A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep

Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling through
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
The dream that you wish will come true

wishes wishes wishes.
i wish my wishes could come true.
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in case you were wondering, my blood blister is still alive and kicking. it seems to have gotten bigger again.

today was good. sam took me to the barn again to meet her horse, Victor. he's huge and only 5 years old but he's a good boy. i explored some while she was riding and found out that i can ride any horse i want on Mondays and Thursdays from 7-9 and Fridays from 3-5. so that's good. the only thing is i have to clean its stall beforehand and all the tack i use afterwords. not too bad of a deal if you ask me. there are also two shows coming up..one homecoming weekend which is Oct 2, and one December 11. i have to do at least one class in that one to pass my Horsemanship 1 class. i also found out about a time trial/endurance ride they are having here Sept 10-12, and are looking for people to help volunteer with the vets and learn how to do pulse takes and evaluate the horses at each station. i think i'll definitely volunteer for that, it would be a lot of fun and good basic training.

i also went to church today..the Houghton Wesleyan Church. it was a lot like White Oak but no hymns, all contemporary songs. i went to the Student Oriented service at 9:40, but there is a Comtemporary service at 8:20 and Traditional at 11. i might try all of them, but the college sunday school is at 11, so i don't know. i went today and it was awesome..about 12 girls were there and it was nice to be able to open up a bit and meet more people. i met a girl there named Joanna who has lived in Uganda the past four years, which is totally awesome. her parents are doctors and decided to become missionaries and move there 4 years ago. they are with Cure International and started the 2nd hospital through them anywhere in the world. it was really cool talking to her.

samantha and i are getting along fine, despite my parents thinking we would never talk. we do in fact talk (though neither of us are morning people...hoods UP!) and i've gotten to know her a lot better. she's neat and really God-centered, and that's great for me because it's forcing me to watch how i keep my stuff and set my mind on God each morning and throughout the day. we are in a HUGE room that was originally built for 4 people, but it's just the two of us in it. we were supposed to have another girl earlier in the summer but she cancelled early on and they never put anyone else with us. it's really nice, we have room to spread out and have people in without it being super crowded. i've pretty much finished putting things up and on the walls. got my liverpool flag and tons of pictures next to my bed, and pictures in frames on my shelves. lots of pictures. i have plenty of space for frames, so if anyone wants to send me a frame with a picture in it please feel free!

i have a brief interview with the French prof at 10:30 in the morning, then nothing till 1:30. classes start on tuesday full force, and i've already got three papers scheduled to be due by mid-October. we haven't even had class yet. they are fairly easy papers, nothing big and research-y. one is for Horsemanship regarding the benefits of riding as recreation. that one should be fine.

goodnight dear.