Being a big girl

Well. Here it is. The end of the semester post.

It's exam week. I have already royally failed one exam and have 4 more to go! Yay me.
Alas I am playing on blogger and not studying. I am a slacker. I admit it.
I am trying to figure out how I am going to get all my stuff into my car. This is going to be interesting to say the least.
It is almost time for study break.

This bores me.

V-day, paper, home

Basically, that just sums up my life for the last two weeks. Things have been amazing but weird. And definitely very very very busy.
V-Day was amazing. I had a lot of fun doing it this year. It was definitely a bigger time commitment than it was sophmore year but I enjoyed it. This is Mom, Sara, and I, post monoluges. I look a little bit scary...but there have been far worse pictures of me. Mom and Sara came up to see it again. They brought Ms. Susan, who apparently loved it and has been talking about it a lot! So special. It was kinda fun getting all dressed up. Props to Anna for wardrobe!
After V-day, we went to Emily East for Spaghetti and Video Gaming....we played late into the night.
I spent the whole week working on a paper for Hobbie. I was arguing that Militant behavior within Islam is a preversion of Jihad. Pretty crazy stuff. My desk definitely was covered in a whole bunch of Muslim stuff. crazy. :) But I really had a lot of fun researching it. I wasn't so thrilled about the writing part but that was ok overall.
I went and saw my interim residence this weekend. Yup... we live on the beach for then next two months. I moved a washer and dryer and ended up skinning my shin. Not pretty... but then Beka broke her ankle so I guess it is all about perspective. But it was a nice visit. I truly enjoyed being home and with my family for the first time in MONTHS. Although we all were going in different directions all weekend long it was so good to see Mom,Dad, and Beka. The enviornment was soooo much more relaxed, even though Mom is still running around like a chicken with her head cut off. That woman just never ever stops.
Ok. Consider it updated.

100 Questions
Current mood: scatterbrained at the moment...

1. Full Name: Emmaly Essex Yarnell

2. Your Nick Names: Phonecia, Eminy, Emm, Meems, Meemo...Esso-expresso...

3. Place of Birth: Charleston South Carolina, Roper Hospital

4. Birthday: June 26th

5. Zodiac Sign: Cancer

6. Male or Female: female

7. Sexual Orientation: Boys

8. School: Presbyterian College

9. Occupation: Student

10. Residence: Clinton, SC/Charleston, SC

11. Screen Name: PhonenicaPCgirl

Your Appearance

12. Hair Color: Honey Brown... although SOME people think it is dirty blonde! They are WRONG!

13. Hair Long or Short: Getting longer... I hope to donate it to Locks of love by the time I graduate.

14. Eye Color: brown

15. Shoe Size: 9 1/2

16. Height: 5'10

17. Weight: THat is for me to know... and you to NEVER find out.

18. Glasses?: Since I was 18 months...I was a cutie in those snoopy glasses... oh yes I was.

19. Braces?:Yup...:)

20. Do you dye your hair?: No

21. Piercings: Ears

22. Tattoo: none

23. Righty or Lefty: Right.

Your "Firsts"

24. First Kiss: n/a

25. First BF/GF; :)

26. First best friend(s): That would just cause WAY too much drama.

27. First Award: Perfect attendance

28. First Sport You Joined: Equestrian Team

29. First pet: Snuffy... an orphaned rabbit..

30. First Vacation:Ummmm WVa I think...

31. First Concert: Garth Brooks, No Fences

32. First Love: Eating.

Favorites

33. Movie: I don't know that I only have on favorite really..

34. TV Show: same as 33

35. Color: Green and Purple... in that order.

36. Band: At the moment I am listening to Rascall Flats... so I guess that will do for now.

37. Song: The Fox by NickelCreek

38. Food: Mac and Cheese... yeah I am simple girl.

39. Drink: Cherry Coke, Water, Sweet Tea

40. Candy: Hmmmm I don't know that I have a favorite

41. Sport To Play: Couch Potato

42. Fav sport To Watch: Recently my secret sport addiction is Bull Riding... who would have thought?

43. Brand Of Clothing: Whatever is Practical...and cheap

44. Store: grocery

45. School Subject: Religion and History

46. Animal: Horses, Turtles, Frogs, Dogs...

47. Book: The Kite Runner

48. Magazine: Horse World


Currently

49. Eating: Not much...but going to dinner shortly.

50. Drinking: Pacific Cooler

51. Underwear: Purple :)

52. Online?: Yep

53. Listening: The Nora Jones song that has been stuck in my head all day. There is no music... I just hear it in my head.

54. Thinking About: How I really want to get exxams over with

55. Wanting To: see #54

56. Watching: Taryn study

57. Wearing: Soffe shorts and a t-shirt

58. Want Kids?: I don't know....

59. Want to Get Married?: Yes.

60. Careers in Mind: Middle Eastern relations

Which is Better With The Opposite Sex?

61. Blonde or Brunette?: brunettes

62. Money or Personality: personality

63. Older or younger: I am generally ok with either.
64. Ethnicity: Whatever works...

65. Style: casual

66. Eye color: Anything works... I am kinda a fan of Blue/green I think.

67. Cute or Sexy: :)

68. Lips or Eyes: eyes

69. Hugs or Kisses: Well.. I guess I have to go with hugs.

70. Short or Tall: taller than me, but that's not such an issue

71. Easygoing or serious: A nice balance

72. Romantic or Spontaneous: duh..both

73. Fatty or Skinny: Skinny I guess.. but I am not all that partial

74. Sensitive or Loud: Sensitive. Hands down.

75. Hook-up or Relationship: relationship.

76. Sweet or Caring: Caring

77. Trouble Maker or Hesitant One: Neither

Have You Ever

78. Kissed a Stranger: no

79. Drank Alcohol: Yup :)

80. Smoked: no

81. Ran Away From Home: Ummm not that I recall. Ask my sisters.

82. Broken a Bone: yep

83. Got an X-ray: yep

84. Broken Someones Heart: Yep. It was really tough.

85. Broke Up With Someone: negative

86. Turned Someone Down: Yes

87. Cried When Someone Died: Hmmm I don't remember crying when a person died... but I have cried when my pets die. I am wierd.

88. Cried At School: hahahahaha yes.

Do You Believe In

89. God: YES

90. Miracles: I guess

91. Love At First Sight: No

92. Ghosts: nope

93. Aliens: Nope. Sorry James.

94. Soul Mates: yes

95. Heaven: yes

96. Hell: yes

97. A good education: Most definitely

98. Kissing on The First Date: I mean who am I to judge?

99. Horoscopes: Nope

Answer Truthfully

100. Is there someone you want but you know you can't have? I think I have delt with this.

Ramblings

Well friends... what a semester it is has been. It is amazing how much can fall in a person's lap all at once. But thank God for amazing friends who help you get through it.
The poor ole hp met its demise... yes , I got the blue screen of death. But do not fear. I did not mourn its passing long. My heart has now been devoted to a dutiful Dell. I can't complain. :) I mean I can do homework AT MY DESK for the first time all year. It is nice. I am not going to lie. SHot out to James and Richard who helped me with the computer buying and set up processes. Ya'll are amazing.
I have had a travel bug for awhile. I am getting restless and just want to travel somewhere. But alas... I am in school... and I have no money. With most of the group preparing to go to Oxford, I am getting pretty sad. I want to go a lot.
I am getting super excited about V-Day stuff. Apparently Mom is bringing up a bunch of people frorm Charleston. It makes me a little nervous but I will have fun I think.
Kerrie is coming up next weekend and oh my gosh I am SOOO excited. I miss her a lot. Although she won't be able to stay for long, she is spending the night.
Who reads this crap?
Peace.

Back at PC

Well Christmas break was pretty insane. We are in the process of moving and for the Yarnell family that means a great big mess in every single room of the house. It was pretty overwhelming honestly. Grandpa and Nanna came down to visit and they really helped speed the process along.
I worked a lot at the Old Exchange building. I was interviewed by a local TV news channel on my first day back. It was crazy! I hadn't even given a tour yet so I was struggling to remember details about the building. But thank goodness for editing. They did a very good job of cutting out all the bumbling mistakes I made. :) It was crazy because I was a local celebrity for a few days. I would go into the grocery store and people would recognize me and talk to me like we were best buds. Very amusing.
Classes have been going well. Right now I am trying to decide if I want to drop American History. At present I am taking 18 hours of heavy reading courses. I just don't know if I would be able to handle it. American History is required for History majors so I would have to take it next year anyway. I think I have room in my schedule for it next year but I will be really sad if somebody offers some really cool class that I really want to take. But I guess I just have to suck it up and deal with it.
We went to East's new appartment last night for a bit of a party. It was fun. The food was really good. I could have eaten all of it I think. :)
Ok I think this little camper is ready for lunch!
Peace.

Hello out there!

Greetings to all of you faithful people who still sit around and wonder if Emmaly actually updates... I aplogize for my negligence.
Life has been insane and hectic and wonderful all at the same time! School has definitely been keeping me super busy but I have amazing friends that make it bearable. I am constantly amazed by what a good place PC is for me! Yay! I am definitely learning to take one day at a time. I am trying not to take this time in my life for granted. It was strange, the other day I realized that I had spent my whole life knowing that I had to go to college, not going just wasn't an option. I have been working towards that goal since elementry school.And I never thought much farther than that. And now I am here. And over half-way done. I need to start thinking about long term stuff I guess.
I read this super amazing book for my Jesuits in Asia class. It is called Silence by Shusaku Endo. It is about Jesuit missionaries in Japan. Perhaps one of the most shocking things about the book was the premeditation of mental torture. They were very polite physically, he had meals and shelter etc... but they played some crazy mind games.
God's provision continues to astound me. I really don't deserve it but all my needs have been met this semester one way or another. It is so encouraging to me. I have spent a lot of time thinking about that recently... how often I turn my back to God and He still showers me with love.
Peace out yo!

Reflection and Musings

Well friends...it is Friday.
It definitely has been a strange day... from not having a towel in the bathroom this morning to spending two hours just chilling out in Hobbie's office. It has be quite unusual. Props to Taryn who remedied the towel situation. :)
I have been thinking a lot recently about stuff. Ha. Mostly I am just reexamining and reaffirming my feelings on issues. I think evaluation is good. Otherwise your motivations will become stagnant.
I am searching for God in all the stuff that has been going on world wide recently. I am frustrated that aid is so mixed up in political red tape. I guess the idealist in me says we should be able to help where we see need. This culture is so insanely transient. We move on to one big money making scheme after another. When was the last time you heard anything about the Tsunami victims... they are still there. They still need us. Katrina... Rita... the Earthquake in Pakistan... flooding in New England... People need us. I worry that we will begin to put value on human life. Because these people are American we need to help them more than others... I don't know. It is just a fear I have.
Well this isn't what I expected. Maybe I will post more later on.
Peace