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Now Playing: If You Have To Ask- Claire Marie Winters
(She's in choir with me and her (original) music is sooo so goooood, find her on myspace DOO ITTTT!!!)

Today was again SO busy. Running around like a crazy person is what college is about I guess though. But the good news is that some deadlines got pushed back, and that took succcch a huge load off my shoulders! Now I can relax this weekend!! I can't wait to go HOOOOOOOME AHH!!!
But today actually wasnt bad!! Especially when classes were finished! Haha! Shelby's mom took Skelly, Kbell, Shelb and I to get manicures and pedicures!! It was soo nice. The massage chairs are like heaven incarnate OMGGGG. I really needed that. Ah! Love!!
And Improv was really funny!! But I only caught the last half of the show because I was at work. But whatever. Work was good too, here is what I learned....
If you want to waist hours of your life being really frustrated, you can play this game (I got to level 7!!)

http://www.addictinggames.com/theworldshardestgame.html =)

Oh and alsoooo, I was researching gangs in LA for this outreach program we're doing in april. Im supposed to plan an activity and a devotion, yikesss. Becoming involved in this was my idea of a way to feel more rooted here. Idk, maybe itll work?? Its gonna be awesome at least. Planning's going well and everyone's really jazzed and we're gonna go to Rosco's Chicken and Waffles!! And paint over graffiti in some inner city areas.
Well anyway, I was researching and I found some really heart wrenching stuff. I read a paper about family life with members of gangs, and I saw pictures of babies laying on the same bed their parents were counting drug money on (guns and drugs all present), and there were pictures of beatings and parties and members shooting up. It broke my heart =/ I really hope we can all learn a lot from this trip and try and find ways to help programs that work with gang prevention.

Im constantly reminded of how lucky I am. I have wonderful parents. I have a good home and great friends. Its crazy to think that it could just as easily have been me born in a gang area or a third world country or something completely different. And think how different out lives would be if that was the case!
Im so thankful for these reminders though, I hope I never take what I have for granted. I mean Im no Rockefeller, but Im so rich in lovvve =) And on top of that, I have a sense of security and safety, and I have resources and support. I mean I am so ridiculously blessed.




My childhood could just as easily looked like this,