Weekend of Insanity

My final weekend at LETU before graduation was spent in quite a few different places. I wanted to make the best of what I knew might be one of my last chances to hang out with at least some the awesome people I’ve had the privilege to be around for the last few years. So, we planned a big weekend with lots of stuff to do together.

On Friday, Slope, Karen, Michaela, Courtney, Spork, Trolley, Bubbles, Schmorgan, and I drove to Mesquite to go to the apparently world famous Rodeo. We all had a good time watching people insane enough to make large beasts angry try to ride them.

The next morning, Michaela, Courtney, Spork, Trolley, and I headed out to Six Flags over Texas. This was my first time to go to a real roller coaster theme park, so pretty much everything was new to me. We went on most of the big rides like Titan, Texas Giant, Batman, Superman, etc. I found that I really like the huge drops (yay Titan!), but wasn’t a big fan of the ones that jostled me around (Texas Giant) or squished me into my seat (the corkscrew of Titan). Good times!

Then, the next morning, I drove down to the Anahuac Natural Preserve to meet up with Bolt and go birding in the Gulf Coast area for two days. I had a really fantastic time, and at some point, I’ll get some pictures up on my birding blog.

Graduated

This last weekend, the inevitable happened. I graduated.

I’m still not sure how to feel about it all. I’m glad to be done, and there are some things that I won’t miss. But I will miss the people.

The Three Musketeers/Amigos/Whatever of Zerg, Fargo, and me are all going separate ways. I won’t be able to go visit Trolley and Don Juan whenever I want. fREW and I won’t have our weekly talks about the state of technology and society when we’re pretending to work on TOME. I can’t debate Jefferson history with Spence on a daily basis. The Sunday carpool group is gone. I won’t be able to spend as much time as I would like with the freshmen whom I’ve only had two semesters to get to know. No more living on 41. So many other things come to mind…

I know it’s not goodbye forever–I’ll be back to visit. But it won’t be the same.

Thanks to everyone who let me be a part of their lives. I’m missing you already!

Moving In, Shipping Out

The day after graduation, Bolt and I stuffed all my belongings into our two cars and drove to his apartment in Duncanville, which will be my home for the next 7 months or so. I still haven’t gotten everything unpacked–I’m always surprised at just how much stuff I have whenever I have to move it.

I’m still a little in awe of the reality of living outside a dorm room. A full-size sink for washing dishes, desks with more than one drawer, a kitchen that’s more than an electric water boiler, multiple rooms, the list goes on!

Over the last few days, I’ve been meeting with people in the Wycliffe International Communications office in preparation for our trip to Cameroon. I have so much to learn that it feels a little overwhelming at times, but I’m sure God will give me the understanding I need to accomplish what He wants.

We leave for Cameroon on the 21st, which is rapidly approaching. I can hardly believe that I’m really going to Africa. Bolt and I hope to keep everyone up to date with out blogs and email, depending on what kind of connectivity we have once we arrive. We’re even hoping to try out a little bit of video blogging.

Please keep us in your prayers as we make all the final arrangements.