a long time...

i'm a horrible blogger! i am terribly sorry!

some updates on my life:

1) so at the beginning of the summer, my sister suckered me in to watching this season of The Bachelorette with her every Monday night as a sisterly bonding night when we can spend precious time together while I'm here. Now, I havent watched any season (nor had any desire to) of the Bachelor or Bachelorette since I was in intermediate school back in 2001...seriously. Trista and Ryan were the last ones for me! I couldn't take it anymore! But I agreed to the nonsense of my sister because that's how great of a sister I am....anyways. I didn't expect it, but I got pretty hooked this summer. It even got to a point where my sister and I were counting down the days until Monday. it was ridiculous....to say the least! As you know, my favorite since the first night won DeAnna's heart and that makes me so happy! I think in the beginning, I liked him so much because he's a snowboarder but throughout the season saw how great of a guy he is! I'm glad that DeAnna gave him a chance that first night when he was crazily dressed....i know a lot of people didn't think that he would make it very far....but he finished at the top and i'm glad she fell in love with him because of what's on the inside!

2) I realize now that I have about two weeks left of my summer!!! I have so much to do in so little time! As some of you know, I am going to Thailand for three weeks. We leave July 25th and don't get back until August 16th.....then I'm moving in to my apartment on Aug 17th. It will be mayhem! That means I must pack everything before I leave in a couple weeks...plus figure out all these things for the apartment such as electricity and internet and we (the other girls and I included) have NO IDEA what we're doing!!!! seriously! it's crazy...but when I think about it...I'm glad I get to take this first step into adulthood with them. because they're awesome!

3) the library. is awesome. I just discovered this about a week ago because I love to read but finshed all the books I bought back in May to read this summer. Aaaand I have no more money to buy any more....so I thought "hey, I'm gonna do this old-school and head over to the library." The mansfield library is brand new and beautiful...I had maybe been there ONCE before. Oh, but it was a fun adventure. reading is really the best....I really don't understand how some people loathe reading books so much...especially the ones you don't even have to purchase! I have already read 8 books this summer thus far...and I still have time for more so I plan to do so. Yay for the library!

4) I went to Puerto Rico for a family reunion in June. It was so much fun! my extended family on the puerto rican side is LOCO!!! they are the craziest, funniest, nicest people ever! i just loved it! plus, laying out on the beach all day every day for a full week wasn't so bad either ;-)

5) I also went up to Portland a few weeks ago to visit my bro. It was awesome! we went snowboarding together (yes, it was the end of june and we went snowboarding), white water rafting, and did loooots of hiking. it was really awesome, and beautiful!!! it makes me very non-appreciative of the hot, awful, ugly, brown texas landscape I have to look at every day here at home. blah!

roomie fun day!!

Well to celebrate our last weekend living together...my roommate and I had a fun day today. after our 9 AM final (and a little nap) we went to Teryaki Park (yummmy) and then to the suspension bridge/random places downtown to take pictures. My rooommate is really cool and artsy, and she has a really nice camera and tripod so we did this all on our own! nifty! We're a little cooky and crazy....but overall I think they're pretty fun!! I will really miss her next year! we've had some really fun times this year and she's a great roommate!

typical caitlin&alexa-ness

you betta not mess with us!

awww see....we're cute!

this is the lovely display (I think its supposed to be art) at the suspension bridge in waco.

we had fun with it...

bahh!

we just like to hang out at random abandoned buildings downtown...

cool

trying to be pretty serious...

jumping!

with flowers!

p.s. i have a new look.

bye byeee long unmanagable tangly hair with a mind of its own!

hello sleek new SHORT look

bye bye little nosie stud

hello little nosie RING!!

:-)

Its been a while (again)...

friends!


Our easter trip to Oregon...we found Roloff farm! (little people, big world!)






Hello all!

I have been really unfaithful in my blogging so i'm sorry! But I feel like my life is not very exciting at the moment!!! I've been going to school....next week is our last week of classes and then finals. I'm so excited!! I've liked all my classes this semester, but I'm ready to be done. I need a break! This summer will be a really good one, I can feel it!


Some goals for this summer include:

-Read a few books (finish Victory Over the Darkness, Same Kind of Different as Me, Perfect Match, and more that I can't think of currently!)
-Get up before 11 am every day (may not seem difficult but this will be a challenge for me)
-Work a lot (Gotta get money for Thailand!)
-Soak up some sun!
-Exercise at least a few times a week (any exercise at all, really)
-Work on my Spanish
-Spend lots of time with Jesus
-Keep up with my friends
-No relationships! no "summer flings"! no temptations! (this actually will be easier than it sounds :-))
-Encourage friends from school that I won't see everyday, hold people accountable
-Get some better eating habits!
-See nuggs and huddy as much as possible!!!
-Attend a church at home in mansfield




Some trips I'll be going on include Puerto Rico (for a family reunion), Oregon (my favorite place ever), and Thailand. I'm exciting to be travelling (a part of) the world this summer!! :-) Plus, next weekend I'm taking a mini road trip with some girls before finals week begins...we're going to stay with my friend in Austin friday night, then get up early the next day and drive to San Antonio to hit up Fiesta Texas!! alll day! It'll be really fun...I haven't ridden a rollercoaster in years and I feel like I've been craving them lately. I'll be going with two very awsome girl friends and it will be great bonding time! Plus I'll be staying in Waco three extra days after finals are over for School For the Nations...it will be weird but nice to have Baylor campus (aka Common Grounds) uncrowded and peaceful! haha.





Maybe more later. School's almost over!!! whooo!!

ASK...you shall receive!!

Hi friends and family!!
Well, I just wanted to quickly post some pictures from the most life-changing spring break i've ever encountered in my life. i went with the college ministry at my church in waco (antioch) to juarez, mexico! it was sooo fun. over 500 people went, so we were all split into 12 lifegroup "sections." I grew especially attached to my section during this time, and it feels weird now to not be with them 24/7. I was on the dance team for my section..it was so fun!! the outreaches were amazing. it's cool how you go on a trip like this expecting to only pour out to/share with others...but the Lord just filled me up and worked in me so much at the same time!! I saw some pretty amazing things happen. It was a very needed trip and allowed me to spend a week devoted to God. who doesnt want that??


work day


i just LOVE how attractive we all look while worshipping! haha

dance team! (last day, right before we got on the bus to leave)

dancing at an outreach!!

the best girls on the planet. i spent a majority of my time with them.

first night excitement!!

more dancing at the outreaches!!

elba and i!! people say we look almost identical but i really dont believe them...

dance team!!!

p.s. i was too preoccupied to take pictures during most of the trip so only a select few of these were actually taken by me. I stole these from my friend Wemmy and Gerry Whisler.

this weekend im off to portland oregon to snowboard with my bro!!!

well, i need to get some sleep now!

love you guys!


P.S. IM GOING TO THAILAND THIS SUMMER...its official. :-)

Tag...even though i wasnt really tagged.

10 years ago:
I was 8 years old and in 3rd grade. I got a perm that I thought was the best thing ever but now i realize it was not that attractive...ummm i really liked American Girl Dolls and my teacher's name was Mrs. Tittle.

Things on my to-do list today: well, since its currently 1:15 am, i will make a to-do list for tomorrow. Go to church, eat lunch, Juarez dance practice, Spanish LAC lab work, Wal-Mart run, STUDY STUDY STUDY

What would I do if I suddenly became a Billionaire? hmm! I think I would give a hefty chunk to my sister, my brother, and of course pay my parents for everything theyve paid for for me the past 18 years. after that I think i would send my best friends to Uganda and go on a trip somewhere cool. then I would give the rest to someone else who would have something else better to do with it than myself.

Three of my bad habits are:1. selifshness 2. lack of self-confidence 3. picking

Five jobs I have had: 1. Chick-fil-a! 2. Fantastic Sam's receptionist! 3. Moody Library "labbie"

Five things people don't know about me: 1. I drive stick shift....represent! 2. my worst fear is a spinal tap/epidural...anything that enters my spine. 3. I can do this really weird thing where I roll my stomach. 4. i like to do pilates. 5. when i was 6 i wanted to change my name to Ivy. ha..

Hi Friends!

I have a confession....I'm a horrible blogger!! I'm sorry!!!

But I never know what to update on...I feel like every time I update its the same kind of entry..."school is good, friends are great, etc"...and its the same now, too.

so what to say?

well...first of all, here are some pictures!

Chelsea me and Aaron


Whoooo! go bears!



sic 'em BU!

So maybe i'll be a little philosophical or something.

I was thinking/talking to me friends about this a while ago.

But as much as i love college, whoever came up with it came up with a horrible idea! i mean seriously, when you think about it....you put a ton of young adults fresh out of high school....hormonal, unfocused, etc,..and make them all live together. Add in some activities here and there, you know, make it really fun. Then make them go to school? and hard school, too. I mean, thats just failure waiting to happen. I think the whole plan, though, is that universities do this on purpose, so that after your first semester of failure, they take your scholarship away, then your next semester you're still trying to get better at this whole "college" thing but still end up paying a bunch of money even though you went in barely having to pay a thing!

That didnt happen to me or anything...but still...i'm just saying...

School has actually been really good to me this semester. Other than my business class. Its consuming my life. I mean, I like it...it's interesting and pretty cool. But theres so much to do outside of class that I really think I should be getting more than just 3 hours of credit for it. Come on now.

This semester is flying by!

But I have to end this blog now.

Make sure to comment (it might inspire me to update more ;-) )