"Chill at the Mill"...

A great night hosted by the boys of Athens! :)



nothin' like a party w/ Chick-fil-a lemonade



home from the trails...



singing "Everything"



Jordan is so chill... "chilliero"

...another semester....

I feel like a freshman... all over again!! I'm sitting on a bench on the UGA campus this beautiful Monday morning in August. First day of classes for me: 1 down with 2 to go... and 1 tomorrow. I was so blessed to see a good friend this morning, right before my class started! :) My roommate was sweet enough to drop me off by the stairs on Baldwin @ 7am, on her way to work! Mastering the bus schedule is going to be essential this semester... but not this morning. I was too afraid of missing the bus that comes down South Lumpkin (only once every hour). Tomorrow I'll have to concur my fears! Ha! 

Today is also my first day of work, in about 2 week! I've been such a bum.... which has been great... but I'll be happy to see money again! :) 

Yesterday, the last day of summer: I went to church with the fam in Jonesboro, got to catch up with Amy, went to a family reunion, took a long nap, drove back to Athens, chatted with my roommate, hung out at the guys house, saw a good friend (who is living right down the road from me!!!), and watched some Olympics! All in all... a relaxing day!! :)

Change.

I don't always do well with change, but today I'm excited to be living in a new town! I'd been living in my own apartment for the past 2 years; however, I still had not ventured away from my hometown! Going to a college less than 20 mins. from my parent's house was perfect for the last three years. I enjoyed working at the Grill up the road. Seeing the family whenever I wanted was such a blessing! This past month I actually lived at my parent's house again... it was so comforting and refreshing! I love my family so much, but I felt that God was calling me to move out of that comfort zone and experience something completely different! Thanks for the encouragement rc. This is a scary step for me: new town, new job, new university, and new people! I am so thankful to have several friends already here, who are so awesome!! :) 

I'm sitting on the couch, after another night of watching the olympics with some buddies and I'm so glad to be where I am! 

I pray that God will show me His perfect will for my life! I want to be part of something worth while, that I'm passionate about!! 

My new room :)

:LONDON:

This summer I traveled with my brother, Joe, to my new favorite city! The United Kingdom has always been on my list of places to visit, but I always assumed London would not meet my expectations.... I was wrong. Even Joe, who doesn't like big cities, enjoyed our time there!

As soon as I found out that the Passion Conferences booked London as one of their World Tour stops, I bought a ticket! Joe and I left Tuesday night, June 3rd, on a Delta flight (Dad works for the airline). We enjoyed a luxurious night in first class: Comfortable seats, bigger pillows, thicker blankets, travel kits, personal TVs, & full course meals.

Once we arrived at the Gatwick airport we felt a little lost and confused, but we finally asked someone where to buy tickets for the train to London. We took the Southern Train. At Victoria Station we decided to take the Oxford Tube (bus) to visit Oxford! The drive was a little under an hour and we each dozed off a time or two. We walked around Oxford for several hours. Loved it! It made me want a bike & our bags defiantly started to give us back problems:

Back in London, we stayed at the Earl's Court hostel. It was actually really clean, not sketchy, and in a good area. Joe and I were in separate room, b/c he was in an under 18 room and I was in a girl room. There were three ladies in the room with me, each one at least 5 or 10 years older than me. One lady was from Australia and she looked to be in her 40's. They were all nice, but we didn't talk much until the night I was leaving. Our first night we decided to catch up on some sleep and not explore the city until the next day!

Our day in London was amazing! Turning corners we would stumble upon the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge, the London Eye, and Westminster! We sat in on the House of Commons at Parliament, saw Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Greene Park, and Buckingham Palace! Fish and chips ended our adventure in the city.




Passion was that night at the Hammersmith Apollo (where the Beetles sold out 24 days in a row... or something like that). God is at work in that city and it was such a blessing to be a part of that evening with Louie, the Tomlins, Crowders, and Redmans!! I sat next to a guy named Tom who is plays the drums! He was so charming with his British accent! All in all it was an incredible night... never to be forgotten!

Leaving London was not as simple as arriving! In order make our flight to Atlanta we had to be at the airport by 7am. Well the morning coach leaves Victoria Station at 7am and it is an hour long ride. So we had to take a taxi from Earl's Court to Victoria at 2:20am and catch the 3:30am coach ... which meant 30min. of sleep that night! But the trip was totally worth it! If you are ever in London be sure to ...

Macbook!

I've converted to Apple!! Besides not knowing how anything works on my new computer... I love it!