weary miracles

this week has been a long one. can’t say i’d like to live it over again, though it did have a nice ending to it on saturday. i left Gabe’s graduation party assured of a friendship that i have deeply missed since i broke up with said friend. and he left for mexico for the semester. i will continue to miss him, but i am such the happiest to have talked a little more openly with caleb again, if only for a little while.

add to that grand finale the rest of the week: doing loads upon loads of laundry;

nannying up a storm, which included learning to make executive decisions that the child does NOT need another bottle and instead needs to go to bed NOW;

spending a little time with my mom as she lies bored on the couch, recovering from knee surgery;

participating in a great big bonfire until 2 am that did not, unfortunately, spontaneously combust as it was lit, though it was doused in $5 of atv fuel;

smoking a pipe and learning to make killer sound effects with a ferocious torch, both firsts…

bonding with my dad over not understanding what the sermon was about, at all…

receiving a voicemail that brought me to tears, which was my dad calling to offer to be my date at aforementioned bonfire at said newly unboyfriended friend’s house…

re-connecting with friends, which is delightful but sometimes easier said than done..

and savoring the anticipation of living with my 6 housemates in the fall…. amy lane, my longtime roommate and best friend from college; abby, the tender-hearted fashion goddess; whitney, fellow redhead and dizzying great ball of fire; christy, passionate liver-outer of her faith and Sonic drink addict; danielle, ridiculously athletic and patriotic person extraordinaire; and lindsey, the queen of coffee dates and kick-ass mini-cooper driver.

now. whatever else happened this week, getting to anticipate living with such a beautiful bunch of redeemed sinners is just…. well, i’m glad. as a wise friend said, knowing the whole story of my time at college, going back is just awesome. from nothing to something… every time community springs up, it’s like we are living out those words, a new creation.