What did Christen do in 2009? Hmm...
With the new year came new responsibility. In January, I became super involved in the Regent Undergraduate council [RUC] and served as the council's secretary. Between town hall meetings, office hours, and weekly meetings my schedule booked up quickly. I started the year with a spiritual/mental/physical cleansing. The time of fasting proved to be very valuable; God is good! Oh and the Winter X-Games took place :].
FEBRUARY
The Steelers started off the month with a Superbowl victory, I watched them win at the RUC football party! I flew up to Vermont to surprise my mother for her birthday! I enjoyed several days of SNOWBOARDING with my family- the highlight of the month. I did a project for my GENE class on sex trafficking, learned a lot and raised awareness of the issue.
MARCH
Busy, busy, busy. My parents came to visit, I stopped in at Liberty University to chill with Emily and I finally started to come out of my shell. Olivia, Clairisse, and I just galavanted across campus, tanned, and hit up the beach. My birthday was in March, and my lovely friends Bekah and Emily organized a party for me! I second AD'd for the first time on Audrey and Danny's film Cookies. I helped shoot a reality TV show throughout preview weekend and second AC'd April and Isaac's film 261. The first annual RUC talent show took place and I started working with the youth at Coastlands Community Church. Brooke Fraser's song "C.S. Lewis Song" became an obsession.
APRIL
The last month of classes, summer was quickly approaching, but life just got busier and busier! I stopped home for Easter, but brought Charlie and Meredith back with me! We pranked Josh's room 3 times and went to Buffalo Wild Wings twice :]. The RUC barbeque was a HUGE success, we had over 500 guests attend! This month was INSANELY busy!
MAY
Graduation! This month I hit up two graduation boat rides, Williamsburg, THE BEACH, Tyler's house for movies [and Chick-fil-A in his mustang!] Summer classes started and I made some new friends, since I knew NO ONE in one of my classes! Jenny, Keith, Sarah, and I went Strawberry picking, I stopped home for a week, and started my job in Undergrad Student Services! I really learned to meditate on God's word and use the wisdom gained from studying the Bible.
JUNE
June was the "I just want to be in New Jersey month." I went home every other weekend and surprised the family at 2 in the morning once! But, remember that band HILLSONG UNITED? I saw them in concert. By far one of the most powerful worship experiences of my entire life. The band was incredible and engaged the audience in a mighty God-inspired performance. I started going to Awake on Thursday nights, met Jars of Clay, locked my keys out of my car, and a series of great testing began. Jenny, Keith, Micah and I went to Kiptopeke State Park, and throughout the month I got super tan. :]
JULY
Mary and the Crew led worship, I saw a toddler pooping on the side of the road, and the sillyness of life commenced. I learned that Liv was diagnosed with cancer, but stood amazed at her optimism. Nic, Chuck, and I hung out a lot, found an air mattress, camped, invented Christic Ch-icken, and bought a fish [R.I.P. Tigre el Pescado] I got bangs! We started P90X! And then I had to move out. This month was SUCH a valuable time of friendship!
AUGUST
I went home. I got bored. I ranted about my distaste for Kelly Clarkson. I visited Rah Rah in New York. I struggled with forgiveness. I spend some quality time with the family. Tigre died. I met knew people. I ran orientation. I went to the beach... a lot. I moved in with Olivia, Sarah, and Hilary. In came the fall semester!
SEPTEMBER
Friendships with new students formed and have proven to be strong! I 1st AD'd Josh's film, Blameless and started the pre-pro for April's film Myla. Blameless was fun, but afterwards I needed a break, so I got up and left for Jersey! Haha. I realized that I needed to get into the word because my friends needed me. How can I encourage my friends spiritually if I myself am not investing time with Christ? Bekah, Chelsea, Sarah, and I helped with the McDonnell campaign, too! I bought a new snowboard. It is beautiful. Oh, and I got "set up." Hahahaha. The most rewarding part of this month was morning devos. Jordan, Nic, Gabrielle, and I would get up at 8 a.m. and read our Bibles over coffee. Such a blessing!
OCTOBER
Shooting for Myla started, and we got back into P90X. I helped with the Harvest Fest as a part of my job. The "husband/wife-to-be" craze began, Charlie, Eric, Tim, and I shot "music videos" to Hillsong United songs, I visited Emily at Liberty again and this time, tried the new Snowflex! The Yankees won the World Series and my friends and I made a fort in my apartment when my roommates were gone for the weekend. I documented my life for two days as well. I also learned to forgive this month, and truly understood the power of prayer.
NOVEMBER
I had this issue of waking up on time for things. I 1st AD'd Greg's film, Mommy Why, and started pre-pro for Josh's DawnBloom. The highlight of this month was my trip to Washington D.C. with Regent's journalism department! We visited Fox, The National Press Club, The Washington Post, the Newseum, and saw FAMILY FORCE 5 in concert. Thanksgiving was nice, but crazy; we had a huge family reunion! A bunch of us went to Sandbridge and saw a meteor shower, and instead of having a snow day, we had a rain day. Yup, Regent closed school for a hurricane!
DECEMBER
Crazy, crazy month. I thought last month was tough for waking up... this month I overslept for work TWICE. So unlike me! Shooting for DawnBloom was LONG, but SO SO SO SO much fun! We decorated Christmas land, had a fire drill at 1:30 a.m., and made horchata. A fort was constructed in the elevator, I planned the Pancake Feast with Whitney and Bekah, pranked Jordan's room, watched all the Harry Potters, volunteered at a food bank, got "snowed out" and was stuck in Virginia, had a blast at Christmas ball, then came home for Christmas. I received my new baby, Juanita the external hard drive, hung out with friends from home, and played several rounds of Sorry with my family. It hasn't happened yet, but Wednesday I should be going snowboarding! :]
Overall, this year has been an incredible blessing. I became so close to friends, family, and the Lord. Seriously, the only word that I can think of is blessed. I HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED. God has opened up doors, taught me to love, to trust, and to pray. Life has proven to be crazy, but the people in my life and the presence of the Lord have made it all worth while. Thanks to all my friends, new and old for embracing the true me and showing me how to live adventurously! You are loved!
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