Mall Fun

Ok so I ended up going to do laps at the mall :) I did two laps and was about to reward myself by flipping through a new Ted Dekker book in the Barnes and Noble inside the mall when I heard a very loud siren. I looked out into the main mall area and saw flashing lights. At first I thought that meybe someone had walked out of a store without paying for an item. Then a male automated voice came over the speaker: "Attention. A fire has been detected in the building. Please proceed to the nearest stairs and exit the building. Do not use the elevators."

So that was the end to my excercise.

...So Little Time

Just three more days until move-in day!!!

I'm beginning to regret having done absolutely nothing this summer... :(. I should have taken advantage of the time that I had to make some last memories.

But it is too late for that now. I am packing, packing, packing! I think I have six boxes stashed away in my sister's old room. Mind that not all of them are full yet, but I am definitely well on my way to being able to move out tomorrow!

Maybe I should take advantage of the fact that I still have three more days... I should go wake up my mom who is snoozing on the couch and try and get her to take me somewhere... or maybe we could go to the pool or beach... or if I can't wake her, I'll go to the mall!

I started making a mental list of things I want to do "one last time." Going to the mall is definitely on the list. Not that there's something I need to buy, mind you, but because of all the memories I have there. I'll explain later if I get into a drowsy, self-pitying mood.

I Want to Get Married

I want to get married.

This may seem odd coming from a girl who hasn't even begun her first year of college yet, but it is the truth.

When I was young. ...Younger than I am now, I wanted to stay single forever. Be a career women. Never have children.... I've always had a fear of small children. ...Anyways, now that I am older, I have realized the error of my ways.

I'm probably much too idealistic in my views of romance, but I want a guy who will sweep me off my feet. A guy who will just be there for me. A guy who will care enough about my life to ask me about it, yet gentle enough to hold me when I need him. A guy who will take me places. A guy who will hold a meaningfull conversation with me about God and how great He is.

These are all things I look for in my men.

You may be wondering what this has to do with college. Well college is the place where you meet your soulmate! Of course!

I wanted to get this out there so that when I do meet Mr. Perfect, I will remember this day realize that God had a plan for me after all.

PS. Six days until move-in day!!!

Ramblings of a Bored Teenager

Well, forget what I said in my last post. I just couldn't keep myself away from blogging again. I realized that the packing process is a large part of the going-off-to-school process.

That's what I did today. I went over to Target for the fourth time this week to get shaving cream, an extension cord, shampoo, a desk lamp and some lotion (among other things).

Then I went home and packed up all my big old t-shirts that I have accumulated over the years: CSF, YABA, And various "Senior Girls '09" ones that will suddenly transform themselves into pajama tops for the years ahead.

The Blog

In a matter of eight short days I will no longer be merely "Laura", but rather, "Laura the College Student!"

I will be leaving the nurturing sanctuary of home and journeying a great fourty miles (according to MapQuest) to attend California Baptist University. I will be experiencing life away from home for the first time and attempting to overcome it with a Bible and a blog.

Can you tell I'm trying to make this interesting?

I will return when I have moved into my petite dorm room and met the stranger that is to be my mate for the next eight months.