I. am. so. excited. (!)

...And nothing has even happened yet! Meaning that I'm still not a new aunt (sunday evening at the latest, though! woo!) and I haven't turned 20 yet and I haven't finished my job or moved back to Calvin yet or seen Eric.

But all of this is happening in a matter of days/weeks, so there's good reason to be elated. :)

I can't believe how wonderfully restful this summer has been. Too often "vacation" means "stress" where it should, rather, act as a long-term Sabbath :) Yep, that's what these last couple of months were for me-- a long-term Sabbath. Not technically, since I did work and all, but between the rest and time alone and reading and seeing friends and sending my roots deeper in my faith, things have gone extraordinarly well. (I can't help but wonder whether that last one, about faith, was part of it being so restful or was a result. Maybe both.)

I've started to think about how I'll decorate my dorm room (yay for having it to myself!) and I've begun pulling things together and throwing them in boxes to pack more thoroughly later. Tonight I sent out emails-- to my new RD, a newcomer to the Barnabas team, and to the RAs in Kals. All of this is getting me geared up to get back to Calvin and see what God has been preparing me for since the Spring of 2006! (My, how time flies!)

Some goals I have for this year:

*keep up the reading streak! I forgot how relaxing it is to sit down and read a good book. (Or how much of a book you can get read instead of blogging for 20 minutes, ha.) Hopefully having my own room next year will allow me to have LOTS of my books at school this year! (I own almost 200 books!)

*remain authentic in my personality by remaining authentic in Him.

*develop some healthy prayer habits!

*continue getting into the disciplines

*find a niche to volunteer in :) as per usual. I really hope to find something related to community development. It's a growing interest of mine to learn to see the Kingdom of God in the lowliest places.


Well, I've got a few things to do before I head to bed.

Love!