Africa

So right now my best friend Julia is in Africa right now. I am very depressed because I was supposed to be there with her but because of certain circumstances I couldn't go. Her mom sent me some of her emails today and it seems like they are having such a life changing experience. I love serving others and giving up my time to touch someone else's life. I just really wish I was there because I feel like I need service in my life right now. I feel like I am so focused on myself and my busy life and I just need to take time out to help others. Maybe I should try to find something I can do here during my spare time.( Ha what spare time?) I was thinking about volunteering at this nonprofit daycare in town. I love being around kids and I need hours for my education portfolio so what better opportunity.

Anyway, it seems like Julia and the group are having a really awesome time and that the kids and people of Spring Valley are really enjoying having them there. Julia talks about the kids in her emails and I really wish I could meet them! here are some exerpts that I liked from her emails...
"she was fascinated with my blonde hair and kept brushing it and when the other kids around her would try to touch my hair she would swat their hands away." " They walk 10 miles to school and back everyday! "

So for now I am living vicariously through Julia. I cannot wait until she gets home so I can here all of her stories and see all of her pictures. And I cannot wait until she gets back to Lex so we can have some adventures. And I also cannot wait until next summer when I either A. go to Africa or B. go on a Semester at Sea.

I have to decided to name the puppy part of my blog lexcapades. So here are the Lexcapades of the week...

I took Lexie to the dog park last week. She kept getting inside the water bucket, yes her whole body, and then dumping it out and rolling around in it. So she was a little but muddy at first. Then she kept following this bigger dog around. I couldn't find her so I went down the hill. I see this little brown dog running up the hill. I thought, "that cannot be Lexie." Sure enough it was. She had fallen in a hole that had mud at the bottom and was covered from nose to tail and smelly brown mud. Don't worry, I have pictures to document this great event. I tried to make her sit in the back of my car on the way home but of course she jumped over the seat and onto my lap.
The second picture is my bathtub after I gave Lexie a bath.

help!

So tomorrow is my first day off in like 3 weeks so therefore I will be updating my blog with a very long post. But for now....

Someone please help!! How in the world do you insert a template into your blog. If that's even what its called. I have one from a site that I really want to use so if anyone out there knows what to do just let me know. THANKS!

overwhelmed

So I am a little overwhelmed by this whole blog thing. There is so much I want to share and write. I feel like I need a focus to my blog like a theme or one thing that I write about. But, I don't think that will work for me so now I guess it will be an accumulation of random stories and thoughts.

Yesterday I got a chance to play volleyball. My friend from my high school volleyball team asked me to play with three other girls in a league at a park. It is so sad to say but I hadn't played volleyball seriously since my very last game senior year. Even more sad, I probably have only worked out a few times since then as well. My daily exercise consists of walking up the stairs to my apartment. I have played volleyball since I was 11 and it was always such a big part of my life. I loved being active and working really hard at something. I also liked being part of a team and always having something to keep me busy. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be to not play for this long, even though there are times that I have really missed it. But last night when I was playing, I realized how much I really do miss it and want to play again. It took me a little while to get warmed up but like my dad told me, its like riding a bike, you never really forget how. It didn't help that I was out of breath five minutes into the game. I also realized how much I enjoy being active and how much better it makes you feel than being lazy. So I have decided that I need to make a goal to get more exercise. My boyfriend always makes me feel very lazy because he is so motivated and runs and works out every day. But he has something to actually push him since he wants to be an officer in the marines. I have also decided that I am going to try out for the club volleyball team at UK next semester. I think it will be a good way to get some exercise and really enjoy something I love doing.

Thoughts of the day

I really should have studied more for this Statistics online final I have in an hour. This is the first pass/fail class I have ever had. I like it because I can totally slack off but it is so weird not having to worry about my grade, since I usually obsess over my grades. I am pretty sure I will pass the class though. Even though it sucks having class during the summer, I am so glad I did it because now I don't have to worry about it during the semester.

Lexie really is the best puppy ever. I took her to my volleyball game last night and tied her leash to a table. She just sat there in the shade enjoying being outside. She also LOVES kids which is a total plus. A bunch of kids at the park played with her and she did very well. She took a nap with me today and it made me remember why its so great having a pet. Also, she does so well in her crate! She doesn't have any accidents and doesn't bark. I still hate leaving her in there though.

here it goes...

I read a lot of blogs and have always really enjoyed them. I love hearing the stories and witty things people have to say. So, I thought it would be interesting to start my own. Even if I am the only one who ever reads my posts, I think it will still be worth it. I have had some not so successful experiences with journaling. Last year when I was cleaning my room at home before I moved out and into the dorm, I found 5 or 6 journals with about 10 pages used. Each post said, "well it's been awhile since I've written." Considering my past attempts, I am pretty sure this might not work out that well...but hey here it goes.

Here is how my life is going right now... I am going to be a sophomore in college at the university of kentucky. I am majoring in early elementary education. I want to be a kindergarten teacher and I cannot wait to be out of school and teaching my own class! I am currently working 3 jobs for the summer. Starbucks is my main job which I work during the school year. It is actually a lot of fun and I get so much joy out of making people's day just by making them a drink. I never knew how much of a difference customer service can make in someones day. I also have a nanny job... which is a very hot and cold experience. I will leave it at that. My third job is just a sporadic thing at the gym daycare I used to work at. I really wish I could work there more but I have no time. I loved working there but had to quit last year when I started UK because it was taking to much time out of my day to get there. It just wasn't worth it. Most people might think that working in a daycare would be awful but I love being around kids and learning from them.

I just moved into an apartment and I love it. I have always been very independent so living on my own fits me very well. I like responsibility. Which is kind of weird for people my age. I love having things that I have to take care of. I like having to clean and do laundry and even cook, even though I am pretty sure it will get old fast. And its a good thing I like responsibilty... because I just got a puppy! I just couldn't resist her cute little face when I went to the humane society with my roommate. It was one of the most spontaneous things I've ever done. I have never been so happy though. Even though there are times when I have been frustrated cleaning up pee, finding chewed up toilet paper (tp is way expensive! especially for a struggling college student), and not being able to do whatever I want whenever I want, I have been enjoying every minute with the cutest huskey german shepard puppy ever. I am pretty sure this blog will turn into the adventures of Lexie because she is always doing to funniest, cutest things.

Well I hope that I can give everyone a laugh or amaze you with my wittieness, but I'm thinking that all I'm going to do is bore you with my not so amusing life. Especially since I realized my level of creativity is rather low since I had to google, "cute blog names" and came up with nothing. So if you have any wonderful, cute, or insightful names for my blog...Let me know!

Thoughts for the day

Summer was created for a reason...to have a break from school. That is why you should never take a summer class (even though it is inevitable that I will take atleast one class in the summer every year). Trying to learn how to do statistics and get a tan at the same time doesn't work out that well.

Who knew that dishwahsers don't clean pots with dried on food... oh wait I did. Now if my roommate would just realize it too.

Dogs really are mans best friend