Hey guys! I know it's been two weeks. My most sincere apologies. Life is a lil crazy here. I don't even know where to start, but I'll try to fill you in on a little of what's gone on since I last took time to sit down and write.
First off, Aly got proposed to by the vegetable guy. She responded by asking him for a mop. Just enjoy that. Go read her blog for more detail. It's pretty excellent.
Much more exciting news- MY roommate, the beautiful and sweet Amber Cockrell is going to marry Andrew Harper. He proposed, and she (having gotten to know him a little better than Aly knows the vegetable guy) said yes. We are pretty ecstatic about that. We were in on the secret- Andrew's a good man and gave us a little heads up so we could be excited with Ammie even from Africa. This paragraph has lots of capital A's. Anywho, this gives us reason to come home this summer and be all up in that July wedding. Seriously- SO excited! I love my roomie and she's as happy as can be, and that makes my heart happy too.
As for school, I finally sufficiently caught up on lesson plans and grading, which was fortunate. I got crazy behind somehow and life just is that much harder when there's the added stress of feeling like the grading and planning will never be done. BUT we did have a super exciting thing happen! Last Friday was Reading Day! This is a fantastic day that a previous headmaster began at ABC. School only lasts til noon for everyone, and all the students and teachers dress up as a book character! I was a pirate. Smee, to be specific. It was a bit of a last-minute decision for me, but it worked out well, and my giant fake mustache was a hit with the little kids especially. Facebook has pictures if you're curious to see what this day looked like. You really should go see. It was absolutely fantastic.
Last week was a pretty fantabulous week. It just was. I managed to get out of the house more, which was really good for me. I felt caught up on school stuff for the most part, and so I could really just enjoy myself a little bit more. And thankfully we have this whole next week off, which makes life even more wonderful. But I'm getting ahead of myself... Last week. First off, Aly and I wandered around for a bit on Monday evening and somehow managed to find ourselves on the merry go round on the playground. One of our friends, a college student at ABC, found us and laughed at us for a bit, and then invited us to dinner in the college cafeteria. We accepted the invitation to hang out for a bit and even stood in line and got food for a couple of the guys (they wanted us to have the full experience...) and had a grand time. We then discovered a beastie in the bushes next to our house. But that's another story for another day (that involves some running and squealing in the dark b/c we're scaredy cats).
Now for the best story, I need to take you back to the Saturday of last week. Aly and I managed to stay in bed til like 10:30, but I had to be at the chapel around 11, so when we both got up I made a stop in the spare bathroom on my way to the kitchen, and upon entering, found a dead mouse in the toilet. Seriously. IN the toilet. Drowned, apparently. Pics of this are also on facebook. Go enjoy. I posted the pic and a "please come take this away" plea on facebook and 3 of the college guys we know here came and took care of it. Again, ask Aly for more on this story. I was at the chapel when that part happened. But I encountered the guys later and we had them and a few of the singles on campus over for pizza that night. So many fun times! They laughed at us a lot, and we laughed with them, and it was all really excellent. Here's the very important part of all of this: I mentioned the mouse problem to the Trumbles on campus, and they have sweet lil baby kittens (only like 3 weeks old!) and offered one to us! I have to wait til it gets bigger, and then I have to pick a quiet kitty, if possible, but under those conditions (and a few more) the girls have agreed to let me keep a kitty here!! yay!!! I'll post pics of my kitty as soon as I actually have it.
Okay...well...that will have to do. More to come soon. I'll have plenty of time off next week, so I'll try to update you again on what's happening here. Miss you guys, and am so thankful for your prayers. I feel them and need them. Just ask Lisa Rector about it. God is good.
First off, Aly got proposed to by the vegetable guy. She responded by asking him for a mop. Just enjoy that. Go read her blog for more detail. It's pretty excellent.
Much more exciting news- MY roommate, the beautiful and sweet Amber Cockrell is going to marry Andrew Harper. He proposed, and she (having gotten to know him a little better than Aly knows the vegetable guy) said yes. We are pretty ecstatic about that. We were in on the secret- Andrew's a good man and gave us a little heads up so we could be excited with Ammie even from Africa. This paragraph has lots of capital A's. Anywho, this gives us reason to come home this summer and be all up in that July wedding. Seriously- SO excited! I love my roomie and she's as happy as can be, and that makes my heart happy too.
As for school, I finally sufficiently caught up on lesson plans and grading, which was fortunate. I got crazy behind somehow and life just is that much harder when there's the added stress of feeling like the grading and planning will never be done. BUT we did have a super exciting thing happen! Last Friday was Reading Day! This is a fantastic day that a previous headmaster began at ABC. School only lasts til noon for everyone, and all the students and teachers dress up as a book character! I was a pirate. Smee, to be specific. It was a bit of a last-minute decision for me, but it worked out well, and my giant fake mustache was a hit with the little kids especially. Facebook has pictures if you're curious to see what this day looked like. You really should go see. It was absolutely fantastic.
Last week was a pretty fantabulous week. It just was. I managed to get out of the house more, which was really good for me. I felt caught up on school stuff for the most part, and so I could really just enjoy myself a little bit more. And thankfully we have this whole next week off, which makes life even more wonderful. But I'm getting ahead of myself... Last week. First off, Aly and I wandered around for a bit on Monday evening and somehow managed to find ourselves on the merry go round on the playground. One of our friends, a college student at ABC, found us and laughed at us for a bit, and then invited us to dinner in the college cafeteria. We accepted the invitation to hang out for a bit and even stood in line and got food for a couple of the guys (they wanted us to have the full experience...) and had a grand time. We then discovered a beastie in the bushes next to our house. But that's another story for another day (that involves some running and squealing in the dark b/c we're scaredy cats).
Now for the best story, I need to take you back to the Saturday of last week. Aly and I managed to stay in bed til like 10:30, but I had to be at the chapel around 11, so when we both got up I made a stop in the spare bathroom on my way to the kitchen, and upon entering, found a dead mouse in the toilet. Seriously. IN the toilet. Drowned, apparently. Pics of this are also on facebook. Go enjoy. I posted the pic and a "please come take this away" plea on facebook and 3 of the college guys we know here came and took care of it. Again, ask Aly for more on this story. I was at the chapel when that part happened. But I encountered the guys later and we had them and a few of the singles on campus over for pizza that night. So many fun times! They laughed at us a lot, and we laughed with them, and it was all really excellent. Here's the very important part of all of this: I mentioned the mouse problem to the Trumbles on campus, and they have sweet lil baby kittens (only like 3 weeks old!) and offered one to us! I have to wait til it gets bigger, and then I have to pick a quiet kitty, if possible, but under those conditions (and a few more) the girls have agreed to let me keep a kitty here!! yay!!! I'll post pics of my kitty as soon as I actually have it.
Okay...well...that will have to do. More to come soon. I'll have plenty of time off next week, so I'll try to update you again on what's happening here. Miss you guys, and am so thankful for your prayers. I feel them and need them. Just ask Lisa Rector about it. God is good.
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