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I am so exceedingly blessed!!!

I’ve had such a long week(filled with three exams…two of which didn’t go so well)…but yet, I’m feeling so happy right now!! I am finally winding down from this busy week and ready for the rockin’ weekend to start!! Dan and Betsy came over for dinner tonight(I made pork chops – YES) and it was ever so wonderful!! Having good times talking about random stuff, watching Firefly…just being together…I love them! Even though it is now really late. And I should go to bed..but nah. I want to write a little more at least!!

Another awesome time this week was Tuesday….since it was Veteran’s Day, we didn’t have any school, and while I did lots of homework in the morning, in the afternoon I got to relax…chilled out by the pond with Shari and Rob and then had good times at Chili’s with Galan, Deanna, Shari, and Amy….I have to say, probably my favorite time at Chili’s ever. That’s right, ever. Just enjoying life with my best friends….God is soooo good to me!!! This semester has just been plain awesome thus far. Life doesn’t get much better than this.

And I think I really shall go to bed now. We have a Dunkin Donuts run planned for 9:15ish tomorrow….and I really really really need sleeeeeeep. So, farewell, all!

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Glorious Saturday!!! This week has been sooo long(filled with exams and studying for exams…) and now it’s finally over!! I’m now relaxing with some peppermint tea and crunchy bacon! Nothing better on a Saturday morning! Earlier this morning, me and Andrew went to the Friends of the Library book sale…and we came out of there victoriously! He found a lot of sweet architecture books and I got a couple Civil War history books and the whole Wheel of Time series! I’ve been borrowing the books from George Lebo, but now I have all ten books(for the low price of $16..that’s right!) I just love being in a massive warehouse with tens of thousands of books!!! Anyway, that was an early morning…but now I can relax and just enjoy NOT having to do anything for the rest of the day!!! This past week has just been very stressful since I had one exam on Wednesday and two on Thursday. But it is over. Last night, we went over to Broward Hall on campus and had a fish bake! Laurie and Mary put it on, and it was most delicous…fish, potatoes, asparagus, cookies…mmmmm! But even better was the warm fellowship and just being with friends…such good conversations and good fun! God is indeed so good to me, giving me such sweet times!!

Well, now I am back to my reading…I am so thankful for this restful day ahead of me! May the God of peace be with you all!

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This weekend has been intensely awesome(and this is totally beside the fact that the Gators beat LSU 51-21…one of the best games I’ve seen in the Swamp!!). But seriously. This weekend. Yes. Three games of flag football in two days, sweet times at church this morning, and tonight…worshiping our Almighty God. He is awesome. Amen and Amen!

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Today is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL day!!!!! Clear blue skies, crisp almost-fall weather, gentle breezes ruffling the palm trees…and I’m stuck inside. I’m currently at the Christian Study Center watching finance lectures. Ugh. Perfect disc-golf weather…and I’m being a good student. Sadly. Well, speaking of…back to work.

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Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

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Well, I’m in the education library here and just finished studying for my supply chain exam I have in a bit. I’m not quite sure how ready I am…but I guess I’ll find out! My laptop battery is almost dead, but I thought I might as well write a quick entry(and hope my laptop doesn’t die in the middle of it). After my exam today, I have a bunch of random errands to run…and then tonight, I’m heading to Tampa! I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here before, but I will very soon have my own means of transportation(…a car!!!) It will be very very awesome, mostly because it will be my first car. Ever. It’s my grandma’s car, so me and my dad are flying up to the midwest to pick it up and then driving all the way back here over the weekend! So while this means I’ll get absolutely no schoolwork done over the weekend…I’ll have an awesome time driving with my dad!!

Hmm, apparently my battery has 10 minutes left. Eh, I’ll keep writing. This past week has been crazy busy, just because I’ve been attempting to get everything done before I leave tonight(like my simulations homework which is due tomorrow, but I already finished it to turn in today). Last night was great at the Christian Study Center(that really has been my home lately…) with Creekside Wednesday night. I got to enjoy singing one of my favorite hymns(Holy, Holy, Holy), go over one of my favorite verses(1 Peter 1:13), and(ok, my battery just died…my computer lied. I did NOT have 10 minutes left! Well, at least when I plugged it in – and don’t even ask why I didn’t plug it in sooner..shhhh – it brought back this page so I don’t have retype everything) Anywayss…where was I? Oh yeah, I was talking about how awesome last night was…besides the singing and the study, I had some great times talking with Betsy and Dan. So encouraging to talk with them!!!

And speaking of Dan, it’s time for lunch with Rob and Dan. I think we’re hitting up Larry’s Subs…which means it’s the second day in a row I’ll eat there. I am terrible!

Farewell, all! Hope you enjoyed this somewhat scattered post!