Happy Easter!
Today, I decided that Easter was my favorite holiday. And I absolutely believe that Lent and everything that came with it built up and led to the joy I felt today for the celebration of Jesus' resurrection.
I loved saying Alleluia. I loved singing "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (AaAaaalleluia!)" I loved seeing people get baptised. I loved putting on eye makeup and eating nuts and cheese. I loved being at church with my youth group. It is just such an amazing day!
This morning, I just watched the kids make the Easter eggs and dipped a few in the dyes... and it was just really nice. And I spent a lot of the day with my buds, particularly Fanny, who was feeling the way I was feeling on Saturday morning after our retreat at Trinity.
Ooo wow I just realized that I've been with my fellowship for so much the past few days! That's great. We never get to spend that much time together. We're always so occupied on Sundays what with Sunday School and acolyting and selling lunch tickets and singing and all that jazz. I really liked decorating our church on Saturday. I mean.. we all serve so much already. But it was really nice collaborating with the English-speaking congregation members and making our church look beautiful for Jesus. For once, I enjoyed cleaning and scrubbing :)
We spent Friday night at Trinity with a few people from the Trinity youth group, including ANNA (!!!), which was really fun. Sardines in the sanctuary at night was quite the experience. I loved it. But when I woke up in the morning, I came to the startling conclusion that I am not a morning person. I now know what to put when I fill out my roommate survey. "Are you a morning person?" NO. I was so grumpy and when we were walking back to St. Paul's I felt like I wanted to just punch somebody or knock them over or something. Good thing my friends are funny and nice, or I really would have hurt someone. haha probably not, but it certainly felt like it!
Anyway, that's what Fanny felt for some time today. It's now an official feeling: "I want to knock someone over!!!" But I liked just sitting with her. I love my best friend. She is my best friend.
I'm super excited because when I get back from Hong Kong, Fanny is going to come pick me up with her dad and then she's going to stay with me for the night. I couldn't think of anything better. I loooove herrrr.
Wow. I just realized that we've been best friends for at least 10 years. That's amazing.
I started getting excited for Hong Kong today. Although I'm still sorta bummed that I can't go to Biloxi with (literally) everyone else. I'm sure they'll have a great time though, and there will be other opportunities.
And so we leave tomorrow. I was there less than a year ago. But it's pretty likely I won't go back for a while after this.
I loved saying Alleluia. I loved singing "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (AaAaaalleluia!)" I loved seeing people get baptised. I loved putting on eye makeup and eating nuts and cheese. I loved being at church with my youth group. It is just such an amazing day!
This morning, I just watched the kids make the Easter eggs and dipped a few in the dyes... and it was just really nice. And I spent a lot of the day with my buds, particularly Fanny, who was feeling the way I was feeling on Saturday morning after our retreat at Trinity.
Ooo wow I just realized that I've been with my fellowship for so much the past few days! That's great. We never get to spend that much time together. We're always so occupied on Sundays what with Sunday School and acolyting and selling lunch tickets and singing and all that jazz. I really liked decorating our church on Saturday. I mean.. we all serve so much already. But it was really nice collaborating with the English-speaking congregation members and making our church look beautiful for Jesus. For once, I enjoyed cleaning and scrubbing :)
We spent Friday night at Trinity with a few people from the Trinity youth group, including ANNA (!!!), which was really fun. Sardines in the sanctuary at night was quite the experience. I loved it. But when I woke up in the morning, I came to the startling conclusion that I am not a morning person. I now know what to put when I fill out my roommate survey. "Are you a morning person?" NO. I was so grumpy and when we were walking back to St. Paul's I felt like I wanted to just punch somebody or knock them over or something. Good thing my friends are funny and nice, or I really would have hurt someone. haha probably not, but it certainly felt like it!
Anyway, that's what Fanny felt for some time today. It's now an official feeling: "I want to knock someone over!!!" But I liked just sitting with her. I love my best friend. She is my best friend.
I'm super excited because when I get back from Hong Kong, Fanny is going to come pick me up with her dad and then she's going to stay with me for the night. I couldn't think of anything better. I loooove herrrr.
Wow. I just realized that we've been best friends for at least 10 years. That's amazing.
I started getting excited for Hong Kong today. Although I'm still sorta bummed that I can't go to Biloxi with (literally) everyone else. I'm sure they'll have a great time though, and there will be other opportunities.
And so we leave tomorrow. I was there less than a year ago. But it's pretty likely I won't go back for a while after this.