This weekend may or may not have been one of the most rewarding and fantastic weekends of my sophomore year. So many good things happened.
I am so blessed :)
To kick of the weekend, Mama Chin was here in the Cities. It's always nice to see a fellow madre, but it was even more awesome to see my roommate Bekah so happy to be with her. We went on many adventures with Mama Chin...the wienery, the lemonade stand, homemade dinner by the boys...but I think my favorite was Al's Breakfast with her and the roommies; so good, so worth the wait. Thanks for the laughs and good times, Mama Chin. You are a fantastic person and an even more fantastic mother.
On Saturday night, I had the opportunity to perform with my Jazz class. We took some of our pieces that we had been working on all semester to the local Southern Theatre. Since I am not a Dance Major, performance opportunities do not come along often...if at all. I haven't performed in almost two years, so if you know me at all, you know my excitement. The performance was at midnight, which is slightly a weird time to dance if I do say so myself. To be honest, I was worried that the late time would effect my roommates to come see me; I've always wanted them to see me actually dance and not just in the kitchen or grocery store as usual. But I should have known better...they came, along with Ryan and Josh. I was so happy. Come performance time, I was shaking, either with adrenaline or from my inhaler...the jury is still out on that one. I could see my friends sitting in the audience and just wanted to show them how much I loved to dance. But then the Lord so graciously reminded me that it was He who put the passion inside of me...so I stepped back and just thanked Him for the opportunity for me to use my talents for His glory;
This time was for Him--
It felt so good to be on stage. I couldn't even stop smiling because I was so happy, so thankful for what was inside of me. I could have been the only one on stage and not a soul in the audience, but I had my audience of One...that was all I needed. It couldn't have gone better. I was so satisfied just to know that I was pleasing in God's eyes. I'm so glad I could share it with the people I love and who love me.
After church on Sunday, I went to lunch with the roommies, Mama Chin, and the rest of the family. We had a good time, as usual. We even took family photos...yes, we're official. And just looking at these pictures days later, I realize how blessed I am to have these humans in my life. Over the past 4-5 weeks we have spent so much time together doing the most fun and ridiculous things; I love every minute of it. They have my best interests in mind and truly care about me. It's not everyday you stumble upon beauties like these…and they're in my family. We have a common bond, the One that matters most. Thank you all for being a part of my life. You never cease to make me smile, you bring out the best in me.
Sunday night was the perfect ending to a perfect weekend. The roommies and I were attempting to do homework and be productive (haha). We managed to get into a mini Facebook throw down but then realized if we were all in the same house, why not just talk in person...which somehow led to us making a music video to the Zac Brown Band "Chicken Fried" with our own original lyrics, of course. I've never laughed so hard. We had a band photo shoot, used homemade instruments (aka kitchen utensils), and published it for all the world to see. This was also my first all-nighter of the semester...it was worth every moment of it. As our lyrics say, "There's no dollar sign on our bonding time..." I love my roommates so much and will miss our trio more than a lot of things. These ladies have been an influence in my life in all the right ways.
I love you, Rebecca. I love you, Bekah. I always will.
And now I will stop before the waterworks get the best of me.
R.F.R. <3
(This is the link to our music video. I highly suggest it for a good laugh.)
A lot of words. But I have been so full of joy, peace, thankfulness...and even all these words are not enough.
The Lord is good, yes He is.
"Every good and every perfect gift comes from above."
- James 1:17
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