Weekend In Review

What a whirlwind of a weekend! Definitely one of the greatest I've had.

Friday night: Went out to dinner with some of the theatre kids and saw Pitch Perfect for the 3rd time. Goodness I love that movie.

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Saturday: Left for Austin with some girls from St. P's at 8:30 AM. Thank heaven for coffee is all I'm saying.

We stopped in Round Rock for some TX sized Do-Nuts.

Spent about an hour in a Catholic Bookstore. I wanted to buy all the things.

Had lunch at Kirby Cafe. I munched on a suberb panini. Yummmm

Looked through some interesting clothing at Buffalo Exchange. I am such a bad resale shopper it is insane.

We were going to try to meet up with some of my best friends at a coffee shop. Little did we know, the one we picked first was waayyyy more bar than coffee. It was scary. I guess we should have known by the name, Spider House, that it would be a bit sketch, but we didn't. 

We then headed to Mozart's, this adorable coffee shop right on Lake Austin. My best friends met up with us and we spent a few hours just relaxing. I took about 20 different pictures of clouds. I have no idea why I am so obsessed with them haha they are just so pretty!

Here's where it gets awesome. As we were driving away, my friend texted me and said "RYAN GOSLING". HE WAS SHOOTING A SCENE AT MOZARTS! We went back and watched him work. He's that pretty in person y'all. We sat on the balcony above the set and the assistant came by and told us that WE WERE IN THE SCENE. I had my acting debut y'all. Prepare for my Oscar. 

As we were leaving, we passed by his van and I waved, determined, at Ryan. He looked up, and WAVED BACK. I squealed like a four year old and may or may not have jumped up and down. He laughed. I MADE RYAN GOSLING LAUGH. 

Alright lovestruck fan girl moment over. I didn't expect to get so worked up. Ah well, how often do you see celebrities in Texas?

The day was so wonderful. It's great spending time with people that you have so much in common with. The conversation was always enlightening, and even though the day wasn't retreat like at all, I still ended it feeling closer to God. Friendship really does make you closer to Him. 

Sunday: A very productive day! I went to mass, sewed a bed skirt, painted a painting, did some (not a lot, but some) hw, and went to crew. Very relaxing, and very needed. 

I only have about 3 weeks of school left until Christmas break! #Wheredidthetimego?

I hope your weekend was amazing as well! 

Week 12: What I Wore

Only four outfits this week due to my random illness yesterday that produced no outfit worthy of photography. Yay for the fact that I actually managed to wear four different pairs of shoes this week! Don't think that has happened yet... there's a first time for everything!

This weekend holds a trip to Austin, perhaps some crafting, and kicking this sinus infection to China!

Hope your weekend is swell!!

Day Quil for the Soul

I'm sitting at an urgent care center right now waiting on a doctor. All of that sleep deprivation caught up with me an I got sick. I tried to ignore it, I tried to fight it, but woke up this morning feeling a bit like I-10 during 5 o'clock traffic.

The test I had studied so hard for? Couldn't take it.
The lunch plans I made? Missed those.

My whole life had to be put on hold so that I could deal with this illness. Blah. Yet the things I had planned would have been done halfway. My stubborn head would have kept doing them though! It's obnoxious, but this pause to get well will help me do everything better.

What if our souls made us stop like our bodies did? Think about it. When we are active in our prayer lives & active in the sacraments, we flourish. I don't know about you, but those weeks where Jesus is center are the best weeks I have. The weeks where He is just an extracurricular are rough. I feel a bit like the traffic again. Nothing moves like it should and I am not as productive as I should be.

We should give our souls check ups just like our bodies. We should listen to what they are telling us, instead of pushing it off. "I'll pray later, I'll go to daily mass next week, I don't need to go to confession." Let's face it, 'later' seldom occurs. We keep going 90 miles a minute, and wear out our minds, bodies, hearts, and souls. Let's quit it.

Spend sometime on your soul today. How's it doing? Are you living life to the fullest or halfway?

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Hope Now

Walking to study for a test and passing by the gorgeous trees and sunny fields recharges me. I have two tests standing in my way to a glorious rest. I know I have to get through the not so fun to get to the fun. The hope is what gets us through.

That's like heaven.

We get to work for a little while. We have to go through hardships, and stress, and pain, but there's an end to it. We have a reward waiting for us. And the hope of that reward makes everything worth it.

Stay strong friends. Remember the goal. Have faith & don't lose hope!

Currently on the bookshelf...

While college is insanely busy, I am fortunate to still have time to read. I have discovered that I can read more than one book at a time. Who knew? Here are all the things I am dabbling in:

1)My Nook App currently houses Persuasion by Jane Austen. I am in a book club here and that's the book. Secret? I get college credit for it! 

2) How to Win the Culture War by Peter Kreeft. Good book. Slightly disturbing because of the nature of Spiritual Warfare, but very eye opening. 

3)The Signature Classics of C.S. Lewis. I love him. I really truly do. I am taking a class on the Philosophy of Lewis so we are reading all of his stuff. Currently we are in the midst of Screwtape letters. 

4)Bible. Don't really need an explanation for this one :P

5)Financial Peace Revisited by Dave Ramsey. My Daddy gave this to me when I asked him for budgeting advice. Hopefully I can learn how to manage money better!

6)Rediscovering Catholicism by Matthew Kelly. Really cool read! I have found that it is applicable to all of the people I know, not just my Catholic friends, which is awesome. It talks a lot about being an authentic person, and who wouldn't want more of that!

I try to read a little bit each day. It's relaxing :)

Do you have any good reads right now?

HOCO 2012 :)

My first Baylor Homecoming was a massive success!! 

1) Thursday night was the Freshman Mass Meeting. We learned about the Immortal Ten: the ten members of the basketball team that gave their lives saving their friends. It made every single freshman there fall in love with Baylor all the more. The Immortal Ten embody the Baylor Spirit, and they live on forever. 

2)After FMM we built a massive bonfire to be enjoyed Friday night!

3)I had my acting debut Friday! It was nerve wracking and exhilarating. Oh how I love to be on stage. 

4)Girls dinner and FroYo Friday night.

5)My gorgeous Friend Callie and I Friday night pre-bonfire.

6)BONFIRE!!

7)The theatre department had a group go to the concert after the bonfire. We danced like MANIACS. We looked ridiculous. Seriously. People were video taping us. Yet, all together, we didn't care. We enjoyed ourselves immensely. It made me so happy being with 20 or so people exactly like me. We didn't care what people thought, we just danced. It was pretty great :)

8) Saturday boasted a football game with some kick butt Baylor playing & a jazz club where a friend of ours was playing. So many talented people in my department. It's insane. 

9)Sunday was my first date function! We went skating and it was 80's themed. My date and I may or may not have gotten horribly lost for an hour but it was still loads of fun!

All in all, it was a heck of a weekend and I'd say one of the best ones to date :) I know I say this a lot but I love my school. Sic em bears! 

Dear Cute Cowboy on Highway 6

Nice truck! I'm a sucker for a pickup, especially a King Ranch. I can tell you're a hard working man from the tool chest on the back. I'll bet you are the handyman type. And probably a hunter, due to your camo hat. I must say it was quie fun caravaning with you for an hour during my ride home yesterday. At first I thought you were just a speed demon trying to get somewhere more quickly than necessary, due to the riding of my rear until I moved over. Yet, once you looked back and saw me jamming out to some Taylor Swift, you're heart must have changed. Because then you were a gentleman and let me pass you! Oh how sweet :) The dancing around the fast lane was hysterical & I could tell you wished I was serenading you when we stopped at that stoplight. You chuckled, tipped your hat, and gave me a genuine southern grin, then invited me to proceed. I really wished you were a Baylor Boy, but alas, you left me in Marlin. Please think of me everytime you hear "22", just like I will think of you everytime I see a doublewide White Ford F250. It could have been love!

Yours forevermore,
Rachel

Y'all. Most entertaining ride home ever last night! This actually happened, and boy it put a smile on my face. It's hard to find people that enjoy good car serenading these days. Sigh. Oh well.

Outfits will be coming tomorrow! I had some technical difficulties (i.e. I forgot to take a picture of my outfit Thursday and haven't had time to recreate it.)

Have a lovely weekend! Sic Em Bears!