a great weekend and a monday attitude...

i moved on saturday... my thoughts...
it kind of becomes a routine... when you've moved around a lot, moving doesn't seem to take as much preparation time... we moved all my stuff in one load... my car, the bronco and a small trailer... it only took an hour or two... i figured out i don't like to live unsettled... i thought that i'd leave everything boxed up, but i have more unpacked now than i did the entire time i lived with the family (maybe because of space reasons, maybe because i know i'll be in this apartment for a year - the longest place i've lived anywhere in a long time)... i hate the physical process of moving... i'm extra-tired today and mildly sore...
sometimes you get good housewarming gifts... so far, i've acquired (all used stuff for free) a small dining room table/2 chairs, a couch, microwave... and i have a dresser and chair coming sometime this week...
and my amazingly cool friend heather and her boyfriend christopher and her mom all chipped in and got me a 20-inch flat screen tv and dvd player... (it also plays cd's, so it's doubling as my stereo) heather and christopher drove down from seattle on saturday night to surprise me with it... i couldn't believe it... i started crying...
and... the ladies from work are throwing me an apartment shower on friday...

my cup runneth over...

i had 12 youth on sunday... i decided i wouldn't be discouraged if there had been less this week... 11 was a lot for last week... and i made 18 copies, to be hopeful... we had 12... so one more that last week, which is awesome...

some of the girls and i were talking and we decided to have an unofficial super bowl party at my apartment on sunday afternoon... so 4 girls showed up and we played cards and ate junk food... it was a lot of fun... i love that the second day i lived in my apartment there was already ministry going on... it helps in those informal settings to get to know the girls better... to see where their strong and weak points are - and i want them to be able to see me informally, too...

oh... great story about them... one of the girls is in sr. high. she had visited another church that, i'm guessing, is pretty formal. she said they told her she wasn't allowed to wear flip flops... our church is really informal... the pastor wears jeans just about every sunday... i usually try to dress up a little bit, but sunday i wore jeans and a sweatshirt and flip flops... the girl told our pastor, "robyn was wearing flip flops, so i know that means i can wear mine, too..." and it felt good... even her knowing that she is welcome just as she is... i love it... i love that they have a place to go... and now, those that came to my apartment, feel that they can just drop by anytime... i love it!!!

as the weekend was winding down last night, i was feeling really beat... i had 2 homework assignments due last night at midnight by email... i got one of them done and came up to work to email it and then went home... i found out this morning that it was rejected... so i'll have to send it again tonight... but i'll wait until i get the second one done and send them both... it'll just have to be okay...

i went home, put in a movie and crashed... today has been a huge test of attitude... i have failed miserably... i've had a crummy attitude pretty much all day... i'm working on it... maybe i'll just decide to be in a good mood and be in a good mood... :)

mondays are good because there are people at school (in the building), so i get to see friends and stuff... maybe i can even talk some of them into going to applebee's with me this afternoon for 1/2 price appetizers... or maybe they could come over and i could make dinner... that may have to wait a couple of weeks (when i'm a little more settled)...

good times... only 30 minutes left in the work day!!