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December, 2013

Family Vacation to Arizona!

Dec. 31, 2013—After arriving home from AWB, I had about two days to settle in Alabama before I was en route to my next destination: Arizona.

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AWBreak in St. Paul, MN!

Dec. 31, 2013—As I mentioned previously, I spent the first week of my winter break on a service trip to St. Paul, Minnesota. Just to recap, it was AWESOME.

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Winter Break, AWB-Style

Dec. 31, 2013—I'm so happy that I chose to spend the first week of winter break in Huntsville, Alabama! The purpose of the Alternative Winter Break trip was to learn about and help the community of Lincoln Village.

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AWB and candy canes for my first winter break

Dec. 26, 2013—Unlike many other students, I have been dreading winter break for quite some time. For most students Winter Break means spending time with family. For me it meant staying on campus for three cold weeks. That I couldn’t do, so I planned ahead of time and applied for Alternative Winter Break. That was one decision...

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Inside Inside ‘Dores

Dec. 23, 2013—Everyone has their own blogging style. Some write directly on WordPress, others write a draft on Microsoft Word and then copy-paste their final draft, and some do a combination of the two before they click "Publish." I, for one, occasionally peek in on others' saved drafts just to get a sneak preview of what the other blogger's vibe might be. And maybe sometimes, I may or may not leave a comment.

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More Fun Than I Thought Possible: Fall SPOTS (Part 2)

Dec. 19, 2013—Time to resurrect Fall Break. It's entirely appropriate. I started this post over (Thanksgiving) Break, but I'm thinking back to (Fall) Break because we are currently on (Christmas) Break. Break on Break on Break. There was some major awesome that happened on the missions trip to St. Louis. Ashlin covered Part 1, so here's to Part 2!

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Performing at the Ryman

Dec. 19, 2013—My friend E. had sent me an email asking me whether I was still in Nashville on December 11-12, and due to Finals, I replied with a yes. She then asked me whether I would be interested in playing a show. Of course! I can't believe that my first ever non-classical music performance was for Andrew Peterson's show "Behold the Lamb of God"!

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Finals-we over

Dec. 19, 2013—A recap from pre-thanksgiving break until now!

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Riding through the Blues

Dec. 17, 2013—Its over. We're out. With the heartbreaking overtime loss against the Arizona Cardinals, the Tennessee Titans have been eliminated from playoff contention.

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Rocko’s Modern Life

Dec. 17, 2013—Now that I’m home for break, I decided that it is a prime opportunity to tell you about my family’s current guide dog-in-training, Rocko.  The last time my family trained a guide dog through Guide Dogs of America, my sister and I were both in Nashville when they picked her up (AKA when she was...

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