Snow Fun at All

Well, I realize it has been a full week since the activites of this post occured, but I want to share them with you anyway. So last weekend, I heard that it was supposed to snow really bad...again. We seem to be getting quite a few winter storms this year. Anyway, so being snowed in at the apartment by myself did not seem nearly as entertaining as being snowed in at the dorms, so I drove over to Mobap to see what was happening at the dorms. As it turned out, the RA's had planned to play DDR and Guitar Hero II all night...yeah you could say that I was excited. Afterall, I rarely get to play either on my own. Before too long, Jon and Lisa--two of the RD's--showed up to partake in the festivites. We all hung out in the lobby until about 3 am (for those of you wondering, yes this was after the regular time that guys are supposed to leave the girls lobby, but as I said, Jon and Lisa were there so we were good to go) when we all finally decided to call it a night. Of course, as soon as we walked outside, snow began flying from every angle, making everyone "slightly" wetter than they were to begin with. Upon reaching the guys dorm, it was decided that we should be "friendly" and chuck snowballs at the window of our friends room. Well, he wasn't exactly awake, and I don't think he was very happy about his abrupt wake up in the middle of the night. This all occurred on Saturday. On Wednesday, I was driving back from church with Arthur--the "friend" previously mentioned--and we decided to take what was left of the snow and throw it at the Hessel's window while they were trying to conduct an RA meeting...good times, good times.

Pomp and Random Circumstance

Well, I am very excited to say that my sister has officially graduated from Allied College. The ceremony was Wednesday night at 7:00 at the Sheldon Concert Hall off Washington and Grand downtown. I had never been to the Sheldon before, so it was kind of like a treat. Anyway, Allied College is a small tech school for training in health careers (man does that sound like a pitch or what...it wasn't meant to be) and she got her degree in medical billing and coding. She is currently working in the South County area in a pediatric's office and she really seems to enjoy what she's doing, so I am happy for her. The really random thing was that I just happened to run into a girl that I went to school with years ago who just happened to be graduating as well. It's kind of fun running into people out of the blue like that.

Passion '07

Well, I just returned from Atlanta from the Passion '07 conference where I spent a week with 23 thousand other college students in passionate worship to God. We heard from great speakers such as John Piper, Louie Giglio, and Francis Chan who brought the Word to us in edifying ways, challenging us to seek communion with our Creator. Worship, too, was amazing. Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, and other incredibly gifted people led worship the entire week. I bought Chris Tomlin and Matt Redman's new CD's and I love all of the new music. I was challenged to grow in, and step out in, my faith by loving others. I am looking forward to the opportunity to be a light on my campus this semester. The picture above is of my family group. Throughout the week, we met with our family groups to discuss the topics of each session and it also provided us a chance to meet other students from across the country. I can't wait to see what God does on each of our campuses this next year.