Sherlock Holmes, Chattanooga, and Sore Feet

Do you ever have one of those nights that just make you think? That you look back on and say, "Did that really happen?" That you look at later and are in awe of how amazing the night was? Well, tonight was one of those nights. ^_^


The evening started out when I got dressed. I seriously felt like a princess in my banquet dress (thanks to Renee). When I walked out into the lobby with Renee and Olivia, there they were. Adam (for Olivia), Chris (for Renee), and Luke (for me) were standing there with flowers for us. I've never had a guy give me a bouquet of flowers before, so that was exciting. Then we walked out, and Scott and David were there as well. They were actually part of our group, so that was pretty exciting. They are both really nice guys.

I got so many compliments on my dress and how I looked by all my friends once we were in the cafeteria for banquet. It made me feel somewhat more confident in my make-up wearing actually, since I don't wear it very often. I guess I can put it on and make it look presentable (lolz). The dinner was very exquisite, but unfortunately there wasn't a single table that was completely empty, so Renee, Chris, Luke, and I sat at one table and Adam, Olivia, Scott, and David sat at another one. >.< It was pretty cool. We got to take a group picture with a cool Sherlock Holmes background. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Sherlock Holmes was the theme of this banquet. :D It makes me want to see the movie now cause I actually haven't seen it yet.

After banquet, some of went to Chattanooga. Luke really didn't want to go, so Renee and I asked David if he would go with me, and he said he would. :) It was a fun ride. We listened to some good music, and for about the last 10-15 minutes of the car ride there, we jammed to Evanescence. :D We got there, and we went down to the water, and we did some dances. I actually learned a few dances, so that's pretty exciting.

A little bit later on, Chris, Renee, David, and I walked to a really awesome coffee shop. To get there though, I had to go up a lot of stairs and it was pretty much a hill. Luckily, I had a great guy with me. David let me hold onto his arm while we were walking, especially up the stairs. It was very gentlemanly. :) We got to the coffee shop, and David and I got vanilla cappuchinos (of course, he insisted on paying for it.) Later on, before we decided to head back, he bought some chocolate for us as well. :) It was soooooo good. Of course, I had a wonderful escort on the way back down the hills and stairs. It really helped not only to keep my balance on those high-heeled shoes, but my feet were KILLING me.

On the way back, we jammed out to some more Evanescence and then Phantom of the Opera. :D I got changed back, finally got out of the killer shoes, and David walked me back to my dorm. I don't know if I could ever thank him enough for tonight. ^_^

I am now sitting in my room, letting my feet rest since they still hurt pretty bad, and I'm reflecting over this evening and tonight, and I think it's been one of the best nights of my life. :D

Thanks for letting me share this with you guys. I should probably get off soon since I'm going to church with my epic friends in the morning. Good night all!!

-K.G.W.

Guys That Watch Pride and Prejudice Are Pretty Awesome :D

Well, in my last blog, I mentioned how my Monday morning was pretty bad. Well, guess what folks? It got worse as the week went on. >.< However, I'm not going to dwell much on that because Friday and Saturday were awesome. :D

So Friday turned out to be a great day. The school day was pretty good, and we had corporate worship during Chapel, which is always my favorite. ^_^ For open dorm, a big group of us (me and my guy friends) watched The Muppet Movie, then Johnny Bravo, then me and a few of the guys watched two Brad Stine DVDs. It was a pretty fun night.

Saturday (which was only a few hours ago), I woke up at one. It felt soooo nice to just sleep in. I pretty much hung out around the room for a while, then went outside for about 45 minutes, then went down to dinner with Luke. We had pizza burgers and french fries.

So, for those of you who are probably wondering by now what my title has to do with anything, this is where it comes in. :D So, me and my friend Sean had been talking, and we decided that we were going to watch Pride and Prejudice. Well, it ended up being a group of us....3 girls and 8 guys. Yeah, that is pretty amazing that eight guys sat down and watched Pride and Prejudice...and actually enjoyed watching it. ^_^ Of course, the fact that Sean was the first one to think of watching it just makes it cooler cause a guy wanted to watch a "girly movie" as some would call it.

Also, watching Pride and Prejudice gets me thinking on things of that particular nature: romance, love, whatever word you want to use. I look at myself. I'm eighteen years old and I've never dated anyone. I'm now in college and still have no clue when (or if for that matter) I will find the Prince that God has in store for me (if God does have one, cause he very will might want me to be single the rest of my life o.O). I like being single, believe me, but sometimes I wish that I knew.....I wish that I could find the one for me really soon. Maybe I'll find him in college. Maybe I won't. Maybe I've already found him and don't realize it yet. These kind of thoughts run through my head all the time. I know one thing though. If I can find a guy that meets all the qualifications that a husband should have, and can have the gentlemanliness of Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice, that would be amazing!! (Is this too high a standard, I wonder? Lolz. I'm just kidding. I know plenty of guys that are gentlemen.)

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Anywayz, as you can see, this weekend, especially tonight, has got me thinking a lot. I do know one thing for certain. Whatever lies ahead, I know that, if I may use a title that one of my best friends uses, my Heavenly Daddy is watching over me and will take care of me like only He knows how. I can go to Him on my best days, on my worst days, and all the days in-between. I can laugh with Him and I can cry to Him. He's there for me, his daughter, 24/7, no matter what. ^_^

Well, I should probably go to bed. I'm gonna be very tired in the morning already seeing how late it is. >.< Well, goodnight all.
And since I've had this on my mind a lot tonight, I have one more thing to say. To my future spouse, wherever and whoever you are, I just want to say that I love you and that I pray for you a lot. Until the day comes that we meet, or if we have already met, until the day comes that we realize that we are who God made for each other, I'll be here, waiting just for you. ^_^ See you in the future.

And goodnight everyone. ^_^

One of THOSE days.....

Have you ever had one of those days where everything just started off wrong and didn't seem to get any better? Well, that was how I felt yesterday morning. >.<

When I woke up, it was 7:53. My alarm was supposed to go off at 7:30. Then, I tried to print my work for English.....and my printer was out of ink. o.O Well, I went to go take another shower to rinse some more of the excess purple dye out of my hair....all of the showers were being used. So, I had to send myself an email with my English work on it, and I went down to the library to print it off. After I finished that, I realized that I had left my I.D. card in my room, which not only lets me eat and signs me in to chapel...but let's me into the dorm in the first place.

Now at this point, I honestly was about to cry. Luckily though, one of my friends saw me sitting outside and asked me what was wrong. When I told her the situation, she graciously walked back to my dorm with me and let me in. What a blessing she is!

Well, when I finally got to the cafeteria...most of the breakfast food was put up, so I didn't get to eat breakfast.

Luckily, the rest of day was okay other than the occasional misfortune in some classes. I look back tonight at the chaos of yesterday morning, and I realize that those kind of days aren't going to be very rare. There will most likely be days that are even worse than this. It makes me stop and think: if I could barely hold it together yesterday morning...what will happen when worse days come my way in my experience here at Bryan? Will I give up? Will I keep going? Will I just go through the motions? Will I do my best in everything? Only God knows how I will react, and only God can help me through it all.

Well, I think I've babbled on long enough for tonight. I would go to bed (it's 12:06 am here) but I have to finish doing my laundry. o.O Hopefully I can get to bed soon. Good night all!

Banquets and Birthday Parties.....Time to choose.

Well, it's been a week since posting last, so I guess it's time for another post. :) So, my Saturday was AMAZING!!! :D Three of my best friends (Hannah, Moriah, and Brian) came and visited me, and they brought my little sister with them as well. We had such a good time, and it was so wonderful to see them again after a little over two weeks. I plan on going home for a weekend visit this coming weekend, so I can't wait to see everyone! So, last night, I came across a dilemma. I found out that two things that I really wanted to go to are happening on the same night. On Saturday, September 25th, we are having our Homecoming Fall Banquet, where we get to dress up, and have a date, and have a nice dinner, that type of thing. I was soo excited about it, but then I realized that something else very important to me is happening that same night. It is Moriah and Brian's conjoined birthday party. o.O Yeah. So, weighing the two, I have chosen to skip the Fall Banquet this year and go to their birthday party. It wasn't difficult to choose, but yet it wasn't easy either. The only way I would go is if they insisted that I go (I had one of my friends tell me he was planning on asking me :P). But yeah, I got to see the group Testify here and what they do, and I'm going to be joining it! It's a stage movement/interp/drama group here. I'm SOOOOO excited!! ^_^ Well, that's about all I have for now. Let's see what they next few days holds in store for me. :)

-Oh, minor side note, I have realized this past week how beautiful the stars are. On some day when I just need to relax and wind down after a stressful day of school, I just go outside and lay in the grass and look at the stars. I think they are one of God's most beautiful creations. ^_^