Irony

Well, here I am a month after my last post to you all.  I've been working like crazy and now have one of the most ironic conditions known to mankind: a cold during summer.  That's right. Congested. Coughing. The whole shebang.  It stinks (not that I can smell anything at all).

It feels like the summer is over already even though I have two months before school starts.  Maybe it's because the days and weeks pass so quickly due to work.  I thought I'd have plenty of stories to tell you all from both jobs, but I find myself having to dig for anything remotely entertaining or interesting to those outside of my day- to-day life.  Perhaps though, I will comment on the day-to-day anyway.

Rainy Day Nostalgia

I can't help but look back on a lazy rainy day like today. School's winding down. I've got great friends to help me through the stress of school and life.  The anticipation for summer builds with each passing hour.  I have a wonderful steady support system back home full of people I love dearly.  I've got steady work coming my way.  I feel like I'm floating on the top of the world unable to do anything except stare at the sky with arms upturned to the God who gave it all to me. Like that day, rain pours down from the heavens today just like His graces always have.

A year ago today, I had no idea I was on my way to a completely changed life.  God was about to rock my world when I thought it couldn't get any better. So there I was, carefully getting my hair done by one of the sweetest girls I knew. My stomach turned with anticipation as I thought of the jam-packed evening my friends and I had planned out.  Aside from my wedding day, I don't think any day could have gone more slowly than that one.  As usual, I was ready too early before it was time to head over to one of my best friend's house with my mom and sister.