Month: May 2013

May Day

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Just thought a quick Friday morning update was due!

This week’s been long and intense…but I am still alive!! Maybe I should write more later about what lessons I’ve been learning(truly, going through such rough days and weeks means there is no one else I can go to…but God), but for now, just wanted to wave to you all this beautiful last day of May and say happy Friday!!!

I’m enjoying my Friday mocha and soon enough work will begin in earnest. One more day, and I can rest a bit! Tonight going to enjoy resting at home – so needed! Last night was simply beautiful – was at Zara’s for dinner, along with Ruth and John and Mel. Good times. As always. Simply being able to chill and be silly together after a rough few days – what’s better, right? I was sort of falling asleep at the end though. Oops. Anyways, now it’s Friday, y’all. And I’m going to enjoy this day that our God has made.

Leviathan

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Spending my last few minutes in Books and Beans here before I dash out into the warm sunshine! It’s a glorious day outside, but I needed some quality writing time, so I thought I’d chill here for a few hours first. But now I can see the sunshine slanting fiercely upon the stone walls across the street and I just cannot resist the urge to go outside any longer. But quickly! Had a sweet time this morning with Joel and Graham and and Ben…good breakfast time with some awesome guys. Talking and praying and enjoying some sweet cinnamon rolls. Not a bad way to start my morning, although I was a bit sleepy after a late night yesterday! Yesterday, following a brutal day at work…I went to Chris and Jo’s for dinner! As always, a most marvelous night was had, full of random fictional linguistic discussion, Tomb Raider intensity and occasional kitty interruptions. I love you guys. And really, as I drove to their place last night and watched the sun’s rays play upon the folds of Aberdeenshire, I thought again how much I’m going to miss it here. I do think I’m going to be moving back to the States this year, but the closer I get to that impending possibility…the more I realize how much I love everyone here. And I rejoice in this fact, and yet I’m sad. I’m going to miss y’all deeply.

And now, enough melancholy from me. Going to finish my sandwich and go hang with Mike Patrick this beautiful afternoon. Time to soak in the sun. Peace, y’all.

Morning Light

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Thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to write a few words prior to starting work here! Got in a few minutes ago and made my coffee to warm up. It’s less than 40 degrees outside…and it’s almost June. This is completely intolerable! I’m tired of being cold. So roll on summer!

And besides my random weather thoughts, what else is going on lately, you may ask? Well, mostly just keeping busy at work, although also having some sweet times with people on the side! Got to catch up with Graham for dinner on Tuesday night, and then me and Ruth hit up Starbucks last night. Good times, always. And of course, last night was Wednesday bible study – Joel led it with an awesome message from Genesis 1. Powerful and beautiful…just thinking about the majesty and intricacy and utter beauty of all that God has wrought from nothing. Stunning. And unsurprisingly, good discussion and prayer was had following that.

And now, I probably should close this and get ready for my work day. Laters!!

Twenty Six

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So I’ve sat here for about thirty minutes with this window open in front of me, meaning to write something meaningful – and failing miserably! John and I are chilling out this drizzly grey day, me with my cup of coffee and a good book beside me. So can I write something insightful and deeply penetrating as I begin my twenty-seventh year? I suppose I could. But I really want to read my new book(Temeraire, courtesy of Chris and Jo!) and so I’ll just say that I really have had the most amazing day thus far and I really do have the most awesome friends. Y’know. Had a sweet birthday brunch at Zara’s, accompanied by her and Ruth and Chris and Jo and Alec and Pip. Being together with them all for a few hours – truly truly wonderful. I am blessed beyond measure. And now John’s back from his interview in Glasgow(for Commonwealth Games next year!) and we’re in the lounge together enjoying that comfortable Saturday-afternoon-feeling…

And now that I’ve done my duty and written these few words, I’m off. Peace.

Sweet Home

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So I’m chilling here on my bed here in my oh so cozy room here at home…it’s not even seven at night and I’m exhausted!! Have been quite busy all day though…from eating dad-made chocolate chip pancakes in the morning to errands out with Mom and Laura(Target, JCPenney, AE, etc…) and then a perfect lunch at NY Pizza with Mom(including cherry coke of course!) and then some more driving to drop Laura off at CPR course and pick Dad up from the car shop…and then more errands(Sweetbay for chicken caesar salad ingredients!!)…and now home again and me and Dad have just finished the salad prep and picked green beans from the garden. Which are amazing. And now we both decided it is nap time…at seven pm. But I think a nap is perfectly reasonable, especially because this perfectly awesome day is not over yet.

And now…sleeeeep….

Green Gables

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Thought I’d just write a few words here.

I may or may not be currently sitting in the family room here in Florida. And as Anne of Green Gables plays in the background and the chicken and stuffing roasts in the oven, I just wanted to say how simply awesome it is to be here. To be home. Maryanne and Laura and Mom are watching the movie and I hear Dad in the background, talking on the phone…and soon we shall be sitting around the table for dinner. And I will write no more words just now, but wanted to at least pop my head up and wave hi to y’all! Peace, always, my friends.