Procrastination...

Life back @ North Greenvile is amazing! I love it here sooo much! It feels good to be back. After this weekend, we will have been here a month and a half. Time flies by so fast. But it's been great. Me and my roommate, Kaylin have been getting along so well. I couldn't have asked for a better roomie. Love you, mean it! :)

Classes have been going well too. Classes that I am taking include: MicroEconomics, Oral Communications, Small Business Management, New Testament, and Political Science. The test that I have for tomorrow is in New Testament. I'm not too worried. We had a study group so I feel pretty good. I just need to make sure I know it for sure. I really have missed it here. Even class. haha. Weird, I know

So I am now a Campus Ambassador and significantly happy about it. I had my first sneak previewer on Thursday night. I got to show her around and kind of introduce her to college life and the ins and outs. So that was a good experience and was glad to have gotten the first one out of the way. Also, my first Encounter Day is coming up and I will get to give tours and such things helping with that and I'm excited about that.

Labor Day Weekend was good because we got a break from schoolwork and the like and went hiking with Kaylin and her family. We couldn't have picked a better day and it was amazing! I saw the first waterfall that I have ever seen then too. I actually got to see 3 waterfalls so it was a great day!

Well, I do have test I have to study for and a meeting in an hour. Intramural football is also on the way too! :) Until next time....

6 DAYS!!!

It is officially 6 more days until I move back into my new home known as Room 26 at NGU!!! To say that I am really excited would be an understatement. Though I am extremely exhuberant, it is a little bittersweet for my parents. They love having me here but they know I love it there and they love that I want to get my degree and @ North Greenville. I will miss being at home and some of the comforts it brings and my parents. I especially cannot wait because I will be sharing a room with one of my best friends, Kaylin! Of which I am very happy about. It will be nice to have someone in the room the better part of the time to talk to and such. Speaking of Kaylin, I miss her and the others terribly. But when I think of this, I just remember that we have only 6 days! Which would be even better if we didn't have to go back the not the next day, but the day after. Oh well, might as well have something to keep busy. and the learning part as well of course....

Though I am looking forward to moving in, I am not looking as much forward to packing up. There's just so much stuff to remember!! I would feel as if I'm missing something even when I'm not. But I know everyone feels that way at some point so I would guess that it's natural.

And as nerdy as it sounds, I am actually quite excited about starting classes. I'm guessing that this is due to the fact that the better of my classes have something to do with my major. Of this, I am particularly glad. I have even looked at books and prices and things of that nature. They are not as expensive as last semester thank goodness.

But anyways, I went to Books A Million tonight and read in a book that I had been reading in that was really interesting. While we were there, we got something to drink. And of course I got the mango smoothie and it was amazing! Mango is like my favorite fruit as of recently. I guess you could say it's my new thing... but just thought that was worthy of sharing :)

Well, I guess that's pretty much it. I will have more to tell after move in and before classes. And of course after classes start. Well, until next time....

Oh, hello Charleston...

I love Charleston! I am continually amazed by how gorgeous it is. Just riding around on a sunny day through town makes me happy. I guess one of the main reasons why I love it so much is because it is so full of history. It's a timeless city. And when my family and I lived in Myrtle Beach, we would come down to Charleston pretty much every Saturday and spend family time. My dad would tell me about parts of the history about Charleston and I would listen intently hanging on every word. I dare say that Charleston is one of the reasons that I grew to love history so much and do so well in the subject while in school. When I was little, I promised myself that when I got older, I would live in Charleston. My dream is still ever present and growing as I go back to visit this marvelous city time and time again.

Some things going on in my life right now, well, there is really not that much to tell. I miss my friends terribly and long to see them in a week's time. I can't believe that the summer is almost over! My goodness. Though I am sad to see most of my free time go, I cannot wait to start back another semester. I cannot believe that we will be sophomores! Seems just like yesterday we were in orientation as freshman and now we're not the new kids on the block. Well, I will write more later when there is more to speak of. until next time....

Something Beautiful

So....just to put this out there, I totally beasted my test and made a 100!!! I was pretty worried about that test. But I guess just when you doubt, God finds a way to reassure. I definitely feel like I am supposed to be doing what I'm doing and I love it!!

I have been playing my guitar more here lately. It seems to relax me and I love playing it. I really need to look for new songs to play. It's almost hard to believe that I have been playing for like 4 years at least. I'm not great but I'm good enough to play for friends and family I guess. haha.

I will be going to the Hillsong concert and seeing some of my best friends on Sunday and I can't wait. I have missed them and all the fun times we have together. And those times are almost back because we will be going back to school in less than a month. It's so hard to believe that the summer is almost over but at the same time, it feels as though it has been enough if not more than enough time.

Tomorrow, dad is taking all the youth to either Frankie's Fun Park or GattiTown. I really hope it's Frankie's because I haven't been there before. Though I'm not sure I'm going to go anyways. I do have schoolwork to do like my big research paper and my discussion questions. Though I will be glad when this summer session is over, I really am enjoying this class. I really like learning about organizational behavior. It's almost like psychology but for business. Of course other things as well. I could explain it, but you'd probably be totally bored. haha.

Well, I think that's about it. Until next time....

My life as I know it

So... I guess this is just to tell you guys what I've been up to lately. Pretty much studying. I've been to see friends and stuff this week so that was good. I had a test on Friday that took like 5 hours. I think that was the longest time that I have ever spent on a test in my life. Thank goodness it wasn't timed. haha. Which reminds me... I have finally picked out a topic for my term paper for my organizational behavior class. I am doing the effects of stress, when it becomes a problem, how it is related to work, and what can be done to prevent the side effects of stress. And I am willing to risk sounding like a nerd when I say that I am super excited about it. :)

I got this straightening stuff to do my hair with. It's kind of like dying your hair at home, but this stuff is supposed to make your hair straight so you don't have to spend as much time fixing and styling it. It has yet to make a believer out of me but I'm still holding out some hope. Though, if it doesn't work, I will be tempted to buy this straightener @ Wal-Mart that is zebra print. Too cute!!

My latest obsession in the way of clothes is skinny jeans. I can't believe how well they fit. Apparently, neither can my grandma, because that is practically all she talked about when I saw her last. haha. I love her though. She's somethin' else. And my nana and papa too; they just crack me up. I love spending time with them. it makes me happy that we share the same gene pool. Anyways, I now own a pair of skinny jeans and I'm pretty excited about it.

So... the latest news that I am super excited about is the upcoming Boys Like Girls and Cartel concert. They are doing a FREE concert in Easley. which is right near where I live. So of course, I'm stoked. They are both great bands and I mean, who can resist a free concert? an awesome concert I might add. Though I will say that the most epic concert is coming in October when I will be going to see john mayer, owl city, train, and the avett brothers. Unfortunately, that concert will not be free. But it will be worth all the money paid to go and see it and I know this for a fact.

Well, I guess that's about it. I really don't have much more to say I guess. So... until next time.....

Best Friends

"You only meet your once in a lifetime friends....once in a lifetime."
"A best friend knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you....even when you've forgotten the words."

I went to see one of my best friends yesterday. I have missed her so much and if it weren't for schoolwork, I'd definitely be there now. One of the reasons that I am posting about this is because not only is it a part of my day, but I believe that friends are important. It's whose going to be there for you when you need them the most. It's the person you can act like a total idiot with but it doesn't matter because they're doing the exact same thing. Not only this, but they are who you share your secrets with and the desires of your heart. They're always ready to listen and give advice when needed. They are the people or person that knows you better than anybody else...maybe even yourself. I have been fortunate enough to have a best friend like this. Not only one but a couple others. I can't be more grateful to them for just being their totally awesome selves. I miss them all very much and am always waiting for when I see them again.

I have been playing the guitar more here lately. It helps me to destress a little and gives me a clear mind. When I play and sing, I can forget and let go of everything else that is going on and just be in the moment. There's so many uncertainties in life and things that change. But to quote another of my favorite quotes "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." We can't be afraid to live our life in fear. We can't afford it. Because time is a valuable and precious thing to waste. And we only get one life. This is pretty much everything that is on my mind. Until next time.....

Random...

The way I see things now, my life is full of anticipations. Well, at least the 5 that are listed below:

1. Going back to North Greenville
2. Getting to see my friends from Greenwood/NGU soon
3. The Rally in the Valley Game
4. Growing my nails out
5. John Mayer Concert

All of these things are great things to look forward to; at least I think they are. I am very excited because I posted new and really good pictures on Facebook this evening when I should have been working on an article for my summer class. Procrastination is definitely something that most college students have down to an art and or mastered. I am one of them. Writing this post is just one of the ways that I have managed to procrastinate along with adding pictures to Facebook. One of them is when we went to Epcot for my mom's birthday. The picture should be somewhere in this post. haha



This was taken right before we got on the shuttle to go to Epcot. Those were good times. I actually managed to get a decent tan while I was there so that was a plus. Anyways, I should at least get some sleep so I can be ready to write this article tomorrow

For starters...

I would tell you a bio about myself, but where would the fun in that be? I decided to write a blog because I have always wanted kind of like an online journal. And with everyone being so environmental, it will leave less of a carbon footprint. I like to protect the environment but I wouldn't say that I go to great lengths. Life has been pretty good lately. I started an online class and it is going fairly well....so far. I am "keeping my fingers crossed" so to speak. I love school. Probably because you get more freedom in college and you are starting work on what you will be doing for the rest of your life. I was fortunate and blessed to have figured out very early what I want to do with the rest of my life. I have a passion for business and it grows with every day that I learn more about it. I know that I may sound like a nerd, but I embrace my nerdiness. I'm glad that I have found something that I am passionate about that I could spend the rest of my life doing and I love it! Trust me, I did not think that I was going to be a business major. In fact, that's the last thing I thought I would be. I had this notion that business was boring. I guess all those church business meetings kind of did it for me. haha. But I have found that now I am in the business program @ North Greenville University, I would not want to be doing anything else with my life. God has really done some great things in my life and I can't believe how much I have changed. But that is a different story for a different time. In truth, I wouldn't have anything any other way. I think I turned out pretty okay. Until next time.... Casey