Formal & College

Today was such a (for lack of a better word) crazy day.

I went to my last college classes ever, ate some really good pepperoni flatbread with Brazilian sauce and went to the school's junior/senior formal with trackies in the evening.

Getting ready for the formal was so hectic! Everybody really put in effort to look great tonight.

Fortunately when we got there, the food didn't disappoint. At least not in the beginning.

We were all starving and I was kind of mad at myself for wearing such a tight dress that I couldn't eat that much.

I find it amazing how God somehow dropped me in this college, landed me a place in the track team and found me all these wonderful friends. No one can ever put a price on the memories and experiences I've gotten over the past four years here. If I could do it all again, I really think I would.

Tonight at the formal as we were all dancing and I looked around, I realised that I'll probably never get to hang out with my teammies like this ever again. All of us are so young now and so sheltered. No kids, no responsibilities......

Time is flying and I don't want graduation to come but I know it is coming with the speed of an express train.

College was truly a mad experience. Mad fun that is. I look back and cannot believe all of the things I've learnt/did for the first time/gained from these four years- all thanks to a few twists of fate, a.k.a. God's guiding hands.

I am so glad that I am blogging about these things now so that if I ever doubt someday that God's plans are to prosper me and not to harm me, I can look back and remember how greatly He's blessed me these four years. The friends, memories, laughter...... All these things last a lifetime.

The Countdown Begins...

Since I haven't blogged since Wednesday, here's a fast recap in pictures of what I've been up to.

Thursday- I thought classes would never end.

Friday- Peacock Palooza. A really fun school event where bands come to play and we get free stuff like T-shirts, sunglasses and ice-cream!

Went last minute shopping for the upcoming formal that evening.

Saturday- My mom and brothers came to watch me run (for the first and last time) at our MAAC Outdoor Championships. It was the first day of the championships and I was running the 3,000m steeplechase.

In case you're wondering, I did horribly and was about 10 seconds away from my personal record of 12:09mins. Boo hoo hoo!

Went to Chillis that night for dinner with the girls.

Sunday (today)- Final day of our MAAC Outdoor championships. The girls' team won again (we won Indoor season back in February) with a total score of 250 points!

Also, I finally managed to break 20mins in the 5,000m run. I came in at 19:43mins, which is 29 seconds faster than my personal record at 20:11mins. I know I'm supposed to be really happy with that time, but honestly, I'm not. I wish I had broken 20mins earlier in the season because I've been running for FOUR years now and to not break it earlier is really sad.

But, okay okay.

I must be grateful!

WE ARE SO HAPPY!

And I'm a little bit shocked because I didn't expect the girls to win Outdoor and Indoor season! This is the first time the girls' team from our school has won the MAAC championships ever.

You know, God works in mysterious ways.

On Saturday before my race, I prayed to God that He would help me run a 11:30min 3k steeplechase. However I also prayed "if I win, I praise you. If I lose, I praise you. Either way, I will praise you".

Took that prayer from the movie Facing The Giants.

I was really disappointed when I didn't even come in close to breaking 12mins on Saturday and didn't even feel like racing the next day anymore.

But fast forward to Sunday and the most unexpectedly good things happened... Great awesome weather, lots of fun with my teammates, a new PR and two championship titles as a team!

:)

Thank you thank you thank you God!

Even though I keep questioning and failing you, you never failed me. Forgive me for always underestimating You!

And, on that note, I am so NOT ready to graduate!

Tomorrow is the junior/senior formal and even though I can't wait for it to get here, I know it will be over in a heartbeat. School will be over in a heartbeat.

Boooo!

Law Paper Fail

Did I finish my paper this morning? Is that even a legitimate question?

Obviously the answer is no, I didn't finish it.

It simply wasn't possible. By the time 13:00 rolled around, I only had eight pages under my sleeve. Honestly, by that time, I was just so sick of writing that I didn't really care anymore.

What a lousy attitude right?

I really should pray about it. As I speak, I'm still not done with my paper. Even though it's past the deadline, I still want to finish it and hand it in to my professor. I'm not really hoping she will understand because there are just no excuses for this kind of procrastination. I am just going to do what I can now to salvage what I've got.

This evening I went with some peeps to NYC to shop for formal dresses since we're all going tot the senior/junior formal this coming Monday. The formal kind of like prom for our college, just less "high-schooley" if you know what I mean.

I know what you're thinking...

What am I doing in the city when I've got homework to do?

Well, today was the only day we could all go together and like I said, I'm just really sick of writing and doing homework now. As a result, I've been eating junk food all day and I feel horrible now.

Empire State Building.

So many ugly dresses... All overpriced!

Finished the night with the one and only- Pinkberry! I will miss this sorely when I'm gone (if I'm leaving).

While I want to be done with my papers and finals as soon as possible, I also don't want school to end so quickly. I feel as if time is flying by so quickly!