Oh 9th Month - how full you were!

Since September is finished (and what a month it was) I figure an update here is more than overdue.

To be frank I cannot really think much of September beyond the fact that Chris, who has been my friend for almost as long as I have been at Winthrop and my boyfriend since February 07, asked me to marry him on my birthday right before a surprise birthday party he had waiting for me (surprises abounded that night to be sure). Although our story does not include anything that looks like love at first sight I am super excited at the prospect of spending the rest of my life with him. It will be hard sometimes to be sure, but sanctification never is easy.

I watched my 'baby sister' graduate from boot camp for the army national guard and then had to ship her off for even more training. I am so proud of her for making it through and still loving it.

Things at starbucks have been going well. I love to work there and last week I became a certified barista - I even have a pen in my hat, which may not be precisely as festive as a feather in my cap but perhaps an altogether more appropriate coffee shop accoutrement.

The man who has been pastoring my church up here for the entire time I have lived here stepped down and preached his last sermon (for now) on Sunday. This is a somewhat sad transition, but change is a part of life (often good and necessary).

Things continue to go well at the outlet, but as one might expect bumps do come when five people share one house. It is good, but not easy.

I enjoy my Spanish classes for the first time but I have had zero creative productivity (for the first half of the month I had basically zero productivity, thankful God seems to be pulling me forward from that) and that is more or less it.

Also, (although technically part of October) this past weekend was our fall retreat for Cru and it was good. We had four freshmen, six seniors, and one wonderful and enthusiastic sophomore come and we learned about colossians while growing together. Always lovely.