The day I cleaned the pantry.

I have been fearless against the feared.
I have stood fast against the appalling.
My hands have touched that which makes grown men vomit.
I have cleaned the pantry.
Oh, the sweet feeling of accomplishment!
I was in the pantry from 7:27am til 2:30 pm, but it is super organized and clean; there's even 2 empty racks!
Let's see how long that will last.

Tis the season, but it's been a weird one. I feel like things have just been "weird" this year. Most likely due to my recent transition into "grown up life" aka the teaching job.
I'm enjoying the Christmas break a lot. Almost an alarming amount.
I've been in the "I don't want to teach" mood. It's more of a "I don't want to do the work to teach" mood.  I really enjoy teaching, but the work is exhausting.  Hopefully, it's just because it's my first year.
I've decided that for now, I will stay in Farmville and teach another year. Until the Lord moves me elsewhere, I will serve Him in the 434. And work on being joyful about it.

New Year's has the potential to be epic this year.  There's a large group of my favorites from college getting together: Adam, Anna, J, Krew, Jonathan & Caroline, K-diry & Courtney, Shanee & Grandin, Lee & Lauren, Megan, Kyle, Tyler, and possibly a few more. I'm extremely excited to see everyone. As much as I'd love to be dancing with my girls from high school, this will be beautiful. I'm hoping someone takes a ton of pictures! I miss everyone so much.

Time to enjoy the day the Lord has given me.

PS Kelly and Hoshua got engaged!!! Holy cow!

Oh la la.

I just discovered the world that is Pintrest.com
What a world of fun DIY crafts and ideas!!! There are a few I'm just super excited to try out :)
On other happenings...
Not much on the home front:

• school has a week and a half left
• went to Lynchburg yesterday
• in Richmond today
• ready to go home

I wish this were a little more exciting, but alas, I cannot remember all of the ventures I've had lately and my commitment to my blog has fallen to the waist side.  I just know things have been busy as per usual and I am really enjoying myself.

My dedication to the gym has grown, which makes me feel better all over.

I've been having better moments with the Lord; deeper, more intentional, more purposeful moments with Him. It's been a wonder to learn new things and be encouraged, challenged, and pushed to be more like Him.

Oh, how beautiful he is.

"The Chronicles of Narnia" has been on my metaphorical night stand for a bit and it is coming along quite smashingly.  CS Lewis is a magician when it comes to story telling; I've excitedly made it through "The Magician's Nephew" and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". Discovering the gospel through this tale has been a delight! I'm excited to keep reading.