Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Today was a fabulous day.
I went to Pointe Pacific church again with Rachel and Caleb. (Rachel is my RD and Caleb is her husband, the associate pastor).
I had lunch with Joseph, Reeni and Nikola.
I locked myself out of my room and Chelsea saved the day.
I took a nap.
I went to starbucks with Chrissy and visited Timmy.
And finally, best of all, I hung out with people from church at Petes coffee. It was a speed dating set up (minus the guys on one side and the girls on another), we all rotated around tables the entire night and just talked to one another. Then after rotating, we just sat and talked. It was so great hanging out with people who don't go to Vanguard, as much as I love Vanguard, sometimes I just need a break. I really love the young adult crowd from Pointe Pacific, they are all super friendly, and alot of them are related to the art industry in some way. It's not a big crowd, there was maybe 11 of us.
My jaw hurts from talking so much, and laughing, and practicing my song for musical theater vocal technique class.

PS. I'm auditioning for Lion King on Friday with Marcus (it will be performing in Vegas). I'm really excited, I think auditioning needs rehearsing just as much as any other part of theater. Pray for me!

Ponderosa Pine Cones

I am so incredibly thankful for the people in my life right now. I have had a support system before, but never have I felt so encouraged, lifted up, exposed and been dealt with in such a real way.

I'm cutting my dreadlocks off for my New York intensive in December. I ordered the knotty boy emergency kit yesterday morning and have been sulking ever since. I know it's a must, my dreadlocks are going to limit me in the theater world...but I didn't think I would have to cut them off so soon. I love my 37 dreadies.

Happy

Tonight was beautiful. I planned a floor event called "Scripture and Art Night." Not a whole lot of girls attended, but just enough to have an awesome time. We started painting around 9:00pm and we didn't get done till around 2am. There is something so wonderful about painting and creating, it really makes girls open up and relax. The focus of the night was to explore and express God's love, every canvas was so different and unique. I love it. It's a beautiful thing to let God romance you, it was so encouraging to see through the girls paintings how differently God shows his love to each person. After the more serious painting, we just got crazy cutting out random magazine pictures and making cards for anyone and everyone we know. So good.

As of right now, I'm listening to Ella right now.

"Someday he'll come along, the man I love. And he'll be big and strong, the man I love. And when he comes my way, I'll do my best to make him stay. He'll look at me and smile, I'll understand. And in a little while he'll take my hand. And though it seems absurd, I know we both won't say a word. Mabe I shalll meet him Sunday, maybe Monday, maybe not. Still I'm sure to meet him one day, maybe Tuesday will be my ood news day. He'll build a little home, just meant for two. Form which we'll never roam; who would, would you? And so all else about I'm waiting for the man I love."

A cause de garcons

Tonight, I actually had a night to just be. I dropped one of my classes last week taking my units down from 19 to 16. What was I thinking before!?
I love my floor. Tonight a random dance party broke out in the hallway, it lasted for about an hour. From dancing to talking to music I just chilled the night away. It was wonderful.
I love how God created each of us so differently, yet each of us still resemble some characteristic of God. It's so mind blowing to think God has so many characteristics! I can't even keep mine straight!

As a side note, I'm having Portland withdrawls. It's things like Last Thursdays, the Portland Pirate Festival (that I missed! gah!), Rimsky's, Midnight Mystery Rides, Pillow Fights, Saturday Market, Running into Naked Bike Rides, Lunch carts on 3rd, Music from Mississippi Pizza, Hawthorne, Belmont, Powells, 23rd, tea chai te, fire dance sessions under the hawthorne bridge and walking along the waterfront that make the world go round. The list could go on.

Tie Dye and Moccasins

As you may have noticed, I have deleted all previous posts except "Noisy Eaters Deserve A Punch in the Face." I believe it is still relevant in my life just as much now as it was the day I wrote it.

It was interesting reading previous posts and seeing where I was compared to where God has me right now. This past year has been crazy at times. God has done and worked so much in my life. Remembering back on Morocco (not that I don't think about it every day) and realizing how cool it is that I still keep in contact with people I met on that trip. This last year has been such a roller coaster with my relationship with God, and really with myself as well. Trying to figure out what I want to do with my life, what God has in store for me, and all those little descisions that I made. It's amazing how God had His hand in the smallest stuff without me even realizing it.

I am more in love with God right now than I ever have been. It seems like forever that I was praying to hear His voice and to get out of this state of "numness" that I feel I have been in, and it's finally happened. God keeps speaking and revealing His plans for me. It is so amazing and refreshing. He has brought so many genuine people in my life who have helped me become so real and raw with myself and in my relationship with God. I'm so thankful for where God has me right now, in this RA position, learning and growing and being surrounded by a group of girls going through the same thing. For once, I feel like I know my destination, and I'm trusting God that He will take me there.

Noisy Eaters Deserve a Punch in the Face

I dislike it when people smack food/gum. Really? Come on.