Under the Weather

When you get sick in grade school, it's so exciting. It's an excuse for no homework and TV all day long. You get ice cream and a chance to watch your favorite movies. It basically rocks!

When you get sick in high school it all changes. During these four years, you are so busy that no time is a good time to get sick. Trying to stay caught up on your school work while also keeping your starting spot on the volleyball team while also staying involved with all of your clubs and acitivities is tough work.

There's only one thing that is harder than getting sick in high school. And that is getting sick in college....without your mommy.

I was sick all last week with a sinus infection. I had to figure out how to get my prescription, how to get food, and how to keep making sure that I got enough sleep...not too mention keeping up with all of my school work, talking to my profs, trying to not let anyone down with my volunteer activities, and of course, trying to stay on track with my various jobs.

This was quite a daunting task, and obviously I had a lot of missteps. I slipped up here and there, (notice my lack of blog last week?) and I had to ask a lot of favors from people.
-Shout out to my sister, Emily, who graciously got my groceries and prescriptions for me! Love you!!!

Thankfully, I'm at Luther College. It's a place where after only one semester, I already have life-long friends who were there for me, helping me every step of the way. It's a place where my profs were beyond supportive, giving me plenty of time to catch back up, not wanting me to get too overwhelmed. It's a place where my bosses, especially Julie Chamberlain and Marty Berg, said "No sweat. Feel better!" when I needed a few days off.

It wasn't quite my mommy...but it was definitely the next best thing!

Bye y'all!
~Anna

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end." Ecclesiastes 3:11