Drive away or draw in?

If you really knew me, would you still love me? If you knew what made me laugh and what made me cry? If you knew the secrets that I keep or the sin that I hide? If you could see into the deepest part of me, would you still be by my side? Would you stick up for me when others point fingers and ridicule? Would you claim me as a friend...a friend forever? What would you do if I laid it all out on the table? Showed you my hand and played all of my cards? Would you try to understand my motives or would you just shake your head and walk away? Would knowing all there is to know drive you away or draw you in???

Friend Connect Hop

It's Tuesday again which means it's time for the Friend Connect Blog Hop!

It's the time to meet new friends and find new blogs. You can choose to follow the cohosts in whatever way is best for YOU! Here are some of my favorite ways: GFC, BlogLovin', HelloCotton, RSS, Twitter, Facebook.

Ok, so let's get to the party, shall we?

RULES are simple:

1. Follow your host 

The First link below

2. Follow your co-hosts 

The Next 8 links below

3. Link up below using your main blog url not a specific post.

4. Make sure to visit some of the blogs in the link up and follow them 

and if you want to leave them a comment, I'm sure they'd appreciate that as well.

5. Tweet about this blog hop

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6. Share about this blog hop by grabbing a button and putting it on your sidebar!

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Sunshine and Clouds.

Sunshine.

I am in Fort Worth visiting one of my best friends.
Last night, we went to see the Dallas Mavericks play the Boston Celtics.
It was such a good game!!

I submitted all the paperwork for an internship next school year.
I am praying for one in Austin.
Lord willing, I get it and am able to secure housing for the 9 months I'll be there.

It's almost Easter Sunday!!!
And I love love love Easter Sunday.

I am alive and breathing.
Thank you, Jesus.

Clouds.

School is school.
I'm ready for my summer break already.
Just 6 more weeks left!

I am currently freezing my butt off.
Spring came and so did the cold weather.

Yikes. #FirstWorldProblems

My legs are so sore.
I started a Fit Camp on Monday that kicked my butt.
I've got 3 more weeks of it left.
It's tough but I'm so happy that I'm pushing myself and getting in shape.

"The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her." - Bob Marley.

Spring Break 2013

Sadly, I am coming to the close of my spring break for this year.

I've been working full-time since I was 17 so I haven't had a spring break since high school...(I graduated in 2006). I love the freedom of spring breaks and winter breaks. It's pretty amazing.

So if you're in school now...appreciate it. Do something fun. Sleep in every morning and stay up late. Because there will come a day when you don't get the luxury of a week off from school...I guess unless you work in a school lol.

This week I went to San Antonio to visit my family and now I'm in Las Cruces, NM visiting my baby sister! Sooo not looking forward to heading back to Abilene :/

Well I'm off to try a new Mexican restaurant! Hope all is well with you lovely people!

When your past comes a-knocking.

Lately, my past has come a-knocking. And by past, I mean a certain someone...(that phrase just sounds so much cooler). It's crazy how when you finally let someone go; they come sneaking back into your life...I don't know how they reappear in your life...but in mine it's usually with a "Hey! How ya doing?!" text and then a photo a couple days later, "Hey, this made me think of you."...and so on and so on.

And gosh. I don't know whether to be annoyed (that the one that told me goodbye is now trying to say hello) or flattered (that the one that told me goodbye just couldn't stay away) when it happens.

So I guess I am a little of both. Annoyed that he expects me to fall over his feet like all the rest do. Flattered that he couldn't forget about me like I'm sure he thought he would.

But don't worry. I have yet to let my guard down. I don't believe that he has changed. And if by some miracle, he has...he has a lot of proving to do before anything ever happens.

So right now, it's nothing. and it might stay nothing. But it's interesting to see how live comes full circle at times.

Lord, your will not mine.

Let my heart remain in your hands,

 until the time when you see fit for that to change.

Let me be patient and wait on your perfect plan.

Amen.

Sunshine and Clouds.

A friend of mine uses this phrase with her clients to get them talking about their week. They have to give some good things (sunshine) and some not so good things (clouds). I thought I'd use the same premise for a blog post!

Sunshine -
1. My internship for next year is coming together nicely. I might have to get a little "weird" for it though. Kudos if you know the city I'm talking about. Haha :)
2. Spring Break is in two weeks!
3. My professor volunteered me to grade some papers for a research symposium. So that's a big deal that he thought about me.
4. My dad finally got everything settled with his new job. He'll leave on Friday.
5. I got a bike! And I have a friend that wants to bike ride!
6. I went home last weekend and spent 5 days with my crazy, beautiful family!

Clouds -
1. My dad's job is in the U.A.E aka the Middle East :(
2. I have a messy room that I don't wanna cleaning! Haha first world problems.
3. My grandmother had a seizure last week while I was home. She's doing much better, but please keep her in your prayers.
4. I've been trying to restore an old friendship but my efforts haven't been successful. And I'm having a hard time convincing myself that it's time to let it rest.

What about you guys? Share the sunshine and clouds going on in your life right now!