Well, as tired as I am...I still felt the need to write and get it all out. I would do it on paper, but these days my typing is so much faster than my writing. haha. I guess that's usually the way it goes though.
Anyway, today has been crazy.
I didn't sleep well last night, simply because I was excited/nervous about what was going to happen today. About who I was going to meet. About moving to a completely new area without knowing anyone, or even how to get around. About living with a complete stranger. About FINALLY starting this new adventure with God.
BUT God has brought me through this day.
Thank goodness! It is only because of Him that I am able to be writing this.
Anyway, I had to say goodbye to MG and her mom this morning, which was SO hard! I guess I didn't realize how close I had gotten to MG until I had to say goodbye. I held it together pretty well...until I got out of sight from their house. And then I started bawling. It was not a pretty sight, that's for sure.
The drive wasn't terrible at all. It actually went by a whole lot faster than I was expecting. And I discovered that I get REALLY good gas mileage on that drive. (I only used a little over half a tank.) Which means that I can be making a few more road trips down to Columbia when I am in desperate need of some family time. Yay!
I got here (here being SEBTS) and I had ABSOLUTELY no idea where to go. I was completely turned around. And I just didn't remember where I was supposed to go. I started panicing, but then I remembered that I had a map of campus that God had so lovingly reminded me I needed to get last night right in my purse. So I parked, pulled out the map, and then I knew just where I needed to be. So I went there, did all the logistical stuff I needed to do, and then I headed off to my dorm.
Where, when i pulled up, lots of people from a local church unloaded my car and took all my things up to my room. Yay! And there I found my roommate!
She's awesome! She really is. I'll do an intro later. But for now, her name is Rachel. And she's a sweetheart!
I also got to know her mom a little. (Also awesome!)
But I got all my unpacking done. And it's starting to look a lot more like home. It's weird that just adding some familiar things it changes everything. But I'm starting to like the place more and more as I spend more time here. I just need a couple of things to brighten up the walls, and that will be perfect.
After I unpacked, I didn't just want to sit here. So I decided to take a drive around town. Well, I almost got lost a couple of times. I just drove out in each direction to see where that would take me. But I didn't go too too far. And then I ended up coming back to the dorm and realizing that I needed a few essentials to get me through the next couple of days (and to claim my space in the freezer and the fridge). So I went to Walmart, which was fun, as always. It looked just like any other Walmart, which is always a good thing. You know, having a little bit of familiarness...it helps in a new place. I got what I needed and came back and finished getting things set up.
Then I got to play Capture the Flag in the Quad for a while. It was fun to meet and greet new people. And just have fun. Then Rachel, her mom, and I went for ice cream at a little ice cream shop that has homemade ice cream of like every flavor. And it was incredible.
So now I'm sitting here in my room. Alone. But totally okay with it.
I don't feel anxious about not knowing anyone. Or not having any close friends.
God has totally shown me that He's provided all along the way thus far, and He's not going to stop now. I can trust Him, and I do. I know that He's going to take care of me. And I have complete confidence that it's all going to work out in His timing and His will.
It is def. time for bed....I'm such a loser. I go to bed early. Ha. Oh well. I like sleep.
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