goodbye march

junior fall registration = 2 hours
b.law exam = 4.5 hours
april fools day = 16 hours
weekend = 26 hours
phi delt formal = 9 days
unl spring game = 16 days
easter = 24 days
finals week = 30 days
summer = 35 days
peru departure = 45 days

wow..
time
flies

candlelight

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and ture
With thanksgiving, I'll be a living
Sanctuary for You

It is you, Lord
Who came to save
The heart and soul
Of every man
It is you Lord
who knows my weakness
Who gives me strength,
With thine own hand.

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and Holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving I'll be a living
Sanctuary for you

Lead Me on Lord
From temptation
Purify me
From within
Fill my heart with
You holy spirit
Take away all my sin

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving, I'll be a living
Sanctuary for You

cante

Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith.
Be courageous, be strong.
Your every act should be done with love.
1 Cor 13-14

paz y bendiciones

¡presente!

‎"Beautiful is the moment in which we understand that we are no more than an instrument of God; we live only as long as God wants us to live; we can only do as much as God makes us able to do; we are only as intelligent as God would have us be. "
- Archbishop Oscar Romero -

done with you

why are humans so concerned with knowing exactly where our life is going?

i'm 20 years old, choosing a major, a career path, and practically planning out my life. it's as if i have this checklist or to-do that i must complete in my time on earth. after i finish college, i get a job, get married and have a family, and eventually i retire, move to a beach, and buy a sailboat or golden retriever. am i the only one that sees something wrong with this picture?

i don't want to mark things off my life, like they're something i'm just expected or required to do. i want meaning in my decisions, excitement in my future, and i would much rather take life day by day and focus on the overall goal of being happy and content with who i am.

but that's antisociety. for me to say "screw life plans" would yes, be epic and thrilling, but also viewed as virtually undesirable by my peers and society. but that doesn't bother me..promote living in the now, anticipating the exciting "unknown" aspect of the future. yes, i'll choose a major and have a tentative idea of what i'd like to do post-creighton, but if that changes then so be it!

so for now, hello medical antrhopology major and career ideas.
but goodbye checklist life..i'm done with you.

gnome.

The process of magically moving from one place to another.
Example: I am going to gnome myself to the library.
This term was first introduced to Suite507 by Greta.

zesty

according to miss merriam webster...
:having or characterized by zest
:appealingly piquant or lively


commonly used by nbray to describe an individual
experiencing an overly-excited state of emotion.

dudeski

the wisconson form of "dude"

according to urbandictionary: close friends;
friend(s) who are cooler than your other friends

used quite often by N.Bray
and other members of 507.

angst

an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety;
usually reserved for philosophical anxiety
about the world or about personal freedom.


angst. dudeski. zest. gnome. woman.
welcome to suite507

st pattys day

i'd just like to begin with the comment that drunk people in class on discussion day makes for a quite entertaining conversation..so thanks to them for making this class a smidge less boring for one day of the semester. fabulous.
just rocked a pop quiz in history..BAM!!
good thing i studied so much yesterday!


in the spirit of the holiday...

May your blessings outnumber
The shamrocks that grow,
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go.

May luck be our companion
May friends stand by our side.
May God bless us with happiness
May love and faith abide.

fe y alegria

been working on homework for the past two hours and needed a little break. i just finished some things for peru and am going to start working ahead for my history test next thursday so i have less to do this weekend!
my current 'dilemma' is over my major..i've decided on anthropology, but i keep going back and forth between cultural and medical. my minors are still business administration and justice & peace studies, but i just need to figure out what my anthropology focus is going to be! :)

no matter what,
one thing i want in life is definite...
When I was five years old, my mom always told me happiness was the key to life.
When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up.
I wrote down, "Happy."
They told me I didn't understand the assignment.
I told them they didn't understand life.

history

so i'm in history class right now...we're watching videos of dog competitions & talking about dog breeding.
relevance? i do not know.
happiness? increasing. trust me, this is muuuuch more exciting than talking about the french revolution. :)

also, happy birthday to miss madeline kramper.
best friends since day one.

okay..back to paying attention..haha

back to class

spring break was amazing, exciting, and definitely relaxing! spending so much time with my parents was good and i'm going to miss seeing them! there's a creighton game tomorrow night for the CIT, so it'll be good to see the family there..hopefully someone will make it to their first creighton game and maybe even meet thomas! but it's so nice out today and the forecast for the rest of the week looks promising..i can't wait for spring weather and eventually summmmer! it's crazy to think that we have less than two months left until summer break and that i'm almost HALF done with college..hello reality!

COLO ~ RADO

GOOD MORNING,
LAKE DILLON!
[the view from
our condo!!!]

WELCOME TO COPPER MOUNTAIN. :)
[our first day of skiing]

[ME] [YOU]

supposed to be packing right now..but obviously thats not happening anytime soon and i won't be on for a while, so here goes nothing. :)

BE A FRUITLOOP IN A WORLD FULL OF CHEERIOS.
be original.
be innovative.
be singular.
be unique.
be independent.
be daring.
BE YOU.


but why be a Fruitloop in Cheerios when you could be Trix..or Lucky Charms..or Mini-Wheats? but then why be cereal in Cheerios when you could be an animal..or a color..or a game?


"today you are you, that is truer than true.
there is no one alive who is youer than you." [dr. seuss]

never too far

You keep the moon in your pocket
something for just us to see.
I keep your face in my locket
so you're never too far from me.

You sail your ship on the ocean
and I stand far from anything blue.
My body is a man
but my heart is in your hand
I'm never too far from you.

And that's how I know
wherever you go.
Wherever you are,
you're never too far.

Some folks live life always wondering
what to do, where to go, what to say.
I don't know where we're going,
but I'm just fine knowing
you're here with me now today.
You're here with me now today.

And that's how I know
wherever you go.
Wherever you are,
you're never too far.

So go..and do what you have to.
And know..that I will do
while I wait for you.
Distance and time can't tear apart
all of the truth known to my heart.

And that's how I know
wherever you go.
Wherever you are,
you're never too far.
You're never too far.
You're never too far.
[http://www.myspace.com/karlyjurgensen]

home at last

ate breakfast in the hotel, went to mass by the arch, watched the social network in the car, slept, ate lunch at BWW in lee's summit, slept some more, ate some more, met amy at el bees, finally made it HOME, ate some more, and uploaded pictures! such a fun/exciting weekend with my parents and the krampers!!

early morning

bummer loss for the team today, but look how far they have come this year. it's been great seeing all the positive changes as far as coaching, players, and overall togetherness goes..next season can't come soon enough!

after the game we went to TGIFridays for dinner..saw Taylor and a few other players there, so that was fun. afterwards we all went to The Cup for a cupcake desert..Maddie was in heaven! haha. then we came back to the hotel, watched a movie, ate cookies, and chatted until we couldn't stay awake any longer. :)

heading home after mass in the morning!

falling

I don't know but
I think I may be
Fallin' for you
Dropping so quickly
Maybe I should
Keep this to myself
Waiting 'til I
Know you better

I am trying
Not to tell you
But I want to
I'm scared of what you'll say
So I'm hiding what I'm feeling
But I'm tired of
Holding this inside my head

I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don't know where to
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life
And now I found ya
I don't know where to
I think I'm fallin' for you
I'm fallin' for you

As I'm standing here
And you hold my hand
Pull me towards you
And we start to dance
All around us
I see nobody
Here in silence
It's just you and me

I'm trying
Not to tell you
But I want to
I'm scared of what you'll say
So I'm hiding what I'm feeling
But I'm tired of
Holding this inside my head

I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don't know where to
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life
and now I found ya
I don't know where to
I think I'm fallin' for you
I'm fallin' for you

Oh I just can't take it
My heart is racing
The emotions keep spinning out

I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don't know where to
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life
and now I found ya
I don't know where to
I think I'm fallin' for you
I'm fallin' for you
I think I'm fallin' for you

I can't stop thinking about it
I want you all around me
And now I just can't hide it
I think I'm fallin' for you

I'm fallin' for you

Ooohhh
Oh no no
Oooooohhh
Oh I'm fallin' for you

peace out omaha

maddie and i are currently in the omaha airport..being fabulous on our computers, drinking scooters coffee, and cheering for a win so we can see the team play tomorrow!! our flight was delayed like 15 minutes, but that'll give our parents more time after the game to meet us at the st. louis airport. we're watching oprah and she's currently road-tripping with gail..soo hilarious. maddie's parents just called to say that we WONNNNNNNNNNNN!! that means we'll get to see them play tomorrow...CAN'T WAIT!

this one's for YOU, creeper...let me know what you think!
[favorite line: rock out like the plane is going down down and there are 120 people aboard and 121 parachutes]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzTuOQRTE0I&feature=related

paraíso

paradisiac.
that's how these last couple weeks have been.
day after day...never ceasing to amaze me.
of course there's those small things still bother me, but i'm trying to look past them and focus on all the positives around me..
hanging out with the girls, spending time with him, getting ahead for classes, pumping up for spring break, and just so much more..


thanks for such a fun date night, mister mons. oohh and i found that lake in wisconsin that you were talking about...
http://lilycms1.edublogs.org/files/2010/04/Hyenas.jpg




annnnd thanks to mike sebastian for the word of the day..im loving it.

MVC-MVP

two classes today.
dinner with christian tonight!!
sleep in and skip class tomorrow.
flight tomorrow afternoon.
arrival tomorrow night.
FINAL DESTINATION: ST LOUIS!

i'm soooo excited for the MVC Tournament with Maddie..we fly out tomorrow afternoon and it can't come fast enough. we always have such a fun time with our families: going to games, eating out, and of course some shopping too!

blessed.

I welcome the sun,
the clouds and rain,
the wind that sweeps the sky clean
and lets the sun shine again.
This is the most magnificent life has ever been.
Here is heaven and earth
and the brilliant sky in between.

Blessed is this life
and I'm gonna celebrate being alive.
Blessed is this life
and I'm gonna celebrate being alive.

I dwell in the darkness,
I let in the light.
I sleep in the afternoon
and become the noise in the night.
I trespass in temptation
suffered in sacrifice,
but I awake each day with a new sunrise.

Blessed is this life, oh
and I'm gonna celebrate being alive.
Blessed is this life, oh
and I'm gonna celebrate being alive.

happy.

HAPPINESS: a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy


Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.



couldn't be happier.






:)