I'm sitting at my kitchen, eating way too much food, killing time until I celebrate the holidays with my friends by, again, eating way too much food.
There's only one thing between me and successfully completing by fifth semester at Pitt State and that is my final in British Literature tomorrow. I feel prepared, but weirder things have happened. Such as playing my last jury ever today! Which was such a good feeling to be done with that part of my life. Music is great and all, but it is not something I want a career in.
Although I am a day early, I'm ready to celebrate a successful semester! Classes are wrapping up and I have so much to look forward to over the winter break, and next semester. I just wanted to tell everyone thank you for a such a blessed and memory-filled semester. You all know who you are, and how much I love you.
Enjoy the snow, enjoy the holidays, and be ready to light that third candle this Sunday.
Totus Tuus,
LeAnn
Showing posts with label Winter Break. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winter Break. Show all posts
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Thursday, December 13, 2012
My Favorite Book
Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen
It's finally winter break! After weeks of prepping for finals and juries, it's all come to a close. I now have four weeks of "free time".
Immediately after arriving home, unpacking and re-organizing my room at my parents house, I picked up one of my favorite books, Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen.
The novel itself is girly, so girly in fact, that the original design is bright pink. It's a coming-of-age novel about an eighteen year old girl named Auden. Auden decided to spend the summer with her dad, step-mom, and newborn sister. Throughout the novel, Auden goes on a "quest" of sorts to experience the childhood she never had. Breaking curfew, going to the prom, having a food fight, and visiting a bad club are few of the things on her list.
While learning how to have fun, Auden learns other lessons along the way. She discovers that people really do have the potential to change. She learns that there is more middle-ground for women than her mother let on; you can like to ride bikes, read Shakespeare, and manage money, all while still looking for that perfect pair of jeans.
Auden is accompanied by a great cast of characters who teach readers that there is more to people than their past. Eli, Maggie, and Heidi all guide Auden through her summer before college, helping her to realize that there is more to life than academics, and more to people than we can know in a first introduction.
Over your winter break, I challenge you to read a good book. Maybe even this one?
Totus tuus,
LeAnn
It's finally winter break! After weeks of prepping for finals and juries, it's all come to a close. I now have four weeks of "free time".
Immediately after arriving home, unpacking and re-organizing my room at my parents house, I picked up one of my favorite books, Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen.
The novel itself is girly, so girly in fact, that the original design is bright pink. It's a coming-of-age novel about an eighteen year old girl named Auden. Auden decided to spend the summer with her dad, step-mom, and newborn sister. Throughout the novel, Auden goes on a "quest" of sorts to experience the childhood she never had. Breaking curfew, going to the prom, having a food fight, and visiting a bad club are few of the things on her list.
While learning how to have fun, Auden learns other lessons along the way. She discovers that people really do have the potential to change. She learns that there is more middle-ground for women than her mother let on; you can like to ride bikes, read Shakespeare, and manage money, all while still looking for that perfect pair of jeans.
Auden is accompanied by a great cast of characters who teach readers that there is more to people than their past. Eli, Maggie, and Heidi all guide Auden through her summer before college, helping her to realize that there is more to life than academics, and more to people than we can know in a first introduction.
"So I decided to just relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride."
Over your winter break, I challenge you to read a good book. Maybe even this one?
Totus tuus,
LeAnn
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