-please dont be dumb...you know what that applies to
-cherish every single care package you get from your beloved mommy (i got 1...im a junior ha)
-surround yourself with people who love, support, and encourage you
-dont forget about your friends back home, the ones that were there for you during your obnoxious hs years
-find out what you are passionate about (this sounds so deep...yeah maybe it is. stop sitting in your lofted bed gaining the freshman 15 and get involved...you'll find what you love to do through these opportunities...i did! comm studies baby!)...swallow your fears and do it
-dont go home every weekend...if you hate college with everything inside of you and you are so homesick you begin to cry just reading this...just TRUST and dont go home. stay around, see what God gives you...he'll come through for you. i promise
-take the easy classes, have fun your first semester.
-purchase as much clothes as you can from your school as possible...you can really only get away with wearing college sweatpants, shirts, hats, ect for your college years. afterwards, you will probably get dirty looks. DECK OUT NOW
-go on one road trip a month to get the heck out of the dorms! even if it is a hour trip to the nearest chipotle (yes i did many of these :) haha)
-can you please just have as much fun as possible????? enjoy these special years
oh and if you arent happy and you feel like you should transfer, drop out, follow after a dream, travel, work, or do a missions trip or something....why not? dont be afraid. sincerely follow your heart and dont do school if you hate it.
this was all probably obvious stuff but sometimes people need to be reminded that YOU do have a choice. you guys are big kids now...do what you want-even if it doesnt make sense at all. thats what i did. i have a story of my own now and most of the time it makes no sense, what makes sense is that it feels right and God wants me here. i decided to surrender my life to God last year, and said to Him "do what you will...do what you will". out of nowhere i made the decision to transfer to the U of M, leaving a great school, irreplaceable friends, and the only life i knew...all because i didnt feel right in winona. so here i am guys!!!!! remember when i blogged about the whole upcoming transferring transition and what not, and how terrified i was??? well take a look at amy lancette now...I DID IT!!
I have managed to do this much change in my life in the past month....eeeesshh!
-transferred to the U of M (insanely huge, but such a perfect fit for me)
-moved to st. paul, MN (please come visit me soon)
-joined a church (the rock in minneapolis...oh come visit me and then we'll go to church together haha, its an amazing time!!!)
-became a leader of the outreach team at the Intervarsity campus ministry at the U
-taking the city bus (oh the stories you will hear!!!!! bahaha!) every day to class
-oh....one of my best friends got engaged and is getting married in less than 4 months!
-two new wonderful roomies...shout out to meghan huberty and sarah galbrecht (who just told me she had a dream she kissed a 12 year old boy....haaaaaahaha! she will be slightly unhappy that i posted this but oh well, loves you!)
-my sister is preggo and due in may
-my other sister got married this past july
pretty much my life has drastically changed and i really am loving it so far. i want to thank everyone who was praying for me. i was soooo scared, no words could even explain! it is all becoming routine now and everything is coming together. one huge change i love is having MY OWN PLACE!!! i dont have to share a bathroom or shower with 30 some other girls, i dont have to walk up a hall and then go to the left then go to the right then down a tunnel to get to a frickin ghetto kitchen to make my scooby mac. i can make my own meals and bake and cook all day long until the sun rises the next day :) its my perfect little home! and im living in the cities people....ahh such delight! what i am most excited for is the opportunities God has blessed me with. the rock church has already impacted my life so much and being a leader at Intervarsity is what ive wanted for so long...its time to change lives on campus! i have amazing small groups through both organizations and have met the most legit awesome people. mmmm God has a plan far bigger than i could have ever pictured :) :) :) (yes three smiley faces for that comment, God is so much bigger than anything in my life...its truly amazing)
well i am doing what i always do...blab about nothing of importance but i just wanted to give any devoted followers a lil taste of what my life is like now. from here on out, my blog posts will be more condensed and probably just about the most random stuff that happens to me and just sharing how my wonderful heavenly father comes through for me and changes my life right before my eyes. whenever i hear stories about how God works in peoples lives, i get super pumped and excited...so i thought maybe my stories could do that for any of you.
ENJOY...facebook me messages if you have any thoughts or comments, great!
song of the day-"indian lover" by lakes
peace
