The best part of the wedding has been the tweets sent in. About 75% talk about how the newly married couple must be bored out of their minds. The other 25% are either a) adorable "ohmygosh you can see the love in their eyes" b) cynical "I wonder if all their kids are gonna be bald like William" or c) stupid "I just KNOW they're gonna get up and start making out".
As I predicted, this week has been challenging! Each exam that I have to take seems to shackle with a ball and chain until I find out my grade. Pathetic right?
On the other hand, cycling this week has been quite the stress reliever. I managed to keep up with the front group of TNR this week by selecting a tall triathlete to draft behind during the majority of the ride. While many others who are stronger than me struggled in the wind, I hunkered down and enjoyed the free ride up and down hills behind a guy who is twice my size. If I knew who you were, I would thank you. As it turned out, many of the cycling guys were frustrated by the slower pace and the triathletes who wouldn't lead. Me? I was just happy to be hanging on... I kept my eyes glued to the tire in front of me as we raced around the countryside at an average of 24 mph. I can honestly say that it was a rush, both literally and figuratively.
Wednesday consisted of hill repeats with the one and only Matt Johnson. Pain.
Wednesday night I walked to Wendy's with my dear roommate Courtney to get Frosties! YUM!
The picture below is of Courtney (Court-Snort), Audrey (Princess Audrey), and I (Carrots)... I love them so much!
As we pulled up for prayer group on Wednesday night at Tillman Place, Corey Koon pointed out a 4ft long black snake in the parking lot! We caught it, put it in a Captain Crunch Box, and delivered it to Elise's front door with a note that said, "TO ELISE, YOU ARE HYSSSSTERICAL- anonymous" (Thank you Lauren Fasbender for your stroke of genius). In case you may be wondering, it was payback for the lovely dead squirrel that Elise wrapped and left on my front door with a note that said, "to Molly, I'm NUTS about you- anonymous". Needless to say, it was quite epic. Word on the street is that she took it to class the next morning.
Other minor details of this week include a safety conference call for my internship... about the dangers of walking. I had to spend an HOUR on the phone listening to a lecture about being safe. Of course, given my track record, it was probably necessary. I also had a conference call with the Student Advisory Team about our conference theme.... more brainstorming to do! I caught a baby shrew, drug testing for my internship, made cookies, and saw a cemetery that is named "Little Hope Cemetery" ...made me laugh.
God is so good. He has showed me his love and forgiveness throughout the week. During the stress of exams I am simply horrible about praying and spending time in the Word. Does this affect how much He loves me? Absolutely not! I love that my Savior is bigger than exams, bigger than sin, bigger than religion, and bigger than I can imagine! His love and pursuit of has nothing to do with me and everything to do with his grace and mercy. "God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:7b
....wow.
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