Oh yeah...the school part

I've been super excited for this new school year to start. I'm excited to lead RUC and give our Council a well needed make over. I'm psyched to be on campus living on my own! I can't wait to see all my friends again. It is going to be a great year for sure.

Then an unexpected email landed in my inbox.

It was an email from one of my future professors! This whole time while I was getting ready to go back to school I forgot all about the schooling part. I love the extra stuff when it comes to Regent but I am here to get myself an education.

It is time for me to get excited about the education part of Regent even though it comes with aspects I don't enjoy such as quizzes, extensive studying, and exams.

Drop the V but leave the P

For the pass year I have been the Regent Undergraduate Council's Vice President. After finding out about RUC this was a role I jumped to fill when I heard about special elections. As a freshman this might not have been the smartest decision as I was already trying to adjust to college lifestyle. Thank God everything worked out! I loved my role on the council. I loved all that we did and I had a good time. I ran for re-election in the spring elections and ran unopposed. I was ready for another year as RUC's VP....

BUT THEN...

*Dramatic Music*

...THERE WAS A TWIST!

After some unforeseen circumstances I have recently been promoted from Vice President to President. Yes World. I am the Regent Undergraduate Council President. It has taken me so long to blog about this and here the post finally is!

I'm excited because I have so many ideas to make this year the best one RUC has ever had!
I'm nervous because I want everything to work out just right.
I'm grateful because I have a team of people who are backing me up and supporting me through the important decisions. I've made myself a team of advisors!
I'm blessed because of this opportunity and all the glory always goes to God.

I just can't wait for the new school year to start; even though I know once it starts I will be waiting on fall break to come.

It is going to be a good year.

My Smart Phone!

I finally had enough money and a useable upgrade with verizon to buy myself a smartphone!! I've been loving the new technology that comes with these smart phones and after so much research I bought my own LG REVOLUTION!

I'm so happy with my new phone. I'm loving all the super cool apps! I have a weakness for new things but I never want my possessions to have any hold on my life. After I bought my phone I sat in my car, thanked God for allowing me the ability to purchase such an item, and then prayed I would never let material things have a hold on me. I might have taken it too far by telling the Lord if he wanted to I would break my phone right then and there just to prove my items don't control me. Thankfully the Lord didn't ask that of me. Whew! Still loving it and I just wanted to share.

This is a picture of me, trying to take a picture of my phone. Lol. Came out weird.

Jesus Always!

Today I had the radio on as I was cleaning my Aunt and Uncle's house. I was listening to Pittsburgh's K-love when I heard a woman who had called in say "If things were always going good why would I need Jesus?" She said this in a happy way and I think she was eluding to the song that sings about praising God in the storms as well as the sunshine (metaphorically). After she said this though I thought "Well, even if everything was going absolutely perfect in my life I would still need Jesus."

Let's say I have all the money in the world. My family and loved ones are happy. My life is filled with laughter, fun, and hard work that is meaningful to me. I'm able to spread God's love to everyone I meet. Even if all this stuff came true nothing would be better than having God in my life. This world is not my home and the only way I can truly get back to the place I belong is through Jesus Christ.

That just hit me today and it is a happy realization.

My mom and I were having our usual argument…that isn't really an argument. It is just us talking until one of us has the clever last word. Finally, I had the clever last word! Here is how the conversation went:

 

Mom: Leaving dishes in the sink over night is one of my biggest pet peeves.

Me: Why?

Mom: Because I don't like to wake up in the morning to a sink full of dishes

Me: Just don't look at the sink

Mom: I can't not look at the sink. I have to look at the sink. It is a pet peeve!

Me: You know what my pet peeve is?

Mom: …

Me: Terrorist. Let's compare pet peeves and see whose is worse.

Vote for Me and Henry!

For Cow Apperciation Day, I dressed up like a cow so I could get some free Chick-fil-A! Henry came with me. Vote for us here!

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My New Job

For the past year and a half I have been working as a cashier/hand out your ice cream gal at Dairy Queen. It was a minumum wage job that had flexible but odd hours. I enjoyed my time at Dairy Queen because I had fun, I met really great people, and I learned a few cool things about ice cream.

Yesterday on July 5th at 8 am my two week notice for Dairy Queen was final and I started my new job in Regent's Admissions office! That's right everyone! I work in an office now!

It was so great. I do transcripts which seemed crazy confusing at first but I think I am getting it down. Yesterday I did computer work, I stapled papers, I filed names, I shreded documents, I called other colleges and universities, I made copies, I learned how to use a fax machine!

Yes world I know how to use a Fax Machine! Bahahah

I know some of you may be thinking...Leila, why are you so excited about an office job?

Well concerned individual I'll tell you why. I like new experiences, I like helping people, and I like making money. I am doing all of the above at this new job. It also pays more than DQ does and I have more hours to work so that is a great plus.

Well I have to go get ready for work now! I hope you all have a good day. Even if you don't have a good day, a wise professor once told my class "Enjoy your toils..." He said a lot of other really inspiring things but I don't remember them good enough to put it in quotes.