Mother's Day and Other Randomness

Happy Mother's Day to any moms out there reading this! I hope you all had a wonderful day. I had a nice day with my mom. :)

Now, this past week has been one of the most eventful weeks I've had in a while.

First of all, unless you've been living under a rock, you know by now that Osama Bin Laden is dead. People are saying how this day "will be a day where we say 'I was at this place when I heard the news'" (my response: I was in my room doing homework when I found out). People everywhere in America celebrated.

And yet....

Am I the only one who thinks that this seems wrong?

Yes, he was a terrible person who did vile things. Yes, the Navy Seals probably had no choice but to kill him. I understand that. But it just seems sick to be *rejoicing* over a person's death, no matter how horrible a person was. It just doesn't seem right. I mean, as a Christian, how do I respond to this? On the one hand, we can't counter hate with hate, and reveling in the death of someone seems like a hateful thing to do. On the other hand, God is a just God and it was just what happened to Osama. But it still feels sick to celebrate the death of someone. I don't know. I felt so confused on that day and I'm still feeling a little confused now. Yes, cheery subject. I'll probably be criticized for this. Oh well.

Also, this was my LAST WEEK of classes at a community college. I've had rough times at that school, didn't like some of the things at the school, but at the same time it almost felt like home. I've had good experiences in addition to the tough ones, had some AMAZING professors whom I will never forget, and it feels scary to move on to something new. Well, I still have finals to get through before I truly say good-bye.

There have also been some funny holidays! May 2 was Harry Potter Day: The day that Voldemort was defeated. Only TRUE Potter nerds celebrate on that day. May 4th was May the Forth Be With You Day (A.K.A. Star Wars Day). Funny. Then May 5th fue Cinco de Mayo! ¡Que bueno! It was also the National Day of Prayer.

Wow, a lot has happened. Let's see what crazy things this week has in store for me....

From the Realm of Randomness,

Ashley

Last Day of April-Really?!?!

Hold on, tomorrow's May? Really? Didn't it just start??? There's no way that tomorrow is May. I also can't believe that Monday starts the last week of classes. Didn't my classes start yesterday??? It feels that way, at least. My graduation from community college is in EXACTLY two weeks. That is crazy. Must be a sign that I'm getting old-time is flying by WAY too quickly.

Well, back to studying!

From the Realm of Randomness,

Ashley

Resurrection Day 2011

Happy Easter, everyone! Christ is risen.... He is risen indeed! :) Not much today except a couple of cool church services. A song that I've been listening to over and over and over today is "Christ is Risen" by Matt Maher. Here's the chorus:

"Christ is risen from the dead,

Trampling over death by death,

Come awake, come awake,

Come and rise up from the grave,

Christ is risen from the dead,

We are one with him again,

Come awake, come awake,

Come and rise up from the grave."

The bridge is also fantastic:

"Oh death, where is your sting?

Oh hell, where is your victory?

Oh church, come stand in the light,

The glory of God has defeated the night,

Sing it, Oh death, where is your sting?

Oh hell, where is your victory?

Oh church, come stand in the light,

Our God is not dead, he's alive, he's alive!"

Wonderful reminder of what today is a celebration of. Yes, I ended a sentence with a preposition, oh well. Great reminder of what Christ did for us.

Anyway, tomorrow is a busy day of homework. 18 days until my last final of community college. That went by quickly.

From the Realm of Randomness,

Ashley

Update-April 7

I know I have been slacking in updating this. Guess the life of a college student truly is busy.

Anyway:

• Enjoyed National Grammar Day (and my birthday) immensely.
• Kind of enjoyed Pi Day, too.
• Had Spring break last week. I wish it was still break. :( It wasn't a very exciting break, but it was a break, and it went by too quickly!!!
• Officially bombed a math test today. I failed on so many levels....
• I am officially going to a four-year school, and therefore GRADUATING from community college!!!
• I can't believe it's already April
• I'm going to Colorado in May.
• Life in general has been busy.

That is the past few weeks in a nutshell.

From the Realm of Randomness,

Ashley

Pre-Birthday!

Wow. Tomorrow's my birthday. I'm hitting a milestone. So weird. I feel OLD. But tomorrow should be a good day! :D

From the Realm of Randomness,

Ashley

School Exhaustion

I have now reached the level of total exhaustion and extreme stress for this semester.

Actually, it's better than previous semesters. Some semesters I got to this level around Week 2 or 3!!! But right now I have way too much to do and no time or energy to do any of it. Sad. Hopefully I'll get everything done.

Also, I am SICK of snow!!! I'd say it's time to bring out the hairdryers and extension cords.

From the Realm of Randomness,

Ashley

Blizzard 2011. Groundhog Day CANCELLED!

Well, I think it's impossible to cancel a whole holiday. But any and all groundhog day festivities were cancelled today due to weather. They probably needed to shovel the groundhog out of the snow.

Anyway, in case you don't know, the Chicagoland area has been dealing with a CRAZY blizzard. Started around Monday night(ish) and ended sometime today. I think we got 20 inches of snow. Some places got more. It's been insane. Every school in the area (including mine) has been closed since Tuesday afternoon. I did NOT have to go to work yesterday or today. YAY!!! I enjoyed my day off today (and my partial day off yesterday), but I have no idea what I'll do tomorrow. Other than sleep. Maybe.

From the Realm of Randomness,

Ashley