So...i noticed that i always start posts that way - with the word "so" haha.
in order to keep with tradition then,
SO...things have certainly changed since the last time i posted. and for the better. for sure.
i've always believed in prayer, but there's something about having your prayers answered that makes things so concrete. he answered a couple. couple haha. that was obviously a pun. wordplay as Jason Mraz would say. that just rhymed too. sweet.
but yes, it is what you're thinking.
im at home of course, and seeing my Dad is a blessing. besides my lil bro is about to go to college so hangin with him is good too. and Mom. oh Mom. one of these days she'll have a vacation. now SHE wants to go on a cruise. she and Dad are goin in the fall. it'll be good for them.
part of the reason i made this blog was so that i could keep track of my life and how the Big Man plays it out, even if i don't understand it. that's just a mental note to myself. Robert was the one who told me about the importance of journals last year. i thought that was cool but obviously didnt follow through til this blog.
anyway onto other things. its friggin Easter break. already. dang. 3 more weeks of class!
im both excited for class to be over AND unsure of the future. 3 weeks of class also means 3 weeks til luau! i cant wait for the luau. if you thought it was big before, just wait. cool things this year. let's hope for some sick weather like last year. warm and sunny.
still jobless, but i guess that means i should apply for that teaching job opening. should is the keyword. lemme get off my lazy butt.
on another note, i talked with Kyle on the phone for a lil today and will probly see him tomorrow. his mom is in town for Kendall's confirmation. cool. the reason i bring up the phone call is because i really can't take my friends for granted anymore. i know i've been making a special effort to hang out with them and all this year, but like i said, 3 weeks. that means 3 weeks of class, 1 week of finals, and senior week. that's 5 weeks together. even though we'll see each other at Tom's wedding in June, it's still crazy to think about for me. im not getting down on myself, i just wanna make sure i enjoy every single second. i wanna be present always with my buddies and with The House.
that brings me to my next point. The House. wow am i gonna miss it!!!
we had way of the cross this past monday night and it's like stations of the cross, only slightly different. btw, its also modeled after JP II's alternative stations. anyway, it was powerful. never has it affected me so much. granted it was the last time i'll partake in it at Catholic, but it meant so much to me. we passed the cross onto the new House. last time, i stayed because i was returning, so it was an interesting situation for me. i was ending one thing, but starting it over with a new group. the community means the world to me.
Matt, Kels, Kara, Case, Jonathan, Coll, and Jules - family for life.
just wanted you guys to know that. my b for starting the tears the other night. i really didn't think i was gonna. but after reading the passage and standing with you guys all huddled up, i could just feel our love even more. kneeling on the steps with you guys was one of the most powerful memories of my life. wow.....wow.
i know we have a couple more community prayers, times, and Masses, but i love the times when we all just hang out in the kitchen or living room. or when you girls come visit the guys' floor and you always hafta ask if we're naked, since Matt often is partially lol.
ah, im not tryin to focus on these things like they're the past, but like Fr. Regis would say about Mary, i am reflecting and treasuring these things. my internal dialogue if you will.
this is kinda long already, so time to wrap it up. these are my thoughts, reflections, and feelings as of April 10th, 2009.
more to come as these next few weeks start up.
