New videos

Ok I have downloaded a bunch of new videos on to youtube the best way to see them all is to go to, http://www.youtube.com/user/NickyTiger and they're all on there. I hope you enjoy them.

Photos of the last two weeks

Here are the few pictures I have of the past two weeks.

This is a waterfall we pass when going to different places.

Amanda and Courtney

Rachel and Whitney


Sarah and Me
Starky
Starky and Amanda they are roommates
Me and Courtney
Me and Elizabeth
Amanda, Courtney and Elizabeth
Casey my roommate
Amanda and Elizaabeth
Whitney

Starky

Nicknames

Ok I was given a nickname by my friends at college and I have finally started to accept it. You may be wondering what the nickname is. Well it is “Mother Theresa” it was “nurse” but then it changed with a few hours of talking. Now you many be wondering how did her friends come up with this. Well it all started when on last Friday night, right after a dodge ball tournament. When I got back to my room I got on AIM and my friend Matt popped up (he's the guy who my friends want me to date.) We were just talking about the game and how it went, when he mentioned that he had a headache. So being the caring person I am, I mentioned that he should either get some sleep or take some pills. Well he said he didn’t have any pills and if he went to sleep with it he’d wake with a migraine, so I offered to give him some pills, if he would meet me right outside of my dorm. Well this all took place at 2:00 am and stupid me didn’t think of that and what could go wrong. So we met and he took the pills, then we talked for about 2 mins and went our separate ways. But that’s just half of the story, the next night we were studying for an exam and that’s when “nurse” nickname came up. But right after we were done I decided to get some sleep when all of a sudden my two crazy friends started asking me questions about Matt. They asked if I liked him, have I ever been in a relationship with a boy before, and if I ever held a boys hand or hugged one before. Well that’s when they noticed that I was so pure and innocent and that led to the whole “Mother Theresa” nickname. At first it really drove me nuts but now I have noticed that they are encouraging me to stay pure and innocent.

So that is why my friends call me “Mother Theresa.” And actually I have started responding to it and treat it like it’s my actual name. But now they are starting to call Matt the “pope” and begning to make it into a little joke. That at first it drove me nuts but it’s not that bad anymore and I know that they are joking.

To Come....

Ok I am going home this weekend and I plan to get video's and picture on my blog the reason why I have not done this yet is because my laptop won't let me download the video's on my camera to kodak. So this weekend I plan to get all of the video's and pics I have taken the past two weeks on here for everyone to see.

First weekend on campus and first weekend home

Okay so my first weekend on campus was really fun and crazy. Disadvantage was that my roommate and a bunch of really close friends all went home because it was a four day weekend so campus was pretty much dead. But with being on campus I was able to get a lot of homework done and really experience a life away from home and on my own. What was really nice was that my one friend who is student teaching had me over almost everyday and we got to talk and hangout, so I didn't feel totally alone. Then on Sunday my start team decided to go to Glad Tidings in Reading for church then go to CEC's for lunch. The ride there was 45 mins which was to long for me but luckily we made it interesting. The service was great and I really enjoyed it, but the whole time I was missing my friends back home because we would talk to each other during the service. After the service we took a tour of the huge church and see how big it was going to get. Then we decided that we didn't want to go to CEC's for fear that we would get kicked out, so we went to pizza hut instead.


On Monday I finished the homework that still needed to be done until we had a "brown-out" and almost all of the power went then around 3:00 I went to my friends apartment for a little party she was having and by that time the power all over campus was out. So I just hung with them until the power went back on and we could eat. It was fun just to hang with friends, talk, and play games. when it started to get late I went back to my room finished a little bit more homework then went with friends to see if the library was open, but it wasn't so I went back and just hung a little bit then went to bed.

On Friday the same week I had a normal day but the difference was I had to pack, because I was going home. I woke up and took my shower and got ready to for the day. After I was all dressed and ready to go I started to feel a little weird so I grabbed a soda and took a big swig. And all of a sudden I had this a bare able pain right under my ribs, so while still standing I laid my head on my bed and the next thing I remember is waking up on the floor. The first thing I thought was "where am I?"so as soon as I got a little more alert I called my mom to see what she thinks I should do. She said that I might have just passed out and to eat some food and then see how I feel. I did feel better but not a lot better. I waited until my roommate was ready to go to chapel before I left for fear of passing out again and during chapel I had a really hard time trying to stay awake and keep my attention on the speaker. My one friend made sure I ate a lot of food so that way I don't pass out again.

After that situation was all over with I went to my classes. My youth pastor saw me right before I went into the class and reminded me that he was going to be at my door @ 3:30 exactly. So has soon as the class was over I said good-bye to a few of my friends then went back and grabbed my suitcase and met my youth pastor. He was so surprised that I was not going to take any laundry with me to wash while I was home. It was a crazy ride and I really got to see the other side of my youth pastor. It takes a good hour and a half to get back to the church. When we got to the church I called my mom to let her know what the plan was and make sure I was going to get home. It was nice to be back in youth and back in a place I really know. After youth my mom came and picked me up and took me back home. Now I couldn't sleep in my bed because Robyn was painting the room, so everything was all over and there were only two beds in the room. So I had to sleep on the couch which was nice, but a pain.

On Saturday I half woke up told my bros to turn the TV down and then went back to sleep. When I actually woke up I got ready for a day of shopping and homework. It probably was not smart to go shopping but at least I got things I needed and somethings I didn't. When we got back I finished some of the homework I needed to do.

On Sunday I went to church and it just happened to be promotion Sunday so I got my certificate saying that I can go up into an adult class. But I didn't move up because my youth pastor wants me to stay and help with the youth class. So after the service I went back home and finished a few more homework problems then packed up all that I bought and everything I grabbed from home and got ready to head to church. I felt so weird not staying and having to leave again but I knew I had to get used to it, because that was no longer my permanent home but my home away from home. When we got to the church I felt a little sick and had to bite my tongue a few times to stop myself from crying (but that is starting to not work.) But finally when church was over I moved everything over into my youth pastors car and then just hung until he was ready. When it came the time to actually leave I really started to cry and the tears would not stop. My youth pastor was like "your going to see them next week" but that didn't help so once we were in the car and actually driving away that's when I began to stop crying and get back to my normal self. It was so much fun to be back home and hang with my family but I also love everyone here.

Temptations

Okay the last two days have been trying really hard to fight off the temptation to get on facebook and it doesn't help that I have facebook e-mail me all of my notifications. So today I was checking my e-mail and saw that some of my good friends commented on a picture of me and I so badly want to see what picture its was and what the full conversation is. But I can't and its getting really hard for me (and its only the second day.) I think the other reason why I have been having this really hard temptation is because there is a guy here who I have been talking to on AIM and he has not been on so I can't talk to him. So its kind of a mix of two things that are driving me nuts and I think I am going to go crazy. Another thing that doesn't help my situation is that the guy I am talking to has become a really good friend to me and all of my close girlfriends think that there is something going on with me and him. And just to set the record straight there is nothing happening we are just friends. But my friends just keep joking about it with me all the time and its starting to mess with my mind and I can't quite think straight. Everything is starting to get confusing and I am going to go crazy. I just would love for you all to really pray for me that I see God's plan and his direction in this time in my life. I was hoping that through this fast I would start to see what God has planned for me and where he is going to lead me this semester but with all of this going on I don't know if I will be able to hear him or even understand him. I just hope that everything might get better as this week goes on.

I am so sorry if you lost me but this was kind of a way for me to get everything off my shoulders and to help me think more clearly. I just hope that you can understand what I just wrote. I did not read over it because I don't want to think of it all again. I miss you all and can't wait until I see you in person so I can explain everything in a better way. Love you all so much.

Fasting Facebook

Okay I have decided to fast facebook and spend some extra time away form the Internet. You might be wondering how I came to this and made the decision to fast facebook. Well I was getting really tired of the chat on facebook, because I would try to talk to a friend then it would knock me off. And I strated to got really angry at how retarded it was acting. So I give up facebook for a week and I'm going to see where it will lead me. The other reason why is because I am on it all day and never really get anything else done. It feels very weird to call it a fast but when you give up something that you do everyday and takes a good amount of time out your day and time with God, its considered a fast. So I am going to spend more time with God and more time doing my homework. I have been praying that God would give me the strength to follow through with it and not give up. So maybe this will not just go on for a week but maybe two, I don't really know I guess I'll find out. So I know this is really off the topic and really random but I was just letting you all know what I am doing and hopefully I will be able to write some more posts this week about how everything is going. Please keep me in prayer.

College Life part 1

Okay I have finally decided that I have a few minutes to type up an update for ya'll. I hope you enjoy reading it. And I am sorry I don't remember the whole first few days.

Okay so I had to pack up my whole entire life on Friday, August 29, and get ready to move to my new home. It was really strange but I tried my best to make sure I took what I needed and nothing extra. It took me all day to pack and when my dad got home he was ready to high-tale-it. Well after I tried to grab everything, we finally loaded the car full and headed to Pheonixville. Well we checked into our hotel, then grabbed something to eat. I really was not that hungry because of the quizy feeling that was in my stomach. Then we went back to our room and hung out for the rest of the time. It was nice just to have my parents there it felt weird but it didn't matter.

Now Saturday was the big day. Well I woke up ate some food (even though I couldn't eat much), mad sure I had everything that I needed, and loaded back up and headed to the college. When we pulled into the parking lot my phone rang and it was my Youth Pastor checking up on me. He said to come and find him once I was registered. So we walked over to the registation and got me all ready. I had my mail key and my room key and all the wonderful papers that told what was going on. Then we went to find my youth pastor @ the bookstore. He helped me get my books (and waste my money on them;), then he said to call him when I was ready to move in and he would help. So we went back to the car and then went to find my room. My roommate was not there yet which was nice cause then I didn't have to worry about running into each other while unpacking.

Unpacking was hard cause I noticed how unorganized I can be. The first and main thing I wanted to do first was make the bed then get everything else unpacked. So I claimed the lower bunk and started to put my stuff on it. Then my dad helped me by hanging all of my clothes and putting things were I told him too. Then when I was almost done my roommate appeared. It was really nice to meet her for the first time, we talk to on facebook but that was it. After I finished we went to lunch so Casey (my roommate) could unpack all of her stuff. While @ lunch we decided what I still needed and the things I didn't. So we went shopping for the few things I didn't have and the few things I really wanted. So we went back to the room and moved everything back and had to shift things around so Casey and I would get things to work.

Then it was time for the first service of the night. After the little service all of us new students went outside and joined our start teams. In start teams we played icebreaker games and did a lot of fun games. Then it came time to have the final service and say good-bye to the parents. At the service they had the students pray over their parents. It was really cool but really hard cause I knew that soon i would be saying good-bye. So after the service we walked to my dorm and said good-bye right out side the doors. Then I cried really hard and for forever. It was really hard for me to sleep that night because i knew i was now on my own and in college.

I can't really remember the next day (which would be sunday) but in know it was full of fun and crazy start team activates. I do remember that we went to a professors house to met him and talk to him.

On tuesday classes started and the real college life began. Classes were fun and I really started to realize that I was no longer homeschooled but in college and on my way to a better life serving God.

I have a few pics of the few days of my college life. I have tried my best to put them in order but its not really working. Okay the two group pictures are of my start team. And then there's the picture of the beautiful sky outside of my window. Then the four pictures of my room my desk, my closet, my bed (I have the bottom bunk), the bathroom. Next are random pictures of me and friends.

Coming Soon!!!!!!!!

When I finally get act together I will post about my college life. So when ever that happens I will give you all an update.