TTFN

In the words of my good friend Tigger.... Ta Ta For Now.... NOTE: I better clarify that statement for a few friends of mine.... Just because one quotes a character from Pooh and Friends by no means implies that they would ever be caught wearing a shirt with a Disney character (i.e. Irresistible).
Well.. Here I go... Soon I shall be driving to River Falls,WI where I will then meet up with my friend Jess. She will drive me to the airport tomorrow morning to meet a bunch of people I don't know... EEEK! I have no idea really what to expect because it hasn't really sunk in that I will be traipsing around in amazing places that I have heard so much about within the next 48hrs..
I have prayed about this trip since may when the seed was planted and the possibility was presented. I am full of nervous energy and am real anxious to find out what God is going to make this trip be for me....
I'm concerned about a few things... The politics, silly Americans, Bathrooms, Water... (cause I only drink bottled), men with guns on buses, and ya know all that other stuff.... HOWEVER... there is one concern that is stronger than the others.... this being "how am I possibly going to steal something sweet for Sara when I am traveling with two buses full of clergy... and in the HOLY LAND of all places.....
I only hope I can live up to all your expectations.... Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes my dear friends of the blog. I can't wait to see you all soon....

Ripples Peeps: The 10th it is... can we wear scarfs and ?baret's ?

Overload

Rumor has it I'm going to Israel in five days. It is definitely not real to me yet but getting "realer" by every not understanding professor I have conversation with. People keep telling me that this trip is an amazing opportunity and a privilege; I couldn't agree more. What I need to hear now however is my dear friend Linda saying "Susie this ten day trip will be worth more than you could possibly gain from any college course." Or in the words of a roomate "look at it this way.... The Holy Land or Basic College Algebra." I need to hear that today when my professors that at one time gave me the impression that they were supportive change their minds. Or when a teacher flat out uses the words "your screwed girl" or "this means you will be busting more than that fanny of yours."
In a nut shell today was defeating. The sun however rises in this story. I have been really fortunate that my not so amazing days have been falling on the same days I get to see my church friends. I don't think but know the rest of my day will be fabulous so I am choosing to put this behind me and go sip coffee, catch a movie, have laughs and hopefully food with some of the most glorious people.

This afternoon... well its after midnight so yesterday afternoon I had coffee with one of my favorite people. This women has really invested in my life and I feel truly honored to have her there. We met at 11:00 so I anticipated having much time in between exchanging coffee and conversation and getting to a 1:00 dose of Personal Development (yes that's a class). Turns out time does fly when you are having coffee. I was significantly late for class but I do believe that those two hours at Bixbes taught me more about myself than a Dr. of Psychology could teach me in a whole semester. I really feel as if I did most of the talking but my favorite part was the listening. One thing I have come to notice however is that a good coffee date can create an amazing start to your day. The downside is having to leave the comfort and bubble of the coffee shop and going back to the grind. I guess my goal for this new blog endeavor is to create that environment for myself (hence the name). I'm sure they will vary in quality and content. Comparable to anything from canned Folgers to some of natures finest roast!

My First Steps

These would be my first steps as Blogger. I know some really cool people who take blogging very seriously. I realize I am most definitely out of their league but I am creating this in hopes of being accepted by them! I will start small and see how good or bad this goes for me! Why would someone who cant type or spell start a blog? I don't know.. maybe I'll get healed of my poor word skills!