It is such a gorgeous day! Today I was sitting under a tree on the cement wall watching ants make their home. I have never really taken the time to watch them build anything...I've watched them walk in their little lines or surround a dead bug, but never building. I was completely amazed. They work constantly! Picking up a small piece of dirt and walking up the hill and placing it down and going back into their hole and doing all over again. It really is cool to watch. The ants were so small that all I really saw were these pieces of dirt moving up the hill to the top and then stopping.

As I sat there I realized all those times I kicked ant piles, or smashed them flat, I was destroying a work of art. Granted, dirt is not considered to us as art, but to the ants, it is. That dirt pile specifically made by them, is their way of glorifying God. It is a way that God shows Himself to us. I sat there in wonder of how creative God is and how neat it is that His creation--even ants--can teach me a lesson on perseverance and dedication.

I also enjoyed the fall leaves. I picked up about seven different leaves that had a gradiant of colors. I LOVE this time of year. Something about seeing trees have so much color is exciting to me. Being able to be outside and not so cold that you're miserable, but it not being excruciatingly hot is awesome! :) I'm going to take those leaves and hopefully leaves I find in South Carolina this weekend back to Orlando and pretend that fall actually happens there. The fact that any city in Florida has some semblance of seasons is cool to me.

"The falling leaves, drift by the window. The Autumn leaves of red and gold. I see your lips, the summer kisses. The sunburned hands, I used to hold. Since you went away, the days grow long. And soon I'll hear, ol' Winter song. But I miss you most of all, my Darling...when Autumn leaves start to fall.... "

Well today started out really bad, but ended great. I woke up to a very rainy, wet day and it proceeded to get really gross. Miami beat us, and the poor players had to play in a nasty, muddy field...I left during halftime because I was miserable, it was pouring down rain, i was cold, my shoes and pants were soaking, and watching the game from the overstuffed couch at the house really began to appeal to me. but anyways after that I went to cook dinner for katie, beebs, laura, and janna. that was so fun. it lifted my spirits. we watched Bridget Jones' Diary while we ate my dinner and Laura's yummy cookies. we all also decided that Colin Firth is a very cute actor...oh and Matthew McConaughey.

I came home to the house and had a blast with some of my sisters! I got to help throw elizabeth's brother into the fountain. I experienced nic's cowgirl dance (mind you nicole had on these brown clog-looking shoes with blue socks, a cowboy hat on, her pj pants, and a white FSU shirt). I experienced being in tay's car with four other completely sober people acting completely insane! For instance, we were all singing to Amy Grant's Baby Baby song at the top of our lungs! i got to see Tippy get thrown into the fountain and stay there sitting in the water!! haha. then she climbed it and sat on the top of it smiling at everyone else! I also saw her start to speak in spanish to everyone in nic and tay's room, saying that she was drunk and was not normally drunk. I saw elizabeth get thrown into the fountain by her brother, screaming the whole way, but still managed to give her camera to another guy to take a picture of the whole thing. it was so great. this is why i like living in the house!! i love these girls they are so cool to be with! insane...but still fun. :) and hey...i thought i was crazy...but i think after this year, i'll be A LOT WORSE! (hehe)

i am in my Intro to Edu. Tech class...and guess what I'm learning? how to send and receive emails, what a modem, listserv are, and how to identify a chain letter!!!! why the heck am I paying muchos amounts of money for this class??? I know this lesson already! Just living nowadays teaches you about this stuff. I feel like I'm wasting my time....but the thing is I can't clep out of it because it is a pre-req for my major. ugh ugh ugh! you would think that the univeristy would realize that most of its students KNOW how to send and receive emails...considering that is the main form of communication. but whatever...i'll sit here at 8:00 in the morning for two hours and forty-five minutes learning about things I already know....oh how i love being in college. :P oh and by the way...my TEACHER gets more excited about this stuff than I do because its NEW for him....our generation has grown-up learning this stuff...his has not. so when he gets really really excited about power point, or mass mailing, or buying things on line...the rest of us want to die. k...now back to paying attention.

well i'm in O-town and it feel sooo nice to be home. :) I have a lot of plans for this short weekend...i doubt many of them will happen, but its nice to have fun plans in your head! One plan that will NOT change, is writing my essay. ugh. i wish it was done already. but i have this little drive inside of me to finish it tomorrow...i'm hoping before 3:00pm. that way the rest of the weekend i can play!

anyways...last night was another social for my sorority. the theme was Secretaries and Executives...so easy to dress for! This is partly why i went. ;) another reason was one of my sisters, Elizabeth, was only going for an hour! so that sounded good to me! it was an OK social, as socials go. We had it on the top of A.J.'s a sports bar. So it was cold, just cause it was outside and 50 degrees. Yes, we are having a cold front in Tally...but only for a week the weatherman said. sad. :(

The weird part about this social was the fact that when everyone started dancing...the floor moved. a lot. it sorta scared me. i guess to those who were drinking it either felt normal or they just ignored it!! the guys were actually quite nice. anytime one of them accidentally bumped me while walking through a group...they apologized! which is not seen often in frat boys. so i was impressed by that. they also were very much into dancing. and since i can't dance this provided me with a bit of a problem...but i kept telling myself that it was only an hour, and before i knew it, 45 minutes had gone by! my problem with these socials is that once i get there i have to sort of survey the crowd first...because i get intimidated by the large number of people and the fact that i have to have small talk with them for 2+ hours. then i start to mingle. well people automatically think i'm not having a great time at first...but in reality i'm trying to catch my bearings in this room of people. i was pretty proud of myself during this social because i actually met around seven guys, and had the normal small talk with them. it was completely boring and i felt like i was being rushed all over again!! But still, i did my sisterly duty and 'mingled' with them! "improving social relations within the Greek community."

It is amazing how God knows exactly how to talk to His children. Tonight my friend Chris was telling me about one of his adventures while he was in Spain, and told me how God had met with him on a mountain side. It reminded me of one of the best quiet times I've had since coming to school...it happened this past Tuesday. The weather was perfect on Tuesday and I could not help but compliment it...I kept saying over and over again how pretty it was. So naturally I wanted to do my homework outside. But before I did my homework, I decided to do my quiet time....it was amazing. I ended up pretty much sitting in God's presence for an hour praising His Name and talking to Him as though there was nothing else to do. He encouraged me sooo much within that hour...I can't even describe how wonderful it is to know a God who will personally meet with His children. I understood that verse that talks about all of creation is praising His name and telling the whole world of His works and glory.

This is off the point...but I so excited to go home this weekend! I have not been home in two whole months...yes this may sound small to some people...but I have realized that I am a family person, and love being around them. I have missed being at my house and talking to my parents...so i hope this weekend is very relaxing and a nice breather for me till Thanksgiving break.

oh my gosh...i have finally seen the trailer to The Return of the King and I am going balistic right now! I cannot cannot cannot wait for this movie to come out! I jumped when I saw the spider part!! And I knew they would show it! It's going to be the best movie yet! oh man....i'm so excited!!! 76 days left until this movie comes out. oh yes...a countdown has begun. speaking of great movies coming out, if you have not seen the trailer for The Passion by Mel Gibson, definitely find it online...because that is also going to be one good movie. So far all the reviews I've heard from respected Christians have said it is one of the most moving portrayals of the crucifixion they have ever seen, and it caused them to cry. I am hoping and praying that it changes a lot of lives...this could be a huge thing. Pray that this movie comes out, cause I know that Satan probably does not want this movie out there. maybe i'll just put links up on this blog so all you have to do is click it and you won't have any excuse not to see them!

The Passion

The Return of the King