i like sun.

mmmm. i take that back. i LOVE sun.

comfort zones.

something i have been thinking about a lot lately is that i know what i am comfortable with, and i stick with that.

as Christians, God does not call us to a life of comfort. excitement, love, compassion, action, joy, but not comfort.

i have been thinking a lot about what this means in my life.

maybe it means praying for opportunities to have spiritual conversations with people in my life.

maybe it means giving up all the plans i make for myself.

maybe it means praying for God to reveal Himself to me in ways that i have never thought of before.

maybe it means taking a leap and letting myself squirm every once in a while.

i know who will be there to catch me when i do.

blessings so far this quarter.

1. sitting in the uu with caitlin eating gummies and talking about boys.

2. the ornament exchange the girls and i had on friday, and we couldn't stop laughing.

3. being reunited with caitlin and bailey[!!].

4. getting to see neille for a few hours on saturday.

5. a good phone conversation with paul.

6. my date with james last night [and the song he wrote me!]

7. seeing steph for a few minutes before school in the mornings now that we wake up at the same time.

8. actually liking all my classes.

reunion.

the twins are back!

there are is so much more i could say about this, but probably the best way to put it is:

my heart is happy.

great beginnings.

1. today my mom and i went to santa barbara to take flowers to my grandparents' graves. this is a pretty tree i saw in the cemetary.

2. paul and me... being our usual strange selves.

3. family photo!

4. the amazing sky on the way home from slo. the picture doesn't do it justice.

the nice list.

1. fall quarter is over!!!!
2. i had a great drive home with james involving in n out.
3. i got to see me grandparents.
4. my mom made us potsickers as a late night snack.
5. neille [one of my best friends from home] came over and we got to hang out with my family.
6. i can now be in the christmas spirit since i don't have to worry about school.
7. i see caitlin and bailey in three weeks!!!

nice.

the lull in the storm.

i just turned in a paper, and am now feeling much better! i think i am going to let myself take a break and watch gilmore girls with emily tonight. today was not as bad as i thought it would be, for sure only because God is totally getting me through it! so for now, this finals week, i will look on the bright side: i am sitting in my chair wrapped in two blankets, i ate free bean burrito from taco bell, i am listening to a christmas playlist on pandora, and i am having a library date with james tomorrow.

good luck on finals!

and for those who finished theirs [ahem c and b]: no fair.