Recent Events...

...because the last two posts have been heavier, I thought I'd share some more lighthearted happ'nings of late.

Weekend of February 20-22 - My parents flew to Birmingham to hang out, and we had a blast. We went downtown and toured the Civil Rights Museum, the art museum, ate lunch at Bottega's Cafe, went on a scenic drive through suburban Birmingham, walked around the Summit, ate at Joe's Crab Shack, and had a super-dee-duper swell time. I absolutely love and admire my parents, and of course, didn't realize how much I took them for granted until I went off to college 562 miles away from home.

Week of February 23-27 - A good week. The busiest/most productive week yet. I took my first multiple-choice test since coming to Samford, and it was glorious. Read a lot for U.S. & Canada Regional Geography and Cultural Perspectives. My birthday was on Thursday, and it was great; I had one class in the morning, and I was able to relax the rest of the day. Had a good conversation with my brother and then my parents on the phone. Went to college worship gathering at my church in the evening and I loved it, as usual (I love just about everything affiliated with my church: the services, the pastor, my small group, but most importantly, Jesus).

This past weekend - Spent most of Saturday working on a paper for Cultural Perspectives. On Sunday morning, it SNOWED! I was thrilled to see snow down here, especially since it was already the first of March. It's kind of funny; I got on Facebook on Saturday morning, and all of my MO friends were like, "Hey, it snowed." Then when I awoke Sunday morning, I got on Facebook and everyone here at Samford was like, "OH MY GOSH, IT SNOWED!" It was only like 2.5ish inches, but I overheard a senior say that that's the biggest snowfall here in the last four years. Either way, I was glad to see it. I went to church where hardly anyone showed up. By the time I walked out into the parking lot after the service, the snow was almost all the way melted! Bummer. I got to my car in the parking lot, and when I tried starting it, nothing happened. I sat there and troubleshooted for half and hour, before I called my parents and whined about it, and they reminded me of my AAA membership, so I called AAA, and they got all my information and I gave them directions to my location. It was a while before assistance showed up, and when the help guy finally got to me, the hood of my car wouldn't open for some reason, and it took a long time to finally figure out what was wrong. When we were finally able to pop the hood, we jumped the battery, and my car FINALLY started. I was in that parking lot for almost three hours! It was quite an experience. It made me realize how impatient I can be and how much I take driving for granted due to living in a country that has one of the highest rates of car ownership per capita. When compared to the rest of the world, I'm lucky to even have a car. Anyway, I got back to my dorm, finished my CP paper, had a good conversation with my RA, read a lot, and made it to bed very worn out.

Life's good. I've got victory in the form of a crucified Savior.