i am becoming an extrovert. who would have thought that that word could possibly ever describe me, even in the smallest sense? but it's true. i don't like to be alone very much anymore. being an ra has been great! i have met so many new people, some of which i hang out with all the time now, and i love being part of a team again. it does my heart good to be close to people like that. even though i don't exactly jive with all of them, i can still usually find it in my heart to see the good about them, which again, is unlike my usual quick judgment self.

i also am surprisingly really ok with all of the big changes that have happened so far this year. i used to wonder what the heck i would do without my usual safety net of friends, but i have found that i actually thrive when i am "on my own." i am grateful for my friends, totally, and always will be, but it is good for my personal growth that they are not here.

God has really blessed me this year so far. i have a good apartment, and most importantly, i am totally loving my roommates. God is so good. he worked out my living situation so easily and so well and i am bonding with these girls so quickly. He knew that i needed them. He also worked out a potential not-able-to-graduate-this-may-like-i-had-planned situation, for which i praise him greatly!

Even as I am writing this, I am being randomly visited by friends just stopping by to hang out. i love it!!

this is good. really good.