the lights are out in my bathroom...

and i'm back.

its been a long time away, i suppose. ha. its like i assume people actual read this.

whatever.

school's almost out. i can smell summer swarming its sweltering self toward my unsuspecting body. it is enticing me away from any hopes of getting my work done. somehow, planning my life out for the next three months is way more interesting than writing papers.

funny how that works.

for the first time in years, i am going home for more than three weeks. its quite an exciting and romantic thought, actually. makes it hard to focus on everything that is going on here. and trust me there is a lot to do around these parts. papers. finals. closing duties. goodbyes. and don't remind me we only have two weeks left. that just stresses me out more.

so far. here is my list for the summer:

1) books. read them. seems simple enough. i have about five that i bought at the theology conference wheaton held a few weeks back and, like the nerd i am, i am incredibly pumped to thumb through them.
2) thrift stores. i would like some new (well, old) clothes. my wardrobe has ashamedly turned into practicality. it needs some spice. not that practicality is bad, necessarily, mind you.
3) with that, cleaning my life out. literally and figuratively, i have a lot of crap that i need to sort through. i am eagerly anticipating to do some sorting this summer.
4) picture taking. lots of them.
5) dance classes. because i want to listen to my inner ballerina that i have stifled all these years
6) yoga. yes. please.
7) running. maybe... this is a hopeful statement.
8) little five points
9) family time. i miss them
10) rest. and lots of it.

and, of course. i will be working in between all these things. i have a pretty sweet job lined up. interning at my church. should be interesting, actually. i am pretty pumped. i have no desire, really, to go into church ministry after graduation, but i will be working with their high schoolers. more specifically, i will be working with their community formation team - forming small groups and helping to facilitate that. i figure i could learn a thing or two from it, even though i have no future goals of working in a church. the Lord provided. i don't know why he wants me there, but he provided. and i am, in no way, complaining.