The Big Surprise

Well, there's a reason I haven't posted in a while.  I had a big secret to keep, and I was afraid of giving it away accidentally!  Today (October 30th, because this probably won't be posted until tomorrow), was my parents' tenth anniversary as pastor and pastor's wife at Gateway Baptist Church.  For their anniversary, I was able to come home to surprise my family.

This morning, the church family met for breakfast.  When both of my parents were together, Bro. Ye announced that there was a "present" for them and I walked around the corner.  It was so awesome to see the expressions on their faces!  I got to spend today with the family and they'll be taking me back to college tomorrow.

I have known about this since before I left for college and it was so hard to keep the secret!  For the last few weeks, it has been really hard to talk to my parents on the phone without letting something slip.  This morning, Mom texted me to tell me she missed me. I was standing outside the back door of the YMCA where the church meets at that exact moment!

Today was a good day...and it's back to college tomorrow!  Believe it or not, as short as this little trip was, it was a great little vacation!  Thanksgiving is coming soon.

Well, that was just Spectacular!

This week was great!  FBC Hammond hosted Christian Womanhood Spectacular Wednesday through Friday.  I got to be in most of the sessions; I had a good time and learned a lot.  The theme was "To Love is Paradise," and the lessons focused on God's love for us and the love we should have for others.  

I also had an awesome day today on the world's greatest bus route, 45-5!  We got to talk to a lot of people, and had good visits with people we didn't really plan to visit.  

Well, I went to the "dating lobby" with my laptop to write a paper. That was an hour ago, and I haven't done anything on the paper yet.  But both of my teams, Alabama and the Cardinals, are winning, so I'm happy.

Would somebody do me a huge favor and e-mail me to tell me exactly what you want to hear about my college life? I want to have stuff to write about that you will be interested in, so help me out!  Have a good Sunday tomorrow, everybody. <3

I completely lost track of time since the last post! It seems like it's been about a week. Sorry about that.  I do have an excuse -- it's midterm week.  Yes, already.  I've already taken four midterm exams, and I have five more to do between tomorrow and Friday.

Normally on Wednesdays, I would be tutoring at a high school in the area, but the school canceled on us today. About 15 of us go from the college to help out every week, mainly in math and English classes.

I have been asked for a food report, so here it is: The food at the dining hall has been much better than I expected. I don't often go to breakfast because of schedule, but I do go on Wednesdays and Fridays -- the days we have biscuits and gravy and cinnamon rolls.  The Chinese food has been a little scary; the title on the sign the last time was "Chinese Fiesta."  But other than that, it's been good so far.

That's all for now.  Remember, the more followers, the more posts!  I want to know who all reads this so I can ask what you're interested in hearing about.  I can't wait to see most of you at Thanksgiving!