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Name: Ruth
Birthday: 11/22/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: Some things which happen to interest me are: dreadlocks, South of the Border, dancing, fruit, live music, 80s music, owning at Twister, practical jokes, Raven Rock, peanut butter chip/chocolate chip cookies, new CDs, black nail polish,baking goodies, karaoke, technology, fedoras, comedy, and Jesus Christ (not necessarily in that order). If we share seven or more of these interests, we'd make great friends, I'm sure.
Expertise: The art of the Skip-It (hopefully you remember those from elementary school days), parallel parking, being impulsive and spontaneous, plucking eyebrows, winning at Candy Land, shopping at thrift stores, and making a fool of myself in public.
Occupation: Supervisory
Industry: Entertainment
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  RoothieQ
Yahoo:  RoothieQ
Member Since:
1/6/2005
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| I just got an email from Xanga saying that it misses
me. Maybe I've missed Xanga too, but it hasn't been such an
overwhelming feeling that I've needed to write a new blog thingy until
now. So I really feel like getting back in touch with some of you
who may have subscribed to this thing. This is a really lame way
of saying it, I know, but I want to hear back from you guys.
Until then, I just thought I'd fill you in on some of what's going on
in my life right now.
I am still at Campbell, in my second semester as a Junior...which means
I'll be a Senior in the Fall (crazy). I am a religion major, and
I've sort of recently decided to minor in business. I don't have
a clue where this path is leading me, but it feels right. I'm
just waiting for God to open some doors (and close some, if necessary)
to show me what should come next.
"Next" is a really scary word to me right now, mostly because I have no
clue what it means for me. I've been doing a lot of thinking (and
maybe not enough praying) about this summer. I got the email from
Lana that basically said 'It's time to apply for camp again...' and I
haven't been able to bring myself to apply yet. Don't get me
wrong - I would love to work at camp again and I have loved being a
part of the camp family, but I just haven't gotten the feeling that
camp is where God wants me this summer. So, I'm trying to figure
that out. I'd be interested in some sort of internship or job,
but I guess I just don't know what's out there.
Ross and I are still happily together. Something like 22 months
by now. It seems like a long time, but it's gone by so
fast. He's going to be working at a golf course in Virginia for
three months this summer. I'm having a hard time getting used to
the idea that he's going to be more than 35 minutes away and that I'm
not going to be able to see him every weekend. But this is a
great opportunity for him, and so I will force myself to say that I am
excited for him (I really am excited, but I'm going to miss him like
crazy). I know some of you out there have gone through this
experience, especially the ones who went to freaking Africa, so I would
appreciate any support and words of encouragement you can offer.
Speaking of relationships, my brother is engaged (I think that's
somewhere in my last xanga post). I am super excited, but it's so
weird to think of him as a married man. The wedding is getting
ever closer, and the showers are beginning this weekend.
Hopefully everyone will be able to keep their sanity during these
preparations for a new time.
I started making a list this morning of things that have made me happy
today. I'd like to share with you what I have so far:
- I made (and then drank) some really good coffee
- I listened to Coldplay on the way to class
- I wore my rainboots and intentionally splashed in puddles
- I gave a pencil to my neighbor in class
- I found a penny on the floor and gave it away
- I found a dollar on the floor and kept it
- I am currently sitting in the library listening to Regina Spektor and I'm finding it very hard not to sing along
The season of Lent is approaching. I think it begins this
Wednesday. I've been thinking about something that I might want
to give up, but I haven't decided on anything specific yet. But I
am beginning to prepare my heart for whatever God may want to teach me
during this period of time. If any of you are planning to go
through the Lent experience, I'd like to be in touch with you and maybe
we can experience it together.
If you made it all the way through this post, I want you to know that I
greatly appreciate it. Friends have become very precious to me
lately, and I don't feel like I've been getting enough
friend-time. So just know that I love you and that I would love
to be in prayer for you.
"Until you have given yourself up to Him, you will not have a real self..."
- from Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
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| 1. Painted my toenails an adorable shade of red.
2. Hand-washed every piece of silverware I own.
3. Drove some nails over the stove on which to hang the oven mits and hot pads.
4. Went to get coffee with Diane (I'm going to count this one as a
positive because it helped me stay awake for the studying which I
actually did accomplish).
5. Found out that Wal-Mart and Target sell black-out curtains, which I might invest in.
6. Took a quiz which revealed that I am 87% Dixie (I guess that also means that I'm 13% Yankee).
7. Folded a good bit of laundry.
8. Did a LOT of complaining about having to study.
All of this basically tells me that if I had actually spent my time
studying instead of doing all these things (including typing this silly
xanga post), then I'd probably have a good shot at making a better
grade on my test tomorrow.
In other news, I have now been dating Ross Jernigan for 17 months. 
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Dang. Xanga has been neglected. 
Quick update of the last few months:
1. Camp was great.
2. I got bronchitis while I was at camp.
3. I went on my first plane trip.
4. I went to Maine with Ross and Lana to meet their family. (FUNNN)
(see picture below)
5. School has begun again. I'm a junior now.
6. I have a great apartment with some great roommates.
7. My brother got engaged. That's weird.
That's about it I guess.
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| Just kidding. But seriously...
I haven't really taken a lot of time to reflect on the end of the
school year. It happened about a month ago, and I've just been
piddling around since then. It ended well enough, I guess.
I am halfway through college and I can't believe it!!! Congratulations to those of you who are recent graduates!
Today was my last day working at the bookstore until August!!! I
don't really think I'm going to miss it. In the past 2 days, I
have sliced open my finger with staples, twisted my knee, gotten stuck
in an elevator, and heard a LOT of yelling (the yelling was NOT
directed at me, thank goodness). So I think it's about time to
take a break for a while.
*Anything written on this blog is not necessarily a representation of the beliefs of the B&N corporation.
I had to type that. It's in my contract.
Camp is coming up. If you're reading this, there's a good chance
I'll see you there. I'm working all four weeks, and I am
PUMPED! I'm really looking forward to sharing great experiences
with old friends, meeting new ones, learning new things, and being
blessed and encouraged. I still don't know what skills elective
I'm going to be helping with. If there were classes about folding
laundry, doing jigsaw puzzles, baking goodies, or watching The Office,
I'd be all over those. Ehhh. Hopefully I can help in some
area that I have a few skillzzz. Please be in prayer for me and
the rest of the staff, that we'll have the strength to get through
camp. Also pray that when we run dry (which is almost surely
inevitable) we will be able to fully rely on God. Well, we really
should be doing that anyway.
I hope that all of you are embarking on an amazing summer. I love you all.
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| One
YEAR
with
Ross.
And I could NOT be happier.
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