Senior Year

Summer has come to an end and I have begun my last year of college. :) It is pretty exciting. My semester is going to be SERIOUSLY BUSY, but I love when I'm busy. I have a feeling that God is going to truly bless me this semester. I'm looking forward to see what He has in store. I'm taking a sign language class and my professor is deaf. He's hilarious! It's the quietest class I've ever been in and I love it! :) I also started my internship today. I have to complete 14 hours of volunteer work a week, but I'm stoked. Today, I got to participate in their social hour where they (the residents) are served wine and cookies. It's an independent living center with a 5 star chef. As an intern, I have to treat it as a job. I'm praying that I will get a job offer like previous interns in the last couple years. I just know it's going to be an amazing experience! :) Other than school, work, interning, spending time with Tim, volunteering every weekend at church, singing in the worship band, leading worship for my new Bible study, letting my fractured toes and my fractured wrist from 2 years ago that's acting up heal, and trying to get a doctor's appointment for my back...I'm not really up to a whole lot. :) Ha ha!! Yeah right! (Hence the reason why I am not playing softball this fall). OH! And I got a hold of a football ticket for the CU/CSU football game (biggest rival) this Sunday! I don't even have to pay for the ticket!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!

He Loves me!!

Tim told me he loves me Monday night! :) It was cute. He said something along the lines of he didn't know what he did to deserve me, but he doesn't want to question God on it. Then I tell him that I wish he wouldn't say that kind of stuff and he says, "I'm just saying that I love you, Erin." :) I said it back. I actually wanted to say it a while ago, but I wanted him to say it first. He told me when we first started dating that when he tells someone he loves them, it isn't an every 5 minute thing. It's well thought out and meaningful, so I know he means it when he says it. I could tell by his eyes too that he really meant it. Earlier that night, he asks me if he could be completely honest. He told me that he feels God has put us together to be more than just boyfriend and girlfriend in the future. I agreed and neither one of us was weirded out by that. All in all, he's amazing! :) People think it's crazy how fast we fell for each other, but sometimes that's just how things happen.

Last night, a group of friends of mine all went out to Sundance. It's a country line dancing club and I used to go with Kendi and Cory and all their friends all the time. Well, my roommate got drunk, we left an hour and a half from what we planned, and I ended up crying on Tim's shoulder because I was so frustrated. Long story short, my roommate turns to alcohol and smoking when stressed and she's been really stressed lately...REALLY stressed...My other roomie and I don't drink much if at all and we're really getting tired of her getting drunk often. She gets really rude and completely inappropriate. That experience made me miss Cory and Kendi more so that I already do. :( But she has some issues to sort out. I got frustrated more just because she feels she doesn't deserve to ever be happy and if those around her are happy, she gets jealous. I'm not letting that influence my relationship with Tim and how we act around her (we could be sitting on the couch watching TV and she would glare at us) what-so-ever, but I just wish she would wake up and realize that there are good guys in the world (unlike her ex) that would treat her better. I told her last night that there is a guy out there that will give her everything she deserves. She just doesn't believe that and she wants attention from everyone else. I just have to continue praying for her and for her heart to heal. She needs God and she's turning to alcohol. I think she may need more help than she's willing to admit.

I'm loving life!!

So, work was a little crazy this week. Two of the big bosses had a meeting with a couple gals from United Way (they give us grant money) and both ended up crying by the end of the meeting. The staff still doesn't really know what's going on, but pray that things turn out fine. I got a call from a co-worker telling me about this and I was at Tim's house. I started crying because at that point, we thought the gals were from state and weren't sure if our program would still be running in a week or two. Tim and I just sat there. He held me while I cried and told me that it's in God's hands, which is SO true. It's just so comforting to hear it too.

Other than that, Tim has been spoiling me lately. :) He lit candles for me the other night. We were talking and he said, 'Your best feature is when you smile, your eyes light up." I smiled and made the joke, "It's probably just the candle light." Then he said, "Erin, it could be pitch black and you would light up any room." I melted of course. :) It's cheesy, but I love it. He tells me I'm beautiful all the time and what's great is I actually believe him. He looks me in the eye and I can tell he really means it. :) Being a girl who has struggled with confidence my entire life, it's nice to finally feel worth something and wanted. We spend a lot of time together now. He told me the other night that he wished we would've started dating sooner so we had more time. With school starting, we may or may not spend much time together, but we both feel and know that God had this timing just right and we have no doubts about that. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us. I've never been this happy before in my life!! :) :)

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Life has been full of activities in the last week. Tim and I are always doing some activity. Yesterday we went paddle boating and played frisbee in the park. :) Summer is almost over for me and we're trying to fit a few things in before classes start. I can't stop smiling and I still have butterflies when I'm around him or even when I just think of him. There's really not a whole lot to say (mostly because Kendi is the main person reading my blog and she already knows all of it), but I finally have someone who completely spoils me. I'm not quite used to that yet, but I can easily say that falling for this guy is not a hard thing to do. God has truly shown me that I deserve to be with someone who accepts me for me. He likes to introduce me to everyone, which makes me smile. :) Anywho, my life has been going well. Work has been stressful lately because my boss's soon-to-be daughter-in-law had her baby (at 17) two nights ago and she (my boss) is having a hard time coping. We can only pray for them right now. A lot is going on, but in God's hands things will turn out fine. Other than that, I'm just working and waiting for school to start. :)

God's blessing

Wow! I don't know why things turn out the way they do, but God really works his magic sometimes. :)

As you may know, I was in a relationship a little while ago with my best friend and things didn't go so well. But in the last couple days, God has shown me that there was another man in my life that's been there for me. I didn't think I would move on so quickly, but with God by my side, somehow I did. (D (name not mentioned) and I broke up a couple months ago). And while I was with D, it gave Tim, my boyfriend, time to grow up a little and be content with being single. See, he's a twin and his bro just had his first baby. I didn't want to get into a relationship with someone who may have been desperate to find happiness as well. But we got to talking the other night and I realized how there are so many things we have in common and that he was finally happy with who he is and where he is in life. :) That's a big deal!! Anywho, lots of exciting things going on!

I passed!!!!

Yesterday and today I took a class and was getting qualified to give medications at work! :) I passed with a 95% today! I was excited. I am now a Qualified Medication Administrative Person (QMAP). Working with the population I do, many of them need medications once to four times a day. I'm just excited to finally be certified. It took long enough! I've been employed since November. :) That's not unusual though. Work isn't exactly the most organized facility. :)

Today has been kind of a 'blah' day. I don't feel well at all, but I took a nap and am watching 'Turner and Hooch' with Tom Hanks. Hopefully I'm well enough tomorrow because I have my volunteer work at 8:45 a.m. For now, I'm going to take a shower and lie down some more. I hope everyone is having a great day!

New Batman Movie

So, work yesterday went pretty well...Because of my foot brace deal-e-o I had the group that stayed inside most of the day. To be honest, it was nice because we had the AC all day. :) We made a display for our handmade jewelry and cards and took pictures of it for our work website. Then we made more jewelry and one other person helped me organize one of our cabinets. It was still clean today...we'll see how long that lasts. :) Anywho, after work, my roommate/co-worker and our boss went to Jason's deli where our other roommate met us there. We ate and just hung out. THEN we went to see 'The Dark Knight!' If you haven't seen it yet, DO IT!!!! It's one of the best movies I've ever seen. At one point in the movie (I won't tell which point in case you haven't seen it), I decided Batman might be a little cooler that Spider-man. I know those of you who know me and my love for Spider-man just got your breath blown away by that comment! The main point I am trying to get to, is go see that movie! It's fantastic! :) After that, the roomies and I came home, all enjoyed a Mike's Hard Lime and watched 30 minutes of 'Napoleon Dynamite'...one of my favorites, and then we all went to bed.

And now I will tell you about today. :) This morning was a great start. I was driving to work and I just started thinking about God's plan for me and how excited I am! I started smiling because I know he has a man that will sweep me off my feet and I'm stoked! (For those of you who don't know, I just got out of a pretty crappy relationship situation...basically, I deserve better...). God just gave me a little reminder this morning and I just smiled. :) It was a good start. After I got to work, because it was a record high today we decided to stay inside. So, we played games in the gym and then board games and cards later on. After lunch, we took some people to Wendy's to get Frosty's for everyone. :) Just before that, one of the older ladies fell and hit her head on the asphalt. We called 911. She's fine but we took the precautions to take care of her.

The best part of my day at work was one of the guys, P, always gets so excited to see me...EVERYDAY! I love it. Sometimes when I'm tired, I get aggravated but I truly do love his enthusiasm. Well, I'm not going to be at work tomorrow because of a class I have to take and today he kept saying, "Erin, I can't wait til Monday." I said, "Why Monday P?" "'Cause I get to see Erin!" I smiled. That's the best part of my job is the love these people have for all of us. Two others, L and C, gave me big hugs today. L kissed me on the cheek and C kisses my hand all the time. :) After what I've been through lately, having so much love come from those around me is so reassuring and it makes everyday worth all the heartache. (I even have P 'trained' to be a huge Green Bay Packers fan! :) :) :) :) :) My mission in life. He greets me every morning, "Erin, go Packers!!" "Packers are number 1!" "Brett Favre is the best!" I love it!)

After work, I went to the pool for a short period, read some of my book, called an old friend, worked out, made breakfast and lunch for tomorrow, did some laundry, and organized all my paperwork. I even practiced my guitar, plucked my eyebrows, and painted my toenails. :) All in all, today was a productive and pretty great day. :)