My Second Home.

Airport Delay

Well, I'm on my way to visit my Grandmother in Carlsbad but first flight of the day was delayed and so I'm sitting in the airport in Eugene waiting. So why not blog? This one is dedicated to the I guess pretty cool roommates. We've had some pretty great times together lately and I just had to share. I couldn't really ask for 2 better roommates/friends.

We need to workout in the pool - so of course my roommate has a digital waterproof camera and working out turning into an underwater photo shoot.

Julie, Kelli, Me

Long story short, I was not really around for Julie's birthday in October, so I threw her another birthday full of mimosas, a great restaurant, blindfoldedness, and a basketball game. So fun!

Kelli, Julie, Me

The basketball game. A) Oregon woman won by 1 point!! B)Julie was chosen for the timeout basketball shooting (lay-up, free throw, and 3 pointer). Missed the 3 point but still got our whole section a coupon for a great restaurant. Go her!

Julie, Kelli, Me

Okay, so the one in the middle is not my roommate, but still a really great friend and teammate, but Julie was here as well. This was at the Riley's house, some great friends and mentors of ours, during the super bowl. Highlight was playing football during half time. Great friends, food and football - you can never go wrong with those 3!

Kelli, Emily, Me

This was actually on Valentines Day. Right after church we hit the matinee, only 5 dollars!! We went and saw the movie called Valentines Day. Online I had read terrible reviews, but I thought it was soo good, and everyone I have talked to thought the same thing.... so don't believe critics - Great movie and great cast!

Kelli, Me, Julie

This is missing one roommate (well technically 2...) because she was sicky but Julie and I headed to a place called the David Minor Theater. Awesome place! We went and saw The Hurt Locker. It's a small theater with a couple couches and they serve beer and food from a restaurant from across the street. So we each had a drink and shared a plate of spicing hot, but delicious french fries and watch a great (but kind of plotless) movie.

Julie and Me

So those are the adventures of my life within the past two weeks with a couple great people.

2 thumbs up.

Psalm 118

"This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it."

Pslam 118:24

One Day You Will

You feel like you're falling backwards

Like you're slippin' through the cracks

Like no one would even notice

If you left this town and never came back

You walk outside and all you see is rain

You look inside and all you feel is pain

And you can't see it now

But down the road the sun is shining

In every cloud there's a silver lining

Just keep holding on (just keep holding on)

And every heartache makes you stronger

But it won't be much longer

You'll find love, you'll find peace

And the you you're meant to be

I know right now that's not the way you feel

But one day you will

You wake up every morning and ask yourself

What am I dong here anyway

With the weight of disappointments

Whispering in your ear

You're just barely hanging by a thread

You wanna scream but you're down to your last breath

And you don't know it yet

But down the road the sun is shining

In every cloud there's a silver lining

Just keep holding on (just keep holding on)

And every heartache makes you stronger

But it won't be much longer

You'll find love, you'll find peace

And the you you're meant to be

I know right now that's not the way you feel

But one day you will

Find the strength to rise above

You will

Find just what you're made of, you're made of

-Lady Antebellum

This song has hit hard. I got to experience it driving down a back, windy highway with the stars out, windows down and heat on high. That day and yesterday were when I really understood what it was saying and how true it holds in my life - I just got my racing schedule yesterday for track.... I've been stuck in this state where I constantly felt like I was slipping through the cracks and no one would care or notice if I fell and quit everything I loved. And it's been that constant feeling for the past 4 years and put on high during this summer, but I think and pray that my day is coming. It's never felt to so real. To be loving everything I'm doing in life and to maybe have the chance to step on that line, on a track and believe that I can do well and to know that I deserve to do well.... it's been since high school since I raced like that. And 3 years since I've even raced on a track. "But one day you will, find the strength to rise above, you will, find just what you're made of, you're made of" - here's to that day.