Two Months Late(r)

So wow, I guess I can say I got a little sidetracked and let the blog fall to the wayside a little bit, okay a lottt. Welp, I will try to do the Reader's Digest version of the past two months as to no bore you to death. Once I got home from Windy Gap in July I worked 4 super fun 70 hour weeks in a row. Don't get me wrong I loved going to the Nursery at the RAC everyday and seeing the kids, they are so precious and I just love kids so that was awesome ! Working at Katie's was kinda boring at times but I enjoyed that too. I came back to school a week early to do Supervisor Training for my job at the Freeman Center (Gym) here at CNU. It was a funfilled weekend let me tell ya! No really I did enjoy getting to work with other students that work on campus aside from those who work in my building. I spent the rest of that week just kinda hanging around at school and really just enjoying some rest and time off. I did help move the Freshmen one day for like 9 hours and that was a lot of fun. A few days later school started and the whirlwind ensued.

Since school has started I have been pretty busy between classes, schoolwork, work and Phi Mu. It has definitely been hard to get into a routine and it's week 5 of school. I got a second job @ Banana Republic in the Williamsburg Outlets, which I just finished training last night and I really enjoy, plus I love Banana so the discount doesn't hurt. I may or may not have purchased a few things last night on my break at work.

On September 5th my good friend Erik was running a half marathon in Va Beach and his heart stopped and passed away right there. Let me just briefly tell you about Erik. He was an AMAZING guy. He was a senior when I was a Freshman here @ CNU and he was honestly like my big brother, I was probably at his apartment every weekend hanging out with him and my sister and their friends in AKPsi. When my sister called me to tell me the knews I was just in disbelief, I mean Erik was in great shape, he has run multiple events, so this half marathon was nothing over reaching for him physically. Then we went to the funeral and I could not keep it together. I just balled like a baby, the funeral service was so amazing and I know that he is totally being taking care of by the Lord, it just sucks to think I'll never see or talk to him again in this life. One verse they shared at the funeral really struck me, it is Isaiah 57:1-2 "The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart, the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death." Erik was so righteous and knew his Lord and Savior. As his sister beautifully put it, he ran a great race in this life. While I am content with the fact that he is happily in heaven hanging out with his dad and my dad, I still break down from time to time and ask why Lord was his life supposed to end @ 23??

Anywho, this is sooo not a Reader's Digest version and if you have made it thus far I applaud you and thank you for caring enough about my life to read so much!

I got to go back to Windy Gap this past weekend to work in the Sippie for Friday night and Saturday. It was so nice to see friends from Summer Staff again. It was also nice to meet Matt Wertz, who is such a nice guy seriously. He signed a picture frame I bought @ Windy Gap and I am so excited about it.

To finish it up, at this point I am just trying to find my groove and get settled with school and work. I will try to update more often for sure!

Happy Birthday to papa Bruce Rakes!!!