Fighting Hard

Karis left today.  Well sorta.  She's going to be staying in Virginia until like Saturday so I get to see her on Friday to celebrate the Fourth.  I had a great time with her, but it went by way too quickly.  But soon after she left, I felt the stress and worries streaming back into my thoughts.  She really helped me ignore the stress for a while.  Now, I find myself fighting the urge to get stressed out.  It's not really going to help me in life if I get stressed out.  So I don't really know what the point of stressing about all the STUFF in life is, it just seems to be very difficult not to. But anyways think it will help if I kinda get this stuff out.....So here goes....Totally understand if you skip this post.  

1.  Transcrips have still not reached the colleges-The colleges have been bugging me relentlessly for transcripts  even though they are requested and should arrive there within the next couple of days.  I keep telling them this, but they don't listen very well.  Like yesterday,  I was talking to Dallas Baptist University that morning and I told them that the transcripts were in the mail, and they said they would keep an eye out for them, and then that evening I got a message from them saying they were wondering where my transcripts were.   UGH.

2. Trying to plan a trip to Texas/Missouri/Arkansas/Oklahoma this summer and it is not really falling into place.  We are going to Missouri/Oklahoma to visit colleges.  And Texas and Oklahoma to visit relatives.   My family is also trying to go to Texas to get my driver's license there since it will be easier to renew since I am going to school in that area of the country.  And who wouldn't want a TEXAS driver's license.  (no commenting on this AARON.)  But this more falls under number three.  So you'll have to hold on a minute for that.  Anyways, the trip is not really falling into place like it should be.  And we are supposed to leave this Sunday.  YIKES!

3. So I was going to get a Texas driver's license, but they will not accept my Maryland permit like they originally said they would so I now have to get a Maryland driver's license, and then when I go to Texas I can transfer it to a Texas license.  Thankfully, I only have to take one road test.  But apparently July is a busy time of the year for getting driver's licenses.  So when I tried to schedule my appointment for the road test they didn't have much left.  In fact, I am supposed to be taking the test on the 8th, but it's all the way in Baltimore.  GREAT!!!  So anyways, nervous about the test cuz I really don't have time to fail it.  So it's either now or never.  Well, I guess that's exaggerating it a little bit, but you get the idea.

4.  Still trying to decide what school to go to.  The one I really like (in Brownwood, Texas) looks like it is going to be much more expensive. Figures.  So they are going to have to match the the other colleges or I will not be attending.  And I am definitely going to let them know this.  Do a little negotiating with them.  Can't lose anything.

5.  I only have like 50 days left at home or less.  And then I'm gone.  Only about 30 days in Maryland with all the traveling.  And yes it is exciting, but there is also so much to be done.  It can be overwhelming.  

Anyways, I think that is enough said.  Hopefully the next post won't be so dismal.  But those are 5 of the major things occupying my mind's thought right now.  

But happy 4th to everybody if I don't post again before Friday.  Sorry if you don't stand behind America, but it doesn't change my opinion.  The government definitely doesn't do everything right, but neither do we.  And life in America is much better than life in a lot of other countries.  So....Happy 4th of July!