"Monday found me on my knees again...."

So yesterday afternoon, I checked my phone and I had three new voicemails. One from Robby, one from Hugh, one from Micah. Nothing really significant about the voicemails except they came from three of my best friends. I'm really gonna miss those guys this summer.

It hit me Saturday that the semester is over. The first wake up call came in the afternoon. It was around 3:30 pacific standard time, and I walked outside my house to the front yard, when what should I encounter but one of the neighbor girls (my age) washing her car in her bikini top and a pair of daisy dukes. I kid you not, my immediate, knee-jerk, first reaction was to think "good night, that's inappropriate! I'd better tell her RA!"

And then I realized that there are no RA's in the real world. I walked back inside the house and told Hugh, "we're not in Kansas anymore, Toto."

It hit me also Saturday evening that the semester is over. I was driving home from taking Hugh to LAX and I was thinking about going to church on Sunday and I almost began to start calling Mary, Micah, and Hannah to see who was driving to church..... and then it hit me that they've all gone home. No more carpools to Grace during which we'd sing and pray and talk about God and the sermons we'd just heard (those were seriously the highlight of my week). That was the toughest.

And so Spring '06 is over. I had really not expected much out of this semester. I had figured it would fly by, like last spring. In many ways, it did fly by, but looking back, it was my best semester to date. I made some incredible friendships and learned some really hard lessons. God was gracious and kind and loving thoughout it all.

And now it's summer. I was talking about this weird feeling with Hugh before he left... it's like you're a runner, and you just crossed the finish line, but you're runningmates are all gone.... you finish alone.

Oh well, I think I'm done talking about alone-ness for a while. You can only do that so much before you get bored with yourself.

I made a great discovery yesterday-- putting melted cheddar cheese and salsa on top of steak is AMAZING!!!!! Everyone should try it. It is sooooooooo good.

Calvin had this favorite latin saying of his that went "Post tenebras, Lux!" It means, "after darkness, Light!" He used it to refer to his salvation experience, but I think it applies to being done with finals as well.

Ok, well, I better get going. See you later!