Moving

Well, for the past few days I have been moving more intensely to the other apartment at Winchell. I can't say that it has been amazingly fun, but I do like the idea of having a bedroom that looks like a bedroom, instead of just a bunkhouse. My super sweet dad came and helped me with the moving and he loaded about 4 times what I could have done on the dolly and cut my work down greatly. I have actually moved most of my stuff now thanks to his help. Now we have all of the lovely cleaning to do- so dissapointing to spend all of that time cleaning when you're going to be leaving so soon therafter. Now I'm at my parents house and I am doing laundry and spending the night since I have no bed or couch or anything right now. Why is it that it is hotter today than any other day for the past 3 weeks- the very day I happen to be moving?

Another One Lost To The Dark Side

Praise the Lord, and collect your bets- as of tonight Angela Memmott is offically engaged!!! I am very proud of John, for he did a very good job, and was actually quite romantic- and even more amazingly, he managed to surprise her. Good job John!

Back To Where We Came From

So- its all too complicted to really write about, but annie, lisa and I aren't moving to Drake's Pond, we're staying in Winchell and Angie is going to live with a family until she gets married, which is looking sooner and sooner. She isn't officially engaged yet, though it is possible that it could be happening as I type, though most likely it will be Friday night. It will be kind of odd if it does happen friday night since we're going to Kortnie's wedding on saturday. I'm still not toally sure how I feel about he whole living at Winchell situation, especially since the day after I signed the lease I was told that Drake's Pond gives a significant teacher discount on rent! Grr- the things you don't know until you ask. I guess I think this is all one more way that the devil is trying to prevent us from having a good year- especially since we are going to be starting school in about a week and a half. We finally have soap dispensers and towels, and the sign is finally up- its so cool to see "St. Michael's Lutheran Church and School." I am excited about this all, but at the same time I'm praying about my future with the River. Pastor Rob preached last week on how in order for the "living creatures" to gather around the River, it has to be moving in the area where they are- and I've been meditating on how I can best be flowing. I was thinking of something that he mentioned a while ago, about having an After School Program and possibly a daycare there, and then my mind went to the fact that I'll have my CDA by that time and how amazing it would be (though also amazingly hard) to start a center there. Of course this is only in the ambiguous first stages in my mind, and as I pray more about it, I may see that this isn't what I am called to, but the Gung-Ho, jump in with both feet part of me would like to just go at it. We shall see what we shall see I suppose.

Drake's Pond

angie, annie, lisa and I all met on monday night to discuss the next year and our apartment situation. It was really great and we affirmed each other and discussed our pet peeves and the things that we would all be bringing to the mix. We also discussed chores and who would get to do laundry which days. (I'm so stoked to have laundry right in the apartment!) Somehow at the end of all of this thoug, I ended up with a rom of my own- something that I have been wanting, but still wasn't prepared for. This will be great for me I think, because, as the only remaining undergrad college student, i will have to be up late studying and writing, and I need my space to do a lot of that. I kind of feel a little guilty, but angie and annie are going to share the room, and neither one will be there much- ang especially- and most of her stuff will be in john's house, in preparation for the big M. The nicest thing will probably be having an indoor pool and hot tub. I have an inkling that I am going to be stressed out this year and need someplace available to relax. Of course, I still don't know what I'm going to do about the money to live at Drake's Pond, but I am trying to have faith that God will provide, if He really wants me to keep working in the ministry that I'm in at St. Mike's. That and maybe take out a small student loan. But I'd really rather to not have to do that, because if I stay at St. Mike's after I graduate, I'll being in loan repayment with still inadequate funds to live off of. Oh well, only time will tell.

My Adventure in Chi-Town
My and Annie's roomie- well, ex-roomie now- Kara got married last saturday, so Annie and I decided to make the trip to Chicago to see the wedding. We get the directions from her, get the gift and are all prepared to leave by 12:00 since I had a breakfast appointment that morning at 10:00. I get there and we get out of the apartment by 12:15 and are on the road and make pretty good time until we hit Construction. Isn't that what always happens. Now annie and I are getting worried about being late- and are trying to merge onto 290 after we get off 94- but since we got our directions from our roomie, there are no ext numbers or mile indicators or anything- so we are just praying that we are on the right route. After about an hour of lovely merging, almost getting squashed by a Semi and other various mishaps, we are gtting worried about making in time to see her walk down the aisle. Then we drive by the White Sox Stadium. I casually look at the digital sign in order to see what temperature it is over there on the other side of the big lake when I notice something. "Annie?" I say with burgeoning hope and embarrasment, "It's an hour different here isn't it?" We look at each other and aboth start screaming and laughing at th same time. We had completely forgotten that there was an hour time difference and that we had plenty of time before the wedding would start. Only Annie and I could make it that far without realizing something like that. At least it relieved a TON of our worry about finding where we were going, and we arrived with no mishaps and got to relax for a good amount of time before the wedding. Unfortunately, the time difference worked the other was as well, and we ended up leaving before the bouquet toss, and any of the dancing, but we did get some truly delicious fried chicken and barbeque, after being inadvertantly overlooked by the woman releasing the tables. We were one of the last to go, and we even had some of the ushers sitting with us.

Writing On My Computer

I'm very excited because I'm writing on my computer online. I've had to wait for overa year to be online with my comp. because I did not have an ethernet prt on my computer in order to use he cable modem that we have here at our apartment. I found an adaptor at meijer that would allow me to hookinto my usb port and it would be converted and i could hook the adaptor to the cable. Very exciting. Its especially nice because now I can do my online CDA classes without having to wait when Annie brings home her laptop from school. Its also good just to get more use out of the second biggest purchase of my life.
Its interesting because I actually don't mind my onlline classes as much as I thought I would. They're not exactly exciting, and I know a lot of the information already, but it is good to review and right now I just did 2 classes and a review quiz while sitting on the floor with my illow and blanket. Ddaisy is strolling around the room, looking outside at the rain in possibly the weirdest august ever. What is up with the weather?? Last nightangie and I went to meijer and I had been wearing shorts yesterday (don't ask me why) but before we went I changed into jeans and a sweater! I should be wearing tank tops and playing Splish, Splish Splash with the kids, not looking outside at trees that think that its already fall!