Christmas and Remembrance

Hey Everybody! I hope that you all had a great Christmas. Mine was very hectic. My sister and Dad got home the night of the 22nd and Mom and I got home the night of the 23rd. None of us did any real Christmas Shopping so we were all getting our stuff on Christmas Eve. Later that day we went to BBC's Christmas Eve service. I have never heard so many crying/screaming babies in my life! However it was amazing when we all had our candles lit. At 11pm, Ferrell and I decided to go to the Methodist's Christmas Eve Service. I have to say I was really impressed and I enjoyed it! Some of it was unusual, but it was great. I am going to try to go again next year if someone will go with me.

I ended up getting a Nintendo DS (which I didn't ask for) on top of some awesome gift certificates that I haven't used yet! I got some other stuff, but that was the major thing. I got my dad the DVD "Mama Mia," my mom some certificates for two manicures, and my sister a DS game (Final Fantasy IV) and a book called, "Wet Cats."

For those of you that are wondering why I was gone for so long and why it says "remembrance" on the title, my Grandmother (Phyllis Lemons) passed away near the 16th. It was amazing to talk to people in Lander (as well as my family) that knew her very well. She was loved by everyone. There were many that claimed her as one of their best friends! She showed us, myself included, how much difference one person could make just by living an unselfish and humble life that pleased God.

I decided in honor of her death, I would post a list of top 5 things I have learned from my grandmother

1. God First
2. Treat everyone you meet as a friend, not a stranger
3. You can never have enough coats, gloves, Kleenex, clocks, or candy
4. Don't just sit around waiting for something to happen, get up and do something about it
5. "Smile...because it worked for me" (this was said during her funeral)

Everyone have a great holiday!

Grades & Other Stuff

Let's talk about ME! :-)

Here are my grades for this semester:

1. Cultural Anthropology - C
2. Books, Media, and Literacy for Children - A
3. Classroom Assessment - A
4. Methods of Teaching Social Studies - A
5. Corrective Reading - A
6. Modern English Grammar and Usage - B

Semester GPA: 3.438

Cumulative GPA: 3.648

Total Hours earned: 111

I did a lot better than I thought I would in Modern English Grammar and Usage. I keep looking at Cultural Anthropology. I spent so much time in my other classes making sure I got good grades in those, and that led to Cultural Anthropology being overlooked. Our only assessments in there were three tests and attendence, so I didn't have a whole lot of motivation. It all turned out okay.

I have spare time now. It's really weird because my weeks were arranged by tests/homework assignments. Now, I am going back to work and waiting for Jesus Trip. On the bright side, I watched Oceans 11, 12 & 13 this past weekend! They were all awesome. It made me sad though because I was watching Bernie Mac, and I knew he wouldn't be back for a sequel :-(

I think I have figured out my favorite Christmas songs.

1. O Holy Night
2. O Little Town of Bethlehem
3. Welcome to our World
4. God is With Us
5. Evening in December
6. Silver Bells
7. You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
8. Breath of Heaven
9. Joseph's Lullaby
10. The Christmas Song

I may have missed some, so I may update/change this list depending on how I feel. Well, that's about it. Have a great rest of the day!

Dead Day!

Today is what we refer to as "Dead Day" at MTSU. The school gives us this day off to study for exams. There are some students that use this day to study at catch up, and some that use it to relax and mentally prepare themselves for the storm to come. Which one of those people am I you ask? Well, I'm typing this from my bed right now. But...I may venture to attempt some projects. I was planning on doing some Social Studies stuff today, so maybe I will be a good student and do that. We will see.

Here's a quick update. Thanksgiving was good! My Dad, Sister, Mom, Nana, the Greats, Aunt Sue, and Julie were all there to share in the feast! It was good. Turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, orange salad, pumpkin pie, green beans, some other foods I can't remember...it was good. It was also fun being with the family and joking around with each other. Not to mention the Titans DOMINATED the game against the Lions, so it was a good day!

I got an "A" on my Case Study - that went along with the tutoring I was doing at Nolensville - so I was pretty pumped about that. I have three more projects in one of my classes due before/on Sunday, two exams on Wednesday, and one on Thursday (which requires a lot of outside work). So I am about to have a lot of fun pretty soon.

I hope that everyone is doing well and I will update as soon as the craziness stops!