The dorm is swirling with craziness right now. I'm sitting on the red couch in the main area by the computers, approving two of my girls' Christmas banquet dresses, helping Callie decide what show to put on tonight with the Thursday evening special snack, and looking up homemade boutonniere ideas.
This week has been one of the hardest and best so far. For about three days straight I've literally cried at least three or four times a day for STUPID reasons. But then the next second I've realized how deeply blessed I am... So yeah, I think the crazy emotions are because it's almost Christmas and I'm tired. Literally and emotionally.
But here are some of the beautiful moments I've enjoyed recently that I'm thanking God for:
-I struggled to reach one of my girls at the beginning, but she's started smiling and opening up little by little.
-One morning I was drinking my tea and realized I could read the three word German sentence on my tea bag.
-My "tuck in" girls love to talk. Sometimes we talk about pop culture, Brian Regan, etc. and laugh our heads off. But other times we talk about marriage, atheism, and God. I never know what to expect night-by-night, but I'm falling in love with these wise and thoughtful girls.
-I'm going HOME to Guinea for Christmas!!!!!!
-I realized I like cooking. This is a big deal because I cook quite a bit now. One of the best parts is being able to help choose the menu! :)
Side note: We're still using up our 60+ cups of pumpkin! haha... We've made pumpkin spice lattes, bread, soup, smoothies, pancakes, cookies, pies, and brownies. And there's still some left.
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| Pumpkin soup |
-My dorm parents have been very welcoming to let Erkai come and visit me and help out in the dorm a little about once a month. I love seeing him (obviously), but it's even more amazing that he can get to know the girls a little bit and understand my life.
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| Erkai and I when he visited the dorm |
-Christmas is coming! Decorating the dorm for Christmas was super fun. Steve and Sorche even got a fire going in the fire place. Also, the dorm car I love to drive has heated seats and a great Christmas CD.
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| 'Tis the Season! Alice and Mary! :) |
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| Rebekah and Emily hard at work on snowflakes |
-Today, Callie and I broke our food shopping record. Every Thursday we make the 20 minute drive into Loerrach to do food shopping. It typically takes us about 30 minutes to fill two carts with food. But today, our time from elevator to check out was 12 MINUTES. (Anyone need a professional shopper? I'm taking applications for my distant future. :P)
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| This is the veggies from ONE Thursday shopping trip... (But not this week.) |
-Weekends off have been really fun this semester. I visited Erkai in Munich the last two months and I have been staying with a German family that Erkai knows. They are so kind to me, and it's been a blessing to meet a German family. (Before you get impressed, they speak perfect English). Also, once we got to travel to Salzburg, Austria, for the day to see where the Sound of Music was filmed.
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| Salzburg |
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| Sillies. :P |
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| Laura and I. This girl has such a peaceful, beautiful spirit. |
Thanks for reading! Blessings... Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas (soon!)
