Secret Spot

As I mentioned yesterday, there are many perks to living in community. One of them is that there is always someone around to talk to. However, this can make things tricky when I want to sit outside in the glorious sunshine (it was 90 today!) and have some uninterrupted quite time. Well, on Friday I wandered behind the building to do laundry, and low and behold... there was a new bench placed serenely under the tree, far from the beaten trail. The moment I saw the bench I had visions of myself curled up in the quite of the afternoon with a good book. That didn't quite happen on Friday due to the Valentine and Cookie party with the CHD girls, but I tucked my vision of the bench away in my memory to be retrieved at the earliest convenience... which was today!

Ok, so that was a very long introduction, just to say that I found my new favorite spot on campus. Welcome to my bench...

And the simple pleasures in life,

like doing devotions in the sunshine...

A tasty snack of Humus and Pomegranate Crystal Light...

And some great music...
I'm currently enjoying the new Jesus Culture CD- thanks Becca! :)

So that was the highlight of my afternoon. This MI girl sure enjoys 90 degree weather in February! :)

This evening we had a whole campus cookout, so the ladies and I spent a chunk of the day prepping the pica de gallo, tortillas and guacamole. It reminded me of my summers on staff at UPBC- spending the days working and laughing in the kitchen with dear friends.

These are the days that I will miss when I am gone.