reality

This weekend was my last weekend in the CLV. As crazy as it seems I leave for school in less than two weeks. This weekend I finally grasped the concept that I really am moving soon. In Sunday School today we were all talking about leaving, and the reality is, we are all terrified. Thank goodness Trent had a pretty sweet lesson lined up for us because he was hoping we would say we were scared.

My last weekend here was pretty fun, I have to admit. I may not have gotten to go camping with my friends like I wanted to, but I still had a packed weekend full of fun. We had a soccer tournament here in town, which enabled me to camp. We didn't do as well this tournament, but its not a big deal because next week in Ohio we are going to bring it.

Growing up in church I've always heard the phrase come as you are...and I've always believed it, until today. I had a soccer game this morning and when it was over i went straight to church. All I had time to do was throw on a non-sweaty shirt and some tennis shoes. So much for come as you are, I got more rude comments and awful looks. Its funny that girls wear short skirts and tube tops to church but hardly get noticed, and I come in my soccer get-up and get some pretty nasty remarks. The people of FBC CLV weren't very open-minded today, it was pretty disheartening to spend my last Sunday here for a while like that.

However, other than that my weekend was great. The grand parents came in to "see me off". They took us to Mexican, which is of course my favorite. We hung out today and did the whole family scene. Then later Daniel and I went to Harry Potter! The second time was even better than the first!

Last night I wrote out a list of things I want to accomplish this coming school year:

-stay away from the freshman 15, I can't afford to gain that much weight
-keep my grades relatively high and still maintain a social life
-learn to dance! ( any of you that have been around Luci and I when there is music playing know that both of us love to attempt to dance, but just can't. so this year I am going to learn to rock it. I'm actually watching step up 2 as I write this.)
-stay in church even if it takes a while to find the right one for me
-call my home at least once every week to let them in on my life
-stay in touch with my friends from home. ( hannah, luci, krista, lauren, the whole gang)
-continue to strive for a closer relationship with the Lord

Eleven days until I leave, but subtract three because I'll be in Ohio. Its hard to fit in everything I want in the next eight days, but I'm going to try because I have to see everyone before I'm off to Union to play some soccer.

Elizabeth
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