well i am here. it is crazy that i have been here 3 1/2 weeks. it feels like so much longer in many ways. last week was... tumultous?? not quite sure how to describe it. the 7th a friend drove from louisiana and came to my house. we drove to dallas together to meet with "the cowboys" and frank to drive up to oklahoma. i had spent the last 3 weeks looking forward to the weekend, so i wasnt sure how it was going to turn out when it was transcripted from my mind into reality... how many mutations would arise... but it was amazing. the only negative was that it was too short. i enjoyed the fellowship... suprising frank at his football game... introducing my grandparents to my group of friends... going to the wedding... "tsk tsk!" ing at chase... being identified by the bride as "the sky ranch people"... showers in the office... caleb's baptism!!!! seeing the tears in his mom and grandmom's eyes... 20 questions on the ride back in rudy's truck... sigh. it was good for my heart... but hard also. we said goodbyes slowly... leaving rachel and aley in oklahoma... circling up before saying goodbye to the cowboys... taking frank home... and then amber leaving a couple hours later.... and then!!! i ran my dear truck, lucy, into the back of a... trash truck. i seriously think it takes talent to rear-end a trash truck. i mean... really? but yes. she is on the route to recovery... honestly, the goodbyes of the last month have reminded me of other goodbyes... which just made them harder. and the thought of coming back here made it worse. but! i am here! for this time... at this place!! i got to see spencer today (an awesome girl from camp)... and she lives here in tyler... which is amazing! such God timing for her to give me a call! we got together over pizza and then coffee and talked about life... it is CRAZY how alike we are. so i am excited about investing in her. ok. i have to go clean and hang out with some adorable little kids. i am blessed. i miss you guys. really. | 
