It's been a while...

Dear Diary,

... j/k!!

I know, I know - it's been a long time since I've written and I apologize to all of you faithful readers. Truth of the matter is, I don't really want to account for most of my days this past week. The heat of summer is starting to get to me, mainly because people who are taking real classes are battling tests and studying, stress and crankiness, mostly leaving me to fend for myself, and I haven't exactly been doing well. This past week I completely overhauled the music library on my computer, updating the software, cleaning out all the files I no longer listen to, and relabeling and playlisting my music. I spent a lot of time sleeping, a lot of time listening to Jamie Cullum, Sonya Kitchell, Sara Groves, Norah and Shawn McDonald, and a lot of time watching ESPN. Good news is, I finished my first book, and am starting my next book Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church by D.A. Carson.

This week has also been about reconnecting with people I miss a lot. Reb came in through town to visit me on her break from Oxford. We went to Panera and caught up as much as we could fit six months into a lunch break. I also got to chat for a good while with Jon and Sarah, I met them at the (24 hour!!) Starbucks in Temple. Wednesday, I got to see Taylor Dodgen at Oasis. It was pretty much grace from heaven. He was leading worship for the evening and I needed it. It's hard for me most of the time with music in church worship services -4 years of being a music major has honed my ear and destroyed my tolerance, and the past few weeks of worship have been kind of sketch to begin with. Wednesday, I could just rest and keep my mind focused.

We have a candidate coming in to be looked at for the college minister position, so lots of prayer needed there.

Quick notes:

1) If you take a 3 hour nap in the late afternoon, good luck getting to bed at a decent hour!
2) Even if you smell conspiracy, some days it's just easier in the long run to just say, "Sure, I'll drive."
3) I've been Mariokart free for 9 days! You, too, can fight your addictions!
4) It's a lot harder to putt and chip when it's for a grade.

Liz quote of the day:

Me: "Why is your map of the U.S. upside down?"
Liz: "It is? Ohhhh, it is! I knew there was something wrong with it."