Spring Break started with NATS. Incredibly long day. NATS funny story: I set my alarm for 5:45, was going to snooze it twice and wake up at 6:15. I did all of those things. But after snoozing it twice... I fell back asleep and didn't wake up until... 6:56. I was supposed to pick up Sheehan between 7:15 and 7:20. I showered and was ready and picked her up on time. Talk about freaking out. That was me for about half an hour Friday morning.
Friday night I went to visit Sara A at Wofford. We were blingified. Thats a new fun word that I just created. It was good to see her and catch up!
Saturday was filled with Chickfila with SA and Natalie then a drive home. I love long car drives by myself. I love the time to just think, reflect, and pray. Once I arrived home, the family met Stephanie, Meredith, Corey, Brenna, and Colin at Outback for some delicious food! Alice Springs Chicken and I are joined at the hip.
Sunday morning was spent at First Baptist then a trip to the Wagon Wheel for lunch. Yum. Then a visit with Grandmommy! Sunday night I was blessed with the opportunity to lead worship at Involved with the Jennings brothers! It was a good time!
Monday was a rather difficult day. It started off well by going to Mommy's preschool class and visiting with her kids. Then it took a serious turn. I mentioned in my last post that my friend Alex passed away in a car accident and the funeral was last night. I met Brittany Johnson and Lindsey and we went together. Visitation was beforehand and all the theatre kids met together so we could sit together. It was almost like a family reunion because so many cast members were back together. It was nice to see everyone but absolutely terrible it had to be in that circumstance. It was not easy to walk through the line or sit in that service. Several of his best friends spoke as well as his mom then Marybeth sang before a video was shown. Hard, emotional, tough, sad, heartbreaking are all word that can attempt to describe this situation and this experience but in no way shape or form capture the essence of it. Alex was an incredible guy. He was a friend to everyone he met. I would do anything to go back and dance to February Song one more time in Lefty. He had a heart of gold, would help anyone, at any time, at any cost, and was so compassionate. In the coming days, continue to keep his mom, grandmother, and friends in your prayers.
Today I got to see mom's kids again! Then went to lunch with Brittany, Lindsey, Grant, and Adam! I miss seeing those people every single day. We have so many good memories together. Then had a doctors appointment for my back. Then dinner tonight with the fam.
The rest of this week consists of seeing more friends, family, birthday celebrations, and a concert by the amazing and wonderful Sutton Foster. I cannot express in words how excited I am therefore I'm not going to try. Just know it's a lot.
Just a few random thoughts from my brain this evening:
-If I am ever desperate for a job, I am moving to NYC and applying to be a Taxi driver. I feel as if I would fit right in and be accepted.
-If you want to read something that will absolutely blow your mind. Read 1 Samuel 1-2. It's the story of Hannah. Her patience, ability to persevere, her willingness to wait for God's perfect timing, then the sacrifice of her son, Samuel, back to God are all examples of things that we can learn from.
-Today, my life had some awkward moments in them. It was quite comical to tell you the truth.
-What if all of us, myself included in this, said things we meant. This can go to two ways. One being that we should say the things we really do mean. So many times I feel like I miss so many opportunities to tell people things. Does that mean I should always necessarily say them? I don't know. What I do know is that I should be cautious and aware and take these missed opportunities. Especially when it is something uplifting and encouraging. So many times I will think it in my head but for so many reasons won't tell the other person. Especially if I don't know the person really well for a fear of it being weird or awkward. Then I so many times say things that I really don't mean. These are often times not so nice. What if I only said the statements I meant? I think of how often people have told me things that they really didn't mean and how much hurt has been a result of those statements. I began to wonder if my words caused hurt feelings in some way. I've been doing a bit of reflecting and guarding the words that come out of my mouth. Hopefully it will be something I can continue to do, with much effort. "He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin." Proverbs 13:3
-I was able to take a nice two and a half hour nap today. Solid.
-Today Caleb asked me what I thought we should do for his birthday... I simply responded with jump off the Empire State Building. Sounds like a partay to me.
-American Idol contestants- Please. Do not sing if you have laryngitis. It's just a poor life choice.
-Getting more and more excited about FUGE every single day! 66 days until I leave! The countdown is on! Yes I'm going to miss my family and friends. Yes I'm going to miss doing the things I normally do in the summer like VBS etc. But God has amazing things in store. Something tells me I'm not going to want to miss it!
It's late. Have a fantastic week! I'll see you at the end of Spring Break!
-kar
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