The Little Things...

So there's nothing great or overwhelming about this, but to me it's a trophy of excellence. After a long day of trying to go to the grocery story and only getting half of what I set out to get and find, I took a walk back to school the long way just listening to music and looking for Him. I felt like He was trying to point something out to me, but I couldn't find it. It's like I was wrong in listening, but I was looking and expecting and waiting for it and kept looking. I didn't quite find what I was looking for, but I walked into a ditch and into the river (of course it's frozen over after month or two of frozen over) He showed me this picture and so I'll pass it on. Most of the buildings around here look like modern buildings, but this one kinda stuck out. Hope you enjoy.

After a long walk back and after failing pretty well at the grocery store I came back to my apartment. I decided I was going to make dinner …for the first time. Tell you what I was quite tickled with the results. I did get some bread and eggs at the store and some juice and jelly. I didn’t have this planned but I just started to make hard-boiled eggs and it continued to grow. Then, I remembered that Mom and Dad sent me some instant bacon that you just microwave. Behold… the beauty of my first creation of the new year (also, the first time I cooked by myself in my apartment.). . . Behold the joy. . .

Oh the little things. :)

(p.s.don't drop the eggs into the boiling water when you try to hard-boil them. They crack and then start coming out of the shell while still becoming harder... like the third egg you see in the picture.)


(p.p.s. this was all on New Years Day. On New Years Eve, they invited all 500 or so of the teachers and administration of Hua Qiao (my school) to a big banquet celebration time and different teachers performed. Here's a video of our teams performance. We rocked out to a little "Lean On Me." Jordan on the guitar, I got to play some bongos (my teammates got me for Christmas) and the rest of our teams sang oh so beautifully...and danced.  Click here and enjoy--> Lean On Me Performance Video