Welcome Back

I'm welcoming myself back.  To this blog.  Because I've been away.

Here's what I've been up to:
- NSO.  It's the craziest week of the year, but one of the best.
- Class.  Yikes.  Class is hard this time around - but finally interesting.  I love taking all my things out to the Landing, taking over a couch in the shade, and getting all my work done.  Typically I can't do homework outside, but I think it works there because it's kind of like a trick - outside, but kind of inside.
- Senate.  I am so excited for Activities!  Things have already gone a little bonkers, but what do you expect?  It's gonna be a great year.  We like bonkers.
- Swap Meet.  I went for the first time on Saturday with two of my good friends from home.  It was so cool!  I bought some great clothes and jewelry, a beautiful pocket watch that I plan to make into a necklace, and this incredible, wooden-covered New Testament/Psalms.  It has a Jerusalem cross carved into the front, and the word "Jerusalem" carved into the back.  I did some Google-ing to see what I could find out about it.  I found similar ones that are made of olive wood from Jerusalem.  If mine is as well, that's awesome.

That's it.  That's essentially all I've been up to.  Now that I've mostly settled into a routine, I'll be better at writing and doing the things I choose to do.  Soon I'll be better at taking photos, too - I left my memory card at home, but my mom found it and is sending it my way.  So that is fab.

Something beautiful God has reminded me of recently:

"I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and in compassion,
And I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness.
Then you will know the LORD...
...And I will say to those who were not My people,
'You are My people!'
And they will say, 'You are my God!'"
Hosea 2:19-20, 23