Lost Travels

I took this picture last March when Alyson and I spent Spring Break in Nashville. We miss it, very much so. Therefore, we have decided to road trip it back down there in May. Glorious news, folks. Glorious. I am SO willing to wake up at 5 am to go see Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman getting their post-workout java.

Anywho, I went to a new Christian bible study type group thing last night with some friends. They happened to be having the genders meet separately, as they do every so often. So it was just a cozy atmosphere with a bunch of girls having hot chocolate and cheesecake sitting by the fireplace listening to the speaker. It was SO GOOD. The topic was on contentment. Contentment is one of those topics that finds its way into relating with every single living human being, regardless of their situation. The beginning was kind of humorous, because she was showing us pictures of some things that make many girls content. She had a few pictures of things like chocolate, coffee, and adorable puppies... but the last picture showed a groom holding a bride. The whole room simultaneously just let out this longing sigh.

"I hit something there, didn't I?" She said, smiling.

Stacy and I just smiled at each other. Oh the complexity, yet simplicity of the female mind.

She also had a pillow from when she was younger with all the things that make her feel earthy contentment sewn in. It was such a neat idea. This is one of my favorite passages from the night,

"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." Phillipians 4:12

Yesterday I listened to some songs from Aaron and Cora's wedding cd, and I remembered how much I love love Raging Sea by Michael W. Smith. Therefore, I absolutely need to post the lyrics.

"Sometimes the journey makes you weary,

Feels like a long and winding road.
Sometimes this life can lose it's meaning,
But you might be surprised to find some hope.
Maybe you're wondering where love is,
You may feel it's far away from here.
Maybe you're wondering where I am,
You might be surprised to find I'm near.

And when your life is tossed and turning,
And your on the raging sea,
I'll come and pull you from the water
Then you will know that you are free.

So if you're stumbling through the valley,
Or if you're tempted to give up the fight,
Reach out your hand and I will lead you,
I will be your strong arm in the night."

One more topic. Lost. The final season starts one week from today, folks. One week. It's quite bittersweet, but all good things must come to an end, as I suppose 'they' say. This is good and right that it ends now, otherwise it would just be too long. Being the hopelessly nostalgic person I am, I am kind of sad I don't get to watch the final season with my Lost boys and Mommy back home. However, the final episode airs May 23. This means I'll get to watch at least 2-3 of the final episodes with my original Lost buds and my mommy. Also, I do have a Lost boy up here at college to watch it with, so everything will be okay until I go home. No worries, children.

Benjamin Linus is kind of like the Lost version of Severus Snape. Don't you agree?

Alright, this is about all for now. I pretty much adore you.

Rad: Life.

Unrad: Almost having to buy a new lab manual.

"Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" - Albus Dumbledore