they're here, they're here. toot toot!

i haven't really had much time to blog lately, so hopefully you will be satisfied with my short little blurbs. i just wanted to say that my freshman arrived yesterday, and i could not love them more. 

ps. blog post #100 - does this make me an official blogger?

i love my apartment.

it's still part of the dorms BUT, we now have a dishwasher. and pretty, white slatted closet doors. God is so good to me. also, i am thankful for roommates who love Jesus passionately.

and: they both love tea.

these are the beginnings.

esther.

Isaiah 61:1-2, 8-9

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good news to the poor,
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;

For I the LORD love justice;
I hate robbery and wrong;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them

Their offspring shall be known among the nations,
and their descendants in teh midst of the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge them,
that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.

zombies.

so you may or may not be interested to know that i had a dream closely resembling I Am Legend last night. i've decided that i have the weirdest dreams, and they have gotten so ornate when it comes to plot and content that i need to start writing them down. and this seems like a good place to do it.

this one was only slightly spooky.

so basically, it was winter out...one of those nights when the snow was blowing in sheets across the street, and somehow, in the back of my mind, i knew that everyone in the city was turning into a zombie (this has gotta be from I Am Legend). i was with paul, and we were hurriedly driving to my house to get some of my belongings before even my family turned. it was pretty black out...only the snow and streetlights where white. very monochromatic. anyway, we arrived and i remember dumping the contents of my bathroom drawer into my bag and haphazardly grabbing clothes out of my room - i didn't have much time. i saw my mom on the way out and knew just by looking at her that it was almost too late.

we then drove as fast as we could out of town far out into the country (as that would be the safest, clearly.) we stopped at a wooden, shanty-like bed and breakfast? to sleep, and something seemed fishy there too. there were green cornfields all around and it was dusky outside, quite pretty - but inside, the building had exposed pipes, boring walls, and beige carpet. i had my own room and was about to get ready for bed when a couple random people wandered in all friendly-like. they seemed normal, but i knew they weren't (insert dramatic music here). i ran into the bathroom and dialed paul's phone to call for help. he answered right away and said he was coming.

and then i woke up. because there were tornado sirens outside, on a thursday, at 10am, in perfectly sunny & blue sky weather.

huh.

washington. oregon. northern cali.

can i just express some of my excitement over the west coast road trip that is occurring next summer? this means camping, northern beaches, the woods, mountains, and seattle all at once. i am beside myself.