i got caught up today looking at old pictures. it's unreal how things change. we move in so many different directions...what happens when we find out the things we thought were forever really aren't? years later facebook informs you that so and so is married or having a baby or moving across the country. friendships are worth fighting for...

one to go

i did it...three classes finished! i've already started working on 2050...praying it flies by! i don't know if i've ever been so immersed and overwhelmed in any other class. i'm being pushed to my limits this summer. i'm learning that i need to take more quiet time for myself. journaling is my favorite way to vent, figure things out, pray, etc. i get wrapped up in doing other things (studying, most recently) and forget to be still.

today my jake and i were in the same state. he was in the houston airport on his way to beautiful costa rica! it's the closest we've been since the beginning of summer. i could feel it :)

one last thing (for now)...my roommate has been listening to ringtones for 10 minutes. no lie.

4, 3, 2, 1...weekend

these are the most adorable gardening gloves i've ever seen http://www.ethelgloves.com/#/store/rose-glove/ someday i'll be a gardener (agricultora)....i can't wait. the thought of planting a seed, caring for it, feeding it, allowing God's sunshine to do its magic, and then watching it grow! so beautiful!

today i'm headed to an arts festival in small town Texas. great music (including Baruch the Scribe), local produce, art...i'm looking forward to soaking in the creativity.

the end/beginning is near

the final for my 3rd class (out of 4) is next tuesday! i cannot express the happiness i feel when i think about being done with summer classes. after tuesday i'll only have 2 1/2 weeks left. piece of cake. that's only 11 classes...44 hours. then i'll only have to wait a short while before my boy is here! so excited.

on a different note entirely...one of my favorite meals of late is tofu with bing cherries. my mom gave me some delicious homemade poppy seed salad dressing...i slice the tofu into thin rectangles (flip to brown it on both sides), cut the cherries in half, and pour some dressing into the frying pan. yumm.

and one more thing. my roommate just went to the coldplay concert. our apartment has a new soundtrack named chris martin.

another coffeehouse day

first of all, i decided on a steaz organic iced tea..lightly sweetened white tea with lime and pomegranate. that's my little plug for the day. it's deliciously refreshing. now an update on life...things have been crazy, busy, stressful, fun, etc. class is keeping me...well, maybe the class talk should be kept to a minimum. i'm overwhelmed to say the least. as i told jake a few days ago, it's like having finals week last for five weeks straight. unfortunately, the professor's teaching style and my learning style are not friends. speaking of friends, though, i have some fantastic ones. they keep me going. late night conversations, encouraging messages, promises to kick butt when needed, birthday parties, way too loud music in the early morning hours...thanks :)