Whirlwind

I'm not actually counting down to my graduation.
But I know it's only a little over a month away.
I've got my cap and gown and my announcements (now to address them)
Thinking about after graduation though?
Freaks me out a little.
I know that God is in control and He knows exactly where he wants me.
I know that I'm in His hands.
Our finances are in His hands.
Our living situation is in His hands.
My job is in His hands.
He has and will continue to bless us and take care of us.
This is all my head knowledge. It is what I know without a doubt.
But it's hard to transfer that head knowledge to heart knowledge sometimes.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

I know this, but I'm such a control freak it's hard to really give up the anxiety about it all, even though I know that I have no power over situations. I still worry even though God has proved to be faithful.

I should be freaking out more with schoolwork. Till the end I will be a procrastinator. Which lends to my attitude of "I'll deal with it when I have to, but I'm not going to worry about it now. It'll get done when it gets done." I think senioritus has something to do with it. Or that I've finally learned how to succeed in college. How the professors grade, being able to have a strong hunch what will be on the tests. Crunch time will come as I have many projects due around the same time, and then that time period will be over too.

The past couple of weeks have been fun ones. Last Thursday we were able to have our friends over for Kaity's birthday. I made her a cake and we made her choose all the activities for the night (which she just loved...) On Friday I was able to hang out with some of the youth group kids at Epic for about an hour. They played "Murder in the Dark" and "Hitchhiker" while I was there. Then I went bowling with our friends for Kaity's actual birthday. It was cosmic night with black lights, flashing lights, and loud music. She also got to show off her engagement ring that she got from James earlier that day! I'm so excited for them!

On Saturday night Doug, my mom, Andrew, and I went to see our friend Shauna in her production of Guys and Dolls. I'd never even seen the movie, but really enjoyed the production. She was so good in it too!

On Sunday we went to my parents as usual for lunch. We celebrated my mom's birthday early, since we were able to all be together then. My dad made her a German Chocolate Cake. And a crab and steak dinner. Then we played Pictionary, which Doug and I won. Then we went home and watched some Lost before going to youth group. Later that night we finished the series of Lost. Now we need to find a new one! I enjoyed it, but liked the earlier seasons and wished they had gone a different direction. But oh well.






Today after class I picked my mom up to go out to lunch for her birthday. We went to Aloha Steakhouse. We ordered the exact same thing (Teriyaki chicken, steamed broccoli, caesar salad, and passion iced tea). We had an ocean view with the pier, islands and surfers from our table. The waitress brought macadamia ice cream covered in fudge and macadamia nuts with real whipped cream on the side. It even had a yellow candle in it. Then after lunch we went to the mall to try to find a cardigan for my mom. There wasn't anything that she really liked, so she decided she wanted a bracelet from World Vision. By donating money to World Vision, they give you a bracelet as a remembrance of the people you're helping.

We also both went through our Target lists (us little housewives that we are). I had to get a new Brita filter system since ours broke this morning. (I had it balancing on the sink and it fell onto the floor and cracked up the side). I decided to get more of a dispenser that sits in the fridge with a spigot instead of a pitcher. No more having to take a pitcher out of the fridge every time (and less opportunities to drop it).

Here's to six more weeks till graduation (maybe I'm counting down a little)