November 17, 2009
senior year: lessons 2 & 3
This is a bit overdue, but enough epic-ness happened this past weekend that I need to catalog it. Mainly: I had two near-death experiences within 48 hours.
1) the blazing inferno that erupted in our kitchen. pot, oil, flame, water…kabooom. need i say more? water and oil obviously don’t mix. i’m just glad i came away with only some singed hair.
2) eating a whole jar of nutella (ok, this might not really be near-death, but for about an hour it felt like it). i don’t know WHAT possessed me to challenge bk to an eating contest, me with a jar of nutella and ben w/ french onion dip. oh yeah…it was the bebabo. let’s just say i learned my lesson about mixing sugar with alcohol.
September 22, 2009
time flies doesn’t it?
So senior year has officially started… I’m still getting used to the fact that I (we) are SENIORS. The other day at JSG leaders meeting, we were praying for the junior class, and I did a double-take: wait, aren’t WE the junior class? Ha, not anymore…which means we’re seniors!?! Ahhhhh… so weird.
Life has been quite hectic so far, and classes haven’t even contributed their share of stress yet. My first weeks were spent thinking/doing 60% of the time Triple 8, 20% Manna, and 20% Spelman/where my next meal is coming from. Even though I’ve been running around constantly, it’s been fun, if a bit tiring. Being AD of Triple 8 kind of chains me to my email, as there’s always something to plan/organize/remind people. People have always said senior year is busy, but I guess I didn’t realize how busy until now. Whew…it’s crazy! Where will I fit in thesis!?
Living in Spelman is soooo amazing though. I think it’s something about the apartment style of the place, but when I’m here, I feel like I’m off campus, which is remarkably relaxing. It feels more like a home than any of the dorms I’ve lived in in the past, and its a huge blessing (plus lots of fun) to have so many friends/Manna people in one building. And now that all four of us are settled in (mostly), we undertook a project to better decorate our common room. 26 had painted their room yellow last year, and we wanted to do something to the walls too. And, since we are doing Hebrews in SSG this year…
A picture is literally worth a thousand words (or more…).
