gold) mountain climbing, worship leading, bible studying, couch burning MOUNTAINEER.
Occupation: Student
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AIM:  silenzio dolce
Member Since:
3/18/2005
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| you were mostly right. I hadn't planned on it, but... when you're at home, in Parkersburg, on Plum St, sitting in front of your computer, wearing a green shirt (hidden insider here, anyone getting it?), you just gotta realize ...the absolute lack of anything to do is almost crushing me. so, an update: things i've done since my last entry
1. wrote a crazy amount of crazy-long papers
2. completed the worst semester of my college career with some not-so-bad grades
3. recorded with my sweet band :)
*plug! check it out if you haven't already. www.myspace.com/theanthempraise*
4. played a show in Parkersburg
5. gotten tattooed
6. gotten pierced
7. loved my roommates
8. mourned the moving-out of 3 out of 4 of my roommates :( things i've done since coming home
1. laid in the sun
2. facebooked for hours at a time
3. participated in my first ebay auction
4. hung out at the park
5. chilled with home friends
6. played my guitar
7. written a new song
8. missed my friends
9. waited for camp to start :)
things i haven't done since coming home
1. gone to bed before 2am
2. gotten up before noon
3. seen any morgantown friends (and not for lack of trying, *ahem* Travis)
4. crosswords :(
things i plan to do while home
1. hang out more with home friends
2. even out the farmer's tan i got while laying on the green all day, every day for 2 weeks
3. visit the other family in Wierton next weekend :) i think that about covers it. i'm not going to promise more frequent updates, bc it seems to be a promise i can't keep. besides, i think it makes you more appreciative of the updates you get. haha. :)
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| Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by. Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief,
Kneeling there in deep contrition;
Help my unbelief. Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace. Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in Heav’n but Thee? Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
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| well, 5 days into Christmas Break, i'm not even home yet, and i'm ready to have everyone back. it's been a pretty ridiculous few days. i'll share the highlights in the form of things i've learned.
1) midnight trips to Pittsburgh without any sort of agenda are not a particularly good idea. though, it was good to see Amanda :) and just to be back in Pittsburgh, as i have missed it terribly.
2) Chinese firedrills in the middle of pittsburgh are a fantastic idea, as is driving (relatively safely and for a short period of time) on the wrong side of the road. also entertaining is loud rap music paired with late night mcdonald's.
3) sleeping late is my favorite (this really isn't a thing i've learned; it has always been my favorite, but it needs to be included b/c i've done it a lot).
4) i am an emotional basketcase, which makes me an exhausting friend. what's unfortunate is that realizing this makes my sometimes overwhelming fear of being just tolerated rather than actually cared about even more real. it's a merry-go-round of insecurity. sorry. you can only imagine what it's like to put up with me while being me.
5) cherry coke is not always the answer.
6) i miss my girls. this summer was the first time i felt completely competent in what i was doing, and they were a big part of that. today, my phone started making funny noises. turns out one of my girls had programmed an alarm for her birthday into my phone. so, i called chelsy and cried about how much i miss them (emotional basketcase). i think about them pretty much constantly. they have such a big piece of my heart.
7) i shouldn't buy shoes that are a 1/2 size too small just because they are exactly what i want. that doesn't matter if i can't walk in them.
8) tattoos are fun. :) (i hope my mom feels the same way)
9) i am capable of cleaning- when i have to- and doing a good job of it.
10) rooftops are my favorite places. it took me an entire semester to realize that i could sit on my roof. i imagine that i will be spending a great deal of time there from now on. tonight karen and i had worship time out there. we just sat on the roof with our guitars and sang. it was great. i've found another place i can look at the stars, and it's a lot more fun to sit on than the alley. so, from now on, if you can't find me, i've probably climbed out the window.
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| i'm going to try this whole updating more often thing. i'm not promising anything but my best effort. this weekend was probably more fun than i've had in a long time. i was supposed to go to Chicago but, thanks to a series of events (i.e. Evan sucking at life) that didn't work out. i was pretty upset at first, but i have to say that here, on the other side of the weekend, i'm pretty alright with the way things turned out. i think i'll not divulge the details; what happens at 381 stays at 381.
my sister is signing the lease next week and i am- i'll just say it- stoked (does anyone even say that anymore?) about it. largely because it means i can pass down this shoe box my landlord calls a bedroom, but also because i love my sister. mostly the getting a bigger room thing, though.
finals are looking cinchy (just for you, benjamin), as usual- thank you
dept. of sociology. i have more lunch/dinner dates than finals, and
i'll probably spend more time in preparation for them as well. as of
10am thursday morning, you will be looking at "Christmas Break Andrea"
which, let me assure you, is a sight to behold. after that, only time
stands between me and Christmas Conference (about which i am more
excited than usual) followed immediately by a sweet trip to NY.
so, here's my finals week to-do list:
1. get up no earlier than is absolutely necessary
2. come up with a sweet band name
3. become a rockstar
4. get Zeb (puppy) to like me (which will probably entail something like, but not necessarily, an exorcism)
5. get a tattoo with my roommate
6. remember to take my finals
7. eat lots of Cap'n Crunch
8. learn a new song
9. convince at least one person to stay up really late watching CNN and/or infomercials with me
10. get unruly.
so, it's looking like a busy week.
serious thought of the day:
it's a good thing i don't always (usually/ever) get my way. despite constant claims to the contrary, i have no idea what's best for me. when i look back at all the things i've wanted, and all the things i've gotten instead, i can't help but praise God for being so much bigger than me.
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| i mean, you were mostly right. i had planned on never updating again, but then i came home and, as it always happens, i got bored. so, here we are. it's been about a decade since i updated, but i'll make this as concise as possible. this semester has definitely been a very "high of 75" semester (sorry Benjamin, i tried to think of another reference, but that really is the best one). this summer was an unreal experience- altogether exhilarating and just exciting to really feel for the first time like i understand where i'm going in life and what i'm meant for. i'm still finding things about myself that have changed because of those kids that now occupy a place so deep my heart. loving them taught me to love more deeply and to do so because i'm called to rather than because i feel like it. teaching them taught me patience like i had never known. i learned how to look at the small things as evidence of big things- to look for love and for change in the seemingly small things. i learned to be passionate. i feel like everyday i find something new about me that's changed because of what i learned from my girls. However, as it usually happens, i had to come home sometime. this semester has been a really rough one spent struggling with how to be content where i am instead of wanting to fast forward to the good parts. but, on the positive side of things, I've been really blessed with a few really amazing friendships that i just never expected would be so important to me. which brings us to now, at home, where i'm really struggling to deal with stuff with my family. i'm just beginning to realize how deeply some of the things in my past (along with some current things) have affected me- so now comes the struggle of actually dealing with them instead of putting all of my energy into pretending they don't exist and finding excuses not to come home for six months at a time.
so, for now it's an bittersweet sort of feeling, but i'm resting on the promise that the Lord restores and renews. ...you are my strong tower, my fortress when i'm weak... | | |
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