Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Going Away
Sorry it's been a while since I've updated. I've been super busy with life, figuring everything out, having fun and trying to get back to Nashville.
I had an amazing Going Away party.. since I will be in Nashville the rest of the summer and will be leaving for France as soon as I come home, the Going Away Party still happened.
I'm going to miss everyone for a year!
But life brings adventures and you've gotta take em!
Right now, I'm trying to figure out what to do about a car this summer. We'll see.
I'm trying to get to Nashville as soon as possible. lol
Things have changed so much, and everything seems to be so different in my life right now. Although it's weird having this realization and trying to figure out where I play in all of this, I see it as another stepping stone to where God wants me to be with my life.
Want to enjoy myself while I can!
I had an amazing Going Away party.. since I will be in Nashville the rest of the summer and will be leaving for France as soon as I come home, the Going Away Party still happened.
I'm going to miss everyone for a year!
But life brings adventures and you've gotta take em!
Right now, I'm trying to figure out what to do about a car this summer. We'll see.
I'm trying to get to Nashville as soon as possible. lol
Things have changed so much, and everything seems to be so different in my life right now. Although it's weird having this realization and trying to figure out where I play in all of this, I see it as another stepping stone to where God wants me to be with my life.
Want to enjoy myself while I can!
Friday, June 12, 2009
What a Trip! Nashville, I love you!
Wow... Let me tell you. When I went to Nashville, I had no idea what it was going to be like. But I came back having one of the most amazing times ever!
Let me start from where I left off.
The last you heard was the day after I arrived to Nashville and I was terribly upset over Oeli. Well I was that upset for the first few days I was in Nashville. I wasn't sure if Oeli was going to make it or not, and it was tearing me up!
Good News: Oeli is alive and getting better. He was even chasing the laser light today :)
Now you are wondering when I came back home, I'm sure. And this is where the story begins ;)
Last Saturday I was so worried about Oeli, and my parents were pressuring me into coming home to take care of him, if, "I really loved him." Did I mention that I was 11 hrs away?
So I start on my adventure home Saturday morning... I made it about 35 min. before I start smelling something. Just so happens my steering wheel was blocking the light that showed me my car had overheated to the point of DISASTER! While I was sitting in a little service station's parking lot waiting for my engine to cool off, a really nice man named Rick stopped to help me out. Long story short. He lived in the area, knew someone who could look at my car for me on a Saturday. Waited for over an hour for the tow truck, in a church parking lot off some random exit, just to get it carried to Tommy's house. Ya'll should hear the "Stranded" song I wrote while I was waiting... so I stayed at Rick's with his son and wife while I was waiting to figure out what was wrong. He has a daughter who is my age and felt bad knowing if it were her, he would hope someone would help her out.
By this time, I knew I wouldn't be able to make it home that day, so I called Austin back up to make sure I could stay there another night. Little did I know that after Tommy took my thermostat out, I wouldn't make it but 15 miles down the road... almost at the interstate exit.
Cars sure are heavy when you have to push them out of the road all by yourself, going UP a hill.
So Tommy came to met me up again.. and I called AAA for the second time today for another tow. But this time my car wouldn't even start. Come to find out I blew a head gasket and who knows what else. So my car is still right outside of Nashville.
That day I went back to see exactly what I was going to do with my car and ended up hanging out with Heather and a few of her friends (Tommy's daughter).
Not only did I try to procrastinate coming back home after my car broke down.. but I was trying to think of it as God was telling me it wasn't my time to go home.
And I'm so glad everything worked out the way it did.
From Monday through last night... I had one of the best times of my life. I love the nightlife of Nashville, the people there, and random people you get to meet and things that happen.. Which is why I'll be staying there this summer.
After the $$ I have to pay for Oeli to live, and the $$ for my car... I am not going to have enough to backpack Europe this summer... it totally bums me out, but everything happens for a reason and I'm going to live it up the best I can. There are great people in Nashville that are going to rock my summer! Gotta find a job up there.. but I already have a wonderful place to stay. :)
So.. the going away party is still on.. its just for Nashville, then France and not just Europe now.
I don't know what this summer entails, but I have no doubts it's going to blow my mind!
The very expensive one way flight home was terribly agonizing knowing I was coming back to this not so fun, small little town...
One more week and I will be back in this little place called Nashville, Tennessee I have fallen in love with!
Will add pho-to's soon ;)
Let me start from where I left off.
The last you heard was the day after I arrived to Nashville and I was terribly upset over Oeli. Well I was that upset for the first few days I was in Nashville. I wasn't sure if Oeli was going to make it or not, and it was tearing me up!
Good News: Oeli is alive and getting better. He was even chasing the laser light today :)
Now you are wondering when I came back home, I'm sure. And this is where the story begins ;)
Last Saturday I was so worried about Oeli, and my parents were pressuring me into coming home to take care of him, if, "I really loved him." Did I mention that I was 11 hrs away?
So I start on my adventure home Saturday morning... I made it about 35 min. before I start smelling something. Just so happens my steering wheel was blocking the light that showed me my car had overheated to the point of DISASTER! While I was sitting in a little service station's parking lot waiting for my engine to cool off, a really nice man named Rick stopped to help me out. Long story short. He lived in the area, knew someone who could look at my car for me on a Saturday. Waited for over an hour for the tow truck, in a church parking lot off some random exit, just to get it carried to Tommy's house. Ya'll should hear the "Stranded" song I wrote while I was waiting... so I stayed at Rick's with his son and wife while I was waiting to figure out what was wrong. He has a daughter who is my age and felt bad knowing if it were her, he would hope someone would help her out.
By this time, I knew I wouldn't be able to make it home that day, so I called Austin back up to make sure I could stay there another night. Little did I know that after Tommy took my thermostat out, I wouldn't make it but 15 miles down the road... almost at the interstate exit.
Cars sure are heavy when you have to push them out of the road all by yourself, going UP a hill.
So Tommy came to met me up again.. and I called AAA for the second time today for another tow. But this time my car wouldn't even start. Come to find out I blew a head gasket and who knows what else. So my car is still right outside of Nashville.
That day I went back to see exactly what I was going to do with my car and ended up hanging out with Heather and a few of her friends (Tommy's daughter).
Not only did I try to procrastinate coming back home after my car broke down.. but I was trying to think of it as God was telling me it wasn't my time to go home.
And I'm so glad everything worked out the way it did.
From Monday through last night... I had one of the best times of my life. I love the nightlife of Nashville, the people there, and random people you get to meet and things that happen.. Which is why I'll be staying there this summer.
After the $$ I have to pay for Oeli to live, and the $$ for my car... I am not going to have enough to backpack Europe this summer... it totally bums me out, but everything happens for a reason and I'm going to live it up the best I can. There are great people in Nashville that are going to rock my summer! Gotta find a job up there.. but I already have a wonderful place to stay. :)
So.. the going away party is still on.. its just for Nashville, then France and not just Europe now.
I don't know what this summer entails, but I have no doubts it's going to blow my mind!
The very expensive one way flight home was terribly agonizing knowing I was coming back to this not so fun, small little town...
One more week and I will be back in this little place called Nashville, Tennessee I have fallen in love with!
Will add pho-to's soon ;)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Arriving to Nashville, Oeli's sick :-(
Last night I arrived in Nashville.. after the 11 hr long drive. Exhausting. I found my way really easily, and for the first time in a while Mapquest didn't give me one wrong direction! The drive was very lonely though but I jammed out to music on the radio the whole time. Note: the good thing about being in a south.. there is ALWAYS a good country station playing some good 'ol honky tonk! I finally got to Austin's around 9:30pm (which is 8:30pm here) and hung around, had some hamburgers, showered and relaxed after the long drive. We made a list of the awesome things we are going to do while I'm here.
I'm pretty excited about heading downtown today. We're going to hit up the Opry Mall and a friend of Austin's invited us to go to this little place where musicians will be playing tonight. My first musical adventure while here in Music Land!
OELI:
This morning I woke up to my phone ringing from Daddy. I knew Oeli wasn't feeling well, but we thought he got exhausted from running outside in the heat all yesterday. But he didn't get any better, so my dad took him to the vet this morning and found out he somehow caught Parvo. When my dad told me there's a 50/50 chance he'll live, I broke down. Now all I can do is pray. The most important thing is to keep him hydrated. So we'll be feeding him Pediasure and Gatoraid and keep telling him to fight it. He can't die while I'm gone.. he just can't. I love that puppy with everything in me. Please, please pray for him. He's strong. I know he can make it through, but any extra prayer and encouragement goes a long way!!
Oeli has been and will be constantly on my mind as I venture out into my day.
Thank you Daddy for taking care of him!
:Pictures will be coming!
I'm pretty excited about heading downtown today. We're going to hit up the Opry Mall and a friend of Austin's invited us to go to this little place where musicians will be playing tonight. My first musical adventure while here in Music Land!
OELI:
This morning I woke up to my phone ringing from Daddy. I knew Oeli wasn't feeling well, but we thought he got exhausted from running outside in the heat all yesterday. But he didn't get any better, so my dad took him to the vet this morning and found out he somehow caught Parvo. When my dad told me there's a 50/50 chance he'll live, I broke down. Now all I can do is pray. The most important thing is to keep him hydrated. So we'll be feeding him Pediasure and Gatoraid and keep telling him to fight it. He can't die while I'm gone.. he just can't. I love that puppy with everything in me. Please, please pray for him. He's strong. I know he can make it through, but any extra prayer and encouragement goes a long way!!
Oeli has been and will be constantly on my mind as I venture out into my day.
Thank you Daddy for taking care of him!
:Pictures will be coming!
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