it has been a year now...

at 05/08/10 12:19AM
so it has been a little over a year since i posted something and when i went back and read my last post it made me laugh because i knew as i was writing it that i was having a panic attack, but its so funny to look back and see how GOD helped me and how everything worked out great! I have lived in Houston for almost a year and it has been one great ride. I am living with a great family down here and next week i move into an apartment with my new friend Joanna! We are super excited and looking very forward to decorating the place. I have hit a lot of road bumps in the past year and i am still having to get over some pain. My grandmother died 7 months ago and it is something that hasnt really hit me until recently. I just recently broke up with my boyfriend of a year because he refused to accept the truth and that has been very hard on me especially since i cant be with my mom or dad right now (the two people who comfort me). But other than that life is going great, finals are here and im really nervous for them but i found out i only have three more semesters before i can student teach and graduate, i love the program i am in at school and am having fun meeting new people down here in this great CITY.
  • ashsctt
    love you!
    by ashsctt at 05/12/10 5:25AM
  • indianajoanna
    I'm glad you moved down here! Yaaay!
    by indianajoanna at 05/20/10 7:24AM

Oh I wish this next month was over already...

at 04/29/09 5:24AM
I'm not gonna lie... I'm really stressed right now. Finals are in a week or two and I'm pretty sure I'm not doing so well in my Special Populations class (which is a requirement and part of my major courses)! I also found out the other day that i wont find out if i have gotten into U of H until after this semester is over... due to the fact that they need my transcript from AC and i wont have one until the end of this semester, and i really hate not knowing if i'm in or not. I also technically have only two months until i move to Houston and honestly i dont think i'm ready yet! I have no place to live and i have no job! So i'm really stressing about that.... I have to be out of our apartment by next week and i have no time whatsoever to pack and get things moved. I'm just all sorts of losing my mind right now and i just really need some time to calm down and relax.... I hope everyone else is doing well and i can't wait to hear how everyone is doing... Ya'll have a great day, week, and year :)
  • darleen21
    Breathe!... One step at a time! First things first, finals. You'll be amazed at how everything will fall into place.
    by darleen21 at 04/29/09 6:15AM
  • indianajoanna
    Rachel! I'm so excited that you're moving here soon! Yay!
    by indianajoanna at 07/14/09 5:35AM

04/02/09 5:57AM

just stopping by to say hey... real bored... got lots of things to do... only 3 more months til i move to Houston... YAY!!!! cant wait
  • daisyheadlacey
    HI Rachel! Come back to Houston!!!!
    by daisyheadlacey at 04/02/09 3:40PM
  • indianajoanna
    Haha i do remember you! I'd be glad to answer any questions you may have. When are you going to be living next semester?
    by indianajoanna at 04/02/09 6:38PM
  • ninja_penguin
    "Only boring people get bored." ~Robyn Baird

    Hmmmmm..... :)
    by ninja_penguin at 04/02/09 8:38PM
  • indianajoanna
    yeah i live at cullen oaks which are apartments on campus. Cambridge oaks also has single rooms but they're more expensive (not to mention unfurnished). If you want to live by yourself i'd say Cullen oaks is your best bet, but the only problem is that there are only 15 single apts here and half of the residents of them renewed their leases for next year. My boyfriend tried getting one for this summer/fall but the office people told him that they've already received a lot of leases for single rooms. Im not trying to burst your bubble, im just letting you know that you would need to turn in a lease really soon. Also people singing up for summer and fall get first priority in room assignments. Cambridge Oaks is really nice if you know some people to room with...and have furniture. Bayou Oaks is the party apartments that house sororities and fraternities soooo you dont really want to live there. I dont know much about the quads or the towers except that the towers are cold, loud, kinda ghetto, and older. Id recomend
    by indianajoanna at 04/05/09 7:29AM
  • indianajoanna
    the quads before the owers and dont live at cougar place. they are reeeeaally run down. i wish U of H would just get rid of them and rebuild something better. The new Calhoun Lofts are for graduate students only. im paying a monthly rent for my apartment in which i write a check and jus pay the front office. Only the quads and the towers are paid through tuition. I go to church at Alief. We go to Southside too everynow and then but there are more people our age at Alief....i think. But that can be something you can decide on. Alief is a little further away unless you have an EZ Tag. If you have anymore questions let me know! or if i forgot to answer one.
    by indianajoanna at 04/05/09 7:36AM
  • indianajoanna
    oh...and i personally like cullen oaks better than cambridge. Cullen is newer and i just like the layout better. Parking is a little contrary but thats everywhere on campus. Parking is worse for the Quads and Towers. There is a parking garage for this complex and a lot for the other end of buildings. I live in the bldg right next to the garage so thats where i park. We do have random fire alarm drills at like...3am at the beginning of the semester but so do the other resident halls. I wouldn't recommend living off campus until youve lived here long enough to know whats safe and whats not. Campus itself is really safe. Theres actually a security guy that rides his bike around the complex here. The police station is right across the street and they patrol a lot. most of the "crime" is at bayou...but they do it to themselves if you ask my opinion (party apts). I love my apartment here. Im very fortunate to have it. Living on campus is so easy and convenient. Being able to walk to class and not deal with the always full
    by indianajoanna at 04/05/09 7:54AM
  • indianajoanna
    parking lots. plus if you forget something and have to run home...which ive done hehe. theres also lots of eating places around...you just have to know where they are.
    by indianajoanna at 04/05/09 7:56AM
  • indianajoanna
    haha ill help whenever and however i can. let me know if you need anything else =)
    by indianajoanna at 04/06/09 4:27AM

FINALLY

at 10/30/08 3:51PM
So things are finally starting to look up... My grades are getting better, Im getting more sleep, Im feeling better, My job is better, and my friends are some what getting better (even though i just decided not to care anymore)... but all in all things are really brightening up for me. I still need help from time to time and Im still struggling to be the Christian i need to be, but I finally did realize i have a problem and im trying to fix it... I ask all of you to please keep me in your prayers cause im still struggling a bit. But i really want to thank you, mom and dad, you sure have been a huge help to me!
  • darleen21
    We will keep you in our prayers! Let us know if we can do anything... especially when you move to the Houston area.... We love you!
    by darleen21 at 10/30/08 4:21PM
  • bishopswife
    You are one Fantastic young woman.
    by bishopswife at 11/01/08 5:24PM
  • ashsctt
    Hey cousin! I was just going to tell you that you should go see my new picture on my pleo! Thats all, thank you and goodbye! :)
    by ashsctt at 11/20/08 7:18PM

I'm SO ready

at 10/23/08 8:26PM
I'm so ready to move to Houston! I want to get away from Amarillo and away from everything in it. I'm so tired of not having any CHRISTIAN friends my age around! I know that doesn't mean that i will when i move but at least there's a possiblity! Ughhh.... i wished it was July already!
  • ninja_penguin
    When and why are you leaving?
    by ninja_penguin at 10/23/08 8:42PM
  • karalei
    How COOL!! I had no idea you were moving. I'm excited for you. We'll miss seeing you but you're going to love it!
    by karalei at 10/23/08 9:18PM
  • darleen21
    It'll be here before you know it... I remember the days when I was so ready to leave, just start a fresh life. It won't be long.
    by darleen21 at 10/23/08 10:09PM