morning snow

the view that i have from my window is absolutely beautiful. yesterday when i woke up, it was snowing-- and i really mean snowing. it lasted until nighttime. now, this morning, as i look out the window i see white all over the place-- one top of the suites, in the trees, on the ground... something about it makes me think of the beauty and perfection of God.

i had a good weekend. as i was on duty until 5 on saturday, i spent a good amount of time doing homework and working on things. that evening, fumika, yoko, ayako, and kyoko (and jody too-- sort of, *smiles*) all went to go see coach carter at the theatre in town. wow... it's the 2nd movie ever that i saw and then immediately went to go buy the soundtrack. (however, i'm a little disappointed b/c most of the songs that i was hoping to hear on the soundtrack aren't even on there.) right after the movie, fumika made mention that it was similar to "remember the titans"-- i thought that was a good way to think of it (only a different sport and obviously a different focus but still similar in a few ways).

i've made a new friend! tomomi. what a cool chick! sat. night she came over at midnight and we ended up putting in "save the last dance" and we showed each other pictures and talked... it was a lot of fun! the japanese culture fascinates me. i can't wait to visit japan someday. someday!

church was great on sunday. i love the methodist church... in some ways i feel more attached to there than to chapel hill-- for the first time, i thought how much i'll miss it next semester. jamie and bev are such wonderful pastors... and the whole congregation seems "just right" as far as being welcoming-- and all the children there-- and the fact that it's a contemporary service when i go and still there are diff. ages represented. God is definitely good.

i didnt get to sit and enjoy the superbowl like i thought i would. i honestly saw myself sitting down, having popcorn and/or pizza, chillin' and cheerin', but... nah. did some homework and ended up going to my first VM practice. wow... talk about... interesting! some of the stuff in the monologues are just plain hilarious and some are just plain raunchy. one must definitely have a sense of humor AND an even greater sense of maturity in order to survive through this......... at times i've thought, "maybe you shouldn't be doing this" but the wonderfully liberal-minded side of me says "and why not!?" so here i am. i only have to survive through the next week. and besides, it's something fun and different-- not something i'd get the opportunity to do just anywhere!

this morning i woke up at 7, had a bite to eat, snoozed a little, then got back up and went to work out w/ dawnielle at 8. had a good hour's worth of a workout-- it felt good! we hope to start doing this every mwf... we'll see though. :)

*sigh* i'm listening to black balloon by the goo goo dolls. good song. i talked to mom last night on the phone for quite some time... gave her a hard time about them only calling me once a week, usually on sunday nights, but i wonder if she really knows how serious i was, even though i sounded like i was joking. i get a big, fat one phone call per week. ONE! i mean-- sometimes more-- like, two on a good week (thanks, amanda!), but... for the most part my parents are the only people who call me. things get sort of lonely after a while but luckily i've been doing a good job of keeping busy and not isolating myself so much in my room, studying. that helps. but anyway... just a thought.

think i might jump in the shower and then get ready for the day. it looks like it'll be a good one... let's hope for as much.

que Dios les bendiga, amigos.