San Antonio and Other Weekend Fun!

Last weekend was SUPER BUSY, but it was so much fun! It started off on Thursday and so it was a long weekend, too.

I took Thursday and Friday off of work and went to San Antonio. On Thursday, I met up with the wonderful Brittany Bauerlein for lunch. It was so great to see her again. She and I graduated from Texas A&M together and were really close friends especially during our senior year. This sweet girl has such a heart for the Lord and she is one of the most faithful, loyal friends. It would take several hours to catch up completely, but we didn't have that much time. I am so thankful for the hour chat that we got to have over lunch at Pei Wei. I didn't get a pic of us this weekend, but here is one from our senior year.

Britt and Me at Elephant Walk, November 2006

The next stop for the day was UT Health Science Center-San Antonio. I am hoping and praying that the Lord allows me to be here in the fall for Nursing School. I spent the afternoon attending an open house at the nursing school and asking questions about their program. I found out in December that another dear friend of mine from A&M, Alicia, was starting nursing school in San Antonio this spring. Knowing that she was in school there, I was secretly was hoping that I would run into her. I looked around for her as we toured the campus, but I never saw her. Then just as I was leaving, Alicia saw me! It was SO great to see her again as well, and it was also extremely helpful to ask her questions about the San Antonio Nursing Program. Thanks so much Alicia! You are amazing, and I hope that we get to hang out a lot next year (we are just going to make the assumption that I AM coming)!!

Although the entire weekend was fun, the remainder of my Thursday and Friday was BY FAR the highlight of my weekend. After the Open House, I spent the night with the amazing Martine fam! I was incredibly blessed by the kindness of this family. Thanks to sweet Dakota, I have tons of pictures from the night....but I am only going to post a couple of them. (Cristie, I told you that I would be nice and wouldn't put the "other ones" on here)!

Didn't Dakota do an amazing job fixing my hair in pigtails?Playing princess with DakotaSweet Maliah getting in on the fun!

Friday morning I met up with the Foote fam. This is another family that has been a huge blessing in my life. We played hard all day long....I had forgotten how much fun it is to play with a two year old!! When I led a Disciple Now back in January, my girls made some "princess packages" for the Somali girls, whom I heard about through Cindy. It was so much fun to be able to finally bring the packages to Cindy so that she could deliver them.

Isn't Miss Libby a doll? I sure think so!

Do you want a quick God story?? I sure do want to tell! I came across the Martine & Foote blogs toward the beginning of their journeys to their Chinese princesses. The Lord has really given me a heart for China, and so I was immediately drawn to the stories of these two families. It was through the journeys of Maliah and Libby that the Lord really deepened my heart for China and Chinese adoption. The biggest blessing of the weekend was getting to meet these two precious girls whom I have prayed for since before they were born. I'm not sure why the Lord decided to bless me so much by building friendships with these two familes, but I am forever thankful for it. They mean the world to me, and I am ecstatic that there is the possibility of living close to them next year. Martine and Foote families...I love you guys! Thanks for letting me hang out for the weekend and for letting the Lord use you in the ways that He is!

The weekend didn't stop there....(although I'll try to make this portion a little bit shorter)!! Saturday evening, my ROOMMATE GOT ENGAGED!!!! Yay Dee and Justin!! You guys are a beautiful couple, and I know that the Lord is going to be glorified in and through your marriage. Keep seeking Him and serving Him. I love you!! I just have to say that my roomate, Dee, is great. Our friendship goes WAY WAY WAY back....we grew up in church together. When we were little, it was pretty much a given that every Sunday after church, she would either come to my house or I would go to hers. I got lucky enough to have her live with me when she moved to College Station in the fall, and we have had tons of fun and made lots of memories!
Justin and Dee, February 23, 2008

Good job on the ring Justin!

We finished the weekend on Sunday with a birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese for Dee's nephew who turned 3 in February.
Happy Birthday, Andrew!

Dee and I at Chuck-E-Cheese!