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Saturday, January 26, 2008

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:26:55 GMT

Two days until I enter!!

And I'm sick :( Some sort of upper respiratory bug. Yuck.

Today my mom is throwing a going away party for family and close friends.

Tomorrow I'll be going to Drew to say good-bye

Monday I'll be entering the monastery!

I'm finally all packed for the monastery, but my room is a disaster area. My parents aren't making me pack everything up in my room and stuff sooooo I don't have that much to do.

Kind of overwhelmed. Because I'm not freaking out I'm kind of worried that once I enter I'll be like "ahhh".

Dunno.

Prayers please :)

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:14:57 GMT

I GOT THE GRANT!

I'm officially entering on January 28th.

Letters should be addressed to:
Sr. Lauren
543 Springfield Ave
Summit, NJ 07901

Love you all!

Friday, January 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:51:16 GMT

The Grant People were supposed to have the board meeting today to decide who gets the grants. According to the letter I got (acknowledgement that they received my application), they will let the applicants know via email once they know. Well, they should know by now....and I hope they email tomorrow morning so I know!! It is tough since my entrance date is only in 11 days, so they know that I need to know soon!

Tomorrow I'm going down to DC for the Missionaries of the Eucharist Weekend. Saturday we'll walk between the three abortion mills in DC, praying outside each. Sunday is community day and our annual meeting. Monday is a day of reflection and reparation. Tuesday is the March for Life! So I'm excited to get a chance to say good-bye to everyone, and also to meet missionaries I haven't met yet! The not so exciting part is that winter requires a lot more clothing than summer does....so packing is a bit more complicated than the summer was.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:04:04 GMT

Annnd......

A picture of the new hair cut....

And it fits perfectly underneath my veils :)

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:01:54 GMT

Why are politics so confusing?
-Because we can't get a straight answer out of our politicians. The majority of the voting American public knows their own personal views on the issues....they just need to find out which politician matches up with their views. Easy right? Wrong.

What exactly does Hiliary Clinton stand for? Whatever the closest person wants her to apparently.
Why can't politicians desire presidency out of a deep desire to make a difference in America? What if we seriously reduced the salary of the President, had them live in an apartment in the projects (so they could more fully understand the every day dilemas of many Americans), and made them pay at least part of the airfare for their travels? Would we get Presidents who really want to make a difference rather than those who just want the attention and publicity?

Power does something to a person, it makes them think that whoever is closest to them has a better idea for American then their own.

Let's stick to our standards, America.

PS- Hilary's comment "No Woman is Illegal" (http://www.lvrj.com/news/13702902.html) .....very interesting. Not sure what she was trying to say. She does, however, seem to support any woman so long as they are outside of the womb....otherwise she supports their murder.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:56:44 GMT

This morning I visited the monastery! Oh it was so wonderful :) I also got to try on my veil and jumper. The veil fits perfectly (and of course I love it) but the jumper is two sizes too big so they need to make new ones. Annnd I love it there :)

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:46:47 GMT

Update:

Loan situation is actually down to around 24k, not under 20k as I had thought.

I need to cut off my hair.

Monday, January 07, 2008

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:23:40 GMT

I apologize for the lack of updates...things have been chaotic! With entrance a mere 21 days away, there is much to do.

In recent news..I have a new Spiritual Director, a CFR priest whom I'm very happy with. I have acquired MOST of what I need to enter and I've sewn little nunber 17s onto everything. I lost count after the 50th '17'. I'm still searching for a pair of sandals (difficult during the winter apparently) and a few more things. My application is IN to the grant program and I will find out on January 24th or 25th if I will be awarded the grant or if I will need to find other means to get rid of my loan. There are a bunch of friars and others who are working on finding benefactors. The way things are coming together is absolutely amazing!

I have so many wonderful stories and such that I'd love to share, but I have no time! Now I need to focus on packing everything up that is not coming to the monastery (I have a LOT of stuff and my room isn't even cleaned!).

Things coming up:
Friday-visit with the Sisters
18th-22nd: Missionaries of the Eucharist - March for Life
25th- Pre-screening of "Eucharist" (ewtn show some of my friends are in...)
26th: clean out dorm room, say good-bye to college friends
28th: enter!

I still need to:
-get my hair cut
-pack
-get everything else on the list and sew on #17
-cancel bank accounts (and use money to pay off loans!)
-cash savings bonds and leave enough to pay taxes
-cancel cell phone
-call Fr. Pat about donations from the Knights of Columbus and Altar Rosary Society
-....whatever I've forgotten.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:35:39 GMT

Entrance date is:

January 28th, Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas

Just in case I cant get everything ready by then the back-up dates are:
Feb 2 - Presentation of Our Lord
Feb 11- Our Lady of Lourdes

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:18:16 GMT

$40,000 in debt needs to disappear by January 28th.....

anyone know of anyone who would like to help out with this?