Day 333

November 29, 2011

the one where I started my morning with the Josh Groban Christmas album, a snickers latte from Sweet Eugene’s, cozy sweater shoes, and snuggling up with my nutrition notes. It was a lovely morning! Then I took my exam, studied a lot more, and went to our last choir practice of the year—crazy, right? I can’t believe how quickly the semester has flown by! Enjoy the song of the day!



PS: Aaand today the official countdown begins! Carolyn will be back from Italy in 14 days!! AH!

Day 332

November 28, 2011

the one where I got back into study mode, was amazed by this video,

and snapped a picture of Katelynn and George with their new car! George surprised Katelynn last night when he came to the door and said he wanted her to meet his friend, “Max.” I thought that sounded a little strange...”maybe Max is a dog?” I thought. Then I look out the window and see George giving Katelynn a set of keys and I realize that Max is a CAR! WHAAAAT!? My goodness, George, you’re awesome. Talk about a wedding present! I can’t believe these two will be married this weekend—where has the time gone?! I couldn’t be more excited for you two!

Day 331

November 27, 2011

the one where we celebrated the new Liturgical year in the church, and Sharon’s 21st birthday! Girls night + eating 2 homemade pies and lots of pizza + N’sync napkins + lots of laughing and story-telling + celebrating Sharon = so much fun! I’m so thankful for the gift Sharon is in my life, and in the lives of everyone she meets! She has such a welcoming spirit, and a way of bringing joy to others that is so inspiring! Needless to say, we love you, Sharon! :) Hope your 21st year of life is the best one yet!

Day 330

November 26, 2011

the one where we celebrated Thanksgiving at Judy and Rachel’s house! Getting together with family + playing with my sweet little cousins + eating delicious food + taking a spontaneous picture with my brothers, where we all actually smiled normal + realizing that Darth Vader photobombed our sibling portrait + shopping with Rachel all afternoon = today was awesome.

Day 329

November 25, 2011

the one where I came home to spend some time with my family! One of the biggest blessings we’ve received this year has been the opportunity to build a new house on my grandparents’ land. I still can’t believe it’s actually happening! Every time I come home, I’m astounded at the progress we’ve made on the house, and I have to remind myself that I’m not dreaming! My heart is overflowing with thankfulness.

Day 328

November 24, 2011

the one where we celebrated Thanksgiving Day by offering up praise and thanks to God for the many gifts and blessings in our lives! There is so much to be grateful for, and I’m discovering more and more as the years go by that the list of blessings in my life just keeps getting longer and longer! One of the reasons I wanted to do this 365 Days Project was to have a chance to document the daily gifts God places in my life, and it’s astounding to go back and see everything, from Day 1 to Day 328, that has caused me to rejoice—from the smallest blessings to the ones that have changed my life for the better. I couldn’t be more thankful!

Today we celebrated by getting together with a big group of friends, eating tons of delicious food, and going to the A&M vs t.u. game (which I realized is my last football game as a student—talk about bittersweet)! And even though we didn’t win, I’m still thankful to be an Aggie. Thanks and gig ‘em!

Day 327

November 23, 2011

the one where I was bombarded with reminders of just how blessed I am to be surrounded by such wonderful friends! I had one of the best mornings of all time, was surprised with flowers from Erik, got a postcard from Carolyn (with a picture of the most precious little colorful town on the front!), and was surprised again when I found a sweet note that Tiffany left for me on my car! Then the night was topped off with pasta, wine, cheesecake, and watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” with my best friend. :)

Day 326

November 22, 2011

the one where we celebrated the feast day of St. Cecilia (my Confirmation saint!) by treasuring the gift of music…and…marveling over elephants! (AH! Such funny-looking creatures!) Yes, Elephant Walk was today, so the Class of 2012 got to spend some time walking around campus reflecting on the memories made at A&M over the past 3 years! It’s still crazy to think that this is my last fall semester here, but I’m cherishing every moment of it! They're right when they say the years spent here are the best in your life! SO thankful that I get to call myself an Aggie. :)

Day 325

November 21, 2011

the one where I had a Jamba Juice date with Rachel (and got free oatmeal! Winning!), got to watch a re-enactment of the Boys Will Be Girls skit from our SMYRT retreat, and spent some time hanging out with Carolyn and Stephanie at Yogurtland! So thankful to have such wonderful ladies in my life. :)

Day 324

November 20, 2011

the one where we celebrated Mass with part of our Welcome Weekend family, ate lunch at Newks (lobster and crab bisque = you should try it), and had an early Thanksgiving dinner at Stephanie and Jessica’s! A day full of friends and fellowship + a heart overflowing with love and thankfulness + a full tummy = I couldn’t ask for more! The blessings abound!

Day 323

November 19, 2011

the one where we watched the Aggies BTHO Kansas 61-7! (Can I get a WHOOP?!) Morning tailgate with CSA + seeing Manny from Modern Family and Lieutenant Dan from Forrest Gump at the game + an AA92 CMT reunion + Colby, Kelly, Erica, and Alex on the Jumbotron (what are the chances?) + laughing and spending time with great friends = these are the days I’ll remember forever. :)

Day 322

November 18, 2011

the one where we had friends over for a cakeball party! We spent several hours baking, rolling, coating, and decorating cake balls for Katelynn and George’s Wedding, all while jamming to 90’s music, having sing-alongs, wearing aprons, and dancin’ it out! Today we also celebrated another fightin’ Texas Aggie Ring Day with Perla, Raymond, Eddie, Bridget, Laura, Andrea, Troy, Hallie, and everyone else who got their rings today by going dancing at Vicks’! Such a fun day! :) So many blessings.

Day 321

November 17, 2011

the one where I had a catch-up date with my Atalie! My sweet friend, I don’t know if words can properly describe how much our friendship has meant to me over the past few years. You were one of the first people I met at A&M, and right off the bat I knew we were kindred spirits! I have so many great memories of us pondering life on grassy hills, running in the rain, driving around with the windows down blasting classical music…and remember that magical day sophomore year when we discovered nutella? LIFE-CHANGING. (Pretty sure we finished that first jar within 48 hours of it being in our dorm. And I have no doubt we’re better people because of it.) Needless to say, being your friend has blessed my life more than you know!

I can’t believe I forgot to take a picture with you during our sushi date—you’d think after 320 straight days of picture-takin’ I’d have this down…but I’m realizing that there are moments in life where the thought of pulling a camera out of your bag doesn’t cross your mind. And it’s those moments that don’t require pictures for us to remember them! However, I just rediscovered our roommate pictures from sophomore year and made a montage, mwahaha! You are my blessing of the day. Love you, my sister!

Day 320

November 16, 2011

the one where my STAT professor started our class by performing a song he wrote called “500 Trials,” to the tune of The Proclaimers’ “500 Miles.” HILARIOUS. I didn’t think it would be appropriate to whip out my massive camera during class, but then I saw tons of people around me filming him with their iPhones, so I had no shame. Congratulations, stat prof. You’ve successfully left a mark. It was a fun day in linguistics too—today we started watching clips of Disney movies and analyzing accents. Have you ever noticed that lots of Disney villains have British accents? Even Scar (who lives in Africa) and Jafar (who lives in the Middle East)! That doesn’t make any sense. Oh, the things we learn in college!

Day 319

November 15, 2011

the one where I enjoyed the rain and thanked God for my free car wash! I’m sure these little guys sproutin’ up out of the ground were thankful for the shower as well! I always love walking around after it rains and seeing the world reflected through water puddles. When you look beyond what’s obvious, you’ll be surprised by the beauty you discover!

Day 318

November 14, 2011

the one where we celebrated Erik’s birthday! What can I say, Rik? You’re one of my best friends in the whole wide world, and I couldn’t be more thankful for you! I hope you had the most wonderful day, and I pray your 22nd year of life is the best one yet! :)

Day 317

November 13, 2011

the one where we went to Mass (and I was struck by an intense quote from Fr. Charlie: “We are called to BUILD the kingdom, not just to live in it!” BOOM.), went out for sushi at How Do You Roll? (which I highly recommend, btdubs), worked on my research paper, and watched the Destroyers dominate the Krimson Killers to earn themselves a spot in the CHAMPIONSHIP! So proud to know you ladies. :) Rock on. Oh, and I also made a new friend today! His name is Henry—isn’t he precious?! And he’s so lucky that he gets to have such awesome roommates to take care of him!

Day 316

November 12, 2011

the one where I celebrated day 316 by focusing on the words from John 3:16. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” There is so much to be thankful for! And Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so it’s the perfect time to decorate the house with cute things like this! Thank you, Mrs. Roggow!

PS: Happy birthday to my beautiful cousin Rachel! I hope your day was fantastic! :)

Day 315

November 11, 2011

the one where we celebrated 11-11-11! (And made a wish at 11:11!) It’s the most magical day ever.

Day 314

November 10, 2011

the one where I spent the entire day studying anatomy, and finally took my 3rd test! (WHOOP for being one step closer to the finish line!) And it was so chilly in Casa Agape today that I had to bring out the piggy slippers! One more reason to love November. :) Enjoy the song of the day!

Day 313

November 9, 2011

the one where we celebrated Kristyn’s 22nd birthday! I am so thankful to have met this hilarious little lady on my birthday sophomore year! (Talk about an awesome birthday gift!) I’m so blessed to know her! As we were sitting there laughing at Ninfa’s tonight, I kind of had to pause time for a second just to thank God for placing such a beautiful group of ladies in my life! You are all so wonderful!

Day 312

November 8, 2011

the one where I had a little surprise for Brittany! Haha! I love this girl so much, and I couldn’t be more thankful for our friendship! And I’m also thankful that she introduced me to this song! Enjoy!

Day 311

November 7, 2011

the one where Dylan and I presented the Roses & Thorns from our “With Everything” retreat, followed by a workshop for SMYRT retreat 4! Painting banners + making nametags + the final appearance from Granny SMYRTle = SMYRTacular.

PS: I wanted to give a special birthday shout-out to my girl Kristyn! Hope your birthday was full of awesomeness! I love you!

Day 310

November 6, 2011

the one where we celebrated Sunday of Aggie Awakening 93! And Brittany’s 22nd birthday! Talk about an incredible day. Sheesh. I don’t even know where to begin! This weekend was beautiful in so many ways, and I couldn’t be more thankful for the blessing of such a wonderful table family! And such an amazing friend in Brittany! I love all of you so much! :)

Day 309

November 5, 2011

the one where we celebrated Saturday of AA93! Spending the day hanging out with our beautiful Table 14 family (and clearly gettin' our swag on)+ experiencing Christ’s love, peace, and grace + building each other up + “the panda appears to be startled” + being brought to tears by this song = today was perfect.

Day 308

November 4, 2011

the one where we celebrated Friday of Awakening 93!! WHOOP! Dressing up like Legolas, Aragorn, Arwen and Gimli + meeting our wonderful retreaters + praising Jesus + “frooooom thy BOUNT-y!” + “ridin’ in my Chevy, ri-ridin’ in my Chevy” = epic. So thankful!

Day 307

November 3, 2011


the one where I finished some last-minute things for Aggie Awakening 93!!! AH I can’t believe it’s almost here! This will be the third Awakening retreat that I’ve documented since I first began this project, and I cannot wait! It’s a beautiful and unique experience every single time. Enjoy the picture of the day! These are some of the words I try to live by, and I have them hanging on my bedroom wall so I can look at them every morning. :)

Day 306

November 2, 2011

the one where I started my morning with a free kolache (the lady at Kolache Rolf’s must have been having a good day, because she gave me one free of charge and told me to enjoy the day!), and I got to see my STAT professor’s sweet little daughter sing us a song about homoscedasticity and residuals! (He gave her a little kiss on the forehead afterward, everyone clapped, and then he said “Aw, now how many of you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Great, now pull out a sheet of paper--let’s take a quiz!” Oh, that guy.) And then when I got home, I pulled this cake out of the fridge and noticed this little note from Brooke! You light up my life.

Day 305

November 1, 2011

the one where we welcomed the first day of November (can you believe it?) with All Saints Day! And we were SO happy today when we found out that Brooke passed her teacher certification exam! WHOOP! (And she is very surprised and excited about the fact that almost a hundred people liked her facebook status. Haha. Should she really be surprised? Brooke, you’re a great friend. We love you. Period.) And we celebrated again when we found out that April was voted “Artist of the Week” at U-Paint-it! (Free studio fee? Talk about winning!) So thankful for today’s blessings!

Day 304

October 31, 2011

the one where we all got dressed up for a classy and modest Halloween party! I always love seeing how creative people can be when it comes to dressing up! A Jack in the Box + Rapunzel (with frying pan), Flynn Rider, and Gothel from Tangled + a s’more + Mario and Luigi + Bob Ross (my childhood hero!) + a gift from God + the Village People + Maleficent + Clifford and Emily Elizabeth + Batman + Father David + tons of other great costumes = AWE-to-the-SOME.

PS: this video is hilarious! And perfect for Halloween!

Day 303

October 30, 2011

the one where the Destroyers destroyed in their first round of playoffs! In an intense game that went into overtime, the girls dominated by scoring the winning touchdown to defeat the bonecrushers! (So intense!) You. All. ROCK.