first week (OVER!)

life is busy, but oh-so-good right now

LU has been fantastic so far. classes are interesting & hopefully positively challenging as the days go on. reconnecting with friends that have been here going to school has been awesome, as well as meeting new people... on-campus, at church, or on the frisbee field (you had to have known i would seek that out almost immediately haha). my roommates are great guys, haven't really truly met the 3rd guy who moved in yesterday... but soon enough i'm sure. everyone is on a different schedule, so it's rare but great

also, i'm having to adjust to not having convenient at-home internet... which, in reality, is a good thing. so i've grown accustomed to free-WiFi hot-spots like Moe's or Panera... and the free wireless on campus, too. also means less-distractions and more sleep when i'm back at the house haha

it's such a different atmosphere than i'm used to, so it's going to take some adjusting to.... but the overall opportunities so far have been much-needed and quite awesome. a new church to attend while i'm here (Brentwood Church), a guys accountability/discipleship group to attend during the week, and so much more as time goes on.. I'm sure.

there's alot to reflect on leading up to this point in my life... and I'm extremely excited to be where God has led me, both educationally & spiritually.

*i really never thought i'd end up @ LU going to school, but here I am working on my graphic arts degree.

*i never thought i'd be living in a house with almost-complete-strangers... but now I'm living with 3 new-faces and pleasantly adjusting to living away from home.

*i never thought i'd be in a long-distance relationship, but i'm blessed with such an amazing opportunity & experience now... and it's been so surprisingly stress-free & she's a daily encouragement and source of uplifting joy. (4 days, Abby!!! plenty of confetti will be thrown... September is going to be amazing)

*i never thought i'd become so reliant on God to get me through stressful situations.... but my lately my car has been a big source of stress, and yet I've been kept in-line & patient with anything that comes my way

*i never thought i'd be doing this well at fighting off soda (for the most part)... yet here I am with a newfound love for Vitamin Water, and good 'ol regular water too. Still... I could be doing better. I will persevere!

Welp... that's all for now. Sorry if you check my blog often and haven't seen many new posts.... keep checking back! 'Til next time...