Week Seven!

Real talk: Yesterday, I forgot it was Wednesday until I was already in bed. My bad folks.

Thumbs Up: I went back to the Queen City y’all. It was basically the best long weekend ever. I went to Chick-fil-A and Amelie’s, saw friends and, of course, the reason for it all – celebrated the wedding of the lovely and wonderful Kara and Becker. I really can’t put into words how wonderful the whole trip was; I had no issues or hangups with my flights, I met friends I planned to see and more that I didn’t, I had so much fun.

you can take a girl out of the south, but you can't take the south out of a girl

BAC Adoration Chapel -- a great place to start the weekend

Yay friends!

I noticed at the reception that everything in front of me provided a pretty good reflection of me (note the "M" on the cork, and the Lighthouse on the bottle :) )

I'm just going to say this as many times as possible -- I totally called this

English major brunch!

Finn: cutest puppy in the world!

Thumbs Down: That super awesome weekend? It wore me out! I forgot about the fact that I’m introverted when I made all my plans, so I booked myself solid, which rocked, until I needed to sleep 6984615 hours to recover as soon as I got back to the convent. The first few early mornings back were a little rough (more on that later).

God-Sighting: Can it be everything? I am so, so blessed. I saw Jesus everywhere and in everyone. Every smile, every hug, every conversation, every bed/floor/mattress I slept on – all showed the hands and feet of Christ to me. Also, this great sign was waiting for me on my door when I got back :)

Other Notes: I am so grateful for technology. While traveling, I was able to catch up with a friend, talk to my family, keep up with the Confederate flag news and even watch it come down – all from my phone. How blessed are we that we live in a place where all of this is not just possible but normal?!

Judge me if you want for loving this app, but Snapchat let me be as close to present as possible when the Confederate Flag came down from the State house on Friday.

Okay, also – You know those people who say it only takes 21 days to form a habit? Like, “just do it for 3 weeks and you won’t be able to stop!” Yeah, I will personally attest to the fact that that is BS. Simply not true. Don’t believe everything you read on the internet, kids. Seriously. Take mornings, for example: I’ve been in NY for over six weeks, waking up at 6:22 Monday-Friday and 7:22 on Saturday and Sunday. This weekend? Didn’t wake up before 8a once. So there you have it.

And yes, I realize that I was only gone for a few days and that’s not a whole week, so to be fair, here are some pictures of the raspberry bed we’ve been working on clearing! It used to be totally overgrown, but we interns have been digging up most of the bushes, just leaving/transplanting a few. They may make a gardener out of me yet! (although based on the evidence with the 3 week habit thing, we may be out of luck…)

I transplanted these bushes all by myself!

See that green tangled mess behind the nice separated plants in front? Yeah, the whole thing started like that. But, guess what! We finished today and now the whole thing looks like the front bed!

I am rested. I am restored. I am blessed. I am loved.

"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever."

Psalm 23