'and say my glory was I had such friends.'

#grateful

for Harrisonburg.
that I have so many homes.
that I know so many lovely human beings.
that there are so many churches in the world that feel like home.
that the elephant ear plant is still growing.
that the bag of potatoes made it from lancaster to harrisonburg to here.
that R said, i like to think you are my friend. 
for the way morning light falls slanted and bright through the windows.
that I have gained a little confidence since I first set foot in Hburg.
that I can see this in myself.
for friends that ask how I feel about Syria.
for weekends.
for brothers.
for drinking tea in the dark.
for The Housemate.
for the car full of strong women.
for the conversations we had during the drive.
for tomatillo seeds.
for letters.
for hiking.
for the tiny salamander I held in my hand.
for children, and the stories they tell.
that I am here.
that I am alive.

good things

many good things so far this semester;

two of the best today. one, going to a friend's house to watch the Blue Like Jazz movie. two, the first hymn sing of the year - and the first hymn sing with my brother. :)

This weekend I:

saw Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time, read The Hunger Games, saw my brother for about 5 minutes, ate lunch with my dad, played Portal for an hour, had my Friday Night Dinner/Discussion, turned in a paper, turned in a lab write up, took an online quiz for Neuro, read a bunch in the Neuroscience textbook, read a bunch of A History of the Jews, slept, ate toast with garlic salt (the quick way to make garlic bread!), slept, slept, did lots of laundry.

that's a pretty good weekend if i do say so myself.