Visitations and Excitations

My best friend, Jaimi, traveled to visit me last night and this morning. She brought her daughter, Emma, who is 9 months old, with her for the trip. This was the first time she's had a chance to make the trip, and it was such fun! My coworker/friend Laura came over to meet her, and we had a great night of fellowship and girl talk (and, as such, the details cannot be divulged). This morning, we went to Cedarville, where I gave Jaimi and Emma the usual tour - my office area, the student center, the chapel, and pointed out various buildings. We drove through Cedarville, and the whole morning was really pleasant. It's 79 degrees, blue skies, a good breeze, and the flowers are in bloom! This was the first time we had a sleepover since Christmas of 2002, when her husband had to work Christmas morning. Suffice it to say, it was fun to have a sleepover again! We did a lot of laughing, fellowshiping, and considering what the Lord asks of us as women and just as human beings. What a blessing! She took a picture, so I'll have to have her send that to me to post on the blog. Oh, and Emma was a ton of fun as well! She loved Oliver, and he did pretty well with her, too! 

Oh, and the excitations? Well, I have literally 5 DAYS LEFT OF WORK for this year! And in 7 SHORT DAYS, we will be packed up and on our way to sunny (and probably slightly humid, though hopefully not too much) Florida for two weeks at Disney! I am so excited! I've never had a job as a grown-up where I had summers off (and honestly didn't expect to, given I did not pursue a career in education). This job, I will say again, is a HUGE blessing from God! It's one of those things in life that has proven that's God's ways are higher than mine (Isaiah 55) - it is immeasurably more than I could ask or imagine (Ephesians 3). And that's just how God rolls. :)