Hanging by a moment...

I'm hanging

emotions not sure where to go...

an issue I've never dealt with before...

God, I need you now.

Here comes fall!

So I guess instead of this blog becoming more of a me interpret stuff/share my thoughts on quotes/post pictures of my amazing adventure it's going to be more of a I tell you what's going on in my life thing....basically the same thing but a little more of a listing for my friends that I don't get to see as much!

SO...Yesterday was the first day of classes! My Wednesdays are super long and I'm literally going to be going straight from 8-2 with no breaks but oh well...my professors are amazing and I am super pumped about taking my first steps to becoming Erin Andrews haha! After class I went to the bookstore and bought one book and paid 110 dollars...a bit ridic don't you think? Then I went back to the den and crashed...I was exhausted....

We had our first day of school din din at McAllisters (our current favorite) and then we came back to get ready for the Sam Adams concert which we did not pay for thankfully...we just stood behind the fence and listened. He was WAY too profain for me...I mean seriously not every other word out of your mouth needs to be a cuss word in order for you to be some cool white rapper...I mean Brass Chuckles is way cooler and he does not cuss at all haha!

Then we went to the "tent" for the "afterparty". Let me tell you...I'm not sure if it's because I am in a relationship or because I'm a whole year older or because I was a little tired but I just did not have as much fun as usual...Potentially because I must have had a sign on my forehead that said DANCE WITH ME considering I had three or four creepers come up...go figure but I did miss the boy...a lot :-(

Tonight is the first large group for IV...I'm super excited about getting this year kicked off...I think it's going to be great and I think God is going to do some pretty amazing things this year! Talking about this makes me realize I haven't really prayed about this school year yet...which I think is super important as my goal is to keep God more at the center of my focus. It has to happen in order for me to be successful as a student, small group leader, friend, person...

So yeah...I miss you guys and can't wait to see you soonish?!

I miss you friends

To all my friends...I love you!

Welcome!

Ladies Night 2009 with my freshmen year small group

Fall rush 2009 with katy and nat


Football game 2009 with Katy and Nat


On the quad during my freshmen orientation

Saying goodbye to Lexington

Today the Wake Forest University class of 2014 is moving in to their freshmen dorm rooms. As I sit back and think of my freshmen move in day the memories flood my mind because I feel like it just happened yesterday. The nerves of meeting your roommate for the first time, the excitement of going to the college you've always wanted to go too, the fear of the unknown, the sadness of telling your parents bye for the first time in your life....

Here's what my mom said to me as she brought me my car keys before they left to go to Lexington

"Hannah, you got yourself here, you made it...now you need to take this opportunity and make out of it what you want."

Reflecting, two years into the journey I think, am I making out of it what I originally wanted to make it out of it?

The answer to that is no. No because i'm not the same scared little girl I was two years ago. My priorities, passions, attitude have all changed because i've grown up.

I have two more years to enjoy the campus of Wake Forest and that seems like a long time, but at the same time it seems like it will be over in the blink of an eye....SO

To all you freshmen, cherish every moment you have here. Not all of them are going to be stepping stones in your life, but a lot are. Study hard but don't kill yourself over it, and most of all enjoy the beautiful campus and university you chose to go to...it offers so many opportunities so take advantage of them!

Nothing's sweeter than summertime and American Honey

Well it's almost here...the end of summer...

So i've decided to reflect on what I see was a stepping stone season in my life and one of the best summers I have had thus far....

-I have or at least I think I have mended relationships that I never thought could be mended

-Strengthened relationships that had gotten a little loose during the school year just by separation

-Moved into my own apartment

-Went on a spur of the moment beach trip with two of the greatest friends in the world

-Figured out what I want to do with my life

-Had an amazing week at Rockbridge with some of the greatest people I know and I absolutely can't wait to see how we grow this year in IV

-Saw one of my best friends get married to the love of her life

-Celebrated the engagement of another best friend

-Danced carelessly in my driveway with two of my best friends

-Had late night cook out/mcdonalds runs with the girls

-Talked to Ashley's parents for a good 3 hours with anna and jenny when ashley was not home

-Learned to let go of my fear of being hurt

-Depended on the Lord in times of fear, uncertainty and pain

-Met an amazing guy

-Had late night dance sessions with the roomie

-Reconnected with some amazing people that I missed

As I prepare to go home one last time with my friends being here before they all leave to go back to school, I am completely overwhelmed with sadness. Sadness not because the summer is over, but because these people who I see on a very regular basis I may not get to see now for two months. They are about to end the college chapter in their life, I'm just now getting a hang of the whole college thing. So here's to this summer to the memories that have been made and the times we've shared together...

You gotta know when you got a good thing....

Here are a few pictures from the wedding and the events leading up to it (cookout, rehearsal dinner, bachelorette party etc.). It went over quite smoothly and I was so happy to see ashley and jeremy so happy! I don't think I have enough energy to blog more about it right now so just enjoy the picture!

I have been blessed...

So this morning I went to church with Anna and Jenny at a church i've never been to before. However, both of them had and liked it so I was very excited about a change...well the first thing the pastor said was it's going to be a little different this week and i'm probably going to run over. I honestly thought great a super long sermon, but he then said that we were going to discuss some business and do communion which relieved me because I knew that it wasn't running long due to a super long sermon...yes I am aware of how bad this whole paragraph sounds...

anyways before Mark started preaching a man came up and told a testimony about how his mom was basically at the kiss of death last year at this time and how she told them that she was ready to go, and they watched her breath for three days just waiting for that breath...however, one night she asked them all to leave the room because she needed to talk with God...moral of the story today she is cancer free and perfectly healthy. This story got me for many reasons...

1. It taught me that I really need to lean on God like this woman. She was ready to die, I'm not sure if i've ever known anyone who was ready to die, but she obviously felt like she needed to talk to God and then she just knew he was keeping her here...what an amazing faith.

2. God does work miracles. In the past four years I have had two close family members pass away...these are also the only two times I have literally gotten on my knees and cried out to God to please save them, DO SOMETHING! But both times it didn't happen the way I wanted it to turn out. Yes, I have lost two very dear family members but God has gained so many believers due to their testimonies...it doesn't get much more powerful than that.

Another awesome point of the day for me was that well this was the first time I had done communion without my parents. To me this signified that yes, I am an adult choosing where I want to go worship my Saviour because I want to be at this place not because my parents want to be at this place. It was also very special to me that I got to do this with two of my best friends. I just think communion is such a sacred thing and doing it together just brings you closer. I love the fact that my friends have as much love for Christ as I do...it's so refreshing and uplifting.