Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Stupidity is costly

I really can't think of anything to write. I am basically just writing for the sake of writing something. I found out today that my tire will probably cost $250 to fix. That really frustrates me because it was out of stupidity that I busted my tire. It would be different if I had been driving and drove over a nail. At least the mistake would have been out of my control. Now I have to pay for my stupid mistake. Maybe I just need to sleep more :). Curbs don't jump out and attack people who are well rested :). Everyone from work enjoys picking on me about it. Everyone seems to know about it. My new nickname is "Crash". That's ironic because that was my nickname in high school too. I am scared because my dad told me a story about how his tire popped off while he was driving with only 4 lug nutts and almost killed him. I have been driving on my donut a lot and will be driving all the way to Blue Bell tomorrow. I should get my new piece in tomorrow. Just one more thing I have to take care of and more to add to my schedule. Hopefully classes will be cancelled tomorrow because of the snow forecasted. I could definitely use some time to relax. I have been rather numb this week. I have experienced small doses of reality and I am starting to realize things. It has been easier than I expected but hard at the same time. I know I'm being vague and I have no intention of being more specific.

Monday, February 21, 2005

Being used

My life is still crazy but I decided to procrastinate my studying a little longer :). Who cares about organic chem anyways? I had quite an amazing weekend. Like I said before, weird things always find me. Friday was awesome. I had a teacher in-service "event" where we got treated to a fancy tea room. It was so fun and the place was quaint. It was nice to be spoiled. One of the kid's parents is friends with the owner of this cool tea room in Downingtown. At B,B,&B I ended up going to Wawa with one of my friends from work. He told me he was giving up sweets for lent. I asked him why he gave up sweets for lent if he didn't believe in it (his dad does it so he thinks it's a good discipline). This started a really cool discussion about God, heaven, hell, etc. He kept asking me questions about what I believe and why. I felt like God was definitely speaking through me. Please pray for Patrick. After work I went to the grocery store. A woman came up to my car and asked me for money ($3-4) to get home. She had a young daughter, no gas, and her drunk husband was missing. I had no cash so I told her I would take her to a gas station to get her gas on my card. I was feeling led to give so I decided to go inside and get cash back from a purchase. I gave her $20. She seemed surprised and asked why I was giving her so much when she had only asked for $3-4. I told her that I was giving her so much because God loves her and I wanted to show her that. I don't know what she used the money for, but it was worth it to get that message across. So I thought that was exciting. Opportunites like that never happen to me (or I never take them) and here I had two in one night. Saturday morning Becca, Dave, Marc, and I made an exercise video for Lynette called "Sweatin to the Roomies." It was a lot of fun making it and of course it is embarassing. I went to work after that in a horrible mood for reasons I don't need to discuss. After work I was going to go to Minella's (diner) with friends from BBB. I was leading the way there and I blew out my tire on a curb/divider in the parking lot. It was really stupid of me. It was so loud I thought I had hit a car. I blew the tire, broke the hub cap, and snapped off a lug nutt. The worst part was that Patrick and Katie were following behind and saw the whole thing. It was quite embarassing and I've been told that I will never live it down. My store manager and Patrick changed the tire for me. Sunday morning Becca and I decided to skip Sunday school because we didn't want to be late. We had breakfast and went for a short drive. It was really nice. Sunday we hung out for Lynette's birthday. It was a lot of fun. I definitely miss the days when we would all hang out. We showed the video. I'm sure she enjoyed it. Friends making fools of themselves for you always has its way of touching the heart. We were going to have a girls' night sleepover but most people stayed home because of the snow. Ruth did stay, which was fun. It was like those teenager days when we would all sleep on the floor in the living room. Today I had to work at BBB. It was so nice not having to close because I ALWAYS close (5 nights a week). I had a crappy day though because my boss reprimanded me for something he perceived incorrectly. He is very power hungry and thought something I did undermined his power and was disrespectful. That definitely was not my intention but that is how he saw it. So that ruined my entire day. Have I said recently how much I hate retail? Tonight I went to the Deans'. I met Lynette there. it was so nice to see everyone again. I haven't been there since the summer. The kids are getting so big. I talked to Jeff for a few minutes. He was semi-responsive. Continue to keep them in your prayers. Going to the Deans' definitely improved my day. Well I must go and study for the massive Biology test that I have tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Piling up

Well I don't have too much time to write but I wanted to let everyone know that I am still alive. I plan to rejoin the land of the living at some point in the near future. I really don't think I've arrived at my apartment before 1 a.m. in about two weeks. Very sad. I am almost at my breaking point where I desperately need sleep. I can't believe how insane these last two weeks have been. I finish one thing and a new thing is waiting for me. They just pile up until they are huge mountains like the pile of dirty clothes in my bedroom :). I keep waiting for it to stop, waiting for a break, but it never happens. I sometimes look back and wonder how I survived. How did I make it two weeks and only getting 2, 3, or 4 hours a night? How do I juggle so many jobs and school? How do I manage to keep going when I don't have the ganas? The answer is simple...I don't. Not on my own strength anyways. It is all God.

Sunday, February 06, 2005

Trampled in the dust

Life often seems like one big stampede to me. I get run over by the crowd and I'm face down in the dust. I look up just to see the dust that the stampede has left behind. I always try to get ahead of the craziness but I always end up face down in the dust. I try to run my own race. I try to rely on my own strength. I know I can't do it without Him but I also can't seem to surrender it all to Him. I always wear myself out. I always need to be picked up out of the dirt. I have a hard week coming up and I am dreading it. I am started it with a really hard weekend....an unexpectedly hard weekend. Things happened that are impossible to explain. Sometimes things don't make sense. Sometimes they don't work out how they are "supposed to." Just because something doesn't follow a particular path doesn't mean it's a bad thing. I can't go into detail at all. Just please pray for my family. I am now at home. I love my family and wanted to support them so I came home even though it's rough on my body. I drove 4 hours last night on 3 hours of sleep. I got in a 4:30 a.m. and will leave tonight after the superbowl. I should get home around 2 or 3 a.m. and have to get up to teach and start my week. I am trying not to complain because it was definitely my choice. It was nice having time with my family. I will even get to watch the SuperBowl with my dad. He is the one who got me hooked on football. So maybe I needed this little escape. I am so glad that we have a loving and forgiving God. We are all sinners and fall short. I just thank God for His amazing grace.

Thursday, February 03, 2005

It's all about me

I'm going to copy Becca because I don't really have anything to say either. Love y'all
1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME? Christina Elizabeth Reynolds
2. WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING? blue jeans
3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? the sounds of students writing papers in the computer lab
4. WHAT'S THE LAST THING YOU ATE? I haven't eaten today yet. So something yesterday.
5. DO YOU WISH ON STARS? NO
6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? something with a cool name and a shade of blue or purple
7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW? Sunny and chilly
8. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Tara from the leasing office--trying to get our apartment fixed
9. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS. Of course I do.
10. HOW OLD ARE YOU TODAY? 24
11. FAVORITE DRINK? Raspberry lemonade
12. FAVORITE SPORT? To play Basketball, to watch football
13. HAIR COLOR? Dirty Blonde
14. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes but I recently ripped one and it got stuck in my eye. 15.SIBLINGS? 1 sister, Cindy
16. FAVORITE MONTH? October, May
17. FAVORITE FOOD? ice cream, chocolate
18. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Kate and Leopold
19. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR? ??
20. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD? My Mickey Mouse doll..It's head fell off and so I had to reattach it a lot. One day I didn't pick up my stuff and my dad threw it away
21. SUMMER OR WINTER? I like both
22. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs
23. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate
24. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO WRITE/ E-MAIL BACK? Yes
25. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
26. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
27. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS? Apartment with 2 bedrooms. I share a caseta with Becca and Lynette is next door
.28. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I try to cry daily...j/k probably over the weekend
29. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? scary stuff
30. WHO IS THE FRIEND YOU HAVE HAD THE LONGEST? Andrew and Benjamin Wolfe...I'm hoping to fly to CA for Andrew's wedding in March
31. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT? worked, did school work, watched a movie, talked with Lynette
32. FAVORITE SMELLS? my roommates :)
Where's #33??
34. WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? lots of things
35. PLAIN, BUTTERED OR SALTED POPCORN? Buttered
36. FAVORITE CAR? I like convertibles but I'm not picky with which
FAVORITE FLOWER? pansies
38. NUMBER OF KEYS ON YOUR KEY RING? 5
39. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK? my week sort of runs together because I don't have a weekend...probably Sunday
40. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR LAST BIRTHDAY? Cried, had friends visit from GA, went to Intercourse, went out to eat, and received an incredible, beautiful quilt
41. HOW MANY STATES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? 5
42. HOW MANY CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? 9
43. HOW MANY COUNTRIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? 2
44. HOW MANY CARS HAVE YOU HAD & WHAT WAS THE FIRST? 2-my first was a Ford escort
45. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Danvers, Mass (outside of Boston)
46. FAVORITE BAND?
47. BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY? travelling with my family, growing up in a neighborhood with kids my age (general memories)
48. HARDEST THING YOU EVER DID? This year
49. ONE THING YOU'RE MOST GRATEFUL FOR? my salvation and forgiveness when I don't deserve it
50. DREAM OR GOAL? to finish school and travel all over the world