sweet desert

My vacation has provided little opportunity for blogging. Perhaps, we shall call it a vacation for my readers as well. But, the blogging famine was a feast of living.

My trip was full of goodness... God's grace and goodness to be precise. Friendship is such a humbling and beautiful gift. I got to spend time with three friends that have an intense impact on my life and soul. Their love and commitment is far beyond anything I deserve, and I get energized just being around their awesomeness. They are so alive in the truest and fullest way-- the God intended way. Their laughs tinkle. Their truth tingles with the slightest of sting. I sleep really well after spending time with them-- it's like a day at the beach.

I feel more relaxed and priortized. I feel... ready. Expectant. Hopeful. I've been a stress bunny all this year, but life isn't feeling so heavy right now. I'm more self aware now-- not in an bent-in way, but a how-am-I-impacting-the-people-I-love way. I feel open. Excited. Joyful. I am in a planning stage.

Several of my friends are in love. I found their healthy, happy relationships enjoyable and inspiring. Maybe it's feasible for me to find someone compatible?

I even got reinvigorated about reading the Bible. It's exciting again. I heard some intelligent, passionate preaching in Vancouver by two of my favorite pastors.

I'm benefitting from the recreate that comes in recreation. Fun and relaxation are powerful stuff.

I've been staying with a friend's seventh grader the past couple of days. I've had a blast but am exhausted. We checked out puppies and fedoras, ate Japanese, I cooked a "visually appealling" meal that night. Then we went to church, Wendy's, Discovery Place, played with blocks, watched Transformers on Imax, walked around uptown, ate ice cream for dinner. Today, we slept in, worked out at the Y: I ran, he swam, researched puppies at the library, ate huge salads, watched Inkheart, and I did some of the homework I'd planned on doing. And, I had a great conversation with my brother today about the LSAT, running, life and God.