memories of summer, and new memories

This past summer was amazing. In fact I don't think I have ever had a more exciting one. It felt so good to be done with high-school. I worked at a day camp, such a blessing! Went to Jersey Shore for the 1st time. Went kayaking for 1st time. Was away from home for 5 weeks, although I came home on Sundays I barely had 24hrs. at home. That was an adjustment but I got through it with God's help. I was in my 1st car accident. 1st time on crutches. I still miss summer, although I'm about 6 weeks into school, it seems like the summer was just over last week sometimes. I miss my friends. I love my new friends at college and am making new memories. But, the friends I've had for 2-5 years I have such good memories with! And though my sister is here on campus, my best friend for 17, almost 18 years, our school schedules conflict so I don't even see her that much. But enough of this emotional talk. Tomorrow is homecoming day and my friend from high-school is coming to meet me and watch the game. Hope you all have a good week! -Alyssa

Health prayer request.

Please continue to pray for my foot that was injured about 6 weeks ago in a car accident. It isn't healing as fast as I think it should. I wear my sneakers all the time. Without that support, each step really hurts or I walk with a limp so I don't have to bend my foot. I don't take pain medicine because I don't want to become addicted. Please also pray for my allergies and that this cough goes away completely. I don't want to get infected lungs. Thanks. God Bless.

thursday afternoon

sitting beneath the oak tree
the one across the street from my dorm
the squrriels are teasing me
the sun is nice and warm

some girls come along with swim caps
with diagrams of brains on them
I take their picture and they laugh
now I want to go for a swim

I should be writing a paper for class
I got half a page complete
I love to put my bare feet on grass
and look at a cloud, an acorn, a leaf

College, first week. done

Well I'm tired and I don't have any organized thoughts to share. I basically just have to say Geneva is awesome and I can't believe how blessed I am to be here, and how blessed I am with great dorm-mates and friends etc... And that only a couple of my professors are slightly boring. But it's not their job to entertain us, just to teach us. If you think about how much I'm paying for college, each class you sit in like like hundreds of dollars. So if you sit there and don't listen, that's a lot of money going right past you. Anyway... I haven't been late or absent to anything yet, and work is going well and my foot is steadily healing and I even played volleyball today! :) things are looking up! :)