study study study

whew. i had a very busy weekend. well, a busy week actually. we just moved in to an apartment, and we're loving it. however, most of our things are still in boxes, most of them my husband's clothes and my office things. i have my "own" room now, which is my little office. i have a desk, and a computer desk, and my little tv and ps2, and I actually started playing the games he bought for me more than a month ago. all that time i spent in front of the tv playing video games i could have spent doing research and writing my papers. but sometimes, you just want to relax. i had too much things that i had to do and did, and i just wanted to reward myself for it. we still have a lot to do, and more things to unpack, and clothes to fold, but at least i had fun. and i actually finished two out of three essays in a couple of hours, and i am now working on my last. i'm getting better at this. i know because i usually spend a day trying to finish one. well, i have to go now, i really want to finish this last one so i can do something else tomorrow.

COLLEGE: US Government

i am currently taking a break from writing the last of my three essays for this week. this is my third week in class. i like what i am reading, i am learning a lot about the US government, but it's the essays that push me to the edge. in total, including the one i am in the process of finishing, i have written fourteen essays in three weeks. yes. fourteen essays in three weeks. six essays during the first week of class, five last week, and three this week. and last week's essays have not been graded yet. my instructor said he did not receive them. i had to make sure i sent them the second time. i sent them three times, from three different e-mail addresses. i am kind of worried about whether or not he has received the other three again. i hope he does. those are three e-mails, and more than ten hours worth of studying and sitting in front of the computer trying to put thoughts together on abortion, the US and TEXAS constitutions, and other issues that their government is facing.

their government

yes, their government. i am not under this government... or maybe i am. but it's really good to understand things, and see some similarities from the Philippine government.

on going home

i really want to go home, but for now i have a lot of things in my plate, and going home does not have a place on it yet. i have school, work, family, and we're also moving in a couple of days. we're moving closer to both my and my husband's jobs, my family, the church, and our friends. i am really excited, as i know this is an ideal place for us to live for now. sure, i am going to miss laughing too loud and all that, but it's an experience worth trying. we're going to be living with CLOSE NEIGHBORS! apartment life, here we come!

God sends us rainbows

I was driving home one day and saw a beautiful rainbow. I just had to stop and take a picture of it (wushu nag-stop nga ba?!). It was really beautiful. I actually saw a couple on that day. It reminds me of one text message that one of my friends back home sent me when we were having a tough time. I can only remember that last part though, it says "God sends us rainbows after the rain."

When trials come our way, it's God's way of testing our faith and helping us grow. After He let rain pour down earth for days during the time of Noah, he sent a rainbow. And now after we go through, he will send us a rainbow as well, in a form of blessings, or the level of maturity we gain from the experience.