Back in Southern California
Wow--I had forgotten just how amazing the weather is down here...the past two days I have been wearing tank-tops and FLIP-FLOPS!! I love flip-flops! It has been between 75-80 degrees...and I love it. As much as I love the East Coast, I guess this shows that I am, and always will be, a California girl at heart.
Well, let's see. After the long, 500+ mile drive on Friday, I am settled into my new apartment. It has already been a tougher transition than I had thought it would be. My new roommates (well, 2 of the 3) are alright, I don't know them at all yet because one of them has been working since I arrived, and the other one is really quiet, so I don't know much about her yet either. The other one arrives today. I am praying that this isn't as hard this week as it has been this weekend...it isn't only the transition of living with new, "random" people...but it is the thought of seeing my roommates for the past two years with their new roommate....I am dealing with feelings of replacement, though i know I shouldn't be. It is also much tougher than I expected to be back in L.A. I miss D.C...I miss the people...i miss the classes (though i never dreamed I would say that!!)...I miss the comfort of being there. And now I am uncomfortable, but I know that these are the times God uses to stretch and mold us the most...so I anxiously await the changes He is going to bring about!
Church today was great. It was so great to be back at my L.A. church--the one constant in my life right now...things have stayed the same, basically. i am back on the worship team, and have already been asked to sing special music...the youth have missed me (which is a nice feeling right now, since I have been living/spending time with strangers)...and it was so good to fellowship with these wonderful people who care about who i am, who i have become... :) This is good!
What else...Mike is coming for spring break!!!! WOO HOO! I was the first to know, and I am SO excited. Hopefully we can have an ASP reunion when he is here. I am so excited to see him again, and to have him flip me off in person (long story, LOL). He is one of those friends for which I am so incredibly grateful! I shocked him the other night by revealing a little known fact about me, and he has not yet recovered (LOL--it has to do with classes :)) Anyway, Mike is great. Pray for him, though, as he is dealing with a lot right now, and it preparing to enter into the same transition period I am undergoing...
Well, I am ready for the semester, I suppose...most of my friends come back this evening (Sara, Leslie, Jessica and possibly some others...). Last night I went out with my twin friends Cara and Christina, and we had a wonderful time. I love those girls so much, and it means so much to me to have them in my close circle of friends. I can't wait to see my poli sci buddies, especially Joe and Ryan, who live close to me...they love to harrass me, and I can't wait to give it right back to them! :)
Anyway, have a blessed Sunday, and may God teach you something new and amazing this week. I'll post again when I can (no internet in the apartment yet).
Well, let's see. After the long, 500+ mile drive on Friday, I am settled into my new apartment. It has already been a tougher transition than I had thought it would be. My new roommates (well, 2 of the 3) are alright, I don't know them at all yet because one of them has been working since I arrived, and the other one is really quiet, so I don't know much about her yet either. The other one arrives today. I am praying that this isn't as hard this week as it has been this weekend...it isn't only the transition of living with new, "random" people...but it is the thought of seeing my roommates for the past two years with their new roommate....I am dealing with feelings of replacement, though i know I shouldn't be. It is also much tougher than I expected to be back in L.A. I miss D.C...I miss the people...i miss the classes (though i never dreamed I would say that!!)...I miss the comfort of being there. And now I am uncomfortable, but I know that these are the times God uses to stretch and mold us the most...so I anxiously await the changes He is going to bring about!
Church today was great. It was so great to be back at my L.A. church--the one constant in my life right now...things have stayed the same, basically. i am back on the worship team, and have already been asked to sing special music...the youth have missed me (which is a nice feeling right now, since I have been living/spending time with strangers)...and it was so good to fellowship with these wonderful people who care about who i am, who i have become... :) This is good!
What else...Mike is coming for spring break!!!! WOO HOO! I was the first to know, and I am SO excited. Hopefully we can have an ASP reunion when he is here. I am so excited to see him again, and to have him flip me off in person (long story, LOL). He is one of those friends for which I am so incredibly grateful! I shocked him the other night by revealing a little known fact about me, and he has not yet recovered (LOL--it has to do with classes :)) Anyway, Mike is great. Pray for him, though, as he is dealing with a lot right now, and it preparing to enter into the same transition period I am undergoing...
Well, I am ready for the semester, I suppose...most of my friends come back this evening (Sara, Leslie, Jessica and possibly some others...). Last night I went out with my twin friends Cara and Christina, and we had a wonderful time. I love those girls so much, and it means so much to me to have them in my close circle of friends. I can't wait to see my poli sci buddies, especially Joe and Ryan, who live close to me...they love to harrass me, and I can't wait to give it right back to them! :)
Anyway, have a blessed Sunday, and may God teach you something new and amazing this week. I'll post again when I can (no internet in the apartment yet).
posted by Lesa at 1/11/2004 02:28:00 PM
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