my scramblings & ramblings
Ten things that made me happy today:
1. Napping in my car during lunch.
2. Having spaghetti for dinner.
3. Spending the evening with Kelly! 
4. Driving barefoot with the music blasting.
5. Filling my iPod with yummy music.
6. Seeing that Mr. Matt signed my guestbook. 🙂
7. Chatting with Monica at midnight.
8. Seeing Aidan try to learn to jump.
9. Getting an email from Garth.
10. Going to bed early, for once.
Good night! 🙂
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Reasons why today is GOOD:
1. I got to hang out with Emily (yoimemily) this afternoon. She rocks. I love her.
2. I did a bad thing, but the bad thing is REALLY awesome for me. WOO! Emily <3 knows all about it. *wink*
3. I got to talk to Tyler online. He’s good people.
4. I didn’t have to work.
5. IT’S FRIDAY!
Off to a wedding rehearsal, and then off to do whatever afterwards. Wanna hang out later? Call my cell. Word!
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Getting pleasure from the smallest things can make such a big difference. Sometimes, I feel so miserable I forget to count the small blessings. So, I’m going to list at least 10 things that always cheer me up:
1. emails from Jen
2. emails from Ivy
3. McDonalds
4. a ham pizza from Dominos
5. a kiss from Aidan
6. Maggie Moo’s ice cream (chocolate with m&m mix-in)
7. hugs from Katie
8. spending time with those friends I love
9. getting cool mail (like postcards and letters)
10. shopping
11. wildflowers
12. giraffes
13. pictures/photographs
14. driving down a dark country road all by myself with the music blasting
15. electronics
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So, yesterday, I was cruising down Haven’s Corners, listening to an upbeat song in my car. When I listen to upbeat songs, I want to drive fast. Imagine my irritation when traffic came to a grinding halt. Grrr.
Then I noticed WHY traffic had stopped. Two beautiful swans were slowly crossing the road. Big and white, with orange beaks tinted with black, these two birds made their way across the road. A huge smile broke out across my face. What touched me was that not only did someone take time out of their busy commute to let these gorgeous creatures of God saunter across the road, but that I looked into the cars of the people who could see. All had huge smiles on their faces.
What did I learn from this? I’m not sure. But it was cool.
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I’ve had the most amazing two weeks ever. THIS is God’s glory. Just the people I’ve met and talked to, the friends I’ve gotten to connect with, the small and large blessings that have occurred–it’s been incredible.
Friday night was Life Group, and after that was a “mini game night.” Craig, Bob, Lauren and Quincy came over and we played Scattegories. It was so much fun. I lost to Craig. My first time ever losing!! I got 2nd place. But next time, I won’t play so nicely. Teehee.
SO WATCH OUT, CRAIG!
Yesterday, I got to meet with a writer friend of mine–I always have a fun, fun time with her. Then, I went to Kelly’s graduation party (congrats again, for the 238439487th time, hon!). That was a lot of fun. I played volleyball in the pool with her dad, and he’s just a great teammate and a fun person all around. ESPECIALLY since we won all 3 games we played. Woo.
Today was Sunday school. We’re starting a new series based on the “When Godly People Do Ungodly Things” book. I’m really excited about this. It’s all about watching out for the “seduction” of sin and stuff like that. Should be quality learning there. I have homework every single night for that class, too. I’m looking forward to the extra time with God.
After Sunday school was church, and after that, the awesome Katie (live4himalways) and I went to see Shrek 2 (Great movie, I totally recommend it), and we had lunch at Subway. That was a lot of fun.
Since Chris and Aidan were at the zoo, I got the chance to take a nap when I got home. Then I went to Crosstrainers, which was amazing. There were tons of people visiting, and the worship band we had was OUT OF THIS WORLD. I mean, WHOA. They really got us going there. It was good times.
My two weeks have been wonderful. Taking on additional responsibility with Damascus–working with people I have a lot of respect for (like Garth!) to just take the group to a whole new level is exciting and a little bit scary as well. It’s a huge thing. Having the chance to spend time with Emily (yoimemily) and Bizzy (otaku_witch) has been a blessing. I don’t know. I just can’t describe how much I enjoy my new friends. And my old ones. And the ones in between.
(I miss Tami).
I know that Christians are not to expect to be happy all the time. The walk of a Christian is riddled with hardships and difficulties. But it’s times like the past several days where I feel like it’s worth it. God is definitely moving in my life. And I love it. All of it.
So, right now, it’s starting to storm, and I’m hungry for spaghetti. Drat. I can’t shower/bathe tonight because of the lightening, so I have to wake up early tomorrow. Boo. Well, that’s okay. It’s all good!
Night night!
P.S. I hope J-Lowe didn’t infect me with his poison Ivy!
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