Megan, Church, No More Orientation

Hi, yes. We all know that I don't update my blog often. So here it is, and I have to say, some of you all are whiners. If you really want to know what is going on in my life, call. I say that will all love and affection. And, my toe is doing well. It still does not look great and I can't tell if I actually have a toenail or not, but it doesn't hurt and there is no evidence of infection and that is good enough for me.

Megan was here last week. She got here on Monday and left last night at midnight. It was really great to have her here. We really didn't do anything. We ate, went to the pool, floated down the Salt River, went to the mall, hung out at the coffee shop, and stuff like that. Basically we relaxed and spent time together like we would if we were at home. Man it is so great just to get to spend time with her. I miss her like crazy. Oh sweet November, come quickly.

The venture down the Salt River was interesting. It was kind of boring. It is supposed to be one of those relax and float down the river, enjoy the scenery type things. It was, but I found out that I must be allergic to something in the river or by the river or something. About an hour into our trip my eyes started to water. By the end of the trip I was miserable. My eyes hurt so badly that I could not keep them open. I had to hand over my keys to drive back. The problem was solved with some benadryl that resulted in a 6 hour, yes 6 hour nap. My sleep schedule is so off.

One of the really fun things we did was go to IKEA. Seriously, I had no idea how cool that store is. The stuff is not that amazing, it is starter furniture and some is really cool and some is just not my style, but the way the store is organized is one of the coolest things I have seen in my life, as far a stores go. My favorite part was the mini-apartments anywhere between 300-800 square feet. They have the whole thing designed and that rocks my face off.

On Sunday we went to church. A friend that has moved down to teach found a church online that he wanted to check out. It was pretty sweet. My cousin and her boyfriend joined us. The church was pretty typical of what I am used to from Parkview and that was nice. There was a point when I was confused about how we were observing the Lord's Supper, but all in all it was pretty great. The music was good and the message was relevant and directly from the Bible. The gospel was clearly shared and it seems like a church that I could get involved in. The kicker was that even though it is a big (4000+) church, I got a phone call today to invite me to something that the church has to offer for my age group. Of all the churches that I have tried out, this is the first one to actually give me a call. I think that is pretty cool.

When I was in church I realized how much I miss going to church. I have had to deal with some interesting feeling about "church" that I won't go into detail with, but I realized that I am missing a place of corporate worship, a place to serve and a place to grow. My Bible study is still great, don't get me wrong, but it would be nice to get "plugged in" somewhere.

The only thing that really stinks is that the church is super far away for me, at least while I am living with my aunt.

Last week was my last week on orientation. Tonight is my first night all on my own. That is pretty crazy to me. But, the thing that seems the craziest is that I am ready. I know that I have lots of challenges and hard nights in front of me, but I think that everything came together at the right time.

And on that note, I must get some more sleep before work tonight. Blog back at you again in ages, after everyone has made a comment about how I don't blog.