The First Half of November!

Wow, when it rains it pours! So much stuff has been happening in my life lately, it has been crazy!

Well I left off at the end of October, I went to Hull, Massachusetts for the weekend with a bunch of other college students from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Canada, and various other states. We went up on Friday, October 31st and stayed in a hotel right on the beach. It was a little cold but definitely beautiful. We had a great weekend of fellowship and had a great guest speaker that gave 4 messages. During our free time, a bunch of us went to Boston to explore. I ended up going to the aquarium which was sweet to see some of God's handiwork! I also saw an IMAX Dolphins and Whales movie which was amazing.

After my nice weekend, I had a busy week as usual ahead of me. Tuesday, I was lucky and blessed to enjoy a lunch with a good friend that I hadn't been able to catch up with in a while. Friday, I worked at the elementary school and I got to teach some 5th graders about leadership which was exciting. After work, my roomie, Melissa and I headed to our friends' house to play games and have pizza together.

Saturday, I relaxed mainly and slept most of the day away preparing for a busy weekend ahead of me. I was invited to a girl's night (girls from church mind you haha) and the girl that hosted it suggested we all have prayer partners so we could get to know each other better. I was excited for this opportunity to get to know someone better and I think it'll be a great way to put more prayer into your life!

Sunday, I went to church and we are studying about Mark which is an exciting book once you crack into it! Then, Melissa and I decided to go grocery shopping at places we hadn't been. For instance, a Trader Joes opened up near me and I was excited to check it out because I've always loved going there while being in California or Washington. After shopping, we hung out with friends and had a good evening. I was quite fortunate to stumble upon some decent boogie boards as well in a pile of trash on my way home from the evening, I found it to be a great find and wow, it has been awhile since I've trash picked haha.

So I worked Saturday, Sunday, and Monday at the hotel and these shifts are my last at this job. It has been a very interesting experience for me and definitely have learned a lot from corporate hotels. Although, knowing me and my ways, I had to go out with a bang of course! On Sunday night, I was doing laundry (this will be my excuse from now on to not do laundry haha) and something happened and smoke filled the laundry room. Much to my dismay, the fire alarm went off at 3:30am in the morning and I had quite the full house already so I had a bunch of guests on my hands. It definitely made my night interesting especially since the fire department came and I got to talk to all the firefighters and had to explain the situation to them. Apparently, the assistant general manager was proud of me in how I handled the situation because most front desk agents get too scared to do anything. So at least I didn't end things on a total bad note!

I have to say that due to some recent events over the past weekend, I've learned how important true friends are and how they will always be there for you through hell and back. I suppose there's a story that goes along with this but it must wait til next time!