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So leave it to the one and only Sally Jackson to let me know that it's been too long since I last blogged! Love her.

Life is great! I'll tell you all about it -- list style:

1. Last week was Spring Break 2K9, whoop whoop! I went back home to Abingdon, VA the whole time and it was muy interesante, I'll tell you that much.

2. I had oral surgery on Monday! It was great. (Note: I like having surgery and yes, I do know how unique that trait happens to be.) However, there were slight complications. I would tell you, but I am a surgery nerd and the story's a little gross. I try to be sensitive for those of you who don't share my affinity for this stuff.

3. Oral surgery is not fun. Because you can't eat or talk or move or nap. And you're on drugs the whole time, so you don't remember dumb things that you do/talk about. AND I wasn't allowed to brush my teeth for 3 days. AND I have to use a toothbrush for babies. (Bonus: It has Eeyore on it.)

4. I made two road trips to Blacksburg! The first one was to see some high school friends who go to Radford and Virginia Tech (holla!) and the second one (drumroll please...) was to get my MacBook! It is very shiny and wonderful, but I am a recovering PC user, so if you would like to educate me about Apple, please holla!

5. My mother is going through her mid-life crisis (Note: reason for frivolous purchase of said MacBook). She bout the entire Emeril cookware set, and a deep fryer, and started asking me what I knew about the stock market...I don't like where this is headed.

6. 90% of break involved flapping around with Caroline, Elizabeth, and/or Bridget and it was just wonderful. Highlights include spending $30 at Taco Bell, new knowledge of all the words to "Man! I Feel Like A Woman", a reminder of my disdain for ice cream, and lots of talking about Jesus.

7. March 31 was the one year anniversary of the day I didn't get into Harvard!!! Whoop Whoop! And yes, maybe it's a little weird that I celebrate something that totally wrecked me at the time, because I was pretty crushed about it and went through a little crisis time, but it's the heart of my testimony because it forced me to stop looking at the world and start looking at Jesus and live in the midst of His perfection with the new knowledge that I neeeevvverrrr would be. My parents think I am a big big big freak, which is why the Harvard Party did not happen at mi casa. Caroline made me a cake. I think it's pretty ballin that I had to have surgery (thus confining me to home for the entirety of SB09) and got to celebrate the most important day of my life with the girls from my Bible study in high school (Caroline and Elizabeth, gold star if you met them during their visit!). They pretty much helped me get back on my feet after the whole "Hey, guess what, I didn't get into any of the 16 colleges I applied to" crisis and IT WAS AWESOME to have a week of being able to get quiet and reflect on my growth over the past year.



And that is just about it...now I'm back at Wofford (currently taking a "study break") and loving the fact that it is warm here and snowing back home! And I know what you're thinking ("But Amanda...I thought you loved snow!") and I'll just say that I had enough 40 degree days in Virginia...I'm ready for some sun! And I'm ready for Ab-Lab and Acorn Cafe nights and United and Marsh 2 shenanigans.

6 weeks left of freshman year, isn't that ridic? I can't believe it. This month is going to FLY and it's going to be HARD and I am EXCITED. I dropped my Religion class (The Christian Faith...which actually has nothing to do with the Christian faith...listen to people when they tell you that) so I'm hoping that my life will be a little bite easier. Yeah, right. I no longer have classes on Tu/Thu, so here's to hoping that I don't squander that study time by sleeping in until 11. Because that's not fair to the rest of you.

In other news...I got the best e-mail of all time today! I've been dabbling in philanthropic/non-profit/humanitarian organizations, mostly Compassion International, and they partnered with Flannel/Rob Bell and helped underwrite the newest NOOMA video! It came out this month and it's called Corner; here's its little summary from Flannel's website:

Why is it that often when we get what we want, we still feel empty? We work so hard to succeed, but our lives just end up becoming more about us. Can success turn on us? Can we get caught up in a smaller world where our lives are all about the things that we want? Or is there another way to live? Where life is about more than just us. Where we see people in need and we do something about it. Where our world is expanding because we are sharing our success. And maybe in attempting to save someone else from their suffering, we find out that we are actually the ones being saved.

Aaaand here's the link to watch it! I don't know if it will be up here forever, but here's hoping:
You definitely want to click this!


Also, I'm getting a pair of TOMS! Which is so exciting! Here's a fun pic:



My mom called me a hippie when I told her I wanted these. But that's okay. And Bennett said everyone would make fun of me if I got gold sparkly Toms...but if someone at Wofford can pull off a pair of gold sparkly Toms, I have a pretty good feeling that my name's all over that job description.


And that's all I have for now...back to work for me. Sad day, right? In the meantime, here are some ballin' songs that I can't get out of my head:

1. Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White (don't judge me...)
2. Love Song for a Savior - Jars of Clay (the version from their Closer EP)
3. I Run To You - Lady Antebellum
4. Try A Little Tenderness - Michael Buble
5. Holy One - Rush of Fools
6. The Bride - Lecrae
7. Surely We Can Change - David Crowder Band

Now do me a favor...and have a great day!