So you might have expected it, but New York was amazing!! Friday night rolled in around 9 and headed through Penn Station to the Long Island Rail to head out to Rockville Center. It was really great to see Jackie again! It's so weird from living with your best friends all the time to rarely seeing them. Of course we didn't go out, but because I ate a salad at 1:15 that afternoon and nothing else until I arrived in Long Island at 11ish, we needed to hit up a diner. It was super cool to catch up, talk about work, boys, memories. Jackie mentioned an internship she was applying for. With this great farm owner, they head up their own diverse farmer's market. Where else? PHOENIXVILLE, PA!! Unbelievable. It always amuses me when best friends always end up integrated in your life in random ways. It highlights God's greater plan for things working out they way we can never imagine.
She decorates her ceiling by the way. Hands down the coolest thing I have ever seen. I meant to get a picture, but flat out forgot, so if I can grab one from her I will make sure to get that up. Catherine, Jack and I went to Macy's to get some holiday shopping, and I decided I like women from Long Island. At least the ones that shop at Macy's. They always talk to you! They are brash, but sweet at the same time. Really one of a kind. I love them though. I also realized that I need to shop with Jackie and Catherine more, because I spent little money and got some cool stuff! We ended up going to Barnes and Noble and then I headed out to Brooklyn.
I love the city. This weekend made me begin to regret buying BDawk a few weeks ago, because it might be nice to live downtown in the city. But either way, I have a car, a place next to work, and things seem to be going ok for now. Maybe later in my life I will move closer to the city. (Or to NC like I always joke about!)
When I got to Brooklyn I walked to Bergen St. Goooooosh, I love being in Brooklyn with them. For whatever reason I feel completely at home in Brooklyn. We decorated the house complete with plastic light up christmas trees, tinsel, and an entire brooklyn zoo on their front yard! We had a penguin, two red birds, a snowman, and a moose with a moving head! All highlighted by bright christmas lights! It was quite the fun experience, and Maya got to demonstrate her great talent of decorating by making sure everything was just the way she wanted. It turned out great though! I missed Alex and Daniel's soccer game, but apparently they lost so it wasn't a total loss. It was just so great to hang out with the kids so much, they are all doing great! Daniel and I practiced his monologue from To Kill a Mockingbird. It was so much fun, and brought me way back. And of course, the two of us basically ended up being the drunk character pretending to fall all over each other swearing about Jem and Scout. Hahaha, it is the little things that make me smile real big!
We watched the Grinch, had a big "family dinner" and just settled in for the night. This morning we went to the Catholic church downtown, and I loved it! The priest was fun and funny, and was just great. Because I never made it to NYC for Janice and JF's wedding, I got to see the church they got married in. It was just so nice to be there with them. The priest began to talk about one of his favorite people in the church. Thomas Merton. I was BLOWN AWAY. I am reading one of his books right now. I love it so much, I can not move deep into the book, I keep starting off all over again because it is so full of wonderful insights and deep attributes to faith. I really want to either find a devotional to take you piece by piece through that book, or create one. It wouldn't be hard because it is based completely on his meditation of the Scripture, but very time consuming. Anyway, then we went to a cute little craft shop afterwards.
We hung out around the house for a bit. Alex had another soccer game, but I missed it because I was at church with Maya, Daniel, and Janice. He lost and then came back in a stinky mood, but nevertheless it was sooooo great to see that kid again! Daniel and I played basketball, and Maya and I watched some Gilmore Girls.
Then it happened. We went to the movies. We saw Twilight. I SAW TWILIGHT. OMG. I have been fighting this cult-like phenomenon since YL Summer Camp. The worst part? I actually liked the movie. It was cute. Still don't understand the obsession, but yes. It was cute.
Anyway all in all I really enjoyed the weekend, and it was so nice to get away. Unfortunately, old heartaches and friendships came with me, and that was heard to deal with. But traveling always helps clear my mind, whether it is by bus, train, or plane, and seeing the people I did just made everything perfect. Now it is time to hold on to my wallet. Hopefully Christmas comes and goes, and I have been praying about this control thing, and it is seeming to me like something God is leading me to. I am going to keep praying on it, but I think that January will be a challenging month for me, and I am very excited about it.
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