Day Whatever...

Meep! I am so sorry! I had fully intended to get posts up the other day and I didn't. The second day was better. I wasn't as lost, and so it was better. I have to admit, the first day I was a little panicked and wondering what on earth I'd been thinking. Some of the thoughts included "Oh my gosh, who's idea was this anyway?! Why didn't I just stay in Wibaux like a smart little girl?" Day two was better. By a lot. I knew my way around a little better, and had gotten used to all of my classes. Day three was far and away the best so far. I have a pretty good idea of how to find everything now, and so it's not as totally terrifying.

First hour I have Grammar/Comp (Composition) which is English and lots of writing and essays and stuff, and, obviously, I love to write, so it won't be a big deal for me. =] Second hour I have Applied Animal Science. Which. So far has been dumb. We haltered a fake horse yesterday. yayyyy. -sarcasm- Third is choir. Choir is gonna be AMAZING. The director is incredible, and all the girls are really good. It's a sophomore girls' choir, so there's twelve of us. Sososo fun. And fourth is Speech. Which again, isn't hard, because I don't have any great fear of speaking in front of crowds. We gave an "ice breaker" speech yesterday, which was basically just like a short little speech about us. It was actually sorta fun.

Then me and Chella (Rachel Klein) and Joey and Jani (Yah-nee) the Finnish exchange student, went to the carnivala nd hung out there. Me and Rach rode the Zipper. My phone fell outta my pocket! It was a pretty terrifying experience. We were upside down at the time (obviously, or my phone would not have fallen out of my pocket in the first place!) and landed on the padded roof thing so I had time to snatch it. Cat like speed and reflexes baby, ohhhh yeah. ;] lol, jk jk. So anyway, had a grand time there, and we're planning on watching The Princess Bride at some time. I told Jani he couldn't come to America and not see that movie. Then Rachel and Joey told me you COULD. And I consented, and said you COULD, but you SHOULDN'T. I mean, come on, Princess Bride is EPIC! It has Andre the Giant in it!!!!! lol

Last night I also came back to Wibaux to work the movie theater and watch Inception. It was superly good. Go see it. =] And then Tastee Hut this morning. And then theater again tonight. And rodeo after that! Cuz Ben is riding and I'm super excited to see Heather and Sarah and catch up and stuffs.

So. I guess that's pretty much what's been going on in my life lately. Peace out!

xoxo,
Me <3

Day One: Whooooa

Well. Today wasn't REALLY day one. It was just orientation. At least for this first week I'll try and get a blog up daily to let everyone know what's going on. =]

So, like I said, today was orientation. It was...CRAZY. I was totally scared that I was gonna get totally lost, which I probably will. But I will not get lost on my way TO school. I can say that much. And I don't think it'll take long to figure everything else out. I can find most of my classes easy enough, and they do a block schedule, so there's only four classes every day for the first quarter.

This quarter I have Grammar Composition, which is grammar and basically writing. Lots of essays and stuff, I think, so it'll be fun, since we all know that I looooooovee writing. =] Second hour I have Applied Animal Science, which should be epic. I think we're going to do some hands on stuff, and next year I can do Equine Science, and I'll get to ride and stuff. So I think that will be super fun. Then I have choir, which is I guess a girl's concert choir. There's going to be sixteen other sophomore girls and I have that all year. There's also drama, which should be fun. Try outs, are like, the 31, so that's exciting. =] And then fourth I have speech. Which is basically...public speaking. Which I think is going to be really really lame, but the teacher was really really cool and nice, so it'll probably be okay.

And. They did a tour group thing, and I was a transfer, so I was in a group with the Foreign Exchange students. There's a girl from Mexico, and two guys from Hungary and Finland. They all seemed pretty cool. The kid from Hungary is a senior and the other two are juniors, so I don't have any classes with them or anything, and in this school, who knows if I'll even really see them, but still, it was pretty cool. Inspired me: I totally wanna be a foreign exchange student!! So. It's gonna be fun!

I'm excited. and. That's all, for now! More tomorrow!!

xoxo,
Me! <3

I'm a Believer...

Well. Today was an interesting day. Got a call at 7:30 that DeeDee had to go on an ambulance run, so I threw on some clothes and went out to babysit. Did that, then went back out at two. Bill came out and worked Viva. It was a very educational experience, I gotta say, and I think I might just be a believer in tying up a leg...Let me explain.

Tying up a leg involves putting a rope around a horse's neck and then literally tying up a leg. Not way up, if they put it forward a bit then can still stand on all four feet. The idea is that they can't really move, and when they kick at it, they pull on their neck, thus punishing themselves. It's pretty dandy, actually, because there's no nasty memories of you being involved in this kicking war, just them and the rope.

At any rate, Bill tied up a foot and she wandered around a bit, kicked a little, and then she got saddled. This was all old news for her, and she (She being Viva, I guess I haven't said that yet.) was pretty okay with it. Then she got roped. Which was all fine and dandy until he caught a back foot. He gave it a little tug (nothing major, just letting her know it was there) and she flipped. Much bucking and kicking and just general frivolity (baha, I like that word, even though that's not technically the right way to use it...) ensued. It was quite a rodeo. Then she finally chilled, and Bill climbed on her, and things were going great until she bucked. Not hard, or anything, although I certainly wouldn't have wanted to be the one riding it. And so she got to work some more and chilled out and then went some more. It sounds pretty bad, but it was fairly okay. Minus the bucking part. I really would've rather she didn't buck at all. Haha. So anyway. By the time Bill was done with her, I'm pretty sure Viva had a totally different outlook on life. I don't know how to explain it really, but the look in her eye was totally different. It was like, a full on "okay you win," sorta look, I guess. I don't know, exactly, but I'd never seen it before. The day ended with me climbing aboard and wandering all over the round pen. She flexed and kicked a hip and I felt like things looked pretty good by the time we were done with her. I'm rather excited now, but I guess we won't know for sure if the training sticks until tomorrow morning, when I go out to work her again.

Either way, I'm pretty sure that I'm a believer in the whole foot rope thing. ;] lol. Even if they've still got an attitude after THAT (Which by golly, they shouldn't) at least you know for sure. I think that if they're still kicky or anything after the foot rope, they're probably not gonna come around.

So. Anyway. Those are my thoughts on the day. ;] Tootles.

A pair of jeans that fit just right and the radio up...

That is the song playing on the radio right now. "Chicken Fried" by the Zac Brown Band, that is. =] It sounds dumb, but it's actually a pretty fantastic song. lol. All about the simple things in life. Yeah. It's good, okay? Just trust me. =]

Anyway. I really don't have anything to write about, but I'm sure that if I just sit here rambling about nothing for long enough, something will come to me. Or. may just ramble until I decide that it's long enough. hahaha.

Rawr. I forgot to drop stuff off in the mail before I came to Glendive. Not that it will matter much anyway, because it won't go out til Monday regardless.

OH!

Today's VOD (verse of the day):

For You have rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

Psalm 116:8

I think that could be one of my favorite verses. Although. My favorite verse is still Isaiah 40:31 (I think that's it! Correct me if I'm wrong...)

For they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall soar on the wings of eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they will walk and not faint.

Definitely my all-time favorite verse. Haha.

Umm. I'm talking to my friend Rachel about going to the Baker fair rodeo, because it's a PRCA rodeo, which is professional circuit, which means it should be good. And I like good rodeos. I wanna be good. Someday...someday. lol. I'd love to do high school rodeo, but I definitely don't have a horse for it at the moment.

Hm. I got up at 8:30 today (early for me) and didn't really have anything to do allll day. Now I'm irked. Most people probably find it relaxing to not have anything to do, but I dislike it. I don't feel like I did anything useful all day today, and that bothers me a lot. Especially after just coming off of a couple days of having oodles and oodles to do. lol. I just feel like I have no purpose today. There was NOTHING to do. Gah. I'm going to the theater tonight, though. Taking tickets, I assume. =] Predators is playing. Ya'll should come and see me. And it. But mostly me. Hahaha, jk jk. Seriously, though, it looked sorta good. If you liked the original AVP especially, which I did.

But. I think I have rambled sufficiently for the day. So. I'ma sign off. And go do what I originally came here to do, which was work on my story. So. Tootles, folks. =]

xoxo,
Me <3

Of riding and horses and children....

Well. What a crazy couple of days. I have spent the last two days out at Petermann Ranch, mostly babysittng. There was six kids. Yes, SIX of them! Heckers' three kids, as well as three belonging to Bill's friend. Bill and Parker (the friend) were helping break colts, and they needed somebody to look after the kids. Well. I was it. So, I ran herd on those six kids for he last two mornings. It wasn't so bad. A really messy diaper, some wet pants, and some general ruckus whining and crying was about the extent of the excitement. =D

I ended up spending last night out there as well. Went riding last night with Heidi, and again this morning. It was a grand time. Man, it sure is pretty country down south of town. Canyons, and such. Almost like the badlands. Way fun to ride through.

And. I guess nothing terribly eventful happened. I'm now heading to bed because I still have to do devos and journal. Still, I just wanted to put something up to prove that I AM gonna keep up with this. Or at least that I haven't forgotten. ;]

xoxo,
Me

Verse of the Day

So. My verse of the day is something that I've been doing inconsistently for a while now. Usually when I was feeling down, I'd go find a verse that spoke to me and was encouraging, but I've decided I want to do something like that EVERY day. I write it on the back of my hand so I don't forget the reference. Anyway, so I figure if I start putting it out on the web, there's a little more accountability for me to keep doing it every day. So anyway. Here's today's verse.

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful."

Hewbrews 10:23

"Don't Worry...Just Keep Believing"

Well. Once again. It's been a while. But I guess that's okay. I just spent some time making my blog look pretty, and I gotta say, I'm quite happy with the results. I've pretty much spent the entire day looking for something to do. I've been in an awful mood, and it was bad enough that I CLEANED!! I started with my room. Then I cleaned the bathroom. Tub, sink, toilet, everything. Then I swept the kitchen, and vacuumed the rugs. And I dusted. And then I went and drove around. And then I came home and worked on my blog. I took movies and books and stuff back, at some point. And. That's pretty much been my entire day.

I hate being in bad moods. Hate, hate, HATE them. I don't like myself, for one thing, because I feel like I'm just a twit to everyone, and it's a sucky feeling anyway.

It seems like everything falls apart at the same time. My friends are struggling, I'm struggling, there's things I feel convicted to do but as yet have not figured out how to go about doing them. I can't really help my friends when I'm in such a state of mind, and it just makes me feel worse knowing that they feel bad. If I have to feel bad, it's nice to know that at least my friends are all okay. But that's not the case. I guess such is life.

I spent some time with my guitar today. It's funny how music brings so much peace for me. I guess it's just a reminder that I've been given a gift, and I guess one of the biggest ways God speaks to me has always been through music. Probably always will be. There's just something about singing to yourself that your God is mighty to save, that we can come as we are to worship, and that His love is unending and His grace is amazing. I guess just a reminder that God hasn't lost control of this big old world, even though it feels like things are falling apart.

The time is drawing near to start making decisions, and I don't feel that I'm ready to make them, but they have to be made nonetheless, and so I will make them, for better or worse, even though I don't even want to face the idea yet. Que sera sera. What will be will be. "Don't worry...Just keep on believing." I think that's one of the most simplistic, powerful statements I've ever heard in a sermon. "Don't worry...Just keep on believing."

And so I will. I will believe that God has a plan for my friends who are struggling, for the friends who don't know Him. I will trust the fact that He loves them even more than I do, even though that is so hard for me to wrap my mind around, because I love passionately. I will trust that God has a plan for my life, whatever this coming year brings. I will trust that He will use me for His purposes, because he always receives the glory in the end. I will trust that my conviction to be more proactive, instead of just reactive, is truly a conviction, and something I need to act upon. I will trust that God will show me how He wants me to act upon that conviction, even though I don't have the slightest inkling as of now.

I will make an honest effort not to worry, because worry is sin.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Philippians 4:6

God tells us directly not to be anxious about anything, which is a direct commandment. Therefor, we should not worry, or we are disobedient. Also, by worrying, we try and make ourselves God. It says to God, "I think I can handle this better than You." Some of the great thoughts I was met with while at camp this summer.

And so. I will try not to worry, even though I'm a worry-wart by nature and feel a need to fix everything and make everyone feel better. My challenge, I guess, for the time being is going to be this:

Every time I start to worry about something, I'm going to pray about it instead.

And. I guess. That's all I have for today. Now that I've rambled on and on and on. Haha.

xoxo,
Erika Rose