Well, once again it’s late at night and I’m writing in here. Hmm, that could be dangerous. Will it stop me? Of course not!! Anyways, it’s been a few days since my last update and a lot of sweetness has been going down!!
I guess the last time I wrote in here was…Friday night? Well anyways, Rob woke up early on Saturday morning to go to Tally for a wedding…so I haven’t seen him since. Sadly. But it was humorous to wake up to see him leaving our room in a shirt and tie!! I was most confused until I remembered the wedding! That morning…I don’t entirely remember what I did, but I know I was supposed to be packing ALL of my stuff. And I’m pretty sure I got none of it done then! Anyway, Saturday afternoon, me and Galan went disc-golfing with the Lebos, which was as awesome as always! I actually played pretty decently, so I was most pleased! After that, me and Galan and George played around in the Lebos’ pool for a while and had a little dinner…until I went on to the next phase of the night – contra dancing! I went and picked up David from his house and Deanna and Shari from campus and we went dancing. As always, the dancing both exhausted and exhilarated me(hmm, can I use exhilarated that way? Oh well, I just did) and by the end of it, I was ready to go home!
So thus ended Saturday.
Sunday. My last full day in Gainesville. Well, at least for a while.
It started with bacon and coffee. How else can I begin my Sunday mornings??? So I relaxed and ate and drank and read until we went to church. Church was as wonderful and encouraging as always and I tried very, very hard to not think too much about the fact that it could be my last time in Creekside for quite some time. After church a bunch of us decided to go to Hot Wok for lunch and so about 12 of us invaded the place! We actually had to get extra chairs – that’s how small it is there! After a very big meal, we attempted to leave. I say attempted because Andrew’s car wouldn’t start, so we tried to figure out the source of the problem. I could go through the details of all that we did to try to fix it, but I’ll just cut to the conclusion! He got a new battery and all was well!
Now after this, I had planned to pack the rest of the day and then leave for Tampa sometime Sunday evening. But did things go the way I planned….well…not exactly. Once I got home, I started packing, but then Mary and Allison came over bearing the first two X-Men movies(since after seeing Wolverine, I had admitted to not seeing the trilogy). I was determined to ignore the movie playing in our living room, but after more people came over…well, I couldn’t resist the temptation any longer! We watched the first X-Men. Then we watched the second one! After that, it was dinner time so we ordered some pizza(for the approximately 10 people that were here at that point!) We also decided we needed to see the third X-Men, so we started that up! I was determined to finish packing though, so I did. And right as I was ready to pack my car…it started pouring rain. Nooooo!!
I was a bit distressed at this point, because I’d promised my parents I’d be home. But I called home and I was assured they wouldn’t mind if I came the next morning!! So I sat down and watched the third X-Men with everyone still at our place(Let me see if I can remember who all was there….Alex and Deanna and Shari and Amy and me and Galan and Andrew and Melinda and Mary and Allison and Rebekah….yeah, I think that’s about right!!) The movie finally ended(oh and I have to say…I quite approved of the X-Men trilogy. Not going to take over my favorite movie spots…but they were most enjoyable with all their mutant-y goodness!! I think Mystique was one of my favorites…just because she almost always dominated everyone…even if she is evil. Oops.)
But after that movie ended, people started leaving and I had to say goodbye. I hate goodbyes. Mostly because it means you never know quite when you’ll see people again…so I try to avoid saying goodbye as much as possible. Anyways, after that Galan and Melinda and Andrew were going to watch a scary movie(something I’m not particularly a fan of!), so me and Deanna and Amy and Shari went back to their place to watch Robin Hood – Men in Tights. Again, not my favorite movie…but it does have some pretty hilarious bits!!! It was a perfect way to end the evening…relaxing with them as the night slowly wound to a close…I said goodbye to them too, and it was quite…well, I can’t really say sad, just because that doesn’t really grasp my true feelings – seems too trite. Anyways, Amy’s leaving for her job in Panama City so I don’t know when I’ll see her again…so yeah. All I know is, we will be having Gville reunions!! I so decree!!
And thus ended Sunday.
Monday was my 22nd birthday! WHAT.
It started with me and Andrew packing my car and then me driving back to Tampa!! It was sort of a hard drive, mostly because I was a bit sleepy from my long day before and because it was raining the whole way. Anyway, I made it home safe at long last! I got to hang with my dad and have lunch with him and just catch up…and it was awesome. That afternoon was pretty sweet because I was able to just relax…I actually took a nap on the couch! That evening, Vickie came over and then we had an epic dinner! We had roast chicken and potatoes and onions and stuffing and cranberries and a tomato salad…oh yes. We had a delightful dinner and then spent the evening just talking and relaxing and eating piping hot chocolate volcano cake(well, I don’t know if it’s actually called that, but that’s what I’d imagine chocolate magma to taste like….SOOOOO good!!).
I realize this entry is getting rather long. Oops. Once again, my apologies!!
I’d like to write more(like about today’s Great Tire Adventure with Dream!) but I think I shall cut it short, for your sanity as well as my sleep!! I just want to say how thankful I am for all of my friends…and if you’re reading this, you’re in that category! Well, unless you’re some random person I don’t know. If that’s you, then you COULD be my friend…you’re just not yet. Anyways, just having the encouragement and love and unswerving compassion from so many people…it’s overwhelming. And it’s this, more than almost anything, that reminds me of the great love my God has for us…His love that shines through all his children! Sometimes I don’t understand why I am so blessed. But I am nonetheless!!
And I thank my very best friends(and you know who you are!!) for just always being there for me…when I’m stupid or tired or silly or weird or mean…you still care for me. You still encourage me. You still rebuke me! You still love me. Oh what a great God we serve!!
Alright, it really is time to get this show on the road. So goodnight!!
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