Tap on my window, knock on my door. I wanna make you feel beautiful.

I've been having a decent week. I have learned a lot. I've always been a believer that God would reveal all of his majesty to me in Heaven, but man, I have learned a lot this week about his plan for me, at least it seems so. I've learned that every action has a reaction. When Jeremiah says in the Bible that God knows you from before the womb and he knows every step and breath you take, he's not kidding! As I record the events that happen and the way I react to them, I notice a hidden and unique pattern. I've realized WHY certain things have happened in my life and how in result, it has all made me so much happier. And it's the best feeling the world to have a glimpse of God's glory.
It's been a busy week, and next week will be busy as well. Prom falls the weekend before AP tests and and although I'm excited for it, I'm going to missing out in a lot of potential study time. Luckily I have a few study sessions planned with friends and I've got 3 AP power packs, adding up to a total of 900+ flash cards. Ugh.

The school year is almost up, with a little over a month left for underclassman and a whopping 3 weeks for seniors. I will miss the seniors more than any of the previous classes and though I'm curious as to how God will make up for them not being in my life, I can already see the great things he will do.

I'm as bad as it can get, and good as it can be.

I realize it's been awhile, therefore I have decided to post again. If you look at the bottom of your screen, you can see a view counter of blog. This means there's been over 200 views of my blog! Wow!

While there seems to be nothing important going on in my life, everything important IS going on in my life!! Along with keeping up with friends, family, and the normal school routine. I have a grand total of THREE A.P. tests to take in the next 2 weeks... Last year I had one and it was one of the biggest pressures of my high school career. Next to having 3 times more tests to study for, I need to get a whole grade better on all three than I did on my test last year. Why couldn't these tests be on eating or sleeping instead of calculus, english literature, and u.s. government??
Along with the stress of school, my social life is also on the line. Prom is next weekend and little ol' Nicole has no date. Usually I'd be fine with this actualization, but this time around every upperclassman has a date, and I am not exaggerating. If only there were more 'single ladies'... then I would be fine with my loneliness.

At least I got a job. It's at a local farmer's market and I am happy to say that it will be a stable job which I know I will learn a lot from. I will finally have more than $4 in my wallet at a time...!

Though I feel like I have much to say, I am drawing a blank. I can't really process my thoughts right now, but I will be sure to update. Thanks plenty. :)

Ahh, I sometimes feel like I associate very much with Rachel Berry from Glee.

I have been meaning to write on this for a while now.

To start, Glee is back on again. (Yay Glee!) I love it so much because it has music, and music is basically emotions put into words. As cliche and repetitive as this sounds, music just always seems to say it right. If you watch Glee, you know that Rachel Berry is the OCD, extremely talented, self-absorbed, annoying, but completely amazing protagonist, also, the head female of the New Directions. I can't say that I'm extremely talented (or anywhere near it), but I do think of myself as OCD, annoying, and self-absorbed at times. Like Rachel, I tend to say my feelings the wrong way, in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Last night on Glee, Rachel sang a song to Finn, the somewhat stupid but great football star in New Directions, and the whole class explaining her feelings about Finn being a dumb boy. She also tells him off in the HALLWAY and is a total diva about it. Sounds like something I would do, doesn't it? Finn does realize that Rachel deeply cares about him and knows him better than he does, but after breaking up with his girlfriend who was impregnated by his best friend, he needs to figure out just exactly who he is too. And I guess what I've learned is that you just gotta let things fall into place. When people are lame and somewhat frustrating, you gotta have faith in them and if they are worth your trouble, they will come back. And as for all the horomone-licious girls out there who over analyze everything that has to do with boys, you just gotta let it go. Besides, high school relationships don't really last in the long run. You'll find someone just perfect for you eventually.

Ahh, and now to my trip to Micihigan Tech!
It was FABULOUS! It wasn't Panama City or anything, but I wouldn't trade it for anything (well, maybe London). Before I visited, I was convinced that I wanted to go there because I knew people that went there and it sounded good. Why I was SO excited about visiting was because I could finally decide for myself if it was the right choice for me. I was mostly nervous that I would be disappointed... after all, who wouldn't hate driving 20 hours to visit a frozen wasteland for nothing? BUT MTU completely blew it out of the water for me, and I don't want to look at any more colleges. Michigan Tech is perfect for me in so many ways and I cannot wait until the next time I can go back up there.
The campus is small, but intimate. You can walk form one end to the other in about 10 minutes. The student populations is 7,000, but it allows you to get to know people better. The setting is rustic and either cold or hot, but it provides lots of outdoor activities no matter what season. It's far away, but not too long to keep you away from home for 3 months. (And thank God for Skype). The boy/girl ratio is 3:1... what the heck, that's just fabulous. I really wanted a school that wasn't a slacker school. I like being surrounded by people who share the same aspirations as me. Plus, it's a ton of fun to make nerd jokes!

All in all, MTU was great and I wish I could've stayed longer. I applied for a scholarship program up there this summer, so I really hope I get in. It's too bad that I still have another year till I can go there officially, but it's a relief that I have found a college that fits me so early. :)

Let my life song sing to you!

It hailed yesterday. I don't think I've ever actually watched a hail storm, so I guess it was cool... though I couldn't watch a movie I rented do the loud panging on the windows. I even got off my butt for the first time this week yesterday and hung out with my friend Katie. Above you can see what $17 can buy you at Meijer. I sort of have an addiction to Meijer and I swear I could spend a million dollars there.
Easter was this past weekend! I hope you had a great day with your family, whatever you were doing. I spent the day at my grandma's house, eating, hunting for eggs, and sleeping! I even had an awesome heart-to-heart with my grandma.

So tomorrow I'm leaving for Michigan Tech. Despite just being a college visit, it is a huge deal to me. Maybe if it was just a day thing it would be different, but I'm going to be up there for 3 days! Plus, I'm going to legitly be spending the night in a college dorm which frightens me more than excites me. I'm going to document the whole thing, pictures and video, with my cute little point and shoot camera, and then when I get the chance I will reflect on the day's events with my web cam. I'm going to put it into a movie and hopefully upload it to Facebook and send it to family and friends. I will post a link when I finish it.

So I am excited but I am also very nervous! I just want to get there already... I'm not really feeling the 10 hour drive thing.

That's when I look at you...

Got my hair cut. Pretty nice.

Went to see The Last Song today! I thought it was good and teared up, but my friend who has read the book said it didn't follow the book at all. But I liked it! Beware, if you are not a fan of Miley, she might make you very irritated and anxious to leave.

Two of the above pictures I took while at the park this week. I had to miss a day of Digital Art for an appointment, so I made up what I missed by taking some pictures. Good?

Also, I'm sharing a pleasant picture of the top of my head. It's a result of a stress disorder that I have which causes me too pull at and pull out my hair. I have a very mild condition compared to others I've seen, but it's enough to get you down when you see what it looks like.

So tomorrow is Easter... we're having some friends over tonight and then tomorrow is church and my grandma's. Thank goodness we don't have school Monday! Though that doesn't mean I will be completely school or chore free. Ugh...

I got a 29 on my ACT! I'm not sure how... but I did feel like I did pretty good on it. My parents want me to take it again because I didn't do good enough on the math, I guess. But in my opinion, they should just be happy I did so good the first time around!

Have a great Easter and enjoy your SB... whenever it may be!

Calculus jokes make me laugh.

Only math nerds like me would understand the joke on the seemingly inappropriate t-shirt above. You may shake your head, but it makes perfect sense to me! And its HILARIOUS.

It's Holy Week and everyone is anticipating Spring Break. This past Sunday was my last weekend of CFF class, so we had a bonfire outside and it was a hit! I goofed around and put burnt marshmallow all over my face and hung out with Elle and she rocked 4 month old Magdalen to sleep! Elle is going down to Florida for the week and so I wrote her a note for every day she'll be gone! 23 faces total :)

I'm getting really excited for Holy Weekend! Hopefully I'll be able to get to church 4 days in a row this weekend, and really get into the mystery of God's love!

In about a week or so, I'm gonna be up at Michigan Tech to visit and I can't wait to document and share my experiences! I also just finished my application for a competitive scholarship program up there too! Cross your fingers!

Have a great Tuesday!

Give me a revelation, show me what to do!

I had the pleasure of going to Winter Jam with one of my best friends Ellery. Winter Jam is a HUGE concert with about 8 different big Christian bands. The cost was only $10 at the door and the only other money I had to spend was on food and a collection they had. I have to say it was a little awkward when we first got there... I mean, you're surrounded by thousands of Christians, some more "out there" than others. I guess I just had to get in the mood for praising Jesus.
It was SO much fun... one of the highlights of my friendship with Elle, I must say.
We danced and we sang and we fist-pumped and hair-shoke. Our seats were good enough for us... we could see everything! And we moved to the fifth row with about 5 songs left of the concert. It's great that these kind of concerts are offered. You know, to bring Christians together to praise God! It reminded me of the Steubenville Youth Conference I went on. Anyways, next winter you should definitely go if they come to your town.

I also had the pleasure of babysitting a new family this weekend! I haven't babysat in awhile so it was cool. It was a family of three boys: 1.5, 3.5, and 6. What a handful! They were the cutest things, but it was quite a challenge for me to put them to bed. Luke, the youngest, was fun to hang out with :) He can saw a few words like mommy and map (from Dora!) but otherwise I would have to figure out what he wanted and then he would shake his head yes or no. When he was getting his jammies on he would say "Mommy?" and I would say "She's at dinner!" and then he'd go, "Ohh!" and repeat for about 5 minutes! It was cute. I hope to go back soon :)

Last week before Spring Break. I'm looking forward to both for the next three weeks! Over Spring Break, I'm going to Michigan Tech for the weekend and spending sometime with student and getting a feel for the school. I also CANNOT wait for the Geneva Retreat the weekend after Spring Break. Whoot!

Have a fab rest of your weekend!