She's getting so big! She can stand!

Beat up in Biology huh? What was that? Yup, I was beat up in biology. You don't usually go to class expecting to be assulted but sadly that was my fate yesterday. It all happened when our teacher announced that we would be playing Cranium to review for our midterm tomorrow... yes, I am currently attending university, not grade seven...but the fact that this was well below our mental capabilities, it was not below our maturity level, so we played full on, contact Cranium. So the first beating happened during a 'go fetch' category and my team chose me to be the runner. So I stood at the classroom door with everyone else, ready to run and find something that contained carbohydrates...on your mark, get set, and go and we were off... yet somehow I managed to get body checked into the door of the computer room by two rather large guys. Yeah, little five foot two me crushed between two huge guys...ouch. So if that was bad enough, I then got chosen to do the pictionary category as well and, full of team spirit and pride, I ran to the front of the room to find out what I must draw, and as we all took off to run back to our team my nose collided with great force into someone's shoulder bone...and once again, ouch. By the end I was in great pain. I dragged my weary body back up to the seventh floor where my friends attended to my needs, giving me advil and buying me a slurpee. I have no bruises to show as proof of my beatings. In fact, I was relieved to wake up this morning and not have two black eyes from the nose collision, although there was a rather distinct shadow under one eye... Anyhow, moral of the story is, wear football gear to the next Biology review class because you never know what might attack you.

It snowed!! Yes, the very first snow of the year and it's beautiful!
Okay, I know these words sound funny coming out of my mouth, and yes, this morning when I woke up and saw the whiteness of the outside world and shivered because our heat wasn't working, I was grouchy and mad at the white world. As I walked to work, the African inside of me whined, "This is so unnatural!" But as I worked today, I would look out the window, way way up in the sky (I do after all work on the sixteenth floor), I had to admit that it was rather beautiful and peaceful, the flakes just swirling on the breeze. So after my class, my soul needed rest, and so I took the long way back to my apartment, and walked along the river where I took a few pictures, and I was amazed. Although there wasn't that much snow, and most of it was quickly melting, it was breathtaking.
Plus, my poor winter boots have been sitting in my closet all summer, whispering, "Please wear me. You know you want to. I'm so comfy and warm." And I would have to reply, with mixed feelings, "Have patience, my friends. You are very warm and comfy and so its too warm to wear you today." And so, after much waiting, my boots and I were able to shuffle through the snow, and enjoy the outdoors. Now if only I could find my blue, sparkly earmuffs.....

I'm hanging on every word you say, but if you don't want to speak tonight, that's alright. I just want to sit outside heaven's door and listen to you breathing...
Life has been hectic lately. Between classes, homework, miss exec, friends, small group and sleeping, I've been bouncing from one thing to the next. I feel exhausted. I feel conflicting feelings of happiness and contentment with all parts of my life and, pull the other way are some discontents, frustrations and the fear of inadequacy.
God has been teaching me about praying, submitting and just holding on tightly to his hand and letting me lead him. It's been quite the experience so far. Some mornings I wake up and spend incredible time with God before heading on my way filled with the most incredible peace and excitement about where He's taking me and other mornings, I want to close my eyes as tight as possible and hold back with all my weight, screaming to have my own way.
The Miss Exec does a missions trip every year and the the trip this year excites me, but I feel a hesitation in my heart and I've been praying like crazy asking God to direct me, but He remains silent or directs my attention back to the tasks at hand. I started to panic last night while reading the application form because I need a reference from my pastor and well, I don't have one. My church in highschool hasn't had a pastor up until just a few months ago, but I've been in Calgary and did some church shopping before landing on a church I liked, but then it was time for my summer job which required me to go to a different church, leaving me completely pastor-less. So, I'd greatly appreciate your prayers for clarity and peace...that would be awesome!

This is a list of what mks are that my roomie and I compiled. Anyone have anything to add?

A Day in the Life of an AUC-NUC Student Picture Book (maybe this'll get me free tuition!)
Gotta start the day with some java--okay who are we kidding? I don't drink coffee--I drink chai lattes--way more sophisticated sounding and better tasting! Whose with me on that?
When you arrive at school you'll be personally greeted, that is if you come to the 7th floor...the best floor by far.

Then maybe you'll play a bit of pool with the pros

And then of course, because you're a good student, you'll take some time out to attend classes and do some reading cause there's lots of it!

And finally, after a long stressfull day of school, don't forget to stop and smell the roses!

And since it's impossible for this to get any cheesier, I'm gonna say adios and actually do some of that reading. Please feed Garfunkle on your way out. Thanks!