Fall

This semester in particular has been my favorite. It’s contained wooden floors, slug pajamas, numerous chai teas, spontaneous midnight trips to the lake, drawings displayed on refrigerator doors, and learning that we were made to be messy with each other; that we live and grow together that way. Oh yeah, and laughing, lots of laughing. The pee your pants, I accept you for exactly who you are, kind of laughing.

I’ve learned all about “irrational thoughts vs. real life”. Let me explain. Sometimes I have crazy irrational thoughts about situations I’m in. Through friends I've learned that almost all of these thoughts are not real life. Here are some examples:

·         “If I stare at people’s eyes when they walk down the sidewalk, they’ll appreciate it, and will be thankful when they look up and I creepily smile at them to wish them a good day.”

·         “If I laugh louder than everyone else, everyone will think that I am the funniest girl there.”

·         “The amount of people that like my status on facebook equals the amount of people who like me in reality.”

Obviously, none of these things are real life.

I think the thing I’ve loved most about this fall is the family I’m a part of here at SFA. I’ve never experienced anything like it. Ever. I’ve never felt so free to be myself, to laugh until I double over crying, to make stress balls with flour smeared all over my face, or to dance while I’m speaking to people. And I completely and totally agree that this is all the Lord, and not me at all. Everything was so divinely planned. Best friends, sisterhood.

So thank you Fall 2010 for Gloria, couch surfing, burning pancakes, laying down in the middle of the railroad tracks, and boys with Louis Vuitton backpacks.