YIPPEE!

I am done with finals! YEA for being done with my 3rd semester of school! Yippee!! I start my major next semester. I get to go home tomorrow for 10 days. I get to work at Family Video and Perkins and have amazing time with my family. Then I'm going to FLordia Jan 5-18th! It's gonna be fun! I leave the dorms tomorrow at 10:00pm -ish. I am so excited. SO it will be awhile before I post probably. Have a Merry Christmas!!

STAFF TRAINING PICTURES!!

I thought I'd post our awesome staff training pictures from August... there's a couple more, but I can't find them right now.I love my staff here in Hansen hall... they are my bestest friends!

Me and my wonderful Co-CA, Christi.... awww

What an attractive picture of my shoving my face!?!?!

Becky posting our names! We're really CA'S?

Becky, our wonderful AD!!!

Em and Katie in a row boat!!

MY GIRLFRIENDS!!!!!

Katie and Jodi..you're so cute!~

Basketball! Lightening!! WHOHOO!!

Amy, Bri, Katie, Megan and Em... LIONS CAMP... aren't they cute?

Today was kinda a cool day! I got to sleep in, which was such a relief after my crazy schedule the last few days. Then I went to my portfolio review for Art 101 and got the determination that I got a B for the semester. Which, in that class is fairly respectable, and probably what I deserved, but I did work my butt off and spend lots of money...so it's not the grade I would have LOVED! But hey, se la vi..it's over and I'm happy about that!!!
Then Amy (gosh I love htat girl) helped me rearrange/organize/and clean my room for about 4 hours today! I love the new arrangment. It feels so homey.
Now, I'm just studying, praying hard and having some time to myself to think about a lot of stuff that has been on my mind lately. I work tomorrow morning at 8:30am...oh boy!!!
Have a good night!

Amd Finals Begin....

It is 8 am and I'm about to go take my first exam. Not cool. After all, I just got done with the class yesterday!! Oh well... se la vi I am so thankful that I get to use my notes, criminy...i'm scared how I'd do if I couldn't.
I'm mostly excited for what happens after my exam.... SLEEP!!!! YES! I am super excited about that. To catch up from the last few days will be absoulute bliss!
Matt gets to go to Discovery Cove in Sea World today...that lucky duck. I'm happy for him, and excited to hear his stories.
Well... I'm gonna go do some last minute cramming. Hasta la vista!

OVER

Yea!!!! CLASSES ARE DONE FOR THE SEMESTER!!! (yes, I know there are still finals), but Classes are done! That means NO MORE ART!!!! Yippee!!!! On a sad note, Intensive Study Hours start today and I am not looking forward to enforcing that. Oh boy. Well, I'm on duty tonight, so there could be some stories in the morning. Hope everyone is having a good season!
HEather

Matt and I at the top of Sharp Top!

VICTORY IS MINE... I made it to the top of Sharp top... whew that's 4000 feet up.... scary!

Are we there yet? It's getting pretty high up? DId I mention I'm afraid of hieghts?

Matt and I halfway up hiking Sharp Top in VA

Today has been a pretty good day. Art 101 stressed me out a bit, but I need to get that project done and things will be better. Tomorrow will be a definite productivity day.... hopefully..because it needs to be!!!
I am so excited to go home... sorry that's all that is really on my mind... GOING HOME!!!

Ready, set, GO!!!

Alright, last week of classes starts tomorrow. First Final = Friday. YIKES! This semester did go by fast!! I feel mildly prepared... I at least was productive for the most part this weekend, while still getting in some great girl hang out time. Cookie Decorating, Afterimages (Dance recital)...it was a good one.
Matt and I are doing great... we talked a bit today and just had a great talk. I'm excited to see him again for a long period of time in January. We have so much fun stuff planned... Sea World, Cookie together, surfing, rollerblading, and maybe even teaching me how to run! YIKES!
Alright... more productivity calling! Later!

I have been very productive this weekend already. I have many more things to do, with this being the last week of class and all, but I really think I can get caught up. After all, it is only Friday. I have 2 whole days left. I really gotta get over to family video. Hopefully tomorrow.... or tonight. Hmm.. I dunno. Well... I suppose that's about all.
Oh wait. NO. Today I made cookies with Amy for a program. It was fun... we had about 10 girls show up, so not too bad. Also, I booked my flight to go to Flordia for the 2nd half of winter break.... yea!!! Matt just told me we are going to go to Universal Studios and Sea World!!! I sure hope we get to. I think Universal is pretty sure because he has a pass... YEA!!! I'm so excited...let the countdown begin!

SO Proud

And I CAN DRAW.... yea! I just drew a really cool picture of Matt and I in the style of Gustav Klimt. YEA!!! I have so much to do this weekend.... must keep pluggin away... I'll write when I can.
Later!~

And The countdown...

Okay okay.... what a crazy weekend, ups and downs galore...but we won't get into that! So now it's the week and I have tons of homework to do and very little motivation to actually do it. But I WILL GET IT DONE...because i NEED to get it done. Last night Matt and I had a "quiet time" together on the phone. It's our new thing to make sure our conversations and relationship is centered where it needs to be. I will be posting Virginia pictures up here shortly... yea for hiking mountains (I wasn't the greatest at it, but I want to try it again)
I am also going to FL for winter break. Does anyone know where I can get a buddy pass? didn't think so...but worth the try. Airfare is so dang expensive...but heck at least lodging is free in FL... I'll take it! haha.
Okay this is random. I'm going to go to my staff meeting, get some sleep and work out tomorrow morning again. Love ya all.
Heather
"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4

Today Laura came over to talk and chill. It was so much fun. I love you Laura if you are reading this! We watched Pretty Woman. Which makes 2 Richard Gere/Julia Roberts movies in 2 nights! Yea.
I also realized how lucky I am. For the first time I watch these movies and realize that I am treated as special as the romantic moments in the movies. So lucky...
Well, tonight is a duty night...but more fun than that... THEMED DUTY... Mark and I are both wearing overalls, a red shirt and a blue bandana. I'm not really sure why, but I thought it would be fun. So we will see. Hopefully I'll even get some homework done tonight. I work at 8:30 tomorrow morning after a duty night until 2 am. YIKERS! Well...good thing the last two nights have been good sleep! Yea!!!
Alrighty, time for me to go have another quiet time!

My Theme Verse for the Week.

Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

~Isaiah 40:31~

A fresh Start

Oh My Goodness... I have been such a slacker lately. I'm not so much talking about school, but more so my life and my ministry. I'm not sure when it exactly started but I do know the result was a little too much reliance on my dear sweet boyfriend and not enough reliance on the only one that I can put 100% faith into my Father in Heaven. This past month and a half especially I have changed in the regard that I haven't been relational. I haven't reached out to the new freshmen at CRU, I haven't engaged in spiritual discussions and I certianly haven't gone outside my comfort zone... in turn this resulted in my being clingy to Matt despite all warning he gave about that trap...(how horribleand unhealthy).
In anycase... God uses us all right where were at and meets us there... and today I really felt him meeting me right where I was. On the verge of slipping into my own plans for my life or following his. However, this weekend pointed out that when relying on my own plans for life they will fail misarably and I won't be the person that God has so carefully handcrafted me to be. Thus, making me certainly not be the girl that Matt met and fell in love with, or the girl that my friends here at school got to know and love. I was relying off my own strength...which certainly isn't enough and not God's. So today I am rededicating my life to what really matters and that is the heart for the Lord and the heart for the lost. Lord knows that I will fail on days, but with his strength and the fellowship of my brothers and sisters in Christ I know that I can make this next month and a half and beyond 100000 times better than the past month in a half. SO please keep me in your prayers... I know there will be days of strong temptation... but God will pull me through... "Trust in him and lean not on your own understanding..."

Well.... Virginia was pretty and Matt's family is amazingly close. I admire that. Matt and I have decided to slow things down quite a bit and work more on the friendship and compatibility between us before continuing any progression in our relationship. I'm looking forward to a fresh start and getting to really explore who Matt is and what he loves while he explores the same in me. I think it's a smart decision and I'm trusting that God will show us His perfect plan for our relationship.
In other news, Art History test came back as a 86, not horrible.... and Geo went fine too. I got a lot to work on this weekend with Art and other studying... but I think I can get it all done. My stomach has been in knots all day, so currently I have decided to watch a little Cosby show, cuddle up and attempt to relax. Peace!!

AND HEATHER MESSED UP THE ART HISTORY TEST! Grr.... Hellenstic, Late classical... crimony! Gosh, now I just pray that I don't get hit for the essay and the cartouche information for having them wrong.
But, it's over..there's nothing I can do for now....I'm going to clean my room, go to a debot Thanksgiving dinner with the girls and relax before GEO studying.

Okay.
Bye

These last few days have been days of me being CRANKY. Gosh who woulda thunk? Yesterday Matt and I had a very good converstation of what it means to be in love. How do you define love? SO many people say it can't be defined yet they are wrong. God lays it out for us in 1st Corinthians 13. I went through each phrase and evaluated how I do in that area. It was really an eye opener for me. I feel like God showed me many areas that HE will be working on my heart in.
In other news, there is only 4 days until Thanksgiving. Now that is pretty cool news. So I've decided I should do laundry today and start packing so I'm not freaking out on Wednesday. But that will come after studying for Art History for at least 4 hours today. Boring, but it's got to be done and it's got to be done right. I need an A on this test. So off to studying I go. I"ve had my 10 minutes of fun on the computer and now it's time to charge away! LOVE YA ALL who read this!

I really ask for prayers for this Art History test and Geography test....so important to my grade... YIKES!

Sundays

So, I've been thinking.... and have heard several messages lately.... about SUNDAYS. Yes that's right, Sundays. I dream of the time, probably long long ago, that Sunday's used to be a sabbath. A day of rest. I day of relaxation. A day to spend in communion with our Lord. I wonder if quality of life was different because of that single day. That single day, to stop, relax, think and pray. A day to spend with family....
Because in today's society it's completly different. Everyone I know is on the go 7 days a week 52 weeks a year. That is 52 days that we miss out on relaxation, time with family and time in reflection. Just time to let our bodies and minds catch up with each other. That's 1040 days in 20 years that I could have had relaxing and learning more about myself and my family. And we wonder why kids grow up so fast.... 3 years of our life are accelerated (1040 days) because we no longer have that day of relaxation, renewal and reflection.
Just a thought...thanks for bearing with it!

Just a beautful picture of my surfboard!

My beautiful roses from Matt!

Very cute...Very cute! I was laughing so I think I look a little weird, but I like it!

So cute...we even match!!

All dressed up for Carrabbas!

Look Ma... I even wore makeup! I love this picture!

THe best of them all.. Matt thinks

Kevin (awesome guy!) Me and Carson (roomie and friend!) chillin at the party! Gotta love it!

No worries...this is staged by ashley! hehe. I'm really awake... But aparently people think I look cuter sleeping! hehee

And I can be picked up and thrown around like a rag doll! hehe.. so much fun!

Simply Adorable! Gosh I think we make a cute couple!!!

Okay this one is a little hard to explain! The guy in white is Rob...he's a character...who apparently LOVES Matt a little too much! hehehe... I'm scared!

Cute picture...once again the LOVE SAC!! too bad matt lost his head!

The infamous love sac!!!! and Matt and I cuddled up on it.... so much fun. I'd really like one for christmas... lovesac.com!! hehe

I think this shows how tierd I look by the end of Saturday night, but still cute! hmm...

Really...this is a different picture! I love black and white!

Aww so cute!

This is Matt, Ashley, me and Turk "chillin" on the futon at the party on Saturday night. Bunches of fun! This turned into Ashley becoming a photo Nazi which is the reason for the million pictures of Matt and I above! I LOVE IT!!

Here's the Florida pictures I promised!!! This one is of Matt, me, Ashley and Matt Turk (i think that's how you spell it) on our double date on Sunday!!

One of the most romantic and fun weekends of my life....

What an amazing weekend. On Thursday night I went to FLORIDA to see Matt and spent the whole weekend just hanging out with him and meeting his friends. I had such a wondeful time. We surfed, we hung out, we had parties, we went on double dates, hung out at the beach, and bunches of other things! Wow. It was majorly fun. On our anniversary (Sunday) he lit 92 candles for every day that we had been together in the shape of I <3 U and had soft music playing and told me how special I was. Talk about MELTING! wow.
I will get pictures up soon of the amazing weekend once Matt sends them to me. I have so much to write about but I have to get studying for Art History. If anyone wants to hear more about the weekend call me or come over and I'll show the video and pictures! Wow. Amazing!

More later...

LOVE YA ALL! Leave me comments if you read this! Heather

Today was amazingly cool!! I slept wonderfully after being talked to sleep by my amazing boyfriend. I got to wake up to knowing that my mom was coming up for the day! Yea! My first family vistor to my fully furnished "pad". Mom and I went shopping for jeans and bras. Amazingly found both that acutally fit for a decent price! Yea for new wardorb elements. I have a rough 2 days ahead, with Duty tonight and work at 8:30 am tomorrow morning until 2 only to come back to working desk and more duty. But I will make it through and I will have an amazingly fun relaxing time in FLORDIA in just 5 days!
I am so amazingly blessed with my life right now. I have met an amazing guy who I am so priveldged to be with. I have an amazing family who loves me and tells me that they are proud of me, I get to travel and have fun and I have awesome girlfriends here at point to watch movies with and workout wiht (7 lbs down since Oct 8th!!!) .
THANK YOU GOD!~

An even better picture of MY SURFBOARD that I will be on in just 7 short days!!

Dreary Dreary Dreary

So my question for the day is when will the dreary Wisconsin weather end. For crying out loud, if it is going to be dreary and rainy it mise well snow. I know I'll regret that comment later on...but seriously.
My first 2 days back at Family Video went great. I really enjoy working their and it helps make some money.
My main issue right now is missing my family...so if any of you are reading this... feel free to come stay at the Heather Hotel in Hansen Hall... now that is a lot of H's.
Well...of to grand ole Art History class followed by a little Comm Team Leadership meeting then some painting, working out, another comm team meeting, more painting and finally sleep. I really do a lot in a day sometimes!!

Love ya All! Enjoy the pictures!!

Em and I as Cinderella and Wendy Girl! Yea!!!

Matt and my NEW SURFBOARD!!!!... how beautiful...more pictures of my surfboard with ME in 2 weeks!!

Drummer Dave as Captian Hook...grrr!~

Em and I after a hard match of tennis...and she even gave me a "foot pop" I must be special!!!

And Yes I am learning to play Tennis!!!

Em and I... Gosh we get along so great...especially in all hours of the night! TACO BELL FOREVER!!!

A fun picture of Matt and I! Awww... I am so happy with Him!!!

My bestest Friend Kari and I at Denny's! 

TENNIS BUDS FOREVER!!! 

I love this picture of Matt and I after we played Tennis.... Only 11 more days until I see him again!! 

PICTURES!!

Yea for finding out how to put pictures in BLOGGER! (thanks Liz, I found out from your profile). So anyway, yesterday was an awesome day! I worked at Family Video from 3-11. I dressed up as a butterfly...YEA FOR last minute costumes at Kmart! I even sold 10 discount cards in my first day! Yea!! Extra 10 bucks for Heather! I work today (Happy Halloween by the way) too! Just from2:30-7. That will be fun. I even rented Shrek 2 (gets released on Tuesday) so I'm watching that in bits n pieces) Last night at midnight I called Matt's mom because it is her birthday. It was fun talking to her, she's so proud of Matt and so am I.
I can't wait til Em gets back, I miss her! Also today I NEED NEED NEED to clean my room! Oh boy... no fun!

Well, finally, for all those in suspense, this is what Matt looks like and this is us as a couple! How fun! This was taken when he was up here for the two weeks in October.  

Ben and I at Cru on Thursday.... He even "escorted" Em and I home...then we stayed up until 6am watching movies!! WHAT FUN!!