I haven't written on here since July 12th. Pretty sad. It's not that I don't think about my blog - I do - all the time, actually. I have had a plethora of topics about which to write for the past month and a half. However, the return of a certain someone to this side of the Atlantic took about five weeks out of my life, and then school started. This is the first time since August 23rd that I've actually sat at my computer for an extended amount of time and not had all that much to do.
I've been in class for about a week now. This semester I'm taking 18 hours, and it's probably the hardest 18 hours I've ever taken. All of my classes are 300-level journalism classes, which means they're not for the faint of heart, especially the class that has become the bane of my existence - copy-editing.
I carry the 2007 AP Stylebook with me everywhere I go, in the hopes that if I get a few minutes, I can start learning when it is appropriate to capitalize ranks and titles. Every day I look over the other style guide our professor put together, memorizing the names of local hospitals. Yesterday I started teaching myself the general knowledge information our professor wants us to know, which includes the names of people from arts/entertainment, U.S. politics, international politics and sports. I've also taken innumerable "usage" tests online to see how I'm doing. Basically, I'm eating, sleeping, and breathing copy-editing. This wouldn't be the worst problem in the world if I didn't have five other classes in which I also have to earn passing grades. Sigh.
That said, the semester has started off extremely well. Christian went back to Sewanee last Sunday and started classes yesterday. I'm living with three of my friends, including Katie, with whom I didn't live last year. Our rooms are adjacent to each other and it's been really great to just yell around the corner and ask her how her day was. I've also been doing some fitness classes at the school gym twice a week with four or five friends. It's a combination class that includes step, kickboxing and also some abs. In addition to that I've been working out/running on the days when I don't do that, and I'm starting to feel somewhat healthy. I'm still going to Christ Church, and am forming some really great relationships with some of the people there.
I really miss Christian. I won't lie. But the Lord is teaching me to be content in this season, that it is His will for us to be apart for this last year of school. While my heart longs to be close to my best and dearest friend, we are doing the best we can with daily phone calls (which was more than we ever did when he was in Germany) and have even resurrected our Skype accounts in order to utilize our webcams (which still sound creepy, even though we've been dating for almost a year and a half). Last night we talked for a long time on the phone while we had our webcams pointed at our faces, and it was about as close as we could ever be to talking in the same room. If I had a choice, I would ask for more, but as it is, I'm thankful for what I have, and look forward to trips up to Sewanee this fall to spend time with him.
Well, that's about it for now. Expect to see more frequent writing - if nothing else, I'll be posting my weekly stories for my reporting class, which should be absolutely thrilling.
Comments (2)
Hey Chelsey:
Good to hear from you.
Hang in there. School , Exercise n' Blogging, seems like you have a full plate. May the Lord pour out a double measure of His Spirit on you for all that is needful.
Love in Christ,
Doros