God Is So Good

WARNING: this post might seem like I'm trying to show off or "toot my own horn" (bahahahha that phrase always cracks me up!), but it is not.

As many of you know, one of the top things I've been praying about is scholarships for school at OU next year. It's basically been part of my prayer requests since well.. the beginning of this school year. And I just want to keep ya'll updated on how God has been answering my prayers.

• When I got accepted to OU, I received an automatic $14,000 scholarship that's divided among four years. So that's $3,500 a year, or $1,750 a semester.
  
• In the middle of March, I received $28,000 from the School of Music to be divided among four years. $7,000 a year, or $3,500 a semester.
• Earlier this week (I think it was Tuesday?) I received  from Alpha State, Mu Phi Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (what a name, right?)  a one-time $750 scholarship for next fall. 
• And today, I was notified that I will be receiving $16,000 divided over four years from Houston Endowment Inc. for the Jesse Jones scholarship. So that's $4,000 a year, or $2,000 a semester.

So, next semester, as of now, I will NOT have to pay $8,000 of the total! :D

Or, if you want to look at per year, I will have $15,250 in scholarship money!

God is so good.

An Important Announcement

As of March 25, 2009 at 10:31 pm

I am officially going to the University of Oklahoma!!!

My parents have told me that we can afford OU (as long as I keep getting scholarships) and that I can now consider myself a Sooner!!! I'm so excited!!

Norman, Oklahoma here I come!!

10 Things I've Learned

Here are some things that I've learned about myself this year:

1. I'm too hard on myself. Especially concerning my bassoon playing.

2. I doubt. Everything. It's unhealthy, because I don't research to prove myself wrong. I just wallow.

3. I think too much. And usually pessimistically. One little negative thought turns into an ocean of misery.

4. I cannot write. I'm really good at getting the ideas out (once I have them) but forming coherent, flowing sentences is not my strong suit.

5. I take a lot of time to figure out the right words to say. Sometimes too much time.

6. There are very few people that I fully trust. And it is very easy to break my trust. I wish it wasn't that way.

7. I feel other people's emotions. I cry when you're sad, I rejoice when you're happy. Although sometimes it's a burden, it truly is a blessing and a gift. It helps me to be more sensitive.

8. I really like the color red. But it's not my favorite color.

9. Things have always come very easily to me. College is going to kick my butt next year.

10. I am not worthy or deserving of God's love in the least bit. But somehow, and I will always be grateful for this, His unconditional love is always there.

the future holds so much change.

i'm excited and scared.

I am very excited about my summer job!

I'll be watching 2 boys who are going into the seventh grade. I met them and their parents yesterday. I can't wait! It should be a very interesting, no-stress, awesome job! One of the boys, Ryan I think his name is, plays saxophone. And the other one, Chris, plays... you guessed it... BASSOON! I literally jumped out of my chair with excitement when he told me that. Anyways, I'm really excited about it. All the details aren't worked out yet, but it's going to be really fun. I can tell me and "the boys" are going to be great friends. They're a little bit older than I was imagining, but you know, that just means I'm "babysitting" less and more just making sure nobody cuts his arm off. Oh, and their houses are REALLY nice. And one of them has a pool. So maybe I'll find my hidden love for water again. But probably not.

I knwo I've said this a billion times, but I'm really excited.  This is going to be something totally new for me AND the boys and their parents. They're used to being in daycare during the summer.

I learned how to cook scrambled eggs this morning! They weren't that good, but it's a work in progress.

I've also decided I want to have a pet that most people don't have. Like a pig or something. At some point in my life, I WILL have a pig... or something.

That's all for now.