2009: So Far, so good.

The year of 2009 started out pretty dang well for me. I was lucky enough to be in Hot Springs hanging out with Grace and her family for about 4 days. It was such a blessing to be there with her, and really was the perfect way to spend our last few days together before she leaves for London.

But then, of course, we had to say goodbye.

Needless to say, the last few days have been a little rough for me. At first i didn't think that being away from Grace for a long would really affect me that much (I don't usually have much of a problem when it comes to "missing" people). But during my drive from Hot Springs to Conway it really hit me hard. And I was pretty shaken up from about Sunday until Monday evening.

I am doing much better now (although still missing her alot, obviously). Thanks to friends, prayer, and also this neat little poster that I saw on the wall of my friend's room:


I am usually not a huge fan of Andy Warhol (i think he was kind of a huge prick), but this quote really comforted me and actually helped me get excited for this next semester. Instead of moping around because Grace isn't here, I have resolved to be in a constant state of excitement because she is going to be here. Instead of seeming a million years away(like it did on sunday), May has become a goal for me. Something to look forward to...like Christmas. haha...

In other news: I made some goals for this semester.

-Enter a piece of artwork in the JBU student competition.
-Sell A piece of artwork
-Get a part-time job off campus.
-Swim/lift weights at least 3 times a week.
-Do not become a hermit (this will be hard).
-Start reading my bible/praying consistently again.

Also. Tomorrow I begin my whole "not shaving" experiment. So we'll see how that goes.


Guess what??? My new headphones from Urban came in today! Here are pictures:









So exciting.



Well, that is all for now. Hopefully soon I will actually have artwork to post.

Please keep Grace in your prayers, as she will be traveling quite a long distance in the next few days and then will have to begin the process of adjusting to a completely new lifestyle.

Goodbye for now,
-jason