Song Obsession #9

Colorado hiking flashback, Summer 2011

Happy Finals Week!

Its finals week for students at Miami and its crazy to think that a whole year has passed since I graduated. All I can say is that I am sooooo happy that I don't have to take finals anymore.

It might be hard to tell but my legs are propped up
so he's fast asleep while doing a face plant in my lap with
his body sticking straight up in the air. This cat is such a weirdo...
but in a really awesome kind of way :)

A Good Day

Today's been great.... probably one of the most social days I've had in awhile and such a refreshment to my soul.

*Kiwanis pancake breakfast (arguably one of the town's best events) with Liz and our friends Kim and Spencer
*Coaching in West Chester (but only for a fat minute because the torrential downpour started as soon as I got there)
*Lunch with Vik and Welker (friends and former club softball teammates)
*Hangout with Michelle in Cincy (friend, former bible study leader, and former occupant of my current bedroom)
*Babysit for the Elliotts (a family I work with on staff with Cru whose 3 kids are freaking hilarious and so much fun to hang out with)
*Bring Anders to Kofenya and naturally become the most popular person in the shop (he's really improving my social status quite a bit)

Australia sailing flashback

I'm totally going to become one of those people who thinks that everyone else will love pictures of their animals as much as they do....

Afternoon nap time 

You're My Hero #12!

So.  This is my roommate Liz, who you should probably know by now if you have ever read this blog before. Generally Liz is pretty good at "playing it cool," if you will. At Nationals, however, she finally revealed a few concerning tendencies that may or may not fit the label of "crazed fan." A particular Miami Club Softball player (who will remain unmentioned in the event that anyone would desire to follow Liz's lead of stalking her) was performing exceptionally well at the tournament and, if I do say so myself, is a pretty impressive player (especially for a freshman)! Liz decided that she would become this girl's biggest fan and thus took the liberty of sporting a jersey with her number on it (see below). Now, I too enjoy supporting my friend's athletic endeavors. But the slightly odd thing about this fan-mania is that Liz and the unmentioned girl have never met... I mean, they haven't even spoken once (Liz had a few opportunities but was too nervous). We therefore have an awesomely awkward situation and I can't wait until #12 figures out that she has a very loyal, and slightly creepy fan.

Stalk much?

Samuel T. Anders

We have decided on a name! Given mine and Liz's recent Battlestar Galactica obsession, it only seemed fitting that mr. kitten would have a name appropriate to his level of awesomeness. Samuel T. Anders, "Anders" for short, is already adjusting well to his new home. Except for his demands to play from 5:30-6:30am this morning, he's been sleeping like a champ and has been such a fun addition to our life here in apt 11.

Passed out on Allie

Car ride to Arby's!

Afternoon nap

Introducing the new addition to apt 11

He's so stinking precious. 7 weeks, 15 oz. I'm thinking of sending out official birth announcements... too much? Also, I haven't been able to decide on a name yet. Suggestions are definitely welcomed.

Warm weather come back!

Today was chilly and windy. I'm ready for the summer weather to be here.

Yea, that's more like it.

Road trippin' it back to good ole OH

What a trip! 3 days and 8 softball games later, I'm officially back from Georgia and trying to settle back into normal life. The weather down south was beautiful and we had a blast watching MUCS pull out a 3rd place finish... and sadly, the time went by way too fast. Welk, Liz, and I survived the 9.5hr drive home today which is always a plus and we even had a nice 6:45am stop at Bojangle's for miss Elizabeth who has been praying and hoping that we would be able to get her a sweet potato pie at some point. Although we were exhausted, spirits were relatively high and I was able to sneak in a solid 3 hr nap in the backseat. Tomorrow, it's back to business as usual. But between now and then, I'll be getting the best sleep of my life :)

Nationals 2012, Day 3

Sorry for the delay friends! First off, Saturday quickly ran into Sunday- celebrating MUCS 3rd place finish at nationals became a late night affair, which led directly into a 3am start time for the drive home. Then, to make blogging matters a bit more difficult, Liz's iPhone has decided that posting pictures is too difficult. Sad day. But more details and photos to come! Did I mention my old team is ranked 3rd in the nation?!?! Congratulations girls!

Danya joined Liz and I for a quiet time
at a local coffee shop. Its a good thing my
Bible is falling apart and I was thus able to
hand her sections of Luke and Colossians
for her reading enjoyment :)

Roommates!

Kelly and I at Steak n Shake,
representing Lakota West!

Nationals 2012, Day 2

Today was incredible. MUCS pulled out 3 straight wins to end the second day of the tournament as one of two teams to go undefeated thus far in elimination play. Tomorrow, we take on the University of Florida at 1pm and for the first time in Miami Club Softball history, we're guaranteed to finish as one of the top 3 club teams in the nation!

Happy Birthday Linder!

Pizza dinner for the team- we have the
best parents in the world

Nationals 2012, Day 1

Here's a quick recap of the first day of games at nationals:

11am: Miami 0, Air Force 1= loss

2pm: Miami 1, Virginia Tech 8= loss

5pm: Miami 4, Florida State 1= win! :)

This puts us at a 10 seed going into elimination play. Next up, Penn State at 11am. Let's go MUCS!

And here's a recap of our visit to Country's for dinner tonight. So. Much. Food.

On the Road Again

Georgia here we come!

The lovely Motel 6 which we graced with our
presence between the hours of 2 and 7am

Furgalicious Def

"The Furg"- I feel so loved to have my own drink named after me...
although I think it's solely because I'm the only one who orders it

Is it Summer yet??

Flashbaack: Dinner with Dasha and Vera (my Russian friends),
Virginia Beach, Summer 2010

Goodbye weekend, hello Nationals 2k12!

In 3 days, I will be traveling with my current roomie and my former roomie to Columbus, GA to cheer on Miami's club softball team at the NCSA's annual national tournament! So. Pumped. Last year (my senior year) I had to miss the big event because I was out of the country and those were probably 4 of the saddest days of my life... although, I did manage to keep up by facebook/twitter stalking. This year, however, I'm lucky enough to have Thursday and Friday off work to cheer on the team that has been such a huge part of my life. AND I get to road trip it with 2 awesome people who have also been a huge part of my life. I can't wait! Let the countdown begin!

Welker's "pad-folio"... with handles. The handles are very important.

Aruna 5K!

So today, I joined some of my fellow Miami Cru staff to help out at the annual Aruna 5k run on the University of Cincinnati's campus. Although it was cold and rainy, nearly 300 runners came out (raising over $20,000) to support the foundation which works to bring an end to human trafficking in South Asia. It was such a privilege to get to help out (even in the seemingly insignificant role of pointing in the direction runners were supposed to go and repeating the phrase "nice job guys" over and over again) and to witness the coming together of hundreds of college students for a cause that is, sadly, often way too easy to forget about. I'm grateful that God, in His mercy, is moving the hearts of students to be a voice for the voiceless- to use their resources, minds, and finances to bring about change for the oppressed while also trusting Jesus to soften the hearts of the oppressors. So. Today, I am praying that God would continue to raise up laborers who will support this cause and that He would open our eyes to other ways that we can bring light to some of the incredibly dark places in the world. Will you join me?

Sara sporting a nearly neon yellow jacket

Happy Birthday Jess!

So. Jessica Lynn Kovach and I have been friends for 11 years, nearly half of our lives. And today is her 23rd birthday :)

K10, Jess, Me, and Kevo
(this pic was taken during our insanely long, 29-round dart game)

A Sunny Thursday in Oxford

Cassie flashing the shriver dining hall...
usually not an action I would condone but
totally acceptable in the context of revealing
the highlighter-ness of that shirt

PCB roommates (minus Rory... we couldn't find her)

Allie!

This is Allie. 

This is Allie with my shoe :)

Song Obsession #8

Flashback- Chicago trip with my loves, October 2008

The Hunger Games, round 2

Tonight I saw the Hunger Games for the second time. My precious mother wanted to go see it after just recently finishing the book (which I bought for her at Christmas but which she was hesitant to read because  she thought it was just about a bunch of kids murdering each other). So sadly she didn't start reading it until a couple of weeks ago but, naturally, she couldn't put it down and thus finished it within a few days. So we enjoyed an evening at the movies together which was lovely and refreshing and hilarious because we both wear hoodies for fear of getting lice from the movie theater seats. Its nice to know that some of my strange ways of engaging with the world are not burdens that I have to bear alone :)

This is me "planning" for my work week... aka being serenaded and then sat on by my roommate

Easter Reflections, you should check these out!

I'm thinking I should probably go ahead and get
these to start preparing for summer and Kofenya's
domination of the intramural softball league :)

Gatlinburg hiking flashback!

I look like a giant in this picture. Weird. 

Happy Weekend!

Impromptu McDonalds hangouts are always the best hangouts

The Brady Bunch?

Discovered a new iPhone app on my friend's phone... and it is EPIC.

Deut. 23: 12-14

Just in case you were looking for obscure and strange and entertaining verses in the Bible...

Happy 94 Days! (Kind of an obscure number but I didn't feel like waiting 6 more days to say "Happy 100")

My dear bloggers, we've been together 94 days. Such a long time. It's kind of a miracle that I haven't forgotten to post yet...and that I've managed to not wear out my love of highlighter yellow. On the contrary, I believe my obsession is only growing with time :)

Our picture-taker (ahem, Liz) missed the highlighter yellow
 shoes I was wearing... which was kind of the point of the picture.
But we were able to makeTex do this in the middle of the bar so
I would say that it was an all-around success nevertheless.

Just another Manic Monday

Impromptu softball hangout around the "campfire"... aka floor lamp

Liz creepin on some girl at Kroger who happened
to be wearing my favorite color

Averie and Jess came to visit!

And she wore my favorite color! Perfect.