The End of an Era.

Wow. This last semester has FLOWN by. People always said college flies by, but I did not realize how fast! ha It seems I haven't written since the last time I was coming up on the last week of classes. This time, though, these are my last classes at Baylor :( I cannot believe my time at Baylor is almost over. I LOVE this school and the community that is here. I know I will forever be apart of Baylor Nation, and I cannot wait to come back and visit as an alumni!

Just for fun, lets go back to the beginning of my time at Baylor...

At campus for orientation! 

This is where I lived freshman year!

Line Camp group in Independence getting our line jerseys!

One of many football games with these friends!!

Building the Homecoming bonfire freshman year!

Freshman year was full of tons of new things: new friends, new school, new way of life, new church, new, new, new. But that newness required me to really figure out who I was, and what I was about. Then the next 3 years, I worked hard on making the most out of college, and getting experiences to really shape who I have become.

Sophomore I started living with Lauren, and we still live together! 

I am so thankful for her and the 3 years we have lived together.

It snowed!! 

This community has really helped shape me into who I am.

And Africa!! What a way to end my sophomore year!

Literally, these last 4 years have been full of adventure! Adventure in the classroom, adventure in Waco, adventure in my heart and spirit, adventure, adventure, adventure. Baylor will always hold a special place in my life, and I will always love thinking back on memories I made while being a student.

I LOVE when Baylor and Zephyr mix!

Roommates!! Love these girls!

Celebrating the bling!

You cannot forget this!...I tossed the football with him freshman year!

Still so challenged and loved by this community!

I have had AMAZING professors teach and guide me!

Late night shenanigans. 

Roomie nights!!

There is no way to truly go back and remember each and every moment. There are so many memories that I have from these last four years, it would take another four years to remember them all. These last four years have been full of memories, and these next 19 days will be full of many, many more! 

Of course Lauren is a huge part of senior year!

This year I was blessed with being apart of Student Foundation!

Roommates getting ready for Halloween!

I had to get a picture with Bruiser, and why not get one in my stripes?

We have a picture like this one from every year!

This community! I love these people!

This hotel allowed a lot of reflection and decisions to be made.

West Explosion: Never thought I would experience a tragedy this close to home.

Baylor has blessed me extremely. I am not the same person who started here in the fall of 2009. The girl who is about to walk across a stage on May 17th is someone who has learned numerous things, and had many life experiences, some great, some bad. I am very thankful for the things I have learned at Baylor, but I am so excited for what is next. But first let me wrap up my Baylor life...

The President himself: Mr. Ken Starr!!

How am I wearing this??

Sadly, this part of my life is over, but one thing I have learned is to live in the moment, not in the past. So of course I will miss Baylor, but I know God has fantastic things in store for me. I have learned that trusting him is the best thing I can do. He has my best in mine, and his plans are always better, and always work out. 

So what is next you ask? Antioch Discipleship School! I will be staying in Waco and attending the training school at my church here. I will take this year to focus on my relationship with God, and grow spiritually, before I go out and pour out into children and their families. I do not know what church I will be at next year, but God does and that is all that matters. 

Baylor was so good to me, I love this place, and I will always and forever cherish the memories I made these last four years. But I am so excited for next year and the chance to fall more in love with my Creator before going out and teaching children about him! 

There is so much that God has in store for me and I cannot wait to experience it all. 

 

Senior Year!

How is it already the last week of this semester?? This whole time I thought this semester was never going to end, and now it is almost over! THANK GOODNESS. This semester has been ROUGH. There have been parts that I have loved, and there have been parts that I have hated, and cannot wait to forget. 

Let's start with the parts that I have LOVED. First I got into Student Foundation, and I have loved every minute of it! I have met tons of awesome people and gotten to talk to tons of perspective students about Baylor! It has been an incredible semester and I cannot wait for next semester! 

Kayla and I the night we got our jerseys!

Sarah and I studying in Ed's! We were excited Ross got into grad school!

I used to babysit this kid and now he is attending college fairs!

We played flag football and wrecked shop.

80's party...I mean 80s.

Ready for the Homecoming Parade!

Got a Baylor official picture!

These guys are ridiculous. 

These are just a few pictures to show what all has been going on in StuFu. Needless to say I love it and I am so blessed to be apart of it this year!

The second thing I have loved has been football. Even though it started rough, we are going bowling!! For the 3rd straight year! A new school record! As much as I love RG3, I am thankful that we have been able to prove the doubters wrong. He was not the only reason we did so well last year. This Saturday is the last home game, so it is the senior game, meaning I get to run the line! I am so excited to get to do this, and sad at the same time because I just kept thinking this day was so far away!

Lauren and I at the first home game of the season!

The Case pre-game.

The Case during the game!

We love Sarah Dempsky!

Sic 'Em Bruiser!

On the field!!

We upset K-State! The number one team in the nation!

This football season has been full of ups and downs, but the highlights have included winning our Homecoming game, upsetting K-State and going bowling!! I have loved Baylor football these last four years, and I will continue to support my Bears as an alum! Sic 'Em Bears!

I love my roommates this year! There are four of us and I could not ask for better roommates! Although we haven't had much time to hang out because we all have crazy schedules, the moments we do get together I love! One of those moments was Halloween! We all went to a costume party and so of course we had to take some roommate pictures! 

Strike your pose!

Love these girls!!

I'd rather not end this post on a sad note, so forget what I didn't enjoy this semester, I had so much to be thankful for! Again I cannot believe it is the last week of the fall semester. I have 172 days until I graduate!! AHH!! That is ridiculous! Well I am just going to have to enjoy every moment and not try to speed it up, time is flying by on its own! ha

I realize I did not talk much about class, because that involves things I cannot wait to forget...anyways grades are good, I love my major, and I am getting my work done! I cannot wait to be done with finals and to be done with a few classes specifically...

Hopefully it won't be 4 months before I post again...

Have a great week y'all!!

Summer in Texas!

I had an incredible summer in Oregon, but my summer in Texas was pretty quick. Before heading up to Bend, I had a couple weeks, but they were filled with graduations and birthdays. Coming home from Bend I had 2 days to see people, and pack for Waco. The hours in Portland flew by and if I saw anyone if was for a short time period. I am really grateful my family got to come to Bend, because that gave me a whole week with them before I had to go to Waco. 

This has been my life since landing in Texas:

Get to Corpus Saturday afternoon. See as many people as possible, and pack for Waco.

Drew drove me to Walmart in his new car! Scary!

Monday afternoon I headed up to Waco, it took a little longer because of some car problems, but I made it! Tuesday I gave my final presentation for my practicum and made an A in the class! Wednesday and Thursday I moved rooms and set up my new room. 

Friday I headed to Austin to see Mimi and Drew get married which also meant a PALs reunion!! The wedding was so fun, Mimi looked beautiful, and I wore the same dress as the bridesmaids. Yep, you read that right. I was wearing the same dress as the bridesmaids, just in a different color. I got my dress in Portland, Oregon and they got theirs in College Station. Crazy! It was an awesome Zephyr reunion and I am so thankful for those people!

Miss working for these crazy guys!

Sassy PALs!

Cute Roommates!!

Saturday morning we got up, went to Gourdoughs, then explored Austin before splitting up for the evening. Lauren and I headed to Waco, Pamela went to Temple and Sarah went home to Round Rock. 

This place is so good!

Miss Shortcake with grilled strawberries!

Love these people!

I am so thankful for these girls!

Sunday morning we all went to Central in Round Rock and got to worship with Price Hill and see all the awesome, amazing people there including the Frans and Lambert families!! I love that place! We all went to lunch and tried to get caught up on each others lives. I will be making a trip back down there again soon!

That brings us to today, Monday. Welcome Week training started today and right now we have a good task force, but I am waiting to truly count tomorrow. ha but I am excited for one last Welcome Week! Well excited and sad at the same time. I am super pumped for senior year, and super grateful for everyone who has helped me get here. Which is pretty much the people I spent my one week of summer in Texas with! ha 

Well that catches me up on posts!! ha Im excited for Welcome Week and my senior year! 

Have a great week y'all!!!