Fast Approaching

Summer is coming quickly, and I am not ready for it. I've got about 4 papers to write before this semester is over, and am not prepared to write all of them. I'm getting crazy stressed but still not to the point where I feel like I need to write. I work best under stress and leave things to the last moment all the time. That's how I make A's. However, that needs to change.

I will be partially responsible for a sorority in the Fall and Spring this upcoming school year, and will have tons of duties that will need to be planned and finished WAY in advance. My Summer will consist of planning these things and hanging out with my fellow officers. I will be working and still try to take as many classes as possible so I can finish college. Also, I'll be a co-leader in a church camp for youth age kids. Needless to say, I won't have much of a Summer. But, I wouldn't have it any other way.

I like being busy, because when I'm not I'm incredibly bored. I love the spontaneity of life and flying by the seat of my pants. It's probably a horrible trait to have, but it makes me more chill and less freak-outish with certain situations.

I need to start buckling down these next couple of weeks to finish my papers. Prayers are definitely needed.

Relay for Life

I've been awake for about 19 hours today. Reasoning: Relay for Life. I will be at this event until 7AM and probably even later than that. I'm actually not tired yet. I guess that's the plus to all-nighters in college :/

I love that I am supporting the cure for cancer by staying up this late and raising money. I feel great about what I'm doing. I guess this really does prove the whole Joey and Phoebe challenge on Friends that you can't truly just do something because it's for a good cause. There's always an aftermath effect that is really nice.

A lot of people have left... A LOT. Like, it's pretty ridiculous. There had to have been about 400 people starting at 7PM, and I'm pretty sure that there are about 100 left. Maybe even less. People are leaving as I write this. I'm determined to stay for this whole thing, and awake at that.

There was also a wonderful artist that sang! His name is Jamie Bramble, and he was my favorite part of the night.

An update will come with how much OU raised for the cure.

Beat it!

Greg Mortenson and the rest of my day

The University of Oklahoma hosted Greg Mortenson today!!!! It was such an amazing talk! I laughed, cried and got more chills than I think I've ever gotten in my whole life. Just knowing that people are working in the world for the betterment of all peoples is so exciting to see. I enjoy hearing ALL about these things.

In other news, I woke up at 5:30AM this morning... no joke. I usually get up at 11AM.. or noon, so this was incredibly hard for me. The reasoning: I am the Chaplain for OU Sigma Phi Lambda for the '10-'11 school year. It's so tremendous! I've been wanting to be chaplain ever since I joined this sorority ('08). God answered my prayer long ago, and asked me to wait :) I'm so happy the waiting is over. I can't wait to serve God and my fellow sorority sisters! I hope I am truly up to the challenge, and I won't fail royally.

Interfaith Night

I am an officer of the Religious Studies Club at the University of Oklahoma and tonight we held an Interfaith Dialogue Night. I have been excited for this event for an extremely long time. It was amazing! We split up into groups with students of different faiths and talked! Really talked! It was wonderful to listen to all of the students and how they felt and what they believed in their different faith traditions. The majority of the students in attendance were Christians, Muslims, Jews and Baha'i. There were about 70-90 people at the event! An amazing turnout!

I believe the RELS Club at OU is going to continue doing this. We all feel like this is a great step in fighting prejudice and just really getting to know who people are. There should be no 'other.' We are all human.

I can't wait to host another event like this! I fully believe this is something that God is calling me to do. It's my job as a human to treat others as human. After all, the golden rule is in most (if not all) Religious Traditions.