a weekend of fun

first of all... needtobreathe at the ryman was amazing...and so was ben rector who opened for them. getting to hang w/bwill a new friend emily and a sweet friend charis was also so much fun! saturday was school stuff...and went bowling w/ksa. i am AWFUL at bowling...like so awful it is embarrassing. sunday i did more school stuff and did a fun run around downtown nashville and near the walking bridge. amazing views! so excited for this week...for change. change is always so challenging and most of the time hard to face and adjust...but i am excited. and so grateful for the Lord's provision in my life. daily.

coming and going

so this next week, tuesday to be specific, is my last day at my current job. i start my new job the day after, on wednesday. i am beyond excited and hopeful for this new change in my life. it has been a bittersweet transition ALREADY and i haven't even left my old job. this past week i was reminded of God's faithfulness and why He has had me at my current job. i have had some of my favorite patients that i've gotten to see 3 and 4 times since i have been there. it is crazy to me how quickly 6 months passes, and then another 6 months and another...i have been at this job (my first job) since july 2010...almost 2 years, and i cannot believe that. i can't grasp the concept of time passing me by. so it is sad to leave something i know and that is comfortable, but it is exciting and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that in my heart i know God has put in my life for a reason. i feel the cliche term this week has been..."for a reason". and God DOES have His reasons..and plan..that we may not understand at times, but ultimately He is GOOD, and He knows what is best for His people and children.
tomorrow night i am very excited to see needtobreathe!!! probably one of my favorite songs is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kITZ_-oRhx4

wow...

and a week has already flown by. where does time go?
this past weekend i went to bham for the mercedes half marathon! i got to spend time with some great friends. i ran my best time (record) 1:50 and i ranked 43/270something in my gender/age group! i was pretty excited.
i got to see this kiddo (my nephew)...

back story, i used to take him and his sister to school in the mornings...some of my BEST memories come from those car rides.
also got to spend time with this special friend and am so thankful for her!


i am exhausted today, though...maybe because of the race? maybe because of some school stuff. or maybe because of some changes? change is good...but tiring...and sometimes i am way cautious of change! but life happens. decisions happen.
happy almost valentines day...aka love day. today i was asked by a child if i had a special valentine or had bought some valentines for all of my friends or husband. haha. oh kids...
and this weekend going home!
and next weekend rach is coming & NEEDTOBREATHE!

february facebook fasting

after seeing a tweet by one of my friends about "detoxing" from technology...i started thinking about facebook and how much time i can spend on facebook doing absolutely nothing productive. so, 2 days ago i decided to temporarily deactivate my account. it has been freeing and when i feel tempted to get on facebook, i remember that i can't (easily). i don't feel like anything is "lacking" in life without it, which is good. it is sad to think how much we can rely on social media and technology...and i think we especially start to realize that when we do away with it for a little while.
on other notes, i've been relaxing and catching up on school work this weekend. for some reason, i dislike the month of february...it is the in between from winter to spring and i'm always anxiously awaiting spring! it always seems to DRAGGGGG on forever. this month is not too busy...and i'm not planning on traveling to memphis as much as i have the past 3 months? although, next weekend i will be in bham for a half mar...and i am super excited about the last weekend in february for needtobreathe to be in nashville!
also- for a superbowl party, i made oatmeal white choc chip craisin cookies...a recipe my mom got from a friend's mom. it's really simple and yummy:
1 package of oatmeal cookie dough, 1 cup white choc chips, 1 cup craisins. bake. delicious!
GO GIANTS & ELI MANNING :)