I should be asleep right now...

It is only the second week of school and I ALREADY have two really full "To-Do" Lists. Do not get me wrong, I love nothing more than to make a list of any kind. My favorite kind of list is a "To-Do" list because at some point you get to cross everything off of the list and feel really accomplished... then the next day you realize you've got a brand new "To-Do" list and your feeling of triumph has gone to the wind. Sometimes I think I make busy work for myself. Then I realize that is just wishful thinking and I really am as busy as my "To-Do" lists say I am.

Did you know that at The University (as in UVA) they do not call their 4th year students Seniors? They call them "4th Years" because Thomas Jefferson thought that by this time they had not learned enough to earn the status of "Senior". Just a little fun fact.
As a Senior at CNU I have been thinking a lot about the past three years. I think about the what-ifs... about the paths not taken and how different my CNU experience would have been if I had just taken the other path. Obviously thinking in what-ifs gets you nowhere because there is nothing you can do about it now. Nonetheless it is really strange to think of how different my life would be right now if I would've simply gone down a different path.

I saw the Lord's beauty yesterday in my Little Sister in my sorority, Shelby. I was NOT having a good day yesterday, it seemed like everyone was just out to put me in a bad mood. Well I was whining and complaining about being so peeved and Shelby looked at me and said "Brynn, don't be negative, don't let stupid stuff ruin your night, enjoy where you are right now and being with your friends". Shelby reminded me that God wants us not to dwell on the past, he wants us to live each day to the fullest and to live in the moment. There is no point to be pessimistic and let it ruin a potentially great night, but if I let negativity ruin my night without even trying to enjoy myself then I've lost. This really encouraged me to stay positive and flush out negativity.

I should be asleep right now. I have work at 6am but here I am. I wish I could just make myself go to sleep at a decent hour! This weekend I got to sleep in for the first time practically since summer started. It was amazing to have no alarm set and just wake up whenever.

On another random note, my awesome sorority sister Rosie is studying abroad in Spain this semester and she's been blogging during her first week there. I love reading about her adventures so far, but it reminds me that I haven't been to Europe in 3 years and boy do I miss it! I absolutely love everything about Europe and I wish money grew on trees and I could just go all over and see everything because I seriously am itching to get back. I do not know if I can make it to 2012! PS if you didn't know, my Mom and I are going to London in 2012 for the Summer Olympics - my LIFE DREAM!! I cannot wait to see one of the most incredible events ever and not to mention watch Michael Phelps kill it in the pool. I went to London in 2004 for a few days, definitely not enough time so I am really excited to go back for a few weeks in 2012. I need to find some way to get back to Europe before 2012 though!! Any suggestions??