A long awaited update... it's been over a month! Whoa!
So in the past six weeks a lot has happened.
The good: I am dating a brother in my honors fraternity; it has been five weeks! Great to be in a real relationship and to be truly loved and to truly love. Fun, creative dates! I have found someone to explore with me, especially cemeteries!
-Regional convention was a blast; rode go-karts (almost got pushed off the course!), danced at a country western bar (always ask someone to dance, you never know what might happen!), many fun times, and a side trip to the fake Parthenon!
-Amazing service projects that people actually want to do! Way to go PSP!
-Vagina Monologues (Allissa was amazing!) and hanging out with Sarah in Louisville the first weekend in March; went to the zoo and saw lemurs! Kissed a komodo dragon (a fake one of course, a real one would eat me!).
-Dana's confirmation and Allissa's baptism; yay! I love when people become part of the church and recommitt themselves to their faith! I am so moved by their outlooks and courage as they continue upon their spiritual journeys; sometimes the journey doesn't seem so fun at all!
-Went home for the first weekend of spring break. I love my family! I love my friends back home! I miss My Dad's Pizzeria and Tim Horton's!
-Mom met Alan while bringing me back to Lexington so I could take the flight out with the rest of the group to New Mexico. They hit it off! Talking about firefighting (his dad's a firefighter, my grandfather is now retired but works as the fire marshal for North St. Paul) and food!
-NEW MEXICO!!! Oh my goodness guys, I love that place. I want to go back! Being immersed in the Pueblo culture was eye-opening; I have learned so much and have eaten every kind of New Mexican or Pueblo dish imaginable (and all homecooked- YUM!!!) Ask me more about my trip; I will tire you out I am sure; I got my pics developed, so you can see them too!
The bad: I try not to dwell on such things, but for every good thing, there seems to be a bad thing to complement it. A good friend of mine has been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in addition to her preexisting kidney failure (if you pray, please pray for her), Mike got in a motorcycle accident and broke his arm, my best friend from home's parents are having serious difficulties, my mom got in a car accident and didn't tell me until five days afterward, my grandfather suffered a stroke, AND Pr. Barry and I are fighting! I have amazing people who support me, and I will always take the bad with the good to be able to experience the good. My life has many blessings, and some of the bad things have become blessings in disguise.
I love you all! I'll promise to write in this sucker more often! Have a lot of poetry and journal entries to add, if I ever find time! My time has definitely become very scarce lately, and if you are feeling that I am neglecting you, tell me and I will give you a ginormous hug to convince you that I am not. -K
The good: I am dating a brother in my honors fraternity; it has been five weeks! Great to be in a real relationship and to be truly loved and to truly love. Fun, creative dates! I have found someone to explore with me, especially cemeteries!
-Regional convention was a blast; rode go-karts (almost got pushed off the course!), danced at a country western bar (always ask someone to dance, you never know what might happen!), many fun times, and a side trip to the fake Parthenon!
-Amazing service projects that people actually want to do! Way to go PSP!
-Vagina Monologues (Allissa was amazing!) and hanging out with Sarah in Louisville the first weekend in March; went to the zoo and saw lemurs! Kissed a komodo dragon (a fake one of course, a real one would eat me!).
-Dana's confirmation and Allissa's baptism; yay! I love when people become part of the church and recommitt themselves to their faith! I am so moved by their outlooks and courage as they continue upon their spiritual journeys; sometimes the journey doesn't seem so fun at all!
-Went home for the first weekend of spring break. I love my family! I love my friends back home! I miss My Dad's Pizzeria and Tim Horton's!
-Mom met Alan while bringing me back to Lexington so I could take the flight out with the rest of the group to New Mexico. They hit it off! Talking about firefighting (his dad's a firefighter, my grandfather is now retired but works as the fire marshal for North St. Paul) and food!
-NEW MEXICO!!! Oh my goodness guys, I love that place. I want to go back! Being immersed in the Pueblo culture was eye-opening; I have learned so much and have eaten every kind of New Mexican or Pueblo dish imaginable (and all homecooked- YUM!!!) Ask me more about my trip; I will tire you out I am sure; I got my pics developed, so you can see them too!
The bad: I try not to dwell on such things, but for every good thing, there seems to be a bad thing to complement it. A good friend of mine has been diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in addition to her preexisting kidney failure (if you pray, please pray for her), Mike got in a motorcycle accident and broke his arm, my best friend from home's parents are having serious difficulties, my mom got in a car accident and didn't tell me until five days afterward, my grandfather suffered a stroke, AND Pr. Barry and I are fighting! I have amazing people who support me, and I will always take the bad with the good to be able to experience the good. My life has many blessings, and some of the bad things have become blessings in disguise.
I love you all! I'll promise to write in this sucker more often! Have a lot of poetry and journal entries to add, if I ever find time! My time has definitely become very scarce lately, and if you are feeling that I am neglecting you, tell me and I will give you a ginormous hug to convince you that I am not. -K