So..I've been eating and drinking way too much junk lately. And I haven't gone for a walk in a little over a month. That's NOT who I've become, or desire to become. I will stay healthy for as long as I live, and I am not going to disappoint the one person who believes that I can stay on track with this if I just commit myself 110%. I haven't been doing that lately, and I just have to apologize to this person. I'M SORRY.

I'm not going to eat any junkfood today, my dad stopped by Publix last night and we got subs. I still have a whole sub left to eat, and my dad is going to stop by Publix again to pick up some chicken for dinner later; I'm going to ask him to pick up some sandwich supplies as well. (Bologna, Ham, etc.) I think I'm going to go walking in the mornings now. I don't know if my sister still wants to walk with me or not, but I have my MP3 Player to keep me company if she doesn't. (Wish I had more music on it though..I can't put anymore on it because the cord for that process is lost and I broke my CD Player, so that's out too. .)

Anyways..Just wanted to post to say that I am going to get back on track with my health. . Although...I am starting to cuss a little more lately... Not good.

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So...I'm, like, seriously falling off my health kick or whatever you want to call it. I've been doing so well for the past four or five months with cutting back on caffeine and walking everyday, and now I've gotten off track. Kaiti has said she wants to start walking with me in the evenings, but she's always working in the evenings..what about the morning, when she's off and it's still a little cool out?

*Sigh* I miss my daily walks. I haven't gone walking since I visited Esther out at Trinity--that was over a month ago! What a shame.

I went over to Esther's on Thursday about two weeks ago..we went swimming in her pool with Brad (the pool vacuum, named at a slumber party about 5 years ago), and then watched Finding Nemo. Her family's been working on her roof-doing what exactly I don't know, but they should be finished by now. Friday, I went over to her house again and we watched a video from 'The Truth Project', a bible study (sort of) that we're going to try and bring to Trinity next year. We also made an agreement to each read two chapters of Genesis a day while she's away on her roadtrip for the next month.

My cousin, Jeremy, got married on Saturday to his girlfriend, Brittani. I don't know much about her but she seems like a sweet girl. I'm glad he's found someone he wants to spend his life with. My cousin, Josh and his girlfriend, Rhachel (sp?) are getting married in July, and my 'uncle' Clyde is getting married next...April, I think. Ed and I have decided to wait, but it is definitely still a part of our future plans. (After the deployment and post-deployment stress and all.)

Sunday was pretty much like any other Sunday. Went to church, came home and slept, then went to bible study. Bible study was actually kind of fun-we got to learn what our gifts and talents are. My top scores were in Music, Miracles, Exhortation, and Intercession. Can't say I was really surprised by my scores; I've always kind of known that my talents lay in those areas.

Monday, yesterday, was uneventful. I didn't really do anything except sleep and watch Friends. I'm hoping to clean my room today, do something somewhat productive and then they're is a meeting at FUMC for VBS teachers and volunteers. Oh! The children's director from FUMC called last night and instead of just volunteering, my sister and I are going to be teachers/assistant teachers since we're in college and not high school anymore. How exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time! I've volunteered for VBS for so many years now, but actually going from volunteer to teacher is a bit more responsibility. I think I can handle it though--she wouldn't have asked if she didn't think we could either, right? I can't wait for VBS to start; that's a week I know is going to fly by. Hopefully, June will go a lot quicker than May...seriously. May has just been dragging all month long. Come on, June!! I'm ready!!

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Note for future reference: DO NOT DRINK CAFFEINE BEFORE BED THE NIGHT BEFORE CHURCH.

Yeah, I did that last night. And now I have more energy than I need at 2:30 AM. I have to get up and get ready for church in 5 hours. And you know what? That's when I'm finally going to be tired and craving sleep!! Ugh.

Anyways, that's not what I want to blog about right now. Went over to Ed's house on Friday to hang out with his mom and sisters. Originally the plan was to go over after her doctors appointment, and hang out, but I ended up going to appointment with her and waited in the waiting room with Elisa, who stayed home from school that day. I totally kicked her butt at Tic-Tac-Toe. She kicked mine at hangman and rock, paper, scissors. We then went to Ihop for lunch, which is someplace I'd never been. I liked it, but it seems more like a breakfast restaurant, you know? Someplace you go for breakfast more so than lunch or dinner. I'd love to go there for breakfast some time to try their breakfasts, too.

After lunch, we went back to their house and just hang out. I took a nap for a little bit in Elexis' room, and woke up to find myself alone in the house with Ginger. Yeah, they got a new puppy. She's so tiny, and so cute!! I wish I had pics to share, but there aren't any of her [yet]. Mom says she got a new camera to take pictures of her, but she hasn't done so yet. [Note a change in that sentence, babe. You catch it?]

That's all. Esther's suppose to be home next weekend!!! For the summer!! Yay!! I cannot wait; we're definitely going to hang out. Oh, and I have to tell her my good news: My dad is finally going to start letting my sister and I start driving. It's about dang time, if you ask me. I only had to wait five and a half years!!!

Love Ya!!

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So, I got to visit Esther at college last week..so much fun!! I got there around 5 on Weds. afternoon and we had dinner together Chick-Fil-A. You ever tried dipping those waffle fries in the ranch dip?? It's GOOD. After dinner, we went and put my things in the dorm room we were saying in and went off to church. It was awesome! The youth group is a bit smaller than Cornerstone, and runs a little differently, but it was still really cool. They had music--my favorite part of worship and one of the few things I couldn't live without, nice people, and a good message that reminded me of the one Pastor Karl gave the Sunday prior..hm. Maybe God is trying to tell me something? I got free stuff too, and candy, although it wasn't really necessary. I enjoyed my time there, I had a lot of fun.

On Thursday, we went to two classes in the morning, and one in the afternoon. I don't remember what the classes were exactly, but some of the students shared their experiences of witnessing to others. Mike told a story about him and his partner were witnessing to an old man, who was friendly at first, but got angry at them when he learned one of them was sometimes hard of hearing. Later, when they caught up with some of their other Christian friends, they found out another pair had come across the same old mine--they just didn't see his angry side! The second class of the day was...well I don't remember. I started doodling...I think it may have been something to do with poetry or whatnot.

Before lunch, and after the second class of the day, Esther and I walked around the campus. At least..we're pretty sure we were still on Trinity Property. We sat with Charlie and some of his friends at lunch before going to a dorm meeting that was being held that day. After lunch we attended another class, and I doodled again. I was starting to fall asleep at the point, and indeed took a nap after the class ended and Esther went to work. After napping, I hung out for about an hour, sent a few messages on MySpace, and then went to dinner. (Would you believe I got quite a few messages and comments while I was gone? I never get any when I'm at home!)

Ed called after dinner and I got to talk to him for a little bit while I waited for Esther to return from work. I also watched some Tv and Pirates of the Caribbean. We went out to Starbucks once she got back with Charlie, who is a really cool dude who shared 'the mormon bathroom' story during the drive. I don't think there is any way I could retell it the way he told it, but it is hysterical! He's a bit of a comedian, that Charlie is. He told a couple of jokes while we walked around outside of Starbucks, next to Publix and Target, before we headed back to Trinity.

Friday, I attended two more classes with Esther: Interpersonal Communications and Intro to Psychology. Those two were probably my favorites. They both kept my interest long enough to keep me from doodling too. IC was probably my absolute favorite. I don't quite remember what was being taught, but something about relationships with friends and how the professor is friends with some people who are now in jail..Yeah. In Psychology we learned some of the different symptoms and behavioral patterns of people with schizophrenia which was very cool to learn about. (I'm planning on majoring in psychology/counselling, so it's no surprise I found that course interesting.) We had chapel after Psych. and I don't remember the message exactly as my mind kind of drifted elsewhere, but I got to learn a few new worship songs, which was way cool! The speaker did a really good job, and there were a few announcements made concerning the graduating seniors and whatnot.

After lunch on Friday, Esther and I both finished packing our things for the weekend and headed back home. All in all, my trip to Trinity was AWESOME. I totally loved it and I cannot wait to go there full time in the fall. Great classes, nice people, and someplace where I finally feel I belong. That's where I'm meant to be, I can feel it. I just have to wait a few more months..now to get that $200 I need to reserve my space in the dorms and in the classes...hm. Any ideas? I'm job hunting, but it's not going very well, so any ideas would be welcome!!

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I got to see my baby's webcam!!! I almost forgot how cute and handsome he is...pictures just aren't the same. They really aren't. God, I miss him. And he is SO CUTE AND SO HANDSOME. Man, I want a hug from him. What wouldn't I do for a hug!?!?!? I love you, beau!!!

I should go to sleep since I gotta pack for my trip tomorrow....but I can't!!! I keep thinking about Ed and NOT sleeping!!! Not that Ed keeping me up is a bad thing..

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So, I've talked to Esther, and I'm definitely going over to Trinity next week[end]. She was even able to get me free food vouchers! . I love Esther; she's one of the few people that can cheer me up just by saying "Hello" whenever I call her. I needed that last night. I can't wait to see her again and just hang out; I miss her!!!

About yesterday's blog...um..I got an email that Ed's unit is most definitely getting an extention. . . We were expecting, sure, but it still sucks. I just want him to hold me real close and real tight right now; I just wanna cry in his arms. And I can't!! I hate this right now. I can't wait for this whole thing to be over.

Esther has been saying she's going to help keep me busy over the summer when she's here, and that school will definitely help the time move along much quicker. I hope she's right. I really hope she is. I've got some stuff planned for June, like Vacation Bible School at FUMC, and -maybe- SuperWow again this year. I don't know, SuperWow is fun and all, but I feel a little too old for it. It's more aimed at high schoolers, not college students.

July may be a long month though. I know some people I definitely wanna hang out with this summer, maybe have a few beach days in July, assuming they stay here for the summer. At Cornerstone last summer, they had a few activities throughout the summer, like bowling and ice skating..maybe they'll have that again this year? That'd definitely be a time killer.

Also, job hunting is horrible. Nobody's called me back and I NEED a summer job. I need money for school next year, dangit. And I don't qualify for too many scholarships..though I'm going to apply for all of the ones that I can. Pray for that, k?

So yeah...that's my blog for the day. Sorry I haven't written in a while; I'm sort of going back and forth between blogging and writing in my notebook (which got totally trashed yesterday when it fell in the tub!!).

Love, Laura Elizabeth

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