You ever get that text from someone, a girl or guy friend saying "Miss me?" Well, I don't know about the rest of the 9billion people hanging around earth, but that is always so weird to me. It takes a LOT for me to actually MISS someone. Maybe its because I have a number of long distance friendships and I am used to not seeing people.
I mean, when I lived with my college roommate during the school year, and we'd go home for breaks, or when I moved to Austin for my internship, YEA I missed her, and I would hit her up and be like, DUDE, I MISS YOU IN MY LIFE. But other than that, If I dont see you OFTEN and you say you miss me, I'll just smile politely and say, aww, thats sweet! #FairWarning
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
OH AND I GRADUATED
SHSU CLASS OF 2011 WITH a B.A. In Criminal Justice!
WOOT WOOT!
PRETTY Exciting! Here are some PICS
Reflections of a Legislative Intern.
In the last few weeks of my internship, I had to write a 12 paged paper as part of my assignment to receive 9 credit hours from my university. I mean, it only makes sense that after working 50-60hr weeks since January, that I be able to come up with a measly 12 pages to chronicle the journey. I can say without a doubt, that I am a better person for this internship.Don't get me wrong, there were difficult moments when I delayed purchasing a new toothpaste for as long as humanly possible because my funds were just that low. THere were moments where I just felt like I was gonna break or explode if I didn't say the things that were on my mind, and moments where I just felt *lost*. But through it all, there was a force stronger than I could ever be, pushing me to do more than I want to, and be be more than I'd like to be. Thank you Lord. Couldn't have made it without you.
In my essay writing and reflections, I came to the conclusion that I truly did have an amazing experience. I was exposed to so much, and unlike some people, I took a lot of those opportunities to meet people, have conversations and make friends.
Some of the things I've Learned:
1. Take care of your responsibility and then help someone else out (Kinda like in the airplane safety)
2. Treat everyone very well. You never know who is who, and even more so, you never know who's gonna remember and mention a good treatment.
3. Its okay to talk about a problem, but when you talk about it with no real solution, and do it over and over and over again, it just frustrates you.
4. Say YEs, often. You'll have fun, make memories, but do NOT compromise who you are.
5. Plan your outfit the night before, It JUST makes the morning a lot easier!
6. Always have gum, you never know when you (or even more importantly, Someone ELSE) will need it.
LOL! I cant think of anything else at this exact moment that would make sense to a non Lege person.
In my essay writing and reflections, I came to the conclusion that I truly did have an amazing experience. I was exposed to so much, and unlike some people, I took a lot of those opportunities to meet people, have conversations and make friends.
Some of the things I've Learned:
1. Take care of your responsibility and then help someone else out (Kinda like in the airplane safety)
2. Treat everyone very well. You never know who is who, and even more so, you never know who's gonna remember and mention a good treatment.
3. Its okay to talk about a problem, but when you talk about it with no real solution, and do it over and over and over again, it just frustrates you.
4. Say YEs, often. You'll have fun, make memories, but do NOT compromise who you are.
5. Plan your outfit the night before, It JUST makes the morning a lot easier!
6. Always have gum, you never know when you (or even more importantly, Someone ELSE) will need it.
LOL! I cant think of anything else at this exact moment that would make sense to a non Lege person.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
GOT FLOWERS AT WORK!
I got flowers from a friend, and another staffer down the hallway for graduating! SO PRETTY!!!
Monday, April 25, 2011
RENEWING THE MIND
So I'm officially mind blown because God just dropped a word in my heart while on the phone with a friend.
We were talking about how God doesn't stop loving us because of our actions, then his love would not be unconditional. His Unconditional Love is not dependent on even the condition of our hearts. Now, don't misunderstand me because there is a difference between experiencing the Love of God and the gifts of obedience to God. (I'm gonna let that one simmer)
Now the real point I Want to make is that we live in this world, learn in this world, go to school in this world, work in this world, and everything in between. And in this world SIn is NOT all equal. FOr example. A guy shoots 10 people in the airport randomly, he CERTAINLY will not be punished equally to a 13yr old girl who steals her teacher's favorite pen because she likes the way it writes. <----This is the world we live in.
In this world people like Oprah and Angelina Jolie do good things and are therefore good, but not in the eyes of God.
HEre is what blows my mind. The truth is, when we become saved, we are still living and breathing in this world and like someone who has spent the last 15 or 20 or whatever number of years living in one world, it becomes EXTREMELY DIFFICULT and pretty much impossible for us to adjust to a life where we understand that SIN EQUALS SIN, but God loves us despite it all. See, in our world we can forgive someone who lies about where they were last night quicker than someone who murder's one's kid or plans the robbery of your store. IN Gods world, its all equal, but when we repent its ALL DISMISSED. In our world, if someone throws your toy on the floor but gives your $50 to replace it, we're ALL Good, In God's world, Good works do not equal a repentant heart. BUT, because we continue to live in this world, experiencing Gods world will be challenging UNTIL we Learn to do as Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Im sorry to everyone to whom this is redundant, but it really just blew my mind. Renewed mind is not a commandment because God just FEELS like it, but he understands that it is the ONLY way we can truly grasp the essence of HIS LOVE!
We were talking about how God doesn't stop loving us because of our actions, then his love would not be unconditional. His Unconditional Love is not dependent on even the condition of our hearts. Now, don't misunderstand me because there is a difference between experiencing the Love of God and the gifts of obedience to God. (I'm gonna let that one simmer)
Now the real point I Want to make is that we live in this world, learn in this world, go to school in this world, work in this world, and everything in between. And in this world SIn is NOT all equal. FOr example. A guy shoots 10 people in the airport randomly, he CERTAINLY will not be punished equally to a 13yr old girl who steals her teacher's favorite pen because she likes the way it writes. <----This is the world we live in.
In this world people like Oprah and Angelina Jolie do good things and are therefore good, but not in the eyes of God.
HEre is what blows my mind. The truth is, when we become saved, we are still living and breathing in this world and like someone who has spent the last 15 or 20 or whatever number of years living in one world, it becomes EXTREMELY DIFFICULT and pretty much impossible for us to adjust to a life where we understand that SIN EQUALS SIN, but God loves us despite it all. See, in our world we can forgive someone who lies about where they were last night quicker than someone who murder's one's kid or plans the robbery of your store. IN Gods world, its all equal, but when we repent its ALL DISMISSED. In our world, if someone throws your toy on the floor but gives your $50 to replace it, we're ALL Good, In God's world, Good works do not equal a repentant heart. BUT, because we continue to live in this world, experiencing Gods world will be challenging UNTIL we Learn to do as Romans 12:2
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Im sorry to everyone to whom this is redundant, but it really just blew my mind. Renewed mind is not a commandment because God just FEELS like it, but he understands that it is the ONLY way we can truly grasp the essence of HIS LOVE!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
RELATIONSHIPS
I've been thinking a lot about relationships. Who will I be friends with after graduation?? Will it be like high school where I still communicate with ONE PERSON? (I pray not). It is becoming even more real to me since Im spending my last semester in school working an internship, almost 200miles from where I spent the last 3.5yrs of my life building relationships. It's really putting some of my friendships in perspective. Who is IN THIS for the long run, who even cares??
I took the Greyhound to a Research Conference presentation in Huntsville this past week,and right before getting on my connecting bus in Houston, I was listening to some people's conversations. I was riding the bus for 1.5hrs and would be at my destination, a man behind was heading to Los Angeles, a few people to Dallas, a woman in the seat next to me COnroe, TX (20minutes before my destination.) BUt surprisingly, we were ALL on the same bus. It made me think some about life and relationships.
We may all be on the same bus, but we don't have the same destinations, and half of the story is knowing who is going the distance with you and cultivating THOSE relationships, BUT also, building those bonds with some of the people who may NOT be going the same distance you are, helps keep life in perspective.
ON THE OTHER END OF THINGS! To truly be successful in our relationships, how ever many each person decides to cultivate, it is CRITICAL to be INTENTIONAL about friendships. In the first stages of friendship, at least in my experience, it is not as critical to be intentional, because it sometimes leads to a FORCED friendship, but after the foundation has been set up, then, when you move, or graduate, or start doing whatever with your life, chilling till 4a.m. in the dorm lobby doesn't just happen. Plans MUST be made.
I took the Greyhound to a Research Conference presentation in Huntsville this past week,and right before getting on my connecting bus in Houston, I was listening to some people's conversations. I was riding the bus for 1.5hrs and would be at my destination, a man behind was heading to Los Angeles, a few people to Dallas, a woman in the seat next to me COnroe, TX (20minutes before my destination.) BUt surprisingly, we were ALL on the same bus. It made me think some about life and relationships.
We may all be on the same bus, but we don't have the same destinations, and half of the story is knowing who is going the distance with you and cultivating THOSE relationships, BUT also, building those bonds with some of the people who may NOT be going the same distance you are, helps keep life in perspective.
ON THE OTHER END OF THINGS! To truly be successful in our relationships, how ever many each person decides to cultivate, it is CRITICAL to be INTENTIONAL about friendships. In the first stages of friendship, at least in my experience, it is not as critical to be intentional, because it sometimes leads to a FORCED friendship, but after the foundation has been set up, then, when you move, or graduate, or start doing whatever with your life, chilling till 4a.m. in the dorm lobby doesn't just happen. Plans MUST be made.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Troy's a loner and Ayo doesnt like hugs.
I found out about the 5 love languages a few years ago, and I thoroughly enjoy telling my friends about it, because it sorta opens up a whole new world and insight on their relationships.
SO, it was 3a.m. and we (myself, Nulia and Troy) had just gotten back from 6th Street, and started randomly talking about the difference between Men and women and some of the communication roadblocks.
Of course I didn't come up with the 5 love languages, Dr Gary Chapman did, and is making a lot of money on his book on the topic.
The central idea is though that most people have their preferred manner of being shown love, The five listed include
Acts of Service,
Physical Touch,
Gifts,
Quality Time,
Words of Affirmation.
I personally think that it is REALLY important to know how the people you love, friends family and whatnot communicate their love because its like a real language. If a guy is a dating a girl who is a Words of Affirmation person, and he keeps buying her gifts, because that's his language, he may think he is communicating his love, but he might not be understood. It'd be like speaking to a Vietnamese person in Mandarin, you may thing you're communicating, but unless he's bilingual, you are not.
But, when these 2 people sit down and talk about how they receive and give love, then they can be able to find an acceptable meeting point, to where he says more I love Yous for her satisfaction, and she can transcribe his gift bringing nature as LOVE.
So, with that being said, Troy and I were citing that we were both Quality Time people, and I added that people also love themselves in the way they show love, so QT people CHERISH their time alone, and Troy says, "Yes, I am a loner" and it probably was the most mind blowing statement of the night to Nulia (who has been very good friends with him for over 3yrs) because some of the stuff he says and does MAKES SENSE.
I also had to explain why someone who is NOT a Physical Touch person (me) gives hugs. {I adapt to the people around me who I love and a few of my friends are Physical Touch people, so I have to hug them and all that extra!}
The overall point of this tale is to make an effort to understand the people you love and how to make sure they KNOW you love them.
SO, it was 3a.m. and we (myself, Nulia and Troy) had just gotten back from 6th Street, and started randomly talking about the difference between Men and women and some of the communication roadblocks.
Of course I didn't come up with the 5 love languages, Dr Gary Chapman did, and is making a lot of money on his book on the topic.
The central idea is though that most people have their preferred manner of being shown love, The five listed include
Acts of Service,
Physical Touch,
Gifts,
Quality Time,
Words of Affirmation.
I personally think that it is REALLY important to know how the people you love, friends family and whatnot communicate their love because its like a real language. If a guy is a dating a girl who is a Words of Affirmation person, and he keeps buying her gifts, because that's his language, he may think he is communicating his love, but he might not be understood. It'd be like speaking to a Vietnamese person in Mandarin, you may thing you're communicating, but unless he's bilingual, you are not.
But, when these 2 people sit down and talk about how they receive and give love, then they can be able to find an acceptable meeting point, to where he says more I love Yous for her satisfaction, and she can transcribe his gift bringing nature as LOVE.
So, with that being said, Troy and I were citing that we were both Quality Time people, and I added that people also love themselves in the way they show love, so QT people CHERISH their time alone, and Troy says, "Yes, I am a loner" and it probably was the most mind blowing statement of the night to Nulia (who has been very good friends with him for over 3yrs) because some of the stuff he says and does MAKES SENSE.
I also had to explain why someone who is NOT a Physical Touch person (me) gives hugs. {I adapt to the people around me who I love and a few of my friends are Physical Touch people, so I have to hug them and all that extra!}
The overall point of this tale is to make an effort to understand the people you love and how to make sure they KNOW you love them.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
UPDATE!!!!
Its been a minute since I updated, for which I sincerely apologize! I have been busy, while not TOO busy to update my blog, but also I haven't had much to say.
UPDATES:
May 14, 2011 I am graduating from my beloved Sam Houston State University at 9:30a.m.
I am SO DARN excited!
LAst weekend I got to catch up with some Bearkat family at TAMU ASA #THISTIMEFORAFRICA event! It was pretty much a mix between happy and sad, because I was so happy to see everyone and be a pseudo-college student again, but then SUPER SAD because I knew it was very temporary, and after the weekend I'd be back to #LIFEOFANADULT! LOL! I MISS my roommate NANCY Iyoha like crazzzy! And really everyone else in SHSU ASA, Miss Holly, JJ, Davina, CHIMA, LIL JERRY, AHMED, VANESSA, and just the whole crew. You all make me smile!!!
What else is there to update on: Internship is going! Keeping pretty busy, learning a LOT! I feel like with my internship, I get to be in different WORLDS every day with all the different concerns people have! I think that is my favorite thing so far! And I LOVE meeting people and making friends, Even though its hard to really define someone as a friend if you've only known them for 6weeks, cuz y'all know how PEOPLE are.
WHAT ELSE?
Hmm with graduation comes many concerns, and a huge part of it is $$$$$$$$. I'm not necessarily sitting up WORRIED about it cuz I know God's got it all figured out, but i think about it sometimes, I have less that $700 to last me the rest of my internship, rent not included! Which is DEFINITELY accomplishable, (I bet that is not a word); BUT, Its not as though internship ends one day, the next day I have $$$ coming in! I wish it were, but, I doubt it! SO, Gotta pretty much start figuring out what I WANT to be doing, and how to do that, with no $$!
We'll see how it all turns out.
UPDATES:
May 14, 2011 I am graduating from my beloved Sam Houston State University at 9:30a.m.
I am SO DARN excited!
LAst weekend I got to catch up with some Bearkat family at TAMU ASA #THISTIMEFORAFRICA event! It was pretty much a mix between happy and sad, because I was so happy to see everyone and be a pseudo-college student again, but then SUPER SAD because I knew it was very temporary, and after the weekend I'd be back to #LIFEOFANADULT! LOL! I MISS my roommate NANCY Iyoha like crazzzy! And really everyone else in SHSU ASA, Miss Holly, JJ, Davina, CHIMA, LIL JERRY, AHMED, VANESSA, and just the whole crew. You all make me smile!!!
What else is there to update on: Internship is going! Keeping pretty busy, learning a LOT! I feel like with my internship, I get to be in different WORLDS every day with all the different concerns people have! I think that is my favorite thing so far! And I LOVE meeting people and making friends, Even though its hard to really define someone as a friend if you've only known them for 6weeks, cuz y'all know how PEOPLE are.
WHAT ELSE?
Hmm with graduation comes many concerns, and a huge part of it is $$$$$$$$. I'm not necessarily sitting up WORRIED about it cuz I know God's got it all figured out, but i think about it sometimes, I have less that $700 to last me the rest of my internship, rent not included! Which is DEFINITELY accomplishable, (I bet that is not a word); BUT, Its not as though internship ends one day, the next day I have $$$ coming in! I wish it were, but, I doubt it! SO, Gotta pretty much start figuring out what I WANT to be doing, and how to do that, with no $$!
We'll see how it all turns out.
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