Orange

I love the color orange. I began to like it the summer after eighth grade, and loved it until it became popular around my junior year in high school (I have this thing about not following the crowd, or doing what everyone else is doing...I'll talk about that later!). Orange is just so bright and cheery...some shades are obnoxious, I must admit, but most are great! Yes, this may seem random, but it has a point!!

I think of myself as being very energetic, very enthusiastic, and I know that my friends would agree. I am just a very joyful person, and so many things in life, things that some would call "simple," delight me in a major way. Flip-flops have become one of those things that excite me--which I know sounds absurd, so let me explain. Prior to D.C., I wore flip-flops every day. Seriously. I can think of a couple instances where I actually had to wear tennis shoes, but really i wore them everyday with everything. So, being where it was too cold to wear them, or inappropriate for work as the case may be, was difficult! I am absolutely LOVING being able to wear my Old Navy flip-flops.

I say all this because I am really beginning to feel like myself again...and I know that people can sense that as well. I am beginning to be just as random with my thoughts as I used to be, I again love to make people laugh, and I am back to being "unique," as my pastor's wife calls me. :) Praise the Lord! God is doing some amazing things in my life, and He is bringing the joy of the little things back to my life. I believe that so much joy can be found if we only look for it, and too often we only look to the bigger things in life...but I am finding joy in the fact that I can actually see the mountains (no smog right now)...I have not slept through class yet (which has been only a slight problem in the past, not a major problem) and I have not missed class yet (SO THERE, MIKE!! :-))I got a little sunburned last week, which was exciting because there is actually sunshine to make that possible! Yeah...so I am becoming happier and happier, again. Things with the roommates have become so much better in the past two days, and I am sure that is partly because I am being myself around them for the first time, so they are opening up.

I am just so excited about this semester, about this year, about seeing all that God has planned. I cannot fathom the great things He has in store for my life! ASP will always influence me in the years to come, and now is the time to apply all the lessons from my incredibly amazing semester...it is time to change my world, one day at a time. Praise the Lord for everything He so generously gives us and does for us!

Alright, I am going to get dinner before work...Make sure you read Cameron's poetry from yesterday's blog entry. It is well worth the time! :)