dress up

Some of my favorite times in my college career have also been some of my goofiest. I've had nights spent singing along and acting out scenes from Disney movies. I've hosted a camp out in my room complete with fake leaves, fake nature sounds, fake mood lighting, and a fake camp fire. Last night my friend Eva and I got the brilliant idea to play dress up. Our friends Mika and Hannah sat in the living room and would call out a category. Eva and I would run into my room and try to find and outfit that went with said category. Then, Eva and I would walk out into the living room to model our fashions while Mika would play a song that was fitting to the theme and Hannah would take our picture. It was probably one of the more silly things I've done, but I loved it!

                                              Here we are dressed as nerds.

                                          Here we are as aerobic instructors.

                           This is me as a lawyer, serving Mika her court papers.

the unlikely disciple

Tonight I got to hear Kevin Roose, the author of The Unlikely Disciple speak. One of the things I really liked that he talked about was the notion that you don't have to agree with someone in order to respect them. I haven't read the book myself yet, but I definitely plan on doing so soon. From hearing him, I would recommend it.

lately

This weekend Sara and I helped on a family mission retreat put on by First Methodist in Conway. I'll admit I wasn't super excited about going on the retreat since school is really starting to pick up and I thought I'd be stressed out, but I'm so glad I went. Sara and I had some really good, much needed bonding time. It was also a lot of fun to play with all the kids and get to know some of the adults. I feel like I hardly get to interact with children while I'm at school (and if you know me well enough you know I really like to hang out with kiddos) so it was a lot of fun to just get to play with them. All the parents were also very nice to Sara and I, and gave us some good life advice. It's so crazy for me to think that I could be in their exact position in 15 years with a family! Since it was a mission retreat we also got to do a couple of projects. I really enjoyed that because often times I feel like I can get so wrapped up in myself, especially when I'm at school since I live there and work there and socialize there. I also think a weekend away does a person good every now and then.

On another note, we recently had a meeting for junior psychology majors and I've decided to take this coming week as a period for discernment. I'm going to OU to visit two of my best friends, so I think it will be a good time not to worry about school and just think about things. Then, when I get back to school I'm going to have some meetings with advisers to help me figure out some sort of game plan for my life. I'm actually pretty excited about it. I always feel better when I have some sort of game plan, so I really think this will help ease some of the anxiety I have.

meet henry

This is Henry. The newest member of my family.