It's been awhile!

Oh my goodness! I never thought that writing a blog post would be on my priority list while at college, but I definitley think that this will help.
This year has been so much different from last in so many ways! I'm a CA in the dorms and have a floor of 36 residents. It's definitely a 24 hours job. I absolutely love my job and have learned tons from it, that's for sure. I've been exposed to so many things that I never thought I would in my lifetime. I will be in a smaller hall next year on an all girls floor and I'm very excited to learn what that is like and be in a different hall since I have been in Gay hall for the past two years!
Also, my classes are getting so much harder! I guess that's what I get for being a Bio/Pre-Med major and wanting to apply for Chiropractic school after my junior year. I can't wait though! I learned last semester that I need to push my self really hard to do well in my classes. I will be taking OChem I and II this summer at Northwestern (the chiropractic school I want to go to) so hopefully that will be good since I can just focus on that.
Matt and I are still dating. It will be a year and a half in May! I can't believe it. Our relationship is wonderful and so positive. I couldn't ask for anything better. We talk about our faith a lot and are learning so much from each other. We will both have busy summers, but will hopefully be able to see each other still!
I guess my main reason for writing this tonight is that I have become overwhelmed with emotions tonight. First of all, it's April Fools Day, so I was expecting some crazy joke from my residents, but nothing. So my first feeling was relieved. My second feeling was rushed. I woke up today at 12:30 (I put my two beds together so I now have one giant comfy bed!) and realized I had lab at 1. I still needed to shower and eat. I guess I need to start setting an alarm on Thursdays... Then I felt happy after lab. Symphonic Winds is always my place to just enjoy life. Music is so much of my life and that time every day is so wonderful. Tonight, I was concentrated. I have a lot to do before Monday, and with this weekend being Easter, I just needed to get a lot done. I was taking a Facebook break when my step mom said 'Hey, have you talked with Apple Valley lately?' (meaning my mom, step dad, and sister). I said, no. And she told me that I should call down there. So I called my sisters cell and she picked up and said, 'oh, did you hear I have mono too?' I said 'no'. Then she proceded to tell me that my step dad has a mass and they think it might be cancerous. Oh man. He also is having mono like symptoms right now. Holy cow. So I guess he is supposed to get surgery and they will test the mass to see if it is cancer. This is just too much right now. God always seems to choose the nicest people. I know it's all for a reason, but oh man.
Basically, I just needed to get this all out. It's all rambling and I still don't know what to make of it all. So many emotions in one day. I've also been listening to Air1 all night online since they don't have a station out here. I seriously love that station. It's wonderful. It's been really hard for me to keep my relationship with Jesus strong this year while I've been at school with so much school work and other responsibilities to do. Air1 just really challenges me to be better and get my relationship with Jesus back to where it used to be.
Another thing that I miss a lot this year is Riverside. That's my church at home and I absolutely love it there. If I never had to go to a different church again, I would be just fine with that. It's so challenging there and it makes me want to be a better person every time I'm there.
Okay, well like I said, this is all so scatter brained. I apologize. I was just thinking about Peru. I really left my heart in Peru. The people are so wonderful there and I will never forget all of the people I met there and how they touched my life. I had this blog while I was in Peru and had planned to keep writing after I returned, but never got around to it. I'll have to do this more often.
If you made it this far in this post, thanks for reading. You're a rockstar!
Have a blessed Easter and remember that Jesus died for you! For your sins! He can make all lives new.
-K.B.K.