What I am thankful for...

I am SO EXCITED right now! I am sitting in the airport anxiously awaiting the plane that will take me back to my lovely family and the chilly air back in Colorado. This week was lost in a whirlwind of my excitement. I got to experience all the joys of registering for next semester's classes, and by joys i mean STRESS! There are so many classes to pick from, but because freshman are the last to register, a lot of the classes were full. I did, however, manage to get into all of the classes (mainly required cores) that I needed. Time is sure passing us by! I find it hard to believe Thanksgiving is only a few days away, and that I am almost halfway done with my freshman year! Thursday was a fun evening. I joined my friends at an Intervarsity International Thanksgiving potluck. I got to try some delicious food from around the world while making construction paper hand-turkeys and gabbing about all the things that we are so thankful for. These ranged from the traditional family and friends to rainy days (not many here in SD!) and In-n-Out Burger (mmmmm!).

My night ended at 3:30am when I finally snuggled under my covers and turned the lights out. Why so late? Well my reason involves hot vampires and warewolves with eight-packs. Yes, it was the midnight showing of New Moon that led me to stand in a line full of crazed fans for three hours. I love movies and the energy and excitement of midnight shows, so I had a good time. The Red Bull I chugged earlier that evening sure added to my enthusiasm as well. Friday I went to Intervarsity Girl's Night! Now talk about a good time. We all got dressed up to enjoy the FINEST desserts this side of the country at Extraordinary Desserts. It was so terribly hard to decide between strawberry-raspberry coffee cake and flakey coconut white cake (strawberry won out in the end...). When our stomachs were considerably fuller and our jeans slightly tighter, we headed to a house to watch The Proposal. I would have to say this movie is one of my all-time favorites! We flexed our creativity muscles by painting some pretty picture frames to take home. Saturday I gave back by participating in a Justice Event. We headed to City Heights, a very diverse neighborhood. We hung out with people from all over the globe at a community center and helped move furniture into a woman's room in a senior home. After that, we headed over to God's Extended Hand, a homeless soup kitchen and shelter. We gave the sanctuary eating area a fresh coat of paint. My jeans still have the evidence of my good deeds all over them! It was a really eye-opening experience to see all of the need in downtown San Diego. I go to one of the most beautiful schools in the nation and receive one of the best educations, and I am blessed with so much. Some people out there really do have nothing. It is important that we realize this so that we never take anything for granted. By Saturday night I was wiped out, so my roomie and I put on Transformers 2 and watched that. The smell of popcorn traveled down the hall and brought in a few of our friends to join the movie night. All in all, it was a very productive and rewarding weekend. Now I just can't wait for that plane to bring me back to my mountains! Happy Thanksgiving!